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He was called a real: exhorter, And his richest eucon’s daughter Looked up to him with reverence too great for words to tell, But be greatly (sated to court her, Thou n his tender glances taught her He oved_ the} ypry mudtracks where her footsyâ€" But her father "kinder sorter" Thought a. preacher hadn't oughter . Disturb the sweet sereneness of a happy mtg- burg home ; So he took her 'cross the water. And within a. your he bought her I The dearest thing in husbands to be found In modern Home. ‘ Thou h the preacher tried to hate her, Well 9 knew that soon or later Her face would come between him and his duty to his church, For he heard her tearful mater Sufi she'd learned fihnt Prince Tomater ad hag three‘wxves in Paris and hadlett them And as now her doleful peter Did with him desire to mate her, He became a. missionary and or heathen went in search Till on reaching the equatorâ€"- 'Twas hard luck-an alligator Felq pity for his sufiering and snatched him 011 Frances‘s sittin -room was the most cozy oi retreats; the ay-window facing south was filled with ferns and broad-leaved lants. the fire seemed to throw out more eat than ordinary fires, miniature easy- chairs stood exactly where they were wanted, and books and pictures filled every available space on the walls. Frances her- self was lying on a couch drawn close to the fire. looking very white and exhausted. She did not get up when Eeperancs came in. " I shall not treat you as a visitor," she said in French, looking up with her peculiarly winning smile. " This is quite an unceremonicus visit, I consider. Kathie dear, hrlng Esperanoe the little Spanish chair, will you ? ” ADOPTED BY THE DEAN: Then after the double kissâ€"a little con- sideration of her nationality which was greatly appreciatedâ€"Esperanoe found her- self comfortably installed beside Frances. ‘Is your illâ€"exdiibmbeiter ‘2’ ” she asked, hull timidly, tor Frances really looked very _ill.__ _‘ _ _ "F-‘we'n, it is bad just now, but you will talk and make me‘torgetrit." The womanly instinct was strong in Espernnce, and in a second he): dainty little grain/ea were OE, and she was stroking uncee'e burning forehead with that eoothing,hali-mesmerio touch in her cool finger-tips which seems the only remedy for Eunlgia: _ “ You mike me think of one of Keble's hymns ; if you will put up with the English Iwill say you the lines." And clearly and softly. so that even that much-abused lan- guage sounded sweetly in Espersnoe’s ears, rances repeated : " ' Till Death the weary spirit free, Thy God hath asid, " ’ Tis good for thee Tgngllg Iby tsith ‘mxgp‘gt by gjght "I; “ Where did you learn this delicious s ‘ ll 7 " asked Frances, " it makes the pain a most a luxury." Esperance laughed a little. “ I don't think there is anything to learn. I did it once or twice to Soenr Angelique when she was ill, and she used to like it." “ Who is Scour Angelique ? " “ One of the sisters in the convent at home; she used to teach me, and Iloved her dearly. I think you must be a little like her, for I always think of her when I see you." “ Tell me about herâ€"what was she like ?" “ She was dark and pale, and her eyes were brown and always shining. No, she cannot really have been like you, but she had a look on her face as it she were always thinking of holy things. It must be in that you remind me of her." Frances colored a little. " And were the other sisters like her ‘2" " No, Soeur Therese was very cross. at least I thought so then. She always talked of disciplineâ€"discipline. while Scour Angelique never talked at all like that, but only loved. It seems so long since I had those afternoons at the convent school. Sometimes I feel as if it had been another Esperanoe of whom I had readâ€"not myself at all." “ You have had such changes." " Ah, yes, and things that used to seem troubles in the old times look so little new. I would hear them so well it only they would come again insteadâ€"â€".” Frances had wished to steer clear of the deanery, and was not pleased at the allusion, nor in truth was Esperance her- self, for she was too well-bred not to feel that mention of her cousins’ failings ought to be strictly guarded against. She gave a little. impatient sigh. “ I am getting rude and altogether bad. and as Cornelia is always saying, I have no self-control. Oh, dear! it one could only understand things, and learn the lessons they teach quickly. and see the reasons, and_he happy 1 " ” But, dear Esperance, I don’t want to remind you of Sean: Therese ; but surely fironbles are sent as discipline l My aches Ind pains, for instance, to teach me patience, and your loneliness to teach you, perhgps, to love.” “ To love! no, it is knocking all the love out of me ; I loved before when I was happy, but this is making me cold, hard, fob just as th_ey gge.” “ How can it be all for the- beat ? It is what all the sermons any, and the hymnsâ€" it ie what papa himself told me. but I can- not believe it. When one sees and feels that things are doing one harm, how is one to believe that they ‘ work together for 8006â€"? v n But Esiienioe'a hand ceased to caress her forehead. and she was not surprised at a su§d_en hglt-paggioxgntq quflmrs}. “ Your bro‘her cares,” she said. " Gaspard I" with a fresh rush of tears ; " yes, he does, but he is away, I may not see him again for years. Ah, it is cruel! heartless! Why need they have separated as ! How can I be grateful I " and she aobbed over this grievance more than over helhome yen-hinge. “umlihéiead gt present troubles?" asked anqeg, gently. ‘ Then ns'Franer' words recurred to her, she r_eturned t_o her t9n_e ot_ pxppstqlgtiog. _ ' u I do so haie England I If onlyâ€"4! only I wage at Eggs ngaip! ‘: _ “ Poor liktle one," said Frances, drawing her nearer, “ it must be very lonely and and for you, but you know it must be best, or you wo_uld_no_t be here." “ I don't believe itâ€"I can’t,” aobbed Eapernnoa ; “ it you knew how naughty I um growing you would not say so. I am miserable; and it makes me more wicked ovary dayT-andâ€"no ones cares." Finnoée‘ heart sunk. It was hard to contradict even the last statement, knowing what she did of Mrs. Mortlake and the Oollineona. Happily she remembered Gaspard. ibbiéiéi felli 3117136 fuioh‘ His fierch‘ A TALE 01’ TWO COUNTRIES. 7 Take it 611 trust a little while? ; Soon abs]: thou read the myster right In the mu sunshine 0! 1113 mm .' " Where in! Found Refuge. Just a. selfish Maiden, J ust a. niggard old. Just. a. little wedding, Just a pot of gold. J net a funeral sermon. Niagara passed away, J 113! n. buxom widow, Rich and rather gay. J use a. dashing fellow, Trim from head to (eat, Looking for a fortune, Something of shame. J ust another wedding, Just a honeymoon. Just a foolish woman, Learning something soon. Just a squandered fortune, J ust s grim divorce, J ust n gray-haired woman, Just the usual course. Not Uncommon. Espernnce mused in silence for a few minutes. then said : “ Yes, that is very beautiful, and it is just what I wanted. It seems almost like talking with papa. I emember he used to say, if we could believe that it would make all life happy, and I will indeed try. And yet I have tried, and always failed. It is easy to think so now when I am happy, but by and byâ€"â€"." "By and by,” repeated Frances, “ you will learn to ‘ take it on trust,’ and though the troubles will be troubles still, you will try to leurn the lessons they are meant to teach. It all sounds trite and easy enough, I know, but, of course, all discipline is grievous. and you must not expect to be quitgfree from failures.” A 1- "Wu. 1_,__ ‘7‘ i3!“ {NH}; fiid you any that I must learn to love 7 ” asked Esperance, with a little reluctance. “ Why, is not that the beginning of everything ‘2 Your father must have thought of the love as well as of the faith when he spoke of all life being happy." . 1 “ A ceux qui. aiment Dieu,” repeated Esperance, under her breath ; and there- ; with name before her that vividly remem- ‘ bered scene, when, Walking together on the mossgrown terrace of the chateau, her father had prepared her for coming troubles. And now all his pain was over, and he had “ read the mystery right.” She dwelt for a. minute or two on the happiness of the last thought before turning to her own diflioulties. She was to learn to love, Frances had said. Did she really love her uncle, or Cornelia, or Christabel, or Bella ‘2 and was not her love for Bertha still very feeble ‘2 The questions were more easily than satisfactorily answered, and with a great sigh she hurried back to make the most of the present. 751 had targotten your head; Bling it again; Frances, fully understanding, allowed her to do so for a few minutes, then drew her down to be fondled in her turn, saying, half playfully, at the same time, “ And never say again to me that ‘ no one cares,’ or 1 shall take it as a personal insult." What a luxury that little bit of demon- stration was I After all, Esperance had a good deal at what Cornelia called the ” spoiled baby ” in her, and it was the hunger for the tender caressing love she had been used to, which had been gnawing at her heart for the last six months. Witter artâ€"i715; égéer footsteps 'were heard outside, and with a. hurried knock little Kathie burnt into the room. Afterward. there was: a rush to “ Aunt Fanny’s" room, and n rapturous account 0! all that had been done, Frances listening “ Oh. Aunt Fanny l mammn sent me to ask if Esperanoa will not stay with us to see the fire-works; papa says we shall have them to-night because it is so clear. And you will stay, won’t you? ” turning eagerly to Esperance. “ It will be such fun, and we may help to let them 03, and you on, too, you know." “ It has been a long-talked-of lreab for the children, and my brother-in-law has laid in a store of fire-wOrks. You will stay, will you not '2 It will be delightful to keep you £0]: the night.” . .. ...... 1 There was something weird and wonder- ful about the whole scene, and the awed silence, or murmurs of admiration of the rustic spectators, were equally impressive. Esperanee, though she had seen far grander displays at Paris, had never enjoyed any so much, and she was as eager as the boys were to try her hand at letting off squibs or crackers, while Kathie soon lost her fear and pleaded for a “ Catherine wheel,” “ to do all herself." Then after a shower of brilliant, many-colored snakes, and an elaborate device, the assembly broke up, the villagers going home with lusty cheers, in which Harry and Fred could not resist joining, in spite of their mother‘s laughing remonstrance. ' VEsperanoe looked bewildered, till Frances explgiqed. _ “ To stay here 1 Espernnce started t ecstasy that Frances she felt inclined to sight. 7‘ Then you will Kaflgje, e_age_ar1y_. “ Yes. indeedâ€"that is, if there is really nothing to hinder it," said Espernnce. ” My oousinâ€"-â€"â€".” “ Suppose you go down-stairs and settle it," said Frances. “ Kathie, take Esper- anoe to the drawing-room, and mind you don'fi let her run away." The two hastened away, hand in hand, while Frances was left to muse over the conversation, marveling at Esperance’s utter want of reserve, and wondering if she hn§ givpn good counsel. It seemed that the whole village accepted the invitation, for by seven o’clock the lawn was crowded with expectant watchers, Mr. Miles himself being one of the number, good-naturedly willing to make the best of this invasion of his territory, and secretly enjoying the little excitement as much as anybody. On the terrace Sir Henry had arranged his apparatus, about which Harry and Fred hovered importantly, while Kathie, half afraid of such unknown things, kept fast hold of Esperance’s hand, and when the first rocket was let off with a mysterious whiz and upward rush, fairly dragged her away. _ In a few minutes she heard the deanery carriage drive ofl; then after a pause, in which she grew 9. little impatient. steps were heard approaching and Lady Worth- ington opened the door. Her face was a mixture of triumph and amusement. ” She stays ? " asked Frances. “ Yes, she stays," replied her sister, laughing. “ But if only you had been down-stairs to have seen it all ! Mrs. Mort- lake was all anxiety to put a stop to it, but was quite non-plussed ; I only hope she is not offended with us." " But why did she object ? ” “ Oh, she invented all sorts of excuses, from the cathedral service upward, and really. when it came to the dean not liking her to be absent I was afraid we should have to give it up, though a more lame excuse I can’t imagine. However, then Henry came in and took just the right line, laughed at me for not even knowing whether Esperanoe would like to stay, and sent_Kathie up here with a message.” “ Oh. she was quite sell-possessed, end, I fancy, very much enjoyed being quit of Mrs. Mortieke. It was great fun to see them together, though I am afraid they might have been more plain-spoken it they had been alone. As it was. Espernnee deferred to her cousin just enough, but made it very evident that she would like to stay, putting in hall a dozen pretty little speeches about giving trouble and want of preparation, while Mrs. Mortlake was stumbling over one. Henry was enchanted with her, and I have leit him doing pater familias. with Esperence in one hand, Kathie in the other, and boys everywhere, going to see the exhibition of rabbits.” “My dear, what is the use of having a. garden if you can’t do what you like with it ? I have conquered my coachman, and I don’t mean to be a. slave to my gardener. I shall give a general invitation to the whole village.” -” I am glad §hey are coming ; but What will Miles any to his beloved lawn being trangplexj on ? '3 7 “ Poor EspBranoe, I pity be? coming down to such a. concluve." ” I quite agree with you. Well, I must not waste any more time in gossiping ; there will be just time to go down to the village and ask the school children to come up this evenipg to see the show." “ 1 sum glad you have come to my way of thinking," said Lady Worthington, with a. smile. “ No, not altogether. I have tried my line, but it'brought to light so much unhappiness, that I am sure we must give her all the love we' can, to counteract the deangry influence.” _ _ ” Poor child, she will enjoy it. Oh, Katharine, she does want sgoiling a little. She must have a dreadful tune of it at the deanery." for the night!" and to her feet in such an s hardly knew whether a laugh or cry at the any? ” questioned let me with the greatest interest, and quite enter- ing into in all, though Eapumncu was sure- by the sharp contraction of her forehead, evgry now and thenâ€"that she was in great pain. rm... In a few minutes, however, Lady Worth- ington came in and put an end to the shutter withâ€"“ Now, children, go to bed ; I am sure you are all tire_d.” .1 .u, 1J4- “ Not adfiiâ€"tffixfiartrfirma,” said the boys. But they were obedient enough, in spite of their upronrioua wildness, and went off at 01108. After they were gone, Lady Worthington, Frances, and Eeperanoe set over the fire, talking, till Frances. thinking that three was no company. wished them good-night, and left her sister to win Esperance’e love in a tete-a-tete. And very well she succeeded. Any experience of real motherly tenderness was entirely new to the poor child, and she was soon clinging to Lady Worthington with all the ardor of newly awakened love, and talking almost more feely than she had done with Frances. They did not touch on Esperance’s present life at all. but Lndy Worthington, with the greatest tact, spoke of her mother, recalling two or three inci- dents in her life. which her little daughter listened to eagerly, and then going on to tell of her brief visit to the Chateau de Mabillon, when Gaspard was a baby, making Esperanee smile by her descript- ions, though it is true the tears were not far off, and came down in showers when the conversation turned to the troubles in the siege. Yet it was a comfort to her to talk, particularly to one who had known her father in however a slight degree ; and when Lady Worthington learned that she had never spoken to her cousins, or to any one except Claude Magnay, on the subject, she knew that it would be a reel kindness not to shun the topic, feeling sure that it must be had for one so unreserved by nature, to be shut into herself by the mis- taken kindness of others. So Eaperance unburdened her heart, and was warmed and cheered, and finally tucked up in bed by the motherly Lady Worthington, who had found a. protege quite after her own heart. The strike of the coal handlers on the Montreal wharvea still continues. and coal vessels are discharging very slowly, Dr. Wattere, surgeon to the 95h Battalion, Quebec, was thrown from his horse at the review yesterday and sustained serious injuries. The doctor is very low, but hopes of his recovery are entertainefl. The World’s W. 0. '1‘. U. Exhibit. (Contributed) Very little has yet been published in this country concerning one very remarkable feature of the Paris Universal Exposition, viz., the international exhibit of the World's W. C. T. U. conducted by Mrs. Josephine R. Nichols. The printed report of this exhibit is just out, and shows a marvelous work accomplished. In a land where it was the greatest innovation for a woman alone and independent of mascu- line management to arrange for such a display, where public sentiment is entirely opposed to the total abstinence principles advocated, where even water could scarcely be had, no provision having been made for supplying it to visitors on the groundsâ€"in this great centre of wine and beer drinking, thronged by sightseers of all nations, 8. World’s W. (J. T. U. Pavilion was set up where millions of pages of temperance literature, in nine different languages, were distributed to curious visitors, where white ribbon doo- trines were explained and a living interest The British Post. Office. The British post office, which in 1840 distributed seventy-six millions of letters per annum, now distributes sixteen hun- died millions, exclusive of post cards, news- papers, etc. In London alone the number of letters posted and delivered annually is eight hundred and fifty millions. Statistics of this stupendous character convey for more than diagrams, models and relies. in the temperance movement aroused among people of all nationalities. In this pavilion a temperance cafe furnished all sorts of temperance drinks to the visitors. Here were entertained in temperance fashion the United States Marine Corps of young men, and numerous notables from various countries. Representatives of the educational interests 0t Russia, Scotland, England, Denmark, Switzerland, Holland and many other nations came to learn what , they could in regard to the temperance instruction of children. Newspaper men of various nationalities came to take notes of this novel specimen of woman's progress. Many pastors from the city and provinces came for material for temperance sermons. During much of the time on week days, an average of a thousand persons a day passed through the building, curious to learn what this display meant. When the crowds swarmed about on Sundays the closed doors and curtained windows were a silent witness for Sabbath observance. The success of the exhibit was further emphasized by the Government award of the highest prize, a gold medal. The chief points upon which the award was based were the general work of the society, its publica- tion association, its hygienic teachings from a scientific standpomt and the feature of the temperance cafe. The World's W. C. T. U. exhibit was a practical demonstra- tion that the world’s union is not a. myth. The National W. C. T. U. of America helped royally with money and encourage- ment. The British Woman’s Temperance Association sent a young English worker to assist Mrs. Nichols and also here s. share in meeting the expenses for building and literature; Mrs. de Broen, President of the Paris W. O. T. U., helped secure the space for the exhibition : ban- ners were sent by unions in Nor- way, Australia, New Zealand, the Hawaiian islal'nds, South Africa, Sweden, Japan and other countries, as well as by many state unions. Several national peace societies also gave their support to the un- dertaking. The total expenditures for the exhibit were 32,429.30, the total expendi- tures by the superintendent $1,155.20. It is impossible to estimate the far-reaching results of the work, Letters are constantly being received telling of the interest it has awakened. Mrs. Nichols was invited to take the exhibit both to the national exposi- tion at Dunedin, New Zealand, and to the great exposition of Japan. opened in January. Without a doubt a World’s W.C.T.U. exhibit will be a feature of the great world’s fair. Australia's Grand Old Man. For unflagging industry and versatile mental activity the septungenarian Premier of New South Wales, Sir Henry Pal-hes, runs our own g. o. in. pretty close. Not content with running the government of the parent Australian colony and engineer- ing the federation of the colonies, the old Birmingham ex-chartist makes long coun- try tours, publishes plenty of poetry, and spends three hours every day writing up his reminiscences. But all this does not satisfy his devouring avidity for work. Sir Henry has just commenced a series of con- tributions to the Sydney Morning Herald under the well-chosen title of “ Wise Words of William Ewart Gladstone.” These papers are composed of crisp, psragmphic tid-bits from the vast array of Gladstone‘s writings and speeches. Sir Henry. as everybody knows, is one of the most ardent of Gladstonians, and it is gratifying to see his admiration of the Liberal leader taking this eminently practical and highly useful shape. When the papers are eventually collected and published in book form, as they doubtless will be one day, they will form a companion volume, but of more wholesome and sunshiny character, to the " Wit and Wisdom of Lord Beaconsfield." London Star. (To be Continued). Things Which Every Agricuhurist Ought to Know. FARM AND GARDEN JOTTINGS. Oh, the green things growing, the green things growmg, The faint sweet smell of the green things growing ! I should like to live, whether I smile or grieve, Just to wptch the happy life of my green things growmg. Oh, the fluttering and the [uttering of those green things growing I How they talk each to each when none of us are knowing, In the wonderful white of the weird moonlight Or the din], dreary dawn, when the cocks are crowmg. I love, I love them soâ€"my green things growing, And I_ think that they love me, without false showing ; For by mafiny a. tender touch they comfort me so muc . With the soft, mute comfort of green things growing. And in the rich store of their blossoms glowing, Ten for one I take they're on me bestowing ; 011, 1 should like to see, if God‘s will it may be. Many, many a summer of my green things growing But; if I must be gathered for the angel‘s sow- ing, Bleep out. of sight awhile, like green things growmg. Though dust to dust return. I think I‘ll scarcely mourn. If I may change into green things growing I -D'L'nah M ulock Craik. “Salt is good." This is averred by the very highest authority. It is good for land. It is really a fertilizer, as it supplies soda and chlorine, which is found in every plant. It is good for all crops. It dis- courages fungi which infest the most valuable crops, as rust, smuts, etc., and it discourages inseots which damage the roots of plants. It has a remarkable effect upon grass and clover, at times doubling the yield. One of the best and most prosperous farmers in New Jersey applies 1,000 lbs. of it every year to his pastures and meadows. and although he sells at times more than $500 per acre of market crops from a part of his farm he avers that his grass pays him more profit to the sore than his melons, oabbages or tomatoes. Any farmer who is troubled with seab on his potatoes should try a liberal sprinkling of salt along the rows beiore dropping the seed VI. uuv uvun Nevet trim the hoof more than is neces- Young Springley (audaciously)â€"Eow old Bury. are you, Miss Breezy? The art of shoeing is important and She(aweetly)â€"I was born on a Thursday. sdould be understood by the owner of the You can calculate as well as I. Never put a hot shoe to the hoof ; many good hoofa have been ruined by burning. Never pare the frog. Never twist off the nails ; use nippera for cutting them off. Never drive large nniie. Never drive the nails too high in the wall of the hoof. About the Silo. Study the silo; the process of ensilage; the best crops for it; the great economy 0! it; and then go to work to make a silo and grow crops to fill it with. It makes one note profluce as much animal food as three acres can do without it, and it solves the problem of how to keep one cow or one steer for every acre of the farm. Hatching Time. As a rule, for the hatching of chickens 21 days are required; for partridgoe, 24 days; for pheasants, 25 days; for guinea. hens, 25 days; for common ducks. 28 days; for pea fowls, 28 days; for turkeys, 28 days; for Barbary ducks, 30 days, and for geese, 30 days. Hints on Horseshoeivg. Never fit the foot to the shoe, but fit the shoe to the foot. No crops hold their own against Weeds better than millet or Hungarian grass, and especially the latter, the frequent mowings benefiting the crop and lessening the num- ber of weeds. As the seeds soon germinate and the plants grow rapidly, especially during the warm days, they soon take full possession of the ground and crowd down the weeds. A crop of Hungarian grass will clean a piece of land of weeds as well as though c ' ion had been given, and if, after the . u. mowing, the crop be turned under and a dressing of lime applied to the plowed soil the labor of cul- tivating the land the following season will be materially lessened, while the land will be fit for almost any kind of crop. A Valuable Sow. Asow that tenderly cares for her pigs is more valuable as a breeder than one of better breeding but careless. The number of pigs annually lost by careless sows is very large, and it is important to observe the disposition of a sow with her first litter. Some sows, however, improve with age, and an old sow should never be re. placed by a younger and untried one until her usefulness is impaired. The Care of Manure. Ii manure is thoroughly composted with rakings, sod or other refuse, it will be of better quality than it heaped and allowed to decompose rapidly. There is sometimes quite a loss of ammonia from manure that is exposed, or that is too closely packed, and the addition of substances which absorb the gases and prevent overheating not only prevents loss but improves the whole. Look After The Weeds. When moisture is plentiful and the rains come at the proper times it must not be overlooked that the weeds are benefited by the favorable conditions as well as the crops. The rains increase the work of destroying weeds, but much of the labor may be saved by using the cultivator after each rain so usto destroy the weeds as soon as they appear above ground. Plant Small Trees. By planting small trees they can be better started and will be less liable to the effects of drought, compared with older trees. Too much top on young trees is a frequent cause of loss, they not possessing sufficient roots to nourish the many new shoots that are produced on tops that have not been cut back. Feeding Grain to (lows. Grain may be fed liberally to cows when they are in full flow of milk, but it the cows are drying off previous to calving it better to withhold all grain if the animals are in good condition, in order to avoid milk fever at calving time. Plenty of grass is sufficient for dry cows, grain being un- necessary. The milk from cows fed on wholesome grain and good paeturage is of better quality for food than that from stall-fed nuimala that are permitted to eat refuse from grannies and factories without regard to breed. Choice breeds to produce a choice article must be provided with food of the best quality for that purpose. Hoe the Melon Patch. Melons should be well hoed and culti- vated until they begin to run. The very young plants may be hoed with advantage, but after that time all cultivation should be done without disturbing the hills. Melon-growers hoe in front of the vines, not among them, as they soon cover the ground. Breeding from immature stock every year will sooner or later tend to deteriora- tion. It is better to use animals in their prime than to replace them with young stock. If a change is desired reserve the younger stock until each is matured and fully developed. FOR THE FARMER. Green Things Growing. How to Get Good Milk. Suit as a Fertilizer. Weed-Killers. A Bad Plan horse. Moore good hoofa have been spoiled bv hot shoes than i y a: wash ' Burning stops up tha pore-u of the 110:)? leand makes it brittza and the hnrsa tender footed. I). E. ASHER. Farm and Garden, It is amistake to suppnsn that pass, beans and corn should be cavemq heavily. Ashes increase the quantity of the Emmi“ berry crap and make it better colored and firmer. Have your seed ready before the day you wish to plant or now. Only use the has} 1mg puree} _ W Smaller seed of a kind germinate: first but are afterward slower in development they; the lagge; ones. _ The Agrié'ultural Department will sup- ply Bugar-beet seed to farmers wishing thggn, in small quantity to e_a<_:h. Mnhy animal‘s appe'ar sick and refuse food. when the cause may be due to the toothache. As a precaution against. weevil in grain the granary ought to be entirely cleared evgy X99; apd 01L} grain {storeq‘else‘wbe-re. The difficulty when cream will not raise, in nine cases out of tan, is the temperature. Every butter-maker should use a ther- mometer. OE the new variety of cantaleupa the emerald gem is one of the best. It is of medium size, and drops away from the vine as soon as ripe. A pound of bran makes within 17 per cent. of as much milk as a pound of corn- meal, which usually costs much more; but corn-meal makes richer milk. A Rhode Island farmer raises veal calves to weigh 190 pounds when four weeks old by allowing them warm skim-milk and cat- meal gruel. _ Such calves should pay well. Mix one level teaspoon of ' gunpowder with 1: quart sf corn-meal, after the latter is acalded. Feed once a day for three days to cure gapes in chickens, and again five or six dgys. It has long been observed that sheep prefer a hill to a plain on which to spend the night outdoors, but if they graze on hillside they will invariably choose a southern exposureâ€"probably the grass is more palatable to them. The more frequently the grass is cut the greater the tax on the land. Use plenty of manure on all land intended for grass next season. First kill out the weeds by culti- vating the lanfl with a. crop requiring the use of the cultivator. A corner is a good place for bric-a-bmo shelves. A series of three or five, one above the other, can be put up by screwing narrow cleeste against the well; a. fringe or a narrow embroidered or painted band, or strips of felt out in fringe, three or four inches deep. tacked on with brass-headed tacks, or with common tacks covered by a braid, ornamented with atimhes of gold- colored silk, will finish the shelves prettin and hide the cleats. Another way of arranging oorner shelves for books or brio-mbra-J is to place them one above the other until as high as the top of the door casings. Before fastening the top shelf, put at each and of the front side screw eyes such as are used for hang- ing pictures; gild the eyes and run a brass rod or gilded wire through them. On this wire, by brass rings or gilded button rings, hang a drapery of any light material con- venient. Lace or darned net should be lined with color. China silk is pretty, and as only one width is needed it is inexpen- sive. Cheeseoloth embroidered with any small figure, as rosebuds, daisies, etc., in crowels of colors to harmonize with the surroundings, and tiny tassels of the same orewels on one enge would be exceedingly dainty. Loop back about three or four feet from the floor, set a jar or figure, um 01‘ jug, on the top shelf. Mrs. Teerly (with a aob and a sigb)â€"â€"Oh, no; the latest thing out this season is my husband. He never gets in kefore 3 o’clock. If your nose is not well your Whole body is sick. A man doesn’t appreciate his nose. Neither does a woman. It a man has an eruption or an abrasion on his nose, I don’t care how indifferent he may be, he can’t keep his hand away from it, and he thinks, very properly, that every one he meets sees that his nose is not what it ought to be. You can’t hide your nose. It is like a city set on a hill. More appropriotely, it is like a red school house on a hill. All great men have been sensitive of their noses. The surgeon has the highest respect for the nose. How seldom he touches it with his lance l A woman will go to the opera with a bunion, with a pain in her side, with the neuralgia, with almost any ailment, but if there be an eruption on her nose she won’t budge from her room. Slap a man’s face or hit him on the back, and he may not resent either. Tweak his nose, and if there is any manhood in him he will fight. 1 have adopted a new rule. I ask a patient when he calls how his nose is. If that organ is intact I have notrouble in treating him. -â€" Interview in Chicago Tribune. Mrs. Cheerlyâ€"Thnt's a lovely cape. Is it the Imeatrthing put, deem“)~ Again, a corner is a good place for a mirror, with a round “and: under it for holding a lamp. Over the mirror. two bright folding fans mm b3 fastened. bring- ing the sides together at the angles. 01’ have a bracket shell above for vase of grasses, eternmd hung a drapery from it to loop back at either side of the mirror, or attach the drapery to a rod placad across the corner. A corner is a. very cozy place for a small writing-desk or table. Place a bracket shelf three feet from the ceiling. if high ; it low, place a curtain pole or brackets close to the ceilingl hang draperies heavy or light according to surroundings, and loop back about three feet from the floor. With a lamp and the curtains drawn, this makes of an evening a cozy little etufly, where one may read and write as privately as it alone, with the room full‘ of people. A corner between windows can be made to simulate a. bay window, by arranging the draperies across the corner. If one or both of the Windows have a sunny ex- posure, by placing shelves across them, and the corner likewise, the shelves filled with plants, you change it into a tiny conservatory. With a song bird hanging in gilded cage, between your looped back draperies, you have a. bit of summer for the darkest winter's day. Free dinners, which the Vienna school children have been so fortunate as to have provided for them during the Winter, were stopped at the end of last month, much to the regret of the little ones Our corres- pondent says that they will begin again in November. Four hundred thousand por- tions were served in thirty-three days to 3,000 children. Many of the school chil- dren brought their little brothers and sisters to share the dinner with them, and the portions of such children were always extra large. A great number of children from the streets also applied for food and were never refused. The school masters and mistresses testify that the children‘s health in the winter has been very much better since the introduction of the free dinners. A good moral effect has also been produced upon the children, who feel them- selves csred for and the objects of atten- tion. The Swiss Government has asked for details of the management, as it is intended to establish school-kitchens in Switzerland on the model of those I: Viennc.â€"-London Daily News. Free Dinners for School Children. What to Do With Corns”. sun, She’s Not anpv. Looking Backward How is Your Nose ? Swim .;d,.1.(:'u m: x» Vail" important IEi’éLttm of Nowadays. Oar grandmothers would have opened if): is 8315 at the thought of a. professional trunk picker. And yet, the fancied ana run.) wants of modern life are such that the packing of one's wardrobe for safe trans- pogtation is nowadays one 9f the fine arts. Every young girl should take special pains and learn this art, not only for her own comfort, but because she can often thereby help her friends and be the " good Samaritan” for many a weery invalid, writes Mrs. E. A. Matthews to the Youth’s Companion. It is work that is specially adapted for womanly fingers, for the men seem to think that nothing is needed but physical force, and their notion of packing is to roll up every article, and squeeze the bundles into corners, and put the heaviest articles on top._ Before starting upon a task that will require a long time, and will demand much thought and planning, the packer should go from room to room, from closet to closet, from bureau to bureau. and select exactly what she intends to take with her. This is the only manner by which every- thing will be secured. and nothing mifllaid or left behind. It is a good plan to do your packing in a lower room, as itis much easier to bring things down than to carry them up, and then it is not so hard to lift thatrunk when filled, nor so difficult to get it out of the house. H vly all staircases bear honors.- ble scars than have been won innbattle be- tween trunk an}1_p01-_ter._ When everything has been cellectefi, and the time of the journey draws nigh, the trunk should be brought down, its interior dusted and all its broken straps, corners, locks, em, carefully mended. The heavy articles, shoes, books, underwear. in short, everything which will bear pressure. must be placed in the bottom. Over these fold a layer of newspapers or a soft old sheet. In folfiing dresses. if the trunk is too short to admit of the skirt lying fulllength, be sure and fold it carefully over a little at the top. All strings attached to steels, in gowns, should be untied. Tissue paper should be placed between the folds of good dresses, and also, over passementerie or jet trimming. This lessens the danger of creasing, and keeps that and lint from set- tling there. ... 1'1 Drags waists should be laid smoothly in long shirt boxes. All the collars, lace, mohings, ribbons and handkerchxefs should be placed in pasteboard boxes, and packed with olofihing on each side so as to keep them steady. .. . nun/V n Hats and bonnete are the most difficult to manage, unless there are special oom- partments for them, and of these there are never enough. They should be wrapped, each alone, in tissue paper, and then covered with stiff brown paper, which should be pinned firmly around them. They should then be placed in boxes just large enough to hold them and packed in the middle of the trunk, Where they can be held steady by the clothing around them. Do not place your jewelry and money in your trunk. A far better plan is to make a stout bag of chemois skin, place your valuables in it, and fasten it securely inside your dreea waist or any other portion of your attire moat convenient. Above all, do not place your valuables in a handbag. so that you will lay it down on the car seat or hotel table, and leave it there to be lost forever. All garments that are liable to crushing should be placed at the very top of the uppermoat compartment, and it they are carelully laid, they will be subjected to but little pressure. . ,1, 2d.“ If you are going to a. place remote from drug stores, or where the services oi a phy- sician will be hard to accure, it is best to provide yourself with a few simple reme‘ dies, lest you may suffer under some emergency. A bottle of Jamaica ginger, Pond’s Extract of hamamelie, some oamphor, some prepared mustard plasters and a few soft cloths for impromptu bandages would be useful companions when away from home. TO THE ED1TOR1~T above named disease. By its t' 1;/ u <: [shall be glad to send two hot .95 (:f x: V Iv; . sumption if they wi‘nl send me their Expx'ag 3 and Post Game Ad< M-Gu IBB Wast Adelaide 8%., TORONTO, QE'TARXG. n“ u“. LF. t V kindly {0 them. The German Empress Frederick levee little children. She can often be seen to stop and pet the little ones she meets in her daily walks and never fails to speak The W. C. T. U. of Tokyo, Japan, now meets once a month and has! taken up twelve departments of work. Miss Aoker- man’s recent visit greatly strengthened the organization. During her stay a new temperance society of young men was organized, four hundred 0t whom signed the pledge through her influence. Some of your favorite toilet soap will take the place of the bud-smelling stuff so often found in the hotel toilet rooms. The bottles should be plainly labelled, firmly corked, wrapped first in cotton batting, and then in paper and placed in boxes. Ink and shoe polish should never be packed in a trunk. It is better to buy such things when you arrive at your jour- ney’s and. Those most hopelessly addicted to alco- holic beverages would seem to have found a. friend in a certain Russian medical prac- titioner, Dr. Pombrsk by name. He has recently contributed an article on alco- holism to the Meditsinskoe Obozrem’e, in which he describes seven cases of ine- briety treated by hypodermic injections of strychnile. He states that in cases of chronic alcoholism and of dipsomsnia he has found strychnine a very valuable remedy. Not only are attacks cured, but the desire for drink ceases to exist. Even cases of delirium tremens yielded in large measure to the influences of the method adopted. The treatment, however, would seem to be somewhat tedious, requiring to be carried out systematically and most frequently for long periods of time. Dr. Pombrak has, in some exceptional in. stances, prescribed doses of one-filteenth of a grain, though in general doses of half that amount have been given, and, while under the treatment in question, patients have abstained from all spirituous liquors of their own free will.â€"St. James‘ Gazette. I! you are packing for children, be sure to remember their little playthings. Make a place for dollie and her wardrobe, pack a small box with odds and ends of silk and cardboard, embroiderv needles, transfer pictures, scrap back and other things, so small in your estimation. so necessary to their happiness. When the little creatures are taken away from their familiar surroundinge, and deprived of the toys and gumee they love, it i=1 no wonder that they get into mischief and are a nuisance to all about. In short, it is in packing a trunk, as in everything else. It requires thoughtfulness, good judgment, unselfiehneee, and a einoere desire to oblige others to make your work a. success. HOW TO PAGE A TRUNK. A Cure for Dipsomanla. Temperance in Tokyo. . g; ’ wassz a? Bn'mEs 1;: £22153»: mm YEARLY. When I say Cure I do not mean thom for a time, and then made the disease of Fits, 1y remedy to Cure the :eiving_a cuge. Send at: . .- 19; study. I 31.4 no reason for not now A letter from Shoshone. Idaho, to the Chicago Herald thus describes a wonderful cataract in the heart of the crater of an extinct volcano : The traveller has reached the grandest bit of scenery in the New World. He stands in the centre of a. monster craterâ€" perhaps the giant crater from iwhich poured the fiercest torrent of all the torrents of molten lava that swept over the country. The effects of that tremendous effort are seen upon the rocks, many of which are still red from the furnace heat to which they were once subjected. Boulders of lava. twisted and knotted by flame, hung from the perpendicular walls and seem to thunder down upon the 1,100 feet of porous fragments which form the incline from the trail to the bottom of the basin. In other places in the towering walls which surround the blighted hole the flames of that prehistoric upheaval msde caverns and chumsâ€"actually ate their way into the rocks in their wild fury to join in the devilish orgy outside. Look- ing from the summit of the trail into the great basin 1,000 feet belowâ€"a basin of a circumference of at least 10,000 feet and walled in by perpendicular volcanic pali- ssdes 1,100 feet highâ€"the spectacle is one of awful sublimity. The visitor instincâ€" tively feels as though he had entered the thestre of the devil. he ‘u‘wuummiul wimshozm Falls in the Above the great hole is the blue sky, with a hawk soaring lazily. Moving slug- gishly through a narrow channel in the bottom of the basin is the Snake River, whose waters are as green as the brightest emerald. These are the only colors. All else is dead and in disorder. Here is where you might expect to see the evil one sitting sstride a. fire-seamed rock at midnight contemplating the ruin below by the light of the moon in its last quarter. A. flesh of blood-red lightning and a roar of thun- der are all that are necessary to complete the picture of the internal regions. The grass is yellow and stunted. The few blasted trees and bushes growing upon the ledges look like those pictured in thehaunts of sprites and gnomes. All are white as the shrouds of the deed. The only noise heard in this cradle of chaos is a continuous and sullen roar, which comes from the bottom of the pit. Man can never know how infinitesimal he really is until he picks his way over the tire-swept flooring of the basin in an effort to find the source of the ceaseless roar. Around him is stretched an amphitheatre of walls so great in their dimensions and so regular in their formation as to instantly give birth to visions of a. multitude of in- sensste beings watching from their circling seats the turmoil below. Tracing the sluggish stream until it begins to boil in its race over rocks and through caverns, the stranger finally creeps to the edge of a mighty cataract, which tumbles in one broad, sheer fall a distance of 210 feet. A cloud of spray hangs over the boiling waters below, and through the white pulsating veils rainbow spanning the yeasty mael- strom blazes with vivid brightness. Here is the jewel in this great ring of death. Niagara cannot be compared with it in beauty or in the grandeur of its en- Virnnmonts. The volume or water pour- ing over the cataract is not so great as that at Niagara, but the {all is greater and is): more varied. From tip to tip the foaming, roaring crescent at Shoshone is a quarter of a. mile. Before the tumbling waters reach the brink they plunge over rapids, over cataracts and through lava bowlders which’ have been gnawed into caverns. Beginning at one end of the crescent, where the water falls in a broad, thin, silvery spray, the torrent grows in volume until the main cataract is reachcd. Here the water is of such a. solid green that it carries its color half way down its tremendous fall. Nearer the other and of the crescent the cataract tumbles over domes, minarets and pulpits of volcanic rock and joins in the mighty zoar below. In the oppressive sublimity of all these surroundingsâ€"tho towering walls of the crater, the thundering of the twin oat- aruot of the new world, the wailing of a hungry coyote at the red sun sinking be- hind the purple, white-wooded mountains in the distance, and the knowledge of the barren waste stretching all about the great basinâ€"the visitor loses all sense of fear and sits like one suddenly bereft of the power of articulation. ' Paper and particulars of society that pays $500 at; marriage. Address The Globe, York, Pa. ‘ Bilkina-Jimmy Greater, the dumb man who livu in the next block, is going to be married. M. Risfiica is abouc to bring a suit for flivorce against his wife, ex-King Milan being named as oo-respondent. Strongâ€"A dumb man, you say? He must have had some trouble in proposing. eh ? Bilkinsâ€"Oh, no; he didn't have any trouble; he is to marry a. widow. Sweet Necessity. “He’s a uweet specimen of a politician, isn't he ‘3” said the Major, referring to an acqtgtiqtance. ‘A- Perhaps 7; you know he’s a candy flute,” replied the Judge. ~i‘,‘-~nnl‘,_---=-..,."p‘a‘-‘namnn “mat I have a positive remedy for tl'd s cuSCs luve been permanently cared, to any of your readers who have con ddress. Respectfully, T. A. SLOGUM NATURE'S RAREST GEM. D. 0. N. L. 25. 90. Idaho Desert. No Troubie at AIL,