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lFoot rot is of two kinds, common foot rot, l and contagious foot rot, the latter beinv much more difficult to cure and requir'ng longer tieetment. Mr. {award in his Manual given the following mixture as a. dress‘ng to be used after paring and washing with carbolio soap and water : Oxide of Copper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ozg. Arsenic ......... . . . . . . . 5 oz. Acetic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 eze. Honey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 023. To be applied by dipping tow or lint in the mixture and binding it around the ten. der parts, especially between the digits. Another remedy is an ointment made of finely powdered blue viirol one pound ; verdigris. one half pound: linseed oil, one pint, and pine tar, one quart. This will ry on the foot and will not be as easily washed by the wet grass. In a re( ent number of the American Aqrt'tulturiat, Dr. Thurber gives a method of treating sheep, which is quite popular in France. toth for preventing the spread of foot rot and curing mild cases. Shellow tanks or trays are placed at the doors of the sheep barn, and the animals as the go out and in, bathe their feet in a l’ ui made by slacking quick lime in water. he tanks are ten feet long, and have slats nailed on the bottoms to pre- vent the sheep from slipping and falling all over into the caustic; so ution. The depth over into the caustic; solution. The depth should be only enough to well cover the heels. Foot rot is much more common on damp soils where the shell of the hoof grows iaster than it wears off. Purim; must always be attended to in such localities. In midsummer young chickens are grow- ing more rapidly than at any other period in the year. They love the warm weather, if the are d the larger varieties, especially; and i they have rcamfng room they cannot well be overfed, because they find such a variety of insect and green food in the course of their daily journeys around the farm or country p!a.t. Their condition is quite difl‘erent from that of adult or maturely-grown fowls. These may be overfed easily, and will put on fat eternally. to their discomfiture and detriment. But the young stock, in good thrift, convert what they‘eat into flesh. tone and muscle. and continue to thrive during the bested season upon all they will ordin- arin pack away in their crews, particularly I allowed a variety of good [.rovendcr. Don‘t stint them, therefore, in feeding. but give them all they will eat up clean. Thus they wwll grow in stature and keep generally in good health. It is a mistake to undelfeed the growing chickens. They require more solid fcod hom the time they are three to six or seven mcnths of age, in proportion, than at z ny time befoce or after- ward in their lives. This fact is worth obr serving and remembering by all who aim to have the "best birds” in the succeeding fall and winter, annuallyâ€"Poultry Yard. While our gardens present a much greater variety than did those of a half century ago, there are some plants in which the old-time gardeners excelled. We do not {ea such beds of Fannie), or of Rocket Larkspurs, as were then the pride of the gardeners. Suc- cess with Pansies is manly due to sowirg the sued in autl mu. It the seed is sown In spring, by the tirre the plants begin to bloom hot weather comes, and the flowers become fewer and smaller. In order to have the flowers in spring, sow the seeds early this month. Make a spot of rich soil fine, and level the surface by pressing it with a board. Sow the seeds, sift a little soil owr them, and press down firmly with the board. \Vhen the plants are an inch high, trans- lant them to the place they are to flower he plants are quite hardy. and all the winter protection they need is a. little brush to keep the snow from Ipressing too heanly upon them. The Rec et Lukspurs are, unlike the ta‘l ones, annuals. A bed oi them is as showy as one of Hyacin hs. Sow in a well enriched bed this autumn, but leave them to flower where they were sown. The bed may be covered with brush during the winter, and if the plants are too much crowded in any part of the bed next spring, thin them by cutting out the surplus They do not transplant satis‘actorily. Meadows should not be closely grazed at l any time. and especlslly not in the fall. ‘ They need to have fertilizing materials add- ed to instead of taken from the soil. Young animals are much more injurious than mature ones, while fullegrown stock that are being fatiened, and are fed rich grain ra- tions, may by their droppings add materially to the fertility of the soil. Young-growing stock withhold a large shrre of the potash, hosphoric acid, and nitrogen of the food to uild up their bodies, leaving the manure comparatively poor. On the other hand mature fattening animals need very little of these three chief elements of soil fertility. Aside from the loss of plant-food. the close feeding of etc ck on meadow land the: me- chanical damage. If the soil is soft, the feet of the animals injure it, and the close grazing pulls much of the gr: as up by tho roots. Meadowe, like winter grains, are injured by freezing and thawing, and the lants need to be in a vigorous condition in ate fall, with a good grow th of of affer-rratu for protection from the frosts, winds, etc. Well-rotted manure applled to the meadows as a top-dressing, wrll strengthen the plants and insure a fine crop the next seasl n. This application is best when made soon after the hay is removed. Later in the season much of the soluble material is washed out of the soil by the fallralns. Quick acting manures should be used in the growing season, other- wise loss is sustained. Take good care or the meadows, for they suffer greatly if abused. They are easily and often injured by animals in late autumn. â€"Amer1'can A gri- cul'turist. The albuminoids are less in buckwheat than in wheat ; in fact, not much more than half as abundant. while thereis a greater amount of starch and fat. Buckwheat is, therefore, shown by analysis to be more fattening and less strengthening than wheat. It; makes an excellent _feed for pigs and Bhuljrfiyj Many persons believe that“ buck- wheat is not healthful. and causes skin eruptions, Several other members of the Sow Now for Spring Flowers. Autumn Care of Meadow Land. AGRICULTURAL. Feed Growing Chicks Well. Buckwheat as a Farm Crop Foot Rot in Sheep. buckwheat family produce powerful vegeta- ble princ p'en, and this plant may possess one such, though it is probably not harmful. New York and Penmylvania produce sixty-eight per cent of the twelve million bushels of buckwheat now grownin the United States. Only twenty per cent is grown outside of New England and the Middle States. The great Iertile prairles and the vast South with Its warm climate, are not favorable for the growth of this crop. Buckwheat does well in the hilly regions, where the soil in light and thin. It. in short, flourishes at higher altitudes, ,n,,_‘ A...l ~‘nAI-‘In 1D. In auun, uVl-lllwldyu .. ._.n_,V ,, I with a lower temperature, and undera greater rainfall than other ruins. One great mail: of buckw (at In its avail- ability asa second crop. thus replacing another that has been deatmyed by Iron, drouth, insects, or otherwise. It Is also valuable as a weed exterminator. The in- fested land my be filled until midsummer and sowed with buckwheat, which by growing rapidly Imothers the weeds. An- other use I! that of a green manure. It grow: well on moderately poor land, and makes a. large growth of straw, which rots quickly when plowed under. thus adding much vegetable matter to the soil. So far as my experience goes, there is no more trouble in raising an sarly lamb than a. late one. In fact, our e rliest lambs are almost invariably our best lambs. I would rather have lambs come in January and February than in April and May, and if I could have them earlier. I should prefer it. Merino ewes will take the ram earlier in autumn than the Eng‘ih breeds 0t mutton sheep. For this reason, if for toolbar, in raising esrily lambs for the butcher. I should select common Merino ewes. cr at any rate ewes having more or less Merino blood in them. There are other reasons why 1 should select such ewes, There us mcre of them in the country, and they can be ob- tained cheap. They are healthy. hardyI thomughly acclimated, and will stand rough- er treatment than the English mumn sheep. They are smaller, eat less. and oc- cupy less room in winter quarters. They wl 1 beer crowding better than the large English sheepâ€"or rather, they suffer less, for it is a mistake to keep any sheep in too close quarters. Common Merino ewes, like Jersey cows, when well-fed, giie rich milk, and if you want early. fat lambs for the butcher. the mothers, no matter what breed you may select, must have pltnty of nutri- tious food. Raising Early Lambs for the Butcher. I do not say that common Merino ewe, are, in themselves, the best for raising early lambs, They are not. I have had grade owes, the LE pring of a mixed Merino ewes ands. Cotswold ram. that: would produce larger lambs. give more milk. and the lambs would fasten more rapidly, and mature earlier. But it is not always easy to fine such ewes for sale. Those that you find in market are apt to be culls. The butcher, if he bass. chance, gets the beat lambs. A good plan is to go to fit me large market and buy aczr load of sheep, or three or four times as many :1 yru want. Bring them home, and pic: out t'na best ewes, and then sell the other wives and wethera to the butchers-~Amcrican Aqn’culturist, When young men desire to enter college, they are obliged to pass an (xmminutinn in grammar, algebra, gecgraphy, etc. Those elementary studies are Lot Laught in colleges. The private or unlic school fits the student fkl' college. n like manner, young men should be constrained to pnee an examina- tion in plowing, hoeing, towing weds, etc. , lefore entering agricultuai college, The farm should be to them the public or private school. Why aheuld farmere' tone spend their time in learning in agricultural col. leges what they can as well learn at home? A curious case is before the Tribunal in Paris. A gentleman was getting down from an omnibus in a. crowded thorough- fare, when he missed his footing, nearly fell backward, and. to recover his bal- ance, caught hold of another passenger. The latter, taken by surprise, also found himself in danger of falling, and, in his turn, caught hold of a woman with an in- fant in her arms, the upshot being that all four rolled together into the road. A heavy goods van was coming along behind which, had it not been for the prompt action of the omnibus conductor, who seized the horse’s_head, would have run over some of'tlie prostrate forms. As it was, the gentleman who was the original cause of the accident escaped with a. few trifling bruises ; the other male passenger falling on him was nothurt at all, and the infant was equally fortunate ; but its mother had her arm broken, and sustain~ ed other severe injuries. Which of the two gentleman should pay damages is the questionâ€"the one who caught hold of her or the one who caused him to do so by ‘ catching hold of him. "Yer mout ofl'e: me er $100 ter vote fur «r In de conw. ution un’ iz wouldn't hub no fluu 0e wid me," said L-n old neg; o In reply to a. candidate who had asked for his sup- port. - .‘ u. - n "Oh, I wouldn't 0331‘ you money,” re- join ed 1:} a candidate. "I believe in conduct- mg a. campigu fairly and kqum‘aly. Ccr- ruptkn in oifice seeking has cast a. dark shadow over our institutions. I wouldn’t think of ofluring you $100. I haven’t that amount. bf momy, anyway." how “I've got $5." "Uh. hum. no useu talkin’ ter me. I ain’t_gwine ter sell myself tar no white man." r "Yer ain’t? Well -den' dar ain't no use ht‘lkin’ ter me. How much is yet got, no- (lab 52" “I 11 make good use of it." “Heah. lemme bab it. Dem folks thinks dat l’se dun sold out. I ’clare to goodness, white man, it hurts er pusson’s good name to be seen er talkin' ter yer.”â€"Arkansaw Traveller. “Oh, don't propose to me here!” exclaim- ed 9. young lady, whose lover was about to pour out his avowal as they were riding by a. corn field. “The very corn has ears.” “Of course not." » heab, whut yer gwine tar do wid ,1) Hurt his Good Name A Complicated Case By Rev. James Hustle. Cornwall. The beauty of autumn, the bounty of autumn, the beneficence of autumn, these topics have often been deacauted upon, and woxthily so ; but there is a. kinér:sd theme too often overlooked, viz. : The 'Solc. mnity of Autumn. Pre-( inently, autumn is a. solom season. Autumn's beauty is the beauty of death. Autumn's plenty can be had only at the price of dissolution. The gorgeous hues of the maple and beach are but the pictorial form of the lament "Ichabod." "the glory (of summer) is departed.” From field, and forest, and iruit trees come the Iolemn re- minder : “\Ve all do fade as a. leak”. “In the mid” of life we are in death.” The change that ctmes ovr-r the face of nature between Jane and October is not greater than the change that comes over man between youth and old age. In both cases, trials play an important part in the transformatii’n. Sun and wind, and biting fronts have much to do in beautifying the variegated leaf and fruit. A-ul is not char- acter ripened and beautifisd by providential trials 1 Happy those whose autumn of life is more conspicuous frr the beauty of ripe- ness than for the deformity of decay ; whose character glows with love and meekness an! goodness, with faith and hops and charity ; who are more humble. more pure, more Christlvke as the winter of the graves draws near. But, happily, the solemnity of ant- umn is not a gloomy solemnity, but a glad- some. It contains the promise and potency of coming seasons. The fruit it matures as it passes away is embryonic fruit. and contains in germ springs and summer: and antums yet to be. And has not the Christ ian the best of ground to be gladscme and hopeful in the autumn of life? "Marvel not at this, for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in their graves shall hear His voice and come f( rth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have fit no evil, unto the resurrec- tion of damnation." Yes, precisely so. “As the sowing so the harvest." "(.:‘.lory, honor, immortality. eternal life”â€"this fruitage hereafter can only spring from Chr.st the crucified, believed in here and lived out in daily life. “As is the earthy such are they a‘so that are earthy ; and as is the heav- um. unnum- -_.V_' , enly such are they also that are heavaulv. And as we have home the image of the earthy. we shall also hear the image of the heavmly.” "He that has ears to hear let him hear” to profit this present preacher en its timely topic : “The Salemnjty of Ann- umn.”â€"Presbuterian. At one end of the main palace is a. hand- some cream colored mosque With two nun- arets. Around this, though kept at a. re- spectable distance, were crowds of people. The street lending to the mosque was also lined with an expectant multimde. Men were sweeping tJO street: clean, and then sprii khng fresh gravel over it, to make the passage of the carriage easier. Prtsently everything was complete. and soon after the glitter of arms appeared in the distance. The escmt of soldiery was an immense one, representir g the very flower of the Turkish army. They are Well-developed men, ele- gantly uniformed, and under thorough dis- cipline, as was evidenced by the admirabl: style of the few evolutions performed inci- dentally. ... . ‘- 1-. -.,,,;,1 .,. When the s: Lliers had been distributed properly in phalauxes about the door I could get a. View of the royal train. There were two carriages fillel with favored members of the hanm wLo did not alight. There was one carriage containing the five princes of the royal household, scared looking little fellows, from 10 to perhaps 16 years of age. There was the Sultan's Cibinet and immedi- ate staff on foot, directlym front of the Im- perial barouohe. There were two other men in the carriage with his Majesty, one of Whomâ€"a. fine looking manâ€"was Oum'm Pasha, I was told. Tue carriage halted, his Majesty alighted. ml in company with a few of bin intimates, wounded to the mosque, the head priest sweeping off the steps be- fore him. As he did so the mueddin in the minaret’balcony above sounded his sonorous call to prayer; .. ,J _:A_ A: u _ . . . . . _ J _-A Of COKI’H‘SB I could not get a. good view of the Sick Man owing to the tantalizing move- ments of the bcat. He is ap; areutly of me- dium bright, and, others who were present say, has an expreseionlcss face, u liuative of diusipatnou. Perhaps his sickness is not wholly political. Ha was dressed after thu most approved French style, in a black suit; with In ck out, black tie, and the national fez as a. headdress. The lappel of his co 4': was dmtingwshed by two or three decor tiong, including, doubtless, the Star and Garter. I am toll that his devotion: cori- sumed an hour. A Nevada Fish Story. It i_ asserted on the authority of persons who have recently visited Marlette Lake that the prodigious increase of trout in its waters has over stocked the lake. At times they can be seen massing themselves in the small streams which are tributary to the ‘ lake, and on these occasions they have been crowded out on the grus growing on the borders of the stream. Thoueanda could be. thrown out with a. pitchfork. A piece of bark thrown into the lake will cause a doz‘ an or more of trout to leap for it. The coy- otes hsve caught the knack of fishing and sit by the shore watching for leaves to {all in'o the water. The instant the leaf touches the water the fish rise, and like a. flush the coyote bounds in’o the thick of the thh’, and is certain to bring out one or two in his mouth. The coyotes are shot whenever any of the lumbermen see them, but by stealing up in the underbrush they manage 10 ee‘ cape observation. THE SOLEMNITY 0F AUTUMN. Origin 01’ a Petticoat. ‘ It was about the same date (18.5556) that our gracious queen set the fashion of wear. ing a scarlet under pettiooat. an idea. ob- tained from the milkmaids at Balmoral. It is said that the late Prince Consort, in ad- miring the efleotwf the red petticoat in the landsoape, suggested that her majesty should adopt one also. This sealed the fate of white petticoats in England. They had been worn, previously to that, both in sum- mer and winter, and, 0! course, in order to make sufficient waimth, several had to be put on, thus adding to the weight to be car- ried at the waist. Since the introduction of the ec'irlet skirt the fashion of the colored petticmt has been maintainel, and the use- nuddy How theJSultan goes to Prayers. weather kirt the fashion of the colored I been maintainel, and the use- :d. with leather has also been in- r walking in the country in THE SALVATINN ARMY IN INDIA. A War Between the Army and the m:- slonulel. Here in Ahmedatad we from time to time hear of epiaodofi in a. comedy which iw being played hythr Selvation army and the mis- sion'uies. When Maj. Tucker with his “ armv" came up to Abmedabad. the min» sionariea rI-ceived them with open arms as brothers anl f. llow worke n in the goorl cause. and lent Maj. 'luckor their school- room to lecture and hold meetings in: and I believe cute or twice, when Maj. Tucker preachid in the open air: Mr. Beatty tram.- lated into G jtrati for him. Things went on thuu uuttl the hot weather came, when the missionaries, as is their annual cuatom, be- took themselves to the hillsâ€"fillies year to Pm'co’s hotel. Matheran. Maj, Tucker, however. stayed in Ahmedabad, spending many of his days under the shade of a tree hy the rcadside. talking to such as would hear. However. in some mischievous mom. ent, he seems to have remembered tk at the missionaries had a little community of con- verts occupying the village of Shahawadi, about three miles south of Ahmedabad, which community was their particular pride and care. Maj. Tucker seems to have thought that these Christians must be in special need of salvation, for he proceeded to invade the village with tambourines, tamtams, banners, etc., and, alter a little, sucmeded in converting a- larie portion 0 the vilhge, including the patel, to the "mnkhtifmi." The news reached Mr. Beaty at Matheran that someone was poaching cn his preserves, and he hastened to rescue his flock. In a. state of holy anger and pious grief he reach ed Shadbawadi, and encountered Msj Tuck- er in full possessionâ€"banners, tambourines, tam-tame, and all. Mr. Beattv proceeded to ex ostulate, whereupon Msj. Tucker went own on his knees and prayed audibly {or the salvation of Bcatty’s soul. Soon af- ter the dispute in I: re village took a practi- cal turn, and the missionary converts would dot permit the Salvationists to draw water. Hence a. petition to the collector, who had to go down and make enquiries. He found that there were only two welfs in the village. One was public property, and was usually used for watering cattle, but was then dry. The other well,on which the village dcp: nded for drinking water. was private property, belonaing to a native-Christian who was not a Salvationist, and who now, in a truly Christian spirit, refused to let the Salvation- ists draw water from his well. The re criminations on both sides were rather am, using. v’Cne old S. lvationist lady exclaimed with much warmth : “Oh. I have drawn water from that well all my life. Why should you break my pots if lgo there now? You’re not Christimsl” To this an old man retorted: “Why do you disturb us and frighten our buffaloes by marching through 'the village with your tam-tame and your banners and your horrid noise ?" Maj. Tucker is now poaching on the missionary preservesvat Amnd and Boread. The quar- rel seems a very pretty one as it stands. We can Orly hope that the police will not have to interfereâ€"The Tim S 0/ India. A Boy who had a. great curiosity to know how a. Bee-Hive was constructed entered an Apiary and proceeded to upset a Hive, but while feeling in his Hind Pocket for a. Two-Foot Rule the Angry Swarm alighted upon him and ran the thermometer up to such a Notch that he cried out in a. voice which could be heard a mile away. When the last Bee had got in his Work and there was nothing but boot-heel left to Bite at, an old b‘uoozer with a. Yellow Back and a Squint-Eye flew up on the Gate-Post to Pick the Bones out of his Teeth and said : “ Better wait until the Mule is Dead before picking up a. Hind Foot no see how it is glued on. When Curiosity interfere: with the Housework next door it is time to throw Flatiron.” A Rare who was out in the Early Morning to secure her Breakfast began stépping on all the Insects she Encounter- ed, and even went out of her way to roll a Field Mouse on his back and mike him feel: his» inferldrity. He was having a Boss time when“ a Hawk mooped down and‘bor% 11th away before he could re- peat five_words of the Prohibition Plat- form. ? . ' ' “Well; well I” chuckled sin old Beetle who had been Hidden under a. tuft of grass, “the One-Hare PoWer may be a big thing while it lasts, but the drop is too sudden for such-blood as mine.” ' MORAL : Jay Gould is a big boss, but â€". '. ‘ TWO 01“ ’EM. A Sly old‘ Wolf who wanted some Pre- text for Attacking the Hares Finally An- nounced'that he had Become 3. Convert to a. New Religion, which Privileged him to Dine on young Rabbit. Armed with fihié‘éxcfis‘e, he? was Promenading Around in Search of Miaan.‘w1ien a. Lion met him and Demanded an Explanation. When the \Volf had Explained his new Religion and his Intentions the Lion replied ; “ How odd ! While your Religion Privileges you to Eat the Hares the one I have just Tackled Commands me to Paralyze every Wolf I meet ! Take that for 3. Beginning 1” MORAL Z The man who gets a Spavined Horse while Trading Off a. Blind One is Rightly Served. days ago he foum piece. It is the fi in which a. growim the electric fluid. Wh Potato Cron Destroyed Lightning. AMERICAN FABLES. THE BOY AND THE BEE THE mum’s REBUKE. {orth Sterling, Uonn. 'L‘ne vmes 3w and sprawled over the ground. \Vood went to dig them a few 1 found not a potato in the whole the fich instanc'e on record there gyowfing crop was dean-eyed by MORAL M<Om< Where They Are Found and How They Axe Workedâ€"The Ingenuity ol the Agate Worker. S.ot.land is famad for its agate-s, beteer known as “S :oton peb! lan,”wu1ch, although small ct mpared wjnh chose fquud (lseyvhere, , in the river gravels of Uruguay. are yet unequ alled in the variety and beauty of their colors. Scottish pebbles are found chiefly at Kinoul hill, mar Perth, on the shore near Montrcse, at Dunglass, and at Burn Aune, near Galston, Ayrshire. but whether they 01 our on the shore or in river grai e's, they have been all previously wash- ed out of trap rocks. The pebbles, cut by E linburgh lapidaries, are used in the manu- facture of Scottish jewelli ry. The chief seat of the agate industry of the world. however is at Oberstein, in Rhenish Bavaria. where it has been carried on for centuries. It arose there naturally enough. owing to the pre- sence in the vcl:anic rocks of the neighbor- hood cf an abundance of fine agates ; but it has continued and extended long after those IOLks tsve ceased to yield, or at least to be mined for, the raw material of the industry. The agate quarries if Oberalein were aban- dcned owing lo the discovery, fully half a century ago, of a rich supply of these stones Some Ger- man workers in agate, wuo had (migrated to ti o‘. region, niticed the courtyard of a farm-house tavad With pebbles that remind- ed them of the agates of their native Ober- stein. Specimens were accordingly sent home and cut, and the surmise proved cor- rect. Sinie that time there has been a re- gnlsr export of agate nodules from Uruguay to Onerstein, where they have long formed the staple material used in the agate mills. These "Buz'lian agates," as they are called when brought to Germany. are arranged in hrs and sold by auction, stones of ordinary quality bringing it is said, not more usually than 15 shillings per hundredweight. “Ger- man agatos" are thus, for the most part, Smth American stones cut and polished at Oberstein. The extent of the industry has greatly increased with this accession of fresh material, and a few years ago there were no fewer than 163 agate mills. working 724 grindstones, and giving employment alto- gether to about three thousand persons. Cheapness of labor and a plentiful supply of water-power has much to do with the con- tinuance of this industry at Oberstein. The labor is both ill puid and severe The Legato worker, says Professor Rudlsr, who some yrars ago visited the mines and mills, "lies upon a low wooden grinding stool, specially constructed to fit the chest and abdomen, leaving the limbs free ; the hands are en- gaged in holding and grinding the agate, while the feet are firmly pressed against short stakes or blocks of wood screwed into the floor, the reaction enabling the grinder to press the agate with much force against the moving millstone. The friction thus produced causes the agate to glow with a beautiful phosphorescent light, and red car- nelians under this treatment look, it is said, as if they were red-hot. The mill stones of are red sandstone, measure five feet diamet- er, and generally make three revolutions per second. The finer agates are sliced by mean: of steel wheels an-i diamond or emery powvler, but the couser stones are Simply chipped into saape and ground, Alterward they are polished on rotating cylinders of wood or lead covered with moistened tri- r The ingenuity of the agate worker is not confined mere] to cutting, carving and pol- ishing his mate rial into all manner of shades. He has also succeeded in varying its color by artificial means. The layers composing an agate differ considerably in porosity, those that are transparent, for example, being less porous than opaque layers. Some indeed, seem to be altogether impervious at crdinary temperature and prrssure ; and ag- ate workers both at Oberstein and in India have availed themselves of this peculiarity in applying their staining processes. A suit- able agate, after being thoroughly dried, is immersed in a mixture of honey and water or in olive oil, and is kept thus for at least three days, exposed to a moderate heat, It is then washed, dried, and put into a vessel containing enough sulphuric acid to cover it. The vessel is thereifter exposed to a gentle heat for a varying number of hours, when the porous layers are found to have become much darker in color. The reason of this is that these layers, having become saturated with the syrup u- oil, are acted upon by the sulphuric acid,which decomposes the sugary or oily constituent and forms in its place a deposit of carbon. It is in this way that . banded agate is converted into the onyx with its black and white layers, used in the production of cameos and intaglios. Expos- ure to strong sunlight was long ago found to give a reddish tint to gray-colored argatesL, p02. and this suggested the burning of such stones so as to convert them into carnelians. At Oberstein, likely stones for this purpose are first dried thoroughly, then saturated in sulphuric acid, and afterwards exposed in an earthenware crucible to a red heat. They are allowed to cool slowly, and are then seen to be of a bright red color. Not content with imitating the rarer natural varieties of agatn, such an onyx and csrnelian, German manufacturers have taken to shining agatea blue and all sorts of colors unknown in the nitural stones. Aniline dyes, unnatur- al as they are fugitive, have also been lately used for agate staining. It is possible that the stones themselvesmay yet be artificial- ly produced. Indeed, according to King (“Natural History of Germ"), a Florentine anatomist long ago accomplished this feat, although unfortunately, the secret died with him. He is said to have petrified human viscera into real antes. “In the hospital of San Sp'rato may be inspected still by the incredulous," says King, "a table top made up of hearts, lungs, livers. eto., thus 3 ntizâ€" ed into one large slabâ€"meet board or a banquet of vampires!” Organic remains in agate are not unknown, for B)werbank states that in the moss ugates of Oberstein he has found microscopic organisms, and Dr Heddle says that he has found undoubted organic remains of consxdersble size in agates from Ayrshire and other localities.-â€"Edin- burgh "What is the price of this axle grease!” asked the new clerk of a grocery dealer; “there is no mark on it.” “It dxpands on your customer. If he asks for axle grease, charge him 15 cents a pong-d; but if he wants buttar, make it 38 cents." While the very young daughter of a coun- try clergyman was playing in the golden one day, a. stranger cgme along and. inquired if her father was at home. “No,” she replied: "th my mother is In the house, and she will ’pray with you, you poor miserable sin- ner. ' Scotsman. AGATES.