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The dreary March evening is rapidlyr pass- ing from murky gloom to obscurity. Gusts 1 of icy rain and sleet are sweeping full 1 against a man who, though driving, bows his head so low that he cannot see his ; horses. The patient beasts, however, plod. along the niiI-y road, unerringly taking their course to the distant stable door. The high- way sometimes passes through a. grove onthe edge of a forest, and the trees creek and l groan as they writhe in the heavy blastsl in occasional groups of pines there is sigh- ing and moaning almost human in sugges~ ‘ tiveness of trouble. Never had Nature been, in a more dismal mood, never had she been more prodigal of every element of dis001n~ fort, and never had the hero of my story been more eastdown in heart and hope than on this chaotic day which, even to his dull fancy, appeared closing in harmony with his feelings and fortune. He is going home, yet the thought brings no assurance of wel- come and comfort. As he cowers upon the seat of his market wagon, he is to the reader what he is in the fading light,â€"-a mere dim outline of a, man. His progress is so slow that there will be plenty of time to relate some facts about him which will make the scenes and events to follow more intelli- gible. .e-. .. .1“ 1 a James Holcroft is a middle-aged man and the owner of a small, hilly farm. He had inherited his rugged acres from his father, had always lived upon them, and the feel- ing had grown strong with the lapse of time that he could live nowhere else. Yet he knew that he was, in the vernacular of the region, “ going down hill.” The small savings of years were slowly melting away, and the depressing feature of this truth was that he did not see how he could help him- self. He was not a sanguine man, but rather one endowed with a hard, practical sense which made it clear that the down- hill process had only to continue sufficiently long to leave him landless and penniless. It was all so distinct on this dismal evening that he groaned aloud. -. ... v m“? Ifrig comes to that, I don’t know what I’ll d040rawl away on a night like this and gige if. up, like enough.” nu Perhaps he was‘ right. When a man with a nature like his “ gives up,” the end has come. The low, sturdy oaks that grew so abundantly along; the road were types of his characterpâ€"they could break, but not bend. He had little suppleness, little power to adapt himself to varied conditions of life. An event had occurred a year since, which, for months, he could only contem- plate with dull wonder and dismay. In his youth he had married the daughter of a small farmer. Like himself, she had always been accustomed to toil and frugal living. From childhood she has been impressed with the thought that parting with a dollar was a serious matter, and to save a. dollar one of the good deeds rewarded in this life and the life to come. She and her husband were in complete harmony on this vital point. Yet not a miserly trait entered into their humble thrift. It was a necessity entailed by their meagre resources ; it was inspired by the wish for an honest independence in their old age. .1 o 1 UL- There wils to be no old age for her. She ' a, modicumc’of Profit ; but as he trudgea took a heavy cold, and almost before 1191“! home along the wintry road, he experienced l husband was aware of her danger, she had strong feelings of disgust at the thought of left his side. He was more than grief- such a creature sitting by the kitchen fire , StriCkCn’ he “735 aPPath- N0 Children had in the place once occupied by his wife. ! blessed their "mm" and they hm} be.00m01 During all these domestic vicissitvdcs he: more and more to each other in their simple i had occupied the parlor, a stiff, njrma], home life. To many it would. have seemed ‘ frigid apartment, which had been mle a narrow and even a soulld hfe' 1? COUM i used in his married life. He had no inclina- not have been the latter, for all their hard ‘ tiou for the society of his help; in fact, Work! tlleh‘ Pettf economle? and plans to there had been none with whom he could as- mcrea'se the hofn‘d 1“ the “"1383 hahk were sociate. The better class of those who went mbhed 0f 50rd1‘lhess by an hone“: ‘lhlet af‘ out to service could find places much more l fem/103 for 93011 Other» by mhhml gym“ to their taste than the lonely farm house. Path)’ and a common Pm'P(’S°~ It “‘1' I The kitchen had been the one cosey, cheer. doubtedly was a meagre hf“ “'hmh “eh? ‘ ful room of the house, and, driven from it, ed to grow harm“ or “1th tune (“1d ha‘hm the farmer was an exile in his own house. . There had never been much romance to be In the Parlor he Could at least brood over "in with, but something that always wears the happy page and that was about “u the l hetter,â€"-muiual res ect and affection. From solace he had. ’ the first, James Eldlcroft had entertained l the sensible hope that she was just the girl i to help him make a living from his hillside farm, and he had not hoped for or even . h I ‘1 . f ‘ 1 I. thought of very much else except the har- and “ggcsmons’ S e (’u“ y m 01m“ mu - - l '11 w business and “ didn’t mony and gOOd comradesmp Whmh bless tvliitiifiinbiiearoiiih orderin’ and interfer- people who are suited to each other. He! ‘ ’ ‘ ' ‘ l I} had been disappointed in no respect : they m ' . . ‘ had toiled and gathered like ants ; they 111 feet, She (hd appear, as 5110 had 331d; were confidential partners in the homely i capable of any amount of work, and usually business and details of the farm ; nothing » was 1“ 3' “lo‘hl to Perfm'm “3 3, hht soon her was wasted, not even time. The little farni- 1 male rifhltlves .hegah to (h‘ol) 1“ t9 Shmke 3' house abonnded in comfort, and was a model Pipe W1th her 111 the evehhlg- A httle later of neatness and order. If it. and its sur- 0“: the SUPP” table was left smhdh‘g f0“ roundings were devoid of grace and orna- thos‘; who “"3” “hm-3'3 remy “to take 1‘ ment, they were not missed, for neitheiv bite. lhe‘farmer had never. heard of the of its occupants had never been accustomed mm‘fl Who “1'3"” gm his head mt? the tent, to such things_ The years which passed but it gradually dawned upon him tliat'he so uneventually only cemented the union was half Sul’POl'thlg the Whole I‘USh tube and increased the sense of mutual depcnd- dOthW the §hal}tY- Every el'ehmg’ Whlle encc_ They would have been regarded as he shiveied in his best room, he was compel- exceedingly mattepofjact and undemnns. led to hear the coarse Jests andlaughter .111 trative, but they were kind to each other the Mllaceht apm‘tment. Oh? mght hm hm and understood each other. Feeling that , ter thoughts fo‘lhd expressmh ‘ l‘ I hhghh they were S10w1y yet surely getting ahead, as well open afrec house for the keeping of they looked forward to an old age of rest, man and heasn” and a sufficiency for their simple needs. He had endured this state of affairs for Then, before he could realize the truth. he some time simply because the woman did was left alone at her wintry grave ; neigh- the essential work in her oil-hand. slap-dash bors dispersed after the brief service, and he i style, and left him unmolested to his brood- plodded back to his desolate home. There ing as long as he did not interfere with her was no relative to step in and partially make ideas of domestic economy. But his impaâ€" good his loss. Some of the nearest i‘csi- l tioiice and the sense of being wronged were dents sent a few cooked provisions until he producing a feeling akin to desperation. could get help, but these attentions soon 2 Every week thsre was less and less to sell ceased. It was believed that he was abun- ; from the dairy ; chickens and eggs disap- dantly able to take care of himself, and he i peiired, and the appetites ol‘ those who drop- Was left to do so. He was not exactly 1111- i pod in to “ kape Bridgy from bein’ a bit popular, but had been much too retiCent and ! lonely ” grew more voracious. had lived too secluded a life to find, unin- Thus matters had armed on until this "ted, Sympathy mm” H” was the liLSt hm“) i March day when he had taken two calves to however, to ask for sympathy or hell) § ahd l market. He had said to the kitchen poten- this was hm“ (he to lhlsuhlhl‘OPy} b1” Simply tate that he would take supper with a friend to temperament and habits of life. He and \I in town and therefore would not be back be. his wife had been sufficient for each other, 1 {on nine in the evenilw, The friend was and the outside world was excluded chiefly i the Official keeper of thcbpost-housc and had because they had no time or taste for secial ! been a cmny of Holcyoffis in early life. He interchanges. As a result, he suffered scr- 5 had taken. to polities instead of farming, Ions disadvantages ; he was inimindcrstood ; and mm. had attained to what he and his “1‘1 "irthhlly left 1" hwht hi5 calamity ‘5 acquaintances spoke of as a “ snug berth.” 1‘10"“- _ iHolcroft had maintained with this man a lint, indeed, he could scarcely have met l friendship based partly on business 1.01%. it in ally other way. Even to his wifc,hc';1-,i0nS and the wen.to_do purveyor for had never. formed the habit of speakinglpaupgrs always gave his old playmate an freely 0f hls thoughts and feelings- Thm‘e ; honest welcome to his private supper table, had been ho Deal, 50 00mpch W‘ES the! which differed somewhat from that spread understanding between them. A hint, a forthc town’s Pensioners. sentence, revealed to each other their simvi ple and limited processes of thought. To (To BE CONTINUED)' Bridget came and took possession of her domain with a sangfroid which appalled Holcroft from the first. To his directions A WOLF IN THE FOLD. CHAPTER I.â€"' A DOMESTIC STORY WITH A MORAL. LEFT ALONE. talk about; her now to strangers was imposâ€" sible. He had no language by which to exâ€" press the hmvy, paralyzing pain in his heart. For a time he performed necessary duties in a. dazed, mechanical way. The horses uml live stock were fed regularly, the cows milked ; but the. milk stood in the d'Liry room until it spoiled. Then he would sic down at his desolate hearth and gaze for hours into the fire, until it sunk down and (lied out. Perhaps no class in the world suller from such a. terrible sense of loneliness as simple-natured, country people, to whom a very few have been all the company they required. At lust Holcroft partially shook off his stupor, and began the experiment of keep- ing house and maintaining his dairy with hired help. For a, long year he had struggl- ed on through allkinds ofdomestic vicissi- tudu, conscious all the time that things were going from had to worse. Hi1 house was isolated, the region sparsely settled, and good help diliieult to he obtained under favoring auspices. The few respectable women in the neighborhor (1 who occasionulv 1y “ lent a ham “ in other homes than their own would not compromise themselves, as they expressed it, by “ keepin‘ house for a widower.” Servants obtained from the neighboring town either could not endure the loneliness, or else were so wasteful and ignorant, that the farmer, in sheer despem~ tion, discharged them. The silent, grief- stricken, rugged-featured man was no com- pany for any one. The year was but a. re- cord of changes, waste and small pilfcrings. Although he knew he could not afford it, he tried the device of obtaining two women in- stead of one, so that they might have soci- ety in each other ; but either they would I not stay or else he found that he had two thieves to deal with instead of one,â€"â€"brozen, i incompetent creatures who knew more about Whiskey than milk, and who made his home a. terror to him. Some asked, good-naturally, “ \Vhy don’t you marry again ‘2” Not only was the very thought repugnant, but he knew well that he was not the men to thrive on any such errand to the neighboring farmhouses. Though apparently he had little sentiment in his nature, yet the memory of his wife was like his religion. He felt that he could not put an ordinary woman into his wife’s place, and say to her the Words he had spok- en before. Such a, marriage would be to him a grotesque farce, at which his soul re» volted. There certainly was no lack of bone and muscle in the big, redAszced, middle-aged woman who was so to preside at his hearth and glean from his diminished dairy a. modicum of profit ; but as he trudged home along the wintry road, he experienced strong feelings of disgust at the thought of such a. creature sitting by the kitchen fire in the place once occupied by his wife. At last he was driven to the necessity of applying for help to an Irish family that had recently moved into the neighborhood. The promise was forbidding, indeed, as he entered the squalid abode in which were huddled men, women and children. A sis‘ ter of the mistress of the shanty was volâ€" ul)le in her assurance of unlimited capabil- ity. Faix I kin do all the wourk, in doors and out, so I takcs the notion,” she had as- Barbed. Thus matters had drifted on until this March day when he had taken two calves to market. He had said to the kitchen poten- f; tate that he would take supper with a friend } in town and therefore would not be back he- Horc nine in the evening. The friend was During all these domestic vicissitvdes he had occupied the parlor, a stiff, njrmal, frigid apartment, which had been rarely used in his married life. He had no incline.- tion for the society of his help ; in fact, there had been none with whom he could as- sociate. The better class of those who went out to service could find places much more to their taste than the lonely farm house. The kitchen had been the one cosey, cheer. ful room of the house, and, driven from it, the farmer was an exile in his own house. In the parlor, he could at least brood over the happy past, and that was about all the solace he had. Bridget came and took possession of her domain with a sangfroid which appalled Holcroft from the first. To his directions and suggestions, she currly informed him that she knew her business and “ didn’t want no mon around, orderin’ and interfer- ini. n In fact, she did appear, as she had said, capable of any amount of work, and usually was in a. mood to perform it : but soon her male relatives began to drop in to smoke a. pipe with her in the evening. A little later on, the supper table was left standing for those who were always ready “ to take a bite." The farmer had never heard of the camel who first got his head into the tent, but it gradually dawned upon him that he was half supporting the Whole Irish tribe down at the shanty. Every evening, while he shivered in his best room, he was compel- led to hear the coarse jests and laughter in the adjacent apartment. One night his bit- ter thoughts found expression : “ I might as well open a free house for the keeping of man and beast.” He had endured this stzrte of affairs for some time simply because the woman did the essential work in her oil-hand. slap-dash style, and left him nnmolested t0 his brood- ing as long as he did not interfere with her ideas of domestic economy. But his impaâ€" tience and the sense of being wronged were producing a feeling akin to desperation. Every week thsre was less and less to sell from the dairy ; chick-ans and eggs disap- peared, and the appetites of those who drop- ped in to “ kape Bridgy from hein’ a, bit lonely ” grew more voracious. E HOME AND GENERAL NEWS. It is proposed to erect at St. John, N. K, a, memorial hall in commemoration of the Queen’s jubilee. The Council of SherbrOJke, Qua, have imposed a tax of $50 on a Montreal manu- facturer who shipped into the city and sold to the highest bidders eight/gen cm-loads of furniture. It is estimated that over 1,800 locomotives were built in the United States during the past year. They cost about $15,000,000. The other night Chief Randall, of Guelph, assisted by two policemen, arrested five young men engaged in gambling with dice in Cozuly’s Billiard Parlor. Smuggling has been detected in the sleep- ing cars which cross the river at Detroit. Porters have been in the habit of carrying dutiable goods over .the line “ to accomo- date a. friend.” The school teacher at Osceola, \V. T , is a. young woman of only 18 years ; but she has no difficulty in keeping order, for she threat- ens to sit down on the first pupil who is insubordinatc. She weighs 3‘25 pounds. Lu mu; "1 “can Uth\tClD LJSIJVLVM \.1|.Alvu\|v v- furniture. I Smuggling has been detected in the sleep- ing cars Which cross the river at Detroit. Porters have been in the habit of carrying dutiable goods over .the line “ to accomo- (late a. friend.” The school teacher at Osceola, \V. T , is a. young woman of only 18 years ; but she has no difficulty in keeping order, for she threat- ens to sit down on the first pupil who is) insubordinatc. She weighs 3‘25 pounds. 1 A Chicago merchant reveals the secret of the fact that while in cold weather other show windows are heavily frosted, his re-l main clear and transparent. He has his‘l windows rubbed twice each Week with al cloth dipped in glycerin'a. It is alleged that ata tohoggan slide at Magog, Que, there isa trained dog that will mount the sled, go down the slide, “ Yes, sir, I was born in \VhitechapelH you don’t know what a. poor place it isâ€" huudreds and thousands _with ’ardly any- thin’ to heat the Whole year rouu’. My father was a. captingâ€"«leastways, any time Iseed ’im he Wore a big swmd, and had goold lace on ’is breast. But ’e was always in Hindia a fightin’ the Hafghans, and ’e scarcely sent anythin‘ to mother. I ’ad to go down the streets, and look for hodd jobs, sich as carryin’ parcels, goin’ messages, and la ’olding ’orses’ ‘eadv, while the gentlemen went into the banks t.) draw money to pay their men. Sometimes l’d Sixpence for every ’orse, and I’ve seen me make two or three shillin’ in a day. Other times I’d make nuthin’ and then it was ’ard to live. Mother died, and sister and hi were taken to the St. Hahn’s ’Ome, “'e was well treated therca~got good grub, clothes, and good bed. . 1.‘ It is alleged that at a tolmgga‘n slide at Mngog, Qua, there isa trained dog that; will mount the sled, go down the slide, draw the sled buck and go down again to an indefinite ex tent, and if properly encour- aged will accept the company ofayoung lady. Through a blunder, the handsome resi- dence of Mr. Hugh Sutherland, of Winnipeg, was sold for a small sum for taxes, and as it was not redeemed the purchaser now claims it. Mr. Sutherland, however, holds a tax receipt, and a. lively contest in court is anti- cipated. .R .1171! I"I\,A Some months ago Daniel Kelly of Port Clinton. l’a., saw that a heavy boulder had fallen on the track of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and he managed to run ahead and stop an approaching passenger train in time to avert a wreck. The other day he receivâ€" ed a costly gold watch and chain with the compliments of the railroad company. A Connecticut newspaper oflors a big dicâ€" tionary to the person Who shall write for it, before Jan. 15, the best article not over 1,000 words long on the subject, “ How to insure to the criminals in our prisons the occupation essential to their mental and bodily health Without bringing their labor into competition with the labor of honest ‘ working men.” The solution of that proh- ilem isworth considerably more than an i eightdollar-and-a-half book. It is reported from Blaine, \V. 'l‘., that Chinamen, opium, liquors, and merchandise are being smuggled in large numbers and quantities into the United States from Brit» ish Columbia, by the Way of Point Roberts, the Gulf of Georgia, and the islands of the lower Sound on Semiahmoo Buy. In VVhate- 0m county, \V, T., the border is entirely unprotected. Nicholas Spear of Hartland, Mich, went home for a week’s spree one day last week, and the next mornng put Paris green in the waterpail used by the family. Then he forgot all about it and drank of the water himself and died. His wifg discovered the palm In the dipper bblb'l'tf any other person drank of it. Abram Cretis of Grant county, \V'. Va., tells a remarkable sheep story. He says that he was on the mountain near Peters» burgh Gap after a flock of sheep, when one of them, startled by the sudden appearance of the shepherd dog, leaped from a preci- pice and landed uninjured 175 feet below. Abram Watched it in its flight, he says, and saw that it passed the tops of several tall pines, leaving little tufts of wool as memen- toes, and appeared to light in a top, whom it was thrown back against the mountain and there struck another top, and so on until it leached the g" 011ml. In a School section in Northumberlund County, where a. young lady is engaged as teacher, there has been quite a dispute as to Whether it would be prudent to re-engagc her or not. It was claimed that she had too many admirers of the opposite sex, and that the section had thus been deprived of (L portion of her time that should have been spent in the discharge of her duties asa. teacher. Accordingly at the school meet- ing the trustees had an agreement drawn up to the effect that she should not keep com- pany during the coming year with any young men during school hours, as her unâ€" divided time should be devoted to the school. Upon her refusing to sign this agreement it was decided to leave it to a. vote of the meeting as to whether she should be compelled to sign it or not. A Show of hands was taken, and it resulted in a tie, when the chairman, being a young 1mm, gave the casting vote in her favor. A fast train on the East Tennessee, Vir- ginia. and Georgia Railroad ran into a. big bald eagle near Chattanooga, the other day, and threw him upon the cowcatcher, where he clung. Before the bird had time to re- cover from the shock of his collision with the cow-catcher Fireman Fortune climbed along the footan to the pilot and endeavor- ed to capture the eagle, Which fought vi- ciously for his liberty. The train was going at the rate of fortyfive miles an hour. The man had to hold by one hand to keep his footing and manage the eagle w7‘1 t other hand. But the bird was finally secured after he had nearly torn Mr. Fortune’s over- alls to shred; with his powerful talons, and was back over {he footway, fighting like a demon. He measured seven feet from tip to tip of the wings. A baby dressed in expensive and elegant clothing was found the other day in asnow bank beside the Chicago and Northwestern Railway track near Milwaukee. It had evidently been thrown from the window of EL passing train. When found it was com- fortably sucking its fist. OUR AVERAGE \Vumu'r.â€"»According to Quetelet, a Belgian savant, a man attains his maximum weight about his 40th year. A woman, however, does not attain her maximum weight until he) 50th year, The weight of persons of the same age in differâ€" ent classes of society also differs. I11 the wealthier classes the average maximum Weight is 172 pounds, and is attained at 50 years of age. In the artisan classit is 154 pounds, attained at 40. Among farm laborers it is 171 pounds, attained at 60. In the general classes it is 164 pounds, and is reached between 40 and 50 years of age. 0f Hardship :1! “um” and Experience in Canada. His name was John Cook. He had hair of the character known as “brick-dust.” His head, hands and feet were of abnormal proportions. He had the body of a lad of fifteen and the face of a man of twenty-five. His big blue eyes had a keen, enquiring look, and when he spoke you believed him that he was twenty years of age, although at first glance you had taken him for a. lad of sixteen. lie told the following story of orphan life in London, England, and 01 his struggles in Canada since he arrived, seven months ago. “ After some time we ’eerd that father ’ad been killed by the Hafghans. That was in 1880. Sister, when she ’eerd it, she jist went to sleep, and never wakened. She lay stunned-like for a. long time, and then died. I used- to cry to think I ’ad no one in the world; it made me lonesome. I was fond ’o sister. Then, about six months ago, me and another lot 0’ boys were brought out by government in the “ Sardinian” to Canada. We came intermegiate, and was very com- fortable. A kind lady was in charge of us, and we used to sing hymns, and the big nobs ’ud chuck us down money. “I was taken to a place at Richmond ; but I had to leave my master, with only 25 cents in my pocket. I Could get nuthin’ to do in Richmond, and I wanted to come to Montreha]. Hi went to the station and saw a kind-lookin’ guard, and asked ’im wud ’e gimme a ride. ’11] said ’e dursn’t, but jist as the train was sturtin’ ’e winked ’is eye, and nodded for me to get up. \Vasn’t that kind of ’im? When 1 got to Montrehal I heifered ’im the 25 cents; but he wouldn’t take it, and ’e brought me to a place and give me a good dinner. 1 ‘ u 1 5' ~ o “ I went about the streets and hasde in some places for somethin’ to do, but could get nothin’. I slept hour. that night-7this was in Octoberâ€"and the next day I spent the the 25 cent. Then 1 ’ad nothin’. “ I went about for three days and three nights without grub. I went to the Salva- tion Army people, but they said the cud n’t ’elp me. On the fourth day I went into a confectioner’s on St. James streetâ€"Halexam der’sâ€"and I hasked the hold gentleman for somethin’ to heat. Mr. Halexander said»â€" Sit you right down at this table, an’ ’eat your fill.’ An’ ’e made a. lady wait on me, an‘ I tucked him all I could, and then Mr. Halexandei‘ saidâ€"‘ now, put plenty in your pockets.’ VVusn’t that kind, un’ me a stranger? Jist as I was goin’ hout he said â€"‘ I know what I can do,’ hand then he wrote hout two notes. ‘ Ere,’ he saidâ€"- ‘ Take that to Mr. Dick, 0f the Boys ’ome, and this to Mr. Garsley.’ So hi thanked ’im, an’ Went to the ’ome, 311’ Mr. Dick, he said as how it was hall right. Then I went to Mr. Carsley, and ’e said it was hall right, and gave mea job as messenger, and I’m hall right. Honly I can’t help feeliu’ lone- some sometimes, when I think that my lit- tle sisterfiall I had-Wis dead. But Mrs. Dick, she Says, ‘dou’t fret, for you'll see her again in ’ezwen.’ 0 “Oh, you‘ve no idea of how poor they are at ’ome. The big 1101):; what own the fact- ories, fail hevery day on account of things bein' so cheap, hand thousands are turned hout of work.” The Hard-worked Queen of Spain. The Queen-Regent of Spain is prolmlfly the most over-worked woman in her Domin- ions. She rises at 7, and as soon as she has made her toilet she sends for her little son and the members of the royal family, and spends an hour or so with them. At 9 she attends to her household affairs, goes over her accounts, gives her orders for the day, reads her letters, glances through the newspapers, and is ready by 10 or a little after to receive the report of the Captain General of the garrison. He is succeeded by the Prime Minister, who has a long in» terview with the Queen on affairs of State every day but Monday, when she presides at a Cabinet Council instead. At 12 the royal family sit down to dejemm‘, at which meal the little King always assistsâ€"though only its a. spectator, of course. At 2 one of the Ministers pre- sents himself with the decrees and State papers of different kinds which await her signature. Twice a week she holds a. levee, and it is rarely over before 6. The other days she takes a drive without an escort or any other show of State. After dinner the royal party amuse themselves with cards or talk literature and art with Count Morphy, who is an accomplished musician, and at H the Queen retires te seek the rest to which she is so well entitled after her fatiguing day‘s work. STRENGTH me BRICK WALLs.â€"It is found that walls laid up of good hard-burned bricks, in mortar composed of good lime and sharp sand, will resistapressure of 1,500 pounds per square inch, or 216,000 pounds per square foot, at which figures it would require 1,600 feet height of 12-inch wall to crush the bottom courses, allowing 135 pounds as the weight of each cubic foot. It also appears from accurate calculations and u‘.a -u, measul‘ements that walls laid up in the same quality of brick and nmrtzu‘, with one-third quantity of Portland cement added to the same, are capable of resisting some, 9,500 pounds per square inch, or 360,000 pounds per square foot; this would require 1L height of wall of 2,700 feet to crush the buttom bricks. Two months ago young Tatl'o, a more boy, was caught by a shaft in a mill in Grosvenordale, Conn. He was whirled around, his right arm was torn from the socket with such force as to send it a dis tance of fifteen feet, his left leg suffered a compound fracture, his right knee was disâ€" located and fractured, and he was otherâ€" wise fearfully bruised, and yet to-day he is alive and well. A C(DCKNEY’S STORY. Roo'rs FOR DAIRY Cows. Roots are healthy food for cows and in‘ crease the flow of the milk, but care is reâ€" quired in feeding those liable to give an un- pleasant flavor to the milk and butter. Carrots and sugar beets, experience has taught, are among the roots best adapted for dairy cows. Turnips and calm-ages give unpleasant flavor to both milk and butter. Roots should not be fed alone but in combination with more niirogcnous foods. To INCREASE THE FLOW 0F MiLK. The following advice is applicable to every farmer who keeps cows, especially if fol- lowed during the winter season: Give your cows three times a day water slightly warm, slightly salted, in which bran has been stir- red at the rate of one quart to two gallons of water. You will find that the cow will. not only give much more milk, but she will become much attached to the diet. The amount of this drink necessary is an ordin» my water paili‘ull each time, morning, noon and night. Kmv A Goon TEAM. “’itlmut doubt; the greatest and most common loss in twin n‘mnavgement is from keeping poor humus unable at any time to do a fqu day’s work. It is the Inostfiiflieult thing possible for many farmers to get the idea Into their heads that a horse capable of doing but little is entirely valueless. An old, worn out hmse will always sell for something, no matter how poor he may be, and always for a greater price in proportion to his value when most; worthless. For farm purposes, with the dear wages new paid to rarm help, it does not require much deduction from a lull day’s team work each day to make up the value of 2'. first-class team in every respect. The greater part of soft or unmerehantâ€" able coin is fed easily, and to fattening hogs without grinding. The idea is to get rid of it as soon as possible to prevent it from heating and moulding. it is true enough that in large unventi‘utted heaps it is apt to: spoil; but hundreds and even thousands of bushels may he kept until it is dried out. Considering the wastefulm-ss of the usual methods 0t feeding it will pay to take the needed cure to keep it Liter. Giving to hogs while wet and even water-soaked by ruins it is little more nourishing?r than so much grass. Much of the nuti'ixnent in its soft state is in the col», which Iatttening hogs will not eat. Prob-ably the be st use of soft eorn is to feed it to nnleh cows, and after cold Weather emnes there is no ditliculty in keeping it. During the winter this soft corn freezes dry, and towards spring may be ground in the con with a, mixture of equal parts of outs or light barley. Sin: m) H UsnA N DRY. Sheep need but little care this month. Give them good hay and a few roots each day, and in dry weather let them have a run in the fichls for exu‘cise. It may not be well to allow their fleeces to be soaked with snow, or by a. cold min, as it gives them it heavy load to carry, besides the fuel; that the chill may injure the weakly ones, but they need fresh ulr and exercise. The air in a. wellâ€" filletl sheep shed is too strongly impregnated with ammonia to be best for breathing purposes. Keep the floor of the sheep shed well supplied with dry litter, and supply them “1th pure vs ater at least twice a day. They need it as much as any other animal. They will also relish an occasional feed of evergreen boughs if there is snow on the ground long. A good horse is never a. bad color, it is said. Still color has its it"pox'iuncc, espe- cially as indicating temper and purity of breed. ’l‘hus, black colored horses are of a. hot and fiery temper and disposition; the chestnut and brown boy are reckoned to have strength and spirit, and the white are always tender. As to gray, it has been ob- served that those which tend the most to black are stronger than the brighter greys. There are besxdes these other colors in horses, as the rmm, which seems to be the oifspring of the hay and white, or the hay and gray. The sorrel and White seem to be the anthorof the dun and cream color, and as for those horses which are called straw- berry, they may, probably, proceed- from a. coupling between a. bright gray and a. bay. There are also some horses mottled or red (commonly called piebuld), either black and white in spots, or chestnut and white. As to the choice of color in a stallion, a. person of great Lkill says the dupple bay, the white bay, and the dapple gmy are to be preferred ; but; does 1:0: object to a. horse of a. pure black, provided it has a white star and a white foot. 111 the judgment of others, however, he >houlJ be lwall of one color. The produce of a white horse and a white mare will be white, and by keeping the breed constantly wifhout any intunnixture of color the color of the original may be maintained. So, ablack horse and a. black more will produce black, 2L brown horse and a brown lllELl‘C, brown, etc. \Nhitticr is said to have lately finished a rather long poem of historical interest, which will be given to the public with a new edition of his works revised by himself. \Ve find in many eases that horses of a bright bay color, with a black mane and tail, are good as well us bountiful, and these have commonly the tips of their ears :md the extreme parts oi 1hrir legs lllewh. It is so common for :i (lnpple gray to have a white msz and mil, with the former men- tioned extremities White, such as the tips of the ears and the extreme parts of the legs ; but for other colored horses, cxvept the dun, we seldom find their memes and tails of a color (lifl‘erent from thth of the body ; but in a. dim horse the long hair in the mane and tail is commonly black, and for the most part there is also a black stripe down the buck, which is not a little remarkable, as it is not observed in any other creature, exâ€" cept the ass, mule, zebra, etc. In a. horse, indeed, it is only a. plain, straight stripe; but in the ass there is always a cross srroke of black over the shoulders, so that if the skin was to be opened and Spread the black would exactly represent the figure of the cross. Some pretend to tell us, as to the cross upon the ass’ skins, thth asses were not thus marked before the Christian cm, and that none are now Without the Sign ; but upon what good authority they assert this we do not know. 01-“1' (501:5 AS Four) Comm IN Humans FARM.