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A cm‘. of the N. Y. Tribune gives the fol- lowing bit of his experience : When I milk in seven minutes a, cow giving nine quarts at one milking, she never \‘m'ics. “Then I eh'mge cows, lm in my necasimml absence the (tow might resent the presence of a stranger, and the man takes fifteen minutes to milk her, the cow gives a. quart or two less. The game happened when because of a badly bruised thumb I milked the cow more slowly than usual. A cow with short teats is milked by using the bent thumb and the first two fingers, and is thus milked as The best orchard I know i3 on ground of this character ; the plough when used seem- ing to have little or no eifectupon the trees, While good crops of beans and potatoes are grown. There never was; any manure ap- plied, the ground being deep and rich. On shallow soil manure is indispensable to suc- cess, and this furnished as tondressing every year or two. Such soil should be kept in grass, which serves to a, large ex- tent as protection to the soil, sufficient mun ure being given to furnish plant food for both the grass and the trees. M zmure can- not well he spmxt better than in this way, providing always that the trees receive the necessary attention. “Titers treating of cultivaiion of orchard ground seldom consider the character of the soil Wi ,u respect to its depth, a matter that cannot be ignored without, in some cases, eeriously affecting the success of the orchard. A deep soil invites the roots downward, which, in favorable circumstances, pene- trate to a. great depth ; while a shallow soil with an obstinate subsoil, forces the roots to take alateral direction, running near the surface, and thus exposed to all the changes and severity of the weather; in an open winter the ground freezing to a depth be- yond the roots, thus seriously hurting, if not killing, the trees. There is no doubt that many of the dead trees, and the more ‘ numerous dead branches, we meet with, have thus been affected. The plough here cannot be used without harming the roots ; hence such an orchard should never be cul- tivated unless in a very shallow way, which can do but little good; While in deep, loose or leaky soil, the ground mLy be ploughed the normal depth without any harm, but whether with benefit is not certain, as the roots in the depth find sufficient moisture without the aid of a. ground mulch at the surface. 4. For examining seeds &s to purity, scatter them on a, piece of black cardboard, and the foreign grains are readin ohsqrved. If a good collection of seeds, true to their kind, is kept for comparison, the impurities can be easily identified. 3. The following method is much more complicated tlum the preceding, and can only be adopm d where the subject is made a. study. This the apparatus used at the C(flIegc. It consists of o. hemispherical cop- per boiler one foot in diameter, fastened to the bottom of a galvanized iron pan, two feet wide, four feet long and five inches deep, The water passes from the copper boiler into the pan, through four small holes, and is made to circulate over every part of it by guides three-fourths of an inch high. Another bottom, resting on the top of these, is firmly soldered around the edges; at one corner a tube passes through the bottom, for the purpose of filling, the boiler and under pan with Witter. After coming; from the copper ve‘sel the heated water runs back and forth several times in the lower pan, and is finally conducted bye return tube la~ k to the copper boiler, en- tering near the bottom. Some sand (about i two inches deep) is put in the upper part of the pan, and on this rest the boxes, 0110., containing the seeds to be tested. This tin box and boiler is set in somethng like an office desk, about four feet high, standing on four legs, and having a hinged glozedl top. Heat is produced by a small coal oil stove placed below. This germinator isl well adapted for testing many samples at] the same time. ! ‘2. Place the SZCtlS on a. piece of flannel in a. saucer, with sufficient water to moisten it thoroughly. After scattering the seeds (100) on the flannel, put a piece of damp blotting paper over the whole and place i112» warm room. Keep it eon‘inually damp, and in a short time the seed will germinate ; the number sprouting will be the percentage of good seed. 2. 111(11110(l.<.*1. Place 100 seeds between sheets of blotting paper laid on sand, and keep the paper (lamp in a, place where the temperature i4; about 78” to 85° F. The number of seeds germinated will indicate the percentage good. J. HOYES J’AZ‘JTUN, M. A., F. e. 3., oNTARIo AGRICI'LTIRAL (alumnae. 1. Olgy'ert.â€"â€"l<‘or some years past, especially in England, farmers have had their atten» tion directed to the condition of the seed sown on the farm, and in many cases have found that seed is far from beingr pure, or suited for the purpose intended. It fails in being true to its label; other seeds are mixed with it, especially in the case of grass seed. In some sample: many seeds of weeds are found, and in not a few cases there is a lack of germinating power in the seed. These facts have led to the practice among prominent seedsmen of guaranteeing the purity, clcamzcm and wirality of seeds sold, and it has been observed that during the past two 01' three years a. marked improve- ment has resulted. Leading Canadian and American seedsmen have also adopted this idea of testing their seeds before recommend- ing them, and find that the expense is well repaid by securing,r the confidence of the people. With a. View to calling the atten- tion of our Canadian farmers to this ques- tion of t:stix ' seeds, this bulletin ii written. \Vhile all failures in germination cannot, be attributed emirer to poor seed. there is no doubt ihat much seed is sown which has very little vitality, and in some cases, es» pecially gratis, several varieties-t spring up where only one is expected. The seeds of weeds, too, are not uncommon in seed aim, and thus an a period in Canadian firming where there is so much interci‘mnge of grain for scaling purposes as the present. it is not a matter of surprise that We find Weeds on the increase, both in regard to number and variety. Having made some tests in the germinating of seeds at the College during the past year, the results are now published with a» hope that they may prove interesting and instructive to the farmers of the Province. VARIATION INTIIF. Y1): D 01? MILK. DEPTH 014' S011, mR ORCHARDS. SEED TESTING. FARM. Statistics Show that during the last de~ cade the population of Gm:th Britain has in- creased 12 per cent, wealth 2'2 per cent, trade 29 per cent., shipping 67 per cent. and instruction 68 per cent. Is is stated that the Pope intends in a special brief to express his satisfaction at Germany’s efforts to establish good relations with the Holy See and the Vatican’s inten- tions to reciprocate. year ‘f See here, Mr. Jones, didn’t: you tell me that you got along well with these folks here between us '2” “ \Val, I do,” “ How do you manage it .“XVal, I haint b’cn nigh ‘cm for nine Year 1” 7:: He began to be friendly with his next neighbors, but; found them Ver queu‘rei- some. Their boys got into trouble with his : they complained about his line-fence, and set their dog on his hens. \Vhenever he went near them they began to abuse him. Finally he went to Uncle Jerry and saidm “ Well,Ty sziid the other: “ you can ask old Uncle Jwv‘y Jones, who lives on the third farm. (w l-uyond them, how he gets along. He’s u ian who never tells anything but the truth The intending purchaser went over to fincle Jerry, and asked him how he “ got along with his next-door neighbors.” “ First rate,” said he. “ Ever have any trouble with them ‘3” “ Not any.” This was enough, and the down-country man bought the farm. “If I’m to live away out here,” said he, “ it’s important to me to know what sort of folks I’m going to live among.” 1 “RYAN H NJ. ‘1‘" ALLA“ u ..... nu“ an}. Down in the Maine woods half a. dozen miles away from any other habitation, there is acluster of three rather fertile farms. A down-country man, who for some reason wished to go to farming, was nego- tiating for the purchase of one of these farms, which lie all in a row; and he asked the people who were trying to sell to him what sort of neighbors he would have next door. A hen may be calculated to consume one bushel of corn yearly, and to lay ten dozen, or fifteen pounds of eggs. This is equiva- lent to saying that three and one-tenth pounds of corn will produce, when fed to a, hen, five-sixths of a. pound of eggs ; but to make the same weight of pork it requires about; five pounds of corn. Taking into ac- count the nutriment in each, and the com- parative prices of the two, on an average, the pork is about three times as costly us the eggs. The Supreme court of New Jersey has rendered a. decision sustaining the theory that a person who puts a barbed wire fence between his land and his neighbor‘s land is liable for damages to hisneighbor’s stock by reason of the barbs. The case is one in which a colt was fatally injured. It is said that this is the first supreme court decision against the legality of barbed wire as a. line fence. \Varm water is an excellent thing for cows giving milk. It is as good as two or three quarts of meal a, day ; but if you mix meal and shorts with it, cows must be enlimxn unced, as they will drink too much~Aen0ugh to diminish the flow of milk. The quantity will vary with the character of feed and the cow. A little good judgment Is a, nice thing here, as everywhere else. Four hundred varieties of grapes are grown in California. Twenty million gal» Ions of wine are produced yearly, and grapes are shippele almost every city and town in the Union, while California raisins are com- peting with the best European products in the markets of the world. An over-reaching horse, one whose hind feet are frequently hitting the forward shoes, should wear heavier shoes forward and light 01103 behind. The theory is that the heavier hnof will be thrown a little farther ahead than the lighter One. fear Spru-gue, \\'. T., 15,000 pounds of onions WH'C missed on 1'. little more than all acre of g1 ound ; 1000 pounds sold for L’cents per pound, the rest for Hz cents. Experience teaches us that while irriga- tlon increases the size and quantity of fruits; it, at the same time deteriorates quality and color. THE House’s \‘VATER AND FEED. The horse should be watered before feed- ing; at least he should have given him nearly what he wants before feeding. There are several reasons for this. If watered freely after being fed the food taken in may be, and usually is, washed out of the stomach before the process of digestion is fairly begun. This forces an undigested mass into the bowels, a char- acter of material the latter are not accus- tomed to receive, and colic may follow. The sudden taking of a large amount of cold water into the stomach so dilutes the gastric juice as to greatly weaken its efi'ect upon the food. The stomach is also chilled, and digestion is retarded in this way. The horse's stomach will hold about sixteen quarts of water, and when thirsty he will drink about that amount. This, if taken before eating his grain, will pass, in part, by that rapid process called endosmosc, and enter the system without hindrance to the digestion. One of the worst possible practices is the one in common use of giving a full feed of grain, then leading the horse to the watering trough, permitting him to drink a pailiul or more of cold water im- mediately upon finishing his feed. To feed and water in this manner is to insure a suspension, or disturbance of digestion, and great discomfort to the animal. A horse thus treated is rendered unfit for a drive on the road ; in fact, a drive, except it be a very moderate one, will be under- taken at no little hazard to the immediate safety of the animal. The horse should always have water before eating, in amount depending upon whether he is much fatigued or IlOt.”’_LV'U/t1.071flrl Lire Stock Journal. quickly as another cow with the whole hand. \Vheu another milker strips the cow with the thumb and forefinger the milk al- ways falls off. If, as is most probable, a good deal of the milk is secreted during the milking, the quicker milking should get the most milk, and the quantity should keep regularly up to the stamlanl yield so long as the same quick method is practiced. one Way to “ Get Along.” SUBSTITUTE FORBRIN'EHS’ YICAST.»w “ Boil one pint of hops in two gallons of water (poured on boiling) for six minutes ; atmin and add one teacup of flour, one of brown sugar, one te Lspoonful of salt ; 110 yeast is required to raise; let it stand three days in a warm place, then add three pounds of boiled and finely~mashed potatoes; stir well; put it in a, jug tightly corked ; put now in a. cool place. It should not be used for ten days, and will keep a long time, growing better all the time. \Vhen this is gone, make a. new jug-full in the same way, and keep it, corked tight, and you need not go to the brewers or bakers for yeast. A, ten- cupful is enough for six loaves of bread. To remove mildew, rub common yellow soap on the damaged article, and than salt and starch on that. Rub W011 and put out in the sunshine. MINCE MEAT is now put up dry, in sealed packages. It is said to be of superior qua- lity, and will keep any length of time, win- ter or summer, in any climate, and especially and peculiarly adapted for spring and sum- mer use ; no risk of spoiling in warm weath- er ; always ready and handy for use. To CLEAN Km GLOVES.â€"~Stains may be removed from even the most delicately color- ed kid gloves, without injury, by suspending them for a day in an atmosphere of ammonia. Provide a tall glass cylinder, in the bottom of which place strong aqua ammonia. Be careful to remove from the sides of the jars any ammonia that may be sputtered upon them. Suspend the gloves to the stopper in the jar. They must not come in contact with the liquid. AI’I’LE NIEIHNGCE.#Prepzu‘C six large, tart apples for sauce. \Vhile hot put in a piece of butter the size of an egg W'hen cold, add a cup of fine cracker crumbs, the yolks of three eggs well beaten, :1 cup of sweet milk or cream, a little salt, nutmeg and sugar to taste. Bake in a. large plate, with an undercrust of rich paste and a rim of puff paste. When done. take the whites of the eggs. half a. teacup of white sugar and a few drops of essence of lemon; heat to a. stiff froth, pour over and put back into the oven to brown lightly. Rlsromxo PLI:si1.-~lt is customary to use ammonia for the purpose of neutralizing acids that have accidentally or otherwise destroyed the color of fabrics. This must be applied immediately or the color is usu~ ally imperfectly restored. After careful use an application of chloroform will bring out the colors as bright as ever. Plush goods and all articles dyed with onaline colors, faded from exposure to light, will look as bright as ever after sponging with chloroform. The common-m1 chloroform will answer the purpose just as well. This chloroform will he found very useful, as chloroform, which is quite cheap, readily restores the color of faded plush garments that have been consigned. How To {Huess Emumnumw. Ordinary flut embroidery may be pressed with a hot iron on the wrong side, laying the piece on a. damp cloth; W‘QLS this treatment would ruin raised wofkfhkc ribbon elnlu‘oidery’ arrasene work, etc., a better way is to lay a Net towel on the table or the carpet ; spread over this the piece of work right side up, and tack tightly to the floor, taking care to draw it tight enough to remove all wrink- les, let it dry in this position. Some draw work of this kind into shape by holding it over boiling water and steaming it, and then tack out on the carpet as described. APPLE 1’1‘1)1)1M1.~‘Out good, tart cooking epples into slices, after they are peeled and cored, and lay them in a buttered baking dish, in alternate layers, with dry bread crumbs. Sprinkle each layer thickly with sugar and lightly with cinnmnon, and let the top layer be bread crumbs. Melt an ounce of butter and pour over the pudding. Bake till the apples are done. This recipe may be varied by using apples for the tap layer, and covering the pudding, just after taking from the oven, with a meringue made by heating the whites of three eggs to a. froth, with two tublespoonfuls of granulated sugar and the juice of half a lemon. Return it to the oven long enough for the eggs to acquire the desired firmness. Ivory may be cleaned by scrubbing with a. new soft toothlu'ush, soap and tepid water, then dry the ivory and brush well, dip the latter in alcohol and polish the ivory until it has regained its former sheen. If the water gives the ivory a. yellowish tint dry the object in a heated place. If age has yellowed it, place the object under a, bellgizu' with a. small vessel containing lime and muriatic acid, and set the whole in the sunshine. TO KEEP LEMOngfiLemons are a. very cheap luxury for those living near cities, or having easy access to rapid transportation, and cum be kept fresh for months by uttin; them into a clean tight jar or cask, an cover- ing them with cold water. Keep in a cool place out of reach of sunlight, and change the water often, not less than every third day; every second day is better. ' Lemons are excellent for winter use, or if one is bili~ 0118 or inclined to rheumatism. BRXAKING GLASS ANY REQUIRED SHAPE â€"â€"Make a. small notch by means of a. file on the edge of a piece of glass, tllcn make the end of a. tobacco pipe, or of a rod of iron of the same size, red hot in the fire ; apply the hot iron to the notch and draw it slowly along the surface of the glass in any direc- tion you pleaéeâ€"a crack will follow the di- rection of the iron. COFFEE ROLLS.â€"â€"~Take one quart of bread dough and mixwith it one-half cup of sugar, one quarter cup of butter, two cups of dried currants ; make into small rolls, dip into melted butter, place in tins and Let rise and bake. BROILED O‘x'snms.~Dry the oysters in a napkin, season with pepper and salt, and broil on a wire-folding gridiron, turning frequently. Serve immediately in a. hot dish, with butter. CURRIED OYSTERS.â€"Put the liquor drain~ cd from the oysters in a saucepan, with half I cup of butter, two tablespoonfnls of flour, and one of curry powder; let boil ; add the oysters and serve at will. TOMATO S<)UP.-T0 one pint of canned to- matoes, or four large ones cut up fine, add one quart of boiling water, and let them boil till done ; then add nearly a. teaspoonful of soda; when it foams up add one pint of sweet milk, pepper and butter, or one cup of sweet cream instead of butter, a few crackers rolled fine, and serve. HOUSEHOLD. People should cultivate a. happy expres- sion of countenance. If you meet a man mit a grin on his face you doan’ suspect dot he hadt a. fight mil; his wife only fife minutes pcforc, or dot his furniture Vhas to be sold py shattel mortgage. Charity Vhas a. great and good thing, but vhen we make oafercoats for der shildren of Africa and doau’ buy some flzumcls for our own family maypc we hudt better shtop a. leedle. If I like to get 00p a, quarrel between neighbors I doan’ hint aboudt riches, or greatness, or intelligence. I shust 11mm oudt dot one woman’s bonnet cost der most. If somepnby vhas porn mit dcr feeling dot dis world vhas created for him he vhill shlip 00p almost cnfcl‘y day. No man takes 00p more space as four cabbages. It vhu‘s awful good if you can forgif your enemies, but some mans haf a great deal more respect for you if you ths ahard kicker. It has taken some men fifty years of hardt work to reach a position in which (10y shall haf der abuse of der public for (181‘ remain- der of deir days. W'hcn a poy VhfLS whistling he can’t fix 00p some vhay to sllteal my grapes or carry off my gate. No man can buy der constitutional rights of another, but maybe you can lick him uud make him afraid to exercise ’em. Der older I vhns der more I pelief dot young folks Vhas pecoming wery foolish und doan’ appreciate sometings. Der poorhouse vhas full of peoples who pelief dot tomorrow vhill bring ’em luck. Tm: AUDUBON SOCIETY.â€"With the first of December the Audubon Society for the protection of birds entered on its seven- teenth thousand of enrolled members. As the plan was only announced in February, and the first certificates of membership i5» sued in April, the large number of members is an indication of the wide-spread interest taken in the subject of bird protection by the general public. The influence of the society has made itself felt in the best quarters, and although feathers are still worn to some extent, they are for the most part those of game and domestic birds, and we no longer see hats trimmed with the heads and wings of half a. dozen smell song birds. There is no expense connected with membership in ‘ the Audubon Society, which is laboring sole- ly to educate people to appreciate the value of our birds to the country at large. The society wants a local secretary in every town in the land. Information as to its methods and plans may be head by addressing the Audubon Society, 40 Park Row, New-York City. The Sioux Indians on the Pine Ridge Agency have established a novel court for the punishment of petty crimes. The Chief Justice is the celebrated warrior, “ Young» Mona“.{mid-ofHis-Horses.” His associate rejoices in the title of “ N0 Flesh.” The court was established about two years ago, and is reported to have brought about the most excellent results. Recently, however, the members of the tribe discovered that the court has no legal jurisdiction, and now, when the ,Chief Justice solemnly sentences them to jail for the commission of some mis- demeanor, they coolly snap their fingers at his Honor and walk out of the court. Ocean travellers do not know the terrible ordeal the stokers undergo. The steamer Umbm’a has seventy-two furnaces, which require 350 tons of coal per day, at a cost of $20,000 per voyage. One hundred and four men are employed at the furnaces. One stoker tends to four furnaces, rushing from one to another, spending three min- utes at each. Then he dashes to the air pipe, takes a. turn at cooling OH, and waits for his call to go through the same opera.- tiou. Four hours of scorching and eight hours of sleep make up the routine of life. The cost of cremation at Gotha, accord ing to a. report recently read before the Ber- lin Crelnution Society, amounts to £21 103, exclusive of church fees, singing, bell-ring- ing, mourning, coaches, and urn. An urn may be deposited free of expense in the col- umbmium for twenty years, at the expiraâ€" tion of which time the safekeeping is to be paid for or the urn will be properly interred unless otherwise disposed of by the rela» tives. \Vhat was the primitive pair of skates? A pair of sheep shank bones. The Nor- wegians and the Icelanders used them, and perhaps the very poorest among them use them to this very day. An old English chronicler, of the twelfth century, describes how the cockneys of the period skimmed, “ as swiftly as a bird flieth in the air,” upon these mutton bones. John Bull had not yet discovered his iron mines and his coal bunkers. The Pope is pretty well fixed in a worldly point of View. He derives $540,600 from capital left by Pius IX., and deposited in English banks ; $2,000,000 from rents, and $3,000,009 from “ Peter’s pence,” the gifts of Roman Catholics in all parts of the world. He has improved on the financial condition of Peter the fishermen, and comes into an estate more like that of ” Dives.” The Hudson Bay Railroad, running from \Vinnipeg to Hudson Bay, will spend .154,- 000,000 In construction this yam: Three ships are being huii'u at Newczxsble-on-Tyne for Bay navigation, beside 10 engines and rails for 200 miles of road. Near Tacoma, W. T., Monday, a large tree was blown down, falling into a camp where a. number of Chinese labourers were sleeping. Nine dead bodies have been re- moved at last accounts, and a. dozen or more are injured. Several bodies are still supv posed to be buried in the snow under the fallen timber. There are enough unmarried ladies and gentlemen in Elora. to make every clergyr man in the place richâ€"if they would pair oflF and get hitched. Not only would the clergy- men he made happy, but the furniture men, the coal dealers. and the general merchants would all wear smiles of satisfactionâ€"New N. P. formulated by The Elem Express. The Queen attended a, dramatic perform- ance on Monday, for the first time since Prince Albert died. EVERYDAY PHILOSOPHY. HAPPY PEOPLE. Who builds the fire for his wife Much happiness willknow in life. who ashes on his sidewalk thmws Will always have more friunds than toes. Ifho dofis her bonnet at, the play, Will meet, with blessings every day. \Vho his wife‘s letters promptly mails, Needs not to tell fivititous tales. HERE AND THERE. Brant/ford has a young 1 love through objections to h by the young lmly’s parents. It is said that in some fashionable, or would-be fashionable, societies, young ladies and gentlemen have improved upon the old plan of “ engagements,” &c., with all their unpleasuntnesses in case of change of mind, “ you know. ” They come to a. sort of tacit “ understanding ” without the formality of proposing, and without either side being so bound either in honour or law as to make the break-off a scandal or a law net. They in a. certain quiet, silent way take possession of each other. They are more to each other than if they were merely what ordinary people call “keeping company " with each other. They flirt furiously. But there is something more even than that. There is, in short, “on understanding.” Not a good plan this, we mther think, either tor the one or the other concerned. It seems ‘ much as if they were saying, “ well, suppose it will come to something definite if nothing better turns up.’y Oh, no, they are merely “very intimate friends.” Still, all the same, when the outbreak comes, and it names often, the pain is considerath not- withstanding all the protesting. lie per- suaded, young ladies especially, have no- tliing to do with those who make it a. point nevertugo furtherthztn “ an understanding." Such understandings generally lend to miss understandings and the less of them the bet- ter. These tacit umlerstaniiings tell special- ly against the women. It is understood that this gentleman and that lady are on the high rozul to matrimony ; that, in short, the whole thing is settled, though the engage- ment ring does not flourish on the finger. Others may naturally show off, and ten to one somebody is left very unpleasantly in the lurch. Fooling and philundering for years Without getting beyond a silent “ un- derstanding ” is a very risky business, and something worse than risky, often absolute- ly criminal. The young men perhaps may like it, but the young women had better not frequent such a. fool’s paradise. “N0, Freddy. God can see us behind the curtain, as Well as He can in this room, and this apple is as hard as a rock. NOW, Fredfllyzrlct’s be true.” u “ That ain’t so very L M. Mamma. is in a worry. Aunt Mag Saul it "‘r‘nhin’t hurt us ; she said mzmnna worrh vi a! nut things. If she doesn’t know she can‘t wow ,\'. Let’s go behind the curtain and out 1! then if mammn comes up, she won’t see us." “ She wouldn’t care if it didn’t hurt us and it wouldn’t. \Vho ever heard of at apple hurting anybody? You just take 2 big bite and then I will.” “But {5e mustnl‘t 021w it, 7173;361:1th maiigna wouldn’t, like it; you know she wouldn": like it; you know she Wouldnj‘tz Eregidy.” mm ‘1 .. . “No, Freddy, I can’t and you can’t. Mamma said if they were hard, we musn’t.” “nu gk Wyn...»- un, 9m mun, “uuuu uuuu' mugs. “ I picked out the biggest one there was, and brought it on purpose fur you and me.” (t‘l\ . She was four and he was six. She sat on the game stool, and he stood beside her; and ‘ behind the curtain, heard their talk. “ TherE is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of Ce 3th. ’7 I need not tell you what followedwsuffice it to say that it never saw its poor father and mother again I There are traps for children, and very tempting are the laits hung up to attract them ; but remember-$110 Lest side of these tmps is the outside. Suddenly there was :1. sharp noise, which greatly frightened the mouse, but. when it tried to run home again, it found the door shut 1 A little mouse, unused to the ways of the world, once left its quiet home, and set out upon a journey, and was greatly charmed with many of the strange things that it saw, amongst which was a dear little house, the door of which stood wide open. As there was no one about, it ventured to look in, and so. ' a bit of cheese suspended from the cellixiu. “That cheese smells very good,’: thought the mouse, and forthwith walked in, and began to nibble away at the tempt- ing morsel. No description or pictui‘ls of these comet: and fiery columns can give a true idea. of their strange beauty, which does not become commonplace by reason of a regular, every dayAâ€"or, mther, every night~nppearance, as these phenomena are visible only under certain favorable conditions. Those still, ehilly nights, when the sky has a hazy ap- pearance, when a few scattering flakes of crisp, dry snow may be fluttering down, are the nights upon which the finest displays are seen ; and several nights may intervene between these curious and beautiful exhi- bitions. Sometimes the comets will appear directly m'erhend, and the fiery columns often reach to a. great height, depending, of course, on the distance of the observer from source of illumination. Regently the top of one of these reflections was estimated to be six and a half miles above the burning well. They stand out against the dark back- ground, like great, fiery rods, a central bright streak, or spine, running through them, which shades off into a beautiful glowing red on each side. They are regular in shape, apparently about twenty inches wide, the hides straight, the top slightly rounded, and the bottom fading away, as it ranches the flame, in the glare of the well. 1'7 1 Often in the winter there may be seen in the gas region, far up in the sky at night, one or more faint White streaks, six or eight feet long. They look like comets, and the one first seen was quite generally mistaken for a comet. Each one 01 those is caused by a, burning gas-well‘ The light of the well shines upon the small ice-crystals which quite often are floating in the air, far abovo us, and in by them reflected, or thrown down again, so that we see it, though the gasâ€"well may be many miles from us. Every well furnishes but one “comet,”â€"as we may call it, for want of a better name,~« which always appears in the same place. When the lower air also is filled with ice- crystals, we see not the comets, but great, fiery streaks, the complete reflections, that reach from the points where the comets were, down Lcross the sky to the horizon at the points where we see the glare of the disâ€" tant gasrwells. ” Well," said Freddy, “ we will.” New Style of Engagement. THE IVQI‘ ISITI v x»: Mm‘s‘}: SOME STA'J‘IOXAILY CUM YoUNG FOLRS. Bmxu TRUE. :13 unn crazed b. to his suit olferet