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A List of [he Crowned Heads now Ruling In Europe. Queen Victoria. now holds a place among the oldest sovereigns of Europe. In May of this year she will be 70 years of age. She has been on the throne for half a century. She enjoys good heslth, and bids fair to live and reign for many years yet. If she at- tains the age of her grandfather, George III., she will wield the sceptre (barring ac- cidents) up to the year 1901. If at that time her son, the Prince of \Vales, becomes King, he will have reached the ripe age of 80 years. The new German Emperor Frederick is 57 yesrs of age. and his Empress, the daughter of Queen Victoria, is 49. Judging from hotographs, he does not closely resemble is departed father in the face, but she looks very much like her mother. If Frederick should live to be as old as his father, and perhaps he may. he will wear his crown (barring accidents) up to the ear 1922. His ailments dim his prospects ut the Scotch Dr. Mackenzie may banish his ailments. The King of the Belgians, Leopold‘I[., is 53 years old, and if he should reign till he reaches the age at which his father died he will be king up to the year 1910. He has been on the throne nearly twenty-three yefls. a; .- A i s, n_-_,:- T-..\.\L sThe King of Denmark, Chrstisn 1X., is 70 years of age. or a. year older than Queen Victoria, and is the second oldest monarch in Europe. He has wielded the sceptre for a quarter of a. century, or just half as long as the British Queen. One of his daughters is the wife of the Russian Czsr ; another of them is wife of the heir apparent to the British crown, and his second son is King of Greece. 77 - .r. A and bids fair to reign for a. long time yet (barring accidents). _‘ The King of Italy, Humberto 1., is 44 ears old, and has worn the crown since the eath of his father, ten years ago. He is but the second of the Kings of United Italy and throne is in the eternal city of Rome. The Emperor of Russia, Alexander 111., is 43 years old, and mounted the throne after the murder of his fa‘her, seven years “82'. --. p n "MAJ- nLâ€"~‘:nn 1V :5 rm" . The Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph, is 58 years old, and he has worn the imperi- al crown for forty years. His predecessor was his uncle, who abdicated the throne in hit! favor when but 55 years of age, because he was tired. of the turmoil and trouble. Francis Joseph in a polished scholar, a lin- guist, an equestrian, an admirer of mili tary pornp! and a charmer. He is healthy, U‘CEB‘euking of Sweden and Norway, Oscar IL, is in his sixtieth year, and has reigned for sixteen years. He has favored some re- forms. nu um. The King of Portugal, Louis I., is 50 years old, and is a man of enterprise and progress. He has been for twenty-seven yegs a. King. 1 ,u,AM:A__ .: u.» Vb... NF u... u. A-‘_ . " a ’ The power and authority of the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII., who is not yet two years old, is limited by the regency of his mamma. He never saw his royal sire. The King of Greece, or King of the Hel- lene‘s, Geargios I., is 43 years of age, and has been King for a quarter of a. century, or since he was 18, at which age he was elect- ed to the Hellenic throne. He finds it a. herd job to rule the modern Greeks or keep their favor. l‘he sovereign or Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid IL, is 46 years old, and succeeded to the throne twelve years ago, when the majesty who preceded him was deposed. He is the twenty-eighth Sultan since the con- quest of Constantinople by the Turks. The King of the Netherlands, \Villiam III., is the oldest monarch in Europe, being now of the age of 71, and entered upon the fortieth year of his reign on St. Patrick's Day. tlloiugh ls a scign of the royal house of Orange. Even in Holland the old mon- arch is Eleny at times. A ‘1 5, An “up--. The King of Servia, Milan 1., is 3-1, and was crowned only six years ago. but before that he had held the throne for fourteen years bv election as Prince Milan Obrenovic IV. He is the fourth of his dynasty since Servia threw off the Turkish yoke in 1829. His predecessor was assassinated. 9‘: The King’ot Roumania, Cal-011., is 49 years of age, and was proclaimed King only seven years ago, but before that time he had been for fourteen years the Domnul of his subject}. .~ . x... 7 7-7,“ A_J The President; of the French republic, Mr. Carnot. is 51 years of age, and was elected to offize in December last. He is a graduate of the Polytechnic School in Paris, and held various offices before his election as President. There are over 38,000,001 pegple in the ‘French republic. 1 n , 1,:A,LA_L -v-°_-__n_ In Germany there are three Kings and a Grand Duke besides the Emperor of Ger- many and the King of Bavaris, the king of Wurtemburg, the King of Saxony, and the reigning Grand Duke of Bad‘en. I , , ,AddL .â€".â€" r..__.,V, The reigfiiné r‘rince of Montenegro is Nicholas 1., who is 47 years old, and has rei_gnefld for twep‘ty»eight years. H, ,,,J _ ...,,__._D V , , There are in Europe two kingless count- riesâ€"France and Switzerland. Both of these republics seem to be able to get along and keep the peace without the guidance of Ki_ngs or Emperors, “ u ,, ,1,\:, r"r“ ** *i In the republic of Switzerland, the highest official of the Government is the President of the Federal Council, who is elected by the Federal Assembly, holds office for the term of one year, and enjoys a salary of $3,000 per annum. The President for the resent year is Mr. ‘V. F. Hertenstein. A resident is not eligible to re-election until a year after the end of his term of office. Before the wedding day he vows and pro- tests that his dearest cars will be her happi- ness, and that there is no sacrifice too great for him to make to secure her comfort. Three months after they are married she has to tack the blankets to the side of the bed to keep him from rolling himself up in all the clothes. An extremely interesting experiment has been made by Mr. J. Wagner, of Boston, Mass. He sent nine carrier-pigeons to Lon- don by mail-steamer on October 9, 1886. Shortly after their arrival they commenced their long flight home across the Atlantic Ocean. Up to January 10, 1887, three of these birds had returned; one arrived in Boston direct from London, the second was recovered near New York City, and the third was found in the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. The owner‘s address was painted on the birds’ wings, and, when they were found, the birds were returned to the owner. The other six birds were not re- covered. LIVING MONARCIIS. for a long time yét Dreams and Forebodings.’ A little child related one morning at; break- fast a. curious dream. “Mamma, I thought some men came to the house and they had such a funny little box and they said they were going to put me in it.“ “ Did you dream what shape the box was, my love '3" asked the child’s mother, anxiously. “ Oh, yes, mamma, and I never saw any- ‘ thing like it. n: wan like this.” The child took some bread crumbs from his plate and began to trace out with great distinctness the shape which he saw in his dreams. u; wanna. He had never yet looked on death or seen any of its paraphernalia, yet as his mother Watched him with sinking heart; there grew under his little fingers the exact outlines of a coffin. _ .... ..NVAA:J spirit of diviJAEiBfi. Allttle girl of 4 Venn; old, while yet well and with not the slight- esb intimation of ccming illness, mid to her mother : “ Next Sunday I am going to die and Mr. Lever (the Episcopal clergyman) will bury me, mamma.” The child’s mother reproved her gently for talking so foolishly but the child insist- ed and added this statemexjt : “E‘Eewéagaay afte; Lever (the clergy- man)will die, and there won’t, be any one to bury him.” The uncommon remark and the solemnity of the child’s manner created a passing im- pression, which was forgotten by her sudden illness. She was taken ill with congestion of the brain and was buried, as she had pre- dicted, on the following Sunday by the char gyman, who had also baptized her. Now comes the incredible part of the story. The clergyman, until then in perfect health, sickened and died ; but it was not on the successive Sunday he was buried, as little Mary had predicted, but on the second fol- lowing, end the funeral service was conduct- ed by a. lay brother, there being no clergy~ man near to ofliciate. It may be possible that the coming of death oppressed the cnild, end she appre- hended her own sudden demise. But why should she anticipate the death of her friend, and whence came that occult knowledge which breathed forth in the spirit of proph- esy from little Mary’s infantirllipfls “L. a vvnuu. “ It was only a dream,” the mother said, and fox-bore telling the happy child what ill-omen his dream ha.d_ quq'gpt.. ‘ , ,1 Au-uuAcu uln uuv...“ .._.. ,V , But in a. few days the child sickened and died and the broken-hearted mother was faiu to confess that there Wis smoe dread and potent necromancy in dreams. A circumstance within the knowledge of the writer seemed almost to partake of the v... uh.-- _____, V V”J “ ’ e A few years ago a. lady living in Chicago received a letter from a friend residing in Hannibal, Mo. Before the letter reached its destination 8. terrible disaster had oc- curred and an awful bereavement had fallen on the friend to whom it was written. Yet three days before the accident happened, at a distance of many hundreds 0! miles, this is what the friend in Missouri wrote : “Where are you? What has happened to you? Are you in the flesh or out of in? 11,; the. It was twa days later that net friend was plunged into the deepest sorrow, and her letter had been mailed forty-eight hours when the telegraph flashed through the country the tidings that carried sorrow into half a. hundred happy families. Wfiereverâ€"i‘ég fit“ 3nxious, troubled face comes before me. I can do nothing until I hear that you are well and happy and guy as ever." _...... .. l . i How do you account for it? The per- ception that is not: a. dream nor the mottled conclusion of a. cloudy brain, nor the chim- era. of a too vivid imagination, but which is thrust upon us when we least expect L'- de- sire it ‘2 Mrs. Magoogin Attends the French Ball. “Toozy, me daughter," said the Widow Magoogiu, lifting her distended head from her damask couch. “ Well, mimma.w.” “Is there air a dhrap av wather in the house. Toozv ?” “ Yes, mimmaw.” “ An’ annv floppooed oice, Toczy ‘2" “ Frapped, mimmaw.” “Frappel ur frappooed, me darlint, afi” id’s an the primises gimme a. bowl av id, fur me head is bushtin’.” “ I told you so, mimmaw,” said Arethusa. “ Ye towld me fwhat, Toozy 'Z" “ That you’d be sorry when you were sober. mimmaw.” “ Throth’n ye towld me the throoth, me daughther,” said the widow, with a. groan ; “ Ora. wore. my, but twhy didn’t Mare Clarke pit a. shtop to that Frinch ta‘l an’ pervint it’ fram evintuatin’ at all, at all, as Mrs. Goalets wud say. How did Oi get: home, Toozy? Who brung me to the due an” foired me in I Was id in me own coop, me daughther, or was id in a. han’cart Oi ham to me dommysoil this mtwrnin’ b'ilin, an wid me byootiful pheasant dhress fluttherin in the blizzard T’ "You came home in your own coupe’ mimrpaw," upswered the daughter. “Oh, 0i did, did Oi,” said the widow with a. new-fashioned moan; “Well, Oi’m glad av that, Toozy, fur it’ll save iz a grsit dail sv ahcsndaloizin‘ intoirely. Oh, but Oi’tn glad Oi‘m aloive this blessid mawrnin’ either the shlathers of shampagny mesel' sa’ Hair Wienbowwowshky desthr’yed at the ball lash’ noight. \Vho was that was in the box wid iz, Toozy? Hang a wan av me knows anny wan av thim savin his fwhiah- kers Hair V’Vienybowwowshky. 0w, wow, but fwhat a toime we hadâ€"vme head’s the soize av a. wather bucket this mnwrninL-an’ me thran-Oll, me throat’s that hot an' burnin’ that id makes me feel as sff Oi’n nuver seen a dhrap sv wsther in me loife. 0!), 3.301 only had me mout’ undher the‘ hoydrint, Oi'm thinkin‘ Oi’d dhrink uv’ry‘ dhrop in th’ aqueduck afore Oi'd laive ofl'. ‘ Shampaqny’s a turrible head bushter, so id is, Toozy ! An’ id‘s a. pockit bushter, too. me daughther! Begorry, d’ye know that Hair Wienybowwowshky forgot to pay fur the woine, an’ bang his Roosian buttons but Oi’ had to fork over the money meself. But Hair Wieny towld me Oi lukt so noice in me coshtoom. 0i shuppose Oi did, Toozy. Oi Wish the Mchggertys kua have seen me I Ow, but Oi musht have med the b'ys' h’arts lep fwhin they clapt their eyes an me 1 But oh, myâ€"me head's bushtin’ wud the bait an’ me throat’s crackin’ wud the drooth. Hurry, Toozy, wud the flappooed oice wather! Give me enoof av id to dhrown mesel’ in id. Urra. wurra! wurral warm! but id’s a long toime agin fore Oi‘ll be found at s Frinch ball dhrinkin’ shampagny Wild a. hairy Roosian, en’ layin’ up a shtore av sarry fur mesel’ loike that Oi’m nursin’ this blessid mawrnin’.” Aman has turned up in Illinois whose name is Ananias Stewart. His father, in giving him such a name, must have been somewhat mixed in his Scripture collections. Or, possibly, be intended him fora. real estate agentâ€"Lincoln Journal. It is not; true that the people of this nation or of'any other nation work too much. They may fret too much, or they may con- fine themselves too much to'oueeternal grind of the same kind of work, but work well and intelligently done kills noboby. This is about the time of year that a man decides on becomirg an amateur gardener. He should apply to the man that became an amateur gardener this time last year, if he wonld like to get ten orfifceen dollars’ worth of implements for about a dollar and a half. The Genoa, Nev., Courier tells of a. tough young squaw who Walked through the vil- lage barefooted the other day when the ther- mometer was 8° below zero. She turned up her toes a little to keep them out of the snow, but otherwise paid no attention to the Ladyâ€"“ I like your picture so much. and I would dearly love to be an artists. VVon‘t you tell me the secrethow to do it?" Artist â€"“ Most willinglv, madam. You have only to select the right colors and put them on the right place.” “ 011, thanks, awfully. I shall go home now and commence right away.” Johnsonâ€"Your brother is spending his winter in Florida, I believe. Health bad ? Jacksonâ€"He‘s there for econ ’my, not health. Johnsonâ€"Economy? Jacksonâ€"A Yes. He calculated that the saving in coal and Christmas presents would pay railroad fares both ways and put money in his pockct. . “-‘ ,,L ...__.____- :t ,w . Papa. (severelyâ€"Did you ask mamma. if you could have that apple? Three~year-old -â€"Y es, sir. Papaâ€"Be careful, now. I’ll ask mamma, and if she says you didn’t ask her I'll whip you for telling a. story. Did you ask mamma? Three-year-oldâ€"Tmly, papa, I asked her. (A pause.) She said I couldn‘t have it. Mormon elder (to shoe dealer) : I Want to get a pair of shoes for my wife. Shoe dealerâ€"Yes, sir. What number, please? Mormon elderâ€"Seventeen. Shoe dealerâ€"â€" Seventeen ‘3 Great Brigham, sir, we haven’t shoes that large ! Mormon elder (stemly) -â€"I'm not speaking of the number of the shoes, sir, but: of the number of the wife." Land Agentâ€"You can‘t do better than to come out to our town to locate. “ How about the climate 2” “ Simply wonderful. Italian skies and balmy winds and all that sort of thing. Never have such storms as you are accustomed to.” “W here is Brigsby who Went out there six months ago ?" “ He was frozen in the last blfizzard.” cold A good joke is told in connection with President Cleveland’s passage through Pa.- latkn. A man who had come miles from the country to see and “ shake hands ” with the chief went away exultant, claiming that with others the President merely shook hands, but him he addressed personally. \Vhen asked how that was, he replied, “The President told me to pass on.” “ I feel so tired every night, John,” said a. farmer’s wife, as she took up her darning after the dav’s work was done. “ My bones ache, and I have fits of dizziness and no appetite ; and I’m worried, too, about the heifer, John. When I was feeding the stock to-night she acted very strangely, and re- fused to eat. I’m afraid she’s going to die.” “ Yes,” said John, with an anxious look upon his face, I‘m worried about that heifer mybelf.” June color in butter is a. fact. It is un- fortunate that artificial coloring in imita- tion of Nature’s hue in June does not impart her June flavor. Here is Where the only chance for deception comes in. The color suggests the flavor, and the popular notion that high flavor goes with high color has some foundation in Nature. Herein prob&- bly lies the secret of the popular preterence for high color. The palate is in. a measure cheated through the eye. SO, by common consent, if not from popular demand, arti- ficial coloring is practiced. But it need not deceive, and we presume no one is deceived. Yes, times have changed, remarks The Boston Congregationalist. There was Cot- ton Mather, who, according to the essayist at the Boston ministers' meeting recently, preached at his own installation a sermon lasting an hour and a half, having prefaced it with a. prayer whose duration was an hour and a. quarter. There is a contrast, ‘as the eulogist remarked, between such a record and the “25 or 30 spurts of petition " which are sometimes ofi'ered at a. prayer meeting nowadays. She Got Him. For it “'as Leap Year. A Wild symphonic yell burst from the windows, chimneys and doors of a Jarvis St. residence lsst evening about ten o'clock. A man who was cautiously letting himself slide down town to get a shave at the bar- ber’s was so startled that he fell into a. pud- dle of water. But his fright was nothing to that of Claude Jones. for it was he that uttered that shriek of anguish. As has been his wont during the last five years, he called last evening on Pauline. She welcomed him and bade him to draw up to the natural gas and warm his feet. They talked on in their usual easy manner for an hour, when Paul- ine drew her chair up beside Claude’s and dropped her head on his shoulder. The frightened young man could only gasp and spring away ; but she followed him. l “Pauline,” he exclaimed, “are you mad? What do you mean '3” She fell on her knees at his feet, on a. rug which represented a woolly dog playing with a. sky-blue cat. “ What; do I mean ?" she exclaimed hoarse- ly, “ 1 mean that I love you. I have waited long for your declaration. You have not made it. The time has come. Love me you must and shall. So saying the heroic girl clasped her lover in her arms. He wrenched himself away and rushed to the door. It was shut and locked. “ Yon cannot escape me,” cried his inexorsble pursuer, “ You are mine.” Then it was that Claude Jones’ lips parted in one long wail of agony and he dropped supine on the floor While the girl gazed pitilessly into his eyes. They will be married in June. The old story boiled down :â€"She (early in the evening)â€"Good evening, Mr. Sxmpaou. Same She, (late in the evening) â€"Good night, George. Landlady (to boardedâ€"How i; the butter, Mr. Dumley? Dumley (a produce broker)â€" Quiep but. strong, madam, and in little de- rind. “'IT AND WISINDM. It; is well that at the obsequies of her whiiom conqueror France should be repre. sented. By a. magnanimous valediction to the dead she confirms tne goodwill of the living sovereign and touches the heart. or Germany. When we bear in mind that nne of the. first messages of friendship sent: from San Remo after Kaiser William’s death was addressed to President; Carnot, we cannot but think the French republic more deeply interested than any other State in the pro- longation of the life of the new Emperor. It is true that the Emperor Frederick, large minded, generous, and peaceful as he is believed to be, is, above 8.11, a. patriot, and that he never will voluntarily relin« quish the two provinces which in 1871 were incorporated in the German fatherland. But must France condemn her thrifty and hardeorkin children to beer for genera- tions the 103. of a. colossal military estab- lishment, and stand prepsred to jeopard her national existence for the dim prospect of regaining Alsace and a. section of Lor- raine? Is the recovery of the lost terrinory really essential to her dignity and prosperi- ty. to her self-respect and her retention of a place of honor among the great pow ore 0 Europe ? Let us see what light is thrown by history upon such questions. The France of Francis 1. included neither Alsace nor Lorraine, nor Franche Comte, nor Nice and Savoy, nor the Rouasillon, nor Avignon and Orange, nor the Three Bishoprics, nor much of what is now French Flanders and Artois ; no, nor even Calais town. Nevertheless, she held her own against the vast dominions of Charles V., which, relatively, constituted a. far mightier empire than that reared bv Biomarck. 87, too, under Louis XIV. France possessed the hegemony of Europe, although the Whole of Alsace Was not ac- quired until nearly forty years after he had personally taken up the reins of government and although the duchy of Lorraine was not gained till near the close of the reign of his great-grandson, or only a. little more than a. century ago. There may be other and more congenial fields for French expansion than in Alsace, whose inhabitants never learned to use the French tongue with correctness or with flu- ency. There, for instance, are the French- speaking cantons of Switzerland and the French-speaking provinces of Belgium, which indeed were parts of France under Napoleon I. Who can say that France has not more to win by the friendship and fel- lowship of Germany than by persisting in her recent implacable attitude? And who, recalling the amazing historical transforma- tions in French policyâ€"as, for instance, the abrupt alliance with Austria in 1756 after more than two centuries of warfareâ€"can re. gard as impossible another sudden revolution in her foreign relations ‘2 A combination of this sort is believed to have been projected by M. Jules Ferry, and the scheme has since shared the discredit; of its advocate. But it might be looked upon more favorably were Frenchmen once con- vinced that the ruler of Germany was their sincere Well-wisher, and would gladly help them to compensation in some other quar- ter for the irrevocable surrender of Metz and Qtrasburg. Unquestionably it would be a blessing to the Continent could France and Germany be linked by the bonds of common interes land mutual good will. Nor would such a. change be more welcome to any of the inhabitants of Europe than to the millions of frugal, toiling peasants who form the bone and sinew of the French nation. But, however acceptable to Frenchmen may be the kindly overture of the new Em‘ peror, it is their misfortune that they can- not build upon it hopes ef stable reconcilia- tion and of joint advancement. The con- cord of France and Germany remains a. dream, for the high-minded sovereign, who might: have effected it, is doomed. What casts a deeper shadow on the outlook is the fact that the successor of an Emperor 31. ready moribund is deemed 01 all men least likely to be swayed by humenitarian and chivnlrous motives. ' Reading should teach a man to think; it is too often relied on to save him the trouble of thinking. “ Reading makenh a. full man,” says Lard Bacon, but: where there is no on:- flow fulness breeds stagnation. Many stu- dents are like a. reservoir into which a little stream of Water runs no faster than it eva- porates. They are forever pumping in but never drawing out. The mind of a. mature man should be 8. spring. not a. pond. France and the New Emperor. It is true, at has been said, that “ too mnch reading leaves a. man no time for thought." The artist does not study colors and drawing all his life and never paint. He is taught how to start and learns to paint by painting. The artisan does not spend s. a. lifetime in training his eye and hand and accumulating muscle; he gets his tools and goes to work. That part of the intellectusl workmsn’s edu- cation Which comes from reading is to teach him how to use his toolsâ€"that is, his men- tal faculties. Reading wings his imagine.- tion; it tames his fancy; ‘it instructs his judgment; it arms his reason; it enriches his memory. And when his mind is thus developed and equipped it is as ready for its work as the blacksmith’s arm is for its task when he gets strength and skill to Wield the hammer. Too many students make of the world a. gymnasium instead of a workshop; they are forever getting strength, but never using it to any purpose except to try and get more. r" p Asrgiavreal'flt th; professions are full of crammed men but scant of thinkers. The true method is to make of reading a means, not an end. Smithâ€"Teeth remind me of women. J onesâ€"In what respect? Smithâ€"VVell, you see, in the first place we sufl‘er like the mischief getting them, and we feel bad when we lose them. Matthew Arnold says that the American “ funny men” are a national calamity. The appointment of a commission by the Ontario Government to investigate the whole subject of the mineral wealth of the Pro- vinces and of the best means for its being utilized, is a step in the right direction.‘ Perhaps this ought to have been done long ago. But better late than never. Hitherto the hindrances in the way have been many. One after another of these has disappeared, and now no time ought to be lost. The thing needs to be pushed, and we hope that Mr. Mowat will “push ” it. Reading and Thinking. Dental Note. PARIS Gasmanâ€"This popular inse' "cide was introduced to destroy the CoI 'Ad po- tato btecle, and was gi‘aduall used for other 1ea.f~ea.tinc{ insects. Chemically it; is a. compound of arsenic and copper, known as arseniate of copper, and contains, when pure,. 58 per cent of arsenious acid or white ar- ieniu. ()5 course it is important that it be pure, otherwise the proportions given for mixing with diluents will be uncertain. The adulterated article is generally of a. lighter color thm the pure, and should never be purchased. [A great; deal of much adul- tera. 'od Paris Green is sold, and in buying, one unskilled in testing it. must; depend upon the integrity and carefulness in purchasing on the part of those he buys of-â€"ED.] H0!" T0 APPLY INSECTICIDES Application.â€"Like most other insecti- cides, Paris Green may be applied either dry or wet, i. a. diluted with some powder as flour 0: plaster, or mechanically mixed with water In general, liquid application is preferable ; but circumstances must large~ ly govern the case. As a. dry diluent, flour is excellent, as its adhesiveness when damp aids in attaohiug the poison to the plent leaves. The proportions of the mixture should vary somewhat according to the rela- tive tendernesg of the foliage to which it is to be applied, but in general it is safe to use one part by weight of Paris Green to twenty parts of flour. Air-alaked lime is also an ex- cellent diluent, one part poison to fifty of lime will do for most insects. For liquid application mix one ounce with 3 gallons water or one pound to 50 or 60 gallons of water. LONDON PURI’I.E.â€"This insectitude is of recent introduction, and on many accounts is preferable to Paris green. Being‘a. waste pro- duct in the manufacture of aniline dves, it is comparatively cheap, costinglonly 15 cents a pound at retail. It is less poisonous than Paris green, is more finely pulverized, and hence morg adhesiveto vegetation, and more per- manent in its effects. In water it remains in sus pension much longer than Paris green. It colors the vegetation to which it is applied more conspicuously, and consequently there is less danger of using for food vegetables to which it has been applied.~It may be ap- plied either dry or wet. If dry, mix one part by weight of the poison to forty parts our or lime, and sift or dust on in the usual manner. In water, it is safe to use one ounce of poison t3 five gallons, or the same roportion, one pound to eighty gallons. ‘ither of these substances may be used to destroy such leaf-eating insects as do not ef- fect fruits or vegetables that are to be used soon after the application. Potato beetles of various species, cucumber beetles, canker worms, and the various leaf-eating larvae which attack the foliage of fruit or shade trees may all be destroyed by these insecti- aides. PRECAUTIONS IN USING POISONS.â€"Dr. J. A. Lintner gives ;the following precautions to be observed in handling and applying these insecticide poisons : The poison should be kept in a safe place and labeled “ Poison.” Do not distribute the powder with the hand, as is sometimes done. An abrasion of the skin might result in serious harm. Apply the powder with the wind, if any, so as not to breathe it. Do not use it upon leaves, or fruits which- are soon to be eaten, or where it will not be washed away by repeated rains (as on cab- bage, cauliflower, etc). Prevent animals feeding on poisoned insects. Test the strength of the poison on a. few plants first, least it may be too strong for the leaves. Use it of no greater strength than is neces- sary to kill the insects. [To which we add: In using with flour or lime mix very thoroughly. If in water, stir Well first, and stir very frequently, as the poisons do not dissolve and are constantly settling to or towards the bottom of the containing ves~ solsâ€"ED. F. (t F.] I’YRETHRUM, OR. INSECT POWDER, is of re- cent introduction and is very pseful for de- s‘roying insects which cannot be reached by the other poisons. it kills by simple contact with the insect, and hence does not ne:d to- be eaten. It is practically harmless to man and the higher animals, and may be handled with impunity. It may be applied either dry or in solutionâ€"a. tablespoonful to a. gal» [on of water. Pyrethrum consists of the dry powdered flowers of plants of the genus Pyrethrmn, whichisre related to the common Mayweed of our roadsides. It loses its in- secticidal properties by prolonged exposure to air, and hence it is highly important that. the fresh article he obtained. Pyret-hrum is excellent for killing cabbage Worms, current worms, cherry and rose slugs and similar pests. HELLEBORE consists of the powdered roots ofj White Hellebore (Veratrum al- bum); kills both by contact with the skin of the insect, and by being eaten. It is especially valuable for destroying currant- worms and similar insects. It may be ap- plied as a simple powder. or mixed with water, one ounce to two gallons, and spray ed on. KEROSENE MIXTURESâ€"Much prominence has been given of late years to kerosene and soap emulsion as an insecticide. Many pre- parations of it have been recommendedI and used more or less successfully. The simplest. formula that I have seen is given_by‘ P50?- A. J, Cook, who says he has Yound the fol- lowing method excellent : One quart of soft soap and two gallons of water are heated to. the boiling point, when one pint of kerosene oil is immediately stirred in and all well’ mixed. Of course the soap and Water must be removed from the fire before the kerosene is put into the mixture. TOBACCO is another excellent insecticide and ought to be more used. In many places the stems can be obtained free at the, cigar manufactories, wd they make an excellent insect-repelling mulch for various plant as well as being of value as 9. fertilizer. strong decoction of tobacco made by soaking the stems in water. or boiling them, is ef- fective in killing plantâ€"lice, red spiders and; many other similar pests. “Papa,” said a beautiful girl bri ht] “ do you know that thisi ’ . g Y, birthggy?"_ _ 5 my eighteenth -... ‘1 “ Why the ‘old that my lady.” ""1 “ Well, she has, papa, and I Want you to do me a. very great favor,” and the beauti- ful girl hid her blushing face upon the old man's shoulder. “ What is it, dear ‘1" he asked fondly. “ Please sell Nero.” A Reasonable Request ; bless me, so it is !” responded man. “ It doesn’t seem posaible‘ little girl has grown to be a young