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It is wonderful that growth is made by plants under the long continued light of the Arctic sumnnr, notwithstanding the sun attains no great elevation nbovc the horizon. The light, such as it is, is almost constant for weeks together, in (1 his constancy makes up, in great part, for the shortness of the season. It is to be kept in mind, also, that. the g 'wwth of vegetation is not wholly llC~ poulent upon the heat rays of the sun. This becomes evident from the fact that wheat, for example, will grow in soil that, even in midsummer, is not thawed more than a foot; below the surface. The limits of cultivation toward the pole are noticed in one of Mr. Vincent’s books of travel. In Siberia, agriculture ceases at sixty de~ grees of north latitude, but in Norway oats ripen under sixty~nine degrees, rye a half degree, 2.? T, gley a, whole degree further north. In Finmark the summer heat is in- tense, and daylight is continuous for ten weeks. The rapid growth of vegetation in Fimnark is almosL incredible. During Lhe short sum- ier crops are sown, ripened and harvested. It has been found by experiment that in latitude sixty-five degrees north, barley will grow two and one-half inches, mid pens three inches in the twenty-four hours for several consecutive days. Barley is harvested in ten weeks after being sown. These are not; the only variations that plants undergo by exposure to a night and day sun. “7th and cultivated fruits, ripen- ed in northern lands, have a. much livelier aroma. and flavor than the same fruits grown under more southern skies. That is partriâ€" cularly observable in the small fruits that are so grateful in the early part of the warm season. The experiments of this Norwegian SClCn- tist derive double interest from the recent inquirles of Doctor Siemens, illustrating)r the power of the electric light when applied to plants and vegetables to quicken and in- vigorate their growth. The two investiga» tions, though entirer independent, have led to the same scientific result. A Mr. Duncan Perribt of Gla qow writes as follows to the 31am Trad.” Journal :â€" DEARSIR,-lii reading over your Journal of the 16th inst. I find you there give an account of the tuberculosis case tried in the Central Police Court, Glasgow, before . ti} ‘ndiary Gemme], who, after hearing the evidence, imposed a fine of £20 or two montlis’ imprisonment. This being the first case tried under the new Public Health Act passed for Glasgow, it is but right a. few comments on the case should he mole. The cnrease of beef in question was seized in Compbcltown, a town in Argyleshire, a. long way distant from Glasgow, and entire» 1y out of the jurisdiction of Glasgow, by the Superintendent of Police there, who called in Dr. Gordon of that town to examine the care: so. who mndemned it as being unfit for hunmn food. Asking the defender what he was going to do with it, he replied that being dissatisfied with their decision, he was going to send it up to Glasgow to get it inspected there. It appears the Superin- tendent and Dr. Gordon consented to this, for they allowed him to do so. Immediately after they must have taken a. remorse of conscience, for they at once telegraped to the Gremock authorities to seize it, but they refused to interfere. They then tele- graphed to the sanitary authorities in Glas- gow to do so, which they did. and who prosecuted thedefander, go ting a conviction against iii-"n. UThis is all very weil. The punishment meted out to the flefender may or may not. have been light enough. VS 11th I Wish to comment upon and protest against is the authorities of Ca-inpbr: town allowing this same carcase to leave their hands after being B ed by them and condcmned, and getting Glasgow to do their dirty work in prosecut- ing {he defender, and causing the fair fame of I’llasgow to be blasted through It. In the vent; of the defender not paying his fine he would have been de bained for two manta} s at ’«he City’s expense. 111mg) opinion there is too much la ity dwplaycd in other towns by the authorities gavel sing them in not being conversant with theér powera, and whenever they make a. mistake through a display of ignorance and red tape, apprise our olficials of it, and get them to do what should have been done by themselves, and thus save themselves a great amount of trouble. Simâ€"#Your issue of the 7th inst. contains a letter from Alderman Frankland regarding the lambs which were shipped from this college farm in the month of May. In that letter the alderman mentions that he expects me to supplement his letter with another, explaining the me‘thodspf feeding by which “ the lambs were brought to so high a state of perfection.” To do this will afford me very much pleasure, and with your conburâ€" rence, Mr. Editor, I promise you aletter very shortly giving this information, and also a. summary of the financial statement relating to the transaction. I may mention further that abulletin will be put in the hands of the Department of Agriculture about a month hence, giving full details of the Whole transaction in all its phases. Lambs for the Britlsh Market. Tu the Editor of The Empire. In the meantime I desire to sa-y that I am greatly pleased with the more important; fen - tm‘es relating f0 this: venture. I never did feel so much concern regarding the price “mt would be paid fee the lambs, as regard- their accepuahfliéy in the English mar- A (3- EL ECULT UR Campbeltown Diseased Meat This m'atter I'regard as fBrever set In addifiézm to what Alderman irty 1 Northern Agriculture. . AL. vase. l“:':ml-:Iaml has stated so well in his letter legal-(lulu, the quality of these lambs, I may add Limb the English press have been loud in Lheh praises. Since these lambs have pleased Lisa people of England so well, I have no hesitation in saying that; we can easily give them lambs in the future which will please them even better. These lambs were good, but not. so good. as this country can furnish. The .mnhs e'nnpnsing the shipment were purchased by Mn Storey, the farm foreman in the month of September last. They were bought in the counties of Lanark and Carle- ton, and brought themes to this farm, where they were shom mnl pastured for it time on rape. They \verr then fed in sheds until the end of April, when they were shipped to Britain. \Vithz‘mt waiting to give details in this letter, I Eli; v ' that the financial as- pect of the ventum is ntisfactory. These lambs I't'xHJXVeLl nu .:.0re attention than can be given by any farmer who has shed mom for fee mu; Ltinbs in winter. As will be shown in my next letter there arena mysteries about ihx-ir feeding, nor is there anything in the s ‘ ‘3st degree complicated. They were fed on )011 such as any farmer may grow, in almost any part of the Domin- 1011. It is to he hoped that our fu'mers will give this nutter the attention which its im- portance demands. There are, doubtless. great possibilities connected with the future of this trade. It, may yet become one of the most important industries of Canada. I go further, and say that it is likely to ‘ come one of the most important industries of the country; nay, it is almost certain ‘10 income one of our most importantindustries, and i ask the farmers of all Canada to note this fact, and to weigh it well. If each far- mer of this province were to fatten but six lambs a year for this market he would get a return of about 3-1 for good average lambs for his outlay. his is a paying return, as our farmers very well know. \Ve would then have 1,‘ 00,000 lambs for annual ship- ment. This would bring annually into the country more than EHO! 0,609 of British inoney~â€"a larger amount than is now obtain ed for our expert of cheese. from the whole Dominion. The chief obstacles would arise in connection with the transport of the lambs, and these would relate to the lack of shipping accommodation. Notu'itl’istanding, it is cex-Lainly true that there me splendid 1):) qi‘il‘tios in reference to this trade. Ald. Franklamd dwells with a. satisfaction bordering upon enllmsiasm on the q =' of bluse lambs. They brought, he says, 17 cents per pound dressed weight, “ thehigh- es’o quotation in the wholesale mtzrlmt.” Tliev also killed well, dressing (35.3 lbs. can, 1. Our farmers should have no trouble in raising lambs which would dress 75 L0 80 lbs. each when one year old, and 0sz nullity the very best. The alderman Speaks of the ready sale and good prices obtained for lambs of the Shropshire and Haunpshire breeds. Along with these may be mentioned the Oxford Down and the Southdown. If the sires belong to one or other of these reeds the lambs may be of any grade, so long as they are average in quality Ald. Franklaud has certainly performed well the task asaigned him. He has let the people of England know through the agricultural press that our farmers cm sup- ply them with mutton equal to that grown upon the varied het'bage of their mountains, and in unlimited supply in the near future. For so doing he is deserving of the thanks of the farmers of all Caumdav. Youra, eta, THOMAS Szmw. Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Juno 1], 1891. Tue statement made in the British House of Commons by Mr. Chaplin, Minister of Agriculture, in regard to the recent deton- tion of Canadian cattle is briefly as follows : ~Two 0:1 ' cos of cattle were landed about noon on L 24. (3‘03 from the steamship Huron and 301) from the Steamship Mongolian, and placed in the smne shed, Upon inspec- tiononebmst wuslound badly affected with some form of lung disease. The inspector telegraphed next day to the department that he had detained the cattle, and sent the lungs for examination to London. Upon the Qthiâ€"the day afterwardsâ€"41w lungs were examined, and the animals were re leased about noon on the same day, that is to say, after being detained for 48 hours. All euttle coming from free countries, of which Canada. is one, are detained by the orders which have been in force for many years, for not less than 12 hours for inspecA tion, and very commonly for 24. Some of the cattle were branded, but that would be no guarantee against disease, and sporadic disease can be distinguished by experts from pleura-pneumonia. The Minister regards the question as so serious that it ought not to he decided except after the most careful inquiry. A 1110ch or butterfly is said to have be« come so troublesome and destructive in a forest in Bavaria. that it was necessary to destroy it. Children were employed to collect the caterpillars and were paid so much per bucketful. This was found ex- pensive and ineffective, so enormous fly- papcrs were tried. These also had no ap- preciable result. Finally, it is said, an electric search light in connection with a blowing fan was designed. ' ‘he insects are attracted by the light and fly' near the lantern ; they are then (11 awn into the suc- tion pipe by the air draught and carried to a sort of mill which mixes them With a little flour. ' ‘he resulting compound is then used for poultry food. A new industry has sprung up in Ger- many. The young leaves of the wild straw- ben‘yare plcked, carefully dried, and used instead of Uhiuwe tea, which they are said to approach very closely in flavor. An ad- dition of young bramble and woodrufi' leaves is said to add to the flavor. One remedy to prevent squirrels, mice and birds finding planted corn, is to harrow the ground immediately after planting to cover the planter tracks, and then to scatter corn about the border of the fields and in the vicinity of the squirrelholcs as soon as the corn begins to come up. The wool clip in Ausralia. this year is the largest in the history of the colonies and W111 reach $100,000,000 in value. There WIII be 20,000,000 bushels of wheat for ex- port. The colonies generally are said to favor trade with the United States. Fences are the costliest item of so-called farm improvements, involving an unproduc- tive capital of $700,000,000 in this country. They occupy the best land, because of ac- cumulated richness near and beneath them. A gricultuz'al Notes. mn’am‘. No ina’am! I never mismy anything, forget anything or lose anything; Very few husbands do. I will go around the world With a. pin in my vest and bring the same one back with me. If you gnout on the street to-day you had bette‘haveh policeman go with you. If 1min, you’ll lose your purse or be robbed of your dank. ” \Vhen Mr. BOWSGI'CEMDC up to luncheon he entered the house with a, smile on his face and the doorâ€"mat in his hand, and “Mrs. BoWser,” began Mr. Bowser as he came downstaii's the other morning, “is this house run on a system or is everything expected W take care of itself ‘2” “ \Vha‘fi do you mean 7” she aske 1. “ I mean that I have been lookmg for a. shoeâ€"string for the last; hour and a half and that nothing of t} c sortis to be found 1” “ I presume not I I px-esume the two hun- dred pairs I bought in Detroit, the day be- fore we left have all berm chewed up by the cat; or sold to the layman. If there’s a worse-run house than ours in America. I’d like to see it 1” “ E found a boy walking OH with this mat! Has any one taken the range out of the basement? It’s awonder to me they haven‘t come in after the carpets !” “That’s a. mat the girl put out in the barrel to be carted away,” she explained. u “ N0 ' I don’t behave there ls one 111 the 4' house." “ \Vhy, Mr. Bowser, you only brought home three Shoe-fittings, and you used two of those to tie up your papers 1” “ \Vell, where’s the other ‘1” “I czm’t tell. \Ve m1y have lost it in moving and unpacking. ” Bowser, I hope you will take this 0 heart. Carelessness in a. wife is a reprehensible trait.” " YUJ are just, as careless as I am !” she “Do you kno'w everything?” she sar- casLically queried. “ Elli-s. l3 :Wser,” he replied, as he folded his hands under his coat-mils and assumed his favorite attitude, “ there are probably one or two things I don’t know! I don’t, cl-xim to know it all, and I don’t say yau knnw nothing whatever, The husband who docs not. however, know forty times as much [LS his wife, would be considered a. stick of a. man. Did you go out this morn~ ing?” llUVng lh‘lLl ulJiJlLUhlllg. " Don’t (l uhb in in the least. While a. shoe string is not as r as a. piano or as valuable as a clock the loss of it, shows a- want of system, a, reckless extravagance truly (llSCOuI‘mglL‘f’. Have you gotapiece of clothes-line in the house i’” “ 17â€"[ don’t think so,” she stammered. “ Probably not I Probably gone to join the shoe-string ! 1 must have something to tie up my shoe with, however, and I will use u. piece of stovcpipe wire.” After breakfast, when ready to go out, he said : “ Oh ! It is ! More re'ckless extravagance, I see! Mrs. Bowser, I want to sit down .. W111} you some day and have a long talk. I think you mean well, but; you are deficient in judgment, and your knowledge of the world is very, very limited.” head ‘3” “ No, sir l” “ Luckyâ€"very lucky ! You are to be congratulated. 1 don’t” “ Mr. Bowser, where’s your watch ‘3” she interrupted. “ M5: watch, Mrs. Bowser-â€"my watch is â€"great Scott E” fie droppefi his hand to_ find the chain, but it was not there. He felt for the watch, hut itjvas gone. ~ “ Did you 12m. s Th at the jeweller’s ‘2” she as! cd, a3 he stood with open mouth and stared dbher. “ Robbed E CFowd ‘. Robbed! Of course I’ve been robbed !” he shouted, as he pranc- ed about. “ Git that infernal out of? that lounge and lemme lay down, for I’m so weak I can’t stand up ! Where's that cam- Dhor ‘3” ; She ran for the boitle as he {lapped down, and for the next three minutes he had his nose in the opening. “ You ought to go to the police at once,” she fin-oily said. “ G-goue ! G-gone !” he gasped. “ But, how could you have been robbed?” “ I dunno 1' Hold the bottle a little high- “ You are so careful, you know.” “ Yes. ” “ You never mislay anything or forget anything.” “ N o." “ And never lose anything, and have so much worldly Wisdom. ” “ Oh ! my head I”-. "‘ I can’t make it out. I am so careless that I might lose a shoestring in moving here h‘om Detroit, but you ” “ Don’t talk to me ! Over $600 gone ‘.” “ A woman tried to sLeal my reticule in Buffalo and I had her arrested, but; it seems that you ”â€"â€" “ Gone ! Gone l” he groaned. “ Haven’t you no idea of when it was taken ‘1” she persisted. “ No l” “ Well, I am sorry, but this will be a. great lesson to you. You will be more ”â€"â€" “ Mrs. Bowser l” he interrupted as he suddenly sat up, “ I see through it all now. It’s as plain as daylight 1” “ \Vhat do you mean ?” “ I thought it necessary this morning to give you a. little advice. I felt it to be my duty as a. husband. This is your way of getting even !” “ Why, Mr. Bowser 1” “ Don’t; why Mr. Bowser me ! It’s as plain as that chair over there !” “ How could I rob you or tell any one else to ‘2” she demanded. “ Never you mind ! I see it all 1 Its all right, Mrs. .lSowser-all right! J ust let go this camphor bottle and take a. seat. in the other room ! A husband Will beara great deal from the woman he loves, but when crowded too far he turns at bay. I have turned. As soon as I feel a. little bit better I did.” “_'\V_as your ham?"h taken off your DIR. AND MRS. BQW'SER. Apples zmolenty in June are not a new thingin London. English people have taken from Canada, to a large extent a liking for luving such fruit on the table, and the liking is gvowing. The luxury is within the reach of families who are far from being wealthy. The demand is supplied principally by Ans- I}! alia, and the fruit growers of that country are displaying a fine enterprise over it. The Australian apple is ripe about Christmas. and by the time it reaches the English market; it (loCSixochII’iO into competition with the home supply, nor with the rapidly growing quan- tity that Canada sends. A large part 6f the more serious, Interest- ing, and important concerns in a. rural com- munity would find their way into the pray- ers of the sanctuary. . :metimes the minis- ter, bent; on some public or private rebuke or centuro, would dare the venture of insinuat- ing it in his prayer rather than in his ser- mon. “(lignil'yin'.,,r superiors”â€"the humhlcst fami- ly and in ‘w'ilurtl in the precinct could intro- duce ti: . w:mts and woes in the public prayers. So the niinis nor, as he mounted the pulpit, had in his llv nrl one or many “ bills ” or “ notes ” of‘l'ered by individuals or families by name, stating the occasion or circumstances, specifically, under which the synipztthizing prayers of the whole congl'egution were desired. Instances were not unusual in which, if there were many such pepsin, the minister after read- ing them aloud, would pin them to the pul- pit cushion, and, opening his 0) es for an instant, would refresh his thought of them, one by one, and then frame a fitting inter- cession or petition. A purposed journey or a return, the experience of a, misfortune or dialstel'. the birth of a child, serious or pro- tracted illness, bereavement, and the various dispensations of providence, devoutly re- garded, would he the burden of these peti- tions. There certainly was something help‘ ful and touching in these usages in close communities, in which no one was a. strang- er in life or fortune to all the rest. Of course much, very much, if not all, of the fitness and grace of such intercessions de- pended upon the gifts of the minister, his choice of words and phrases, his delicacy. unction, refinement. and dignity of manner and speech, his saying just enough, and at times his reserve in utterance. There were possibilities of infelimty and blundering, and of a. large range in failures of taste and sentiment. The risk was of formality, re- petition of phrase, and sameness of language. The minister might fall short of the definite- ness, the individuality, of specific references in such cases, disappointing the listening petitioners tor whom he was a. proxy. There were in the ministry occasionally, and not infrequently, men of eccentric ways, of quaint speech, sometimes very literal and overfrnnk and plain, whose expressions might include or suggest judgments, opinions, on matters to be borne up in prayer. Such a, case comes authenticated to us, in which a. husband sought relief from the trial and exhaustion of tendingan invalid wife in a protracted and hopeless malady by sending up a “bill” on several successive Sundays. Perhapsthe minister also shared in the \vearincss of these repented calls on his intercession, well knowing the certainty of the impending issue. So he framed his petition “ that the Lord, if it seemed good to him, would misc her up, or that she might be speedily and gently removet .” Fig) :1 Nate" in (Bid-Time New Elm-gland (hunches. In the small country \‘i‘alngcs all the inlin ,mnts were broughb together in the closes iuiiumcy, parsonal and neighborly, in tliei several homes ‘ mi in the meeting-house, say the Aim/th Monthly. ‘1 hey knew each other‘s mosL private {Limits and experiences â€"â€"Lhe birth of a. child, espousals, sickness, absence from home, and death. VVhabever social or class distinctions existed in any p1ace~au<1 were were such, for the “ seam- ing ” of each congregation was a, method of we will come to an understanding, and you can probably take the noon train for your mother’s in Detroit. Robbed. Plundered ! But; I see through it and know my duty 1” The article in The Nineteenth Century “ From Albert Nyanm to Indian Ocean” is by Lieut. \V. G. Stairs, a. Canadian whose conduct won high pvaisesi'rom Mr. Stanley. It is characterised, like his former article, by modesty and good sense, and is pleasant as well as instructive reading. He makes some interesting observations on the pres- ence of blan women in caravans. It is a great mistake, he says, to suppose that black women hinder the rapid marching of a caravan in Africa. ; they are of immense help to the men, and consequently to the leader of an expedition. They carry the cooking pots and food enough to last them- selves and theirhusbands six or eight days, prepare the meals, wash the clothes and get the czunp ready, besides enlivening all with their . pleasant chatter and singinrr. Uusually they are the equals of the men in marching ability. He remarks also that in a. single day’s march the Zanzibari would leave most Englishmen behind, but after that his feet would become tender and the white man would pass him. 'Whether Sergius Stepniak the Nihilist can be relied upon to furnish American read- ers with an impartial account of the Czar’s dealings with his Jewish subjects is a ques- tion. But there can be no doubt that Step- niak is Well acquainted with the condition of the Jewish people in the centres of Russian population, and from that point of View it is interesting to know what he has to say on the subject. Some writers would have the readers of English, French and American newspapers believe that the Jews are in a large measure themselves responsible for the persecution which is being carried out against them. Stepniak removes that impres- sion at all events. Instead of the majority of Hebrews amassing riches by the practice of usury, he tells us that most of them live in extreme poverty, While the “paternal Government” never interferes but to good them into utter despair by pretty tyranny extortions, and so forth. Stepniak, strange- ly enough, takes the ground that the truly patriotic Russian, who is nothing if not a. pillar of the Greek church, opposes the pre- sent anti-Semitic policy. He would make the Government alone responsible and re- deem the reputation of his country-men from the shame of carrying on a. religious presecu- tion. " {AYERSQWF TH E Pi} RI [KANS- Amwlos In: June “Jim Doélittle was firin’ for me then. Jim comes over on my side and looks at that stemwinder a minute. ‘Dan,’ he says, down- hearted like, ‘it’s pretty hard lines for a. feller that’s gone through three head-end collisions and two spells of the grip to get done up in a. low-down cyclone.’ Just; then that tornader took a. sharp twist and headed straight for us. I remember thinkin’ how nice it would be if I knew how to pray, and then, when 1 had dug the sand out of my eyes 50’s I could see, there we was bowlin’ along so nice and quiet tlmt I made up my mind that I had been dreaming about the eye/logic. “ Pretty soon we pulled up at a. station, andl got down to oil ’round, when Jerry Blake, the conductor, comes bustling up with his time-card in one hand and his watch in the other. “ ‘ Dan,’ says he, ‘ what town’s this ‘2’ “ ‘Why, it’s Oakley, of course,’ says 1, Without lookin’ up. “ ‘ Of course, must be ;’ says Jerry. “ We are due at Oakley at 3:06, and it’s just3:09§ now. There can’t, be no doubt about it bein’ Oakley. But I’ll be blowed if I ever knowed before that Oakley was so much like Ells- worth. ” “ I mised my eyes and there was ‘ Ells- worth’ over the waiting-room door in letters a. foot high. I got right up and pulled out for the next; town without saying a, word. The next stop ought, to have been at; Lin- wood, but the town we got to looked enough like Brookville to be its twin brother. Jerry tattered up to the engine so pale that a snow- drifb would have looked like a. heap of char- coal beside him. " \Ve ought to have got to Wallace, but after a lively spin of twenty minutes we pulled into Salina, right: where We started from an hour and twenty minutes before. There couldn’t be no sort of doubt about it, im- ouL comes the trainmaster foaming at bhe mouth and wants to know what in biankety~hlank~blank-hlank we meant by laying out; the express two hours. You see, he thought we hadn’t started on the run yet, when the fact, was we had got over thirty-six miles of road when that blamed cyclone took up the whole train, turned it end for end, and set it back on the rails gain, anfl thehe We had startetl on the ‘f ‘ Sh-H V.’ says I, ‘ go back to the baggage car and don’t say nothin’. I’m with you on that, pledge,_’ Iandpffwe goes agiu. w- 1"? . 1 ‘ back track without ever slippin’ a turn. And that wasn’t; all. The baggage, and express, and postal tellers had dumped out mail and truck as though we were goin’ straight ahead ; and the hmkies had hustled off way passengers at, the name smtious they got: on at, and there wasfno end of investiga- tions, and damage suits, and confusion generally in consequence.” “ You see, we left Saliua. {Lt 2 p. 111., with the Denver express. \Ve got to Brookville and then to Ellsworth right on time. Our next stop was at Oakley. It had been pretty cloudy all afternoon, and about two miles out of Ellsworth I noticed a. cloud, blacker’u midnight, that seemed to rise up out 0’ the prairie about a. mile away on the rightâ€"hand side of the track. It blossomed out at the top and started obliquely toward the track and in the direction we were go- ing, with arozu‘ that sends a. cold chill down my back when I think of it to this day. I saw that it would cross the road about a mile ahead and just about the time we got there. Right there I made the mistake of my life. I should have stopped and let that stemwinder go on ; but I remembered that it would make us late at Oakley, surer’n guns if we did, so, thinkin’ of my record, I pulled her open ‘to headIoli" the cyclone.‘ “ ‘Dan,’ says he, ‘ I‘ll never touch another drop of whisky so long’s I live, so help‘rlrp gtjgcious; 1 Miss Vixen : “ Hathway intends mamma.” A “Yarn” ‘Wlaic‘ia Some People Will Find It Billion": to Believe. An old driver, known as Panhandle Dim told in perfect good faith the other day the foilpjyjpg erftraordinqg‘y adventure :â€" “ VVhEn 1 was pulling passenger out on the K. P. it was my proud boast that in the three years I had been 011 the run I had never been late. I always got over the road according to the time-card without regard to washouts, wrecks, and sichâ€"in fact, I was building up a. world-beating record, until a cyclone one day laid me out so scandalous that I resigned as soon asI got to the end of the run. Yes, sir, in three minutes the rec- ord I had been three years a-lmildin’ was smashed so line that a. search warrant couldn’t wlocated where it stood. And what made it so aggravatin’ was that I had to double thirtyâ€"six miles of road that Icouldn’t turn in mileage for. Mrs. Vixen: my dear ?” A Railroad Train Turned Com. pleter Round. Miss Vixen : “He acted so mysterious when I met him on the street this morning.” Mrs.Vixen : " Mysterious '3 How ?” “Miss Vixen : “ Why,when I meL him he blushed and stammered like a silly School- girl, and finally blurted out that he would like to see me alone this evening. He makes me very ennui.” 4111711 1 - 1,”,1Li _._ him ‘3 ” Miss Vixen : “ Oh, yes, I’ll see him. But you mark my words, if he proposes to me to-night he’ll never propose to another girl if he lives to be 100.” - Ileen : “ 1 hope you won’t decline his offer insultineg '2” Miss Vixen : “ No, I’ll accept him.” fore. The Musician’sâ€"«Fife times one is fife. The Invalid’sâ€"â€"Sicks time one is sicks. The Religionist’sâ€"â€"Seven times one is heaven. The Cannibal’sâ€"Ate times one is ate The German’sâ€"Nein times one is nein. The Roofer’sâ€"Tin times one is tin. The Baker’sâ€"Level: times one i'; ieven. The Fairies’â€"â€"Tw’elf times one is tw’elf. The Gambler’sâ€"\Von times one is won. The Tobacconist’sâ€"Chew times one chew. The Siave’sâ€"Free times one is free. The Society Leader’sâ€"Fore times one 11r;:JVixen “ Well do you intend to see FREAK [W A GYGL‘ONE. Multiplication Table for All. EN ever Again. I am almost positive Fred proposing to me tonight, What makes you think so,