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m2“â€" AGRICULTURAL. - A Private Dairy That Pays. The simple and somewhat old~fashioned system practiced in a dairyâ€"of Jersey and grade cowsâ€"whose butter sells readily and steadily to the same families “ at prices far above quotations," each package warranted and none ever returned. and which during nearly twenty years has only in a few in- stances failed to keep sweet and good till , eaten the following spring, is described as follows : " We have, first of all, a dairy house I'Zx 18 feet, 10 feet high and well lighted. There are four ans (1 feet long 20 inches wide and 6 inches eep. The-to are in galvanized iron vats that hold about four pails of water. We have water from a spring running into - the dairy house and through each or all of these vats as we may desire. Each pan holds one milking and can stand at least thirty- six hours before being skimmed, but is al- ways skimmed as soon as there is the least acidity to the milk. The milk is brought in . and strained through both wire and cloth strainer as soon as possible after drawn from the cow. We aim to keep the temperature of the room as near the churning point as possible, so as to avoid any extreme changes in temperature of the cream until it is churned. This can be done by keepinga fire in the cooler part of the season, and in the extreme warm weather by putting a cake of ice in the room and let it dissolve, or by splinkling the lloor with cold well water. When the cream is taken off it generally stands in a covered pail twenty four hours before churning. \Vhen anv cream is added to that already in the pail it is thorouhgly stirred in order to have all alike in ripeness. “ If at the time of churning the cream is too cold it is brought to the right tempera- ture by putting in warm milk to bring the temperature down. We simply set the cream pail in cellar and never use the ice in the cream or in the water to wash the but- ter. \Vc always churn in the niorning,usin a dash churn with a sheep for power, an can churn at an average turn of about fifteen minutes for a season, all the early and later part of the season using only five to ten minutes,wilh about twenty during late July and August. \\‘c wash the butter thorough- ly in the churn after the buttermilk is drain- ed off, take it on a lever butter worker, putting one and one-fourth ounces of salt to the pound. We slightly work in the salt, and after covering it closely from the air, leave it a few hours and give it a little more working, pack it in white oak kegs that hold sixty to seventy-five pounds each, the keg having been soaked several days in a brine. In packing we rub the inside of the package over with a little salt,put in a layer about three inches tliick,then sprinkle a little salt on top of that layer and put in another, and so on to the filling. Then we put a cloth over the butter sufficiently large to lay over the sides somewhat,filling the keg even to the top with salt. This we moisten with water, and then cover with a flat stone or plank and set away for fall shipping." H0‘V DO YOU SET YOFR “ILK? If you are a butter dairyman you have to set the milk for cream raising, and it de- pends a great deal on how you set it as to what it costs for labor. The old-fashioned way of setting milk in shallow pans or crooks has about passed out of use and the modern way of deep setting in cold wrter has become almost universal. Some still stick to the shallow pans, from habit we presume, but unless the dairy be a very small one this takes too much labor and time. The deep can method is both the cheaper and better way, and it need cost but little more to supply one’s self with deep cans than with shallow pans. It is often the case that there is a spring near the dairy the water of which can be led into a cemented tank in the floor of the dairy, and the deep cans placed in this tank will be all that is needed, or a wooden tank can be used for the same purpOse ; but the most complete outfit for the deep setting of milk is the portable creamery. With a good portable creamery the time and labor spent in handling the milk and cream is reduced to a. minimum and the dairyman can have the temperature under complete control, thereby insuring a uniform productin the butter. Many thousands of these portable creameries are now in use and they have passed the experimental stage long ago and can now be relied upon to produce certain results. The writer can cheerfully commend V ‘_.1 any... ur.~. l.w~L~D “sea .__... I... J.,., found it a paying investment. SELECT] NI; SEED CORN. The yield of corn can be greatly improved by careful selection of seed. It should be done before the corn is harvested, going through the field and tyinga red string to stalks that promise to have two or more well formed ears. \Vhen the corn is ripe enough to cut save such stalks by themselves and when husked take the best of the two cars. In this way varieties will be formed whose tendancy will be to bear two good ears on a stalk. This should be planted far enough away from other corn so as not to be fertil- ized by it. Even then some stalks will be found that will have only one or even no ear. These should be cut out before they have fertilized the silk on bearing stalks. In growing seed corn the suckers should be cut out. They rarely bear ears good for anything, while they furnish more than their proportion of pollen for fertilizing bearing ears of grain. For seed purposes it does not matter if the ears are not filled in all parts if it comes from destruction of non- bearing stalks. The scattered grains will grow full and round, instead of being com- pressed as they are in an ear that has been fertilized with successive growths of pollen on its own stalks,as well as on those earlier and later than itself. H)\\'I.\'H \VHEAT TUU EARLY. It is not the size of a. wheat plant, but its vigor and healthy growth, that insures its vitality through the Winter. 011 rich soil it is often better to defer sowing until late in September. There is less of leaf to draw on the root during wintcr,or to be transplanted if the root should chance to be lifted up by frost. As for the idea. that a large growth of leaf keeps the ground from deep freezing, it is absurd, for every winter frost penetrates always as deep as the furrow and often much deeper. The small wheat plant has not struck its roots deeply. and the surface freezes again. The top is then greatly disproportioned to the root. It is a good plan when wheat is getting a large fall growth to turn in sheep or young calves ‘ to crop the leaves. They lessen liability to injury by decreasing the top in case the root is thrown out. Besides this the tramping of the soil is beneficial. It compacts it around the roots and thus compacted the soil is less absorptive of water, from which comes the chief danger from winter freezing and thaw- I: ing.â€"~[American Cultii ator. Remedy for Borers. A correspondent gives his experience as tiollows: My remedy for borers has worked ‘so satisfactorily with me that I will give it to others who may be similarly afflicted. Iliast year, 1890, during the latter part of July, I first noted that the borers had at- tacked my young fruit trees, and on close examination found that they had made fear- ful ravages ; indeed I was almost discourag- ed, but went to work with the knife cutting them out, and in many instances completely , girdling the trees in my efforts to cut them out, and badly injuring others. Iwas ad- vised to wrap up the trunks with old sacks or bags ; but having none convenient I used Ipaper, i. (3., pages of catalogues, and in . many instances common newspaper. In the autumn ’I uncovered the trees and found them in good order, but was at a loss to which to attribute my successâ€"the wrapping . of paper, the cutting them out, or wash of whale oil soap that I gave them. This season, during April, I washed all my trees with whale oil soap and wrapped nearly all with paper, leaving a few in nursery bed unwrapped, and in a few instancesthe paper [was torn on those in the orchard. 0n ex- 'amination last week I found every one where the paper was intact free from borers; in fact not finding a single one ; while in those not covered and where papcrhad not been .removed I found from one to twenty, all sizes. This to me is conclusive proof that I am on the right track. The operation is very simple and quickly done. Take a stiff paper (glazed hardware is the best) and cut it into strips four inches wide, then com- mence at top of trunk and wrap spirally to the foot, throwing up earth around the paper to keepitin place, orif thought necessary it can be loosely tied. A boy can wrap ‘300 trees in a day of ten hours, or even more. The trunks of young trees certainly need some protection from the sun, and I think this givcs it to them. Our Butter Markets. I think it is good for people to know, not only what they are doing themselves, but also what others are doing, and especially in these days of easy communication and extended markets, people should have a knowledge of what is going on around them. If I wanted to put it concisely, I would say, especially to those in the export trade, find your market. suit your market, keep your market. A market maybe near, and the higher-pricedclassesof butter, unsalted, etc., may find a market close at hand. 0n the other hand,however, for the majority of the people, and at all events for some years, it seems to me that the distant markets will be those to which we must look. It is remarkable what can be done by a little careful attention to details. Denmark, a comparatively small country, by no means a. rich country, possessing over the rest of Europe no advantages of climate and soil, by great attention to details, scrupu- lous care and a considerable amount of science, has placed herself in a relatively high position in the European market and, Iain sorry to say, to the displacement of many neighbors who should hold their own better than they do. As regards suiting your market, consider that you have tolook at not only your own mode of manufacture, but. that. you have also to suit those to whom you have to sell. Now, with great respect, I cannot help repeating what I have heard elsewhere, and I have seen evidences of it here in this country, that perhaps not enough care is taken as regards a good deal of the butter which is exported. Speaking generally, a bad article costs as much to carry as a good one; and in these days, when you have to meet competition in dis- tant markets, especially, by a better qual- ity than can be found upon the spot, too much stress cannot be laid upon the neces- sity for improving the quality of our pro- ducts. Cleanliness and care in packing havca good deal to do with that. The French have gained a good reputation by Hip ralrl' in “t .ich in the dairies of Normand and me nor iern provinces oi rrance tne suit the market to which they are sending. There is a. great difl'ercncc in making up packages in an attractive form, and I sup- pose even to the wholesale purchaser there is nothing like having something to please the eye in thus making your goods attractive But Iain sorry to say that in many cases those who are sending to market do not pay cum: '1 attention to this, the result being, f1 twice, in the case of a mixed samplc or L’l packing, especially in butter, that in 0 consumer eats bad butter and the producer eats up his own profits. Eye for Turning Under- Rye may be sown quite early in autumn or early in September for plowing under in spring, using plenty of seed to produce a heavy crop. Its value as a manure cannot be well compared wit 1 barn manure, practi- » cal results with which will be quite unlike . and with unlike soils. More time is required for the rye to act and to decay and become disintegrated and diffused through the soil, while manure properly applied will begin to operate at once. Under common management, the manure would produce the most immediate and visible results. The right time to plow rye under is just before the heads appear or just as they are making their carliestappear- ance. Later, the straw hardens and does not so well mix with and become a part of the soil. in different localities Broody Hens. This is the time when liens that have laid well early in the season indulge themselves in a rest. Do not let then: become broody ; feed liberally with whole wheat but no corn. Once or twice a week give them a little oil meal. It is as effective in producing new _ _ \Vbcn the surface feathers on moulting hens as it is in making soxl expands it lifts these roots with it. a new coat of hair for horse in winter. A 3 Early sowu wheat, especially when sown in soon as the feathers become glossy stop feed- a dry time, has roots that strike down deep- ing the meal, as it is too fattening. ly. lts ad- 'l‘liese are snapped whenever a surface vantage is that it gets the hens in condition thaw occurs, while the roots are held below for laying before cold Weather begins. , two Siâ€"inch Krupp guns in the bows, mount- CIIINA'S NAVY. lls Grown: During the last 'I'cn \‘can and its l'rrscnt Eflirlrncy It has been surmised that the somewhat cool and quiet way in which China has late- ly received the reproaclies directed against her by the \l'eslorn powers, on the score of the Yaiig-tse-Kiaug riots, may be due partly l to the confidence which a. greatly improved military and naval cstal'ilishment inspires. In her fleet, especially, the Middle Kingdom has made remarkable progress within the last ten years. It seems but a short time since She was relying on junks with ridiculous armaments, but the recent visit of Admiral Ting’s squadron of half a dozen modern war ships to Yokohama created a profound impression there by its efficiency. Among the first efforts of China to procure a modern navy were her purchase in England of a fleet of gun boats of about 1,350 tonsdis- placement each, and her construction of others at Foochow. Then she contracted with the Vulcan Shipbuilding Company at Stettin for two steel cruisers having a speed of about fifteen knots and carrying two 8- inch and eight 4.1-inch Armstrong guns. Ilut more important were the vessels built for her by the Stettin \Vorks, called the Ting Yuen and Chen Yuen. These were armorclads of 7,400 tons displacement,carry- iug 14.1. inches of compound armor at the water line. They are said to have a speed of fifteen knots. They have double bottoms and steel protective (leeks, and their power- 1 ful batteries include four l‘Z-incli Krupp ‘guns, protected by an armored breast work and two smaller Krupps. They are also furnished with eleven Hotcbkiss cannon and tubes for Whitehead torpedoes. ' The Tsi-Yuen, also built at Stettin, isa twinscrew steel cruiser of 3,200 tons displace- ment, having a speed of fifteen knots. She has two Bl-incli and three 6-inch Krupps in her main battery, with a secondary battery of Hotchkiss revolving cannon and \Vhite- bead torpedoes. Two English protected cruisers, built at Elswick, the Chih‘Yuan and the Ching- Yuan, have a displacement of 2,300 tons and attained an avers. e speed,in their trial trips, with all weights, atteries, and crew aboard, of 18.1. knots. They are fitted with triple- expansion engines, are coal protected, have double bottoms, and a bunker accommoda- tion of 4.30 tons. Their armament consists of three 8;} Krupps and two 6â€"inch Arm- strongs, protected by splinter~proof shields. They carry eight G-pounder rapid-fire Hotch- kiss guns, six (latlings, and four torpedo tubes. They have conning towers of 3-inch plates, a complete electrical outfit, and, in short, are among the best equipped vessels built in England in their day. A pair of Chinese war vessels deserving s ecial notice are the King Yuan and the ai Yuan, armored ships, built by the Vulcan \Vorks at Stettin. They are double- bottomed steel vessels, with compound armor, liavinga maximum thickness of 91} inches at the water line and decreasing to about five inches below. They carry each ed en I'm-bate, and surrounded by an armor- ed breastwork and two 6-inch Krupps, while the secondary battery contains two Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns, five revolving cannon, and four torpedo tubes. Still another pair of modern vessels are the steel cruisers Yang \Voi and Tcliao Yong, of 1,350 tons displacement, built at Elswick and having 2,400 horse power, the former of which reached a speed of 16.2 knots and the latter of 16.8 knots on trial. They cairy a good battery of Armstrong guns. The construction of these vessels was follow- WM I'on ofAdmiral Belknap. This consisted of tIlirec small vesselsâ€"the Alliance, a wooden craft of 1,375 tons and six small guns; the Palos, of 420 tons, armed only with howit~ zers, and the Monocacy, a worn-out paddle~ wheel craft of 1,370 tons and six guns. In~ deed, only the two former were in Chinese waters during the troubles. while the latter remained in her glory at Yokohama, where she formed a remarkable objeut in compari~ son with Admiral Ting‘s Squadron cruismg there. Butwith tbeCharleston now assigned to the Chinese station, our country will at last have one modern ship of good speed and efficient guns to represent her there. ---d!-4.O.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Arc Bloniirchlcs Tollcrlng ? The remark is frequently heard in these days that the thrones of Europe are totter- ing to their fall and that the existing monarchies will soon be numbered among the things that have been. That this pre- diction will soon be realized there is certain- ly little in present appearances to indicate. Never perhaps was German Emperor more honored and respected by his subjects than the present occupant of the throne of the Holienzollerns. King Humbert, too, has a like hold on the confidence of his people ; while all the world knows how heartily every subject of her gracious Majesty sings “ God save the Queen.” This apparent ed by an order to the Stettin Works for two large coast defence ships. Last year, at the Foochow arsenal, the armored coast-defence vessel Ping Yuen was completed. She is 100 feet long by 40 beam and 16 draught, and of about 2,600 tons dis- placement. She has triple-expansion engines of about 2,400 horse power which give her, however, only the disappointing speed of 10% knots at the maximum. But she has a belt of 8-inch armor at the water line and a 2- inch protective deck. She carries a 10} Krupp gun forward protected by a 5-inch breastwm-k, and two 6-inch Krupps amid- ships, besides eight rapid-fire guns in the secondary battery and four torpedo tubes. At Foochow this year two torpedo gunboats, the Kong Hi and Kong Bui, of about 1,000 tons displacement, have been under con~ struction. The yard at Foochow is indeed one of the most remarkable signs of China’s naval 1‘” gress. Founded twelve 01' femur“ years ago ,.,. n”. \1;,, RiVer b.» a. trench officer in the Chinese service. it was supplied by degrees with docks, rolling mills, machine shops, and, in fact, all the appliances for naval construc- tion and repair. During the last half dozen years it has been turning out war vessels of various sorts and sizes, although, as has been seen, the principal vessels of the Chinese navy were obtained in England and Germany. China also supplies herself with heavy guns as well as ships, and her factory at Kianguan is now building steel breech loading rifles up to 13 inches calibre, which is as high as our own gun factories have gone. The steel for these guns lS rough turned in England and sent to the factory. It. must he confessed that the Chinese navy has never distinguished itself much in action. During the war with France in 1884 one of its principal fleets was utterly destroyed by Admiral Courbet in the Min ‘ River tight. Fully a dozen vessels, ranging . from 53,401) down to 300 tons, were destroy- ed there and at Sheifoo, the remarkable 1 features of the French attack being the blowing up of vessels by torpedo boats and . the great destruction of crews by Hotclikiss revolving cannon. But, of course, it is not supposed that China would be a match for even the smaller part of the naval force of France. Besules, the vessels then in action were her earlier ones, whereas most of the powerful ships just described, some of which secured the admiration of Count liatsu of the Japanese navy in their recent visit to Yokohama, are of late date. The personnel of the Chinese navy has also no doubt been greatly improved since 1884, under the instruction and training of Admiral Lang, a Captain of the British navy who was allowed to serve in China, and until recent- ly was Commander-in-Chief of its navy. Other English and German oilicers have contributed to the improvement of China’s navy, in which many of them have found employment, while the yopng Chinese officers have been carefully nstructed in European naval schools, although China has a training institution of her 0 u at 13000- how. At all events such a squardron as Admiral Tiiig's must have formed a :trikingcontrast revival of the monarchical spirit leads the New York Tribune to enquire whether the unusual demonstrations that have been witnessed during the last few weeks are due to an increasing hold of the monarchical system on the confidence of the pe0ple, or to the respect they entertain for the oc- cupants of the thrones themselves consider- ed as men. The Tribunc concludes that it is the latter, and argues that what is seen arises not from any increased love for the thrones themselves, but merely from a. recognition of the practical utility of their temporary occupants. Continuing it says : There is no proof, for example, that Ger- man devotion to the house of Hohenzollern is deepening ; but only that the people see in their young Emperor an active, energetic man of affairs, 3. real executive, not a mere figurehead. So with Humbert. He has shown the traditional strength and courage, both as soldier and civilian, of the house of Savoy, and has held with a tactful hand the reins of real authority over his various Cabi- nets. The people appreciate these personal qualities and are loyal to him personally, but probably care not a whit more for the dynasty he represents. The Emperor of Austria has retained the regard of his hete- rogeneous subjects by a discreet exercise of concession and a really remarkable power of discerning and taking advantage of the drift of popular sentiment. Hence Francis Joseph is a. name to conjure with from the Carpathians to the lal- kans among millions to whom the name of Habsburg is but a tinkling cymbal. As for England, it has long been more a democracy than a monarchy, and its people have often enough shown their readiness to dismiss an unsatisfactory sovereign and call another to the throne. The causes of pop- ular regard for Queen Victoria are obvious enough, and they are purely personal ; and the Prince of W ales retains his hold upon the public heart largely because of his un- tiring diligence in performing gracefully and impressively the various social functions that compose the real work of the royal figureheat .” Therefore the Tribuuw concludes that the sovereigns are strong and not the dynasties ; that the monarchs of Europe are at present- on their good behavior, and that they are mere creatures of the “ parliament of man " which the moment their conduct provokes a vote of want of confidence will determine that out they must go. ”+â€" Building in Toronto. amok» Is a constkutloual and not a local diseaser and therefore it Cannot be cured by local applications. It requires a constitutional remedy like Hood's Sai‘saparilla, which, working through the blood, effects a per-ma. ncnt cure of cllllll’l'll by eradicating the im~ purity which causes and promotes thedlsease. Thousands of people testify to the success of Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for catan'li. when other preparations had failed. Hood's Sarsaparilla also builds up the whole system and makes you feel renewed in health. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. 31; six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & C0., Apothecaries. Lowell, Mass. [00 Doses One Dollar A Wonderful Relic- Treves is by no means alone in the pos- session of a relic of the founder of Christ- ianity. Bruges, the capital of West Fland- ers, Belguim, contains one more preCious~ still, namely, a few drops of His blood, sup- posed by some to have been collected beneath the cross and by others to have been collected by Joseph of Arimathea. The rellc was brought from Jerusalem to Bruges by Thierry d’Alsace, aCrusader. It is kept in a chapel specially consecrated to it. Every year it is carried in solemn pro- cession through the streets of the city, on which occasion Bruges is visited by crowds of devotees from all parts of Belgium and a general holiday is observed. A Moderate Want. I would not be my lady’s glove, Thus lightly to be cast aside, Her bonnet or her gown, for love Like mine would nearer her. abide. And yet I would not closer press So closely that she innstdemur, But, oh, I'd be her bathing dress And cling And cling And cling To her. icé‘rmazfi Syrup 1 For Coughs 81 Colds. ‘ John F. Jones, Edom,Tex.,writes: I have used German Syrup for the past six years, for Sore Throat, I Cough, Colds, Pains in the Chest and Lungs, and let me say to any- one wanting such a medicineâ€" German Syrup is the best. 3 HIV. Baldwin, Carenesville,Teiin., writes: I have used your German Syrup in my family, and find it the best medicine I ever tried for coughs and colds. I recommend it to every- , one for these troubles. Though it must have been patent to every ‘ R, Schmalhausen, Dmggist, of person who has moved about the city to any » . , . . . Charleston, Ill.,writes: After trying consulerable extentthat I'orontos building 1 scores of prescriptions and prepara_ operations this year are on an unusual scale, 1 . it is not unlikely that very few fully realiz- 1 thDS I had on my files and Shelves, they exceed those of last year. Accordin lugs for which permits were taken out dur- ing the last eight months is nearly three times as great as that for the corresponding period of last year. Following are the figures for the first eight months of 189‘ and 1890 : 1901. 1890. . ....... $220,950 5 50,500 $333333} .' .......... 144,600 105,450 March ............. . 236,440 lTL,0'25 April .............. . 769,680 107,000 May ................ 692,600 212,625 June ........... . . . ‘ 440,135 161,225 July. . , ........... 500,060 138,925 August ............. 273,400 145, :5 5:. $290,005 $1,157,925 It is evident that Toronto property own- ers have faith in the future of their City. No better test can be found of n. man’s confidence in the future prosperity of a ed how great they really are, or how greatly ' , g1 which had settled on my lungs, I to the City Hall record the value of build- . without relief for a very severe cold, i tried your German Syrup. It gave me immediate relief and a perma- nent cure. o (D G. c. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer, , 8 Woodbury, New jersey, U. S. A. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_â€"_. The physical wonder in Southern Caliâ€" fornia, by which a lake was suddenly called into being few weeks ago, is by many regard- ed as come to stay. Though not deepathe water in many places being only a few feet in depthâ€"the lake is now sixty miles long by thirty miles wide. Already its presence appears to have seriously affected the climate of that portion of the State, unusually heavy rains having recently fallen in the mountain and hill districts where no moisture was ever known before at this season of the year_ Should the expectation of the ex- 1‘ perts who pronounce in favor of its continu- community than his willingness to invest money in real estate. ance, be realized, the Biblical saying of making “the desert blossom as the rose,” may for that country cease to be a. mere figure of speech. Lord Save Me. ” Say to Him, in the prayer of the skeptic, “ If it be Thou, Lord, command me to come to Thee. If this illumination of the intel- lect and this touching of the heart be from my God, and would give me an answer to the riddle of my life, command me to come to Thee.” And if in walking upon the waters, you still sink in doubt, cry out to Him, ” Lord save me," and He will stretch out His hand as He did to doubting Peter, and you will be enabled to walk upon the troubled water by His side, and He will lead you to the barkâ€"the bark of Peter. And as when they of old entered the bark the wind ceased, so shall the storm of doubt and dilliculty cease in the depths of your soul. And, falling at the feet of Christ, your skep- ticism will disappear, you will cry in the velicmence of your faith, hope, love and gratitude to God ; “ Indeed thou art the Son of the living God.” Here is peace. Here is certainity. Here is the answer to the ques- tions of my soulâ€"the anSWer to the cry of my heart,” My Lord and My God 8’ ”â€".4 Mb- bishop Ryan. CUBES PERMANENTLY heumatisn] Solarium In Profusion. The least exertion on a hot day provokes perspiration, and labor produces it in pro- fusion. It is then when the skin is moist and the pores open, that treatment of old chronic rheumatic and neuralgic aches and pains may be the most successful. St. Jacobs Oil will penetrate to the bone. 1: HR 1] fruit?! ‘during the recent troubles with the squadqsoothe the disordered nerves. lT HAS NO EQUAL. 1 1'1" is THE. Brawn L will find the scat of the trouble, stimulate the muscles to healthful action and will