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A THE FARM. od Adviw and Valuable Information fur the Farmer. THK FAHMKHH OAKDKN. : tor, ture. Tbr It- -i Hand 1,1, Ike I ...in Up with tbe birds in the o&rly morning The dew drop g.o like a precious geui ; Beautiful tints iu the bkit-tt are iJawni. g, But fhti'a uever a iiioiiu-nt t. look at them. The mud are wanting- their breakfast early ; bhe must nut linger, she rnuat not wait , For wurd* tuat are sharp aud looks that are surly Are what the men give when the mee.il are late. Ob, glorious colors tbe clouds are turning, If she would but look over hills and tioe* ; But hero are the dishes, and here is the churn- ing Those thin)!alwayi umt yield to these. Tbe worM is tilled with the wine of beauty, If hlie could but pause aud drink It ill , Hut pleasure, she Bays, luust wait for duty KeftlecMU wora is committed sin. The day grows hot and her bauds grow weary, Ob, lor an hour to cool tier head, Out with tbe birds aud winds ao cbeery ! Hir. -i.i i;.. m get dinner ami make her hrad Tbe busy luen ia tu* hay field wurklajt, 11 tiu- j *, ht.r sittiug ith Kile band, Wouid call her lazy aud call it thirkiLg. Aud one uevur could uiake them understand. Bat after tbe strife aud weary tussle With me ib itowe. and she lies at rest, The nation's brain aud heart aud muscle Her sons au.i daughters shall i-a.l her ulest, And 1 think the awtaM**t joy of heaven, Tbe raruat bliss of eternal life. And the laurotlirowu ol ail \vnl be given I'uto ttio way WMI farmer's wife. t'r< ulKt lur JumpluM Klerk. Animals which will jump over fences are not only a nuisance on tbeir own account, but luc) will oliuu iu jaii.ii.ug themselves break tue fence or gate, so that tbe rest of tbe herd will follow Uiem. If a ptevesv for this jumpiug IB nit kuowu, tte auiuialH bave tu be kept iu a stable, or in a email lot by ti.< n ei-lvi h, witn HI, extra high feuoe A .-in, ,.le UKtuod uf ktcjiug either a borne or cow im any kiud of enclosure i* to put oohjinun halter on tbem. lit move tbe tie strap to it, and put on iu Its place a piece of half inch rope eleven feet long. Three feet (or thereabout*, depending some ou tbe si/ of tba animal) from tbe end attached to the halter tie iu firmly a ring ; bring tbe rope between tbe fore-legs, aud up around tbe body jiul behind the fore-legs. This will briui; the ring tbat waa tied '"to '.be rope under tbo cheat, aud between the .'ore legs. Tier tb* loone end into the ring under tbe body. Tbe aiiimal cannot now r it* bead high enough to jump, and will be fouud where it IB put, regardless of it* jumping proolivititw. After a little praovioe in puttiug this iiggiog uo, tbe medium will be struck iu not making it too light BO a* to trst tue animal, nor yst * i loose that it cau get over tbe lenoe. Itr.eJtr i Journal l"n - t ma \ , k . i.,l.i. Uanreejiof everything IB uow in order. All tbu leuder \tgciabiei*. of course, have beeUBtcured. Tne hardy sorts will keep betti rg^^keu in before lever* frreatng. v . i t_p;ilii. in- pr.uip This i> ei i ciBuVtrtUf of the t>ei and carrot, which are fMJjtniinh lojored by aola) before beiag o IB ot tbi ' c-i OkeihtiUof j.r *^tal its is tu pa k thttu in ii, sd UavtH. Tots la mti. 'I twtl, being a better non-aoadoc r _ _ the soots al an eveu tempera louimou flat turuips may be kept perfec t > um-p'^sud freak nnlil May, aud beelB uttil Julj . Laavea of auv kind may be u-eA. In uo* otir*r of tke oalUr spread a layer ol leaven oue or two inches tbioX tbeu a layer of vegetables (one deep), tbeu a layer ol leaves, aud HO un. Io security** suoBl usrfeot ouLdition, a cool eveu temperature must be preeeived, but vegetables-keep bettsr at any tamptjratuio by this than by auy otuer usUiod. I I- in* I r. in ih. <. in. I. n. Gardeutr., and )eve all, farmer* bave no bUfciuesB to live ntcauly or to think ol tlirm-i. Ivt an obttgBd 1C wradge oeantlesal) without ibi uidxrijieaces ot utber olah-er sa>K tue Obicagu Herald. One ban no buai- nei-H to MJSJ tjwu folk batii g turl v vrge tables aud berries a rnutXli baffere bin tardy supply cotaeaeti, to be out *t them in dox days before the merchant auti cheat boatcliun houne keeper* in tUe el'v UH.. beguu tu HIM- tbi' i ud of frtifc trillion In ban uo need to live midounlinuwi auet boiled dionere tbe year round, when others try the changes of spring- lamb, frenh fish boiled. sjtMlinii. alad, duoka aud gr**u peas, cap-ms and veal until turkey lime comes agaiu. He ougbt dot to see town hmni'H fragrant with rljwers while hin wife h"iii'ly a buneli of Byrinne* of cinnamon roBea, with a tuft of ay par agon, to sweeten tbe parlor when she ihiuk* to pick tbem What bettsr right have rion men to fit over dessert* aud choice pears, plums grapes and apricots, while be mut-t con tent hiiuself witb a Baldwin apple iu mid winter? Why should be not bave i becoming home witb it* lawn in front auc large border* ol tbs richest flower* ; biB bouse oue story and small, perhaps, ye hung with woodbine, wild grape*, and roea against the background of orchard anc shade trees, apreadiug their flaukiu) boughs with good effect, ae if it were a col tsge oruee. with its acres ot shrubberies Wby should be not have in bia gaideu choice fruits of tbe season, strawberries currants aud gooseberries jo*tliu| each other in earliest perfection red and black nberriee, golden ant purple plum*, plenty if black caps to maki np for the lost strawberries and grapes as soon an raspbemvs aie over, big blauonec salad b, peas in succession, as well as hi town neighbor, wbo sells him groeerie aud cotton T Wby should hs not haw ae fine pears, peaches, winter apple* am grapes at Christmas as tbe President o tbe Horticultural Society, and why sbonh not bis girls bave big French roses and tube roses as well as tbe solitary dahlia an Cuiua aater which decorate the yard, an the common geranium in doora T Wh; doeHu/t be have an herb bed to make bi plain dinner savory, and lavender to sweeten his sheets at night ? A poor Eni lish cottager will bays all these by tbrif and contrivance. Wby not an American farmer 7 Nelrsj el the aVarss. An orange county, New York, farms keeps pea fowls to destroy potato bet tie* claiming tbat tbey sre very serviceable I thai respect. Tbe healthiest pork cannot be cbtainec from a clear field of dry corn. The digs* ive organs of tbe animal MO fed are sure get out of order on so beating a food, tut tbiu the wbolnsytt^m beoomes tainted and impure. Tbere is tbia element in the stock bu>i eac, nays tbe tarnen litvitw, which dot) ol exit iu graiu growioi;. It IB that tbe man wbo produce* a choice or fancy grade ( bee( is paid according to its merit*. Tbe ame is true of the rmaiug of boiatu, wool, mutton, abeep, and iu a leBa decree of pork, while tbe name holdti good in horticultural reductions. > A writ T to tbe Indian* t'armtr sayu be ures heave* in borses by withuoldUg bay and ubtitutiDg green food inittead. II hen make* a ball, ae large an a hailed waJbUt, bf equal part* of balaam of ur aud olnatii of oopaiba, giving tbe animal one f tbe balls night and morning. It is uggefcted alno, that che grain allowed be lightly rnoiauced and ueaaoued with a ittle salt before feeding. Tbere is an art in raising early pallet*, no an to bave them begin to lay eoou. Tbe bjeot bould be to breed from parents tbat mature early. In stlectiog a cook and heua roui which to breed early pullets, e leot a cook tbat tbrows out bis hackle and tail her* early, as ttiis indicate* bin early maturity. Tbeu mate him with old beiie, i.d batch tbe pullets a* early in tbe year an poiwible. hucb pullets will begin to lay u October aud will then lay all through he winter. Tbe greatest difficulty with beavy milk TH approaching the period of calving is eduoiug tbe Ujwof milk. The Rural W^rUi >a>k thai with ordinary cows there i uo rouble in the matter, because tbe milk crttious begin to fau as sx>n as tbe c >w becomes pregnant, bat with heavy and >er-itet.t milkers, if tbe feed is of tbe right kind aud of sufficient quantity, there no neOBBHity tor tuakiug any special efioiU for dryiuii up the cow. Tbs seore- lon will not be large at all events, but tbe eeded phoupbate* and nitrogen should be upuliea for tbe building op of tbe frame of he calf. 'I o keep ciJer perfect Uke a keg and bore ile in tbe bottom of it ; spread a pteoeof wo< lieu c.otb at tbe bottom , then oil wtb rai. J cluely packed ; draw your cider from a barrel just a* fast as it will run tbrongb be sand ; after tbu, put il in clean barrels which bave had a i leoe of cotton or linen e*ci i two by seven mobes dipped io melted sulphur aud burned intids of them, thereby bnurbiug tbe sulphur fumes (this proo*) will also aweeUo sour aider) ; then keep it a a cellar or room where there u no fire, and add one-hall pouud white mustard aeed o each barrel. Tbs following M naid by the American Stock Journal to be ail infallible remedy tor chicken cholera : Make a mixture ol two ui.oes eacb ol red peppu, alum, resin and flout of kulpbur, aud pot it ia tbeir focd u propo/tiohsof one tablespoouful to three iLti of scalded meal. ID severe cue* give bout oue-thlrd of a tablespoohful in a iieal pellet once a day to sacb fowl, patting * aumll luu.p of aiuu. in their dnujutig wter. Tbe wntejr eja)s: I bave tried tbe above ingridicnta witb marked nucoes* ; tiave cured fowls iu tbe lae* atagse of tbe disesiie. I make it a praouoe uow to givs my fowls some ot it once or twice a week and there are no symptoms of any diaeaite among them." Tbere are several reasons why tbs break g np of tbe ground for fall wheat la i tuk to be dreaded by tbe horses. Tbe oooMion will give tbe farmer a gnaud ., I ii tui.it > to display bis oar* and lotelli gfuoe. First, as a very general rule it must be done when tbe weatber is bot causibg a great amount of penpiration Ayaiu , there U frequently a good deal ol dust dying, of wbicb he will inhale inoro or les. '1 u add to all of this, tbs ground m i .it -u dry and bard, aud extremely hard on the borne*' shoulders. 1 be dust and aweat will paste and work into the bair ud sore shoulders will be tbs result unless they are carefully washed every n it'bl wbeu tbi harness u takr n ofi A HKVKV1U l,, ,. I i 11 >/*> < nt , . III., n., . by ih< I III lll 1st New that no inconsiderable commotion ua been oreaud in tbe city by tbe advent ol Mexican Joe, tbe alleged fortune teller auyiLing appertaiuiug to the extraordinary become* of peculiar interest. Mrs. I TaJbot street, is tbe mother of i daughter, who, although but ol ild, Is accredited with possessing tbe power of curing by tbe simple laying on ol bandi, to a remarkable degree. Wbeu any members of tbe faiuily or relatives are a ill cttd with any disease her services are called into requisition, and, if tbe suuVrers are to be believed, an instantaneous relml is invariably the result. Tbe obiM is naic to have given ample proof of ber remark bis power in scores of canes, and certain it is tbat .the family at least bave evsry faith in tbe efficacy ol ber ministrations:. Miss Dosey comes from a remarkable family ber aunt having possessed the wonderful faculty of defining tbe future, in many instances restoring articles to the owners wbiob bad been lout or stolen years before one oooaeion telling an Knglish traveller in what part of London she could recover watch stolen from ber month M previously She was tbe oracle) ot New Orleans for yean, and used to be sought out by people from far and near, anxious to have tb fa ture laid bare tj their vision. St. Thcmat Timei. A clever parody ou tbe national an tbem appear* ia the Pall Mali (iatetu wbiob says it is the production of a clergy man. Tbe sentiment is in accord with the spirit of tbe times, and the words are ver felicitous : Down wltb their lofty seals, Down wltb tbelr vain conceits. Down wttb tbe l..ir. Is I Confound their fals* pretence, Confound their impudence, Down with the Lords Down wltb their arrogant, Keokless, extravagant, Insolent words I HI, nil they reject tbe bill ? Shall they dissolve at will :' Hhall they obstruct ns still? Down with the Lords I Commons of England, yet Hhall the proud Lords regret Their futile aim ? Make, then, your heart* rejoice, You are tbe I'eople's choice, You are the I'eople's voice, They bst a name. A fastidious person proposes, initead o designating single ladies as old mauls, tc call tbem " bachelettes." A -III I HP> IIUI fen J. J.. ol,- st*rnsrrlT ol oB* t*Trnr i Alflii A J I'%M "I II. H -I t Inorm. rnrr. Il now torus out that tbe fortune left to obu J. Jacob*), wbo formerly kepi tbe St. Ueorge and ri . Nicbola* hotels at Victoria, C , was uiit the princely amount ol B3. 000,000, a* previously Blaled, but ouly b* pnhry sum of 13600.000 The B*n 'raiioiHOo t.rjuniner bad the lollowiug par- icalars : Tbe story of the uew uiilliouaire'a ife ia a mu K ulur oue, abouuditig iu thone uddeu obabgia ud wcuderful iuoideulM so ear to the heart of tbe uoveli>t. He was uoru in tbe year lull iu the oily of Cin- cinnati, wbera bla faiuily wae very well luowu, haviug a bigb sta,udiog iu the coin- muhily, being oounldered quite Well-to-do ad thoroughly bonoraole. lie turned up in be city of New Urleaun aa a diamond tuer- oaul, tbe buoineca, no luubt.lollowtd by but ather. an both bin crutLein were iu tlii ame line. He wan then ooiHidered by all wbo knew him to be tbe po*MenMr ol . considerable fonuue. Hanaliug tbs purest ol gema UIB ^a.rouage wan amot|{ be elite ol tbe oitv. Tbe next board ot pirn wa* on bis arrival it. this city in 186S nth bis brother Bolomon. " Jack " al noe filar it J ia bis buairesi of diamond radiup, bavuig brouiiht with him a large took ot tbe getiiu. Ui brother ooruuieLCud . uiouey-lendicg butioees, which wan .tuinded witb such suooe** tbat be suoc beoarue known a the Kothtobild of Sau 'rauoihoo. In li'.l the sobjrct of ibis .rticle became ncqaainted with Mm. lozuleky.an entimabie lady.slno a native ol iceiunati, where tbe wa* known by ber nitideu namtof l^owsre. At ter afew mouthaol ou ur tub, ip the pair wtre uuade OLe. Shortly alter this Mr. J*.eobi and bis wife left ttae 'so. ho Blope, but returning opened a country hotel, in wtacu liueol ba.ue*sbe a* net a suooeur, leaving it a bankrupt le tbeu, in order to obtaiu a livelihood lor iimself sod wife, took op tbe peculiar oeea- wbMb he has siuce followed Uis ove for the paituer of hi* lit* slrugwl* was oteuae, and his suddeu fall from aftlaeuoe > poverty *s a severe bio* He euifaged i mu|(le arpartmeDt In No 41H Jooeettrett and axaiu took up the struggle fur bread, i gray bairtd man. The tight wa* a bard me bat be (luckily made a strong effort, lespite which be was often compelled to seek bis frieude to obtain assitanee. It ppears from the fast tbat every item wss ilaoed ou but book that it sras always hi* ntenuon to make good these loans. Busi- ness meo will recollect his entering tbeir store*, sad tbe reijiMot, alway* mad* luietly but caroectl) , Mr J , I am a ride ebort. Could you advance me a trifle ?" H* wan always neatly kbaven and tastefully clad. On last Thursday he obtained tb* ttrwl information tbat he was uo loo|er ia poverty, bat was the heir to milliou*, through altttr from a brother iu England. Eoolnved in tbe letter was a >ai.k note for 9.000. But Ibesuddengood fortune bad come too late to wake him bappy, the wife for whom be bad Strug* gled HO baid having died two weeks before u bin arms. From t' M blow be has not !ull> recovered. Tbt first action taken by Ur. Jacobs was to enter s well-known jewellery store, the ur.'i rielor cf which bad olten loaned him small amounts, and after pa)ioi( tbe sum be bad received, purchased t watoh and chain and diamond ring valued al t>4GO, !>*}i: g cash. lie thsn proceeded about tbe oily, rsuajiuit Hmall sums, thi entire total reaobing over }GOO. Tbe rels live from wboua Mr. Jacob* has received tbs legacy followed tke buaiue.s of a dia mond merobaut, sad tbe entire 93,000,006 1* said to be cash. lie leaves for England in two week*. Be ban already made i donation of t5OO to one of the orphan as; lam*, and will, oo doubt, pr*nt a gift to all of tbem. liov. f n of NHlIrr lvrllla. III.. ihrr In One ot thu largest dealer* in Japanese goods aud brio a-brao iu New Yolk has a.- lixi into ttie back of hi more b. ral Jauaiieae liouae in miniature. O !.> t o rooms, bow- ttver, are represeuted, uofreD[>ondiug to our recepliou ruoru and i:lur, but ibene art: oouiplete and exact iu detail. Tbe bouse wa* Drought to tui- c- u..tr . from Jauau lu neotuiiM, and wan i.ut toitelner berc by a Jipauise artisan, Utr ihelr ountom, with- out nails, glnn lorming tie uectMaary rua- The uia'.eri&i lor tLe fratuew. rk U of Japanese o.-oUr and oatnHbo ; a -tri.u,;, irai.Fi.ajt.ijl (yuhcr t. rn . ihu little aju^r panes lor the wluuuw, gin*) bsm* only u-ed by the lower ora*. The tuouldrngii uf Iti* rcoms are uf lacquer of a very a* tar Uo aud beautiful uMteru, and lit* ceiMugn are of bavuib o, luaidt ,1 IB different desj^un and colored iu different snadea of brown. The tlxjra are ca^ec.aily curioua, belUf made Tery elaaMc, a. nult of afviilt baoibou r straw forming a padding underneath be squares ot uiattitig, which are fiuUbed '-parnlely with aututt DILU.IUX. Tne ruotua ui a J apautoafl uouao tare jesiguated by lui umber uf piece* ot uiattijg required fur each, ax the seven, six, or ti<e-matted corn. Tbe reot) .lou room ia fnrulaned vith a nideb>ara with a ruuuded trout, >laced iu oue corner, oil whiub are riubl> iruamtLt -d tea-caddies, a huge teapot at. J all the aoceseories of a hovpittble ouj. of es, wbioh they offer to all callers . and a fry elaborate laiquer aud nrous* taole tear by holds a deourative jardiniere. A i*hi Bhding-door of p>per, cayly paiated ith Japanese tl .wem, ne| aralen ibis roouj rom the luuer oue ur parlor. TUIB i* tue ' nve matted rouui,' aud baa on the fluor a 'ery curiuurl) wruUKUt ariiotic brut it LC-.L-S barter, ind on one itdeof itts tn ooz holding the malvriali for ourniDg to* ueeuse. A lacijuer iadlug-<l**k k'.ands .ear, ou which IB a book, aaorull aud a J air f ei.|ti,ite emaolesuek- Ha:.d>i ' .w ilk ru*, wLwh i-ervw fat *>-. are lasi i tbe Boor. / j H< njtf A New York toieatiit (lainas.io baaie amoovereii along tbe Lebigb VaUlev a bitb- rto unknown metal which will someday .bpjilaut nickel m geueral nsta. lie WB.B making au experiment with au eiplonv* ubntauct) mixvV with yulveri^ed tiiri.a*:t slag, wbioh on D.-.IIK oealaxi Oau>- 1 as) exulosiou M4ake i lua. l.pon azaii. : UUM he crucible in which the mixture bad beu le fouud tbat a chemical prooxna bad taken >lace by which an apparently valuable bat iitberto uukntiwa metal had been alioii- uatedfrom the "lag. Il was eilviry while n color, of Cue, smooth ttitur*. aud HU- w|t,ble of s brilliaut | fi>.h thai uo exposure mill taruisb. Il waa found to h* tuaJleable ductile aud of great tenacity, howug a tensile resintanoe of 140. UUO u> be massei luou. *'. I h. 'It n wk* r- s*rm-li rf. The J/anu/oetMrrn <iu. tit, in a recent iitorial, male tbs following statements ardlDg young men and tbelr advance- ment, wbioh otbsrn loan tbs olaaa to whom 1 1 is addressed will do well tobeed : " Tb* young meo wbo receive promotion are tb* men wbo do cot drink on Ib* sly. Thsy are not tb* men who are alway* at tbe tront whenever there is any strike, nor are tbey tbe men wbo watch for tb* clock to stride 11 and leave their pioki banging m the air. Tbey are not tbe m*u wbo growl if they are required to attend to some duly a lew minutes after tbe whittle ban sounded Tbey are tbe men wbo pay the do* attention to the) details of their business, wbo act as it tbey were try inn to work for their employer's interest, instead of to beil him al every orook and turn. Thsy tbe men wbo give tbe closest attention Io very practical detail, and wbo look COD tinually to see whether tbey can do any better or not. Thin class ot men are never out of a job. Tbey are scarce. Tbey never strike, they never loaf and tbey do not aik lor tbeir pay two or tbree wetks before psy dsy." A Plrir I i " uj.i i ' Tbe extraordinary depression in tbe price of ingar, ' sayi the Mark Lane Krpr 11 has) again brought to the f root tbe desira- bility ol its use for cattle-feeding. In this country tbe prallioe of giving animal* sugar or molaaaes with tbeir food was commenced after tbi abolition of tbs sugar duiien in 1874, and ha* sino become common euouxb. On tbe continent, cattle are fed loan Immenie extent on tbr beet pulp left after it bat been pressed in tbi ougar factories. In thm country, most ol the utility of beet in feeding ii due to the 4 or 5 per oent. of sugar it contains Sugar or molassws will induce eattle to eat all sorts of matter wbioh tbey would other wise reject, saoh H indifferent hay, or oat straw timed witb root*. Now that sugar can be bought for this purpose at a little over ji per pound m London, and refuse molaasesal just over }i p*r pound, there is no doubl an opening for a great extension io ita us* for feeding stcok of all sorts Thia year, witb a light bay and root crop affords jait tbe opportunity for its Intro duotion." New York Commercial buUttin. this Texas eipeota to make 110,000,000 year in ber cattle bonne**. Thus fsr thin year 2.J32 miles of railway track have been laid In tba United States againat 4,947 during tbe correspond!^ period of 1888. Rev. Dr. King bat returned to Manitoba. While in Ontario and (Quebec be collect*.' between live and lix thousand dollar! in ai of Manitoba Oolltg*. ouly ouutirmed th* results of the tir-i trial. and a company has now been organized for " purpose of - working" tbe larne slag .nka slung tbe Lebigb \ alley for the metal. Tar i . . i.i Us ih. I ...... .1,1.. .I,.,. "The gold iu bullion in tha mint just now amoiiDBS |i MtVOOO.iUOla vshie," said Cbisf Clerk of Ike Xiut Hick k. It is oomfoead of gold bars six luobe* iu length. three iu width and oue aud a half lu thick- ness, each worth 16,000. Il begau to accu- mulate about five years ago, wbeu our Foreign trade inoreaed iu a woudevtul manner. A large amount of Eogllub and French gold wa* paid into tbe country aud w a* sent to tbe New York Assay Ullice, wliersit wan taelted Ojewu iuui br. A4i this goUl v -*. hero. Ii b l.i'JO tic- 1 , whii'dsiour iwnbi. .ill) for tore or It- rtgold. Th*) An.-rkan goM ana*)* .* D lior. while Hcvliab i 9?3 nu*, tn ll we are glad to get that coinage to melt down. You musl not sui/pose thai thin large amout of gold is alwavs in tb* mint. Th* amount fluctuate*, tisxt wisk we may bave a great deal iwwes or It may nearly all be gonu. ll depends on tb* demand ftr gold coin. Philadelphia Timer II..,.. ,,.|a vi I h ll.ld. .M.ald. There has beta a great deal of talk lately atuoug th faabiotiables a to whether it U tbe correct thing for a bride to be attended to the altar by a string of fair bridesmaid*, and also if tbr uooompromis ing black ooat of tbe nsbrr should be loner pertuilted to obstruct tbe view. There certainly ban been a tendency dbplayad iu recent marriages in Philadelphia 16 dl* peoe with bridesmaids, aud neveral rea eons havsj Been (ivwn by tbs bridal. A per tincut oo* is thM it is sueb au ezpena* to find a hauduinv* dresn, woioh, as a rule can ouly he) worn on on* oeoaaion -al the wedding. A brMeemaM'a. frock In seldom of any use a* a ball dres*. and any bod] who his noticed the pioturei.|ue groups ol maidens wbo follow after tbe ushers could hardly care to see young ladies attired in thai fashion tn tke streets. Philadetfhi* Preu. I U \lllll I I II I - - . ... . .1 l)r.n>i.i.n In MBUsirrB Jlauas* ... i. i Tba OsrtwrigLt oorrewpOLdeLt of the /'ll .1 Aluund Signal writes : Oar annual aod apparently inevitable I run- tire awettuver in* southern part of tbe country on Wednesday, the X:h inst. ID the afiernooto a large and de-iruciive tire wa>* observed making its way from Ll.kota, and our tbrftty farmers al one* set to work to protect tbe fruits if their industry and toil from destruction in i- due case* successfully, but in a (treat Lumber it proved of uu avail. Tbe fire i -uie itn r- VJIH ; H .K tne eoutb side ot Tp. 1, io morksf IS. nan*17. and hekedrp vt-ryUn >; m UB course, with a few en sp- noun where a brd-fjcgbt battle between tbe flro ti*nd and the a*tll*r resvlted in vntory to tbalatter. A terrinc wind car- r*ed Uie o/s aioKK with ihoredtble velucity ai 4 force, lap eg over t.re brak IS and 1". feet aide, and burling brands of Mrs aud burLitg eubtrs iu every dtrecluo, tLus deelr.i>ing auks whicn were deemed more than utrcure, and continuing in iti coarse nutkl it was cheeked by tbe Badger Ciek. The full exteut of tbe dau.age done in of oourse unknown aa yet except iu our immediate xiciur.y . but undoubt -Jly a greml amount ..I grain and other .tuff ha* been destroyed winch will uot b* known for sooue time. Tbe moat deplor- able oai-e i tbat of John Melle*. sec 30, 1 15. who was etti rely cleaned out, 'os ng bouse), stable*, granary loontaiuitx 300 bu*be4 of grain t, luuwer, reaper, rake aud *v*y Uiiug ibat be owuad except bia team of horKe*. Mr TL. H Cobblebick loit hi* itvole (wrftafnive two valuable cows) aud a l-o seven stacks of Rrain which wsre awattin* the tbrrnher. Below ia a partial hat of tbe losses suf- fered, which will no duubt have many fjMMoas wtrao tbe vital amount of tbe .UsBaKe dot e n known : *ius* : tfrk^a lea 28, 1-15, lost bis Htblf .. five Btack of grain and two pigs. -. * <** I -a iiMg cuejMciu^ atx.os < i - -th ^ud a^uajt.vy ,jj , ia. nu fr-ou HtaJBa aud i<ew xrauM house barely dtawuciaoti. uben Orosw and J. Wmley Clark, sec. everything destroyed except tbeir IK ., which were saved by tke effort" of Mr Stewart, of Huowdake, whw acciden- ts lly happened to be in tbe vicinity at the time. Mr. Cross' Io** will b* severe, % bin grain wa* a fine sample and au excel- lei t Bfup. VieXwtVsr Waldto loet *v*ry thing oo ptaoe home, stacks, etc, Alexander McKay, section 6, lost three twakaj of graii.. all hi> farming machinery, tr. V. V. Coat* io*t his stable oontainituj w.i p*x am) a quantity of aitic.r- ilr Cullix iawt ui* hrtnsr whiok con- i>ioe>], ig . i lit loo tu bowswhold tffeot*, % |Uotity of farouiag maebmery UKrieu * Reynolds, Smith's lid. lout fonr slacks ol hay which were case* ear two ne*IS s*eW W ie nre kwit. Jame* White loat s -tack of bay which a* unfortunately iu the sam* positioL A loug hat of smaller loss** might be mentioned, but tb" abive are the priuc.pal wbiob eao-wc aseertaiuexi at tbe date if wr.tiug, a* tbe wesiarn end ol tbe district a still to hear from. He What llrlswd Ills* !. Credited by tbe liottoo OIoov to " Baoolia Exchange " : A Kreal newapapsr reader wa* oat hunting recently, and a itorni coming up be erept into a hollow log for abelter. After tbe storm abated be endeavored to crawl out, bot found tbat tbe log had swelled so tbat it was Impoe aible to make hi* exit. He endeavored to compress himself aa much as possible, but with indifferent laooess. tie thought of all the mean things he bad aver done, until finally his mind reverted to tbe fact tbat nstead of subscribing lor his local paper be was in ths habit of borrowing it from bis neighbor, and thai defrauding tbe printer. Ou this be felt so small that be lipped out of tb* log without aa effort. 1'rofcwwr Charlt H W. Henoett rwigns UM liair ot history and logic In Syracuse University, wbioh be has tilled ever since tbat institution wan founded, to aooept the professorsbii> otehuroh history in Grarrett Institute, Kveniton, III., aooeding there the Rev. L>r. Ninde, who has been elected a bishop ot the Method isl Episcopal Church From 1863 to 1883 the lottery players turned into tb* Royal Italian Treasury two hundred audseventy five mill ions of dollar* Count Cavtrar used to call the) lottery " tb* tax on fools. law HlaSMf OHI ( f..tilMi. ll <eee*r*d M < the other i.ujhl at tbe theatre tbat tbe blonde ha* had her lay. Advices havs not arrived yet from i'ariB, a* they usually do al thi* season of Uie v ear concerning thie subject, but from a n-ual inspeotioa of tbe women wh' in 1 lave seen at the I'uion H.juare. Daly and Wallaok'i Theatre since Monday 1 am I .ur convinced that the dark-haired girl is tobe tbe go Jk *mtr. tivr\ eo. so Ml n member Wh p4 Hiieejl M> biuome craze set iu four . sfln^e. II* DM Kncvasj flftciiy A .. r 11 or irrnwke I, hat insn wr*s-ar. 1 >y eeeing life -lofip mend* whose nair bad alway* been dark torn slowly or rapidly, M tbs cans might hare been, to pronounced aod artificial eV.i..lee. It bagaa to se*m abovt a year ajo that no natural blonde* were Tef* on BaubaUan Island Nearly every woman had ynllowisb. straw- lik*. canary -colored bair. coupled in tbs majority of mitanoja with ilark syekeorws and . eye* and a arii ualy febaraonions oon.pleilon. The ftsbioo spnaoT with ntr%ordinary>Tap1a)lty. Tbe papers teemed witb tbe advertise- meuts of quacks wbo agreed to turn bair t> a golden hue for ~j cents s bottle, and the news ootamrjs of tbe same paper* occavionally had sensational stories of gkU wbo had heroine |esiuVit*il from tbe stoesaiv* nae.af tnaa* dye*. It waa said at utie tituu thai if a uuau anoenled to a It sltrssjde in a Irallmfn and Kaasd WTI thi*b tli* Ikylighw of New York bs would see thousands of w H.,*B .. on taeu backs with tbeu hair -^ read vrr a board blf aohine slowly by mean* *f soda and Ibe sun. In this state of affairs a genuine blonde or a straight up-and- down, hot-tempered, freckle faced and red- beaded girl became veritable .jueens among th* throne; of arnfloiaJ beau Me*. New, a| parently, every ou* has grown weary of it all. witb tbs result of a decidedly grati- fying and much mure picluresijne nature. Okieafo Jnl-nni'i VVr Yrk Lttttr. The tollowing contracts bave been Ul by the Work* Department of the Provincial Government : Additions to th* Parliament Buildings, Toronte, in tb* shape ol increasing tbe accommodation for the caretaker, contract given to A. J. Brown al I3,0'J7 , additions to UM laundry al the Meroer Reformatory, to Oeorge Millam, Toronto, at tl.WO; alterations to the Asylum for the Insane, London, to Tbo*. Ureen A Co., London, M 111... , end tot the erection of two cottage* on tbe Agricul- tural Farm at Ouelpb, to Edward Mul- raney. of Ouelpb, at t9,8y7. The works will be completed thi* tall. ' " Her u . uu.. i . " What seems to be tbe matter?" he askexl nuilily . as they were returning from i-i.oveb ; " Oidu't you enjoy toe sermon .'" "Enjoy the sermon f" the repeated, shortly, " and that odious Mr*. Smith sit- ting directly in front of me with a new fall wrap on tbat never oont scent less than 1186. Too must think I ba.e a vsry warm religious temperament." Nm I'.T* Sun. DasM drams are always bald beaded.