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" The Gaest of tlie ETealne." Good acu. J &re a fnuuge ripe and nre ntM bean not nogerisg. Let m« thee bevare To toaeb wiib renturoai hand thi« coming bnncb, * Boc lean too beedlc«6lfagaint: the uee T%iis at its priiiie o erl»de2 bcavilv ^M ' WiUi golden harrest ol a uock »o itancii. ~' Taiir I by some r-de shixk at this light boar ^ Twine down the ^â- l^:urt in a tuellov ibower. To diop the tsy^re. friend*â€" let » be content TIm gtiect sha.i itLucy !e&< than ve bare meant. ^w a ^ nc't :c-.^ cIusc^It ot i-ia apc^cia] good : Vliat we are here tel!s i^icre than tmmpets eonld. Om frienlihii' holds r.» merits jas the lient Holde the Lid raiz:bow; storm &At makes ihetn brigLt. The uiodeit veii they max 1 may ne: raise. X^vt he ihutild LI--»h i*j i-car, arfd I to praise lABM A5D GAEDEir. KINBTT-FIVK WORDS A MIMTE. Kxtrsoidlnarr Ty^e-Writlnc at Cincin- nati Br>aUofthe Competition Between KlxpertA. An enraordinary type-writirg match which occurrtd at Cmcitmaji last w&ei deaervea the attention of all who are interested in rapid writing. The oont«st w%a between Frank E. Mcciarrin. o! Salt Lake City, and Louis Tranb. of Cincic- naXi. The match was for a pnrte of ♦Sf'O, one-half of which was put up bv each con- testant. The conditions cf the match were that Ibe whole time to be occupied in writing was an hour and a half, forty-:;ve minutea of which was devoted to writing from dicta- tion, and forty fire minutes to writing from copy read by the operator. It wns agreed that the matter to be written shotild be orxiicary coart proceedings ^elected by the judges and new to both operators. The Cincinnati y.niui'tr thas describes the contest : Mr. McGurrin won the choice »nd chose dictation first, while Mr. Traab. who was in a separate room, wrote from eopy. The judges alto acted as time- keepers. Mr. McGurrin a»e<d a Remin^on nwcbioe. while Mr. Traab operated the oaligraph. It was a brilliant performance DB the part of both men. It was erident that Mr. Traab oould operate faster than his machine would respond, and he was to that extent pla.~ed at a disadvantage. Owing 10 the compactness of the Reming- ton keyboard Mr. McGurrin was enabled to copy without locking at the keyboard at all, and he cculd have taken the dictated matter nearly if not as well blindfolded. He displayed marveuous speed, and won the purse, althoagh Mr. Tracb proved bur. •elf a worthy competitor. During the contest Mr. McGurtm re:t :d fourteen minutes aud Mr. Tranb fifteen ' minutes, the time allowed by the oonditions of the match. The men finished at twenty minutes of 12. M the end Mr. McGurrin had written from dictation t.'i'H. or .•." .Vi words per minute, from copying 4,415 words, or '.HVll words per minute, making a total of !i,7Ch> words. Mr. Traub wrote from dicution .''.74T words, cr >3.26 per minute, from copying 3.1^1 words, cr TO.'.'l ex minute, his total beiii^ 0,'.>.^> words, r. McGurrin beats Traub on the whole time 1.771 words, or .2,"',.<S per cent. An analysis of McGurrin't work ahows that be made over seven and one-half strokes y*T •eoond on au aver..f;e. Traub's matter ooatained a oonsiderable namber of mis takes, while McGurrin's wag cji-.iparatively free from errors, tho majority of them trivial. IheeMent of Mctiurrin s wonder- ful performance will K' l^etter undersKtod when it is stated that he wrote in an hour and a half as many words as would com- pactly fill four columns of the J ii.;xi rrr. t n>lertr\>und Plpen for L-argr Ctllrs. The increasing re.inirementt of modem oiTiliatioa are well illustrated by the ex- taot and variety of underground pipe litems now employed in large cities. Thus there arc in actual operation :, 1. riivs for conveying and delivering iUaminating gas. 2. ri(vs for conveying and delivering f»el gas. 3. rifles for oonve\iiig and delivering drinking water and for tire purposes. 4. Viivs for conveying salt water for â- tieel sprinkling and (or fire purpose*. o. Tipee for draining and carrying oft' •swa^ and surface water. C. ripes for delix-ering hot water under lu(;h pressure, for heating purposes and power. 7. riiies for dolivetiiig cold water under hifih pressure, for iv)wer. i'. Tiivs for delivering li\e steam under preasnri'. (or heating purposes and power. 9. Vipes for delivering oompreweed air, for purpose* of jvwer and veniilativin. 10. rifX'S (or prodiu-ir.g {xiwer where re- qnirekl. by \acnum or suction, and for ven- tilation. 11. Tiivs for conveying letters and pack- > ffM . by compressed air and vacuum. 13. rijws (or regulating cUvks. by oom- prawi i d »ir. 13. Tipes for conveying minertC oila. 14. ri(iea (or electrical wires (or electric Uj:hting. eleclnc railways, telephones and telegraphy. , I.'-. V\ft>» for povvit rotxvi for dri\ ing maohuiery. moving street railway cars, etc. â€" A'eieWi'ic .4w^n,-4iN. Iloir to Live t.ong " Storage of l.ifc as a sSaiularv Study 'j was the title of Or. Kichanlsoti's address at the recent annual nuvttng o( the Sani. tary Institute. It cannot have been ytur- ticnlarly comfortiiii:. even to the members of the luslitnte it#el(, who luaybe supj^ooe*! to act up to the le\elo( s.'tnitary laws. Vt. Richanison agroo.-i with the old saw which links together the two ideas of a merry h(e and a short one. I'.verything, ha thinks, which ijuickons the aetion o{ the heart beyond its natural force and S(V<\1 is a •timnlaut, and ninst therefori- lo.isen the vital fvirce or •• storajs*' of life." Tlearly the man who wonld mitlive his fellows must ab-itain fi-om most of those things which make life eiijoyable. He may not even dwell in the \uimt1Uxl calm of a luinrious ease, (or all luxuries are Iwd, and Where the grape vines lefuse to grow c:;i them back late in the ceaaon and allow a b:w shoot to oome op from the groand. Prof. HcETv, cf WiscoDtin, hai found that a cow can be fed for 17 oenta per day in that State, while the income from the batter made varied from $4 to 30 ce:;tspei day. The farmer who thinks that to make money he must go where lard is cheaper should ooniider weil if be wotild not make more money by makirg the land deeper and richer. Lczidcn OirSfn says that the hybrid white Rosa rugosa. named Madame Georges Bruant. is semi -double and white in colcr. The expanded :iowera are not so pretty as those cf the pareiit. Do cot mistake copperas for sajphate cf oopper. The sulphate of copper is blae vitriol : copperas is sulphate of ircc. cr green vitriol. The copper sulphate is that used as an insecticide. Cucumber vines shoTild be made t: trau on a bosh. kt the cucumbers can then be more easily picked, and they also ^ro-v long and of better shape than when the vi^es are left on the grcond. It is necessary in order to beocme a su:- cessfol fruit grower that the person :^hczid observe the progress made by all plants in bis section, and then endeavor to select from the best varieties. It seems to be admitted that one can breed for eigcs just as one can breed for milk cr batter. An Cigg from a good layer will be more likely to produce a gcod layer than an e^ from a poor layer. Is it advisable to color butter in order to give it a marketable appearance 1 Is it cot better to sell it on its merits alone, in order to induce a better feeding a:;d secore tjuality as well as natural cc.lor. Many farm, rs who have planted orchards on hill-iides have spent much time resetting and doctoring. Able writers say that a side hill where the water runs c? .â- juicklv is the very place for the worms to hatch their young. Animals appreciate a dean bed at night. It is not to their comfort to allow straw that has been saturated with urine to re- main in the stalls The best bedding is cut straw at present. Later jn leaves can be used to advanta^. To seciire rood ccm fcr next year the farmer sboula bepn while the com is growing to make observaticns. He should note and mark all prominent stalks, as the maturity, vi^r and prolificacy are as im- portant as the germination of the seed. Skim -milk is excellent for pigs at all seasons. They will grow upon such diet when evervthiQg else fails. Give them all they will drink, and then if allowed root in the clover field after the crop has been cut they will need but little grain cf any kind. It is claimed that a good cow should give iViVK) pounds of milk per year, and that when sihe gives only .^(XWpoundsshe is kept at a loss. The J.OCH.^ pounds represent about five ijnarts per day (or .kV) .iay*. Kvery .juart over that amount lessens the cost of the whole. When cultivating on both sides of the hedge the hiding plaoss of many weed* are destro\-ed. Hedges should be' cultivated and kept clean the same as crops, as the cultivation not only permits cf keeping them in better shapebut increases in thick- ness and utility. The BrtfdfT) Gmtiu remarks that it isa pleasant pei'ection for the breeder of im- prove^i cattle that he is engaged m a busi- ness that cannot be, to any considerable extent, overdone, and that the growing re- ijuirements of the country will constantly outrun his efforts. Many people believe that corn fcviderhas a higher nutritive value if cut when the grain is well formed. Dr. CcUier has made more than IlV) analyses of com fcvider m all stages of growth, which prove that t fodder actually increases in nutritire value until the ears become ripe. Teter Henderson says that after the cabbai^ maggot t.Vnthomya braesicivi is once develojied no application will kill it that will not at the same time kill the plant. DrAwing the earth away from the stems, thus destroying the ei^ before they hatch, if carefully followed, will save the crop. .\ comer of the bam. or an outbuilding devoted to the purpose of a workshop, in which a bench can be ivlacevl. wiU enable the farmer to do many small jobs that other- wise entail loss of time in sending to the woodworker or blscksniith. I'^nly a few tovvls are reviuited. and ths cost will be but a small sui'.^. If the pear trees bear spotted or crackevl fruit, the New York V-ibuix reoonir.ier.ds .i liberal dressing of wo*! ashes as a reraevly. It should ly> scattered around the trunk and as far out on the ground as the branches extend. The trunk should be washovl with strong .viap suds. Sow oats and i>ea9 toigether. and turn the crop under as soon as it covers the ground. A large amount of green manure may he grown and plougheil under in this manner. as it is not necessary to secure heavy growth. \» fast as one crop is i\owed uud«r sctxl down to another. When raising calves to be your f.itn:-e milch cows it is not nevvssary to keop them (at, hnt they shoul<i be made to grow as rapidlv as possihis. To do this give them the use of a good jvastnre as eoon as they are weanetl or old enough, and allow a c^vxl mess of ground (vats at night. The shelter ts alse> very ira)>srtant, as they should not be exj\>»e«l at any season »( the year. Don't let yeur manure heap (^re Ur,; during warm weather. When the interior has heated and the contents decoml>.^sed turn the hrttp over, throwing the ooar<«r maten»ls in the centre. 1( it is noiwsarv ;'c:L.tr7 ii^\ cave t::e ri:;^e t! izi fam after the crops are of really oost bit little. and the eggs pay a fair profit, even when prices are bw. It is z:i e.-o-omicid to keep the hens ocnfined in s-mmer. Tbey can, by liberal feeding and gcod manage- ment, be made t-; pay we'l in ccrinement, but they shc-ld 'ik mace to ntil.cc the focd that wcnld otherwise go to wa;te. which they will i: if allowed to forage. The digestive crgans socn get ont of order when grain is fed to the eidision cf grass or bulky food. This is true tf ail rlaties of stock and al»3 of poultry. It is better tc feed hay alcne t'nan ic allow a Forfeit cf grain, especially i:i snmmcr. A variety of foco promites diaestion and prev envs disease. It is als.- mors e-xn.ini- cai to iive a variety, as less food is then re^juired. The good points of an ci : A broad, in- ielli«ent fsoe, with head up ; small neck and horns : length of body . straight back, heavy shoulders, with full brisKeS . broad l^ins, hips and 5li:ie ; well thighsd and fianked down ; msditim stomach ; straight leg and rather abort heavy arm. w.ie gambrel ;Oint . a good foot and small tail. One of the principal causes of heaves in horses is the feeding of dirty or dusty "cay. Urdinary clean hay ::an always be fee with safety if properly cut np. mcislened and mixed with grcnnd grain, but to fee«d the musty sr dirty sorts is very injnrioos. Clover, owing to its liability to crnm'Dle. often gets iirty, even after stcrage. and should never be fed wiihcnt beu; pre- vinuily moistened. The varicns demenw of plant food fcund m the earth are attracted tc the surface in the greatest luantities by keeping the scil mellow to a good depth, and this is done by deep plowing and sub soiled. Beiides the plant foo.i ccntained in the earth, there is also stored in the air larss amcnnis c>f plant food, the use of whicc by plants is greatly facilitated by keeping the sou C':rRRENT TOPICS. OSIK LAIi; uOVL.K>OK-GENEB.Al.. The ' Demea of Kttn by able rain. ranchmen Officials Feaad Hla> Detail.* Z-irii Larsaowne, the late Gcvtmcr- Gineral, was a very p^nctflims man. and Fiiis is the dty where rniiiiiet are the most nomeroas. The propcrticn cf mi. cidas to the total number cf deaths is In Vienna. 1 to 100 . in Lcndcn. 1 tc 175 : in New York. 1 to 1'. f m Paris, i tc 72. rabbits, w'nolesale and irrepar- bas overtaken several cf the in New Zealari w-ere their sheep died of siarvaticn ^n wide ranges of pastnre. everything gre<;n and sncculeti having be>en devoa«<3 tv the rabbits. Lc-t: I.»i."N:-roy has inirodzoed a oiil in the Br.tiih Parliament declaring that, in view of the deceit practioed in the sale of j br^=n tip. • Sharpen ihai pencil, foreign meats, all persons Sel_in^ meat ; hi. The messdngii i.d sc . and never raised elsewhere than m '.irrai Br.tam and ;;: h-S inties loose and mcift. Peep p.lcwing. therefor*. favors the apprcpriaticn of plant all ivssible »nditicLS of sot fooa and ncce air. The R .-.:; .\V-- V -1 - has been trying tc ascertain among the oornes pen dents what the three most popular trapes are. For the best three white graivs, Niagara re ceived li votes oat of !â-  Lady, :j votes . Umpire Sute atsd rocklington. .^ each ; Duchess and Martha, 4 e«ch . Bayos, .^. and twelve others one or two votes' each, i'or the best red grapes Brighton stcvod first Delaware second and Ulster Prolific third. Fcr 'nlue or black. Worden stood first, Ccr.cor.i second. Wilder third and Moore s Early fourth. • Sheep, ' said a member cf the New •â- ^ald be bred to that the greatest .juantity York lusiitate. ifio type that w'.li yield of wcc! In 1><0 the average weight of fieeoes was less than two pounds, now manv fiocks average five to six pounds. Muci inprcvement hsd been made from 1>40 to IStV. but still greater cues sinoe. The sheep which have been celebrated for giving the heaviest fii>eoes have been among the most wrinkly and greasy. A sheep bavin;; a iOcsi constitution, large carcas*. close wcsal and oily fleece is my ' ideal.' The J"jâ€" ..-•' i!:;A;.\ says. The special foo>i to cause hens K< lay are secret preparatic-.J. but the following is con sidered a gc>cv.i formula Two jvnnds each of twnc. linseed cake, dried meat. oats, oyster shells, all finely ground . one ounce of suU-har, two cunoes o( red •j'>ep per, four ounces each cf common salt and coptvras and one oucoe cf bread s^via. Mix the whole thoroughly, and allow a tablespoonf.il of salt three times a week to each fowl. Xt the cost cf these substances will be but little. .;uite a large .quantity can be made at on,^. Ireland, or the Channel Islands cr isje of | Man. will be re-.nirec tc pocnre licenses and i: display a r.cn antrnncing that â-  fcr eign meats are fcr sale. Fli' . SiVTTi Jostf. who 15 a kind of reli- j gions h.i'Tard. is very level-headed on ihs , int;e«:: of matrimony. He remarked in a ] recent sermon that â- â-  th-. 'sest ihmg en this | earth is a happy mam*_e and the w.-.-st i thing an nnhappy marriai:*. WhcmGoii hiih .cinid togiiher let no man rn: asnn- irr . tut wbcm the devd has cited let them go tc Cmcago. C.s."^I.i^vli.v Wvitir?.. ;f .\laE*ma. has introduced a Bill mt? the VnitCTd States Congress directing the nice: in .-.narge the eleventh censns tc ascertain, report and i pnbiiih the binh rate and death rate amorg | jvxr whiles and among ne^.vs and "ny rr.is I cf every descr;rii,-r. and character The I object of th.s IS to see J the statement that ' the death rate among miisd ra.ie? is greater than among those cf pure blxvi is true. PiTT-vN s Salvation Army is the real stnf. Three women ntld the door the other night, like Horatio at the bridge, "in the brave days of old. while the leader gathered in one cr two > . nng nistnrbers. t'ne of tee two roughs .nmped frcm a win. icw tc an awnini and c:t away. His com- pani-n. with the leader after him. managed tc reach the window and nmpec but the wciv.en seiced hold of his coat tails, ar.d h« hnng 5n5t>ended from the wmicw. imaHy he was released and made his ss.-ape K:i rr. H\: iJ-i . the thr.'„irg aarratcr of many adventures has now exper.enoed one himself. The steamer en which he sa.led fcr Iceland, tc lock fcr materials fcr a new novel, was shipwrecked en the Orkneys, and the passengers had tc clamber :p some dangerously precipitous 6hcre« before they were all safe again, as at last they wtre, not a single l.fe being lc^;. V,'e can imagine Hagyard at the height of the «x. citement. rushing wildly around from passenger to passenger, givlrg insircctions in tsttccmg wills on the backs cl wives, children and friends before they tied on their life-preservers. Tr.r highest priced labor in Holland is the diamond cutter. -the most proficient earning fji a week, working twe.ve he .re a day. Average wages there are. hcrever only $â- .^.70 a we<ek. twelve or sixteen hours aday. Bakers are paid J.^.St a w<tk.pa;-<r .-.akers $.v -0 sugar maker*. *4 ."Si â-  painters. I^ engravers. JU. Well, living as an onset must he cheap since the procccts of these Ecllanders can be sold to advantage even in the ", niied State*, ar.i manufa.tnrers are prepared tc abandon prctecticn ani all that It implies and locate in Europe. In Holland . men at low wages and wih chear living are better cfi than the Americans with high wages and dear living. Lin fcr bii maiiery cf dria.1. Es ns*d lo mqtiie very carefnlly into anyacecunt before hian. and agausrt every .tern that h; -laapprcved of cr dia net nnderstand down went a "r.lne pencil mars- Ee used tc hare adl his pienmls inarpiiUid f:r h-in. On one occas-:.n the ch-ef mrssenitr n«igieci«d tc perform this inry _Tbe same mcming the messenger was af r.ihi^d "Dy a viat from the Govtr- ncr-General, who h=la a pencl with a - sail r fcr- Lofd La'sicwne had ruscA-tT fcr enminal case*. He wcnli -n:n_re carefully mtc iU applioationi which -ere fcrwarded :cr executive clemency and wnen n;t ss:is±ad wciUi ask for :n.nbcr in- fcrm.aticn. In t'r.is respe^-t he was ap- rrcscbed by Lord Lome. It j related of iL- latter inat dnr.r; ibe tinne Xmister cf .'nstioe Ms.-donald Cold c±loe c.e reocau- menned » case fcr mercy, Ite Marcni.s cf Lcme was net saiiiied with the '3ara r?cemmeniaticn. and stni 'oaek lor fnnher psrticndars. The wbe^e cf the facts had. iheredert. w be fcrwarieJ. Lend Lansdewne us* i always tc kf>ep an arm chair en 'tis ngbt hand fcr ibe use of ! I M-msters. Occ*asienaily ibi caretaker in san..n; tee room wcnld diitnrb .is pcsi- en Fne alteration never fa.l?d te be neuoed bv ; le uevsmcr-lrenera..â€" .u I Le**inc l^ri.<.oeerf^ At the '.ate meeting :f the NsLonal 1 risen Asscciaucn at Bc*tcn Kcv. Y. H. Vv'mes;, in the ocnrse cf a paper en Ameri- can Prisons in the Teeib Census said : The leasing of pr.soners to rnvat! per- sons f r a pecuniary .-oniideTat.cn is the greatest blet upon cur American pr.5cn system It is m se far is it ;..â- *â- *. a virtual abdieai.cn cf ihe d..'*:trefr»:ns..:d.iy cf ihe Gcvemmtct :cr the treatment tc be ae- ccrded tc ocnviets. The i«st thai can b.e Ra.d ed It .s that the States whi.h 'nave adcrt-ec it do net knew what "c<ett:r tc do. The leased pri«or?ers are all m the Scntbcxa States, namely . G*.">rgia, 1 .S>4 in Texas, .1-: in Alabama. 7S4 . in North Carcli^ra, 4C'' .- Mississippi .^'-.^ . m \ ircinia, .-.â- > ; .n I'.enda. l>i m Tenne ss e e . Ic-t . in South Carelms U?. and in Louisiana. T. S.cm3 cf them are leiswd by the State a_ibc.ntit-s for graver crime«. and K>me by the counties for s.nvj-.le m.sdemeancrs. Their condi- tion IS for the mssi pan deplcrail* in the extreme, especially in the .onnty viiaiii gang^s. Of th.s class cd convicts â- , 4:'4. cr nine-tenths, are negroes ; and it t urged in extecuslioa ol the system that the States uamec; ar-c unable to fnmi>b snit able later fcr negrcvs inside .â- ! pnscn walls. It IS alskc !ia.d that the ne^rc la.ka .btracter and ib&t "e-. d.x--s ict Htfuteholit Hiats. To cleanse a soured sjvnge. use lemon juioe and lukewarm water. Oil of lavender sprinkled around a rc<om will rid it of fleas. Tubs and pails well rubhovi ailh glycerine will not shrink. Never (oed a baby starchy fivd unless you desire to kill it. See that all food is well cooked . eat plenty of rijve fruit, but not to ei.vss. and if you travel where typhoid fever rages. drink cv-3ee cr tea ,vnly. Have the rvx^ms well ventilated, let in the pure fresh air every day and you will be troubled no more with morning head- aches and lassitude. .\ cistern is purified by jvlacing a sack cf c':iarcv<al in the wsier , it the latter gots very low ar.d is no longer wholesome, K-il it before using. During the summer months mtAt is not a necessity, and pork and corned Iveef should be left severely alone. Many per sons eat these meats and drink ioe water all day. then wonder "what iiiakts theiii feel so ;neer. " Sprinkle camomile flowers in the beds and the fleas will leave. To drive away iTeas from dogs and cats, saturate :> string with oil of jvnnyroyal and tie it around them. By repeating ibis apphoaiicn every twelve or tifteen days the fltvas wiU leave. Cream (or c\-fitee may be manafacturevi. and the forgery seldom detocte.i, by bt^atmg the y-eik o( an egg with one tables{w>n(ul o( o»vld water, heating the milk and pour- ing over the egg. stirring constantly, and still slirrinc when the Kviling hot ootTeie is added. pr.c r^^garu .-onfinement ir part.cc.arly disucraoefn It a as ai a p<eniteciiar ncj does be dre te â- ; riscners do. The system is, hcwevf-r so inherently viciousâ€" mv-cvlvini:. as it d.x-s, an enormc is deaih me and an eitracrdinary number c' sue.-essfnl »t tempts at escapeâ€" that it d.ves r.v] -.eet the approval of the letter c^ass :'. c.t .ens in th;^ >.vn:h:r-.-. Slates, and ;t is r.ndc::Vt edlv do med t-c speed, evtincticn the .a,i Bis rr<»p«»«l Kejected. Some months since a gentleman fia misfortune to !.->se his w-.fe. a l.terary of .some reputation. .Vfter iiriev-in number of weeks, a br.ht idea entered the head cf the widower. He thought he .vuld do something to lessen his sorrow, and for that purpose be called upon a la.iv cf his aovjaamtance and nv- nested to speak a word with her m private. Th.nking she was about to reoeive a proposa" the ladv prepared to hsten w.th boocmiri: resig- nation. said he. w her hand. lib downcast eves. Knew mv ahorten the natnml term of life. The pro bable daratioa of this l<<rin, ssp|Msi"g the j to prevent owrheatmg befon-the heap can idoal sanitary lifs is linvd, is to be asoer tainpd, aovvrdiaj to Dr. Richanlson, by adding up tho (^rental ajteo (or throe l^norations back, and taking their avei^^o by dividing by six. H lore langhs at Kvlramilhf, he jnst •' snickers right out ' at bail Nvnits. Two eloping ihvuplos havi< jiunpod heir Ivail aad Hune on wiih their ssrrepiitione honey m«K>n daring !««« win^k. •lawkins is ft mean man. He says all tho vacation be wAuts is -for bis wite togo awRv on hers. be handUvl make several holes in tho centre with a crowbar and pour on .jnite an amount ef vvld water. The yonngeran animal the greater the projvrtionate gain for the (ooii consume.! When an animal matnres it gains very slowly, and as it does not then grow the gain is >n fat only . .V young a-umal gains m moat. K\ne and fat. There is a ivviiit re«che«l when tho animal can Ih> sold to the Ivst advantag«\ but tho farnior must keep a rocvvnl o( the cost, "oigh his stoi-k fiwm time fo time, aial learn when to Ji? \v»so of his ttoi'k. A Work of Tw»tilT-Flvo Year*. It IS not (ror.i .\iiienoa but from Prance that th.s colossal pro{v-«al cvtnes for pne p.sring a catalivgno of i.iVt) i\Xl stars, 'this Nvld oon^vption emanates from Dr Gill, whose .astranomical observ aiaT.s at the Cajve %ni elsewhsre have proiiuoed some notable results and who has put forth his scheme for a star cataUvgus on this gigantic scale in the organ of the bureau of the permansat inlernasional oi>!nr.i>ttt>e for tho oxecKtion of a photc>gr*phic map of the heavens. Dr. Gill cvvnteriplates the o,stah lishment of a aentral oflioo under tho Airro- tion of a chief, with assistant secretaries and a sutf of measnrers and vvmpntors. The work, it is oalculatevi, would occupy twenty .''.vo ; oars. .\d:r.iral Mon.-hes^ who defends ih* V'"'^!"^'**' â- â€¢vg*'-'"-*' *>'"i'<' rather tierce opposition whish it has provokevi, sav $ tliat the projxvaed cataUvgne wonld oost «»,l'S)l\l'W'>.- r>,l.',;.l>.': V:vl TtUfr.,}\. \ cttriens sight was «r(«n««s«d the other night at IVWis' 0|vra nonse. fn F.lgin, 111, Forty ycxii-.g Isdies. all drossovi iii red. wkito and "blue, recited â- â-  Sheridan's Ivide' by pantvxniitte. Myrrha, as he Kvk wife '"' "Yes. â-  It IS cot good (or man ic bt dlcne " Perhaps not." " Did you ever rei'M upsn iha: part of the m.arnagc service which re.inires .vnples to cleave unto each other until deate. i-arts them 1 ' 1 hav-e. 1 have otten reflectod upon t myself. Now death has parted me from my wife and 1 feel very lonely. " 1 should think li likely, " 1 think 1 must do Sk-m"ething tc restore to me her kind .x^csol.tlions and the memory ot her many virtues.' He pressevi the lady s hand and sithe.! She returned tbe ptf ssure and also suSere>i a sigh tc es.-ape her "Vy dear, he said, after % long pause. "Ml .Nvme to the point at cn,-e 1 have a pro[vi»al to make. â-  .\ proposal ' ' Yes • • Ah ' she said, blushing and covering her fa,-e with her hands. " 1 have ,vnclude>i to write my wife's biography Now, 1 have but little skill in literary exercises, and if you w;<l .-orreot my mannscnpt and write the headings of the ciiaplers 1 will give you J. ' She sprang from his side and her eyes t'.ashiM with auger. " 1 11 see yen hanged first and then I won't, you -yon -" She loft the rcvmi. not bei^^ able to ex- press hf r rage. Tho widower sigh*}, took Ir.s bal and wont home. -Vf V<â€" « .>>V ;• f^.ji. 'ames : ss.ble the Caa^e c( Can.t- r. [vaper en oaii.-er m t'ae I-nc;.. l^t. :-raiihwa.ie. cf Lee«s. c.sc.i.^st s the jvoss.C.e .•aiises of pr...ftrat.c4». cr rapi.l growth cf the malignant ce,Us. The ivt*t chanie la the habii^ of the pcoulaiion in regaro to f.v>d se*."? ic have seme ,~or. le^c- ticn with ibe ii crsa.secfreM.uencv of cancer. The wtcle population consumes mere meat than It formerly did. ar.d the upper ai.i m.^st of the m.ijdle classes dine late In the c^?! of the latter th.s implies the f«t- leg of meat thre* times a day D: Pra.ih- wait? :«yj em.phasif on the fact that cancer has nearly dcuhie^i dunr.g the last twenty - eve ye*rs»whilst tee i.iortaiity from, .vn- sumpi-cn has become vtry much less. la the well to do ivarts A London the disease IS common m the poorer and hard work- ing parts it IS rare. It may be .^g.ied that m the pvrer pans -[Vople do not live lens enengh tc h.^ve the msea.se to whicb old ags IS r.i.do.ibtcxily pttv-iisposed . but tcv- (nil a .i.ei of moat dWs most harm ;n old ag^e. Cancer is very rare in berbive.rous animals and comparatively common in car.iiverca« anim.v.f Put besides this suggestion ot cause there is another, that owin.. to i.reater anxiety and ;Tt>ssnre la business life the resisting ivwtr to the change cf tissue has boon ,o«fred. In limoistcna districts the mortai.iy among (armers from cancer is less than in other .iistricts. and it issuggostiv. iliat th. reason is that in lime- stone regions farmers are mote prosperc.is, and so have loss anxietv. Tlve Nrho of a ttlnner IVU. Police Justice Foolish man why ,.;d >u smash that plate glass winviow. when •ail yon surely know that you must (or it r Culprit idos}x>rateJviâ€" Well, Judge, sir.,~e the warm weather ooramenoed I've been living in a ta.ihiotrable Kvarding house, and I'm just hunger mad from a diet of napkins and silver. Please s»>nd mo where 1 can get somethiiij! to eat, -!\cit. .<n Allentown. Pa . firm of tailors em- ploys a pretty young lady .is oollectcr. If a debtor murmurs eonnrthing :iK^nt beii!g short of raoney and hints at • calling again she smiles sweetly at him and takes a seal from which she seldom rises without tite money duo m her hand. -Womoii who gamble might be appro priately oalUsi tiger lilies. .Xusiralia is suSenng from a plagno of mice. It is said that ircm Ccvmebarabran toCo^'lah there is har.ily a residence that is not tr.-'ubled m this way. The mice oonie in droves, and eat eTerything m tho place. On OTio station, i shillings per UV was oft sred for their dsstniction. and daring a single night .' I'VX^ were killed. The pr..~o then went down to 1 shilling. In one hotel m throe nights l.iW were kilKi wii~-. a mivtnre of tiour and sirychnine. .\t an. other place the mice ate the whole oaroaso of a freshly kiUtxl shee^i in one mght. le>av. mg only the ix^nes by the morning .VS another station a man was kep;. whoso s-lo duty was to k«-p tho mice away !roni th? pTx^vvn.iiT daring the timo the horsos were eating it, and this tho man founds diS'cnlt task, Tho wTSok Kfore the races at C^wlah the vermin got into the horse Kvx:v« at the station and actoally su- the bandagi's from tho logs of tho racs'horsos. Slivivi^i: people are said lo have Kin atvackixi by them. The crops wore bomg aestrovcV Themico climbevi up tho stalks and ate tlio cobs. Manv fields, acres lu cxtor.t. had been abftfidonai.tho .xvm being oaten oomjjletely aw av . P»i>ple were at :heir wits end to dev ISO the best means for desttvyiiig the post The mi.^e hnrrowM in the fields like rabbits la ininiatur.- narrens. .\t SMtaioca. â- M.^w, how 1 ivrspit*: " â-  Dear nte. I'lara, don't let me hoar you ase th,»t vulvar evynrssion again. ' â-  Do von want me Nv say • sweat'' ' • 'No. von vvrotchoil vulgarian, yon must say you"ar>> be-dew-ed «n*i heat.' The first thing yon know people wiU say we haven't got CO style about us.'