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LVERY LATEST FROM LTHE WORLD OVER. Itcma About Our Own Country, llUlo. tiM Untied SUtes. (nit of the aiobc, Con<len««d and AsMfteil lor Bmsy Reading. CANADA. TWb pornef-stone of tb« npw Cannd- (an Pacific Railway l>ulliliagu at Van couver waa lai 1 I'li Tuesdajr, Poaseairer rates to Aliiska from V^am- couver liave drojnied, the fare t^ Uyea And Ska^vay Iteing: uuw 925. The &tol.<inn!i Ftank. Mmitreal, Htart'* •d tt!«ir 8Ii;5,(AW .stoHo l)lii(ik on Hast- i^gR street, \'ani^ou.\er. "n Tuesday. Tiut maaageiaeut of Ixitb, tha greiit railway Hyatems at .Montre.il deny tt'at them is any (ruulde with the l»leKrBJ>lier». < The Kingston B<iord of Trade tnv- ottre tHe plan of harlmr iiiiH)roveinent*i for Moni roal to »» luAde by the Domin- ion Government. A Haimilton de|>utatl<>n to Montreal comjilained of dLirriuiinaliou in puss- en(fer rales ajfiiinst Hamilton In fav- or of Toronto. Tliree million whitefish fry are be- ing iilaced In I.ako lluxon, near Point) EdwanI, on the. C'anidian side, by ttue Sandulfh fish haltchery. Allan Ro)>itison lH4n fclie. hospital at KinfTBton "ith ftfraotojred skull. He «aa struck liy a atone from a sliat? In tlie hand.s of a rompanlon. Srlembers of the Canadiuu ijoflta of the Grand Army of the Re|ia>>lio are beinjr Invited fo enlist in tlie ITniled States army for ui'tiva service or for- tification Mork. Oeneral .M(ini4(<pr Hays held omit lit- tle hope of the (;.!â- . n. int«ie«tin« it- jelf In at(X>kyar<l.s in Hamilton. fTliie O/r H. already enrries !).' i»r rent, of all tlw) cattle Imni^Ul to Hamilton. Mr. Xj. a. lilatniltiMi viu- I.nnd foin- miittiioner of the ('iviii'liin Pailfii- llail *ay ait Winniiw^. exije -ts .i very tjuay aea-son particularly In regard "to the work In .Soutbren Hrilisb Coluinlia. ' -Mr. .r. A. .Slieedy. of the Illinois Crl<lge Works, OhlcaRO, has (•een ;ii»- pointed niuHter of bridges iind build- ings on IJie (irand frriink Railway Hys- tem In pl.ace of William Crawford.'of I-ondon resigned. There %vtta de)KMited In the Post- Offi e .Savings Hank of Canada, during Mnn-h »j;!C,(r77, ami withdrawn •247,- T7!i leaviMg a txilance on hand of J1.5,- 622 91J on tihe 31«t .Marrh. compared »TtU 11.1534,615 un Um J«lh February Bin<tt« the Nawab of Dir,, near Chit*. ra<i, India. Oiwrations of the Anglo-Egyptl.in forces against the DervlsUea have lieea (•â- uajjendcd Until July. Ex-Prime Minister Crlsiii, whto re- cently resignnd from th« luiilianCham- Iwr of De[jutlea lias beem re-aleoted. The rejiort that ex-l*reaidenit Criapo of Venezuela has been 'killed in l>at- tle with the iasargenls is ctoifirmeil. Prime Minister Meline, of Kriince, in a pre-eleclion speech at Remiremont yetiterday, eulogized the foreign policy of Kranoe. 'fTve Pre«ideul of the Haylian Re- public, unri that of S.'inlo DominRO, have agreed to submit to the Po|)e their boundary iliji,'ute. A decree published at Vienna, on Wednesday, forbids tltts imi>ortatiou of Ainericin fresh fruits. 1'he action ia the result of the Siin Jose scale scare. A Herlin pajier gives currency to the statement that Spain is negotiating for â- t loan in K'ngUind, offering Kngland a tenure of the Philippine islands until th.! loan is reiiaid. fiu))jeot to further regulations, the governor of .Shan Si Province', China, ban granted a concession to an Anglo- Itali.an syndicate to work the coal and iron duposits in tliat province. It is stated in lierlln that Spain, un- able to wiilt until, her orders for guns at KrupiJH cannim factory are execut- ed, h/is Ijeen trying to purchase guns elsew-li- .. in (Jeraiiiny. She has not Ijee/i ;ili,i' to secure any yet, as the Gov- ernmeni looks askancu at all such pn>i«»ilioaii. A QUEEN OF SOCIETY. In' tJie life of Madame Mobi, a wom- an who, witivouit rank, fortune or beau- ty, held a controlling pottition in French society, for the gxeoiter part of a cen- tury, there are useful hints for wiomen who wish to gain influcnue in the HBrld. Her dinners were famous. The moat learned wise and witty men of every country; were hav gueata, and she gave Agricultural! t«iV»Vrt«WiV»Vr.VW.VW«.Wr**'A'AVyWVWttJi; «^'','e» »We up CutitJng tiWfc th» to* i niaken a woiuj^rl which will lit'il wateir, ~: j and thi.t will cauae it lo ro<. In set- tiag the tree hold it firm,, and with tha fingers work thx earth dirjiNvn a rotund WM.AWWAWWW«M...„WWV.W«Wf« \ l^:, ^:^ ^^/rh.tT fillth:' ear^t" lUiVKNUE FitOM POI LTBY. i gof'd.. then pure.ss lit firmly, a*d finally , , , . poll Jid it solid with a mallet. This ha v- I waat to s|*.ak to the farmers and ! in« the ea.rth oloee aljouft the root and their wives, writes Thos. Fraser in the ^ having every nvingled root (mt smooUl Glolw. Much has been, said alwut acro-ss ia of tie uitmoat imiKirtHm!-*, cheese and butter and about the rais- much anxious thought to assorting I 'ng of suitalile caille for beef. I have them„ lo placing Uiem at table, and to [nothing to say to the contrary, Ijoth the suggestion of 8ul>jecta which ! tli« steer an.l the caw w ill make money ! ders for oows, Imt it may he used sat would draw from each Uhe liest he could , 'or the. fanner, ami it will pay to feed : that its l«d qualities may not lie so give. The food was plentifuJ, but plain "leni up well. Our Department of conspicuious as taiey might lie under and simply coolked, and only a white- \^^^Tyiae and Agriculture has done less judiiioua mamtgemenl. Itceriain- capiwd maid served it. There was no ""'''â-  ^ doing, much goo<t on the.se lines, i Jy does not make good butter, but Ihaa display of any kind. i '^"^ what 1 want to impress on the I such a projaounced flavor in cheese. Queen Sophia of Holland, when visit- | 'anner and his wife at present is that Most erf its effect, huwever, is avoided ing Napoleon 111, expressed a wish to o* raUing suitable poultry. i by) care io using itâ€" tihat is. hy gradu- GRJ5EN BYE FOB COW& l»reea rye is not one of the best fod- HARRISS SLIDE FOR LIFE. lut. At Hamilton a jury sought to give » man numad Ueogbegin f>(()0 damages for injuries rerei .e.l while employed by the (;raii'l ^'mnk but as the verdict also admitted tint tJeoghegan could have avoi<led the acctilent .Mr. Justioe Meredith gave Judgment for the com- pany- At a H|«cial meeting of th* St. Tliorn.-u't City Toiincil a l.v-l«w wns passed granting Uie IVwrd of Kduca- tlon $36 000 to rel>uild Central and Ualadava .Street .Sch.ols A by-law lo Bra lit a Ixmus of fMO^Ki t o tJi« Ijike Frie & IJetroit River Railway will 1« •ut.miltxjd to a vole of the " ratepay- ers. Acting-Mayor Ilublwrd. of Toronto, was interviewed by a deputation of I'niteil Knijiipe Loyalists on Tue.sday a hey lies! red to have fl.i^s floiile<l on the civic bullditw on .May IH. I.oval- isfs day. Kings will flo„( ,,ver "the public buildings in Ontjirlo. and the Minister of Kducation has given or- der.s lo the lea^-hers lo instruct the pupils in I niled Kiiipire boyalist sub- Ject«. ORKAT HRITAIM. Forty-one lives are I bought lo have been lost b^ lli« fire in Whitwi.k col- liery in I.eiccslershire. The report that the Cunurd line •teamers I iiiliriu itml Ktruria. have lieen sold to the I'niled Stales is den- ied. In bondon the rush of appli.-anl.s for enlistment in the United Slates army or navy, cunlinues iM'tween forty unci fifty Knglish and Irish giiilors or sol- diers havin,)r applieil for enlistment ;it the I'nilerl Stales consulate on .\lon- daj morning I'NITKl) STATES. F. S. Willard. the English actor, is •till ill in Is'd at Chicago. Iiut( is grad- ually impr«>viiig. Hear Admiral .fohn (V Walker, re- tlreil may lie the MUiT.eH..ti>r ,,f Tbeodtire Hoosevelt, as Assisbinl .Secretary of the .N'avy. i Tho workmen were killed and three eeri.)iisly iiijuie<l by the falling rofif truHsen on the walls of the .Slali. ar- moury at Newbury, \.\., nn Mondity. Uhe faflher of the late Margaret Mailn-r the luitivss, intends l<> nmlest bin iliiughter's will, which left ever.v- thing to lier lawyer, Tforalio ('. King, who miys the estate wi/ll not pay tho dsbbs. Tine .New VorJc H<«rd of Ailderninn uivmiinoii'^ly aitopuxl a resolution on Tur-sduj request img t Im heads <.f the varioois city divi>«rlme.i>ls to uranl leave of alis«n>ce on Cuill jmy lo all city em- piloyoes who enter the volunteer army, flhos. Mead liram, the nvur<lerer of Cnfilain Nash of the lar.kentiue Her- berl l'"U)ller, was again juMved guilly at H(«lon. The verdict carried with It tlw «-ords. "Wiih<mt capiliU punish- lueul." undetr a ilaw enacted since the rir«t trla.1. (JKNKRAb, liaytl wi>ll not help Spain in i>rocixr- inig supplies. BiMiin Ikas nuooal in Hay- ^l\ vessels arrlvlogi at Bt. JViba'% Nf)4,. re|x>it rought axperlenoea in the kw M»4da. Ak aLUii.irt has lieea made to aaast- Sallor Lail'« tiltilr Toward Hbarlu iBler- riiptrd (>> Mt lei xberr-t'ole. It was off Sangor Island, in tlte Bay of B«^ngal, that Apprentice Fred Har- ris, of the four-masted Hritish bark Auimushie, whii'h has arrived at New York from Calcutta, made his involun- tary Hlide for life. "It liad Ijeen a long, tedious trip from Middeslx>ro, England." said Har- ris, who is from Kent, the other day. "W© could hardly wait for sight of land again. We were now, as nearly as we could judge, only twenty-four hi urs' tow from Calcutta, Royals, sp.mker, gaff-topsall, topgallant atuy- S.1LI.S and flying jib and Ijeen hauled down, anil a fair wind, asix-knot top- gallaut i>ree<!e on tiie starl>oard quar- ter, pushed us toward the city on the city on the Ilugll. "I WHS anxious to catch the first glim|ise of the lights of In<lia'8 capital, while Cupt. }*,isi(ul also wished to know if the lif^btship was visible. As I juiiiiMMl into the miiszen starboard rigging 1 hejird tlie watch on the fore- castle-head pass back word from a sailor who was hanging his clothes to dry on tli« jobboom stay that two sharks were knocking around the liow. "11 was at outs liell of the first watch, and a fine, clear night. I cliinlied up to the lopgullunt masthead, but tho Ctilcutta lightship v a.s not in sight. I dibsceuiled the lee rigging lo the miz- zentop, all iigni, but m s<ime way which I cannot ex|ilain lost iiiy grip on the futlock shrouds. "I felt myself <iro|i. There came u bright flash, a-s lbi« sails apfieareil to burut into a lila/e. I liecauie stone bliu<i, deaf, Kent. Calcutta, shark.s wvre jumbled together in my thoiight.s, and iiLsidu of tbi.s single, iiiflnltesiioal fraction of a seuoud I lo.sl every seuHe. "At eight liells of the middle watch all the world, aiaouipuuied with a rucking |>ain in tlnei Imck and a numb l«g, returned to me. 1 was in my bunk, with my shipmate here stand- ing by. '"rhey told me that the cry of 'Man overbo;ird!" had lieen rai-ied at four liells of the s«>cond dog«alch. but .Mr. W.iaiiell, the mate, rushing down from the (Miop with tht> binnacle lamp, had found me with my he id in the .scii|>- l»"rs. Tin' iron shiH'r-pole between the forward tui//en swifL<ir and the for want mizzi'n shroud was lieni inbi a V wltere I had landed on it. The sbeer-|><>le had kept me from gliding o\erl>oar(l and caromed me to ttie deck U|sm my side. One of the eight t^heer rut lines lietween the sheer-|H)le and the miiixeii futliH-k shroud hung adrift. "My moment uui hid swept me I'lirty- eiglit feet ill an angle to the mast, de- fying the hnts of gravitation. All that iiiteriHwi'il lietween me and the sharks were eight .sheer ratlines and the sheer-|K>le, which I knocked into seven Ijells with my left leg." dine ^\'ith Madame iMobl, who asked a brilliant company to me'et her. "And what will be your menu f ask- ed an anxiioufi friend. "Obt Marie mutit ouuk us a lobster," said the old lady, very nicely. Lnfortanately in the past the poor ally increasing ilie ration of it from ben has not had a fair show. The ma- a. small quantity ac ttue start. The ef- jority otf farmers to whom I have spok- , feet, of Lt vn the miJk seems to •)« due en on this subject will hardly condes- | to some flavoirliig sulistance in it, aa cend t<5 argue the point, claiming that . ia experienced in feeding turnips or She cooks lobaler '•'^ * "woman's work." Talk horse, or | cabbages to t,he cows. We have fed it cattle and he will be interested bat i-n the regu'lar course, as it coines in The uuual simple dinner was served, hensf Don't talk la me al out them; as the fiirst soiling crop for cows, and withi its Hau(% of rare wit and wisdoim, â-  they are a nuUanoe; look h«sv they : by lieginning wit'li it in a small wayi and the queen wtjs enchanted. l^i.i j^e buggy and harness! No ' mixed witth hay or corn f.xlder, and The next day with her suite, she came ^ . ^ , !* , â- . .' .... ^ .• i.t to call upon her hostess. iladume ^"ider, there lieing no place provided gradually inc-reasiug tihe quantity, out MJobl. Ilex gray hair im ouirl-papers, at^ i for them, they ro4.»st on the back and .'especially takittg careu lo feed it quite tired in a short jacket and skirt, was 'dasbliottrd of the buggy and regs where fresh, and it is cut, there have t>een busy dusting the cvhuira, while the lin- • barnesa is hung up. It is not the hens" «. l«d results, even in making butter en from-tihe launiiry was spread upon , ,. ,. . ,, , . ., , .. . , , »„ the table. Wiien the royal party sud- ""â- â€¢ '^•rect suitable and comfortable from the mtlkâ€" an.i buttex seems lo denly entered, the oJd lady laid down quarters Cor ibem ami your buggy and 'concentrate inlo itself every ijarticle iier brush, and after welooming the harnras will not suffer. after feeding especially avoiding feed- quetB chatted away as gaily as usual. n u„ i • ., . n, i ..,;„,„ , ..„^ ^I there is no urgent necessity for mak- "Were you not mortified at l^ing , ^^'^ '^^.â- "^^ "* "»" '«"" "^ '^ """^ ing the change suddenly, w« do not caugbt in such a dress f" a friend ask-l"*'"^'' """^ indifference, and although appreibead any mateTial diXference in ed the next day. | the tusk appears great still no harm tbe milk that shouild make it unsuit- Nol a bit, my dear. I didn't mind ' Iq trying. Will the farmer Ijelieve that ^ab'e for making i-theese. Ce^rtainly ib it. iNeith*r did her majesty. I sup-',„ j. , , . ,, .. „, . w-ill lie in no way .harmful tar calves. I«se it w.aa importont to her maid and "'"' thousand hens of either the Plj- , ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ (^^^^ ^^^ ,^8ii,|y ch:- the flunkey who waited liehind her,and "'"uth or Wyandole breed will earn our to cows turned on to fresh pasture tiiey were mortified." one thouisand dollars, not clear of all in the spring wouild l>e in their eating Once as one of her favorites left the „j.,tii^gg ;„ twelve mouths f . i ^ niuclh of the succulent foo.1; am* room, a faabiimabla woman asked i â-  . â-  ' ' this may lie easily avoided by tuxning superciliously, "Wibo was Madame X. | ' '"'"^' ''^''^ """• ''"'â-  "*''• ""* tibem out aiter the dew has dried off. liefore her marraige 7" .farmer in twenty will credit the state- and bringing t>hem in an hour or so Madame Moil turned. "She Is my ment. it is tru* nevertheless, and what ' after feeding, especally avodng feed- friend. What db 1 care for her was- | i^ ^,^ ^^^^.^ areqiute a few in Can- ''°« <>° '«>« rye while it is wet; w^h ear i ^ rain. Ibis applies to all green lodaer She once said, "ft U des ames bien- """ *''*' '""• '*"*^ ''*» w*'^- '»"*"»« in the spring. It might lie Ihe e«si- neea, well-lwrn suuJs, not bodies that C^'i' try alone. j eat way to cuit the rye fursl and feed we nBe<l in our friends," a maxim as Now. here is u suggestion. If the 'd '"be yard or tuirn Hux a few days, to profoundly true in Canada as in France. ' farmer claims ii is »-oman's work, let accustom the cows to the change. 'I'ha 1 her profit by the venture. Let it be f«*'i' B'g f'r»t shouJd l>e sprinitlod wilih done, in a bui^int-ss way. Charge up to ''^'t, which in moderate quantities is the hen all e.^penses, engage help la a preventative of indigestion irom sucH look after the feeding gathering of tfeew fodder us thia. eggs, keeping the houMes clean, the! farmer's wife has already more than her share now to do, erect sultalile and airy hen hou.'ies, give thorn lota of room and light; purchase one or more reli- , . . , , , . _ able incubators and bnwders, the :''»***«*''"' 8â„¢''"'^*' "»'' '''*'""'« brooders are as im{iortanl as inculiat- i them later it» the open ground wera JEAI.OLHY VS. HAPPINESS. EXTRA EARLY POTAKJES. Some careful tests in starting p»- Tbis is the question that bothers many a wife. And we think, is the question that causes more unhappy dif- ferences than any other. To be loved devotedly is the ambition of every â- wo- man, but to have that love take the ors. purchase reliable stoi-k and eggs ' made at ibe Kansas experiment sta- form of exacting suspicion, or a sort '" "'»" with spraying pump, i«>n« 'Ut- ' ^^ ^^.^^^^ j^jj... ^jtisfactory results, of affectionate jailership, is not always [ 1:1^^^''^,^;;"^^^!^,,^'^^^^. ' Abouit the middle of February greei. desirable. | Keep a correct, record of wages, dis- house flats were filled with sand, and Opinions galore are given on this ; I'ursements for feed, eu-. Subscrilie to in them were placed good sized potatoes topic and we can only judge fron* the l°"« ^'" J""'"'' Poultry journals, all of ,,.j^i, ^^ ^^^ ^^j ,^j ^|^^ ^^ lives that come closest to us, in fact r'^liu'e-^nir^'ru^ind car^.'^u ^-^'b "^ ^ tuber exp.i«ed. E«,h flat the lives that are lived under our ob- I will find that after deducting interest ; oontained fc»rty-tour iiolatoes, Tbes* servation. |on capital, expeuses of management and j were set under a tench in a cool propo- To l«gin with, there is a couple, liap- I {;";'''»« ;'"" ;'";• JV'"''*^"-^' >'«? "'') ' gating-houae, wh«re ihey received piir- py as two young lovers, the busband, ||;';.^«i^"^.;f, "x,!^n^s ' °' l tial light and a temi*>ratuTe of 50 to however, so insanely jealous of his wife I Yes, with one thousand hens the that he has broken off even her worn- ! farmer's wife will earn more mcney an friendshiim. If she were to walk ''"'" ^^'^ farmer will with 25 average , .t, . -.1 1, ., <'«>ws. Lei every farmer open to con- as far as the gate with another gentle- viction dispute this slalement. Let him go into the cost of keeping 25 cows. lau a tragedy would Iw the almost A STRANGE EXPERIENCE. First Drug Clerkâ€" I hiwl a queer ex- perience last night, ll^ul just closed up the shop, laiit ito\Nn. .lud got to sleep, when I here was a mo.st violent ringing at the night U^llâ€" Second Drug C!crk--Hn; Iwi, ha! Aft- er a iMwtiige aiamp, eh I 1 First Drug Clerkâ€" .No. He wanted â€" Sec<ind Drug Clepkâ€" H<ii, ho, ho I Wanted lo look in fbe directory, eh I or iiiaylie wanted to know what .street it wast First Drug Clerkâ€" Nothing of the sort. Ymi might guess ivU day ami not hit it." Second Drug Clerkâ€" Then what i»n eart h was it i First Drug Clerkâ€" He wanted :i pre- script ion filled. IN THE BIO WHOLtSJALK HOUSE. CbuimerclaJ Traveler â€" Who's that â- wearing and tatking m> loud, and kick- ing up such a fuss back there in the prlivate tuffioet 01erk„ no(ioh»lantlyâ€" Oh, thai'* the silent pAftaor. certain result. Yet, "as we said before, | '♦ti^'b' as the feed, help, ew, I'lieu esii- thoy are both serenely happy. Would :"""*! ,"''"' ".'",' ""^ 'i ^^"V "â- ^" '* f^"" ., , ... . , , .one thou.sand hens, lake the gro.ss re- Lhey lie so. ii circumstances brought - aboutl a new existence and set uii new condiliiins i Will the wife always Im sat- isfied with this stale of affairs? Let us hojie so. for it would Ije a pity to S|>oiI their illusions. From theui our thoughts wander to another couple, who see no reason, lie- cause they care more for each other than any one else in the world, why all the other pleasant |ieople should lie excluded from their friendships. The wife ilanc«!S. talks ami drives with oth- er men. The husliand dances, talks and drives with other women. There is no question of jealousy liecause there is [lerfect confidence. When they are to- gether they are not bored. The hus- 1 and is pleased to have his wife ad- mired and she ia happy to find she has not' married a freak whoui no one else would want. It is a question hard to decide ttnd one uiHin which the parties themselves should sit in judgment. One might as well try to dip up tlie ocean with a teaspoon as to try and arrange a code to go by, for gossijKt will talk and jealousy will exist until the end of lime. Perhaps if we were asked to give our opinion on the matter we would lie as had as the rest in the matter of talk, though differing in sentiment, for it is our txilief that jealousy is but another name for selfishness, rather than un indication of any overpower- ing affection. At any rate it is something to guard against anil to try to control as much as possible. TO CLEAN PICTUTRF.S. To clean the glass over pictures, dip a pi<s>e of chamois in alcohol, wrung nearly dry, and wii>e thoroughly, yet lightly. Polish with a piece of dry chamois. The gilded frames may also le cleane<l with the alcohol. If oil IKiintings need cleaning thoroughly, dum|>cn a soft cloth in warm water in uhich some oastile soap has lieen dia.solved. Dry carefully, and then varnish lightly with .some thin, clear, Fivuch "retouching" varnish. It is well to consult an artist in regard to the liest varnish. T(X) MUCH FOB HIM. 1 .^un't uniUrstaml women at all. .Vii.v new Imublef Yes; liere'a a girl who says mj I fbluni ivinarks pifroe her heart. venue from tho c^iws and gross estluiat ed revenue of the hens, deducting c<.«t of each, and he will find "the hen beats the cow." The extieriments made at the Gov- ernmcui Ex|>erimentii,l Farm .vill »h»>w what the hen can earn Do not worry aliout dLsiwaing of the cwker- eJs and pullets. There is a market in tireat Britain for a.11 that can lie pro- dui-ed. Every Farmer in Ontario hav- ing an apple orchard will find it of great Iienefil and profit rai..*ing large quuntilies of [Kiultry. Eggs may be • ought liy weight in the near future. PRLiiNlNO. In taking uji a Lree there is a loss of riMit. and it must lie re-established. The nyrsery man cjtnuijt dig up a tree with all its roots, and it would l« of no value if he lould. If the toi- of the tree Is reduced to correspond with the Ufcs of roots there will lie bu't little check in the uriinsplai^ling. A grea/t many hitve the itusluken no- tion that a root feeds. It does noth- ing of the soft. The principal use of the nKit is to anchor the tree fast in the soil and to serve as the reservoir for the food which is gathered by the little luiir-likf. growths froui the branches of the iih»U9 from the soil sur- rouudiug tUem, We found this out when .some mice got among our pear- tmies and ale all the roots off. I'hey didn't die, bu't were almost the better tor it. A iieiu'h-ttve may tie pruned to a waJking slick and tlo lette.r than one left with the mass of roots with which it cojues from the nursery. With the advent of spring tho sap goes to the extremities of the limlis and the gmwth l>eglus there. In prun- ing look to the bunts on the limbs, and .see how you wish the new limb t<i grow. If in\*-Hrd then leit the bunl on the in- ner side lie ii,t the e<nd. cuitting ju.st lieyond it. If ourtiwaffd, then cut so the outside liud will be the last. nUs gives the change to form the tree properly. Off juHt aa It is wainted. It r<Miuires a little thinking, but if the loixttion of the bunts is acitioed it is not only ea.sy. Imt Intorest ing. t>S degrees. Sl.roug sprouts liegan tu grow from the exposed eye, very dif- ferent in appeaj-an.e from those of po- tatoes sprouting in the ilark. Man-li '22 these were plauie<l in furrows. Uis tuliers being carefully reiuoviwl from the .sand and planted entire in the same puaitiou and fouoteen inches apart in n>ws. Ordinary whole tubers which had lieen kept in t:lie cellar and .sprout- ed in buJk wvtt) planted. .\s a check, out seed of the same variety was also planted. Itoth loils of I'he whole seed kepi ahead of tihe seed, which bad leen cut. .lune I the gireealu>use sprouts shovved excellent young talile [lutaloes, while i.he others were fully a week lat- er. The differeni-e in yield is not very markeit the chief value l>eiai; the gain of a week in eikrliness. Cut all roods smooth, To cut them|si»e of mine hold \\i« tjee in. the left hand from the I And ho ordered another iua.ss«Ar«,. Mrrll^VTINl! THE TKFTII It. is curious t<i wh«it an extent the mutilation of teeth go>>s on among sav- age nations, and even aiiumg certain civilized jieople, sucih as Ulie Ja|ianese. With them a girl is never married witliout first staining Iwvr teeth blank with a repulsive kind of vnrnish. and the custom is especially aiUwrcd u> am- ong memliers of the richer cla,sses. On the west coasl of .Vtrica a large pioiKiTtion of the teeth are delil eiate- ly broken wiUen childircu reach a cer- tain age. llot.b in Uhe New W«jrld and in the Old iJie custom exists of extract- ing the tvvo frml leeth of ihimestio servants. In Peru tihe cusumu luis ex- isted from time imiuom.-rial. and used to t« a sign of slavery in tHic .lays of tho lucaa. This is alsi> the custom of tile Congo and among the Hottentots, leelh are staiucd in .arious coUw, am- ong the Malays. A bright red and a bright blue are not uncommon, an I a brig'h.t green is proiluced wiih the aid of ar.scuic an.l lemon juice. Livingston- relale.l th<it among the K.iffirs a child with a ppo- niinent upyer j;iw was looked upon as a monster and immediately killed. On the Ipper Nile the negnnvs have all their best teeth oxtr:wted in order lo destroy their value in t.he slave nmrk- et. and to make it not wurth whil,. f,>r the slave traders lo carry them off. OUT OF iHK yii-xnoN. Ye.s, luedilaled the Sultan of lurkey, it is quite out of the quest i..Q (.>r mo to liecome a Christian. I have I'eeu reading of Ihe olMiupvan -e of Kar>ter. Just thinik of my haiviug li> provid"* new Easter toggery tor <i harem tb« j^-