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I,.' mmsm Kk« f tk' ' ^ ' '*' " •H6-« jrettin'oCd •nd fti" "' notions, ablitlMr is. tho name'* th«m first Hte- (irovi-B uBod t<> Bet oM and full o' day*-" HVitii Uie6B noida spoken to heraolf, ISliriva Anil orc«so<l tho room to the tweive jMined windtwv, where she bent to bring- h»r pufJ£erod eyes beneath its midille sabh for Mi uJnobBlrueted view of tie li»t» Koveiinlier landauipe. Snow covered tli« rouling ground in creryi direoMom, and fine parlielte driven by tihfl h;»<h wind fi;i»d the air. She re- nilnmted her spectao'es but WU8 alLll uaubl* to ape ten rods from thr house. "It's queer why he stays out in surh a storm," she murmured with provok- »d unxiety. "Ouit that's man-'ike. A woman wouldn't do so I Home's tho pJare for anyl)ody, specially durin' such Wfather, and when they're seventy years oCd!" Blfclva Ann, frowning and worri:d. took berse'.f away from the window. She Avas a »:ight built woman, with ye'.low-irray hair. Her Bkin was â- trau^e:^ clear for one of her years, and her tiazeil eyes seemed to have kept sometliine of their youth. Age, however, reveaied itKelf In her cauliou.s KovementJi; stUt Abiather called her "•prlRhUy," and she liked the compli- ment t his Inferred. Siie raised the teak«tt:« iind poked Uie fire wrathfuily beneath it. "It was one o' nia queer notions a- keeplb' Silas Goodwin on janitor to the rtiuxoh Ibng after he'd Inst his u.se- fulneas," she continued in kII ilant niui- Biurs. 'Just- 'cause .Siius'd l)een so Ion?.â€" that wa'n't no reason. Of course it 'u'.d hurt him to give it up. It 'uld hurt anyl)ody. It hurta folks to die, faxut the I>ord don't let them Wve foreverâ€" not in this world." Rlgiva Ann turned the slice of bread ibe was toasting on a fork liefore the ooa'.^ "Then bis givlu' the increase of the Wasl [i«Btu.Te f^Ock to tlii- fresh air ftmdâ€" Muaethin' 'Lhe'd read in the papem, goodness knows what! .But tluat arvtion ain't notbin' to this other 'n' of hie I I've read of Mu»-h doin'a In â- torieA, bui I never knew of such to actually happen. Uf course it would be a prood thins for Deborah Saunders, I alB't sayln' it wouldn't. An' it 'uld be Kood lor ud to do it. But there ain't uo iBi'A for it. 'i'hat«e that's in authority have made provision for Just surh cases, and I don't see why Abi- atier ne©<l to interfere." ivlffiva Ana placed a freeh slice on ber toantUuT fork. "I ain't set Hgainst tt, â€" (hat is, not downright. Il .seems tgi me an li 't wuutd Iw puttin' our- â- tCves ur> to doiu' Kood de^ds â€" sirainin' luce. It 'uld look fooli^ an lontt's tdsre'a bo rail for it,; and that's what I mean to tel'I ADiather wbun he Mines." The oat oame and rubbed her back against £l|tlva Ann, and crawled In bnd oujt al)eut the stove llag. JQglva Ann watrhe.d her when fiot watching the toa«t. Thb room waa small and low, with vvood-work painted a dln«y, streaked blMjB. The nidA-walU were papered, the figuire lining ut a pattern whl<-h it ia now the faniblnn to ca.]'l anything but pretty. Th« <-eiUng was smoke- •t&incd, anil the Itotb showed in paler, p«railel strsaka. 'iL'To was a ItTTud stamping of feet tm thn otitsldu. El'giva Ann rloaed the stove witL a tiung and l^xiUed fur the entrance of th« comer. I'rt-.wntjy the dnor oiieaed, Iintting in a rni>h of oeCdalr au<i kiow, followed by Abiather Wbiteford, Rlgiva Ann's husband. "Wlitot piBde ye ruuie in at a.l, Bi ? Ain't ye 'mast froze I" "?!•, he rspC'ied with bluff iheeri- insa, i>aiiting wbilto he removed his rjldoor garmetits. The room wa« full of a dreamy srarmtli ImpreKnatud with sweet, home- li snoells. liie ratlle of the supper lUheH, the roar of the fire, the singing D(f llio I e.itettlte, the iiuft purring of the I'alâ€" a.l had something cozy, rest- ful, and inviting in tlw-m. Abiather, holding bis ear clcee to the store to receive itB warmth, fel't all without a thou.-Tlit or queKlion H*! was dreesed In a heavy brown NiUt of woolens. His face, a.'Ways red, had had it,s color helgbtene.il by the freezing wind. Hii hair and beardâ€" Iting, but not too long â€" were ou'.^ I«MH white then thn snow that had recently fulloii on them. 1^ sinUfe wbioh so often broke over bin face reveaird thn even, perfecl work o< the city dentiet. The lil'ue in nis syas wan of tlu> early morning sky. "8u|jpor'8 ready, Abiather," IC.feiva Ann said presently-, with a rising ac- cent. 1 be early night of winter had rorae on, MlKiva Ann had lowered the green »hade at the window, and lighted Ehls lAiiip in the center of the julile. â-²blather drew hiH chair up, and I bey bowed tbi'ir beadn whi,Ita he said gruoe. "i WHi* l«i the store this afternoon," â-² blather said, taking bis i^up of tea sorosB the tublh from his wife's hands. lAh he spoke he ^lanxed around the tUf.y. green p)H>er-and-wire lamp- shade at l<;itKiva Aiin'N face, ghastly in tho tinted shadow-. "Dr. Gregory was there, too." £<l|;iva Ann seemed alisorbed in pour Ing her own lea ; and after a moment; f'â„¢*^ '" sjieak Al>lather conliinijed: "v.... .1,. .._ :. "They had u uieetin' of the board las' night. Mis' Adams '11 stay a nveek longer ; an' after she's gone they'll have to lake her to the poorliuuse. Duhorah ain't heli|>le8«â€" qtijlte. iShe gets alM>ut on ber rruAches. Uut. it won't do to leave her alone, he says." "J>idn't ber father ie«ve o mite o' proiiertyl" RUtfiva Ann interposed. AUatlier finished iK>uring hlH tea In- to his sauner liefore lie answered. "Yea. Dnt it's all mvin' to the City Iwink; an<l more (ixi. 'Ilhero won't nothln' be teft after his dpbta is i»ld, \m says." This he meant Dr. Oregory. "Ha says IVlxirali's brievin' herself most to teath, u-thinl^in' 8hQ's got tp go. She »(n't only thirty. Hb snys it seems worse 'a it woui^l If mhe was old, An' I don't know Inill. he's right. 'Ihe toTks QVijr 't the poorhouHe are all old, ex- cept now an' tlien they have a liaby left Uinre till it ean l>e taken to the orpb- »n'« hoime." Aliiather'a expression was one a< Ticariokw suffering. "It'a mighty i»rd lines," he flnlshed ; ana waa ro<»tianl««8 for a time, h»» eye" /"*„ Msd <ireamif.y on the bit o^'^J}^^ n-I deep in tie oil at the ««P K'^f. "Wa'n't it awfull wttlkn- 'tween here an' tho village, fli r" JOlB'va Ann a»ked. "I don't see how you( over waded there 'n back I" . J , ,, ,.».T 11 ••â- ygg," he said abaeoitly. 'No. It wa'n't »'«''y Viad 1" ho corrected im- â- letuouHly. "Ben Wilson said he'd take her in an' keei> ber if he was able," he continujed, dropping Into hU usual tones. "Hu's juBt 08 ablie as. we are 1" "Wo aito't got any ohildren or grand- chi'.dren a-depe»idin' on ub," Abiather suggested mildly as showing the dif- ference. "We.!!!" sihe said tealily, but stop- ped abrupUiy. After a pause she ad- ded with ^onxethinig of the same tono:_ 'Did youi teil 'em you 'uld Lake her?' "No. That's for you to say.' ElKiva Ann appeared molifled. "You've (lie'n thinkin' of It, ain't you 'tilvy ?" Abiather a.sked the ques- tion softly, and then waited her ans- wer Ixihind hU saiu»r which bo _wai .•ilbwly draining of Its amiier liq-uid. "Yes. I've le'n thinkin' of il," she said cautiously. "We're gettln' old. Bi; an" fcha'n't live long. What uld become of her thenâ€" if we did take her? Hijiiva Ann thought her husband would .see the poorhou,se inevitably staring Delwrah Saunders in the fa<:e. "What'Il Jieoome of her then ain't for you or me to say," he replied. "But it inij.'ht lie required of us now," be added Ko'.bmaly, and then paused. "It's an av.-fal bleak, barren place," he re- sumed piesentily. "Of course the in- males have all the creature comforts, but " Again the sympathetic suf- fering came into his face, and he let his sentence remain unfinished. "Till have to sleeii on it," Elgiva Ann said, putting off the time when she should have to give a decisive answer. •â- Ihiil it does seem like an awful un- dertaking. And fooI'Lsh 1 It's uo- ottUâ€" " "But 'GLvyâ€" " "Oh. I know what you'd say I" Their vtdces had risen. There was a iUlle UiiiTBt of feeling like a small th-onderlxulc ; and then the air between them silbwly- cleared again. By tacit ron.'ient the subject wias put over for the pret«nt. Before nine o'cillock they liad made their preparations for 1-od. Elgiva Ann drew the curtain aside and peep- ed out into the night. The slonn yet milled in fury over the country. Not a light could b4io see in any of the vil- lage bomeB, thou«h she looked long and searchingly. nibbing the frost from the window with her worn and wrink- led fingers. She made a special effort in tie direction of Daliorah Saunder'.s home. 'The next morning Abiather noticed her al«lraction and the wor- ried, furtive Ibok in her eye. "You ain't sick, 'Givy f" ho said, with care in his voice. "Ko.'' Abiather watched her thouRhtfolIy for a moment. "It ain't Deliorah Saun- ders?" he asked. "What makes you think it's any- thing t" she demanded petulantly, pick- ing u|> her |>an of supper dishes and going out of the room. "if it's that I won't say anything more alxMit it," he continued a little louder, so as to reaoh tier ears. "I hain't said it was that," she shout- ed back. "Deborah Saunders can come here I" "I don't wa-nt iier to come If you fe<V that way about it, 'Givy. I thought it 'uiid be kin<l o' pleasant for us. be- sides givin' her a noine. She would- n't !» a care; 't UBaot not much. An' rihe'd lie goo<l company. But if you fee!) " "I hain't said I felit. She can come. [ wunt her to as mubb as you I" Abiulher tried to understand hts wiJo. He fe'.t that there was some- thing Ibiit he did not know l>ehind the high words with their im|>atient ring, lie rose and went to the door where he oouild see Iier ; but her face was set and non-<'x«nmittal. i'Ulgivn Ann woubl not hear to any talk other than looking toward De- borah .Saunders's coming. When Abi- ather appeared reality troulded be- cauha of her manner, she changed and Ixv-anie as pleasant and affable as he could have wiwhcd. For the mouienl he was more |ier|Vlexed than ever; but in a day or two this! wore away or was forgotten. liefore the week had passed Deliorah .'^aundore was established in her new home. She was a bright intelligent young woman with a face that might ea&liiy lie culled pretty. Her bappiueMS in BO uiiexiiectediy finding friends made her a joy in the house. It waa ChristJiias eveningâ€" Deliorah had been with them abMi,t a month â€" when Mr. and Mrs. Den Wileon called The two men gut together on one side of the table and liei-ame absorbed in an earnest discussion of a certain vil- lage improvement. IClgiva Ann and Mrs. Wtson were by themselves; Mrs. Wilfion was relating a strange dre.iiii &lie hud re<-ent.l.v had. Deborah with some needlJcwork sat wliere she could traiwfor her altenllon from one group to the other. After a time Abiather proposed that ' hey shouilid have some apples and rose to retch them. He took the lamp, and followed by hilt friend, went into the cellar. Belowâ€" it just occurring to him â€" he shouted up through the floor to know- if the liudioei w-ould excuse the light ; and all laughed at his humor. As tho men hud moved away, Uelwruh got ufion her crutches and swung her- iself out of tho room for a fresh sup- pi v of silk. Klgivtt Ann watched until all were ou,t of hearing, then turned to her caller. Dint Mrs. Wilson was the ter how seductive mav be the tempta- tion." PERSISTENT MILKERS. We sometimes see cattle owners or buyers puss through a herd of cows and remark that such and such cows are persistent milkers, while certain others are not. A keen observer may be able to tell with some degree of certainty which cows have this tendency and which have not, but my experience tells me mure depends on the care and feeding than on any signs or markings. For nearly thirty years our main de- pendence has been on raising our own 8to<-k and yet occasionally I have bought in a few, and comparing these. In gen- eral outline and markings, with cows of our own raising, leads mo to be- lieve the above statement to be sub- stantially correct, says a correspond- ent I have a cow in my stables now that I consider a proof of my theory that more depends on care and feed than anything else. I bought her three years- ago, being given my choice in a herd of some thirty cows. Out of the herd I bought four cows at $25 apiece. The co-w of which mention Is hero made had a fairly good dairy form, not perfect hcnvever, and I judg- ed her to be a persistent milker. Evi- dently the cows had not suffered from over feeding, being on a rented farm, and all were dry longer than a cow should be for profit. The next fall they received better care and feeding and two of them responded in a much longer milk flow. This one cow the past season has entirely outdone her former records, and when but two months from time to be fresh again was giving about fifteen pounds of milk. I consider this cow has given fully one-third more milk, during the ten months in which she was milked than dijring any previous year, and it is all due to care and feeding. Per- haps: I should explain what I mean by care and feedintr. When I went to the farm where these cows were kupt, everything indi- cated a scrimping uf feed, and, like too many herds, they were permitted to roam during the fall months, oven up, to IDerember; consequently at the first! form â€" sweet, sour or buttermilk of IJeremlwr, when 1 bought them, they Split the carrots in halves, and allow were thin, with rough coats. Under y^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^j, ,,.;!,. our treatment they were stabled as p"" """" •- ^ . .. soon as cold, frosty nighU came on. Have tlie feed troughs sufficiently and w-ere not alloweil outside the barn' large so that all the fowls can find yard after November first, and fed grain continuously until dry. This I>articular cow is now dry and, ... given about two and one-half pounds but a steady di»t of it is apt to over- daily of wheat cLijis, and is in fine J fatten. °T<1^^- \\'"> f""y t°,ttt"' "li""} P«r-| ihe food must be changed often, glv- Histent milkers, andallow cows tosuf- . , . . .. ,_:„„ for during the fall months from hun-I 'ng :- good warm mash in the morning, ger and cnld. Another imixirtunt and whole grain at night. dCOURfi IN CAIiVES. The Live Stock Journal diagnoses and prest^ribes for scours in calves as fol- lows : In the disease the bowel dis- charges are In a liquid condition, and of a white or yellowish-white hue. Now and again small messes of dense undi- gested curd are voided with them, as well as a thick, slimy matter, mucal, and sometimes blood. The evacuations emit a foul, pungent odor, which alone marks the presence of the malady in a shed. The faeces are voided frequent- ly, and that act is attended with con- siderable straining and pain. The ani- mal quickly loses flesh, is feverish and weak. When standing the back is arch- ed and tlie belly tucked up; but when severely affected the calf is mostly found lying down, wun uie noee doubl- ed into the flank, moaning and grind- ing the teeth. In a large majority of rtt.se3 of scours a dose of operient medi- cine la called for. This may take the shaiie of two or three ounttes of castor oil, with thirty drops of tincture of opium, and a little peppermint water. Having removed the undigested matter contained in the bowebi, relief from existing pain may be afforded by a further dose of tincture of opium, with which may be combined a couple of drops of carbolic acid, tlie w^hole to lie given in well boiled milk, with which on egg has been beaten up. The pa- tient should be placed in a warm, dry. well ventilated pen, well Uttered down. Should the pain continue, the medicine last prescribed may be repeated two or three times a day, and in the in- tervals a little carbonate of soda and lime water may also be giveji in a little milk. To prevent the di-sease is to guard against the causes. Where contagion is suspeoteti. isolation, tliorough cleansing, and disinfection, with efficient ventilation and drain- age, should be provided. POULTRY NOTES. MiUot seed is a great egg-producing grain. .\lway8 feed the mash crumbly sloppy. V>o not allow the muh to sour in the troughs. A quart of grain for twelve hens Is a good measurement. Milk may lie profitably fed In any not room. Buckwheat is an egg-producing food. matter follows generous treatment The unborn calf will partake of this second nature, so to speak, of the mother, in other words, if the cow is well fed and cared for. so ber term of usefulness is iiiuterially lengthened, Iier offspring will inherit these good qualities and themselves uiake better During the day a little grain may be scattered in straw, so that they can scratch for It, by this means giving exercise. A complete separation of the flock in winter is a very imiKirtant thing cows when matured. On the other (The laying hens in one flock, the late hand, the poorly fed cow that will, of pj,icks by themselves, and If any num- nece.sslty, be dry four or five mouths, â-  will transmit the same tendency, uikI her (laughters will be no improvement on their dam. ber of cockerels are kept, they should be kept separate from the rest. Un- less the eggs are wanted for Incuba- tion purposes, the presence of cocks in the laying apartment is nnnecessury. In feeding fi>r eggs during winter when fowls are confined, great care must be eNercised not to overfeed. I.ay- THE VALUE OF OOMFORT. Mr. E. C. liennelt, in a letter, takes up tills subject in tho following: "One 1 r;-j^^^-;,;,,„.t require feeding three of the hardest things to impress ui)-]t.imo.s a day, oud when thus fcl, over- on farmers is tlie value of comfort to feeding is almost sure to follow. A the cow. No ma.tter how well and l«rge production of eggs requires the ..,,,.,,, . , , consumption of a large amount ol wisely feed, if the cow, is not comfort-! ,„^„, \vhen laying hens do not eat able Hhe will nut eliminate a full mess | rapidly and a good deal of it, stop feed- of milk. ing at once, and arriuga to give them "When the (h>w Is wet and chilled n'"â„¢ •^"Vi',? ^" *""'"* """" "'' *° " .. . , • , . ,. good apiietite. she uses the feed for warming herself, , "^ ,iohn Uau.Miher, Jr.. says of the P.us- and what Is used in this way does not ' aiuu sunflower: ".Single heads measure iippeitr in the milk pail. It is gone, I from twelve to twenty-two 'n^-l^s in , ,• , , . ,u -11 1 . d ameter, and contain an immense radiated to the wild prairie «'nds , | ^^^^^, j,^. ^, ^^ ^^,^,i^,(, (^ i^i^^hly val- lost forever. A ijold rain cause.s her 1 ^p<^ by 'farmers and poultry breeders to shrink in milk. A. raw wind dries ' as an excellent and cheap food for her up. I l.im li ! I limn Iâ€" 'II ! â-  31i BANQUETS OF OLD. ThoM or Ike Prcoeal Itay are Tpae AValrf Wbea f'empared With the Feul* »t Leng 4(e. iBanquets of the present day, evea the most sumptuous, are but mean at-< fairs compared with those of antiquity. The diner-out uiied to the opulence of the latter Egyptian Empire, the bon vivant accustomed to the splendor of Greece or the luxury of Rome, expect>- ed much of their entertainers, and usually were not disappointed. Vast was the magnificence of a, feast given by some great noblenaan dnrinff the reign of the Pharoahs. The guesta, both men and women, came at midday, some in chariots, some in palanquins, and a fewâ€" doubtless those who lived near byâ€" on foot. They were met afc the doorway by slaves, and conducted to an anteroom, where their bands and feet were washed with perfumed watec held in golden vessels; and their head* anointed with scented pomatum in sign of welcome, Ablutiuns ended, the guests w-er» crowned wltn lotus flowers, while chap- lets of the same fragrant blossoms were hung about their necks, and a .singla bud given them to hold in the band. They were then ready to pay their re- spects to their host and hostess, whom they found seated side by side on a large fauteull in tho reception room, exchanging ceremonious greetings with their visitors. Sometimes men and women sat to- gether in festive gatherings; some- limes the sexe.s were separated, but each received equal attention. A slave stationed behind each guest was . ready to obey the least command, and time passed quickly in feasting and merrymaking. As the wine circulated, women as w-ey as men were drawn into the whirl of^disyipiilion, and furnish- ed subjects for the merciless pencil of the caricaturist.. The proof still ex- ists picturially that the fair sex of thafr time and country drank more than waa good for them, while the lords and masters had frequently to be carried home from a fe-siive gathering limp as the faded lotus blossoms resting on their fevered brows, A strange custom was in vogue; in the midst of the feasting, when the senses seejjied almost satiated, a slave appareil bearing a small figure uf a mummy, which he exhibited porten- tously to the revelers, saying, "Gaze here; drink and be merry, for when you die such you will be." CX>l'RTEST. "Great oaks from little acorns grow." The mountain torreut increa>«s as It proceeds towapds the sea until it be- comes resistless. Kind words, little acts of courtesy, a helping hand often costs us nothing, ycttbe.~e influen es may tend tochanga the whole current of some young life, may be the means of changing the dts- tiny of a nation. Twenty years ago an elegantly dre'Bed yonn.i; ladyâ€" a real ladyâ€" ran againt a ragg.-^.d little newslioy. She turned immediately and .<.aid with a sweet ' smile: "I lieg your panlon. my little fellow; I am .'â- orry that 1 ran against you." The little 1 oy loolced at her for a moment with .surprise, and then tak- ing off aixlut thrne-i|uarters of a cap, lie liowed. very low and said, while a broad smile spread all over bis face: -°.Vou can have my (tardon andwal- co'iie. miss; anl the next time you may run agaiii.st me and knock me clean down and 1 won't .«ay a word." The la ly iwisse;! on the Imy turned to his coni|ianlon tind said. "I say, .liiu, it's the first time lever had anyone ask my pardinft and it kind a' took me off my feet." Tbv poor ixiy never forgot the smile and gentle words He resolved to rise Uld tie a gentleman. To-day he Isat the heal of one of the largest publish- ing houses in New York. I--,.riicin<r in I h« st.ilk fields fowls. They eat it greedily, fatten loraging in the stalk fields „.p„ „„ jt. „ni obtain a bright, lu.strous You do enjoy having Deliot-ah .Saun- ders here, don't you? An' it's so good of you .' 1 'm gliad that it is so; an' 't you do I" "Oh, I giiBMa we dot" Elgiva Ann re- SiH>n<t»d with waniith; and then, as if Roiiielhing shu h,ad forgoltoii had just come to her: "Your tellin' roe thai dream hiiB just reminded me of one I had a Kttle while ago. d don't know when I've had anything lake hold of mo as it did. It was awful. It Keeinod as if they wore just abreakin' in at every wina<Av and- door to carry me off to the pDorboutw; an 't I had to fight 'eni I" Hgivu Ann shuddered; her tomes pilninly said thnt even now she could not dwell uifxin the details of her dream. "Waa that why you took I>6l)orah SiaunderB?" Mrs. W'ieison asked, with a eood-nat«ired oM- woman's laugh. Elgiva Ann fhiKhcd a little. S'ha was glad they wtvi°e Ini the dark. "Oh,â€" Deliorah Saunders I" she said. '"Y. that was Abiathar's notion I" in winter will do more harm than good. Hhe must lie wher» the temperature ai>- proxiinates suuiuier temperature if she is to make milk as she will in sum- mer weather. Don't send the cow to tlie fields for her feed in cold weather, liriiiK the feed to he<°. "Winter pastures are the delight of the horse miser and the steer farmer, but !i, delusion to the winter duiry- mau. lie not deceived. The weather in winter is not suited to milk produc- tion and the otAv mast lie sheltered from the rain, snow and wind. No matter how much green grass you have out in the winter pasture, the cow giving milk is not the animal to turn out there to eat it. She will do well at it for a tiiue, but soon will ad- just herself lo the climate und fatten iiv<lea(l of I'onlinuing to fill the pail iinlil sprinu;. The place where rreiiiu- eries have to shut down in winter lie- can.se of lack of milk, is where winter imslures are the most ofasuccess, and the places where winter dairying is nio.st successful, are tho-se where no reliance is placed on winter pasture for cow feed. "This does not prove that succulent food, like silage and roots. Is deleter- ious in winter. Far from it. Hut succulent fond should lie ted in a warm barn, not out in the open field. This la a hard thing to impress upon those w-lvo are lovers of the steer. Tho more rich teed a steer has the less he cares for shelter. He will often sleep in the snow from choice. '"Plie heifer fed like a steer will be much like one. und as unlike what she should lie for milk as possible. He careful not to nut her on a starchy iliet and expose her to cold winds, nor even keen a cow in milk on pasture in cold weather. Shelter her, nijike her comfortable without forcing her to use her fpetl as fuel to keep her warm. "Exposure is a fatal mistake no mat i>lumage and strong, healthy condition. It is the liest egg producing food known tor poultry, and can be raised cheaper tlian corn." Green food Is very essential to egg production. Clover hay steeped in warm wster, ami especially alfalfa clover, which comes the nearest to the actual green hay, will supply this. Vegetjiblas of all kinds that hens will cat are good for them. Green cut bone, granulated lume, oyster shells, sea shells, broken crockery, sharp grav- el, broken gloss, coarse sand, meat scraps, old plaster, lime, oil meal, milk, both sweet and sour, make a variety In diet and grinding material. farmers should never ship eggs un- til they have first endeavored to get lietter "price.s for them nearer home. If thev would retail their eggs and seek customers, a large sum would be added to the rei-eipt-s from poultry. Fresh eggs iire always .salable, for every fam- ily must at times have them. It fre- quently happens when eggs are scarce, that oiie farmer must buy Uiem from another, and in every village and town will be found those who prefer to buy from the farmer than from the dealers, proviiled the farmer sells only fresh laid. We nreter a feood pickled egg to one that has been stored In a mustv cellar from four to five montlus and Is "fresh," simply because it is not "salted." Venning up fowls Is recommended, becaime they cannot stray and lay away from home, the eggs are always fresh and quickly gathered. Poultry keepers ought not to sell March and April pullets, as many feirm- ers do, for they lay in winter, when eggs are very scarce, and, consequently fetch high prices. IN THE NAME OF RELIGION. Well, well, said the old friend. How did you ever come to join the Salva- tion" Army f It was the only way, the young man admitted, that I could get the public to submit to ray cornet playing. QITBCN OF SERVIA'8 JEWELS. The Queen of Servia, who has been spending the summer at Biarritz was so u-n fortunate as to lose souie mure jewels. It will be reraemliered that she lost a diamond ring last year. 'Ibis time it was a parue of diamonds. A few days later an advertiseTnemt a()- peared in the loi-al papers to the ef- fect that if the jewellery was returned to the Ijueen she ^vould present it to the i)oor of Biarritz. Two days after- ward she received her lost or stolen diamonds hy posP! accompanied by a sheet of coarse paper, on which was sciaw-'ed in printed characters: "I shall le curious to see if a Queen can keep her word." The Queen did keep her word, and presented the re.stored trinkets to the Sisters of Charity, who started a uiauiinuth suhscription list and a poor bttle seamstress in soma way l^came the fortunate possessor of the" Jewe!i. WORLDLY WISDOM. A relative whom Mrs. Uppenup had not seen for many years came one day to visit her. Maria, said Mr. Uppenup, after the family had retired to rest that even- ing, it seems to uie yo« weren't any too cordial to Cousin Harriet, con.sidering thepfaot that thus is the first time you and she have met for nearly a quarter of a century. You didn't even smile when you greeted her. Henry, replied Mrs. bpfienup, have you not"ice<l that when I smile it wrink- les my face all over ? Well, I didn't want the wrinkles of twenty-five years to take effe<-t on hec all at once. VICTORIA'S CORONATION RING. There is a ring which the queen oherisJies more tbau au.vthing else she p<.>ssesses, save her betrothal and wed- ding ringâ€" » circlet of flat gold in which shines a. ruby crxiss surround- ed by dla.mon<ls, .signifying the sove- reign's union with her nation, hercor- oa.ition ring, in fact, -which she ha-s worn every evening glnoe the day it iMMvvnve hers by right, and which is .leaously guarded when not encircl- ing iMr finger. .^ {