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’9‘." Mpg”..- ' THE FARM. Keeping Tuberculosis Off the .Farm. The measures to be taken by the farmer in extirpating tuberculosis from his herd, and thereafter keeping his cattle free from this dread disease, are summarized by James Law, of Cornell University station as fol- lows : Beard up the partitions of the stalls at 1’: front so that no two cows can feed from the same manger nor lick each other. Keep each suspected animal strictly in its civustall or manger. D; n win any such ani- mal usea drinking trough or bucket in common with other animals. Avoid old milch cows and unthrifty ones or keep them secluded from the rest of the herd. A weakness of constitution and a susceptibil- ty to tuberculosis is indicated by ahead which is narrow between the horns, by sunken eyes ;decp temporal cavity back of the eyes; thin, narrow, ewe neck; small chest, which lacks both in breadth and depth ;hollow flank and tendency to pot- belly ; a general lack of muscle so that the limbs seem loosely attached to the body, and lighter shades of brown and yellow in parti-colored breeds. If, however, such animals are of high value for the dairy,and can be kept free from tuberculosis, they need not be rejected. The finest confor- mations of the darker colored beef breeds furnish no protection in the presence of this microbe. Purchases should not be made from a hard in which tuberculosis has appeared, or in which cattle have died within a year or two, without first resort- ing to the tuberculin test. Refuse a cow with a husky or rattling cough, wheezing, hurried breathing, dis- charge from nose, fetid breath, hard bunches under the skin, diseased udder, swollen bones or joints, unthriftiness or a tendency lyi purchase from a : to scour or bloat. Do not city, suburban or swillrstables. All new or suspected cattle should be tested With tuberculin by apraictitioner thoroughly ac- quainted with cattle and their diseases, the test to be repeated in four weeks if not satisfactory. It is well, also, to test the swine, goats, sheep, horses, rabbits, cats, dogs and fowls on suspected farms. Kill all tuberculous animals, and either boil, burn, dissolve in ashes, or bury deeply in a place to where no animals have access. Thoroughly disinfect the premises, also all products of the diseased animals, and all articles used about them. Allow no con- sumptive person to attend cattle or other live stock, nor to prepare their food. Such vermin as rats, mice and sparrows should be externiinated when infesting a building to stick by your undertaking until you do succeed. But there isscarcrly asmall farm in this vast land that if skilfully planned could not be made to bring joy and happi- ness to its owners and prosperity in the end. It is not always the amount of money one makes that conduces to his happiness, and if my prosperity and happiness were measured by my present bank account it would fail by far to do me justice. â€"_. _ Dairy Granules. The dairy farmer finds that the intensive system of culture which he must follow enables him to improve the fertility of his soil so that he can raise larger crops and get better returns from his land than he could before. Much is said of late about sterilizing milk before use. Better far to look more after the health and surroundings of the cows that their milk be free from all objec- tionable conditions, in which case no germ killing process is called for. A good creamery, honestly conducted, is is genuine blessing to any community, and it should be patronized by every dairy farm- er . who feels that he lacks either the facility or the skill to operate a home creamery successfully. There is no other manufacturing industry extent which con- fers so great and so direct benefits on farming as the creameries of the country. Cases are on record where blue milk has been produced by storing Irish potatoes in the milk house. Milk is one of the best known mediums for cultivating bacteriaâ€" too much care cannot be taken, therefore, to keep everything out of the cow shed and dairy that propagates any kind of bacteria, such as decaying animal or vegetable mat~ ter. In other words, keep everything ab. solutely clean and pure about the dairy. The cow that calves in September will . old well all the winterâ€"when grass comes it Will send her along again, for awhile, and when she does fail it will be in July and August, just when you are heated and tired With haying and harvest, and do not want to be bothered with her; just when the cow is tired and hot, and worried with files, and only wants to stand in the shade and sw1tch her tail, and'just when butter brings the lowest price in the whole year. â€"â€"-â€"â€"oâ€"â€"â€"__. THE PLAGUE IN THE ORIENT. Its Itavagcs are Abatlng at [long Kong and ' Canton. The steamer Belgic, which arrived at San Francisco from Hong Kong and Yokohama, which has at the “me time harbored tub. the other day, brings news that the lever 81‘01110115 5111111315. Tuberculosis, many . pIAgue at Hong Kong has subsided congjd. other contagious diseases, is absolutely pre- . veritable, and is allowed to continue its iemmy’ and were seems g°°d reason t° 08‘ , ables, career of diseases because of reprehensible ignorance and criminal indifference. Preventing Sickness in the Dairy.. A subscriber writes that he is gomg into the milk dairy business, and wishes to avoid, everything objectionable from the start. Get young, healthy, common cows. Feed sound hay and grain. Keep the cows well supplied with pure water. Keep them out of doors as much as possible, and when stabled,keep the cows and the stables dry and clean. Cows require a great deal of pure air, and when stabled, free ventila. tion. In order to keep the stable floor dry, there must be proper underdraining. If the cows stand upon a short platform the droppings and urine need never soil the cow when lying down. The stables, except the platform, shbuld receive a mixture of ground plaster and sawdust, night and morning, after a thorough cleaning and be- fore milking, to absorb moisture and the ammonia given off from the urine. liove that the disease islikely to be stamped out soon. During the week ending May 24, itis estimated that there were about 500 new cases and about 400 deaths. The mor- tality shows very clearly the terrible fatal character of the disease. As far as known no European residents have yet been at~ tacked, but every precaution is considered absolutely necessary to check the spread of the plague into the European quarter of the city. Itis confidently hoped that the heavy rainfall which has taken place has saved the colony from what mightOhave been up terrible visitation. The plague caused ‘an enormous exodus from Hong Kong, and notices have-been posted on the frontier prohibiting Chinese suffering from the plague from entering the mainland. On May 20 upward of 10,000 natives left by steamers and junks,and the following day a like number shook the dust of Hong Kong off their feet. At Canton the plague is reported as diminishing. Four people who went to Samsnuipo and were not permit- ted to enter any house and sought refuge in a limekiln, were found dead on the next The cows should be brushed about t-helmoming' The doctors are said t° have side, hip, and udder before milking. Never wash the udder when unnecessary, and then dry well before milking. The milking a wet udder is a filthy process at best; fo -, if wet, the filth, which is cow manure filth, will be sure to drop into the pail and con- taininate the milk, thus forming a culture or soil for the rapid growth of bacteria. Send the milk to market as soon as aerated and cooled, for stale milk, like stale veget- is neither palatable nor healthful. The milk should be immediately removed from the stable, and cooled by running water in a clean and sweet place outside of the stables. The cans should be scalded with boilin water before straining the milk into t sin ; and all pails and milk utensils must also be scolded and kept in a clean place, upside down. Tin pails and pans should be kept in the air and sun, as the air is the best sweetener and disinfectant, and the sun is sure death to most bacteria. Clean hands, and clean linen or cotton clothing, is a necessity for a clean milk dairy. Too much stress cannot be laid upon cleanliness. The aiir eon, be- fore he operates, cleanses and i isinfects himself and his instruments for the safety of the patient. The milkman should be equally careful, for uncleanly operations, twice aday in milking, may destroy the: lives of many patrons. The Old Ruts. There are a great many farmers through- out the country who have become heart- sick with the old routine of farm life as practised by their forefathers and are anx- iously looking forward to that day when dame fortune will wield her majestic wand in their interest by infusing prosperity into ' their once prosperous but now almost dissi' patod occupation. To such do not follow in the weathcbbeaieu ruts any longer. There aremany lines of farming that will pay the producer better than the old ron. tine. There are no set rules that will be a plicable to all farms and all conditions. a routiuel can out during the you might not be suits. e to any of my neigh- bors’ farms and yet be the very best poui. his one for me. ' We must not be hasty to jam at conclusions, and because some one we have rcsdof has made a success inn certain line, think we can and do likewise. Do not make any radi change without first weighing the matter well and deciding discovered the proper method for treating patients, the result being that the number of deaths is reduced 20 per cent. or less of the persons attacked. SWALLOWS ON A STEAMBOAT. A Llitle Palr or llousckccpers Who Fulfil Their Duties and Travel at the Same Time. Before the steamer “Sovereign” had commenced her daily trips between Mont- trcal and Carillon, a pair of swallows in- spected her, and finding a cosy niche for a nest in a hole beneath a board just above, the paddle wheel, they built one; and had scarcely given it the finishing touch, when to their surprise the boat changed plices. They were not to be frightened into the desertion of their house, however, by this trifiiiig incident. Finding themselves unmo- lested and that they could prosecute their I housekeeping as well in one place as another they decided to move with the boat. And so they have made their trips daily to Car- illon with the " Sovereign," the laying of eggs and incubation going on meanwhile. While madame sits quietly on her nest and views the beautiful Lake St. Louis scenery as the boat speeds on her course, her lord flies alongside, anon skimming the surface, and now and then darting upon an unsus- pecting insect. When she prefers exercise and recreation her dutiful spouse assumes the task of housekeeping. and she fiits and forages in turn. The nest of this happy couple can be seen by anyone who chooses to lean over the railing of the "Sovereign.’ â€".â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"+â€"_â€"__._ When his Was Near. I didn’t have one bit 0‘ fear 'Bout nuthin' 'tall, when ma was near; The clouds could bank up in the sk . Ortforo the wind in white streaks y But somehow ’nnthcr I didn't koer A snap for them â€"wheu ma was near. Goblins that sneak at night to skeet- Us little folksâ€"when his was near J 03' falrlti new. and wouldn't stay 'Rtund ere one bit, but ruuned away ; An’ didn‘t seem to be one bit queerâ€"- ~ They couldn't help it. when run was near. it wasn‘t bad to be sick. where You felt the oy that ma was near; The throbs 0 pain couldn't stay much Under the cooling of her touch. But seemed to stand in mortal fear 0! ever-“thing, when run was near. [ 1 HOW THE CROPS w LOOK. WHAT THE ONTARIO CROPS LOOK- ED LIKE ON JUNE 15. Report of Ontario Department or Agricul- tureâ€"Spring and Fall Wheat Ilavc Blood the Heavy Rains Well. The Weather.â€"The average tempera- ture of April was 6 degrees higher than that of 1893, and 4.5 degrees higher than the average of the previous twelve years.‘The temperature of May was 1.57 degrees higher than in 1893, and 1 2 degrees highâ€" er than the average of the previous twelve years. The rainfall for April was 1 inch, compared with 2.61 inches in 1893, and 1:60 as the average of the twelve years. The rainfall of May, however, was 5.72 inches, against 3.35 in 1893 and 2.77 as the aver age of 1392-93. Frost was severe on May 28th and 29th, ice one-quartet. of an inch thick being formed in some places. ,June has, so far, been quite favorable to the zrowth of the crops. Fruit. â€"The frost has done some‘damage to fruit. , Grape vines have sufi'ered quite extensively in the West Midland, Lake Enron and Georgian Bay counties. Peach trees were injured to some extent by frost, and "leaf curl” is reported by many. There is promise of only a fair crop. Apples are setting well, and on the whole promise a good crop, especially east of Toronto. Pears are in good form. Plums and cherries are reported fair. Small fruits give prospect of extra yield. Strawberries on the whole are reported as turning out fairly well. The Essex and Kent and Niagara districts give im the whole very favourable reports as to fruit. Fall Wheat.â€"This crop has stood the heavy rain crops. Throughout the entire province some low lands have been flooded, and the crop drowned out. On very heavy clays there has been some damage, but on light and loamy soils very little injury has resulted. The reports for this time of the year are quite up to the average. The frost of the first week of June was felt to a very slight extent. The reports from all parts of the province are practically the sameâ€"that after the rainthe wheat soon picked up and showed less injury than had been supposed. No more than usual has been plowed up and resown to spring grain. Heading out was in progress on the 15th In some places the growth was quite rank. With favor- able weather for the next three weeks a good crop of fall wheat may be looked for. At present the conditions promise an aver- age yield. In the Lake Erie district the crop was fair to very good, except on low lands and very heavy clay. Damage by frost was very slight. In the Lake Huron districts most of the reports are for a good crop. Some attention is given by corres- pondents to the benefits of drainage, which were very ap arent during the present sea- son. In the eorgiau Bay counties a small fraction of the crop has been lost,but on the whole it is quite up to the average. In the West Midland group the best reports come from Wellington and the worst from Middlesex, where, however, the crop is re. ported fair. Along Lake Ontario the re. ports are favorable for a fair cropâ€"fully up to the average. In the eastern counties the amount of fall wheat is too small to affect the total, but reports are favorable. To sum up. The present condition is fair, with prospects of a crop quite up to, if not a little over, the average with favorable Weather. Spring Wheat.-â€"-As usual, there is but little spring wheat in the western part of the province, while in the eastern half the acreage is declining.‘ The low lying lands have sufiered severely, but the higher lands have fair crops. The grain was sown in fine condition, and is now recovering rapidly from the extra rain. In many places correspondents state that the rain did more good than harm. In the eastern counties about one-third of the spring wheat is either destroyed or is in pour con- dition ; two-thirdsmay he said to be fair to good. Less than usual has been sown in the Northern districts. On the whole present indications are for a crop about two-thirds of the average. Barleyâ€"In the Lake Erie district only a moderate quantity has been sown, and the condition is under the average. It has sufl'ered from rain and also from frost. In the Lake Huron district barley is not in so good a form as spring wheat; it is back- ward and a little yellow in places, but is now improving. In the Georgian Bay district rain and frost did some injury, but an improvement has taken place since warm weather returned. In the \Vcst Mid- land district the crop is reported as being uneven or patchy and backward. In the Lake Ontario district the condition is a little under the average. In the St. Law- rence and Ottawa district the condition is reported as more favorable, and with good weather a fair crop will be obtained. In the East Midland district the crop is fair. In the Northern districts nothing of any consequence is reported. 0n the whole it may be concluded that the barley has suf- fered quite extensively, is backward in growth, but at present is making very rapid regress, and with a continuance of favors. le weather will probably come up to nearly the avej-age of the last two years. Oatsâ€"The reports from every section of the Province are ractically the same, and to the followinge ect : The rains drowned out the crop on low lying fields. On higher lands, and those underdrained, little 6r no dam e was done. At the time of report- ing t a crop was making aver-y. rapid growth, and becoming somewhat rank in straw. A few fields were baked with the hot sun, but on the whole the prospects were most promising, the only on avorable report hair: as to the low lands.” The etc is on the w ole somewhat more backwar than usual, but present conditions point to a yield fully up to the average. Kymâ€"There appears to be less and les of this crop sown every year. As far as reported upon it came through the winter in good condition, was favorably affected by the continued rains and now is in excel- lent oonditiou, having made a very heavy growth. ' Peas. --The continued rains did more damage to this on) than to the otherspr' sown crops. Ear y. sown peas have (1% well on hight lauds, but on low lands have suffered heavily. The rains retarded sow- in so that a large acreage has been put in ate. As a consequence the yield will be a little short in quantity, but at present the quality of the crops is in general all that cool be desired. The reports from the largest pea counties of the westaro quite favorable. Corn. -â€"In the south-west a considerable quantity had been planted before the rain came, and much of it had to be replanted. The crop over the province is backward, growth being checked by cool weather. The condition at present is hardly up to the average. The late start may interfere with the maturing of the southern ensilsge varieties. Many report the oung crop as not looking very thrifty. rom all parts of the province came reports of replanting, of late planting and of slow growth. Pros- pects are for a crop a little under the average in quantity. Buckwheat. ~Two-thirds of this crop is owu in the Lake Ontario and in the St. awrence and Ottawa groups. Very little had been sown before the rains came on. At the time of writing farmers were just putting in their crops. The only report possible at this time is that quite an ex. tensive acrage will be grown this year. Beansâ€"Early planted beans, especially in gardens, were out off by late frosts. Most of the crop has been put in late. The acreage will therefore probably be below the average. While many report that the crop is now coming on well, the general opinion is that the early frosts and the lateness of planting will cause a diminished yield for this year. Timothy.â€"A small quantity was winter- killed, but the principal damage has result- ed from the cold wet weather of spring and an early summer. The report from all coun- ties are in greement that we shall have a short hay crop this year. Old meadows are thin and backward; new meadows are only in fair condition. The rapid growth now being made will not be sufficient to bring the crop up to the average. The prospects are for a crop about two-thirds that of 1893. The crop is lateâ€"a month late in some sec- tions. In some places it is heading out on I ROUND TE WHULE WURLD WHAT IS GOINGâ€".OII IN THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE GLOBE. â€"qâ€" 01:! and New World Events of Interest chroma“! Brieflyâ€"Interesting Innuen- Inn of Recent Date. Membérs of the Austrian parliament get $4. per day. The German army uses 137,000,000 blank cartridges a year. ‘ About 1,200,000 articles are lodged with London pawnbrokers each week. There are 108 deer forests in Scotland, havlnu an area of 1,975,000 acres. The Czar of Russia holds the largest in- dividual estates, 100,000,000 acres. The musical service at St. Paul's, in Lon- don, is said-to be the finest in the World. Charitable organizations in England and lScoliland own and rent out 154,000 acres of an V In France 67 per cent. of the people live gn rye bread :only 33 per cent. on wheat rea In Russia, as in France, Italy and Spain, titles carry no privileges, either official or social. . An engine made entirely of papier-mache has been added to the fire department of Berlin In Corea umbrellas are of oiled paper, ,. have no handles and are simply worn over the hat. The otter of East India is trained to drive fish into nets, and thus acts as an aid to fishermen. A map of America by Columbus has been discovered. It represents this continent as part of Asia. Swinburne the poet, and Theodore Watts, the painter, live together in an English manor-house. Ireland has 107,774 paupersâ€"that is, inmates of the almhouses or in receipt of outdoor assistance. The value of real estate in London is estimated at $4,000,000,000 ; {that of Paris short growth. There is no need to difi‘sren- 1 32300300300- tiate counties or districts, as all report the same, uamely,a light crop. The heavy crop of last year may be responsible in part for the light growth of this year. Clownâ€"This crops has suffered more than timothy. Complaint of winter-killing are universal. The old fields are very patchy and uneven ; the new fields are coming on in fair condition. A few report the crop as excellent, but the majority report a short and uneven crop of red clover. Alsike, now in bloom, is showing up well. On the ‘whole the clover crop promises to be below the average. Damage by insects is reported from a few counties. ' Roots and Potatoesâ€"Early planted potatoes were much injured by frosts, and large quantities rotted on low lands. Lute planted potatoes are now coming on well. The “bug”is not more numerous than usual. The season is not far enough advanced to report upon roots, as sowing is later " than usual. Bees and Honey.â€"Reports regarding the condition of bees are variable. The loss during winter appears to have been about the average were hives were left on the stands, but the mortality appears to have been greater than usual where the bees'were wintered indoors. The fine weather of the late March and early April days gave bees an earlier outing than usual, but the wet and cold weather which afterwards prevail- ed was very trying to the npiary. Several correspondents complained of spring dwind- ling, and losses from chilled brood and hun- ger were reported from various parts of the province. There has been practically no mention made of foul brood. With contin- ued fine weather it was expected that colonies would pick up, and the honey making would go rapidly forward. Labor and Wages.â€"Out of every eight correspondents reporting, seven stated that there was a sufficiency of labor, and as regards quality, one out of every three men offering for farm help was considered a poor hand. The result of the large number of men seeking rural employment in the spring and early summer is seen in the lowering of the scale of wages. The aver- age amount paid monthly, with board, was $l6.48, compared with $17.17 in the previous year. With board, mon thly wages averaged $24.48 or 22 cents below the average rate of the preceding year. Day laborers averaged 83 cents with board, a falling off of 5 cents compared with 1889, while those working by the day without board,received but $1.11, or 6 cents less than the year previous. Domestic servants are still scarce on the farm ; the woman question has still to be settled in that quart- er. ' â€"â€"_.___...___ Horses Have Toothache. “ I was called in once to attend a horse which was suffering from the toothache,” said a dentist recently. " The animal was in great agony, and when I proceeded to examine his month, he appeared to realize that it was my purpose to relieve hiui, and he submitted to my administrations with calmness that was almost human. I dis- covered a cavity in one of the back teeth, which was also badly ulcerated at the root. I temporarily relieved the pain and next morning went to see him again. He gave evidence of pleasure at my approach, and I concluded that I would attempt to fill the tooth instead of removing it. I rooeeded to carry out my plan, and when was cut‘ ting away the diseased portions of the tooth the horse flincth no more than a man would have done under the circum- stances. I filled the tooth with a cement com ition and the animal had no more tron le with its mouth. All of the students of the violencello at resent at the Royal Academy of Music in England are women. Women violin players have increased greatly in numbers in Europe of late years. The Japanese take a hot water bath daily. If they are too poor to have a bath in their home they patronize the public baths. A man in Bethlehem, Pa, was too poor to buy a grave for his dead child: so he stole into a cemetery dug the grave buried the infant and was arrested. A locomotive lasts fifteen years and earns about 8300.000. l l l l i There were in England and WVales last year 218,251 marriages, 914,189 births and 569,923 deaths. A regularly organized system of relieving poverty has been a vogue in China for more than 2,000 years. In Eastern New Mexico 600,000 acres of arid ground have been turned into farms through irrigation. The amount paid as royalties on coal and metals in 1889 in the United Kingdom was estimated at £5,000,000. Safety matches that can be used a ithout a ' box are to be placed on the English mar- ket by a German inventor. Lady Henry-Somerset demands that the Queen shall bestow titles upon women the same as she does upon men. An absolutely fire proof chimney,‘fifty feet high, has been built of paper in Breslau. It is the only one of the kind. Miss Dawson has been chosen by the Methodists of Hastings, England, asa dele- gate to the Wesleyan conference. Married women are being deposed from service as teachers in the Public Schools of the Australian colony of Victoria. An alloy that adheres so firmly to glass that it may be used to solder pieces to- getheris made by a French chemist. The lavender plant has suddenly appear- ed in South Australia, and the natives expect to establish a lucrative perfumery trade. Two extraordinary cases of bullet wounds becoming active after a lapse of twenty- four years are reported by a German medi- co. The Czar of Russia has issued a ukase de- priving ministers and governors of the power of appointing or dismissing subordi- nates. Five of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Norden were killed by the explo- sion of one of her boilers in the Bay of Biscay. ‘ A wonderful nugget of tin has been dis- covered in the mines of the North Dundas, Tasmania. It is estimated to weigh 5,400 pounds. 1 In India 25,003,000 acres are made fruit- ful by irrigation ; in Egypt 6,000,000 ; in Europe, 5,000,000, and in the United States, 4,000,000. Bulgarian peasants have given up grain- growing to a great extent and are engaged in raising roses, the attar of which is very profitable. « . Two hundred new batteries of artillery are shortly to be added to the Russian army, which will increase the number of field pieces by 1,600. Rev. Archibald G. Brown, of East Lon- don tabernacle, in his pastorate of , twenty- seven years, has received into the, church over 5,000 people. The Irish language is still spoken, to' some extent, in the Bahamas, by the de- scendants of the Hibernians banished to the West Indies by Cromwell. Welsh tin plate manufacturers are start. ing up their works in anticipation of a boom after the passage of the tariff bill by the American congress. Vienna has entered upon an extensive scheme of embellishment, and unsightly public buildings are to give place to new ones of artistic design. Rosa Young, a direct descendant of one of the Pitcairn mutineers and a woman of more than usual intelligence, is writing a history of the Pitcairn colony. The Queen ‘61 I y has founded a society for the reforming ra god beggar children, who are to be taken tom the streets and taught some useful trade. Iceland is one of the few countries that has a smaller population now than it had twenty years ago. The past summer about 000 persons emigrated to the United States. It costs Great Britain 820,000 to scrape the barnacles off the bottom of one of its big men-of-war and repaint it. be done twice a year in the case of nearly every vessel. On the occasion of the birthday of the Sultan of Turkey recently all the persons imprisoned for small offences who has serv» cd out two-thirds of their sentences were released. 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