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. v J... ....,.. MN.» A ~_.â€" ‘il l THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. interesting ltems About Our Own Country, Great Britain, the United States, and All Parts of the Globe, Condensed and Assorted for Easy Reading. 4‘ CANADA. Owen Sound will erect a school cost- in-g $18,000 at Owen Sound. Letterâ€"carriers will hereafter ride free on the Street cars in London. Mr. L. S, Bissonnette, deputy high constable of Montreal, is dead. A message was received in Kingston announcing that the Welland Canal Would open on May 1. The Dominion Cotton Company, of Montreal, will issue $1,000,000 worth of new stock. I About 25 per cent. of the seed of Manitoba‘s next wheat crop is under gjround. ' Hunker and Dominion Creeks, in the Klondike, will this spring clean up $4,500,000. * J. W. McMahon, wanted at Geneva, Neb., for alleged fraud.cis under arrest at Winnipeg. Dawson City has petitioned the Do- minion Government for Federal re- presentation. James Plews was suffocated at Montreal by a small fire that started in a room where he was sleeping. Conductors and motormen of the Hamilton, Grimsby 8.: Beam-sville Eleoâ€" tric Railway want increased wage-s. Felix Gourdeau, a well known Que- bec tanner, has disappeared, leaving liabilities in the neighborhood of $50,000. hIontreal police have trapped a gang of thieves who' have committed ascore of burglaries within the past six months. Officers of the 47th Battalion have subscribed $50 towards a monument at Kingston to the late Sir George Kirkpatrick. A train of four sections, carrying 776 _ --..u- n... Smallpox is epidemic at Auburn Centre, Pa. Five thousand cigarmakers are look- ed out, in New York. Striking builders in Chicago are as- saulting nonâ€"union men. American subscribers were alloted $3,000,000 of the British war loan. Several Chicago business houses forbid the use of cigarettes by em- ployes. The United States has more money per capi-ta, more gold and more silver, than ever before. Dr. C. A. Briggs says heresy ,conâ€" victions are merely partisan judgâ€" ments by a majority. Between April land August 1,- it is estimated that 75,000 people will sail for Europe from the United States. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, reâ€" plying to an address at Bombay, eulo- gized the loyalty of the Sikh soldiers, During the progress of an; examinâ€" ation oil his books, H: H. Pitcher, an Oakland, Cal., banker, blew out his brains. The Assistant Food Commissioner of Chicago says the demand for cheap goods is largely responsible for adul- teration. , Major Armes, of the United States army, court-martialled eleven times, has written a book charging persecuâ€" tion and corruption. Yellow pine is becoming scarce in the Southern States, and mills in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida will run on two-thirds time. According to a report sent to the Navy Department at \Vashilngiton, the 27 prizes taken by American warships in the Spanish war realized $000,000. 3A. O. Hydes, aged 84 years, for 30 years superintendent of poor at Mar- ishall, Mich., is held for trial on a lcharge of stealing $16,000 from the Ifunds. ' .. I The lug firemen at Cleveland threatâ€" l ,en to strike for more pay and! to, us up all the harbor tugs on the lakes. The House/ of Representatives at Wkshington voted‘ Bill to (.15 in favor of. the, election of Senators by a direct vote of; the people. President: McKinley‘ will deliver an address before the Protestant Ecume- nical Conference.- on foreign missions at New ,York on. April 24. The American» Navy Department 1133, However, softwood ash-cs Holland; lighter than hardwood signed a contract) with the {Sill i‘AWIfiWfl'MWI‘fiM WNMWMWWYIZ §Agricultural hammmmmwmwamm \l’OOD ASHES FOR ALL CROPâ€"S. Good wood ashes are. usually looked upon simply as a source of potash. \Vhile it is undoubtedly true that this potash is very available and is taken up by the plant at once, the good results from applying this fertilizer .are partially due to the small per- centage of phosphoric acid, ranging from 1 to 2 per cent. and quite aperâ€" centage of lime, amounting in some cases to 35 per cent. In soils of min- eral origin the lime is very effective, in liberating plant food, particularly potash. The combined effect, thereâ€" fore, of all these elements in wood ashes is always beneficial. Ashes have always been considered an excellent fertilizer. The Supply, however, is rapidly decreasing, and in many cases it is impossible to obtain them. We depend chiefly on Canada and even that source is not always reliable. Furthermore, the wood ashles now on the market are exceedingly vari- able in composition. Some contain a great deal of dirt, and not a few, lots have been leached for making soap be- fore being sold for fertilizers. This leaching process removes nearly eVery- thing that is soluble, and is particu- larly effective in taking out the pot- ash. chever, the greater part of the lime remains, and even leached ashes can be applied with profit. The as ‘ 5 should always be bought subject 0 analyses or the purchaser should re- quire a guarantee as to the percent- age of potash and phosphoric acid, par- ticularly the form-er. ‘ It is generally understood that hard- wood ashes are much richer in potash. than softwood, such as that from (RM! PM.” H { maple, poplar, cottonwood and the like. This is true to a. certain extent. are much and conse- woed seed or you will rue it. Plant as soon as the ground is in good working condition. but. not before. Have the clods well pulverized, then mark the ground off with furrows 3 or 4 in. deep and 40 in. apart‘. Have your plants ready before the furrow is opened. Take up asrnall bunch of plants, dip the roots in water, then sprinkle fresh dirt on them till it adheres to every rootlet, then get them set quickly before the dirt dries on them, and you will not lose a plant. Plant them 18 in. apart, spreading the roots out well and pressing the dirt down firmly on the roots. Plant them on the level. If they are above it they will dry out and die. If below, in cultivation th-e clods will roll down on them and Causemuch unnecessary labor. The same day you plant them, cul- tivate them. Keep the surface foose alt all times until frost in the fall. Never plow with big shovels. Never thmolw; the dirt up to them so as to make a ridge. At all times, plow as close to the plants as you can, drag.- gfing the runners with this plow or oulitvator into a close row. If weeds {appear in the rows, pull them out. Do nlo’t cu't off the runners. If you will let me fruit grow on them, the first year you will have a bigger crop the next. It pays to pinch off the fruit stems. DD not neglect this crop and you will have a thing of beauty and pleasure in the end. ._ TREATMENT OF MANURE. Alli manure should be kept under cover. When exposed to the weather the loss to the farmer cannot be rea- lized. It should be turned over and well mixed two or three times through the winter in order to rot it before applying to the different crops, and ! ONTARIO BEE-KEEPERS. Report of lice Keepers .{ssoclzrutmâ€"lloncy Production and the Expo?! Tradeâ€"In- teresting Papers and Discussions. The Ontario Department of Agri- culture has issued the report of the Bee-keepers’ ‘ Association for 1899, which will be read with interest and profit by all honey-producers, as it conveys much practical information with regard to the management of swarms and the placing of honey upon the market. The Association met in Toronto in December, and the report includes the papers read and discus- sions held on that occasion, embody- ing much valuable experience. Among those who contributed papers or ad- dresses, were Protf. J. W. Robertson, Ottawa; H. G. Sibbald, Cooksville; D. W. Aeiso, Bethesda; W. Z. Hutchison, Flint, Mich., Mrs. J. B. Hall, Wood- stock; B. Holmes, Athens; and John Newton, Thamesford. EXPORT TRADE IN HONEY. Among the more important topics discussed by the Association was the best means of extending our export trade in honey, respecting which Professor Robertson, who has devot- ed much attention to the introduction of Canadian farm produce into Eng- land, presented some helpful sugges- tions. He pointed out that in order to obtain a remunerative market in the Old Country, it‘ was necessary to suit English tastes and to see that all shipments were not only firstâ€"class in quality but done up in neat and at- tractive packages, and stated that if due care-were taken in these respects all remaining over should be compost- England furnished a continuous and ed. A few barrels of lime to mix with muck and manure will add greatly to the value of the compost. Some good ,soil free from small stoae is also bene- ifiicial. When obtainable, sea and rock lweed well chopped up by the action '00: this sea can be added, which is a igu'eat hclp to lighten up any-heavy, stiff clay land; in fact, it is a benefit to any land. Too many farmers depend mostly onâ€" the manure saved from the stock to keep up the farm. In many settlers from Ontario and . ‘ worth of effects, has arrivedI in Win- nipeg. Submarine Torpedo Boatk Company for; U dnti n f s m of their boats to,q‘uently weight for weight, the difâ€"‘oases the roots and other crops use 'roa ( o o o c Ifed‘enrce is not; Sp great as is someâ€"[all manure obtainable, and when no The Winnipeg Electric Company an- nounces that after May lst the price of gas will be reduced to $1.85 per 1,000 feet to cash customers. The Massey-Harris Company have notified the Brantford authorities that unless adequate protection from Spring freshe-ts is afforded they will consider the advisability of moving to some other city. Another case of handling comes to Ligxrt in Montreal municipal politics. Huckste-rs in the markets have been paying bonuses ranging from $20 to $00 for favorite positions to a clerk named Tessier, who claims that all (the cash was handed over to vanious alderman. ' ' The Montreal municipal scandals are growing worse. Two city officials are under arrest, and there is evidence pointing to gross corruption in several departments. Manitoba hotelkeepers are discuss- ing the attitude they shall take in the event of prohibition becoming law. It is said they have agreed to close all the leading hotels throughout the pro- Vince. The two new vessels for the Quebec, Hamilton and‘ Fort William Naviga- tion Company, which are'being built in England, are 225 feet in length, and will be christened Winona and Strath- cona. One boat will bring acargo of scoria blocks from Middleboro, Eng., to Toronto. . The Cataraqui Mining and Develop- ment Company contemplate establish. ing $300,000 smelting works at King- ston, where. the city. has offered them! $4,000 a year for 15 years and partial relief from. taxation. The Kingston Board of Trade has asked the council to loan the Kingston Locomotiv Works $575,000, without. interest. GREAT BRITAIN. The British North America West Indies squadron is to be increas- ed by a battleship, two cruisers and whole of his real estate. | several torpedo boats. The Duke. of' Connaught :may suc- ceed the late Sir William Lockhart’ as Cominrander-in-Chief in India. The Prince of Wales, who is visiting l Copenhagen, is suffering from an af- fection of the throat and has been obliged to consult a specialist. | Sir W'illiam: Overend Priestley, mun- ber of Parliament! for the Universi- ties of- Edinburgh and St. Andrew’s since 1896, and former President of the Obstetrical: Society of London, is dead.’ I Dr. Joseph Kenny, for many years- a conspicuous figure in the Irish Par-' nellite movement, is dead. He, withJi the late Mr. lBiggar, handled all thel funds of the organization, and sat in Parliament for ten years,‘resigning to become coroner of Dublin. A strange fatality seems to follow the servants of the Marquis of Lon- donderry. Last Friday ifour Went out to sail on Strangford lough, and on Sunday the boat was found upturned over the drowned bodies of the whole party. Five years age six of London- derry’s servants were drowned in a sail boat in the some place: The birthday of the Rev. \Villiam Booth, General of the Salvation Army, who was born at Nottingham, Eng- land, April 10, 18:29, was signalized on Tuesday by the receipt of hundreds of congratulations from all parts of the World. and the presentation of a purse of $200,000, as the result of the collections made during the selfâ€"Ge- nial week of the Army, just concluded. UNITED STATES. . The U. S. Navy is testing oil as fuel to): ships. $127,000 ' Berlin papers the navy. The Earl of W'arw'ick, Lord Herbert Van-e Tempest and E. De 0. W. Oak- l-cy, arrived at: New. York. on VVednes- day, and have chartered Perry Bei- mont’s yacht, the Satanella, and will 5 fish for tarpon in Peruvian waters. l ,A vessel sailed from Philadelphia |bound for the port of Vladivo: stock, Russia, where she will landa Icargo of 31 looomotives and tenders, which are valued at $430,200. Sheriffs’ deputies and striking work- men on} the big Croton dam near New York came) .into conflict on Saturday; several shots were exchanged and two men wounded. Troops. have been or dared out. At Naples a landslide from San iGennaro Hill buried an artificial coal lfactory. The manager and seven ,wo-rkmen were killed, five others be- ,ing wounded. Heavy rains caused the disaster. i GENERAL: Yellow fever is epidemic in San Salâ€" vador. ‘ Russia and Germany fear a. coal famine. ’ Fremontie, W'estern, Australia, has a case of bubonic plague. All the exhibits at the Paris Exp‘osi- D tion will be open Sundays. All the fruitl ports have been noti- fied that yellow fever is epidemic in San Salvador. i It is officially announced that 111 leases and 38 deaths from bubonic gla‘grue have occurred at Sydney, N. Owing to an outbreak of smallpox on the excu‘rsmn steaimer New Eng- land, unany American tourists Were e I abandoned at Naples by the steamer. In the Chamber of Deputies at Brus- $815 the Premier read a communica- and tion from King Leopold, in which His Majestey presented to the nation the The Politische Correspondenz says Germany is now the third nation com- 'mercially withJa'pan, adding that in 1896 German imports Were 20,000,000 yen, and in 1891-) almost 32,000,000 yen. express indignation all recent) English charges that the German Government favors baiting ~England and attacks upon the Queen . and the Prince. of .\Valcs. Ninety-three cases of the bubonic plague and 29 deaths from the disease have occurred at! Sydney, 1N. S. W. Thursday has been! appointed as a day a of intercession and ,prayer for relief from the plague. The strength of the Russian garri~ son at Kushk, north of Herat, is about 3,000 men, and includ:: a mountain battery. Previous reports greatly e-x- aggerated the amount of the rein- forcements, sent from the Caucasus district. ' By a plan which it is hoped to carry into effect at the International Agri- cultural Conference in Paris, July 9 to 16, it is proposed to ask the farmers of the world to reduce their wheat out- put by 20 per cent. and not to sell a bushel for less than a dollar. Leon Gaget, aParis clerk, has been captured by the French Government in the act of selling French-military secrets to Germany. He neglected to place sufficient postage on one of his letters to the German officials and his conspiracy was discovered. He says he sold Germany false information. «oâ€"â€"â€"-â€"- They eat and hold hands all the evening. How silly! Oh, I don‘t know. Yer have to in whistl times supposed. Prof. Voorhees states that the average commercial ashes sold for fertilizers contain about 6per cent of potash, 2 per cent of phos- phoric acid and 33 per cent of lime. High grade ashes have frequently con- tainsdl from 10 tp140 per cent. of pot- ash. Leached ashes contain about 11-4 per cent of potash, 11â€"2 to 2per cent. of phosphoric acid and 29 per cent of lime. ,Tanba-r‘k ashes are poor in fertilizing content and seldom con- tain more than two per cent. of potâ€" ash. Limekiln ashes are also_pcoor in potash, but contain a very high per- centage of lime, amounting [11 many cases to 50 per cent. . There is a difference of opinion as to the value of coal ashes. If obtained from anthracite coal, they contain a trace of potash, 8 to 15 percent. of lime and magnesia, and some soda. The chief value from an application of this class, however, is supposed to be chiefly due to the mechanical ef- fects upon the soil. At any rate coal ashes of all kinds should be preservâ€" ed and used as a topâ€"dressmg to gu‘asses or about fruit trees and bushes. As ashes contain a large percent- age of lime, it is thought wdvtsabldto apply them to the clover crop which recedes the field crop to be fertil- ized. They can be pull: on at the rate of from 1 to 2 tons per acre. in the fall and winter. The clover sod must be broken the following spring, and the cultivated crop planted. There- after to maintain the fertility of the soil 500 lbs. per acre should be applied either the following winter or early spring. Where intensive culture is practiced, such as in the growmg of potatoes, tobacco and hops, the ap- plication may be increased to 31:3 tons. \Vhere large amounts like this are applied the application must be made the fall and winter p-reVIous, or at: least a part of it should be put on in advance. For garden crops a lighter aplication is satisfactory and may .be put on very early in spring. In any event, whether applied to field crops or to orchards, the appl-i-l cation should be made some time ahead of planting. The ashes should be thoroughly and uniformly mixedI with the surface soil. \Vliere only a small amount is to be used, say 300 to 400 lbs. per acre, it is best to scat- her it about the hill, working it in well. In no case put on a heavy ap- plication near the plant, as the cans- tic effect is always injurious. As a general rule for field crops, when the application is made in the spring the ground is plowed and the ashes scat- tered over the surface, which is then harrowed and prepared thoroughly for seeding. \thre the soil is de- fiincient in phosphoric acid it will pay to add to the application: of ashes 300 in 500 ‘ba of bone For lawns, where a heavy, vigorous growth is always desirable, the grass plants must be well fed. .The fl'l‘St spring apply a heavy coating, three to four tons, of wood ashes to begin with, and then every spring there- after put on 500 lbs. of ashes and a little home and the grass will have a dark green color, resist the effect of drouth and will cnowd out the weeds. PLANTING AND CULTIVATING V (STRAWBERRIES. Do not plant in a small garden if you can help. it, but: choose some place where you can use a plow and team. A few long rows are better than many short ones. Never plant in the fall unless you have Limo.- and money to throw away. Plant: on ground free of [attention is paid to the compost heap [the meadows are neglected and in due lltime become exhausted. You must feed the farm if you expect it to feed you. .__....__ EDUCATED NOSES. Curious Facts About a Little Known i l'rol‘esglun. . Men whose olfactory nerves are so highly developed that they can dif~ fercntiate’ between odours that the uneducated noses cannot discern are employed by chemists, tea-importers, and the large wine and liquOr firms. A perfectly-trained nose is of the utmost use in the compounding of perfumes, and it therefore happens that practical chemists should train their sense of smell to a very high pitch of perfection. . Artists in sniffs can improve their has been proved that blind people de- pend a great gleal upon their sense of smell. The throat as well as the nose of a professional sniffer must be entirely healthy, for any imperfection in either locality is apt to affect the nasal organ doleleriously. The very greatest care has to be taken against catching colds, for influenza or ca- tarrb of any kind will literally put a man off the scent for many days, and sometimes for months together. A highly educated nose reaches a state of useful activity in about five years, but ten are required to create it a BA. among'noses, and even at [such astate of perfection it can easily ’be beaten by many of the "lower ani- mals," for these make up their lack of ,spcech by their marvellous sense of lsmell. Men who cultivate their olfactory nerves for the perfume manufactory isniffin a particular manner and quite scientifically. Compounding chemists 'will not thrust their noses ‘into the ,neck of a bottle, but will pour a por- ltion of: the extract into the palm of .one hand, and rub it well in. f In this way the fumes become dis- lseminated in the airimmediately be- ,low the nostril, and an energetic sniff |drives them forcibly against the oflac- 'tory nerves. which is the way in which they should be presented to be properly realized. : Experiments are often made by men who are nose educators. Such have revealed the fact that morp-hia, mixed with sugar and taken like snuff, will paralyze the olfactory nerves and rn- d-er the sense odi smell powerless. Strychnine, on the other hand, vita- lizes it and makes it more sensitive. "t is not recommended to those who live in over-odourous neighborhoods. Musk is the most enduring of per- fumes. Two or three [grains ofit will scent" a room for years. It is odd, but true, that the sense of smell is most alert, when the air contains a considerable amount of Vapour. â€"â€"â€"-â€"-+â€"â€"â€"â€"- GOT \\'l*lAT HE ASKED FOR. Irate Customer. Look here, Ive been swindled. Vthn I bought llils coilzu‘ button of you last week [asked for something in gold, and you gave me this miserable plated affair. Rhinestone. Veil, vat’ for you make ‘i goinblaint? Dot puttonf vas in gold r-cn you bought it. o I l l l extensive market for lhoney. The Association have used every exertion to have a full and creditable display of Ontario honey at the Paris Exposition. as a means of promoting the export trade, and despite the fact that 1899 was a poor honey year, there will be an elaborate and attractive showing. SPRAYING FRUIT IN BLOOM. IA: good deal of attention is also de- voted to the question of spraying fruit when in bloom, a practice which has caused' great distruction among bees. I’l‘he law distinctly prohibits it, not- withstanding which many owners of fruit trees persist in employing the » spraying process at this season, in place of waiting until a later period. Several of the speakers urged that the law, on the subject should be given widespread publicity, and that if the practice were continued, proceedings under the statute should be taken. The report of the Inspector of Api- aries dealt with the measures which have been taken for some years to suppress foul brood, which was form- erly very prevalent throughout the Province, but has latterly, owing to these efforts, been eradicated in many localities. The Inspector last year visited 126 apiaries, and discovered foul brood in .47 places, giving direc- [tions to the owners as to how to pro- talent by constantly exercising it. It ' keepers % I ! cced in order to stamp out the disease. A. report by R. F. Holterman of ex- periments in winterng swarms, made at the Ontario Agricultural College, will prove of practical utiltiy to bee- who have experienced diffi- culties in this respect. â€"_.¢__ OFFICIAL PRAY ER. Prepared By Episcopal Ill-alums For lirltlsh ’ Soldlers In .H‘rlcn. The great majority of the services held in the British army and navy, are according to the Book of Common Prayer of the'Episoopalv Church. The ' Board of Bishops of the Church of England has just issued aspocial "of- ficial prayer," for the use of their soldiers in South Africa. The phrase- ology is interesting when read reflec- tively, It is as follows: . " Almighty Father, I have often sinned against Thee. 0h, wash me in. the‘precious blood of the Lamb. 0 God, fill me with Thy Holy Spirit, that: I may lead a new life. Spare me to see again those whom I love at home, or fit me for Thy presence in peace. Strengthen us to quit ourselves like men in our right and great cause. Keep us faithful unto death, calm in danger, patient in suffering, merci- ful as Well as brave, true to our Queen our country and our colors. If it by Thy will, enable us to win victory for Britain; but, above all, grant us the better victory. over temptation and sin, over life and dca/th. that we may he more than conquerors through Him Who loved us, and laid down His life for us, Jesus, our Saviour, the Capâ€" tain of the army of God. Amen," -â€"â€"â€"+â€"â€" EIXALTING THE UNIFORM. Ever since the outbreak of the South African War military enthusiasm has run high in Great Britain. - A London paper relates that at an entertainment in Edinburgh, soon af- ter the war opened, the audience stop- ped the performance to sing the na- tional anthem. Meantime a group of excited men toward the door caught sight of a man. in uniform, and before he could form any idea of what was being done they had him on their shoulders, and were carrying him about the building shouting and sing- ingL " 'When they had done this to their hearts‘ content they sci him down. and some one asked him, \l'lmlt's your regiment? I Regiment! he exclaimed. ' \l’hr t‘s gone wrung wi' ye a’? I'm tin. doorv- , keeper '