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Jump alumna ucamsar ms TAKEN ALL THE POETRY our or 11'. belles“ With The Scythe Were as Spirited AI Those With Ihe inwardâ€"The old Field Days of flan-vest Time are Gone Foreverâ€"1. o zivairy at the "Bee." The great glory of our nineteenth century is its invention. So mar- vellous have been its conquests that we look along the line of its possibil- ities with a reverent faith that neither discovers nor seeks to discover any limitations. Any attempt to oppose the new methods and processes for doing the work of the world, which it has so lavishly brought into service, would now be as hopeless as that of Mrs. Parting- ton to keep back the Atlantic with her broom. and much less heroic. But the pleasing consciousness, of an undoubted and phenomenal gain is faintly shad- owed by a sense of loss. The dynamic tendency of our time has swept us away from such experiences that linger agree- ably in memory, and while we would not bring back the past. its charm whispers gentle regrets in the hour of our exultation. Agricultural interests were among the last to be drawn into the transition from individual effort to individual ef- fort working through more powerfully and economically organized force. There were at least two reasons for this. One was the unresponsiveness of the surface of the soil to the early over- tures of the labor savers, and the other was the conservatism of the farmer him- self. I THE BAY FIELD was the great campaign ground in the farmer’s annual plan. There he made his largest successes and established his records. It was there that his final measure was taken by his neighbors and fellow-workers. The contests with the scythe were as spirited as those with the sword, and much more innocent and beneficent. \Vhat pleasanter spec- tacle was ever born of toil than that of a stalwart team of mowers bearing down upon the rich burden before them with steady and equal swish and swing. their broad backs at the same angle, with every stroke a responsibility for which an account would be exacted, throwin up with each forward swing of tho bade fresh spoil from its dewy bottom. and addin it with workman- likc precision to t a fast lengthening swath. Many a man that the world knows of to-day has cut such a swath in his youth, and, when the grass was cleared away and he found that he had conformed with special credit to all the canons of the craft, has experienced a deeper satisfaction than he has been able to derive since from his "largest successes in the pulpit. at the bar, or in the counting room. The musical "ting- a-tang" of the Whetstone applied to the scythe will still sometimes float through the chambers of his soul to the exclusion of more pretentious sounds. Even the birds would acknowledge the gentle challenge. The wood thrush and its hermit cousin would respond with their most inapired efforts, and sometimes a belated bobâ€"o-link would rise from his dcwy ambush and pour forth his glori- ous treasures of song in token of ap- preciation and good fellowship. The valuable lesson of doing onc’s best was there taught and learned. He was a sorry folow indeed. who would not catch the spirit of emulation or yield to the influences of his environment, and his confessed lack of self-respect marked him for avoidance. There were thorâ€" oughncss and precision in the work, and oven grace was not lacking. The strokes had to be as true as those of A UNIVERSITY CREXV, with this diffcrcnce to be borne in mind. that if thcy failed to come up to the es- tnblishml standard. the raked-off field diacloscd the disgraceful record to the observation and criticism of the whole community. \Viih such discipline bo- hind them. is it anv wonder that So large a proportion of the country boys made successful men. freshcnina: and sircngihcning every service in life with ability and steadfastncss, and occupy- ing with credit. and distinction those brondcr ficlds not bounded by woodland and strcnm. Then, too, there were the field days. Sickness or other misfortune might be- fall some husbandmnn of the commun- ity. The long. sunnv days would go by and his crops Would be ungnthcrcd. Tbcn ncighbouriv kindncss saw its wel- come opportunity and n. "bee" would follow. Pcrhnns somcihing besides pure philanthropv cntcrcll into this free tenâ€" tier of helpful service. (‘hnllcngcs pre- vimuic owimnch ovcr ibc dividing fcnccs had there a ch'lncn of sctticmcnf nndor thc mnsi‘ favnrnblo conditions. Ilmvcvcr. the sidc motive was not. an un~ worthy mic. and assisted rather than imnnircd the inlcrcsts of tho beneficiary. if scams almost incredible that ibcsc pictures. so unfamiliar to tho younger gcncrniion. belong to a ncriod of only thiri v years ago. But they are as irreâ€" vocable as though they had bolonccd to the Tlucolics of Virgil. The young farmâ€" er of lo-dav has no comnrcbension of what the scvfbc's noble officu had been. no undemiands it no on imnlcmcnt to pick around fcncmx and cnrnors. slaughtâ€" cr woods. and perhaps cut brush in tho fall. We cannot realize the pride with which his anccslm; regarded if. Ilc lilllc dreams how manv loral reputa- tions hnvc boon won by it, nor for how mam“ lives it had helped in carve a strong and UV“ A my. C" All AFTER. No drive: a span of hnrq‘c and rides a clnmornns liiilo invtgcrnaui, which love the grass low much mnrc rapidly firm it full \vhon man ninwc'l it, Rack and forth around and around he gym: with “‘cnrisnmo monotony. and u-lmn the loci sneer falls his irM'lmill service is ovcr. If lhc \\‘n"k is not wcii -'io'ic. it is ihc fault of the juggernaut: Hit-cc is nn evidence that can bc appeal-mi to tbni will fasten our responsibility upon him. Tb" rattle and drive of lbfl miowinc machine. the iirel-ws anl soilcful iiiâ€" tlc kicks 0 {the (wider. the crcmiv gatherings of the wheel rake. forcib y illustrate the o ration of that ener- iztng principle which has entered so arge y mto every industry, and is even now in its most active stages of de- velopment. Along the lines of energy and economy of force it must be admxt- ted great progress has been made and is making, but at a considerable sac- rifice of moral and asthetic considera- tions. Imagine a genre painter at- tempting to draw inspiration from the parfo m Antes of a mowin'r machine. He might get a headache. but he would hardly come any nearer his purpose. And the hopelemness of constructing astorals with tedders and wheel rakes. .‘o Maud Muller's rake the meadows sweet with hay anv more. There is no temptation now for errant 'udges to halt by the wayside and a ire the Trilby feet of the fair haymakers. No more dreaming for maid or man. This is an age of hustle and push. We have left lotus land for behind us, and Maud can now wash dishes, in which employ- ment she is not likely to get in the way of susceptible ‘urists. But we are as much intereste in trying to penetrate the clouds that veil the future as in looking back through the mellow haze that idealizes the past, and, perhaps, when at last the stone shall be rolled away, we may find a perfect union of sentiment and utility. beauty, and power. A SUCCESSFUL FARMER. Lord Aberdeen‘s Experience as a Farmer-In British Columbia. Lord Aberdeen's Coldstream ra‘nche. situated in the White Valley, four miles east of Vernon, British Columbia, includes an area of 15,000 acres or over twenty-three square miles, all fenced, and of this some 10,000 acres are serâ€" viceable only for stock grazing. The remainder is good plough land. The Governorâ€"General’s total expenditure on the estate in purchase money. im- provements and management to date, is understood to approach $350,000, and at first, at the hands of inefficient man- agers, His Excellency made some costly failures. Good results are, however, now gradually accruing. and Lord Ab- erdeen confidently expects in the early future a profitable return on his large investment. Rather more than seven hundred acres are already under cultiâ€" vation, and of these some five hundred are devoted to cereals, wheat and barley being largely grown. One hundred acres are in fruit, 27 in English hops, of the London Cluster variety, 'whilst the remaining cultivated acreage is in roots and garden produce, etc. There are six hundred head of cattle on the ranche, one hundred horses and some sheep. The estate produced this year 120 tons of wheat and 40 tons of barley, 21 of which have been Shipped to England ex erimentally. The catâ€" tle sold were 50 head, all disposed of within the province. Small fruits yielded five tons, and hops 25 tons, at the rate of about 1,750 pounds per acre. The large fruit trees are. however, yet too young to bear save to a very lim- ited extent. Lord Aberdeen's Coldâ€" stream estate, with its produce and conâ€" tinuous experimenting, largely serves the purpose of an experimental farm for the whole surrounding district, and His Excellency consequently thus renders very considerable service to the agri- culture of a most promising district of the British Columbia upper country, in which the expected early development of gold and copper mining should af- ford exceptionally good opportunities for profitable gener farming and fruit growmg. Eaten by an Alligator. A young Jamaican met ~a horrible death in Port Limon, Costa Rica. on Sunday, Oct. 6, in the river Banana, having been caught and eaten by an alligator. Sinclair, with several other companions, had gone to bathe in the river, and while in the water the alli- gator appeared, when they all made for land. After getting out it was discovered C that Sin air was missing. His friends, however, hopeful of recovering the whole or part of his body, went away, but returned to the river an hour later with dynamite and rifles just in time to see the alligator on the surface of the water with Sinclair in his mouth, whom he held by his left side, but as soon as the alligator spied them he went below with his victim and never came to the surface again, despite all the dynamite and shots which were discfiitarged in the river all that day until n1 . ‘ n the 10th inst. J. Kaempffer shot an alligator. and on opening it found in the stomach of the rapacious reptile different parts of a human beingâ€"a hand minus the arm and another band with the arm, the flesh bein still on it. A lot of bones were also gound. It is believed that these were parts of the unfortunate Sinclair. The alligator was ten feet long. Strength of the British Army. The annual return of the British army, issued recently. contains some very interesting figures. On June 1 last there were 222,151 men and offi- cers in the regular armyâ€"that num- ber being the highest reached during the twenty years for which statistics are available. The army reserve num- l‘ered 82.074, being slightly in excess of the previous year; the militia (enroll- ed), 1:31.667: veomanry. 10,014. and vol- unteers. 231,329 enrolled, or 224,525 efficient, the latter figure being 5,414 above that of 1893. and the highest yet reached. In the event of agreat national emergency we could raise the regulars to 300,000 men. and have be- sides over 600,000 militia and volun- teers. Insurance Pointer. Insurance Superintendent (suspicious. ly)â€"-â€"lluw did your husband hap ion to die so soon after getting insure for a large amount f \\ idowâ€"lle worked himself to death trying to pay the premiums. m Tables '; urned. Hicksâ€"“'hat have you lost, my love? Mrs. Hicksâ€"I've been touched for 39 ceut~z have you been through my bloom- ers Again i - PRACTICAL FARMING. . Selection of Apple Trees. frof. Taft says that the success or failure of the orchard will depend large- ly upon the varieties and the character of the trees purchased. “'hile many experienced orchardists wisely prefer astrongoneâ€"year tree to anything that is older, as it enables them to form the head at the height and the manner they prefer, for the ordinary planter a somewhat larger size is to be commenced. As a rule the two-year. medium. four to five feet, five eighths to three-quarters inch trees will do as well, or better, than those of a larger size, and the cost and expense for boxing. freight. and planting will be materially less than for the three or four-yearâ€"old trees that some planters insist upon having. The No. 1 two-year trees. graded as five to seven feet, three« quarter inch and upward, are as arule not objectionably. \Vhile it is desirable to obtain trees at a reasonable price. cheapness should not be the only con- sideration. \Vhen buying trees of the above-mentioned sizes, care should be taken that the nurseryman does not work off cull trees that are three or four years old. - By supplying such trees, and even worse, if he is unscrupu- lous, substituting worthless varieties, a nurseryman or tree dealer is often able to make a low price that will tempt the purchaser, who in the end will find that the trees would have been dear as a gift. The fact that a healthy tree of a good variety may, in good seasons, re- turn a crop worth from ten to twenty or more dollars, while the crop from a poor tree, even if it lives to come to maturity, may not be worth gathering, should show every one that_ too real; care cannot be taken in selecting t e varie- ties and trees when planting an orchard. In the present days of low _ prices, trees for an orchard can be obtained for a comparatively small. sum. If only a few trees are needed, it may be wel to secure them from a local agent, whose stock came from a. responSIble. nursery, as the cost for packing and express upon a small bundle might be more than 1115 commission. but if from 100 to 500 trees are needed. it will be better to get them directly from a nursery. As a rule, the trees should be brought from the nearest reliable nursery, when good trees of the kinds wanted can be obtained at a reasonable price. If they have to be shi ped .ln the_cars. however, it will make ut little differ- ence whether they are sent fifty or 150 miles, so far as the distance is concerned. In selecting a. nursery, however, it 15 well to choose one with the 3011 and climate as much like those where the orchard is located as is posmble, but from the fact that some sections do not have nurseries or they are not reliable, it often becomes necessary to go some distance for the trees. If the trees needed cannot be found in some local nursery, it will be well to send a_11st of the numbers and varieties required to several reliable firms, and obtain es- timates as to the cost. For not less than 500 trees of standard varieties, medium size two-year, the cost should not be more than 6 or 7 cents each, and the first-class trees should not; be more than 8 cents. When smaller numbers are wanted, the price will range from 8 to 15 cents, according to size of trees and number wanted. These prices are the hi best that should be paid, as many relia le nurser- ies quote prices by the thousand conSid- erahly less than those given. It must not be for otten, however, that these prices are or trees at the nursery, and that there will be an additional charge of nearly 1 cent per tree for small lots, for boxing and packing, and perhaps as much more for freight. Dressing Furs ‘at Home. If the skins are dry, soak in perfectly cool water 24 hours. Do not put too many together. as the temperature of the water will be raised, which may cause the hair to come off. \Vhen quite soft, take out and drain. Make aflesh- ing board of 1 or 1 1-2-inch material rounded on the edges. On this stretch the skin, and with a large knife or drawing knife remove all the flesh and grease from the skin side. If cannot be cut off but may be removed by push- ing. This is accomplished by ho ding the narrow width of the knife perpen- dicularly. For a skin the size of adog skin, bring two gallons of soft water to a boil and add a bar of good hard soap, a lump of borax half the size of an Egg and the same amount of washin soda. In this wash the skin. keeping t e liq- uid as hot as the hand can bear it. un- til all the grease has been removed. \Yrin dry. \Vhile still warmrub into the fesh side a mixture composed of one teacu ful salt. 1-2 teacupful alum and a tab espoonful of saltpeter. Then fold the skin closely to ether, flesh side in. and hang in a coo place away from the fire or sun. Turn over daily for four or five days, after which open out and pull a few minutes each day until it is dry. “'hen fully dry sand- fpapelr the flesh side. This makesafine inis . Starting Lambs on Grain. “Habit is stronger with the lamb than with any animal that we try to feed. The digestive powers are also more de- licate. It is a saying among lamb feed- ers that ‘ two grains of corn will kill a lamb.’ I am not sure but it is true. Two grains of undigested corn might set up a disturbance in the alimentary canal that would result in the dreaded inflammation of the bowels, and death sure as strychnine," says J.E. Wing. “ Getting lambs to eat grain is of nec- essity a slow gradual process. It is well to put out the troughs in the pas- ture and merely put salt in them a few times until the lambs all learn to run to them when they are called. Then a little bran scattered along in the troughs for a. few timeswill teach them to eat there: Do not give more than.a, taste of grain until you are sure that f I think that they have nearly. all learned to eat it, and to _come quickly when called. I have tried starting on corn, wheat, rye and oats. I verv much prefer theoats. the danger of getting lambs foundered. or of their eed is much less with the oats. After they have all learned to come quickly when callednand to eat readily, is the time to begin increasing their ration. Let the increase be very radual. It should be at least thirty ays before they are given all that they will eat up clean. which 15 my rule With fattenin lambs. Be very regular and punctua in the times of feedin as well as in quantity. One careless eeding may cost you very dear. I know acase in point. A man who farms and feeds by roxy went to look at his lambs. Not 17 ink- ing that they. were looking well. he ask~ ed what grain they were getting. He was told that they received Sixteen bushels of corn per day. "Oh, ive them more than that," he re lied. " ou- ble that would not hurt t em." The increase was made suddenly as sugâ€" ested. In two days they would eat I our bushels, and quite a number of fthem died. It took a long time to get i the survxvors back to their feed. i "When lambs are used to one kind gof grain. and it is wished to change to ,another kind, it is a hel that they are ' used to the'one kind; ye the other canâ€" not be suddenly substituted. The change must be made graduall . I like to feed the lambs in the fal on pasture. I am sure that it pays to e _1n the day that they are weaned. I be leve that it ought to begin much ear- her even than that.” SVi EPT BY A TlDAL WAVE. A Wall or Water That Covered a steamship Six Feet Deep on “or Upper Decks. The steamer Progreso, one of the great vessels chartered by the Pan- ama Railroad Company, returned to San Francisco the other day with the news of an encounter in the open ocean with the terrible tidal wave and cyclone that later destroyed La Paz and Culiacan. It was supposed that the great storm passed over the ocean off the Gulf of Mexico, following a track that took it safe past all the large steamers. The Progreso, however, was in the very heart of it. and the news is just reaching her agents because no telegraphic report was made while the steamer was at Panama. The Progreso left San Francisco for Panama on Sept. 24, and had a quiet run down the coast for the first four days and part of the fifth. The first warning came in strange barometric changes, followed by a gale, which was a forcrunper of the cyclone proper, which burst upon the steamer from a southeasterly direction, and veered in the course of a brief space of time half around the compass. The Progreso has no sails whatever, and her Captain brought his vessel head on to the storm. The steamer was picked ufi and toss- ed about by giant waves Ii 6 a white- hall in a bay gale. All hands were called on deck, and the Captain and mate were together on the bridge. The waves at higher and higher, and the dreadfu , swirling wind fairly cut the faces of the men on the steamer. Pow- erful as were the Progreso's engines, it seemed barely possible to keep her out of the trough of the sea. Although the sky was nearly as black as night. there was yet light en- ough for the officers to make out the shape of a monster wave, higher and more fierce than any of the others, which came upon the steamer like a race horse. Fortunately the Progreso was how on to this great tide, and it swept completely over her, fore and aft. The Progreso was going to Panâ€" ama rather light, and was consequent- ly high up out of the water. Such was the height of this wave, though, that the water passed over the bridge and deep over the tops of the midships' house. It passed clear over the whole steamer aft. The wreck on the. deck of the big steamer was as complete as was ever seen on the deck of any deep water ship. The Progreso had a wood- an and steel bridge extending for 100 feet or less from the mid-ships to the afte house. This bridge was probably six feet above the main deck and su - ported on steel pillars two inches thic . The force of the great wave complete- ly destroyed this bridge, bending and twisting the pillars as if they were mere wires. The steam winch was twisted and broken so that the men had to work for half a day fixing it at Panama. The behavior of the Progreso in the critical moment was superb. She came up out of the water as serenely as a duck and went plunging on into the seas that followed the giant wave. BULL FIG HT ACCIDENTS. A Regular Epidemic. of Them This Fall Many recent bull fights in Spain have terminated very unluckily. In Barcelona, Guerrita, the most famous toreador. was badly hurt. He enter- ed the arena on horseback, but the bull, which he wanted to incite to fury by pricking him with a sharp-pointed dag- ger, gored his horse, and at the same time tore the right leg of Guerrita up to the hip. He was hardly able to reach the entrance from loss of blood, and had to be carried away. In spite of his dangerous condition be insist- ed upon being sent home to Cordova. Another accident occurred at a bull fight in Cuenca; there the grand stand fell in and a number of people were hurt. During the excitement of the crash the picadores in the arena turn- ed to see what was the matter, for- getting all about the mad bull in the ring, who bore down upon them, and before they had time to escape one was gored to death by the infuriated beast. At a bull fight in Bejar two toreros, .Cacheta and 'l‘ermendo, were badly used up. At_liiaza the bull fighter, Orega, came into collision with the bull's horns; now he occupies a cot in the hospital, where his life is despair- ed of. Reverte. also a famous bull fighter, received an apparently light wound at a bull fight in Albacete'on September 10: his condition since then has been gradually getting worse, and if, as the physicians fear, gangrene sets in, it will be the last of the tale... brated toreador. Philadelphia 1.355 IT IS A CITY OF SALUUNS. NEW YORK‘HAS MORE THAN ANY OTHER UNITED STATES CENTRE- â€" 4‘ Chicago is a Close. Second Both in Number And Proportion to Population-Boston And Philadelphia a Poor Third And Fourth. A statement by Mayor Strong of New York that the number of saloons in that city ought to be cut down one- half. makes interesting the following comparison: . Number of Ratio to Cities. Saloon: Population New York 7,300 1 to awry 23‘. Chicago. . . . . 7.000 1 to every 24! Boston ....... 1,080 l to every 600. l to every 8“. Mayor \Varwick, of Philadelphia. writeszâ€"There are 1,355 retail liquor licenses in Philadelphia. a decrease of 3,000 since the high license law has been in operation. The sum of $1,000 is paid for each license. The Saloon Keeperl’ Association does not take any part whatever in politics. It is purely a social organization. High license. in so far as I have been able to judge, is the best system that has ever been obtained in this city, and I think that much of the good resulting from the system is due to the fact that the issu- ance of the licenses is under the con- trol and direction exclusively of the judges of our courts. The despateh from Chicago says :â€" There are 7.000 salooons in Chicago, and each pays $500 a year license. 'The majority of these saloons are open on Sunda .. The only saloons closed are locate in the districts where there is no Sunday business. Not only are side doors open, but front doors as well. but the blinds are drawn on Sunday. The restrictions to a wide open Sun- day liquor business in Chicago are a State law and city ordinance. Neither were ever enforced. There is also an ordmanoe requiring saloons to close at 12 o’clock at night. The enforcement of this ordinance is left to the policeman on the beat. The result is oorru tion and non-enforcement of the law. ' hero is a Saloon Kee rs' Association here, and it is active in politics. The most potent power in local politics is the Brewers' Association. This, Associa- tion probably owns one-half, and con- trols all, the saloons in the city. Its members hold some of the responsible city offices, and it exercises influence through countless channels. The City Councd is the slave of the saloon ele- ment of Chicago. The report from Boston is as follows: Under the old census Boston was alr- lowed 980 liquor licenses, but the new figures, just issued by the Census Com- missioners, will entitle it to_ nearly 100 more. The basis upon. which the ap~ pointment is made is license to.every 500 of people. The, rate for licenses is $300 to $1,500, the latter being for first-class retail bars, and $1.00. _for wholesalers. That the law is rigidly enforced, and well obeyed, is evxdent by the few violations reported, and this is accounted for by the fact that a ll- cense is considered valuable. property in Boston, and the demand is always greater than the supply. The promin- ent dealers, therefore, are interested in having the law enforced to the letter. A violation is liable to cause the of- fender’s license to be taken away. Bars are not open Sunday. Hotels are or- mitted to sell to guests on that ay. Saloon-keepers, as a body, do not enter into politics, but individual barâ€"owners frequently appear as candidates for the City Council. THE BITER BIT. [low a Young Man Miniook Quinan and Iron for “‘hislkcy. In aPullman car on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway the other week a young traveller no- ticed an old, whitepbearded gentleman trying to get into alight dustâ€"coat. The young man rushed to his assist- ance, and in helping him with the gar- ment noticed a good-sized whiskey flask protruding from one of the pockets. Being of'awaggish nature, be appropriated the bottle. helped the stranger on with his coat, and then pulling out the flask said, "Will you take a drink i" The old man did not recognize the bottle, and drawing himself up re- marked rather severely: "No, sir. I never drink!" “ It won't hurt you,’ insisted the wag; “it's the best." "Young man," said the old gcn- tleman, speaking loud enou h for all in the carriage to hear, "i you per- sxst in drinking whiskey you will be a rumcd man at forty. It is the curse of the land! \l’hen I was a boy my mother died. and the last. thing she did was to call me to her bedside and say: 'John, romise me that you Will never tone :1 drop of liquor.’ " "Oh, well in that case," said the joker, "I must, drink it myself," whereupon, suiting the action to the words, he ulled the cork out and took a goo drink. A moment later he dropped the bottle with an exclamation which certainly didn't sound like a blows- ing. and yelled out: "Ugh! ugh! my month's all raw!" Then it was the old gentleman dis- covered his loss to the amusemcntof the other passengers. said: "Ah. young man, you will be careful in future before you take other people's property. I am llr. -â€"â€" and that bot- tle contained some. quinine and iron for one of my patienls.” The young man got out at the next station. â€"_.â€"+â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"--â€"-. A Necessity. It was in a German household, ao- cording to a Berlin paper, that a moth- er said to her small boy: Johnny. go down to the groccr’s and get a pound of black tea." llut, mother- What i . You know father won't drink black tea. That makes no difference. This fam- ily is in mourning now. and it has got ‘I- drink black teal M of...wa m» ww-~¢= s -‘ “m- .-¢.-..â€".q a... ~â€".--â€".._ ___._..... .w“..u_ «, . . .wc». n.