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.....sa-.-.....«~ .< .... . . .. «ml-<1 .... messes. ... ' MW; ; On, the Farsi. kg DRESSING TURKEYS. Turkeys intended for markets should g be penned up without food for 24 hours before killing to insure their crops be- ing empty. Give them all the clean water they will drink. Always kill the fnwls by sticking in the roof of the mouth, and be sure that they bleed freely; if they do not the flesh will have a reddish tinge and will not keep Well. Different markets require different modes’ of dressing. Some re- quire them dry picked, undrawn. heads and feet on, others wish them scalded, the entrails drawn and the heads and feet off. Inquiries should always be made beforehand of the firm to which you expect to ship, as to the manner they wish them dressed. For scalding, have the water as near 1 the boiling point as possible, without actually boiling. Hold the fowl by legs and head, and quickly immerse three times, holding under the. water for only a second. Do not allow the head to touch‘ the hot‘ water, as it will become discolored, and give the fowl the ap- pearance of having llt‘t'n sick. l’ick carefully so as not. to tear the skin or bruise in any way. After picking, hold in water near the boiling point long enough to count: 10; this plumps and cleanses them, then dip in ice cold water and hang up in a cool place out ' those with roots cut back. Those plant- 'ed by the ordin try method of taking ioff one~half of the limbs proved to grow fully as fast as those trimmed in iany other way. KEEPING APPLES SOUND ALL \VINTER. Take fine dry mwâ€"dust, preferably that made by a circular saw from hard wood, and place a thick layer of apâ€" ples, not close together, and not clrse to the sides of the barrel. Put saw- dust liberally over and around and so proceed until a bushel and a half or ‘less are packed in the barrel. Keep in 'a cool place. No bruised or mellow ap- ples will be preserved, but they will 'not communicate rot to the other ap- ‘ples. This is an easier and quicker Eway than to wrap each specimen in Qpnper, and the apples would bring fancy prices in the late spring. 1 -._.__ lADVANTAGES OF FALL PLANTING. t It is oftentimes argued that if atree its planted in the fall it will become sestablished in its position and make gsome root growth before the ground ifreezes and before the leaf growth beâ€" §gins in the spring. Experiments were i made by Prof. Fred \V. Card of Ncb sta- jtion, to the effect that the fall plant- .ed trees made some root growth in ;the autumn succeeding planting and ,in the spring before the leaves start- :ed. Whether or not this is desirable ldopcnds upon many other things, chief- lly climate. - PUMPKINS FOR HOG S. “’hen hogs are on a full feed of corn, ias mnny of them are at this season, inothing is better than a daily supply .- t of drafts until thoroughly cooled-out, iof pumpkins. Begin gradually. giving 10“ 1f 9‘16de “’“h “fly or we “mmal geach hog about one-fourth of amod- heat left in they are almost sure to gemmflgizod pumpkin. Increase this spoil. Never allow them to freeze; this 2 until each animal is getting about half greatly injures their market value. in flue;- DO not Gilt up (hf! Pumpkins 1'-,,.}.-picked turkeys usually sen bestlbnt. stmply break them into several . _ , . reces. in most markets. Dry picking Is not: the difficult task many consider it if Tightly managed. It is easily and quickly done if picked at once while the body is still warm. The skin is not ~80 apt to be broken or the flesh bruis- I ed as when picking those that have been scolded. In packing, be careful to assort the fowls properly and place all of the same grade together, putting the toms or any not. looking so nice in boxes by themselves. Place together the hen turkeys, which always have rounder, plumper bodies thin the toms. and to sell well the packages should always be of uniform quality. When different qualities are packed t.ogeth-‘1 or they are all invariably rated with the inferior fowls. Many dollars are lost every year by not giving atten- tion to this simple but important par- ticular. it is best to have pa0k8893 to weigh from 100 to 200 lbs, as these sizes are most conveniently handled. “'0 always ship our turkeys to are- liable commission merchant and have always been well treated and obtain- ed the best prices. contents, gross weight, and name of the ct‘nsignee as well as the consignor. Care in this respect will insure prompt delivery and returns. Medium sized hen turkeys sell better for the Christ- mas and New Year‘s markets. After the holidays are over, S and lOâ€"lb birds sell best. When shipping poultry that: is firstâ€"class in every reapec't, it is a good idea to neatly tag each fowl with the name and address of the send- er. In this way a reputation may be gained that will enable him to al- Ways dispose of his stock at fancy prices. . CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD FARMER.‘ .A; man may be energetic and still not succeed in business. The successful farmer must plan judiciously, and then faithfully carry out those plans. The farmer of toâ€"day must stop all the leaks if he wants to keep even with the world. He must attend to the small details of his business and waste nothing that he cart turn into cash. A successful farmer with \vornbut lauds, poor fences, and farm buildings, ; is seldom found, because he cannot af- ford to let them run down. He will use good tools because he cannot afford to use poor ones. His taxes are paid on time because he cannot afford to pay interest on them. As a rule he buys and sells for cash. “her: he hires help he getst good help because he gets * more in return for his money. in his business and meets them in practical way. He plans to grow his crops at the lowest cost, and to get the Lost returns for his money and labor. lie informs himself as to the On the outside of y boxes should be plainly written the, lie .- faccs the problems which coniront him I A pretty and agreeabln amuscmcn’ ‘1 l the production of a perfect: imitation: iof a diamond crown by 5 cheap chemical solution. ,cessary to dissolve a pound of alum LOOK AFTER THE POTATOES. ’ LAB the night's grow colder keep add- ing to the covering upon the outdoor potato or other vegetable pits. Do not Iput on all at once, but be sure that cold weather does not arrive before , there is enough earth to keep out the frost. . ( FROCK FOR GIRI. FROM 8 T0 10. i This little frock is made of red cloth with a plain gored skirt and a blouse- ? waist. ipoint at the front and round at the The waist is cut down in .1 back, and is bordered with rows of 1 'narrow velvet ribbon. The top of the ill Hill It Still l'HE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. nterestlng Items About Our Own Conntrv Great Britain. the United States. inc All Parts of the Globe. Condensct' anA Assorted for Easy Reading. CANADA . Parts of Manitoba have a ‘foot of snow. . The population of Berlin is 9,632, or within 368 of the city mark. ‘All the passes to the Klondike are now reported to be blocked with snow. Hugh Ryan, the wellâ€"known contrac tor, is seriously ill at his resrdcnce in Toronto. I The survey of the proposed new Thunder bay and Nepigon railway line will be commenced at once. Homestead entries in the North- West this year so far are 2383 as against 238!) for the whole of last year- Only 315 vessels passed through the C'Ul idian Soc canal during October, as against 401 vessels in October last year. Two Montreal girls, aged ten and sixteen years respectively, have been arrested on a charge of stealing dia- monds valued at $400. British Board of Trade returns for October show increasos in imports from Canada of $1,6(‘0,01‘.0, compared with Camber, 1897. A despatch from Vancouver says the ('l‘)' is invaded by desperate northern lhugs. Numerous burglaries and at- tempted murders have taken place. 'l‘he Doukhoborskis will be winter-ed in the emigration buildings at lie- gin'i, Brandon, Portage la Prairie, Yorktown and Dauphin. The books in the Picton Street School at Hamilton, where the pupils had suf~ fot‘ed front diphtheria, have bet-n burn- ed and the room fumigated. License Inspector Flatt, of Guelph». hits gone to New York to be treated at the Pasteur institute. He was hit:- tcn by a dog two weeks ago. I The Socialist Labor party in London have nominated Mr. Fred. J. Darch for Mayor. [1: is probable they will put up a full municipal ticket in the field. Lord Aberdeen has sent the Prison- ers' Aid Association of Canada.- a cheque for $25 and signified his inâ€" tention of becoming a life member of the association. The Quebec City Treasurer‘s annual statement shows a. revenue for the past year of $624,420.92, and an expenditure of $010,856.26, leaving a. surplus of $13,â€" 522.66. . Montreal is threatened with an epiâ€" demic of disease because the Health Committee has stopped removing gar- bage everywhere, as its appropriation is exhausted. The rush of grain through to the sea over the Grand Frank is unprecedent- ed. The greater part of it is American, the Manitoba. grain not yet moving to any extent. , . The largest passenger engine ever built in Canada has just been complet- ed at the Kingston Locomotive \Vorks. It is the first of- an order of three for the Intercclonial Railway. A plaster cast of a marble bust of the Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, by Mr. Chevre, sculptor of the Chaplain monument, is now on exhibition in the rooms of the Garrison Club, Quebec. Dr. Robert. Bell, of the Dominion Geological Survey, speaking of the Michipicoten district, of which he has been making a map, says enough gold has been found to encourage develop- ment. The Grand Trunk Railway freight, authorities are seriously considering the advisability of erecting another elevator at Midland, the present acâ€" commodation not: being sufficient to meet the demand. Henry Pigeon was arrested in Montâ€" real on the charge of robbing achurch. lic told the detectives that there were ; ,1. men in penitentiary serving terms ior crimes that he had committed. The Toronto Street Railway has de- cided to make an Experiment in the matter of. smoking cars and will run cars on certain lines during certain hours of the day, in which smokers will be allowed full privileges. Copies of the Wentwoi'tb County Council’s petition to the Legislature, asking for an acttoregulate bicycling ltmist is filled out with a yoke of rod on public highways, are being sent to ésilk covered with l‘éce. : ribbon belt. I r 0 ; A DIAMOND CROWN. It is only ne- best methods of all branches of hislin a quart of hot water and hang in calling. in a word, the successful farâ€"l nier is an all~ronnd man, looking t‘are- fully after his business interests, quick at discovering and remedying misâ€" this solution a crown made of wire, wound with flannel. In order to achieve the best results takes and in adopting the best meta,a smooth surfaced and perfectly tramp ads of others. ROOT PRUNING AND GROWTH. . rlxperiments have recently been made to determine how much the roots of young trees should be pruned away before planting. By the Stringfellow method the roots are cut back to only one or two inches in length, at the same time cutting the top back to a more stamp a foot or so high. Anothe or method is to out about one-half of the roots and limbs off, while a third nW‘b-l-d consists in leaving the roots wholly unpruned with the limbs out back one-half. Some time later obser- vations showed that trees planted with no root pruning averaged larger than parent glass should be used. and this. with the solution and the crown. be allowed to stand, undisturbed for twenty-four hours. The alum will then have been depoited in crystals on the crown. giving the latter the appear- ance of a diamond studded crown,which can‘ be taken out of the solution, dried and preserved. In place of the crown. one can select any other shape, which can be made with wire. and one can color the crystals by pouring elittle ink of whatsoever tint into the solu- tion of alum. Mrs. Richard King, of Texas, owns two thousand square miles that State. v of land in and It has a red mm..- County Councils Whoae co-opcrâ€" :xtion is designed in the matter. Mrs. Ireland, wife of Dr. Ireland of Trenton. who mystcrioudy disappear- ed f'otn Motrin-.1 a touplc of weeks I i- tr-"o. has mule :1 claimon ll'lt‘. London ct I. incasbirr- ln in use (‘0. for 83,00 in- warmnce on ho-r husband's life. means of a I GREAT BRITAIN. 33min: October 2, ill emigrants loft Englier for Canada, while 18.473cainc duringr the ten months of 188. The number of emigrants to Canada tre-’ tiles that of similar bookings for :‘lus-' trrtlia during the year. and exceeds the Cape Colony taint by 3842. ' The percentage computed from the complete returns of the plebiscite tote show that. 2‘.’ 1-2 per cent. of the entire electorate voted for prohibition, and 21 1-2 per cent. against, making a total of 44 per cent. 0f the entire electorate 56 per cent. did not go to the polls. UNITED STATES. The Italian protected cruiser Etna. on a cruise around the .world. is at San Francisco. Cal. Mrs Leslie Carter. the actress, has flied a petition in bankruptcy. showing liabilities of $63,773 and no assets, ex- cept wearing apparel. valued at 8200. A train on the Central Railway in California. has been delayed over twen- ty-four hours by fire in the snow sheds tunnel between (Summit and Trucker. iv ucu't | Mrs. Jennie Walker attended a reli- gious meeting at Kansas. lilo... on Sun- day. and after uttering a prayer proâ€" fessing her readiness be dis fell back into her seat dead. Heart disease was her trouble. The Richford. Vt... savings bank was entered by burglars Sunday morning by three unknown men. They secured from the vault stamps valued at 6600 to $800. Two citizens who happened to pass when the burglars were at work. were captured and tied. Postmaster-General Smith. of the United States has issued an order ad- niizting private mailing cards author- tzed by the actof May 19, 1898. into the foreign mails at one cent postage each for Canada and Mexico and two cents (2th for all other postal union coun- ries. ' The British .oonsul at Philadelphia has investigated the death of a Budd- hist sailor on board a British vessel and. found that he starved himself. having been convinced by his country- men that the time had come for him to offer himself up as a sacrifice to his faith. . - GENERAL. The University of Heidelberg. Gerâ€" many, is trying, to put a. stop to- stu~ dent duelling. A lunatic gained entrance to the Royal castle at Stuttgart, Germany. and declared he was the rightful King of Wurtemberg. “He is now in jail. Alfred Beltincourt, a British sub- 'ect, was assultel a" 'FP'w-ma on Tues- day last: by a Spanish officer because he wore a. five-p..intc.i Cuban star as scarf pin. Belancourt was also order- ed under arrest and imprisoned. Mr. Jerome, British Vice-Consul, demand- ed his release, which was granted, but very reluctantly. \VOMEN DUELTSTS. " Affairs of honor between women were far from infrequent in Vienna 15 years ago," says a French fencing mas- ter, " and Iassisted at several. I well remember one in which the combatants were both young and belonging to the best society, which was refought for a very singular reason. The meeting took place in the park attached to a then unlet Schloss, a few miles out- side tho capital. There were - four young lady friends presentâ€"who had sworn to absolute secrecyâ€"and myself, in addition to the fair duellists, \Vell, after each one had been pinked on the body several times apparently without the slightest injury, the combatants suddenly remembered that, though they had removed their dress-bodices, they had not their corsets. And,” add- ed the speaker wttn a smile, "if you knew what a mass of steel and whale- bone fashionable Viennese corsets were, at; all events in those days, you would not feel any more surprise than I did at the difficulty they had found in Injuring one another. “ They immediately proposed to take the articles off, but 1 intervened,stat- hope that they would make it up. My good intentions were unsuccessful as regards the latter part, as I heard af- terward that they refought the affaiir at: a friend’s house in dishabille, when the younger of the two was so sev- erely wounded that her life was de- spaired of. ~ " Many years ago there was in Vicn- no. a. beautiful woman, an actress and one of the finest mistresses of fence lhave ever metâ€"who picked quarrels wrth quite half a dozen young debut.â€" :-.ntes in her profession, whose beauty she waspleased tothink might evenâ€" tually turn them into rivals. The dis- appearance of a remarkably pretty young girl from the cafe-concert stagi- created some comment. It was after- ward statedâ€"I know it to be a factâ€"â€" that Fraulein Z. forced a quarrel up- on her, and succeeded in irredeemahly disfiguring the superb shoulders of her pretty young antagonist. The poor girl had nothing of a voice, and so her chanca was, of course, spoiled: as decollete costumes were now out of the question. and it was lit-r lovely arms and shoulders which-bad lifted her into concert. “ You see there are not a few sallcs d‘escrime in Paris, where quite acnn- sidemble number of the pupils are la- dies. They come, of course. chiefly be- cause fencing is so graceful a form of exercise. and so beneficial to the perfect development of the figure, but many of them eventually become such experts that they might meet an op- ponent of. considerable skill with M'- ery ch1nce of success. As recontly as the commencement of the prmwnl. year T assists-d at an affair d‘hnnneur. in which the combatants were two laâ€" dies. The meetingâ€"which never «any; to the cognizance of either the Pram: or the authoritiesâ€"took place caer one May morning in the neighborhood of Snresnes. "One of the ladies. who is a magni- ficently cool swordswoman rode down, with her second on a bicycle. the oth. or seeking the comparative privacy of ’l brougham. They wore their four-ing costumes. and fought for some 15min- utes are one received a sufficiently severe injury to satisfy honor." 0- DUTY BEFORE ALL THINGS. The bind devotion with which an old servant did his duty was illustrat- ed on one occasion when his master had a dinner party. During the din- ner Henry was wry nervous and made two or three blunders. His master showed his annoyance and mat. angry glances at his servant, but the poor man could not settle quiet- ly to his work. At last, when the dessert had been placed quietly at the table, he stole timidly behind his master‘s chair and mid: lese. air. can you spare me now! My house has been on fire for the last hour and a half! ing that honor was satisfied, in telflmout it'- fame with the habituc'; of the cafe-' ' some kind. 1‘ ..'I "an. .r ‘ "M.§-~ it ill toiit_i01tititoâ€"ti If you ever go visiting your friends. and I hope you have many friends to visit, there are certain things that you want to bear in mind. if you desire to be a welcome guest. and if you hope for invitations in the future, writes Kate Thorn. In the first place, never give your friends any pleasanttt) surprise. Nine housekeepers out of every ten would much rather know when guests crate be expected. and it. is a duty you owe the visited to advise her of your eon. templath visit. She can then make her plans with reference to your en- tertainment, or she will be able to send you word if, for any reason. some other time than the proposed will be more convenient for her to receive you. And you should never feel hurt, or slighted, if she should inform you. There are times and seasons in the life of every housekeeper when guests would be a perplexity of spirit, and when they would he most heartily un- welcome, and you do not want. to chance upon one of those seasons. \Vhen you arrive at your friend's house, and the greetings are over. let her know just how long you purpose to remain her guest, and never be per- suaded to overstay the time mentioned â€"-not even by one train. Accommodate yourself to the ways of the household. Do not wait to be cell- ed out of bed for breakfast. There is nothing more cxasperating to the mistress, the cook, and the hired girl, than to be obliged to keep breakfast: hot and waiting for somebody who is too lazy, or too heedlcss, to get around in season for the meal. And in rismg early enough for the breakfan hour of the family, do not. make the mistake of coming down to the parlors before they are put to rights for the day. Wait for the hell. You don’t want to be moving round from one place to another, to avoid the broom and dus- ter; and the girl who is doing the sweeping does not want you there In her way. either. . Never interfere in any way with the servants or the children. There is nothing upon which the average wov man is so "touchy" as upon the man- agement of her servants and children. Don't argue with anybody about anything. Bear it the best you can if the master of the house smokes in the sitting room. If he doesp'tlmoyv any better, let him livo and die in his ignorance, and be thankful that you haven't got to endure it any longer than you please. _ If you do not like the kind of tea or coffee served to you. drink tll't‘. loss of itâ€"a few days' abstinence Will do you no harm. Don't urge the young girl of the family to stng and play when she persistently refuses. She will do both fast enough when she finds that; you do not care anything Just you wait and see. Don’t compel the children to come and kiss you the first thing. Let them alone. They will uniblc._ _ull over you after they come to a realizing sense of the fact that you don't want. them to do it. If you are politely told that you can retire any time you choose, that IS the very time when you ought to be slccpy, and go to your room. You can lie awake all night if you want. to. Don’t ask for envelopes, and pen and '11:, and needles and thread, and liver pills, and boot-buttons; carry all those things along wrth you, and have them handy in case you need them. lftliere isamothcr or ttgrandmoth- er in the family, be [)tttlvnl with her reminismnces, and laugh at her ance- dotcs of :t past age. Listen sympa- thcticaily to the story of her nou- iralgias and (tyspcl’mias, :tn'l rheuma- tisms; for it’you don’t die, you Will be old yot'rscl some ~ty, and you Will c: iy r. L ding your divers epr-ricncm ! as well as she dot-s. _ I Be patim't with everybody._ llon’t speak sliglitingly of tbc friends of the family you are visiting. You may Inot fancy thorn. butthat ix wally noâ€" thing against. them. since tastes and opinions differ, so much. Don't find fault with thc srrmon of the minir’ter wiwrc y.n': l'rirntl (rm-st the house is not warm enough for you. to church. if you do .“Hl like _ his sermon, mun-bully elm 1" , and ll Is not preached in vain. . Don‘t. in any wisv lit little the {study doctor, or the litl‘lf-i wk What by the fainin butt-bur. 'llllt'l‘iitf‘ :li-~ (nit. linduro the log. Put on in t. L211) if I Acccpt any offered courtcsy with lib-inks. N; yourth just. as agrouâ€" lalilo asynu .~.nowbo-.v to. Don't. criti- cise the young man who cornealw call on the young lady of ill“ family. Lo: bcr marry him if l»ll('. waits to: ii is not essential to their nutrri‘ad bliss! lthat; you should approve of burn. llo sure and not mil-"s the train by which you have announcqui yru Will take your drpniture; and wb :j. you are at home, be cirt-ful and wzxt- In your friend a pl»::s’mt wt of thanks -for the hospit‘l’ty you 1. rcunvcd. and it is highly probable ti: :I fill? “Ill invite you to visit. her agaln some 1 time. l SIGNS lNFALLlBlJC. Madam, smiled the doctor, your burr band is well again. Ills liver is in per- feet condition. 1 know it. Ito. paid the bill for my new foil but without a protest and then asked me if I didn't think lwuuld better get a nice winter wrap of EBB TIDE. Witherbyâ€"l'm afraid, old man, that this whisky of mine is rathm' pout". Castletrm, looking at the bolt’ ,»-«.\'0. a not poor, but in reduced circumsmmwa.