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m on, n... vv.-....uuu Hump; A per cent. per annum interest thereon unboiher Iocnrities mtishctory to the Government may be substituted {or such lands or money by ngroc~ mom with tho (iovornmont. ill. The company shall be incorporated with sub flciont powers to enablo them to on out the foregoing contract. and this contact s :11 only bob nding in tho ovontoi on net of incorporation being uteri totlio company in the fonn hereby oppom ed in Schcdnlo A. N. The Railway Act of 1879. in so far as tho rovlnions of tho sumo m applicable to the un- mlng referred to In this contnct. and in so for as they no not inconsistent herewith or con- , m- ..-.... vs um menu or such bonds. 19. The compsn 'shsll Fey any expenses which shall be incurred y the iovernnrentin carrying out the irovisiens of the two last preceding clauses 0 this contract on. It the compen should not issue such land nt bonds then t e (lovemment shall retain in out of each grant to be made {rem time to time every fifth section of the lands hereby screed to be granted, such lends to be so retained as seairity {or the purposes and tor the ion th of time mentioned in section 18 hereof, am such, lands may be sold in such msnner and at such prices so shall be agreed u we between the (lov- ernment and coxnpsny.sm in that case the price thereof shall he paid to and held hr the (iovonr mom for the some period and for the same pur- ’ “9 m° “"1“ “31‘". the Government saying per cent. per mmum mm“. mum“. ..... ML ,, v..- “nu-mu), cuuy But!” be allowed to do so, but the proceeds above the amount to which the comdmny shall be entitledashcreiu provided shall be epositedwith the Government, and the Government shall pay interest upon such deposit half-yearly at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. and shall pay over the amount of such deposit to the company from time to time as the work proceeds, in the same proportion. and at the same time, and upon the same conditions as the landefirantâ€"that is to say; the company shall be entltl to receive from the Government out oi the proceeds of the said land grant bonds the some number of dollars as the numbers of acres of the land subsid which shall then have been earned by them, ess one- am: thorcoi, that is to say it the said bonds are sold at mr. but it they are sold at less than par then a l ednction shall be made therefrom cor‘ at which such bonds are sold and such land grantshsll be conveyed to them by the Government subject to the charge created as security for the said land grant bonds. and shall remain subject to such charge till re- lieved thereof in such manner as shall be pro- vided for at the time of the issue of such bonds. 19. The comps n 'shsll sy snyexpenses which shall be incurred by the 5 ovemment in carrying out the provisions 0! the two last preceding "flaw... .0 run um romammg 829,000,000 oftho land grant bonds. or a larger man thereo! than in the proportion of one do] at !or each acre of land thou earned by tho company, they shall be allowed (0 do so, but tho prooeodg over and nbovn Hm nvnnuno on "4.1.4. .L A , A Vldt _v\ --_v\. uuu unuu JUI "It! 0011' airuction and working thereof. and the carnal stock of the com any, shall be forever {rco roux taxation by the ominiou, or by any province hereafter to be established, or by any municipal dorporntioh therein, tug-(‘1 the 191111801 the cum- mnu in bl”. \'.‘_.I._--A 15. For twenty years from the date hereof no linooi railway shall be authorized by the Do- minion Parliament to be constructed south of the Canadian Pacific railway from any point at or near the Canadian Pacific railway. except such line as shall run southwest or to the west- ward of southwest, or to w thin fifteen miles of latitude 49, and in the esta lishment of any new province in the Northwest territories provision shall be made for continuing sueh prohibition after such establishment until the expiration of the said period. 10. The Canadian Pacino railway and unsta- tions and station grounds. workshops, buildings, yards and other woven)“ rolling stock and appurtenances reqn er and used or the con- rnntlnn n .I-nâ€" .x__ A , _ H fi.----.., uuu .uu nuuun In In“ CUUI' puny in the Northwest Territorico, until they are either sold or occupied, shall also be free from such tuxntlon {or twenty-five years after the grant thereof {mm tlmACrrown. he grant 0! lend hereby agreed to be nude ‘0 lnpuu shall be '0 mode in alternate mti on! 61' ecree eech. extending back 94 miles deep: _un ouch Iide of the reilvve from Winnipeg in Jasper House, iulo far u we lends Iball be vested in the Government, the com uy receiving the sections bearing uneven num ere. But should any uuch section neiatin e materlal degree 01 lun-i uut fairly n for settiomeut,the company elmll not be obliged to receive them on pertoi such mnnt. end the defleienc thereby caused and any further deficiency w ich may arise irom the msutilcient quantity of land clon ' the said portion of railway to complete the uni 95.000411) non-s. or from the prevalence of lakes or water stretches in the sections granted (which ekee and water stretches shall not be com )rined in the lu:n‘ugu of such sections.) she I be made up from other portions to be selected by htln‘a‘couwuuy i", the tract known me the fertile ,fi- _____ ~.., ..... v uuwu nuunu In! sue wruw belt. that in to say, the land lying be- tween pumllels 40° and 67° 0 north latitude, m- vlncwhere. at the option of the company. by the grant therein of similar alter- nate sections extending back twent ~tour miles deep on each side 0! any branch or ines of rail- way to be located by the company and to be shown on a map or plan thereof deposited with the Mlniswnu! Railways. or of any common front line or lines agreed upon between the Gov- ernment and the company. The conditions herein before ctnted as to lands not lair) tit for settlement to be applicable to such ditionnl mnts,smltlwcompan may, with the consent of the Government, so cat in the Northwest ter- ntories any tmct or tracts of land, not taken up, u s moms of supplying or pctticll supplying such deficit-nu". but such grants shcl be made a only from law remaining vested in the Govern- mom. gun I In which the company shall be provided shall be doposltodwlth and tho Government shall pay 1 deposit. half-yearly at the mm mama. and shall pay over the deposit to the company from he work ptoccods, i_n the same b n... m“..- ueu have occurred in rkln thereof, the said aha] then have been of ”Id‘borgdy and the With so simple an article as a red cab- bage a very old but pretty little chemical experiment may bemade by the young peo- ple. with the result of amusing and aston. ishingethose around them. The effects may strikingly shown in this manner; Cut three leaves of the’ cabbage into small pieces. and. alter placing them in a basin, pour a pint of boiling water over them let- ting them stand an hour: then pour oil' the liquid into a decanter. It will be of a fine blue color. Then take {our wine glasses; into one ut six drops of strong Vinegar; into anot 101' six drops of solution of soda; into a third. the same quantity of astrong solution of alum; and let the fourth glass remain empty. Fill up the glasses from the decanter. and the liquid poured into the glass containing the acid will quickl change to a beautiful red; that poured wit the soda will be a fine green ; and that pour- ed into the empty glass will remain un. changed. The elephant hunters of Calm and In- dia corroborate Sinbnd's story that ele- phants. when they feel the approach of death retire to a solitary and inaccessible valley. and there die in peace. The super- intendent of elephants tothe Governmont of India states that no living man has ever come across the corpse of a wild elephant that has died a natural death. A very slight declivity suffices to we the running motion to water. Threeinc on per mile in a smooth, straight channel gives a velocity of about three miles an hour. The Ganges, which gathers the waters of the Himaloya. mountains, the loftiest in the world. is, at 180 miles from its month, only 800 feet above the sea, and to fall these 800 feet in the long course of the river is said to require more than ‘3 month. A French electrician has devised an in- genious electrical low water signal for steam boilers, which indicates the existing water level at any distance from the generator. and when t 16 water has sunk below a cer- tain level rings a. signal bell, while at the same time the sign “low water" ap- peers on the indicating tablet. M. J avel says that the fatigue experienced by the eyes from reading with artificial light is due more to the want of light than to its excess. Even in a very brightly illum- inated room the pupils are very much more dilated than by daylight. and this dilation produces fatigue. In the writings of Confucius. the great Chinese philosopher, occurs the following passage: “As we use a glass to examine the forms of things, so must we study an- tiquity in order to understand the present." This sentence points most unmistakabl to the use of magnifying glasses long be are the time of the writer. who died 478 years hrs The Swiss colony in North Carolina has discovered that t 1e mulberry tree grows with as much luxuriance as the cherry, and that the soil and climate of that state alike foretell the future production of silk under the most favorable conditions. Recent ocean dredging indlcato that no marine hfe exists at agreater depth than 15 fathoms. so, asugenoml rule, when tlie'ln‘ln'clwllvn'ls been once intelligently drawn to the aubject.â€"Hall'a Journal of Health At a late scientific Congress at Strasburg, it was reported that of sixty-six persons who had suddenly died, an immediate and faithful st-mortem showed that only two persons ad any heart afiection whatever: one sudden death only, in thirty-three. from disease of the heart. Nine out of the sixty- six died of apoplexyâ€"one out of every seven â€"while forty-sixâ€"more than two out of threeâ€"died of lung affections, half of them of “ congestion of the lungs," that is, the lungs were so full of blood they could not work; there‘ was not room for air enough to get in to support life. It is then of con- siderable practical interest to know some of the common, every-day causes of this “congestion of the lungs,” a disease which, the figures above being true, kills three times as many persons at short warning as apoplexy and heart disease together. Cold feet; tight shoes; tight clothing; costive bowels; sitting still until chilled through after having been warmed‘ up by labor or a 'ong. hasty walk; going too suddenly from a close, heated room, as a lounger or listener or speaker, while the body is weakened by continued application orabstinence or heat- ed by the e art of a long address; these are the fruitful causes of sudden death in the form of “ congestion of the lungs ; ” but which being falsely reported as “ disease of the heart " and regarded as an inevitable event,'throws peopleofi' theirguard,instead of pointing them plain! tothe true causes, all of which are avoidable, and very easily so, as a general rule. when the mind Im- "can Disease. When an individual is reported to have died of “ disease of the heart," we are in the habit of regarding it as an inevitable event. as something which could not have been foreseen or prevented, and it is too much the habit, when persons suddenly fall down dead, to report the “ heart " as the cause; this silences all inquiry and investigation. and saves the trouble and inconvenience of a repulsive “post-mortem." A truer report won (1 have a tendency to save many lives. It is through a report of “ disease of the heart” that man an opium-eater is let off into the grave, w ich covers at one his fol. ly and his crime; the brandy-drin or. too, quietly slides round the corner thus, and is heard of no more; in short, this “ report” of “disease of the heart" is the mantle of charity which the politic coroner and the sympathetic physician throw around the graves of “ genteelnpeople." Nunavn. liUlfl N UU Per '1‘. Dul’re Greu’tell, Ooneu. Barman 00.. Per '1‘.DuPre Grenfell, Janus J. BILL. _ _ Per his Att'y. Geo. Ste hen Sir Leonard Tilley moved that the ouse on Friday next resolve itself into a Com. mittee of Supply, also into a Committee of We a and Means ; and in reply to Sir Rio ard Cartwright he expressed the be e that he would be able to lay the Pub io Accounts on the table before Christmas. The House adjourned at 10.45 p. m. tray w 265th: revision-of the not of moor nation to“: 000m ,shuls some (ane Ian Paloma “in",{mny pp 1 In witness wheroo! the parties hereto have on- soted these presents st the city of om". this Slot day 0! October, 1830. An1___ _ I am d: (813qu Ecleulmc Jottings. 0mm." Taxman. Ono. Burn“, Douow MOINTYRB, Joan 8. Karma“, B. B. ANGUS. MRPWN- Roan goo" .Aâ€"“-‘ Short skirts are the rule always for the street. and also with adjustable trains for special occasionsâ€"for receptions and in all cases except where the most elaborate full dress toilet is demanded. For entertain- ments where dancing is to form a part of mixed, II There is at present no indication of any no beets change in ladies‘ bonnets and hats. Nearly viz re all wear bonnets, although round hats of cult'iSatill various shapes are worn by many to whom 814 W they are more becoming than the small ' bonnets. and also by young misses who look better without the strings, which are often the only difference between a bonnet and a hat. The small cspote now worn is a fashionable rival of the large bonnets been a I“ which have been imported. and it is only a he would question of a few weeks whether the larger Below is or smaller styles will prevail through the beets atl winter or whether. as will probably be the 5 balance f case. acompromise will be effected and a: ood am bonnet of modern size will become popu- ‘ fieets it 1 lar. which will not leave the head in the full two present exposed condition and render it. caseythe‘ as now, a prey to neuralgia and influenza. tons ani Even now the large bonnets are worn by raisih w the few leaders who do not object to being This ii a made conspicuous (l3 adopting an innova- ' tion_ on esistmg m acre was the marl was 18.6? tons per two and the who] A 93' _ 'n... ....:| The welLknown muff has at last been modernized by the artistic spirit which pervades the dressmaking of to-day from the cylinder of fur to a beautiful combina- tion of the dress fabric. combined with feathers, plush, flowers, lace. satin and ribbons, making it an ornamental. as well as useful, accessory to the toilet. They are made flat. with a. pocket opening at the hop for handkerchief and purse, and are usually lined with quilted satin and sometimes fur. The latest novelties are ornamented with beads of owls, foxes, squirrels, etc., and also with tiger and turkey claws. The old-fashioned reticule admired by our grandmothers is very popular for the same purposes as the pocket mufl's and is made of the same materials and used. when a mud is not needed, to protect the hands. In the composition of bonnets the same combinations of richly blended satins and plushes prevail as during last month, and jet, steel, gold, cashmere and colored beads are still used in profusion, with variously designed ornaments of gilt, steel and jet. The small Fanchon, composed of a put? of plush three inches wide, a beetle and fea- ther or small ostrich tip or occasionally a flower and bud at one side, with strin s of silk or lace, is the extreme example 0 the small bonnet worn. As if to concentrate the warmth of the capotcs they are being made of seal, tiger and otter fur. beslskin is also used in the composition of larger hats and bonnets in the place of plush. They are trimmed with birds and fancy feather ornaments and heavy silk and che- nillecords,with seal-ballsin place of tassels at the ends. ,V_ -._V_V_-‘. wâ€" "AUJHUOV rufllike arrangement of peacocks’ feathers; tiny harebells wreathed the brow, and gar- lands of sunflowers and tiger lilies fell in graceful festoons from the shoulders. On each plaque a motto appropriate to the occasion was painted. The Sarah Bernhardt scarf for the neck is a burlesque beside the scarfs which have hitherto appeared as models of grace, but which were already too large for elegance. These newer additions to the toilet are absurdly large. They are fully twelve inches wide, and are tied close under the chin in immense flufly bowa. a la Bom- hardt, and are supposed to give breadth to the appearance of a very slender face. They, however, have a contrary effect. The face looks longer and thinner than ever above these blaring wing-like bows, which give the wearer a Dorksina Sheldon appearance. suggestive of the most ridicu- lous and mirth-provoking feminine. charac~ ters‘portrayed by: the immortal Dickens. ___v- v...- guy-nuns:- The following dress was worn at a recent bridal reception in San Francisco : A. royal purple satin, lined with crimson; dead gold plaques adorned the sides; a drapery of eau de Nile silk. gracefully depending from the right shoulder. was caught up at the base of the train; artistic jardinieres bor- dered the skirt. from which arose vines of smilax. encircling neck and arms. and branchin off at the back of the head into a sort of war, which enclosed an artistic Wâ€" .â€".D‘. “I: I. quarter or half dollar, are used for fasten- ing an ornament. Fur buttons and bars with cords are also used. Sable and mink fur is occasionally used with the rich bro- cades for linings, and the ends are com- bined with the rich fringes of some of the most elegant imported dolmans. Ermine and squirrel are, however, the principal linings of outside garments where colored quilted satin or plush is not used. W‘___v ~V-.-â€"--v v- 5.5qu valua- Short English walking jackets of light cloth are-found too convenient to discard, and are made of light colored cloth. Thai are usually double-breasted and trimme with plush or fur on the revere, pockets and cuffs. Buttons representing owls’ heads, bosrsL 9t9., about as large as a. The loose ulster of light cloth is made with Russian or Chinese sleeves. They are worn in all colors, from eeru tinted cloth trimmed on the collar and sleeves with beaver fur. to the darkest mixed goods and black. The dolmun continues to'be the leading shape for the rick silk and velvet materials and for black cloth, and m the latest importstions the peh'sse is occasionally seen. Miss Mary Anderson purchased recently at St. Louis 1:. diamond necklace and pen- dgmtfor 85,000. T_he neoklnco is composed _.__ _--_...w u: vvlu UDUu of nineteen very large and beautifu dia- monds, all first-quality gems. From the necklace is ens uded a. pendant of exqui- site beauty:1 .an werkxn'anslgip, which is one ""â€"~â€"-rv u---wu I" vuv mass of diamonds. n the centre, and direct] aboveit. are two very large soli- taire iamonds of five carats each, sur- roundedbyseventy-sevensmallerfliamonds. so arranged as to give the appearance of one'immgnsqulitairg 9! great value. The Latest Style. In Winter Dress] nu. Clumsy Descriptions of Recent Social ' Innovation". The newest combination for dresses in- cludes the changeable silks and satine, which have been so long absent from the market. These blend effectively with the various and many tinted brocados and plushes. NOVELTIESIN HITS AND BOINBTS. FASHION’S FBOLIOS. Winter Protection. â€"Many lants tre killed by too much protection? or exom~ This ii a favorable test for the farmer, as the whole work was done by hired labor. The soil on which they were grown was the common sand that is so plentiful in Tilsonburg. are who are not sure of their men being reliable, should pay particular at- tention tothe comfort and well-doin of everything now, or two or three cars ess men ma cause them losses greater than the who e of their wages. Young weanling colts, calves and lambs should have par- ticular attention at this season of thobyear, and they ought to be by themselves, so that they will not be abused by older stock. TAKE cans or run noses. Let any one who has the care of a horse these cold, frosty mornings, deliberatel grasp in his hand a piece of iron; indee , let him touch it to the tip of his tongue, and then let him thrust the bit into the mouth of his horse, if he has the heart to do it. The horse is an animal of nervous organization. His mouth is formed of de- licate glands and tissues. The tempera- ture of the blood is the same as in the human being, and, as in man, the mouth is the warmest part of the body. Imagine, we re at, the irritation that would be causedpo the human. and consider that,if not tothe same degree, still the sufl’ering to the animal is very great. And it is not a momentary pain. Food is eaten with difficulty, and the irritation, repeated day after day, causes less of appetite and loss of strength. Many a horse has become worthless from no other cause than this. nssr noor caowme as A}: mvzsrnsxr. The prospective development of the beet sugar industry in Quebec has led our 0n- tario farmers to bestow increased attention ‘0!) the sugar beet. An interesting experi- iment has been conducted by Mr. E. D. ,Tilson, of Tilsonburg, with the object of deciding whether this crop will remunerate the farmer. Two and threaeighthsacres were sown, the seed being apparently mixed, for about one-third of the land had no beets on it. The total outlay was 855, viz., preparing ground, seed and sowing,86; cultivation, 335; harvesting and pitting, 314. When the crop was ri half an acre was measured, topped an teamed to the market scales and weighed. The result was 18,525 lbs., equal to ei hteen andahalf tons per acre, or thirty- our tons for the two and three-eighth acres. Had there been a beet sugar factory in operation here he would have received 84 a ton for them. Below is the result: Thirty-four tons of beets at 84, 8136; less cost of raising, 8.55; balance for profit, 881. Had the seed been good and the ground well covered with beets, it is thought there wouldzhave been fully twenty-four tons per acre, in which case the yield would have been fifty-seven tons. and the profit 8173. for the cost of raising would not have been increased. BUDGET OF USEFUL INFORMATION (Compiled by a Practical Agriculturist.) covx’mr emns. UR earl in the morning usta the pen of day. Straining the mi in the dairy, Turning the cows away- Swee ing the floor in the kitchen, M ing the beds upstairs, Washing the breakfast dishes, Dusting the parlor chairs. Brushing the crumbs from the pantry, Hunting tor eggs in the barn, Cleaning the turnips for dinner, Spinning the stocking yarnâ€" Spreading the whitening linen nDown on the bushes below, Ransacking every meadow Where the strawberries grow. Searching for “ fixings " for Sunday, Churning the snow; cream, Binsing the pails an strainer Down in the running streamâ€" Foeding the geese and turkeys, Making the pumpkin pies. Jogging the little one's cradle. Driving away the flies. Grace in every motion, Music in every tone, Beauty in form and feature, Thousands mi ht covetto ownâ€" Cheeks that rivs spring roses, Teeth the whitest of pearls, One of these coun maids is worth A score of your ci y girls. PREPARING roa wmsn. Those who wish to winter their live stock well, and bling them out in spring in praiseworthy condition, should begin now by giving all the animals a little fodder of some kind early in the morning. While the air is cold and the grass frozen, a few corn- stalks or other food will be relished, and do much good. It is very essential when foddering cattle or sheep in the field, es ecially when young animals run with older ones, that the food should be put over a wide a ace, so that each little has will be at a istance from others, so t at all can eat without being hooked, kicked or driven away by the strongest. Some lazy people will throw fodder in large heaps so near together that the strongest eat all from the weak, thus depriving those most needing food from having any. The farm- the amusement they are so much more convenient than an unman eable train that they are almost invariab y worn by gonna ladies. leaving more room for the isplay of the digui ed trained toilets of the older married ladies. The ma- terials used for street suits are also used in eveninfi1 and dinner dresses. and, though the his er colors are employed tor these occasions. dark a (l subdued rich colors and combinatio are quite as much employed. Brocades. plushes and satins have displaced in a great measure the plain silks but these are still used as portions of the various trimmings. Basques have taken the place of the polonaise. except in the graceful drapery, where the hack pieces arm the skirt drapery and the long ends are either brought u over the shoulders and tied at the nec , or carried over the front breadth and knotted at the knee The shirts are finished at the edge with plaitings, either the fine knife laitinge or the wider side or box plaits. have these the skirt is sometimes cut in points or in squares and turned back or otherwise arranged to show the laitings beneath. The front and side brea the are trimmed in almost any manner, or not at all if the wearer prefers. On some of the richest garments made in New Yorkâ€"which are the eqluals of any Parisian confectionâ€"the front readth is slightly opened down the _‘._L_n -u 3 “Wm Around the Fire Chats with Rural Readers. , I, i‘-__â€" â€"'u_. vu~ centre and pufiings o? plaitiugs are inserted FARM AND GARDEN. FRUIT GARDEN. Ann mm Brzmwzn?â€"Out in Minnesota they have a temperance lecturer who goes by tl' name of " Scrap Iron Bill." We wonder if he is any relation to “ Cast Iron Pat," who is well known along the Welland Canal. The latter would make a first class temperance lecturer if converted to the cause. Ilia experiences Would be worth while listening to.â€"Thorald Post. l’n Unaâ€"rrom returns 0 tamed re. centlyit appears that in Hamilton 1,705 men are paid weekly on Saturdays 56 fortnightly on Baturdays and 2.886 weekly on other days and monthly. Total number. 4.647. In Toronto the ma- jority of the men are paid on Saturday. In Kingston workmen are paid every Fri- day, with the exception of three firms, who pay on Saturday mornings. In Ottawa most firms pay ovary Monday. In London the g.eater number of workmen are paid fortnightly on Fridays. The Provincial Grange. Toaoxro. Dec.10.â€"-The Provincial Grange was in session again yesterday. The com- mittee on railways recommended that steps be taken to check the growing ten- dency of railways to combine for the pur- pose of increasing freight rates. The com- mittee on commercial relations reported in favor of encouraging the cattle trade with England, and as to the necessity of raising a better class of stock for that market. The report of the committee on fire insurance showed that 366 policies had been issued by the Dominion Grange Fire Insurance Company up] to the present date. and the committee oped that in view of the do. termined opposition offered the company since its organization that the members of the grange would give it their best su port. The committee on banking reported) that as Saturday was a prominent market day they thought the banks should be kept open till 3 o'clock in the afternoon of that day. His Hon. Thomas Miller, judge of the County Court of Halton, and John Dewar, clerk of the peace, and Thomas Raeey, registrar of deeds of that county, to be commissioners perdedimus potestatem for Halton. Thomas Collins, of Bruce Mines, to be clerk of the Second Division Court of the District of Algoma, instead of Benja- min R. Thompson, resigned. L. G.Willsie, of Dorchester Station, to be bailiff of the Ninth Division Court of Middlesex, instead of John Beverley, resigned. John Beverley, of London East, tobe bailifl' of the Seventh Division Court of Middlesex, instead of Albert Smith, resigned. Thomas Giles, o! Apsley, to be bailifl' of the Fifth Division Court of Peterboro'. instead of Alexander Brown, resigned. R. E. Miller, of Bruce Mines, to be bailiff of, the Second Division Court of the District of Algoma, instead of ThomasICollins. resigned. Aw‘ell known and successful wool mer- chant says that unwashed Cotswold wool will not to-day sell for more than 25 cents per pound in any market in the United States. Yet it shrinks far less in scouring than do the flue wools. At present the best selling wool seems to be that produced by topping half or three-quarter blood Cotswold ewes with Merino tunaâ€"American Stock- man and Farmer. A nervous, excitable steer is not as pro- fitable to feed as a. lymphatic one with broad. deep chest, for this last is seldom disturbed much by anythingâ€"he feeds well, sleeps well, and fats well. The largest hog in the country is 9. Poland- Chins, 4 years old this spring, lately on ex- hibition at Junction City, Kansas. His length is 7 feet, girth of neck ,6} feet; girth of chest, 7} feet; girth of centre, 8 feet; width across the hips, 20 inches; and weight, 1,532 pounds. 0mm sons. Acorrespondent of the Fruit Recorder says his observation, extending over many years. goes to show that dry rot in apples :5 caused by poverty of the soil or want of moisture at some period of growth. Some apples may be more subject to it than others. The same kind of up 103 will be affected or free gom it accor ing to the situation of the rohardâ€"those planted on dee rich soil are generally free from it, whi 6 those on shallow or poor soil are often affected. ‘ The famous Grendin farm, in Dakota; produced this year 187,287 bushels of wheat on 5,921 acres of land,sn average of 28 1-16 bushels to the acre, nine-tenths of which was “No. 1, hard.” The Grandins, pro- prietors. claim that 37,000 bushels of this crop will pay all costs of cultivation, hur- vesting au‘d marketing, leaving 100.000 bushels to represent the net rofit. This, at 75 to 80 cents the bushe , which has been the range at the receivinf stations of the North Pacific road, is at east 875,000, a. very fair Profit for a farmer who has no heavy rents to pay. The proprietors are. therefore, encouraged to put in 8,000 acres next year. ple. strawberries are hardy. and the covering of straw. marsh hay. etc,. that is recommended for them is not so much to shield from cold as to prevent frequent freezing and thawing of the soil. The covering should be main! around and not upon the plants. 8hrn that are not quite hardy do not require bundling up. as was thought necessary not many ears ago. when more plants were smot ered than benefltted by the covering. A little brush. or better. some evergreen. boughs placed close to the shrub will ward 03 the severe winds, modify sudden changes of temperature, and be a sufficient pro~ tection. Tender ras berries must be bent down, and covers With earth before freezing prevents it. WINTER TREATMENT OF POULTRY.” Hens will lay up to Ohrrstmasdfthe have warm quarters. A manure she . where mixed manure throws off consider- able warmth. and which is closed in. but well ventilated. is an excellent place for fowls. They are kept norm and comfort- able. their droppings are all saved, going to enrich the manure, and they kee on a - ing, often all winter. At noon eed, 1n open weather. soft foodâ€"that is boiled potatoes mixed with bran and co nmeal, or something of the kind; at nig t give a good feed of whole grain, throwing down enough to toll them 01! the meets for an early breakfast, unless thereby you will be feeding an arm ' of rats all nig it. In snowy and frozen wea her, feed three times aday. and give only what they will run after at each meal. Provincial Appointments. EXTENSIVE FARMING.