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t] H li l9 R 1 WHEN TO DRAIN. With tho (abrupt: this as 3 rule Is not In much qun. as. Whacan I do the work! And whfln there seem-S no “hem-tin. yet in the more modern mathodb of doing a large share of this work the above mpic demands some can ‘- J LL31 ma. \VINTER CARE OF APPLE TREES. The apple on'hards of our farms are all-'imrlvrta‘nfl: because we have them. hut. ma :17 of them are not as profit- able asothcr crops because they do not receive proper attention. They are not cultivated in the sense that com! and mlatoes are cultivated. Why is it 30? Much money and time are ex- panded to grow the trees. valuable land i~z dnvoted to than. and through care- lessness tha whole isat last two-thirds llfit. We know that land occupied by any one crop season after season {or many yeam will become. for that, crop. “land-nick" and unproductive. This may not. be true of carrots, onions and grasses. but it, is true. gemrallâ€"y speak- ing. Grass 1311.1. even, will not remain‘ healthy and productive unless cultig- vatod by mowing, pasturing. fertiliz- ing an! narrow-working. with mead- i‘ng. Agitatiun by the boots of ani- mals is cultivation, and renews vigor gnawing does the same and imparts new life, if such work is dune before (ha seed matures. The onhard does not proxida self-cultivation. In ne- _4 3. II .‘x' -vvâ€" â€" mooted orchards the bark becomes dull' and lifeless. a limb cut or broken off. leaves a. dead stump. and decay ulti- mately recedes with blighting effect into the. heart of the tree. Many hun- dreds oilittlo suckers fill the body. and thereaftor suoh trees will not produce clean or full-dzed fruit. ' Such results are the dime; eftocg qt neglect. oltOher {mmâ€"Qua. of knowledge 61' attention. Orchardsof this class may be resuscitat- od ad undo profitable by the applica- do. of tho pruning-knife and am we:- at in one article the occasional strong rent methods of ex- . an o omhnr ~13 wor I s wnber. but for- especial attention. particularly when time is when the such management; WI 0 have more spare benefl-xial to 11 produce results the 0de and profitable to the owner. But put the above work tber season. If thei in hand at once SAVE THE SCRAP IRON. The piems of old iron that} accumu- late on. the farm are often valuable and should be saved. Tim large pieces can be used for heating water at butchering time and often a. piece of casting, by a. slight modification. can be used In nepairing and in this way save you more than a large pile sold for old iron would bring. We had an old mower and reaper that had been standing around for years, finally we made it over into a manure (art. The box we made two feet deep, five feet long and 41-2 feet wide, we put it- together with wagOn box scrap bolts. It will hold about twenty-seven bushels of shelled corn. We have found it very useful for various purposes and could hardly get along without it. We no- biced in a grain store of our town, they had wastructed a sort of elevator. us-' lung the cog wheels of an old corn shell- er. The small wheels of an old check ’rower were used for pulley wheels on’ a weight door of a ham; a hand cart was made by using the wheels of a cul- tivator and spring rake teeth, were cut for pins to hang heavy articles on. These are only a. few of the many ways in. which we may utilize an old pile of scrap irom, Any room in an outbuilding will ans- wer for a shop. About 10x16 feet is a. good. size. It will not be necessary to buy a whole outfit at once, but to start with. get a hammer, square, two saws, cross ‘and rip, smoothing, jack. and joint-9r plains. a brace with bits from one-fourth to one. inch. two or three Chisels. drawing knife and a good ax. \V-ith these any common breakdown can V ‘ Vu “anâ€" ‘V "J ‘â€" be repaired without going to the town shop, thus saving much in time and m"‘rnuey during the warm of a year. A little later other tools may be added. U‘Uylu nu“ ' A good vine is mimosa iddispensszie. Then gradually increase the number of bits. Chisels, etc. sues of the Brain Houses of Famous Men. A well-known hatter who has for some years past been interesting him- self in compiling a list of head sizes of eminent men, recently wrote to Mr. (ilatlstone: “ I send you a. cap which I think will prove a good fit for your head, size 7 3-8. It may prove useful us a traveling cap. As a batter Itake ’ an interest in collecting sizes of heads of eminent men. The following are a. few sizes of [)Oplflal‘ heads: Lord Plielmsford. 61-2; Duke of York, 65-8; Dean Stanley; 6 3-4; Emperor of Get- . 1"..1-“ 9". Dunne TOOLS FOR FARM REPAIR SHOP. beau Dlulucg. u u ., u_r-- in ny. 6 7â€"8; Prince of Wales. 7; Burns and Dickens. 7 3-8; Earl Russell, 71-4; W. M. Thackeray; 7 5-8; Dr. Thomas Chambers, 7 3-4; Daniel O'Connell, 8; Dr. Thomson. ArchbishOp of York. 8 full; Joseph Hume. MP” the financier, 8 1-2. This gives you the whole scale, from the smallest to the largest known. Your favorite author, Sir Walter .‘ Scott’s, head .wasnkout 7. Our hover- OI LIIIS [3â€"1.0 III.” ’-IV\'_ 1 may have mentioned iEâ€"Iilyself. but it. will bear endless repetitionâ€"that if we l-‘ '-“rvâ€"â€" v __ would succeed we must keep stirring !” AN EXPENSIVE CARPET. The most expensive carpet in the world is now on the shelves of the Go- belins factory. It is worth £10.000,and was made during the years 1869 and 1870. It was ordered for Napoleon 111., but was unfinished when the Franco- Prussian war broke out. What that war was finished he had no use for it. An ingenious hatter of Paris con- structed a house of felt made out of 24.000 old huts. This house consisted of prior. dining room, and bedroom, also a kitchen. It was erected upon a. platform upon the plain of St. Denis. and could ho trmaportod tron plus HOUSE BUILT OF HATS. THEIR HEADS. insects is £100,000.000 per annum. The French soldier is said to be “the worst; dressed soldier in the world.” This £10 ordinary ahares of Manches- ter Ship Canal are selling for .205. Sir Arvhnr Sullivan. hascomenbed to conduct tlbb Leeds Triennial Musical Festival. Military «weft!5 waste in tibia W 31' University. The British army returns for 1896-â€" the latestâ€"gives 75, 511 Englishmen. 11,848 Irishman, and 7.446 Scotchmen i’m the ranks. _J A. Juv u-â€"vâ€" the 1atestâ€"Eives 375,511 Englishmen. 11.848 Irishman. and 7,446 Scotchmen in the ranks. The smldein deamh is announced of Mr. T. B. Hardy, the well known mar- iznoe water colour painter. at his house at Maida Vale. The death is announced at the age of 80, of Mr. George Julian Barney. than last survivor of the leaders of the ‘ IJn' some of the h‘l'nuoo Lcuapusa u. South. India the collection is taken up by an elephant that goes. round with a. basket. Everybody contributes. Of the fourteen doctors sent out to Bombay by the British Government for temporary service duriomg the plague, owe. Miss Marion Hunter. is a. wo- mam Thb ofldeat road in England is said to be the Dover road. Caesar is said to have. marched his men along this D. O I r J command at Sheerness, and promoueu to full flag rzmk nnly three months ago on the death of Sir Richard. Wells. has retired. On the banks of the river Purus, in South America, is to be found a. pecu- liar tribe of peopleâ€"mew, women. and children, who have spotted skins of black and white. Sir Jolhn Smibh, one of the but known citizens of Derby. died there on tibia 10th ult” aged ‘75 years. Do- crease-d was the head of a large firm of brass-fou‘ndbrs. Women, having proved very success- ful in telegraph work in Germany. will in futire be employed in preference to the other sex. This is also the case in Frame and. Holland. \Vhile the Bishop of Sodor and Man was watching the cutting down of one of his trees recently. the tree fell upon him. knmkin-g him down. It catching on a. railing saved his life. 'Miss McLean. a. woman of Glasgow. has given a. fund for mission work‘ among the (1er of the Cameroon dis- trict, West Africa, and the work of evangelization among them is fairly ‘ lngn‘m. The smallest horse in the world is a. Shetland pony owned by the Mar- ohese Carcamo, in Milan. 'It is 24 inches high. and when standing beside its owner the pony's back is only an inch above his knee. Ad mira'l Henry Ni One of the hantbf-omest patent chen- ile Axmi'nster carpets which has been made at K-idderminster for a consider- able time has been shipped to Lima. South America. It is a seamless pro- duction, and measures 33 feet long by 24 feet wide. The carpet is specially made for the post-office of Lima. I It is announced that of the 1.955 Baptist ministers in Great Britain and Ireland, no fewer than 1,556 are re- ported to be total abstainers, in ad- dition to a. large number in the mission field; while out of 2,847 Congregational |ministers in England and Wales. 2,364. {or 83 per cent, are in the same cate- The Greek prisoners who have been kept at Cdnstant-inople. and were treat- ed very gently. have been sent home. They received before their departure another proof of the fact that the Sul- tan isanxious to prove himself less of an ogre than he is generally described, Every one of the prisoners received one Turkish pound as a parting gift. Mr. Lionel Phillips. the South Af- rican specuhtor. who was one of Dr. Jameson’s woompfioes. has been ban- ished for life from_ the 'Ifrgnsvpal re- public. He was set free with other con- spimbors, olno promising never to in-. terfere directly or indirectly in Trans- vaaizpolitics. He broke his promise by ritim an article condemning the lry Ninlmb-uom fluently in i-haeerness, and promoted umk u-nly three months .th of Sir Richard. \VelLs, affirm that “3" Office amounts to Hi‘ndoo temples in His Distinctionâ€"“Who is that miliâ€" tary-looking chap 2" “That, sir, is the hero of a rumored war." “3“, v- w - '. “She says thai since she married she has been through everything." “Yes. Her husband says the same thing." - Tho Dutch Governmedt 55v- --__7_ v- __ ., v wheat,” “I don't elther: It’s had for vâ€"- “I believe they claim there is less sea/sickness now than there used to be.” ‘fThen I must have had all of it," said the returned voyager. Cholly Addlepate -â€" “Aw, doctah, l have wecently been affiliated with fear- ful headaches.” Dortor -â€"“I see. Somef of those aching voids we read about." Too Highâ€"Mrs. Poeticus -- “Don’t you think my new hat is a. poem?” Poeticusâ€"“No.” Mrs. Poeticus â€"â€"\ “\Nhy not 2” Factionsâ€"“0b, I'm merely judg- ing by its price." Teacher (in geography class) -â€"“John- nie, how is the earth divided i" John- nie (who reads the foreign news) â€"â€" “Don’t know; I haven’t read the pap- ers this morning." Mistressâ€"“Mary, didn‘t you hear the; door-bell ring?" Maidâ€""Yes'm ; but it's probably somebody wants to see you. M y company always calls at the back door." The Gift of Equilibrium. â€" “Aunt Emeline, what is being well balanced?” “\Vell balanced? \Vell, it is having sense enough to make more friends than enemies.” Nurse GirLâ€""I lost sight of the. child mum, andâ€"” Motherâ€"“Good gracious! Why didn’t you s;.eak to a policeman?" Nurse Girlâ€"“I wus Speaking to wun all the toime, mum." Sheâ€"“I'Iow would you punctuate the following: “Bank of England notes of various values were blown along the street by the wind ‘2" Heâ€"“I think I would make a dash after the notes.” As Advertisedâ€"The Ladyâ€"“Can you match this piece of ribbon ?” The Gent- :‘No, lady. You may remember tpat Isaacsbein (pathetically) --“Ach! mine friendt, ven I sell you dot suit for fife dollars I’m losing moneysh on it." Farmerâ€"“You he?” Isaacsteinâ€" “Yes, mine friendt; it’s inzurod for more dun dotP’ “Mr. Showman," said an inquiring individual at the menagerie. "can the leoyard change his spots?" “Yes, sir." replied the individual who stirs up the wild beasts; "when he is tired of one spot he goes to another." Equal to the Occasionâ€"Peddlon - “I have a most valuable book to sell, ma.- dam, it tells you how to do anything." Lady (sarcastically)â€"“Does it. bell you how to get rid of a watering peddler ?” .Peddler (prompt‘y) â€"“Uh, yes. ma- damâ€"buy something of him." .Voice of Experience. â€"- Literary A 5- pu‘u.‘ â€"“\Vhat steps are necessary when ybu want to get Hut a hook?" Burns (who has had. exiyeriem-e) â€"“Se- veral thousand steps will In necessary if it takes you. as long to find apub- lisher as it generally takes me," one “band; Wayâ€"Mrs. Skinnerâ€"â€" “Oh. but I wish I was a man." Mr. Skinnerâ€"“Why, so. my dear!“ Mrs. Skinner-“I was just thinking (0-day if I was only a man, how happy I could make my wife by giving her a diamond necklace for a birthday present." Mrs Kâ€" had engaged a robust,mid- dle aged colored woman to do some housecleaning. During the progress of the w,ork Mrs. Kâ€" said: “A colored man came along here one day last week and wanted work. and I let him w ash some windows, but he did not do the work at all well." “What fo’ look- in’ man was he ‘(" asked the helper. “Well, he was a big, strong fellow, and he had but one eye. He said that his name was \Vhibe. He did very poor work.” "I Specs he did. lady. He's de was noâ€" 'count in dis town.” “Uh, then you knov. him ?" “Know him! Why, ‘fllady 1's mah‘ied to 1m " Maud-How is Mr. Blusbman getting among 3. {Has be [110de yet? Edithâ€"No. but be is improving. The first night he called he had the album in his hands all the evening; the sec- and night ho had my pug dug in MR arms; last night he held. Willie on his lap for an hour. Herâ€"Even the undertaker was over- come with grief. Sheâ€"Was he a. relative? Hesâ€"No; but. the damned was the onli doctbr in tho town. WHY HE MDURNEUD. IAJOR BARON VON TAUSCB m A STRONG HOLD. Th! MM roOndered at Berlin bym 3 (‘bar mulled disdpllmry court martial m “ ;.«.- W W inflict O punlsbmgm n3} ‘- a ,1 u:- tho head at the Kaiser's mr.nal mp“ Fauikl! 901106. “130‘? Baron V‘On'l‘aumh~ “1M ‘mua 0‘ m “or! “was hold “him the "in... nul'lm‘md w imperial anaemia possessed by tn.“ 1033b “ 1" .msmwtabb function“); Laxe 'g-u,“ hsarles ins him on: his mmign. 13,. right f” ud balm ahwld ham been tried and ”mm: ”an ant by an ordinary criminal tribunal ed 0rd S'hfifl .. out us)“ his “fem wording U) };i\ Own M musswn, WEN violatiam uf 14.8 “01111110. , n 18W d w» IIIIKL Hits gross dishhnwst; hi5 perjury. his alaamders and his in. stigation. if [mt actual penetration“ W wt: 0‘ forgery and em". zlement were brought to hght during the public trial othis agent-1, 13am“ M Lutzaw. who now is son-in; mm in prison for having obeyed 'J‘ausch's 0h den. 80 damning were the admis‘i." at hand! durum; LL16 LUOEZUW (11.518 and Nobody who knew of :h» mm“. which he had. occupied in 11w rm "mm d the KMSSI' believed for nun mutual; that his trial ever would in «amid through to the bitter eu-i. mi it may be remembered that 1.1,... “weeding. were 111'?- 0 Recently "on Tansy!) u batons a. tribunal compmezi bagues. and the latter r: following extraordinary "Twoourt of discipline fin i.~. Um Imperial pOIiOO C(Jmuiix>.ix"\'. ' Tausch. has been guilty 4»? nm-fu‘i meat ol'hia duties and mm H) m» duct. both as aGovernm-cu' 0H and as a. private citizen, he i; :5 sh 119111196va unworthy of the we Mt team. and, above all. the MM» whiCh are indispensable fur :1 mi! copying his position. The mum, =i fore decides that Vu-n T'mv-n ii 3 dfiprivw (If h‘b pl'est‘fli ¢:{fi<‘t‘ A“ m tramfierred to an iiin'!‘ pint Hi same rank and. pay. H i\ in NW! 006‘". of the present prunveciings.” HOW HE GOT 0171‘ or H The firm. thing that will Mi'ikr reader 0‘ bliib verdict h Iii-H much 9.8 according m in mum T811503! has shown hilns‘ii 3111’] the charges brought againm imu. ‘ simply out raucous that . mtwinpd in the police, MM 111' transform (to-m his [Int :u "if Wags of the Emperor m all“ Hi i'lar rank and impurtanue 911’“ Sumly a man who in Lhe. “pining: own colleagues "is unwurxm at m ....nfi« of trust. Von Tausvh. hOVVerI‘. h u {my objectiwns on am; my» mg his resignation. and 1:». draws into privat» Life v 11.: I1 honours of his rank. in Hm ., of a cantor-Lame pan-Jun. :u _\ ll ”9'”... v_ __V - -, of a comfomme tannin“, M v. the Wfldfim‘blfi rtun” u l i ”n 19‘ mm as a police um. : \u «'11. r the” “my danger whatemwnr «ff over b81118 in finanrinl (HUN-rum; H‘}' H!“ long as he tannins hi< menu confidential papers, (or .s‘u m Hu‘ “f Royal and Imperial perv-n w“ "f‘ many. as Well as great «wk-mi"- have availed themselves of Li «r‘ w'v â€".v-, to not only spy upun szu‘ agquainfians- . but even in PM” articles in the pl'v-- om another-'5 honour '«nyi “ Wilt there are few of thvm afford to permit. him In LP he knows. V Did you over. a band, have your ‘ eye when you (‘30 1f Vuu had not i " Kieth-1 time. n old married man. earlyfiqys it use Byleshyâ€"l wish you 305'. As an old friend of your. mit me :0 say that you n H M on this 613' as the your life." - D..- . ‘ ----- . ' ’Vul ‘Ilv. armourâ€""hank (mu: in! marrow I am Lo he marxw. Bylosbyâ€"l quite un'fersta .Bomantic Maidâ€"And wxlllng to die [or me! Practical Man-77M»; b try STOPPED SUDDK ‘u' I .Y HAD BEEN THERE but to plans mm also [WISHING H I M I'. tsked bhe you: at “1‘8 look you came home an‘ = it forgotten mm 5. my boy. (mm? M» Size (100% yet to any 005 ()E'I‘BY won I fathe njus'm‘l unfide si km ten “'8." d the if nil in In HI h the spring of L993 l and drudgery (tonne rd: of farming wore me go]: of_ Imgr'ume. (Inp‘. n completely omit. Th! 13 about it. and how I a. My spirits “8;; 'gi‘gsa i I felt that l ind lived Ilwayc [cit coid, and L the cold effected m1 ' feet and caused me 30. Added to this com nations kiJney trouble red to prove the won , I was unable to d I no unbition and less: I not a lit the betw STORY TOLD BY A THE PEAC. Permanently I Supp? “as a flash: 1' “as the complete [fin REWARD 0 Mirth!» when h L'lLfl-d 1533015. -" ;.‘..E?*°9.75c.