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lb- . I: Dominion Analyst McFarlane has is- sued a bulletin giving the result of; his official examination of condensed milk: and fertilizens. 'I:h.e_hulletin willgive many cases in which condensed milk offered for sale was found to be pre- , pared from skim milk. instead of whole milk. with an addition of sugar to ‘ give it body and appearance. It is likely the department will take action against the parties offering this adult- ? erated milk for sale. E GREAT BRITAIN. Mr. James Payne. the English novel-i ist, is dying. . Great Britain is not. it is renorted. plotting for the absorption of Hawaii.. It is said in London that the Earl: o! Elgin is desirous of resigning the' Viceroyship of India. England has sent the torpedo de-I stro er Rocket to Halifax to join the Nor h American squadron. l o for inscribing hppealsmfor â€"M§ivn§“é April 18. The next session of the Supreme Court will be held on the third of May next. In connection with‘ ap- peals to he heard during the term; notices have been posted to the effect that the last day for filing cases is April 12. the last day for filing printed; factnms 16th April. and the last day’ for inscribina anneal: for 'hnarina in Mr. E. A. Macdonald is bringing suit against the directors of the Tbr- onto Street Railway Company, charg- ing them with having obtained their franchise by bribery and fraud. and asking on behalf of the city 88,m0,000' An order-in-(‘ouncil has been passed.» providing that those persons who ob- tain leases for dredging for minerals in the rivers in Manitoba and the North-\ \Vest must take out free miners’ certiâ€" ficates the same as on the Yukon. Mr. \\'.T. MoCouthasheen appointed horticulturist at the Ottawa Experi- mental Farm. to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. John Craig; who left the Government service last: autumn. An amendment. prohibiting the em- ployment of Chinese or Japanese labor has been inserted in the Mountain Tramway and Electric Company’s hill by the British Columbia Legislature. It is reported at St. Catharines that John D. and James Neelon. sons of the late Capt. Neelon. have been of- fered 850000 for their shares in a Colorado gold mine. to send nurses to the Klondike, and an appeal for that purpose will he made to every congregation in Canada. Prosecutions against smugglers are in active progress in Nova Scotia. A United States Consul-General has been dismissed by President McKinley in connection there“ 1th Police Inspector Talbott. of Bradford, Eng, has arrived at Halifax to take charge of Hall, the embezzler of that city, who was arrested two weeks ago on his arrival from England. A depwtation of the Railway Track- men’s Association waited on Superin- tendent Williams of the Canadian Pac- ific. at Toronto on Wednesday to ask for an increase in wages. The Toronto Board of Trade Council]! has appointed a special committee to consider and report on the question» of an expert duty on nickel matte. Sir Roderick \V. Cameron. of \Vest A'Lberta has sent to the Ontario De- partme’nt of Agricubture, asking for 2,500 yelling cattle, preferring Ontario stock. City Engineer Barrow of Hamilton has demonstrated that coal~ can be used with success for! the filtration of sew- age, the coal not being injured in the process. {A reduction of ten cents per thous- and feet has been made in the price of gas at} Hamilrtbn, the nominal price being 82, with; a 30 per cent. discount. . The eight Ital-iamlaborers from But- falo who were arrested for working on. Sunday in Torontb. were fined in the Police Court on Tuesday. \Vhdle hunting near Hamilton James Findlay picked up a portion of a tooth of a mastodon weighing about five pounds. The Yukon military expedition will, be brigaded at Ottawa about the mid-4 dile of April and sent forward from‘ there after inspection. Doyle, alias Sullivan, tried on a» charge of murder at Nelson, BC, has been found guilty and sentenced to be. hanged. - The centralization of Wabash rai1~ way freight crews im St. Thomas will increase the population of that city 150. , The Allan Line has given a contract for another steamship designed by the St. Lawrence route. .The herd of Buffalo at Silver Heights W111 be shipped to Banff National Park‘ about the end/ of April. Some London ladies intend urging the 'Aldermen to adopt the curfew by-t Montreal has asked the Government to establish an infantry school there. One dollar Dominion‘ notes, raised to fives, are in circulation at Winnipeg. 'A number of mldermen, it is said, favor municipal control of the street railway. Hall Co., bankers of Holland. Man, have assigned. The Saw Bi1=l mine, near Port Arthur, has closed down. THE VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER Interesting Items About Our Own Counrna Great Britain, the United Sates, and A3; Parts of the Globe, Condensed and :sorted for Easy Reading. [Hf NEWS IN A NUISHEU . CANADA. some fifty nelitrals wilâ€"icfiwaagl-y $313 the balance of power. ‘ The bill to incorporate the Customs duties on pigs and pork products was adopted by the French Senate on Tues- day. In reply to a statement that the United States might retaliate the Pre- mier said that the United States would make a bad mistake in resorting to re- prisals, since the United States was the first to protect herself with high duties. . introduced a pension bil‘l retiring Chief Justice Sir Frederick Carter, of the Supreme Court of the colony. now in his 80th year, with a salary of .OMA The Czar has authorized an increase of over 32.000000 yearly for six years, in addition to the present special grant of over $60.000,000, for naval purposes. The Japanese parliamentary election returnsshow that the two parties will have ghoul; eqha1_ strength and that A 'heavy southerly gale cleared the Newfoundland coast of ice on Sunday This will allow the sealing steamers to prosecute that industry with some pro- spect of success. Cuban insurgents on Saturday night dynamited the iron railroad bridge near Madruxga. Province of Matanzas, partly destroying the structure. A suspicious case, believed to be sick- ness caused by the plague. has been dis- covered at Jeddah, Arabia. The pil- grimage to Mecca has been commenced. Radical Italian deputies demand that ex-Premier CriSpi be tried on the charge of complicity in the Bank of Naples scandals. It is reported that the French ex- pedition sent against Bossiris in Mada- gascar has met with a serious reverse. losing six officers and 100 men. Amboyna, a town on the island of Ambona, one of the Malacas, was com- pletely destroyed by an earthquake. Sixty persons were killed. Russia has withdrawn its demand of the Sultan of Turkey for the $3,500.- 000 arrears of the Russo-Turkish war indemnity. Edward B. Coombs, a former coroner of Brooklyn, N. Y., was, on Monday, sentenced to one year and seven months imprisonment in the peniten- tiary, and also to pay a fine of $1000. for malfeasance in office during his term as coroner. There were 49 speci- fic charges in the indictment of his having recorded bogus inquests on which he collected about $2,200. Floods are doing great damage in In- diana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Dayton, Ohio, is in great danger and the north- ren portion of the town is completely under water, Pittsburg, P9... is a great sufferer, and fears are entertained that A report that Japan has requested Russia to evacuate Port Arthur finds credence in the Japanese press. GENERAL. Admiral ZDpOff, aide-de-camp of the Czar, is dead. The Panama Railway Company has offered its men an increase of wages and ended the strike. the flood will be as great as in 1884. Bridges are being carried away at many points in these States. There were 1.259 deaths from the plague at Bombay durmg the past week. Austria has decided to withdraw her troops and warships from Crete. Puget Sound merchants have stolen ‘ plant as soon as through with the oth- a march on Canadians in connec-Ler Spring seeding. tion with the Yukon trade. Eight com-f If good results are to he obtained, plete stocks for general supply stores perfect seed must be chosen. Select have been landed at \Vrangel for Glen- I mediumâ€"sized, well-formed, smooth po- ora and Teslin Lalfe, consigned to i tatoes, free from scab. Practical grow- Yankee traders. who will establish'ers advise different methods of cut- themselves at these points. ' 13mg, While some do not cut at all. The 1 The Philadelphia water works scan- ,usual method, hO‘WVeI‘» With the he“ dal was aired in court \Vednesday. One growers '13 to cut in pieces containing alderman confessed to taking a bribe, 3 from two to three eyes. . . another was accused of the same of-' Potatoes may ”be planted elther in fence and two others with offering the hills or dl‘iHS. 'J'hOPghfhe yield will bribes. The whole affair grows out of . he much the 331118 in either case. the the ordinance offered in council to lease latter: method. is .preferahle. for the the City Water Works to the Schuyl- ;plant1ng, cultivating .and harvesting km Valley \Vater Company. 305m be much more easfly accomplished nnnnn khul‘n I‘lun‘. --.:" LA - “__‘ ‘-- The Austrian Government will proâ€" teslt to Washington. against the acquit- tal of Sheriff Martin, and the deputy sheriffs of Wilkesbarre, Pa... who were charged with shooting a number of striking miners, including Austro- Hungarians. at Lattimer on September 10 last. A Southern Pacific passenger train was held up Tuesday night at Cross sta- tion, California, by two masked men, who blew the» expu‘ess car up with dy- namite. They secured one mail pouch. Wiliiam Olmstoad. a farmer of Cass county. Michigan. has left a will he- queathing all his estate, valued at 815,000 to the. Barnum and Bailey cir- cus. Julius M. Price. artist, of the Illus- trated Lo’ndon News. and Lionel Har- ris. of the. London Financial News, are at New York en route to the Klondike. The reports from all over Indiana concerning the damage done by the floods will send{ the aggregate loss up into hundreds of tmbusands. The Pacific Mill, at Tacoma, \Vash., the largest shingle mill in the world, operated by Metcalfe \Vare, has been completely destroyed by fire. The United States Cabinet is said to have determined that the present state of affairs in Cuba must end; Mrs. Frances Hodason Burnett, the well-known novelist, has instituted suit for divorce from her husband, Dr. Swan M. Burnett. Two men who robbed a train near Goshen, Cal., secured not less than 850.000. A receiyving order in bankruptcy has been made against the Roberts Billiard Company. The liabilities are put at £10,000. The partners are Roberts and Hog'me. The former the English cham- pion billiard player. UNITED STATES. The California orchards have been badly nipped by frost. The British Government has decided to spend $12,000,000 in buying sites and erecting buildings for the great pub- ggfdepartments, including a. new War we. GRAFTING. In speaking of grafting at this sea- :son, we do not have reference to the __.._â€"_.._-_._.-_... .. .. _._._...._i . nursery operation known by that name, lut rather to what is called “top-work- ing,” which is done in the spring and not in the winter, as is the case with the grafting of seedlings in the nur- sery. Tl‘opâ€"uorking on growing trees is not a difficult operation, and may he made to bring good results in many ing in December, but. they may be cut during the winter at any time, after a few days of mild, open weather. If out when the temperature is low, the bark is pretty sure to shrivel. Plum and cherry trees can best be graft- ed late in March, before the sap starts, and the wounds should be covered with grafting wax. Apple trees may be top-worked in April, just as the buds are swelling. If it is preferred to bud instead of graft, this may be done as late as the last week in May. Cherries and plums are usually propagated in this way, though cherry seedlings can- not be budded until August or Sep- tember. The essential feature of suc- cessful grafting is that the inner bark and cambium layer of the scion stock shall coincide for as much space as poe~ sible.. and that the air shall be exclud- ed by the application of grafting wax; If dry weather is feared immediate- ly after planting. Harrow the ground . just as the potatoes are coming through it will he wise to repeat this once or ‘twioe. Never plant potatoes in afield ;where the cm}: was formerly affected .with either the rot or the seal), for there will be a sufficient number of lpores left in the ground for several years to spread the disease. If either ' of these. diseases is feared the best rem- iedy is to spray with bordeaux mixture lat intervals of two weeks. In order to ldestroy the hettles at the same time. Paris green may he added in the usual ‘proportions, viz., lll) to 201) gallons of the mixture. cases. Many varieties. too tender to he grown in a locafity, can he made to do well when grafted on hardier sorts, and some that for various reasons are found unsatisfactory when other me- thods are pursued with them, do well when grafted on other varieties. The Wild Goose.plum, for example, does not give general satisfaction, but, if top- worked on the Wolfe or De Soto, can be relied on for good craps. Many valu- able combinations can also be made with the apple, and, for the home orch- ard, kinds that are valued, but lack hardiness, can be set. ured in this way. It is best to cut the scions for graft-\ can be much more easily accomplished since horse labor “ill, to a large ex- tent, take the place of hand work. ‘Many very successful growers still plant in hills The drills may he 30 inihes apart for small varieties and 33 or 35 for the more growthy sorts. Ten to twelve inches is a good distance apart in the rows. Cover two or three inches deep with the plow, or if the furrows were ridged together aplank, scraper or coverer may he used, which would cover two rows at once. A common and very successful way is to plow the land lightly, planting 1n every third furrow. Those who grow pota- toes on a large 3(ale will find it pro- fitahle to use a regu' ar planting ma- chine. Potatoes may be planted either in hills or drills. Though the yield will be much the same in either case, the latter method is preferable, for the planting, cultivating and harvesting I In order to obtain the best results, [plenty of barnyard manure should be a‘Pplied, as few crops will give such good returns from manure as the po- tato. If applied in the fall, plow und- ‘er. If not put on until later, it can leither 'be plowed under lightly or E thoroughly mixed with the surface soil ‘ by means of a cultivator. Do not plant land until it is in just the right condi- tion, as there is nothing that pays SO well as thorough tillage. \Vhere sod is to be planted, it is immaterial wheth- er it be plowed in the fall or not. Many of the most surcessful growers differ ulion this point. Some prefer a clover sod plowed in the spring and the sur- face well cultivated, to any other pre- paration. It would be advisable to plow an old turf in the {all so as to allow it to rot before spring. The1 early varieties should be planted as! soon as the land can rbe thoroughly Dmpared in the spring. For the later sorts cultivate the land again and Plant as soon as through with the othâ€" er'spring seeding. _ - l PRACTICAL POTATO GROWING. The finest quality of potatoes can be grown on sandy soil but the heaviest Yield is usually obtained Where there is considerable vegetable or alluvial deposit. Potatoes cann be grown pro- fitably on almost any soil, with the exception of heavy wet clay,- The yield will be largely governed by the preparation of the land. A thorough plowing in the fall is un- doubtedly the best, for a deep soil will hold moisture and thus be in a better condition to withstand drouth. Po- toes are alsoadeep feeding crop and for this reason require a deep, melâ€" low soil in which their roots can ramiâ€"i fy in all directions. AGRICULTURAL so that it will not dry out. Cleft grafting consists of splitting the stock and holding the cleft Open with wedges, inserting the scion after shapâ€" - , ing it smoothly to a wedge-shape, tak- be ing care to bring the inner bark of est the scion and the stock together. In' whip grafting, the scion and stock are ’1'" both shaved off diagonally and brought ial together in that way. A little prac- ro- tic-e on branches of green wood of al- he most any kind will soon enable. the ' learner to make the cuts so that they will come together smoothly and bring ed the inner bark of both together. A A common formula for grafting wax, is [1- three parts resin, three parts beeswax ’, and two parts of beef tallow, melted to- 1“ lgether. A cheaper, harder and better er'comyosition is {our parts resin. one .0_ part beeswax and one part linseed oil.: .4 M BISD/IARCK’S JEWISH BLOOD. Bismarck, it is said. authentically, has Hebrew blood, derived from his ma- ternal grandfather, hence his friend- ship for the Jews and his making of Baron Boric’hroeder his financial ad- viser and confidant. A fact not gener- ally known is that some of the Captains of William the Conqueror were Heb- rews, and transmitted their blood to many of the greatest of the old Nor- man families of England. There are many people to do the great deeds that must be done. \Vhat this weary old world needs is more people who will remove the pebbles from the pathway of those who are foot-sore. and lift by even a. finger'a weight the burden on some weary back. It may be just that pebble which would would the foot. and just that tinger’a weight which would make the burden intolerable. Doeth little kindnesses Which most leave undone or despise. For naught that sets one heart at ease Or giveth happiness or peace Is low esteemed in her eyes. Those of us who are already hurd- ened with the cares of life often long to do great thing-.5 for our friends. and since we cannot do these we settle down into the conviction that we can do no- thing. We are not like Lowell's hero- ine, who fort. Such ‘an cannot be base. But the little duties do not stOp with ‘ saying clheerful things. There is act-‘ ual genius in remembering the especial . ailment or worry that each acquaint-i anoe has, and in inquiring about that; particular trouble. There is nothingl else that so thrills one with a comfort- 5 able sense of his own importance as to _ find that some one thinks of his little l complaints. and the person who thus‘ remembers is sure to win the love of. those who know her. The price of! popularity is certainly eternal vigil» anoeâ€"the vigilance that notices otherl people and their pleasures and trou-l bles. Such vigilance and tactful 5 thoughtfulness are not hypocritical, for s by practising an appearance of an in-1 terest that at first may be only feign- ed we soon learn to feel it truly from the heart. And surely there is no : harm in trying to make others love as = if in so_doing wepromlote their com- To those of us who observe every-3 day happenings it is a remarkable fact i that the seeming trifles are the things i that make life bright or dark. 'And.’ it is the person: who remembers to do' the Little things who is the maker of: happiness for others. Few of us can ‘ write out a check for our friend; and] it we could, the chances are that she, would feel intensely uncomfortable in accepting it. But we can each say the bright word to those with whom we! come into contact, and can utter the cheerful “Good-morning !" to each member of our household. Even our“ servants work with a better will wheni the mistress is cheerful. a bear, and. the yield will he very in- ferior. Prune to reduce the number of buds to fifty, and a. good crop of fruit may be expected. That is the. simple proposition needed for guiding your pruning knife. Cut away, there- fore, enough of the young canes to bring the buvls down to the right num- ber. A fair rule with Concords is to remove all the canes but five, and out these back to nine or ten buds each. The Delaware class should have even less. Prune and tie up so as to have a good distribution over the trellis. The pruning should not be deferred beyond this month if it can be helped. Undertaking and l A smu If!" DURHAM, - The trouble with an unpruned vine is that it bears too much fruit. and this means poor quality. Take a thrifty Concord vine to illustrate this matter. At the end of the season such a vine, in good soil, kept well tilled, should have somewhere near 300 fruit illhlS on the new growth of the past season. Now, a good Com-0rd vine should hear about twenty pounds of first class fruit each season; if it does this steadily year after year, no more should be ex- pected. 'l‘o bear that amount of fruit, not more than fifty lauds are required. But as we. have seen, our vine has al-out six times that number, hence many in excess of the need. Leave the vine un- trimmed, and the 11);) buds will over- PRUNING GRAPE VJNES. LITTLE KINDNESS ES. Dealer II all kindl- of aim and such means WWh": antic you quit. “midi an pa in on a goo lulu-y! : F 8! y Yes. but the old akinflint v dock no became February ‘ A FIRST-CLASS HEARSE IX FURNITURE UNDERF‘EKKING Price- out" ‘ ALL 0000 OROCERS KEEP '7‘ {your grocer does not keep it. tell him to “Monsoon" Tuis put up by 1'99” versus 8 sample of the best quzuzws “'3 Theda-c they use the g “51““ .0 sebchoo 0f the Tea and its blend. that as 9M. it up NV“ and sell it only In E“ 43m. 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