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BIRTHS IN THE WORLD. The world’s births amount to 36,- 792,000 every year. 180,800 every day, 4,300 every hour. 70 every minute, or one and e traction every second. . RUBBER HEELS. India rubber heels on shoes. de- creasing the fatigue of marching. will mg be adopted by the French army. Experiments to lesson Accidents in Russia. Experiments have been made at Vershbolovo Station, on the St. Pet- ersburg and \Varsaw Road, with an invention of Mr. Nikolaieft', designed both to give warning and to lessen the deadl'y- effects of railroad colli- sions. Two wrecking railroads were providedâ€"on the first, the sleepers were displaced. In both cases the step- page was immediate by the aid of this device without outside issistzince and without injury to the moving trains The essential feature of the invention is an iron tube of usua; construction, connected with the general system of brakes and placed in front of the wheefs. At the least irregularity in the movement of the train the tube, in consequence of certain cuts made on it at intervals, breaks. and thus produces an immediate sicppage of the :rain, locomotive as well. The Ex- amining Committee found that the" tube fully accomplished its purpose. Such an invention is of the greatest importance in Russia, where railroad accidents are a common occurrence. According to ‘the official. statistics pub: ished by the Department of Rail- ways, the number of fatal railway ac- cidents in 1893, was 4.548; in 1395. 5,763; in 1896. 6,017. ' Cattle camps have been formed with. a view to keeping alive those that survive, for without them there can be little cultivation of the soil when the rains do fall, and none where irrigation by wells is depended on for crops, and $2,667,000 have been expended for the purchase of cattle and seeds. But the government can- not replace the whole loss of cattle, and private charity is needed to aid its efforts in this direction, as well as for the relief of the multitudes who owing to their religious beliefs. to sickness or improvidence, will not take themselves to relief works. Among these classes are those who are pro-p hibited by caste from such labor and j herding as are unavoidable in relief‘ works. and who die rather than sub- mit to it, the women who are never sick. and those who live in remote districts, and who cling to their homes till all food is gone; and then wander forth only to die by the roadside. To these food must. be taken or money suppliedâ€"the caste system of India when given the means acts as a char- ity organization on a vast scaleâ€"and this work must largely be done by private charity distributed through the missionaries. hospitals and bene- volent societies. In the native states the situation is much worse, no adequate organiza- tion for relief existing, and though the Calcutta government has lent them experienced British officials to supervise the work, the mortality from sheer starvation is reported as very heavy. Indeed, with the steady, weakening of the population, the tendency of the whole mass of the des- titute toward death must as the weeks go by he sharply accentuated, and even if food is secured, the fever and diseases which follow famine, and for which there can be no relief, must kill off a great population. To in- crease the gloominess of the outlook. the mortality among the cattle, which with a race of farmers and herdsmen dependent upon the soil for a liveli- hood, are indispensable. has been frightful. in some districts eighty to ninety per cent. having died, while in a few all have disappeared. Reports of the famine in India grow steadily worse. The destitute now em.- ployed on relief works number more than 5,500,000, with a weekly rise in the total; hundreds of thousands are on missionary relief, while in some dis- tricts cholera is completing the work of destruction begun by starvation, The area of scarcity greatly exceeds that of the famine of three years ago. and includes over 90,000,000 of people, a mass which cannot be adequately re- lieved by any human agency. The Indian government is doing every- thing in its power to prevent loss of life, is pouring out money like water, and in the British territories has per- fected and set agoing a relief system better and on a larger scale than the world has ever seen. But even this is unequal to the need, for owing to the extent of many of the affected dis. tricts and the dense population, therei are not enough white officials to sup- ervise its working, though every Brit. ish civil and military officer that. can be spared is utilized, and native agents cannot be trusted. Notes and Comments. RAILROAD COLLISION S. Now, for what have I said all this ‘3 Just to prepare you for the text: «“Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest.” I am going to make you a grand offer. Some of you remem- ber that when gold was discovered in California, large companies were made up and started off to get their fortune. Toâ€"day I want to make up a party for you. By to-morrow night there will be multitudes sneering at the words which last night you expected would be universally admired. How can you sleep when everything depends upon the next turn of the great tragedy? Up, man! Off of this pillow l” The man, with head yet hot from! his last oration, starts up suddenly, looks out upon the night, but sees nothing ex- cept the flowers that lie on his stand, or the scroll from which he read his speech, or the books from which he quoted his authorities, and goes to his desk \to finish his neglected cOrrespL nz- dence,_or to pen an indignant line to some reporter, or sketch the plan for a public defence against the assaults of the people. Happy when he got his first lawyer's brief; exultant when he triumphed over his first political rival; yet, sitting on the very top of all that this world offers of praise, he exclaims, “No rest! No rest I” plain.” “Aha!” cry the towers, “no rest belieâ€"we follow Babylon, and Thebes, and Nineveh into the dust.” No rest for the flowers; they fade. No rest for the stars; they die. No rest for man; he must work, toil, suffer, and slave. This world for rest? “Ah!“ cry the waters, “no rest hereâ€"we plunge to the sea.” "Aha!" cry the mountains, ”no rest hereâ€"we crumble to the THE LAND OF GOLD. I hold in my hand a deed from the Proprietor of the estate. in which he offers to all who will join the com- pany ten thousand shares of infinite value, in a city whose streets are gold whose harps are gold, whose crowns are gold. You have read of the Cru- them went off to conquer the Holy Sepulchre. I ask you to join a grand- er crusadeâ€"not for the purpose of conquering the sepulchre of a dead Christ, but for the purpose of reach- ing the throne of a living Jesus. When an army is to be made up, the recruiting officer examines the vol- un-teers; he tests their eyesight; he the embroidered curtain, and shake up the pillow of down. Turn out the lights? It is eleven o’clock at night. Let slumber drop upon the eyelids, and the air float thrOugh the half- opened lattice drowsy with midsum- mer perfume. Stand back, all care, anxiety, and trouble! But no! they will not stand back. They rattle the lattice. They look under the canopy. With rough touch they startle his pulses. They cry out at twelve .o’clock at night, “ Awake, man! How can you sleep when things are so uncertain? What about those stocks? Hark to the tap of that fire-bell; it is your district! How if you should die soon? Awake, men! think of it! Who will get your property when you are gone? What will the-y do with it '? \Vake up! RICHES SOMETIMES TAKE WINGS. How. it you should get poor? Wake up!" Rising on one elbow the man of fortune looks out into the darkness of the room, and wipes the dampness from his forehead, and says, “ Alas! For all this scene of wealth‘ and mag- nificenceâ€"no rest 1" “\Vake up!” says a rough voice, “Political sentiment is changing. How if you should lose this place of honour? Wake up! The morning papers are to be full of denunciation. Hearken to the exec-rations of those who once caressed ed lords and senators, who sat at their table, tapestry on which float- ed the richest designs of foreign looms, splendour of canvas on the wall, exquisiteness of music rising among pedestals of bronze, and drop- Ping, soft as light, on snow o£ sculp- ture. Here let them rest. Put back the money-markets. They had stock in the most successful railroads, and in “ safety depostsi” gfeat rolls cf government securities. They had. em- blazoned carriages, high-mettled steeds, footmen, plate that confound- on the air. You and I have seen men who tried to rest here. They builded themselves great stores. They gathered around them the patronage of merchant Princes. The voice of their bid shook This was the drum-beat of a pro-1 phet who wanted to arouse his pea-i pie from their oppressed and sinful! condition; but it may just as Pr°‘{ l perly be uttered now as then. Bells; by long exposure and much ringing; lose their clearness of tone; but this § rousing bell of the gospel strikes in: as clear a tone as when. it first rang I A despatch from Washington says: Rev. Dr. 'I‘almage preached from the following text: “ Arise ye, and de- part; for this is not your rest.”â€"Miâ€" cab ii. 10. THE GREAT WANT 0F REST. Rev. Dr. Talmage Speaks of This World and the Next. Oh ye whose locks are we? with the dews of the night of grief; ye whose hearts are heavy, because those well- known footsteps sound no more at the doorway, yonder is your rest! rest! There is David triump-hant; but once he bemoaned Absolom. There LS Abraham enthroned; but once he wept for Sarah. There is Paul exult- ant; but he once sat with' his feet in the stocks. There is Payson radiant Wth immortal health; but on earth he was always Sick. N-o toil, no tears no partings, no strife, no agonizmg cough, no- night. No stonm to ruffle the crystal sea. N-o alarm to strike from the cathedral towers. No dirge throbbing from seraphic harps. No tremor in the everlasting song; but restâ€"perfect restâ€" “UNENDIN REST. Into that rest how many of our loved ones have gone! The land is in mourning for the dead. Never in one summer of my ministry have so many of. my congregation been swept off by disease. The little children have been gathered, up into the bosom of Christ. One of them went out of the arms of a widowed mother, followmg its father, who died._a few weeks he- Thank God, I can tell you some- thing better. If there is no rest on earth, there is rest in heaven. Oh ye who are worn out with work, your hands calloused, your backs bent, your eyes half put out. your fingers worn with the needle, that in this world you may never lay down; ye discouraged ones. who have been wag- ing a hand-:to-hand fight for bread; ye to whom the night brings little rest and the morning more drudgery !â€"oh ye of the weary hand, and the ‘ weary side. and the weary foot, HEAR ME TALK ABOUT REST. But there are some of you who want to hear about the land where they never have any heartbreaks. and no graves are dug. Where is your father and mother? The most of you are orphans. I look around, and where I see one man who has parents livmg I see ten who are orphans. Where are your children? Where I see one family circle tnat is unbroken, I see three or four that have been desolat- ed. One lamb gone out of th-LS fold; one flower plucked from that garland: one golden link broken. from that chain; here a bright light put out, and there another. and yonder anoth- er. ’With; such griefs how are you to rest? Will there ever be a power that can attune that silent votce, or kindle. the lustre of that closed eye, ‘or. put spring and dance into that little foot? When we bank up the dust over the dead,is the sod never to be broken? Is the cemetery to hear no no sound but the tire on the hearse- wheel, or the tap of the bell at the gate as the long processxons come in with their awful burdens of grief? [s the bottom of the grave gravel,‘ and the, top dust? No! no! no! Thei tomb is. only a place where we wrap: our robes about us for a pleasant nap' on our way home. The swellings of Jordan will only wash off the dust of the way. (From the top of the grave we catch a glimpse of the towers glinted with the sun that neer sets. the g O’Brienâ€"So Cassey and Costigan cought for Miss Kelly’s hand and assay won? Th' ‘ . ’ her? In 01 suppose Casey got O’Rourkeâ€"No; Costigan 'got the prize! She said she wanted the mon she could lick aisiest, begorrah! Yes, answered the other with much pathos. Is your engagement broken? Oh, no. I told him I never wanted to see his face again, and he said that he would leave me forever. But we didn’t go so far as “to break our en- gagement. So you quarreled with George, said one young woman. half of Spain during the late war; or even to support Aguinaldo at present. Besides, it would be.un- generous of us to forget so soon the attitude of friendship which England preserved during the Spanish war, and her refusal to join the other great powers in a remonstrance against our interference in behalf of Cuba. \tht- ever criticisms we may wish; to make regarding the British policy in South Africa, it cannot be overlooked that her success stands for advancing civ- ilization; and the least we can .do for our best friend and our best cus- tomer is to control our emotions and maintain an attitude of friendly neu- trality, until this unfortunate strug- gle is brought to a finish." United States Financier-'5 Argument in Favor o i British. Henry Clews, of Henry Clews, 8d 00., ENew York, comments as follows upon the Transvaal war: â€"“ \Vhile many Americans have sympathized with the Dutch, chiefly because they have fought valiantly for a losing cause, yet as a nation we were not only com- pelled, to be neutral by all legal pre- cedent, but on the merits of the cause our judgment could not sanction the position of the Dutch. Both Dutch and English have fought for liberty as each understood it, But to the Dutch liberty was for the Dutch only: while the English fought for equal rights for all men and not for the privileged few of a single nationality. Under Bri- tish domination the Dutch will have the same rights as the English; un- der Dutch rule other nationalities had been made desperate by the petty ty- ranny of rulers whose ulterior pur- pose was the utter exclusion of all foreigners, if possible. The issue. may be clouded by discussing the minor er- rors of both sides; but on the larger view, of the question which must con- trolâ€"that of equal rights for all men â€"there is but one side for Americans to take, and that is the, side of justice and equality before the law. As for American interference we have no le- gall standing there. It is purely an African question; and even from the humanitarian point of view it would be supreme folly to shed more blood; for Britain would never submit t01 American interference. Imagine our} temper should England have ' assumed to intervene on be- ed on. With: more love than that with‘ which they greeted us on earth, they watch. us from their high place. and their voices cheer us in our strug- gle for the sky. Hail, spirits blessed, now, that ye have passed the flood and won the crown! With weary feet we. press up the shining way, until in everlasting reunion we shall meet agatn. Oh! won’t it he grand when, our conflicts done and our partings over, we shalll clasp hands, and cry out, “This is Heaven?” It is sad to say farewell on earth, but how sad to say farewell in the indgmentâ€"to glaze eternally up to- ward the place where our loved ones dwell, but be ourselves thrown out! Oh the bitterness, and the agony,and the heart break of that last [partingl By the thrones of your departed kin- dred, by their gentle hearts, and the tenderness and love with which they now call you from the skies, Ibeg you to start on the high-road to heaven. Others put down the work of .mid- life, feeling they could hardly be spar- ed from the store or shop for a day, but are to be spared from if for ever. Two 01f; our people went in old- age. One caxne tottering on ”his staff, and used to sit at the foot 06 the pulpit, his Wrinkled face radiant with the light that falls firm the throne of God. Another that was nearer to me than them all; from my own circle she went up. Having lived a life of ChrLs- tian conmstency here, ever busy with kindnesses for her children, her heart tull of 'that meek and guiet spirit that is In the sight of God: of great Price, suddenly; her countenance Was transfigured. and. the gate was open- ed,and she took herplaee amid that great cloud of witnesses that hover about the, throne! GIorious consolation! They are not dead. You cannot make me believe thay are dead. They have only mov- fore. In its last moment it seemed to see the departed father, for it said, locking upward with. brightened coutenance, "Papa, take me up!" BER PREFERENCE. THE BOER WAR. NOT BROKEN. 12. Gather up the fragments. ,Not what was left by the people, but the pieces remaining in the dISClpleS' hands at the close of the meal. That nothing he lost. From this we may fairly assume that the food afterward was used by the twelve. Our Lord did not maintain apostles by miraculous intervention. ' 13. Twelve baskets. Wicker bask- ets, such as ancient Jews carrled while traveling. one (or each apostle. 14. Those men. "The people." Had seen the miracle that Jesus did. It reminded them of the giving of manna by Moses. That prophet. The 91'0- 11. Given thanks. Thanksgiving before meals was habitual with Christ. and we: should follow his example. “May God bless when he has given us:' Is the usual Eastern formula. Dis- tributed to the disciples. Herem was a parable of the Gospel which Christ gives to his people. and they in turn give to- their fellow-«men. Our Master greatly honors us by making us his co-workers. As much as they would. Gogl’s gifts are abundant; there is enough for all at his heaven- ly feast. “It is hardly worth ~while," says Dr. M-oulton, "to mention the lines of attack on the credibility oi the miracle. We are asked nowadaysi to believe that the people had to a considerable extent brought private stores which the generosity oi the dis- ciples induced them to bring out. When such able and, in everything but doctrine, Christian writers as Dr. Edwin Alflbott can put their names to explanations, of this sort, we mly be forgiven for thinking the old- iashxoned miracle much the eastest theory to believe." 10. Make the men sit down. “ Men” includes all the people; but in the East men, as the- lords of creation, would take their places first, while the women and children, at respect- ful distance, would wait their turn. Dr. Moulton guesses that there were comparatively few women and chil- dren present. To us there is apath- etic symbolism in our Lord’s words that he may not have intended. Look- ing about us, we plainly see that this command is what the men of our time should heed. Our Lord would feed them with spirituahbreadâ€"the bread of lifeâ€"but how can he till they “sit down ‘4" Calm reflection is the first step which most people have to take on their way to becoming Chris- tians 9. There is a had here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fish- es. The loaves were thin flat cakes or crackers Like our pilot biscuit; and barley was the cheapest and poorest cereal food of Palestine, The fishes were smoked or pickled, like the her- rings of Holland, or preserved in oil. like sardines. Five such crackers and two such fishes, to feed five thousand people! What are they among so many? what Peter or Thomas or John or Judas would have said if this ques- tion 'had' been asked of one of them. Philip was neither an enthusiast nor a doubter nor a man of spiritual in- sight nor a traitor. He was a plain, practical man, whose point of view was not unlike that of a modern business man. We can imagine him carefully observing the crowd and es- timating its numbers. He knew the price of food, and replied that two hundred pennyworth ($34) would be a comparatively small amount of bread. hardly enough so that every one of them may take a little. This in spite of the fact that money had much greater purchasing power then than now. Luke and Mark together give us here an interesting passage of con- versation which John omits. The apostles said. “Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country roundabout, and lodge, and get victuals.” Jesus said, “Give ye them to eat." The apostles said, “Shall we go and buy two hun- them to eat ?” Jesus said, “How many loaves have ye? Go and see.” Andrew Simon Peter’s brother, was, with John, the first of the twelve to follow Jesus. He had probably gone at once to see how many loaves there were, and his suggestion was made because of the manifest meagerness 'of the disciples‘ supply to meet so large a demand. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JUNE 17‘ PRACTICAL NOTES. Verse 5, 6. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes. On a hill overlooking the plain of Butaiha Jesus and his disciples are seated, conversing on holy things. Looking up, he sees a great company which had come on foot around the lake. He saith unto Philip, who was a native of this re- gion, and would know who kept food for sale. Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? This question is asked to prove Philip, to test his faith and good training, for Jesus knew what he would do. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL “ The 3 Feeding of Five Thousand.” -' L. 5-14. Golden Text. Malt. 6. ll‘ John It is surprising what a large num- ber of Americans are serving with British Irregular {Horse in Natal. In one company, consisting of 450‘ men, there are seventyâ€"five Americans Seeing that most of them. are settlers and miners from the land of Stars and Stripes. the {not that they max; hardy and sxoellent soldiers does not come as a great surprise. we are going to get more food and ammunition, and will wait for you at Orange River to give youa hearty reception." on the wall of a huuse:â€"“Good o!d Tommy Atkins! We are not going away now because we are afraid, but W'hen our trooys occupied Coles- berg Junction, they found scribbled Two Germans, who arrived at Cape Town recently, hired {our horses shortly after their arrival and then disappeared. Some days later they were found a hundred miles distant, with rifles and 600 cordte cartridges. They have now been sentenced to a year’s imprisonment at the Criminal Sessions. A City Imperial Volunteer “rites from near t. 9. Orange Rivenâ€"“Yes- terday we thuug’hi the hills all round us were on fire and throwing up dense clouds of smoke, but it turned. out to be immense clouds of locusts. 'i'heir wings made a noise asif there wasu heavy hailstorm in progress.” | Mr. Ronnie Mac Lean, of East Lon- idon, the caftuin of the Kafirarian IRifles has a great reputation in South Africa for his wonderful achievements in swimming off with Wines to shipwrecked vessels, for which he has been awarded the Albert Medai the first won at the Cape. “After the battle of Paardeberg,” writes one of the Army Medical Corps, "our wounded were lying on the other side of the river, and were too bad to be carried-over, so several of our chaps stripped and swam across, carrying water and biscuits in their mouths to them.” Corporal Lloyd, one of the prisoners captured at Sanna‘s Post, feigned utter exhaustion, and was allowed to lie by the side of the road and wait for the ambulance. Naturally he did not wait for it, and after travelling for four days without food he reached Bloemfontein. a staff appointment at: Portsmouth at the outbreak of hostilities, when he became brigade-major to Major- General Goke. A Boer prisoner on board a trans- port at Simona-town told one of his guards that since they were com- mandeered last October not one of them has had his clothes off or a wash. The guard remarks that they still scorn the last-named luxury. The Boer Governments are dissem- inating throughout Cape Colony an appeal to the colonial Afrikanders to rise and join them in fighting against the “tyrant.” A recent letter from the Cape states that the 10th Hussars had only three horses left of those the regiment took to the Cape. Another cavalry regiment had only fifteen. A Queenslander-"writes:â€"“\Ve can. not but feel proud to take off our hats to the humblest Tommy who is doing our work. They can have Australia at the Cape to the last man and horse.” A letter from Ludysmith states that men down with enteric fever were given boiled starch to eat, for want of anything better. Captain Phillips, of the Welsh Regi- ment, who was praised by Lord Rob- erts in the Spion Kop despatches, held A correspondent of the London Daily Mail says that‘ he was charged £2 98. 6d. for cabling £5 to his son, a member of the Royal Canadian contin- gent, lying severely wounded in Wyn- berg Hospital. A sergeant of the Yorkshire Regi- men-., describing the terrible thirst endured on the march to relieve Kim- berley, says that several men who got some water at night refused 53. to allow a man to wet his lips. _________ H. “J “vaw Lu wu‘- 100*”, often identified with the Messiah. See Aots 3. 22, 23; 7.37. That should come into the world. One of the most pODular names of the promised Messiah was the Coming One. Here was a Young man directly descended from David, pure in character, kind to his fellows, Speaking as never mun spoke, and doing deeds that made all the world wonder. Up in Tiberias, or in some other capital if Tiberias was not yet rebuilt, was old Herod of AntipaS, licentious, murderous, tyrannous, and feeble. Why not hurl the old tyrant from his throne and crown Jesus of Nazareth, the one true Galilean Who was a descendant of David, in his stead? So ready were the twelve to second this misdirected enthusiasm that Jesus had to “compel” them to return by water while he calmed the The Boys on the Battlefield and Thosé on Their Way to the Capeâ€"All Britain Looks to Deeds of Eir. very. The Orange Free State’s area is about 72,000 square miles, and the number of farms in over 7,000. p‘lfet foretold by Moses in Dent. 13. 151 excited crowd. ITEMS THAT WILL INTEREST YOU AT THIS TIME. JUTTHi'GS ABOUT THE WAR both' members of the imperial family" one grade; The illustrious philan- thro t was not so rich‘ as the head of Egg-Austrian Rothschilds, but he, was far In advance of both imperial millionairean ' FABULOUS FORTUNES. An incident that recently occurred in Austria, in which the principal par- ties are the Archduke Frederic and a Hngarian Colonel, has had the effect of attracting general attention to the question of the enormous fortunes that exist in Austria. One. thing that became evident by the episode was: that the Archduke Frederic, heir of the old Archduke Albert, is ' richer than the Emperor. In fact, in point of worldly possessions, Francis Joseph ranks only third in his empire. The Arcde Frederic is the second. The richest of all is a Rothschild. The death of the Baron Hirsch advanced The golden elder, with its variegatâ€" ed green and yellow foliage, is beauti- ful for the lawn. It is quite easily prepxgateil by bending over branch- es growing near the ground. Make a alight eut in the. part to be buried; hasten damn securely with aforked stick; press the earth over it firmly and leave until rooted: then cut loose from the branch and transplant. ‘ For rapid growth. and early bloomâ€" ing, no climber excels the clematis. Plants bought this spring, scarcely ahowihg even a bit of green, have grown surprisingly. Jackmanil alba ha; grown oxer six feet. 31de Ed. Andze and Jackmlnii have made a {me gxou th and have both blossom- e'J. Roses should; be pruned when they are done blooming. If' cult back and the growth of new wood stimulated with a fertilizer d'wg into the soil about the roots, several varieties will bloom at intervals during the seaâ€" son. FLORAL BIN TS. Perennials, after blossoming, may be divided and reset. If well shaded for afew days, until new root growth takes place, they are more certain to winter well than it transplanting ll deferred until autumn. Amateur flori- sts will find perennials more satis- factory thnn annuals. W'hite clover, if left undisturbed. will spread and overru‘n the lawn. The only way to exterminate; it is to- use a sharp spud and out each plant just below the crown; then it will not start. In hot, dry weather the earth around flowers, should be often stir- red, in a protracted drouth this is imperative. Plants are often injur- ed! by inj'udicious watering. \N‘aterdt applied when. the sun is hot, injures the foliage. If the watering is done in the morning or evening, wetting the ground only an inch or two, the sun perches and bakes it, and; if the shallow watering is long continued, the roots are drawn to the surface. PAN‘SIES. Pansies, with your human faces, You are queens and lovers loya' Queeqs, indeed, uit‘h tender graces, Highâ€"born kings in colors royel. Maids of gold and shades of umber, \ \Vith your tawny yellow tresses, Are you dreaming when you slumber Of a lover’s sweet caresses? Princes, gayly dressed in yellows, Smiling, sun-kissed happy facesâ€" Oh. you are such loving fellows! Must you die with all your graces. When the thermometer is in the nineiies, hunting bugs and slugs and pulling weeds is not pleasant work. Weeds must not be allowed to gain a tooth old; it is never so hot or dry but they will thrive at the expense of the flowers. Dahlia stalks are very brittle; keep them tied to strong stakes. ‘Mrulchi-ng has like value in warm and cold weather. 1n hot weather it keeps the ground cool and The water on wash day, it judicious- ly applied, is one of :he best of Eertl- [were for flowers. It should nerer be allowed to form ucoating over the surface of the ground. As soon after each application as the ground is dry enough to be worked. use the hoe. Care must be taken not to use wash-water too frequently, or the soil .will become heavy and will not be porous. Carmine pansies, in your tinting Did you. catch the happy. story Of the rainbow’s merry giinting, Or the Autumn’s sunset glory? Nuns in black with sunny traces, Tell me why you; are not singing? Tear-drops glistem on your facesâ€"â€" Are the tea-drops prayers you're bringing? Are the melodies you’re singing 0f the land. that knows no sorrow? Will the "thoughts” that you are bringing Bless us in some glad to-morrow? moxsz, rendering the necessity for wav- tering less frequent. Draw the soil away from the plant. leaving a basin-shaped: space about the stalk. Pour in aquantity of wa- ter from which. the chill has been re- moved; pass to another plant, leaving it to soak into the ground. Repeat until the ground. is well saturated. then replace the dry 6011 drawn away. When this is done, watering need be done only once a week. save in a pro- longed drouth. Floriculture.