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Durhsm Agency. f A general puking business transact-g ed. m isned end collections made. on all point, Deposits received and in-[ target allowd at current rates. I Residence. â€"i:‘irst (160% west of the Post Office. Durham Office-Fast door east of the Dur- ham Pharmacy, Caldgr's Block. . fiwn A RR 15'! 1- R. Solicitc 1'. etc . 'Mclnzyrcs Black. Lower Town. Collection and Agency promptly attended to. Searches made .at the Redstr)‘ Office. ator and Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. Sales promptly attended to and notes cashed. F UGH MackAY, Durham, Land Vain- Agendas In all pincipal points in On- tario, Quebec. Manitoba, United States and Enzland. ‘vvv-uu Any amount of money to 1mm at 5 per cent. an farm property. AMER CARSON, Durham, License 2 Auctioneer for the County of Grey Land Valnamr, Bailiff or the " 2nd Division Court Sales and all other matters promptly attend ed toâ€"highess refexences furnished if requirecl. . 0H5 QUEEN, ()BCBARDVLLLE, has 9 resumed his old business, and is prepaz' ed to loan any amount of money on real estate Old mortgages paid at! on the mostliberal terms. Fire and Life Insur- ancesed'ectedin the beat Stock Companies at. lowest- rates. Correspondence to Orchardville, P. 0., or a. call solicited FURNRTURE U 351” DERTAKEN G- Interest .lowed on Savings Bank de- posit.“ $1 and upwards. Prompt “nylon and qvery tacility afford- ed ptomers hving at a distance. J. KELLY. Attent- A FIRST CLASS HEARSE IN CONNECTION oioe and Residence a. short. distance on of Knapp‘s Howl, Lambton Sty“, Lower Town. Office hours from 120 2 o'clock.- Farmers, Thrashers, and Milkmen Standard Bank af Canada Undertaking and Emhalming A SPECIALTY Furnace Kettles, Power Straw Cut-i ters, Hot Air Furnaces, Shinglel Machinery, Band Saws, Emery Machines, hand or power ; Cresting,1 Farmers Kettles, Columns. Church Seat Ends, Bed Fasteners, Fencing, Pump-Makers“ Supplies, School Desks, Fanning Mill Castings, Light Castings and Builders’ Sup- plies, Sole Plates and points for the different ploughs in use. Casting repairs for Flour and Saw Mills. Circular and Cross-Cut Saws Gummed, Filed and Set. I am prepared to tilt orders for good shingles CHARTER SMITH, -- WE REPAIR -- Steam. Engines, Horse Powers Separators, Mowers, Reapers. A ~ "AMES BRO WN, The Chronicle is the most. wide 13' read newsqaper publisheu In the county 0: Grey. Licenses. Durham 0:: WHAT THEY EAT. A horse will eat in’a year nine times his own weight, a cow nine times, an ox six times and a sheep six times, ARRISTER. Solicitor. etc. Oflice over ' Gordon’s new Jewellery yore. Lower DR. T. G. HOLT, L. D. S. it; Anthorizggo Furniture ”CRIME, - 0ST Hedical Directory . ”AMIESOX. Durham. Heal Qflijge, Toronto. on!“ DURHAM FOUNDRYMAS sAfINGS BANK. G. LEFROY MCCAUL. AT THE BRICK FOUNDR JACOB KRESS. J. P. TELFORD Dealer in all kind't of Prices Cut; Embatming :. specialty. -- WE MAKE -- DENTIST. 23."! 'ei’i (mace-1w '67'6I‘KO?‘ v issuer ot Marriage ‘ {1 VA Babylon was the paradise of. archi- tecture. Driven out from thence, the most elaborate structures of modern times are only the evidence of .her fall. After the site of Babylon had. been selected, two million of men were em- ployed for the construction of the wall and principal works. The walls of the city were sixty miles in circumference. They were surrounded by a trench out of which had been dug the material for the construction of the city. There were twenty-five gates of solid brass on eaich side oi't' the square city. Be- tween every two gates a great watch- tower sprang up into the heavens. From each of the twenty-five gates” on either side, a street ran straight: through to the gate on the other side, ;, so that there were fifty streets, each : fifteen miles long, which gave to the city an appearance of wonderful re-; gularity. The houses did not join each ' other on the ground, and between them were gardens and shrubbery. From house-tOp to house-mp bridges. swung, over which the inhabitants‘ were accustomed to pass. A branch; of the Euphrates went through the city, over which a bridge of marvel- ous structure was thrown, and un-‘ der which a tunnel ran. To keep the; river from overflowing the city in; timesof li'esheta greatlake was ar-'? ranged to catch the surplus in which the water was kept as in a reservoir; until times of drought, when it was; sent streaming down over the thirsty '. land. A palate stood at each end of; the (Euphrates bridge; one palace a: mile and three quarters in compass, and the other palace seVen and a hall 3 miles in circumference. The wife of; Nehut'dhadnezzar, having been brought . up among the mountains of Media, could not stand it in this flat country ol‘ Babylon, and so, to please her, Ne- '11uchadnezzar had a mountain, four --......_.__.~._- -.. ...-.~.--â€"~ - _.,.--...,-.Â¥ -.- -..._._... «w- .-- of the city. 'l’lhis mountain was sur- rounded by terraces, {or the support of which great arches were lifted. 0n the tOp of these arches flat stones were laid; then a layer of reeds and bit-Lumen; then two rows oi bricks, closely cemented; then thick sheets of lead, upon which the soil was plac- ed. The earth here deposited was so deep that the largest trees had room to anchor their roots. All the glory i of the flowery tropics was spread out lat that tremendous height, until it imfast have seemed to one below as g though the clouds were all in blossom ‘ and the very sky leaned on the shoul- g der or the cedar. At the top an engine was constructed, which drew the wa- ter from the Euphrates, far below. and made it spout up amid this gar- den oi the skies. All this to please his wife. 1 think she mid-st have seen pleased. ' A despatch from Washington says: -â€"Rev. Dr. Talmage preached frdm the fiollowing text :â€"“ Thou art weighed 9 in the balance and found wanting.’ â€" Daniel v. 27. LAST GREAT SCRUTINY. Rev. Dr. Talmage Discourses on the Subject. 1n the midst of this city stood also 1' the temple of Bel'ws. One of 'its towers ' was one eighth of a mile high, and on the top of it an :ohservatory,which ;' gave the astronomers great advan-; tage, as, being, at so great aheightfl one could easily talk with the stars} This temple was tuliof cups. and sta- i tues, and censers, all of gold. One im- 2 age weighed a thousand Bahylonish‘, talents which would be equal to fifty- ; two million dollars. But why enlarge?" This city is besieged and doomed? Though provisioned for twenty years, 2 it shall fall to-night. see the gold and 3 Silver plate flash on the king’s table. j Pour out the rich wine from the tank- ; ards into the cups. Drink, my lords, to the health of the king. Drink i to the glory of Babylon. Drink to the ‘3 defenders of the city. Drink to a ‘; glorious futuree Startle not at the l j splashed wine on the table as. though ; ' it were blood; 'l‘urn not pale at the clash of the cups, as though it were the clung of arms. On with the mirth! A thousand lords reel on their chairs, and quarrel and curse. The besotted king sinks back on his chair, and stares vacantly on the wall. But that vacant look takes on intensity. 'It is an affrighted look. As he gazes, the lords gaze. Every eye is turned to the wall. Darkness falls. upon. the room. The blaze of the gold plate goes out. Out? of the black sleeve of the darkness a finger of fiery terror trembles through the air and comes -to the wall, circling about as though it would write, and then. with sharp tip of flame, en- graves on the plastering the doom, of the king, “Weighed in the balance, and found wanting !” The bang of heavy fists against the palace gates is followed by the crush- ing in of the doors. A thousand gleaming daggers strike through a thousand quivering hearts. And now Death is the King, and his throne a- heap of corpses. An unseen balance had been set lip in 'the festal hall. _VV pair of balances absolutely perfect, and thutissuspended from the throne iof God Almighty. Other balances get out of order. The chain breaks, or the metalne * clipped, or the equi- parse in ecme other way is broken; . and a. pound does not always mean a pound; and you pry for one thing; '3an get another. But the balances of God newer lose their adjustment. 2W ith them :1 par umd is a pound, and iright is right, and wrong is wrong, 1:1le a soul is a soul, and eternity IS. etemnity. God has a bushel measure, and his sins on the other. Down want his sin; up went hié opportuni- ties. “Weighed, and found wanting. ... ere has been. a great deal of cheating in this country by false weights and measures. Government appointed commissioners to stamp the weights and measures. Much of the wrong his been righted I mistakes in mm weighing of men and things. _The.'re is, indeed, only one able; but it is heavy enoughjco crush it worll. Yea, our earth itself, is to be put in scales, with all its moun- tains, and valleys, and seas. 1011 would think that the Alps, and Pyrâ€" 1, ences, and Himalayas, and Mount! \Vashingtons, and all the. cities of the : earth, on one side of the scale, would crush it. No! God will at last see what opportunities the world had, and What Opportunities it neglectedwnd! he will sit down on the, white throne; to see the old world weighed, and will see it rise in the bilance lighter than a feather; and he will cry out to his messengers who carry the, torch, “Burn that world. W'eighcd, and found wanting." l l g i i 1 God is every day estimating ; churches. He puts a great church, into the scales. lie puts the minis- ‘ ter, and the choir, and the grand structure, that cost hundreds of it'hvusansds of dollars, on tbs same fside. On tth other side of the scales he puts the idea of spiritual life that the Church ought to possess, or i brotherly love, or faith, or sympathy if”, the poor. Up goes the grand imieetinig-houise, with its minister and, ichcair. God says that a Church is of imuch worth only as it saves Esouls; and if, with all your j magnificent machinery. you save : but, a handful of men when you might :save a multitude, he will spew you out éof his mouth: Weighed, and found {Wanting} ' But- I want to become more per- sonal. 1 have heard persons say that lministers ought to deal with things in lithe abstract, and not be personal, " What success would a hunter have if {he went out to shoot .deer ‘in the labstvract ’Qfie puts the butt off the gun 'fto his breast; lays his eye along the ‘ barrel; takes sure aim; draws the trig. {gel} and crash go the antlers on ’ the rocks: W'hnt if a physician, called into '» your house, should breat your ailments {in the abstract? How long, before :the inflammation would heal, or the ;pain be assuaged? \Vhab folly to talk {about sin in the abstract, "when you iand I have in our souls a malady {that must be cured, or it will kill us, miserably and for ever! God lifts the balances toâ€"night. The judgment-day is coming. Every day .15 a day of judgment. W'e are this” im-oment' being canvassed, inspected” 'w'eighed. But do not let us all get’ Ion the scales at once. \Ve will take ione at a time. ‘37th will get on first? :Here is a volunteer. ‘He is a moralist } is...” upright a man as (there is in lAmerica. ~ Get in, brother, What is sit. that you rhave cwith you‘in that bundle? He says, “In is my reputation l;f-o¢r morality, and uprightness, and i,‘mtegrity? Leave 'that behind. It is lnom- fair that you carry a bundle ”with you. \Ve just want to measure. iyou. Have you slandered your neighi. :bours? You say, “Never blam’I sland- tered them.” What outrages have you; ‘wmmntted against society? You say,j “‘None." So far so good. Have your ‘t-houghts always been right! You an. swer, “No,” I put down one mark tagainsb you» Have you served; God las you ought? “No." binother mark against you. Have you loved theLord Jesus Christ with all your soul ? “No.” Another mark against you. Come, now, be frank. Have you not, in ten thou; , ,sand things, come short of your duty 9 . "Yes." when I pub dawn ten thaw. sand marks against you. . Bring me a larger boox, in which I may make no. cord of your deficits and neglects. Do not jump out o! the scales until' 1 have examined them. You eta-1rd on one side, with all your kin’dnesses, and charities, and oonciliations of behaviour. 0n the other side I put this one weight. “By the deeds of the Law shall no flesh living be justified.” Down goes the weight; up go your works. “Weighed in the balance, ,and found wanting!” ming in the march‘ any moment may cry Halt! On a haire‘h'ung bridge we walk over bottomless chasms. ’When we go to bed at night we know Inot that .we shall see the day daWn. ;Wh'xen we go forth: from our homes we lknow. not that we shall return again, iDansgers lurk about your path, and lare ready to break upon you from amoush. In a moment the door of eternity may swing open, and invisible ushers conduct you in for reward or for retribution. A crown of glory is] being burnished for your brow, or bolts are being forged for your prison, Angels of light) are making ready to shout over your deliverance, or fiends of darkness reaching up their skeleâ€" ton hands to pull you down into ruin consummate. Suddenly the Judg- ment will be here. The angel, with one foot» on the sea and the other on the land, it ill swear by him that liveth for ever that Time shall be no longer! ‘Hark! I hear the jarring of the mountains. It is the setting down of the balances. Look! there is some; ithing like a flash? from the cloud. It .is the glitter of the shining balances. lAll the u'niforgiven souls of ear th Emust get into the scales They may 1 struggle to keep out but God will put them in. Let the universe look ‘on and see the last great {weighing lTh-e world may have weighed them and pronounced them moral. They may have weighed themselves, and .given a selfâ€"gratuiatory decision; but i now God weighs them in unmistakable lbalanceis. On this side of the scales ’are placed the souls of the 'unp‘ardonâ€" edâ€"th'eir wealth all gone, their crowns all gone, their titles all gone. Nothing l remains but. the naked souls of the unâ€" lfmgiveu. On the other side of the .scales are placed wasted Sabbaths, *misimproved privileges, disregarded lsermons innumerable opportunities lof pardon. Hark! how the scales gcome down on this side, loud as thun- -;'der1 God, looking at the balance, shall ianno-unce, in the presence of men and ldevils, and cherubim and archangel, while groaning earthquake, and crack- fling conflagration, and judgment trumpet, and everlasting storm shall ; ire-peat. it, "Weighed in the balance, ' land found wanting!” .Bwb I must go on faster and look at the last great scrutiny. \Ve are passing on, needless of the most astounding considerations. In am’om- ent- the ground may break through and let. you; fall into the grave. :The pulses of life, now, so regularly drumâ€" “But," you ask, “how, if we repent' t'osnight and come to God, will we at' last be weighed 2" Yes! yes! There is no escape from the scrutiny. The _wicked have been tested and driven away in their wickedâ€"1 guess. Now let- the righteous get? ion to the balances. “Oh!” you suy, “let me off; I cunuot stand the test. gGett Ln, ye (righteous! “\tht with igull my sins?” No time to discuss that ‘3 mutter. The bell of judgment is toll- king. The balances ure adjustedâ€"get ‘in you must. All your opportunities ‘of being better and doing more good lure placed on one slide of the scales, §and you get in on the other. You 3 are too light to budge the balances in 3 your favour. On your 81th are spread 'all the kind words you ever spoke. land all the Christian deeds you ever ididr Too light yet! On your side are put all your prayers. all your repent- ‘unce, all your faith. Too light yet! iCome and get on this sideâ€"Paul, :L'uther, Baxter, Paysom, and Dod- ida'idgeâ€"a-nd help the Christian (bear down the scale. Too light yet! Get on this side, all ye martyrs who went through fire and floodâ€"Wick- cliffe, Ridley and Latiimw'. 'l‘oo light yet! Come, angels of God, and get on the scales, and see if ye cannot turn the balances in favouur of the saints; for the judgment is ending, and let not the righteous be banished with the wicked. Too light yet! Place on this side all the sooptres of light, and all the palm-branches of triumph, and all the thrones of glory. T00 light yet! But at this point Jesus, the Son of God, steps up to the bal- anoes. He puts one scarred foot on the Christian’s side of the scales, and they tremble and quiver from top to bottom. He [i'uts both feet on, and down go the scales on the. Chris- tian’s side with a stroke that sets all the Bells of heaven a-chimiug! This Rock of. Ages is heavier than any other weight. But, oh Christian; you may not get off so easily. I place on the opposite scale all the sins that you ever oom- mltted, and all the enviw, and hateS. and inconsistencies of a lifetime, but altogether they do not budge the scales. Christ, on your sidet has set- tled the balances for ever. There is no condemnation to them that arenin Christ Jesus. Go free! 30 free! Sins all pardoned. shackles all broken, prison doors all opened; Go free! go tree! .Weighod in the balance and nothing wanting! BREEDING AND CARE OF HORSES. The first thing of importance is to‘ have the right kind at stock from which to breed. If you are thinking! of turning your attention to breed-8 ing horses, you should inform your-I self as thoroughly as possible, con-' cerning the requirements of the mar- ket upon which you must depend when 5 you have anything to sell. This will1 differ in different localities. There are ways some sections of the country in which the majority of the horses rais- ed are of the heavy drazft type, rang- ing in Weight from’ 1500 to 1800 lbs. In other sections the coach horse, weighing from 1200 to 1400 lbs. will be most frequently found, while in still different sections, the lighter weights suited to light driving will be found to predominate. I mention this for the reason that I have always found it advantageous for farmers of any given section to work as nearly as possible along the same lines. If you are living in a community which Lhas a reputation for producing a su- lperior uality of heavy draft horSeS, dealers who handle that kind of stock will know where you are, and when your heavy horses are ready for mar- ket you will have no trouble to find a purchaser. 0n the other hand, if in such a community you have alight weight roadster to sell you must de- pend upon disposing of him to your local liveryman or someone else of your own community. ' Another thing 18 your own individ- f ual taste. All other things beingi equal, the stockman will always suc- l heed best with the kind of stock he} likes best, and as most farmers who? raise horses to sell mlust depend on1 doing much of their farm work with‘ the young animals that are not yet sufficiently developed to place upon the market, it is especially important that their own taStes are satisfied as nearly as the character of the mar- ket they depend on will permit. Never raise stock from either sire or dam that is unsound, unless as is sometime the case, the unsoundness results from accident and therefore not constituv tiona.. In selecting your brood mares see first of all that they are sound, and to this 1 woald add of good disposition. The size must be govern- ed by the purpose for which the stock raised is intended. Select animals of good form and style. The heaviest draft horse, even, will sell very mluch better if he has good style‘ and ac- . tion. Select animals with round body, Ideep chest, short back, magi loin, l high withers. arched neck, sma head, slender and medium-sized ear, prom- inent eye oi brown color and. wide nostril. The legs should beivstrong and well proportioned, m'usgtular 'as they approach the body, an 'Ibo'ny and flat from knee to poster Avoid a flat foot. The bottom 0 the foot should be well arched and provided with a large frog. TO PREVENT BEES FROM ROBBING Bees frequently do great damage to themselves and other colonies by rob- bing. The worst cases of this gener- ally occu; just after the close of the honey flow in spring. Bees seldom at- tempt to pilfer and steal during a honey flow, but when they become idle they are almost certain to find any colony that is not in condition to defend its stores, and will carry off all the honey that the hive con- tains. There is not only danger of the loss of the colony being robbed, but the bees become so enthused in the husiness that they are liable to fall on any colony and either overpow- er it sufficiently to secure its honey, or produce such a fight that large numbers are killed. If we are‘ particular to have every colony in proper condition we will never be troubled with robbers, for it surely begins from the colonies being very weak, or having no queens. The latter is usually the principal cause of robbing, and 'this we can easily pre- vent by keeping every colony supplied with a queen, or if queens are not at hand, we can give these qn-eenless colonies, a frame or brood from some other colony, which will keep them in good shape until they rear a queen of their own. At the close of the honey harvest after mmch-‘swarming, many colonies will be found without queens, from the fact that only a per cent of vir- gin queens become fertilized and get back to their hives properly, and turn out to be good queens. \Ve should thoroughly inspect each colony at this period, and find those that have no queens, and supply them at once; if this has been done care- fully, we will experience little trou- ble with robbing. If a colony is found being robbed, it should be checked im- rnediatelyt and perhaps the easiest and quickest method is to throw a large blanket over the entire hive, thus completely covering it up. Do not tie the blanket tightly around the hive but throw loosely over it so the bees will have necessary ventilation. GOOD AND BAD FITTING COLLARS. Every horseman knows well the val- HINT 5 FOR THE FARMER. no of a perfect fitting collar to thei horse‘s neck and shoulders, and every horseman also knows the annoyance irritation, and torture to the horse, to 4 say nothing about spoiling an other- wise good disposition, or making a balky horse of the naturally true pul- ler, by a collar that is too long, too wide, and not adapted to the form of the ”shoulder. The harness horse does his work “ from the shoulder.” and certainly everybody will concede that for the com-fort of the animal, and value to its owner, it deserves a perfect fitting collar, and that noth~ ing short of perfect adaptation of the collar to the shoulders and neck will be satisfactory to either horse or driver. Every horseman knows that not one ‘ collar in one hundred in daily use is a perfect fit; many will do, but a large majority of them are too wide for the neck, and not adapted to the shoulders. Every horse should have his own collar to be able to do: his work with comfort, and every collar should be fitted to the horse that is expected to wear it. If the collar is too long it should be cut off at the top; but if too Wide and not adapted to the shoulders of the horse, don’t think that you must get a pad to fill in the space. Pads to the horse’s shoulders in summer are about what overshoes wuuld be to our feetâ€"makes them tender and soft instead of firm and tough. Select the style and length of col-? lar best adapted to the work to be1 performed, and whether a new or old " collar, soak it in water over night: before flitting it to the horse. When' ready to put it on, wipe off the sur-f plus water from the collar. put it on: and adjust the brands at the tOp and and bottom, so as to bring the collar to the neck snugly its entire width: and adjust the hames at the top? close at the bottom, nor Vice versaf but a close fit to the sides of the neck, so that the collar will sit firm- A ly and not slide from side to side over the shoulders, but as nearly immov- able as possible sidewise. When the collar is soaked thoroughly it can be brought to the sides of the horse’s neck perfectly; but when the collar is dry and stiff this cannot be done with any degree of satisfaction. \Vhen the wet collar has been fitted to the horse’s neck, with the hams-tugs draught at the proper place, neither too high nor too low, then work the horse in this wet collar at mod- erate dra‘ught until the collar is dry and a perfect fit can be obtained. There is no other way in which it can be done perfectly, and we should never be satisfied with anything short of an absolute fit of the collar to both sides of the neck and the ‘form f of the shoulders. The Bishop of London told aquaint story the other day at a meeting at the Speaker‘s House, \Vestminster. ‘A little Eastend girl was being examin- ed upon the question of the Prodigal Son, he said. The teacher had got as far as the repentance of the prodigal and his eating of the swine-husks, when she inquired, “What else could he have done ?” The child replied, “He could have pawned his little girl’s boots.” Bt‘ushveâ€"W’ho is that solemn-looking individual? Pennâ€"That’s Graves. He writes patent medicine eds. A clever chap is he is. too. He can describe a disease so that the healthiest man alive will think he has got it. NJ. M. MBKBBhHiBW N09 G. J. MCKECHME? PROD [G AL’S SON UP-TO-DATE. f"?! 3%.; We beg to inform our customers and the public generally that We have adopted the Cash System, which means Cash or its Equivo alent, and that our motto will be “Large Sales: and Small Profits.” We take this opportunity of thanking our customers for past, patronage, and we are convinced that the new system will merit a continuance or the same. Adopted by ' perfect and permanent cure? ‘ Here is a case in point: “I was troubled with indigestion and dyspepsia for three or fouryears, and tried ; almost every doctor round here and differ- : ent dyspepsia remedies, but got little relief. “ I then started using Burdock Blood ’ Bitters, and when I had finished the second ‘ bottle I was almost well, _but _ continued “I Gan Eat What I Like.” Many people suffer terribly with1 pain in the stomach after every mouthful they eég. - _. -0 Q -- D) spepsia and indigestion them in constant misery. ~ ed for by nations, the Mongolians 3 would have a very fair chance of be» i ing successful competitors. The Chi- , nese do not confine themselves to culâ€" ;tivation on dry land only; they also ,cultivate the bottom of the waters, , and in the beds of shallow lakes, ponds ' ;and brooks produce fruits unknown ,to other people. The water chestnut, ,the fruit of which is inclosed in a (case formed by its root, is one 0i 1the most noteworthy of these pm- ;dlucts and is grown up in large quan- itities. It is very wholesome and of é a delicate flavour, and is gathered by women, who tuck up their wide trous- ers, and wade above their knees into the ponds, where they grepe for the Qchestnuts with their hands..As soon :‘as her basket is ftuill, the gatherer {repairs to the nearest town or vil- ilage, which she perambulates, crying her Water chestnuts. These esculents {are much appreciated, and meet a iready sale. They are prepared for { food by removing the rind and boiling ithe bulb. ' . .._- â€"-. o coâ€" taking it untilI had completed the third bottle, when I was perfectly well. Before taking 8.8.8. I could scarcely eat any- thing without having a 51min in my stomach. Now eat whatever I like withâ€" out causing me the least discomfort." â€"â€" MRS. THOMAS CLARK, Brussels, Ont. Rlzmy Trees. Are Cultivated Which Are lTnknown In ("her Lands. Queer peOpIe the Chinese. If prizes for profitable gardening were comp.‘~ A great variety of trees, some of which are little known out of China, are to be found in the orchards. In saddition to the peach, apricot, cus-‘ i tarad-applc, rose-apple, pineapple, pear . ipluxn, date, cocoa, plantain, banana, ipersimmon, citron, orange, lemon, ; quince, guava, oxive, pomegranate, and [vineâ€"the last mentioned being grown {in many varietiesâ€"there are the li- ichi, the fruit of which. is of the size iof a strawberry, the stone being in isoft, succulent pulp of a very deliâ€" ?gcious flavor; the lu-ngngan, or dra- lgon’s eye; the wampee, whose fruit, {about the size of a pigeon’s egg, is infimh esteemed, and the caram'oolo. 10f these fruits the carambo is, perâ€" haps, gathered in greatest abundance. In the autumn when the fruit ripens, the orchards are in a state of per- petual clangor, from the beating of gongs by boys hired for the pur'pose, and without whom the birds would consume more than half. the fruit. GARDENING IN CHINA