HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1888-4-5, Page 2LIVINO MONARCHS.
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Is or the crowned meads now "tilling
AD. Xarope.
Qtleen Viotoria uow both a piece among
the oldest sovereigne a Europe. In May of
thie year be will be 79 year a age- She
has been on the throne for half century.
She enjoys good health, an. Vida feir to live
and reign for many years yet. If she at -
tides the age a Iser grandfather, George
131., ehe will wield, the eeeptre (boring ao-
°ideate) up to the year 1901. If at that
time her on the Prime of Wales, becomea
Xing, he will heve reaohed the ripe age of
60 years.
Tlae new Gernien Emperor Frederick ia 57
years a ago, aod his Empress, the deughter
Q f Queen Victeria, is 49- JnelgIng
photogeaphs, he does not closely resemble
bie departed father iu the face, but she
looks very much like her mother. If
Feederiek 'should Hee to be as old as his
father, and perheps be may, he will wear
his crown (barring aecideutie up to the
year 1922 Ills a:111101th dim hia prospeeta
but the deotch Jr. Maekeezie rimy haeith
his ailments,
The Kiev; of the Belgians, Leopold. IL, is
53 yeara old, And it he elgodd reign tili be
reacJ3 the age at which hie father diea he
will be king tip to the year 1910. Be bee
beeu en the throne nearly tweety-three
leave,
The Emperor .of Austria., Francis Joseph,
is 5S years lald, and he has woria the inmeri.
al crown for forty years. His predecessor
was his unele, who abdieeted the throne in
Ida favor when but 455 ye,ere of age, heceese
be was tired of the Owned end troubie,
Frauele Joimpli is apollshed aciteler, a lin-
pilot, an equestrien, an Admirer of mill
tary pomp, and a charmer. Be tehealthy,
and lilde fair to reign for a long time yet
(herring accidents).
The Meg of Italy, HumbertoI, le 44
years old, ad has worn the crown lino the
death of hie father, ten years ego. Be ia
but the second of the Binge of Hutted Italy
and 'throne is en the eternal city of Berne,
Tbe auperor o Alexander 111.
is 43 years old, end motiettel the tlinee
after the murder of his father, seven year
The Rips of Denmark, Chrstian 1.X., 1
70 years of ilea,. er a year older than Qaeea
Vietoria, and is the eecond oidest monarch
in Europe. Ile has wielded the eceptre for
a quarter of a cautery, or lent half am long
Se the Britieh Queen, Geo of Ida daughtere
ifs the wife of the Russian Crew ; enotber ef
them i$ wife of the beir emparout to the
Britieli crow; and hie eecood agn is Xing 01
Greece.
The King of Sweden and Norway, Oscar
1.1„ is in bin iiielleth year, tied tee reigued
ter sixteen years, lie We favored seree re-
form',
The King of Portugal, Louis is a
years eld, and is a MAU of enterpriee and
progreee, fie has been for twentydsoven
Tem a King.
The power and authority of the King of
Spain, ,filforam who ta not yet two
yeara old, is limited by the regency of Ilia
mamma. Ile neversaw bla royal sire.
The Xing of Greece, or Xing of the Bel-
low. Gesegios is 43 yeara of age, and
bas ea,
Ring for a quarter of e century, or
since he was 183 at velaich age he was elect.
ad to the Ifellenie throne. He finds it a
hard, job to rule the modern Greeka or keep
their favor. "
Ihe sovereign or Sultan of Turkey, Abdul
Harniti II., is 40 yeare old, and succeeded
to the throne twelve years ego, when the
majesty who preceded bine was deposed. lie
is the twenty.eighth Sultau sine the eon.
quest of Constantinople by the Turks.
The Kites a the Netherlands, William
Ma is the oldestmonarch in Europe, beioe
now of the age of 71, and entered upon the
fortieth year et his reign on St, Petrink's
Day, tbough lie is a scion of the royal house
of Orange. EVG11 in llolland the old mon-
arch is merry at times,' The Xing of Roumania, Carol is 49
years of age, and wail proclaimed Ring only
seven years ago, but before that time lie had
been for fourteen years the Domed of his
subjects,
The King of Servia, Milan I., is 34, and
was crowned only six years ago. but before
that he had held the throne for fourteen
years by election as Prince Milan Obrenovie
IV. Be is the fourth of his dynasty since
Servia threw off the Turkish yoke in 1829.
His 'predecessor was aseaosinateel.
The reigning Prince of Montenegro is
Nicholas I., who is 47 years old, and has
reigned for twenty-eight years.
InGermany there are three range and a
Grand Duke besides the Emperor of Ger.
many and the Ring of Bavaria, the king of
Wurtemburg, the King of Saxony, and the
reigning Grand Duke of Baden.
There are in Europe two kingless count-
ries—France and Switzerland. Both of
these republics seem to be able to get along
and keep the peace withoue the guidance of
Xixtga or Emperors.
The President of the French republic,
Mr. Carnet. is 51 years of age, and was
elected to office in December last. Be is a
graduate of the Polytechnic Sehool inParis,
and held various offices before his election
as President Thee are over 38,000,00
people in the Frenah republic.
In the republic of Switzerland, the highest
official of the Government is the President
of the 'Federal Council, who is elected by
the Federal Assembly, holds office for the
term of one year, and enjoys a salary of
$3,000 per annum. The President for the
present year is Mr. W. F. Hertenstein. A
President is not eligible to re-election until
a year after the end, of his term of office.
Drefem and Forebodings.'
A little ohild related OW mornieg at break-
fast a curious dream.
"Mamma, I thought analin men pante to
the houee and they had sueh a funny littl
box and they saui they were going to pu
me in it."
"Did you ereene what sleeve the leo
WAS, my love?" aeked the child% loather
enxiously.
" Ph, yes, namme, and I never iiew aty
thiug like it, ft was like title."
The child took some breed, crumbe from
hia elate awl began to trace out with gra
elletiuotuesa the ehape whichbe aew iu hi
dreame,
Be liaci never yet loeleed en death or see
any of in, paraphernalia, yet As his rnothe
watched hini with sinking heart there grew
uuder his little fiugers the exect outlines o
a COMP.
44 It watt only a dream," the mother said,
mid forbore telliug the happy child wile
ilhomen his dream had wrought.
But in a few daya the child siolemeed and
died mid the broken -heated niothelir we
fain to confess that there wee emoe dread
mid potent neeromaimy iu drama,
eircumetance withie the IthoWiedge ol
the writer seemed almost to phrtake of the
epirit of divinetion, A little girl of 4 years
old,. while yet well and with Jot the *light.
sr xnehnetion of c;ming seta to her
!nether :
"Next Sunday am, geing to die and Mr.
Lever (the Episcopal elereyrami) will bury
me, ma
amm.'
The chilol'a :nether reproved leer !roily
for telideg se foolishly but the ehild
eel and added Ala atatement
"The Smuttier after Mr. Lever (the elergy.
inan)aill die, and there won't be any ore te
buy him."
anceminou remark and the solemnity
e child's reamer created a peeving
sien, which wee forgotten by her midden
nese. She was taken ill with congeetion
in wi Was buried, as elie had. pre..
followieg Sunday by the der-
wbe had A se baptized her, Now
conies the ix:credible pert of the :story. The
clergyman lentil then to perfeot health.
WIT AND WISDOM,
A num has turned up in Illinois wheee
memo Anitnies Stewart, fether„ in
giving him, such. a oame, must leave been
somewhat mixed in his Settpture collectione,
Or, possibly, he mtended /atm for a real
eatate agent. --Lincoln Journal,
, It ia riot true that the people of this
mition or °feeler other natien work too numb.
They may fret too much, or they may cone
fine themselves too =chez) woe eternal grhod
cf thea..4010 kind of work, but work well
t and intelligently done killa nobohy.
8 Tide ta About the time of year that a male
decidea on becoming an erneteur gardener,
n He should. imply to the Man that became an
r amateur gardener this. time leet year, if be
wc,nid like to get ten orfifteeo delltere weetle
of implements for about a dollar and a half.
The Genoa Nev., Cennier et a tough
t1 youog arplaw who walked througe the een
lege barefooted the ether daywheothe ther-
mometer was 80 below zero. She turned
up her toes a little to keep thexn out of the
snow, bat otherwise paid no atteation to the
cold.
Lady --"I like your picture so much, aud
wolliti dearly love to be An artiet, Weal
e idclosavil end died ; but it waa neton the
a eucceeeive Suuday be wee buried, ea Utile
Mei, had Predicted, but on the aectead fol-
lowing, and the funeral eervtee was conduct-
ed by a brother, there hetes no clergy-
man near to efficiate.
It may be poseible that the eoudng of
death oppreeeed the guild, mut she appre,
hentied her own sudden demise. But; Airily
should she anticipate the death of her frieud,
and wheuce came that geeele knowledge
width breathed forth, in the epirit of proph.
ey from little Mary% %feat lire?
A few years ago e. Istiy Beteg in Ohio
votive(' a letter from a friend rcMisidie
Io, Before the letter reise
ka destination a territie dieaeter bad oe.
limit mid an awful bereavemint heti fellen
o the friend to whom it wee writteu. Yet
tbuee days before tbe ecelleut happened,
dieteuce of many hundreds ot entice,
hie is vrhat the frimul in Sltaeouri wrote:
"Where are you? Whet has luippened
to you? Are you in the Beset or out of it?
Wherever I go your anxious, troubled fee°
ernes before me. can do nothieg until I
hear that you are well and happy and gay as
ever,"
It was two days later that ner friend was
plueged tato the deepest sorrow, and her
letter hod been mailed forty.eight hours
when the telegraph flashed through the
country the Udine that verried terror Into
half a hundred happy famPlee.
How 410 you account for it, The pc
coption that te hot a &eerie nor the mott
conolneion of a cloudy brain, nor the olden -
era of e. too vivid. ireasinetion, but whioh is
thrust upon us when we least expect oe de.
sire it?
Before the wedding day he vows and pro-
tests that his dearest care will be her happi-
ness, and that there is no sacrifice too great
for him to make to secure her comfort.
Three months after they are married she has
to tack the blankets to the aide of the bed
to keep him from rolling himself up in all
the clothes.
.An extremely interesting experiment has
been made by Mr. J. Wagner, of Boston,
Mass. He sent nine oarrierpigeons to Lon-
don by mail -steamer on October 9, 1886.
Shortly after their arrival they commenced
their long flight home across the _Atlantic
Ocean. Up to January 10, 1887, three of
theme birds had returned; one arrived in
Boston direct from London, the second was
recovered near New York City, and the
third was found in the Allegheny Mountains
in Pennsylvania. The owner's address was
painted on the birds' wings, and, when they
were found, the birds were returned to
the owner. The other six birds were not re.
covered.
Irratte0 and the New Emperor..
It is well that at the obsequies of her
wham conqueror Frazier, should be repre-
sented. By a magnanimous valediction to
the dead ahe caner:am tee goodwill of the
living sovereign and touches the heart of
Germany, %Thee we bear in mind that ousi
of tbe first messages of friendship Rent front
San Remo after Xeiser Williem a death was
addressed. "a President Collet, we comet
but thilik the French republic more deeply
interested than any other State in the pro,
longetion of tbe lite of the wee Relperea'.
It la true that the Emperor Feedeeiek-,
large minded, gerarous, eiAa peaceful as he
is believed to be, is, ebove aJ, apetriet,
and ehat he never will voluntaellr rain,
epeisle the MO .proviuqta which in 1871 were
incorporeted, la the °graven fatherland.
Bat mat France condo= her thrifty aud
hardworking childrea to bear for genera.
tions the lead of a oedema military., estab-
lishment, and stand prepared to 3eopard
her national exhiteuce for the dim promiect
et regainieg Abaco and a ee,ctice of Ler.
mine:. le the recovery of the lost territiory
really emeatiel to her dignity and prosperi-
ty, to her eelf-respeoe and her retention of
placeof honor aroong the great powora
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7011 Itte the secrethow to de it ?"1' Ades- t "eara 9
—" Most willingly, modem. Yon have Let ;le fiee what light la thrown by hietory
only to elect the right colon and put them tine% euele queetionit. The France oi Vrenete
on tea eiele loweeee 0113 tbe. away. L naelinted neither Alsaee nor Lorraine., nor
1 shell go home eovr and Ce fa right FrencheCemteerior Nice and Savoy, nee the
Rewseillon, our Aviguon and Orauge, oor
'John brother ie
the Three Bishopries, nor =loll of whet is:
ter in le believe,new French Flanders and .A.rtolo
jackson_go,a ;hero for JE
egoloma t even Calaie tome_ ,Nreverthelese, elle held
ea W
health, Johneoneeneonceny? Jacksen— her a" 80'41' the 57414 41°44441°4S (4
Yee. lie eelculeted thet the ming inmost Charles .
whle/4 relativelh ga"ritntd•
Chrietnial present* woeld pey railroad far mightier empire than thet reared her
boat woyo owl tom motley la jai BiZetierck. Se, too, limier Leeds XIV.
t. France peaaeoed the logratiny of ReiroPei
14 luso that opp ? ,Ehreelwmad keel until nearly forty years after be lied
(u.vere/),,,,,DR rm. ask mmuma if although the whole of A lace waif not ae-
sir. repa—lie coffin], rum I'll porsonaily taker* up the reine of goveroment
me, ena if oho *eye you didn't askand adtbough the duchy of Lorreme was not
whip yon for telling aetory, Didgaiued 'linear theeeloae of the reign, of his
you ask anallanall? Three-year-olii—Tieily, greatgrandee; or may a little more then a
papa. I asked her, (4 penile.) She aatel I y ago,
ou1dn't it.
There 3311V be ether end niers coneeniel
Mormoa elder (to thee dealer} ; I want
tomb a pair of shoes for my wife. Shoe
deeler—..Yee, air. What number, pleake ?
Mormon eldere-Seventeee, Shoe eteeler
Seventeen? Great lirigharn, air, we haven't
ehoeis that large 1 Mormon elder (sternly)
--I'm nut speakieg of the member of the
shave, sir, but of the nauther of the wife,"
Lend Agent—tron can't do hatter than to,
ont to our town to locate, "How
the climatal' "Sisrply wonderful.
talian Air* and Wiry wieWe and afl that
of thIng, Never have such stoma as
customed to," ''.14V hereto Brigeby
cut there *ix months ago " lie
In the het blizzard."
MN. illtsgeogirt Attends the
kraut% Bali.
"Teeth me deughter," said the Widow
Magoogin, lifting her diatended head from
her damask moil.
" Well, minunaw."
"Is there air a dbrap av wather in the
house, Toozy ?"
" Yes, minunave."
"A& anny floppooed oice, Toczy V'
" Frappe& numnotew."
" Frappe' nr frappooed, me derlint, aff
id's an the primises gime° a bowl an id, fur
nie head is bushtin'."
"1 told you so, nainitnaw," said Arethinsa.
"ie towld me fwhat, Toozy ?"
"That you'd be sorry when you were
sober, minim/ye."
" ThrotInn ye towld me the throoth, me
daughther," said the Widow, with a groan;
" Ora -wore my, but twhy didn't Mare Clarke
pit a alitop to that Minch pervint it'
frain evintuatire at all, at all, as Mrs.
Goalets Tend say. BOW did 01 get home,
Toozy ? Who brung ine to the dure an'
foired me in 1 Was id in me own coop, nie
danghther, or was id in a han'eart Oi ken'
to me dornmysoil this inavvrtin" b'ilin, an
wid me hyootiful pheasant dhress flutther in
in the blizzard ?"
"You came home in your own coupe'
minnnaw," answered the daughter.
"Oh, Oi did, did 01," said the widinv
with a new -fashioned moan; "Well, Oi'm
glad av that, Toozy, fur it'll save iz a grait
dail av slicandaloizin' intoirely. Oh, but
Oi'm glad Orm tiloive this blessid mawrnin'
either the ahlathers of shatnpagny mese an'
Hair Wienbowwowahky desthr'yed at the
hall lash' noight Who was that was in the
box avid iz, Toozy? Hang a wan av me
knows anny wan av thini sarin his fwhish-
kers Heir Wienybowwowahky. Ow, wow,
but fwhat a toime we had—me head's the
seize av a wather bucket this mawrnire-.an'
me throat—oh, me throat's that hot an'
burnin' that id makes me feel as aff Oin
nuver seen a dhrap av wather in me loife.
Oh, tiff 01 only had me mont' undher the
hoydrint, Orm thinkin' Oi'd dhrink Irety
dhrop in th' aqueduck afore 01'd laive off.
hampanny's a turrible head bushter, so id
s, Toozy 1 An' id's a pockit bushter, too,
roe daughther I Begorry, d'ye know that
Hair Wienybovvwowshky forgot to pay fur
he woine, an' bang his Roman buttons but
i' had to fork over the money meself. But
Hair liVieny towld me Oi lukt so noice in
e coshtoom. 01 shuppose Oi did, Toozy.
i wish the MeGiaggertys kud have Seen
e I Ow, but 01 musht _have med the legs' m
'arts lep fwhin they clapt their eyes an e 1
at oh, my—inti head's bushtin' veud the
ait an' me throat's crackin' weld the drooth.
urry, Toozy, vvud the flappooecl oiee
ether 1 Give me enoof ey id to dhrown
esel' in id. Urea wurra 1 wurral wurra 1
ut id's a long toime agin fore 0111 be found
t a Fritsch ball dhrinkird shampagny wud
hairy Roosian, an' layin' np a Miter° av
arry fur mesa loike that Ono nursin' this
lessid nuiwrnin'."
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olos is told in conneetion with
e peelings through Pe.
man who Nide:nue milesfrom the
country to eta and" sham hande "with the
chief -went away exultant, elalmieg that
with *there the Presideut merely shook
handl, but lam he addreesed personally.
Whoa asked bow that was, he replied, "Tito
kresident told me to pews on."
"I feel so tired every niolit, John," xeld
s. ermer'a wife, as she took up her denting
altor the iley'a work 'az due. "My hence
elite and 1 have tite of dizzlnees and no
appetite; mid Ito worried, too, about the
heifer, Alm. When I was feeding the stock
to-nighe she acted very straughly, and ro-
e „4 to eat. Pin afraid shell going to die."
' quid John. with an alaXI011a look
ii'fece, I'm worried. about that heifer
yeeM"
jun° eider in butter is a fact. It is un-
fortunate that artiftehel coloring in imita-
tion of .Nature'a hue in June dots not impart
her Juno flavor. Hero is where the only
chance for deception conies in. The color
suggests the flamer, and. the popular notion
that high flavor .goes with high color has
some foundation m Nature, Herein proba-
bly lies the secret of the popular preterence
for high color. •The palate is in a meaerire
eheeted through the eye. So, by common
eminent, if not from popular demand, arta
fide' coloring is practiced. But it need not
deceive, and we presume no one is deceived.
Yes, times have chtinged, remarks The
Beaten Cougregationalist. There was Cot.
ton Mether, who,. according to the ezsayist
at the Boston ministers' meethig recently,
preached ta his own installation a sermon
lasting an hour and a half, having prefaced
it with a prayer whose duration was anhour
and equarter. There is a contrast, as the
eulogist remarked, between such a record
and the '15 or 30 apurte of petition "which
aro somethries offered at a ptayer meeting
nowadays:.
She flot Him, For It Was Leap
Year.
A wild symphonic yell burst from the
windowev—ohimneys and doors of a Jarvis
St. residence last evening about ten o'clock.
Aman who was cautiously letting himself
slide down town to get a shave at the bar -
bee's was so startled that he fell into a pud-
dle of water. But his fright was nothing
to that of Claude Jones, for it was he that
uttered that shriek of anguish. As has been
his wont during the last five years, he called
last evening on Pauline. She welcomed him
and bade him to draw up to the natural gipm
and warm his feet. They talked. on iu the
usual easy manner for an hour, when Paul-
ine diew her chair up beside Claude's and
dropped her head on his shoulder. The
frightened young man could only gasp and
spring away; but she followed him.
"Pauline," he exclaimed, "are you mad ?
What do yen mean ?" She fell on her knees
at his feet, on a rug which represented a
woolly dog playing with a sky-blue oat.
" What do I mean ?" she exclaimed hoarse-
ly, "I mean that I love you. I have waited
long for your declaration. You have not
made it. The time has come. Love me you
must and shall. So saying the heroic girl
clasped her lover in her arms. He wrenched
himself away and rushed to the door. It
was shut and locked. "Von cannot escape
me," cried,his inexorable pursuer, "You are
mine." Then it WU that Claude Jones' lips
parted in one long wail of agony and he
dropped supine on the floor while the girl
gazed pitilessly into his eyes. They will
be married in June,
The old story boiled down —She (early in
the evening)—Good evening, Mr. Sampson.
Same She, (late in the evening) --Good night,
George.
landlady (to boarder)--Ilow iNhe butter,
Mr. Darnley? Darnley (a produce frier)--
Quiet but strong, madam, and in 1 tle de-
mand.
vide for *mob expenvion thau lu Aimee
tose never leeroed to uee nu;
1 h biten te
French tougne with correctuese or with flu.
eney. There, for instauce, are the Freucli-
speaking canto= of Switzerland and, the
Frenchepeaking preeriecea ef Belgium,
whieh itideed were parte of France under
Napoleon /. Who can say thee France bee
t more te win by the frimulthip awl fel-
wahip of Gerreeny then by pereieting
her recent impleeable attitude ? And who,
• ealliege the =Lan bletoricel trenefornatie
Feenett polley—as, for iwitatice, the
pt alliance with Anatria Itt 1700 alter
aro then two gent:Wee of warlereracen re-
linvoseible another auedee revolatien
r foreign relatioue?
A eombinetioo of thee ort ia believed to
me *ea projeeM4 by M. Jules Ferry, mad
the itelltril4 hats duce eivered the discredit of
180 adsmeate. But it might he looked upozt
more favorably wore Fre:schema once coin
vhieed that the ruler of elermany was their
elecere well-wisher. and would gladly help
them to coatpensation in vitae other quer.
ter for the irrevoceble eurrender of Metz
and Rtraeburg, thamicationtibly it would
he a Week; to the Coutinent coati/ France
and Gerinany be linked by the bowie of
common. interee tend matuel good wilL Nor
wouldouch, *change bo more welcome to
any of the inhabitant?' of Europe than to the
millions of frugal, toiling peasants wlio form
the hone and stnew of the French nation.
But, however acceptable to 'Frenchmen
tay be the kindly overture of the now Em.
peror, 36 is their miefortnne that they Call.
WA build upon it hopes ef stable reconcilia-
tion and of joint advancerneut. The can.
cord of France and Germany remains a
dream, Inc the higlarnhaded sovereign, who
might have 'Abated it, is doomed. What
caste a deeper shadow ou the outlook is the
fact that the successor of an Emperor el.
ready moribund is deemed of all men least
likely to be swayed by humarliterian and
Chivalrous motives.
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Reading and Thinking,.
Reading should teacla a mau to think; it
is too often relied on to save hint the trouble
of thinking. "Reading maketh a full num,"
says Dud Bacon, but -where there is no out.
flow fulness breeds ataghation. Many atu.
dents are like a reservoir into :which a. little
stream of water rune no faster titan it eva-
porates. They are forever pumping in but
never drawing out. The mind of a mature
man should be a spring, not a pond.
It is true, at has been said, that "too
much readini leaves a man no time for
and drawing all his life and never paint.
thought." T e artist does not study colors
e ught how to start and learns to point
by painting. The mime does not spend a
a lifetime in training hie eye and
hand and accumulating muscle; he
gets his tools and goes to work.
That part of theintelleotnai workman's min -
cation which comes from reading is to teach
him how to use his tools --that is, his men-
tal faculties. Reading wings his imagine -
tion ; it tames his fancy; kit instructs his
judgment; it arms his reason; it earlobes
his memory. And when his mind is thee
developed and. equipped it is as ready for
its work as the blacksmith's arm is Inc its
task when he gets strength and skill to
wield the hammer. Too many students
make ef the world a gymnasium instead of
a workshop; they are forever getting
strength, but never using it to any purpose
except to try and get more.
As la result) the professions are full of
crammed •men but scant of thinkers. The
true method is to make of reading a means,
not an end.
Dental Note.
Smith --Teeth remind me of woraen.
Jones—In what respect?
Smith—Well, you see, in the first piece
we suffer like the mischief getting them;
and we feel bad when we lose them.
Matthew Arnold says that the American
funny men" are a national calamity.
The renasintment of a commission by the
Ontario Government to investigate the whole
subject of the mineral wealth of the Pro-
vinces and of the best means for its 'being
utilized, is a step in the right direction.
Perhaps this ought to have been done long
ago. But better late than never. Hitherto
the hindrances in the way have been many.
One after another of thee has disappeared,
and now no time ought to be lost. The
thing needs to be pushed, and we hope
that Mr. Mowat will " push " it.
H OW TO APIPIAT INSgCTIVIDES
Paws Gneata—This popular iasecticid
WAS intr(idn,,ted to destroy the Colorado pa
tato beetle, and WAS gradually used for
other leeeeetiog insects. Chetnically it is,
a compound of AVAellie and copper, knoWa as
areeniete ef eopper, and coot:due, when pure,
58 per coat of aroeious acid or white ar.
imuc. Or emcee it is important that it be
pure, otherwise the proportioue given for
mixing with, diluents wilt be uncertain,
'Ilse adulterated thttilg is gPIZOriiibr of n*
lighter color then the pure, and should never
be purchased. (A great deal of much adul-
terated Paris Green as gold, and in buying,
one unskilled in toting it meet depend upoia
the integrity aad eerefuluess in purchasing
On tho part of these he buya of--Eral
pAration.---14ike mese other tnseeti.
eides, Pares Green nmy be applied either
dry or wet, e, diluted with some powder
An deur or plaster, or meehanically mixed
with weer. In general, liquid applicetioa,
is preferable; but circumstances must large-
ly govern the ease, As a, dry diluent, fiver
is excellent, as Itai adhesivenese when, damp
aide in at-teching the poiseh to theplage
leaves., The proportions of the mixture
should, vary isomewleet according to therela-
tive tenderness of the foliage to which it is
to be applied, him in general it in wife to use
'one park by weight ef Parte Greea to twenty
parte of flour. Air.sleked lime in absolve exe
eellent ()fluent, ma put poison to dity of
limo will do for meat Inseet,s. For liquid
appliestion mix ore ounce with 3 gelterie
water or one pound to 59 or 61 gallOne of
water.
LONDON insectitude is ef
meet lutroduetion, Awl ea many aceount* is
preferishle te Perla. green. Being a weetepro.
duct lo the maitufachire of euilitie dyes, itis
mp3fatively cheep. costiatglonly 11 cente
paeadet retail. his Impotence:re theziFerie
green,
is more finely pulverized, and bailee
more edhestvete vegetation, and more per.
ineuentitt lteaffeets, In water it remains
atm peasten Melt louger thee Perla green, It
cetera the vegetation to which it is -applied
more conspicuouely, and coneequeutly there
ieleas danger of mul0 e for feed yeeeteblee
0 •
whigh it has been app1ie4Leelt may be ap.
plfed either dry or wet. If dry, mix one
pert by weight of the, potena to forty parte
dour or lime, and sife or dust; an in the usual
manner. In water, it le ale to pee cue
+aline() ef pelage. to, five gellolue or the game
°verge; one pound to eighty gallons,.
ther of theee eublitaucea may ne ueed to
troy such leateatiog lueeete as do net of -
fruits or vegetables that are to he uscti
after the application. Potato beetles"
km species, cucumber beetles, canker
and tho vations leateating larva"
Oa* the foliage of fruit or shade
all bo destroyed by these losecti-
e
PrateAVBIONt4 rti Prstwo, Pessixes.---Dr,
A. Lintner glace .,the fellowiug preeautfous
to be observed in Needling and applyiug
theee ineecticide poisons z
The poison should be kept in a safe place
d labeled " Polies." Do not distrsbuto
the powder witlt the hand, ail is sometimes
done, An abrasion of the akin might result
In serious, harm. Apply the powder with
the mind, 11 any, an as not to breathe it,
1)o not U50 it upon leaves, or fruits which,
are 8Q011 to be eaten, or where it will not bo
washed away by repeated rains fee on cab-
bage cauliflower, etc). Prevent animal*
feedlisg on poisoned Insects. Teat the
strength of the poison en a few plants drat,
hevit it may be too strong for the leaves.
Melt of no greater strength. than 13 necea-
eery to kill the !ascent, [To which we add:
In using with flour or limo mix ve
thoroughly. 11 in water, stir well 0rat, and
etir very frequently, as the poisons lo not
dieeolve and are consteutly mottling to or
towards the bottom of the :ordaining yea.
aele,—ED. P. 40 A)
PrBE.TATIVOSS, CB INSECT POWBBIZ, be of re-
oont introduction and is very useful for de-
stroying insane which eannot be reached by
the ether poisons, It kill!, by sinmle canted,
with tho Insect, and Immo does not nod to.
be eaten. It is practically harmless to man
and the higher animal; and iney be haildlecl
with impunity. It may he applied either
dry or all solution—a tablespoonful to a gal-
lon of water. Pyrethrum coneista of the dry
powdered, flowers of plants of the genus
Pyrethrum, which:ate related to the °mimeo
Ileaeveed of our roadeides. It loses its in.
secticidal properties by prolonged exposure
to air, and hence it is highly important that
the fresh article be obtained. Pyrethrum is
excellent for killing cabbage worms, currant
worms, cherry and rose slugs and similar
pests.
EfELLE13011E consists of the powdered
roots of: White Hellebore (Treratrum al -
hum,) ; kills both by contact with the skin
of the insect, and by being eaten. It is
especially valuable for destroying currant
worms and aimilar insects. It may be ap.
plied as a simple powder, or mixed with
water, one ounce to two gallons, and spray-
ed on.
litROSICNE MIXTURES.—Much prominence
has been given of late years to kerosene and
soap emulsion as an insecticide. Many pre-
parations of it have been recommended, and
used more or less successfully. The simplest
formula. that I have seen is given by Prof.
A. J, Cook, who says he has found the fol.
lowing method excellent One quart of soft
soap and two gallons of water are heated to,
the boiling point, when one pint of kerosene
oil is immediately stirred in and all ?yea
mixed. Of course the soap and water must
be removed from the fire before the kerosene.
is put into the mixture.
TOBACCO is another excellent insecticide
and ought to be more used. In many places
the stems oan be obtained free at the ciger
manufactories, and they make an excellent
insect -repelling mulch for various plants,
as well as beteg of value as a fertilizer. A.
strong decoction of tobacco made hysoaking
the stems in water, or boiling them, is ef-
fective in killing plant -lice, red spiders and
many other similar pasta.
A. Reasonable Request.
"Papa," said'a beautiful girl, brightly,
"do you know that this is my eighteenth
birthday?"
" Why, bless me, so it is 1" responded'
the "old man. "It doesn't seem possible
that my little girl has grown to be young
lady,"
"Well, she has, papa, and 1 want you ta
do me a very great favor," and the beauti-
ful ?girl hid her blushing face upon the old
man's shoulder.
"What is it, dear ?" he asked fondly.
"Please sell Nero."