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The Sentinel, 1881-03-25, Page 3FARM AND GARDEN. Interesting Jottings for Agri- culturists. tCompiled by a practical agriculturist.) Sufficient Farm IIelp. H we start out in the -spring to tiil a farm of a certain number of acres without suffi- cient help, then a part of the necessary work must be left undone or the workonly partially accomplished. Then is when the fanner has too -much to do and gets behind with his work ; neglect disturbs method and all things are soon out of balance. Many farmers say they cannot afford to lure much help. it is as necessary to have sufficient help to carry on a farm success- fully as it is to have ally help. If help cannot be had then let some farmer have a pf ;.", t of the farm to work, for the extra " azu(, -ad of land which cannot beproperly tilli, 1 is so zuuch laud lying. idle. Thus writes a correspondent of the ifusbandri.an. He goes. on to state his own naethod : . "1 will give the 'method whicli I have followed for years. and I cannot say that I have had too uniali to do, and at no time . have been behind with my work. The first thing I do is to_ provide the -best tools for all kinds of work and sufficient team power to use them. 1 mploy the best help I can get, as I have learned that skilled labor is the cheapest. Hiring cheap labor to save - a few.dollars does not pay ;-loss in damage `-to teams and tools more than offsetting:any saving so made. It takes_ but a few hours for an inexperienced or a careless hand to do much damage. It is my method to keep as much help as the farm requires.. I am well aware. that 'many farmers will . - ..- sa,y..1 as has been . said before, that they cannot afford to hire so much; but all I have to say to such. is, start next spring with more help and tilt- yonr. land as it . should be tilled, and put the farm in proper shape, and- when - the. year comes. round ffgure up the difference, and see if money ....has been loSt.". . aExacianienta in. Fertilizing Orchards. &of; Beal hasbeen experimenting with. an orchard . The land -on Which' this- . Orchard was --situated was slightly rolling; --- not a strong-Jand;-ia-_ennsiderable portion; • 7 Was of ,iii:- black loamy, nature; suitable for -. graSa or corn, The ea -Perim -entail aye been. Carriedon since 1:-.873-- up -to ilie present.; previously the ''.:orefl'ara was not well cared for.-- Around some -trees Sinall circles were „kept cultivated, but these trees do no bet- . ...ter than.those which grow -in -sed. - A:eircle. -, „ofgrass - extendink-u6Eirtrolit -to the ends.ef. :the overshadowing lines is of littieor no _damage •• to the, tree after it ha S ..growii . fifteen. or -more years and has become .Well; established: Trees.of this age'/eft in 'grass, without ' anamire in.:- ()lir:ofChards. groW- •- 'more. slowly, :produce less '• frint -.... ot. a • stCaller size and poorer --quality, than tr;dea. . whitic have -.been well Cultivated ;,:* the ,.- fruit is generally in our 'eaperimentS. of a :brighter color_ -a:hert -grown-on tree § left in' : gras. When spread • broadeast'. about a • tree,. barnyard ;manure -prOduces. a: good: effect about twil 'years sooner 'than When - . --the manure . .is. placed- close. to the tree. . .. , . ' bome trees` Were kept. heavily friniched„ to 'l others' ashes 'We're applied ;At the rate of _ • one waggon loadof leached, er two or three buOiels.:-of.miloaclied pr- tree, *tilers, li*e. --„ given a,Nva:rgori load. of- :Barnyard. .nianure.;-. ' these apPlieations-.-were -made four voars - ago, -and perhaps it is ton :-soiM to -arrive at.: conclusions;...but -as -yet the ' trees appear about the .Sitme,: no: difference being -visible tn. favor of eitherof the above. -.modes- of •''. anathiring.:_. -Where clear cultivation . has been -practiced :without fertilizers or iiiiileli, • .:the fruit, seeined. to be j'ItSt • as-' ahkintrant awkef -as th:xxd qualitv-'-as in the • three.- last . - . cases enumerated. TC hough _tilling. of ,the • - _-- ...land has:been one of- the beet experitrients,-- .-and has apparently produced.- the hest. .reaulta.- I have .eXperimentedin thinning • apples. Wliiiethey-are -Small, and find it very . - . - . , . .. - . . - profitable. - : . -. - -. _---a-:. - :." • : r cultivating, F!ea02 Orchards. z Piepeach, tree . --is- more. sensitive-tb neglect. and retarded growth in grass, as •-• welt as,atinfulated bygaodeultivatiOn,thin anY .9t1IP-r of our agitation fruit trees. „-We• ;have never aeen--- a;successful ..orchard in rase, 'unless - Objected to Co -natant- and heaVyarnanurina.. • aVe observe_ 'it redent statement ba,Ci.. Engle, of Pawpaw, Mrch.„ - that he Ima an orchard- eighteen years Old bearing abundant 'crops of excellent peaches' -thr.ough thainffuende of -cultivation: pleitighait early revery spring to a depth Of. , five. e;tid: sikinJhes..In-tweweekalie.passes Alleavylia.rrow both ways. aiftetwards-la. twnhorseetiatiiiater, sot to run four inehes deep: is passecrdver the ground ftoni three to fiVa times-. 'This ends the 'secoSonaecultia vation.E. thiiake • there -are-. inore peaehe4'-or. the beet =quality borne On these trees:than any other equal-itumaer else -- where in . the state.: In allnsion. to the ,reeenainendedpiaatiCeof sewing buckwheat ifl - peach instead of -keeping it clean and' mellow-, Mr. Easays he would - :aa soon think ot -sowing buckwheat among his COni-tA.MSRie.Ro heavier--criapa Thetilith is, while.- every _fanner knows' that clean culture ia-alisolutely eSseritia.ttO success in his-eoriariOn farm crops, tnany fail to apply 'the sariteknowledge to their marc expensive orchard. •-• - • .' _ - • . _ Greenhouse- tind. Window- -Plarjts.. • The increasing heat Of the situ is favor - :able In flowering, btat.-.- also, to the rapid ii - propagatoa of • ;nsect- pests.: :Fumigate with tobaaeo When ;Practicable, and if this . cannotbe chane, syringe with tobacco Water. -at frequent intervals. sFor the red spider, thorough -drenching, the -tillage -with. Witter- _ is, the moat effectual, • -4bunclAnt fresh air. ' will be needed; -and„. for thisthewindow's- - and eashea may: ba left -open much of tbe day time; :this Will help -to harden offthe plants:trial-are. soot! to go out of doers: -FueliSiaa ar.f4 otberplatits that have been• .reating may.now be started_ into „growth: Bedding planta should a be 'propagated -rapidly.. Sow seeds At "annual flowering :Planta for tra.haplantiug.to the herders: - IFOrSeradish; . -Horseradish can only profitably culta vated as an annual ctop. ._ The set planted in spring •bedomes a large -root-. by fall, with -but few side roots, and should -then be dug.- If left in the-groilihd a-sec.:Ma ear the branch roots of - the horseradish plant grow la,rge,.. and, are vary difficult to eradicate - . Don't Boll our 17Ilik. The animal _albumen _Which • milk :con- tains,' and: by which the: nerves- in the human body are ina.de, is hezdenid- and . - destroyed :by boiling,- - In milk used by children, whose systems are being built up and formed, this is of vital importance, but it is to be seriously considered by adults whose nerves are repaired and strengthened by this albumen or nerve food. The above applies also to eggs and to all food, The French, who rarely suffer from disorders of thestomach, never boil their food. Their cooks are taught to cook slowly and gently, so that their dishes are tender, nutritious and easy of digestion. I am quite aware of the tendency of milk to hold and even Promote the growth of germs, as vell as of the typhoid fever some few years ago in Marylebone and Pad- dington, and of the source to which it was attributed ; . nevertheless, except under extraordinivy circumstances, and for a short time only, do not boil your milk.— English Ag1:: Gazette. Green Manuring. What is the best crop to plough in? This question is often asked and does not admit of a very decisive answer. Much depends uprin the uature of the soil, time of year in whiclt it is _wished to manure in this man- ner, climate, etc. If the soil -is worn out or naturallypoor, -and a very rapid growth is desired to turn under in early autumn, buckwheat is recetnruended. It is a close feeder, and *will make a large and tepid growth, whore many other crops fail. Too much cannot be said in favor of the com- mon red clover/is a green manuring 'crop. Its roots run very deep', and bring up much of the fertilizing materials in the subsoil to be ,deposited in the stems and roots, especially- the latter, which, --when turned oyer by the plough, soon decay and yield a -supply of food for other plants. In some localities rye is ranked very high as a green crop to be ploughed under. A few years ago there was much said in favor of fodder corn as a -green manure, but repeated trials proved it to difficult to plough under,- un--. Jess turned when quite small. The best treatment of fodder cern is to let it.grOw to a good size, and -feed to- live Seek; abd. apply.thanianure thus madeto the soil.. a aiptiata -and Siuniaer -Fashions. . In Millinery.i. -hats comprise two leading s tv °he- the'avalkinalia,i and the Other similar -to the Gamsboro or Rubens- with aollieg.leatf tamed up at-ene. side anddown at the other._...IiiibennetatherearalSo two lezt'iinig-shizaies the - firat-' known, as the Poke bonnet being large _with flaring front-. in style nearly:similar to that worn .aboat 46.. years__ ago; Tliii -bonnet is w_ekh In.Paris by young ladies.- . The -aecend _bonnet, -the -Brincess, is. -a very graceful 'article,-. setting Close” to • the Lee aud- this thbudh astea.11 is iateaded for: older ladies. • -. : - : - lace -enters lardely_into the -make up of these-goods,.though, Many braids_and some:teal Chip will' be -Nvorn,- as -Well as all the loWer grades :in English .Straiv-.- For trimming. -laces 'Nail!, be:largely, used' • in cream and--blaCk. 1"!' 'v, be profusely . . uSed,aand -feathers _ahd tips to . considel•-: able' Steel laces Nv;i11 largely -in ti46, as:will:gold and filitvOr r"ttlia.-a.)//).,:rietY AT allkirfateriala, colored and gatize And. ..-vel6 &Line,. ;satin, serge .and tartan, will be used aS trimmings. - le4difik-A019r4.6x6 -cream,. titaize, . Sky -bltie.;lad...cardinal,.. thc tWo forinet :harmonizing beautifdlly-with • the braids:- The lea,diag trinanthiga -:for resa Co d ties avill•-be fringes: and ettitassels to Match, l'askeinenterie Orna.diezits--- arid- hOttona 1:ie largely uSed . . - . for- trim mini; 'are -sees:. - • re dreg§ goods -seal and navy . will be. wpm Tor._ etinrie :tor -conic, and then wilafellow wariner sliacles >of drabs. - prettY. .dress for suit:Liner' wear Will be made • up 0! , cream .ited &ordinal, in Igrenadine aad in the -aathe -mateaiala--eloia.blue and _ _ _ . Other aolore will,g6 &a-tether:With a -pleasing - eheet. Broken alecks"-. will be nabil for trinithing several of the plainer Materials: Parapadors" Ette-being'stiperieded by checks .and.strip* and the •qiieation- is Which -of- . the latter will .be in.est aised. - Of course - :the ligliterapOmpadiarAwill:,he:' . .„ . -iisively worn- in fancy designs. - - --In 'prints-. there is •a '. great!, variety of styles,:-- the -Elder-ado in .-gold- being -„yerY.- handsorne.- a --Besides these -1 eainneriteda there is au almost endless varietYof- dress goods- forSuannet wearto"suit every taste - and every purse. _ - - RAINSFORD AND BERNHARDT. The Actrese Gets the Necessary Advertise - meta from the Revivalist - A Severe Indictment. Rev. W. S. Rainsford, of Toronto, in a letter just published, says: I wish I saw any prospect of a reformation in the theatre. I wish I could indulge a hope that first rate conic or tragic representa- tions might at no distan' date be acted by actors of good moral tone and pure life. None but a bigot could, I think, fail to welcome such a means of afferding to the care -worn thousands of our twang bread- winners it means at once of elevating relax- ation and instruction. Those who go to hear Sara Bernhardt on Sattirday will by the -act, unconsciously, 1 dare say, never- theless effectually, make this most desirable reformation even more impossible of attainment than it seems at present. This woman, of undoubted genius, openly flaunts her immorality in the face of Europe. She, a queen of the stage, having attaineda-a position .from which her influence is immense, casts aside restraints, the most vitally important that bind moral, not to say religious, society together. • Everywhere she is greeted with applause. Are her admirers blind? Can they fail to be aware that. in homage rendered to such genius, allied to such overt immorality, they make the path of virtue the more difficult, the path of vicious compliance the easier, to toe many struggling for success amid the tainted .atmospheres that unfortunately already surround the Profession of the stage? Moral considerations alone should keep fathers and. mothers away.. Shall those who take the natne of Christ en their lips, kneel at His holy table, and call 'themselves His followers, turn' aSide 'Worship it genius that persistently, defiantly, notori- ously disobeys the law Ile made beautiful —a genius that has made ! the .: path of obedience t6 that law more ifficult to be followed. Mr. Editor, I confess that to me ahe thought is beyond all-thi.44a repulsive, that so-called Christian 1:asbancle and wives, who have net hesitate to turn frona their doors Servants their eniplerivto Often more sinned' tagaitiat eieninga . have fallen—fallen Mice—turn hese help,- lese away with •-every !sign of conaa tumelyHthat the* selt-aftene_rople, _r say, -- presettee endorse conduottliat can urgeno.such eacimes,as Christian i pity Might plead for hiludrods our midst; jaat -because' genius _sins -----not servant girl. -Surely there is heed' of uttO reversal of earthly judgment'. - NIIIIIASM : ITS RISE, pROGRESS AND CHIMERICAL II BJECTS. Though the assassinated Crar of Russia liberated many millions of serfs and accomplished other beneficial reforms for his people, his rule was by no means that of an enlightened sovereign, w'po recognized the right of the people to ride. To this fact, lamentable although it is, must be traced the numerous attenipts on the Czar's life, and the final terrible end. Apart • from his own slIzort-comings, Alexander II. had to answer f r many sins cornniittecl by his predecess rs, rItlizing what the British Governmen is nSw dis- covering with regard to ' reland, that misgovernment, however re note, rarely fails to bring disaster on the i ling power. The knowledge of these facts;, the prevail- ing cerruption and pilfering oil the officials; and the censorship of the prest,till it could publish nothing without the liberty of the Emperor his life. It was, hewever, the imperial authorities, all tende 3 to fan the flame of dissatisfaction whi b cost the extraordinary and unwarranted proceed- ings of the Emperor's private *freak). which most seriously irritated the disaffected populace. The third sect on: of this li. " chancery " took entire cognaance of the secret police. Their chief,'. icting in the Czar's name, had power to ar est any per- son on any pretext whatever, hold him for an indefinite period and it so pleased transport him to a- fortress o to Siberia. Persons arrested in this niann r could only i be released by order of the bief of these secret geadarmerie. Thestat' excused the existence of this powerful find tyrannic force on the plea that -polit al offenders / had to be dealt with by an fficer acting ander the Emperor's eye. ' 'he most re- volting cruelties have been perpetrated under the powers cenf.brred ol the . secret police, which were widespre td in their effects. Michael Bakunin, scion of a noble family, and -who bega life as an officer in the Rusaian Guarils, -found no - difficulty in crystallizing - th% feeling of antipathy- to existing• nistd tions thus aroused into a ;united -.body; i close: alli-. Alice.: with the- Coiningnists-,. . The latter had made good headway' in', errnany and. Prance .awhen Baktiniu min.: 'upon- the scene, : anine thirtya-years .a.aaa, Ile had 'fitiadiedaGerman—pliiloseally- alder -Hegel,: :reforming existing political- ,institations. 1 a.ta-be imbibed- the idea of aa ecessity for . . . - a redistrilaution4 property ae..aa :neaps of But he went fartherLd fol inflated the "Gospel of _faith.Of the-N.11AI ata," whieli was a-dded to the ‘i Catechism.° re-VolUtion,” and, despite the - active .oppi:) ition of _t4e. authorities, was eirr!mlated. - ip t a al -ace • and but; among nobles -i ell as ,Peasanta, by the thotsand. . The nevi "aa,oa el'' Was one of the most remaraable. 'prod ctiOna ever given to the world. - One Of its ( millions is: . . . - 4 ,- * -Plialle. -for the Censit Takers: --. An OttaWaite - propounds ,t . e-. -fello-Naing conuedrum. for 'the cenatia_e 'unieratora a Teri years :age- in.Y. ai atien salty Waa--en.tered: incbrrectly by the Census .enu erater; and, I ' as the" natter is aaainniti for . iscuatioil;.4. would --ionfliy, .ask _ th,e- opnai n of eptisas: enumerators, laaaNvell: :is yo4 intelligent , . -readers; : as to whielanationality I proPerly belong. '.-The. Govertinient .instrnetions: to its -officials - are,: ' The eaMnbrator ' Lutist endeavor, taking for his gnidepe.-., spirit Of :the law4 1; apt -to 'omit Anything Of illapOrt,7-- itn.ce.";. 2. not tO'reebr.d.the sainAltbing twice ; a; not to exaggerate , anythin. -; ..1-, not to underrate anything:. ,I..- want inynation--, ality placed- in the 'proper . Tinton. -IT- My father ie it French_ Canadian,lny mother it Scotch Canadian; My uncle islan.TItishinari, I wits.born in China, _ by • adoPSion Etaabn of the."-Powerfel:Iroquois' .Ccaife eraticin, -the t friendship of which was .sought ...both by . -Freneli and laritieh colonists. - While noble Poland -remains, a Czar will never be safe on the throne. The essential anhooct"of that great race can no .more - be 7suppressed than the' fires of a: volcano, and we may regard the partitiob of that aingdorli .as the imagining of the 'over -- throw of Czarism'. Nihilistais but another name for the •Polo's un.perishEoble love Of _ liberty; and , it will yet prove that when Nicholas annexed. 6,000,000: of Toles be unprisoned a. force destined to rend his einpireasunder.---N. Y. Bulletin. - :- Mr. Lancaster, nearLondon, has forty- six acres of _celery,and his celerycommands the highest prices in market.. His planta- tion; at 10,000 plants per acre, requires 460;006 plants., They are setin trenches,' and vastaquantitiesof manure are used. Seven horses are used in his eighty -acre vegetable garden. Radishes betweenathe celery bring about $140 per acre; and the celery $250 per acre, :The latior comes to -WO per week in sum r and•auttmin. • - _ • - Cyn Friday last in -the parish .or St. Jeaune de Neuvil ,counV of Por-tneuf,Que.; •a„child aged 4 entered an apartment where joiners' work was carried on; And set fire to the shavings on the -floor with matches. The unfortunate child was soon' enveloped by -flames, and , was burned to such: au extent thataitdied'ori Saturday, suffering great agony. The Mother, who went to the child's -Assistance, had her two hands. horribly burnecl. - A correspondent an St. Alexia, Ha. Ha Bay, -Saguenay, gives some details of the ravages of small -pox, .na that parish. He says that 196 -people have already beeii. stricken_ down withthemalady spaCe, of time, and that :there have 'beet 28 deaths; including both the fathers and- naothers . of throe families,- leaving .21 OrnhaitS..- The small-PDX is being exten- : sively spread. by., those EMffering.- from' it wandering to the liousestOf those who have so far escaped to beg for. food. . .7 - . They haye" hi France what is called the creche systqm, an admirable institution where the children of Poormothers, who are obliged to -go . out - to labor, are taken cafe .of for :a.- nominal sum; the -children- being properly fed and coed for fluting the: day. The introduction of .this system in this country fwould prove- a boon to many in anxious- mother.—Montreal Witness • Mr. Just ce . Cameronota run carless .. -. dud IN punishment. ----' -- - - - ' • At theaeetino of -the Simeoe•aasizela iti a , . Bruce; -Mr: Jtiatiee -Carrierenl• referred- at I lepg th AO the; state of ctinie end Morals ie that county. ' . l- He said:- the .nilinber of pet -SiMS': .COMMittea - for - being .'-ldriinli -„: and disorderly in 10130 was 3495, #hilst in the year 1869:4 . befbre • 'Nv6 had, thefie stringent -license lawfa.Ohly -.1,793 •:pereoflti were com- mit -ted . for being drunk anal!. ditiorderly. Whether this was due tO--the resistance of the peoPle, to What they Might: deeln an unjuet or.harshlaw,- er:whether it Was by reason Of a strict movement for the - pupa pteasici, n of intemperance - by . , a • largerminibet , of r'prosecutions •thefe'-avere no statistics to show..In 1869 thoil . wereoplY ha . is 24 persons cornitted for. -se ling.- liquor Without a license, . against- 115 in USN so that th6 - stringeney:. of the kw 11:m3i:have had something to do With -sit; _ and it -niight he worth - :considerationwhe_tlier laws : of thatr:-.Chatieter- -really'. aceemplislied I- the object of inakingthe pecopltetn. perate-..!- -,- - The supply of camphorthreatens to fall considerably a below the -demand Within' -a_ short tinde. In the province Of1Tosa, Which -in the past hue furiiish-ed a consider, -able profOrtion of theEtirolipati supply,. the manufacturers are now reduced, acepr- -ding to report; to boiling the roots of trees whose stalks and branches have already disappeared.. The London qlolie, from. Which - the above statementsare taken, "does .not Flay what is, the -cond- ition of - the gigantic trees of Borneo and Sumatra from which the variety of camphor is :obtained; upon • which, by a. strange " "agehina, the_ Chinese place sucheinordinatevalue;- -This from Minch will be !appreciated itt these days: Aged father—" Now, MY hoy; I've been -making My- Will, and I've left a very large property in trust 1.dr :you. I merely wish to ask you if you've any.sug- gestiOn to offer ,?" Son—" W411;,-1 dbi13 kaOW that I have; -. sir-unless—hum Qiiesh'n is—as thinga ganowa adays, wouldn't it be better leave- .the property. to: the other- feller,,.! and—ah— 'point Me the trustee ?" ft . • „ —A New York letter says: Ladies come lugging -dogs down Broadway or Fifth avenue as largo as a 5-year-o1d Child. Some are einel enough to lot the dog- alk, but he is well Covered witheithera sealskin coat Or a plush jacket, and led by the loveliest gold or saver chain. I have -13.0-it- only One industrious dog since I have been here., He wasA noble Newfoundland, and ;Was slaved a; hi, lion, and was carrying his heWling sweIl 04:master's cane. It is - needless to say the dog had the advantage -hr point of intel- lect, at least to all appearance', . A -white girl flirted with a -stranger, after duskin,MinneapOlis. They,wledtogethet Until they canie to a street lam When she • saw thathe was. a negrOa Shia -insisted •upon -- his arrest . by .4 Policentan, bd. a magistrate decided. that his color was net in itself Aptinishable offence. - - - - • „ Mrs. Edwin Booth has -been very ill in - Lendon;•but st.laft accounts Ts..'recover . • - The-oldworld ninst he destroy, eand replaced _ .. by a new one. Thelie must be .tite Ill el OUtAnd give -way to truth.' It is our in;si'l ; 1-1.. to destrdy, tlae lie, and to effect this we „must ;bcgin ,at the, ynm ver-cduitneceent..: Nail/ the -Ste *q.z.iningTof ull- those lieswhichhave ground -11f *n this poor worldln slavery is God. Tear out ' f your hearts the belief ha -the -existence of God, ' or.as :long as, 1 an atom , of •that silly suPerstitie remains in your minds you will never 'glow', that freedoin is. When yotiha,vilgotrid of the. elief in this priest -begotten God; and when, aireov.er, you% are convinced that your existen e and that of world is clue to'-th , -conglomera- - tion of atoms -in accordance -wit t the laws of. gravity and attraction,- then end t en Only' you, will have accomplished the!. first step :toward liberty, and yeti will experience fels difficulty in: ridding your minda of that seectid! lid which tyranny has invented. The first ii,' - is Giird-, the - i, secOnd lie is right. Might invente tile lietionof right in order to insure and.!streng' len her reign:: Might, myfriends, forms the sole ; -oundwork of society. __Might mattes. and mime tes laws, and that might should be in --the ha.n • fi of the. ma-, drity. -• - - ' The revolutionist next col:111841s those he addresses to 'let their 'own 1iippiness be their only' law, and to --Snap sunder the rerriaining.chains.that.binci na—‘' called" "science, civilization,propertJ, marriag,; ping uphisl " naorality and jiistiee." Sum Creed, he. says : . - Our:first work must be destrueti fi- and, anni-1- filiation- of ev-erything as itnow-exii.O. -Youanust- aceustoin yourselves to -destroy .ev....-3ryt1iing--tlie good. with the bad:- For if 'alt ate71-4 of this old world remains the new will: neve be created.' Take heed the:tiny:ark be allowed' o _rescue any this - atom of is ow world' -waiaa we ponsecrate to ,. destruction. • a . - a ... a . - - .-- - . ,•... : -. • -,•- . . , What arinst -be the state Of 'ociety, how'. .gnevoas must be the burdens in 'posed Upon - Tit the:people in a country, Wher . such .pre- , eznine.ntly chimerieaprOjects i,re held out Lis: capable .a. of • -accomplish .4 i - The- Nihilista have killed their: .E . perer not because they -hate Min; but „h' cause they believe him to bo the ,repres - 7tativa of a _ . . system which.must :be '.. uprcoted .-before reforms, are possible. They . 1 ae- sight - of , the fact that by killing one A tocrat they liaYerbnt .inade aocina for _anotli ? who may - prove even More objectionable; , even mor�. tyrannical and -unjust in his ' ahngs with - the people- than the -man - Wli se life they . , have just cut short: If the I'a,ding, mer- chants and.. students -who .are presented:, .as forming the guiding spirits -thefmove- ment wereto look at their co ition from., A:sensible-atandpoint, and agita e for --sonie-: :thing capable 6! Accomplish Ont, -they', -migat expect - to succeed-. As it is, they - may worry thole : in- 'authori y; hilt few practical results can be exp. Oted while, those agitating•forihein hold sI ch views.— Hamilton Times. •' TEA TABLE GOSSIP. —A moveable feast- -Dining in a hotel car. —Look at cedar trees for early spring robins. — Coal scuttles are now manufactured of rubber. — The sphere of women is a round of shopping. —A long upper lip indicates a certain degree of good nature. —To the potato bug': Look not upon the paris when it is green. — The spring cleaning should begin at once and be prosecuted energetically. • —When you confer a benefit on a man you spoil it if you ever afterward speak Of it. —If clothes are absolutely dry before they are folded and laid away, they will not mildew. --It is said that if you take a sufficiently , large dose of morphine it will cure you of • all your bad habits at once. — " Spring will be backward," predicted Vennor, as he was about to apply a red hot poker to the cat's nose. —" A babe," says a writer, "is a mother's anchor." We have often heard that the first thing they do is to weigh it. — The wise wan as well as the fool makes blunders. The wiee. inan, however, never makes the same blunder twice. • —Appearances are nothing if you are in the right; but if you are in the wrong you must pay especial attention to them. - —The David Bowman who was before the police magistrate for drunkenness yes- terday is a laborer who resides inAncaster town_wshiiipd. . dueks are arriving in large warn- bers in the marrsh. They Will require to feed for sometime before theywill be worth ; powder and shot. •- •, —One neglected sewer is more dangerous to the health 'of at. vicinity than a hundred 1 thousand-4;gs; taking the ordivarychances`. • of hydropliebia. • 7: • I i,11—Ltjer1217111Min:.11.1Sib80' body, °foe 1)11fatvreithhieneen first .digeovered by Sir JarneS Paget,- the 1 _distinguished -English physician. . —Seine one -Who haehad -a satlexperiela0 f - in _the- pierchase of -a horse says that he. asked the dealer how nauch-be -would takeI to warrant the -horse good, and that the .philanthropist replied -at once that he would warrant .hiingood for nothing. I• • - _ =The -Vienna, papers givelengthy tions of the Princess -Stephanie's trousseau: By the desire of the Queen of the Belgians, Brussels lace- will be largely employed in trimming the various garments, one piece to be used in, the train costing11,000france, ,Areong the -wedding presents will bon fan -of 'extraordinary beauty from the Countess ofanandere. OW the front is a ;roeoco - I f bridal 'paocesaimi in -water edam, the Crown Prince representing ashepherd, and the Princess Stephanie-ashepherdess, On , the .otlierside are rubies and diamonds in gold setting. ; . THE WATIMN MARIA. • Said.11enry; 4 - -" in my heart you've illuminedltfire, which ba.s hurnt.tbrongh.in7 breast And my shirt and ray vest, .Aini causes me agony dire.' , -To-whicii replied:naughty 111aria: " If indeed to my hand you a,spirei ' Ithink, sir, you'd best- l3uy_a new. shirt and vest, And my -aims are consid!rably higher." But Heniyhe wasn't daunted Prom his love he was motto be taunted ; - So he tookeff his coat -- I _ Said his prayers—cutins throat, .1 And herbedside perpetu'lly haunted. - ' The consequence was that the maiden :With remorse became heavily laden, So she laid down and cried, _ Ttireed her toes up and died, • While her ma played a _nocturne frem-Ba3rdn smErss RELIABLE SEED ' - • BRUCE'S Farm, -Vegetable- and Flower Seeds haVe been before the Canadian public for T1IJIITY years, and we claim that they are unsurpassed in _quality.. Our ',DESCRIPTIVE CATA- LOGUE, beautifully illustrated; containing - all necessary information for the Successful 'cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Field- • Eoots, Potatoes, etc., is"now _published, and, Will be Mailed FREE to all applicants. " JOHN A. 111{ITCg-esc • Seed Growers, -CANADit. f sgEos cAND PLANTS. - if You want -PRETTY FLOWERS, O-OOD -VEGETABLE S, andBEAVTIFUL - - :PLANTS,- send your orders to the under- .signed,a Who, ALWAYS PLEASE their ctistomers. . , . ROBERT EVANS •t. CO. , - - Seed Merchants and Florists, • Hamilton, tont, . • The 'Detroit, Madill e- :and Illarquette, Railroad Compaq NOW OFFER OR, SALE OYER, .1,350;000 ACRES or the'. Choicest FAR ING and " TIMBERED LANDS in the • - North& n Peninsula of Michigan Destined to be the -best wheat prod icing region in the world. These lands itne,tedin the coun- ties Of Chippewa, Mackinac, Schoo craft and Marquette, and embrace ma ousands ofacres of thebest agricultural lands in the S ate of Michigan. -- Among those in the counties of ...hippewa and Mackinac are tracts' of what are known afrthe. "burnt- or cleared" lands.' These 1 nds offer many advantages ever the -prairie lands of the west, as the thriber lands sAjoining insure te supply of fuel at little cost. The soil being a rich clay loam of - groat depth. The timber remainin upon the land tieing generally sufficient for the settler's use in building and fencing. , . - -- These partially cleared lands az' now offered at the low price of frani $4 to $4.50 per acre, one- . fourth cash, and the remainder at )urehaser's, optima, at any time within nine `years,,with interest - . payable.annually at 7 per cent. Roads are being opened through hese lands, and no better opportunity has ever been offered to men of Small means to secure a go. • farm, and intending purchasers will be wise by availing them- selves of this chit -rice before prices, dvaime, as the lands are being rapidly taken and settled upon. The lands more immediately on e line of the -Detroit, Mackinac -6c wareuette railroad, from the Straits of Mackinac to Marquette, e more heavily timbered, and are almost universally good agri , cultural lamas, leaving splendidfarns when the, timberisremoved. - The iron and lumber interests of, be upper peninsula are of such magnitude as to eall forallthe,. • charcoal and lumber that the -timber and wood upon the lands will produce—this Will enable the settler to make good wages while cl -aring the land. - - - Lumber mills anti charcoal kilns will be built at various points along the line, and furnaces bre -4 now being erected along.the line of the road at Point,St. Ignace. The great demand and good priqos for labor, both in winterandEIUMMer, make these landalar- ticularly desirable as homes fortb poor man. The lands adjacent the railroad are offered at prices 'from $5 upwards, according to loc tion, value of timber, eta The lands are at your -very doer, and arebeing rapidly settled by Canadi : . • - •1-• For paniplilcts, Maps andother•i ormation, address, .• W. 0.• STRONG, Laitid Commissioner, • - . 39 Newlierry nd McMillan Building, -Detroit, Mielligan• o" -o -