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The Exeter Advocate, 1895-2-14, Page 6MISCELLANEOUS READING," FOR OLI) AND YOUNG. Magazines as well as 1)ally rapers con- tribute to Make this Department of Our Paper of General Interest, 11e Leadeth Me. Day after day my soul in calm eontenf•meuf, Meets all things that may came, a.eceptingills without undue resentxi nt,' With patieuee meekly dumb; Why should I question God's mysterious mea- sures. Though oft by gloom, concealed 2 ]ae giveth me as well deli:;lits and pleasures In golden light reveals He is the weaver of this strange desigiting- I put a single thread - Md ways ii;trustfuluess to Him resigning, • By faith andatience led; What if the threads pass through or deeply under, At Bis swift shuttle's beat 2 I shall behold some day in awe and wonder The patterned.' maze complete. He who has led the stars through mystic mazes Can guide my smaller way, Though it pass throngs the great sun's dazzling blazes Or through the shadows gray; I ata a part -though small and little knowin g- Oflin-Mite decrees. Wafted through endless years and msek]y going Where he may bid and please. T much I kno v that naught is 'heath His kindness - Too small to know His grace- That through the earth's deep Blooms and par- tial blindnee I see His kindly face ; That onto endless years though fate direct me Through,years ..f ruthless ill, His loving care pledged ever to protect me Shall gently guide me still. Come we it come woe, I lean on faith un- shaken - While safe within His arms, Hour after hour I full )3v His good guiding, Obey His mighty will, Knowing chat in His love and truth confiding I am protected still Schoolgirl Friendship. Things are always black Except the sky -that's gray - W hen site's disappointed By her dariinr May ; Face is ver' gloomy while she works away With her mouth all puckered - What ails May ? Gets up cross of mornings, Primps to go down town, 'Vows she 11 chloroform the cat Wishes Tommy Brown Wouldn't nester round her so, (Well she knows he'll stay) Wishes Will e wouldn't come - Oh, what ails May ? Says she's sick and tired of things; Doesn't litre her dress - Says the blue's too blue, and that Spoils her loveliness. Then the postman -envelope - Leven sheets ---hooray Bless her heart, she's happy now - She's heard from May. Obliging Others. A man was once asked why he took s much pains to oblige others in trifles His answer was, in substance : "1 have neither the wealth, nor the intellect, nor the learning, nor the position to do big things for God or man, and so I take de- light in doing any little thing to promote another's interest or enjoyment. In this way I may add to the sum of human hap- piness, and also recommend my Saviour to the attention of those who know Him not." rabbit last night and dose not feel 1r ell this • morning ?" She did not smile; site -did not appear to be affected. by the . appearance of his swelling chest or his• wicked eye i she simply said " Why didn't you eat two Welch rale - bits and let 'em chase heaeh hother," Earthly Trials. The earthly trials that cone to us are God's means of securing our heavenly: joy, They lie upon the load we have to travel, and they help us forward. As means of satisfaction they make us meet for the inheritance. If Christ prepares mansions for His people, it is by prepar- ing them for the nmausions. The affliction is not merely light compared with the weight of glory, but it actually worketh that very glory, and secures it. It holds a chief place among the "all things" that work together for good. Duchess and Parrot. The Duchess of Buckingham's effigy stands in Westminster abbey, magnifi- cently dressed in the splendid brocaded gown she wore at the coronation of Ueorge II., just as for many years it stood by the great tomb of her husband ; with her is her little son (who died at the age of three), quaintly clothed in a long, red coat reaching to his heels, Next tJ her is the beautiful Mary, Duchess of Richmond, known as "la belle Stuart," her figure dressed "in the very robes her grace wore at the coronation of Queen Anne." She is said to have set for the figure of Britannia on the coins issued in JM65, Her faithful parrot, who lived with her for upward of forty years, and who died of grief a few days after the death of his mistress, occupies a perch in the same case, and enjoys the privilege of a resting place in Westminster, the only one of his race so honored. .A Little Reiteotion Necessary.. Those whose lives are the most secluded from society are seldom entirely alone. There are but few moments of th., ordi- nary average life in which some eye is not turned upon it. How many different eyes fall on us during a sojourn of a few years in this life ! On the farm, in the home, on the highway, in the store, on the streets, in the market, everywhere ten thousand eyes are searching our path and noticing our spirit, character and life. A little reflection upon the fact that our pilgrimage in life is imposed under the observation of an innumerable company of piercing eyes will present its valuable hints and lessons. AN OX TEAM ELOPEMENT. ANDERiNG down o 1 / through the lumber region of the Oz- arks, not far from the Miss on r i -A r- kansas line, I came upon a wagon in which were sea+ed two young people -a man of 24 and a girl of 18 or 19. To their vehicle were yoked two red oxen. The beasts rolled their eyes lazily as the v stood still at the command of the youth and the giri blushed and looked oft into the trees. "Lookin' fer us ?" the young fellow called out to me, as I appeared through the undergrowth with my gun slung idly across myshould.r. "Looking for you ?" I echoed. •'Bless you, no. 'Where did you get the notion ?" •'Dunno," the youth replied, lifting his hand fro.n an old-time rifle that lay along the back of the seat, "I'm kind r suspisshus like of every feller I see." Why?" "Well, to git right down to the fee's, we're-Olor:ndy, here; and me -we're elopin'." The youth's face had relaxed the ex- pression of sternness that I first noted and he woe smiling. The girl's was very red, but she was smiling, too. Then I smi ed. "Eloping? Well, that's pretty good. Youhavent a very fast team there, have yoe -No," returned the youth, looking at the dusty, tired, red animals, "No," he said again, "bat they're stiddy, an' what's more," he wont on, with a sho ; of prid , "they're mine." -How do you happen to be eloping 2" I inquired. ''Th y was two of us after her-Clorin• dy here -an' I jest went up an' see 1, 'whieh'll you have 2' She kit,der smirked and said as she 'lowed she didn't know. 1 don't take no stock in dickerin', so I Dome right out an' says, says I, 'Ye kin have me now or not at all.' ,'Mighty presum- in',' says she, but kinder soft like intone. I knowed I ,had her then and I kep' up my blusterin', though my heart wa'n't back - in' up all my mouth said. 'Well,' says 1, 'we'll go right away if yer ready,' at which she held off like and said it wa'n't fair not ;;to give Jonathan -that's the other fellow's name -a chance at it. I see right then an' there that I'd got to hustle if I was goin' to win, so I says good-bye to her for the minit an' I goes over home an' yokes up. It was jest as I thought. When I got back she-Clorindy here -was all tuckered up ready fer to start." "When did all this happen ?" I inter- posed. "Last week." he said, "and then we farted to --'i "And you are still eloping ? Aren't ou married yet ?" I asked, stopping him n his narrative. "Bless yo', yes," he exclaimed. The girl blushed again and pulling the ink sunbonnet over her face, turned K"ay. Oh, yes," the youth went on. "Mar - ed that day noon at 'Squire Harrises, ver near Thayer. We was slain' at the Squire's table, eatin', when Phil Henry, ne of the neighbor boys, kern runnrn' in n' says, says he, 'Hank, Jonathan an' indy's dad's after you with the black oke an' they're grain' all the boys out," Dell, all we could do was to git right up nd pike off, puttin' the 'Squire's good 'nner under the seat. Phil said that nathan thought I had tuk a mean mi- ntage of him." "`And haven't you seen anything of em yet?" asked, ""No not yet, but I'm skeered of that e of the boys 'at don't like '11 go to hayer an' git one of the hotelhosses and me along, but I'm fixed here," and he Ural his old rifle. "Our yoke is putty sh yet an' they're better than their'n y day. Ef they catch us we'll have fun en, shore." 'But cliin't you tell me that you were arried by 'Squire Harris 7" I asked `Yes, in course we're all right and ed," she youth responded. 'Then what right have the father slid ends of the girl -your wife -to run er you in this mauno 2" 'Wall, to tell the truth, I hadst't How Juggernaut Takes a Bath. At all times of the year Hindu pilgrims go pore or less to see Juggernaut, but in much larger numbers when what is known as the rath jatra, or car festival, is to take place. This is the occasion of the annual ride of Juggernaut. There are in fact, three days during which the idol is exposed to public view. The first is the bathing festival, when he is taken from his tempia, and, on a loftyplatform, in the presence of a vast multitude of people, is bathed by the priests. They bathe themselves every day, but their god only once a year ; so, not being used. to cold water, he is supposed to take a seve e cold. He is therefore taken back and put into his temple for ten days; when he is again brought out, and, by the assistance of the priests, is made to walk up the inclinebridge from the ground to the platform of his huge car. He is placed under a canopy made of dif- ferent colored cloths, and his car is fes- tooned with flowers. By his side sit his brother Balarama,-and his sister Subhad- ra. Three ponderous ropes, a thousand or fifteen hundred feet long, are attached to the car, and these are laid along the street as far as they will extend. When the priests and musicians have assembled on the platform of the car and the people havo taken hold of the ropes, to the num- ber of sometimes ten thousand, the of- ficiating priest gives the order for the car to move. Thu musicians, with drums and horns and cymbals and other kinds of in - stimulants, more esigned to produce noise than harmony, begin to play, and the people begin to shout, and the great car begins to move. It is a monstrous, un- wieldy affair, and wits nothing to guide it but the ropes, often does damage to the buildings alung the streets. Juggernaut is taken to a neighboring temple, where his maternal aunt is supposed to reside, and after staying• there a week is again placed on his car -though with much less enthusiasm, on the part of the people than on the first occasion -and is taken back to his own temple, where he sits until the next year. -Prom "A Glance at Hindu- ism," in Demorset's Magazine for Febru- ary. A. Lesson of Painstarifng Care. Our God takes delight in his least crea- tures. Wearied with gazing over wide fields, where the eye finds no end to the breathing life that worketh everywhere, I stop to pick up a tiny weed growing at nay feet. I did not see it before ; but I know that God saw it. For it God cares, for it he made His sun to shine, His rain to fall • on it surely His eyes delight to rest. How wonderful a lesson of patient painstaking care -of individual love and providence! The mighty worker is th minute Provider. Widely as God lavishes life, yet He forgot nothing. Be ashamed, my soul, of thy fearful tears ! He Didn't Rattle Her. He was a San Franciscan in the played - out city of London. He came from the West, where he had developed that inde- pendence and self-reliance which, win - lined with good looks and twenty -dollar gold pieces, made a man superior to all Europe. He strolled with graceful dig- nity into a gilded bar, over which presi- ded a divinity of superb physical form, but still a woman, with that air which only an English barmaid can possibly pu r, n--ari air of mingled conceit, pride. co- quetry and humility, She awaited his order. Ile was dressed in the latest, fash- ion. He threw the lapel of his coat back with a proud gesture, and, fixing his fas- cinating eye on the bar beauty, he said : "Toll me, my pretty maid, what can. you saggest for a man who ate a Welch a ri a Jo va th on co fre jin fri aft thought of that," the young fellow re- plied, , The girl's sunbonnet was pushed back at this part of the conversation. She was a pretty thing, a g„od type of the Ozerak young woman„ Her eyes were red with weeping, but they brightened. up at my words. "An' don't you think that—e The airs started to speak, but she was stayed �'by the hand of her husband. "What was you goin' to say, stranger?” he asked. "I was going to say that you are fool- ish in running away in this fashion. Do you know how far you've gone?" "About fifty Milo, I reckon." "You've gone across Oregon county," I ans:t'ered. "You are in Ripley now," "But they're right after us." ` What of it ?" "They'd take Clorindy." The girl burst into tears, "Stuff and nonsense !" I replied. "She's yours for all time, You ought to be ashamed of yourself for running away like this, Where havo you been sleep- ing?" ""In the wagon. Clorindy druv while I step', an' I druv while she snoozed." "`Well, I'd advise you to turn back and go home." "An' can't they: take Olorindy ?" "1 should say not," I replied. "If you have a marriage certificate." The girl almost laughed aloud. "Well, I'll be gosh darned," the groom exclaimed. "Gee about, you leather hid- ed sons of Satan. If we meet them fellers 'nd they say shoo to us I'll put 'em so full o' holes that they won't hold sand and-" "`Don't be rash," I exclaimed, "just show your certificate. They'll growl, but that will be the end of it." ""Stranger," said the young mountain- eer, "you've done me a good turn, so I'm goin' to do you one. You kin slate the bride of you want." Tho girl did not hesitate a moment. She pushed her bonnet back and leaned far down from the seat, her red lips puck- ered and her eyes dancing with merri- ment. The blush was there yet, but it was more delicate than at first, the rich tan on the forehead blending with the ruses on the cheek. My wife has always wanted to know whether or not I took that proffered kiss. THE AWAKENING OF MARY BLAKE. AMILIES who are entire pendent on one person a be pitied, because the invariably comes when prop fails, or is removed, the structure that it supp ed tumbles into ruin. S cases are observable every where, and situation is at times pathetic, at ti humorous. The present incident bele to the latter class. . Mary Blake was a domestic in a fa where she had lived more years than had fingers on both hands, and she as much an integral part of that faro as the head of it, Mr. Munson. The hope of these goad people was that Blake would never either die or re One horn of the dilemma would have b as serious to them as the other. She was a model domestic in every a cook that wou'd have put to shame greatest chef in the country with her w seasoned dishes, an excellent laundr and when there was sickness, a cap ble Added to these rare qualities that of a contented mind and a fa good temper. A little stolid, perk and fond of her own way, which such a good one that it needed no in 'erence. This was the aggregate of Mary Blak virtues, and the Munson depended up or to such an extent, that it really see d as if any member of the family co have been spared with less friction to finning gear. That child who amended her nigh prayer by adding the rentiment "` hine be the kitchen, the parlor and lory," petitioned better than she kne f there are a hundred rooms in a hou or only two, the .kitchen i ' the most i portant factor in the well being of t amily. It is the heart of the dome ystem, and its life-giving arteries res orough parlor and guest chamber wi evivifyin4 influence. And the godde f the shrine is the plain, hard-workin oman who views heaven and ear rough the back door. Mary Blake -she was usually called er full name to distinguish her fr ry Munson, the daughter of the fa y -was as much attached to the peop e had lived with so many years, as ossible for those who are neither kit or kin to their employers. It was h attire to be loyal, hard-working, patie d steady., The only reason she was n< urking for a husband and family of h wn, was on account of a strong dislik e had to men. She tolerated Mr. Mn n, but had no special liking for him nd she was that treasure in the family "girl" without followers. One morning Mary Blake came to grie e went out the back way wi h a piteh is her. hand, walaed a block or two, o errand at a neighboring grocery store d returning fell on a defective side ik, where she lay h 1pless, dazed an ort. Some one found her, telephone an ambulance, and she was carried o a hospital, where a serious fracture o e hip' was reduced by a surgeon, an o was laid on a white cot in the cf rd, from which place she seat word r misfortune to the Munson family, was a severe blow to th-m, but un their grfef lurked the hope that Mar ke was not permanently injured, bu uld return to them, and they dtd e thing to make her comfortable and p her to get we 1. he best that was promised them was t at the end of three months she uld be well enough to leave the hospi- and Mrs. Munson expressed a fear to husband that such a long rest might der Mary Blake useless ' she might want to do batt'e with the pots and s again. And Mr. Munson had said : Don't you worry, m'dear. I was in hospital myself once, and it isn't as eh fun to lie and rest with a broken c as you think it is. I'd rather work the day myself." the` end of six weeks Mary Blake ked in upon them. She looked white walked with a slight limp, but a ter had taken off her things and given look around the kitchen, the new girl had supplied her place said she was y to leave, and the cat retired under stove, y slowdegre„s order grew out of chaos. Mansons, who bad been hanging on edge of a domestic precipice, returned e peaceful dally methods of existence had so long been acenstorne1 to, the good order of grateful sacrifice o from the altar where dust and ashes Bath red. en a great scheme entered Ms'. Mune ly de - re to time that and ort- ueh the mes ngs roily she was fly - on ly on> Mary si„ni. een way the ell ess, ale lvas irly ops, vas ter- e's on d its tly and the w. se m - he stir ch th SS th by oro m- le is er nt er e n- f. n , d d ff f d t of Mary i h e r g I r s t 0 w th h Ma it sh p n n an w 0 sh so A a Sh er an an wa h for to th 4h wa he It der Bla wo ery het T tha wo tal, her ren not pan tc the mu ha k by 1t wa' and she 0110 who read the B The the to th they and OTOS had Th t v- sou's head. He felt that they had never appreciated the services of this eiteellent domestic, and one morning he sent for her to come to the breakfast table while the family were seated at the table. "How are you feeling now ?" he asked considerately. "I'm all right, sir," answered Mary $lake. "Oh, no; not all right. You limp a little yet. "'But it don't hurt a bit. I'm as right as I'll ever be." "That's it, Mary," said'Mr. Munson "you will never again be well ; you've reoeiv.d a shook that you can never g t over. You will always be lame and feel the effects of that fall. ' "If you moan," began the woman in a choking voice, ""that I'm not able to do much work, or earn my wages, just say so, and I'll be leaviu' at onset," ""It has cost you alt the money you had saved up for your hospital expenses and was a loss to us of -let me see, at least $2 a day." Am 1 worth the like, o' that ?" asked the ""girt" with a look of surprise. 'Oh, those are imaginary figures," said Mr. Munson, who saw he had made a rale - take, "Now, Mary, I am a lawyer, and I advise you to sue the city for damages. I will conduct your case, and there will be no trouble in getting a snug sum of money that will enable you to live in your old age; it will be a long time to that, but the money will draw interest, and it's only fair that you should have our rights," y Then Mr. Munson explained that the city owned that particular piece of side walk ; that it was defective, causing the fall; that he had secured' two witnesses who saw her fall, and that his own family would go into court and swear that she lost her wages during that time, and had a large bill of expense to pay. It took her a long time to get the idea into her work -a -day head, but once there it took complete possession of her, and the discharged girl had to be recalled to assist in the housework, and the kitchen became a scene of wrangling and discon- tent. Mary Blake among her own class of people was despotic, and no wonder ; he found no one who would carry. out her plan of work as it should be done, and with a lawsuit with the city on her hands, he was not expected to do more than eep a supervision of affairs. The Munson were not wealthy, but they had always lived' in comfort, which many wealthy people cannot do -and hey felt severely this turning over of their quiet lives. But, as Mr. Munson aid, it would be wicked to deprive tt e oor woman of her rights, and'he would ee that she had them. He also saw in erspective a generous slice for himself. here were witnesses fees to be paid, his wn services, and other minutiae of the aw, and the handling afterwards at a air rate of interest of the thousands hich would result. He won the case. His wife and daughters were in the itness box where the city attorney batt- ered them until they were frantic with e. The presiding judge made eyes at weet Mary Munson, causwg her to blush istressingly. Mary Blake was cool and olid, answering just as her lawyer had strutted her to, and she was accorded alf of the sum demanded. Mr. Munson ad sued for. $3,U„ 0, and she was given ,500 in thirty days after the ease went trial. The money was paid to Mary Blake erself, as the city records show. Mr. son himself wished it settled in that ay, and then he gav s her his bill for rvices, never imaging for a moment hat he would have any trouble in getting But Mary. Blake had been awakened to e value of her own services. They had id under oath that she was worth $2 a y to them, and she had received only per week during her long term of sere- . She had done a little reckoning on her u account, and the result was a coml.- . bill that appalled 'dr. Munson by its ugth, minuteness of detail and summing He was caught in a trap of his own nstructing. .A. compromise was effected that was isfactory to itrary Blake, and she at ee left the family, not in a quarrelsome od, but with a determined air that oked no appeal. Girl after girl sue- ded her,' but they only made her loss re apparent by contrast. Mr. Munson urned the hour when he took a legal w of the accident. On so many slight ks hangs the chain of consequences. ne day Mary Munson sought her mo - n There is a lady in the .parlor to see " she said with sparkling eyes. Who is she ?" asked Mrs. Munson. r daughter was laughing, but would tell. Mrs. Munson went into the par - with a company smile on her face.• e Gracious ! Mary Blake ! Is it pos he funny looking object that she was, ost made Mrs. Munson laugh too. She dressed in cheap blue moire silk, e a feather bedecked hat, and an imi on seal coat, Her pudgy hands were wded into yellow kid gloves. I wouldn't have known.you," said Mrs. son, "you look so fine." Yes'm, an' it's time. Th_m's the first of kid gloves I ever had on, an' me kin' and Slavin' all me life." They built a monument in New Or- s to a woman who never wore a pair gloves," said Mrs. Munson, gently. I'd rayther be here than atop of any nymunt," answered Mary, who had own ideas of mortuary art; "I'm en - n' life an' goin' to the theayter every t, an' I'm utterer soi,in' me hands with .71 here's ono comfort," said Mrs. Man - when her caller had left, "at the pace she is going, Ittary's damage won't last fprever and she may get her senses and her usefulness when g.ne." is this h ape that sustains the family r the trials of,burned. bis.tuits, soggy and general misrule, when Mr. Mule- s heard to remark mournfully, that ishes he had left well enough alone. s s k t s s T 0 1 w w ;rag s d st fn h $1 to h Mun w so t hi th sa da $4 ice ow to le np co sate on mo bro cee mo mo vie lin O the you Hex not for sibl alm was wor tati oro Mun 44 pair woe " lean of kid " mon her joyl nigh work son1P rapid fund back it is It uncle bread A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun recommends biehloride 01 mercury in a solutton and applied with a sponge as a remedy for the scale insect which had for severat years been4njuring his pear trees. He tried various insecticles but without eff.ct, fulfil advise by Dr. Bless.ng, of Baltimore, to try this. He :says that he has exterminated the scale without injury to the trees. The biehloride ; mercury is a, poison. and needs to be handled care- Thiawill not matter if it 15 fOtlud generally effective in tlestroying the settle instiet whiclh for yeare has troubled Cali- fornia, orchardists, and hae been recently' introduce), into the et.tlantie Coast Statee. The Chinese claim to have ifpeeitnens of writing. datittg froli 13.,0, 2200, TUE FARM AND GARDEN. RINI'S. AND NRWS NOTES.. roe City and Country, Clippings and Original Articles which have boon prepared espepially for our Readers 'tutus ron auraux% BARDS. Milk regularly, and, as far as possible, let the intervals between the milkingla be of equal length. Wash the hands before milking, and be careful to keep the finger nails short. Wipe the udder and teats, and if dirty, wash with (allied weter, and dry thore nuNgleivifs; strike or kiek a cow. The result of so doing will blt; tu loosen the yield of milk. Speak to a cow before milking ; this often prevents her beim; eterbled. Milk diagonally. Ina neer-hinl and far -fore, and the tar-hiud and the near - fore teats should be malted together alter- naTtealkye-care to strip the au w carefully, as the strippiugs contaiu the most butter- fat, and any mita leit al see udder tends ta dry tae cow up. Never dip the fingers into the milk when inillung. Never mix the milk ur. a newly -calved cow, or ut a very stale milker with teat fro .1 the others, The untie from a newly - calyces cow should net ue sent into the dairy 'zeal at least five days after calv- ing. 1.0 milking a heifer tut' the first time, be -very careial nut t. ;term her in any way, as bad habits, thilioult to correct, are often fornaed turfed the first few Kickine cows should. ue platted at the end of the shed.. If the teats are demoted by 'warts," dress the sore pares vte veseline imme- Strain the milk, 0.4vey tu the dairy, mad set it while werne teem the cow. It should. never be ail, 1,YL7‘. U cool before setting or separating, Keep the milk peua .Alwa.ys clean tete , mangers after every meal. Keep rock salt ta tea eenger. Allow the cams aue.s pure water. Prevent over-drivue. aul never allow the cows to be gateereo .y dugs. Keep the yarde an; pp) ;aches thereto clean and well littered. Make yous cows 0;0;am-table if you wish them to pa,y for ta, r teed. Every herd shoal e; utein one jersey or Guernsey to every t.itght animals of other breeds. When at grass eows , ;aid be allowed two or three p,unds doily uf extra food. BUYING- SUI'vhinS. One of the adv .g ur living near large cities is the comp titiun in selling, which gives much low r prices than are possible when one sto; . uper or grocery man has the monopoly tsiness. POT a dealer at nearly .whelesate rates there is less gain in wholesale hue aig. Even in such eases the gain is. re alt. more than legal interest un the me .• e . Mr. Terry, in Practical Farmer. a le e. his experi- ence in buying sugar ee which usually a smaller profit is than on any other class of gruceres. He quotes the wife of a farmer who t aes at a small town as paying. six een be a pound for granulated sugar. Mr. wry bought by the barrel, paying e 1.0e pte 1.00 pounds, which with ireight d. the cost of a barrel $1.6. At six et ,, ts , pound this sugar would cost $20.e s . sing of $4.84, months. There is mot. profit ade in buying tea and coffee ...ud by taking some care, uniform big q iality can be obtained. Teas and. ee. . es bought at country grocaries are ,,, ten very poor, even when high prices 41'. paid. As much as 50 per cent. can be . ed in buying such groceries by the qa ntity, even 3.1 money has to be borr a; tor the par - p se. There is a seveue r.,1 trouble as well, for often. a joureav .ess to be made after a har ; day's work : tay the small amount which only last • nu or two weeks when secured. arvie STOCK NOUS.' It is well enough ,s, put tee eows in the sunshine and exercis'o to the clay. Lately there has been .. pr fit in keep- ing a hog until midwife- s dere killing him, if lie is clemently te A. she beginning of the season. lista, Iy p vs, ii as high n eastern states in Nov; in as it is later The Farmer and Stock .in. says that the market, and they r no provi g them because they do .1.1 o.h. w the fine finish and ripe condibi, )1 0 Ju , d in hogs fed on corn. Its conclu.:41,•it iti that hogs fed on, wheat ought te It anished off en corn. It may be, hate 0. r that this is only a prejudice on ace. II. of wheat -led hogs not presenting 1 es appearance which buyers have leaamat te regard as the test of axe. Renee, : 1; prouf of the padding ts in the eating end when the wheat -f: d pork comes te the table we shall know more aboet its real value. There is nothing in weeet feeding to make poor pork, thongo if .1(.4 alo. e in to r large amounts it wid oro:a,te lever and. injure the quality of po, k ma, . e from it. A writer fttr the Breeasas' Gazette says "dairymen are coming to place a high value on oats, and this peer they will be used extensively on many farms in plaze of bran." He cuncludes : "For making solid, healthful Ileeh and stron.g bone, quality, no grain n our ferms ean equal the oat." The corresp talent, ia entirely correct. Considering what an easy, nice crop oats are to grow, the wonder is that they have not beeotne mere popular among ciairymea and stook. feedere. Salting the cows is" inure apt to tie neg- lected in winter than at any other time of year. Salt should either be given vs. gularly twice a week, or, better still, be placed under cover whore stook cart get ih as they choose, Do nob throw it; upon the frost or snow, as the mixture makes an intense cold, and there ie danger that the eagerness of male for sale may lead to frosting their tongues. The fact that the cow's breath is wenn. will not save her tongue front freeziPg: The fastet. salt melte the ice the mere intense is the The autumn taaeon -Ls trying one for stete of over ripeness mai deeay ; the theit the springs tnontha. Nature is in a • 11, • Thi.; is the new shortening or e oak ing t which is so fast taking th place of lo.rd, It is an entirely nf.vc, food product composed of clarified cotton seed oil and re7 6ned heefsuet. You can see that ,..erior to lard. as the electric ,it i8 to thc tallow dip. It asks f,:1;y .A fair trial, and a fair trial • 541 made only by I. In re 4ttlak Attu Sta., grasses and other herbage are tending to rottenness ; their juices are more or less acid or foul with germs of fermentation. They produce diarrhoea, they breed Ter- rain in the vitals. Frost weakens all varieties of ventation, and of some it breaks down tire tissues so; completely as to make them unwholesome to stock. Frosted clover in particular is dangerous to young animals. The consta,nt study of the dockmaster should 'be to provide sweet, sound and nourishing food for his young stock, to combat the tendeney to diarrhoea and parasitism. There should be given a plenty of arheet bran twice a day, and after decidedly frosty weather sets in it is well worth while to give the lambs in the morning a bait of sweet, dry hay. It will assist materially in correcting any looseness of the bowels and in keepino. up the strength. It is this tendency te decay and rottenness in the summer -growing feed which makes so valuable a field of fall -growing vegeta- tion, such as turnips or rape, whose foliage resists frost until much later, and keeps full of sweet, fresh, wholesome juices, as those of summer -growing kinds are in the spring. A reader of the Breeder's Gazette says, "A short time ago we ground 200 bushels of wheat, mixed with oats, for work horses, with very satisfaotory results. The grain was fed to stock engaged con- tinuously in very hard and dry fall plow- ing, and yet I never knew them to hold. their flesh better, We took one bushel of wheat to four of oats, but that is really ene-third wheat by weight. I doubt the edvisability of rising a stronger feed than It is safe to feed horses wheat when no other grain is given, although the Breed- ers' Gazette writer seems to think other- wise. When the Erie Canal was being niade the deep cat through the rock soutliward from Lockport was a, big job for the contractors at that early day. Many of the farmers of Western New York worked in that locality with their teams, in order to get a little money, which was scarce then, as wheat and oth- er farm products brought low prices. there being only local markets, the only way to reach eastern markets being by hauling with home to Syracuse anti Al- bany. Wheat was selling- at 50 cents per bushel in Lockport at the time and oats brouglatt nearly as much. The farmers soon found that wheat was the cheapest feed for their teams, and nearly all the teamsters fed on other grain, and only all the wheat straw the horses would eat. The -writer's father was one of the farm- ers who worked a whole winter there, and be said be never saw teams clo better than when feel entirely on wheat and straw. An average team would eat about three pecks of wheat in a day. 'when Baby waa aick, we gave her (Astoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Casteria. When she became Miss, she clang to Caatoria. When ahe had Children, she gave them Castoria. Faith in God gives mesa faith in one FOR MAN OR Il3A1Tr. certain in its Weds and novor Mateo. Read peOeftt below: Boittg,,Catinenmenderson ao.a.m. rob ,t4 Dt. 1. Killihnifti Co. Dein, SONO,Ilerizo oho of your FlortO kilOp a bottle Bii Mild all OW time. DM?, SteV—X look, hood savor/II 'Aimee of ;vont several of My triolido who afin's reedit IlleaSed With tor sale by all Diat'ggists, or address 2.10, II: XVIVIA/IZT, 000,PAArr..