The Exeter Times, 1890-4-17, Page 2IN THE WILBS Of INDIA,
...kaanadian's :Ourions Profession.
TIgers and Serpents by Contract.
huts two days before, and the Captain des-
patched one a his inen to investigate. He
returned in About au hoar, saying taat
he bad sun at least three serpents a
that species in the largest hut. This was in
the afternoon, and we made ate movenutilthe
next morning. Duriug the xiight a villager
arose to get a driuk of water, ana loolang
out of a, window lzo11e1 over. and over into the rem% and he
was closely followed by a second. We fired
SAW A t
Y7 C44 Benares, on the Ganges, in 1S7o, cootA upon both, ma soon saw them stretched
soon, as the Captaininspected itheprououno-
ea it a panther's den. We all, took stations
on the billside above the hole, guus held
ready to fire, aud a bomb with a ten -second
fuse was rolled into the °peeing. We heard
it rattle against the rocks, followedby growls,
and Jima came the explosion. A second
later a big panther cleared the hole and
iltreceived a call one day from a C'auadian guaine around this hut. This wiadow dead, and when we cense to examine the
evalaue mane was anown over a gra share of was mama twenty inches snare entirely 1 bodies we saw that we might as well have
jaadia, and whose arrival hi certain localities auguarded, and serpent or wild beast could Isaved our ballets, The explosion of the
aria hailed with more rejoiaing than if ne have entered it •and had five people at bomb bad so peppered both beasts that they
Ilia been a prince of tho blood. Ile gave his its mercy. When. I asked the man why lie could not have lived five minutes after mak-
name as Capt. White, but his real name was dia not secure it he shrugged his shou1deaizig their bolt into the ravine.
George la peter, and he wax a resilient of Out and replied,
azia, lie had gone out to India in search "ill secured. it to -night I might he bit -
eat aplaut said to be a sure cure for cancer, tau or carried off to -morrow as I went to
lint after searching for a couple of years the Adds.,.
'without success had turned his atteution to About 9 o'clock in the rooming the Cap -
.'better thing. He had then been a, Prefes• tate, went down to look for the sobras. That
adenal serpent and tiger killer for about epeelee of serpent, when undisturbed, lies
our years, and was in Benarea to file his quiet froua early rimming until late in the
olefins to Government rewards amounting afternoon. They swell for their food al-
to about $700. After we hall visited for a most entirely at night and never enter a
apell as countrymen, the captain referred to house for any other purpose than. to secure
lais strange eating as follows ; food. The Government, in pitying
"I went into the business purely as a fin- ward for their destruction, requires the
zinnia speculation. the tame as 1 would cut head of the serpent as proof. Capt. White
.axid sell cord wood or raise cabbages. aud ' returned to report that three or our cobras
am ;making more clean cash than the mane.- ha4 taken up their quarters hi the largest
Horses will be soft and the harness bard, so
of a bank at Lome. The rewarda Pal lint, and were the asleep, all being coiled to write upon the eubject at any length to speak, therefore do not withhold the Oil.
Tbe O reversion is very powerful under erehertiainaw
the Governmeut for the destruction of together in a Cerner Oo a bed of grass and again. Therefore you willbejustified—nay,
aarness also will likely need some re- j"—onn
asugerana wild animals and Poisonous ser- leaves. He took, from his box a thin globe .
ing, There will be some places that
asesieetseememe
AGRICULTURAL
Beginning Spring Work
On every farm there are a multitude, of'
odds and ends that deserve attention before
the rush of summer work is on, and which if
disposed, of may save worry and time later.
15 will pay one to sit dowu and recell the
minor repairs and improvementa in imple-
ments and accessories of the farm that were
needed the -past season when these were stor-
ed away. If these have not been overhauled
during the winteralet it be done at once. The
time will be well spent, and may suggest
further improvements. This is a strong rea-
, son for keeping a diary, for as every one
nless. Henry M., Stauley ts mu wa‘c" knows, during the busy season a plow or
goes baek upon his word, the worldis likely machine, may have lost a bolt or two, or a
to have only one authentic and reliable ae" niece is broken. The owner thinks it will
count of "The Queat, Ramie, and Retreat ao till the present seasozi is past, but by
next year he will undoubtedly replace the
parte. The churns are that nnlees a mem-
orauduin has been made, hewn; entirely for-
get the peed uutil he is ready to drive the
implement to the field, when of course, he
berates himself for his thoughtlessness.
It is a good time now to look over the
harness and give it a good oiling. This is
very advantageous since it not only prolongs
the wear, but this operation will make the
harness more comfortable for the teams
of Emba, tile Governor of Equatorm, In a
letter to Seribuer Bros., under date of
Mere]) 6th, 1890a hesaas
"I am, happy to inform you that I am so
far advanced with the writing of my book,
In Darkest Africa ; and the Quest, Rescue,
and Retreat of Rutin, the Governor of Equa-
toriaa that more then half the maeuseript
has been already mailed for England. By
the let April next I hope to /lave finished
with the whole of it. When that is done,
not Vanderbilt's wealth would. iuduce me
Tlae complaints were egunst the partiet
making false entries forregistration of stock
in the 1)million Draught Horse Breeders'
Society. The entries were made with the
secretary of the society here, Mr. James
Two of the complaints were laid
against Paul Reid, of Belfast, and J. W.
Cook, V. S., Dungannon, for the registry of
a stallion earned Golden Shire as being sired
by Oliver (160), when as a fact lie was sired
by a stallion named Uncle John, The de-
fence was that the false pedigree was given
by mistake. After considemble evidence had
been taken the cases were adjourned fortwo
weeks so as to get the evidence of the pur-
eliaser. of the horse so registered, Mr. Rich-
ardson, of Quebee. Another complaint was
against Henry G. Teylor, of Auburn, for
the registration of a mare as being sired by
imported Conqueror, which was not thefeet
The other ease was against Patrick Farr, of
Goderich, for attempting to register a mare,
the dam of -which WAS gaid to havethree re-
gistered crosses, she having only one such
cross. In the two latter cases the objection
was taken that the informations were
notlaid within three mounths from the cora-
minion of the offence, as provided by the
Suininary Convictions Act, wbieli objection
was held good and the prosecution failed.
The society has uow obtained a high stand-
ing/ and it is the intention of the directors
to prosecute all eases of fraudulent or false
entriesbesides cancelling the certificates if
•ver ti as a breeder. Firsb
rate lairds that have proved their value as
breeders should be used as long as they ativ
of any service in this. respect. Additions
to the poultry yard should be made with
very great eare, both as to the eboice of
the lairds to be introduced, as far as their
breeding and characteristics are contained,
and as to their stet° of health. Taking
the latter cousideration first it is to ha
pointed out that frequently a strauge bird
has been the means of introducing disease
into a previously healthy yard, disease that
bas taken months to eradicate. The system,
adopted by careful breeders is to keep pur-
chased fowls by themselves for two or three
weeks, so that 'any incipient disease may
have time to declare itself, and that the cou-
dition of the bird may be fully observed. Tha
time thus apparently lost by keeping a fowl
apart frona the others will be well spent by
the security afforded. The question as tO•
She introduotionof breeding stock so that they
may fit into, aud not be antagonistic: to, the
past breeding, opens out a matter which be-
longs as the consideratioe of breeding gener-
ally, and must be considered, in that
relationsaip. Suface it to say here that ex-
treme care is essential in the choice e stock
birds, no matter what the object •
as elements may be introduce
antagonistic to the breeding
Frequently a sudden cross dove
hidden and unsuspeeted qualities.
ew
ich are
he past.
Wag
authorized—in stating that thebeek hearing
the above title is the only authentic and
eomplete aceount of the work. performed by
the Emin Pasha relief expeditiou which I
have weitteu, or shall et any time write.
i° IFIr4lb 4614 *44' and every had the shells cast exPresslY for him ,Au interested publics will do W011 tO note
them could. make moon per year Olt OM 14 ClAieUtt% The only other prepare- the above facts.
so.verag.e." tion was to mat a pole slant fifteen feet Viscount Hampden, ex -Speaker of the
Ilavo4; uothiagto do for a few weese, long and tie the shell to the end. of it When House of Commons, has gone tuto trade as a
asaal as the Captain was theu arrangingforiwe got near the hut the fuse was lighted, and retail dealer in provsions. He carries ott
j.trIP 11° tlertib a'greed t° n1414e the by aid of the Vole the Captain Flexed the his tiairyfarat azi etriet business priaciples,
'altunt with him. He had with him, employ-ithell inside and just where he wanted it. and every egg is duly marked, and every any one can afford to keep e supply, and use
171, the mouth* live natives* and eatoP I The fuse burned for fifteen womb, and we pat of butter is stamped with a coronet and them for en purposes at may suggest them-
etituPage was trauarerted, by three native ithus had time to retreat to a safe distance. a letter IL Pelves. Have an extra pair or two of traces
3tor2es. He did not Tully explain his rumble The bomb exploded witha lend report, blow -
may yet clogood service by unitiug the parts
conditions.
aunts are very liberal, but la most districts or shell of iron about as large as a coffeeup ve begun to rip, and truly the value of a reedi.ng the Horse,
the people are willing to ehIP In and make charged it wita four ounces of powder and
few stitches are verified here. For many
An English veterinary surgeon recomo 1eTuthiey Jaserasebyuttceorw
The Jeraeir Oow as a Cheese Maker, '
coqw,ewallistlhahreerci mPosr et" empro.i..
sad into 100 diStriCts, each distriet 4s$Igned arranged O fuse to explode the aliell, He
zip something extra. India could be diva' handful of swim and buek shot, and thea years we have had the materials for sewing
leather, and the entire outfit has paid for rilmula that tli°84 W141:4 have
.ef4Arg° of 1111rses' nodde use in that direetion. on account of
itself every year. It is couveuierit te have
on hand a supply of rivete, for these may be especially farm horses, Should be Wight that the large provartfoo of oroom oaninineain
the stomach of a, horse is not like the ruint,ii
used to great advantage in repairing certmo, a a cow, a mere receptacle for faod, bet un
her milk, Crousumers of cheese need not be
parts of the harness. substitute snaps for essential organ of digeation of a limitcal, told
thet its excellence depends almost
buckles wherever desirable and thereby save
time. These are sold at so small price that rned in order to perform its proper lune- it is
capacity, which does not need to be town -
prepared, as is further well indicated,
(wholly authe quality of the milk from wIlich
ticing" ami tb4t' 3 ealmet be se treated with'iby the commercial terms of cream cheese,
eat (1,3nger to the animal ; that the. teeth of
accordiug as the milk from which it
the hone ere provided for the purpose of etea
masticating the food, and that the food, was made may have been whole milk or
which does not require mastication etiould Skimmed no robbed of its cream. If the
be sparingly, if ever usetl, He further re. milk be poor in butter, the cheese must be
for emergencies. In cue a trace breaks it
1 "*Fersrall t° me tuttawe made a ealell ing out a portioa of one of the walla aud
Ode to Ingettlae
with a double No. 12 fence wire, This wire
One of the cobras roiled out of the doorway 111; .A. RAI4SAN1
is quite strong, but being soft it wears rapid-
'!
erir1311rne4113‘,Vtelitehehnead"nim%rit°07 Yiwilliaighe ihi65h.q, writhiag, and atriking at everYthiug, Let thy day of doubt be aver,
zwo isul.eatieg tigers which infested the within live minutes. Then it was found that Be one more trhunphant lover
next the shoulder, and make these pliable.
See that all 'rt is removed from the parts
mothhetheed. wleu the puha had he.„ :there were three dead ones inside, and to the Of the truth like those who trod
If the teem has been idle during the winter,
weleacle4 and evethsttle4 car. Whit; Captain'e great joy their heads were iutact. Duty's fiintways, aelfelenying,
!These were at once cut off, a statement of the Seers and Prophets WU° 7--heu (1-Ying do not begin arduous work too violently.
xibserved : !killing drawn up and eigned and ettested, Lifted up red hands delving Plow half a day aml change the team nail
44 It is °V candid °Pflele° 474 the Iluth and one of the natives took the four heads Al. the enemies of cloas they are aeaustomed to work, This may
'who bunts the tiger er tlie cella for glo.rritta bag rind etarted for Ilenares tot= them prevent eerie and deratigement The winter
1Seka Swa 145118°4 Sense' Th"e r'nt4Sn '' over to the aroper official and claim the
FIFTY MIX.F.5 NOUTIt teedina eut a great ff of flame emoke.
ly. Especial attention Should be giveu to
hael sent word, for him to come and destroy within reacha but it was dead of its hurts Help this hurt world to recover, the siartiaularly of young animals.
They were wise; their faith endorlug m this section hoe been ao mild that coneid-
aavaY el4eera are erai'Y en the stthie" et.bounty. 1,retives who bed come iii from the Drew up hosts, by love alluring, erable ph:ming Ilea been done heretofore.
' er killing, and are bitter against m,y -way g Thus much of the strain incidental to pre -
gave information of %wing come Deep in heaven from Death, seeurin
oink; it, but I am eonsoled by the knowl- neegiilossntrY Life to legions out of night t , paration for corn will be lightened, but let
edge that I make all the money and they,
Tau ILALF•DXVOTAIED BODY Dhl they the* Jehovah blundered ,. the farmer be not too :turmoil to seek his
run all the danger. I have several ways ell When from bliss his son Was nuridereaz fishing rod, for unless this early plowed
1353gIng 211Y game* awl all are oPeu to criti•Iof a sow as they took a abort cut across ground is deeply stirred, it will be diffteult
.•ciani frant the regular sports:lieu. This big satuabroken country to saaedistotice, This Or whoa aliuddering Calvary thundered
And the sun put out ita light': to keep down -weeds duriug the eumnier.
°Wel trap 1 got in Lenthm• It is the (WY 'was at a spot about two ranee away and Study to see if the fields ean be arranged
one in India which has ever caught antl held: although they knew that the tiger which Jean hominum salvator better when new fences are built. Be us-
* tiger. In that box aro two dwelt bottles killed the cow the night before and ate his Judea sold, th sin is greater curate in laying off the right angles and
el poison, and in the other are nom) torpe%"fill must be lying within rifle shot of the
dos; which you will eee Put to use later on. ',carcass, they inveetigated sufficiently to
Illy rifle, as yi, i eee, is of English make, andame that he had dragged the body a tlistauee
the bullets tare explosive on etriking. Is'iof forty rods before beginning his moan
=Item rot to me whether they tear a tiger ,Later on it was found that the cow be-
an two or only pass through bun, so long as ilunged in the village, mid that she had pro-
lzIa scalp is pre -Treed as proof of the killing. ,liably been killed, about sundown on the
Just make vottraeIf as comfortable aa aanil evening previous.
can and wat;:ii proveedings." 1 "There are two ways in which I can
The man.eaters were make:al female, and mese of that tiger," said the Captain after
lid made their ' =atlee about two mouths be had secured the information. • "I shall
previous to \Ile,' e, rival. On the east, aide ofpoison the carcass, and. I shall set my big
the village ue., tIliOlt jungle, with theitmn for him to step into. He will come
ground melt le.oken, In front of this jungleiaatat to the carcass this evening, and. the
was a country road, A quarter of a mile first move he makes will be to drag it ten or
south of the village the road erossedaereek, (fifteen rods, if the ground admits. No tiger
the lxinlis of which were lined with reeds ;ever eats a second meal on the aaine spot,
and bushes, It was at or near We crossing ithough tbay will eat of the eantecar ease.'
that four or five natives had been pulled After dinner a party of natives guided as
(Iowa and carried off as they were passing, to the spot. The cow had Nett killed while
to and fro in the early evening. crossing or drinking at a small stream. This
TUE LAST VICTIM was A NYOW.N, WM on cleared ground. The tiger had pulled
-who bad been caught two days before our her out of the mull and water, dragged her
Arrive/. Capt. White at once gave orders ;up a bank five feet high, and had then drawn
aloon, and that the fret four or five huts On edge of a jungle, Four men, provided. with
that no oue should use the highway after' the carcass over very broken ground to the
that aide of the village be abandoned. The ;ropes and tackle, could not have accomplish-
eteatre one he strengthened and arranged foiled the work that tiger did, He had eaten
a fort. At noon on the second day of our the neck and shoulder, and from the fact
arrival he had a cow killed. Portionsofner
bloody carcass were dragged from several
abreetions to a point in front of the hut, and
about a gealon of blood was there sprinkled
over the herbage.
"If we won't go to the tigers they will
come to HE," lie observed, as we waited for
the afternoon to wear away. "They are
very hungry by this time, and, unless they
conclude to take up a new location, will be
mire to some prowling about to -night."
Two hours before sundown the villagers
-were all shut up in their huts, and the Cap-
tain and one ef his men and myself were in
that there were no hyenas or jackals about
we knew that he must be lying in dose by.
The Captain usedabout two ounces of strych-
niue on the remains of the carcass, and
then set the trap where he thought the tiger
must approach to seize the carcass. I was
glad enoughwhen wevvere clear of the neigh-
borhood, for there was no telling at what
moment his royal highness might become
aware of ourpreseece andeome charging out.
We expected nothing before next morning,
and were then rather surprised at the good
news. We were eating breakfast when souls
of the
the fort. The native was armed withra double MEN CAW& ItYNNING ate
-barrelled. shotgun, loaded with buckshot, with the information that the tiger was fast
in the trap. All the men in the village turn-
ed out to go with us to the spot, and even
the oldest among them saw something new
thatmorning. The tiger had come up to the
body on the side opposite the trap, then he
had jumped over it to take hold, and had
jumped both fore -feet square into the trap,
She jungle opposite us. Be surveyed the Thejaws had closed together above the joints.
village for a time and then disappeared, but ,and he had been ten times as strong he
ten minutes later both tigers appeared on could not have released himself.
the highway, and paced up and down, scent- As we got our first view of the situation
ing the air and appearing very restless and the tiger was above us on the hillside. He
uneasy. It was evident that they were sur- wa,s standing with the trap on the body of
prised and suspiciou.s at the quietness re-
vailing, but, emboldened by hun.ger, they
soon decided to investigate. The night ca,me
on while they were in the highway but a
•
full moon made the locality as light as day. I
saw them take
while the Captain had his rifle. I had my
revolver, but did not propose to interfere in
She work unleas it became necessary to de-
fend myself. From the portholes on the
east side we could see up and down the road
for fifty rods, and the sun was not yethidden
•when we saw the male tiger in the edge of
ONE ON THE BLOODY TRAILS
the cow, his hind legs firmly planted, bus
ears laid back close to his head, and his eyes
fairly blued with madness. After a bit we
drew nearer, and X finally approachea within
seven or eight feet. The trap was chained
to the root of a tree, and there was no fear
that the beast could work out of his fix. It
and eeme straight towards the hut, and was a grancl opportunity to study a devil.
when they reached the spot where the blood He would stand straight up and roar at us
had been so plentifully sprinkledboth lappet' until one felt his blood run cold. Then he
at it with their heads close together and would maul the trap against the body and
kept up a low growling. The Captain and the earth, hoping to work it loose. This
his servant both fired together at pistol would only add to the pain, and he would
range, and. both ti,gers sprang full length in- flatten his ears, show every tooth inahis
to the air and. fell back to struggle for a mouth, and spit at us like an enraged cat.
Could he have broken loose he would have
fought a crowd ten times as numerous.
White wanted to cage him, as he could easily
have been sold for $500 alive, and so we re -
brief time, and they lay quiet.
"There's $50 in cash from the Government,
and as -much more from the villagers," said
She Captain as lie turned to me. "It was:a't
sportsmanlike, as I frankly admit, but it is turned to the village and set about makiug
a great deal better than tieing clawed or something strong enough to hold him,
carried off by one of the beasts," There was no fear that he would touch the
The village was rid of its curse and next Poisoned meat during the night, and thirst
day when we moved on the people made up and hunger might take some of the temper
a purse amounting to $62, and also preseri- out of him.
ted the Captain with two eows. We went to At noon next day we went to the spot,
the northeast about twenty miles, to a with our cage to meet with a great surprise.
village called Lalabad. This 'was in a section During the night a couple of panthers had
where tigers, panthers, hyenas, and poihon- come to feast on the remains of the cow.
ous snakes were plenty, although the villa- They had attacked the tiger and done for
gers had. no special complaints to make. him, though both had been bitten. They
ascertained by a talk with the head man had then feasted on the cow, and both warn
that in forty days five people had been car- le gd d near 15.
About a week later than this, while we
were at a village 25 miles away called Rah -
put, the natives
ried off by tigers or panthers, a woman
killed by a hyena, three men bitten to-beath
by snakes, and two more people were miss-
ing, and were supposed to have met their
deaths in the jongles. This was out of a
population of 400, Ecnd excited no particular
surprise. Every native realized the risks he
ran, arid accepted them as a part of his daily
IN SCOURING THE .117NOLES
to find the lair of a panther which had com-
mitted many depredations, discovered a hole
or entrance into the bank of a ravine which
appearecl to lead to the den of some wild
life. Half a mile to the west of the village beast. A vvell-definecl path led from this
were several old huts, abandoned several hole along the bank for 200 feet and then
years before. One of the natives informed dropped into the ravine. A party of eight
us that he had seen a eobra in one of these of us reached the place about midday and as
'Gainat him w tom the great Creator thereby earn ground and do away with
Loved; behold Ho suffered much, "point " rows. Make the fields long when -
Being an hungered, worn with sadnes,s, ever it can be done, for this will save thin) in
Giving bread and peace mid gladness; turning. The fields should also be Arranged
Thou (lost steal with mirthful madness aceording to their natural prOduCtiVeness.
This poor crippled world's one emit& Ir half the flow is low hind and the balance
up land, the former must he unnecessarily
idle while thelatter %recuperating. Think
a long. time before you deeide not to lay
tiles m the open ditches ;for these are Pomo,
thingafanaunoyance, Theynot onlyobstruct
cultivation and campy much land in time,
but they must be cleaned out every few
years.
The competition in agricultural products
eeemslikely to continue close. It will not do
to follow the methods of half a century ago
as the margin of profit is too small. Study
to produce the most for the outlay that you
can. Anticipate possible drawbacks in the
season, such as floods or drouth. Somehow
those men who deserve success are rarely
thrust to the wall by the interference of
nature's phenomena. Bettor still, produce,
if you can find a market, something besides
the great staples. Is there anything
shippad into your town that might as well
be raised by yourself? thereby giving you
the profit and the cost of transportation.
Think about this.
Do not undertake too much unless there
is good reason for doing so. True, there are
matters that need not a double expenditure
of labor to accomplish twice the work or to
double the profit, but there is alimit ba both
directions; keep within this limit. kuow
many farmers who undertake more thanthey
can do or even superintend. Neglect is sure
to follow, and that thoroughness which is in
dernand now -a -days is hardly possible. I do
believe hi thoroughness simply .for its sake,
but it should be a deep, underlying principle
rather than a code of petty rules.
Let the farmer begin his year's work en-
thusiastically ; let the unfolding beauty of
a new year bring full cheer to him ; let him
rejoice ut. his newly planted crops and think
only of a reasonable harvest ; it is well to re-
member that though floods, insects, and
frosts may come, there have been but few
times that the crops in the endhave not more
than repaid him his toils. Since he is a far-
mer, let him rejoice in his calling. It will
lighten his load and be more to those under
his care than the thousands he might -wish
he possessed. Instead of covering himself
with a veil of clouds as he journeys through
life, let him cury a halo of sunshine. In acl-
ditionto.this he might read with profit Addi-
son's dream on Discontent. Then he will be
Leiter prepared to right the wrongs that
need righting.
Laws of Heredity,
Following are the six leading laws of
heredity which we reprint by request :-
1. That from the male parent is mainly
derived the external structure, configuration
and outward characteristics also the loco
motive system of development.
2. From the female parent is derived the
internal structure, the vital organs, and, in
a much greater proportion than from the
male, the constitution, temper and habits,
in which endurance and bottom are inchul
ed.
3. That the purer the race of the parent,
the more certainty there is of its tramsniit-
tiag its qualities to the offspring; say if two
animals are mated, if one is of purer descen
Shan the other, he or she will exercise the
influence in stamping the character of the
progeny, particularly if the greater purity
is on the side of the male..
4. That apart from certain disturbing in
fitieneep or causes, the male, if of pure race
and aeseencled from a stock of uniforna color
stamps the color of the offspring.
5. That the influence of the first male is
not infrequently . protracted beyond the
birth of the offspring of which he is the par
cat and his mark is left upon subsequent
progeny, .
6. That the transmission a diseases o
From the millions who are, straining
After all that is worth pining
Those, thy sophistry disdaining,
What hast thou to offer those
In thy Christless creed, 0 Cruel?
But to filch the one wititejewal
From tbeir shield who figlitlife's duel
With temptation's fatal fee".
'Why not loud the seerswhe taught us
For the righteousness they wrought us ;
Yea and add to all they brought us
Lgacies for time to some,
Holier, and by giving, gaining
Tenfold strength despair restriuniug,
As a tree, when storms are waning,
Bleuds with morning time its bloom.
Plant tbe Bible, build free amebas,
As each nation onward marches
Gift the fanes, make broad the arches,
Swell the ether-piereing spires;
Not for rash sectarian rending,
Not for gibing truth, but trending
Ilp.ward with the all transcending
Sacred old prophetic fires.
'When the mother's grief, unspoken,
Kisses her dead son, heartbroken,
Hest thou any tender token
To assuage her agony?
Are her hopes, by pain grown stronger,
And her love to live no longer?
Did the God who made her wrong lier
With the love that can not die?
Thou! but lotus not upbraia thee,
Tho' thy sophistry has swayed thee,
And thy mirth, from Him who made
thee,
Why net test this gift of grace?
Is the pride too high to humble?
'Gainst its mysteries dost thou stumble?
Did the grand Ezekiel grumble
'Gainst God's plan to raise the race?
Poor old world, it would bereave you
Should the light of nature leave you,
But more desolation grieve you
Were that other Light denied—
Devastated, void of ether,
Surging blankly onward—whither?
Where the doomed forever wither
They may curse thee that it died.
Down from old herioe ages •
Kindling history's crimson pages,
Prophets, martyrs, Dantean sages,
Could they to this world return
Which they once from Despond.'lifted,
Could they see thee hell -ward drift it,
With so few to guide it gifted;
And not moarn as o'er an urn?
All the potentates of Europe relax the
strain of affairs with games either of chance
or skill. The young Emperor William plays
chess whenever time permits. King Hum-
bert of Italy prefers checkers, while the Czar
chooses back -gammon. King William of
Holland likes piquet, the Prince of Wales
delights in baccarat, and President Cariaot
is said to have solved the mysteries of a
jack pot, and. learned the imperiaa rank of a
straight flush,
Paul Clifford, the original inventor of the
Paris pneumatic post system, has made a
pneumatic rifle which is said to be a wonder.
It is described this way. The weapon is
much lighter tlaan any of the army rifles
now in use. It reeembles the magazine gnat.
in that a steel cartridge about a span and a
half long and as thick as a man's thumb is
attached to the barrel by means of a screw.
The cartridge contains 300 shots which
can be discharged. as rapidly or slow:ly as a
man desires. At a recent trial the ball
travelled with wonderful accuracy, and
penetrated deep into the wall of the shooting
room. As soon as one cartridge is emptied
of its 300 shots another Can be screwed on
the gun in the twinkling of an eye. Mr.
Gifford says that the 300 shots m a car-
tridge can be produced at a cost of about
threepence. The gun itself can be manu-
factured for about 45.
the vital organs is more certain if on the
side of the female, and diseases of the joints
if on the :side of the male parent.
The Draught Horse Society,
Four cases of considerable interest to
horsebreeders were tried atGoderich before
Mayor Butler and Mr. P. Adamson, J. P.
commends that no horse be put to work elluellY so, and will grade according to Ala
aUC1 Wiliat a richness Or deaeiency iii cream. Many per -
once been separated eau never be so well
immediately after a full meal,
sons are of the opinion that cream winch has
horse has done a heavy day's work %should
be allowed to stolid in the stable until it is
mixed again with the milk that a portion of
eool and comfortable before being fed. A
the fattymatter will not flow out with the
little water may be given, and if a little
good hay be put into the rack it will oceupy
his attention, and besides requiring proper
mastication will further have the effect to
Slightly atimulate the stomach th accretion,
and prepare it for the reception of the feed
whieh 18 50 follow, Should a horse require
more food than usual to supply the extra
whey, thus rendering the cheese less rich.
This hae given rise to some discussion as to
whether rieholersey milk can heprofitably
made into cheese without Aiming.
According 50 ±110 late Professor Arnold,
while the dersey.is emphatically- a butter
OOW her milk is rich in cheese matter and
can, without the waste of de buttery matter
waste of tissues caused by her work,.,give
be converted into cheese as rich as Euglish
it by all means, but let it 'be in excess in its
albuminoids, and let. the horse be
oftener, and not ba increased quantities at a
warm milk, almost immedi-
ately from the cows, when the aolidi' are in
the most perfect emulsion, and hence more
of the e.bules of fat will be held by the
rennet. With mixed milk bran ht to a
factory onee a day the case would e differ -
pantry ; you must first put in something Ont.. practical home eheesoinakersindrors.
before you eau take something out.
A mileli cow should have all the feed she
aelYagree that the sooner the milk is set for
caw digest and assimilate. ese.making after it has been drawii from
the cow the more of butter fat the cheese
If you cake in the bag of a cow it is
incipient ,areet ; milk her as elean as pos, will contain.
Only said in Fun,
"Overcome all evil with good," as the
gentleman said when he knocketi down a
burglar with the family bible.
Maxims for Milkers.
A. COW is very mach like a barrel or a
sible and :a& the udder with hot water
applied with a. large cloth, and hold, the
same to the udder, especially to the _part
affected, for thirty seconds at it time. If at
the next milking a striugy substance comes
with the nulk draw it out; this is not puss/ The philosopher is like the moon—his
bite cheese; not hurtful to the milk, as it brightness is due to reilectionAlle is not a
will each in the strainer. Repeat if always bright wean he is fun,s,,eoer.
necessary.
An Irishman on weighing his pig exclaim -
independent mother ; they ought not to be
Always Lave a strainer pail and also an
ed, and I th I tat Id " a -
never oug 1 1 wou .
ed, "It does not weigh tat much aa toxpect-
necessary, but a hayseed or a piece of stra,w
,,;Tte hunt= mase is a great one,"aniallte.
care is used. At our house we use a strainer
or a hair may carnein even when the utmost
cloth, besides the two strainers mentioned, Isvelronindlileapl."'as "'-
gage:a ;sti4latmlient(:,$;d.ocnv :hoe
and it does approved service. What is the difference between the engine.
11 a eow is melined to be restive—as in driver and a passenger who jaaa: lost his
fly time—seat yourself so as to have the left train? One is might in front and- the other
fore -arm nearly against the cow's hind leg, left behind.
just so that she can feel it there. If you Having been fined for adulterating bread '
milli one fore and one hind teat and have a with alum, a Scotch baker has acciaired
'firm hold she cannot possibly upset your among his.neighbors the appellation ot Me -
pail of milk nor injure the milker.
Always milk your cows in exact rotation,
and if more than one milker is engaged, let
each milker attend to the same cows. Fre-
quent changes in this respect act against a
copious yield of milk.
In the heat of summer a clean'well-ven-
tilated shed, which can be made dark, is a
desirable place in which to do the milking.
Alum Marc.
A really good man had rather be deceived
then bo suspicious ; had rather forego his own
right then run the venture of doing even a
hard thing.
Dr. James Orr of Hawick considers that
when advocates of moderate drinking get
the length of the Timothy" argument they
If necessary a very thin cotton. cloth, large are DO their last legs.
like a hose blanket, can be thrown over the None are so fond of secrets as those who
cows to protect them from flies and musqui- do not mean to keep them; such persons
toes, and thus both animal and man will covet secrets as spendthrifts covet money,
enjoy peace and comfort.
' Why the Hens do not Lay.
One of the puzzling questions that often
:p -
longed to another man "
arise in the experiences of persons raising
Mrs H. —" Maggie, where do you su
Maggie :—" Sure, ma'am, I don't
fowls is why their hens are not laying as a
weekly additions ina•de to his egg basket. 1
neighbor's, who is far more fortunate in the
i care; I have friends in ayther place."
"WthilisyVi
pose you will go to if you tell suchfalsehoods
From the directions given in poultry journalss a drouth standing at a Pablie-
and by manufacturers cf specifics for egg Ipro-
duction, many persons start out with theI house door in the morning before it is opened
confident expectation of uninterrupted sue-
like a man going to be hanged? Because he
in raising chickens nd eggsto find at'
is waiting till the bolt be drawn to get a
cess a,
for the purpose of circulation.
Widow--" I hear Jones has been arrested
for keeping a cow.' Bitso—" For keeping
a cow? What an outrage I" "Yes,allelic:-
lest that the business has for some reason drop.
become unprofitable.
In purchasing hens for laying, particular ,
attention should be given to the color and
appearance of their combs, which should be
bright and red. Where the comb has a aull
sickly color, and a kind of flattened down
appearance no amount of feeding or care will
force the laying of eggs as long as these
conditions exist. Again the legs should
be smooth and clean and free from scales
or the appearance of spurs, both of which
indicate that the hen has passed the lay-
ing age. The cock should be brought out
of a different flock and be as purely bred
as possible. The principal causes of failure
in egg production are believed to be, first,
keeping hens that are ola; second, breetlin
in and in, or a failure to introduce new bloo
from sources entirely. outside of one's own
floc,k, and third, keepmg the flock too long
in the same runs.
Breeding Fowls,
It is inadvisable, as a rule, to breed from
fowls under twelve months old, and to se-
cure the healthiest chickens birds not less
than two years of age should be employed.
A fowl cannot be said to have stopped
growing until the first moult is passed,
whicb generally takes place when at is
seventeen or eighteen months old, and con-
seq,uently until that has taken place the
bird is in a state of immaturity. Much
enfeeblement of stock and deterioration in
point of size has arisen from the evil prac-
tice of using immature birds in the breed-
ing pen. Whcn chickens are to be bred
for killing, and for that purpose only,
cockerels and pullets may be used as breed-
ers. in order to secure early broods, but hi
this case no harm is done, as the progeny is
not used for reproduction. Some varieties
will breed for several years, whilst others,
especially cochms, very early become ste-
rile. A three-year-old cochin will gener-
An Unfortunate Reminder.
!A teacher of a youthful class in Sunday
I school one day
"With what strange weapon" asked "did
I Samson the Philistines slay ?"
Then knit the brows that hid the brain of
I each determined youth,
•But none of their researches brought to light
the needed truth,
The teacher sought to slightly aid their me-
mories remiss,
And, tapping on his jaws, he asked, "No
children., what is this ?"
The answer they were searching for came
back to them, alas I . •
They all in hasty tones exelaime he jaw
bone of an ass.
French Duels In Belgiiim,
The Parquet or Prosecuting Board of the
Brussels Judioation is -unpleasantly impressed
by the frequeut duels between Frenchmen
on the northera side of the Pranco-Belgia
frontier. The French Judication has be
asked to aid m taking steps to put de
duelling. A eommission sent from Bruss
is already sitting 'here, and has recei
, evidence from MK Bauerand de Coureel
the Marquis de Mores, and Deputy Cain
iDreyfns whose second. M M. Feuillant, an
,le Comte de Dion, and Deputies Loekroy
and Pichon, are to be examined to -morrow.
Aosta's Widow,
The Duchess of Aosta, has accepted an
invitation from the Empress Eugenie' to,
visit her at Farnborough in the course of
next Sumner, and itis probable she will
remain in England for seyeral months, The.
Duke of Aosta left about £50,000 to hie
widow, with jewels, pictures, plate, an
furniture, valued at about £40,000 mor
The Dachess and her child are to be gr
ed a State allowance of E16,000 a year.