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5:: i - . r. .r». - ’w 5.0 m «.rhir.a~r\.‘su4¢4’saa.h. 0-? .». .v.w. w .m, «a... ‘ ' CllCAL FARMING.» ~ lo... Temporary Pole or Rail Fence. Frequently farmers desire to fence off a half were or so for cow or horse pasture for the season; or on account of the growing crops are obliged to have a temporary lane along the boundaries of some field along which to drive the stock to and from pas- ture. It often happens that they have a A CHEAP RAIL FENCE. l good supply of old rails, or can easily ob- ! tain poles from the woods, but have no boards at hand for fencing material. In such cases the fence illustrated herewith will prove adequate, and is ‘ quickly put up. For cattle and horses a temporary fence, two poles high, will be auficieiit,the rails being placed three or four feet from the ground. Pelee eighteen feet or more in len th can be used, putting those of the same ength together, and so locating the posts that there will be about eight inches lap either for poles or rails. The ends are wired to the posts. For fencing against sheep. three poles will he required and placed closer to the ground. The only trouble with this fence is that it may prove so good and serviceable that it will often be eft as a permanent structure, and a pro- per fence not be built. False Supports For Beams And Sills. Frequently in erecting farm buildings, the posts are of such slender dimensions hat the owner and carpenters do not care to cut a shoulder in them for the support of the ends of beams, sills or girts. In uch cases these important parts of the structure are left with only such support as is afforded by the strength of the tender, which is usually cut away 'to less than one. third the breaking strength of the stick of timber. By fitting in a piece of plank or scantling between the lower side of the PLAN FOR SUPPORTING BEAM. beam or sill and the upper side of the lower portion of the brace, as shown at a, a, in the illustration, and nailing them to the part c, the building will be quite as strong and firm as if the post had been two inches greater in diameter. This improvement may be added at any time at very little labor and expense. The Shrinkage of Butter. 'Ihe shrinkage of butter from the time it is packed until it is sold by the commission men causes a great deal of trouble, both to the shipper and the receiver. To the ship- per because in most cases the butter is not weighed in the tubs and he bills it sixty pounds net to the dealer. When he receives his returns and it only nets him 58 to 58.1: pounds to the tub, he thinks there is something wrong with the weights at the other end of the line. 1". A. Leighton in Creamery Journal says that during the month of June he had a chance to find out just exactly how much shrinkage there would be in a tub of but-- ter. The results were obtained from fifty tubs, part of it being kept in the refrigera- tor for two weeks. The dry tubs were all weighed and averaged seven pounds each ; they were then soaked eighteen hours and weighed again before the butter was pack- ed; the average weight of the soaked tubs was eight and a half pounds ; the. butter was churned at a temperature of 50 to 54 degrees, and came out of the churn free from moisture; it was then salted and worked as dry as possible with one work in . The butter being analyzed was found to contain from 83 to 85 per cent. fat, the but- ter was packed firm and solid and the tub wei had exactly to an ounce and the weight of t e butter and tube marked separately on the side of package. It was then sealed up, the cover nailed on and set away, the butter room being kept at about 52 degrees. At the end of two weeks ‘20 tube were pick- ed out, the cover and salt removed, the butter emptied on the scales and weighed and it was found that the butter had shrunk a triile over one pound in each tub and the tube had increased about that much in weight. Since then Mr. Leighton has tried difl‘er' out ways of preparing the tube but in each case as the package dried out it drained the moisture from the butter. By using the tin lined tubs this matter could be obviated but they do not seem to be in favor with commission men. He has also used the paraillue wax but on account of the butter sticking to the package it Was not consider- ed an improvement. Home and Highway. In the efforts made by the farmers to make attractive their surroundings, the ornamentation of the highways should not be neglected. Reade should be construct. ed with the greatest possible smoothness. A side path for pedestrians should be add. ed toall main highways, especially when they extend from one village to another. On one side of the Appian Way a well~ graded path was constructed its entire length, shaded by well trimmed trees, on which the pedestrian. sick or poor, could travel undisturbed by the grinding wheels of the Roman chariots. if a well-graded path was maintained on J] our main highways, the cause of humanity would be better subserved. Attention should also be paid to the condition of the space between the road and fences. Nothing can be more charm- ing as one rides through the count , than toaeethe brush along the roadei es cut and removed, trees well trimmed, stumps and stones excavated and holes dug by some bearish pathmsster filled and graded by his more thoughtnt successor. Such a condition would produce a much different aspect from that which we often behold where the highways become the dumping ground for all refuse of the farm and even of the house. Money spent in beautifying our highways adds much to the value of the property” adjacent therto. The condition of the highway has its effect upon the desirability of a farm as a place of residence. Pumpkins For Mlleh Cow/s. Pumpkins are excellent food for milch 0own if not fed too lavishly. They make the. very finest flavored milk and butter. They are about 90 per cent. water, and when enough are fed to supply the cow with what water she would naturally need, then the limit of profitable feeding is reach- ed. They sometimes do decrease the flow of milk, but this can always be attributed to feeding too much, or the cows eating too many seeds. It is better to remove the seeds. It will be noticed that when pumpkins are thrown out in the field to a lot of cows, some particular cow will make a business of going around and getting all the seeds she can. That cow “pumpkins will dry up. If _â€"â€"_.â€"â€"â€"â€"~_ A DISHONEST EM PLOYE. A onnndlnn Arrested in London. England. on 3 Charge ol‘ Sienllng Seven Thon- sand Pounds. James Mullin, who has been arrestdd in London by the Scotland Yard authorities, on a charge of stealing seven thousand pounds, belongingto Mr. James Darling, of Montreal, was for a. number of years employed on the Darling farm at Hoche- lags, which has been noted as a. breeding place of valuable horses. Mullin was looked upon as the most trustworthy man about thefarm,and was often given important commissions to execute by the Darlings. About six weeks ago the Darlings decided to send to London a collection of horses, and have them offered for sale. As implicit trust was reposed in Mullin, he was given full charge of the horses, with instructions to sell them for as good a figure as possible. The horses were shipped from Montreal, and arrived in good condition in London, where Mullin promptly set to work to dispose of them. He succeeded in his missmn, and a. few‘days after landing had £7,000 sterling stowed away in his inside pocket. Not hearing from him the Darlings asked the Montreal police authorities to take means to arrest James Mullin, as they had been informed that he had sold the horses soon after he arrived in London, and they believed. he had abscended with the money. Orders were sent from Mon- treal to the Scotland Yard detectives to be on the look out for Mullin, and to arrest him. For days the London detectives hunted high and low for the accused, but failed to find him. Finally, the Montreal pelicelearue’d that Mrs. Mullin had received a letter from her husband, asking her to meet him in London. She was closely shadowed. When the steamship Sarnia left Montreal a few days ago Mrs Mullin was one of its passengers. Hardly had the boat left pert before a message was flying across the ocean to the London detectives, instructing them to shadow Mrs. Mulliu when she arrived, as she was sure to go where her husband was hiding. But while the Sarnia is still on the ocean the detectives have succeeded in arresting Mullin. When Mrs. Mullin arrives in London she will have the misery of finding her husband under arrest. It is'understood that Mullin has most of the money in his possession. __..-. _.- FIENDISH MURDER AND, SUICIDE. A French “'omnn Sulfur-ates llcrscll‘ and Children with Clint-coal Fumes. A dreadful case of suicide occurred the other night in the Petit Montrouge quar- ter. Paris. - In the Rue Henri Regnault there lived in a single room a family nam- ed Hcfi'mann, consisting of the father, mother, and five children, ranging in age from a baby still at the breast to the eld- est, a girl of 8. Hofi'mann, who is a pavior by trade, had been out of work for the last six weeks, and the family subsis ted entire- ly on charity, the wife going out to beg at church doors, with the wretched children about her. Added to the general misery was the fact that the couple Were frequent. ly intoxicated, the woman was violent and jealous, and quarreling went on incessant- ly between them. On Thursday after a worse scene than ever, Hoil'mann was driven out of the place, and had to pass the night at a lodging-house in the neighbor- hood. For a long time after he had left his wife was heard vociferating and break- ing up what bits of furniture they possess- ed, and it was 3 o'clock in the morning before she quieted down. A few hours later Hoffmann came home and knocked at the door, but there was no answer, and everything was perfectly still inside the room. He then broke a pane of glass, and, looking in, saw embers of charcoal still aglow on the tiled floor. He called to the neighbors for help, but it was a long time before the door could be broken in, as Mme. Hofl’mann had driven some long nails at the bottom of it. Then a shocking sight was seen. In a fit of mad intoxica- tion she had d the bedding on the floor, lighted a charcoal fire, and lay down to die with her unsuspecting children. [be children were lyin or reclining around her, and their poacefu faces showed they had gone tosleep and passed own without suffering. In the meanwhile efi'mann nearly went out of his mind. He laughed and cried, and ran about in such a state of delirium that the police had to lock him “F SOME FUNNY PIECES. Barber- “ How do you want your hair cut 3” Customerâ€"“ Off." There is much tenderness in this eeemiu - ly cruel world, but the butcher rarely fin it. Women would he of little use on beanI a leaking ship ; they couldn’t man the Pauli)“ Heâ€"“ If I’d known that tunnel was so long I’d have kissed you." Sheâ€"“Gracious, didn't you 2 Somebody did." " \Vell, Johnnie, I hear you go to school now." “ Yes." “ What part of it do you like best 2" " Comin’ home.” Beggar~“ Kind gentleman, i beg your pardonâ€"”Gent (promptly)â€"“ Granted. I thought you were begging for money.” A housekeeper uptown says that her grocer is so slow with his delivery that when she orders eggs the boy brings chick- ens. Doo D. (to jeweler)â€"-“ I brought back this engagement ring that I bought yester- day." Jewelerâ€"“ Didn’t it suit 3” D00 D.â€"“ I didn't.” Man wants but little here below. Some call this a mistake, But that’tis rue he soon can prove By just a slight toothache. It is stated that alcohol can now be ex- tracted from beets. This is‘adreadful piece of pews for the beats who happen to be ful . Bessieâ€"“ The idea of your saying that you are only 21.” Gussieâ€"“ You forget mamma told us that it is always better to underrate than to exaggerate." Mrs. J onesâ€"“ There goes Mr. Gray. He’s an octogenarian.” Mrs. Robinsonâ€"â€" “ Are you sure of that ‘3 I have always un- derstood he was a Unitarian." ‘ She (enthusiastically)â€"“ I would haVe given anything in the world to get it ?” Heâ€"“Well, why didn't you buy it ‘2” She -â€"“0h, it cost too muchâ€"50 cents." Helenâ€"“Funny you didn't notice that Tom had been drinking. He talked to you quite awhile." Maudeâ€"“Yes, but he talked to me under his breath.” Gentâ€"“How came you to put your hand in my pocket ‘3” .l’ickpocketâ€"“Beg your pardon. I am so absent minded. I had once a pair of pants just like those you are wearing." Florenceâ€"“Helen says Mr. Smallcash loves the very ground she walks on.” Harryâ€"“Jupiter! Iguess so, it would bring a hundred thousand a. day." - The cider’s bubbling in the cup, ‘ The old brass kettles sputter The farmer's boiling punkins up To peddle for quince butter. “What a perfectly charming man Mr. Twitter is.” Maudâ€"“I never heard him say a clever thing.” “No, but he can move about the room without stumbling oVer the rugs.” Exeeptionai caseâ€"“I told my friend Em- ma, under promise of the strictest secrecy, that I am engaged to the lieutenant, and the spiteful thing actually kept the se- cret." In autumn’s chill no song is heard ; No feathered songster’s note is due. And there’s the difference, lucky bird, ’Twixt very many men and you. Mr. Scrimpâ€"“My dear, I don’t see how you had this counterfeit bill passed on you 1" Mrs. Scrimp-â€"-“Wcll, you don’t let me see enough real money to enable me to tell the difl‘u‘ence.” “\“heii er man smites yer,’ said Uncle Eben, “iu’lin dc uddah cheek. Den of he’s mean nuli ter tek advantage ob yer Chris- tianity, he deserves dc bes’ lickin’ yoh knows how ter gib ’iin.” “\Vhat perfectly lovely gold hairpins! Where did you get them ?" Madgeâ€"- “Well, no matter, for they’re not worth anything. I can neither button my shoes nor shake down the grate with them.” Strawberâ€"“You look as if you had been laid up, old man.” Singerlyâ€"I have been. I announced my engagement last week.” Strawberâ€""Why should that lay you up?” Singerlyâ€"“ I announced it to her father." “ How’s all the .folk’s up your way ?” “ Well, mother ain’t so peart new, Molly’s got the measles, John’s stove up with rheumatism, an’ Dick’s down with snake bite. When air you a-comin’ to see us ‘2” She (a woman’s rights woman)â€"â€"“Do you believe that woman should have the ri ht of being the equal of man?” Heâ€" “ Vell, if she wants to let herself down so far I don’t see any reason why she should be preVented .” i “There is something about you that I like exceedingly,” said Mr. Callowhill to Miss Ricketts. “That’s your own iner- diuate egotism,” replied the girl. “My egotism?” “Yes, sir, for nothing is about me quite as much as you.” “Cephas,” said his employer, “you haven’t put the whitewash on these walls evenly. You have smeared it on in chunks and daubs.”--“Yes, sah," replied Uncle Cephas, “I's not a scrub whitewashah, sah, I's an impressionist.” “And what kind of a chin has she?” she asked, as he paused in the middle of an attempt at description of her features, “A movable one,” said be, after a moment’s sober thought. And then he heaved a deep and pensive sigh. “Ne,” said Knogood, despendently, "I haven’t been discharged; but they removed me from my place as boss, they removed me from the best work and afterwards re- moved me to the lowest grade: and three removes, you kno'w, are as bad as a “fire.” I Killed the Father of Rattlers. The largest rattlesnake ever killed pos- sibly in the entire State of Georgia was killed Saturday afternoon in the East Macon district. It had twenty-two rattles and a button, making it '23 ears old. It measured a fraction over five eetin length. Nobody can be found to have heard of a rattler 23 years old. A snake that carries fourteen er sixteen rattles and a button is considered a monster in these parts, and is looked upon with most respectful hearing. The men had quite an exciting time killing the snake. None of them dared go within several lengths of him, and when he shook his mighty bunch of rattles the noise was awful, and struck terror to the hearts of the negrees, causing them each time to re- treatfar ther. Theyfinally dispatched him wita long pole. ‘ l HEALTH. Providing for Emergen :les. In a scattered country neighborhood, where it is impossible to summon a phyei. cian quickly, the medicine chest is an ah~ solute necessity. It should be well arraug. ed, so that everything and anything may be found without delay. And it, must, moat emphatically, be out of the reach of children. Every housewife should learn enough of physiology and disease to pre- scribe simple remedies for ailments and accidents, though this should never prevent her from sending for a regiilar physician when she has reason to suspect serious ill- 1183!. Another point to be avoided is indis- criminate dosing. In the closet where medicines are kept, there should be a sup- ply of bandages, lint, sponges and plaster. As soon as any material gives out, it should be promptly replaced, or it may result in serious inconvenience. In the country a mother is the most often called upon to dress cuts,insect bites, etc.,and in addition to this she should familiarize herself with the proper treatment for sunstroke and drowning accidents. A few simple remed- ies are here given. The terrible pangs of whitlow or felon are cut short by the application of intense- ly hot water. Have the water as hot as can be borne, place the finger in and keep renewing the hot water for several hours. A large proportion of all cramps and pains can be relieved by water of proper temperature and intelligently applield. In case of burns from acids ‘or aka lis, use cold water freely, as every applicatio will tend to dilute them and render .them less liable to injure the skin. ' In case of a wound where there is con~ siderable bleeding, use cold water appli- cations freely. For bruises, the immediate- application of cold water, or some evapor- ating letion,â€"such as campher br weak tincture of arnicaâ€"is the best treatment for alleviating suffering and hastening the absorption of blood. ‘ When a sprain occurs, lose no time in at- tendingto it, however trivial it may appear. Ascertain Whether there has been a fracture or dislocation. If so, send fora physician as soon as possible and keep perfectly quiet until he arrives. If there is no fracture or displacement of bones, but only excessive swelling about the joint, bathe the injured member in as hot water as possible. Bathe for15 to 30 minutes, renewing the water occasionally and applying With a sponge. Then wrap the injured member in strips of flannel saturated with hot waterand cover with dry cloths. Do not use the sprained member until recovered. Complete rest is the only cure for a sprain. For bleeding from the nose, hold asponge saturated with cold water to nostrils and nape of the neck. In case this does not succeed the bleeding can be stopped by vigorous action of the jaws. If a child, a wad of paper may be placed in the mouth, . and the child instructed to chew hard. It is the motion of the jaws that stops the flow of blood. To ease rheumatic pains, boil a few pota- toes and use the hot water in which they were boiled. Dip some cloths in, wring out, and apply as hot as possible. A small healthful way to cook apples is to pare and core them,and bake in a moderate oven. If the applo‘ie of a sour variety it may be necessary to add a little su , putting about a saltspoonful in the h ow whence the core was extracted. The next best way to cook them is stewing. Contrary to common belief, appla baked in their skins are the least healthful of cooked apples. Another erroneous belief is that raw apglves are best if eaten with their skins. e give on the authority of the distinguished rofessor of matsria medica of the New 'ork College of Medicine, that the skins of apples, whether raw or cooked, are very deleterious in their effects, there being in the skin an astringent quality which coun- teracts the efi'ecte of the beneficent acids of the fleshy part of the fruit. “Constipa- tion,” says the some authority, “is sure to be the result of eating up lea with the skins. They were not ma e to beeaten, only to protect the fruit from the attacks of insects." â€"____..._._.____ SMOKERS AND SMOKING. “Sublime Tobacco" and Some of Its Nuneâ€" erous Famous nevolecs. The Mormons having recently condemned their head patriarch for using tobacco, the long standing questions of the wisdom or unwisdom, the helpfulness er hurtfulness, the goodness or badness ‘of smoking are again on their travels as topics of general discussion. We do not propose to try and settle them, because, after all, it is very much a matter of individual taste, temper- ment and opinionâ€"or conscience, if you prefer that word â€"-but merely to contribute a few interesting historical data to the de- bate. Sir Isaac Newton was in the habit of taking nothing but stale bread and drink- ing nothing but water while at work upon his great scientific experiments, so that he might keep his mind clear, but he always supplemented this meagre diet with a pipe of tobacco. “’0 know this from the testi- mony of thelady who thought he was about to propose to her one day when he took her hand in his, Whereas he simply proceeded in sheer absent-mindedness to use her iore~ finger as a stopper to press down the tobacco in his pipe. Lord Brougham, the reformerof England’s savage old penal code, the founder of the Lyceum and the friend of all the humanities, loved a. common clay pipe, and smoked it regularly until he was past ninety years of age. Sir Walter Scott not only smoked himself, but advised his son, who was an officer in the army, as to the kind of pipe he would find most enjoy- able. George Makeneace Thackeray, Alfred Tennyson, Charles Dickens/[homes Carlyle, Charles H. Darwin and “'ilkie Collins were all lovers of the weed. England’s greatest preacher, the late Charles _.I:ladilon Spurgeon, declared from his pulpit that he enjoyed good cigars and smoked them “ to the glory of God." One of our greatest preachers, the late Bishop Brookes, of Massachusetts, also found coni- fert in a fragrant Havana. Addisonaud Steele found great comfort in their pipes. Ben Johnson loved his long clay, comnion- . ly callei “ the churchwarden.” Beaumont and Fletcher were partners in smoke as well as in authorship. The famous Dr. vegetable Press: BuCh 8'3 are recalled {01‘ 35¢. ' Isaac Barrow called his pipe his pharmaceu- is excellent to wring out hot- clotiis. It saves time and scalded hands. In case of a cut or jagged wound, smoke the wound with burned flannel on which has been placed a small quantity of sugar. Sprinkle a. little sulphur over the wound and tie up with bandages and it will heal immediately. A very dangerous wound, made by a sewing-machine needle, where the needle fragments were found to have been bent almost double against the bone, was cured in this manner. The danger of lockjaw and the extreme pain Were entirely removed by holding the injured finger and arm over the smoke of woollen cloth burned over the coals. Apples as a Medicine. One of the advantages urged for the home- opatliic school of medicine is that the medi- cine is in so much more palatable form that in vogue forty orfifty years ago. Science has gone still further and recommends fruit, particularly apples,as a remedy for many of the evils flesh is heir to. Little objection will be made, even by the juvenile portion of the family, to the recommendation made by physicians that apples in some form should be a part of two meals out of the three the year round. “ Chemically," ‘says a writer in the North American Practitioner, “ the apple is composed of vegetable fibre, albumen, sugar, gum, chlorophyl, malie acid, gallic acid, lime and water. Furthermore, the German analysts say that the apple contains a larger percentage of phosphorus than any other fruit or vegetable. The phosphorus is admirably adapted for renewing the essential nervous matterâ€"lecithinâ€"of the brain and spinal cord. It is perhaps for this reasonâ€"though but rudely understood -â€"that the old Scandinavian traditions repesent the apple as the food of the gods, who, when they felt themselves to be grow- ing feeble and infirm, resorted to this fruit to renew their powers of mind and body.’ ' Not only the phosphorus but the acids of the apple are of singular use for persons of sedentary habits, whose livers are a t to be too slew of action. These acids ai the liver in its work of eminating from the body the noxious matters, which, if retain- ed, would make the brain heavy and dull, or, in time, would cause rheumatism, jaun- dice, or skin eruptions, and other allied troubles. The malic acid of apples, either raw or cooked, will neutralize any excess of chalky matter engendered by eating too much meat. Ripe ap ice are probably the least for- mentableo all fruite,except possibly the ba~ nana. For this reason ripe and sound apples may be eaten by most persons in even the hottest weather; but even the apple is safest when cooked. Helen Everetou Smith writes in Harper’s Bazer: We have the support of eminent medical authority in saying that the most cure for everything. The celebrated Mr. Congreve found great solaco in tobacco. Wilkie Collins has left us his testimony that tobacco was the best friend bis irrit- able nerves cver had, and that whenever he read learned attacks upon it he “turned to his next cigar with a new relish.” M. Taine, the witty Frenchman, declared that he found a smoke “ useful between two ideasâ€"when he hadthc first and had not arrived at the second." Let us be fair, however. Eminent authorities have declared that tobacco smoking is provocative of bronchitis and catarrh, and is a deadly poison to the very young ; that it tends to stupcfy the brain and weaken the nerves, and is an enemy to concentration of thought upon work in hand. The poets Shelly, Moore and our own Poe were all anti-smokers. Not so Byron, however, who writes : Sublime tobncml which from Exist to West Cheers the tar'slahor or the ’l‘urkninn's rest. Allibone, the famous compiler, indorses tobacco as an after-dinner aid to digestion. Robert Buchanan pronounces it to be an invaluable comfort. Mark Twain is on re- cord to the effect that he writes with much greater ease with the aid of about three hundred cigars a month. \Vith a few em- inent exceptions, among whom Mr. Clad- stone, Lord Salisbury and the late Lord Beaconsfield, England’s three latest Prime Ministers, are all to be counted,hard brain- workere have quite generally used tobacco. It must do assumed that they have found some good in it, or they would not do so. Bulwer the celebrated author, declares that “a man who smokes thinks like a sage and acts like a Samaritan.” That cannot be maintained. though, with out qualification. There are smokers and other smokers, almost as many brands as there are of tobacco. fiâ€"â€"â€".â€"â€"-â€"â€" What Civilization Has Done for Japan. It is only twenty-five years since Japan emerged from barbarism, and yet even her army is civilizing both the Coreaus and the Chinese by the cemplusien which fair play and wise generosity have over savages. The whole northern country is swarming with bayonets and sweating ccolics, and yet crime is almost unheard of within the lines of the victorious army. Wherever the Ja- panese flag is planted in Ceres there is order, peace and security. Uhinamen are just as safe in the villages and town i occupied by the Japanese troops as they woulu be in China. To-day I saw a party of unarmed China- men strolling along the streets of Chemulpo, which are crowded with eager troops excitv ed by the news of the two victories. Still in the Swim. Neighborâ€""How did your daughter’s marriage with that foreign count turn out!" Mrs. Brickrowâ€""Her last letter from Europe states that he has spent all her money, and she is taking in washing : but, then. I presume she washes only for the nobility." {{ “3.4.... d..-