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AGRICULTURAL. A Stone Ladder. To assistin loading stonsa,we have found be simple ladder shown in the accompany ing illustration of considerable value. It consists of two strong oak poles joined by HANDY STONE LADDER. means of a lfi inch pin a foot from each end. The poles are about three inches in diameter. Place one end of the ladder on the ground and the other an the wagon and it is ready for use, and saves lots of lift» mg. Barley f or Stock. We have repeatedly urged the feeding of more barley to stock. The past season has 'ood, and has done much to encourage bar- .ey growing by farmers. The following is an average analysis of barley :â€" Water . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.0 Albuminoids. . . . . . . . ...... 10.5 Fat . . . . . . . . . . . i . . .....o....-..o...-- Starch,etc..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.0 Woodyfibre.............. . . . . . . .... 7.0 Mineralmatter..................... 2.0 Barley is thus exceedingly rich in the fattening properties of food. It is seldom, and never should be, given in its dry whole state as food for stock, but in theform of rough meal, or melt, or cooked, it is em- loyed very extensively in feeding stock. hen barley is cooked it must be allowed to simmer slowly at least twelve hours, until the whole forms a mass of rich, pulpy matter,periectly free from whole grains.and in cooking the greatest care must be taken to prevent the barley from becoming burned by adhering to the boiler in which it is repared. When thoroughly cooked it iiecomes a most valuable ingredient in the food of fattening animals, and horses thrive remarkably well upon itâ€"so much so, that successful exhibitors of Shorthorus in the preparation of their cattle for the show- yards. Along with a little eilcake it gives that finishâ€"brings out that mellowuess in handlingâ€"which is so much to be desired in such cases. For the fattening of pigs, birley-mcal is the king of foods. For pork production it is, on account of exception- ally high percentage of starchy matter, the most perfect food yet discovered, and no other animal will yield a lai ger percentage of butcher meat from a giVen quantity of barley than a pig of good sort. Whole barley should be steeped in water at least twenty-four hours before being given to stock ; but the more common practice now is to grind it or crush it into rough meal. Some think it advisable to steep the ground barley in water. ‘ Quantity of Cake to Feed. A writer in an English exchange asks: Will some of your readers who have ex- perience in feeding cattle let me know what quantity of cake they would recom- mend me to give three-year-old cattle, which I am feeding ? I am giving them a full allowance of turnips and a little clover hay. What time should they be fed with the cake? The quantity of each will oblige. The editor answers as follows : Along with the other rations you are giving your feeding cattle, I Would say give four to five pounds linseed cake a day. meg to the low figure which cats are at, would it not be better to give, say, three pounds oats and two pounds linseed cake ‘2 It would be equally as cheap, and I am con- fident you Would have better results. .Give turnips in the early morning and again in the afternoon, and the above mentioned feeding stuff twiceâ€"ll a. m. and S p. m. â€"and the issue undoubtedly will be satis- factory. If your cattle are getting a full allowance of turnips, or turnips ad libitum, less cake will suffice, and from two to three pounds i-adually increasing to four or five pounds. he late Mr. McCombie, who annually fat. tened from 300 to 400 head of cattle, and had a high reputation as a cattle feeder, restricted them also exclusively to turnips, six weeks being the limit of time for cake or corn before being sent to the fat mar- ket. But what is the more approved practice of to-day is to restrict the turnips to about eighty pounds or so for each animal, and to increase the allowance of cake or grain, beginning with iour orfive pounds and increasing to seven or eight pounds, and sometimes more. A Farm Account. January lot, 1894, 1 bad ‘23 cows and one bull, one yoke oxen and 10 horse kind, ll hogs and 81 White Plymouth Rock pullete and roosters,writes a correspondent. I sold one cow, purchased one and lost one a course of boiled barely given at least once a day will very soon renovate horses that have been wbrn out with hard work. Boiled barley is used by some of the most by milk fever. laold in 1894 : «22601ba butter ................. 31547.79 31 calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180.44 31 hogs and pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 263.09 603 dos. eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.79 Poultry . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 2100 Maple sugar and honey . . . . . . . . .. 112.211 Apples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.83 Squth and cucumbers . . . . . . . . . . . l7.s‘i Gained 40 pullers and roosters. ... 20.00 Amount. . . . . . . . . . $2424.67 I paid out in 1304: For 975 days’ labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695.83 " ll tons cottonseed meal . . . . . . . 266.50 " l‘.’ “ shorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2l6 75 “ 7 " cornmeal . . . . . . . . . . . 131.50 “ '2 “ fine fecd.‘ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4250 “ 16 lines and rice . . . . . limb!) demonstrated its utility as a general stock, “ 10 bush. wheat............... 6.60 "3torsphoephate.............. 80.10 “4amallca'ives . . . . . . 400 " shoeing horsesandoxeu........ 3000 139 weeks' board ofhelp.......... 139.00 Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $789.73 This taken from $2,424.67 leaves $635.94 to pay interest money, taxes, repairs on buildings and fences, farming tools, car- riages and harnesses and to pay the clothing and family expenses of a large farm and family, to say nothing of pay for labor and use of capital of the proprietors. I have on hand January 1st, 1895, 27 cows, one yoke oxen, one bull and nine horse kind (being fortunate enough to sell a seven year old mare for $90 that cost me $150.50 three years before)eleven hogs and 107 White Plymouth Rock pullets and roosters. I also have about 100 bushels early Ohio potatoes besides enough for family use and for seed and some 20 bushels yellow eye beans. \Ve used over $100 worth of butter in the family to say nothing of milk and ‘cream, over 100 dozen eggs and over $100 worth of pork, lard and beef. Add to this $100 for house rent and fire wood and the use of a good team any time with no work- ing on half time makes farming the most independent, health-giving and safe occu- pation a man (who understands his busi- lVe have to subscribe, although some- what reluctantly, we confess, to the doc- trine that it is not practicable by any mere change of feed to materially increase the per cent of fat in the milk. Each new has her own limitation in this respect. Other- wise there would be no necessity for specific breeding to this end. Our animals are, unavoidably, prisoners. They should not, however, be doomed to “prison fare.” On the contrary,they should be indulged in every possible variety of natural nutriment. I would' like to despatch an army of foolkiilers after that chaice lot of wiseacres who, for instance, look in holy horror at the mere suggestion of feeding apples to cows. - It is the nature of cattle, whether young or old, strong or Weak, to domineer over each other, and dehorning makes no difference ‘in their natural disposition. As soon as their heads have got well, if not before, they will renew their tyranny over their follows, with only this differenceâ€" without their sharp horns they are unable to injure each other so much. The possible, legitimate increase of butter over butter fat will be greater as the percent of fat in the milk increases. For instance it is impracticable tomake a pound of butter from 100 pounds of milk testing only one per cent. fat,but with six per cent. milk seven pounds could be made, or poss sibly a fraction more. This results from the fact that the unavoxdable losses in creaming and churning are practically the same with all qualities of_milk,but the per cent. ofloss is much greater with low testing milk. GUNS. AND POWDER FOR FIGHTERS lleuvy Lucien Ships for China and Japan Safely llcztcli Their Destination. Blockade running has been profi tablein the Oriental war and one of the men who has profited by it is Capt. F. J. Hausford. Hausford was put in charge of an English tramp steamer, Metapedia, which loaded at Hamburg $4,000,000 worth of war ina- terial for Japan. In her cargo were five fifty-ton guns, seven twenty-five-ton guns and many quick-firing guns, arranged so they could be used on either sea or land, besides necessary carriages for heavier weapons, and a quantity of ammunition All the guns were manufactured at the Krupp works, and Were the best that could be turned out. While the Metapedia was taking in her load another steamer, also of English build and called Guy Mannerihg, was taking on a. cargo at a wharf near that which the Metapedia was loading. She carried war material for China, and, it was learned, delivered it safely. Hausford had plain sailing until off Fermosa, where vessels of the Chinese fleet were lying to intercept him and the speed of his vessel was exerted to its utmost. There were only three torpedo boats, and they Were all flying Japanese flags so profusely that the Captain became sus icious at once and headed for sea. Igis sealed orders had warned him to beware of any vessels of war along the coast, and the Metapedia set the pace for an ocean race. It was late in the afternoon when the contest of speed began,and when darkness set in the steamer with the con- traband cargo began to veer around in a large circle towards its course. At daylight nothing was to beseen of the torpedo boats, and a few days later she was safely in the harbor of Yokuska. The Japanese Government purchased the steamer the day after she arrived and paid a good price over her original cost. The transfer of the vessel would prewnt the original owners becoming liable for break- ing the neutrality lB-Ws. The crew was handsomely rewarded and the Captain received $2,500 for successfully delivering the cargo. Capt. Hausford has won a reputation as a blockade runner. During the recent Chiiian troubles he landed a cargo of arms and munitions of war on the coast of the South American republic, but his most daring work in that respect was during the revolution in Brazil, When he ran a steamer loaded with war material up the Amaznu River, and almost under the noses of the revolutionists’ fleet s‘ationed along the coast to intercept him. Profitable as Well. Rings-Did you pass a pleasant time in the concert hall! Dingoâ€"Passed more than a pleasant time: passed a counterfeit dollar on the green barkeeper. ness) can go into. 4 Dairy Granules. Skim-milk is worth 11 cents per 100 pounds if poured upon the ground as a fertilizer. until Iam through. 031. But you have deliberately and wil- fully murdered your thousands, and the murder mills are in full operation today with your consent. “All of you know in your hearts that these words of mine are not the ravings of an unsound mind, but God Almighty's truth. The liquor traffic of this nation is responsible for nearly all the murders, bloodshed, riots, poverty, misery, wretchâ€" edness and woe. It breaks up thousands of happy homes every year : sends the husband and father to prison or to the gallows, and drives countless mothers and little children into the world to suffer and die. “It furnishes nearly all the criminal busi- ness of this and every other court,and blasts every community it touches. “This infernal (radio is legalized and protected by the Republican and Democra- tic partics which you sustain with your ballots. And yet some of you have the audaciiy to say that you are in favor of prohibiting the traffic, while your votes go into the ballot-hex with those of the rum- sellers and the worst elements of the land in favor of continuing the business ! Every year you are given the opportunity of vot- ing a protest against- this soul and body destroying business, and wash your hands of all responsibility for the fearful results of the traffic, but instead, you inform the Government by your Democratic and Re- publican ballot that you are perfectly satis» fied with the present condition of things, and that they shall continue. You legaliz- ed the saloon that made me a drunkard and a murderer, and you are guilty with me before God and man for the murder of my wife. “Your honor, I am done. I am now ready to receive my sentence, and be led forth to the place of execution and murder according to the laws of this State. You Will close by asking the Lord to have mercy on my soul. 1 will close by solemnly ask- ing God to open your blind eyes to the truth to your own individual responsibility, so that you will cease to give your support to this hell~born traffic.” I â€"__..______ NEW METHOD OF MAKING GAS. An Important Discovery Accidentally Made by a Scientific Experimcnter. SDME LATE BIBLE NEW RIDER HAGGARD, THE AUTHOR. PROPOSED FOR PARLIAMENT narjiirlbauks to Visit Canadaâ€"The Sew Orleans Shooting-Pro'easor maekie‘a “iiiâ€"3r. Gladstone on the Observance or Sunday. etc.,eie. Mr Rider Haggard, the author, has been selected as the Conservative candidate to contest the District of North Norwich. Dudley Churchill Marjoribmkmthe eldest son of Lord‘Tweedmouth, will accompany his mother on a journey through Canada. They go to visit the family of the Earl of Aberdeen,the Governor-General of Canada. Lord Kimberley, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has refused to see a deputation which called upon him to enlist his official sympathy With a movement to inquire into the treatment of Christian prisoners in Turkish gaols. Mr. A. G. Sandeman, the successor of Mr. David Powell as Governor of the Bank of England, is the head of a great firm of exporting wine merchants. The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Jose h Renals, has been elected President of t 0 London Baseball Association. .Paderewski has arranged to make a tour of America, beginning in November. He will give a series of SO concerts under the management of Goerliiz. The Allan line steamer State of Califor- nia, Captain Braes, which sailed on Friday for New York has returned to the Clyde, Wish the eccentric rod of her engine deran~ ge The Morning says that Prime Minister Rosebery has recovored from his recent illness, but that he still suffers from in- somnia, His physician has enjoined upon him six months of absolute rest. Mr. Gladstone has issued asecoud article on the observance of Sunday, in which he argues that with a true Christian it is not “ How much of the Lord’s day shall we give to His service, but rather how little shall we withhold.” :Mr. Gladstone, who is personally a strict observer of Sunday, recently attributed his long life to the fact that he invariably kept Sunday apart from his ordinary life, and especially from his political life. Professor John Stuart Blackie, the dis- tinguished author and Greek and Latin scholar, who died on March 2, has left by his will $20,000 to his wife, and his Greek library, the finest in the world, he leaves to Edinburgh University. Lord Kimberley, Secretary of the For- eign Office, has answered the request of the Liverptol Chamber of Commerce that Sir Julian Pauncefote be instructed by cable to secure the protection of British subjects in New Orleans. The shooting of the steam- ship Engineer’s ptirser during the recent riots gave rise to the request. Lord Kim- berley said that he had communicated with Mr. Gresham, Secretary of State, who on the 15th had received assurances from the Governor of Louisiana that the lives and property of foreigners would be protected, and that the crews of foreign steamers were in no danger. The Governor remarked, Lord Kimberley added, that/[the identity of the Engineer’s purser was in doubt when he was shot. “Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to say why sentence of death shall not be passed upon you 2" A solemn hush fell overthecrowded court room, and every person waited in almost breathless silence for the answer to the J udge's question. \Vill the prisoner answer 2 Is there nothing that will make him show some sign of emotion! Will he maintain the cold. indifferent attitude that he has shown through the long trial, even to the place of execution! Such were the questions that passed through the minds of those who had followed the case from day to day. The Judge still waited in dignified silence. Not a whisper was heard anywhere, and the situation had become painfully oppressive, when the prisoner was set-n to move ; his head was raised, his hands were clinched, and the blood had rushed into his pale, careworn face. His teeth were firmly set, and into his haggard eyes came a flash of light. ' Suddenly he arose to his feet, and in a low, firm, but distinct voice, said, "I have! Your honor, you have asked me a question, ‘ A TERRIBLE CHARGE. and I now ask, as the last favor on earth, that you will not interrupt my answer “I stand here before this bar convicted of the wilful murder of my wife. Truth. ful witnesses have testified to the fact that I was a loafer, a drunkard, and a wretch; that I returned from one of my prolonged debauches and fired the fatal shot that killed the wife I had sworn to love, cherish, and protect. \Vhile I have no remembrance of committing the fearful, cowardly and inhuman deed, I have no right to complain or condemn the verdict of the twelve good men who have acted as jury in this case, for their verdict is in accordance with the evidence. “But may it please the Court, I wish to show that I am not alone responsible for the murder of my This startling A new system of producing gas has been discovered. It promises to play a prom- inent part in the industrial and mechani- cal world. Further investigation and experiment may yet demonstrate that gas produced by this new method is a cheaper illuminant and fuel than anything in either of these lines that has yet been placed on the market. Electricity enters largely into its production, but it may yet prove a formidable competitor of electricity for lighting purposes. In an interesting article in the Engineering and Mining Journal Dr. Francis \Vyatt describes the process by which this new gas may be produced so cheaply as to bid defiance to competition from the ordinary coal or water gas. In his opinion the new gas may be produced anywhere for 30 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, one ofits chief recommendations being that by it the requirements of country hotels and dwelling houses and of railway care may be fully supplied. As in the case of so many other great discoveries, this one was made by accident. It was while experiments in the manufacture of aluminum were being made that the method of producing the ingredients which enter intothe composition of gas was found. A simple mixture of lime and carbon, with wife !" statement created a tremendous sensation. The Judge leaned over the desk. The lawyers wheeled around and faced the prisoner, the jurors looked at each other in amazement, while the spectators could hardly suppress their intense excitement. The prisoner paused afew seconds and then continued in the same, firm, distinct voice. “I repeat, your honor, that Iam not the only one guilty of the murder of my wife. The Judge on this bench, the jury in the box, the lawyers at this bar, and most of the witnesses, including the pastor of the old church, are also guilty before Almighty Gui, and will have to appear with me before His Judgment Throne wnere we shall be righteousiy judged. “ If twenty men conspire together for the murder of one person, the law power of this land will arrest the twenty, and each Awill be tried, convicted, an i executed for a whole murder, and not one-twentieth of the crime. “ I have been made a driinkard by law. If it had not been for the legalized saloons of my town, I never would have been a drunkard. My wife would not have been murdered; I would not be here now, ready to be hurled into eternity. Had it not been for the human traps set out with the consent of the Government, I would have been a sober, industrious workman, a ten- der father, and a loving husband; but to. day my home is destroyed, my wife mur~ dered, and my little childrenâ€"God bless and care for themâ€"cast out on the mercy of a cold and cruel wuld, while I am to be ’ murdered by the strong arm of the State. THE DECLINE OF WAR. Pursuit of Properly and “’cnlfln the Main a current of from 4,000 to 5,000 .amperes of I (.iiusc. electricity was being used. This formed a fused black homogeneous mass,which,when cooled, became solid and brittle. When analyzed this substance turned out to be very pure carbide of calcium. Further experiments showed that when it was placed in water is caused its decomposition, and the gas evolved turned out to be pure acetylene. l'ly actual experiment it has been found that a ton of calcium carbide may be pro- duced from 1,200 The warlike temperament of man has been one of his most prominent character- istics from the earliest times.“ To live to fight has been the chief aim of most primi- tive peoples and has been a leading occupa- tion of all civiliZed ones. Armies have grown in size. weapons havo multiplied in number and destructiveness, battles have grown more and more deadly in action. while also becoming more merciful in their accompaniments; but still it is everywhere apparent that, in spite of these side to carnage,tlie military spirit is on the decline. May we not look for the cause of this in the enormously increased cost of warfare and its interference with the pursuit of prosperity and wealth ? When the internal losses to a people become greater than those they can gain through conquest and annex. ation, they will be very loath to enter into a great conflict. We are very far from saying that many other causes, such as ethics and a growing spirit of mercy, may not have contributed to this pacification of the nations, but is it not true that the cost of war is the chief preventive of war? If so, does it not illus- traie the rule that the reactions set up by the vast technical improvement of methods of destruction have reacted on the primitive Cause of the destructionâ€"viz: the human will-~and have lessened the cause by modi- fying the heart and brain of man? â€"â€"â€"â€"-.-â€"_â€"._ Expensive Red Tape. Admiraiitys blunder are not(su.ys a Part correspondent) a privilege of Great Britain alone. The French Minister of Marine kept a! St. Pierre .‘vliquclnn, near Newfoundland, a stock of empty barrels which had con- wine and salt meat. The Colonial Governor, not knowing what to . do with these “empties,” which ware rot- ! p -.. . i Ling and fishing in Ifeces, asked that they I ' . . . ‘ might be removed. '1 he Commissioner of the Minister of Marine ruled, however. that they moat be sent to France. A» no l transport is to be iuunll in the Newfound- land waters, it was necessary to charter a ‘. ‘ ‘ ' . . . . v aai'in vessel the. Seaflouer which was and a inurdtrer,_1 am taken before Bllfuhbf" a: about mm as 0mm“), nundsaw. Fm, i. g g, u I“ 0 H : d Barâ€"the bar of )iistice i‘ll by the same \ ~ , . v , H on its Way 10- .. . a in. ie Vesse auoc , . ' the teetii until they hook and are as .H, , , v . .. , ' wer of law thur legalized the first bar . ,r-l , - , ; «H: 0L 161' to}. if! pre-.fous ireig it, a sum p0 . . . n sheared. lhe warl. viii require two or. . O, l _, ,di I Ad . i h and how the law-power wrll conduct the to Ll ) Jung pa. iy t ie . niira.ii.y to t e - - ree hours’ time but the saw will «in: _ , ‘ n ' : the place of erecution and hasten my soul i ave- WM}; ,,,,,re'em,,[v and “WM”. TLC l owners. 'Ifit. barrels were soul by auct.on ' r ' l - - l . fie. cl ll“: 0f .' . "no Eleni“). ,1, Swillmtre, “,‘Ip'fM- will,“ | steel in our old grandfather ii savvii was far 3 “ml ‘ n ‘ ' “um ’6 :23" fiferfr;‘u ewhg' 5:1);le iggziol'gfio"; : better tempered than the soft-tempered -. l _ , ' ‘.: l will brld a keen f PiiS' A P801 to . irafllc, mil have to appear with me. Think i 23;; :urciiipilioggezaws. ant l I a)’ DD 3 d E Isl rs. Scarfaceâ€"Come hero, my little than 5 What a nice. lovely little girl you are Z'I'cli “ God know, I tried" to reform, but as long as the open saloon was in my pathway, my weak, diseased will-power was no match against the fearful, consuming, agonizing, appetite for liquor. At last, I sought the protection, care, and sympathy of the Church of‘Jesus Christ, but at the communion table, Ireceived from the hand of the pastor who sits there, and who has testified against me in this case, the cup that contained the same fiery alcoholic serpent that is found in every bit room in the land. humanity, and out of that holy p rushed to the last debauch that ended with the murder of my wife. “For one year our town was without a saloon. For one year I was a sober man. For one year my Wife and children were supremely happy, and our little home a perfect paradise. “I was one of those who signed remon- strances against reopening the saloons in our town. “The names of one half of this Jury can be found to-day on the petition certifying to the good moral character (U of the ruin- sellers and falsely saying that the sale ofl pounds of fine coal dust, and 2.01.30 pounds of burnt lime at a cost of $15 per ion. The gas produced by the mixture of this calcium carbide and water is a colorless and highly explosive one. It burns with a very smoky but much more lnmi ous flame than olefiaiitgas,aud under- lt, proved too much for my weak goes complete combustion when mixed with lace 1 oxygen in requisite proportions. When diluted by mixture in proper proportions either with water, gas or with ordinary atmospheric air, its flame is smokeless and of the utmost brilliaucy and whiteness. ‘ l One ton of calcium carbide will produce,by merely mixing it with water, about 10,500 cubic feet of acelytene, which, when mixed with the required amount of air, producrs a gas equal in illuminating value to l00,000 cubic feet of city gas or twenty-two to tWeuty-five candle power per five-foot standard burner. When used as fuel acelytcue gas gives out 61,000 iieat units. liquor was necessary in our town. “The prosecuting attorney on this case was the one that so eloquently pleaded with this court for the licenses, and the Judge who sits on this bench, and who asked me if I had anything to say before sentence of death was passed on ine,grantcd the licences. | The impassioned words of the prisoner fell like coals of fire upon the hearts of those present, and many of the spectators, and \sone of the lawyers were moved to tears. Treating an Old Saw. Remodeling an old saw is illustrated and described as follows :â€"-Check the teeth with a cold chisel, the saw being held in a} was to prevent cracking the plate and ' breaking the teeth. Joint straight with a; file and make new teeth, seven to the inch, 3 The Judge made a motion-as if to stop any further speech on the part of the prisoner, when the speaker harshly said: “No ! No l your honor, do not close my lips: I am taiiieii larzl, nearly through,end they are the last words I shall utter on earth. “I began my downward career at a saloon barâ€"legalized and protected by the voters of this commonwealth, whichhas received annually a part of the blood money from lhe peer, deluded victims. After the State had made me a drunkardt :you the firest Judge wili hold meâ€"-the poor, weak, helpless victim of your traffic . p , . 3â€"aloiie, responsible for the .iiiirder of my i The biggest mule in the world is said in l me why you ar’e'so fond of ihat cal. '. wife? Nay, l in my drunken, frenzied, l he the priperfy of E. R. Manley. wholiicsi Little flirlâ€"- (.aiiscwheushe puiTulsnow irresponsible condition have murderedineat Edcrrzou, Mo. it’ll”: means it. “o