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TYRER 0000000000OIIIOCCOCOCOOOCOO O00O0`_`0.090'000ooooIo0ooooooooncan-u L SMITH 6? C0. ALWAYS OPEN. In cheapness of gains, the feed used ranked as follows, according `to Missouri valuations: Corn and skim milk, cheapest; com and alfalfa, sec- ond; corn and red clover, third; corn and blue-grass, fourth: corn and rape, fth; corn and ship stuff, SiX`ths . -1` _L-,,. .__ ,_._L_ -|,.-__,I Best fnoilities for artistic work north of Toronto. *9 (V1503? out to me) your catalogue with your Gasoline Engine for farm use. ESTABLISI-IEVD 1869 ... I`HE... `A Fglranko-Mo!`-se Jack-of-All-Trad-es will pump watch, new wood, shell com. run cream separator, In tact furnish power` for any purpose. ' Evory I`-`armor Should Have One. R (tint out this advertisement and send o In: calm mnnms co.. uumn. Make the Farm Pay AW}-: `."g:!v"`i :f`*.:a`.v.;-a-,`."T..hi:."p..().ke the truth. .f' hi` :2:-`.unr-n ..r....... -__-..._-..-r.. has 85 In worth and wear-- style and satisfaction` -Progress Brand Clothing will Well repay you for -the slight trouble of asking for it. "THURSDAY, APRIL` 16, I. I. WALKER, Pruidont T Hall. LAIRD,Genora1Muugr A. La. nznuum. supormoaaent at 'aAsouu ahlh 3-. LIMITED, TORONTO, om". ' 0 u 0 icapag Il\|-Ilb A saving of about 75 cents abund- rcd in the cost of gam was effected by using green clover .instead of using fresh blue grass. A saving of $1.00 a hundred was effected by using alfalfa instead of blue grass. ` III: in II. ssacr thor t con .mna1 stun onth. VSeat enin lemc orac .f}i9 V-- `hat ere ow tcr nm opp ertis xtne "7vx}}."e{{'3"'as '}e;iaz2d'"z'iIiz alfaifa comes on early, and, when properly clipped, stays green all summer, and until the very hard freezes of early. winter, its importance as a hog pas- ture is apparent. , Clover yields more forage per acre. than blue grass, and, as shown by these experiments, has a much higher feeding value. It is of the utmost importance, therefore, to provide this sort of pasture for hogs, rather than to require them to run on blue grass pasture, or, even worse than blue grass, at timothy pasture, or, even far worse than this, to conne them in a dry lot in the summer time- dd, ho ast- an Thi(sV`b'ti*l`lVc:-tin recomrnengis a suc- cession of crops for prohtablc hog pasture. Of all the weed pests which afflict the Ontario farmer, the perennial sow thnstle is undoubtedly the worst. It is spread by a winged seed much 11: the same manner as the Canadian thxstle, and when the roots are cut, up In moist ground, each section wall reproduce. a plant. In a reasonably dry season it is possible to get nd of the evil by a hoe crop, wxth thorough cultnvatxbn; cultivatxon must be thorough and continued practically to harvest time, if the work is to_ be effective. If it is not convenient to put in a1 hoe crop a very fair substitute may be found in rape. In the caseof rape the land can be kept thoroughly cultivated until from the first to the midlle of June, and if the rape is sown in drills, as it should be, cul-' tivation can be continued until the crop is ready for pasture. Bye pas- turing from the beginning or the middle of August until fall, with a. flock of sheep, the pest will be pretty well if not wholly gotten rid o . Another` method of treatment is by giving a field to millet or buck- wheat, the latter by preference. In this case, again, cultivation can be continued until late in the season and the smothering effect of the late crop will go a long way towards killing the weed. .With_ a little hand pulling added, almost as good re- -sults ought to be obtained in this way as by hoe crop. -`Moreover, if millet is sown; a `very heavy` hay crop may be secured and one which will furnish an excellent addition to the roughage for cows, and that may be fed in moderate quantities even. to horses. ' ' Business may be transacted by mail with any branch of the _ Bank. Accounts may be opened and deposits made or withdrawn by mail. Every attention is paid to out-of-town accounts. nnncnes throughout Canada. and in the `United states and England uronl AND `Anna _ wtuutulur. Canadian Tetterine in an nboolutehceruln `can for lacuna. Acne . T - mule; Illnnkhaulc DIna-nu-an in agnzu lam. Acne Rosa. 1: [active 3u'b;rs`Iech'8ca "ead. nchiog i11ea.%'1'n"! notes. and a cutaneous audfadplblanhhu. has; been tested _ 13. . ll line! like ,..;.n.::.....:: *.':.':.?.::s'.':`:.';'~; V `. bed. . 2 I will its `nu tat:-llasicsaigrltl 1 V I trial Iuugn l\-an-`_: ':'1':""t::nu1c""n`e'r1""' &cnumu13&nmn."A 311:! mm 6::-. i..'.;.'-:. '-""*;"!"'=-?- ~' "' _ ` -. W V ' 1.3 e ! Dr agri Perennial Sow Thistle. IBM) OFFICE; TORONTO ROUND THE FARM H03 BARBIE BRANCH BANKING BY MAIL 1>a1a.up Capital, s1o,ooo,ooo Rest, - - - 5,000,000 Total Assets, _- 113,000,000 ` It is important to plantthse earliest `varieties of -potatoes _In a`test for earliness at the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, the Eureka Extra Early has This is not a. large cropper, but it produces a large proportion of its crop early, -and the new potatoes are good in quality. It is a roundish. white variety. The Early lOhio also, a well-known pink~skinned sort, is very early, and the new potatoes are dry and good. It is not a large cropper. The early varieties pro- ducing the largest total crop are the Rochester Rose, of the Early Rose type, and the Irishi Cobbler, a round- ish, white potato. For main crop, Carman No. I and Moneymaker are two of `the best,` both in yield and` in quality. Vermont Gold Coin and Uncle Sam resemble Carman -No. I somewhat, and are good varieties, but have not been found so product- ive at Ottawa.` Dooley is a product- ive variety of the Carman_ type. The Carman No. I has been: found more productive than either Empire State or American, ,Wonder, two kinds which are much planted.--W._ T. Macoun. been found to be about the earliest. `begin at about four weeks of age. The process should be a gradual one, in order that neither sow nor pigs will take any more notice of the change than is avoidable. When about this age, a compartment ad- The weaning of young pigs should] joining the pen in which both have! lbeen kept should be prepared, and `so arranged as to allow the young-- sters to go in and out at will, but into which the sow cannot go, A small trough should be prepared from which the youngsters can feed, and in this should be kept a small quantity of skim milk. If milk is not availabe, then some slop, made from shorts and other meal, may be anh... 4.I..n.... .....I If 4.L.... ...-A ..II.\.....A IIEIIII QlI\JI D9 (lII\.I \I|-Il\rI IIIVQI, Ill: IIV ' :1 them, and if they are allowe to pass in and out oil the` pen at will lthey will soon learn to eat from itheir own. trough. Then, if_ they `still do not take too kindly to eat- ing, it may be well to commence by. shutting them in for an hour or two until they get hungry. The trough should at all times be kept clean and fresh, especially at first, and it can easily from time to time be emptied into the sow s trough and she will readily eat what is left over. Wean- ing thus takes place gradually and there is no violent change which always is a shock to the vitality of young_ animals, a thing which it pays `at all costs to avoid,-Farmer s_ Ad- ` vocate. _ ' ` A writer in an exchange says:-- Ah. I 31011831 I had told y0- 1 During the coming `months, when 3311 an 3l1th01'-_ And the"e~W35 Con` eggs bgcome more -plentiful and siderable egotxsm in the reply of the therefore the market. prices drop young asplfami f0!` literary h00l11'5- very low, the question is often ask- . True; you sent me some of your ed, What is the best way to preserve writings, and I enjoyed them because `eggs during the summer, so that you wrote them, old fellow, though I they may be quite fresh when eggs I must confess they seemed a little become scarce. again? I once knew too pedantic; but you know`best, and 8 farmer Who always Put his 885 I hopeyyou are making your pen pay into a running stream in a s ady you. . a`:::e;.:*; :5`: :5S..v;::*.:<: `;:P.f.:.::h_ mu. but at as man but by preserving your eggs in this manner you might wake up some fine morning and indsomebody else liked fresl} eggsld besideskyourself; therefore shou not fli e to re- ~ commend that method. _The follow- u_fv3;`eatreS' ` b` _ d I .h ' g is a tried and reliable old recipe: 5" 3'0 are us) an ' "5 lane-half pound of quicklime slaked 3'9. every 555'" A`.1 `.ft" 3 in .two gallons of water; add zldinner together the two friends a ounces of cream of tartar; leave` forl s`_ d t`m pause`-1' I . V two. days, then strain and "insert the` SIX months after `that parting Hor- . eggs `into the clear liquid. Another 36 Metvyn W85 Wmmns fame P011 `method, which also has proved most the f|'0nti1' in 3-11 Indian. W81`. and relia.b1e,.is.as follows: Put 1 lb. of` had been- twice recommended` for salt and 1, oz. of saltpetre into ve promotion. and often mentioned. in quarts` of `water a and '-boil together. dispatches 50! 8:311311t!`y '03 the eld- Turn" into a pan and when coldzadd ' And clement Hgsgings was P104. 7 02% Of quicklime. Let tl_1e_.Amixture ding away in London,' `driving his stand for three days. sprrtns fre- pen hard, and. pilling up Ms., but 81.14 H1011, P1366 111 the 0883 nding its marketable value. inst en~ *as__la1d. 1. .-",3f.VI_n8 by .W3t!' 81383 ough to keep him. comfortably,'. and '.(sIhcate of s_oda)' lithe 1303* '_3PP|'OV- not allow him to get muchi ahead; .1 f.3. the Fd" mthd9- and his mdther being dead -and hav- d't` `3' 3 efllW.5i, ,T3.k~` 3 ingphad only a life "interest in the `Pd.` ` "{". -3'3 '.(5`l`3*.-I .05 property that i had supported -,v her,- `3d3) 3"`! "3 Wh. 5 9f Watf` comfortably, the young-man~ had to (hot)... AWhen_ dllS0lVd.,_Stlf 'well;and_ dgp-end? who, ;up', i h,m,1f_* ` . leave. to coo1,_a~fter --whnch,the liquid ;~ ' _ - ; ~ C _ ' plijould be -poured.into..a'n earthenware ' - '0 6`! 1 `4'`.`-` .d-~3~.1_l5l -_1': ,9.`,m= lo: wooden vessel, which _possesses 1a -Home M.et:vrn.: which -. narttesalay i.=ii_d.; _-The liquid oho_uld cover `all the -".'.."i1` '-for it asked h.'!Im.`tb .-eggs; with;.`>-allow`a'nce- .mad.e.j:. for ieall. , Psvenentg the dausht-._ _-.cV8,l>9!.`a.ti_,c>_n,..: -'1_'.,ll'e .i_:;liquid-' ; will ~`G,l`;-;-.9` Tat, ,tlnglllshed.9icr;who;`hs,d. the 4Water~." t ..de$~*,En8hnde :w.=n the `*ch` . work` at first, you know. Yet I have set the ball of success rolling up hill, and am engaged on sketches for some magazines, stories for others, and I have in. hand some dramas for GRASETT. Manager Care of Young Pigs. nsrmusunn 1801 Ptieaerving E883- Early Potgtdes. Come in. . -The speaker, a slallow-faced-, not ;very agreeable looking young .man of about twenty, seated at his writ- ing table infa dingy room, looked up as the `door burst open, and some- thing like a smile lit up his features as he nodded awelcome to his visitor, a` bright, frank-faced youth about two years -his junior, who came bounding in, ung himself into a chair, his hat one way, his cane an- other, and th.en began to speak in eagr, excited tones, and with an. air lof boyish enthusiasm. no _i.._ -._.. m I... ' VI IIUJIHII uncoun-nu-gnu---. Congratulate me, Clement! he cried. -My nomination as cadet ar- rived last night, and I start in two days for W'oolwieh, and Horace lM'ervyn looked exultingly at-his par- ticular friend, Clement Hastings, who` answered : I V | I `I'I _,, (Illa V! VI VVA u And I, tqo, have good news, .Hor- ace; for I lqave sqon for `London, my uncle hav1ng.wnt_ten: we to come on andread` law m .1115 ofce- ` Ah, I shall divide my time be- tween law. and literature, as I have a particular desire to `become a. good writer, and you know I have already written some very readable articles for our country papers; but come. return home with me, for this will be our last day together for many a year. ' ' - J L--_ -.;.......a.ou:4-noun VII 5l|l\A`I\pI.nIo ovuvv --- _-__ -_ No dull law for me, Clem, ex- claimed the other, "for I long for a life of excitement, and I` intend to rise rapidly` as a soldier, while you are brow-beating witnesses and en- deavourinz to nd out, by legal lore, the identity of John Doe and Rich- ard Roe. . J vw-. ; The two had , been companions iirom their earliest boyhood, the one being the son of a widow in moder- ate _circumstances, and the other the lheir of Sir Richard Mervyn, the }wealthiest man in the country where {the youths lived. ,. c_-- 5..-... .a:,...:.... |-Ilc J vubuu i Fond.of 1ife,'yet free from dissipa- tion, and both of them handsome, dashing youths, it was predicted that they would make their mark in the lworld, and as they bade each other ifarewell, the one to enter the Acade- my, at rWoolwich, the other to take chambers in the Temple and read law, they mentally resolved that they would not go through life like dumb- driven-cattle, but Would leave behind them Foot-prints in the sands of Time. From the day of his entrance at the Academy, Horace IMervyn set out to stand at the head of his class, and this determination held to h-im through the arduous years of study, and placed his name at the top of his list the day he bade Woolwich _ farewell. v ' o I I l IIIIIV V U V L no I In passing through London on his l'eave, prior to joining the battery of 'Horse Artillery, in India, to which F he had been gazetted, he called upon his old-time friend, Clement Hast- ings, with whom he had kept up a iregular correspondence. car an /1| , _- T __......|.-_4...A "'51.. .-,,...... .... --, ........ -. Well, Clem., I graduated with first honours, he said, after the two ` had grasped hands in warm welcome. 14--.. .4. -I.l ..II..-.- Anna 3- w-r~- ------ V.` ` `-1 am glad to hirwii, old fellow, ,though you have surprised me, as `you never were very fond of books. .urn _,-_ _ __u._ A... A- I......n. Lu-.A JVX IIWVVA vvwnw Iv. -v_-_ __ - , , "`True; a gun, dog or horse had` }more attraction for me in those `days of lang syne ; but I stuck to work with a will, and now have my foot on the rst round of the ladder of p:'1c;xnotion. But how have you far- e . v } Me? Oh, very well. I read law, and was admitted to practice; then I [dabbled in medicine, and a_ month ago received my diploma to kill by science, and-- `co. 1 g `_ 1 ""- --r-~---- -- `writings, you them, Irnust pedantic; know` best, hope you you. 9' ' - An 77 - '1 . '. 0 1 We y What!-Na lawyer and a doctor; `both, Clement?" - ; .Oh, yes; for.in my profession I {should know a little of everything. i And what is your profession? L Ah, you. `am an author. And siderable egotism in the the tyoung aspirant literary honours. 'rI\ . p `_,..... - Ah, yes, Horace; ;work' _Yet ball and sketches` `stories have |our theatres." ' ' | "_' I""'.'~-' ` that parting ace winning upon frontier an had been for promotion, mentioned` dispatches for eld. ' "Why, you busy; and I- wish you " success.. And, after dinner together [second time A u-v ~East.`_ . ' One day he received a letter. from Horace Mervyn, which particularly interested him, for it him to call upon Miss Davenant, the daught- .er of a.f.djstinguish_ed oicer whohad lately returned to England from the % ` ` Hastings was ding in London, driving_ lpen and MS., Minding its value. laugh to keep him comfortably;'. `not allow him his mother being dead ing had only life interest in the property that supported . her comfortably, young man t depend wholly upon himself. , V THE NORTHERN ADVANCE A Vagabond" sly: navy up--nu .v.---u And, at a glance almost,. he dis- covered that her opinion of Horace was such that, when she-was asked to become his wife, she would not refuse, for, when about to take his leave, she said, `earnestly: . _, , _ . L . 1.- Oh,'xMr. Hastings, please write to Lieutenant Mervyn `and ask him to } be _less `rash, for you do not: know 1how very `reckless he is`, and the iocers and men say he will surely ;behkilled; you will tell him to be i careful,for I know you have influence with him, as he has ever spoken of` you so highly. , ,___:--.I 1...; z. I.':.. 1.......a.' l \I\- UV Qllannol } -Clement promised, but_ in his heart [there came the first bitter` thought he hal ever had against his friend, and he muttered, as he walked back to his room: If he throws his life away it is not my fault; and then Kate Daven- ant may learn to love me. ' , 2112-- I'\..--, IIAIB IIIIQJ `was. an yv -v . V __-- , To win admiration from `Miss Dav- enant, Clement Hastings A worked with redoubled energy, and, with the half dozen plays he had written, went from manager to manager, begging Mo read them what he knew would I make` their fortune and his own, ishould they put in on the stage. j3tT__ E 05 course -Clement. Hastings called gon Kate Davenant, and, at sight, he ;fell in love with the beautiful girl, Lwhose character was as lovelyas were .her face and form. ` But the managers thought di&er- ently after hearing several acts} of each play read, and declined them, \ with the advice to the writer that, if ghepersevered, in time he might briggg out a drama that would make a it. ` I In time I shall be an old,man;| Ibut these fellows are fools, egotists, 5 who thinkthey alone know what will }suit the public; but I will try again, for I must write something brilliant :to nd favour in the eyes of e Kate, `for she actually yawned behind her fan when I read to her last night my ?learned article upon the `Immortality `of the Brute Creation. I am afraid my style may be a little too heavy," and entering his rooms Clement found there a box .that had arrived `from India, addressed to him. If _ _A_j lI\JlIL A-ll\Llll, uslunvuuuup vv ..... -. It was from Horace Mervyn, and contained a lot of Indian curiosities, a few specimens of native arms, and a roll of manuscript. "--- 4- I R14 A | f`I. -c-p -p 1u~-- ' his 1 V. ----_---'- - "*'~{2{fe11, what is Ibis? And Cle- ment took up the package of paper and looked at it. nanny. |\r\ru`v\p `av -v- What! a play and written by` Horace? Why, the man is crazy to think that he can write, for how he ever passed through Woolwich I cannot understand--oh! here is his letter, and opening it he read: Ghorabad, Sept, 18-. { My -Dear old Clem.-I send you herewith a few souvenirs that may be `acceptable, as they are curiosities in ; England. P. Kate writes me that you call often, and she likes you immensely; but don't fall in love with her, Clem, for `you know she is my bright, particu- lar star. Why didn t I think of this? It will go as certain as I sit here-if I let `a manager see it, which I will take good caresnot to do, as -Kate Davenant shall never know that- he can do what I cannot. , .He was half tempted to destroy: it, but refrained from so. doing, and locked it up after a `moment's thought. ' A , ~ You have doubtless seen: accounts} of our hard work here, so I lt not bore you with repeating the story, `and I have but a. moment to write- lGood-bye, and luck to you. l Yours, -Horace Mervyn. I P. S.--Just received orders toi i move upon the hill tribes, and expect a hot time, but hope to win my captaincy. 11` 1- 0 0 ' `r`B-y-tlie-way, I have employed my lleisure hours in scribbling, and, just jto please Kate, have written a play, `though she knows nothing about it,| and I have kept it as a. dead secret from my brother oieers, not being willing to he laughed at for a ped- antic fool. I now send it to you, and its title is `The Vagabond. ,Of course you can at a glance de- cide upon its merits, if it has any, and bring it out for me. If it has only demerits, which I believe, make cigar-lighters of it, and asyou love me, do" not tell Kate. y Good-bye again.--Horace. 5 `ii. a D _n A Well, here goes for the first cigar lighted with his nonsense, and the title page was rollednp and held\in the blaze, but, as Clement Hjastings sat musing and smoking, his` eye fell upon the opening word of `The Vaga- bond, and something in them caused him to read farther. A Vveget-`ly he read what followed, and it told him that aniong the dead left. one the reld was the "gallant Lieut. `-Horace Mervyn, R.H.A., who gacrijiced h.is_%1ife to save a V. woutided co?-nralll` `. . . . ~ ' ,1 } T Ar_1d, Featvv.:}_1mp;a;'g'e was rad, he contmued on, until at last he Elropped the M.S- and_ said, angrily: - Inn 1- I . A .- o - - ] `_"M"assa'c1-e of troops in Indiae-Sev- eral ofcers and a number of soldiers Fslain! H . - booooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooboooooooooooooo The next day,as he read his'mo'rn-Q ing papergand ate his breakfast, his -eyes fell upon the `telegraphic head- lines--e >""""" `Poor, poor -Horace! just like him ito do such a deed!" said Clement, ` his heart touched by the losg. of his friend; ibut:his_._.jb.ette`r `nature vsoon vanished, `for -he sprang J to his feet with 9. ushed iace,;and- cried :- _ Now Is "Kite ' `Davenant -- in i'ne--- aye,` and more, `The. `Vagabond ; is minp " mine. Six weeks a.fte'r'-,j Clemdit ' -;~Ia'sTtings .a:9sg _s.un.rI9.9 ' V&Tr;g:" 1` :d.`.tl1}-:ij.haI .dozetI,+._papi::i '2' ` F ` * %+i*P$++++4-i+++++4'*%+4-P++H~P+4~?+++++++++4~P++++++ i-n-n-+4--c--I-n-n~u--u--a--H--n~n--x-+++-n~n-+ 3; +4-+-I-I-t-3-1-+-1-ct-+-1-+++-I-~:--:-~:--::~++++-r++ A I `from the _Missouri Experiment Sta- A timely buetin has been issued` tion by Dean H. J. Waters, giving the results of some experiments to determine the value of different for- age crops for hogs. Y I-!A, _L.._L ._