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w"--- “u“ ‘uv suunxué uAUuLuu L116 11115. “Of course it‘s about as important to keep away from an alligator’s tail as it is. to keep away from its jaws, because the alligator is a sort of double- ender; it lino: " a man down with one end and swallows him with the other. As a matter of fact a good-sized alli~ gator can smash almost anything it can bring its tail to bear on. Of course we knew that. well enoagh, and what we set, out to do was to lasso him. Easy- enough to do it was, too. Some of ’us stood in the. ring and some on the seats up back of him, and we drew the noose over his head without any trouble at all, and then we dragged him out, and mm; to the tank. TH'e flopped his tail just once, as we started with him. that’s "all, but when he 1:: ht; it'dowzn he smashed thefour “It .knade‘ nice kindling wood, but that kind would have been rather: cost- 1y for “81‘me use, and so we put up 330th01‘ rail around fhn funk ” tor got out. of its tank one. night and worked its way over to the circus arena and crawled up on the, lowest step of the seats, between the front row of Chairs and the_railing around the ring. ‘llxn SMrts a Running W'oml Factory. but ls Lasso“! aml Hamlet: Back to Its Tank. "\Ve were located once for quite a spell in one place," said the old circus man, “and ”we had thin-gs fitted up permanently. .li‘he seats around the circus ring were on a terraced plat~ form, built up like steps. The seats themsexves were not benches, but sep- arate chairs, ranged along in rows on these wide rising steps. \Ve had in the menagerie an alligator, a big alli~ gator about 12 feet lung. The alliga- wuu gwe him what he greatly wants, a austoans revenue. No doubt, too, he wufll be offered a subsidy, like that giv- en the rumr 01f Afghanistan, with a certain rectification of (his frontiers; the object being to induce him! to accept so strict an alliance flhat Abyssinians may form a part oft be British' army in Af- rica, whifue retaining his independence in internal administration As the dlaims of England to its reversion, and still more, whether he will again sur- rtvnflezr his independence, remains be be! doubt that the Anglo-Egyptian govern- ment is prepared to dedlare war rather than permit Kassama and Massowah to pass into other than British hands, or to endure the menace of a possibly hos- tife kingdom on its border to its sup- reme control of the Nile valley. THE BIG ALLIGATOR GETS LOOSE. wifll sine him what Zan passage of a strong kingdom onmh‘er water route to Jlnflia, and? bordering for a long distance the Egyptian. Soudan, under the oun‘ttrdl' of a. power opposed to the British: pod-icy in Africa. that the ne wtreaty, with Italy, follow- ing Adowa, has left him fnee to manage his own foreign relations, they are making every effort to gain t‘hein end. France would like to add Erythi‘ea to Obdk, and o aims its reversion on» some obscure ground and Russia which has already entered into close relations with the Neg'us, wan-ts the Italian colony in order to gain direct iterritoriai con- nection with» Abyssinia. (Both are, how- ever. opposed by England, Whose claims to the reversion of Erythre'a, and to paramount influence in Abyssinia, are particuiarly strong, Massowah having been ceded by Egypt to Italy on the express stipulation that if. she could not retain it, it shoulld be. restored to Egypt. Moreover, while England was content with the arrangelme nt lwhioh placed Abyssilnia under the control of Italy, a friendly power, she cannot re- gard with. the same complacency rthe coast, has begun the struggle between various powers for the Italian assets, and for dominance over Abyssinia. Un- der the treaty of Uccia’lli Italy claimed a protectorate over Abyssinia, while her colony of Erythrea stretched on the north td' Kassala and to Kaffa- on the south, with the port of Massowah as the outlet of the whole; but since her defeat at Adowa ,Erythrea has shrank to a small stretch of Red sea; littoral, without hinterland, and Abyssinia has regained its independence. Even be- fore that disaster France and Russia sought to establish their ascendancy in the cmmciiis of King Menealelk, and now “With the virtual decision of the It- alian government to evacuate its me- maiening possessions on the Red sea. NOTES AND COMAIENTS a -â€" n... W vv-w'v 255° {per day from about twenty head. if ' their eggs are then not strong enough ’ to produce first-class chicks, it .is our. opinion they never will be, for the birds are fully matured and are’ in the pink of condition in all their qualities. If we take the heavier feathered breeds, like the Plymouth Rocks, we find their pallets fully as matured at the regular hatching season as the White Leghorns, as they are hatched earlier and grow slower. Therefore it all hinges on when We want. to set pra-llets’ eggs. whether they are strong or not. If for early broilers, we should prefer de- cidedly hens’ eggs, as we feel quite sure of their maturity, but. if for hatch- ing chickens in the regular spring season we cannot. see any particle of differenc .. A correct mating, however, would 'xery materially increase our chances for strong, healthy chicksâ€"a. one-year-old vigorous cock for pullets, and a well-matured, lively cockerel for one-year-old hens. , As to the belief of some breeders that. two and three-year-old hens hatch the strongest chickens, we think it. rather stretching the. point. There is but lit-- tle profit in keeping hens after they have passed through their he-n- year. The White Dr Brown Leghorns fre- que-ntly continue to lay well when two or three years old, but it is an excep- tion and not the rule. Females of all the heavy breeds deteriorate materi- ally after their hen year. Of course}: there is occasionally an exceptional hen, 1 but we never find her in large flocksl for the reason that breeders of large flocks have no time to study each old hen’s peculiaritiesâ€"this is left almost» entirely to the hack-yard fancier. In all such experiments it becomes a matter of care and feed. Pallets badly cared for and indifferently feds will no: mature; as they should, and hence their eggs will not be fit to pro- duce chicks of any kind. Hens allow- ed to sit around and grow fat will deâ€" velop into useless ornaments, and their ‘- offspring will not be strong enough to grow up. . . ' If We consider them separately, What shall we find? Bullets begin to lay first, naturally, and if we” should use their eggs in October or November; the chances are they would not produce) as strong chicks as we desire. Take.- for instance the S. C. \V. Leghorns. Theirs are the ideal hatching eggs; especially for an incubator. The shells being thinner than the dark‘ egg! strains, the chicks free themselves quicker and hence seem, at the start, much more lively. But, as a rule, eggs from this breed are not used so early. hence the early pullets’ eggs are not}. apt to be set. {At the regular hatch~ img season for this breed, which: is from' , April 1st to 15th, .the ptullets wouldl then be eleven months old and in full 1 LOCATING THE PEAR ORCHARD. (HENS’ OR PULLETS’ EGGS FOR H‘ATGHIING. Is there a difference in hens’ or pu‘llets’ eggs fou‘ hatching, or is it at matter or fancy? But never excessively. Excessive prun- lmg tends to the production of water sprouts, which are not desirable. Never remove the “leader” or allow two or 'more branches to start from the same point of the trunk. Never remove a limb that starts near the tr‘unk of the tree from another limb, as the latter will almost invariably break off after a time at the point where the other limb was removed. . : 4 "‘It’ is possible to strengthen to some extent a crooked tree by drawing a knife lengthwise, cutting through the bark on the inside ,of the crook. The demand for- bean'tifwlly straight trees by ill-informed biuyers has caused nur- serymen to cease the propagating of trees of some of dur most desirable fruits because straight trees of those varieties cannot be grown until they reach several years of age. The Rhode' Island greening and Belmont apples, the \Vinter Nefllis pear and some var- ieties of plum$ are of this class." on at an angle. Use the saw upon the under side of “the limb first, SEIWiIlg about as far as possible. Then finish from the top, being smre to out the bark entirely around before the limb breaks. Smooth with a knife or chisel 1f.necessary and cover all large wounds :V'lth thick paint. Prune frequently, “J:une is said to be the best month in which to prune. April, May, JUIY and October are fairly good. If pro- perily done in the spring or early sum- mezr months, the wound of a reason- able-sized limb Will heal over in about three years. It is not usually advisable to prune in the Winter. If done during or shortly before severe freezing, the bark about the Wound will split and {lie back to an uncertain extent, ma};â€" {ng a wound slow to heal. And yet if it} be impossible to prune at any other tune, it had better be done in Winter than not at all. = . “‘At the base of each limb is an enâ€" largement more or less prominent, call- ed. the collar by some. Cut as close to this as possible {and upon the same slant, whether that be straight across I l i L i l REA-SONS AND RULES FOR PRUN- ING. A fruit grower gives some good rea- 2 sons and rules for pruning. He said: “we prune for txyo reasonsâ€"to proâ€" duce a symmetrical, long-lived tree, and to cause fruitfuiness. 2A thrifty, fast- growing tree is not apt. to produce Intach fruit. Anything that will dim- inish the flow of sap to the top of the tree will check the exclusive limb growth and tend to the production of fruit; This may be accomplished by root pruning. The same result is ob~ tained by some orchardists by running a thin-bladed knife entirely around the trunk of the tree, cutting clear through the bark. This will almost invariably cause a thrifty, barren tree to produce fruit‘ Without injury to the tree, if it be done as soon in the spring as the tree has entered into vigorous growth and the wound is kept from the direct rays of the sun. 'YE‘HE FARM, THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, April 15, 1897. ‘0V‘ ”VJ” M“'“J ”“u'“ “‘40., are daily asked by ladies if they shall Sign their own or their husbands’ names on receipt-books. The N ew York Tribune recently portrayed a pretty bride with no practical knowledge of i a check-book. The deliverer of a choice piece of bric-a-brac had insisted on pay- The young woman explained that evening to her ’husband ed how he had drawm a check the pre~ vious day, and where he had left his check-book, she made one out for the -â€"vvu “Ll-LL yd. UHU; U L :1 person’s Signature, standinngefore the law for one’s self, is entitled to pro- per respect; and how to Sign is scarcely less important than what not to sign. Everybody should adopt and cling to the use of a certain style of autograph. xV omen should use their Christian names, neYer their husbands’, and omit Mrs. or Miss as a prefix. A signature should never be left carelessly on pieces of blank paper where unscru . . . pulous use Inight be made of it, and it should be distinctly leglble. A woman should learn also to respect the Signature of those of even her near- est kizn. Messenger-boys say. that they Q‘I‘O (10:11? nn‘s-AJ I, I ‘ Md -..-..Lâ€"D.J mu.) UU aaL‘CLJ 1514; her tomlearn by experience, "but not “115.. .LOO often it means her gentle ac‘qulescence In a man’s “Sign here," thh a,con§equ.ent adoption of other persons obhgatlons or the abrogation of her own perquisuzes and property. ’ . “R“HA“ -â€" ‘7â€" To think over a paper, or at least to .read 1t carefully before signing! Thxs precept should be taught every girl anlwoman as the alphabet of business affau's. Many things may be safely left Ln- 4-n 1-....._. ON SIGNING ONE’S NAME. “Do tell the women,” begged a lady of great wealth the other day, “tell the women never to sign a paper the ment of a certain hour, I put my name to adocnment which placed my money and my affairs at the mercy of a money- changer for a dozen years. Had I only told him that I would think it over he fore signing, I should have had fewer sleepless nights and fewer gray hairs. \Vhy did my father or my husband never tell me this “2”" Good grooming undoubtedly aids di- gestion, as rubbing the body promotes digestion in people, and is an! excellent: substitute for exercise for those who do little muscular work. t FEEDING VALUE OF APPLES. ! ‘We. do not think enough of the val- ,lzuei of the orchard for feeding its fruits " to the farm animals. Apples are} nut- lritious, and an aid to the good diges- ltion of other food. The mild acid of them is excellent for the health of the stock and we all know how gratefully they will receive a feed of them: at any time. For the cows they are especially desirable; a peek of them chopped and sprinkled with meal of any kind, will i help much to add to the flow of milk of the cows. Horses love this fruit, and they tend to help in the shedding lof the coat, by their gently laxative effect. When the selection is made for the spring planting, a few. of some of Ethe sweet varieties, ripening from the [summer to the winter, should not be ;forgotten for this use. \Ve may begin 'Wlth the early Sweet Bough for the ‘first, then the autumn Siweet Bough ’and the old Pumpkin Sweet, and for llateir use there are the Talman Sweet and the \Vinesap, all productive sorts and unexcelled for this use as well as , for market. ".W'e know many places Where the brush and curry-comb are seldom used,- except' While the horse is shedding his coat. Brut used at any time it pro- motes the secretion of oil, which moist- e-ns the coat and makes it shine. LA wellmgroomed horse is usually well fed. But if the grooming were thoroughly done at least once a day, the horse would keep in good condition with less food than it now receives. 3 Horses on the farm do not have the sleek look that horses in the city liv- e-ries have: Neither W121! they accom- plish so much work. The difference is partly“ owing to the fact that the horse in the city has a ‘iarge proportion of grain, While the farm horse, even While working, gets most of his nutrition from hay. 13111.th . grooming has also a great deal to do with the superior slick- ness of 'he city horse’s coat. The curry-comb is not: so much used as it should be on farm horses. ‘-'- It will pay for the trouble and ex- pense. Heside the ready sale at all seasons for good butter, the milk can: be utilized in many ways, and the drOp- pings in the barnyard will be valu- able as a. fertilizer Build up the home dairy on a strong basis. Never ‘try to do dairy work” with beef cattle. Never triast alone to the pasture to supply the food. Be sure to have necessary conveniences of the best kind for securing the full: quantity of butter fat from the milk. Every home dairy shozu’ld rais-eilts choicest heifer calves, in order that the supply of_goo<i__dairy cows may be ‘kept pp. THE! HOME DAIRY. If on every farm more attention is paid to the home dairy, a better pro- d‘uct' of butter Will be turned out, and a greater yield per cow will be realized. The better the article the more sure the sale; and the larger the I'191d per cow the greater the net profit. be secured. Shelter from the rake of the Wind is {Inportant The pear is a companionable tree and Will luxuri- ate when sapported by other trees around it. In close garden culture a degree of humidity 13 preserved and there is less evaporation from the foli- age Where the strong winds 31'? bI‘Ok- en, the growth will be more Vigorous and healthy. There must, however, be sufficient air and sunlight to mature the wood and the fruit. If the site is high, it Will be an advantage t0 plant. an evergreen belt to the wind- ward, both for the health of. the trees and also to prevent the falling of the fruit during high Winds. On the other hand, a low, cold and pea'ty position, subject to fogs and frosty nights, is objectionable. .rA strong. retentive loalrn inclined to clay is a preferable $01 . CUR-RY THE FARM EHORSES. . 1. mm: augmas or medicine, but without permanent rehef. 3. I took alLkinds of medicine, but without permanent rehef. I, Charles Moss, of the Cit}; of Ottawa, in the County of Carleton, Blacksmith, do hereby solemnly declare as follows: ' 1. I reside at 180 Bell Street", in the sai of Ottawa. The following sworn statement is proof that diabetes is not incurable there 18 a. remedy which Will cure it. Ontario, County of Carleton, to wit: Irresistible Proof That There a Cure for Diabetes. 1311937 nod purifio the blood with Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. It 13 as powerful now as then. Its record proves it. Others blotch and. blemish may had purified * Here in Ottawa Mw-- MW‘L . The only wofpfiIâ€"l-pa'ssénuivgey lpokedvup and asked anxwusly: Ohb 18 1t a bar- gain sale! . BLESQUED. They had been drilfitixn'g about in the Open boat for seven days, and had alâ€" most given up hope, when the look- our§1or.led‘willdfly:,A sail ! a sail! e s the new pictures of men began 1'30 be made. Thousands of .L (‘0‘. ; . n 1 f‘ 'D“! m, £317;an made mean ”om blotch and. blemish, because The exercise to which Natalie owes so much of her charm is one which has bee-n practised by women of the poorer classes in many countries. Rachel, it may be remembered, met Jacob when she was going to the well with her pitcher. The women of the Oriental countries, of Greece, and of Italy, have always been accustomed to carry pitchers and burdens on their heads. N This 3 thew W3? it W213 OO"IIC1 :0 1301.: ’When grandfather had his‘ etc: 1001:." T hese were the shadows cast before H C .;e coming of Conjurer Daguerre And his art; liked ' girl in a pinafore Some day to bloom to a goddess fair. Len certainly were not as 1) act, we know [.5 they Jictured them,5 Po years (TO. Queen Natalie has abundant black hair, and- a rich coloring; Her figure Is very strong and erect, and her car- riage is perfect, for her favorite exer- cise tends to develop the latter qualv ity as well as to beautify the neck and shoulders. Her flesh has the firmness of marble. Her head is placed on her shoulders after the manner of that of the Venus of Milo. There are no pro~ truding bones, no wrinkles, no hollows, but neither is there any superfluous fatness. One of the fairest queens in Europe is Queen Natalie, of Servia. and her greatest beauty is her ineckp The Queen takes frequent and regular ex- ercise with a heavy pitcher on her head. The result of this is to straight- en and strengthen the neck, and to give it the form which the highest standard of female beauty requires. Not only does the exercise add to pre~ sent beauty, but it arrests the rav- ages which time makes more quickly in the female neck than in any other place. She appears in the park sur- rounding her castle at about 80’clock each morning, taking a brisk walk With her_9itcher on her shapely _h_ead. Fifty Years Ago, QUEEN NATALIE. 50 years arcs. is Oct. 2nd, County of Grey. includ Power, Brick dwelling building lots. will be 3014 Also 10L No. 60, Con. 2, V Bentiuck, 100 acres, a Durham. Mortgages taken for t :3 e y es 0 C ,3 5 V g! i l 9 i) a Durham Tannery. Challes McKinnan UPPER TOWN, All kinds of Buggies, Road Carts, Wagguns, Stoves, and Musical ns'trumentS FROST Or, WOOD, WILKINSON, MAXWELL, SATISFACI‘ION IN THE TOWN OF DURHAM SKINS, Eta, Tanned Suitabla orRUBES and COATS by the new process, which for Finish and Softueas cau’b be beat. aseeeaeaooeg Robe Tanning. IMPLEME NT AGENT Do without melemehts. because they can't sow or reap profitably Without them. But when they buy. they naturally want to do so as cheaply as possible. This is Why so many deal with us, for m buy for cash and sell at a modest profit. We keep in stock in our Big Warerooms in Upper Town. all kinds of Farm Implements. in- cluding the makes of. BE SURE AND CALL. Repairs kept on hand and other well- known manufacturers. rhes, Clocks EMULSEW’ and Flat W Repairing 11, Durham. DURHAI! job tbs The)’ The}: v u‘ ‘ ‘ Ln‘. 3%.). .45" nimble and varied their young folks. A favorite. 1) monies monotonous if indulged i lung, and the guiding spirit of the ‘ heel-room must me by bad weather. Silver paper, which comes from late, packets of tobaoco; and else is generally prized: though the was don't know What to do \v' if a. tiny ball is formed of ill piece. and other portions are snowfall fashion, a very young can make for itself :1 capital hall of paper neatly folded for fat light his cigar are anmher so delight, and the boy or girl 1 “’hat loveâ€"pure 10v “V-â€"oâ€"â€" _ "1 pleas knowing it is love’s It is always advisahl ature and m: e 10 incuit Let the older ones paint pictu fill scrapbogks for the hospital: 1‘ up pap the wee ones can tea stuffing for simple charity Well-to-do little peeple are SC m tiny 1‘05er n so we to the baby pg inVil 9 Iy and thoughtfully treated 11 that they are in danger of that everything is theirs by r' it is all .importaot to \each share them playthmgs really a fully and to be ready to g1 othegs less fortunate than 111 Ch‘lldren’§ colds should. newe looted. It IS a great lozenxke a lgtgle one out 111 the \\ 1111te or a developed cold.‘ are mothers who fear to .co ter. applicatxon than am eon 0 makes the little patlent my clothes greasy. One of the worst things: 11] pen to a child is to he {rig mischief that has resulted .den Shock cannot be overs ing fits, weak nerves, '11 brain, hysteria and St. Vit 9ften be traced to a seve. .. .m+ hmmver. an eas an smile and 8“ to watch. 3'» Iv‘lv wâ€"v __ boy or girl from room where there nothing to . the o' HINTS FOR '1 hr. Salted popcorn is a place of the always simian-(is at soma rece kernels of. popcqrn - xghttl' brownvd m h: undated. T1113 Fro-WI!- qm'te favorably res-ex “ aring off" par adays. The delicimh 5 . is cooked until Lt L3 15 with 3 love. SO br ii artsâ€"â€" Thig W FOR THE B 0V9 zht am LID [C unless so entwi ne divme. cont. r‘ :e We 5.1 no '13." IC \V V.