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AGRICULTURAL. The foruktin Farmhoute- ASS in- I III"' KIMKllMl ll.ll- It latl-l- 1,1,1111' (arm* lliriniKli I"- I r,,k - M light" on w .1-1'-'! 1 mil*. Wh< iculd tiinuharvunUgn tv. I'nplowod. UII-OWB. by IN-) the unnhorn, 'I in i-,,,r forakfii farm field* lie, li <' ,1 rid v>tli i/ .lili-n rorn Ami |ilv grtrn tiruMlin- of rye. Of health fill hrrb and flower bereft, Ttn-iranleii n , hoti-rwife keeps : Through \vei it- anil tangle only left, 'I1n -n.ikr. n- u nant. creep*. A lil^,' i-prr, i me I lovom chul. Sw i) K l>urc tiefiiri- i In empty room*: llnidr the roofli -- ix>ri li it sad, I'ulhi-t i"- red rwc bloom*. Mi- I r.u t. in iimiiM .mil il>i-l of drouth. On Knor and be irth the wnilrrcl leiivea, Ami in lh' tln-le chimney H mouth 1 1 - -b the ipider weave*. Tt r leaning barn, about to fall. Itmoiinili. MI more ou huxki No rattle low In yard or Mail. No tlirt'hor brat* bis nhives. So rail. MI drear! It norm, alnioct Some haunting prem-nre mk, s iuign. Tbal down yon shadowy lane nome ghost V..:l,t drivchin spectral kine! J. G WiiiTTir.it. Our Exuerimcntal farms. The report ou tin- Dominion experimental fir nn by \\illiainSmiiiili-n, which )uu jut been published, contains a deal of informa- tion ID regard ' the progress of the work, and also contain! the evidence given before the committee i,n agriculture and coloni/a- tion of the HOUDV of < '.imuions. The cliatriliuti,"ii of i, ( ,| grain for tea t if hclil to be one of the moat important bran he* of work carried on at the experi- mental farm. The great intereat which has been awakened in thia subject far exceeds our anticipations. Lost year request* were made for samples of grain to the extent of l-J.ra These came from .\tt96 different farmers, anil thrae, having been nupplied, woilil nut, in moat caes, receive samples this year. We have, however, had applica- tion! in I >'.! from 4, 3X8 additional parties, win. h ha* involved the farther distribution of 1 1,.':* i. 'I Hi. sample*, or between 16 and 17 tons of seed grain. There are at the present tune growing on the experimental farm li'J named rarietie* of wheat, 61 of oaU, J9 of '_' rowed barley, 4 J2 of G-rowed barley, or INI varieties of cereal* in all. To these muil be added the new cros*e* and hybrids which have been originated on the Central Kk|TiMiemal Karrri. There are now 114 varietic* of i;r.iin growing on the farm, which are entirely new, ami which have been produced by bringing different varie- ties of grain together and by crou fertilizing. The special testa with fertilizer* have been rontmued ; In.', plot*, of one-tenth of an a* re each, are devoted U> this ipecial work, where the same fertilizer* are applied each season, with test-plot* not fertilized amongst them for comparison. The came varieties of grain are grown on these plot* every year, and it i* boprd that we shall thus be able, in the course of a few ycara, to ascertain the effect* of each fertilizer or group of fertilizer* on the crop* under treatment. The test* of grain as to vitality have also been continued during this ipring. Last year there were received for teat l,'-'4. r > s.nn pies, many of them coming from farmer* re idmgin distant iwrt* of tne Dominioo, who desired U) know if the gram they held in sto<k for seed waa suitable for that purpose. Kvery farmer in the Dominion has the pri- vilege of sending t<> the farm sample* of grain through the mail free of postage ; they are luted and the information is given free of charge with aa littlit dulay as possible. Tim seHHoii, U-tw'-en the liit of January and aeoiling time, '2,757 samples were tested and reported on. Some ailditions have also tieen made to theiU" k i,n tln't Yntral K|>erinienlal Farm. A Itw Utirhi^iiiof g<KHl N Hiking fumilii'* have been add<-il to the herd, also nome Devon* and (ialloways; eight Quebec Jerseys or Canadian cows have been selected in the eastern part of (/iielwr, theme lieinc good re- presentatives of that parti nl.ir family of cows, the descendant* of the importations from Normandy by ilie early Krrn<h set tiers These cow* are promising aa milkuni, and live rn-h milk. Kwding experinicnta ate being tried with the different breeds, ami experiment* slso in rrusmng. During the year an ex pcrmiental dairy building him I wen err, ted, mipplird with the necessary uppir atus for carrying on butter making in the most approved manner. There is a store room also, in tin* building, for curing cheese, whore some of the product* of the experi- nifiital dairy station*, which are now Ix-ing orgam/cd by Prof. Uolirrtson, will b store- 1C A I'-K- 1 O has l.i'i-n l>uiltand st.ickeil with four pui I- breed* of pigs. Six |,enj were also filled with grade annuals, w hi. -h have been submitted to (eeiling tests during the winter. Mml of the-e have lately been disfxisul ,.!. aathr ex |M-rimi'iit*are concluded. An engine- hnute ban al*o hevn erected, with shafting ruiiiiing the full l.-ni-ili of the Urn, *o that COIIM-IIII-I!, <M may IM- available forthreahing, also fin j-i iii'ling anil culling fooil wherever required. The planting of shelter licit* of trr around the l&rn< is nearly 'omplct ,!, over 3,0<IO trees having lieen planted this season. 'I hi> nbje. IH in planting these Hre to all,. 1. 1 lii-lti-r uml nlwi demonstrate the rate of growth of th different, varieties in this part of the iKuniniiin. Perhaps mi feature of the farm work will convey a clearer idea as to the interest whirli farmsrs are taking in what IK going on tliau the in, Team! in the corrmpon.li n< r brtwrrn the farmer* of the country and tin- e|M'iinn'iital farm Thr letters received at thsCentral Kiperi mental Kami in IXMttniun berwl ii.S4i4, wlifii'iui, lining tli-snniH periiHl in Is'Ni the numlier was 17,-Vltl, an incrriuie of nearly three-folil. The number of l,i ll>- tins and report* Kent out in res|Hiiine to ap- pliL-atioi s in IMSU mniM.iiti'd to 4I.5H4 ; last year they iiiimlM<r<'il'.'IH,l'.1l, more than four turn s a* many a* in the previous year. Tin' name* mi tin' permanent mailing list, wliirh hur V M-I'|I put on by s|iecial rccjuest, ntim- bsr miw i.vcr -'I,<IOO, showing that there- pmla and bulletin* are in great demand. I In- l.i.i 1 1 n 1 1 ui l <lr|mr I mi-ill at the Con tral farm, umlei Mr. John Craig, is making gin*! prugirss, MI, I a Urye niunlier of M,|,|I tions have Wen made tc the fruit trees. There are now on the experimental farm ovrr '.** I \aiti liea of Urge fruits, including applen, prars, plums and , lirrrios ; also, .'ll.'l varietie* of small fruits, in.'h ax gi .\\w*, raspli'mo, strnwl r in , i-urrantu and fOO*elierriri lU-niilrs thn there are several nnmlri'd "nln of new fruits, \hi, h Imve been pro'liM',1 .iMier by *lertioii 01 l,y crossing The nuestion of vegetables ha* also lieen taken up on a rather large scale during the past year, and is again under priH-ena of test this seaioo. Last year 51 varieties of cabbage were tested, 57 of to- matoM, 50 of pea*, 31 of cauliflower, 32 of lettuce and celery, with (mailer numbers of other vi-get.il hi-. The different qualities of many of those vorl* are taken note of and the results submitted in the annual report. In the hor'icultural branch experiments hare alao been carried on with regard to the | n, I'm. nt nf apple scab. You all know that the black *cab on apples li-nsens the value of a large ijuantity ol the fruit produc ed in Ontario, Quebec and the maritime provinces. It i* believed that thia dine.ise can lie prevented or checked by the use of fungicides if applied at the proper time. Kipcruncnts have lieen conducted to deter- mine the best time to apply such rcnicdie*, the strength of the mixtures which should be used and the most economical and con- venient method* of making the application. Iliilli-t in Nu. 10 contain* the result* of this special work on apple acah. The demand* from Manitoba and the North-west for camples of forest tree* for ex- perimental planting on tin- plains have been wry great. One hundred thousand trees hail been secured and arrangement* made to put those up in I, OOO packages of 100 tree* each, thinking this wonld be an ample supply ; but within five or six weeks alter the an- nouncement wa* made 2,600 applications were received. The requests were complied with, a* far a* the material would allow, and a circular wa* sent to those who did not receive any, stating that if any further dis- tribution wa* decided ou their name* would be considered first. By instruction of the M mutter, preparation* were made to distri- bute 200,000 more in the spring of IK01, taking first the names of tho*e wno applied last year. Thia has been done, and about 400 additional applicant* applie 1. In the chemical branch, conducted by Mr. F. T. Shutt, excellent progress ha* also lieen made. A number of samples of soil from the different provinces, including alkaline soils from the North-west, also heavy soils from the far western plains, have been analyzed, ith a view to determine the rejative fertil- ity of these different soils Similar work has been done on sample* of muck, peat and mud* from the eastern provinces, for tho purpose of finding out how far these can b* used a* fertilizers. Sugar beets, grasses, milk, fodder plants and other product* have lieen analyzed. The etoniologist and botanist, Mr. , lames Fletcher, ha* alto been doing wry useful work. He has et|xrimented to a large ex- tent on injurious insect*, especially on those which attack the more important crops of the country. Much of hi* time is necessar- ily occupied in giving information to corre- spondent* who apply to him in cases of special invasion. In the botanical department a large num- ber of experiments have hern < ,.n,!>i<'t<il with graaie* likely to be useful to the differ- ent provinces of the Dominion. Nearly I.V) varieties of these are now nmier teat for hardiness, produclivenea* and general n*e- fullne** for agricultural purpose*. Very satisfactory reports are given f the progrea* made >>n the farms at Nfappan. N. S , Brandon, Indian Head and Agaaai/.,li.C. Bcoura in I'alv t Recently a writer in ppeaking of the care of calves ha* this to lay almut the ill effect* of scours : " II inilreds of calve* die annually, or are limited in growth by this scourge audit may be said to )M> a voluntary su-i ih\e, a* by the eiercin of good judg,|i-nt in ferding, the di*eau may 1* wholly prevented or at leaat it* fatal termination avoided, frr in nine i ie out of ten, counwill lie found to be the effect of neglect, in one way or another. Perhaps the change from whole to skim milk is made too suddenly ; or perhaps the milk is given the calf cither too hot or t, obi ; ur if the calf in not yet weaned, it i- allowo.l to *uck it* dam when the latter is over heated or excited. In all these case* scour* is almost sure to be the result ofi|oite apparent neglect or carelrssm m. ( >cr osional I), however, a case may occur without any apparent canoe. Very likely the calf has a sour stomach, but the f.-e,h t ihx-i not notice anything wrung and i* ijuiteiiurpriaed to see after a while that the rail ha* tn alt irk of the scours. If the cjao were taken ir Inn, I when fintt in tired, it would IH- found to hi- very e-v to deal with : but generally it i* in-glerteii in the hope that it will cure itself, oraa it is conveniently Billed, " run it* I'onnx'." Too often, it dnen run it* course not a very long one, to l sure, but a \ery effective one dysentery and death. " Prevention in a hundrrd tinien better than cure, anil by the exercise of sound Ignient ami intelli^niie in feeding, scour* may bo entirely prevented. If, however, a rase develop*, as soon a* noticed, give the calf one or two raw ritgt shells and all. This ii.i .' i\ -imple. linmMy ri'iin-dy. bin it lias always pi <i veil a satinU, ),> v "in 1 in my experience, if applied in tin r.ulier ta^es. I have given a* many u pix egg* to a calf in onti day not all tit on t , onr*e. but at linn \al> through the day and I have very seldom liern compelled to resort t-i tnedieine for a 'in'- The Wanly of this remedy lies in iU homeliness ; fanners generally have plenty nf egg* almut, and as they are per- fectly liarmleM 'except when they have passed into the (ere and yellow leal of an egg'* lifs) there need !* no fear of nn me pericnci'il hand i/mng the calf .1:1 o\ri dose " As a prorautionary iiie.iiun-.i'ntvn new- ly weaneil should he given one or two table- iKinfiiln of lime water in the milk they drink. Tin* will correct a idity of the sto- n>acli if any exists und prrvenl u, if none i* ! ir , .is I mini licirr-', preventicn i* f. . m cure, and if we feed our calve* i in i in!!;, ami guard I hem fr*m all the vari- oii.i causes of scours, wo will find it leas tionbli-iiime and more *alisf.ict<>ry und pro- fitable than treating the complaint after it ho* gamed a foothold. " The b-g Barked- Visitor ( just arrived) : " Doe* ynunlog bulk hen suspicious character* ,.ill, Wiggle?" \\ i_'Klw : " Yes. Listen, he'* A Kominucenoe- Luoy Wli.a a nolde thing it must lie to give employment In live Inimlnil hands, as your father doe*. He, should lie \.i\ .|i|.\. I,, in Nut baJiM Impp) n* 1 have I r. u w-'nlr employing only i < hand* and one I them wan nut mine. lint, ilun, liny were in tli M ami it was a good nig it I ing. TIT-BITS. Taking flit Breath Away. Mist Simper Aru't things much cheaper than they were list year 1 C.illoway Ye, indeed. I only pay one half as much for my necktie*. The difference IK so iirerit that now (smiling) 1 could easily atloril to g-t married. M:- ^imjier- Oh, Mr. Calloway, this is li'U '. Hardly lo be Wondered At. Guuiede Uiledsbirt Weally, Mias Maud I cawnt see how it i* that these people who stay uudah watuh so long can hold ther bweath. Would you believe it, I c*/rut hold my bweath moah than hawf a minute. Miss Kightintheneck (handing him a clove) I am surprised that you can hold it at all without the assistance of a curb bit. In " She is very beautiful, I unJeratand?" " Heavenly." " And her father ?" " One of the most genial men in the world." "And her mot her T" " A delightful lady." " And her chaperoqe?" "Out of light !" He Conld Not See Himselt Ixird Fit/noodle (who i* doing the ter- ritories and is clothe, I in the very latest for traveling) Aha! whuthavc we here ? Well, my pretty prairie flower. Pretty Prairie Flower Huh ! If you think I'm a conundrum I just wish you could see yerself. lilt, A tlBCLft r t M III i:. The ll.irrliil'- fate .ilil In Hate Itrfnllm a Mi A despatch from Milan, Tenn., **ys: Tin- news of the horrible death of Misi .Millie MrCoy has been received here. Mia* Mc- Coy and two girl friends, Mary Fly and Myra Johns, this morning left home on a blackberry hunt. They proceeded to the woods about six miles away, where the fruit was found in annnd-ni e. The vines and foliage wire ei \ thick, ami, in a lonely place near Obiou Kiver, Miss McCoy waiul- ered off from the others some hundred yard* to a place where the fruit grew in profusion. Suddenly a wild n, ream rang but. The girls were terrified beyond measure, not knowing what kind of a wild animal WAS in the vicinity. Again the terrifying shriek noun led and the two girls together sank down behind some bushes. Miss McCoy started toward them at a rapid walk, when a panther appeared directly behind her. The frightened girl screamed snd started lorun, but she could not escape. Tbe lieast seized her and she ws*> torn to pieces.* In many places the llesh wa* literally stripped from The oilier girls, seeing the animal attack their friend, ran screaming from the scene, never stopping until they reached home, when a party uf men organized and, with hotguns, hurriedly went to the scene of the attack. The panther was still at the l-o.ly and was shot by the hunter*. The ba*t measured seven feet seven inches from lip to tip. It had eacaped from a ciriui. Society Note. Floor Manager Ths press is al way* wel- com ; but, me deah fellah, hawven't you got another ciiat ? Reporter for the Morning Hooter Ye*, I'v got another coat. " Ah, why didn't you put it on T" " Kecau*e it isn't as good as the one I've got ou. " A Moan Trick A pop-eyed darkey rushed into the ex press office and aitked, excitedly : " Is dar any express package here for Major Jones T" " Have you got an order?" " Xo, nan. " " You can't get an) thing out of this otlice without an order." The colored gentleman went two mile* and bark on the double quick. Once more he stood brfnrethe desk, panting and blowing and fanning himself with his Int. " Id a'i am de order, sah." Kxpri .- ageiit to clerk "Any package li 'ie for Major Jones T" "No." Comparisons are Odious- The Old llcau (rocking little Anna on hi* knee for Aunt Susan'* sake) 1 suppose that is what you like, Anna? Annit Ye*, it'* very nice. l!ut I rode on H real donkey in the park yesterday I mean lie with four legs, you know. it Was On His Hind- " I want to ask you a question, Katy," he said, shortly before taking his depart me. " It has U i-n n:i my mind all the evening, but I I - "Well, what, Mr. Dingdong ?" asked Katy, encouragingly, her heart throbbing with expi -t ui- >. " >|ieak right out." '\V>'||, Ktity, will you IB- I wanted to j ask if you would be kind enough to Iind out if the dag is chained to-night. Too Late. Tho ceremony which mado two young |K'i,plr, whoMi whole ap|iearani'e was unmi*- takably mral, man and wife had just lieen tmi-hed when a middle aged man appeared on the scene. The brnl,i iniirniureil " Par !" uml then cost her glanoo toward the tloor. Too young man shifted his weight from one foot to the other, and exclaimed in a way j that would have seemed quite hearty i,' hi* voice had not faltered so : " CM mu to yr, neighbor ; cvenW ! ' I!y this tune thu giri h.ul recovel ed her balance, a. id smoothing a lock of rl>li.-,h hair from her temple with the palm of her hainl. she said : ' I'd like fur to knotvwhut brings you all these here miles, mtcrestin' with other folk*, when tho Lord knows there's null hnin' an' thing- to do to keep any man busy, if he'* I ord'n'ry ambition." Without noticing her comni''iit thu old man turned to the hiid,-gr,i.im and said : I in too late, ain't 1 V II Kf you mean that we're married, there ain't no doubt but what ye sir," replied the youth, whs wa* also recovering firmness. An' I mu*' *ay," ho went MI with a smile at his own sarcasm, "us how we b.un't got ynii to in ink for help mu h, neither." Ib i t. it hi i pulled nis untrnmned, gn//b il Itrard, and looking stemlily to the sky through the open door on hit right, nan! slowly and in a monotone : Jim SwitlirrH, 1 Inn a neighbor o your'n ,. v er HI lire you was born, hain't IT" N . ye have." " An' I allns -p.'ke of ye a* likely young man. Your father an' me was tho best kind of fren'i, an' allus acted a* if I had \,,.,r we':' ue at lienrt. l/'tidcd ye money und cM-iylhing ; didn't 1 T" " An' I done my licst to keep ye from mar- i) in' i hi* gal, didn't I V " ^r on did, mire." " \\liy V mil he nnule a rhetorical pause. "'('.initc 1 kii"Wed her I lining In-r up, an' it was all me mother an' the rest of the fun. U i nuld do to manage, her. " II" _:!'! liwtcil her head iind sniffed. " And I tell J'ou," tin. old man wint on, "that without nooiic to be.p you I nit yourself, you've got a mighty big contract on your (muds. I'd uv saved you if I could, and now, thin. b, IM'.I ib \ air, I'll Htand by you bent I kill." II,- i xli-udc'l his haiiil lo tlu< young man, and after the grim irinbl.ii.ri 1 <,f congratula- tion- 1 tliriarty (lasseil down the street t" ward the depot. A Care a*)d i'oslly -1.1,1 Didymium, says Inn, i* the rarest metal in the world, and its present market price, if one m.iy thus term the quotation of an article that never appears on the market, 11 t'.Hni per Ib. The next costliest metal i* barium, an element belonging to the alkaline earth group ; its value U ~M. Berylium, or gluciiium, a metallic substance found in the beautiful beryl, U quoted at tt75. Yttrium, a rare metal of tne boron-alumini- um group, so tailed because tint noticed at Ytterby, in Sweden, U stated to be worth at piuaenl 450 per Ib. Niobium, or colum- bmni, a name suggca'.ive of the American origin of the metal, it having tieen first ilia- covered in Connecticut, i* valued to-day at 400 per Ib. The price of rhodium, an ex- tremely hard and brittle imbalance, which owe* it* name to the row-red colour of cer- tain of its solutions, if also 400. Vanadi- um, at one time considered the rarest of tallic elements, has been reduced in price to t'.'iT'i, at which value there will no doubt be many eager buyers. Indium, a very heavy metal of the plutmum group, so named from the iridescence uf some of its solutions, and well known in connection with its use for the |Miintsof gold pens, may l Ixmght to d>y at approximately 140 per Ib. The present price of platinum, the better known tinwhite, ductile, but very infusible metal, is on a par with that of gold vi*., alul t'7" |" r Hi ; but generally it* value tluctu.-tte* between it* more popular brothers, gold and silver. KUM-kluz -ui. Mi- ! a Benr-PII. A terrible suicide is reported from Frank fort o i Mam. A servant girl who hail lost her situation climbed lost night over the railings of the /.oological Hardens, undresi- ed heisrlf, and let herself down by a rope wlii, h she had brought with her into the bear pit. The Polar bear awoke, sprang at her, sei/ed her by the head, and lifted lur up. The poor girl in her agony screamed out, and the keeper* hurried up and tried to drive off the bear with poles. The girl beg- ged them to shoot the itnmril, but the keep- em could not make up their minds tn this, fearing to shoot the poor girl, and hoping to get her out alive. In the mean while the hear )>egan his a<*ful meal, and tore the fl-kh from his victim's lace and breast. The keepers at lust succeeded in driving the beart away from the dre.vlfnllj inutil ,1. i body, which was then hauled up. The girl on a former occasion told one of the kee| era that she would throw her el: into the lion s rig.-, but her irni.-irk was taken for a joke. treat l'*rrl rire In I A great lire has taken place in the DeU- ineie Forest, near Northwicli. It broke out in wine brunhwiiod not far from the Cheshire Lines Kailway, and soon spread rapidly. Immense tongues of M mien shot high into tin- air, clouds nt densr smoke envi-lo|ied the surrounding country, and the contUgration attracted Targe number* of penple, who endeavored to arre.-t the pro- gress of the fire by cutting an avenue ihroiigh the, wood. They finally succeeded, but not before an arra of 100 acres, thickly , o\t n-'l -ith brii-hwoiid and trees, princi- pally Scotch tir and larch, waa deviated. The emlivr* arc still smonblermg, an I men art 1 on the spot t prevent a fnuli nulbrcak. The property In-long to Lord l>elam*e. The resiilenco of the Hon. Mr. Cholmoml. Icy at AbUitt'a Miws ii.ii inwly escaped destruc- tion A Tw. i strike. The out-door household work In summer siu-h as that of the Mimnicr kitchen, wash- ing ami ironing ii a sol t ol makeshift w ith in nii ini-h.ips like burns and scalils. Hut Mr. .li" lle:i" 111:11111, Mnblle Anmna, Iowa I'. S. A., has found the trun remedy. He *ayn : " I scalded my leg wil'i boiling witter, and had a sprained ankle at Ihe same time. I'm- bottle of St. .hi, ol Oil promptly cured b'lh.' 'I hat doubles its value ejuily, and s lows -I* great usefulneu. Sundry bel.ited llritish Columbian vessels hvr just started for Ik-linn^ Sea, ami are i n-iliiid with the intention of getting a* ninny nenlxkins as poaaiblo there btl.nc I ,n formally notified by the crnisi-r* to hi-. I be forbidden wilier*. It is doubtful whether they will run any such risk. They g,, with knowledge of the mtnlti* n..i/,/i agreement and the Imperial order in Council based n|x>n it. In any case they would find Tinted Slate* revenue cutters already on the |* it and uulhorizd to serve the notice. What they an- most likely to do is to hunt for soalii outside l>cln:ng Sea, wherein fact, a very large part of ,il I the \ut.iu catch of last year wns taken. \Vi;h a guarantee from the Imperial linx eminent to u-nnbiir*e Urilish Columbian vowels for losses reunit- ing from the execution of the IIKH/UI ri'ivmii ugi , , in, ui , tin -e veaiH'ls ate very well cover- ed win tin r tin v are. mcceaaful or nut ; hut it wonld hardly apjK-ar wise for vessels lea nig Victoria n,>w to venture intolS I i ing Sea and expect iiulcimiily di licing onljered out. li the most ancient and most general of all dlvasrs. Seiirccly a family U entirely free from It. while thousands everywhere r its sum-ring slave*. H(KH|'I Marsa|>arllla limj remarkable success lu curing every form of scrofula. The most MTere and painful run- ning norei, swellings In the neck, or rutre, humor In the eyes, causing partial nr total blindness, and every other form of blood have yielded to the powerful effect* of this medu-iiie. Try It. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold t'f all drujcKliU. |1 . six for |A Prepared only bj C I. HOOD i CO . Apothecaries, Lowell. Has*. IOO Doses One Dollar Oblong Tea. " We want," said the lady of the house to the houseman), who had announced the arrival of the grocer, " one pound of oolong tea." "Oblong, you mean, ma'am," laid the maid. " No, I don't ; I mean oolong." " I always thought it was oblong." " Xo, it's oolong. O o, oo, 1-o-u-g, long, oolong. " "All right, ma'am; oolong. Is there anything else? ' Efffct of the Weather. " Maude," said Clarence to hi* lister, " it i* undoubtedly an incontrovertible fact that " " Clarence," said hi* niter, " why will yon persist in using such long words V " Mat!, le," said Clarence, "at the time of the year when the day* are long and the weathe is hot, it i* natural to expect that words should expand somewhat ; you can't help it." "August Flower" 1 1 inherit some tendency to Dys- pepsia from my mother. 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Mrs. A. ,1, Ogilvie, wife of a well-to-do and lespected farmer, went into a field to g .it her mushroom*. Not re- luming a search was made, when her dead lnlv was for ml hanging toa willow in the river, her heul having been half blown off by a gmnhot There were sign* that the bcily wo* dr.iggc I 'JO yards. A man wa* arrested fur the murder. Locally there- i* ndigiint inn over the uHTair, the deceas- ed lady Wing very highly re* pec ted and on must all'ectiouat* term* with her husband and family. lie" Do you go to communion at Dr. lUinty's church?' She (with pardonable priile) "Oh. yes, I've communicated then for a number of years.'" DIAMOND VERA GURU CURES DYSPEPSIA AND INDIGESTION If you cimiot Ret Diamond Vera Cura from your IJruggUl. send ajc. fur sample box to CANADIAN DEPOT 44 ami 46 Lombard St. TORONTO. - - OUT