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AOKiOULTtJRAL. Ti Fertility B air *v>n f ferulitv and all 'hat i* wanunu MIiriTII 1 *" r ive of the** (trip* will be nee led to make a frame of thu ze Firit mak* th :nuae* lor the top and anie*. Two of th* frame* aliould be made *ix by two feet, two three 'wo feet, and one *i b' thre* ft. lh*y caooid all b* cov*nJ with ouanelj 5(1 tofavak* i tor ba p ied av*iUi>l for P.lRTVBl.t POI'I.TKT KC. woven wire fencing. T illmtration *how- the frame ut togth*r without the wirr. Thaa* Tranm am to be u*'end togi hrr by the martiMil joint ahown. a' a, and pin 1 MOST CJ.-Dm OF CITIES ho ie making tiie yard. Thi* ya-d lasi'y moved about on tne gras* or groami. Practical Pointers. some else*** of farm over- , wiie.y g urn W,thoa: plants, j n-rd wioh wooden pin* or-aail*. A door 1 If th* Ores- 1 may b* put ia ou one. tut- to_iit the oar i tup aucn stores of air and water why shoal I j i4.be assam- that 'h* pro'uc ion has not so mu';h to do w *< - 1 1 i I v ' deoreMion of prices as has poor ' '" ^ i T*k. .._K|S_ AA...II.. ... *.!. .M* i which i* nee ply the world of mankind with tood and I The harrow and the roller are raiment, i. limited, to tach ar- eitnt thai moat important of the farm tools. it is indispensable to " feed the .wck " the tne liberal as. of both th* small gram crop, grains proaWed from th* soil and r.tura. to an hardly be put in properly the earth th* fertility taken from both the The (mall farmer eanuota ord to load earth and the air. himself up with expensive 1 machinery ' r The- earth m oeia_ one fao'or in th* pro- cnllivstmg each separate crop. Very -n.n duction of crop*. Tb* air m just a* import- t(w fmrmi>n ( , neighhorhoo.1 can unit* to ant. and yet we hear nothing of restoring .j^u^ , iucn par, bases. Practice te tb* air th* fertility consumed intne pro- duction of crop*. As tne earth ueed* the return of th* fertility taken from it ia the production of crop*, why not th* air? a"he trouble i* th* part tha air performs i* over- looked to a great extent, while it i* true that growth i* prtdoeed wholly by the combined action of the earth and the air. The first great reqeisite it to keep th* earth, by true cultivation, in each condition that the vioittur* that Males dawn readily atay be absorbed aad curried down into th* earth where i* U stored for future us*. By the combined action of 'be earth and air it ia brought to the surface when needed Moisture i* >f urea* importance. With- out it no growth caa be produced, aad with it fertility i* both produced aad caa be car- ried to the feeder* ef th* plant*. Certain element* of fertility; are contained in th earth and certain other element* are con- tained in th* air, and when tbete elententa practical co-operatioa wusa*ver you can do it. One of tha saraat method* of cnn*rv ; ng th* fertility of the farm M to otuerve p >- per rotation ef crop*. No termer oaa af- ford to neglect thi* no matter how rich hi* land may be. Wnere it ha* been attempt- ed the results hav been Miufactorr. Oil* of the seer t is of success in farming in ihe eastern state* lie* in the tact, that a few garden vegetable*, a iiule fruit, a fw pound* of butter or a few di-zen e/gs ev-ry week, wilh a few extra crop* at various seasons, nay amount to m ire money in a year loan one large special crop ol grain er cotton and it caa b* produced wiinoul extra lahor st high price*, and without, keeping extra team*, which must be idl* moet of the year. There wa* a time whea celery growing W-* only -ollowed with a view to having a the firat crop ee IB riaatter* Wai.- . i* tr*lv Inba If .1 wf laa'ie. Tnere ara jitiM and lrwn* ouUi ap n th wau,r. or, rather. raied above the - like Veou>B,Si.o..-kbo., awl :n*. . i ' ' agvt" of ine Orinoco and u ;?,^rJlWfi5wii Cos^; ba^ej-^rice "i, <;, ,.,, m fua-ier. This towa m ant struige nHas of i - p*:cu.iar architecture or ioea:ion. It in a thoroughgoing Flemish town, contit ir. a straggling group ef houses and a 1 ty heed-nuUto-morrow, s*mi aimtMt-pnraly ag n.:u ural popuUtion. Tin reader wil naturally tay "Thee way u it strange T' It is because of iu pop ilstiao. tne*i "not populated an is aay other ci'y IB til* anivene. It is a little olace or tunte .j,iKIOpn>ola; bill of this ."> . ')!." were lunation. It is a "city o Utedeai' .ead in reason. The pe -uliaru \ of ihe traa' men i of tiieae miane is th inj are allowed to wander aroint 1. un confined as tnough und- r MO u . wha ever. Tht y mix wi ii th '.a -i< people, par- akr in ti.*ir an'i**oi : vivi ^nd not infrequently aesii'. tne n in avoceuou* Lunatics >>i every phre in life are found :n i STO*! |jnao*, n-J. s, merchant*, petaan'.- 1-1 1 '. 'n i -it.,0 j -wa.-d them ic-f.r i-nf to their i . v to nv. o-ii.v A raw vmL>>T HIM*-*, Bui it it w-i ii-ru to exa i i i it,m tui- jn ijue lowti, ui-i leaaa* ar* It) . -d a.nong th-.' inn i <i- in'* an I 001 conUne i in aa ylum, <)' .-lur-e violent pat !* are nt allow*! .n the ;tft of the people. Tuere 1* aa insti- tution tor this o ass of ' !'! , hat the suinontie* ef Ohocl d > ; lavtre euon pauenu, and, a* a coaeeq 4- -a-- 1 *, **ry lew violent maniac* ar* foim-i e tn*r in the town or asylum* of <;i-l. Tne c.ivera ment ha* instituted a eommtnaioa for this porpose. Tm* enaauau>ia a.ao - a power of vetoing Jle a-i-ni ion the i into the oanvtiune of 'J-iee. P\vy ao Be* tieeire intn utbteor incuranl* p-itient* no matter wn*t ue tneir at'on m ufe. Aal. htvtng received a patient inv* the eem V M 4 wonderful influence '.hat children '< rM OTer in, taaaae. It U hamanly 0'in-ahW. But; it i* e leavoured U be Mcoun -d for or teienvuu of the S*lpiriere TV, who My Mac OM hnmtew wtio CWM o GV|i ha\ already improa*ad upon hir Tim^iSn ^ t f^ ^ will %* tfceir cur. lady, not _ At the tl an old gentleman aad a ong out of her teau*. It narty. The old geat'emaa had bens>e%Teai ravelier. Ha knew Eng and a* well as ae xnaw Belgium or K landers. A -irBj'Bi-". ro^oexMiar. 'Ihe young lady brao^ned from the ani- <eraal weataer irnnk to tcteaoe. maaie. yachiiag. botany, and goodaeaa kaow* what. Suiideuly, just a* the deeeert wa* oeine; pat on the table, the youag lady tood up and in th* moat trevic manner said : " The time ha* come. I am prepared " " Don't mind hr," eaid UM genUeaua. " Th* pour tnmg is demented. She be- lieve* (he u Mary Antoinette." But th incident wa* not th* climax. Tha sun had set- Half an boor later th* wilighl had gone. Code*, figreltee, and i'l i-nrt had don* liifir du'y. A gam* of lomiiioe* nad buen begun whea tne old {ntke>nan addressed the writer *ay ing : " Von miemptiuie wretcn | blnow yea not the* I am the Kraineof Kirope T And fet yen eadeaewr te witnold me irom guid- ing Ihe nioiiar :> of tin* banigBte-i ci BUn- OBI. It u now seven o'dnck, aad my das- patch 'o ihe '/. of Rueeii tnou d hav* gone by sp----.iai courier ere now. Huig you ! Draw, sir draw ! Thee* u only o-- way toaven^-lh'* wrong." And .nereuuon tbe poor lunatic posed in 'i^hting a*'itutl, with a s nail ratlaa for a rapiar. The laudlord't child came in aad ..peted a wiri in hi* ear, an t To '. tn* "bran* of K i-ope" ({jietly setiled down to a game of dommnaa. I- was well jor K ir .p*. B it i* *et ueh a oendtuon of ezietenes for mill loavUics much better than (hutting thetb ap ia oeils or eiyn-nt, where *v*u 1 th* jh.lirea caanoi inlueaue them for many, they use a i.i *nt 'i ,-.io.J over hi* er her movement*, whetner it be | U i* a l-*on worthy ef Bcoesaary to have the luna'ic ouaxWd IB 'Jiou^h it begaa with supers- 1:100. the asylnm or allowed to boar i a uoag the ' inhaliitaa'e. I K t MUtTH. A host in himself The cannibal who de- vour* bis. eat*riauMr. ^ ^_ Ti.e kick of a cow i* not th* mot accept- able form of milk puncn. When a' OMB Bwk*d to (oak a mil. ho* can he b* biaaaad for " k cluoff T" Straw hats will anew before long which way tb* tommer breeze* blow. Mabel" Wuh wna< veeaaaar* you UM Mat lamibar ? ' Poet "rUveraea." " Dowm bralLe* f tried the railroad maa'e wtf* ut to* dinner platter dipped from her Tn hack -eoon try farmr U the only fel- I'-w whoau * ., ahquestiow, thorough- ly boi, d dowa. poembly. f. ctly only wh*o the earth i* kepi in proper condition by th* trne eul'ure of the soil. Moisture carriee with it the fertility con- tained in the air and, takes up other fer- tility when it peate* down throngh the oii and obeoil. When it reacres its farthest point nn iu descent it is supplied WKB, fsruhay , aad IB it* *pward paeaage carries an increased amount of fertility to the turface, where it i* (applied te plant* to produce growth both of *talk aad fruik Whit, then, ar* the beat condition* of oil to conserve the greatest amount of moiarura an. I plant food? It is evident that the soil must be kept in a mellow condition to a dep'h that will enable it to readily absorb the moisture of rain* and malting Because of t hi* commit n. which i*u of the moat fam-iu To obta n the i ln V>rth-We*'ern Europe, violeae*. a-ioe pant* neceesary for this early work tne i exci-.eBMat. and all kind* of nnpropri* w and has to he sown in th* hot bed. follow among th* patieau are well g iardi , VltC Le BE.lLt d thereafter by regular sowing oat of door* for a suc.-etsion t>t plantings. For eaily UM th* Whit* Ptume, which ha* leave* partly white, has been found to give gereral satisfaction. and, a* a OOM<{ i*n>. in* li tie ".unity lire* on ite laty etenoe M Xrt.AXATIOff P t M . > I>. After ly nn the ravwy .-*ti he An experienced real estate agent onM i first niijw i that attract* '.Me eve i* me advised a farmer who dr- tired i* sell h* cnurch of ''t. Am*nd, with 'hw huge mi*loo farm to " watt a few month*, a* the roe, U i crot erected in front. Tnen we e. are so bid BOW tl.at ao man will bay u straggling main vreet. at the if he ride*: out there at thi* time of the or which is tne Cnurch of My yev. " This may he a hint to some farmers the patron saint of the place. land lit ueen little written a- i few wiite mm h*r* be*B there. The English aew*ytper ara BOW priatiac advevtuiBituts at a "peraoejally yia4awied " tear that is to atari for the ia- tereeung region rrm which ail bat a few fravored white* were debirrei until a few notiths ago. Lovers of tport miy have a p.rt.cu'ariy gool time oo this tnp. fo* the jountry aooasfls wilM big gam*. Th* mts- sionary Care^gie, wno lived ten year* IB '"" ' D<1 that cotiatrv. na* ju*t wri'.ten a lull* book, . ,n<l fit* tbat a good road inc'ease* the ceiling : chnrch is particularly mentioned bciu*e value of their farm* ae much a* they coat in increased taxes, and perhap* a great deal more. Very few who consider the Oar farmer* almo*t alway* d*ir* m>n land than they cat prop-Vy work. If ll<v do not mak* m->n*y they generally think toi reaaon ie they have not land en-' and often ran in debt for more, bat ire mortgage which they acquire with it ran* on uaceaaingiy, while the land produce* only in th* growing eaino. the morteage often win*, now*. The rt portion of moiitnre i* loet matter will doubf that they increaM th.u by evaporation, aad th* tursce mu*'. > e ; Ja b">M to th* sime axtapt. k'-pt not only mellow, but very bne also, in order that the moisture and accompanying plant food may b* h*ld near the surface until it caa h* abeorhed and fully appro- priated by the feeding root* of p lasts. If this i* not don*, and it is not don* by the pr.vmli^g system of shallow plowing aad inaufEciut cultivation, there must b* a great IOM of moisture by evaporation and another IOM both of moistnr* and plant food when by capillary attraction it is brought to th* uttrfa.-*. It is evidently true gramme. that tbe true cultivation of the soil will in- ! , e . f a i mer s crease fertility, while a constantly increas- ing yield of crop will be produced also. It it naivcrtally observed thai tbe best far r.era e'ways grow the beat crops, while at the same time the fertility of th* soil i* kepi up. The b**t farmer* plow the deepeet and giv* th* beet cultivation. For this one reaeoD they ar* recognized M th* best farm- the legentl attaching to it and 'o he aaint coni'itnie* the reason why <Ihe*l is, or rather was, selected a* a r*>ri for what an- upoo**d to t* curable lu- nig th< \ti-abei*," wnich -h-ow* n i n tigit on th*e brave people and their Kmj It wae not wSite men to much a* V|xim gun* and r-piatmg rifle* that de- fa'*d txt riengulk'* coldier*. Dr. Cartirgi* aay* Lo Bengula wi*h*d to keep* up take* th* farm, and the old process is re- ! J"'. 1 ,' ". r **'! pealed, with only new nctor* in the In the seventh u ury the I ona of f'* Ir'sh k'n< w>* convert d tiani'y rty a prie-. n m I i i*rb-rn I ^he was Uymphna, aa-1 n. r i eniy attract- ' e-l een "he monarch of a 1 Ireland. But Mvmphi.a wMMixeti wilh a religion* teal ; coni'iiiMi to all eijicera convert* in lhoe I days and she refused tiie attentiios o: So in the end ! evnr ,uitor .m. one el M A ' rMalt enjy som> traits of aivtligalinn while re- daaghter of ' ,, c ,,' ni| ,, nv ot n ,r. He tolerated the :ng uany otner*. M preMaee at a.fw mi*t ' hcnagnt him good thin her father he.-ame *nr.<e I n < ' "> we-l h ' r to win*nerd : waBBariee Mi-aaM they hroagnt him goo I thing* iro n E jrope tn*t hecoveteil, bit he wwid do abeolntely aothuvc to help them. A word from him would have tilled their schools with chil- dren but he would noi giv* it. The people hxl eved he wa* all powerful. It wa* h* who brought th* rain a.i i abundant har- vest*. r*tr teem'ng gani*ns and aban- dm i. of beer aad rattle exhiSiwd the Drw . i l>" 1 Dymph a. understanding her fa r'. m ^ ly power of the King and hi* mindful ha. I th . beougnt th. h y m-nk Cerenernus I B . w , b ,, r w . An eacoaragtng word mere**. th ,_ h% . better will a* give better promise of aaccees. Spring: Repairs. That all manure ibould b* tave.1 and jndiciontly applied is a foregone conclusion. And tbat there is an almost universal neglect to do thia i* ju*t a* cl*r. But that I 8 n ** <1 * t ' th """"T n<1 w " rr y "' P""* th* soil will UM it* fertility, when proper- work - * noily experience.1 on th* farm, ly cultivated, noloee th* product* ar* fed avoided, and -he *undry job* nee to n'ot-k and the rafus* returned to the toil a"aary t. keeping thing* about tb* rdaoe m as manure, is not true in any degree. That manure and commercial fertilizer will reaew the toil no one doubts. But that the soil is capable of increasing in fertility, when properly cuUivat.-d. wnile ' A long, strong thumb alway* indicate* at th* same time the yield and tjuaiity of great will power and farce of character. crope are incrwaeed i* clearly Mtabliahed by I Australia ha* more churches in pr >por- tbe growth of timber forest. The roots I tion to population than any oihcr country. from him would have done wonder* 'or the misaiunariM : yet when they a*ked him to send then children to teach he won d not lift a finger to help them. When Carnegie to prayer and 't.uae Hat the WM abeat g,, oom , ne tfktd to , KlBg King, her fatner. was be.i-ie !iim-lf witn i what v e iooa M u lk * white men abwat rage." and *quioped a -et of boat* to j, iln< ^.^ lhat h . n J bee n , m different " rescue her " A-riv.n^ *-. Antwerp, h. to tn . prOl4r . ,f miMtonary work. The It pay* to look the f*rm over before the soon <iieonv<"d ner hiding pla--e. and 'm- Kmg replied : "Yoa will tell tnem what on. aad find mediately Mt forth alone la see her. He voa 04r . seen." hurry of spring work oat what ought to be done to keep every- 1 found her engaged in prayer, with severs. thing about it in good condition. If lime i* taken by the forelocc in thi matter, a good *hap* can be done more aUifictortly, becauae more leisurely. penetrating the earth preserve mellownewa, aad th* condition ennaole* th. soil to drink in t .f moisture of rains and to preserve it for the promotion of gro uppoeed that th* falling fertility. But while th* inM the -rop fr MH an acreo' in New Zoalan>l amount* t< fl.mn. In Hong K<> g and Shanghai th-re is no tli. It may be | duty on ipirits, almoat the only thing im leave* preserve i ported free. decay of leaves i Mist Lizzie Bai'.y, of Dexter, Me. has dees supply some fertility, yet the increaM , been teaching school coniin <oa*ly for 44 in growth of wood enoh season U greater than th* increased production of leave*, and therefore, the fertility of the forest soil must bav* increased each season. By increase of year a London fin U smploymwot for 500 women and girl* as rag-sorter*. They earn *igbt hilling* a week. II was probably a* well for Lo Boagula "simpl*" iineanei p-r*...- looking oa that h* died when h* did. Hi* prop aausrd at such piety. l> plina did not f,. r -Hl h m into the war. believing thai he see her fVbw. She contu, .*J hr prayer* | WM , n , tl ,oihl. His overwhelming defeat Revenge i* sweet at n*v wnev tha work oei yea. He " Oh, yoa may laugh ; bet Ua not so big a fool M. you think," Sne " Qood- B*M ! I hope noi. Fweddy (lighting a oigarette) " You aw don t misvl my saoking, do yoa *" *>trang*r " Not at all, sir ; I work in a glue factory." " Ai* yoa sure Mis* Oldtimea the study ef ancient history T" " Oh. dear me, yea. I saw her rMdiag ia her diary to day. " " Why i* Jack su<-h a favorite among thesa<t*n* He ia aeiiasr ne* aer haad- ome. ' " Oh, bat he aever attempts to gueM thmr age*. John's a big man in th* nation. Dotn' tot* and lot* a* Mew la' ; Jerry plow* en the plantation Make* enough to keep Joan gem*. Made*)" I'd jam kat* a* b* in your shoe* " Maine-" Yea If there's anything more destructive of happiness, than another it il pinched feet. " Yoa may sprinkle year finger* with mask if yen will, Bnt the eigarett* fragiauM will cling to them iti 11. A wlepaoa* giri receives caiia, hot she doeea't pay them. Thu pan of theh<i*i- nee* u attended by thoee htnng the instru nssfjsa Mr. Msurs* (msinuaungly I " De yoo beiieve in such a thug M love V Mi* R.tty " Wsll there ooght te be, a/Mr all you re mad* during yeurhie." Cho'lev smoked a cigarette- Choked him in a minute Some one had, by way of jaw*. Put tobacco ia it. There'* nothm' tike the weddin' Fer to make a felier lean ; For Be thinks that she is his'n But dads eat that he is Ker'a. Tern-" Did Maud tell yoa id* truth wr.en yoa eked her her age T" Jck Yea." Tom " What did ahe My r Jack " She said it was n*a* of my boat- aew." La F-aace " 1 am awfuily nrry. Jack. bat those rosee yoa Mat me don't match my gown.'' Le Fiance (who paid $9 a dozen) " Can't yoa change your gown, deaf T" He " Yoa told m* that yon sincerely hoo-d for my welfare.' She "Oh. no, Mr. Sticks, yoa misunderstood me. I said 1 tmcerely hoped for your farewell." " I think I understand BOW." said Higgs, why they ipeek of Mm Wellaby't new Parw-made gown aa a ' craatiea.' It Irak* almoat aa if u were made of nothing. " " Did yoa give ap aaything last Lent, i;*swelir' aske,l Dakaae. "I did." "Wh** did you give up ' "A check for $15O for my wtfe'i Easter toggery." Author" 1 am tronnied with ineomnia. I li* awake at Bight, hoar after noar.thmk- ing about my literary work " Xnend " Why don't yoa ge' sp aad read portion* of it- Stalate " When I was a child my aurs* made me terribly afraid of the dark and I'v* never gotten ever it." Ithel Kaox " I wondered why ynn waited for daylight to go bom*." Che'ly " I gave ap cigarettes yes'er- day." Gua " Inde . ' Chelly " Yea. A tramp stopeed me in tb* tubarbe, <nd ,.-;_. . w%1 invtacioie, ais overwneiming ueiea* j__._ j' i '_ ..I_.KI r .... __ . (_n tha- the reason of tho~ wno had o,n* to I . roywl all confidence 11 him M tbe -Teat 5S rfc * bl - ! T P fnU watch >>o*id her .hould be reetore,!, and , w , n<i .' r ,,..,. , lhe u ,^ a f alh . r % P * cigarette.. the King, becoming nrag'-l by her appar snt want of rilia love, drew <IM sword A!tD CLXFTTHt UAO KK" TIIK BOOT. The legend goes en to stale how the Mia > were iannediawtly male " wiole in mind," and they went forth proclaiming tb* mira- cle From that tim* now 1 .3)0 y*ra ago person* *u rm< from nuld .'rm* of msan- i y were brought to Me tpol where V Mynnhna wa* killed ; and, u i* lot cat* m s i faith cures, many of their re*oo. In lime a little village gr- v around the spot : the commune of (iieel wa* incorporated several centuries ago, by hi* supernatural power ooold alway* pr>t*ci his people. He could never have bten King again. in l*)e i-i rent arv. P*tr the Great sain of hm -O'lntry, and sa. J truly: " Ruasia is rotten before she is np*." To realize the true meaning of these w..rd* a. id the lulneos of their implication, one mut s'udy in detail th* raign of El'za- h*ih and Catherine IL In Kossia, during Employer " Why were yoa disxniwed from your last place*" Servant "Be- cause just once I got drank." Employer "How long were you employed there*" Swvaat "On* day !" Dual Up to Dai*" I challsnge yoa to a duel." "Acoepted." " Year cooice ef weapon* dagger or pistolr' " Nviibei. Winter ascent of Mont B.anc rot KB rope three f*et distance.'* Mr*. Nnmother " Look at the baby ; them recovered t> " '<ht-Bih century, wwra to be found j doeen'i he seem really different from moat wood over leaf growth, I mean that a larg* I The "handsomest English women ar* a,d tra* increases in growth each sea*o.i in a to be found ia London and the larg* town* much greater proper ion than doe* a small ' of England. tree. A tree two feet in diameter increases in th* growth of wood each season much or* than a tree six inches in d-anieter, so it is at OBCS seen that there U in a timber forest an increased growth each Mason over that of th* previous season. To meet that growth an iucreaaed supply of fertility U dmnandtd and supplied each season. This infallibly MtabliahM the truth that there i* i" '*" "K an! air inexhaustible *uppliei f plant food. LM iiiu- who can show that this rea- soning i* not true. And let them *u*tain their oft reiterated theory that plant ood has been M t'ingily distributed by th* grist Creator that it is nc***ary to with- bold the food that i* provided for mankind from re legitimate UM and to turn it over to be fed to livs (took IB order to preserve %he fertility of th* soil. A Movable Yard for Poultry. A couvenieat, portable yard for fowls is fthnwn in th* illustration, from a k*t h by R.G William*. K.ag* Co., N. V. This yard U Mpociaily d*<ign<d for those who keep poultry in cilia*, and ar* n it ah to l*t tnem run 'o the garden. li mx feet long, thr<-e fejt wide, and two feet high It is m v.le of itripi whicn ai * thirteen feet long. A postal *y*tem i* about to b* eatabli*h- d in the Chinese Empire, beginning with th* seaport*. Wheel ploughs were known in apcient Italy, and appear oa many Raman coma and inscription*. Money issued from the royal mint la* yer wa* : Cold. I3,906,S40 bronze, centra of th* little commune, boasta population of 5. ' person* and tw fnl churuhee one :u Amand, and the o'her the church of the patron aaiat, St. Dymphna. l T nderslanding th* peculiari'y of this col oav of lunatics and ite raiin dttre, let ut go in tpint lo ihe quaial h tie Annea de fiini. houi inn *nd vi.it tern* of its haiiraae. Vou wili tinii in th* tilting ro<im porhsp* adoxen men engaged at dominoes, cards, or conversation. >n i leniy one of them has so unlucky streak at dominoes, an-1 he re- members that he is ma*le of glass. If every s-Iver i player were sane, they wou.d '.hink thit a ' subterfuge to slop playmt Bat they side by s de the vtc** alike of savagely aad civilixation. Add to the lack of social in stinut, of Humanity in the wider sense, and of m-Tal re*pnaibility that i.* to be found in a Z i In kraal, th* worn corruption* that are brad in courts like that of Lonie XV., a-id on* can form aume f nt notion oJ th* KuMian capital under Elizabeth and Cathar- ine. The country, a* a whole, was Oriental in its want of civil organization, but with- out the idealism, of the East. The capital was a we ter of blood and lust, barbarism aad sophistry, atheism aad supers ition, drank tunes* and Mvage tioleno*. mdoleuce and Mmi-insan* activity. Th* moral coo- j diltoo wa* reflected in me physi.-a . Never was i here such a miz'ur* 01 squalor aad > magniticenc* M in th* palace* of th* Km press Kliub*th. Th* ludoe* and the Mr. Schliomaun fo md in the ruin* of know the poor fellow** Troy polMrv veM*l* that had been carefully : WI;B svrlen- pity, they watj turned nn a whel. hit Mat and echeloa toward the door, wilb | Early New Zealand plough* have been ,jr fixd and awed ex preasioa fearful found 11 pped with ja le or other stone lo -.hat the *lighte*t col ition with a chair, give a gooii digging point, table, or loorjamb might braak him into Th* telescope was discovered by the the children of a lenwnaker who wra play- ing wilh a couple of lea*e*. Laua, as early at 1675, accurately de- scribed th* dioerential inermometer, aad told how one (Mould b* made. Aa iron axo-beed of 1730 BO., the old**t authenticated iron implement known, i* in tbe possession ef th. Britiah museum. iouomanie, aa... ! ^ *"** f "' lur w ' re , jumbled toget her r.-h him r.M from *."!'! "''.r"'"^ ^ ^*J\^^^ Spectator. Nearly $1.000.000 n sejd to hav* been expends! in statuary in th* puMic park* ao-l squareaof New York city. The isle of Malta ha* a iangnag* of it ' fragments. A WOHDCRrVL IIVI, Out on the lonely atreet someone ia shout- ing commanding You listen, and ye* hear Napoleon directing hi* di*ea*e tad 'roops upon th* fatal ratreat from Knaeia. Th* poor lunatic imagine* that h* i* Napol- eon. A crowd gather* about htm mostly !unalic*. Hut h* heed* them sot. Sud- denly a woman appear* OB the *jena. Si* carriM a littl* chil-i. Th* lunatic as** th* child, aad at oao* Napoleon, Moecow, war own, derived iroai the Carthaginian and I everything tbat * But i* forgot n. aud Arabian tongue*. The aobtlily of the island the poor fellow ru*hM to the child and kiar peak Italian. M it. He is MB* again. ** Jnt watch th* man " who know* it all" And hi* expression pained Wn*n hi* tniail boy come* forth with thing* He'd like to hav* explained. The Sclavic countries, Russia. Roumaaia- and 'tflrvia, ar* the Bre*t illiterate ia star ops, 80 per cent, of th* population being unable to read or write. Spain i* :h* *ao*t illiterate ef the Latinspeaking rauas, the percentage of thoee anebte to mad and write beiig 69 ; Italy follow* with 48 per ueaj*. illiterate ; France aad Btt'gium about IS per cent. In Hungary the illiterate* number, 43 per cent. ; in Austria ItU per cen-., aad in Irelavu*'' per oaa. In India oely II. mtii, uuo out W '130,4100,000 oaa read aad write. babie* of his age he is so " Mr. Crusty "Ye* er 1 think very ofteu they ar* quite attractive, but, M yoa ssv, ie v iitferent. " SEED THOUGHTS. W* give our body to the grax* in e irrupt tien, but it will be surrendered to as in incnrruption. The youne; Christ ian ancared for. like th* town clock not looked after, is apt to go wrong. Let u* not b* Uk* them without faith, thai think the bodies are lost forever tbat are jest into the grave : like children, seeing the silver call into th* furnace, think it utterly oast away.till they see it out again, a pur* veeeel. WhiUn thoo hast tune, amass for thyself immortal riuhea. Adapt thyself to the things with which thy lot ha* bto mat, and lor* th* men with whom it is thy portion to live, and that with a sincere affection. * * * No longer be either dissatisfied with thy pre- atat loi or shrink from the future. Thy spirit should become, while yet ea earth, th* peaceful throne ol the Divine Being : think, then, how qoi*t, how geuUe and bow reverent thou abouldst be, That which i* often asked of Uod M not M ouch hi* will and way a* hit approval el oar way. A* soon aa w* are with tiod ia iaith aaj love, we are ia prayer. If yoa do no wish fer his a ngdem.de no* pray for iu But if yea do, you maet ee more man pray fer it you mint wwk. foe 11