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AGRICULTURAL A Homemade Drive Pump. A mechanic living near me made a drive pump from about 13 feel of iron pipe two inches in diameter, and a connecting piece for fattening pipe to the iide for the ipout, to which upright* were attached to hold the handle. as ihown in the illustration. He fitted a iteel plug (d) to one end of tb longest piece of pipe and drilled hole* near the end for the inflow of water (c). The pipe was then, with a large woolen mallet, driven down about 10 feet into a sandy A 1IMPLB DKtVI PCMP. loam, until it had penetrated a layrr of sand containing water. To the top of the pipe the croe* piece wan connected, and about five feet down a plug was inserted containing a hole fitted with a leather flap valve on top (b). A plunger of hard wool with a hole in the bottom also fitted with a leather Hap valve was connected to a handle by an iron strap, and the handle was sap- ported from the spout of the pump on two strips of hard wood bolted fast together. On the piston, or plunger (a), stripe of leather are fastened to promote suction. A drive well at first brings up the tine sand with the water, but as the sand is pumped outa eavit y is formed which holds a barrel or over the lurface, apply some rich manure, and harrow until ihe surface looks ragged, thu* laying the foundation for an increased growth of herbage, and k 11 at small expense, without roplowmg ihe field. These bare spoil are not at sll pleasant to look at, and do uot speak well for th* farmer. Calf Feeding:. There is an impression with many farmers and dairymen, that skim-milk is a rather thin diet for calves; and we see constantly in th* dairy papers recommendations that it should de reinforced with flax seed meal, or jelly made from the ground seed or cake. So far as the oil or tat is concerned thi addition is all right. Bui flax-seed, and especially the ground cake, is exos lingly rich in protein; and this i* just the trouble with the skim-milk. It is deficient, not in proton, but in carbohydrates fat and starch. The best ungle addition to skim Eilk for calves a* soon as they can eat, is corn or oats. Dairy Granules. Milk-fat is, commercially, the most im- portant compound in milk. It vanes from below 2.5 to o.-er eight per cent, and aver- age* about 3 3-4 per cent. Science has also shown that it cost less to produce a pound of fat in rich milk than in poor milk. That bane of modern businese life, destructive competition, affect* the diary- man least. He need not fear the market chaser, for the growth of a herd of dany cattle is not of a season. but of a decade, and those who follow the rises of the market until the drop engulf* all, will never be a competitor in dairying, because he has not tLe endurance to succeed. Did you ever see a covered barnyard? Well, if not yon ought to see how the cows enjoy on* in cold weather. They can get enough exercise without becoming chilled through and through. It is an easy mat- ter, too, to keep one dry by ihe us* of plenty of straw or leaves, or by frequently drawing out the manure. They are cheap and can generally be put up with but little expense and trouble. Whatever churning temperature the butter maker may from lime to time decide Rustic Work. While in the I" a ion Depot ib other day I saw a very nice rustic flower stand, and u this is about the time of year when such things are Decenary I will teil you bow ihis wai dooe, and if any interest a taken by any of uur reader*, at some future dau I will ll/VfYw* W/ mak * m " y \y KT.A.?--; Ml .ueh useful 7_ ". ~. ; } W J or njot al sweet apples tre to be used : they must be firm and sound, about of a size, perfectly cleansed, and with ths blossom ends re- moved. .Simmer slowly till soft, putting them in the water when cold, and toi tnem out entire. Sweeten the juioe a very little, and flavor slightly witn lemon peel, serving with the siru. articie*. say* a writer in Toronto Lad- iee. Journal. This one (tood about 3ft. 6in. high and looked tome- thing like Fig. I. In reality it was much belter, and I im aur* had my readers teen It they would have liked it a* much as I did. The three lejt ire of the came (hape.and cut perfectly square at the top so a* lo enable '.ho bottom of th*ba*k*t to b* nailed to lhem,aa shown in rig. II. The side* of th* basket two of water, and in time all the sand near the bottom of the pipe disappear* One ad- i ' th r OD ener 1 ru " whlch we bt ' the driven well has over a well lieve should b* kept in view, and that is tin vantage that is dug and walled up is in its freedom from mice, toads and insects. Another ad- vantage is its cheapness. The well here described cost only about six dollars com- pleted, and has done good service for several yean pumping much water in a dry climate. useless work of boating the cream by con- cussion. If the butter "comes 'at 5K degree* it is uselee* to commence at any lower temperalur e then say 54 degree*. Kour degrsee is all the rue in temperature needed in the average churn, and it seem* to us that anything over that i* simply an uu- practical way of heating the cream. When a station school or farmer make* a aftermath o' r * con ' ' * n ' quality of the milk of a cow without reference to the quantity, it is ovly a half fact and thu* of little value Three cows are found giving milk leating three, four, five per cent, butter-fat respec- tively. The lower is poor milk, the higher butter and cheeee is produced from a given richmilk. Butifthe eowgives+Opoundaof the quantity of it than earlier in the season, three per cent, milk in a day it will furnish Profitable Fall Dairying-. The usual course punued by dairymen is to turn milch cows upon the the meadows, which the shower* of Sep- tember have stimulated to an abundant growth. W lule thi* flush of feed la*u the milk yield is materially mcreaeed.and more from the This advance in richness is due both to the '- Pund of butter fat ; while if th* cow time th. cow. have passed bev.nd the *"" * h " "* m , ilk ?*'" b ' M P Undt in parturient period and iTTh. influence of * ' Uy h " *' ' ' urn " h ^ ber owner only favorable feed. Combined with thi. we on. pound 1 bulttr.|.u have in the fall cool weather conducive to preserving milk quality, with a consequent- ly improved quality m dairy product*. Gutter and cheese improve in prue.and the autumn is considered a profitable period for the dairy farmer. While there is no doubt about mediate profit, it is well to look deeper are then nailed all round the edge of the square bottom. The* udee are made of *.nall branches cut m two If the branch- es are brittle you must >oak theip in water for some time. Fig. I will show yon how to complete the stand without any further description. Be ur* and me topper nails as wire or iron nails wiil rut_ Draping Curtains. The question of how to drape curtains is the sirup. Stowed Apple*. No. i Us* nice tart fruit, which is to b* washed, peeled and cored. Stsw in a little water till soft, press through a colander or coarse sieve, show how to ' Pinkie very slightly with sal-, sweeten to taste and serve. Stewed Apple*, No. 3. The apple*, when peeled, cared and quarted, are to be dropped into cold water to prevent discol- oration. Thn a sirup is made of sugar and watsr, proportioned to the acidity of the fruit. When this has b**n brought to a boil the quarter* are dropped in, covered, and cooked till tender. They are then kimmed out carefully, and the juice, if too thin, is boiled a little longer, when it is poured over the apple* in ths dish in which th*y are to be served. This sauce is pleasing without flavor, but nutmeg, cinnamon or lemon peel may be added, a -'''"ortiing to the tast*. hoiled Cider Apple S*uoa, No. 1. Into a gallon of sweet new cider, which ha* been reduce.! one half by boiling, drip quartered apple* with sut :i*nt sugar to seet*n them. Let tnem !x>il slowly till tender, taking care that the appies do not corch or break in pieoe*. Boiied Cider Appl* Sauce, Nu. i Thi* i* for the preparation of r we*t apple*. 1 'eel, quarter and core a peck of the fruit, which cover m a preserving kettle with *we*t cider. Add tour nice quince*, need tine. Boil for four hour*, stirring and ikimming often, and before taking from the fire add a pound of sugar. Baked Appl* Sauce, No. l.-l'are and cor* some fine tart soplee, and bake slowly in a pudding dish m the oven. The sauce will be of a ricn r-d color, and should h* kept covered till it u to b* used. Baked Apples Sauce, No. i Take lar,,* and per'ect tart applet, para tnem aid re- move the core*, leaving the bo-ly of th* apple unbroken. Fill th* core caviti** with sugar to which bit* of butter have rtewc added, aet them in an ear hern pud- ding di*h, and pour around them half a cuplul of hot water. L*t them bake till soft, taeb mash with a wooden spoon, sweetening and Havoriug to the tut*. WAGE SIN GERMANY GAMBLING AT RACES. Ts>* *s*rt Ul >( Mult Hi .n II Mat ". > Tratk. in W.. ML The adoption of the an ti- gambling amend . meat to the constitution of the state cf New York will put an end to book-making and PEARLS OF TRUTH. than a casual inspection and see if there is If you would know and not be known, live in a city. --Cotton. When anger rises, think of the const- the im- 1 qaence*. Confucius. A bad book is the worst that it cannot an important one. One artist slid : "Every- ; betting a* they have been conducted in that tat* for some years. Keputtbl* racing men and stock breeders like Mr. Keen* see nothing objectionable in the law, but th* 1'wyers, <_> >ker and others declare that it will destroy racing in the state and involve a loaf of million* annually. In their opinion not only will racing deteriorate under the restriction* placed upon it, but the stock farms, in which great sums are in seated, will be rendered unprofitable and loe* vtsil- thing should hang straight a: the udee." Another favored festoon* and end*, or, in technical parlance, "iwty* and tails,'* and a third favored "draped lam bcrqtun*. " However the artistic eys may design a par- ticular drapery, there is one great import- ant fact, too slightingly treated by many housekeepers. That is, perfection in hang- ing. A draper is just a* exact in measuring and placing curtain*, as the carpenter is in repent. E. N. Kirk. Kre perfect scheme of action thou devise, ill life be fled Schiller. One of the ill effects of cruelty i* that it any real profit in thi* method. Meadow* are set apart for producing hay and uot for afford ing pasturage. A good crop of good hay i* an essential production of every well-regulated dairy farm. Fall pvitorage ' makee the bystander crusL Buxton. of meadow* without heavy tup-dressing of Violence in the voice is often the death manure mean* depletion in grass yield < rattle of reason in the lhro.t. Boyee for the en.umg season. Cattle will graze j ^ wjnd . blow , , wr for tn a the under succulent rowen very cloe.ly, | who know . , lo whatport he ,. and leave the grass roots unprotected al ^ OOD , ihe advent of winter. This is doubly dam- aging when so few field* ar* protected by good woodland wind break*. A* ireiult theeecloee- ly cropped meadow* are bear or partially so in winter, the snow collecting about the fence* in drifts. A thick matting of rowen, if it existed, would then act a* a pro- tective mulch, and combined with the snow it held would prevent the extensive freez- ing out of grass roots. 1 have seen the yield of hay from a fertile treadow reduced one ton per acre in amount m the season following a close fall grazing Besides re- moving the protection this tne: hod subjects, the land to a double cropping in one season We do not live in a world in which a man cau afford to be discouraged by trifles. -Blackie, Commerce defies every wad, outride* very tempeet, and invade* every zone. Bancroft. Heaven'* eternal wisdom ha* decreed that man should ever ttand m need of man, Theocritus. Were we perfectly acquainted with tiie object we should never passionately desire u. Rochefoucauld. The cocoanut grove will not flourish involves a heavy drain on the fertility of I which do i "<> J']y " ihe step* of it* the soil. owner in it. Hindoo I'roverb In view of the** fact* it become* a grave question whether or not the increase of in- con* from fall dainng a* at present secured amount* to real profit to the milk producer. It i* apparent that it i* not secured m a legitimate way, and dairymen who regular- ly practice bleeding their meadow* by fall grazing are in reality cheating themtolvee. The cheat is a grave one entailing damage at the prevent und weakening the bans of fut- ura dairying. If the pasture i* not sufficient to maintain a A ood flow of milk in the fall, which it generally i*, (oiling crop* should be supplied to make up the deficiency. . .. * . i ..T i i t- "ui w iwuwiwu ujjui vubuiv *au *-J*m vi*ji- hingmg ihe door. A liu.e out )( plumb mean* any amount ot trouble. An uneven ^ U P """ who ar* entitled to encourage- mean* any folding, means crooked, unsightly banging ' ment, A* to deterioration in racing, the to tn* drapery, and tagging or "sk.w." to .port could not sink much lower :nan it th* very b**t part cf th* room'* decoration. For are not windows open pictures? Ar* ha* on many tracks in New York. .Sara- th*y not the ey.e of a room, and therefore tog. used to be a great racing centre and in need of careful treatment ? The poorest tuff require* quite a* much, if not more, care than that of better quality. Scraps of Black Silk. Never throw away a scrap oi black tilk. An inch strip of black silk is a boon some- times. After ripping up the old gown, take three or four old kid glove* and put the meeting* there attracted THK v, IAI.TII AM' FAAHI H ot the metropolis. But the course ha* fallen tvrrssje r-arwlsw f rrflrt Werhavad Lew lhaa )*) r- r Irsr. After an exhaustive examination of in* age* paid in me large manufacturing eitaniiihmanu ol Luxemberg, which he ys are about the (an* a* ar* paid in other parts of Girmany, <>eorge H. Mm United Stalas vice-commercial agent there, transmit* lo the Department of Slate at Washington a report upon wage* paid in steel mad iron industries, with a general view of the whole subjoct of German wage*. He finds that generally speaking the aver- age arninga of ordinary workmen amount to lea* than fJOU per annum. Women earn about half a* much a* men. The average wages of miner* and foundry hand* is leesj than $1 per day. The aalari** of primary scnnoi teachers re$J4 for male* and f 170 for fem.t.ea. A very inr/e majorly of th* employee ol* the Government earn lee* than (40U per annum. n in* oiher ad, still (peaking generally, ihe neeesaarie* of life cost as much in central Kurope as they do in America. A wormngraan's expenditures for clothing and rent may possibly b* *om*what lea* here than m America, but in me town of Luxemneru coal coau (7 per tin, egg* VM csuts ptr dot, rye flour 3c. wheat flour .~>j, lugar s , butter i>u, beef 19c, veal and mutton Ibj to v!'"t. Teed pork - k-. and sreoke<t pork 'J Ic per pound. Frugality and industry can hardly Oe ex- pected to accompli(n any miracle greater men that of enabling * tnrifiy workman to keep out of debt. Thi<du-tr*eeing state of affairs is no doubt in peri an unavoidable result of the com- petitive demand for employment, which must *xi*t inevery d*nsely-popnlaid coun- try. But the miMry of the European poor ha* been aggr*vt*i by that popular iraz* which cauae* the large town* and cities of Germany to grow with rapidity as pnenom- en*, a* that wnich i* doubling and trebling ihe population of our own western cities. An important puint of difference. > xwever, lie* in the tact that foretgh immigration largely accounts for the development of our towns, whereas German cities expand al- most entirely at th* expense of the rural dis- trict*. L'oaeequenlly, U.e lalx>r market it glutted, waff** kep tailing, nd theev.. :i enhanced by ihe increasing use of lab >r- saving device*. Thr competition between manufacturer* also to ces down wages. I The policy of the conn; rim of >-en-. ral Kurope 1 seems lo extend and innate tnur inanur* | turmg industries sniciiaily. 1'hi-ir idea of national prosperity and ol happine** seem* to be nouiing more treo the Attainment of the ability toexport manufacture* and im- port food, and in supporl of tin* policy the Govern ment is taxing worn men an im- port duty on food in ordrr to give Mie manufacturer an export bounty. The tnu -h-ta e,i of disarmament of Kuripe will, if ever reauaed, bring further calamity by adding to the labor mtr kets million* of young men unfilled for coun- try life by several years' resilience in city barrack*. Th* development of our American manufactorie* is onduubtedly of great im- portance. but American woramen and wo- men have good r***ou to favor the rest net ion of immigration and to view wuh apprehn- lon the tendency lo inflate our laanufac* taring industries beyond safe limits. KILLED BY A CAT II slept ihe Far* rlsicib* Ma-ai. !... u ttrr. A despatch flora New York (ays Six- montha-old Sadie Kranz, o: No. 11 Clinton treet, was sulocated early on Thursday morning by a pet cat, which siept on her ace during the night. When Mrs. Koaa Kranz. the) child's mother, went to ihe child's crib immediately alter rising in ;ce morning, she found her dead and the cat sleeping across her face. Tne Kran/. family live on th* ground floor of No. 1 1, Ja.-ob into 'he hand* of in* men who came into ; Kranz being the janitor of the bouse*, which notoriety at Gutenberg, and the manage ment of affairs at Saratoga this year wa* not (uch as to inspire confidence. To suit toe bookmaker* and gambler*, morning racing wa* introduced, much to the regrvt of those who had been accustomed to spend their afternoon* at th* courts, a* wa* thn them to boil in a pint of wat.r. Let them { IMhlon . Sport w subordinated to betting, boil for an hour, strain through a cloth j and where that become* Uie case racing i and put in the liquid a quart or more of ' oease* to be a pastime for gentlemen and ' hot water and a tablespooulul of borax. I >>" a plaything for professional gamblers. The** latter are responsible for Lay your silk flat on a perfectly clean th , winMr ^.j electric light racing on table, that has no seam* or crack* in it, court** when, the pool box i* of mor* con- in* is a large tenement He had two children, both girls. Sadie wa* six months and nine day* old. Her sister will be two yean old on Dec. -Js Both of the children were Improving; Po r Places in Meadows and Pastures. In moet meadows and pasture fields ar* \ J"*"" ' but the needful prelude* oi the ** T.,.. .._^,. Not the price that we bargain to pay.but the price that she sets on herself, is ths value of Truth. Owen Meredith. Were all things certain, nothing would be sure; joy would be joy lees, of misfortune free; were we all wealthy, then we were all poor. Euripides. Feature* alone do not run in blood: vices and virtues, gepius and folly, are trans- mitted through the aaina sure b.it ULSWII channel. Hazlitt. The crowd attend the statesman's fiery mind that make* their destiny: but they do not trace it* struggle or its long expect- ancy. Lander. "Have patience," I replied, "ourselves are full of social wrong: and mayoe wild*l patches of greater or leu extent that are not nearly as productive a* the remainder of the rieid, though the entile surface i* uniformly seedel. These unproductive place* are usually knoll* or hillside*, from which the fertility of the soil had been ex- hausted by washing or cropping. During autumn they can ea*ily be located and brought back to a itato of fertility. Kirst apply a good seeding of timothy or other grass seed, and then cover the entire surface half au inch or mire deep with well rotted barnyard manure, or a heavy sowing of commercial fertili/er, passing over the spots several time* with a iprmg tooth 01 harrow. The early fall ram will cause the other seol* to germinate, and the wholeiur- fce present a healthy green appearance be- fore winter seta in. frequently a Bold i ha* ha* been into gran for many yeiri ,3 veil set with moss, in wh ica cos* waiter s. * I I truth.' Tennyson. The day i* yet young, and in the early ilawn nmny thing* look weird and fantas- tic which in fuller light prove to be familiar and uieful. Spottiawoode. FIGS AND THISTLES. Heavenly music cannot get into a gloomy heart. Kvery land that flows with milk and honey ha* giants in it. It is better to suffer wrong from all men than to do wrung 1,0 a s.iiitle one. \Ve are never saved by knowing our strength or lout by knowing our weakness. There are people who pray for shower* of blessing who expect them lo come without clo'lcls. The sea of er is th* m>*t valuable of nil furs; $1,100 have been paid for a i.ngle skin. and rub every inch of the silk with th* mixture till it i thoroughly saturated and all >pot* are removed. Then fix a tub of warm water, in which put a liberal quan- tity ot bom. and pick ihe silk up by the corner* and dip it up and down in the tub of water. Dip and dip nil it is well ring- ed, then take out to the line, where you have piLiied a long strip of cloth about a foot wide. To th* edge of this cloth pin the silk by the extreme edge, stretching it so that it is not wrinkled and I'oee not droop. Let it drip dry, and it will need ! no ironing. Do this on a bright day, when I there i* no wind. Black ribbon* may be cleaned the same way. Apple Recipes. Fried Apples, No, 1. Ueo fair tart fruit. Wash and dry the apple*, remove ihe stem*, blossom end and core, but leave ihe specimens otherwise whole. Slice ilun and drop IBID an oiled or buitered frying pan, the fat in which mult be hot. Turn to pre- vent scorching, and when tender and brown serve immediately. Fried Apple*, No. .. Peel and core *ou apples, divide them into eighth* and prmkle with sugar, flour and bread crumbs. Melt a small piece of butter on the bottom of a stewpn, and cover wi tn slice* of apple, which are to be fried till yellow on both ides. Then place in * saucepan tome milk, ugar, bread crumb* and currant* ; put in the fried apple*, ami let them boil up, but not to break. Servo hot with sauce lefi m the pan. Fried Appl", No. 3. The old-fash, n.-d way was lo fry the peeled and sliced app.es i in the fat of salt i ork. and to serve wilh- j out sweetening a* a sauce for the meat i uderalion than the purs*. The amend- ' ment to the constitution will put an end to ', the operation* of th* multitude of question- 1 able character* who spend their t ime j '* following the facts" and bring discredit | upon the noblest sport of all. Th* race course owners have, of court*, great objec- tion lo this, a* it deprive* them of consider- able revenue, inasmuch as it uppree**e the bookmaker*, each of whom paid slim a tiny for the privilege of plying hi* business at race mewtiug*. A* there were. MAST THOCtMXDS Or nook WA MRS the return from this sourc* alone mutt have been enormous the past xrason, sufficient in il**lf, in tome case*, to return a handsome I profit over expensee outeide lh amount received How i* from the public for admissions. very fond of th* cat, which Mr. Kran/ had found in the yard of the house. Little Sadie very often had it placed m her ,ap II and str'i'ce It* fur. Th* falher al way* kepi a *harp lookout for th* cat, and whenever it jumped into the ch id's bed while the infant wa* asleep, whicn it often did, he immediately drove i' away. The Krai>/.ea allowed Sadie to sleep in her carriage during ihe night, '.'u Thursday night Mr. Kranz placed ihe child m the carriage about ten o'clock. He and >lie piay - ed a while with the cat, winch had sprung into lh little one's bed. At al.uut a quarter past ten o'clock Mr. Kranz took ihe cat out of the carnage and went to bed. I'.ie cat followed him, and. jump- ing ou his bed, went to sleep. Mr. K allowed it to stay there. He wan awaken- ed by the crie* of hi* wife, who had gone to the child s carriage us soon the ttad arisen. Kran/ ran hurriedly lo Ihe ar- noge and saw the : ly.ii^ across the little one'* lace, asieei-. He ihiew the cat on the floor and felt for the beating u: the child's heart. There was no ; lirohniiig. She wa* still warm, however, and without stopping to ilress himseli n-- IKII nvc this IOM to b* made up so that|, o ^ ., , Ur _ Ullf racing may be conducted^ without los to I kowltf . arr|vej a , , he ,,, \ hf glrlaboB: th* manager, of coor.*.,? A.k ihe racing .j, mlnut e.ft, r wrds. men interested. Ihe answer i that a* soon a* the course* ri cleared of objectionable habitues and the management placed in the hands of men whom t ne public rea|>< . the crowd.* thai will be attracted lo witness r.he hone* I racing which will result will full;, compensate manager, for any outlay to which they may b* put. This is the view tun' lovers in New York take of the matter, and the belter class are sincerely but he said she had been dead for more than an hour. vim., of the neighbor* *uggv*ied to Mr. Kranz that he take revenge on the cat by hauling it or by toruring it. This he refused lo do, but killed the cat by ahooung u. Honeymoons With One Bride. I'hilip Stii:/., x farmer living noar Jeffer- thankful lha'. an end ha* besn brought lo'aonville, Ind., and hi* wife Mary have had degraded racing to I r . markable n>litrlnloni .| car<M . r . Being ihe professional t,'*nil>ler* level. ^^ . ; lovers in ohildhoo i they were early married, "Mather." sobbed t ho young bri Ie, "he but, failing to agree, were i.v, r. .-d. After a few years they came together and were remarried. Again were ihey divorced ana is just a* mean a* he can be. "No, h* inn , de*r, said the mother soothingly. IUNU>IW. ..-... - .... ... A man can't really develop all his ! remarried, and even then did they secure a meanness till he has been insrrud four or j divorce, an i last, were they remarried at five year-. 'Mew. Albany, t'nue being three tim* di- (ieorge "I wonder why it * to easy to j vorced and remarried. Mr. Mm/ is well to ft*t engaged to a girl in the summer ?" > o, and, a. evidence that hi wife can main- Jack ' 1 just tell you what, George, ' tain her*elf in (ingle bl**edne*e. *he wa* after a girl wet hertelf in a summer when last married, the owner of a large ' , , M botrd ing- home looking glsfi (he'll accept millinery store in New Albany. They ie- Vewsd Appl, No. 1. In th:s?as* mo , t anjbod). dare tuir intention of separating no mure.