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Our Catch Crops. It U one of my hobbiaa in farming that the soil must be covered with some- thing in the form of a growing crop, and so, aa a rule. I aeed all stubble land down at once with either the main crop which ia to foHow in rotation, or a catch crop to plow under for tbe humus Material, on whieh the succeeding rrop ia to feed, writes John Gould. Ordinar- ily I seed the corn stubble in tbe fall rye, and turn this under for corn. Clover is sewn with the grain in the pring for tbe three-fold object of keep- ing the soil covered, for food, and for fertility. The late summer was vary disastrous to the clover crop, lor with tbe dry spring and summer drought, "ompanied by three killing frosts, I lost all my seeding the peat spring, and a fair share of teat year's aa well \\ hen tbe oats ware ont I found myself with absolutely bare fields and the problem waa how t* mate ua for tbe loss of the clover, and to maintain the supply of .humus to keep tbe soil lone and easily Uled. A variety of eatch crops was de- cided upon, to be sown singly and in combination, to see if it were poasible to g a plant growth which would pay to turn under before winter sets in. As "on as tbe oats were removed from tbe lots, eight acres were sown wit a Japanese buck-wheat Ia UII.H work we found a tool, or machine, which reduced the coat of labor to a minimum, in the form ef tbe newly -invented right-lap cut-away a*ow. which turns a furrow, or series of Kttka furrows three feat in width, covers the grain at the same op- eration, and leaves nothing to do in fin- L-iluug but to go ever tbe field with tbe roller. The furrows are turned on rea- sonably friable soil, from four to six inches deep, as may be daaired. and the grain cornea up in rows, as if drilled in. and quite as qnirkly, our buckwheat showing tbe rows distinctly the fourth day. Timely showers which broke the drought about the time of putting in of i hr crops, hastened their growth, and fortr days from the sowing of tbe buck- wheat it stood an average of three feet hiirh over the entire lot ; and by the second week in October was about aa e>n.se a growth as can well be plowed under. On the tenth of August afield wan sown to eats and peas, and these two have made a wonderful growth, the vine* growijafr up among the oats, the wbole making a mass of verdure that would delight the eye of a dairyman as a Int.* sniling crop for t he making of fall anilk : and ware it not that I have mate of i hi* material in other !n to supp4y I his 'triu&nd than is actually needed, it ia poasibla (bat some of it might find Its way to the stable*. This crop WAS also ant KB with tbe same implement. and we round that we could easily do oar dairy work, aad between times pat ia bar acres or more a day, and roll it out with the one team. Tbe next field was sown tu millet August twelfth or thirteen!*. This lot waa first plowed with the right lav r*' and then the millet sown ea. aad put in simply by going over th the roller, which turn- ad oat to be aa aluoet ideal way of sem-iag that crop. The millet has done fairly wnal. but the nicrhta proved rath- er cool far tbe bent development of thin cruj). and the volunteer oils i bat came up with the combination of roots and growth, ware, quite satisfactory. One of the pleastncT thing* about this fall pin ting in of calrh crops U its subjugation af the weed pest. All over these acres the weeds are oons|iinmus by their ab- aance. so completely ar they annihilat- ed . Sinee we commenced this plan of putting in catch crops as soon .is the main crop is removed, the weeds have hail no chance to grow, and what U let- ter, DO chance whatever to mature any considwal'le quantity of seeds. In one respect I find that the fall plowing un<W of these crops is. on the whole, better than plowing under a large green cron in the spring. If a large crop of rye. for instance, if plowed under in May. an<l the summer proves dry, not to mention dmnithty. as it has been for tbe put two seasons, the vegetable mat- ter will not ferment and rot down into plant food and humus, but becomes sim- ply dried vegetable matter and prevents the soil and subsoil from uniting, so that the moisture from below cannot be drawn upon by tbe plants, and if the drought is severe they "fire" and make small growth, simply from the fact, that the power of capillary motion is broken with this dried vegetable matter; but when the. plowing is 'lone late in the fall, anil this vegetable matter is all decomposed, and also thoroughly incor- porated in the noil iiv the spring fit- ting of the land, there is none of t sis difficulty encountered. Possibly there may be some leachintr and some lows of fertilitv during the, spring by the heavy rains, but nothing as serious, in my opinion, as the loss by not having the matter decora posed, and in havinv the water supply from blow shut off when most wanted In thin article no claim is put for- ward as to the manurial value of these catch crops; only their value as agents in keeping the soil active, in their after mechanical effect u|M>n the lind. and not the least, in their growing something that ran bo reckoned on as useful, in place of pernicious weeds that will grow if given a chance, and which, if once allowed a foothold, add immensly to the labor of raising "" r crops as well as lessening their yield by occupying the places rightfully In-longing to valuable grains and grasses. Storm? Cabbage The following mot hod of storing eab- batfe, given by a correspondent to the New York Tribune, is new in some re- spects and seems to be meritorious, too. " The plan consisted of a succession of rank*, depending for number and IPIIRI h upon t he amount of cabbage to be stored. My friend bad about an acre of good cabbages and had about three ranks some fifty feet long. The whole stalk is palled up and all are ranked up to a height of about two feet, reversing ends of alternate stalks, which, of course, kept the ranks level. A space i* left between the ranks which exposes every head of cabbage to view the moment t be Mreriag i renwved at the end. Now for the covering. Porks ware driven into the ground, say two feet hi,{h, or just a little higher than the ranks of caribaga, and stout enough to bear up tbe covering and so driven as to a sale along both sides of I'-arti rank and on these are laid cross poles, which hold the covering up. Straw or spoiled bay was piled along the outside ranks ana then over the poles and so rounded up like a stack to turn water, the ends being cloetd up in a like manner, and the work was done. It was the last of January, 1894, that I was there, and they had been having cold weather degrees below zero. My friend had an order from his merchant for a load of cabbages and he asked me to go with him and see how they looked. A pret- tier picture could not have been made from the same material than waa pre- aented. The alleys being open we had 1 a clear view ; tbe frost appeared along on the solid wall of beads, but not one was injured. Of tbe thousands of headb in those ranks every one waa ready for market. When a load was taken out tbe end waa closed up again; the top covering remained intact." Short Cut*. Keep tbe manure pile growing. Improve your land by underdraining. Breed no more worthless scrub stock. Save the beat fruit tor yoar own table. Better mulub all the young fruit trees. Crowd the fattening pegs and poul- try. Do net let yonr cattle injure the pas- ture. Is not your supply of fuel running lowt Do not defer tbe harvesting of Yes, tree* can be safely planted in tbe fall. Do not neglect the young stock nowa- days. Now increase the food of fattening ani- mahi. Farm machinery does not ornament fence cornetax Do not overtook tbe great value of fall plowing. PERSONAL POINTERS. A >w IIMB* **! > r ike rat F*lk> t . Werld. Tbe Duke of Westminster has receiv- ed ITi.OUO from the Lord Mayor of Man- chester as the first instalment of the Armenian relief fund from that city. The Shah of Persia carefully treas- ure*, an heirloom in the shape of a small cube of gold literally covered with Oriental letters and characters. It ia .said to have fallen from heaven during Mohammed's time Dr Andree has selected his com- panions for tbe balloon expedition to the .North Pole. One is the im-teor- Uutreii Kkholui. of Stockholm, the ther ie 5iieb> Slrindberg. aa amanuensis in tbe Stockholm I'niventily Mr. Spencer Walpole. who recently entered upon his 'Jlst birthday, sal in tbe Kngluh House of Commons from IMii to lifltt. and three time* waa Huine Secretary under Lord Derby He enjoys a snug pension of IIU.DUU a year. The Count em Caecilia Plater-Zvberk one of the wealthiest women in Russia has been enrolled in the duild of Blas- ter Tailors of Warsaw. She is at the bead of a cutters' school in that city and does much u> help the poor. Lady William Berenford. recently tbe Duchess of Marlborougb. is said to have the largest collection of news- paper clippings icl.it m^ to herself of any woman in Europe. They dale, from the time she was Lily Price, of Tory. N Y. .Sir George Newiaea, who has ex- pressed hia intention of building; a yacht to compete for the America'* cup, U proprietor of the Westmins- ter tiazetie. tbe Stranil Magazine, and In Hits His comment s op tbe De- fender-Valkyrie races in the (jasatte were probably the fairest and moot sportsmanlike of any published in Eng- land. One of the wealthiest women in France. Mme. Maine,, of Tours, recent- ly died, at the age of eighty. She and her husband, before bin death, built up a large publishing business. Their speci- alty consisted of works of piety. Mme. Maoie was known personally by nearly all the clergy of France. She was a good business woman, and gave much to charity. Mrs. U. S. Grant, who has just pur- chased ex-Senator Kdmunds' bouse in Washington for ttiO.OUO, is a very E mug-looking woman for her age. er hair ia only slightly touched with grey. Her voice and manner are youthful, but her brow shows a few w rink lea. She is very energetic and businesslike in her met hods. It has always been her desire to end her days in Washing 1 "'i One of the most picturesque figures in KiiK'I'iii'l is Lucy l.ee, the now wealthy ind celebrated gipsy, who lives near Kruihlou. She has told the fortunes of all the members of t In- royal family and most of the nobility She is remarkably intelligent, dresses neatly, and lives in a hou.se during the winter season. She U sixty-two years okl, and has eleven grown-up children. \lih.iiikfh Hetty Green, with all her $60,000. INN), dresses as cheaply as a shop girl u i< h $5 a eek. she impress- ed tbe Washington reporter who saw her tbe other day aa a woman who would shine in fine raiment. The truth is," says the Post, " th.'t Mrs. ilif'ii in not only attractive, but ex- ceedingly fine looking. In manner she li as "viv i i HIS and sp igh ly as a young girl, and to look ut her rosy cheeks and her hair, with hardly a trace of silver in it, one would not be- lieve that she had celebrated her sixty first birthday Vrtiiye.d in rich gar- ments she would attract much atten- tion." A HARD PLACS TO HID. TRB GARDEN OP EDEN WHERE TUB FATAL APPLE GREW. "> lu i kn r.ifcT iaferr>al alias Her* of THE PEOPLE MARVELLED At the R of Mr. Mvtcalfe Bill*. An Effective Remedy Are you bothered with tramps at your country place? No. You see, my ilaiufht.er goes to a cooking sch<x>l, and we tfivn all she makes to the wander- ing willicw. They come once, and never come back . and of late they have been avoiding us altoget her. F*ai. AutkrlUM (He The Biblical situation of the Garden of Eden st-etna definite enough if it were not that the rivers and localities given in Genesis bad not wholly changed tbair names. The " garden eastward ia Eden " waa the birthplace of a river which, beyond the boundaries of Para- dise. parted into four heads" the name of the first ia Pison, and the name of the second ia Gihon, and the name of the third river is Hiddekel and the fourth hver is Euphrates." In the search for toe lost first home of Adam and Eve no less than 80 dif- ferent site* have been suggested by poeta, scholars and Bible commenta- tors. Palestine. Syria, Armenia, Mes- opotamia, Persia, the delta of the Indus, Cashmare, one of the South Sea la- lauda, St. Gothard, in the Alpe, the shores of the Balitc. the plateau o( Pamir and not less than three contin- ents, the latest of them at the North Pole, are only a few of the localities which have seemed to theorists *u i in- vestigators to answer tiie descriptions. Josephua, writing in the first century, says that the Piuun was the (iangea, the Giaun the .Nile and the Uiddelrel the Tigris. H Joes not mention n aa a by pot hesis of hia own, but aa a history. Earlier writers than he held to the same theory, and later writers have followed it without ambarraBB- inenl from the fact that the Ganges in ihuuaamU f milea iltaUuil fruiu all parts of the Buphratea and Tigris. and that the Nile is a different eontiueut from the other three. J06EPHUS FOUND Nothing absurd in this theory, for he thought tbe great ocean which the lireek writers said flowed around the world waa the original stream that Moses had in his uitod and in which the four rivers had their source. Paradise h^s been placed at the mouth of the Euphrates on the Persian Gulf ; in modern Mesopotamia lietween Hag- ded and tbe rivers of Hiuylon. and in Armenia, near Ml. Ararat and near the sources of both Kuphratea ami Tigris. One of tbe famous authorities who held by the first of these possible sites was Calvin. Luther had held the opinion that the face of tbe earth had Iweii vi changed and disturbed by the flood that it wan idle to hope i > find the four rivers that flowed oui of Kden. but Calvin thought differently. -lieveit i hat the river that watered the garden waa that formed by the united streams of the Tigris and the Kupl. rates and now called tbe Shat-el- Arab, which runs -(Hi milea from the PIMM! of junction to the gulf. He lo- cated the garden nar these mouths and mule a map of it. which may l found in his commentaries. Geologists tell us that the first spot on earth to get cool enough to use was tbe North Pole. In the process of time it got too cold, but there must have been a long period when THE POLAtt REGION Was tbe most oomfortable part of tbe world. Durmg this period, many em- inent geologists believe, there exi-i'-'l around the North Pole a continent now UK in. TV-. i, and on that continent our progenitors were comfortable in t bcir Bra] home. It is known with entire certainty that tbe polar region was once warm enough for i ropicul vegeta- tion to grow there. There was linht enough also for such vegetation udun- dant light, indeed, for all uses and plenty for primeval man. Geology tells us that man might have lived at the North Pole. Thii fabled continent, tbe Atlantis, has Iwen used by the latter-day theor- ists chiefly to explain tbe presence of man in America. If our fiist parents liegan housekeeping in the Atlantis their descendants could easily have got into America on one side and into Africa, Kurope and Asia on the other, whereas wniiout tbe Atlantis, and wirh no nearer nor more convenient approach between the eastern and western hemisphere than that of Be- ring Strait, it is a puzzling quest ion how primeval man. if he started in ever found bis way into the west- ern hemisphere. Darwin and those scientists who have len on the lookout for monkeys as tbe ancestors of man, reincnii ering that monkeys need abundant heat. have Iwen inclined to look for their paradise further to the south, either in Northern Africa or in the supposed continent of Lemuria, which, a lw- fore statnil. t.hej ini.inine to have ex- isted in i>rc historic I lines in tbe north- ern part of the Indian Ocean. of ad lr OtBBIed Weik Nrt.tt**, .- aa ! taavver far leave *r Iwe Was 1-* AM* la u.. Aar Wewav- , ir Wtnuow' riak fin. amtewa in. to HeaHa. From the ShollmnM Beoaomttt. The completion of the local telephone service lietween Shelburne and Horn- ing's Mills by Messrs. John Metcalfe and W H. Marlatt. refexwd to in taese columns recently, was tbe means of bring to the notice of a reporter if the Eaoanmiflt. the fact of tbe remark- able restoration to health some time ago of Mr. Mutualfa, the chief promoter of tbe line. For about two years Mr. Mevoalfe was a terrible sufferer from sciatica, and unable to work. While not altogether bedfast, ha waa so bad- ly oripled that hia bent term, as he occasionally hobbled about tbe atreeu of Horning's Mills, availed universal sympathy. Tbe trouble waa in one of his lupa and he could not stand or walk erect. His fiaiiiar attitude, aa V ^ His Needs. Tramp Gimme a dime, mister. Mister What do you Want with a dime! Tramp Aw. I jiat want to buy a house and lot with it. What Jou think? Eisy Circumstances. A young man inherited fifty tbouoand dollars from an aunt, and by a course of extravagance and .speculation was pretty soon at the end of his foil tine. However." said one of his friends, " Bill isn't wit bout resources. He has two more aunts." Like this, but different, was the case of a colored man concerning whom a neighbor of his owu race was called to testify in court. \\ ilness, said the opposing lawyer, you speak of Mr. Smith as "well off." Just what do you mean t Is be worth five thousand dollars f No, sah. Two t housand I No, sab ; he ain't worth twenty-five Then how is he well off ? i. MI a wife who in a waaher woman, sab, and a'ports de hull faiu'ly, sah. His Familiar Name. Yes, gentlemen, he said. I'm a well- inovti: man. I'm a Londoner, and my name is a familiar one to the English people. > mi are a memljer of Parliament, perhaps ?" No, sir; I'm neither a politician nor a statesman, I am a private citizen, and prouil to say it. \\ell if you :iro nut ;i jrie^it slates- man, what is it that IMS made MUM name a familiar a n i liK.uniiout i lie country? Wim :ne you I I'm John Smith. "Walked in a Stouped Position." the residents of Horning's Mills can voiu-h. was in a stooped over position, with one band on his knee. Mr .M--i - alfc says: " For about two years I waa not able to do any work. Local physicians failed to do me any good, and I went, to Toronto for treatment, with equally unsatisfactory results. I also tried electrical appliances without avail. I returned home from Toronto discouraged, and said I would take no more UM -Urine, that it seemed aa if I had to die anyway. My system was very muoh run down and the pains at limes were excruciating. I adhered for several months to my determination to take no more medicine, but finally con- sented to a trial of f)r Williams' l j ink Pills si n ni/lv rponmiM-nded by a friend. Before 1 had taken them very long I felt a great deal better, my appetite returned, and t I*- puns diminished. After using tbe pills for some lime longer I was ai>le to stand and walk erect and resume my work, in the full enjoyment of health and strength. People who knew me marvelled at the change, and on my persona! recommen- dation many have used Pink Pills. This ia the first time, however, that I have given the facts for publication. " OQ Ining asked if the sciatica bad ever returned, Mr. Metcalfe stated that once or <wic, an the result of unusual exposure, he had experienced slight at- tacks but be always kept some of tbe pills at hand for use on such occasions, and they never failed to fix him up all right. Mr. Metcalfe, who is 52 years of age, ia in tbe flour and pro- vision business, and, aa proof of bis ability to do aa good a day's work as he ever did in his life, we may slate that the most of the work connected with tbe erection of bis six miles of telephone line was performed by him- self. Mr. Metcalfe also mentioned several other instances in which tbe users of Pink Pills derived great Iwne- fil, among I hem Ix-inx that of a lady resident, of Horning's Mills. The Econ- omist knows of a numlier of instances in Shelburne where great good has fol- lowed the use of this well-known re- medy The public are cautioned against im- itations and substitutes, said to be " just as good." These are only of- fered by some unscrupulous dealers be- cause there ia a larger profit for them in the imitation. There is no other remedy that can successfully take the place of Ur. Williams' Pink Pills, and i hose who are in need of a medicine should insist upon gelling the genuine, which aro always put up in lioxea bear- ing t he words " Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pain People." If you cannot obtain them from your dealer, they will be sent post-paid on receipt of "ill cents a box, or 1^.50 for six boxes, by addrt'SMing the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont., or Schenex-tady, N.Y. REV. MUNGO FRASKR. D D . Or Hamilton. Ont This Well Known Presbyterian Divine. Pastor of Knos Church. Hamilton. Ont.. baa Usod Or AKHUW Catarrhal Powder, aad Telia Ita Virtues. Few Hummers in the Prmbyterian Church of Canada are Ixilar known than the R*v. Mungo Fraser, U. D., of Hamilton. Mil great talent* have been over and over again recognized in the church ooiirn. As a preacher be has few equal*, and the people of K.OOI Church, ooe of the lari(Mt I'reibyteriao churches in Canada, believe ha stands t the head of the lilt. He had suffered, a* so many in bis profoHton suffer, from oold in the head a m>riuu hindrance to those who have mental work to do. Dr. Agnew'* Catarrhal Powder was brought under bin notice, and over hit own signature he has told of the great benefits it, hn conferred on him, as it does on all who use it. One short puff of the breath through the Blower, lupphed with *aoh bottle of Dr. Agnew'n Catarrh*) Powder, dilfi.iea this Powder over the turfacn of the nt*al puiege*. Painlets and delightful to ute, it relieves in ten minutes, and permanently oures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Cold*, Hed- aohe. Sore Throat, Tonnlitis &nd Uinaineu. 60 cents. Sold by druggists. S*inpi bottle and blower lent on receipt of two 3 otnt Mump*. S. O. Detohon, 44 Cliure.i street, Toronto. Sold by W. K. Rtchsr.li.on, Weak, Tired, N^rvooa Woman, who seem to he afl woa oat, will nn.l in purHWd blood. B*jp rich and healthy by Hootf! eWnaaa> riOa, permanent relief and tt The teftowtnf ia tram a weU " I b4irf> suffered tor years wfth I and ihtiief tronMai a4 I bad a gcait daml of ajuloU i IMBB, bat have raaatwt < rajabaasftt. JrtrtaQd advteed ab>4 tad T baBao to a *., Toronto, Hood's Sarcaparllh. Is the Only True Blood Purifier ta pwUv tdy ' Out at Both Ends Han .lorkiits' wife brains or money f Ni-ithei Shi- hail no brains 01 \voulil noi M;-'.I> married him, and lie has .'ill her in mey. For twenty-five years DUNN'S BAKING POWDER I. \IM. > I *l\,K l\ C4XA0A. THE OLD. MIDDLE AGCD, AXD CHILDREN Are oete and all Cured f Kidney TroubU by SoBtb aaaarioao Kldaay Cure. Kidaey troublee are not conno*<l to UIOM of aay ag. The grey-haind ra0w, and keenly eometiaie*. The man in the vigur of life hiM bii bappiaete marred by dictrvumg diseaee of Uieee parts. Muei of tbe trouble of cklMfen ii due to Jie- <iritrxl kiduaya, South Amcriima litdney Core treu etfeetively thoee of aay age. And with all alika relief ii*rured '|loly. In ihe nioet diHrreMDg CM*I rehef mum in not leal than an houra. 1 1 n a woader ful medioine for thin one >p*cifiu aad ira portant purpoM. Sold by druggtela, Sold by \V. K. Richardaon. A Rare Woman. Jinks I never aaw a bonse where everything ran *o smoothly as at liroadKrin'x. Mink.s-Ym; luokv fellow. Broad. grin He's got a wife who known haw to keep tbe servants amuaad while sb* does the work. Palpitation of the Heart Denned. Palpitation of UK hurl ia perhape the moet common irynpiom of heart diaeaa*. and it lietined as palaateaM that are perceived by taa parieat. U oo<nee on M paroiyarif with tateawals of more or leas freedom from attack. Tbe b*ert may begin to beat violent*? ; it oamy pind aiii th wall* of the ohaat ; tiie vesaali nay Uireb in the neck : the eyM bcoome nHfaned, and the head aeha ; or oa the other hand, the heart may b* very rapid and very feeble, o that the paiae may oonem only of a eriea uf rapid aad aimoit impalpable wavei. Thoee inffering from paipitaiion or Bat- tering of khe hear* bouid not delay treat- ment a nuglu hour. Dr. AX""" " Cnre for the Heart will always raftavo tali trouble within the tiret half hour, and tor tins rraMii ia regarded by pliyiioieni gcitecaity a* the greateai known roatedy /or to* hat%. Sold by (irugoMU. Sold by \V. K. Riohardion. The Liveryman's Loss. Liveryman Terrible acniidnnt. to- day. Mrs. Hnuviwuiifhl lurnd a horse of me. to take a ride, and had hardry got .started before the ln'i<> sttunbaM, )'! lend My I my I Did the horse fail on her 1 Liverjtnan No. she fell on the horse. Too Minn For Him. How does Briggs look in bis new checked suit? Plaid out. Another HimlHon Crttaon Cnred of Rheumatism in Three Days. Mr. I. M;Karlaoe, 24(i WeHington treat, 1 1 mutton : " For aaaay w*kl I have iiiilored mtwiei pe from rheumat* uni ; wai io bad that I ooold not attend to busman*. I procured Month Amenoaai Khaumatiu Care on khe rocommxndatina ef my 'irugt4, and wm oomplaUly cured in three or four days by the use of thii remedy only. It m the bait rnnedy I ever aaw. Sold by ilruirKiit-. Sold ' v W. K. K.chard'on. \t Oxford t iii 1 * yfnr 197 candidates presented t hei .!.!, ,-s for hon,nir<t in. i I .-ii-. h.- I i {eel tintntwr on re< m ii l.iLu!i for hououra ia ujodern hist 01 y