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\ i AGRICULTURAL TILE DRAINING. "Before a niaa begins to tile bis farm he s-iiould take lime ttioroughly to poet faimiwlf aa to liow it should !« done and study the contour of hia land till he knows the system best adapted to U," JBays Mr. Jamiaon lq Country Gentle- man. "All mains put in should be large enough to carry all the water flow- ing toward them. It may be thought that all the slope in the direction of the main does not need tiling, but it is not safe to make thia calculation when laying the tile, for after the low- est land comes under the influence of the tile the higher may prove to be too wet for the most, profitable farm- ing. Hence it ia best to plan for the whole at the beginning, for when once a thorough-going farmer has commenc- ed to tile, he seldom quits until he has made a complete job of it. For lands that are naturally too wet for safe or profitable cultivation, tile drainage must be made the foundjulioa of suo- cessful farming. The men who suc- ceed best at farming are those who fol- low a regulaj: rotation of crops and grow clover in the rotation. This can only 1» grown auccesafully in well- drained lands, either naturally or arti- ficially. The benefits from the drain- age do not show to a l»tter advant- age in growing any farm crop than in the case of clover." "A few yeaxs ago I tried fall plow- ing on a field of undrained clay land, which was a failure, so far as any ad- vantages were derived from it, and failed because the water could not leave the sul>soil except by evaporation, and because clover could not be grown on the Uind on account of its wet nature. Kow that we have such land well drain- ed, and have grown good crops of clover ou it, â- we do not feax to plow in fall and winter when it is deemed necessaj-y, or to our advantage to do it. When the land is well drami'd, and to be plowed for crops, the farmer can always be in advance with his work. No man can fully appreciate this ad- vantage unless he has tried to farm wei lands, and has tile lirained them, and worked them afterwards. When it comes to increasing the fertility of wret lands by manuring, it is a practic- al failure, for the added humus only tends to retain more water, making the land colder. We tried this Iwfore tile drainage and were bitterly disappoiot- ed in results. From the pari o£ the field that we coated the heaviest with manure, and from wbicb I expected the beat crop, we got the leasl. The land was too sad and heavy, but after tile drainage and cloven we can de- IK*nJ on this land to respond to our efforts every time. I tuul much rath- er own a small area and Iw able to gut it into first class farming shape by tile draiuaKe. than to have large an-as that I could spread over, and l« unal>le to secure .No. 1 cru^, l)i>rji,use I oould not bring the land mto subjection by tile drainage. Many who owm large farms spread their crops over them and aim to secure necessary bulk of crops from large areas that could T>e had from a much smaller area, if the laud were perfectly tile drained. They regard this system as cheajjer than lile drain- age. Many again, are forced to the drain to escape bankruptcy. because their lands will not yield th>" necessar)' crops by spreading or any other system. A GOOD MILKER. A correspondent asks for the essen- tials of a good milker. He is answer- ed by a writer as follows: The essential qualities of a good milker are cleanly habits, gentle and kindly manners and quickness of motion. Cleaullneas of the cow is as essential as cleanliness of the milker, and both are Indispensable to clean milk. The cow enjoys Iwlng clean and as soon as she gets used to being cleaue<l she takes pleasure In it if it 18 done gently and with profier im- plements. All cows should be cleaned off. carded and brushed at leasl once a day, better before each milking. Use a wire-tooth card and palmetto brush. This cleaning should Ia< done outside of the milking place. No milker should be allowed lo begin milking liefore wash- ing his or her hands. Therefore, a convenient lavatory or washing place should lie provided in each dairy barn. If the cows are not all cleaned before milking they should all be closely in- spet-ied, and those whose udders need washing be washed l>eforo milking is begun. The milker should then re- wash hia bands and dry them well lie- fore beginning to milk. A napkin or towel should be provided every milker and he should Iw required lo wipe off the ut'der liefore l)eginning lo milk. When this is done let the milker seat himself, stop talking and go to milk- ing, gently but rapidly,with both hands. The Ileal milkers I h.%ve seen milk di ig- onallyâ€" that is. the right fore and left hind leats aud the right bind and left fore teats, at the same timeâ€" and aflej- milking a minute or more at lieginning, changed so that the whole udder would be emplied simultaneously , or nearly so. Station eiperiments have proved the wisdom of Ihla practice. These milkers grasp the whole teat firmly, but genlTy, and while slightly lifting up the teat against the udder, liegiii closing the fingers on the le.its; firsB the fore finger, then the middle, and so ou. This fiuceriiig is contiuueil i .ipid- ly thereby keeping up a stead- flow of milk. Aa the udder is eniptitd and the tension is relieved, the upward lift- ing is conlinuetl, sometimes into a gentle pi.sh â€" a mild imitation of the Bun'-.,in>- of the c*lf Bui Ibis push shoulil Qovor Liecome a puiicu. The "•Id"'- should always lie thoroughly em- i>.ieu. This is alisolutely e.sseiiliul to keeping up the milk flow. tientleuess should ntilher lm;ui nor end in the IP milking stall; it should mark every meeting between the milker and his cows. No domestic animal is mor^^ re- sponsive to kindness than a high- strung Jersey cow. THE BllK.HT SIDe'oF FARM LIFK. That the average farmer's life is not exactly a bed of roses few will deny. But that It has its bright side is not to be diajtuted. Among the advantag- es held by the farmer over any other laiioring class, it may be well to men- tion his indeptmdence. With his com- fortable dwelling, well filled Ijarns and cellar, the (nodern farmer is absolutely the most independent of human Ijeings. Financial questions which the nation m.iy be worrying itself about effect him but little. Lalior strikes which invol- ve thousands of dollars, and nearly all classes of men, pass him by unheeded. It i£ impossible to find another busi- ness or profession which ia less depend- ent upon the patronage i: favor of others. He knows that if h^ raises more of any kind of produce tkau ae requir- es for his own use he will be able to dispose of It, because his products are the necessities of life. In place of lie- ing dependent upon others he has the satisfaction of knowing that the whole world ia dependent upon him. This in- dependence is shown in many other forms. He ia not compelled, aa many others are, to rise at a certain hour and labor a certain number of hours each day, under the direction of others.unlil ha becomes simply a piece of machinery, wiibout thought or feeling of bis own. But, instead, his work U performed aa he thinks l:iest, and at whatever time be may consider most suitable. Neither is he worried by the fear oi losing his situation, as many a one who is employed by others is bound to lie at one time or another. His position is secure, and be knows that with a fair season bis recompense is assured. Looking at the bright side of farm life from another standpoint, no one ever passed a fine farm in midsummer and did not envy its owner, the piclurea- que surroundings, the well kept fields and pastures, the fine horses and sleek cattb, the general air of peace and prosperity which hovers over a well- apijomted farm. At this season, bow- ever, inspired poets have caused many men in other walks of life to beconia farmers, and many of the wrecks along the country roadside were caused by men who had better have remained In other walks of life. THE SIZE OF BARNYARDS. " "Ab the farmer in the closing daya of winter is busy scraping up the scat- tered manure in his barnyard to draw away to the fields he will almost always admit that his barnyard is larger than it should be," says American Cultivat- or. "Our large barnyards are a relic of the timies when stcwk was mainl]4 fed out of doons, and the large surface was intended to maie it convenient for feeding so that slock would not crowd eaoh other. Nowadays stock are all stabled at night and are always fed un- der cover, wasting less than by the old method of throwmg fodder on the ground or in the comer of a crooked rail fence. Where stock is kept up aQ night it needs a very small yard for il to exercise in during the day. The pruciice of dehorning is also making It less necessary to have large litirn- yards, so as to prevent vicious homed stock from killing or injuring those ihiil are weaker than themselves." STRANGE THINGS IN TURKEY. This I* How a Sen Vraad Vl*l«r U Mamed aad Anaoaacml, The ceremcmy of "naming" the new THE NEGHOES OF JAMAICA, Ttry Only Work When They Waat Some, Ihlax at the Store. The negroes are a study. Their lit- BBITAIN AND THE SOUDAN. The «ioveniair.a<s .trilon .Hay Lead M i^rtoas CoBitcqaeaeeH, There are several points on which clear information U desirable liefore an opinion can ha formed on the coming expedition to the Soudan. Lord Salis- bury, in the House of Lords, the other day, said that definite Information hod be«n received that the dervishes were advancing upon Egyyt, and that being the cose, England having on many grounds determined to remain in Egypt, such a movement muSt be resisted at all hazards. The FJaslern Soudan, a territory covering 950,000 square miles, with a population of about 10,000.000. was until 188^ more or less under Egyptian rule, when the revolt of the Madhi alienated it aud broke it up into several districts. Af- ter the death of the Madhi one of his lieutenants, known as the Khalifa, succeeded to his power, aud with Om- durman as his capital has since ruled over the revolted provinces, though Partur and other districts have as- sert«d their imlepeudence of him The emlwrs of Mahdism remain, and it seems likely that recent events in Aby.ssinia have fanned them to a flame. But ii is aiso understood that the Sultan has made a request that the British Government suall relax iheir grip somewhat on his rule in Egypt, ll ma,y be that Lord Salisbury has chosen this opiiorlune necessity of :in expedition partly lo make it plain to the Sultan that Ureal Britain dues not intend his rule in Egypt to be- came any m,.ire substantial than it now is. Again, French influence has lieen asserting itself towards colonial expansion in .Vfrica and other places, •ind it may be neces-sary to show that it is Britain's inleution to maintain ber posse.-wion.<<. if necessary, with a strong hand. In addition to these '•on.siderations lh<' Italian reverses in .\byssinia and their etfei-.l on the tri- ple alliance furl her complicate mat- li'rs, especi.illy when il is remeiiiliered I bai Russian influence bad much to do with the recent aciion of Meuelek. and that the Czar has, it is said, decorated that African potentate since his victory at Adowah. Whatever the motive behind this expedition its i-on- seuuences cannot foil lo be serious and cannot fully lie foretold. They will inilude bard fighting, and they may be the beginning of the European war which mau.v observers have said must come this year or ne.xt. A sin- gle dervish victory over Ibe expedi- lion to Dongola would probably bring c.\i a conflict in the Soudan the effect of which in Europe it U Impossible to aulicipate. DIDN'T SUIT. Motherâ€" Well, did >ou get that slt- ualioii as office I.H>yf Lit lie Sobâ€" No(>e. What was the mailer) Don't know. The gent is a lawyer, and he asked me il I was a good whistl- er, and 1 lold htm 1 wem the liest whistl- er on our sti-oet, aud ho said I would- n't da. Oueaa he must wujit a reg'lar professional. Grand Vizier is one of the most imprea- . tie one-room cabins, in which families aive sights imaginable, lod as it has of a dozen herd tj>gether, line all the seldom If ever been describe'* an at- ' byways aud the hillsides. Nothing has tempt to convey some idea of it may i impresged ma more than the dense pop- not be without interest. It was toward i ulaiion of this part of the country. Port 4 o'clock on a Saturday aftsrnoon that -A.nlonio is a small town of 21K) or 800 the servants oommenced to csi-ry out honsea, and you would naturally ezpeot from Djevad Pasha's rooms at the sub- ; to find that the surrounding oounuy lime Porte his books, p.iper* pens and ! was somewhat sparsely settled. It is other private narapbernaHa. This was ' not so. In the coarse of a drive of a the first Intimation given to the world I dozen miles the other afternoon we pass- that the Grand Vizier had fallen. ed through a suc<!es»ion of negro vil- Shortly afterward troops filed up the i lages; the roads were filled with men, hill and lined both sides of the road | women and children going one way or from the landing stage at Sirkidjy to I another. In driving a pair of horses I the doors of the Porte. The news spread I found that my difficulty was not in con- like fire under a wind, and by 5 o'clock , LroUlng the horses, though they were all preparations were completed for the well up in their work, but in avoiding reception of the new occupant of the principal office in the empire. In the great council chamber the scene was unique in its quiet dignity. The room was crowded with all the high officials present and passed, and though an hour or two previously none there had even guessed what was about to happen each took his place silently and regularly, without confusion or mistake, awaiting the advsnt of the still unknown chief. At the bead of the hall a small va- cant space was left, about which group- e<l the present ministers and those who had previously held portfolios. As each cajne in he paced slowly up the carpet with one short saiute. As soon as he reached the end all present returned Ihe tenema's with a sweep of the hand to the groun<l. breast and forehead, 'fhis rhythrmcal greeting, accentuated by the movement of scarlet fezes in silence, and in the dim, curtained light of the council â- â€¢hamber defies adequate description by the pen. THEY .VLL SALUTE. And then the newcomer returned the salutes separately, begiumng at the left hand side round the square of his col- leagues, subordinates, and superiors, and one more candidate for the Vi»- erale was effaced, for nobo<ly knew up- on whom the choice of the Sultan bad fallen. Many names were whispered, but as their owners entered the circle of greeting their chances were seen to be extinguished. One after another they followed on, till by a process of re<luction it liecame a question of only two or three, all the rest of Turkey's statesmen and all her KreaLe.st pashas having already trod- den the carpet and taken their seats of* expectation. Then from the window could be ;§een a small procession wind- ing up the aacent. In front ^vere two horsemen, he on the left a little man wvll known to ajl the watchers in the chamber, and on the right the Sheikh III I.slam, shining in the sunlight with his robes of pore white and gold. In the passing of a breath the name of Kelchuk Said fluttered round the room, and a few momenLs later the new Grand Vizier, who had already thrice gone through the same ceremony. w:is s.'auding in the midst of the ministerial group. There he drew from his breast a green silk bag, and extracting from it the imperial halt, he pressed ihe parchment to bis lips and lorebead. THE DARK-BEARDED SHEIKH. Repeated this homage to the words of bis imperial master, and the bait was handed to the keeper of the archives, who read aloud that His Imperial Ma- jesty the Sultan, knowing the devotion, well proved, of Said Pasha, inlrusied to him the duties of Gnind Vizier, and Ibal having full confidence in the piety of the Sheikh ul Islam, be prolonge<i his term of offi(-e, beUi jr anxious in all lalwa^scuVesrit cannol'faiT?" ir^radi- Ihings for the best welfare of his peo- ple, and might Almighty God bless their efforts towp.d that end. Then, again a wave of sweeping hand.s and liending heads went round, and the sheikh, in full, deep tones, offereii u|i a rrayer for the Sultan and the empire, n a moment the Council Chamlier was transformed into a holy place, and the [jolitician-s. pashas and scribes, with up- turned palms, seemed to have forgotten for a pace the world and its vanities. Il would be hani to imagine anything more striking than this prayer, amid such surroundings and oo such an oc- casion. With it terminated the investiture. The new Grand V'izier adjourned to his room with hts Ministry lor coffee and a perfunctory Cabinet council, and, lat- er on, the old and new Viziers and Min- Isiers repaired lo the palace at Yildiz lo pay their first or last respects lo their lord. YAWNING. A Perntrmanee the !Nix Hax Rronchl lo i*cr«'e«-U««. Did you Pver watch a dog gaiie t For thoroughness and entire alieenco of af- fectation and mock shamefacednes.s, there is nothing like it. When a. dog gapes be doesn't screw his face into all sorts of unnatural shaiies in an endeav- or to keep bis mouth shut with bis jaws wide o|ien. Neither does he put his paw up lo i his face in an aiiolcgelic way, while gajv I ing in aoubush as it were. No; when he I gn[ies he is perfectly willing thai the I whole world shall come to the "Low. j He braces himself on his tore feet. I stretches out his neck, depresses bis I head and bis jaws oiien wilh graceful moderation. I At first it is but an exaggerated grin, but when the gape is apparently accom- plished, the dog turns out bis elliows, ipens his jaws another 45 degree8,swat- lows an Imiiginary Ixme by a sudden and convulsive movement, curls up his tongue lik^ the petal of a tiger-lily« and shuts his jaM's together with "a snap. Then he assumes a grave and content- ed visage, as is eminently liecoming to one who has jierformed a duty succesa- I fully and consciontiously. I BRITISH RECRUITS. ' Nearly one-tbii-d (15,000 out of 50,- ; 000) of fhe men who wanted to enter , the British army last year were re- jected on account of detective eyesight ' bad teeth or flat feet. running over the countless negro babies that swarm the highways in every di- rection. Since that I have taken a driver. I am not up to the shouts and queer calls with which they w<arn the Inhabitants of the coming of a carriage. The negro women, who appear to do all the worn, oarry their burdens on their heads. Even the children imit.- ate their eiders, and the other morning I found three or four little pickanin- nies on their way to school carrying their slates on their heads. I balleve they would carry a letter to the post office on the head. I have heard that they will carry a postage stamp on their heads, putting a suioe upon it to keep it in place. Wo drove by a por- tion of road for which a new oulverb was building. The negro wom«u. clad in white dresses, were carrying away the earth m liaskeis on their heads; the men were basking in Ihe sun.amok- ing . This custom of carrying burdens upon their beads gives the negro wom- en an elegant carriage; their hacks are straight, their heads finely poised and they walk, not wiib the whole body, as too many of our women do. but from the hip downward. The shuffling gait of the men is in marked contrast with the Juno-llke step of ihe women. Il is impoaaible to gel the negro lo engage In regular and systematic work. When the negroes were emancipated, in 1834, freedom meant to them release from labor, and that idea still remains. A few days' work will support a fam,- ily for a twelve-month. Yams and co- coanut oil. with .i little salt fish, are all that are needed. The result is that the negroes work when they are in need of store goods â€" clothes, shoes or rum â€" at other times they will not work. The pecuniary argument does not move them. No matter wliat you pay. you can- not get them. They do not want mon- ey, except for their immediate net<«ssi- tjee. This ciriunuttjince enormously Domplicates the industrial developirgenV of the Lsland. With half a million blacks, t hero is no bahor that can lie de- [lended upon. Hence, those who have large enterprises in tuind are importing East Indian coolies, indentured for a terit of years. Of course, these coolies .are pr.Tctirally slaves wilh a lime lim- it. "The liearing of this enterprise upon the Liljerty which Ihe British flag in- sures is too vague Lor a definite fore- cast. In the hands of unprincipled men it might work toward the practical en- slavement of aniMher race. Relief In One Day South American Nervine relieves the worst cases of Nervous Prostration, Nervousness and Nervous Dyspepsia in a .single day. No such relief aud bless- ing has ever come to the invalids of this country. Its powers to cure the stom- ach are wonderful in the extreme. cally cures all weaknesses of the stom- ach and never disappoints. Its effects are marvellous and surprising. It glad- dens the hearts of the suffering, and brings immediate relief. U b a luxury to lake, and always safe. Sold by W. E. Richardson. AN INSULT. Genial customer (in cheap restaur- ant)â€" Is the mutton broth good to-dayf High-tone<l Waiter â€" Don't know, s;ih. I don't ea.1 beab, sah. CURE FOR HAY FEVER. Mr. R. M. Northrop, of the P, O. Depart- ment, Ottawa, Recommends Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder for Elay Fever. Mr. Northrop, who Is one of the chief clerks of the Dominion Post Office at Otlawa, found great relief for Hay Fever, with whicli he was afflicted, in Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. Per- haiis there is no other medicine more satisfactory in its treatment of Hay Fever. It is equally successful in curing catarrh in almost any of its phases, aud for cold in the head, which IS a fore-runner of Catarrh, it acts like a charm, aud quick as magic. Sample liottle and Blower sent bv S. G. DETCHON. 41 Church street, tor- onto, on receipt of two three-cent .stamps. Sold by W. E. Richardson. VALl E OF LONDON LAND. Some land in Cornliill. London, has recently been sold at the rate 6f £i,- 000,000, per acre. The land included five shops, covering .iltogether 2,1)00 feel superficial, and was sold for £1 13,000. or at the rate of alxjul .liSO per fool . Two more shops in the .same .street, having an area of alwul 2,500 feet, were iKHight in for flliO.OIH). Ills Trouble Was Ui the Kldnej t. This was the case with Mr. U. J. Locke, of Sherbrooke, Que. He suf- fered for three years from a compli- cated case of Kidney and Bladder iii.s- ease, and siienl over one hundred dol- lars for treatment, but never received marked relief until, to. use his own words, " I began the use of South Amer- ican Kidney Cure, when four Ixitlles completely cured me." Kidney iliseiise ha.s fastened its fangs on hundreds trf others ijesides Mr Locke, but every one can iind a cure, otfecive and speedy, in '^outh American Kidney Cure, in most distressing oasos relief l<i secured lu six hours. Ml. Jacob Wlkox of St. 'Bio»«% Ontario, in one of the \Mtt kaowu me* ia that vicinity. He is now. he «»y% aa old mail, bat Hood's Sar«tpaxilB has made hhn feel young agaia. " About a yosr sgo I h»d a rmcf aevMi stuck ot ths 9ip, which resulted ia my not having a imU day tor »ev«r»i lasntht afterwards. I was completely run dew* •ad my system wu In a TsrrfM* Condition. I iMt fUah and b>«eame In aplrlta. FlnaUy » Uleod who had bM» tnrivf*-^ by Hood's SaraaparUla adrtorf me to try it and I did 90. I oontlnuBd t*» Ing It imtil I naed twelve botUes so^ today 1 can honeaUy asy Hood'a 8artli* pariUa has restored me to my (uiuiti beslth." Jacob Wn^ox, St. Thoma% ODtario. Hood's £arsaparlikl !• the'Only True Blood Purifier Prominently In the pnblie eye today. B curae wh en all other preparaltooa f»l^ rlOOa S PllM (uBllv eaOaiUa Ma, FOR TWENTY-SLS YEARS. DUiNlNS BAKING POWDER :H^Ct?nKS REST FRIEND LARGEST SALE LN CANADA. TEsT OF PERFECT HEALTH. Thoosands at Urea Bbblng Away B» cause of Improper Heart Action. The heart Is the hub of the human system. It it is weak or deranged phy- sical pains and mental ilecrepituda m one shape or another must follow, and ihousamls are suffering various ilts of ihe flesh to-day Imcjiuso the heart is not doing its full duty. When e»a« the heart flutters or tires out easily, aches or palpitates, it is diseased, aoa the warning should be heeded. Ifaa remedy, of all others, for heart dit- ease, is Dr. Agnew's Cure for tha Heart. To quote .\arou Nichols, of Peterboro', whose wife was cured ot twenty years' heart disease by this me- dicine, " The remedy acts like magic on a diseased heart." With heart di» ease so prevalent in Canada a IxitMti ought always to lie kept In the houM, Sold by W. E. Richardson. GLADSTONE'S WORKING HOURS. Mr. Gladstone gets to work at 10 io the morning and stops at lunah tinwa When the lunch gong sounds he lays down his pen. Though Mr. GLidstooa does not get to his library, imtU tO, h* begins his day' swork at 9 o'slock evars morning, for he reads in l»d while m is taking bus breakfastâ€" a luxury whtfeA until quite recently be has not allowed ihoiM alxiut him to imp<is<> upon him. llis eyesight is troubling hiui a graol ileal iiowa<lays. and he cannot read u he would like. FISH IN AN OLD WELL. Some queer fish were talien out Ot ihe recently reoiieued well on the Unit- '^d States fish station at San Marco*. Tex. There were several salamander* v;irying in length from I 1-2 lo 4 1-i inches. These creatures live on land or water, have humau-luokiug facvs. bands and fe«'t. bulldog b«id, Uil of an eel and liody of fish. !';â- â- â- â€¢â€¢< were al.so large numl?ers of shrimps, raeembbng sea shrimps, only smaller. Il is an artesian well, and everylwdy wanu to know v\here the creatures come from. IN A QUANDARY. MLstah While â€" Doclah, my litlla chile done cauii de hiHipin'-cough. Doclah Black(after serious thought)â€" You mus' Uke iri-e hairs frum a mule's Ixick an' put 'em on dai chile. Ltey will cure de chile, but it'll kill de mule. But se«> heah. doclah; Is a ixxir man. I is. I can't afford ter lose at er mule. Won't Uikin' de hairs dfrimi some od- der plac- cure de chile widout killin' de mule. Only one. \'ou kin lake 'm from de mule's hind legs. But dal ud kill me. Almonte's Capitalist Suffers T7ntold Agony for Six Months from Rheu matism. We have the privilege of publishing the following letter from one of Al- monte's wealthiest citizens, Mr. J. K. Cole: "I was completely helpless for six months from rhcumatsim. I tried almost every known remedy, without any lienefil, ami when South .Vmorican Rheumatic Cure w.as recommended I securetl it. though I must confess I bad no faith whatever in il. The first lolilc agreeably surprised ma. and four 1 oitlcs drove the disease completely out of my system. It is the very l<est me- dicine I have ever taken. I Iiave sa- commended it to my t-. lends, and I know it h\s done them great good." Sold by W. E. RiohardijTO.