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BiP mw*'l--m. Good Wife's Tears I can ,>^ "J left her cryiogl By Jove! •tsnd anything but that!" ??««ar was a braver young husband. Niover a trup.r young father. I know him through and through. I .say young. B» ia almoat thirty years old. Ha had • ftne business when he married as pretty a girl as ever lived, eight yeiirs â- go. His father was then rich. Her father was rich. Both the tat hers fail- ed in business and are dead. But Ed- ward buckled down to business and did well, up to four years ago. 3he was happy till he began to be obliged to Bay, "I can't afford it, Alice." Now.it seema, she is often in tears as he leaves home in the morning for the day's bat- tl«k He says, "It takes all the pluck eat of me. I have to meet the world at a disadvantage. I feel as if, soniehow, my wife was not true to her vow. to take me for rioher, for poorer. Do you think she has begun to lose respeot for met If she hs^, then she has begun to love me leas. A wife oannot love the man whom she does net respect. A wife must look up to her husband: or else she must pity him. Otherwise love fli«e out of the wLndow." This ia a â- ample of the poor hoy's dismal reason- ing, as, two or three timAS lately, he has opened, reluotantly, I confess, h<s heart to me. My dear young friend, hla wife, read this. Don't ary any more In his part- ing hour. A wife may cry i( her hus- band is a drunkard. Yours is not. If a hasband is an idler, is a sick man. is a gambler, or a fellow with a ruin- ed reputation, then his wife may weep a hitter weepi.ng. Tour good man is none of these. Far from it. He is hon- eet, true to you and everybody, but unfortunate. Hte is handsome, healthy and does the worrk of two men daily, in his heroic struggle to retrieve in- jured fortunes. And he will do it. too, unless you defeat him. which you are In a fair way to do. I! shall never forget my horror, when one day a man groaned out to bis wifeâ€" they were both in my offiioe on business: "My life insurance would give you all the luxuries you want!" He carried ^m,- 000 He seemed to be thinking out loud, raftjjer as M of lat« it had often been a familL-vr thought in bis dark •oul. Husbands wiith large life insur- ance may be worth more to their fam- iliee dead than living It la frightful ,. â€" tOâ€"Kcita such thilngs But in these days of many forcos of ample insurance, fretful and extravagant wives of real- ly affeotionate men had better think on the temptation. One need not use a revolver; one may simply work him- self to death, aayiiUg, "What is the mlda? By overwork I may win. But It by overwork 1 die, the family will pet big insurance." Women forgetâ€" bless theij dear liveslâ€" sometimes they forget. For iiistanoe, your father once failed in business. Your young head faiew nothing of Lt. You seem to re- niember your father's house only as a place of plenty. But there were dark days there. Ask your mother. We all overlook the gradations of want. Want 01 luxuries is poignant suffering, but want of bread is far more terrible. Have you forgotten the story of the actual want for bread and shelter which one of the prettiest girls in your sohool afterward w«nt through to your pitying ears, and how, widowed and sick, she oame to you for help to •ave her? Under the moon, shining in- to the diamonds of engagement rings, whftt high and heroic flights of oon- staucy ouc dear girls whiapered to us. It was nothing then that we were EDor, for we were iji their eyeS lover eroes. Ah, well, the best of wives is she who never forgets her maidenly faith in her boy lover. No, not when haj-d limes hang on the heels of- hard times, and years of bad business dis- may the bravest a,nd truest of merf. Women, are, as a rule, as capable as their husbands, mentally. Often thie wife haa the better mind of the two. She can reason full as well. She can "feel" the future with a prophet- ess foreknowledge that is denied to mem. Let her not give way to her wounded pride, if times pinch. .Let her emotions take the very opposite turn. High, inspiring hope is hers. Sublime raith is hers. If she can cry easily, â- he can laugh easily. Her eyes never lose their glorious fire to the man Who loves her. l,et hum see that splendid light, as she looko out into the future for him. J^et her speech to him be always one thing: "You can do it, «py knightl You can succeed. No man do 1 see who is so ca{>able as you. Why, my dear John, I would rather trust my babies to the protection of your own right arm than to any favored son of fortune on this earth, I am never afraid so long as you are alive. I know niot the day, but there surely comes a day when you will return atevening and I shall see it in youir face at the gatie that you have at last conquered our poverty. I bless you with my faith. I crown you every day with ray smiles, and each morning 1 myself buckle on Tour sword with the bands of my pcr- l«ot trust." Men are poor fellows. They get as weary as children when nilght comes. They never show the white feather, maybe, to each other, but their courage often droops. Home is the sa<nitarium. It is from home that they start with Bew hope every day. Home is the wife's realm Slio ought not, if in Blood health, to lay on the man the double burden of keeping up his own eourage and hers, too. Surely, if she cannot actively encourage him, she can keep her own face bright in his presence. Suppose you say this con- fesses that he is interior, and demands â- uperior work of her. Have It so, then. In niost homes, at »ny rate, when a wife gives up Hop*., despair is chief 6^«8l and master of all. "Wh*t a quefji she is, a wife who â- ever grows oldr Wlio never grows old, say youf WlVr. she onl whom the *«ar luid <â- .*•' of Kf " have no poiyer to kill the dauntless spirit of youth. For youth is ever saying: To-morrow. To- morrow will be better than to-day. J>et's diy our eyes and smile." The sweetest sound on earth is the laughter of a little child. And the only thing that conies near it in sweetness is the luAighter of the child's happy, hopeful mother.â€" IHarkley Barker. "RATTLING" A WITNESS. How AB Old Mail Proved Hlmneir a MMrb For n Lawyer. The court-room wiu* crowded wlien the case rtf Blake a.-aiinst Pettlngill waa called. It was what the law terms a tort oafle; ia other words, a damage suit. Mr. Blake bad be^in driving by the Pottimgill house, whein Mr. Pettin- gill's dog diislhed out aind began (to hajk. Tlhe horse reared amd kicked, and finally fell. Mr. Blake was thrown out. hin arm was brok«n and both horse amd buggy were damaged. Mr. Blake waa therefore aaing Mr. Pettln- gill for five hujndred dollars damages. .Several witaeases told the story of the accident. Tlhe most convincing state- ment was made by * an old man vsiio saw the whole affair, and described it in a aimpld auwi alraighitforward way. The Aefeodant's lawyer was a young man froim a mejgthiwr'ing city. .Siu:cea« in one OiT two cades harl give<n him a repu- tation for "amartDeae" whiidi he was eager to sustaiji. and tbts mild-faced old witineas, vr'bo told audb a mattex-of- fact tale, seemed to ham a promising subject for vigorotm cross-examination. "Now you say," the lawyer began, "that you were near the horse and dog, aji<l saw what happened 1" "Yes, sir," replied thie old luam, bim- ply. â- Juet how near were youl" "Well. 1 thiiakâ€" " "Never mimd what you thimk. I want to know jufit tow tar you were 'from the horse and dug," uisisted the law- yer. "Well. I su|)puee â€" " "1 tell you I djua't waot to know what you tiijik or what you suppose. THE5 CULTIVATION OF WILLOWS. We have had inquiries regarding tlie the culture of willows. We have had no practical experience In this line of tiorUcuilute, but are pleased to give the mttthods pursued byl David Fraser, aa given by him in American Gardim- ing. Hb says: The cuitivation of the wiiJow is simple; the only thing req««r«d is to keep the plants clean the earliy part of the season, and by the end of June Lney will need no care at iUl, except the new plantations, and theee shouid be kept cultivated till the rows meet. We have begun the culti- vation of willows on a large scale, us- ing uj> all the waste land where scarce- ly any other cTop will grow, ami it is in jujit such land that willows flourish. Ouir mode of cUiltivation is as follows: In the early fall the groumd is pre- pared ; iUl rough grass is removed ; in tect, it is l)e.st to skin the piece of land that is to be i>laiit«d. as when ploughed it will then be more compact and the plants aoot better in it. It Hhoutd then be manured and ploughed to the depth of fourteen inches and then well harrowed to break \ip the soil; it is thejj readiy for ciuttlnu ^ . ~... „-... .. - .»-. . â€" „ " narowl HaskaieU recently ccane 1 the groMJad is too wet, ditching wlU have to be done 1 want a plain answef to my quection "Bui I was unly going to say â€" " be- gan the witness, timidly. Will you or will you not ajiawer my questioin?" tij,\Lmlej:ed the lawyer. The color rose i<n tlhe old maji's face iiind his blue eyes snapped. He had evi- deoitly told an honest atory, and I'was irritated, by tibe lawyer's attnmpt to discredit bin tesluiu»i.y. Concluding probably, that the oinl)r way to and the balttpexung was tu make ap».uutive statement, no matter wliat, and then stii'k to it, he spoke up sharply: "I was just twemty-three feet from the horse's head." "Will you swear it waa not twenty- seve^ feet?" :urked the lawyer. 'U was just twenty-three feet." re- peated the old mam, doggedly. "Do you mean to tell us that you can judge distainiMs a.s accurately aa that?" 'Yea, air, 1 can." 'She lanvyer feeling sure that the witness luul given his first definite answer in the hope of escaping fur- ther iiuestioining. an<l had ituvD too proud to recede, turmtd luniably to the jury. "Gemtlemi-n." he said, "our venera^ ble frioad's ability tu iiieusure dista>nces by the eye is remarkAlile. liut ia jus- tcie to my clictiob li Uxi imcllned to make a little test here in your ipre- sonce." Then, turning witJi a mali- cious smile to the witness: "Won't you give us an exhibiLi(»n of your wonder- ful powers by tellimg us bow losm tihis I'ourt-ioom is'(" The old muin glanced careUvsely along the .side of the room, an<l promptl.v an- swerexl, "Thirty-three feet ;uid seven inches." "Now," said UW'- lawyer, confideinlly, 'I will ,>du>w you the difference between knowlwljre ain<l bravado. Will the court ki,u<lly permit the room to be lueasurtult" The onler was givtrn. and to wery- une's surprise the result was announc- ed lUH exactly tUirty-tJiree feet and seven inches. Law>nr Ilaskmell turned red. "A strange coiiioUlence ; nothing more!" he cried im wTuit was iiieikiit tube an off- hiund way. "Perhaiis the witnes.s will iilsn tell us how wide thtt rouin is." "Certainly." replied the old maji. It's tweaity-two feet and four im;h«>«. " Some oiue got down on the floor and measured the dista<nc« carefully. 'Twenty-two feet, four inches," he .in- nouinced. La-wyer Ua&kell turned indignanlly to the ju<lge. "Your honor," h» ;sH.i<l, "there is some tricker.v here! I will â- isk the witness one In<>n^ iiuesi ion and 1 will (m<l out tor iiiy.self whether he tells the truth or not;" .and then, 'to the witness. "How high is the Iroom?" 'l''ourte<Mi feet ;ui<l one-half inch," aojBWfvred the old man, chtierfuUy and promptly, with hardly a glance from floor to ceilijig. The lawyer called for a st<!p-la.ider, a,nd witJx re<l face ,%n<l .set 'tx'eth I'liiub- (xl slowly up. measuring with great care. The crowd watched him. .and al- most unconsiMously began to count aloud as the two-foot rule crept up: "Four, six, eight, ten, twelvie, four- teen!" By this time thfl en<l t'f the rule w.Ts so near the ceiling that there waa no niecessity for .Mr. II,a.skcdI to a^nnounce, the result. The whole room bur.st iinto a sihout. "The witness is excused," \va8 all itihe lawyer could say whein he caime down. Althougth. iin sumjning up. Mr. Maakell tried to prove that Mr. Pet- tingill never kept a dog. any wa.v. and fhiit Mr. niake's horse was afflicted with tihe blind stagger arafl subject to heart-failure anul temporary in«anity. the jury promptly gave Mr. Blake 1.he full amount of the damages asked for. It waa some time beifor<> Mr. (Ha.<ikell discovered that tlhe witness he had tried to "rattle" was the carpejiter who had drawvn tihie pjainis and made the oluuiges in the court-house the year before. Let us hlr»tieâ€" hhlouorh ithehop- insf agnimst hopeâ€" that the experience will Inclin'' hJm to treat witne..<ws with more politciuMa he.-eafter. The b»t time tx> pCant is early fslli ed. or early miiring ; for beginners it ia weU to buy some stock planus and grow them on for a year ; from these the cut- tings can lie taken and nearly every, cuitting will grow. 'I'he cuttings should be made about twelve inches long and cult from wooti of one or two year's growth. The handiest and quickest way to make them is with a pair of prumiiig shears, making jthem up in little l)undli«, which are handy to carry under the arm when iiianting. The distjince Iwlwean the rows should be almost eighteem inches, and in the row about six Inches. In planting a liine is .let amd, in the cuttings put in; the whole lemgth lieing in the ground. Two m«n can plant a groat many in a day, and all that wiillhav^ to lie done after pflanting will be to keep clean. We pnt out sAxmt two acres this spring and white looking over them the other day I cotJd not find one cutting butt what was growing. The plants are now alxyiit nine im-.hesi high, while the onm that were .setj ouit a year ago are over five feet high. The first seaaon the planU gro** alx>ut nine feet hi«h, the second ami following years from fifteen to twenty feet, and finish their growth aiwut tne middle of September. They can then be cult, and all through the winter until the sap liegins to rise. rhey should be cult every jeax, aaid care shou'ld ne taion in the operation so as not to spllit tie st<xik; a good, sharp hook i» what is lined here and it does the worn " The Iwst willow to grow for basket) making is i'elix vlminalis, although wo grow for the same inirpose. S. ainygrta- lina, S. purpurea, and. S. triandra. The price of willows varies from two to four (»nt.s a pound for widlowal as out froiii the fiefld. while drtMied willows, Ihatl ia. with the skin off, will bring fivw to seven cents a pound-. Willow- growing is, I think, a gooil investment for some of our farmers. A well bred calf mi4st be well fed to make a goo<l cow â€" rememljer that. A little linseed meal fed a cow be- fore calving %vill not hurt her any : or after oaJvimg . for t hat mat ter. It requirus but a small amount of capital to get a ritart with sheep, and ioi opening up a no>v farm they will help molterially in the early income. The good dairy cow makes a profit: on eai'h dollar's worth of feed, and the more suitable food 'we cao get her to eat the more proCiit wb are certain to get. There is nt> objection to making barns warm ; bult they iiho>u!ld be well venti- lated even if the temperatuire must go bellow freezing point. 'The demand of tho times is for what is commonly termed "baby beef," that is, beef from eigOiteem to twenty-four month old animals. Hierefords, Short- horns and Ang\is cattle make this beef. Study the diB|M»itiun of your calves as they grow. Pel and foster the good ones, curb the bad ones, and if too bad better get rid of the calf aa veal or "baby beef." A oow with a mean dispoaition is no comfort in a dairy. If it mlu^t be used to keep milk in liefore a suitable room can be built alx>ve ground, a ceSlar chould be clear- ed of every ve:)luge of vegetable mat- ter, disint'ected with lime and plaster, and the walls thoroughly whitewash WITH THE OCEAN FLIERS WONDERFUL INCREASE IN SPC^D OF STEAMSHIPS. THB CJLOVBR HAY KOHi HORSKS. There seems to he a great prejudice n the minds of the public against clov- er hay for road or driving horses. That this is common, esixMiiully so in cities, IS fully proven by the greater demand for Timothy hay, and il.s very mu«:h higher price over olovcr. Chemical aniuIiyBis .shows that clover has by far the greater feeding vaUiue, esiiecially in those elements nettessitry for the fast- driving road hor>«s. and the exiierienco of everyone who has seusiWy expen- mentiMl in the matter fu,;iy sulatan- tialed the dniiiis of chemistry. The f;u.-ts are that clover hay is miwh liet- ter tor a45 hay-eating animals, and that they can do mora work and drive fur-> tlier on the same weight. The trouble is it ia too good; it is so much more IMLlutable to the horso that if liiw ru«liJ be stxijfed, so he can eat his fill, he will gorge himtieU so as to Iw ron<lero(li unfit for faM driving. It ia like al lx>y with some dainty of whicli he ia very fond and then putting him to haril work or iAobo thinking, or like turning a lot of hungry cows into a fresh clover jMUitujo. from which lliey are sure U> be troubled with boveu, not liecauee the food is unwholesome, liuit NO gooil that the* oat mo rapidly as to retjird digestion. With mangers fulled eivor so full of 'iimothy. especi- ally as usually cut, much ovor-ripe, the hoi-se will not eat too iiixuh. there is nothing lo tempt his apptitite. lo feed clover hay to a road or driving hoi-BB the feeder should use hia judg- ment and. give just what the horao needs and no more. Let it lie eaten ever so quickly, the horso should have iio more until the ne.\t feeding time. the feeder's brains and not ilie horses belly shoiald be the judge as to what be should receive. There i.s ;is much digestiljle, muscle-sappi>rling food in one [loiuid of ciover hay as in two and one-halif times as m>u;h Timothy, and as much carbohydrates, weight for weight, and 5t) {yar i»ii.t more fat or food of energy. Karly cut, bright, well-cured clover ha^ and ottt.s make an idea* food for a driving horse, tod in proper quanitiiy. 'Ilheu, if the owner waaits to amuiw fajis horse 1)etwooii meals, fill his manner with any kind of straw; bu^ if the straw is bright and has been weld boiused he will cati too muj;h for his OAvn good in fast driving. For a gro(wing colt there w no feed so good as olover hay and wheat bran. FABJyi NOTES. Dairy caiives need the foods tJhat make miCJt, not fat. A hog knows the difference between a kick and an; ear of corn. If ynui have ajjtpUes on hand do nott let them rot^feed to the milk cows. it matters not whether the farmer ia breeding for beaf or buitter, he can- not afford lo ignore the principle which nuns thr^jugh a.l breeding opera- tionsâ€" that like begets like. Onemayl aoon build up a herd uf great merle throngh a seliectian of good cows bred to the best bulls, or may staj at the tail <ji the pro>«ssion. llye ts extensively used in North England for pi^f feeding. In Den- mark, where it is fed extensively, it hn« the reputation of producing about the sajiie amount of i>ork from a given weight of grain :ia barely. I'he quali- ty of the iK>rk prodnlcfld is nearly us gootl as that from liariey. which stands «t the head of the Tibt of pork of the finest (fuuilily. Dairying requires constant study an<l intelligent thought. It rei<juiruH yeajs in which to buiW up a prol'iiable herd of cows atod, to learn how to feed an<l care tor them and. to handle the prixluct. The man who oan success- CuUy breed and feed a dairy cow is a student, a keen, brifjht business man, and you will not find this class uf men dissatisfied with their Inisinesa. The pniffresstve dairyman tests hia herds and weeds out the unprofitable ixnvB that do not come up to his stan- djard of milk and Inutter production ; and the farmer who cannot afford tu 8ui>acr;bo for a stock journal, or can- not afford to have any improved breotls, buys these reje<;tcd cows. They liciok fine, bujt fine high-record cowi< are seldiom for sole. The Inniness dairyman wiSl not tolerate the cow that fails to paj'^ its way. It is noiw pretty well estaililished that it pays as Weilil to feed cows grain pretty lilieraJly when dry as well as when given milli unless the pasture lie <«*peciafly good. Thus is a fact that many dajrymen lose sight of and suif- for for the neglect. A cow that is pro- fitable in tine dairy is not a flesh form- er Ijy liny means. In fact, she becomes quite p<H)r us a usual thing white milk- ing ojid in order to enable her tu stand the strain of this de|slution slii) slxniiltl lie made to gain in flt!sh <turing mg the period that she is dry. This 'lci«K not mea<i that she shonUI be feil highly cm milk-priKtucing food jUHt lie- fore caivibg, it merelyt means tluit af- ter going dry sho shooiilu have liberal fmuling until say a week lielbre calv- ing. Take ix>al tar twn parts and coal oil and grease one iMirt each and mix with a. .small ammint of carlxilic acid. A[>i>ly; will] a doth t>y moistening the hair and horns of the animal with the liquid. In the applications include feet and legs, luid it will drive every fily a^vay, and ono application will last ten d.ays or morei in dry wwuther. A[)- ply as oiflen us necessary, and ymir cowH wiU lie entirely secure from flies of all kinds. Aii|}'i kind of old lard or greai» can lie ui<e<i. Ooal tar is thu base of this remedy, iind when too thick to spread well uHe more coal oil; when too thin to adlM-re woll use more (x»al tar. CarUdic aci<l will cost about 50 or (Wl cent.s in cryatalls by the [lound, an<l every farmer shmilHl alw.iys keep it on hand, as it, in it.s many uses, is in<lispensable. 4 Mu^Kciillou Thill tUe Limit Kai Nearly Itrru Krarke<l-ll«w rant the lllg Pel. town Uo. A slow 'Vmt steady increase ia tha speed of ste:iinahip8 has been effected ever since that ohiss of vessels first came into existence. Greater lengtht finer models, higher boiler pressures, and engines that wore lighter In pro* portion to the burse power develtped are among the causes which have cun> tributed tu such a result. At present the limit for ocean liners and first- class oruisers is about 2'i knots. A' few private yachts do better than this. But the best time at sea is made by torpedo-bout deal royers. Two or three years ago •J:^ an<l 28 knots was ths maximum speed of such craft. Franc*. now has two and England five or six destroyers able to make between 30 and 31 knots, and several more have been projected which must attain a syaed of 32 in order to ba accepted. That marvel of marine architecture and engineering, tho Turbinia, has already exceeded this figure, however, having spurted at the rate of !U knots a re- cord not likely to be beaten fur some months at leastâ€" perhaps not fos years. A PORSIDiLE OBSTACLE to great advances in speed in tho fu- ture, dimly hinted at in 1895, was dis- cussed at length a few weeks ago,, at a scientific congress in England, ijy .Sydney W. Barnaliy. When the Uir« pedo boat destroyer Daring made her first trial trip two years ago, she failed to develop the speed which had been expected by her designers and builders. There seemed to be an un- accountable waste of power somewberei Mr. Barnaby diagnosed the case, reach- ed a certain cnnciiuion as to the na- ture of the trouble, ,ind prescribed a remedy. He reci immended some ohanges in the screws, and his advice was ikil- lowed. The diameters remained tha aime, and the slant, or pitch, of' ths blades was unaltered. But the Itladea were broadened, so that the whole area of each screw was increased from a trifle under nines<iuare fuet to a trifle under thirteen. 'i'he speed of ths boat was tiius increased from 'M knots to 28.4, with the same expenditure of the slip of the screws from SO to 17 3-4 pel SKA 151 riEHFLlKS. Heal winter buit<-rflies spread their lovely wings in the clear wavelets of tho blue Me<literr.>iiean. Their scienti- fic ruiiiie is Pelerojioda. or wing-footed. 'The coiiimonest is p<'rli>ipii the "boat buiterfly." His Inxly .seams formed around a tiny brownish kernel the, size of a grain of wheat, and is covered with a shell soft as gristle and almost trans- parent ; his wings are large, roundish and clear as glass- so clear that l)efore they can be tsxamined they must lie pui in a saucer of water again.st a black ground. 'Phe shell is so loose that a mere touch sc-parales it from the body. All the Boa butterflies have on their tongues rows of strong pointed hooks. Thoy are all fli»h eaters. It is wonder- ful lo watch through the transparemt shoU and aliiiosl equally transparent body live) moli<rns of the hejirt. I'heae butterflies lay eggs, just like land ones, and, like laud ones, are fond of warmth and light. LONG BULLKIS. Elongated rifle bullets are made from leaden rods. A machine cuts them iiilo the required lengths, stamps them into shaipe by meiins of atcol dies, and drops them finished into a box at the rate of 7,000 an hour. A KING'S OUTING. Every Mummcir tlhe King of Spain goes to the sejiside, and is tjikon out to bathe in a sple.ndid maohine constructed like a miniatiure palace. Hb L<» attended by ^a admiirali anil in tho vicinily of the Imthing jrlace a niuirixir of sailors are â- iltationnd in a boat in case of any »cpident. power, and was diminished cent. Mr. Barnuby'a theory was that ths high speed at which the screws wers rotated formed cavities in the water on their front surfaces, and that this "cavitation," as hu calls the phenome- non, produced the inore.ise of "slip" and waste of power. Since that tiins he has made some experiments of his own that strengthen hia oonvictions, and he also finds something in the aih- servations of other men to confirm lii« views as to the genuinemtas of the evil referred to. In hia recent address, therefore, he remarka i CAVITATION CAUSBS TROI7ULB. "That cavitation will be the oaus« of trouble in the future, is, [ think, certain. Already it is' becoming diffi- cult to obtain the roquisita area in screws of destroyers without eithef resorting to an abnormal width of bladt i>r lo a larger diameter and pitch ratJ« than wcmid otburwiae have been prtv ferable. The one expedient gives un- due surf;u;e friction, and the ol her ne< cessit.;ites a reduclion in the rate ol revolution, and, therefore, a heaviel engine." In other words, the line ot procedure which he advised In regard to the Daring has already been follow, ud as far as practicable. That there remains at least onl other means to prevent cavitation il evident from the success of the 'I'nr- binia. The remarkable speed of thai boat, is, tu be sure, dust in large mea- sure, to the new type ol engines, thi aleain turbines which propel her liul another innovation waa made in her case, in the numlier and arrangement of her si-rews. Of these she has no W.s* than nine three being mountitd on each shaft, and her rudder being ilis- pUicod to one aide uf a vertical plana running fore .md aft through the cen- tre of the lioit. Mr. Uariiaby say« that the Turbiniii's designer was "furc od, doubtless against his will, tu em- ploy nine screws," implying that there are serious objections to such a plan. I'he obvious success of it. however, and the iKisaibiiity lliat still other reme- dies for cavitation will be discovered, justify a hope that Mr. Uarnaby's pre- dictions may not be verified, licsiiles, designers can greatly improve on the pres»',nt speed of tlie finest uienOiint steamship without reaching the limit which he fears will soon be encoun- tered by torpedo-boat destroyers. GRUB m GIVE OUT. When the worild' s |iopulation ex- i»e<lB .5,994, OIKI.IKIO the ojirth will lie un- able to find ntiMiri.slwiieiit for her peo- ple, .ittil tlu'.y will 1« forced ei titer to lannilialisin or starvation. 'I^is fig- ure will lie I'e.ic'hed- in aliout ZSO years. NEW EFFECT OF HEAT. Doctor, who has just entered, to Pat who is st.indiug in front ot the gate- Why. Pat! Gel right back into bed. J\iKt sow wtuit a piespiration you, ai-* in ! Tllus fire munt be put out. Pat â€" Shrue. sor, Oi wor in Ibot drip- pin' a sbiweat tliot Oi'm sthandin' here t' lie afther dryin' ineself. WHIY HE WAS HAUGHTY. lUiiinjIer- It seeiins to me De "Pan- quo is putting on a great many aira W'hiit's the matter with him? L''loun»lerâ€" H«.''.s invented a now ex- ouse to give Ins wife for getting homi Into, and it tnA worketl. Minnie â€" In my oi>inion, one itheel il as g<K«l as another." jiaunio- -"1 -sup- pose there is not much diffsfenua i* renlo<l wb^els."