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 Wfm I Santa Clans. Cbfrmp! Cbiirapl Cbiiatma* CHi^et Cbniip aU tqe rteaitf tbrangh Tor a f •ntetep^" at tt e wicket, i Ba ibc wind is is Ibe fliM. f h'TiTip rUniiTi t-He is rarp'rg: f h'rmp!â€" Thwel Urdothe door; F»t ta Cam. nr. fran tala tappia*; Hp bcec often here cf jore CWTurt B'ctbH' fâ€" Old and jolly (J"Bt a« whf n I w»8 • boj), â- With a .j'tte Ct-ijitinaahony. Acd a deal of Ctriatniaf joy â- WHh bijBdle white and mowy,! At" hU t»oot8 a trifle oBBop. A'lJbiseye'â€" the night i» blowyâ€" Lo- k ihenmy near the lamp. But th^ same old, borrat laughter, And tbp Fair old ehecrr t-ne. With a chord rf eorrow after. And a tendemecs ita own. Ard be ttkea tl-e chtir we offer In the chimneT comer here. And be diirks tbp glas" Tprofrer, As we talk of Christmas cheer. Joat the aame old. h«»arty f«^]ow Wif h bis presents for the boys. With bJa winter applea mellow. And his store of children's toys With bia crackers and his kisses, Anri hla rebuses and hTmes, And WsmJftietce for Misses. And his tales of clden Vmew. Jnxt the ssmCt and little older. With the irrod things in his pack, With trewhitn locks on his shoulder, Ann the snowflakea on his back. Bleoshim! Chirrnpl Christmas Cricket! CMrrtip al! Ihe evenlppr throngh For his footst-B*" at the wicket. And the wind is In the flue And tbe wintry fratts dfstrecs him. And the way is wild and Irng, ind the little chi'dren bless him For their storif s and l heir Eor g I William Twamlky. Christmas Folk-Tales. Scattered round the Cbristmas seBSon, we find In our own and other countries a host of amusing old folk-tales, most of which, apart from their own instrinsic in- terest, are valuable as faithfully embody- ing the superatitious beliefs of our fore- fathers in connection with the Yuletide festival. It would seem that, in days gone by, these fireside legends were ex- tensively circulated at Christmas-tide the varied incidents they contained acting as BO many warnings to those who might, Inadvertently or otherwise, be induced to disregard the traditionary notions "of the season. As the greater part of these tales are novel probably to most readers, It may not be inopportune to give some Ulustrations of them. Thus Norwegian folk-tales often allude to the merry doings of the "Niase" at ChristmaB timeâ€" a clasa of fairies about the size of small children, and who were, we are reminded, far more numereusin the good old times than now- adays. Like Shakspeare's Puck, they are fond of pranks, and unless the master of the house pampers them they are spiteful and vindictive, and hence it is not pur- prising that their good will is deemed worth securing On Christmas Eve, therefore, olferings of sweet porridge, cakes, beer, and other delicacies are pro- vided specially for them but care must be taken that this act is performed with every irark of respect, othe wise they will quickly thow their displeasure. Thus, it is lelated how, one Christmas Eve, when a girl in a mccJiirg spirit brought these little beings their customary offerirgs, the was so severely handled by them that on the following Christmas morning she was found dead in the bam. "With tales of this kind told among the peasantry, and received by them with the utmost faith, we can well imagine how ready they naturally were to gain the patronage and friendship of these mysterious elves who, in a thousand and one ways, could be- friend those who acknowledged their superior power. Among Norwegian folk- tales of the sea relating to Christmas, we are told how a certain tailor, according to custom, was desirous of presenting on Christmas Day a cake to the spirit of the waters but wh» n he came to the shore, lo â€" much to his disappointment â€" the waters were frozen over. Reluctant to leave his offering upon the ice, be tried to make a hole but, in spite of all his la- bors, he could not make it large enough for the cake to go tl^rough. When per- plexed as to what he ahould do, he was agreeably surprised by the appearance of a little tiny hand, as white as snow, which, stretching through the hole he had made, seized the cak« and instantly disappear- ed with it. In this legend originates, it is said, the compliatent paid to a Nor- wegian lady, "Your hand is like a water sprite's." The Norse peasant, in his popular tales, has a curious solution for the oft-asked question, ""Why the sea is palt V It ap- pears, says Mr. Dasent, that once npon a time, long long ago, there were two bro- thers, on rich and the other poor. Now it happened on Christmas Eve that the poor one bad not so much as a crumb of bread to eat, so he went to his brother for help, who gave him a whole flitch of bacon, at the same time bidding him go to a certain evil magician. On arriving at the magician's house, he was surround- ed by a host of persons anxious to buy his flitch. "Well," said he, "by rights my old dame and I ought to have this flitch for our Christmas dinner, but since ycu have all set your hearts on it, I suppose you must have it but if I sell it at all, I must have in return that quern behind the door yonder." At first, the old magician laughed outright at this proposal, but the "poor brother" stuck to it, and so at last the magici; n parted with his quern. On reaching home, the clock struck twelve, as his wife met him at the door, wondering what had kept him ao long. '0h " said he, "you shall quickly see the cause of my delay " after which wordii, he laid the quern on the table, bidding it grind everything necessuy for' the Christmas fare. The wife, as may be im- agined, stood thundentroek, watching this quern grind ont didntiei enongh to last till Twelfdi Day. When, howerer, the rich brother on OhimtmasBuy saw all that was on the table^ he was yecy. MiTioiu, tod Mid, "Whence ^Te yoa got all this wealth f Fw sane time the poor brother refused to teU; hut in tj» coarse of the day's rejoidngs he incanti- oDsly gave the hiotQiy of the mafp^wm* wlidilbislHmtheraltfiiuftety bongkt for three hondred dollan. Before long, however, h» fonnd that it kepk tt ««M»d ing and to alanned waahethafeheseeMd it to bis brother iot the same money as he had ptimhastrd it. As before, it soon brought renewed pro^ierity to the poor brother, which enabled him to boy a goId«n house, the feme whereof spread hr and wide, and attracted strangmsfoom all parts. So, one day, a stranger came to see the quern, and tlie first question he saked was whether it could grind salt. "Grind salt V said the owner, "I diould just think so and anything else you like. " Thereupon, so anxious was he to buy the quern that he promised to pay untold wealth for it. Secured of his prize, he put to sea, and when so far off that no one could reach him, he said to the quern "Grind salt and grind both fast and good." No sooner had he spoken than the quern forthwith began grinding salt, which, in an amazin? snort time, arose in heaps on the deck and threatened to sink his vessel. Alarmed at the rapidity with which the quern kept grinding, he intreat- ed it on his knees to leave off but still it went on, and before many minutes the vessel sank beneath the weight of salt. But the quern, still beneath the water, keeps grinding, and hence the ealtness of the sea We may add that these tales, in which the witch element figures strongly, still exist in our own country. Thus, in the Isle of Man, it is related how a' fiddler, having agreed with a stranger to play during the twelve days of Christmas to whatever company he should bring him, was astonished at seeing his new master vanish into the earth as soon as the bar- gain had been made. Terrified at the thought of havingagreed to work for so mys- terious a personage, he qHiickly resorted to the clefgyman, who advised him to fulfil his engagement, and to play nothing but psalms. Accordingly, as soon as Christ- mas tide arrived, the weird stranger made his appearance, and beckoned the fiddler to a spot where the company were as- sembled. On reaching his destination he at once struck up a psalm tune, which so enraged his audience that they instantly vanished, but not without eo violently bruising him that it was with some diffi- culty he succeeded in reaching home, and narrating his Chrifitmas experience to the family as they were gathered round the fireside. In Germany, Christmas Eve is the sea- son of all others when fairies are supposed to be most active, keeping their festival on the mountain tops. Then, we are told, tie rough stone is transformed into brilliant crystal â€" veins of gold starting out artistically into majestic pillaif â€" be- neath which graceful canopy feasting and dancing are kept up with protracted enthnsiasm. The attendants on these fairy-gatherings are generally beautiful Swedish girls, who have unwarily partaken of the contents of the goldtn goblets offered to them by tbe fairies, and thus instantly fallen into their power. Ac- cording to the legendary lore found in most parts of Germany, the magic effects of these fairy potions is threefold â€" "At the first draught from that horn, he who drinks forgets Heaven at the second, he fo»gets earth at the third, he forgets his betrothed bride. " Hence, on Christmas Eve persons are recommended to stay at home, because the fairie" on this night delight to waylay the lonely traveller, compelling him to take a draught of Christmas cheer firom their enchanted goblet. Among the large class of folk- tales connected with this superstition, may be quoted one which tells how, when a Christmas feast was being given in a German village, one of the guests, attracted by the sound of music from without, was induced to leave the festive scene indoors, and to wander towards the spot where the music seemed to come, flehad, however, not gone many steps be- fore he wfs met by two beautiful girls, who asked him to join their Christmas gambols ia a lieighboring field, which, after a little persuasion, he consented to do. On arriving at the fairies' gathering, for such it "was. he was si^rounded by numberless little beings all anxious to welcome him one of whom handed him a cup of wipe, after drinking which he forgot his^former state^^and thrught of notliingexcept tbe feastuig and dancing of the fairiefl|. "When heliad been enjoy- ing himself (in this manner for some time, the fairies reminded him of his own home but what was his astonishment when on parsing through the village to find every- thing In descay. and ^1 his relations and friends dead, for the spell bf the fairies' cup on him had lasted a hundred years. One German version of the well-knowft legend of the man in the moon connects this wretched individual's solitary im- prisohment in that isolated region with his having stolen cabbages from his neighbor's garden on Christmas Eve. "When just in the act of escaping with his load he was perceived by some passers by, who, there and then, conjured him up in the moon. There he stfmds in the full light of the moon, to be seen by everybody, having his stolen load of cab- bages on his back for all eternity. He only has a minute's change one day in the year, when he is said to turn around once on Christmas Eve. Again, the wild huntsman Is said- in G^ermany to make nightly excursions through the ur for the twelve nights of Christmas, alarming all who hear him by his furious progress. He generally rides upon a large White horse, no less than four-and-twenty fierce docfs following him. Accor^Ung to-a tide «|iHted fay Mr.: Thorpe, in^ his *^o^em Mythology^" in every plaoe tlurough which he passes the hedgniifidl with a jorash, the road opening (^ ita own accord before him. He lidee with sn^ speed that his don pften ful tp keep i^lN|9^; wkh^ ;kup{ and freqaently mi^ he hMord. MB#n8..|Hul howling. Oocasionally one ia left belaid, aa happened oneyeerat WulMorf, where it remained panting, howling withoutta- Eve, when the Wild Huntsman apain took it with him. Henoe yarious precau- tions were formerly taken to prerent the Wild Hunfman approaching any particn- lar streetâ€" one special rule being that there should be no baking. It is also considered daoeMwus 'to spm at Christmas-time, or the Wild Huntsman will gallop through it. On one occasion a woman refused to take the usual warn- ing, and had no sooner sat down to spin on Christmas Eve than she fell into a deep sleep, snd was only awoke by the entrance of a stranger, who, without any apology for intruding, asked for her spinning-wheel, and comroencedspinnlng. Before long he used up all the fiax she had, and on his asking for more, she was obliged to give him her supply of wool. Still, however, be kept on calling for more; and his angry demandsso frighten ed and terrified e poor woman that, although it was but four in the morning, she roused up her neighborâ€" a cunning old crone â€" and acquainted her with the stranger's mysterious conquest. Happily, she quickly perceived the nature of the visitor, and hence was not long in diiving him away by some magical charms for had she not done so, his presence might have cost the woman her life. Of the numerous folk-tales which have in the rourse of centuries clustered round the Christmas festival in Russia, one of the most popular refers to the celebration of the winter solstice. Thus it is said that the Sunâ€" a female beingâ€" arrays herself in her holiday attire, and, seated in her telega, urges her horses upon t.he summer track. In many places, says Mr. Ralston, in his "Songs of the Russian People" (1872, p 187). it has been cus- tomary to represent tbip solar goddessâ€" popularly designated K^lyada â€" by a girl drested in white, who, seated in a sledge, is driven about from house to hous°, while the young people who accompany her s'ng various songs, of which the fal- lowing is a specimen â€" Kolyada Koljada I Kolvada has tTTl^fd '^n t'e Eve of tbeNatl'ityi We wont Rbcnt, we sougt Hrly Kolyada "^hroajih all the ronrts, in eII the alleys, Wa fcund Kolyafa, c. Kerr Tradition, too. says that at this season of the year all kinds of hidden treasures are specially revealed to mankind, in con- nection with which belief the following tale, quoted by Mr. Ralston, is current â€" Betveen Christmas Day and the festi- val of the Epiphany the new-born Divin- ity comes down from heaven in order to wander about the earth on which aic- count labor of any kind is accounted wrong. At midnight, also, on each of these festivals, "the heavenly doors sre thrown open the radiant realms of Para- dise in which the sun dwells disclose their treasures the waters of springs and rivers becrme animated, turn into wine, and receive a healing efficacy the trees put forth blossoms, and golden fruits ripen upon their boughs." Space will nob permit .us to multiply further instances of theae Chnstmas tales. but the few we have quoted will suffice to show their general nature. RAILWAYS IN CHINA. In a country where time is no object, where punctuality is unknown, and where haste is regarded as a sign of ill- breeding, the introductitn of railways seems a superfluous anomaly. And yet stress of circumstances has po forced the hands of the statesmen of China that an imperial decree has. we are told, been issued inviting proposals for the construc- tion of railways through the northern part of the empire. Thus tlie day has arrived which has for years been looked forward to by financial syndicates, groups of contractors, and ambitious foreign engineers. Already, no doubt, plans and maps which have beien kept carefully pigeon-holed at Shanghai and Hong-Kong in preparation for the turn whichevents are now teking are on their way to Prince Kunz's successor at Peking, and to his omnipotent lieutenant, Li Hung Chang, whose only difficulty will be to make choice of the best among the many schemes which will be laid before them. It is, however, by n«) means certain that foreigners, or at all events any subjects of the Great Powers, will have much to do with the con8*ruction of the proposed lines. The Chii\ese have shown of late a natural desire to do tieir own work, or if foreign help has to be called in, to employ people of nationaliti-B vhose desire to encroach may reasonably be considered aa limited by their, lack of power to tlrespBSs. Thus to Dtmes have fallen mucfi of the work connected with laying the new telegraph lines, which, from a Chinese point of view, could not safely be entrusted to subjeete of states poBsessing large armies and powerful fleets. On the subject of the adoption of rail- w«ys the Chinese have hitherto proved themselves stolidly indifferent to the promptings of activeplenipotentiaf ies and of interested advisers. For some years it has been foreseen by the mcsb enlight* ened of their statesmen that railways are inevitaUe, but at the same time they have wisely determined to wait for the demand of a naturally developed want, and have set their faces steadily against pandering either to a gushing philanljiro- py or to the outcry begotten of a manu- facttured need. In this spirit they refused on^behalf of the late Emperor, the present of a railway which a number of lojjl- meaning Eng^ Wpitaluts jpropose^ lay down in tiie'iMaoe |n»Mtds for ttte amusement of his Impwrlal Majesty and they pidled np.^ie Weo-S«ng Baawiiy, which, Jianng' hatik wide for fte mfr poae of stfarrtaWiM «hi«»|iiilliB of th :^:jtrrc-Zld-^ 1S,4|£i*iij « for Taflwa^fe,«^oyil it qt^jpfepnlarityy/Htijiiinn, I .itia£;;tieM and Iii^««Ib|' 9tt ^eXSstic mandarin who thought it possiUe t« regeneimtette "^^J^f «;"7: Sg psssePgers .»d goods about it at the «teof th^ »il«.« bow- He eren succeeded in oolleoting several hundred thousand dollars to make his wad, but before he could begin the work he was tn»nsf«rredto another scene of usefulness, and the mandarin who entered m bis labors entered also into the possession of his accumulated dollars. From thitdtiy to this nothing has been heard of the futads and the rails and roUing-stock are at this moment resting on the Formosan whsrves. t u But during the eieht years which have elapsed Bince the Woo-Surg fiasco events havToocurred which have educated the native mind at an unprecedented rate. One of the most awful famines which have ever visited any country has desolated whole provinces of the empire there have been in the outlying dependencies rumours of wars with Russta and Japan, and actual crossing of swords with France, The telegraphs also, which now carry messages from Pekin to Canton in a few minutes, have aggravated the growing impatience at the slowness of the means of transport from one place to another, and the natural resuU of these conditions is the now expressed desire to have the iron horse running through the land Private interests are also in favor of the innovation, and Prince Ch un, the Emperor's father, who. according to the quidnuncs of Shanghai, is op posed to everr thing foreign, has inaugi»ated his accession to power by giving his cordial support to the new proposal, and ha^ sanctioned an order for a quantity of steel rails from the Osnabruck steel- works. For the last two or three years the Prince has taken an active interest in th« coal and iron mines of the northern provinces and he probably recrgnizes the f*f t that his profits might be increase^ a hundredfold if the output we^e carried to market in railway trucks rather than in donkey carts. It is doubtless in connec- tion with these mines that the first rail- way will be constructed, and fortunately for the undertoking the prospncte^ of an immediate return are unquestionably certain. In Shan-see. the province ad- joining the metropoliten province on the west, the extent of the coal field is incalculably great, while in theimme- olate neighborhood iron abounds in pro- fusion. In 'estimating the effects which are likely to be produced on the country by railways, it is necessary to consider the social side of the question. Although caste in its technical sense is unknown in China, the divisions which separate the ranks of tl"«» mandarins are as marked as those which divide the different Brah- minical grades, and the gulf which inter- venes between the official classes and the people is quite as wide as that which yawns between the Brahmin and Shudra classes. And in one serse the Chinese distinctions are more difficult to deal with than the Indian, in that they sfff ct every act in the daily intercourse of life. At first, therefore, the levelling tendency of railways will beyond question produce some searchings of heart among the privileged classes. A red -buttoned man- darin whirling through the country in company with a parcel of rich shopkeepers would be in a position as distasteful to himself as embarrassing to his fellow- travellers, whose only attitude in the presence of so great a man would at any other time be one of humble prostra- tion. The necessity for punctuality also will be galling to men who have always been accustomed to start on their jonrnevs at any hour they please, unfettered by time or time-tables and the idea of a railway guard starting .a train without waiting for a leisnsely approaching local magnate would be an unheard-of want of propriety. Even in the minor question of making the time-tables plain to the people, some preliminary difficulties will ur question- ably arise. The day of twenty four hours is, according to Chinese reckoning, divi- ded into twelve equal divisions, which are kfown as the period of the rat, the ox, the tiger, the hare, the dragon, the ser- pent, the horse, the sheep, the monkey, the cock, the dog, and the boar. Each of these peryids is subdivided into/eight parts of fifteen minutes each,and these are the smallest divisions of time known to all except the few fortunate possessors of watches. This at once opens a field for the wildest confusion and strange niis- understandiDgB. What will minute, represent to the minds of people accuss tomed only to reckon by the rat, the ox- the tiger, etc. and how will the fine distinotions of a.m. and p.m. be brought home to their intelligence? Though these and all other difficulties, not the least of which will be connected with ladies travelling, will disappear with time, they will not be less real while they last and though railways will ultimately lead 1^ to greater reforms snd will produce greater advantages in China than in ann empire under the sun, they will probably have to encounter a period of probatioy which will try the patience and tex the resources of the promoters and supporters of their existence. BR. HAXWELL'g crihe. Ihree cases are reported to the French A-Btociation for the Advancement of the Saencesof immediata cure of paralysis aglians by means of hypnotic suggestion. The parents had become unable to write legibly, but wlien flie affirmatioii Was mpde to them emphatically dmlnjt ileep that they could write a* "WeH- as *lher people, theydid ao fotttsrithand ratilned the power efter^a' •peeiiiiQfui,ol â- e r»Tr»«i HU W»mr CWi«Ka u ._ Fe«Be» aad Thrre •tThtmS^ A terrible tragedv was Springfield, 0., recently, the- death of tiie three cl 'soon child, ;. *?^lHBg J John MaxweU. AhonV^^^,^ doctor sent his wife to a sto errand which would detain her som **" " leaving him alone with his d ranging in age from 4 to 15. ^. his wife had gone he called his into a room, and, threatening t« IhS them in c^se of a refusal, induced *v* to swallow a mixture of aeonU chloroform. Then he tied a el^lv *^ rated with the same drug won h**"" mouth and nostrils of each, and kM ?? victims on a bed. The children «?" struggling for a few minutes "u'^^f insensibUity. Maxwell then^^-'"' tered a dose to himself and lay dow '"'" the bed beside his unconscious cWld^ " V ^^^A °i,"°*«" "fter the doctor hri Bwallowed the polaon, Mrs Maxw«n came home Upon seeing the bser.,^ forms of her children on the bed T suspected the terrible truth, and at orS summoned assistance. Medical aid » speedily at hand, but before the Dhviri* T^v "ir^ Blanche, aged 12, ^as dead' Arthur, the youngest child, died short* after 1 o'dacknext morning, and Kennel* pged 10, died at 4 o'clock nextmomin- Grace, the eldest child, is BtUl alive but the prospects of her ultimate recovery are considered remote. The father recovered during the night, and in the aiomingi,ai placed in jail. Mrs. Maxwell is b a terrible condition, and it is feared the shock will deprive her of reason. Dr Maxwell had written a letter saying he was tired of life, and as he did not wlah AWHn, to leave his children to a life of poverty, such as they would have to face" he had decided to take them to the grave with him, ,. Dr. Maxwell cameto Springfield a short time ago from Cedarv'lle, 0. While living at the latter place he had been indicted by another physician on a charge of criminal libel. The case ia still pend- ing. Since coming there he has been unable to provide for his family properly and his combined troubles are alleged to' have affected his mind. Znni Sacred Bread Stones. For ro art or industry within the range of the domestic duties of Zuni, is so much care and instruction bestowed by the old women on the young, as for every prccea in the making of the he-we, or wafer. breads. Year in and year out, too, while these lessons are being plied, it is told how the famed and beloved " Goddess of the White Shells " taught not a few of her graces â€" and some secrets â€" in con- nection with the daily occupation, T»'hich forms their theme. Of these secret;?, a ohosen few o'd women of the tribe are the keepers. With many a trpterions rite and severe penance, they quarry and manufacture the erormors bakirg-stcneB on which the flaky, toothsome he-ve is made. Garrulous enough, mercy Irnws are these crones on most other fn^jpcts: but they guard with a sphinx-like jealrusy such of their methtds ard obscrTsiices as add prestige to experience w their orcasional calling. The usual number of old women making up a party of " stone- finishers " is four or eight, rarely more. Four days previously to the tempering of the stones they retire to an estufaor lone room, there to fast and engage in certain ceremonials, in which chronic traditional chants and repeating ritnals play an im- portant part. Dtarirg these four days they never come forth unless at rare inter- vals and for a very short time (and then under the projecting influence of warning head plumes) that they may not be touched by the unitiated. Yet, during the intermissions of their religious obser- vances they prepare great cakes of pinon gum, carefully wrapping them in strips of cedar bark, and in other wayx make ready for the work at band. On the morning of the day succeedtrg, the last night of their vigil, they repair in single fiie, headed by a particular clan-priestâ€" usually a " Badger," who on no sccnnnt touches one of them â€"to a quarry. Be- fore lifting the stones, before even quarrying any of them, they recite long, propitiatory prayers, casting sbnn- dant medicine-meal to the "Flesh of the rock." With other but shorter prayers the fire is kindled by the old priest; who uses as his match a stick of hard wood with which he drills vigour- ously i-to a piece of dry. soft root, until the friction Ignites the dust of its own making, and to the flames thus penf^- ted, offerings of dry food are made. The stones are then brought, and when warm enough, placed over the fires being con- stantly anointed with pitch and csotns juice, which they greedily absorb, ?n that they at leant seem solid mssses of carbon- ized substance rather than gritty rrck. From the beginning to the end of this tempering process never a word is spoken aloud nor the least excitement or spright- ly acti' I inlulged in. Sounds uttered would penetrate the grain of the rork and expelled by heat or conflicting ^ith the new " being" (function) of the store, split scale, or shiver it with a loud noise. So also, the evil influence of undne passion or hasty action would alike be cnmnmni- cated to itâ€" with blighting future effect. Probably a Bass InTcntlon. An Oil City boy who went fiahfiig to OieopoUa the other day reports a B^ngaW isxperienpe. He had hooked a black bate wdghiiv thirty-six pounds, but whenJie tried to haul his prize to shore the ba» junped at him, chased him up the hiUj ,^ L«nighthim and tied him "ecurely to • |h0; tivewMA the fish line, nm the fiabbooK felfcfe5?!!T.•fiS^^hâ- S.^Sd .!bea«il ai^otioatij ti ifir iMdkedV^ to the ri Ttti^bdJr'WiSliientt^ river. Wbeni The PaL It is well, this month, t different phas been mauie, th xected, and this more kn he can have doings andasy are great help neglect to ke( is very often t view of the pa many a dollar ing year, and guess can nev are very hkel takes year ai that the price been as high, produces, as i though they s saiqe has been other branches clothing and c mcNr^uses bein waiij Jif not bel reiuMa,ber. Ij nea^so. Wi may wing pea( of workers in that prices ma; who strive tc ducts. Take a Loc Yea, it shou for a few deca] soon start the much loss be crop is stored the dwelling h toes, etc., ma; coming unsala several large d thing will do ness than bein noxious gases tables. And t tor than in sun er the house i the fumes are ing, and the fa them day and The proper demeath an u ing, or undei osed for the though in sue to be much ni able loss. If veniences sho of rootB, whe from dampuei »nd still not 1 at them. Co for unloading ing easily am 1 The mode when workec market it i£ cities good fancy pats, c if sold direct pate will not are taken to with trays f «ndice. F or two poun tatignlar om should be c eSoti^ wrunf Butter im pecked cloa ware jars; inch of the •ad the jai thea secure BiQoh as poi Sprinkle the potato* to prevent libgorP Is simply t «Urt^a and, finally •"f and i I to re Iftbaq