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 Jfc •**aMllP»«r'-,»lWi|g!rs«»^osat:; w their iirber of " stone- 7 more, ering of or lone *ertain Iditional an im- ir days e inter- d then araing Inot be during ohser- f pinon [trips of iDake n the \he last single 'rieat â€" cconnt Be- even long, abnn- sh of ihorter the stick igour- until Is own pn"'^- The â- warm c^n- cactus tbat Irbon- Irrck. this ho ken " kcht- Itered :and the I spHfe So lesion luni- tecb. FOK THE FABMHL Bones as a Fertilizer. flenrf Stewart sets forth the value of bones as a fertilizer in a very plain man- -gt They consist, when fresh, of 63^ per cent of mineral matter (of whidi 55 MTceut.fOitae bone, ispboiphate of Ume); 3lipercent. of organio matter, cbieilf gelatine and fat, and five per cent. of water. The o^anic matter contains 3^ per cent, of nitrogen the mineral ^tter contains from 25 tj 25J per cent of phosphoric acid, and 30 to b5 per cent, of lime. The phosphoric acid and the nitrogen are the valuable elements, the former being itorth, at six cents a pound, 11.50, and the -latter, at 25 cencaapound, 87 cents 100 poands of bone, th'eo, m a condition lo be available would be worth $2.37. ^ut' bones when whole are only slowly sola ble in the soil. In moist soU they will decay and wholly disappear, only in BO many years that it is necessary to re- duce them to a fi ne state of division to oiake them osef oL This is done by re- dncing them to powder or by baming them to ashes. The latter method is the cheaper^ but the nitrogen is lost, and if the bones can be reduced to powder for leas cos!; than the value of the nitrogen, the most costly method is the better. But in many cases it is impossible to grind them fur want of mills, and then the burning tecomes the only practicable method. This leaves the phosphate of lime in the finest possible condition to be as available for plant food as in the raw bone or more so, because it U nut held in an undecomposable condition by the gelatine. The Past and the Future. It is well, during the latter part of this month, to review the past in all its different phases. Where mistakes have been made, they can and should be cor- rscted, and to enable the farmer to do this more knowingly, the greatest help he can have is a well-kept diary of firm doings and a systematic acco unt book. These are great helps, aud no farmer should neglect to keep them, and properly. It is very often the case that a careful re- view of the past may save as well as make many a dollar for the farmer in the com- ing year, and those who go altogether by guess can never c junt on anything, and are very likely to repeat the same mis- takes year after year. We well know that the prices of the past year have not been as high, on most thmgs the farmer produces, as they might have desired, though they should remember that the same has been true in nearly or quite all other bcanches of industry; the price o! clothing and, other things which the far- mer uses being now as cheap as ever it was, if not below any other prices we ever remember. This equalizes matters, or nearly so. We hope the year to come may bring peace and plenty to the army of workers in agricultural pursuits, ancl that pi ices may be such as will please all who strive to produce first class pro- ducts. Take a Look at the Root Cellar. Yes, it should be seen to freqiently, for a few decayed or decaying ones may soon start the whole pile to rotting and much loss be entaded. Where the root crop is stored in the cellar underneath the dwelling house, the rotting of pota- toes, etc., may not only entail loss by be- coming unsalable, but they may make several large doctor bills, as scarcely any- thing will do more towards causing ill- ness than being compelled to breathe the noxious gases arising from decaying vege- tables. And this is much worse in win- ter than in summer, as during cold weath' er the house is kept closed up so much, the fumes are kept confined in the dwell-, ing, and the family compelled to breathe them day and ni^ht. The proper place for a root^llar is un- derneath an out- kitchen or other build- ing, or under the part of the bam not used for the horses or other stock, though in such places they are apt, often, to be much neglected, causing consider- able loss. If a side-barn is built, con- veniences should be made for the storage of roots, where they can be kept free from dampness, be kept dark and cool, and still not be where Jack Frost can get at them. Conveniences should be made for unloading and storing as well as load- ing easily and quickly. Abont Butter. The mode of preparing the butter, when worked and salted, depends on the market it is intended for. Near large cities good butter, made up in small, fancy pats, commands a very high price, if sold directly to the consumer. These pats will not stand any rough usage 5 they are taken to the market in boxes fitted with trays for alternate layers of butter and ice. For the ordinary market, one or two pound rolls, and square or rec- tangular ones will pack closest. Each pat should be covered with a dean, white cloth, wrung out of pickle. Batter intended for keeping should be packed closely in well-glazed earthen- ware jars free from cracks, within an inch of the rim a doth is then put on, «nd the jar is filled with salt the jar is then secured so as to exdude the anr as much as possible. ,tifi«^" Notes. Sprinkle a little lime (air slaked) over the potatoes in your cellar. It ^11 teod to prevent rot, and purify the air of the cellar, Ms jor Pallett's plan of improving wheat ia simply to find the best plant of a va- riety, in a given crop, then ita best ear, ^^i, finally, the best grain in the best «»; and with this ultimate beat single grain to re-start every year. It is a question worthy of oarefnl teats ^fthar Liaaa beau viU nold beat it Ja litter oaae, the ViAea are to be piiieii- Jf ^IJdifâ€"^ *^' "**^ " *»P Thia question prawnhi itMU in differ- entfoTM. Many think that B»pbeiries «nd Uukbemea yteld better if oonfined tothehaghtof three or four feet. We must then out off the Uterals as lom aa they are a foot or ao in length. No stakes are necessary. Andent writers suggested piclung out toe largest grains, and aUo those from the middle of the ear. liajor flallett also states in the Ag. Gazette that six- and-twenly yean i^, in 1858, he planted 18 ears in such a manner that the plant- u« of each grain of each ear oorrespoad- ed exactly with its poaiuou when in the ear, and the larger grains were noted on the diagram of each planting. Ho found no relation whatever t» exist between the best plant produced and the size, or posi- tion in the ear, ol its parent grain. GRAINS OF GOLD. To rise from the table able to eat a lit- tle more is a proverbially good rule for every one. There is nothing more idiot- ic tuan forcing down a few mouthsf ui be- cause they happen to remain on one's plate after hunger is satisfied, and be- cause they may be "wasted" it left. It Is the moat serious waste to overtax the stomach with even half an ounce inore than ic can take care of. The great ocean ia in a constant stcte of evaporation. It gives back wh*t it re- ceives, and sends up its waters lu mists to gather into cluuds and so there are rain on the fields and storm on the moun- tains, and greenues and beauty every- where. But there are many men who Uo not believe in evaporation. They get ail they can and keep all they get, and scare not lertilisets, but only stagnant miasma- tic ponds. Life.â€" You will find existence full of sweet savour if you do not expect from it what It cannot give. When people com- plain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things from ic. Upon this believe wholly the teaching of the wisest. There is but one foundaiiion for a happy life â€" the pur- suit of the good and vt tne true. STou will be well pleased with existence if you make fair uae of ir, aud if yuu abide well pleased with yourselves. A noble sen- tence is that which says, "Seek ye first the Eangdom of God aud His rignteous- nesB, and all these things shall be added unto you." False Ideals. â€" False ideals of happi- ness haunt tUe ways of men and lead them on to danger and destruction through the siren song of fantasy. One makes his of wealth. He has enough no if for all the purposes of refined living but he want;} that extra, tbat mai^in, hy which enough may be broadened out into excess aud refinement may be mide to ia- clude frkutic luxury and iusoleut ostenta- tion. " When I shall have so much, I will be content," he says co himself. Bat he is never content. If he gets a hun- dred tbousand pounds, he wants two if two, three and so on, till he covers a million, which then, when compassed, shall positively be the term and boundary of his desirds. Bat the milhoa spreads out and rolls on, as tht hundred thousand had done before it. Tbuih. â€" Truth comes to Us only by glimpses. There some who refuse to re- ceive a partial truth, who insist upon having a clear idea of the whole, or at lea It upon perauading themselves that they have ic, before they yield assent to anythmg. They will believe nothing which tuey cannot understand, they say, forgetting that, al:.hough we may both beheve and understand many things to be true, it is only by occasional glimpses that we can ever discover how they came to be so. For instancej we all believe the wonders of the natural world, the ex- istence aud motions of the planets and stars, the changes in the earth's surf (mw, the marvelous grow;;h in the vegetable world, and the still more wonderful de- velopment of the animal creation â€" of con- scious life and human intelligence. In believing t lese things we understand that they are so but how they came to be so, how they perform their several func- tions, what are the laws which uphold them and the forces they obey â€" these things we do not understand, except as study or thought, or partidpation in an- oiher's thought, give us a glimpse of the truth. A Correction. "Yes, brethem," says the dergyman who is preaching the funeral sermon, "our deceased* brother was cut down in a single nightâ€" torn from the arms of his loving wife, who is thus left a disoonso- lote widow at the age of 24 years." "Twenty-two, if you please/' soos the widow, m the front pew, emerging from her handkerchief for an instant. The Parasrapher. As age peetles his brow mit goot know- ledges of dor voridt^ tom^ goes out to prattle it. Froin early ahilahoot oop, he vas shuck full mit menriments, tind he vas wride all dia things dona, He vas gone on der newspaper pfshness, nnd many of dhem wood hi^e found a gnf e yart out A SKBPTICAL C»B6TMi^ nu«ws Skeptieinn ia a deidoiaUe thing, Mpedally when it leayea tha mind on a stormy aoa without an anchor or hope of haven. It does not probaUy prt- â-¼ail any more in thaae daya thui it did in the past, but we hear more of it because of the pnhlidty given by the seoolar press. Some minds are so conatituted that they cannot accept anything without procrf, and yet they do not neoesaarily demand that the proof shall have the stamp of highest authoiity. Thqy recognize merit for it- self, and accept it.gbdly, knowing that eventually it must gain general recogni- tion. The legal and medical prefeaucns as well as the ecdwsiaatioal are slow to adopt what may conflict widi their no- tions of self-interest and right, xnew ideas are almost always disturbing, but eventually they become assimilated and are warmly commended. The case of theRav. Ghorge Water-' man, a talented dergyman of Berwyn Lodge, Bredstone, Winbome, Eng., sug- gests these observations. He got into a desperate condition, which tUoroogtily un- fitted him for ministerial work. His mind sympathizing with his body, became very much depressed. As the mind is so the tlioughts are. He fineally put himself uu- dor the care of the best London special- lati!. For several years he puisued the ever fleeting phantom, but at length tSiey told him his case was beyond amendment. Still more thoroughly depressed, he grew skeptical to a d^r. e and believed nim- self doomtd. Providentially, however, he had his at- tention drawotoa widely-reputed means of restoration in cases like his own. He re- luctantly began its use. Every few weeks he had ctiemical analyses made, and tind ing constant improvement, he eagerly per severed, and when twenty-six bottles had been used, the analyst reported •* Ho trace of either albumen or sugar by the severest tests." In other words, he ex- cjaimed witn rapture, "I was cured. ' He had Bright'a duease of the kidneys. That was in 1882, apd from day to day he put aside his skepticism at the use of an unauthorized remedy until to-day he has been strong and well in body and mind, and contrary to the boasts of his medical friends, has had no relapse. It is only fair to remark, though it may be unusual for papers editorially to do so, that Warner's Safe Cure is the remedy wuich saved Mr. Waterman s life, to which he ever bears willing testimony. And when we see it publicly endorsed by such em nent persons of quality as the Right Rev. Bishop Edward Wilson, the Rev. W. S. Heuddrs',n, of Prescott, Madame eainton-DOiby, the renowned music teacher of Loudon, Dr. Dio Lewis; the famous American hygienist, the Rev. Dr. Squirrel, of Rugby, Eng., the Rev. D. A. Brown, of Aultsville, Mr. Arthur Au^ur, of Montreal, Capt. W. H. Nichols, of Hamilton, the Rev. Dr. R. C. 6owerby, of Helensburg, N. B., the Rev. James Brierly, M, A., Congleton, Eag., the Hon. Geo, Taylor, of the Globe, andothers equa ly well-known, we un- hesitatingly commend it to the favor of otur readers. Catarmâ€" A Mew Treatment. Perhapd the most extrarordinary aoooeaa that bas been actueved in- modem science has been attained by the Dixon Treatment of catarrh. Out ol 2JU patients treated .during the past six months, rally ninety per cent, havd been oared of this stubborn malady. This is none Che less startling when it is remembered that not five per cenc of the patients iiresenting chemdelves to the regular practitioner are benodtted, while the patent medicines and other advertised cores never record a core at au. Starting with the claim now generally be- lieved by the most sdentifio men that Che disease is due to the presence of Uving parasites In the tissues, Mr. Dix- on at once adapted bis cure to their extermination this aoocmipUshed the catarrh is prauUcally cored, and the permanency is nn- questionedi as cures eflboted by him four years ago are cuires still. £iio one else has ever at- tempted to cure catarrh in this manner, and no other treatment has ever omed catarrh. The application of the remedy is simple and.oan be doue at home, and the present season of the year is the most favorable for a speedy and permanent cure, the majori^ of oases being cured at one treatmeut. Somwers should cor- respond with Messrs. A. H. DIXOk tc dON. 906 King -street Weet, Toronto, Canada, and enclose stamp lor their treatise on catarrh.â€" JIfoiUreai near A New England company bas secured 8,000 acres of land in Huston Coonty, Ga. aud is moving a colony thither. Tes, ;oa o tn get somethirg to stop that coagfa "Pec- to: i V will do If m no ti iie. Try Pdctoiu. It oerer fitUa Tne great 25 cent Cougi and Cjld Cure. Damp clothing and moist draughts in- vite you to take a cold. Young Men Iâ€" ead Tbla. The Voltaio Belt Co,, or Marshall, Mich, offer to send thair celebrated Electro- Voltaic BAi, and other Electric Appliances on trial for thirty daya, to men (yourg or cl.) dfB.csed wita nervous debility, loss ol- vitdliiy, aud all kmdred troubles. Also for iheomansm, neuralgia paralyjis, and aany other disesses. Complat lestor- ation to htalfeh, vigor and maanood guaran- teed. No risk is lacorrei ai thirty days' trial is a.lowed. Write tiem at cnoe lor iiln«i r^ttud p ^mphlet free. A.P 207. FREE Tanmto, Oat. HAND STAMPS MXTAL a KVB8KB •( cTwr da ioa. Seals, ata Bnow Medaia tha laM tow Dto Kibibitioa. Afeoli vantad racnrk8RwaKTinra.oo. rUH.TUIi n Kins St.. Wart Tofonta. R. U. AWARE THAT LorUlard'e (Himaz Flxig bearing a redMn tag that IorIIlatd*s It««elc«.f fine cat that LoriUard'a NaTT Clivplaca, and that LorlUaid'a SbkITs, aro the Deat and oheapeat, qaaUt7 " " rconatdftsdl Comp oii.n.H Oxygen OnnB^SondiiUarOoaiamittioa. Aathwa, Dyapepria, Ohnmle Son Tkio^ Paratjaia, NenrUaia, ShoamaOun, CMairh, Soratala, Nerrooa KiBMiation. cct. etc Home andoflloe treatment. Trial tree. Alt narvooa JNiaaaea 8nd ipeedy relief and parmanent eore. 'Thoae who are â- uflannsRoaiMiyitf HMaboTa named diiiM*aa ahonld {iTeCompoand Oxygen a triaL 73 King Streat Waat, Toronto. B RITISH AMERICAN BUSINKS) COIJ.BOE ARCADE, TONGK ST., TORONTO. Fineat rooms in America. Piaoti- cal in erery department. Teachrra pushing and ener- {;etic and know what they teach. Endorsed by the eading bu^ineaa mea of Ontario, iu Gradnatei are fill- in positions of tru»t i every city, town and Tallage of Canada. Hand for new cirenlar. C "^nK». 8«er»t»T SM0ra8Al]8A(iK8. IIm moat eonTenient meat tor tarmeia In aeaaon. These meata a» oooked and Sold by groeeia throntdi the Dominion, to W. nT.AHir. p. O. Knx Ma Mnntraal. their btM tor oae for prie iple eopy of beat aS-pagfc And get a aa TauTH ifiee, tiie Weekly Magaitne â-  pabliihed Bee the big Bat of rewards tor answering Bible Problema. 8 X'RANK WILSON, S3 38 Adelaide Street. Weat, Toronto, Oanada 1^^ nPTUikâ€" siuAA'ii IMPBR .rIAL TRUSS with a Spiral Spring Uie beot ever invented. Took ten y«ars t p°rfeot. Onrea every child, 8 out of 10 adul^s. Holds tbe worst Hernia,during hardest work.or money refunded. 25 years practical ezper- ieuoe. • irculaTS free. Address THE JQ4N IMPERIAL TRU48 Co., 23 EdeUide St. East Toronto, Ont. H. WILLI4«S, SLATE AND FELT ROOFER. Manufacturer and Deader ia Tarred Felt. iMoflag Pitck. MSdldlac Paper. Carpet Frit, Ac., ai loWMt Prlcea. 4 AsELAiBE St. BIast. â-  Toronto. fTIOK Pattaning and bringiaf into aoodttiaii. W} Oowa, Oaiva*,, Bhaap aadPifs. TheToai Uatxu Tsxdu ia naad and raooaimaBded by 1 daaa fareaden. Milk OatUa prodnoa more milk sad bntter. It tattaoa in on»4oiirthtlia oaoal Uma, Mat save* Pood. Prioe 25 eanta and tl pisr box. A dollar box mVaads. HUGH MILLER and Co., AaaiaounraAi. OHxions, WKiagBIEaal,' Por Palato] Dominion Line of Steamships^ Rnnnlng in eonneetion with the Grand ftonk BaU«a| otOaasda. Sailing from Quebee averp Saturday duiiii the summer montha, and from Portland every ImMdif doling the winter months Sailing datea from FOBTLASD. Toroats. Dee. 4 I â- ontreal. Dee. IS Brookiya, Jan. 1 1 Tor.ntOt Jan. IS Montreal. Jan. Ml ... •g Ratea of paasage: Cabin, Quebeo to'Uverpool Mi, #10 •66, tao. 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Best Dictionary of the language. â€" Lcmiwi Times, G. A C. MERRIAM ft CO.. Pub'rs, Springfield, Mass. THIinODEL Washer BLE AGHSB Weighs but 6 pounds. Can be carriedin a small ndiss. Illustration shows Machine in boiler. JatiataoUOB guaranteed or money refunded witUn 30 daya. $1000.00 JKWAao WtSA ITS SUFCBIOB. Wailing made Ibcht and eaay. The olothea have vuk pure whiteness which no other mode of washing oai) pro* dnoe. No mbbing reqiUrai,«o trioUoh. to injure ,Um fabric. A 10 year old girl ean^ the wailiing aa well as an older person. To place it in every household ths psios has asm BCDTTOBD to OS.BO,'and if not found satiafaotary, mooaff refunded. See what the "Oanada Preabyterian," aan about itâ€" The Model Waaher and Ble a che r which Mr. O, W. Dennis oilers to the public lus many and Talogbls advantages. Itia a time and labor saving m a nhimi i substantial and enduring, and is very cheap. From tna in the household we can testify to its exoelle n oo Delivered to any express o£Boe in the Provinces of On tario and Quebec. Ohuges paid 93.00. Send tor ebcoolan AQENTS WANTED. C. W. DENNIS, TORONTO BASGAm HOUSE, 813 TONaC BTBBKT, TORONTO, OUT VlOHNSTONS RuIDEEEF. JOHNSTON'S FLUID BEEF It la the onlT preparation of the Und whloh ceataina all the nntritioas, together with tha stimolatiBs. properties of beef, and the only one which nas the power to supply noniUbp ment for bndn, and Done, and mosolo. ofer it don't vas been for him. The Lord Mayor of London is » Motho- a Mcmoii »t the opening; ec » M.«*UUKU|t Choioh. ' .. Ite Canon's Pulmonary CourtiDrope akouM be used "HeUo, there; what do you wantl" ^ked a Brooklyn pwiot ol • burdw tto other night; thereupon the bniglK loft CTR " ^^ '^^^ KZPKSSES A MOllTH Goab. W I O AlnuD to ' Aosms everywhare. OiMalars max. W. A. HOATH A OO.. Totooso Oanada. CnDEinil~CfAMDC B°nd So. toreiroolaia and U rUnuUII OlAIMrO sumps. Agenta wanted. Good oommib.ion. (SnMilan frse. Addreas CANADIAN STAMP J., Mtetrdal. P. Q RUBBER STAMPS ^««"«»^«'^^^ KailroaO, •mM mado to ordA: DateB, SaSInkerf, i-'sr, Nbtaiyaaa aodato SaSla. ate, Atents n'antad. OOOK*BITAKBR,^•Ong8t.Wea^ Iwintd flf'pXKGRAPHr Bd'way ai^Conuinercial Tel«ira- STr rUTE. aaKnrS K. Toronto. JAB THOBNK M gr. FOB 8ALB-AT A BASOAI|r-OB WILL SAEX inpMtBSimabttarm or«icy smatty foe aav'y V WW jBiOraiid criit mill «t aU'ten OBBUin Jua, ' ScnthamBsilmg, wa^.-AwUfBcotlMt Londwt Canada ]V[EBIDEN B RITAl^TA â€" :) MANXJPACTDRBKS OF (: fittest tl««tw ^M mi W%\m Hew York, jteriden (Ct.), Chicago, San Franoface, London, BRANCH FACTOErâ€" Cor. Cannon and Wellington Streets, Hunilton, Ont Many pnrchaeers having through a rimilarity of names purchased othsr wares under the impression that- they were of eur manufacture, we are compell- ed to ask special attention to the above TRADE UAKK3 The fact that our name aud Trade Marks are being bo close- ly imitated should be a sufficient guar^ teetothepuh'iothat our wai^s ara Vb» BEST IN THE WOELD. TRADB 1847 Sogers Bros. Al. (.^_„„___ SARK. GURNETS STOYES I have a posittvo reraed; tor tba »*»£• T'TZT â- Mtbonaaods ot eases at tba vorst rad and â€"^rrw etanding hare been cnied. â- Ii'3S23»B!S!WySSSJ?S COUNTESS BASE BURNBt GOAL ABD WOOD COOK wira • FOR SALE BY STOVE DEALERS •~ ' '^^^^a*'--