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 'WPPP-' w ,j%PimQ FOLK " liortflBtheHaiiu- Wee Gretchen'fl father and mother were Gemans, only a few yean ovet from the Fatherland when they purchased a farm od the rolling pnine, and began to make the moBt'of their roomy sorronndings. It is a well-known fact that Germans arc good neighbors, first, because usually they will work faithfully, and not only increase the value of their own property, but by so doing enchance that of the farms adjoiaing and, second, becaose thev will economize and keep ahead of expenses in the most sur- prising fashion. Gretchen's parents were no exception' to the common rule. The father was up betimes, and the good mot^her, with sleeves rolled above her dimp- led elbows, ma^le things huzz alxiuttlie little shanty. Gret^-hen was only three yen.n old, and ran about the yard, which, having oijly u fire-brake fw a ience, was a yard on rather a 8tu(jendou.s scaft:, it i-s true. But the baby did not care, she irolte'l hither and thillier, now after speckled lii.ldy,,and now aftirr la/y old l^owzer, who rflept all day on the Hunnieat «ide of ihfc house. .Sometimes she could hear her mother singing quaint old (ierriian songs, and son»e- limes I'ne cheery whistle of lier father, plow- iiig, over in the north i^art of the claim, reached her ears. Jf she wa-s liungry, she ran to th.c dwv and made )ier wants known. 'U-parting from lln:n';e to divide half of her bread and hultcr with lb.- .In- iJut one .lay a n.-i^hlH.r called ui^ju *;ret':ben's mother, a (it-inian woman, ulsft. who had known then in the dear J-'alher- laiid, an' for tjuite a while the baby was for gotten. When they wenl to call her, no sweet little voice aiiawerwl.and no little blue frock ah'I K.sy fact; was virtj-le. "Why, wlien: '.an Mic (-hild U- V ex'jlaim- ed hr-i iiiolht-r, and there was a vague alarm, even then, in her ijUeslion. " Sh»; i.annot Iiavc gone far, I have Inien hcri; biicii a ^sliorl tinit." " Twr* boiir^." said hi;r mother, "jn-H two llOllr.^ .sint«: I hi.-t saw thi: shine of her dance- in;^ yellow -iiil.s for hh«- Wfni't" W-ar Im r b«jnnft. We can see so far. m l'»'k .shjwiy n iv( ry dirction, au'l 1 will do the hame. Kven the dog lias li.-Hip|M;art;.r; he i.s no doiilt wiili her."' But JtxA a.s ihey wonM. long and steadily not a ^dinipse of the little one uonhl Ik; we»i. "She is lot â- .'â-  gapped tlie molbei. "Oh! what will hei- lather say? She is Iot '»ii th plain.-. 1 '.h ' how ';.uld 1 forg'l tii:r " ,\n'l then »ayin- tearfully to lier 'â- aMci' that ,1h- wouhl sr,.,ti be back, she ll'U in lb-- direction of her buslwind. It was a 1 HIJ4 niii, and panlii;;.' al ii'..~t ready to faint, hhe paused at ia^t at -his ,ide. "I^ietcben I" she wailed. "What of my ux-tcben V be asked, sleni- ly, for the baby Wjus llie aplde of his eye, aii'lh' hiul iii'.re than oiK-e ciii'le'l bis wife ff.r li'i- appar- n; â- .uâ- l:i'â- ^-Mess, •â- (..,1,.;: Wan.ne:c.l away! l-'"'*t:" â- â- Lost on tJie piaii Ji.-, and llie snultiot two boiu-.s high: Kiln otj .i'.-.Mi to Siiutli's ;,'et he|| We mnsl Moifi I'ne jilains b'-h-ie niglit- fall. ,\|y p«.or iiltle darhng! ' He Iiad ilelji'-heij tin; horses from tlie plow a.H be .â- |*oke, atid inomitjng one molioncl lii.- witV- to iHoiiiit t!ie nl:,*-v; an.! Il: \va- "llin lii' fhie'-ri'.not anoth.-r nei;^'irbor, alw.-y.- keeping a sharjt tytt on lb.- oi,lhj.k l'r bin baby. *-(;.,w/.-i IS wilblHi,"' b.- ib.Mlilbt," h. will be :^oioe |.i.tc.Iioii, aJi.I iiiav I'l'l n-. to b.-r."' U'was jM-ihap.- n ;^o.hI b'.iH- b.-foleaiiy Ihiii;: Ilk.- ,1 i-rtrty vas f'.|-ine.i. aii'l sl,.rl.-.i lu .hibi'-nt .In-e. -li.il. • an. I th.- iiii \\.is. iy ibis liiK.-, ercejiiti^Mar d-.wti l.A\ai.l llit- western h'»ri/.on. •â- (Intclien! I iiel-hen '" tli.y call.-.!, bill ni» baby voic- ;.ii- weiVil. •â- Wf miisliimi li'-i l*f-.ie .irilk," cried the hair franlic fatber- i;.il Ih.- SUM bid "il L:l'.w.ii„' Tfc, aii.l -lli.- r;'.M .Mtii. 1'A\I\ '.ill '.:i.' I'V oi.r. iMi'l -iT.lbini; h-L'i U-.-n .b " A .-i .-.l. â- ' h.' uill [,.ii,-h b-t"'.|.-nioiMiii.J. " .-ob!."l li.i Mi'.lli.-i; "Ihc lii^^lils ;we "...1, ;.hn'.sl ...Id. an'l .-^h- h;t'l oi, '.nlv a liltl' sUi' .-n.! soiM.-Wlhl aiiiiiial inav Iiii'l h' i Obabv !, kiby :•â-  The I'iil; infill, ])iisse.l, no one iia.i .-hpt. Then- ha.l b.en a lia.li of lant.-il..-. lai ;iinl near for many niih--.; for tin- .-^.-an-binj; p.uty b.-.Miii.- Iar;.-i anrl lar^.r a.- lli.- iieu:s .-pr.;t'l. M'.lli.rs biiL'^.-'l Ih.-ir own illll- "o. and Vaid to hiobaii.lsan.l sons, "(io " ;in.l with lb. -11 own ban. Is il.ane.l ali.l tilled 1 mlern.- an.l lire .uins b.l thre.- .shots «â- â- [.â-  t' b.- tired when th.- liltleijliu vv.ls foun.l, iivitij ..r .b-i'l; tboii-b tb.-y \vbis(«-ie.l :i,' la.t U'.l.l loi I.;ir il 1iiI.l;!iI km'-Ii I i..- ..us of lalli-r •â- ! III. .11,. I" .NbHiiin- .tauiie.l bri-bl an.l .h-.r, an.! with a .t..i.'L"-d ]M i-e\iT.in.e all k.pl on uiih the s.-.ti.-l., tn.'i aii'l liiin^y tii'.n^h th.\ VM-r " Wr iiiiisl Itnd ber," sai.l her m bitefacr.l father, " ulieiv ciil'l her little fe.t liavr t-arrii-.l her tliat we rami.. I o\.rIak.- tb'iii â- .'" Th.- n....n b'tfir passr-'l, a f. u kiii'l iiet^'h- |N.^^4 .sent out a .oM bili'h for th' Wean- .1 partv. ni^'bt eam.*ai;ain, ami as v*t no little ;nt" Imii. 'ill.- liiotli'-i wasl..st ill lb -p;iii-, "Slii. n .I'-a.l,"' h.- ,-:U.|. "tny i-l'lly liltie"..n.- b' Ill near Ih.- b'.iii-' ..f iti\ liiii- b'Mnl. Slie will 11! \er be f'.iiinl :ili\.- now. ili all the .â- bill-ni-_'lil. wilh'.iil wa'ter '.r fo..'l. Oh if I .-o.il.l out .He, t..or' "Niy." .xp.-hilat.'l a frieml, '-thoti art wicke.r .. t.. pr.ik, th..ii hat tli bn-band, .li\e t. 'â- '.iiilorl liitii aii'l llie b.iby tnay yet Im- f.Min.l." lint when tlie lliii.l .l.iv of the search eani.-. an.l foiin.l theiit stiil with no wonl or li.ling.s, e\.-ii tin bra\.t w.-re .Iislie ii t.iie.I. "Slir has i.acht-.l th.- .listaiil river," tli.y Hai.l "ill lr\ing lt» g.*t lo the wat.-r. peihaj.s sb,- t.ll ..v.T th.- steep, :.)» King bank, ami was 'tro» ii'il, "K.lt the'loj,.?" "M.'will 'I.mbtless r.rniiiii near wli'te she b:v h--.ap[i.are.l, ..; what can lia\' 1..-- coitie of her 'iilitrwis.-. ":*' No lyic c'tiihl answer. 'S'o« havt; Iwen kin-I, fii.n.!-.' sai-l. the father, in his bi..U-ii KiigllsiL, ulmh u is now m..sl p:itli.Ii.-, â- â- but 1 will not ak y.-ii III s|M'iiil loii;;.'r timr in the Star.-li. .\s for m-, 1 shall kef|) on until 1 liiid her r oiiie ti'lingsol her. I'ak.- my wife back uiUi \..it, fhe i.s ill and 'will ..ill. Women wt-pt ..v,r llii- st.ry. m.-ii f.-lt their eyes j^tow (Iiim, an.l a lew kept on with ihe si-arch in an iiiiol.it iisivo'\va\ saying, a.s ha.l the tatliel "We must tin.l her.'" An.l Ibe .lays .-ame an.l w.-iil until two Wi?f ks had piissc'I, an.l oiilv l\io (K-rsoiis now ' wtic- still I.H.kiii;; b.r tin- p....r littk- bal-v. Tb'.^elWo w.-re lu-r lat hi-r ah'l iiei-bl...;Tail, a atiipi.l leriiian Ihv \\hla.l part I'.ulai Iv lov.'.l littblirel.-heii. They were loll.«in:.' th.- .oiirsc.,f the river. p.-ihap.i li\i- iiiile.^ from hom.-, wh.-n very suibh-niy the b'.y t^'ivt- a shout that c.tn.scl his coiiipiiiiicii ti. paiie 'pii-klv. "What IS It ;â- â-  lie ciu-.l, huskily, "her .li.-M-s, or b".»r ttusw.-r tin- livl p.iiiu-.l far out over the priurie. "Wliat is il V I sev nolhin^." Kut the .-.tiipi'l tiil'iw- coul.l ii'.l an.-.wi-. i«ivf by wild, almost bysU-ii.al gcslm-cs ;il lirsl, then a snd.len spnn;;.forwaril, and he wa.** oil' in the direction in which be lunl JM'inte.l. The anxious father billowed lihii a.s swiftly as iMissible, to tin.l him at last, in a .slight de- pression of the groun.l, with liis arms about the neck of '»l'l llowzer. Verj, Itow/er iK-yoiiil a .lonbt, and neitlu-r star\-e.l nor .l.-ail, but lUciileilly cmifortable an.l uvt-rj'.ye'l al meeting them. "tiretchtJii " sai.l the lather. In trcmbliiii; tones. "Where is vonr liitlf mistress " lii.wzer could noi talk, he friskcl an.l jumped alionl. but, alas not a iiuestion could he aiisw.-r. "Wait '" saiil the Imy. then he turneil to the dog, wbistleil and started in the direc- tiiin ui home. The dog Imun.led to his side ami then jw au.l.lenly sI.khI still. "Come on " said the boy, "let us go home. " iSul the dogiefnsed tooWn' hia coinmaii.ld though the great yellow- eyes seemed to burn with eagerness. "t'oine on '" still sternly said the la.l giving him asharji kick. With a howl the dog ran otF and turned his head in a certain direction. " She is that way," said the lad. •* Come ' The father followed blindly, he di.l not comprehend, he felt that perhaps he was about ti look upon her wastetl form, what idea the loy held he could not understand. But they passed swiftly along, the dog trotting by their side contentedly. Not un- til quite at its door were either aware of a house, and such a funny house as it was. Nature had given a slight knoll to this part of the prairie and a dug-out had been built in it. A very comfortable house enough, sometimes, and one many a hardly pushed homesteader has been compelled to lire in cia time. The lad pounded loudly upon the low, ^fOoden door, a look upon his Dace that set the father's heart beating wtiiawiU, mm hope. " Come in I" said a rm^i Toioe. The door was flung open Md revealed one small dark chamber, insb^^jpgdisord^, ae if kept by a man but a^MH upon the floor o/ire, fat and rosy as cfir, was Greichcn. "My baby my little one !** ttid tlw faAer, in wild ecstasy, as he hugged her to bis heart, while the boy who had so helped in finding her, stood on. his head for one su- preme moment of intense hi^ipiness. A man unshorn, in cardefls attire, glanced up from a book be was reading. He had heard the wonls of the father, but as they were spoken in German, only understood their meaning by the scene before him. "So, tlie little one has at last found her father. I do not understand her tongue, and could not even make out her name." " But how came she here?" " She as crying on the prairie late one night. I heani her and the bark of her rlog. I brought them both home with me and li..ve tried to make them comfortable." The p^Kjr father tried to thank him, but faibd, he onlj- looked up toward heaven and grasped his hand. Then they started joyfully iiomeward. What a glorious rennion that was, though the mother cried and cried. And the good neighbors one and all flocked in to hear the womlei ful story. ' How came it Tier rescuer never heard about her liehig lo.st " asked some one. " Oh ' he is a queer ohl chap, a recluse, and lives so much al'»ne and in such a queer way no one ever even remembered to. ask bini." One of llie results of tlie little Gretchen's adventures wa.s that she had capturerl the heart of tlie lonely man who ha.1 beeu com- pelietl to shelter ami care for her. Almoot every day he came to see her, an.l taught her good Kngli-sh. Not only that, but lus tlie years crept on he taught heV many other things ami she Iecame a charming girl, well read, gentle bred, and cpiitc fitte'l to pos.se;s the small fortune her UO'l-father, as be termed hin.-self, left her at his .lealii. i;nl sin; waii never lost again, the whole .:o;iijirv s;iw lr that, ami y)articularly the L'oorl father and mother who watched over lier witii such z.-alous care the yellow curls wei" M-M'.m out of their sight until she bee.une ..M enough Ut know the dangers on ih.: plains.- .Arthur's I/o/if Mivjazlif.. Life on a "Water Fann. It has not been many years since water farming was a.ldc'l t^ "the jiossibililies of "auM-ienltnre" in In. liana, it began as a 'liv.;isi'n. It has become a business. Kmnigb time has n'w elapse.l t» dcmonstrat*;; that water fariiiiitg may.be nia.le practicable and [H'.tilabl.- at least as" profitable as some â-  dher riifal ocei-fKitioii, and more cuticing than lhe_ '.i-.lin*ry life of an agriculturist. As mu'-h money can ItC made Off an acre of w.-iter as off an acre of laii.l, i^ichl'lilig well I'j.Mleil Ij-^h aii'l frog [Kjmls Jii the one hand anl ortlinary fai-ining. Out f.f the pioneers in water farming in fii'liaiia is Mr. doscpli Maidove of Milton. Stven v*-ars ago he Iwught a small piece of low laii'l lying Imtween the White Water Taiial an.l White Water (river). He .le- lenniiie.l to flood the l.Avland and Ut aA\ to his po.-sessions rlie a'ljoiniiig highland for I.;uk p.iiir.s'-s. }lis place m.w includes four- let 11- a-.-res of waii-r aml^ twenty-one of land. \\\ biir.ine.w i^ largely 'with the water and only in.i'leiually w'ith the lry lan.l. His tir.-I purpose \\\^_^ t'» CFtablish a caTu poml, f[Mi:i u iii'h th' lish market might be siip- ;omjiIishetl*in two years use. Xow he has i»rac- nlimited ipiantity of this variety of lislr. lbAV( vcr llie public lasle also calls for bi~s, an.l .Maiilove .leterniine.r to a.l.l llii v.iri.^ty t't his supply. His lake is now -to'ke.l with a vast supply of bla'-k b;iss. Th. y ha\ e grriwii finely, ami next year ba.ss ti.-liing will l»e " put on Ibe market." ' Bass, pt'.inisf .S.I much lK;tter than cai'ji that • l";Lnii(-i-" Manlove uses his young carp as tood.f.ir his lass. Si ill another "'lejiartiii'-iit"' has Iwen arVd- •â- .}t..llie 'faini â- â-  lliis.-,.Rs..ii frogs. Four nM of sha!io\i water w.ll grown in flags, u.-i.- .-it apart as a breedin;.' p' •fv f.tr flogs. I'll. V i.ne' an.l -.m-.w rapi.lly. tour tbotis- pol' s w'eie put in this bt-ceding p.ii I till- sjMing. Many of liicmaie ii Al ABVEnUSE VIXH A 8T ALUOB. ped to the fraet, riiaed Us xil«,»Bd drew Abend upon the npnadiiw bury, ^i3e .,, ,iVD or three others field theirdiotB in n- There 18 perhaps no beast more tOTiUe, I ^^^^^ There was a moment of bn»thle« more awe-i " "" 'â- '•â- -â-  gHie raad. the fetterv of his "inherited dread of man. i-in8piring,4»naBtaUionththu anspenae. .Then tha.lp^tfam note of the L Snch «B ^â„¢^' bursting ail woodman'saOe nuf^ and tiie ataHion This w.i niparali-vi .idl;i â- .u h. .f a"iM ;.':anJs II fi able size big s, wort! I '*: Ijtil" marsh in H-rr l'is';h.-i'x â-  MiU'^t ali-ht :i ';it th" li-.'ht. :- lied with .-asei i- 'piaiilities of In wint.-r the ri.ill p.ii.l.-. i-; inti-icrliiiir I Next se inch h.ng l.-'-naiMl -•{ g, but th' oi'.es. In ' t niulil is M'l '.an I..' lit.s.lare. â- arp tli.' lake is n irk.-lable lish they will S-nltivatC'r" .lo/.eh not big fdlows Ichingtheir. ,s.-.i. They L-aUL:ht an.l Jn -hained lie kept water iliors.--f..r erpl-.ugh. obs.-rv.- tl: hMlni-i at hi^ Mmi k. He .-lUi use -i.'.r. j-iij) '.,-.-,s, bill hi-.nee'ls i.eil!i [di.iit.T. noi' re.ipt;!-. Siip]*...- bflias g.iiic .,nl t.i \.'-.\' II' has wiih iiii,, mi'Mliii-sof -.,1,,. oili--r :_'r.»in. Ib^ u'ois i^. ;hi- 'Meuding poii.l. :-!â- :. !. .s ;i lI'hil.' 'M' I. lows a whistle, ami llp.lI^anll.^ -I i!"g.-- 'Oni.- Ii..ppiiig from their .-Iielter. 'J1i.-\ t;U thi; foo'l ravenously, and be.-'.liK- o lame tliat th.- farmer handles ih.-iii ris a woman .!'ns h-i- "pet chickens. The same f'io.l is just the thing for voung ...ii'l old cup. " Kisli ami fro-s take to L'laiii iiti'i -jiain prodii.-ts," s^iid .Mr. Man- |..\-.-, " lik' a boy tikes I. apple duini»lilig. I'.i-l of the s'-.uson il is ii-.t necessaiy to fee.l in\ ^to.k :it all. Th.- waler grass seeds in.ikelJM- tiii.-^l ..J f....d b.r th._- fish, an.l at tlii-^ time of thi- yar Tnirc-lv picpare a fisli thai I .ti ii'.l timl him tilled with .L,'r;i.ss inspiredwiUiafrightfiiicraTingtotake â-¼CBgeanoefor theimmemorialaervitule of bis kind. As a role, be has no quarrel with anything but hmnanity. Often with other hones be associates amicaUy, and toward the cattle and lesseranimaistnatmay be with him in the fields he displays the indlSerenca of disdain. But let man, woman, or child come within his vision, and his homicidal mania breaks into flame. I have had several disagreebale encount- ers with vicious horses, but only once was I so unfortunate as to fall in with one pos- sessed by this nonucidal mania. My escape was so narrow, and the experience left so deep an impression upon my, mind, that I liave fdt ever since an instinctive distrust for this most noble of domestic animals. One autumn, when 1 was about eighteen, I was taking a tramp through the eastern townships ot Quebec preparatory to resum- ing work at college. 1 reached the little Village of Maybury one day at noon, and dropped into tlie \-illage inn for luncheon. The village was in a state of excitementover a tragedy wliich had taken place that very morning, and which was speedily detailed to me by every one with whom 1 came in contact. Tlie most authentic account, as it appeared, was that given by the proprietor of the inn. " You see," he answered eagerly, in re- sponse to my question as to the cause of the general e.xcitemcut, " a Iwy, as old Joe Cook was bringin' up on Ins farm has jest Ijccu killed by a mad horse. The Iwy come out from Liverpiol, last June two years ago, with a lot more poor little Ijeggars like him, an' old Joe kinder took a faujy to him, an' was adjringin' him up like he was his own sou. The horses is mostly ruuuin' at pasture now, in tlie back lots yonder, an' Atkinson's sUiUion, what has always had the name of lx:in' kiutl as a lamb, is pasturin' with the rest. But he s',eins somehow to've gone mad all on a Bujidcnt. This mornin' airly, as Cotjk's l»oy w.ucjmin' home from drivin' the cows out onter the upbimls, he found the horses all erow i lin' roun' the gate leadiii* ont- er the meadows. He knowed some of 'em might try and shove threiigh, if he didn' takekeer, sabejusl kind of shooe.l'emotl with astick.Tlicyallscatteredawaysavin'only At- kinson 8 stallion an he, wheeliug round w itii a kind of screech as'd make the inarrer freeze in your Ixme.s, gialdcd the lx)y right by the back «f the neck, an' shook him like old Tige tlierc'd shakea rat. 1 guess the po4ir lxjy"sneck was broke right ofl, for he never died out nor -iiolhin' Steve Barnes was jest then a-eomin' up the meadow road, an' he seen it all. He yelled, an' run up as fast as he could, but afore he coul.l git to the fence the stallion had jumped on the oy two or three limes, au' was a-stiindin' lookin' at him curious-like. Steve acen at the boy was .lead, but he started to climb over an' drive off the Inule but as soon as the stallion seen Steve be let another screech, an' run at him with his mouth wide open, au' Steve hail notliin" fur it but to liop back ^juick over the fence Seein' as the boy was dea.lcr'n a .bfor- nail. Sieve didn't think il'd be com- mon sense to risk his life just fnr the dead botly: but h'j staid Lherei,a-stonin' the brute, which wiis just HiKilin' to get at liiiii. After 'UfUt au hour the other horses come back, an' the .stallion biigot al^uit the Iniy an' went -off with th. in, 'way liack liehind tlie hills vilu' Steve uot the l»o.ly an' carried it â- home.' "And what Imve ihvy done to the brute?" I inquired, witli a licrcj an^er stirring in my vieii-s. "Well, " answere.l iJ'inifncc, "iliis after iukju liieie's a crowd goin out to ketch him all" tic him np. Ii he's to. ba.l f-.ir that -an' if 1 kiL.vv anytJiing aUiUt h irses he's just gone mad, stark ma.lâ€"whj they'll lia^c to sln.)ot hiiii otl-haml, to save their t»wu necks,' "I woit'ler if ril inn any risk of meeting Iiim ' 1 rjuerie'l. ratb'-r .inxi..iisly. i bad no weapon lint my heavy walking-siick. and r.inni-ii'al regard fortiie k. ' you boiiml '" inijiiired sprang asUe iHth a ahriefc, pfd, atumlOed forward npcMkhialEMMi. AbMjil iaatantly however, he recowrad hiiiiwiH, and nuhed npoii Jiu owonflDts with nndiminiahed ferocity. I held my breath. He was al- most «pan the par^ now. l%aitwo m«e rifleaflaafaed from marksmen standing move- less in their tracks, and the mad brute rooe straight np on his hind l^s, and fell over backwards, deJEtd. I stepped out to welcome my reacoers, and detailed to them my adventures. They lubd been wondering who or what it was that the brute was laying si^e to. There was so mach, in fact, to talk about, and I found myself for the nwment so important a fig- ure, that I returned to Maybury for that evening, and there had to retell my story at least a score of times. Kext morning I took the road again^ and foond the rest of my journey somewhat uneventful, by contrast. Weanin? Lambs- Sheep Breeder and "Wool Grower says If they are thrivmg as much as they ought, lambs need not run with tlie ewes above four months. They w:ill be more quiet if left in the field they are accustomeil to, with the ewes removed out of sight and hearing. If there are shade and water in the field which they know where to find, tkey will help theinselvesi. If uot they ought to be driven to water every day and it is a good plan to fetch them to the stable before the sun gets very hot, to prevent them from rambling aimlessly about the field, panting in the sunshine, or crawling into fence cor- ners. The lambs should have afresh rowen or upland pasture, if one is available, well stocked with June grass, red-top, or some other short, tender, nutritious grass. There should be strips of forest in it with shafly knolls for stamping grounds, where they may find an abundance of the dust which is so essential to their health dur- ing the dog lays. Au old ewe should be lett with them for a flock leader. If they are accustomed during the summer to a sta- tionery salt-trough the task of tcachiug them to eat feed will be reduced to a trifle; as they will approach the troughs freely. A mere dusting of salt should' be sprinkled on their feed for a few days \leing withheld from them otherwise); after that it may be left in quantity in the trough appropriated to it, or sprinkled .on c'ean sod. It is of the highest importance that lambs and yearlings should have dai- ly access to salt, summer and winter, at least in a humid climate. We will give a brief description of our m"de of making a salt-trough For the supports take two Cfjual pieces of one -and -half -inch plauk, fifteen inches wide, and saw notches in the top deep enough to receive the trougli. Make the trough V-shaped, sixteen feet long, of Iwards six inches -wide, using for end boards the pieces sawed out of the plank. Let the supports be alxjut eighteen inches long, and nail to them, one on each side of the trough, upright standards. Across these standards nail two '-shaped pieces to sujipjrt the roof, which is made like the trough and turned lx)tlom-up. The standards must be high enough to allow the sheep to in.sert their beads freely between the roof and trough, which requires a space of about nine iuclies. ' aim .â- f my n' 1 wav ij" Not :i w..;lh II lh...c"l Valu3,ble E^g.i, -f British birds an 111 in gol.l, wliilt t.-Wot I ircth.iii l!ieirwci__ â- ellam spc'-tt-s which; Income e.\tiiict bri A W'--ll marke.l pair L- snpimsei falniloua pri. â- .-•-, A w.--li marke.l pair of gohlen -,ti;trs -i-j^ have been known to fetch t'i'i. Tlje inark.-l v.ilne of an eg;.' of tlic sVallow- laile.l kile is o ;:uineas, of I'alkis's sand gi'iie 'JMs., wluie li-n times that amount uas r.-c('ntly olleivil for an egg of this Asl- ali.- sp(-i;i.-s laken in Britain. On ^.hc other han.l, the eg.iiS of ceftain of the .social liier-.liiig liir.is are .so c.(niinon in their sea- s' m ,ii.^ 1. 1 1m.- Systematically collected for '1' 111. stir piirjmsi.---, .Aii'l this in face of the l;i.-i tliat 111. my of them are remarkable alike tor si/e, shajK" aiil lieaiity of coloring. This applies particiilaily to the guillemot. « ii.ise e^;.'.i ;ir^' often remarkably liandsomc, .\s a ru!.-. llnrc'jlor of these is bluish green, iiia\ily M'jl.-lic'l, an.l streaked with lirown III' Ma'-k. an.l the form that of an elongated Tin; _i:iiill.-mit is one of our commonest clitl bii.l.-, and is loiiiid in greatest abuii- ilaii't- al i'lamlorouyh Mead. The eggs are systeiiiuli.ally gathered by men who are let down llie "fi'-ksni ropc-s. They traverse the nan'-\vi-;^' Iclges, placing t lie" eggs wliich they miii.r dally in liaskets fastened roun.l d'ler.s. i..\s but a'ln-.nlh. siid.leidv Iheeg.ils 'I'he i^uiUemot makes le egg. .iiid incubation lasts Th.- birds sit-upright, and larmed, as by the tiring of .M'VSt si-nt I 11,' p th.-.-^ in the At fall in showers into the sea. if those colb-cteil at KlainlKrough are bi-c-ils. wilt-re the albumen is used in iiparatiou of |Kitent leather, wiiile -^ taken on i.im.ly.are used at Bristol mail u fait lire, if sugar, the l»ritish breeding stations of the ganni't or Solan gi.ose. thousands of birds breeil annually, I bough in numbers less than forineily. l;i this casethe young birds, not llie eL.'gi, are taken-; and n North lijirra fr.im ".i«nH'.;{,(IIHHurds are captured in a .season. The eoUectur kills the gannets as they are taken from the nest, and they are then thrown \\\to the sea beneath, where a boat is in waiting'to pick them up. In the Faroes the jn^ople keep Jan. 'Z' as a fe.stival in eon.-i|iu-nc.- .d* the return of the bird. fioyalty at Cowes. An Kiij^lisii correspondent writes: "Prin- cess Louise ilrove tiie Marquis aliout several time.H in a ralli cart, upholstered in pigskin â€" a smart little turn-out, in which everything matclu-d in color, harness, woodwork, and pigskin. The lay pftny was a few shades darker llian the rest, and I'rincess Louise's usual ili-e.-is \va.s cream color. So all was thoroughly luiniiuniuus. IVincc Alfred of Kilinburgh drove his sisler alout in one of these eouveuieiit little carts. The Queen was not much seen, but the I'rincess of Wales came uslmre more than usual, in her white or blue yachting Uress, o! more ceremonious afterncMi _atlire. always accompanietl by her daughters. It is pleasant to see them together. Mother and daughters seem to have an unfailing supply of amusing con- versation, and, while the two girls laugh heartily and loud, the Prim.c;s u d uigca iua whimsical little smile, which expresses mirth quite as much as any audible manifes- tation. She speaks veiy quickly, and two or thres words very rapidly uttered by her set the two girls off laughing, while the mother only looks amused. Then she says something else, and her daughters laugh more heartily still, Tlie three appear to be on the best of terms: When le Prince is with them, he often joins in with a great, jolly laugh, and says something himself which adds to the general hilarity." -I â-  Cholera is reported to be spreading vapiXy in the province of Toledo, Spain. I li inti-grilv •â- Wli!. Bonifa.e "l-"or lllis.sville," 1 answered. "Oh,' siii'l iie, "youie all right, then. The horses ale fedin'oul ^-rju'lert'i the no'lh-easT, an' BIiss\ille lays south." Jt was With few mi.-'giviiigs that 1 ii')W re- sume.l my j'liirney. In the Ionic autninii Jtir my spirits lo^c- e.iillaut!y, ami 1 walked with a lrisk step, \i histling and knocking oUtliL- golden ii.p^ of til.- hawic-bit witli my i-une' riitr ci.ttnlry about Maybury is a high it.liiii;; iilaltau. foi- llu: most j»art open I)a.-luie ;:roiiii.l, with her* '.nd there a shal- low, W'-od.-'l ravin.-, and here and there a terrace of h..,.;, bou!d.-rs, with biamblu ihic-kits u'louiiig tii-l-.-..ii. I was soon be- y.Mi'l tli.r cuhii.Lte'l tiel.U, ]iasl tin- la.st of Ihe fences. 1 ha'l 'dinibL-i one oflliose rocky lerrace.s, ami made a couple of hundie.l yards aci"oss the deligbtful b:cezy down, when, behind alow knoll, I caught sight of a gntiqi of horses .|uielly pasturing, and re- iiiembere.l with a tjualm the morning's tra- j^edy. Couljl this, I a.sked myself anxious-: ly, I"' the her.l conlaining that nia.lslallion. I hailed, and wasalM)iit to retrace my steps' unobtrusively, in llu- hoj«- that I liail escaped their notice. But it w.is too late. Twu ..r three of the animals raised iheir hea.ls an.l lookeil toward me. One in the group snorl- I cd, witli aijeciiliiirlialf-wliinny, at the sound of whi'.-li my heart sank. Then I -caught sight of one iii-lhe leiitre, that .seemed to be jumping np in the air oil all f.mr feet at once. I'he next inomenl this erealure, a great black animal, app-L-aicd onlsi.le the group, [dung- ing ami biljng at Ids iLiiik. Tw(j or three times he sprang into tlie air, inthat strange, sjiasinodtc way I inul ah-ealy observed, and threw his hea.l backward over his right shouMer with an in.lcscribab'.c gesture of menace and defiance. Then, with a short, .Ireadfnl sound, he darteil toward uie, open- mouthed. Cp to this point I had stood my ground, eying the brute resolutely, Willi an appear- ance of fearlessness which I was very far from feeling.- But now I saw that my only htpe, and that a desperate one, lay in flight. I was accounted at college a tirst-rale sprin- ter, and now I ran njy best. 'J'he two hun- dred yards that lay between me. an.l the ter- race 1 hal just left must have l«en covered in uot much more "than twenty seconds. But as I reached the brow of the slope the mad brute was ch»se on my heels. I had no 'time to check myself, and even less notion to di so. In fact, 1 fell, ami r()ned head-hmg down, dropping, bruised and iKiwildcred, into a crevice between two boulders. The next instant I saw the black mass of my pnrsiiei diisbing over me in a splendid heap. Before he coul.l turn an.l seize me I had rolie.1 further into the crevice, and found that one of the rocks overhung so as to f.rni a little narrow c:tve, into which I eoubl -squeeze myself so far as to be quite leyond the animal's reach. Xever, before or since, have I discovered so uuexpecte.1 and providential a refuge. The raving stallion came bounding and leap- ing up to the very door of my burrow, but I felt .safe. Pc wouhl roll back his lips, lay his ears Hat to his hea.l, spring straight into the arr, and shriek through his wide, red nostrils bis fury and his challenge. The lat- ter I did not think it eucundent.upoume to accept I waived it in disdainful' silence. F. r a lini â-  the brute kept up his Iwund- ing.--, ai.d tluse strange, proud jerkings of his head but at lengtii he actually tried to stretch his neck into my burrow and rcJich me with his frightful naked teeth. This was a vain attempt, but I resented it, au.l, picking up a stone which lay at baud, 1 struck him a heavy blow on the nose. This brought the blood from tluise cruel nostrils, and ma.le him even, if possible, more furi- ous in his i-age but he returned to Lis former .Icmonstrations. It must have been for nearly an hour that I watched the mad creature's antics from my den. The iest of the herd had early approached, and were feeding indifferently about the foot of the terrace. From time to time my enemy would join them, and snatch a few restless mouthfuls of grass. But al- most immediately he would return to his post at my door, aud his vigilant watch was on me all the time. I was beginning to cast alxiut somewhat anxiously for a way of escape from this im- prisonment, when I Siiw the pasturing herd suddenly toss up their heads and then go scurrying away across the down. My ad- versary saw this, too, and turned his atten- tion away from me. I peered forth cautious- ly, and to my profouud relief I observed a party of men, several carrying ropes and halters, and others armed witit rines, ap- proaching along the terrace-foot. One man walkeda Uttle ahead of the others, and held out a peck measure, in which be shook some- thing, which I presume to have been oats. The stallion eyed them sombrely for an instant, and then his mane rose like a crest, and his head wrait back with a shrill cry. In the self-same way as he bad greeted my ap- pearance he bounced into the air twice or thrice, and then he dashed upon the par^. The man with the oats f«-" bock with wonderfnl alacrity, and the fellows who carried halters aeemed bent nptm th oma e l Tea in the homblest manner poasi- ble^ One tail, gray-ahirted woodsman atep- Twelve Highest Jttonntains in the World. The honour of being the highest mountain in the world belongs now to Mount Hercules, New (Ui-inea, which is said to l*e :i:I,7(fct feet in height. The Himalayas really include eleven of the highest mountains in tlu world, there being over a dozen i»eaks in this range exceeding •J.'KM) feet in height each, but tlic mountains arc not named. Thefollowing maybcconsiilercil thetwelve highest monutains â€" 1. feet :.%271 2S,I50 Mount Hercules, \cw fluinea. '2. Mount Kvcrcsl, Himalayas '{. Iapsaiigâ€" karakoruin, Thilx.-t. 4. M'»uiit tJmlwin Austen, Hima- layas .1. Kinchinjinga, Hanialayas 0. Dhavalgisi, or the (ircat White Mountain, Himalayas 2(,07!) 7. Tagarnia, Kasteni Paniir i?r»,SO0 5. Xan.la-Devi, Himalayas........ ii'j,7K» 9. Sad-Istragh. Hiudu-kush *_M,I74 10. Khan-Tengri, Thilict 'J-t,(((MJ 1 1. Trisul, Himalayas •J3,4)»() 1:;. Acrmcaguu. Chili 2;t,-J!H) Some authorities gave the .Sorata j»eak of the Amies range as â- J5,*2(J7 feet, whil.sl others .if a more n-cenl date give its height as only •JI,2S(;fect. In a case also of the few of the twelve mountains alHjve-nameil some of the i;arJici- authorilji-s give greati-r height than those of late explorers, owim,' no iloubt, jiartially to the latter having more accurate measuring instruments, but in some cases possibly owing to the mountains tliemsclves being of less height than ftrnierly. Bolh in old"n time and at the- present da^- the land- surface of the earth is in some places sink: ing, while in otliers, as in Norway, it is ris- ing. "The South American .Xn'lcs, which have an extreme length, without allowance bir .le- viali.ins, of 4,.'J1H) miles, is the biggest moun- tain range in the world. But to mark the scale on which nature has moulded the New World, the An.les jnay lie regardetl as merely a part of the siitticiently continuous chain of aUjut 9,fK* niiles.whieh loses itself near the mouth of the river .Mackenzie, towanls the' shorcsof the.-\rcticOcean. TheOld World has nothing to bring into comparison with this as regards bulk, though in height the Him- alayas stand unequalled, with an average altitude of from lO.UJO to :M,(»0t ft. The length of the Himalayas is, however, only a third of that of the Andes, considered separ- ately or a sixth of thegrand American taken as a whole. It was the Andes that the mineralogist Hauy called "The incommen- surable jiarts of Creation," Cautions for Yonng Men. Mr. Andrew Carnegie gives the following ailvice, intended for young men, but which older men may heed to tiieir advantage "There are three great rocks ahciul of the piactical young man who has his feet upon the ladder and is beginning to rise. First, drunkennes.s, which, of course, is fatal. There is no use wasting time upon any young man who drinks liquor, no matter how exceptional his talent. Indeed, the greater his talents are, the greater the dis- appointment must" be. I do not nii-.m by ilrinking liquor the taking of a glass of beer or wine at meals. It is not necessary for a mail to be a total abstainer in onljr to be temiierate. The rule should he Never enter a barroom and never drink liquor ex- cept at meals. "The second rock ahead is speculation. The business of a speculator and that of a manufacturer or man of atTaijs are not onlv distinct, but incomp.itible. To be success- ful in the business world, the manufacturer's and the merchant's profits only shouhl le sought. The manufacturer should go for- ward steadily, meeting the market price. When there are goods to sell, sell them; when supplies arc needed, purchase them, without regard to the market prices in either case. I have never known a speculative manufacturer or business .man who scored a permanent succe^. He is rich one day, bankrupt the next. Besides this, the man- ufacturer aims to produce articles, and in so doing to employ labor. This furnishes a laudable career. A man in his avocation is useful to his kind. The merchant is use- fully occupied distributing commodities ;tbe banker in providing capitaL. "The third rock is akin to speculation endorsing. Business men require irregular supplies of mouey, at some times little, at others enormous sums. Others being in the same condition, there is strong temptation to endorse mutually. This rock should be avoided. ' There are emergencies, no doubtj, in which men should help their friends, but there is a rule that will keep one safe. No man should place his name upon the obliga- tion of another, if he has not sufficient to pay it without detriment to bis own busi- ness. It is dishonest to do so. Men are trustees for those who- have trusted them, and the creditor i" entitled to all his capital and credit. Ii'or one's own finn, 'your name, your fortune, your sacred honor' but for others, no matter under what circnmslances, only such aid as yon can rraider without danger to yonr trust. It is a safe rule, therefore, to give the cash direct that yon have to spare for others, and never your en- dorsement or guarantee." 1 little erittcr She ted a» Vaw aer nsw, KaraayUoodorlAw Tf thBt^bnooome tt hewened TbeC wi»^ took^her ^â€" ApoorpaSd little Bed-buried, pales axb(vattv Am* Pap he need tv'nee Iket ftrc «( w irae IBcely As yon wonld widi to see. An' one of as wae idowly-â€" An' tbet thar one wna wm. An' Jinny nsed to pies me Fer hem' Us an' lean. All han'R an,Twt an' Creokles 'Hie thickest ever seen. Shejedged't' ason^snnbnm Kep* me from lookm' green. First as, I didn't mind itâ€" Them fannin' ways o' hem But when die took to srowin Lake a slim jfrang forest fern, Aa* did Jier hair up on topâ€" why. Her jokes b^on to bum. I knowed I want't nothin' Set off 'sinst John and Jim, An'â€" but. welL he was si^tJyâ€" An" Tedâ€" 1 looked at bim An' fieen bis chance with Jenny Was big and mine was slim. So I 'lowed to never mention How much 1 kecred fer her. Cuz I j«igc to pine in secret Is pasaeis easier Tlieu to pine with folks a-knowin Jest what you're pinin* fer. I aped a friendly manner An' talked with her rigbt smart About her beaus, an" reckoned She hedn't any heart. An' one day when I said so Her eyes flew wide apart In a suddint, curyus fashion An' the blue eyes wuz wet, an she Was pink as any ronebush ,\n' Iâ€" well, when I soe Thct blush.â€" I well, the truth is She's goin' to marry me Ev.% W. IWOLASSON. rumlBlrinwi rrnrnntiWii StatietiGa taken from the npocteoCnidw, A Mother's Watch. Bring roses And everj- stiir-eyctl bud that blows In sun-bathed garden, walks, and closes. To kl-w her gently, as slie dreams- Bring roses She is not dead But shimbcring lightly, whilst the hours Are marshaled by. Life's even tread Prints faintly blue-veined cheek and chin- She i.s not dead Oh. slumber, sweet Thy mother knows thou wilt awake Before the truant sun shall greet The bleak, hare hillj^. from w hom it fled. Oh, shimbcr, sweet What dost thou say I She'll ne'er awake Man. pray beware The words thou brcalhe-*t loconscienee payâ€" A mother will not brook such )est.s~ What tloKt thou say 1 O life I O death Which one hasscrvi-d most cruelly This aching heart the ii*y brcalh Or trsmsicnl biding but to flee, O life, O death It must not he Thy mother's heart so rlosely twined About tliine own will bleed if free Is m.idc the prop from clinging vine- It iim-t not be God how I writhe This torturing grief hath left lips dry. And bosom racked. The mower's si-ythe Hath cl pjicd my flowcr-hell reigns in me â€" God how I writhe My one sweet child That brought the suniight to my heart. Till all lis dark, drear tloor wjls tiled With golden jiruinise scest my night. My child, my child 1 Xi.NA PicroN. Sympathy. We talked together you ajid 1 II was a i|necnly night in June Low'hung the moon in yonder sky. And onyourcheck low glanced the moon. Your gentle band was mine to hold My ill-fed lieart began to speak And cver..as the talc was told. Deiir friend Ihe moon was on your check. OM loss that would not let ine rest. Old grief thai sK-pt, but ever lay A languid lo.ul upon n\v hrcist. AwuKe, and Wept cheniselyes away. Up rlimbetl tlie moon, slow waned he night, ,\nd still yon bent to hear me spt-ak I drank the comfort of the light In those liright tears ujion yonr cheek. From ofl'my life the burdens fall. Still in their gr.ivc Ihroughlraiiquil years Tlu'y rc-^t, t liose we;iry sorrows all. That faded in the light of tears. b.A.NSKE D.xNniiliHiK. in JlariKr'tt liazar. From the Height. Sails go out and «ails come in Close by Ihe lieadland gray. And lookiiiir down from the stalely hciglit In the full, broad shimmer of suninier light, i walehed them on their way- Sailing ai I ing away I Out in the morning one by one Home [IS tin- day grows late Willi « " Yo. h-*»ve-yu! "and " Heave' yo-lio -\ suiind in-eaeii won! of Hie oeean's flow. And a heart tb;it is strong lo wait 'tJainst wind and liile and fate! So you in your busy life go by 'W'ilh.i heniT llial is st nmg t-o win. With ong of elieer when storiii-winds roll. Or a ready band for a weaker *oii!. Steady to coniiner sin- As the tides go out and- in Ji;.\N K.\TELi-uLr.M, The Village Choir. Haifa bar, half a bar. Haifa bar inw;ird I. Into a awful liileb. Choir and precentor bitch. Intoji mass of pitch, Tbi-vledl!.e01il Hundred. Trebles to rit,-bt of Ibcni. Tenors to kit of iheni. Bases in front of theiii. Hclloweil and Ihundercd. Ob, that i)rccentor's look; A\'hen the sopranos t^iok Tiicirown time and IiookL From the Old Hundred. Screeched all t he treliles here, Bogglcil the tenors there. Jtaisini; the jtarson's liair. While his mind wandered; Theirs not to reason why This |isalm was pitched loo high Theirs but to grasp and cry Out the Old Hundred. Trebles to right of them. Tenors to left of them. Basses in front of them. Bellowed and thundered. â- â€¢. '^lo^lned they with shout and yell. Not wise they wxng, nor well. Drowning the sexton's bell. While all the church wortdercd Hire the precentor's glare Fiasheil bis pitchfork in air. Sounding the fresh keys to bear Out the OM Hundred Swiftly he turned his back. Beached he his hat from rack, "Then from the screaming pack Himself he sundered. Tenors to right of bim. Trt-bkstoleft of bim. liiscords behind him Bellowed and thundered. Ob. the wild howls they wrought â-  Bight to the end Ihey fouj^ht Some tunc they sang, but not. Not the^ld Hundred. that at least tfaizfy per cent JB BuiUMifl aad »Ty** oonu- blind v» «ie Utitod 9mm. jhuuwwl hatghesp Of thMfr at1»et fifteâ€" jhoowM blindSnhlih. AndaNt, fWi| ,^ wen^ih stodntely ifprentahli^ ai^Ss tte incip^cy, eisUy curSe. Thia atatement is home out by facts, ae will be eeen by re- ference to the reporta of the large lying-m hospitals, where the methoda of prevention bavebeeninoperation. Aftertheaemeanswore put into operation, there wa« practtcaUy an entire disappearanceof thediseaee. The meth- od comriala m wiping the face and lids dean and dry immedmtely after the nmbilical cord is tied The lids are then opened, and one or two drops of a two per cent, aolntion of nitnte df sQver are instilled. Exoept in premature children the reaction from this treatment is veiy slight. It ht obvious that onr first duty is to arotise our teachers and writers on obetetrics to the necessity of ihstmcting their pupils as to the proper care of the eyes of the child from the very instant of its birth. LetUiem be instructed to wash the eyes with some antiseptic solntion, and examine into their condition at each visit, for at least a week. A Orael Father Smartly FnniBhed. By the prompt and sensible inten'ention of a police-constable a case of savage cruelty, Sractised by a drunken father on his own augbtcr, a child of six years of age, has been brought to light and submitted for the consideration of the magistrates at the West London Police Court. The charge agaiust Henry Dunn, the father incriminated, was that he assaulted the child by beating her sa\'agely with a leather strap, and that at the time of committing the offence he was excited by drink. The ollence was not dc iticd, but it was urged that the^ defendant was only chastising the child. Such a plea no inagisti'ate could accept, andl drunken- ness of the father could only be considered an aggravation of the oirciice. Mobt people will think that inconsigninga wretch of this character to impri.somnent for one month the magistrate acted with unnecessary leni- encv. ♦- ' Tlxia igcoftnivet. 'Jtie H educated and cultivjitcrt to ucb a decree, tliat jn the hearts of almost every one there is a longing to scefoieign coun- tries and view the places whereof so much has been written and sjiid. I'liK HoMK F.^scinatok l'ub.Co.,of Slontreal, otfersagra,ndopiortnnity to see the world. To the ierson sending them the large-t number of Kngiish wonls const ructr cd from letters contained in the .sentence :â€" "(ifU i^AVK TIIK Ql'KKN.'will be given A Free Trip .\,roiind the World. Also, in onlerof merit the following additional prizes will be awardod A Free trip to Florida A Silver Tea Set. *f.8: X Domestic Sewing Machine. ^: J^idics or (icnls lik. Gold Watch. $50. A pre- sent will begivch to any one sending a list of not less ilran ii Kngiish words, of not less than four letters, found in Webster's or Worcester's Dic- tionary, allowable. Enclose 5(k'ts. to jiav for a (irand Premium Catalogue and a ti months trial subseriptiontotbclR-aulifuily illustrated family -story piiper. "Tiik Homk !â-  a.-jcix.^tok." The person sending in the largest list of correct words ma\"not be in a position, or care to make the ex- tensive trip oHered. the puhli.shers ^ive fuch person the choice of the tr.p or 3ItW0 in cash. .iKUHESS "THE HOME FASCINATOR." MONTREAL A CDCC TRID AROUND THE WORLD. rilCC I nir isilicagcoflnivel. pi Traintofi: Boys and Girls. The choice of a school is very important, almost as much so aa the choice of a home. This choice is in the hands of parents chief- ly. Let them investigate fully the claims oi schools ami colleges. Those that ate do- ing honest work are always reatly to give names of graduates and full particulars. The surroundings of the school should Ix; morally pure. For instance, a billiard room in the same building would neutralize a great deal of the good a boy would get. The new premises of the Canadian College df Com- merce, ilSii-'lDj Vongc street, comer of (Jcrranl St., are beautifully situated, hand- somely furnished and the surrtuindings are specially choice. Messrs. licngough and Warriner are experts in shorthand, book- keeping, and the other subjects taught in the collei'e. VisitDrf will be made wtrlcomc and shown through the pleasant apartments. Big Oily Fopnlatim There arc eight cities in the wnld with a million of population and over. The fol- lowing figures give the latest returns â€" London 4,351,738 Pm» 2,260,945 New York 1,(127,227 Jokio 1^19,781 Berlm 1,490,672 Phibaelphia 1.0i0,499 P*» 1,000,000 Gentlemanliness. Kindly feelings, rpiick sympathies aud gentle manners, joined with true self-respect form the basis of that gentlemanliness which is so naturally admired aud coveted. Vulgarity, which is so much dreaded and so much misun(lerstool, consists in the absence of one or all of the.se ipialitieii. It is not vulgar to wear a coarse coat or a cheap gown but it is.essentially.soto dress in fine cloth or costly silk at the expend df one's creditors or one's peace of mind. It is not vulgar to make a mistake in the laws of et- iquette but it is to sneer at the one who makes it, to ridicule ignorance, to be rude to the aged, to scorn honest frugiility. A true gentleman may be poor or rich, but he will be neithera miser nor a squanderer he may be slenderly or thoroughly educated, but he will l»e neither envious or supercilious he may speak a provincial dialect, but will not use slang; he may be reserved, but will not be cunning he may Itc known or unknown to fame, but will be neither obsequious nor contemptuous. Art Pincushion- Take nine inches square of pale-blue satin. Either buy or make the cushion, which should be very full and firm, and the same eize as the satin. After the latter is made and put on, finish with fine cream lace, one- and-a-half yard long and two inches wide. Then take a piece of bolting cloth, pinked round the edges, aud six by seven inches in size, and paint on it with fine brush ,and frehdi dyes (which are so popular now) a fretty little landscape. An old castle, over- ooking a lake snrnmnded by trees and flow- era and having a pleasure boat on it, make a nice study. Place this on- the top of cushion, take the edge of lace and bring it up in the centre of each side of bolting cloth and fasten there at each place with one-half yard of love picot edge ribbon to match the cushion in color. This is not only a pretty work of art but it is also a very useful article in the gneat chamber. Pure 'od Liver Oil and Kinulsions proper- ,Iy made from it are undoubtedly the licst remedies for pulmouarj* complaints. Man)' emulsions have lieen jdaced on the market but none seem to have met with the succes,s accorded to SLOCUM'S O.XYHENIZEU K.ML'LslUXorPUKE COD LIVKH OIL. Their Labf.ralory at ISO West .\dclaitle St. Toronto, Out., is kejil const^intly going aiul ;vcry druggist in the country is supjilied with the famous remedy. Leather pcn-wipcrs with .sterling silver ornament makt^ a very handsome article for desk equipment. Oi-ailuates ami students of ALMA LADIES COLLEGE" Thomas, (tnt., may now be touml in honorable and lucrative ciiiph»y- meiit, in shop, store and otticc, in.SchfMtland College from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in both Canada and the United States. Scores are teaching su.'ce.ssfully aud others earning large sjilarios as Steuographcrs or Book- keepers. A W p. Calendar sent On appli- â- ation lo Pi:iNrii',\i,AtsTiN' B. I). IJeiiulifnl pajier-knives arc of tinted ivory, with a handle of shell, silver, or enamel, and llic monogram of precious stones. One ilose of Dr. Harvey's Southern Red Pine will instantly stop a severe fit of cough- AU Men young, old, or middle-aged, who find them- selves nervous, weak an exiiausted, who are broken down from excess or overwork, resulting in many of the following symp- toms Mental depression, premature old age, loss of vitality, loss of memory, bad dreams, dimness of sight, palpitation of the heart, emissions, lack of energy, pain in the kidneys, headache, pimples on the face or tody, itching or peculiar sensation about the scrotum, wasting of the organs, dizziness, specks before the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eye lids and elsewhere, bashfubiess, deposits in the urine, loss of will power, tenderness of the scalp and spine, weak and flabby muscles, desire to sleep, failure to be rested by sleep, constipation, dullness of hearing, loss of voice, desire for solitude, excitability of temper, sunkeneycs surround- ed with. leaden cirvCi^E, oily looking skin, etc. are all symptoms of nervous debility that leaI to isanity aud death unless cured. The spring or vital force having lost its tension very function wanes in consequence. Those who through abuse committed in ignorance may be permanently cured. Send your address for book ouaII diseases peculiar to man. Address M. V. LUBON, 50 Front St. E., Toronto, Ont. Books sent freesealed. Heart disease, the sj-mptoms of which are faint spells, purple lips, numbness, palpita- tion, skip be^ts, hot Hushes, rush of blood to the heafi, dull pain in the heart with beats strong, rapid aud irregular, the second heart beat quicker than the first, pain about the breast bone, etc., can positively be cured, i No cure, no pay. Send for book. Address M. V. LUBON. 50 Front Street East, Tor- 1 onto, Ont. A.P. 518 Don't frown or look cross at the taUe it hurts yonr own digestion, aa well aa that of thoee eatang with you. Prof. Bc^a, in a commmucation to the Boyi] Society, England, on meaanrementa of the heat rf the moon and stan by nwana ^ht8 ndimnicroaieter, give* an accoont of a teet ^th a candle at ^0.7 yards distenoe^ v^uch^kTeadeBectionof 38aim. In other wncda, this faiitmment would ahfrtr the of ft cmdle at 1.71 miM dvtanoe. EMULSION Of Pure Cod Liver Oil and HYPOPHOSPHITES of Lime and Soda $Mtf 8jEwiil»ion %Z^f. U a wanimpa I'ltit l' r St Kxr ItUlhft Sett Seated}/ for n ft M IH tf| p i i |^^ Jf 8cMfUa,SreBcUtu,WiistiBr Bis^ earn, fihronie Oonflu aai OaUa. PA.I.ATABI.e AS MII.K. Bwtt'.BmiiliibD U od), pat ap in ulmoa oeiat wapper. AToidal) imitatioiuorRilwtitiitknii. Sold b, all Dnvrist. at 50c. and $U». soon BOWNE, B«ll«Tille. ^STANTTO nevanrtewnliitlMiDoiiiiBhm. JT rtMahie imgito roui uii u t the DooilnioB AOENTSWANTEO-Bigmimer. CtuAmt bnfcL CoBtnd at teatsatr, AsSriS aooe. K.N. Moter ft Ca J9I Tonm £9i(ate '-^Aiod not and wcmmb. out tf town eoBdaft to the e^UU- lanrt; ChlldrenVi .UTtsar Xtai Stwskhonw. fi7 Yonge baiicer! ^^^TFtlC^LSUPPLi[c ayuBUi â- fiend Cor catalogue. EaranuTEi wnm fkemm m m oan make money daring Taca-- 1 tiOB b, canvaKliiK (or one or more o( onr b^ aelUnlc Book! and Khlea, Gwcoially History S^OaaaS. 5^ H. WithMwrEu.. latest and beat edition ever pnUidied, prices low. terms UberaL Write tor Ulnstxated circnlare aud term. VTM. Bti lUOS, PubHsher, Toronto. C0U6NT GOLLEE, OTTAWA FOR YOUNG LADIES. Snpfllffna buildings, lighted witb gas, heated byEot water, bXI modem convenienceH, exten- sive gMttndK. Flrat^Jass staff under l.Ady Pitei£ialfrom Shircqie. Board. fumiKhcd rooui. f nS ilfl fct, tuition in lCng»fth hi luichcs. French and German from $150 yearly. Thorougldy efllcient Unsic and Fine Aflh Dcpartniunt. SeaSien opens Sept. iSOi For circtdars write o RBV. DR. WARDEN, Motitf* j:RAnRAYGO WHOLESALE TOBACCONISTS, MONTREAL, Manufacturers of all kin:l8 Domestic Cigars, including Ctldbrated Crosader and Hero Brands One trial' is guarantee for continual use. L!AILl:IJSUiil--U TELEPHO/HE5 T.W-NESS Send for cataloKue. LEATHER BELTINo" Best value in the Dominion. F v ruvn» CO.. Makers. 70 King rtreet East. ToronS^* ^Send for Price Lists and I^iscoutiu.-^ BEATER LINE STEAMSHIPsT Sailing Weeklybetween MOVTHEai.^j UVERroOL. £JaloonTickcl.s?"«^j!2 $80. Return TickcU $80. $ao and ?iiu;^c±S ing to steamer and acconiniodaiion. U^u^ diate $25. Steerage. $2U. Apply to U. E. JS? BAV, Gencnil Manager (anadlaii KhUM^ *o^ 4 Custom Houbk SgLARE. MoNTitSil* to Local Aircntrt in all Towns :ind I'itii^s. Addrcs.sWH.4LF.Y. ROV«'E A t'O^IM taa^ Slreel. Toront*.. Send for GaUdoeue. Send at c-nce i\r « M i i-. 1 •! i l) and. 3 \M In a t^ Treatise. 1 lj- trn..^:, a sure anil radical cute anl ii I'Mf'-!) hatinlc^s as no ii)jt^u» druj^s ^rc Licd tls prc[.3r^oa. 1 aiU «Mi«tii it tu c^ EPILEPSYORFALUNCSICKNESS In «vcre cases where otlier remedies bar*: fiilr-l. My rr-iMU (ot sending a free botUe cs: 1 vant Vx â- â- i FITS â-  EDII EDSl I iDeilicine to te iis own recom- .iKlatinn. It cosis you notb- I iit|f f-r n trial, and a radical cure] I is cciltiin. Give Hzprcu I I'ost OAice. Addteu H. C, CUREO SOLID Leather The Best Goods Sold by the Principal Boot n d8hoe Dealers. K very Pair .Staiiiped. j Never Knew it Fail. To perfect digestion. To regulate the b«twt;ls. Tocunrt.' n;tipatioii. To cleanse IIk" liver. To purify the hh.oiI. Tocure Kiilney Iis'iw:c. To eradicate i'licumat- ism. Toannihilate Dyspepsia To lone llie nerves. To free from Headache. To make the wciik strong To i»erfect bealtb. To joy life long. All aud more than you can believe will St. Ijcon Water do. Only drink, tiie change will conic. Ttap Ml. Leon Mineral Wulerro..LI«l.. Toronto. McGIIiI. ilVERSITV. SESSION 1S90-1. The Matriciihition J-Aaiuinaiions in -Arts and Ap|ilicil SL-icoL-c. luk! fur cMlrani'i' iiili thi; S|ti'uial t'lMii'si- f«ir Wuuu'U in lii' Faculty of Avls_, and also f..r Kvhihitions ami Scholar'.sliijw, will In-giii Monday, Sept. lOtlr, ISOO, AT « A.M. ROOT M. C, IS6 West Adalaido M Tc»ronto. Ont. TOROM'O COLLEUE OK MISIC. LTD lu aflilialiOli with Toronto Tnivcr^ii v. F. H. TOkRI.XGTOV Dirertur. 12 a.nd i4 Pembroke St.* Toronto, Ont Send for prospertus. Kr I fnqsiStl fei Xiclua lit Batlj at I Tbey «ze the oxkT MMi «. WtfcL teuf WASH OUTI WILL NOT FADE OVTi Iltera If nothing like tTipmTorStreugtl^Colonj or FasUiesa. (QTXTiaiceZGVALSTWOelazTOtkerlljtfaaimito j If 70U doubt it, try It I Toor money viQ be V ' fondedif youarenotconTincedafleratrud. Fif| â-  fourcoIorBureudein I'ttrklsli DjeSaCmlnfil t kII newchailes,BiidoiheniareBd(ledKaaoonBatbl ' become f.-ishionltle. They ar« wanmntcd tod| muregoO(iB«addoitbett:rtbanaii;otfaerIye Same Trice as lariorSTe, lO ois Canada Branch 4S1 St Paul Street, Mootreat Send j^lal/or Sample CardiOMdBook^Imatnictum PoHD's Extract THE RES LECr Will commeni i; on Fri^iii. Intending students can nlita information on application signed. J. W. BRAKENRIDCE, B.C.S., istsqii. no. AcTiNc: swmri'Auv Sent. I9tli I alMif cessary to tlie under- TMt WONDER OF HEALING I CUBES CATASSB. SHEUUATISII, KZIT- BALaiA,soBE TssoAT,Fn,i:s, votmss, SUaUS, FEMALE COUFLAn^TS, tSX HEliOBKHAES OF ALL EmSS. rscrtlntcrnnf^itErUmaSy. Prices3Sc.%\ $l.r. POND'S EETRAOr CO. lIew7orS*Lonioii TO THR EDITOR:â€" Please inform your readers that I have a positive remedr forth above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been pennanently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy FREE to any of yonr readers who have coa sumption if they will send me tbeir Express and Post Office Address. RespectfuUv. T* A* •LOCUM KiX., 186 West AdeljUda 8t., TORONTO, ONTARIO. ^^ l[ the luitritious clcmonts â-  of PRIME liEEF in tlic most easily digested form is sup- plied by '** *Jf«rence to you in a Season's cut of, say, 3 Millions means a loss or eain of over $6,000 u,,-.?'"*^'^?^ '•^ »adfor»igi», prevent on exhibiting a Band Mill at Torcntp ^ZS" -^ " " ""Jldi"*. bow««r, for a ea^bamusT in Hungary wiU be erected at om iTOk» ,»^«re int»w«t«dj»rBM can mH itm^DpemtioB. We wifl exhibit StCSM Fire *S^ *n|^ llMk M^ I«Mer Trade Fire IKeMrtaMMt Ck^«teS UBi and onr PatcafKricttoM In I ed pal BtaudI from f butt "S„4 sat, yound 8ome^ time t with I meal must I ••for^ comes! Idar fir Ik alwayl do witl oh IkI every F As il ailmit l»eyo licetleil who skI â-  teivsti| any • fui hyl si It'll L' itâ- liki- ' I.l Ik«1v i U'A il frii i» r -w,*-!.! cry «I .•\ud what 1 H..\v 1 H.- faii- il th*- y. an\'i i "Wan. 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