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AGRICULTURAL. Lint* for the British Market. Fo TIIK KuiToit : Sn:, A bulletin recently issued by the agricultural departmunt of 'tin sxpurunuit itation on the " Fatteuinx of Lamba for the I In i si i M.irki-i "hasU^ngivcniotl'e |.n .-- ind baa, generally ppeakiiin, recoived f*>vorabl notice from the aaine. I brlievethatourfurm- Brs generally are agreed that the espenment bears upon an important subject, and that all patriotic citi/.en* will feel deiirom that the experiment may demonstrate to our people that a large and profitable trade in grade lam ha with I Ireat Ilritain is one of the possi- bilities of the near furlue. In preparing these bulletins there is a manifest necessity fur i-onciseiie**) and brevity of statement. Because of thi*, ex- planations wich are in lhcmlveof ooliltle in portanc* have lo be omitted ; hence, there u some danger that the readers of theae bulletins may not clearly understand the reasons for all the conclusions arrived at. Since the bulletin on fattening lambs treat* of an untiBually important subject. with \ n.ii permiasion, Mr. Kditor, I will now add to what ha* bean aaid therein. 1 desiie to eniphosi/.e the fact that the lamli* svlecieil for this experiment were in- ferior to the average grade lambs of Ontario. Farmer* who saw them in the early part of the season were *mewhal inclined to pok* fuii at ua for attempting to fatten lambs so far In-low the average for Ihe British market. The fact here stated is evident from the weight of th* laml* at the commencement of the experiment. On October '-'4, 1890, they weighed but M4.HA Ibe., after they had been feeding upon rape for nearly a month. The farmers generally well know that the average grade lam Us of western and central Ontario will weigh 100 lb. each at that season, especially after having fed upon rape for three or four weeks. I-aml. below the average of our Ontario product wer in a aense purposely chosen, for the reason, first, that better hvnhe were difficult loget at the time, and, M -on.!, that it is never wiae in a first experiment to aimal doing so well that experimental work U th* estimate to be put ipnn the manure. It u certainly worth somrlhing, or Ihe practice of those whocart it into river* 11 to be piatoad. It is certain ly worth much, or the manufactures of com mernal hrtili/er* are at the wrong business. Hut loeatimale approximately how much it IK worth is nol ea*y. The difficulty antes principally from our ignorance regarding the quantity made hy animals of different classes and age*. W are hard at the work in the endeavor to remove this difficulty, and hope soon lo calculate all experiment from <lat furnished from actual experifce in our own work. \Ve are now able to tll from actual test bow much manure a cattle beast will make under certain conditions up to the age of one year, aud soosj hope to be able to give the same up to thi age of two years. This iiifonii.iti.iii, I think I am safe in say- ing, lias never been given to the world be- fore. Yours, etc., Tin. MAS SHAW. Ontario Agricultural College, (luelph. Th Harvetter. The original cave-dweller dear child ol tho working scientist harvested his wheat crop by going out to his held and gnawing off the head* of the grain with his active jaws. The plan ha* ita advantages an. I also ita disadvantages on the whole our able progenitor longed for somfthiiig better, riien there arose a thoughtful paleozoic in. ventor who pointed out that the grain .-oul . be pulled up by the root*, and the heads threshed out in the palm of the hand. This satisfied our esteemed ancestor, and matters ran along thus for a few hundred thouaani years, indeed, I claim the work ing scientist's privilege to be vogue as to years. Let us throw o\ rrUiaid tne cave dwellers, for that matter, and come along down to modern times, i.et us begin wilh the sickle*, for inktaiice. You may (till find old men who will tel you tl.it they can remember when fanners in this country had nothing but the li-jkle with which to harvest their wheat and rye A dozen men worked in smcle tile, and cu the gram with one hand and gathered it ou the other arm, stopping every "round" to e.,ul result* are not easily obtained in a ! drink earnestly out of a big jug of New future experiment. That t he Kn^huh buyers HugUm! rum or I'eimiylvama whiskey pronounced Ihem one of the best lots of lambs. Then came the cradle, a scythe with "fin I A / r* I. -! I l:_: I It .. I.-L ll_ it, which made the gram lie gers or straight. Man for corners an. odd nooks. With it one ever sent from ('anada to Kugland is indeed a high compliment to our experimental station, and more especially to the skill and care t-f Mr. Klhott and Mr. Cuppage, whom succession took care of Ihe lambs. It i* also encouraging lothnse who may emliark in the j acendantof the paleozoic gcniu*, and invent enterprise with a Ix-tter lot of lamU. | C <1 a reaper drawn by horse*. This was in The next point I would cmphanire is the the '30s, say. A man drove and a small Imy substantial profit \ irtually reaped from the , a t low neat ami raked of! the grain in eiperimeut. It is true that if the manure ' gravels. He was practically t he name small SUNDAY READING. The Sabbath Chime. Oer mountain top- the mount of Uod III llftl'r <l-i'.- sfl.lll rise. Above i'n -1111111,11- of the hills. Anil <'ri Hi.' wondering uys. To i hi- i he jo) fu! nation* rniiml. All triUwiuiil UntKUiM Khali How ; I'p the in on nl of (fix), they'll say, And to 11; - li-.u-..- we II go. The beam* thai Hhlne from Sum hill Slmll Michlen every land : The kinjf who roik'n- ui .-.tlcin - lowers Shall all tin- world command. Among the nations He nhall jndfje ; HUJodgmanU truth shall Kiilde ; Hi- -..ptre shall protect the int, Andc.-Ubh the Ninncr's pride. For peaceful Implement* -lull mnn Kvh.uiKc their -.wnnl- and IH .ir- ; Northall the) iiliidy wnr again Throughout Ihose happy year'. C'ome. O. yi- house of Jacob come TI> worship at Hi* shrine : Anil, walking In the light of Uod. With holy graced -hine. Golden Thonehts for Every DDT- Monday Ood the Father ! be Thou near. Have from every harm lo-nighu Make us all Thy children deir, Ju the darkness be our light. Cod the Savior ! be our peace, I *ut nway our ini*t > niicht ; Speak tho word of full release. Turn our darkness intolixhl. Holy Spirii ' delirn to come. Snnrtify mall to Dieht : In oar hearts prepare Th) home. Then our darkness shall be light lldly Trinity : be niah ! M y.tery of love adored Help to live and help to die Lighten all our darkness. lx>rd ! (Ooorge Itawscn. Tuesday- Here wa* an ignoble peasant Jew, horn in a race that wa* then held in contempt by the civilized world ; persecute.] everywhere. Here was this (ialilean peasant that wa* derided and rejected hy the educated and religious clas* o? his own country ; that was finally arrested, and us a miscreant, a man disturbing th* order ol society, put to death and to death that had farmers have a cradle yet on it a stigma of criminality ; put to death MI >n cut down the grain aud another bound it into sheaves. Then ca.ne a direct de- CVBIvI'D I \ I t Mli>\*. Hem* Maiular azceatle>s of lii.mil..- tiealsu. The history on I growth of inventors are siii.je.-ts in which all are interested. The stylograph peu brought in t' 40, 000 a t ear ; the India rubber tip* to pencils MH) ; ineitl plate* for protecting the sole* and heels of boot* brought in CJ. >'>,<**> n all ; the roller skate f-.1i urn A clergyman realized C-4000 a week by the invention of a toy ; another toy, the return Iwll, brought in an income of I'll), 000 ; the " Dancing Jim Crow," 15,000 a year. The inventor of a copper cap for lnl.lren's boots w.is able to leave hi* neirs l'400,(XXi ; while Singer, of tewing machine fame, left at hi* death nearly :l,000.0<>0. There are other ami wonderful things which people hare thought it worth while to patent, strong in the hope of making a big fortune in the near future, only to find in so many cases that thoir inventions were impracticable and very often perfectly ridi- culous. Among such may be mentioned a child's bib witn a trough attached, the w'..ole formed of *ome waterproof material ; a pocket which cannot be picked ; a muff and Lot filled with air to save you from a watery grave ; cuffs and collars made of steel, painted or enameled white ; trnuser* with double legs ou the outer legs gettiug soiled or bespattered you tuck them up, and behold a clean pair. This arrangement would be suitable. 1 should say, only when worn with an overcoat. I' inter the head of umbrella* and walking- sticks we find so ne marvelous invention*. One is an umbrella which, in some wonder- ful way, is converted into a walking-dick, and so formed that a spear can be attached, when it is used as a weapon of oll'ense and ill-tense. I recommend it to elderly ladle* in the dug days, as a protection againit the sun and mad dogs. The next invention is a rain-absorlxtr, to prevent rain from run- ning down from hat* am! umbrella*. The absorlier is formed either of uncover ed sponges or of sponges covered by a fabric. We are tld that the absorber can be readi- ly removed from the article, squeezed and replaced. We come next to an article which the inventor has named (take a long breath and snut your eyes) the " Rhabdoskidop- hoi m. " Thii i' an umbrella which can be taken apart : the silk and ribs being hidden ss a vulgar crm inal, on the crou. And within the stick ; it i* thus transformed A l M kttMt aw II reel* in ..-! lulu OB*. About five miles loath of 1'Utumouth, Neb., is one of the most dangerous place* of is not taken into account at all, and the cost ie cost | boy who used to pull t of the tr importation in reckoned at $4. 17 ed the cut off valve in the first steam en the strings tliat work per head, tlirrc i* an actual loss of $1 I. l.'l If tlic manure '. not taki n into accout, and the cost of transportation ia reckoned at gine. He soon lost hi* occupation in both instance! in the cue of the reaper they in veuted a mechanical rake. It took hve ?-.' 7"i per head, which is a full average, tln-n men to follow on foot and hind up what the the net gain on 9(1 lamU is 91 1.V.'s. Jfil,.- reaper cut down. Still the fanner wasn't manure u include.), as in the bulletin, then satisfied. Ho they nude him the harvester. the net profit is $_'.';.!, or a cam of -.'.I 72 '| wo men besides the driver rode on tins and per cent, on the investment. Now, win. I lK>und the grain as it was brought up on an of these model of reckoning will fairminded cndleas apron to where they stood. They men adopt? Will it not be the last? The had an awning over them and were very whole transaction war carried on on a purely comfortably situated. 1 his wa* iiithe '7Ua. business basii up till the time of tram Still the agriculturist fretted. Then lie ;..t portatinn Afler that time extra coat was the wlf hinder, which he has yet- though n necessity in order to get the result* In he i* beginning to lind fiult with it ami talks the first place, tin- lot was iusunViml for a full cargo. Then a feeder for this small lot had to be ipecially employed. Th about electricity. At tint they tried to tie up the grain with le *pecially employed. The fee* of , wire, but it <fid not work ve'ry well, ami the a iTiniiiMtoii merchant sddeil largely t" the machines were abandoned, snd othem using expense, Hinl the fact* relating to thi-ir he maiiilla or hemp twine were tried, with havior on the voyage and in the sale yards better result*. The binder, invented by a could not be obtained without tiirlh.-r ex- man named Apply-by, has porhapn been the |>ense. Itecausn oH hesc things J lioid that m*t successful. The twine or cord i* \.iv strong mid is a little larger than .1 elilom l.icnki, in I It is fair to put the expense of transit at $2.7.~> )! head, Ihe avenge cost, rather i ban round shoe trin< It $4. In. tin- actual rnst. It i* thus apparent the sheaves re U"d 1111 firmer mil bell.-r that the true profit oil the Iambi than by lian.l. Hie self hinder isiomeH hat wu at least (II.I.'.'X. To thi* sll fair complicated, but it serin* simple when we H.indi'd men will concede that the consider whalit dues. It is the most intel- value of the manure ihoiild !* ..|.|i<|, \,yi,t machine imcd on th f;irm, if I may whatever that may be. To value manure ' so ex pre< it. It would make the paleo/oir ly. in the present Hate of our know ' man di//y to witlrh .. All it aaka it that le.lx", is not easy, if indsed it it possible ihc hire.l man ahall keep his ting, rs out of Some liin.-, and in the near future, w will it an<l furnish it plenty of grain to Inml up. Iw able to do tins with much more eas** und It ,!,,< nut tie a smisreor" hard " knot,n..i prc.-ihion, when additiousl ilata HNS|| have yet a bow-knot. Wring the two ends of a ..n win. li in h;i-i. , iL ulaiious. string togother for two or three inches from In thisr\|M.rinieiit we reckoned thvali:o of their ends ; then, considering the two siring* the 111:1111111- st ,c. |M-r ilsy |x-r lainli. This .m 0110, tie one single plain mhonl buy knot amidst all the glittering statue* of the gods, aud all the clement* of (>reek conceptions of the power and the glory of the eternal iod*. and in all that had been made nmn- Vst in the world, of wisdom and power and truth, of the glory of eternal joy, came this I'aul, aayiut;. " Here i, the epitome and the emblem of Cod, this poor Jewish peasant, crui-itied a* a criminal by his own country- men. "(Henry Ward llcecher. Wednesday llnr lil.-nt It.-.i. rm. r. ere He breathed Hi- lender l.i-t furewell. A guide. a<.iiiifi>rter. beqaealhed With u to dwell. He cixme. nwect Influence to Imnnrt, A graeieo*, willing nm-t. While lie run Undone humble, heart \\ herein to rest. And II:- that gentle voice we hear. Sufi a- tin- lire.ilhul .MM Thnt i-ucrk* each fault. Ihut caliiis each fear And n teaks of htun eti. And cv. ry virtue we pi>-et<, Andever> ronqiieitt on. Anil every thuughl of liolines* Are Hit ulono. Spirit (,( purity i.n.l grace, lliir H.-.II iir-. |ni i u, K n . i.iki' mir ||c.irt thy dwe!:lng puM, And worthier Th.'r. A?n n Iliursday - Who shall cmilrmlu-t th say- ing of Adiini .Smith that "He is a hene road in the whole country, and while in some seasons of the year it is safe for travelling, at others it is all a man's life i* worth to go over it. The cause of thi* U a {Uicksaml which lie* directly across the o id which is used in tho Fall of the year, >ut is abandoned in the Spring and Sum- mer. To prevect stranger* from getting into rouble, there i* generally a aiguboaroattke 'orka warning them of their danger, and the result was that Henry ( .irard, who live* at Joplin, Mo , came near losing hi* life. < i.rard tell* Ihe following story of hi* ad- venture : "I was coming to I'lattmnouUi to transact some business regarding some land in which I have .m interest, and as I wished to see the land before I got there 1 con- cluded to come on horse back. The horse U a regular pet and is one raised by myself. He come* at my call or whistle like a dog. When I got to the fork* of the road I saw that the river road wa* not used, but that , the travel went over the hill, but I conclud- '. ed to go along the bank and thought that I could pick my way without trouble. I got off my horse and turned him loose to follow me as I walked along. He stopped to graze and I walked slowly, watching the river. Having got some distance ahead of hone I sat down to wait for him. How long I sat there I do not know, but I was suddenly aroused by finding that my iegl were fi rnlv grasped by the quicksand. I was slowly but surely being drawn into th* earth. I threw myself on my back and tried to draw myself from the sand, but all my effort* were unavailing and I was slowly be- ing drawn under the sand. I shouted for hel piiutil almost exhausted, but could tot no response and was forced to believe that my last hour had come and that I waa to suffer a most horrible death. It was late in the evening and I wotu'ered why my horse did not come. 1 called him time and again, but he was evidently too far away to hear me. A* I lay there, linking deeper and deeper every minute, I heard a party of people on the river. Itappe&red to be a pleasure party of young folks, and a* they floated down the stieaiii they were singing. The song came distinctly over the water, but for some reason I could not make them bear and they passed down the river singing Hew a *>eer Mated Ihe I'awa. | .. Home, Sweet Home," while I lay thre Says the Manning Herald : Brolc inslinct ' thinking I had seen my home for the last has formed the theme of many an article, ] time. Hy thi* time the sand had pulled me and wonderful instance* have been given of down unlil it wa* almost up lo my shoul- ders, and 1 lay with my arms spread out in order to give a* much resislance to the ter- rible suclion as possible. I thought I heard my horse and called with all my might, giving K peculiar whistle I had targ'it him to answer. He heard me and came running to where 1 lay, but could mtoa stout walking-slick. i give the exercise of almost human judgment by animals, but the following, which cam* under our own observation, is just a shade over anything we ever read ; Last Sunday t . S wi it-i> and the writer were driving up the U at. r Canyon, and a* we turned a ben. eh. At our approach the I not see me on the ground where I was in the led, and m atlempting to hole, as it wa* rather dark by thi* time I poor little fawn loet it* ! called him again and again until he found we saw a doe and a young fawn drinking from the stone ditch, animal* were startled, turn and run the poor . -. - _ balance and fell into the ditch. As many of where I wa* aud then he came to me and I our readers know, the water inns very swift- tried to reach up and get *ome sort of hold ly and in great volume up there, and, of on the saddle or bridle, but I wa* too low. course the lawn wa* carried down stream, j Ity some chance he stepped by me and I got The mother deer seemed to lose all fear of j n rirm hold on his tail and then uryejl him us, and ran alouu the edge of the ditch try- in/ lo reach her oflspring wilh her head. Suddenly she ran ahead of Ihe floating to go on. It was an awful pull, but I could feellhat I -va< being dragged out of the sand. fawn for some little distance. She plunged , It was such a strain that I was compelled into Ihe ililch with her head clown stream | to top and ret often, but at latt I wan I'd her hindquarters toward the fawn. She pulled so far out that I could extiicate braced her fore feet tirinly in the crevice* of the rook* to resist the rush of waters. In a myself and then managed to hold ou to Im hcanci''iil.iwliorslii|>e> 1 Cere*, I'omoim, ami 'h.ia. who strewed and bcutililied the earth with x'->"is, ,uid fruits, nd (lowers -have r. ill ulat ion is Kurd on data ti.i ni.-hc.i Uv an experiment cotiductril by I'rof. Kolieit*, of < ornrll I'nivernity Kx|ieriiiirnt Million. I'rof. K'ibmU ita molt (ireful investigator. , I'.v the uae of shallow pans made fm tin |. n poae and placed in the pi-ns, he nht.uiinl wilh great precision the exact amount of manure obtained from lamlw in a given time. This wa* carefully analy/cd. It wai tumid to be very rich indeed in plant food. In placing an estimate ujion it, he valued ita in uredienla, a* given l>y the analysis, on the lia-sin of the values of the same an sohl in commercial frrlili/crii. Thir gave a value to tii.- manure made by one l.unli per d.iy as 1 J 1 1 nts. I.' "i the value* put upon nitrogen, |ibu*uhoriu acid and potash in thai count i > ho.i(dl>u too dear to apply to our conditions, we cut the estimate .loan one-half and rained tho manure fiom one lamb per day at \sordiimnly wintered, the manure made by laml>> would not mobably he worth much more than ball this torn. As lli. estimate htandn in the bulletin, the value of the manure in hut little more than the ranli profit made upon I'm Lin In. It is cert linly n excellent showing in any in it , anil you bavu the knot ma.lc by a uelf binder. It ia the hardeat knot in the Km M to untie, slid it never "gives" a |>sriit,!<-. In tli.- machine it is matte by a funny crafty little lhiii|jumbob, which turn* around half way ; opens il* mouth and seire* the cortl, tiirim on around, and lote ^n suddenly, aa if it hail half a mind not to. A knife cuts t In- cord.anotliei' thingumbidi holdnllieends.two arm* weep the sheaf off on to the ^roiiiul, and the binder wniU for enough urain I . . cnniiilate lor another sheaf, whin it itself and repeat* the operation It wmka with the precision of a line steam engine, if the hired man will only let it alone. fattening abown winch woith of the wbinacash in inly i <|iil in. iniii r. lint prohl can lie in value the ppose our estimate should be still looked upon as too high, and I hut we divide it by two, we have a* the profit on !N) lamb* $II.'I.'.'S, pin* fill 4-', ..i mi profit ol$l74.7n, which amount* to nearly 9. per head. It may he that the average farnn i oinmt do quite so well indeed, it is proluhle that surli is the caoe. Were it ulhn wise, wu would mi more be w.iilhy of n'< "i;nition u> tcarhen of t lie |.< o|ile. lint there in certainly nothing to hinder lhea%ciKgu fai-merwho ream his own lambs to turn I hem off in early B|>nng, to go to the lint mil nuirket at an evcrage cash value to him of $H to f.> per head ; and if *o, U will ! clearly ap|H>ienl to luin there is pi.. lit in the hume. If hut onu-fourth of the Uiiinit in lint. 11 lo were/ to rear and fatten hut in to U lamlw in ,i ) oai we Mould have M>,t*#) lambs ready (or market during the wmtr season and ti.OlO.GOO lo $.'i,ixx >,- OIIO annually would IH- added to tin i. venue* ef th* country. Some of these would liml a market at home, sonic 'would no lo ilie United Stntcs ml some to Crral Ilrilain. But Ihe daugcruiii shonl of marketing laiiihe in No \rinl- 1 thoiild be molt r.irrfully ihiinned. I have already s.ud, in eltrct, th.it tin ..ne ili.in ijuantit^ iu estnuftting value* iu factor who makes '.wn blades of grass grow spi.mjj from the ditch with the fawn ou her where bul one gicw l.ef..ie.'' This the scien- ] l*ck. -She hy down and the lhy deer roll- isi .lues, W hcrever the intelligent und m- j ed to the ground in an utterly exhausted lustriom man c;oes, though it be to Iwrren condition. Mr. Sweeter* and onrsclf were waste, or pestilential morais, health and now not more than thirty feet from the hiin. lance follow. Those divinities M hum [ actors in this animal tragedy, but the ._.._ tall until lie dragged me away from the secotid "the fawn wa* washed up on it* place, and there 1 lay until 1 heard a wagon mother'* back, and it instinctively nlasped ' on the road and was brought to this cily her nock wilh Us fore legs. The doe then over nnitliei, seemingly unconscious of our pro- *nc.e, licked iiu* fondled her otfspring for a few minutes until il rose to its feet, and the n morlerntimei domiciled theinselveia-nong i doe and fawn then trotted oil up the inoun If there is anybody that doesn't believe Mr. Svvccters when he tell* thi* story, let them come t us and we will vouch for it. a Bravo Lady Bandit. Details arc given hy the Bosnian paper* of the strange career of a wnni.ui nuin Mila, who ha* been sentence.) to delh l.y the districts court of I'a/arevur, in Servia. This woman ban for ten years been the ter rnr of North K*slern Seivia. In l.ssl a pri/i of two hundred ducats was offered for her capture, two years later five hundred HCK .,! i . .1, u il 111 INiNI I he promised reward van increased to a ihoutand ducats. She had a Kind of devoted Haiducks with whom she committed her robberies. She never unit about olherwise than In man's dress, with all her wcaponx in her belt and u nlle nvn her shoulder. Young, humlBume, and a p.'i feel mnrkiwoinan. she wa^ the be. in ideal of In i 1 1. i n I. she> had a lover named IVtioviich, who fell ill some time ago, and whom she iiniiu-.l with devotion in a cave on the lli.u manian frontier. Her people told her in gou.l II . that he was watched, an I m.i-i ll> for safety, hut she refused to alumlon her sick, lover. After a battl* with the gendarmeii two of whom she killed, sbewHS captured. In the court she spoke for over an hoin in her defence, ami v> hen -riilence was pronounced In!, in .1 to it with stolid iiidill'eieiii c. dill violinist* are liecoming niiineroiiB. (Jirls are always after beaux of one sort or anolhor. There rt hl2,HI'J miles ol telegraph line in Ihc world, i:d '.'." 4, 1 HI miles of it are in Ike United Mates. The) next largest mil eage ia KH.'JKll in Russia. Cermany has .>?,- Tii.l mile*, Knince ."il,."i4) miles, Austialaiia .-IH.'JIT miles, Austria UH, I. "ill mile*. India :;l,s'it miles, (.te.it Kritam 30,7'JO mile*, la '-".MIKI iiulen, Mexico '.'T.Hyi mile*, Ita'y 10.4HU miles, Turkey I.-..INKI milas. nen, exchanging llieir divine titles for plam ii..:. .-.ors of chemistry ; and we now call hem ugriculturisU and horticulturists. I* ml tins a licAiitiful way of walking in the 'not steps of the wonder working (ialilean? K \V. Powell. I i '.lay I .In. not chooM) my lot. I won 1 .! not If I might Choo-c Thou It for me. O my (iod, Mo shall I walk aright. T.iUe Thou my cup. i.inl il \Mlh.i. .\ or'-orniw tl 1, An !! lo Thee. O lord. may term. I'houau Thou my Hood or ill. ChiKi-e Thou for UK-, my friends, M.. -i.-Lti'i-H. rni) h.-alth; Choice 'I l.mi nn cure- i.ir inc. My |Hi\crt.v or wealth. No: mine, not mlnu. tho choice, In tint i <- or /ri at . r inr.ll ; lie Tin. ii m.', K'uiilu. my strength. My wi-iluiii mid my all. // i. (Jim tlonar. Saturday (ireat thoughts are the only tilling pabulum of that marvelous entity, ihc human mind. Thi* mind, I survey it with awe, with wondor ; en.'ompa**ed with ll.'sh. fenced around with barriers of sense, yet it bri'iks every lioiind, and stretches .14': . ou every aide into infinity. It is nol ni on the line only of ita cl.rnal Huration that it goes forth forth from llus day of ita new annual period, through the periods of immortality -hut iu thoughts, like diverg- ing lay s, spread themselves abroad and afar, far into the boundless, the immensuic.ililr, the infinite And thcie diverging ravs may- be like curds to lift il up to heawn. What a thing, then, is this life! To kn >w its wonderful author -. lo bring down wisdom from the eternal stars ; to be.ir upward il* homagu, il* gratitud", its love to the Unler of all worlds. What glory in the created inn. -I-.- is there surpassing this? Thou ii.wni'M it it IH written : "Thou crownest it with loving kindness and tender mercy : Thou i i iwn. st it with glory and honor ; Thou hast made it a little lower than the angelic life Dr. /Vi/ry. from th" terrible mental aud physical sufferings. It was a narrow escapo and I do not think I will ever hear " Home, Sweet Home " agaiu without teelu'g : of thankfulness." i \i < i n<>\- i in-, t il.,'.- and Their uliure Sultan Si.ye.l Said bin Sultan in 1830 in- troduced Ihe clove tree into /.an/ibsr, since i starve. Drrasillallesi by a ery lw Pr-eeim Other 11. it.- i- r I-.. oi. Im.. ni " For the minor oflem.es the punishment in China i* (mating on tlio mouth with a bamboo," *aid a traveler whohasjust return- ed from the Flowery Kingdom. "It i* terrible to see the mouths of women swell ai the cane is laid on, and of men too. \\ lieu sent to jail they must supply their own fooil and that of the jailer or they are allowed to If they have not aufficient blankets I I O* I UUVU .IIV*."U V. ww . fcv ..W.M.. uw. , II.WI- - , - , , f p, which time iw cultivation ha* formed the they are allowed to freeze to death. There Inof ocriipstion of the Arab planters in that ' are different method" of execution. One is rl of the wo Id, especially tho*e residing what would correspond with our hanging, m the Island ol IVmba. bul il is different. Ihe victim is put against part i .ni th K very |>rt ion of the tree is aromatic, but il is Ihc buil which forms the clove of emu m. !. The choicest are of a dark brown hue, fr*e from moisture and with lull, |.<i fee heads. The i-iiltivation of this important ai iide of domestic economy is very intereslt ing. The seeils are planted in long trenches and kept well supplied with water for forty days, when the sprout* uppeur above the a post and a rope ia thrown around bis neck. Then it is pulled till the breath of 1 fe de- parts. Another form of execution is tl at of cutting to piece* by inche*, which in .lone when the sentence "f death U for the murder of a father or mother or some other near relative. first one car i* taken off. then the oilier, next the tongue i* taken out, and so on. A third ia death 4>y starvation. I have seen u man ccd surface. These are can-fully walered for the public streets, and allowed to end his two years, at the end of which time they usually attain a height of three feet. Then 1 1 aiisplaiitint; takes place, the shoots being set out at distances oi thirty feet apart and watered until well rooted. After this oc- curs the trees require In lie attention, but ni ! kept free from weeds and the earth about them il worked over from Mine to tune. " Oh, what shall 1 tell !" said a languid well, " Now, what ahall 1 tell, forsooth V Said a voice in the crowd, in tones very lo'i.l : " Say, what is the matter with truth T" Spokesman for I'arly -" Will you tell Ihe minuter, please, that while there'* so much (over a-going 'round, our parents don't want iu to come t ) Sunday school ; and life tiy this method, not being permitled lo touch cither water or foad- Sometimes a small boy will bring him alii tl* iiiiuin, which help* to le-m.'ii I lie xuttcring and l.rinijs aUmt a more speedy death. The inosl c. m moil form is taking oil the head by the sword, and the extraordinary nerve ol thoie Chines ' isshown in this more than any olher. I have seen Iwo men U- 1 .. ulc 1, one p'ac .1 They do not bear until five or six year* l*fore the other It took three stroke* of old. when the buds are fully formed into , tho iwonl to kill the first, and while the The operation wa* going on the second knelt pleave can you tell us in what pond his an? y* are ''" caught that l.ig full yesterday!" chlapin. " clusters uml assume a dull reddish hue. harvesting now Iw^ins and continues at in- tervals for six mouths, as the Imds do not all mature at the same time. As the limb* .ii the 1 1 PCS are very brittle they do not bear the weight of a man, and the clovo* on the upper Dram lies are gathered by ineus of Very jR-culiar looking four sided ladders. Immediately upon l>eing taken from the trees the buds are laid out in the sun, where iu a short time they assume a brownish color, when they are placed in storehouses and are ready f .r shipment. The usual yield of a 10 year-old plantation i* twenty- pound* per acre. A MmnTt Man. Miss Ksmeralda Longcollin -1 hope that you will make me happy after we are mar- ried. Mr. Humhlepie-I will, indred 1 will, if you have no objection.- Sifting*. Mr. nVgnn (aftei hammering on the door for li.c < null HI "I* it dead or alive Mr. Urogau " Nayther, I'm operation wa* going on the second down with his neck outilrctched waiting his turn. Thinking that the process wan low he turned to the executioner aud asked if l.c were going to be much longer with the first. Then, when the executioner came to him, heitroiched out his neck again and waited for the blow, which completely severed his head from hi* body." Brotherly Foresight. Little Tom was involve.) iu the difficulties, ..f learning to dress himself and regarded the buttons which had to be fastened behind hi* back a* *o many devices to torment small lioj s. One morning lie was. informed of the arrival of a baby sister, and later in the day wa* allowed to sleal into his moth- ei's chamber to look at the baby aa she lay asleep, loin regarded I in- small creature with inteicst and the nurw. wishing to know what his thought* were, asked him softly ; " Well, how do you like her? Isn't she a darling?" " I don't think *he looks much good,' answered Tom, with uncompromising frankness. " How soon will she be big eu- ough lo fasten my back buttons ''