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AGRICULTURAL, Down on the Farm- dtodwull. In a home I loved *o - F*r away among the clover .in* the bci>- ; And the morning tfiorv ! t.ho cutnn [jorch <!;*! twini 1 . And the robin red K amomt the treosj There were broiln m ruling and gar, A father ol.. A mo'^er dear to -hu: ! HB from all harm. 'f nere I wan-hrd life's KoMfn hour*, Itnnninfc wi.<l among tin- llowi--, In my boyhood t hnpoT <tay. down on the farm dtoru.t : Many weary . cars have pnwej, Since I Haw tho old place last, Jlut nui-nory steals o'er me like a charm r Kvery old faini.Ur |.l:ice, Every kind and loving fare, Jh my DO) hood'* happy days down on the farm. Hut to-day as I draw near That old home I love *o ilear. \ stntnL'' r --'Mil' - to miM't me at the door : 'llo'ind ". place there's many a change. Ami the faces all seem strnntre. Sot a loved one comrs tn meet me as of yore: .My rnorhcr dear IK laid In tho aim tree's leafy hade Where the ivy v :ig o'er her grave; In that old tamfllar place, There ! ee a .tnii In my father's old armchair, dowi.on the farm. CAorun : An Instrument for Relieving Ohoked Cattle- battle frequently become choked by attempting to swallow a whole potato, turnip or apple, and unless ieeeverfd in timr. death often en- sues, and the attempt to remove ;li obstruction is often a failure. If the obstruction csn be felt port way down the throat, one man should grasp the gullet and wind- pipe firmly below where the art- icle is lodged. Another person should run a fork or rake haixl'u, havini: the end blunt painted like a four-sided pyramid, down the animal's throat and gently strike the obstruction, each time giving the stick n quarter turn that the obstruction may be broken. After a dnun strokes, press hard on the obatruction, gently turning the stick around in both direction*. remove it and if you find small piecis in a hole bored near the point of the stick, procoedas before. It will take bnta moment ton ike a hole throuch even a hard apple. When this is done, the choking is greatly relieved. The obatructirn can be crushed by heavy outward pressure on the windpipe, or by givina a dose of melted lard, or rntton-Med oil. Should the ob- struction be far down toward the stomach. It ia beat to break it up or .nak* a hole through it before trying to force into the stomach, aa the latter often takes a heavy pressure to do th's, and pressing so hard may cause internal in; urv. It will be ob- served that the form of the end of the stick vfnts any injury to the windpipe. Look After That Little Calf. Not long since a man who was grumbling about his poor luck in growrng crop*, was taken to Jo by a neighbor who asked him if it did not cost a* much to grow ."><) tons of weed* in his corn field, as it did .">0 tons of (rood corn fodder, the first good-for-noth- ing, the second sufficient to winter ten cows, and take the place of purchased hay, and gram ? The care of tho calvra is somrtlunj analogous. A little more care and feed result* in a good, healthy calf in the Fall, and less care and feed rennlta iu a "weed" and no breeding will surmount poor care and feeding. On this point Kditor Jenkins has this to say : Pretty soon the complaint will bgin to come in, "What ails the calves?" We can tell you in advance what ails them : it M simply ignorance and caret essneu in taking care of them. They are not and should not be allowed to run with their dams, though that would e the safest way to rear t'.-em if you are not willing to take proper cars of them : but the trouble with the little things lira in one or more of the following cause* : Scours from wet beds, cold milk, our milk, dirty fre-1 pans, neglect to feed at one time and overfeeding at another, cold draughts ; an airgra''.-Ued form of any of these troubles will kill a calf in six hours. It requires absolute system tn raise calves by hand. It make* a good breeder lick to go into a calf stable that smell* sour and rank, a* he knows that means death to the calve*. Hack ai Manare- Vot everything is gold that glitters : not VTV soil is rich that looks black. Muck may bo as black aa coal, and yet as poor us poverty. Muck ia not manure, and in'i< kv soils may need manuring more urgently thaii ordinary uplands do. Don't imagine you tan rix any kind of vegetables without the free use of manures, becanae you have a nice piece of black, mn<?kv soil. True su h soil has certain advantages. It work* easily and car. be tilled and kept free from weeds with a minimum of effort, and at the same time it ia remarkably fitted for hold- ing moisture and withstanding the ill effects of a drought. But don't forget to use manure in liberal (|ti tntitiea if you want good crape of root*, onions, celery, lettuce, r.idisheg, turnips and other gvden vege- tables. It is not always necessary to use barn-yard manures. Ashes and dissolved bone or chemical, mineral fertilizers (sup- plying phosphoric acid and potash) will often give you as good result on muck aa yard manure. But in any case you mint use plenty of these plant-foods. M y muck beds or deposit* are but little more than 'arboii, and almost entirely destitute of potash and phosphoric acid. Others have a good percentage of nitrogen, which, how- ever, ia not immediately available fur plant- foot). While muck, therefore, cannot take the place of manure, when; complete man- urea are needed, its application to stiff clay oil or to clear xands may have the most happy effects. There are clay lands that no amount of harrowing and rolling will get in best mechanical order. They are destitute in humus, and no matter how you treat them, they are an 1 remain lumpy. The lumps may contain plenty of potash and ph<i.ph"ri" ai'id, yet the soil ia unpro- ductive, I,*, .use the plant-food is lockeanp in tho lump, .ind entirely i>nt of ren.'h ufthe ita carbon, and mil it thoroughly with the clay. All at once (be soil will pulverize nicely, become aa mellow on an ash heap and produce good crops. The plant-food, heretofore bound up tightly in the great tamps, has become available and good c'ops are grown. Don't imagine, however, that the effect ia dne to the "plant-foods" which you have added by adding muck. The* muck has simply improved the mechanical condition of the clay soil. Clear sand* can also be improved in texture, as well a* in their capacity for holding moisture, by addition of muck or mold. But as the average muck contains a considerable amount of nitrogen, we can use it directly as a manure, where nitrogen is needed, pro- vided we find means to make this nitrogen available for plant use or can wail until it will thus become available naturally in the coarse of time. Some samples of muck would have a fertilizing value of f!) per ton for their nitrogen alone, if all of it were available. Owners of muck beds miss a good chance if they refuse to get out a lot of muck and let it become dry. It ia an admirable absorbent in atables and hen- houses, and when used as bedding being a rich and effective manure, good for any crop which the gardener grows, and for any kind of sml. Now, while the swamps are dry, u a good time for hauling muck, and in Fall, when men and teama are not crowded with work, i good lime to ditch the swain pa. There are as vet thousands of acres of such Utid. partially or wholly under water which, with a compa-atively inconsiderable outlay in money and tabor, might be made to "blossom like the rose," and bring forth crepe worth hundreds of dollars a year to the gardener. tlfe the Harrow- I have noticed that when a ne-v nn.l bet- ter implement is invented or method ia dis- covered, many of n are apt to make too < huBi-> Betas; Wrencht by Ike While la the Uark I .milm-iti What mighty changes the white man ia making all over the fsxte of Africa ! Mil- lions of natives feel th impulse, for good or ill, of the strange influence ; bat they do not know yet the tremendous consequences in which the web of new conditions will involve them. Ten years ago the moet dreaded trilie of equatorial Al'U-a were the Masai. Their home ia west and northwest of Mi-urn Kilima-Njaro, hut their murderous raids covered a vast area from the sea far inland to the springs that feed Victoria Nyanza and the Nile. No gwatuli trading caravan, less than a thousand strong, dared venture among them. No miumonary risked his life within iheir borders. No explorer fathomed the geographic secret* of their land. No cattle-breeding tribe for hundreds of mile* around, was safe from their resist- less foray* ; and when Joseph Thomson at last passed uawathed through Masai Land to the great lake, the achievment won him enduring fame. All tliia ia now changed. Even the Swa- liili porters have lost much of their terror before the once dreaded Masai warrior. Knglish fortiiied posts ore planted in his land. Little missionary bands have safely crossed the lofty plateau where hi* women and children tend their herd*. The ap- parition of Kl Mor-xn, m his war pinnies, on', for a cattle raid is no longer troubling native villagers hundreds of miles from Masai Land. Gipt. Prince of the Victoria Nyanza railroad survey, tells us that the Masai are no longer arrogant in their dealings with ; Europeans. They aak for presents, but do [ not demand tribute. They treat visitors , courteouaiy, do not demand the payment ' caravan, and way into the of toll from every passing have ceased to force their great a nee of it. While using it largely in place of the old itip.ement wauld be wi*e, there yet remaps some uie for the old . . mplement; but we u.e the new one exclu- 1 ' "*',' j h <l ."P'* v of European power, have white man's tent ami order him to take olf his booL* and show his toes. I'erhapa their recent misfortunes, not less 1 III UlflUCII t , UUl WB laierv " * , . .. li i ! sively These are the two Mtrpmee, both ; " iltle ' 1 Ule wrogance and improved the to lie avoided not uaina; the new or im- beh\vior of the Masai. Once they would proved method or taptemtml at all, and 1 " ""thing hut beef or mutton. But their uomg it exclusively. Of the two. the tirst ""ils have been nearly annihilated named is the more to be avoided, but the is to he avoided. It mitiht be thonght (and evidently many of us do so think this is evidenced by our actions) that if the method <>' :mplement is an improve! (letter) one, the more use made of it the greater the profit. But it may be better, K'nerally is better, not for exclusive us*. hut for large use inly. The reaor>ini; that if a certain itmouut is gocd, more is KM NT. is not sound. If it were, tli MI i m-in should take all the contents of the medicine bottle at one dose. There would not he any room for homeopathy in any thing \"t to very lone ago the diamond or barshare p!ow was used .ilmoit exclusively in corn cultivation in tb<- me twenty year* ago the two-borne, two-wheeled, fonr shoveled cultivator was introduced, and many farmers use it altogether in culti rating corn. It i* speedy, easily managed, docs n-ce work and has wheel*. 1 hi last clsnie states a potent reason for its wide use. In these days of running after machinery, the farm hand does not like to use anything that haa not wheels. N'ow. while I use the cultivator much more than the diamond plow, there i quod ue, I find, for the diamond plow. Oener ally. I use it only once during the season. but I would not forego that use for a con sideratinn. By usmc the barshare* once, I will make Jen per cent more corn on the average : I will make twenty per cent. more in a late, cold, wet season, such as we have about one year in three. Time was when we thought a good, steel- toothed harrow a %ery good implement to use. If it wo? well supplied with steel teeth, recently sharpened, we by the cattle plague that has swept ac Africa, and even the warriors have been compelled to Mibsirt on the despised flour of the neii(:i!...rini; agrmukural tribes. Scarcity of food ha* dune something to lessen their pru'e and make them moat amenable to reason. . l'rin!e says the Masai are now willing to make treaties wuh the Kurope- n. and it la believed they would abide by them. If they treat them properlv. the Rritiah may yet turn the remarkthle discip- line and soldierly qualities of this powerful tribe to good account. did not ask for much else in the way of implements for ureparmj cur ground : and although, when we wheat sowed the wheat, there were many clods to be seen, we nevertheless got a good crop as good us we get now. True, oar land was newer then, bnt we did not put nearly so much work nprn it. and we did not have the improved varieties we now have. While many clods were to lie seen on our wheat ground then, the cloda were about all on the surface. White the harrow was cutting through clods, or wearing away on their surfaces, it was continually pull- niK ip cloda and letting fine earth go down. Asa result, when we were done harrowing, we had cloddy surface, but fine, lively eir'h beneath for the wheat to germinate and grow i- : while the clods, mellowed down by the frost diiHngthe Winter, cov- ered the exposed roots of thoarf plants heaved up. am) held the snow about the plants until the fr<nt did mellow them (the clods) down. Xow, with our improved im- plement*, we are apt to have the reverse clods below ami fine earth on the surface. Nowadays, the disc or smoothing harrow, the rol'cr and the drag, are used by many exclusively in preparing (.'found for wheat. These are all splendid implements, snd hould bo nied >n 'thair proper places: I ut thev have their limitation*. The roller it strictlv a surface worker. Itdnrt, not ^e down. If clods are on the surface 1 1 may crush them, nd it mv nly push them dewn : if they are below the mirla^e, it ha* no effect uyon them. This is true in almost as great a degree nf the smoothing harrow i rul the droz. The disc Itvrow works deeper. Hut I have found that though it goes over the ground three or four time*, niinv o'o Is below the surface will escape. This is especially the case when the ground M dry- The discs pal* over these clod*, or they slip between the di*c* : and the <\\r * lift tine earth, but not persistent clods to the surface. Tho result of using these im- plements exclusively is that the seed-bed is apparently splendidly prepared. It is smooth and fine ou the surface. But it is i full of clods and crevices below. When wheat is sown in such a seed-bed, mnny grains fail to find the conditions essential to (Termination, and not a few plants sjccmnh. Such a seed-bed may be known by the drill liofx iuniping up and down. Wheneverthe drill hces do not run smoothly and evenly, I know the seed-bed is not in good condi- tion, no matter how nice the surface looks : and whenever the drill hoes run smoothly and ateadilv, and I can kick up fresh, fine dirt with the toe of my shoe, I know the grain is^oiug in to a weli prepared seed- bed, though the surface is quite cloddy, i the way to get this well prepared seed- bed is to use the steel-toothed harrow at least twice, to pull the clods up tt> the sur- face, and also to help to Him them. - pla.it*. Ai'J a good quantity of muck wilh Stahl, in Prairie Farmer. A WesMlrrfstl rrr.Un. The mo*t unii|ti procensiun that ha* aver taken place in the world's history | marked the opening of the world's parlia- ; ment of religions at the art institute in <^o n Monday. It was a procession that had a world of meaning in it one that would Have been impossible not many years ago. Jews marched with Centilea, and Catholics marched with Proteitant*. The religious beliefs of India, of China and of .Upon were represented, as well a* those of the Knglish-speaking nations, all attired ic their priestly robes and wearing the in- signia of their o*rice, marched to the plat- form while the audience rose and cheered at the sight. First came Cardinal Gibbons, escorted by President Bonney. Then earne Mrs. I'otter Palmer and Mrs. Charles Hen- notin, representing the Board of Lady Managers, and then the following with their suite* : Archbishop Redwood, of New Zealand ; Archbishop Dionysioa LaUa, of Xante, Greece ; Rev. John Henry Bar- rows, of C'rii -ago ; Archbishop Feehan, Count A. Bernntorff, of Berlin ; Dr. Carl Von Bergen, of Sweden : Prof. C. N. Cha- harar, O. Dharmapalaand P.C. Moosomdar, of India : Rev. Augusta Chapin, of Chicago; Rev. Alexander D. McKonzie, Pung <^uang Vu, of China ; Dr. F ' -. Hirch, of Chicago ; Miss Jean Siribi and Khersedji Laugraua, of Bombay ; Bishop Bwarnette and Mrs. Laura Ornmton Chant. Kven more inspiring was the scene wiien the vaat audience arose and joined in ainging "I'raite God from whom all Blessing* 1- . and later when Cardinal Gibbons led those of all nations and all religions in reciting the Lord's prayer. The regular proceedings of the parliament of religions were opened auspiciously by an invocation by Cardinal Gibbons and addrea-sea by President C.C. B mney and religious lights from various parts of the world. President Bonney, in j I. is address) of welcome, said they should all give thanks for being able to take part in so grand a congresa, ono that so ful- ly exemplified peaca and progress and which would have so great an influence on the world. Caniiii.il Gibbon* replying said that though .ill did not agree ou matters of faith, there was one platform on which they were all united, that waa charity, humanity and benevo- lence. He said that he could not impress too strongly on everyone that each waa his brother's keeper. That was the whole theory ot humanity. If Christ had cried with Cain, " Am 1 my brother's keeper ?" we would still be walking iu darkness. A Trrrikle vUrame. If England has reason to be afraid that pluro-pneumonia might enter the country with cattle from Canada, we have infinitely more causa to fear that anthrax, a terrible diseaae fatal alike to man and beast, that has broken out in Northumberland and other northern counties, may cross to Can- ada. So deadly is the plague, experts de- clare, that afield in which an affected ani- mal has once grazed can never be safely used for pasture again. On one large and flourishing farm in Northumberland .'!.'! cattle and 100 swine died in a few days,and the farmer and a laborer are in a precarious conditior. When some of the stomachs of the animals ware examined no trace of poison or other extraneous matter likely to cause disease could be found, but the odor omitted was offensive beyond description. There waa no fungi about the farm, while the particular field where the cattle were first seized couststed to all appearance of beautiful pure ",ro**. There is great excite- ment iu the north of Kngland in consequence of the outbreak, the Government experts being nonplused in their effort* to find a cause. The first symptoms are a burning thirst, but before the animals can get to water they usually droop and die, so sud- den i* the ailment in it* r'raucr and fcrrmany. The review at Met/, of a large portion of '.he German army by Emporor William II., attended by the heir to the throne of Italy, will havct, and was meant to have, a pro- sound significance for French observer*. The spectacle symboli/es the resolve of the German people to grasp firmly all the Ger- man soil recovered from the for, i,-ner, and such a determination may he seen to imply a menace of regaining other land*, which were once German, but which are now held by France. The presence, too, of the Prince of Naples is equivalent to a declaration that no sense of gratitude for the former ser- vices of Frenchmen can break the tie of in- terest that now binds the house of Savoy to the Hohenzollerns, and that with re- gard to Lorraine no leas than to the Rhine- land the defiant war song of the < iennans, " A'.< .'-ht haben," " No you shall never have it," finds an echo in the Italian kingdom. Metz haa been much more thoroughly Germanized sinoe 1871 than Straaburg, although it had been in French hands for a much longer period. It waa not until close to the end of the seventeenth century that the free city of Straaburg waa s*i/.ed by Louis XIV., while it was in thu time of Henry II., almost a century and a half before, that the Three Bishoprics, of which Metz was one, were incorporated with French territory. The extreme import- ance of the latter place from aatratagij point of view was from the first appreciated, and not even their disastrous rout at St. Quen- tin cunld Ijosen the hold of Frenchmen on their prize.' It was the possession of Metz that rendered possible the su'.ieequeut con- quest of French Flanders on the north, and the still later absorption of the Duchy of Lcrraiue upon the south. Metz was the keystone of the whole wall of province*, gradually reared upon the French frontier, and stretching from the towns upon the Somme in Picardy to the southern limits of Froncbe-Comte. The surrender of Metz to the Germans, after the lapse of some three hundred years, meant not only a grave actual Iocs, but a portentous pro- spective danger. Unquestionably, the re- tention of Met/, waa, Von Moltka des- cribed it, an indispen ..ble condition of the security of Gtrmany, and, so long as the Germans keep it, they may look upon the Rhine as safe. All the resources of modern engineering have been taxed to make the fortress impregnable, and, no doubt, aa Kaiser William II. reviewed his legion under ita walla, he exulted in the belief that Metz would never become French tgain. Yet it there ia one lesson that lust iry i* never weary of repeating, it ia that a pre- ponderance of numbers is no guarantee of success in war, and that no country, how- ever superior in reptile is it* military system, can hope M retain a monopoly of military genius. The Sew felesilal Parly. Whatever name may be given to the new poli'ical organization just formed in Knt(land for the furtherance of colonial in- terests in the imperial parliament there i* undoubtedly a wide field of useful work Wore it. In far distant Australia and New /ealand, a* well aa in the British House of Commons, beneficial movements may be pushed forward. At the prelimin- ary meeting mention wa* made of the neces- sity for improved cable communication with the Colonies, the abolition of the postal anomalies, the coasation of the transporta- tion of French convicts to New Caledonia, anil reform in the appointment of Colonial governors. Many other matter* might be readily auggvated a* lending toward* the reali/ation ot the great ida of Imperial Federation toward* which Lord Roaebary looks forward. Near at hand, and with a promise of immediate benefit, lie* the Ocean Penny Post, which Mr. Ileoniker H eaten support* so energetically from the ful- ness of hi* knowledge of Australian life. Sir -John Gorst owes much of his all-round knowledge of men and affairs of state to the diversified Colonial experience* that he passed through. In this country Mr. Blake's failure a* a politi- cian was due to lack of sympathy with his party and not to any want of ability. If Sir John Thompson could journey from Ottawa to Paris to take part iu the Retiring Sea arbitration, why may not a Canadian Min- ister of the future travel to London to sit with the rulers of the Kmpire in the British Parliament ? Let the door be opened, and we have the examplea of Sir Henry Parkes and Sir John Macdonalil to prove that men of strong character will not be looking. This, however, is looking into the For the present, we are glad to see tl> new party propose* to begin qiii' ' will embrace all members of the II. Commons who happen to be connected with self-governing colonies. Instead of inter- fering with, it will help on any work of the ortici.il representatives of Colonial govern- ments in London. Had such a party been in existence a year ago Sir Charles Tupper would not have had to struggle almost alone against the Imperial Hoard of Agriculture, which continues to forbid the importation of Canadian live cattle. A compact group of Coluni.il members, acting together for the common good, should be able to render real and lasting service to the State. raymrait ef Newsier*. Now that the Imperial Parliament has resolved upon the payment of ita member* anything bearing upon the subject ia con- sidered interesting over there. A parlia- mentary paper just issued give* the various amount* paid to legislator* in the different colonies. In Newfoundland members re- ceive an allowance of Sl'2'J a session, but have neither travelling expenses nor free passe* on railways. In Australia and the Cape, where railways are controlled by the colony, members ha vein all cose* free rail way passes, and in uome coses it is made a con- dition in the contract for the mails that the moil coaches shall carry mem tiers free. In Natal an allowance of I/, a day is paid dur- ing the session. Members of the Cope Parliament receive one guinea a day, and to thoBo living at a distance from the Par- liament house an additional allowance of 15s a day for personal expense* is paid. Members of the Legislative Council of New Zealand receive I. ">(>/. a year, and of the House of Representatives --MO/, a year, with reasonable travelling expenses, but deduc- tions are mode for non-attendance. In Queensland, New South Wales, and Vic- toria, salaries of :WO/, a year ore paid. Iu i it taw/a the rate is about $10 a day dur- ing thejwesion ; in Ontario it averages $6 a day : Quebec, SHOO the session. Payment in Nova Scot-* is |500 a session. This rate is also paid to members of the Legislative nbly of the North We*t Territories with travelliug allowances HE l.s HUE PKOl f A Greek Merchant Warr* Our Machinery- Mr. ftvrrul.-* vl.Tlmrf. ,. .11 *D.I ry* Tkl.k* auartlau KalBr r 1^, iBtsI ! tme vforl.t ,u ninur Mas Us- HpluSB. Max* and ttfhrr riisuMatllilro lu Ev - chance Air Ute aamrarlnrrs *f HIM Casuurr. A liBKKK KBOM AMI* Ml -UK. Mr. Socrates A. Seferiadcs, Greek mer- chant from Smyrna, Asia Mi Dor, registered at the Koasui house, Toronto, the older evening. He ii a tall, handsome man and peaks Kngtish fluently. H.I uomplaxioa in a* dark u au Arab's but he possesses all the character isti : beauties of face, bead and physique of h race. He hu traveled all over the earth and hu done busmen* with men of all nationi. He spent a month at toe World's Fair for the purpose of se- lecting machinery to send to Smyrna*. Though well versed in the jechatm-al arts he did not trust to his judgment alone, but employed mechanical export* to make testa and give opinions aa to the beet traction engine to be secured. The experU devoted a mouth to the work of testing all such engines at the World' n Fair, ami on .Saturday last informed the merchant that in their opinion the engine sent to the Fair by Mr. John Abel), Toronto, was the best in the world. The Greek, who is of the same opinion himself, STARTXD AT OSl.'l FOR TORONTO snd will visit the Abell works and select the first machines to go to Atia Minor. He says that many merchants will follow hi* example and send tor Canadian machinery of all kinds. Mr. Seferiades had no idea until he visit- ed the Chicago Fair that Canada could make such a good showing. He found that in farm produce she stood tint with no cluae second. lu machinery be thinks she stands first in many linen, noludiny all farming implement*. Her limber and minerals astonished him, aa did her live stock and manufactured goods. Asia Minor has in the past sent lit-r sur- plus of figs, opium, ruga and other pro- ducts to England and the United States, but Mr. Seferiadua is of the opicion that when the Asiatic traders learn of the won- dei ful inducements Canada has to olfer they will exchange their products foi machinery, clothing ana manufactured goods of various kinds. I.ICII IN ''Asia Minor la rich, very rick, in the soil. There is no limit to her resource*. We have no beggars, but we have no pro- tective tariff to enable us to build up manu- facturing industries for ourselves. We pro- duce many things which Canadians have now to purchase second-hand through the) United States or England. Weare anxious; as no doubt Canadians are, to deal directly. V ou have many things we want. Let us hope that many mouths will nt pasabalore thousands of machines will fo westward to the far east from your country, and that in return Asiatic produce will be common in all the shopa in Canada. " THE <ri.T\s ANU THie CHOI.BRA. When asked if the inhabitants of Smyrms wen satisfied with Turkish rule, he said that they were in every way. The preeeut Sultan was a great and good man, much respected and beloved by all classes, me I ud- ing Greeks and European*. Cliolcra had been raging in Smyrna lor twomoiithspast. iltan was not satisfied with sending hundred* of medical men accompanied by nurses and furnished modi' HIM to the rescue of the people, but had gone so far a*) to .lend his own medical advisers to super- intend the stamping out of the plague. The) result was that the dreadful disease had been almost stamped out, only -' death* hiving occurred last month. ! rln,.. Mr. William M. F. Rouuds, secretary oft the NaUoii.il Prison Association, says in t> paper in the September Korum that hered- ity has been given altogether too important a place in accounting for the growth of the criminal -1 ue* : that moral traits are only rarely inherited and that it is Draining andt environment that makes the criminal in the very ^reat majority of cases. He says : " I with to put myself on record, after a study of the criminal, and contrary to any previous utterances, as going squarely back to the doctrine of free will aa laid down by uur fattier*, and I wuh to be understood distinctly and squarely to bold to the doc- trineof moral res|K>usibihiy aa applying to every tune individual. of t | le , 700 criminals I have examined, 1 have found that more than 300 had a clear mot' ive and a sane motive, I hough a perfectly uiiderstoo 1 dishonest one and a criminal one. * * * I do not believe that one- lift li of this nunilter were over in a co tion when they could not have etrr around, h.id they determined to Jo so, lived virtuous and upright lives." Tl plain interpretation of tlui is that tl great majority of tlr..e prisoners were nel subjected to the right training, ard wer not placed under pore and ennobling in- fluences when iheir characteis were being formed. In other words, they lacked the | right kind of home influences. When we)/ IT the great harm done to society rw the criminal and the drain upon the prv', ductive indnstries necessary to police cities) and run court* and imprison the dangerous) classes and the misdirected force of even the well-intentioned, the need of strength- ening the home influences which form the character becomes strikingly apparent. No work of apology is doe to an apprecia- tive public for giving the sea serpent bit due every time he condescends to show him- self. Ottawa ia now fully converted to' faith in him, and Mrs. John l.aliey, the wife of a respectable farmer, who lives near the head of All'imetto island, is the late*G apostle of the famous fish. .She was wash- ing on the river bank, when she saw ap- proaching her an object which at first she mistook for one of the great logs for which the lumbering districta of the upper Ottawa are famoiib. But she altered her opinion when the monster raised ita hideous head five feet above the water and deliberately biased at her in a snakiah manner. Then it disappeared, and Mm I. ahoy fled to the shelter of her own roof, where she promptly fainted. This distressing culmination of the affair is Dot believed to have )>een the cruel object of the serpent in hissing at Mrs. I Labey ; his apologists are positive that he) | merely meant to prove once aid (or all Ms) true nature