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AGRICULTURAL Getting the Manure Under 1 Cover. How one farmer keep* hi manure out of the way of rains and melting snow 3, and yet ha* it perfectly accessible for hauling to the fields, ii shown in our illustration. It may not be the beet plan, but the very beet plan ie not always among the pouibilitiei on the average farm. The cattle Italia are timply ARRANGEMENT FOR SHILTKBINC MAXCRK. moved further in toward the middle of the barn a plan that can be followed when building a barn and quite eaeily followed when remodeling an old barn. Such an arrangement make* the wide driving floor through the entire centre of the barn mi poeiible, but inch a wide anil long feeding aad driving floor is really a waete of very valuable space. With a hay fork it isnolong- r necciiary to drive the hay-rack ao that nnr can pitch hay from it into any part of the barn. The protection of the manure from the weather ie of the higheat importance, an importance, unfortunately, too little realiz- ed. The manure pile is the mainepring of the (arm, and a very weak muuepring when two-thirds of ite value has leaclted out and j disappeared down iome brook or river. Management Of Heifers. Probably on* of the most common and expensive blunder* ntade on the farm U in the management of the heifer, write* a cor- espondent. Many well bred cow* turn at to be veritable scrub* simply became they were not properly developed in to oowhood. It i* common to dive little attention to eowt. young or old, about to calve. A heifer should be well fed befor a calving. First, bocfcuse there is a greater demand made on the system; second, the heavy feeding ot a ration rich in protein will cause a much greater growth of the ud. der. Here U the fatal point. There u no danger from fever when fed up to calving time if mch food a* bran, clover, hay, silage and the like are used. It i* corn that doe, moet of the mischief. The case* are very rare where any attempt at milking houli be don* up to time of calving The udder should be mad* to grow as large at possible. The blood being filled with milk -producing element* seems to cause a great growth of the gland* and udder. Af'.er calving, put the calf in a stall ad- joining the mother. Milk a half gallon and Hive to lh mother. John Uould first gave me thin hint anil I find it works admirably. Cow* that will not dajnk milk or slop will drink this, seemmply as nature's remedy. Never allow the calf In follow the cow, as it keep* the udder milked out, and (listen- tion is prevented. Feed very light on bay and a little brai for a few day*, gradually coming to full feed in a week. There is no danger of fever with the tirst calf, it i* said. 1 have never seen a case, 1 think it is not neceeeary to mention warm stables, tor those who would profit by this will have them, but $3 invested in building paper for lining stable* will pay more than UK) per cent, profit in milk returns. Those who can not take so much trouble to de- velop the milking qualities o' the heifer would better havu her come in in the spring that she may be supplied with abundance of proper food. This is just the opposite of my practice, but I say for those who will not give the beet care to the heifer in fall or winter they should not allow her to come frreh at that time. This is the only meani of maintaining or raiaing the atan> dard of good cows. Women and Poultry Dressing. Among the newest avocation* which the country woman has taken up i* dressing poultry for the market, and a very profit- able one it has proved in some instances. At this season of the yar live fowls are being disposed of in large quantities by very one who raise* poultry, to make room for the growing pullet* who are to become the winter liyers. A few dealer* may caponixe the cockerel* and keep them till early *pring, but by far the larger number will find their way into the market* between now and New Year'* day. The !i\e birds can be bought at price* that will afford a nice margin of profit when dressed. The loss on the bird in dressing i* not heavy, averaging only about one half a pound for a five-pound bird, as the heads, feel and intestines are not re- moved lor market at this season. If the birdi are fre* from pinfeath*rs, or com- paratively *o, an expert picker will prepare four bird* an hour. The feathers will sell for about ten cents per pound, if not assort- ed. If car* is taken in assorting them a much better price may be obtained for the choice ones. There is nothing whatever In this work that a woman may not easily do. The price paid tor picking varies in different locali- ties, but avetages about fifteen cents per pair. Young women may be hired to assist at this rale and a fair profit made on their work, or they may be hired to do the pin- featkenng by the hour. Poultry should be thoroughly cold before being packed, and then packed neatly and so closely as not to jar in the box or barrel during transporta- tion. The paper used in packing poultry should be what I* known among produce dealers a* butler paper. Never use news- papers for the purpo-r. and see that proper rations are pive Equal part* of wheat, oat* and on u :n ,k.V a [airly good milk ration. II a anmil i HH ration can be added, the yield c r milk will be moro *aiifaclory as a rule. Shelter the animals from the cold and wet by batten- ing the cracks or lining the stable with tarred paper. Make a good article of but- ter, put it up in attractive shape and brand it no that it may be easily recognized. Pip and Its Treatment. This formerly much dreaded complaint i* rapidly dying out. But few case* are now heard of, while but a few year* ago it was quit* common. It is caused by a dry, scaly substance on the tongue* of the fowl*, which soon spread* to the air passage, causing heavy breathing and frequent sneez- ingfrom which comes the name. A good remedy is to apply chloride of lime to the tongue daily, but we doubt the advisability of removing the scale. Two or three grain* of black pepper in the shape of a butter pill i* also very good. Some recommend spnngia. Probably warm, dry quarter* will do a* much good as anything. To Make the Dairy Pay. Determine in your own mind the amount of butter a cow should produce weekly to pay for her food and the labor of oaring for her. Subject each animal to an individual test and dispose of all those failing to come p to ths mark. Let, tb* trial b* a fair on* British nnd Foreign. Right Hon. Sir Julian Pauncefote he is now. He ha* just been presented to the Queen as a member of the Privy Council. Savorgnan de Brazza has obtained leave to return to Franc* after a residence of three year* and a half on the Congo, as administrator. i canal* acting on the defensive, although Mrs. Keeley, the Kngl i*h actress, recent- tne Y "' Hie* the States under whose ly celebrated her ninetieth birthday. She I patronage they were built and operated. The result ha* been the same in all cases, CANALS OF THE FUTURE. Will i>r large Bstesidi for ilir Kapld llini.llinii era ll.- slsieaa. The history of the straggle between canals of small dimension* and of railroads has been the same in all countries. The fight raged bitterly for a number of years ; the first appeared in London in 18'25 as Hoe- ina in " Love in a Village." Her famou* ! NEW WORK FOR THE HORSE. 1 hi- Doctors sluvr Taken Ulni I. Isiml for Mr.llr.l Uses. Between the steam engine, the bicycle, the trolley car and the storage battery, it began to look as if tie horse would lose his job. .lust in the nick of time, however, when scientists were wondering whether the friend of man would be allowed to re- laps* into wildness, or whether he would be turned over to the Western packers and made into extract of beef, a new occupation rises up before him. This is the manufac- ture of serum for the treatment of diph theria. There ought to be quite a field of useful- ness for the horse in this capacity. The manufacture of serum is a slow process, and it is likely a good many horses will be needed for it. A correspondent writes from Berlin that the establishment at Sobering ha* forty horses under treatment, yet the demand for the serum has been so great that the hospitals ran out of it in Septem- ber. Th* remedy take* a long time to prepare and must be comparatively fresh. At least nine months, and sometimes a year, are required to gel the animals into condi- tion. One animal doe* not furnish much blood at a lime only two quarts. The horse must be carefully fed between the date* of tappmg.and as in time the strength of its blood as a means of cur* gives out, it U necessary to repeat the process of culti- vating the bacillus. Altogether the indications are that this new field of usefulness for the horse will be a wide one. Whether he will like his new occupation i* doubtful. Even hauling a heavy ttage is preferable in some imueula to being ted high for a lime only to have , your blood Mien drawn off for medicine. ' There i* something ogreish about it, and the horse may well object. But it is hardly likely that humanity will spare him. The lieneflts of the serum treatment appear to be loo evident to allow of any compunctions. Thus another change is impending in the status of the horse, and the image of the proud animal which was once idealized as Pegasu* and bora poets flying through the air, may yet be seen adorned with spec- tacles and holding out a bottle in his hoof, upon the label of a medicine bottle. COMPRESSED WOOD. eat* with ui 1 riini. , i.,.- Ex IMBStve Mitrd Limber. Th* enormous advance which has o ate taken place in tn* price of some of the lard wood* required in various spe -ial Qranuhes of trade has directed attention to the possibility of producing some less expensive material as a substitute, and in one branch of trade thi* has been car- ried ont with very successful result*. For the manufacture of loom shuttles boxwood has hitherto been very largely used : but the price of this description of wood has become almost, prohibitive, and it hi) b*en found that by compression of cheaper classes ot timber teak being about the most suitable for this put pose a substitute meeting all the requirements can be ob- tained . For carrying out tins purpose, .Sir Joseph Whitworth * Co., of Mancheet jr, have just completed for Mr. Robert Pickles, of Burnley, a powerful hydraulic press to be used m compressing timber for loom shuttle*. This press consists of ilrong cast iron top and bottom, with foil- steel column* and steel cylinder, with a large ram. In the centre of thi* ram is tilted a smaller ram, with a rectangular head, fitting into a die which is placed on the top of the large ram. The timber in put into thi* die, and a pressure of four- teen tons per iqusre inch ii applied. The pressure is then relieved, and the large ram descends. The lop pressure block, which fit* the die. is then removed, snd the small ram rising pushes the timber out at the top of the die. Th timber so treated is made very dense and uniform, and so olosa grained, that it is capable of taking a very high finish. For the msnufacture of shuttle* it ha* been found as good a* box- wood, and thore is no douot it might be spplied to 01. her branches of industry where expensive hard woods havs to be used. paite were 'mine, in" Nicholas Nickleby," and Mrs. Pcerybmgle. French Deputies are no better than other representatives. The library of the Palais Bourbon contains 150,000 volumes, bat the historical and political are never opened, while there is a constant demand for the work* of the elder Dumas, Flau- bert, Daudet, Zola, and even for Ponson du Ter'ail'i long stories. Here i* an appeal sent to Mr. Labou- chere . " We, Mojes Bird and w'fe, in following the Divine command*, find our- selves unable to buy a preambulator for our twin offspring. fliers/ore we take this liberty of asking you to help u* in our time of need.' 1 Russian Engineers are studying the route for the waterway to connect the White Sea with the Baltic. The total die- tan. e is about 180 a il**, in part already can be obtained for the whole canal it is estimated, at a cost of only 48,000,OuO. Compressed air has been applied to sweeping railroad cars m France. A rubber tube, through which is applied a pressure of ten or fifteen pounds to the suuare inch, removes the dust far more effectively than any brush and in baif the time. Emile Ollivier. the Minister of Nnpoleon III. in 1870, who entered into the war with Prussia, " le cci'ur leger," i* on the point of publishing his account of the fall ot the empire in " L empire liberal " in seven volumes. The preface has just been printed ! in the Figaro. Baring Brothers t Co. will soon be ready fur business again. The great liqui latiou is ended, a syndicate having taken the last block of securities, amounting to$7,. r >00,OOU, held by the Bank of England. It i* thought that about $.1,000,000 will be lift over trom the settlement lor the Baring family to divide. Two fsots of interest were announced at the recent meeting of the Paris University Council. At all the lyoees the number of boarder* is diminishing and that of day scholars increasing, which shows that the value of home influence on the education of boys is felt more in France. In the faculty of medicine there are l.U'W foreign students to 4,142 Frenchmen, while of 195 women ntudents only '26 are French. Seventeen will*, each representing per sonally above 12,900,000, have lieen offered for probate so far this yesr in England, being the largest number in seven years. The third Duke of Sutherland left the largest estate, *ix and a third million dollars, and four others were of more than five million* each. Of the seventeen for- tunes, five were left by brewers, one by a wine merchant, three by bankers, one each by a colliery owner, a thread manufacturer (Clark of I'aisiey), a silk mercer (Marshall of Marshall and Snel. grove), an iron merchant (the Earl of Bective), a cotton spinner, a dyer, and a merchant. The late Lord Tweedmculh appears as a brewer. Together their sworn value was over sixty-six million dollars. Oxford's plan for regulating advanced study and research is the establishment of two new degrees. Bachelor of Letters and Bachelor of Science, which will take pre- cedence of the Bachelor of Arts, and holders of which may be candidates for Master of Arts. Candidates for the new degrees, if they are not Bachelors of Arts, must be '_'! years of age, give evidence of a good general education, and of time** for a special study, which may b* pursued profitably at the university. These, by the way, are identical with the qualifica- tions of special students at Harvard. Residences for twelve terms, as for the B. A., or for two years at least, i* required. The outline of the plan was recently adopted in convocation by a vote of H9 to 'JO. Women are not to be included. When oarriei out this plan will give the Oxford M. A. to men who know not a word of Greek. the unconditional surrender of the canal* to the railroads. This, however, is not so much the fault of the syitem as of their management. The railroads have great advantages over canals. They are better able vo abridge distance* both by reason of superior speed and of facilities for over- coming elevaiions, spanning stream*, free from dikii.fr of destructive flood* and pierc- ing through the highest mountain*; but their great success is mainly due to the fact that they have kept pace with the progress of the world. Waterways built from the beginning of the eighteenth uentury to ibe 'first quarter of the nineteenth century were regarded ample to meet the requirement* of trade at the time they were constructed, and there was in many instances a progressive im- tenancea. ile th o proportions not dreamed of a century ago, canals have remained stationary. They are now obsolete and can no longer fulfil the requirements of cheap transportation in competition with railroads. The canals of the future must have the dimensions and the facilities for rapid transport to adapt them to the new condition* of com mere;. They must not tie barge or boat canal*, but ample waterways for the free passage of such shipa as are now engaged in carrying the world's trade. Of suet, canals we hav now some important types in successful operation, an I others in process of construction or in completion. Tit-Bits. Perserverance. She (severely) How many more time* are you gWDf to ask me to marry you ? He (calmly I How many more time* are you goiug to refuse me ? Safe Enough. Grocer Well, my little boy, whst you have ? Will ' Fifteen cents' worth of mnlsssnr " Grooer (B* he hands tue pitcher over the counter) Where iiyour money ? " In the pitcher. 1 nut it there so at to be sure not to lose it." A Description. Judge" Please aescribe the man you saw talking to the prisoner." Witnass " I don't know how to do it, yer honor." " Can't describe him ? Did be look lika any of these lawyers ? Did he look like me " No, yer honor, he looked like an intelligent gentleman." daughter Just lika Just Like a Bird, Mrs. i lusher - " There's my Edith. What a creature she is a bird." Uncle George " Like a bird ? Yes ; always saying the same things over and over from morning till night. ' Wood Going: Out of Use. The enormous increase in the capacity of iron and steel works hns its justification and warrant in the wide variety of new employments found for those metal* a* nub- a I stitutes f-r wood. The German Iron Trade Association has lately taken the pains to point out, at great expense, for the benefit of all concerned, the many advantages u> be gained by the resort to steel ; and it would seem that there i* barely a single use left for wood in constructive detail and not much in ornamental finish, except gen- uine carving. The modern edifice is ncares^ perfection in point of durability and safety according to the proportion in which metal has excluded wood. It is now propoeed ilia wood shall be dispensed with entirely in the framework of railway rolling stock, and thi* mean* something when we remember that there are about '2,500,000 railway veh- icle* exolnsive of locomotive*. In mine* metal i* doing away with wood, and the use of iron-pit props in France ha* shown that they need to be renewed only half a* often a* those of wood. At the same time, metal has its own special risks, ', and it is suggested, for example, lht unless care- fully insulated, a large building full of steel and iron might be as susceptible to elec- trolytic action by stray current* eating it up as thongh it were rail, forming part of an electric railway circuit, or gas or water pipe* adjacent thereto. If this new danger exists, its remedy should be readily coverable. THE CZAR S BODYGUARD. A stralMPBl Which Haved lh Life ef ivn-r ikr .r.-i,i 111 laiaarr. U may have been observed by reader* that a most prominent part was taken in l he funeral of Czar Alexander HI. b; the Preobrajiuski Regiment, which since the days of Peter the t.reat has been the body- guard of the kmperor.and, in consequence. the nrack regiment of the empire. it is well known that a stormy time pre- oeded the accession of Peter the (.rest to the ihrrne. He waa persecuted from hi* Very infancy by his sister, Sop.ua, who acted a* regent, nnd only escape.! miracul- ously from death. The hired assassin* ot his sister were about to kill him on the altar of a Moscow church, where his mother had placed him, having fled thither from the Kremlin, when a number of young noblemen snatched him away and carried him to a place of safely. Four years later Sophia,feanng to have him killed outright, decided to Iry to end his day* ia another way. She sent him to Preobrajinski, i. village fifty or more mile* from Moscow. Fifty young noblemen were sent a* hi* companions, with the understanding that they were to try to debauch him as much as i possible. She hoped in this way he would become unfit to reign. But she wa* disap- pointed. Peter had taken with him an officer named Lefort, a French adventurer, who had served in the Belgian army. Lefort, true to his military instincts, formed a regiment at Preobrajinski and began to train the fifty companion* of I'eter 10 be- come its officers. Peler aud his friends soon became deeply interested in the mili- tary exercises and gave up the life which Sophia had wished them to lead. Peter studied hard and passed from grade to grade, just a* his comrades, who beoame extremely attached to him. When he de- cided to proclaim himself Emperor later it was they the Preobrajinski Corps which stood by him and enabled him to do so. Sophia thon sent her soldiers to seixe bun, but the Preobrajincki repulsed them, and the ambitious Prinuesa had to renounce the III rone. All t he Czar* since that day, mindful oi the fidelity of the Preobrajinski i,'orps,have kept up the regiment and mad* it their bodyguard. It ha* thus the proudest tradi- tions in the Russian army and ha* always lived up to them. Temptations Removed. " Your husband ha* given up swear* i&g " .. yes." " Do yon think he will adhere to his resolution ?" "Oh, yes. I've made it possible for him- to do away with collar button* by sewing button* on his shiru." Combined. Although the pretty girl he poor. Why she is not to blame ; But the pretty girl who's rich is one Who gels there just the same. " Do yon think your *<tter will b* do* a soon Willie?" " Ysi. She said she wa* coming do* u ss soon a* she oould, so n to have it over Witn," oil- a Bull Hates Red. The reanon why red infuriate* member* of the ox family is because red i* the complementary color of green, and the eye* of cttle being long tjxe<f on herbage while feeding, when they espy anything red it impresses their sight with greatly increased intensity. A Vow Never to Lie Down. Woldeman Friedrich, of Leipsio, who has lately made a prolonged tour of India, dur- ing which he lias gathered valuable data and made graphic sketches of the nomads on and in the vicinity of the Cutch Steppe*, says that in the harbor city of Mandri, fanaticism reign* supreme. The Brahman religion has here twice as many representa- tives as the Mohammedan. The disciple* of one sect tie a gau/.e cloth around mouth and nose to prevent any insect or particle of dust from entering their sacred bodies. But moet wonderful o' all of Prof. Frted- riuh's experiences was * saint he met in the neighborhood who had made a solemn vow never to sit or lie dcrrn for sleep or rest. Kao had refused to grant him a boon, there- fore there was something in hi* life that kept him in disgrace with thedivme power* and he determined to propitiate hi* diety with hi* martyrdom of % life-long abstin- ence from sitting or lying. In order to be able to keep hi* vow he ha* been compelled to construct a kind of hanging mat for hi* back and shoulders in whioh he hangs the livelong day reciting hi* penitential chant* and prayers. Thus he deep* at night, and in thi* position he must also eat and drink, a* he has grown too weak to either walk or stand. Curiosity. What are you standing so close to me for ?" demanded Satan. "Oh, nothing," rejoined the rival, "only people naid I looked An Obstruction. "Gentlemen, "said the conductor, "before leaving this station there i* likely to be a delay of aeveral hours." "What's the matter ?" cried the passen- gers in chorus. "Nothing that the company can help," replied the conductor, ''but a piece of steak from the restaurant is lodged m the track just ahead of the engine." The Old Mans Grief. Miss Scraper (amateur violinist.) "Did you notice that old man crying while I was playing my sonata '"' Friend " Yei, and I spoke to him. He said your playing reminded him of the old days when he was happy." "Was he a violinist. T" "No, he was a piano- tuner." Ougrht to Sympathize. Jinks "Why are you forever bothering mo about that bill I owe you ?" Minks "I need the money." .links "Then you ought to be able to aympatni/.u wuh me. I need the money too." ij He Made Her Drowsy. The burglar came and stood beside tha couch of the beaut ful girl. "I am after your money," he hoarsely hispered, thrusting a polished pistol barre against her blue-veined temple. She sighed wearily. "I'm pretty nearly tired," she said, "of telling men that I un in no hurry to marry." Drawing the silken draperies more closely about her, she fell into a serene slumber. A Professional. Tramp " No'ni, I am not a wood-sawar, mum. 1 draw, i .ur.ine a square meal and I'll nhow you." Housekeeper" Well, it'* worth it to see a man like you do anything at all." Tramp (after the meal)" Thankee, mum. Now I'll go *nd lie down in the sun." " But you promised Ui draw." " Yes'ni. I draw tliee." In No Danger. Mr. Nioefollo " Dr. Knowitt says that kissing convey* microbes." Sweet Girl "I I have some carbolic] acid up stairs." Reputation Saved. Dealer "Where are you going now !" Driver "To take this barrel of apples, around to Mr. Bickrow'*. " liood Lands ! You'll ruin me. Xtiat larrel hasn't been opened." "Do you want it opened, sir V "Of course, you dunce. If we leave him to do it himself, he may open, it at the wrong end." Not News. Jimson (proudly) "I never deceive my wife no, sir; I tell her everything." Bilson "Yes. I knew that long ago." -Wha how?" "She tells it all to my wife and my wife tell* it to me." How French Women Keep Young:. Canadian women might learn an advan- tageous lesson of their French sisters in the art of keeping young. But it i* no recipe for cosmetics that they would acquire. First of all, French dame* do not worry, or, if they do, they conceal the fact admirably. They are apparently on the cre*t of the wave of good fortune perpetually. Next, and almost equally important, they decline to hurry. They take life moderately, per* form their duties without basis and linger over their pleasures. And in these two simple rules lies a mine of wealth for her, who ii wise enough to appropriate it. latest ar> like tha devil in this red tie, and I n-erely withed to satisfy mytllf." An Engliih vicar has improved upon tha parish mother*' u,eetmirs by a meeting ot " lady mothers.''