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PRACTICAL FARMING. Preventing Smut In Oratn. Smut grow* from m nuie fungous spore* clingiog to th* seed grain*, so that if lh*r* arc oo liro smut germs apoa ihe grain own, no fungous ihread* will grow into the plant tissues of the crop, and no *mnt pom will be fruit* 1 U|-on the resulting graioi of wheat or oat*. By stirring tUe **ed grain in oold water for half an hour, many of the motty graini will float out ami many b* skimmed off. The be* I remedy it to *oak the *ed grain in hot water ai 1.TJ F, which not only deitroyt the imut (poree, but ha*tn the iproulmg and improve* the rigor of the resulting crop. A baiket or bag through which the hot water pa**e* to the *e*d 11 lifted up and down in a barrel or tank of water which man be kept at from 130 F to 186 F for 16 minute*, when the grain ii dipped into oold water to oool, and then ipread out to dry. Solutions of chemical* may injure the germinating power of the grain, but they hare long been successfully uv 1 for the burnt imut uf wheat, and the looee imut of oali. Where a gram drill ii to be need, washing for a ihort lime in a trong aolution u preferable to a long *oak- ing in a weaker fluid. One Ib. copper alphat* (blue vitriol) di**olved in 7 qte to 3 gale of water make* itrong solution* tor thoroughly wetting 10 to 15 bu. grain, which U then dried by mixing well with a little land platter or elakea lime. On using 30 gal* water, *oak for 12 hour*, wash in itrong limewater for 10 minute*, and dry. One Ib. poisMium sulphide (liver of tulphur) dieeolved in 10 gall water will oak out the emut in I -' houn if the grain U itirred occaiiooally ; or niing 20 gal* water 24 hour*' soaking will be needed before drying the grain. Growing Tomatoes by the Acre. It ii difficult to lay which U the beet ingle variety of tomato, there are o many food one*. The Paragon hat alwayi given satisfaction, but in the home garden it i* a gt,od plan to plant a tmall and a Medling The leeci ihould be eown in oold framei a mouth or *ix week* before the plant* are wanted for planting out. The plant< hould be ready by the time frotte are over. There are eeveral wayi of growing j lomatoee, bat a plan which it liked very much by many, especially when not more than an acre, it planted, it ae follow* : After plowing the coil thoroughly and then ha -rowing in a half or whole ton of eume i good fertilizer, check off the land five by five feet, and at each intersection of the furrow* drive down a tU.ut cuke IHinche* in the toil, leaving three feet above. In a triangle a' out tbit Hake *et three plante, 12 or 18 incliei from the (take. Before the pUnta fall over encircle them and lake with a broad itrong bind, drawing the plant* in jnit a little. II the band U placed about IS inohei from the ground it will be sufficient to hold up Ihe fruit from the ground ; bat if the vine* grow \eiy iarge a aeoond baud may be pul on later, but one i* uiully enough. Each hill honld yield, at ih* very lowett, if the land u good, a peck of tomatoes. At five by five feet there will be 1,742 itakee or hilli, and with three plante to the hill it will require A,2*26 planU per tore. If pre- ferred, two plant* may be aet to the itake, nd the hill* reduced to a dlttance of five by four feet, using 4.3AA plant* per acre. need* of the modern da ry barn, whic' hat be"ii built too oloee and warn, of la> yean. Nothiug it more injnriom than th orlsosive and mihealthful gaeee that ariv from lightly floored (table* with no drainag* facilities. Proper drainage iniuree a inor wholesome atmoiphere, and the liquid ei cre.nent, drained lo a tank, u worth at a fertilizer eeveral dollar* per cow annual!) To Feed Wheat Without Grinding Into a kerosene barrel put four buihel* of wheat. Brfng !irj gallon! of water to a boil and p.iur over the wheat. Cover the barrel witu a cloth, let it itand for 24 hour*. It will then b* throughly oooked and ready for feeding.- Give Animals Time to Drink. Young auimali are aometimeiilowto drink oold water. Be patient. It iloe* not pay to drive them away from the trough be/ore they have drunk. MURDER" AND SUICIDE, A MAN CUTS HIS PARAMOUR'S AND HIS OWN THROAT. Dairy Pointers. Buauty i* only ikin deep, even In a cow. No cow can keep a iweet temper when her owner ha* a *our one. The oow that get* kicked kickt back by hnaking her milk. It it not *o much the quantity of fluid in the milk pail that oounte, a* doe* the num ber if butler globule* ii contain*. Tram up a heifer in the way the ihould , go, mil when he i* a cow ahe will not do- par i from it. Cow* teldom grow long hair except in a cold liable. Then it i* a bleued provision of nature. No cow nredt a board hung over her faoe, or a poke around her neck, on alarm where theri are good feuoei. It never pay* to overcrowd the puture or nalile with cow*. Make the (arm larger, or the dairy (mailer. A cow it different from a child, in that he can never be rpoiled by too much pel- ling. Speak uiiily, mnk gently, and h* becomes at once your profitable friend. Winter sunshine is always good tor dairy a> "nali, if it doe* not rearli ihem through > fruity air. ^..ms cow* are older and I'M profitable at eight yean of age than olhen are at I twelve. l>iHarenoe in oar* i* the oau*e of it. The Best Hens. The molt profitable breed of hen* for faimerf, who live away from the city mar- ke t, u the leghorn. They more than make up in egm for what they lick an fleih pro. duoert. Poultry raiieri of our northern latei have to (end their dressed poultry In market at a lime when priuei are low. Kamiy prioe* are olitamed jutl before oool weather, bul there ! rink in lending dre**- d poultry 200 or 300 mile* tiy express in hot walher. Leghorn* are easier to raiau and the pullet* mature at lean a month earlier than the heavy breedt. Pul.ott hatched in May make winter layer*. They are active and not likely to accumulate fat during the fall and winter, which putt a top to laying. Some onjeut to their large combe, which are likely to freeze ; but all bent, to be profitable, mutt have home* warm enough to prevent tuuh injury White Ughorui lay fully a* well and are mum inclined In lit than those of the brown variety, >>eii>lii having no colored pinfeathen, whion make* them look Ixttter dresnd Two Groat Nemh. V .lililtr the great A Irrrll.l. llr..l < ..niinlllr.l In elk iiid II.H.I in Bee} An Awral tl(ki- The Ho.lies Bemeveel lo ike ere we. A detpauh from Toronto sayt : A mo*l brutal murder todtuicide were perpetrated at 66 1-2 Jarvu itreet on Sunday morning. At au early hour Mr*. Harry Hewitt, who occupiee a sure of room* with her huabaud on the upper floor, knocked at ihe door of the landlady, Mis. >ar*h Swallow's, apartment*, to obtain come milk. Mrs. Swallow occupied two rooms at the back of tb* second floor. Mi*. Hewitt knocked several time*, but received no reply, and he called a youug man named Legatt, who also occupies a room in the building. They came lo the conclusion that there ws* some- thing wrong with Mr* Swallow, and forced th* door. A horrible sight met their gate. On the bed lay sirs. Swallow, with a great stream of blood oozing from her pillow to the floor, and alongside of her lay John Hell, a man who nad been living with her. Hi* head wa* thrown back, and a great ga*h in hi* throat also told a deadly bale of murder or suicide. The two children wer- lying in a col, playing, at if nothing had happened. The horrified inlru iera at once gave an alarm, and Legatl ran to pa'ioe headquarters, '/onstables Suell and Tripp drove to Jarvi* itreet in the patrol wag- lion and look possession of ihe premise*. A TIRH1BI B aiiiHT. Theroom Had th* appearance ol a (laughter house. Two great pool* of blood almost covered thw floor, and the will and furni- ture wae spanned all over. At tint it wa* thought that both had been murdered, but when I'. C. Suell examined the body of ihe man, a razor covered with blood tell out of hi* nerveless lingers. The bed stood in the south-csst corner of ihe room. Againtl the soulh wall stood an old-fashioned bureau and next lo it in th* south- west coruer itood a cot with two children, aged four and in year*. Th* children were playing with alphabet blocks when th" potae entered, and they wer* at once removed to the Children Shelter. Th* last wordi ihe little girl taid when she wae ia-n from the room were, "When will mamma b* better?" Hi hum ANDSl'ICIDE, The body ot ths man Bell lay on the (ids of ihe bed nexl ihe wall. The lamp, dill burning, stood on the bureau. An empty beer pall and whiskey bollle stood on the table. One of the small drawer* of the bureau wa* pulled out, and the empty case of the razor was fonnd in it. Ttiere was (cry evidence to show that the man had wallet! until hit paramour had fallen aeleep. He then reached over her, and quietly pulled ihe drawer open and eecured the razor. Then he out a deep gaeh in bar throat, close above the collar bone, severing th* jugular and arteries. S'ie never (tirred, lor mere was n.il ihe slightest trace of a struggle, ae tar as (he wa* concerned. After he had satisfied himteif that th* wa* be- yond earthly aid he sat up and cut hi* own throat from the left ear acres* lo th* wind- pipe, severing ih* jugular vein and mam aileriea. Hit blood wa* spattered over the clothing, and his hand, which held the raior, wa* also red. Having committed the devilish deed he threw himself back on ihe p How, and was tound in this position, hi* month and eye* wide open. Tne bodies wer* remove I to Ihe morgue. Ooi oner Johnson, who wa* called, decided lo held au inqueil on the remain! at the morgue. So far none of tne relatives of the two victims have turned up. Hell wa* an Kn|liihina.ii, about forty -five yean of age, tlim, with a fair moustache. Th* woman wai alio fair, and about thirty-rlv* years of age. How He broke the Ice. Many different persons find ihe bngin- nig of H conversation awkward, especially on ceremonious occasions and with strang- er*. Soinrlimet, however, the beginning is not half so awkward a* what oomes afterward. According to a story in Punch, ba*hful young man (aid to a lady at a dinner p*rty : I've got to take you in to dinner, Mm Tracers, and I'm rather afraid of you, you know. Mrs. Johboia tells me you're very olever. The young Isdy wa* naturally amuaed by this display of simplicity. How absurd ! she exclai ned. I'm not a bil tlever. The man heaved a sigh of relief, an.] answered : Well, do you know, I thought you weren't. A Lucky Man Servant. It i* not often that an employer ii to handsomely considerate) of the service* o an old anil (aithinl retainer at the recently deceased K. H. Masunn, wealthy Moscow men-h-tn:, who ha* bequeathed th sum o 4<MI,IMH) rnble< la hi* man servant, I'hjlipi noil. Tne fortunate legatee had eervei M. Masunn for the last thirty year*. Cra THE QUEEN IN FRANCE. . i itmlrf, Realkera rraare. Her Temporary sUaMeaea. Queen Victoria ii now domiciled en th* Riviera for a few week*. She oooupie* th* Irand Hot*! at Cimi-i, which ha* been partly redecorated, refitted and refurnuh- ed for her use. Plans of the building were tent to her at Oiborne tome time ago. She picked out or herielf a init of rooms on the first loor, the bedroom facing the north. The Irawmg room and ihe dining-room were urnished snew under ber immediate dir- ection. An elevator ha* ban pat in especially for her viiit, and a private telegraph office ha* been titled up to that ah* may know at all time* what U going on in her own dominion*. Th* i, rand Hotel command* beautiful view* of the Mediterranean, th* town of Nice and other interesting feature* of th* three-mile* wide itnp of land between the hoiue and th* sea. It stand* on a hilliide which abound* in villa* and garden*. Th* front of th* hotel i* plain and rather bare. The back, looking out upon the garden, th* view given in the- picture, i* the prettier, more attractive part. BIG PRISONS OF PARIS, GALAXY OP SENATORS, DEPUTIES AND BANKERS IN THEM. 4 Tllll t* Ike l.re-,1 *.<,.. I k. I vurl.u. ftnllsle rvtsirr. Where Ike l*rleaers Have a Jelly ....! Time - rrl.saers Werkal ! Mklai Beel*Bafc|ng er Tallerlex Part* prison* a*, the present time con- am a more distinguished set of guest* than iver before in '.heir history. Kx-Senaton, x-IMpuiies, banker*, director* and mana- er* of newspaper*, otfioers, noblemea, wealthy manufacturer*, have of late been rreeted with marvelloni rapidity. A hundred yearsagothsy would have been ed to theguillotme withouidelay. Ths pro- re** of a century ha* for tuohca**utpeud d, and probably put an end altogether, to lie "veuve," the clang term for the terrible nife, but the disgrace i* as complete a* *r. Therr| an eight prisons in Pari* the depot and jail of th* Prefecture of Polioe, uuated behinl th* Palace of Justice ; the Maza* Prison and House of Cellular Cor- rection ; Houst of Correctional Kduoetiont Petite Roqnette ; I'nson and House of Correction La Same : dainto-Pelagie . Si. La/are, for females exclusively ; La .'onciergerie and Lit Grande Roquott*. In addition to theae there i* th* prison ol Cherche-Mldi, for military prisoners only, and of which to much wa* recently heard luring the trial by reurt-martial of the traitor Dreyfus. The largest and by far the moet important iriaon in the capital i* Max**, both a* re- [ard* the number and th* "quality" of the insoneri. Uf all persons ooodamed by the ribnnKl* ol Paris only tnoae who are to *rve a term of ONE TEAR OB IBM emain in the capital. The other* are lent o one of th* twenly -six penitentiary house* n Ib* province*. The Ma/an cover* seven and a half acre*. There are 1.2UO ceils, which (belter 1,150 irisoner*. The cells measure 11 feel 10 nches in length, are feet and a half wide and about fl feet hitfh, iheir capacity being about 740 cubic feet. Kaoh prisoner is shut up in a separate cell. A small window, almost a peephole, strongly barred, is cut Kin in ibe wall, ihe prisonsr Doing at liberty o open and close it at will. It let* in n> it her a great amount of light nor a great {Uantity of air. There is ons chair in each ill and it it chained to the wall. Ths pri- soner sleeps in a hammock. The in >t interesting object* on the wall* an the Chap ain's almanacr, which ar* free- y distributed among ihe prisoner*. They contain good moral advice and solid argu- ment* to prove that tne worst criminal may, ater on, lead a good life. Some of these almanac* contain ehort furies, and th* tubject of more than oue of them i* th* wonderful escapes made by criminals from prisons. Thus* almanacs constitute the reading matter of moet of the prisoner*. All the do'iri are of solid oak, and have a little hole in the lop, through which the warder oan keep an eye on the (irisoner. Th* warders teem tu be prisoners them- selves. They always talk in an undertone, never laugh, and, wer-j it not for their costume, would often he mistaken for t.hcir charge*. They never leave a oil without taking the precaution of walking back- ward*. Th* director ol the prison alou* ii allowed to infliot puninhments, and hi* powetrs in this respect are limited to five day*' dungeon. Order* from the Prefect of Polioe are necessary for anything beyond tins penally. Prisoners work eight or nine hours a day at rnalmakmg, bootmaking, or tailor- ing, and an allowed one hour* fresh air and walking exeroi**. Only prisoners who have been condemned are compelled to work, but the majority of the accused, to pass the time and rid themselves of THE TKUKIHI E XVIII that overtake* the moet buoyant, ask pxrmission to work also. Twi -e a week, prisoners ire allowed to receive visits, and it i* on such oocasions thai the brutality of pi ison law b*'X>rnee mxnifeat. The parlor is composed of two rowi of cellars separated by a railing. The time 'or eaoh visit, under the vigilant ay* of a warder, i* limited to a few minute*. The parlor scenes in French piison* would bring t**n from th* eye* of the moet (lonehearted of men. It is nol strange that the realistic playwright should have transported (o pathetic a tableau to th* (tag*. In th* prison of La Sant* the prisoners are divided into iwo group* of 900, on* lot being confined to cell* ana the other work- ing together during the day. Thi* tyitem is called " in common" and 1* and to meet ith more success than the strict cellular arrangement that prevails at Max**. La Saute u one of the finest if not the finest prison in Enrop*. Saints- Pelagi* U used nowaday* as a political prison. Newspaper men are al- lowed al*o to eerre their term h*r* when condemned for a cause that doo* not com* within th* criminal law. Saiate-PalagM once wa* a private bout*. It wa* trans- formed into a prison in IMA, and during ov*r a hundred yeanenjuyed the reputation of being th* moet immoral prison in Paris. The prisoner* tent there mad* chignons, and many a nobl* dnche** wore a wig fabricated at Sainte- Pelagic. The prison ha* dickered M. Urumont, th* editor of Libre Parole, who ha* iusi relumed from hi* voluntary exile in Bel- gium, and other well-known editore. Many deputies have been confined here also. Like the journaliats.they are|alway* able to order their meal* from an outiid* restaur- ant, to rrs.de in a larg* and well-f urnuhed room and to receive frequent visits from their friend*. No one feel* that h* i* serving a term and NO DUGRAOI U ATTACHED to a sentence executed at Salute- Pclagi*. Th* Petite Koquette i* reeerved for boy* un 'ei tb* age of sixteen. Half of the inmates are sent down by their parents a* inoorrigibles, the other hal.' being condemn- ed by th* court*. A ty t'em of education i* in practice here, and tb* boy* are all compelled during a cert. in number of houn each dav to make coppe* chains and nail*. Many of these young* ten were onoe "gavroohee" in th* streets of Pan*. La Grand* Roqnette ha* been turnamsd 'the ante-chamber of the guillotine," and the discipline i* very eevere. Wh- an execution take* place in Pari*,tb ndemn d prisoner* are led direct from th* Grande Koquette to the Place de la Roquette, where the guillotine rs erected. One ttf the moet curious scene* to b* witneesed at this prison is th* final (lami- nation of prisoners about to be transported for life. They are first shared chin, cheeks and head, the last to roughly that ue* that it i* ma<le to look like a Mbra'ibavk. Then they are (tripped ol all clothing. Warder* next examine their mouths and persons. rwoaasitianl* finally lay hold of the prison- er, bend him forward, make him oeugh,and then slap him on the stomach, so that he i* compelled to vomit anything secreted in hi* body, a little file, for instance, or come other specially made initXDjuent. A batch of oonviot* were deapatc-hed to the ft* ei, Re on the west coast of Kranee, a few day* ago. They will be transported by the first vessel to New Celedonia. QUEER OATHS. Mew tke tsielesiu Were Went le> eelar* Tkensselves rt. The ancient Phoenician* in taking a legal oath, held a lamb in one band and a (tone iu the other, to inlima'e their wish** that God migut ttrike them dead, as they were ready to do the lamb, if they swore not according to truth. The old Roman*, upon a like occaaion, took a pattern and cast it from them, say- in r to thtmaelve*, that God might cast them away if there wa* any falsity in what they swore. In taking or administering an oath, the Jews slew a oali and out it asunder, and th* person thai w*i to iwear walked through thedisieoted part* to convince iht spectators that he wished God, in like manner might cut him ainnder, in case he falsified his oath. The Scottish Highlanders used to think slightingly of tie Lowland form of oath. At the I'arlUU Assi7.es, a Highland drover, who htd meditated the ruin of another, prosecuted him for horee Healing, and wore positively to th* fact. Thi* being done, th* supposed criminal desired that hi* prosecutor might be sworn in the Highland manner, and th* oath being ten- dered him accordingly, he refused to take It laying . " There i* a haiule of difference betwii clawing on a book and damning ane'iein soul." WHAT UJDLB SIM IS AT. ITEMS OF INTEREST AEOrj T THE BUSY YANKEE. elsrklwrlr lerest In tilt Mrs sf W, ease si *<! free* Ell. D.n r Be****. Four person* were seriously burned la > omnil.us, which caught fir* after being overturned near St. Cloud, Minn. Th* bank* in Chicago are try ing to ind h* Western bank* to do business in tl ity instead of in N*w York. Work ha* been begun at Somervill*. N. '., an th* trolley load which ii to connect New York with Philadelphia. A plot lo kidnap the eldest son of George Jouldfrom hi* home at Lakewoed, N. J., wa* discovered and f rnstr* tad. Mn. Lavuia Bohannon, of Kanaa* City, lo., who eloped with a liveryman of Laray, Va., in August, has killed b*r- (If. Two stock feeders wer* found froaea to eath in th* mountain* of Kentucky. Four unten froxe to death in Louisiana. A bill providing for the creation of a national park ont of th* battle field of "hiloah wa* reported favorably kin tb* nat*. Governor O. Vincent Coffin, ef Connect!- ut, i* (aid to be the beet dreexd excuuve tat th* (tat* ha* had for many years. Colonel R. P. Pepper, one of the beat nown rae* hone breeder* and owners in .entucky, died at hi horre in Frankfort. General John Lindsay Swift, who wo* utinction in th* civil war, died at hi* ome in Boston, aged 67 yean of age. At Davenport, Ohio, Dr. Carver won th* lird of a aerie* of championship shoot* ith Charle* Bndd. Tb* aoor* wa* 89 to 7. Brigadier General John H. Broach, who *qa*ad*r*d a fortune of $900,000, ha* wen tent to jail in New York for drunken- a. Mr. Montant, th* New York auctioneer, a* dilpoaad of over $500,000 worth of Ik good* thia wee* , SWUM and German, at air price*. Mrs. gdward Albright. Ui* deserted wife 1 th* to* of an ex-governor of Missouri, a* arrested at Richmond, Va., oharg-td ith shoplifting. / Th* R*v. Samu* 1 G. Jonas, tb* father ! the Rev. Sam I . Jones, tb* evangelist, ied at hi* fexK* in I'artersvilb, O*v, al .ge of 90 year*. John H. William*, of Gibson, Ga., sued h* Augusta Southern railroad for 91,000 Because the company revoked hi* annual i**. Tb* company won th* (nit. Albert Wbipple, the absconding preti- leui of tb* broken bank at Crawford, Ken., had served a term a* a oonviot in th* Iowa tat* penitentiary at Fort Madiaon. Mr*. Cornelius Vanderbilt is munificent in her chantiee and untiring in her good work, but (h* doe* not go upon th* house- top* to advertise what sh i* doing for th* poor. Miss Kllen Tickle, of Heno, Butler county, Ohio, u said to b* the smallest full- developed woman now living. She i* 31 years old, and weighs but 28 pound*. Th* villa** trustee* of Sing Sing have decided to call a public matting for tb* discussion of th* adviaabilty of having tb* name of th* town changed to Wesoora. Parnell Kither, ef Bridgeport, Del., i* 9 feet 7 J inch** tall, and can carry two barrel* of flour at once, and trot along easily with 400 pounds on his shoulder. James & Leake, of Hannibal, Mo., ha* been informed that he i* th* hair to an estate in New York oily left by Jama* B. Leake, who died without known hem sev- sral yean ago. Several hundred pa** book* bar* been presented to Receiver Kellogg, of th* Broom* County National Bank, in Bmg- hampton, of which h* oan find no record on the booki of th* bank. Rev. Timothy Dwight Hunt, who died recently at Whiteaborough, N. Y., organised the first Preebytenan church in California in 1849, and was on* of th* pioneer mis- lonane* to th* Sandwich Itlaudt. Mr*. Nannie V. Mines, of Salamanoa, N. Y.. who eloped with her husband, William H. Mines, of si Paul. Minn., ha* sued him for divorce because since hi* marriage h* ha* eloped with three other women. In an official list of the phyncians prac- tising medicine in New York are the follow- ing name*, appropriate or otherwise : Bill, " . Coffin, Bnder, Core, Herb, Lordly, Madden, PetlU*. KOiel.. 8atn and dour. Th* New York civi ha* decided to urge system of registering labor the municipal department*. adopted it will take 5,000 place* from the control of the po'ltioiana. Jacob Kmaer, residing at Zion, Ky., concluded on Monday la*t that he wa* going to die. He lent for hi* neighbor* and a minister, (elected th* text, heard hi* funeral sermon preached, and then folded hi* hnd* and died. H* wa* 76 years old. Mrs. U. s. Grant i* quoted by Southern papers a* having recently given utterance to this remarkable sentiment at Tampa, Fla. r "I lovwd th* South, for I wa* raised in a Southern state Missouri *nd I hardly knew which lid* to go with. Bnc the General went with the North, and I went with (him." Clara Louise Kellogg, whose sweet voice once charmed two continents, i* living in New York in comparative poverty. Onoe she wa* worth nearly $1.0lX>.000, but it ha* all been iwept away by unfortunate business ventures. The once famoue woman ha* lost her voice entirely, and ha* no way of recouping her shattered fortunes. Foster Belfield Lewi*, of Cincinnati, ha* been notified that he is the sole heir to a large fortune. He i* past middle life. H* ran away from London, went to Australia, then to the Ea*t In lie* and finally brought up in Cincinnati. Km- yean he was wall known at Latoaia, He married secretly a girl employed .ra th* Grand Hotel. Not - hearing fron\>nnm* for many yean, he put hi* cato ir^sthe hand* of an attorney, who . in London, and found "-hat h ef rich parent* had died and De -vat th* ily heir. He had been given up a* dead.