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AGRICULTURAL. © : & The Apple Crop of the U. 8. The Philadelphia Lodger says in 1888 New York 1 furnished the looms up as the — Mr. COO barrels, for of the product, of the bat the fralt is “ clouded” and otherwise inferior, w the Michigan produc tia the finest ever AcricuLturaL Nores, * Dairy salt — in the — of codfish or kernsene, or turpen pt to con- pal flavors that injare. the ietherte which it is used . The Departtignt of Statis- says the total acreage “in ‘potatoes last a was 2 500,000, and the average oe envy-six puxbala, Did your field elp to pull down the average ? The Michigan crop report for December, states that wheat goes into the winter in muoh better shape than at the beginning of November. At pressrt, wheatin the south ern Het of coun ~peven of avetage condition, in central countics seventy-one per cent., and in northern eighty nine per cent. An exchange speaks thus highly ofthe Brszilian Fiour Corn: Each grain produces from three to six stalke, and each stalk from one — three earr, oftsn making fifteen good ears a besides an immense quantity of F wnnallons fodder, The te se are 80 and. sweet other steak cat them ap clean. a is gweet.and as white as snow. sine the best Dat Oro r ears, wheat when ground and bolted. The good cow isa sr golly machine— almost a creator; for, f er $40 worth of appropriate foods p2r tonuan and she will farnish a family = more food than they can buy in othe ase peintable torms for $100. Put white butter and yellow butter side by side and tell the consumer that one is artificially colored..and he will take . the colored article 999 999 times in 1,000,000 Lst nobody worry abont the consumer being deceived. He is after the “‘yaller,”--{Weat- ern Not for a minute should smoking bs ——ws creamery. A man who will tobacco in the butter room is not a fit ey employ and the sooner you learn this the better it will be for a No cream will be successful unless it is kep> clean oa | those that are interested in the success o the creamery should bear this in mind. on cud clover at night, pasture by dz ys and a grain ration composed of Indian meal.............. «. 4°40 par cent Crushed oats,............ +. .-*20 68s Cleveland linseed meal........ 20 “ Wheat middlings............. 20 = 100 Speaking of bhtter-making on tho farm, Thos. Convey says that “‘ the breed is not 20 important as the flavor, and the flavor comes from the feed ; it pays to feed grain in tne especial! y when it is low; food At a Farmers’ Institute Thos advised the liberal feeding Sealing sf mack of t goves fe m 8 eerress retaining the i a : + s 4 iy , ‘ Lots eal ‘It takes a matter mated that the would make TERESE a sk i H Fe ! ‘a8 good flour as es worse 2 atdll, are a iecmias* While v Bsa is weakness oo 2 offensive, neither os erat do as mu to the agricultural —_ habit of Fabs rig yt ober an wa out of insuf- rerable Lar that by sel{-dep: eciation fishes. com te, which case it is con- temptible, or —— aoe a of respect, If any basi- ness or t ae w 4 of his coersie, the respect due to rer hg aloes: Se respect No — ston is worthy of her sone than that of the ,y fazymer is free among farmers, Every effective railroad reform has had its ae the farm, E check to 7; the her = ~ po given . Men in ie iatenios have been often have been leaders, but the rank and file that have given them the —— : support has found fte home on 6 farm We know the statement is regarded as absurd, but it is nevertheless true, in our belief, thas asa class, the Western farmer is the best read imap in the community. His scaling “ao does not cover the widest range; be knows little about the Sy novel, in fact, he knows nothing o c'ass of novels that make up two-thirds of the reading matter * deawee from a city libra. ry; he does not take as his breakfast the trash that comes in the — newspaper te-the-farmer becs however in- portant it may be to — ip is of -np value to him. His habit of ner & i a diffsrent from that of man, The latter reads the benditene, eal three fourths of the editorials, reads qui carefally the ime reports ard tinews aside the pa The farmer om reads . Saturday he gets his week- the daily. lies, his ageing newspaper, his agers paper and a . takes — some, er Daas 4 ores are dome supper 0 ; begins to read them d a | Ho skips on the important events and great public qtiestions than is his me brother. t is quite true that a large percentage of ‘armers are not readers, and it is C agpet fave tah nlecen per om, cf city folks eres only of that which it were better ao this explains the remark made by molars, that as Shey find omahy con, gations, be better informed on ious doo- trines than those of the city. Poli cal stump speakers unconsciously pitch their addresses ina highcr key and strike a loftier range of thought when they address an andience of well to-do formers. = demagoguery that will do a rabble will coly recoil on them- selves in the country. Why, then, cipome & man of this char- acter, in tact with nature. with better cupsttenition to read without dis. traction than his city brother, pursuing a f | calling which of necessity es him con. servative and cautious, in whica ‘so much d on the exercise ond judgment, why ‘should he call himeelf a “alod-he "or “only a farmer” men of other ‘trades and pro- festioas ? ‘City life educates men to prompt- nesr, and to methods that sometimes lack a good deal of being strictly honest, The business “man wearsfiner clothes, lives in better ouiward is more active in his movements, and has more outward polish and apparent refinement, but none of these go down to the real basis of character, It Sanaa back seat 6 audience. why, then, should he: give to polish or what ®} may be m smoothness—often d the farm.: Nor do we that the city cffars broader of u ness farm, nor do we deny that farm life has its — We. do’ mean to say only doing a very foolish thing, but is act- Silly daveeaing hie chosen fession and disrespect to hi Tnere is nothing about farm life to of, gta egy tebegra rt gee bs yan! be proud. Some. of the. grandest. char. acters in all history have ypc aeabon the age, one when the country ceases to per freaht bleod into the city there a Yapli and demoralization of character in city life. Selicitude. * ” said the conductor, ‘‘that will have to go into the ear, that boy can’t ride for half fare, “€ Bat, sir. “Sorry, madam, bat the company’s rules a ere pay ye car? Fido’ Boat i rig = esti- | delicate that afraid to have oat of pe z. FE t 3 i re dnd. ae Canadians porgnes se sowain the Ses Benny South . following item of Fle Digby —— presented with a box of pe ny ghee were a fsrmer a miles from town er the open air. One of them measured three-quarters of an inch in diameter. of oH ’ the. general parpose, jade a A wetter jn the AG. Dacia is “wring 8 series of articlés to encou wome A strange natural phenomenon is the pam- on the farm, w! decamp- | ™e. of a year’work, leaving jarred in such 4 manner than id resp nsible There was no way out of thei fficulty but a ge mortgage on thd farm, which was done wi ithoud of the ddaughter, ow La ht pe to keep ft until su y could afr cancel it. After — home soon mi graduation, | © w plainly that our friend sa' arya was was a near friend and will oe aevwr forget the look when she told —_ ber Setapinetion, 2 woman of unusual tal exlowment, i seemed that in the world of ain workers she might gain a ht —_ and it cut her to ths soul to relinquish tiese hopes of years ; but her duty was to thiraged a who _ done so much for ter, and sh would not shrink. She felt herself able to gain fom the farm at least ths interest on the lom, taxes and the living of the family. Her iret step was to ascertain what foundation si had to work on. Eizhty odd acres gave br abundant scope. Of orchards there wre some six acres, an acre in currants, ancher in rasp- berries, a two acre vineyard ari "> J five acres in strawberries; all thse had been sadly aoe oes on the yars when the swind peg od the plue. 4 ft 4 =f 3 E 8 é 8 Ba a for a crop the nex The poultry and. cows wep given such at- tention as they rcquired to make them pay the most of the s thetr value and cost. All this was a worker never faltered; ahe was a strong, healthy —— —_ upon a farm, and knew 80) dvgrd — than all afbe, he ha 4 mplish from which h nothing ¢ ald al he The result of t segon’s work was nob large in Sens and ents, but she felt en- promises with which God's word furnishes = but in the midst of them he stopped “{ ken them a’, he eald, mournfully, ‘I ken them a’; bat romehow they dinna give ms comfo an 4 you oot believe radial “Wi wv ay eart,” he re earnestly, “‘Where, then, is there any room for fear, with oh a eat f I took Pe well worn Bible which lay which I have pes to wal to- pisnrod da third ‘Palm? **Remember it?’ he said vehemently. keuned it tke Tre ye was born; ye need conned it a thousand vimes on “Bet: my is’one verse which you have not taken in.” He turned upon me with a fal and even stern Inok. I kenned it every word long afore ye was boro?” I slowly repsated the verze, “Though I walk through the valley “of th the diadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me,” You have teen a shepherd all your life, ana you — watched the peary shadows pasa the hills, hiatn ioe a little while the light = = sun, Did shadows never make you believe that you would any seo the sun again, | tha at it was gone forever I could na’ be sic a simpleton oa tans" - — that is just what you are He looked at me with incredulous ey ‘© Yea,” I continued, “the dade of death is over you, and i iv hides fcr a little who shines remember-—that’s what the ,Pealmis» calle it; a shadow tiat will pass’ and when it has » before you will Fil be the everlast- trembling handr, and for a few minutes maintained an unbroken silence; then lett- ing them fall straight before him on the oo in so far tht she had gotten at. | Coverlet, he said, asif musing to himself, fae 6 in such shape thatshe saight hope for | ‘‘ Aweel, aweel; Thae conned that verse a srable cash the next eeason, | thousand times a the heather, and I — sun: the whcle ratter up, the snocess | "¢Ver understand it 20 afore—afraid of s hoped for was hers, an: five years later we | Shadow, a ofa shadow |” Then t see one of the t fruit farms in that|ing upon me a face now bright with an section—a erty. H almost eu exclaimed, : er aged grandpa-ents had goneto their long’home, but had wisely lefc thei: all to the woman en bad so ably proved ner ability to man. *eMarried ? No, not ye, She once sald to me: ** Why do I look s if I needed a hus- But there was a tell-taleblush on her cheek which assured me, deapbe her covert dis- claimer, that there Wwara man in the case, and I inwardly breathd s hope that he might prove worthy of sch a woman, aah Burning the lortgage. unusual pyrotechm display was given fon church in Jerey Gta weak or we ag, For some time the had straggied i ca que steerer epad tte i 4 lei Fies HIBLELE y & HH or 3 r 2 > Ee the horal and spirit- ta will be advanc- i a shadow ans ith Chriss behind it— 8 shadow that will pass—na, ne, I'm afraid a mair,’’—(Olastrated Christian eok- A Well Deserved Honor. named respectively, Brewer, Marden and , & gold watch sui |. in token of their co bin saving vf Novem last, cir bravery. The rescuers had a task and itis to ex the Dominion Government's of rH F oe : ni add oe it if ‘ 5 f Hat al lil th tae Hii RFE: i ji that, minister, I'm afraid, I'm ip pero, a South American storm wind, I[t is engage in horticultere. relapen. this as, 3 ae y = had eee ‘ y ¥ for women, lived when at ons farm hig dying, and wanted heated air of the tropics, ate sr with her aged parents, | At time | 0 see 5 minister, Without loss of time I} °° oountry ex posed to Scammer ear ili ita ety | nett” When's "aloe ape le a been 4 he low be ‘ e The weakness of the old prot bs ee a the old shepherd vp aoa tage ee ee inman be: ally and necessitated the : breathing with euc’ diff y . 2 po foxy x boys on “ farm oak. culty that it was spparent thas be wat near ce eatdlay’ hack bce path te eegete This was ex for in tha d flo * bi Fy Rint ming ied| ‘‘ Jean,” he said to his wife, ‘ the | 80d the inhabicants are seen resting in grase on by the most ap m ‘ ae es ne leave na for 2 bl for I | of ko or lying on floors, tnoapable sitetin’ beth: ennee! sad the megry of men | Wad see the minister alone.” of exertion. relief is close av in the prime of life. As soon ax the door closed, he turtied the A little clond “no bigger than » An arrangement was.madewith a man to | mosy pathetic pair of grey eyes upon me, I | ™4n's hand” Is first seen to rise above the work the wh shared To avec furai{bad ever looked inte, and ssid in » voice | Waters, then the heavens grow black . wits how useless the old people wre, and that | shaken with emotion, “Minister, I'm dying, | l0tds, and the battle of winds be- ter eo evvtahenal viitl the yrand and—I’m afraid,” her The pam vances with ite ter, there was no ove tdinterfere with} I began at once to repeat the artillery weilin H of line foaming cre ay ~ encounter, half reproach. for the time “Did I na’ tell ye} . these shadows ever frighten | | dash and send clouds of d. zz ene spra fez tle bela back aa bs 2 Then comes deluge such as no one would willingly * et weather is established A Ghastly Record. The startling statement was made not long o that there had been 2000 suicides at onte Carlo, the —— Baropose gam- bling centre. The sta’ nt being called in queation, seunuentiney 21 evidence bas been eir money at —— scl rad gaming tables was 1,820. yliFrighten me,” he said, quickly, ‘‘Na,| Tho and ages sre iven, and na; David Donelleen hat onaaia aoe the ‘aot tials a established that te namber bluid-in his veins ; neither shadows norsub-|of people who commit eself-murder is tance could weel frighten him,” equal to that of tho Prince's subjsots,”” There is something awful in the thoaght an institution _. tuch a ghastly inky should be to continue its deadly work without _ suites measurer en to destroy it, or even a clear and decided protest againat‘lt. It would seem that eo accustomed have the iobabieants of of the place rences, tha coun’ pectabil z> a traffis besides whose and de:t-active ravages the truly revol: as the sand com to the towering mountain? We must first pall the beam out of our own eyes before we can consis- tently ask Prinos Charles to aliow us to pull the mote anes age A Manificent Gift. thts ot for a wr cer cha auatare tee Vom ed. re in and pidly growing city Such use of wealth is twice Giseell; 3 Sis blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” 1b is certainly worth something to the citi- le to pains to thess 2 hes | et