. BLIND LOVE.
What Is Jiy lovef not I myself do tnoir,
Its bound and limit stretching far and irid
Until the orient gates of dawn unbar
And darkness llees before the morning's glow.
It Is a mighty sea where on I go
Sinking no lead, but following a star
Athwart Its darkened w aves. Its shallows at
fitlll secret like iU hidden rocks below.
How dare I ask for light? Perhaps I drift
Even now upon sharp, hungry reefs. Tcrchanc
When w ith the sun the shades of night shall lift
I. towed by the mad tempest, shall bemoan
The old uncertainty, the bless'd Ignorance
Man is not happiest when the truth is known.
Sydney Herbert l'ierson in The Journalist.
HAGAR'S TEAK.
"Kaddour-Ben-Aieb, jeweier of Kalr-el-Diun,
the cruel sultan of Algiers, on tho
Moorish coast that runs from Tunis to
the kingdom of Tafilct, part of tho em
pire of Morocco, was sleeping tho sleep of
the just.
"His bed was made upon a mat of Fass,
soft and warm, and his head reposed upon
n pillow embroidered with gold, for tho
jeweler of the cruel sultan was rich and
of great renown.
'Kaddour slept a sleep calm and happy,
through which, as the hours wore on, ran
a beautiful and blissful dream. Ho
dreamed in this beautiful dream that an
angel had descended to him from tho
country of Allah to demand of him a hun
dred thousand collars of pearls, emeralds,
topazes and rubies, with which to clasp
the graceful throats of the houris, whoso
sight rejoiced tho eves of tho saints and
tho elect in tho IJlesaed Dejemaa, tho
Mohammedan paradise.
"All at once, through tho sileuco of
tho nitrht, rudely dispelling this wotider
f ul vision, a voico called to him:
" 'Kaddour! Kaddour-15en-AiebP
"And tho jeweler, still delivered over
to his beautllul dreaming, leaped to his
feet, wyiiu; uloud:
" 'Yes, Lord, yes! Is it thou whocallest
mer'
"But as ho opened his eyes and saw
nothing but his chamber filled with a
strange and blinding radiance, ho began
to tremble convulsively and his teeth to
chatter in his head.
" 'Fear nothing,' cried tho voice again;
'fear nothing. Jeweler Kaddour-Ben-Aieb.
I am the king of tho Genii, created of a
subtlo fire, as thou Unowest from tho
teachings of tho Koran, and it was I who
sentthuo tho dream thou hast had to pre-
Earo theo for my coming. Thy renown
ath come even to me. 1 hear thou art an
Incomparable artist; that none can equal
theo in tho arranging of rare gems and
precious metals, and that tho works that
como from thy hands uro veritable mas
terpieces of art and skill.'
" 'I am unworthy, U, Seigneur!' cried
Kaddour, humbly prostrating himself be
fore tho spot whence the voico sounded,
and striking tho earth with his brow, 'I
am unwomiy ot thy nattering eulogies; I
am but a poor jVwekr, the last of tho
workers of my prutossiun.'
" 'Thy humility pleases mo,' replied tho
kiugof the Genii," -uiid but adds another to
tho virtues I have heard of thee. I havo
como, however, to givo an order that must
bo executed immediately for a collar of
tluo pearls of the greatest purity. Show
mo thy .stock.'
"Kaddour hurried to obey, going with
all diligenco to open his coffers, closed by
triple locks, and to spread beforo tho
royal customer his stores of gems and
metals.
" 'Bah!' and tho king for by this timo
tho voico had becomo a liandsomo and
knightly pvrsonage made a face of dis
appointment, "th y aro not what I wish;
have you nu.hiuj better to show me''
" 'No, my lord,' said Kaddour, tho sweat
of despair moistening his brow; 'nothing
flso than these whieii 1 use in my work
lor tho sultan.'
" 'Humph! the sultan! My collar must
surpass tho sultan o, and be made of pearls
fromhunian tears. Hj. h ssly puroat that,
and sincere; none of t... j that ruu from
anger, envy, jealousy i.ialice.'
" 'Alas, my lord!' responded tho jew
eler, all disconcerted, '1 am ready to do
thy bidding, but how shall I recognizo if
tho tears thou hast directed mo t j collect
for theo havo tho requisite purity, and
even when 1 havo recognized them, how
arrango them into pearls for a collarl'
" 'lteadily; take this!' handing Kad
dour a tiny whitish pebble. 'It is tho
touchstone of human sorrow and tears.
Every timo thou approachest a tear, if
that tear bo pure, it will chaugo into a
perfect pearl; if impure, Into a drop of
mud, black, and nauseous. Get theo to
work at once, fov to-morrow night I ro
turn for my collar, and also to see if thou
hast tho address and skill that hast been
ascribed theo.'
"Saying this, tho king of tho Genii
faded "from sight, leaving Kaddour-Ben-Aieb
open mouthed with astonishment
from all that ho had seen aud heard.
" 'But how,' ho pondered, 'how shall
I go about gotting these tears to form
this collarV and suddenly tho idea camo
to him. Ho lighted his lamp, seated him
belf at his tiiblo and began to composo a.
number of placards, wiiuu completed run
ning thus:
"Kaddour-naa-Alel),
Jeweler of tho tultan,
I'ureliase:. liumaa tears
1 douro apiece.
"Tho first pink rays of tho morning wero
showing themselves upon tho horizon as
tho work of distributing tho placards in
all tho public squares aud nailing them
to tho walls of tho houses was ended.
Ho roturned to his dwelling then as hastily
as ho had left it, to mako his ablutions,
eay his prayers and seat himself cross
legged on tho bench of hh boutiquo to
await tho result of hi.i proclamation. ,
"Soon for ho did not wait long, you
may bo sure from ull parts of tho city
tho people began to como, first in twos
and threes, then in hundreds, jostling
and crowding to his dwclliug; Spaniards,
Maltcso, Italians, Moors, Arab-, Kabrlcs
and Jews; merchants, mechanics, fisher
men, slaves and ovon usurers a crowd
that swayed and murmured liko tho sea
beforo that queer, entrancing announce
ment. A douro for each single tear would
mako tho poorest wealthy! !
"At last a usurer, woll known for
avarice, bad faith and harduoss of heart,
spurred by cupidity, advanced to tho
boutiquo.
" 'Is it true, Kaddour,' said he, 'that
thou payest a douro Rpleco for tear?'
" 'It Is true; but know woll, O Levi
Abraham, in easi uine eyes are still
ranabloof furnishiiuf tliom. that tho tears
I ptirCiiaSO mUhl UO pure, OlUUrwuu I lata ur, ouiu uu, lur uy ia rm ui siuuu wiy
thorn not.' fQlllt "at" be"1 mfflcieutly expiated.
"Tho usurer hesitaiod a little, but van And thou, Kaddour.' he continued, turn
qulkhod by hU greed of guln, ontored bug to tho Jeweler, 'iu making this collar
. . . , V .r.i.
linallv und seated himself betide the mcr
chant. NevertheleM hi cvet were dry,
a,d had heeu dry hlure childhood, for a
ibouKiuU sorrow cunt imUui, even ier
fiUttl oao, bud Uu uneUo to more him.
In truth, wm tmionujt or now to cry.
tat to bring the ter fur "htelj he lottfuJ
l&UBf aV' W4 W eat Urn
struggled with all his might, pinching
himself In tho tenderest places, tearing
his hair an.l mnklng a hundred useless
grimaces, to tho delight of tho crowd
always increasing on tho outsldo. In do
fault of other sentiments, rngo and
despair at last had tho desired effect.
Two drops of molstnro sparkled upon his
eyelashes. Alas, two drops of moisture
quickly changed to black and nauseous
mud I
" 'Go to, wicked dog, go to!' cried tho
Jeweler, augrily, thrusting tho rascal to
the sill of the door. 'I know thine eyes,
whence havo como but looks of hatred,
covetousness and envy, would bring forth
naught but drops of impurity. Go to, I
cay!' and Levi Abraham, his tears abun
dant enough now, yet only tears of regret
and spite, took to his heels and lied away,
pursued by tho derisive laughter of tho
people.
"So one now, in the face of tho usurer's
fate, would tempt a similar experience
Kaddour was soon alone upon his mat
aud tho street as quiet as at the hour of
prayer.
" 'In tho wholo of Algiers,' ho cried
aloud, and lamenting, 'not a single pure
and honest tear, nothing but water from
the currents of self Interest, envy, hatred
and malice, and drawn from hearts torn
by avarice and greed of gainl 1 see well
that I shall have to renounce the making
of tho king of tho Genii's collar, foruover
shall 1 liud tears of requisite purity!'
" 'And thou believest It, Kaddour,'
cried a voico besido him a voico this
timo that was both mocking and scornful;
'thou believest it? Verily, my friend,
thou grievest thyself for every little
thing! I had thought theo far more cour
ageous and inventive."
"Courageous! inventive! dismayed! tho
Mussulman looked about him his royal
customer had doubtless forgotten some
thing and returned ahead of timo.
" 'Who speaketli?' ho cried; 'is it thou,
my lord? And thou art where?'
"" 'At thy feet,' replied the voico; 'stoop
pick me up.'
"Kaddour stooped, and there in the dust
of tho floor perceived a pearl, a pearl of
tho most extraordinary size, purity of
color aud luster.
" 'Pick mo up!' it cried; 'pick mo up at
once I'
"Kaddour, trembling in every limb, did
as ho was told, bit to ward oil "evil influ
ences and guard himself from occult pow
ers began to re?lto in a high voico tho
profession of fuKh of his race 'La 1 ah
ha il allah on Mo'.iamed Itassotil Allah'
God is God and Mahomet is the messenger
of God.
" 'Fear nothing, Kaddour,' continued
tho pearl. 1 havo no intention of doing
theo evil; on tho contrary, to givo theo
counsel that will help theo out of thy
embarrassment. 1 ask in return only to
bo allowed to ligtuo among tho pearls
with which thou wilt form tho collar.'
" 'Willingly,' cried tho jeweler, his
heart comforted by tho wortls; 'but first
tell mo who thou art. for 1 am not accus
tomed to havo tho metals and precious
stones on which 1 work converse with me.'
" 'I am one of tho Genii.' responded
tho other, "and for !!,0U0 years anil over I
havo been imprisoned witli this pearl, but
I merited the punishment for my hard
ness of heart and neglect of duty. It
camo about when Ilagar was sent into tho
wilderness by Abraham, under the com
mand of Sarah, and lien tho poor soul
helplessly wandered in t ho desert, hold
ing by the hand the little Ishmael. Per
ishing, as you know, with hunger, fa
tigue and thirst, they were at last com
pelled to stop, and Ilagar, to spare her
self tho sight of her dyhii child, flung
herself upon the ground and buried her
face in tho sands. 1 was near them; I
saw and heard it all; but my heart was
stone; my ears indiiTerent, aiid, though I
know that water was near them, and
could easily havo directed them to it, I
held my peace in my pride of Genii,
which forbade my going to tho assistance
of tho human race. Ah. well, it was
then that Allah, more merciful than I,
had pity upon them and sent his angel to
succor Ilagar aud her dying child, and
afterward to punish inc.' "
" 'Thou didst yield to pride,' tho angel
said to me, 'to prido instead of duty.
Thy heart was adamant, thy ears as one
deaf to the cries of misery and need.
For thy sin Allah curses thee, and solids
theo for a prison, tliii.'and ho showed
mo, trembling upon tho tip of his linger,
a glittering tear. 'Ilagar,' ho added, 'tho
first of those tears shed when sho bo
lieved Ishmael was dying tears it was thy
duty to have stopped from flowing. Thou
shalt never como out from it until tho
king of tho Genii, thy chief, shall inadver
tently lay his hand "upon thto." For all
these years, therefore, I havo endured my
punishment, but with thy assistance,
Kaddour, this evening I regain my lib
erty. Place mo among tho pearls in tho
collar thou art going to mako for my mas
tor, and tho tiling is done.
" 'Agreed!' said Kaddour, 'but givo mo
tho cousel promised.'
" 'I will givo it," replied tho other, 'hut
thou shouldst havo known, thyself, that
puro and honest tears aro never bought
nor sold. If thou wouldst find them, run
tho quarters of tho poor, where they suffer
and despair; listen at tho doors, and when
thou hearest sobs, complaints and groans,
enter! Consolo tho unfortunate, minglo
thy tears with theirs, and thero will como
to theo moro than ample measure of tho
gems demanded by my king. Lay mo
asido now, and get theo to thy work!'
"Kaddour obeyed, slipped his feot into
his baboutJics, 'thoso beautiful red and
yellow foot coverings from tho lasts of
Morocco and Tunis, and went out. As ho
followed tho advico of tho genie, when ho
returned at tho going to bed of tho sun,
his eyes were 1 mi l swollen from tho
tears of compassion shed by him in com
forting tho poor ami miserable, but tho
cabuchin of his burnous was filled with
pearls of tho greatet t steo and beauty.
"Tho collar comjlctel was indeed a
magnificent affair, thivo iv.vs deep, tho
'Tear of Ilagar,' tho mastcrpleco of tho
collection, forming tho heart of a btar that
bound tho rows together. Aivl scarcely
was it douo when tho dwelling lllled witu
light as on tho previous night, and tho
king was beforo him.
" 'Behold, my lord," said Kaddour, plac
ing it in his hand, 'behold thy collar
finished!'
'"Beautiful! Exquisite! This ono in
particular,' and tho king placod his finger
on tho confer pearl, hutantly tho gem
opened, and the captlvo gonio fell upon
hia knees before hh royal master, who
lifted and tenderly drew hint to hi3
breast.
'Ilosnmo thy place among thy broth
t.M .A ,r... I... .1.. .-ill I a . l.
iiiuu, tvu, uafei lumrueu n iummiu mi uw
tiufruUh the real from the feigned Mir
row to kuow for thyself how Utter aro
the twin of misery. But tby heart U
good, for thy first impulk, when them
dtul know the Mtcret, was to uole tho
wtaermole ul to weep with thoee who
i ww WBMe vw wrfjcv iv swi, mu
.wu
lesson, for Allah's heart is opon to thoso
who aro charitable, and cousiderato of the
mlsfortuuen of others '
"When Kaddour lifted his head ngaln,
bowed unon his breast in shamo for du
ties so long neglected, the genio had
gone, and tho floor of his boutique had
literally disappeared under a thick caqwt
of diamonds, pearls and precious stones.
"Whilo Kaddour lived, and through
tho lesson ttiught him by 'Hagar's Tear,'
misery was banished from Algiers, and
when ho died, as he did without issuo.
ho left his wealth to bo divided among
tho poor and needv.
"Thrico blesseil aro tho children and
tho children's children of the truly
faithful." Cincinnati Knqulrer.
The Stray Dtigt of ltixtnn.
After being taken in the luckless fou:
footed prisoner is conveyed to headquar
ters, where ho is put In a pen with ti lot
I of other yelping unfortunates and kept
I until 'J o'clock tho same afternoon and no
longer. If a cur ho is promptly executed
i at that hour; if a valuable animal his
owner, who is always notified, invariably
calls in timo to save tho poor creature's
bacon. Tho process by which tho victims
aro eventually disposed of Is adopted for
such purposes nowhere elso than in Bos
ton. In point of refinement as might bo
expected in this highly civilized metropo
lis it is far ahead of the systems prac
ticed elsewhere. For instance, in Phila
delphia tho straydo'ts are suffocated with
charcoal fumes. 'walking abotit in stifling
agonies for t wo or three minutes before
they finally succumb. In New York they
are lowered by the cageful into tho river
and drowned. In Cincinnati their brains
aro dashed out with an ax, save only the
puppies and other little fellows, which
arojieized by their hind legs and, smashed
ngainst a post.
Shooting and various unpleasant styles
of inflicting tho capital penalty aro In
vogue hero and there, but only In tho
modern Athens is this sort of tiling per
formed on a scienti.ically merciful basis.
A poison of Vo deadly a naturo that a few
grains would kill a human being as
quickly as a rifle bullet through the heart,
is tho solo destructive agent administered.
Each cur. as its turn comes, is held firmly
between tho operator's knees, its jaws
forced open, and between them is poured
down the beast's throat a teaspoonful or
less of a white powder. Tho condemned
gives hut one gasp and is dead us a door
nail. In this manner no less than ?rt)
good for nothing hrt'tes were disposed of
as the dentists say, without pain last
mouth in this city. !oston Cor. Chicago
Tribune
flirting uitli an Kiillliwouiun.
I becamo interested in the conversation
of tho young Boston man anil tho haugh
ty Englishwoman who sat besido him.
Tho Boston man had grown plain! ivo.
"What always strikis me," ho said,
thoughtfully, as ho turned his liandsomo
and boyish face toward tho stalwart girl
besido him, "is (lie coldness and apathy
of English ladies."
"Heally," said the girl, looking into tho
Bostonian's big eyes wit li a stony stare,
in which there was just a trace of admi
ration. I forgot to say that tho youngster Is a
tremendous masher on both sides of the
water, and what is moro important a
thoroughly good fellow at that.
"Yes," ho said, "it takes years and
years for an American to lind out whether
an Englishwoman likes him or not. You,
for instance, though 1 havo known you
for a year, met you twenty or thirty
times, stopped at jour liottso, and all
that, you still talk to mo about the
weather, anil look at mo with tho air of a
countess examining tho points of a fox
terrier for whom sho has no sort of admi
ration." "It's such a ghastly thing," said tho
girl, with just a trace of a caressing look
in her eyes, "to show ones feelings."
Then sho blushed.
"Well, if Englishwomen." said tho
youngster, beaming back at her happily,
"were a little moro plmstly, tlioj' would
bo a thousand times n.oro lovable." Then
ho blushed, too. They glanced up,
caught mo in tho act of eavesdropping,
aud I joined in. Blakely Hall in The Ar
gonaut. To M hii Your Own lVrfunien.
Our grandmothers well knew tho do
light of steal.w.g tho perfume from tho
flowers, and their "still room," where wero
all conveniences for this, was a part of
tho machinery of every homo. In our
country vast quant it i. of flowers go to
waste and wo send to Franco for our per
fumes, yet nothing is easier nor moro
womanly than to make tho perfumes from
llowers which wo use. Into a largo,
flat, clean earthenware vessel pour somo
purified fat lard and suet mixed, warmed
sufficiently to mako it liquid. Throw
Into It as many scented flowers of ono
kind as it will contain. Let remain
twenty-four hours covered, then strain
off tho fat and add moro llowers, ropoat-
lug tlio process overv day tor a wcclc.
Tho method of liberating this essenco of
flowers from tho fat is very simplo. Per
mit it to harden, cut it into small cubes
and put Into spirits of wino. Tho dell
cato odor Immediately transfers itself
from tho coarse fat to"tho spirituous sol
vent, and such a strength of perfume is
procured with little trouble as would cost
a great deal at a perfumer's. "S. S. E.
M." in Chicago Herald.
Amoii;; I't-oplo of I'o-t of Spain.
Ashore, through a great sablo swarm
ing and a tempest of creolo chatter, Into
warm, narrow, yellow streets.
Whlto faces llavo begun to look almost
unearthly; and ono leels, In a totally
novel way, tho dignity of a whlto skin.
When a' white faco does show itself It
usually appears under tho shadow of an
Indian helmet; it is formidably bearded,
austere tho countenanco of ono accus
tomed to command. Against tho black
and fantastic ethnic background of these
queer little worlds, this calm, strong,
bearded, aquiliuo English (fco takes
heroic outlino, grandloso relief; j-ou iu
voluntarily murmur to yournelf, with
prido of race: "I also am of such blood as
these!" Lafcadio Ileara iu Harper's
Magazine
Conntart Jur of Walking.
Tho constant jar of walking on city
pavements can Ikj prevented bj' Imitating
naturo. Tho human heel is covered with
an elastic pad. Now, us to walk barefoot
would bo out of tho question, it is sug
gested that wo replace tho hard boot heel
with ono made of elastic rubber. It would
co3t but a fow cents a month to keep In
repair aud would Iwvo tho additional ad
vantago of lessening tho noise of hurry
ing feet and preventing, to an oxtont,
broken bonos hi the wintor. Homo Jour
nal. Woxlrii Structure Sufrt
A cert M of oarthquake In Ruaalan
Turkoman lust year tleatroyeil 1,(00 stono
b4ll(?!ugi without MriMMly lujftrifti.'
woodou ttruetum Arkannaw Truvuiiir.
LeWI lMbl lui.t ..i
t Pjwfttl UlM H WMl. -
t,IU fell ft
FARM AND GARDEN
The Proper Application
of Mean ure.
HAYING IN WET WEATHER.
Manuring and Enriching1 Properly
the Soil is tho Foundation of
Successful Farming.
To successfully keep up the fertility of
n farm while cultivatitu; it is foniethine;
that lies very near the foundation of sci
entific agriculture. And farmers who
understand this principle best and prac
tice it most are, other tuiuga being equal,
most prosperous.
Properly manuring and enriching the
soil is the foundation of successful farm
ing, and is deserving of the farmer's
careful attention. The time once was
when there was an abundance of rich
virgin soil, when farmers could with
some excuse neglect the saving and man
ufacturing of manures with which to
fertilize their fields, and crop failures
were seldom heard of. Hut such a con
dition of things, especially with much
of the country, is past; there is a very
great difference now, and a failure to a
greater or less extent of crops is almost
sure to follow, unless the very best niodee
of fertilization and cultivation be
adopted. We advocate fall tiuuturiu)
where it is to bo served to land by broad
casting, if over a hrni sui soil and fairly
level land, but not till in the spring il
on verj porous oils and hillsides. Nei
ther is" it a waste to manure thus or in
excess of crop", unless on open or randy
soils. But it is not usually the best econ
omy to make, heavy applic itions, except
it be to bring up exhausted lands, iu ox
cess of the doiiiands of the crop. For
with the fanner, as with the tradesman
or merchant, he wants quick returns on
his investments; therefore, he should
apply just what he thinks the crop needs,
and this over as much ground as can be
well cultivated.
If too much fertility be gained by ex
ec ve tnanuring and tho season Ikj moist
ami favoring larire growth, timin crope
especially may le injured by this over
feeding of the plant. There is forced an
extra growth of stalk or straw, which
usually falls down, and tho seed is time
prevented from properly filling and ma
turing. We once sowed to wheat a small field,
which before clearing had been the feed
ing place for stock of various kinds for
years, their droppings rotting and min
gling with the soil, and which was
cleared, the ground well prepared and
sown; tho result was an extraordinary
crop of straw the stalks in many places
grew to the height of seven feet and
not over twelve bushels of medium fine
wheat lo the acre. The field was after
wards taxed with the growth of two crops
of tobacco, then again sown to wheat,
and tho yield was nearly twenty bushels
per acre. We attributed the first result
to too grent nuinurial stimulant in tho
soil.
An excessive quantity of rich manure
put in the hill for instance, say a peck
of hen manure iu the hill for melons
and if a moist season follow, an excess
of vines with little or no fruit is likely
to be the result. But tho manure well
intermixed with the soil in tho fall, or
even very early in the spring, then the
tesult will be not only thrifty vines, but
fine fruit na well.
As limnitreH made on the farm are of
very unequal values, they should be
thoroughly mixed together before apply
ing to the land or crops. Some manures
are very rich in ono element, and somo
in others, and for the most part tho
richer tho elements contained tho less
bulky they are, as, for instance, hen ma
nure ; anil, on the contrary, tho more
bulky the less value in fertility. For
this reason it is difficult to apply tho less
bulky, rich manures economically to
hind; hence it is advisable to compost
them with the more bulky, such as barn
yard manures; the rich elements will
soon leaven tho ontiro heap, ami thus
the richer innnuro can bo evenly distrib
uted over a larger surface than it could
1)0 if in smaller bulkj otherwise, too,
the less rich manure might bo cast upon
the most sterile soil, where the best is
needed.
As to applying manure in the hill,
this method according to our experienco
is not safe as a rule. It is better that
the manure used on all crops should he
thoroughly mixed with the soil lather
than in the hill, especially if in quantity
or in lumps, foi it soon dries out when
the rains slop; then it injures rather
than benefits tho crop. Besides, somo
manures are too strong for young plants.
They do not need so much nourishment
at the start; but. when they have at
tained some size and have sent out root
lets all through the soil, then tiiey de
mand plant food iu abundance, and if it
has been well incorporated with the soil,
it will be found ami taken up.
Howlnir Hunk wheat.
Buckwheat is tho latest of the grains
to lo sown. It matures quickly, and
should It Ihj sown when spring grains
nre, or even at corn or potato-planting
time, it would blossom during the hot
test weather, and then could not (ill
well. Sowing too late exposes it to dan
ger from frosts, though for a miinlier of
years fall frosts have done little damage
to this crop. A moro important joi lit
than anything else is to havo the grain
como up quickly and mako an oven
stnnd. One-half bushel of seed peracro
is thick enough, and if on rich ground
ono peck is enough, as the plant spreads
and tills best when not crowded for room.
It Is much more ofton sown too thickly
thrtH otherwise.
Ilnrlni; In Wet WVntlirr.
It would seem that with modern facil
ities for cutting grassquicklyand getting
it into cook it ought to bo more easy to
preserve it in good order than in the
olden times of scythes and hand rakes.
We suspect, however, that so much
more hoy 1h now cut than formerly that
the difficulty of curing iu wet weuther is
littlo diminished. Ono modern appli
ance should, however, l In every hay
fariuur's possession, ami that Is a sulli
cient niuuljor of hay cups to put under
cover nil the buy likely to li In tint field
t ono time. In cook mil minor cover
tint liny can 1m left u week without dun
Kr of injury.
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ffUKtrtlon, that we fully believe that In tutty
home to which It Miall find Itn war It will noon
com to be regarded a worth It weight In (told.
For want of apace we can only briefly eummar
Ite a mi alt portion of thecootentiof thta ire at
worV, a follow a
CMntM, Jrn"' Iti pr1' India, Africa, MiHt"rt
FattitltK, leettiiil, Itotnm llnrmtti, tti NtuJwIeh Ufo4,
Hertlt, Kiflrtrlft, Tartar; Ctihrntrt int TutiU, th Artfc,
TiirhB, HMlct , Pouih Anifrlfuni, Amtrtai Indltac, Irrp
Main, 8tntfie, AttTiilntiui, NrftUott HrmUHi. BIm.
IttlUtH, (lrttkii, flultni, HlbtrliDa, AfKham. rtrtLtoa,
Monlrrn, AuttrilUht, hulifttlin, SlottUtif, ete , io.
M 4 FACT IT HE". In Ihla Rrmt wnrk I 1m 4mHW
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bookblnttlni, wool cncrlii(, 1tibrahj,t'hiKrtrrert
printing, pland niaklni, tieh rtuktnir, ftt making, t
tuanufturt of el)k, Iron, atl, ilait, china, rrfumtry,
Itathtr, atarch, wall paper, turpntln. poatal card, ptur
tampi) mlopM, (na, panelli, neMIra, and many thtr
thing, nil of wMeb will b found peculiarly Inlereitiac a4
Instructive,
rOUEMIN riHMirCTff. Intreatlng4efrlplln, IIU
trttM, of th eulturit and rtPtatlon for market of te,eflHt,
choolte( cotton, flat, hmp, augar, rlc. mttmagi, lv
gingr, cinnamon, alliplce, rrT?t eoooanuta, ptnaappi, bav
auaa.prunea, datra, ratilui, Pii, ellreo, lntlrubtxr, Ju
perch, cork, tampUor, caitor oil, tapioca, t., ttt.
NATHltVI. HISTORY. InletNtlng and tnatmetle.
doaorlptfom, accompanied by tltumatlone, of rtumerou heuia,
MrJi, flha and Inaecta, wltatuuoh our lout lulotroatlou rf try
ing thlr llf aul nablta,
lAU. Tn Ml moth CfCtoranuti aU a enmptet taw
took, Ull In m try mart liw be may n hit ewn lawyer, a4
containing full end cenclt eiplanallon of I tie general law
n th lawaof th eereretfitate upon all matter which at
aubjectto litigation, with uunieroat forma oflegal deurattl.
MI NINO. Peietlptton aud IllmtreUon f lb mlalng at
goltt, allver, dlamondi, ooal, ealt, copper, lead, line, Ua u4
qulckillrer.
WONIIEHA OF THE REA. ITerttn ar Waetlbd a
lllual rated th many wonderful and btautlfnt t hinge found a lb,
hot ton af th ocean, th plaitta, flowere, thtlle, flihee, t., Uka
wle peail diving, coral flihlog. lo-, etc.
nTATIMTIOAIi A NO MlRCETfANEOtTft. nrt
la given a vail amount of uaeful and Interesting InfermatUn.
corn or which lath population of American oltlec, ara aat
popul-Xlon ct'lhtcontlneiite, of lhRUtea and Territorial, an 4
of f fvc 'wlnciral oounlrl of In wild, length of the r-rlucty4
.Urctk' "Vtdn!lr vote for alitr yeara, residential atatMtM,
ftre., sn depth of , laka and ocean t, height of mountain,
loconvtlon of anlmala and velocity of hodl, height of inw
menta, tawoi; am" atructurei, dlttancea from Waahlngtow, Ja
front New V rL, to Important poin la, chronological hlttcty fdl
coeory am' prcgreia, popular aobrlqueta of American 8ti,
clllc. etc.. cowmen grammatical errora, rulct for spelling,
tiunclntloQ L'lO ui of capltalt, Wall8tretphrate conMwere
of l!ic vorldt curlou faata In natural blitory ,longf Ity o(
animal, origin of th naniemf atatet, and of countrlea, f gvat
worka, popular fahlea, ramlllar quoialloaa, of genlna and nt
planla, dying worde of famout peraona, fat of th A pottle,
atatfitloaoftti globe, leading govtrnmenta f lb world,
to-
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