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Agricultural. The Sugar Btet. Tbe following hints regarding the sugar beet are from 7 he Sugar Beet: "Recent experiments upou beet-eeed show that the germinating qualities depend upon the changes their oily substances have undergone through the oxygen of the air. If seeds have absorbed too much moisture, or if they have been gathered too soon, they are not easily preserved. A good seed in one locality is not necessarily good in another, hence the importance of pro ducing the seed in those districts where it is to be sown. The larger the seed, within reasonable limits, the better the quality. Many recommend heavy seed ; the lighter ones should in fact, be rejected. A curious fire test foi the germinating qualities of beetseed has been suggested. It con sists in submitting the seed to heat— if it burns without noise or disturbance it may be considered of a poor quality. Sugar beets, in the colder climates, go to seed only after the second year ; as the flower forms so does the sugar di minish ; in warmer climates beets frequently go to seed the fiist year Hence the impossibility of profitably growing these roots in the Southern States for other purposes than stock food. When selecting mother roots for seeding purposes give pieference to those having leaves of a moderate size. Excellent results are said to have been obtained, by combining a small quantity tf tribasic phosphate cf lime with beet pulp, to be fed to cattle. The proper quantity is twenty- five grains per diem. In those coun tries where care is bestowed in raising beets the agricultural inteiest is on the increase. Did you ever hear of a farmer planting ten acres ot beets yearly upon ten different plots of land for ten consecutive years and declaring fc^iere is no money in beets ? We never have. Why not? Because those trying this have then realized that the soil has been improved by deeper ploughing, their cattle have been in good health when fed on the roots, and .the resultttig manure has been pleoti- fuY&nd rich.” Rearing Young Calves by Hand. The demand for milk being great at all seasons, the necessity often arises for weaning calves when only a few days old. The practice is wrong, but we must make the best of it and en deavor to feed the calves in such man ner as to keep them in health. A good substitute for milk is bean s< up, made thin enough to drink, to which has been added corn meal and a small propoition of salt. If it is possible to add milk to the bean soup it will be much better for the calf. Occasionally the diet should be chat ged by making a strong infusion or decoction of clover or hay, which is prepared by running the clover through a cutter and steeping it in water for a few hours. This decoction should be salted a little, and have added to it fine bran or ship- stuff. It is essential in feeding young calves to change the food as much as possible, and always see that it is of a nourishing quality. Beans are tbe best substitute for milk, but milk is better than anything eke. One thing should not be < verlooked, however, which is that there is little to gain from a calf when improperly cared for in it> earlier days. Farm yard manure is often seriously injured by allowing too much water to fall upon it, whereby some of its most important elements are washed out qf it. This, with the loss of ammonia by- drying, produces a condition of things happily set off in the humerous de scription of "Drychafl’s dung-cart— that creaking hearse that is carrying to the fields the dead body whose spirit has departed.” As a protection for peach trees from the ravages of the borer, The Weekly Times recommends the application of the following mixture : Thick lime wash,one pailful; clay enough to make a thin paste; a shovelful of fmh cow dung, and one ounce of carbolic acid. Pail t this thickly on the Jrees up to three feet above the ground. If it is too thick, dilute with water and add a little more carbolic acid in proportion, as this is the «ffeciive agent. How to Train Tomato Vine*. A correspondent of 1 he Country Gentleman thus explains how tv neigh bor of his tiaius his tomato vines, which he says is the most profitable way he lias ever seen : W hen li is g r ou u d is mad e re ad y, h e st ts the ylanta in rows about lour feet apart, and three feet in the row. When about places a stake about drive# into the a half the plants grow to have a crotch at or near the ground. As these two branches grow, he entwines them about the s ake. When any brauches start out of the main stalk they are al lowed to grow only a few inches long, then headed in by taking off the ter minal buds. In that way many side brunches are furnished for bearing. When planted in this way the plants are easily cultivated; light and air freely circulating in every part. The tomatoes being thus favored, grow very large, and being so far above the ground, are free from dirt, and all washing and cleansing are avoided. They are ready for market when picked. Where there is not a suita ble branch formed near the ground, one stalk is wound around the stake, and does very well. When the stalks reach the top of the stake they are not allowed to go higher. On plants set out in this climate about the last of April or the first of May, the first ripe ruit appears about the middle of July and growth of vine and yield of fruit continues until frost kills the leaves, usually three months of ripening. The object < f the trimming is to in duce growth of fruit instead of unnec essary branches. When the plant is growing rapidly, the trimming needs to be done once in ten or twelve days. Under this system 1200 to 1500 bushel* per acre have been raised. Notes and Queries. Makers of Violins. At present, so far as the writer knows, only one English violin maker has had the honor of coming down to posterity in verse. Tnis is Young, who lived in St. Panl’3 Churchyard, in 1728, aud who, together with his sou, formed th/e subject of the follow ing catch, by Purcell: “You scrapers that waut a good Addle, well strung, You must go to the man that Is old while he’s Young ; But if this same Addle you fain would play bold, You must go to his son, who’ll be Young when he’s old. “ There's old Young, and young Young, both men of renown, Old sells and young plays the best Addles In town; Young and old live together, and may they live long, Young, to play an old Addle, old, to sell a ne\y song.” In a church at Lubeck is the foliow- iug mural inscription : You call Me the Master, and you do not question Me. You call Me the Light, and you do not look to Me. You call Me the Way, and you do not follow Me. You call Me the Life, and you do not wish for Me. You call Me the Wise, and you give Me no attention. You call Me the Lovely, and you love Me not. You call Me Rich, and you ask Me nothing. You call Me the Everlasting, and you see < Me not. You call Me the Merciful, and you trust Me not. You call Me the N.sble, and you serve Me not. You rail Me the Almighty, aud ypu honor Me not. You call Me the Righteous, and you fear Me not. I condemn you, and you cannot blame Me. Prose and Poetry of Humor. The Parisians ate seven thousand horses and ten donkeys last year. The latter part of the diet looks rather cannibalistic. "Marriage,” said an unfortunate husband, "is the churchyard of love.” "And you men,” replied his wife, are the grave diggers.” The following thrilling tale needs no comment: "A burglar got into the house of a country editor. After a terrible struggle the editor succeeded in robbing him.” The Lady Shopper. A woman enters a drv-goods store, Steps to a clerk who stands near the door, Asks him to show her the latest style, And she pulls over the goods meanwhile. She says : “I want a dress for my niece ; Will you please show me that under piece ? Oh ! 1 didn’t see 'twas a polka spot, That is tco near like the one she’s got. That piece with the stripes will just suit me, It’s Just as pretty as it can be; But she wants a betti r-covered ground, With a sort of a vine running all ’round. She don’t want too dark, nor yet too light, Or a striped piece, nor vet very bright; I think she’d like what you showed me last, But do you think the colors are fast ? CutotTa i It, before I decide, I’ll take the piece home aud have it tried. I had a dress like that last fall, And the colors did not v, ash at all. I like those patterns there on the end, ’ I’ll take a lew samples lor a friend, Now one of thi°, if you’ll be so kind, Aud a bit of that if you’d not mind, They're the nicest styles I’ve seen this year, I most always do my trading here. I have got a piece .hat cau e from here, I forgot the prioc—-’twas pretty dear. It’s a sort cf a dark alpaca stuff, I want to fAatch it, I’ve not enough. Do you think you have It In the store ? My dress is spoiled If I cau’t get more. Will you put these samples In a bill ? I’ll know where 1 got them if you will. I’ll take them home ; If she thinks they’ll do You’ll see me back in a day or two.” "Eugenie, Eugenie, will you still insist on wearing the hair of another woman upon your bead?” "Al- phouso, Alpbonso, do you still insist upon wearing tbe skin of another calf upon your feet?” The Egyptian Side of the Dispute. The “Dog-Watch.” "There is an expression oommen among sailors alluding to the division of the ‘watch’ between 4 aud 8 o’clock p. m. This watch is divided into two ‘dog-watches,’ each of two hours. It is commonly said that the expression is derived from the idea of-a dog sleep ing with one eye open. But it seems to have a classical origirf—the double headed dog of Yama, called the four- eyed (evanau c aturaks au); whilst one head slept the other kept watch. This seems to have changed into doubled-headed bird,as in my ‘Roman tic History of Buddha,’ p. 380 ss. ‘The heads took it in turn which should watch.’ It is curious that yarnas means a ‘watch.’ It is also curious that in a plate of a ship given in the first volume (at the end) of Pliny the Younger’s ‘Natural History’ (ed. Harduiui), the bird with two necks is distinctly represented twice. This embler-i may he the same as the Dio scurl, the sign of the ship in which St. Paul was carried. At any rate, the‘dog-watch’ must be derived from this story of a double headed dog di- the watch.”—Athenaum. Before these words are read hostili ties may have begun in Egypt. It is natural that our sympathies should go with people of our own race and reli gion, and owing to the treacherous slaughter of foreigners on June 11, we are not disposed to pay much attention to the Egyptian side of the quarrel that is now tnreatemng. Tn reality the native Egyptian finds himself placediu exactly the same jeopardy as is the native Hindoo in India, the Algerian in Algiers and the red savage in this country ; they are face to face with a newer and doubtless a better civiliza tion, aud, though they do not w^nt it and cannot be taught to accept it peaceably, they will have it forced upon them and will be killed for re fusing it. It is not a new story to the student of history; but the average Egyptian is not a student of history, and he would not regard the civilizing process any more favorably if ha were. He sees his native laud turned over to the government of men aliens in blood, religion and sympathy, and while they fill all the posts of hono^ and emolument he foots all the bills. Under these circumstances, perhaps, the European condemnation of his course may not be altogether just, aud as all our information comes through sources distinctly hostile to him it is possible that lie may not be as bad as he is painted. In this connection, a report of 8ir Edward Mslet, the Eng lish Comptroller in Egypt, made to Lord Granville is interesting. It appears that there are about thir teen hundred foreigners in the Egypt ian civil service, and their salaries amount to nearly $2,000,000 yearly. England, France, Germany, Jtaly, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Switzerland, Poland, Turkey and the United States are represented iu this list. General Stone, the Chef de l’Etate, Major General or Adjutant General of the army, is the single American ; but it is pleasant to see that Americans come high, his salary of $7500 being far above the average. These is one Frenchman who draws $12,500 as Di rect 3r General of Public Works; an other, with the same salary, as Chief of the Railway Department, and a third, with $0000, as Private Secretary to the Khedive. Two Geriuauw, as Judges, receive nearly $0000 each, and au Austiiau fills the place of Assistant Secretary of State at a salary of about $10,000. The Germans, as a rule, are satiotied with moderate incomes,fang- irg from $15)0 to $3000, while the petty places at salaries ranging from $10tK) down to $300 are mostly filled by Greeks, Belgians and Austrians. But the English are the cormorants ; there ere seventeen, beginning with Sir Ed ward himself at $3 ).000, whose average salary is $10,000 apiece. It must not be supposed that the English confine themselves to ti e high salaries; tnough they have more of the high figures than any other nationality has, they do not despise small things. There are more than » d< zen who get from $500 to $1(00, and nearly one hundred who get less than $500 each. The Turks come iu for a few good places, and the Swiss for two or three ; Russia has naturally been excluded by English influence, and Spain, Portu gal and the Scandinavian countries have not as yet got a foothold. They are far away, and have little inter course with Egypt by commerce or otherwise ; but as soon as the claim is made by any persons of those national ities places will doubtless be found for then®. The only, nation having any interest in E^ypt which is not repre sented in the Egyptian civil service is Egypt. The whole list does not con tain the name of a single native. Let it be remembered that a civil list cost ing two million dollars annually is no light load for a nation that pay s mole than forty million dollars interest on i s bonded debt, and has great diffi culty in raising that amount. It is net only a source of Indignation to the native mat he gets \jone of the Government money for which he is taxed, but he knows that the foreigner costs him too dear. He, or his leaders, compare the Europeans’ salaries in Egypt with the value that would be put on their serv ces at home, and he is moved to double wrath to see not only unwelcome < fticials forced on him but exorbitant salaries paid to them ; for no matter how trifling tbe sum paid it is sure to be higher than they could get in their own country for the same work. To the native naught remains but the army. He is allowed to swell the ranks of fighting men at will, and although even the higher grades there were once filled by for eigners that has been changed within the last few years, so that all are now natives. It seems extraordinary that England aud France, with their great special interests in Egypt, aud the general interest of all Europe in pre serving order among the Orientals, should have allowed the army to pass wholly into native control. While they have given every facility to Egyptian < fticers to perfect themselves in the knowledge o f military matters, they have not conciliated them speci ally, and Arabi Bey thus finds him self well equipped with a devoted army, whose officers have been edu cated by his enemies. It does not seem unreasonable that the natives, having no control of the civil estab lishment and feeling themselves plun dered by the foreigners, should draw the weapon that these same foreigners have so conveniently forged to their hand. European interference may now be a matter of necessity iu Egypt, but it is not so clear that the native is wholly to blame.—Ex. A Fresh Young Congressman. He was a fresh Congressman from a rural district, and when he got to Washington he found every other member had a private sicretary, so he hired one. But, though fresh, he was energetic, and a man of vigorous ideas. One day he said to his secre tary : " Mr. Skeeis, tc-morrow I shall speak on the tariff questiou.” "To morrow,” said the Secretary ; "that’s rather short time, but I guess I caa do it. Which side are you on ?” "The free trade side, sir.” The secretary left the room, and the Congressman was rather puzzled to comprehend his remark. Next morning, bright and early, his secretary appeared and handed him a paper. “ What is this?” asked the member. "Your speech.” "My speech ?” "Yes; I’ve written out what you are to say on the tariff issue.” " You miserable wretch,” cried the enraged member, "do you assume to dictate what I shall say?” He drove the amuzed secretary into the street and would hearnno explanation, rnaignant, he went dqwn to the capital and told a friend, au old member, theBtory. The friend was shocked at the fellow’s im pudence, but they looked o V «r the speech aud found it read very well "You did just right to dhoharge the conceited rascal,” said the old mem ber, and tl\e inxt day the young mem ber was amazed to learn that his dis charged secretory had bteu employed by his old friend. 1 The cottob-yaru mill of John L. Ross, in Oakland, Burrillvllle, R. I., was destroyeiyub^jMMriginating in room. LosS^: Latest F ashion Bi iefs. Pansy mull in Quaker kerchiefs are new in neck-wear. Detachable bows of ribbon are now used for trimming night-dresses. The old-fashioned Swiss tamboured muslins are again to the fore for dresses. Petticoats of ecru pongee will again be worn for summer with all but white dresses. The new shade of blue called bleu de mer is a rival to cadet blue for street costumes. Some of the new satins are such mar vels of delicate flower printing as al most to merit framing. New fans are very large. They are now shown in sateens to match the new costumes in this fabric. Pointed bodices with paniers joined to the bodice by a pointed puffed band are all the rage for evening dresses. A pretty elegance of the season are the rich colored street jackets, matched to the toilet, made of mer- veilleux or moire. Little girls wear hats, sashes, stock ings and libbons all matchiug each other in color, the favorite hue being a new deep shade of Chiaa red. An old-fashioned style ia revived in the mode of finishing off the pointed bodice. A thick cord is set at the very edge of the corset, and the tunic and paniers are set just underneath the cord. For the evening, feathers arranged in the hair aud on the bodice, fa tened down with tiny diamond pins, are re markably effective. These pins are in the form of birds, crescents, butter flies, flowers, stars, aud insects' of va rious species. Women with high, broad shoulders* especially short women, should avoid too high a ruche or too broad a collar. Tbe styles most becoming to such s re Vandy ke collars of open lace or point ed fichus, so arranged as to leave a bit of the throat visible under the chin. Perhaps the most fashionable colors of the season are stone color and its kindred shade, ficelle, which is a pale drab ; literally, twine colors. Mouse ^ color is more rare ; so rare that it almost impossible to find it; but it] very distinguished, and is used serviceable dresses. Wedding toilettes • claim considerl- ble attention, and it gives satisfaction to note that colors are as much used for costumes as the stereotyped white. The dress of the Princess Beatrice was ol pale salmon satin broche with a sil very white background aud lace, the latter forming au apron over the salmon satin. The skirt was of satin covered with lace worth £20.000, ar ranged in diagonal pleats wide apart and trimmed at the sides with pink roses, iu»de purposely to match the dress. The corsage, train and paniers were all iu one of broche, the train lined with salmon satin anti edged with a wreath of the i oses, the train flowing from the waist in graceful folds in which the ends of the paniers disappear; the corsage was pointed in front, while a bouquet of roses was placed near the right shoulder. The Jersey gloves of silk, lisle thread, or linen, offered for cummer wear, are uncommonly fine aud beau tiful. The new styles and shapes, when fitting snugly upon the hand, have all the effect of long Danish kid gloves. Tii e handsomest are the silk gloves in the mosquetaire style, iu evening tints of pale salmon, flesh, lilac, straw, pearl, pale-pink and cream-white, the street colors being black, ecru, silver-gray, tan, olive- brown, aud dark green. These wrin kle over the arm after tbe manner of tbe loose-fitting Bernhardt gloves. Shopping gloves of French aud Ger man lisle, in six and ten-button lengths are already in great demand, the French makes being, of course, the most popular, as they are finer in quality aud the most shapely. Mitts are put forth iu many different styles ; all colors are t-een, aud plain silk with luce tops, French fllet lt.ee, open mesh, as well as the more expensive kinds in F.encli or Chantilly lace, are shown. Mitts without lingers aud the half- thuuiouniy are eousidered the more stylish by those who think them sty lit h in any form whatever. the picker-room. Blue jays, wli ch some years ago were rarely seen except in the woods, are now found iu the groves around the churches and schools of the New Euglaud cities. They have been driven in by tbe pot hunters. The Russian Government has resol ved to construct thirty gunboats which will cost 7,000,000 rubles.