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2 JIJ- ■ 1} g/MfP iffy' Wj VliJL/ '// ; SipSlfi i. *nI 5 • a ■ — 1 7 sheep. • ii’hW ha readily anc ^ sb<#p lor a year, while the y done a piuch of • 1 The Prussian blue ® lampblack may bs used to different grades or masses. I a r turpentine is to be f 0 rcMed from U U cannot be if * St* ■ y JIEAIi FOR CALVES. , ! station experiments have i'iva determine the feed re;s to ground flaxseed for young hull and heifer calf ot both n d Shorthorn breeds were two bulls being fed on whole t j,e tffo heifers on milk fter being set twelve hours, h flaxseed as they could as c scouring. These ex jthout through three months. lasted weighed fifteen jjeiug every its L indicate: 1. flaxseed That a ration -mcl ground milk ration com bly with a new and felves—2. The skim milk Lai fed calves were weaning less in L their growth calves—3. by A [e he whole milk of butter fat alone at $1.11 L L each calf, was effected by fae ground flaxseed—4. [producing a pound of gain, |ounds, new milk at S7£ cents per skim milk at 15 [inched pounds, grain 1 cent lay $5 per ton (the latter two Bike to both lots),and flaxseed Its Increase per pound, was 7.-6 cents with the fresh milk I only five cents with the skim I It seems, therefore, more ■to feed calves skim milk and In with whole milk.—Ameri ian. ■jOW TO DEHORN. ■ my cattle are a thing of the ■ Waldo 7. Brown. Every ■now is treated when a week Kid tie horns are killed. I Kf caustic potash at the drug | isily, the calf on its side, hair so as and wet the on a Ke of a half dollar over the I,and I then rub on the potash When I began using the 6 not rub it on long enough, le or two one horned ani I rub till the hair comes off, Id begins to start through Id it represses the horns ef - II would not use any liquid lof potash, as there is dan huniug down where it is not ping |f the spilled calf; I by a tried sudden the never fee, and came near putting Be careful not to get the |on Ises of your fingers; cloth wrap around sev paper or ping p; takes of grown but few cattle seconds is a a p properly fastened, and I f 11 is very painful, for the ^ cows io eat do as not soon shrink as the in horns their I dehorned the first week loistein that was boss of the fom | being kept in a small lot, entirely too handy with her | [ ere Q g taken gates and off she doors. has become Since Per and respectable cow; the fhr m the herd makes her pom her feed, or drives her pleases. The saw is much pie, than nippers; the latter cr "'ii the bone and prevent uicdy. The only applica¬ te aiter sawing was to fill the 'wheat flour, and although led weather and fly time, the .; 0T cr in a few days.— "fibune. t’-CUMBERS FOR PICKLES. : 5u Ppose it would be pro e great majority of farmers e to grow cucumbers for DQeDs e quantities ot these irtuaSly consumed, it is true; a 1 require a very large '-•dense area lot of cucumbers. ltn a locality favorable for I be worth while to ‘j ' : ° r the crop is a profiia II properly managed, yield r 3 high a3 $75 puses. per acre Rons most favorable to suc are nearness to a r facility for disposing of I - ■ a ,iesh state to a factorv U tables are pickled either in P*r; or, in default of these, I RP'iaaces for pickling on ^applying * ^ cucumber the home .or dis ! le grower -• a l’P country, where L ’ r could be obtained at ^c^version cucumbers into vinegar. simple. for A warm, rich, sandy ..loam is the bed soil. It should bo well manured and plowed deeply, in or¬ der to hasten the growth so as to secure the requisite tenderness and succulence, and allow the roots to penetrate the 6oil to a considerable depth. The variety best suited ■ for pickling is the Green Prolific. The time lor sowing the seed is usually about the middle of July. In planting, the ground should be marked out four feet each , way, a sleep furrow being made so as to 1 leave room for a good shovelful of rich compost at each intersection. This should be worked in with the spade or hoe and the ground leveled. Five or six seeds are enough for each hill, which will require between one and two pounds per acre. When the plants arc well started and all danger from insects is past, they should DC thinned out to three or four plants to the hill. An experienced cucumber grower recommends that when the seed is sown a broadcast dressing of three or four hundred pounds of Peruvian guano per acre should be applied, as that fertilizer seems io have an especially good effect on the crop. By the addition of fout hundred pounds of guano, costing $15, to the previous preparation, over three hundred thousand encumbers to the acre were obtained, which is double the average yield. As the crop was sold for $1.50 per thousand, the expenditure of $15 added nearly $200 to the price re¬ ceived per acre. The cultivation required is to keep the soil loose by frequeut stirring until the vines cover the ground. The main vines should be pinched at the ends to keep them within bounds and encourage the growth of lateral branches, which a~e the most prolific of fruit, as they bear chiefly pistillate blossoms, while those of the main branches are mostly stamenate or barren flowers-. The fruit should be gathered every morning as soon as it has reached the proper size, from two to three inches in length. The principal enemies of the cucumber are lice, which prey upon the leaves, and the striped beetle and its larvaj. The former may be dealt with by picking off the first infested leaves, by which the rapid spread of the pest may be pre¬ vented. The striped beetle should be treated with a dusting of finely ground gypsum; its larvie, a small, slender, white worm, which gnaws into the roots, may be successfully combatted by pour¬ ing about the roots of the plant a mix¬ ture of one gill of kerosene oil with a solution of one pound of common yellow soap in one gallon of hot water, the whole being shaken into an emulsion. This has been found an effectual remedy. —New York Mail and Express. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. The farmer or dairyman who allows weeds to taint his pastures is not a suc¬ cess. If fowls have a large range now, the grain feed may be cut to once a day. Let them hustle for the rest they have. If the milk can is old and corroded with rust, buy a new one for the milk, use the rusty one to bring whey from the factory. Keep your chickens growing from the shell, and they will be ready for the table or market any time after ten or twelve weeks of age. The good layers are active and gen¬ erally on the move and scratching about —are the first birds out in the morning and the last to roost at night. Does it cost more to raise 1000 pounds of flesh in the form of poultry than it does to raise 1000 pounds in the form of beef? Which sells for the most? The agricultural experiment stations and dairy schools ought, in each State, to note the appearance and-spread of weeds that cause an unpleasant flavor in milk. The wet season makes very “slushy” grass. The cows, the milk and the but¬ ter will be better if some grain is fed. Bran is better than corn meal for het weather feed. The Malta bees are noted of for their the j purity and delicious flavor honey. They extract most of it from sulla, or clover, of which there is an ex¬ tensive crop. Do not feed a lot of cockerels till they become “old roosters,” then sell on the general market. It is hard to make them pass a 3 “spring chicken” even if the dealer cuts the spurs off. Clover i 3 valuable in the winter feel¬ ing of hogs as well as for summer pas¬ ture. Stow away a little that is cut young and nicely cured, and feed it to the stock hogs that you carry over. Many horses that are unruly aad have bad dispositions are made so by bad treatment when they are colts.. Gentle ness is a first requisite in training and educating the colt for future usefulness. The best profit to the stock breeder always' come 3 in breeding for special purpose animals. Select your purpose the dairy, beef, mutton or wool, the horse for the road or the saddle,and then stick to it. HOW CHINA IS GOVERNlii). TEE STE.A3TG-EST ST3TEHC ON 1X1-Z PACE Oi 1 THE EASrg. The Emperor anil His Chief Mr.h lar ins—Viceroys are Responsible ioe Damages by Floods anil Fire. T T UE system of government by •which the Empire of, China is managed is probably the strang¬ est on the face of ou;- globe. The ease and yniformity with which this population of. 4UU,U00,00'J of human be¬ ings aq,governed',under the lax and pec i liar laws of the empire is, indeed, almost a phenomena.. Its form is that ot an absolute monarchy, but the absolutism is so-generally divided among the vari ous provinces that it may probably be best termed a union of absolute Govern¬ ments. The Emperdr- is, of course, the pit pie me head of all, and is suppose! to receive his instructionsas to the manage ment of the vast territory com nitted to his charge by cteorees from heaven. He is considered by his subjects as being second only to the Almighty Go.l, and to be the connecting link between them¬ selves and the Almighty. To remove from the Emperor some of the burdens of Government, he is assisted by a Cabinet, composed of the four chief Mandarins of the Empire. Under these are placed six boards, which have cog¬ nizance of all the smaller details which, though too weighty for the Provincial Governments to handle, are still not suf¬ ficiently important to bring to the atten¬ tion of his Maiasty. Distinct from these hoards is another, known as the Board of Censors, and whose duty it is to ascer¬ tain and keep informed of all intrigues and plots which may be concocted to weaken the lawful authority of the Cen¬ tral Government. Members of this board are dispatched to all parts of the Empire to keep informed upon all points which might tend to bring about opposi¬ tion to the Emperor. They also care¬ fully spy out everything connected with the private and public character of all officials upon whom suspicion may rest. These members have power to arrest and bring to trial any one whose conduct may be supposed to need investigation, and very frequently and unexpectedly do these censors perform their duties. This board is probably one of the most effici cient of the various departments of the Empire, and does more than any other branch of the Government in maintaining it against the powerful coalitions which are being constantly formed to overthrow the present Tartar dynasty. The Emperor chooses his own suc¬ cessor, whether the person chosen may be a member of the royal family or not; yet the great desire an Emperor has to see his own dynasty perpetuated usually such mates him choose a son, whenever is available, The people of China arc taught from infancy to regard the Em¬ peror as the sou or representative of Heaven, and the Empress as the repres¬ entative of the earth. One of the chief duties of the Empress is on certain days of the year to worship the tutelary deity of the silkworms. She has also to care¬ fully inspect and approve of all the silk fabrics which the ladies of the imperial harem weave for the garments of the various State idols, Besides the Em press, the Emperor has eight other wives who have the rank and title cf Queens. The selection of an Empress or Queen depends solely on the personal attractions of the ladies in question, and without any reference whatever to their connec tions and family reputation, To choose them, upon the accession to the throne of an Emperor, a festival is held in Pekin, to which all Tartar ladies, and the daughters of bannermen are invited from all parts of the empire. The lady de¬ clared the belle of this gathering is chosen as Empress, and the eight next chosen are made Queens. The empire is divided into eighteen provinces,’each Viceroy of and which staff of is presided assistant over by a in most respects Mandarins, who are as independent of the Central Government in the administration of the provincial affaire as though they were conducting an entirely distinct State. Each town and village also has its own officials, who in turnlire more than semi-independent of the provincial authorities. Unquestion¬ ably the system by which China is ruled is the most lax of ariy in the world, and yet this empire has existed for more than forty centuries, while other Nations with more ideal forms of government have passed and continue to pass out of ex i s t eace as time rolls on. China, how ever, seems as stable to-day as she ever was. The Viceroys and other high officials are appointed by the Emperor, and con¬ stitute his chief hold upon the various provinces of the empire, They are not allowed to hold office over the provinces of which they are natives, but are in¬ variably appointed to rule over those parts most distantly removed from the tarly home of the Viceroy. Nor are they allowed to contract marriages in the provinces over which they have been ap¬ pointed to rule. This is done to pre¬ clude all possibility of t heir acquiring too much local and family influence over their provinces. To further guard against this,a Viceroy is removed to an other post every three years. The salaries attached to all Chinese Governmental officers are very small.and } s the direct cause of much of the scandalous and irregular proceedings so prevalent in Chinese affairs. Thus the yj aa tJarins of China, though obtaining tl'-i; smallest uossible amount oi pay from the public troiisun sir* tr^ule-. t>> tile accumulated gaias of trail!. avarice and extortion to retire from office as men of wealth anfl substance. 8*luo.n does a Chtue«e official cue to spend more tixan a single term of three years in office, for by that time he has .gained a fortune which will render him forever the envy of his less fortunate countrymen. Tae Mandarins have been for ares the very worst curse of the empire. LW their misrule and oppression tatr have thrown the country, with its millions of in¬ dustrious people, into that deplorable anarchy, confusion and misery for which it is conspicuous among the Nations of the earth. The duties which a Viceroy is ex¬ pected to perform ore very difficult. He is held as directly responsible to the Em¬ peror, who in turn is lesponsible to the gods for the general peace au i prosperity of the province. When any serious re¬ volt breaks out among the secret so¬ cieties, or a flood or famine occurs, the Viceroy is regarded as the subject for punishment, and loses his, office and sometimes his head for not having pre¬ vented the disaster. Particularly is the Viceroyship of the Province of the Yel¬ low River an untenable one. This river is sub ject to periodic overflows,and eac 1 time large tracts of land are submerged, doing great damage to the people and property. Upon eac’A such occasion the mandarins in charge are held accountable with their lives to the Emperor for not having prevented the overflow—a thing which, with their means, is utterly im¬ possible to accomplish. The officials of the Chinese Empire arc divided into nine different gra les or classes,distinguishable from one another by the button worn on the cap. A man¬ darin of the first class, or highest order of rank, wears upon the apex of his cap a dark red coral button; of the second class, a light red button; of the third class, a light blue button; of the fourth class, a dark blue button; of the fifth class, a crystal button; of the sixth class, a mother-of-pearl button; of the seventh class, a gold button; of the eighth class, a smaller gold button, and of the ninth class, a silver button. Be¬ sides the button, they may also wear a peacock’s feather, which is attached to the base of the ball on the apex of the hat and slope downward over the back. The outer garment of the officials is a long, loose-fitting, blue silk robe, richly embroidered with threads oi gold; it reaches to the ankles and is bound around the waist by a belt. The sleeves are wide and long, completely covering the hands. When engaged in ordinary work the sleeves are always folded back over the hands, but whenever an official appears in the presence of his Majesty the long sleeves are required to be stretched over the hands, This, of course, renders the official more or less helpless. This custom is of very ancient origin, and was adopted to preclude any possibility of au attempt upon the life of the Emperor by those whose duties call them occasionally into his presence.— New York Times. Various Methods of Murder. Fifty years ago the Ganges River be¬ tween Beuares and Calcutta, India, was infested during five months of every year by no less than 250 boats, which made a pretence of transporting religious pilgrims. When passengers had been taken aboard, at a given signal the crew rushed upon them, strangled them or broke their backs, and threw them into the stream, where floating corpses are too numerous at all times of the year to excite any remark, such being to this dav the ordinary method of disposing of the dead adopted by poor people who cannot afford to bury them. Other plans practiced were to inveigle travelers to the murder stations or to capture them in darkness on the roads, the night time being commonly chosen in India for makin:> journeys on account of the heat of the day. Owing to the extraordinary notions of fate held by the natives of the orient, this wholesale destruction of human life occasioned very little remark. If a person died, it was the will of the Deity, and so there could be no use in stirring up an investigation of the mat¬ ter.—Washington Star. Running Errands for Whole Towns. Everv one of the suburbs of New York maintains at least one errand man. Some of the larger towns keep two or three men. These men call themselves the town messengers. If a customer asks at a store for anything that is not in stock, the tradesman, if he is enterpris¬ ing, says he will have it next day. He means that when the local messenger comes around he will tell him to go to a certain store in New York and get the article. Such a messenger makes a round of all the stores in one of these little towrns every night, and in the morning takes the cars or the steamboat to the city and goes the rounds of the whole¬ sale houses for the storeman, the grocer, the jeweler, the dentist, the dry good* man, and all the rest. If he is smart, he works the railread for a pass on the ground that he feeds it with freight. If not, he buys a yearly commutation ticket, such as now give a man rates a3 low as twenty cents for fifty miles and back. These messengers are paid so much for each errand they run,aad often make $4 or $5 a day.—New York 8un. . —--• Sending queen bees by mail first be¬ gan in I860. For years there was much danger in this, but now queens are not only sent safely to all parts of the United States, but to Europe and Australia. 9‘ • THE CUP OF L.1FO. “But is it sweet, or bitter, tell me true. This Cup of Life?” Then, lying deep in dew, A youth, who wore a rose in bud, I think, Made answer: “it is bitter. Wherefore drink?” With that he tore his heart’s first flower away: withers in flay. “Love is a ltt.se that a Love leaves a thorn* that tears one’s hands— and see. How red the blood that thorn was wrung from me!” So hummed the boy and vanished through the trees. Astir with dove-wings and in bloo.n with bees, But, when dead leaves had whirled in fronan rain For many a year, 1 met that boy again. Hid in bis mask of scars, I knew his face. His white beard blew about him with a grace. All winds of God had wailed about his hand, “But isit sweet or bitter?” still I said. Oh, but that youth laughed lightly! “In my d:.y I called it bitiar. Golden heads turn gray. I longed when young to break it at my feet. But oh, its last drops are exceeding sweet!” —Sarah M. B. Piatt, in Independent. HUMOR OT TUB DAY. Hard ryords break no bones; there are no bones in the heart.—Puck. “Were you upset by the bank failure?” “Yes. I lost my balance.”—Life. Self-made meu usually try to make themselves from gold dust.—Puck. The world comes to him who wait* but he i3 dead wheu it gets there.— Puck. I occupied the pew alone, She sat right near to me. What could i do? 1 had no change, And so I dropped that V. —Life. We are all made out of dust; the only difference is that some people have more sand in them than others.—Atchison Globe. The heart is that part of you which leads you into scrapes from which vour head has to extricate you.—Atchisou Globe. Men are a good deal like hammers. Their “blow” is much more effective when they have a handle to their name. —Puck. It would not be so bad for a man to think constantly of himself if he were ever able to give an impartial criticism. —Washington Star. Every man blushes as he gets older at the recollection that at one time his idea of bravery was to do something to make the girls scream.—Atchison Globe. When the prescription clerk gets the bottles mixed it becomes easier to see why prescriptions are always written in a dead language.—Washington Star. A good name is different from otiaer kinds of property. The best way to keep it from being stolen is to leave it open to the inspection of all.—Puck. If “It takes nine tailors to make a man” (Suppose I grant—we’re only human). How many dressmakers does it take To make a fashionable woman? —Life. B. K. Woods—“I want a plain wed¬ ding-ring.” Jeweler—“Solid?” B. If. Woods—“Well, if we wasn’t I guess wa wouldn’t hardly bo gittin’ spliced.”— Jewelers’ Weekly. There is a man for whom the fun. Of life is turned to gall; His paths in lonely places run— He never played baseball. — Washington Star. Prospective Purchaser—“Let me see your latest prices for hard coal, please.’ 1 The Proprietor—“Jimmy, show this gentleman to our astronomical observa¬ tory.”—Chicago News Record. The little busy bee toils on Through every day that’s sunny; And then some man who never works Comes ’round and gets the honey —Washington fatar. Circus man (hunting for a stray ele¬ phant)—“Have you seen a strange ani¬ mal around here?” Irishman—“Begorra, Oi hov that; there was an injur-rubber bull around here pullin’ carrots wid hia tail.”—Harvard Lampoon. Irene is fair and tall And beautiful and young; Well might her graces all In poetry ba sung; But then her mouth’s so small It cannot hold her tongue. —Judge* Freak of a Thunderbolt. The annals of a French Academy ot Science tell of a tailor’s adventure with a thunderbolt. He lived in a house pro¬ vided with two chimneys, one for a fire¬ place and the other for a stove,the latter not in use. During a thunderstorm a tremendous report was heard, and every¬ body thought that the house had been struck by lightning. Instantly a blue flaming ball dropped into the fireplace and rolled out into the room, seemingly about six inches above the floor. The excited tailor ran around the room, the ball of fire playing about his feet. Sud¬ denly it rose above his head and moved off toward the stovepipe hole in the ceil¬ ing, which had a piece of paper pasted over it. The ball moved straight through the paper and up the chimney. When near the top it exploded .and tore the chimney into thousands of fragments. The sight of the debris left by the ex¬ plosion showed the family what would have been the consequences had it ex¬ ploded while on its gyrating passage through the room.—St. Louis Republic*