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QQrirulturul.
Timely Hints--Care of your Meadows
this Spring.

|. Close them now against cattle and all
kinds of animals. Do not allow even your
geese to ramble over them. Every young
blade of grass cropped of now will diminish
the crop of hay four or five times the amount
of nutrimcut received by the stock from the
grass. This Is kind of profit you can't
aHJri TO indulg-in.
.. You will probably find portions OF
your meadows on which the water stands,
after rain. If these are Of any sizc, dig a
little trench which will drain them into
some water course. Thi, will pay. You
may add the turf which you remove to make
the train, to your manure heap. twill
thus be s.yed, and will not leave your mea.
dow rough.
3. Pick up all the stones which the win.
ter frosts have brought to the surface. The
scythe or mower should not encounter one
stone during the whole seasln. Do the
same with all sticks, and roots, and chunks,
and. US far as possible, with all stumps, too.
A clear, even surface is ut once u great
beauty in a meadow, and necessary con-
dition Of getting the whole crop Of hay.
4. Cut away al hummocks and ant hills
with a spade. unless you have some NOR
compcndious way Of removing them. Rol
ling the meadow, though good operation
if d,ne 50 as not to leave the grounC
'hcavy.' will not always press down thes'
projections; parting them OF is the Onl!
surc way. Tho &C 'nomy Of this operation
will bc plain to you, if you remember how
many scythes and snathes have been broken
and how many mowers have been blunted o
injured by coming against these masses o
turf.
5. Scatter manure generously over IN
higher and poorer ground in your meadow
This will Of course pay.-Ohio Farmer.
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Spiritualism at the French Court..Mr
Hume the Medium.

The Paris correspondent Of the Manchcs.
ter Guardian givcs the following extraordi.
nary narrative:
l shall probably surprise your readers be,
yond measure, If | tell them that one of the
great occupations of every ono in Paris So
ciety latterly has been the electro magnetic
medium, Mr.. Hume. This strange individ
ual was, last summer, brought over to Paris,
and engaged by Count B., u Polish
gentleman Of immense wealth, to whom,
after aforlins certain proofs Of his mag
nctic faculties, ho announced that oil forc'
had left him and that, until the month o
February Of this year, he should be OF nc
more use than the most ordinary individual
in the world. .r
Six months passed by, and last month
Mr. Hume made il known he was again in
condition to attempt any electro magnetic
experiment that might DO proposed. Ac
cordinSly one or two ssdnee, were given by
Mr.. Hume, in different houses; but nov
comes the really singular part OF the bus'
ness. About fortnight or three weeks
back, chamberlain Of the imperial court,
man past fifty, and the most prosiic an'
unimasinative man in existence, related Il
tho Emperor and Empress what had occur
red to himself in an interview with Mr.
Hume. What ho related was very extra
ordinary; but it is not my affiir to 60 int
what touches mere private persons; what
am about to relate is only curious rs sig
Of the times, and b,causo II has for its actor
historical personags.
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Misfrllanauns.
Il ary oore.
CHAPTER /

CHAPTER L.
All my life long | had known Mary
Moore. All my life, too, loved her.
Our mothers were old playmatcs, and first
cousins. Ny first recollection is OF boy, in
a rcd frock and morocco shoes, rocking n
cradle, in which rcposed a sunny-haired,
blue eyed baby, not quite year old. That
boy was I, myselC-IIarry Church that
blue-eyed baby was Mary Moore.
Later still, see myself at the little school
house drawing my little chaisc up to the
door, that Mary might ride home. Many a
beating have | gained on such occasions, for
other boys beside me liked her, and she, !
fear, was something of dirt, even in her
pinaiorcs. How elegantly sha came trip
ping down the steps, when l called her
name how sweetly her blue eyes looked up
at me how gaily rang out her merry laugh.
No one but Mary could ever bring her heart
50 soon to her lips! followed that laugh
from my DAYS of childhood till i grew an
awkward, Flushing youth-l followed 1t
through the heated noon of manhood-and
now. when the frosts of age are silvcring my
hair, and my children climb up my knee
and call me father, find that the memo
ries Of youth are strong, and that, even in
gray hairs, / am following its music still.
When was fifteen, the Il. st great sorrow
of my life came upon my heart. was sent
to school, and was Obliged to part with Ma
~. We were net TO SEQ each other fol
three long years! This, to me, was like
sentence Of death, for Mary was like life IL
self to me.
But hearts are tough things, after all.
Ilelt the college in all the acsh and viso'
Of the nineteenth year. l was no Longer
awkward and embarrassed. l had grown
into tall, slender STRIPPING, with a yer,
GOOD orinon Of myself both in general ant
in particular. II thought Of Mary Moore
Il was to imagine how would dazzle ant
bewilder her with my good looks and won
deriul attainmen,s-nevcr thinking that sh'
might dazzle and bcwilder me still more.
MAS a sad coxcomb, know: but as you'll
and good looks have aed, | trust may b
believed when l say that selfconceit has lef
me also.
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Fruit Trees-Lateral Branches BY Bud
ding.

MEssKs EpIroRs :-Judieious eui,'vators
OF fruit trees well know the advantage oil an
abundant supply Of lateral branches ana
have too often occasion to regret the de-
fcisncy in that particular in trees pur-
chased from the nur,erymen. Trees so pur.
chased are genarally trimmed up for several
fec, from the ground, to give them an ap-
peannce similar to trees that grow upon
the lawn, where .thc browsing line seems
to indicate the popular idea Of the line Of
beauty in arborculturc. This practice Is
particularly Objectionable where it is desired
to cultivata trees as pyramids or 'ea 7neH'
ouilis.'
To remedy tho evil and to supply the de-
feet, the following ingenious mode OF bud
ding was practiccd by an old and esteemed
friend Of your correspondent, now deceased
1t may be new to many Of your readers, as
Il was to myself when Grs, communicates
by the venerable hortiealturist have ~
fired to.
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Temperance In Norway.

Tho Temperance Society Of Norway held IT.
annual mcetingin Storthings Rooms short
time since. Tho President OF the Society,
the Bishop Of Arup, on the occasion, In o
few wcros mads known TO the members Of
the Society the happy results Of their labon.
.Lhe Bishop aid-'The Society has 10000
members, more than one and balf per cent
Of tho whole kingdom. Brandy Is no longer
drink Of the middle classes, and in many
families where Il was deemed indispensable
on the arrival Ola visitor, It b no longer
used. In great many Of the country dis
trict tho publicans havo ceased keeping
brandy, there being no demand for Il. At
tho marriage fcasts and other festivals bran.
dy Is but rarely seen.' Tho Bishop then
thanked tho clergy for their cooperation
with him in bis cndcavor TO prevent tho evil
Of spirit drinking. Tho venerable prslats
then complimentsd tho government on tho
very energetic manner In which Il had car.
ried out the views Of the Society.
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DSpcakins Of olive oil. Let me tell you
an aneclotc Of my friend Cooley, Of Phila'
delphia, Of the Lady's Book, sir, tho best
hearted man of that name IN the world
Well, sir, Cooley had new servant GIRL
Well, sir, Cooley had dinner party in ear
ly spring, with lettuce. lilo is capital
hand ut sa.ad, so he dressed IL. The guests
ate 1t and-sir-well, sir. I must hasten
to tho end Of my story. Said Cooley to the
new girl next morning, what has become
of that bottle Of castor OIL I gave you to put
away yesterday morning" 'Sare.' said
she, you said it was castor oil and l put it
in the CASTOR 'well,' said G1dey, Il
thought so.'
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PEAR TREE BLiGur-A RTHEDr.-Ilap-
renlns in the garden Of a ncishbor, resent
ly, my especial attention Vas called to a
dwarf pear tree. "That trec," said he,
"was Last summer apparently in the last
stages Of the blight" lie took common
bar soap, and rubbed it all over the body
aud main branches uutil good coating was
obtained. Soon after the foliage and ap-
pcarance Of the tree indicated returning Vi
taliiy, and, in his opinion, the tree was now
entirely cured Of the blight by that means.
Upon examination Of the tree, it appeared
healthy and thrifty, except the footprints
left by the disease.
Subsequently, in conversation with my
learned and distinguished legal friend and
horticulturist, Hon. u. Davis Nixon, Ii.
D., commenting upon the above facts, he
remarked, that in planting some pear trees
abOu, year since, previously to the setting
Of them out he coated them all over well
with sOit soap, and as yet had discovered nc
indications of the blisht-though at the
time Of setting out, the trees (and especially
the Bart.c,ts, y showed strong Appearances Of
the disease. My own Bartletts, in the same
neishborhood, were quite ruined the yea,
previous by the blight.
Hoping that the above experiments may
susscs, an elf,ctual remedy, or that they
may lead to some practical experience thai
will, / remain forever the friend Of Pears
knowledge. and all other, '.gOOd fruits"
s. n. HoNEs.
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JxRrsALEn ARricuoKEs,-We recommend
farmers to plant this root as crop, and a
valuable one. for all kinds Of stock. 1t is
the same root that has been 80 long grown
in little patches, for the amusement of the
pigs and pleasure of the boys, who are fond
of digging and eating itraw in early spring.
Sometimes they are used for pickles, but
seldom CO pked in the Northern States, while
a; the South they makca common dish upon
many tables. The great value OF these roots,
however, has never been understood gene
rally. They will produce u thousand BUSH
els per acrc with little or no cultivation,
upon moist, rich soil, and the roots will
keep undus through the winter, or they
may be plowed out and fed in the fall, and
hogs turned in upon the ground in the
spring 10 root up the small roots, and this
give, the land an excellent preparation for
any other crcp.
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THE RAIL w AY.

The silen, glen, the sunle.s stream,
To wandering boybood dear.
And treasured siill in many dream,
They are no longer here;
A huge red mound Of earth i. thrown,
Across lh- glen 80 Wild aud lone,
The stream eOli and clear;
And lightning speed aud laundering SQUAD
Pass ho,iy o'e, the unsishiIy mound.
Nor this alone for many mile
Along the iron way,
No yertt Mt banks or hedScrOws smile
ln summers glory gay.
Thro' cha.lns that yawned as ihough the ear
Were rent in some strange moun,ai n-hirlh,
Whose depths exclude the light " day,
We're borne away at head!ong pace,
To wn IRON Time the weary race!
The wayside inn, with homelike air,
No longer iemPts guest
To taste It's unpreIending fare,
Or seek It's welcOme rest;
The praneing team, the merry horn,
The cool fresh roads At eariy morn,
The coa, hnans ready ies,i
al, all iO distant dream ldnd gone,
While shfieking trains are huIpIns on.
Yet greet we them with thankful hearts
Aud eyes that own no teal,
lis nothing now, the space whi;h parts,
The distant from the dear:
The wing that to her cherished nest
Bears home the birds exulting breast,
Has found its rival here.
Win speed Ike hers we too can haste,
The bliss ofmeeiing hearts TO taste.
For me, gaze along the liae
To watch the approaching train,
And deem IL still, 'twxl me aud mine,
A rude bu, welcO ne chain
To bind Us ia a world, wao>e ties
Each passing hour to sever uies,
But here may try in vain
To bring us near home many CIT,
Stern Fate employ to keep apart
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wuirEwAsuINc FOR Our HorsEs AM
FEScrs.-As the season Of the year wher
considerable whitewashing is performed Ii
near at hand, we give the following receipt
for mixing the composition, which is said te
be first rate: Take clean barrel that Will
hold water; put into it half bushel of quick
lime, and slack it by pouring over 1t boiling
water sufficient to cover it four or hive In
chcs deep, stirring it TIL quite Stacked; dis
solve in water and add two pounds OF sui
phatc Of zinc and one Of common salt, which
will cause the whitewash to harden on the
woodwork in o few days; add sufficient
water to bring it to the consistency OF thick
whitewash.
To make the above wash OF pleasant
cream color add / lbs. OF yellow oehre.
For awn color, add 1 lbs. lumber, ID.
Indian red, and ID. lampblack.
For grey or stone color, add 4 lbs. raw
lumber aud 2 lbs. lampblaek.
The color may b, put on with common
whitewash brush, and will be found much
more durable than common whltewash.
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| An advantageous proposal was made u
me a, this lime, and. acceptingit, i gave vi
all ideas of a profession, and prepared to s.
to the Indies. In my hurried visit home o
two days, saw nothing of Mary Moore
She had gone to boardlng.school at som'
distance, and was not expected home till thu
following May. uttered one sigh to the
memory of my littlo bluc.eyed playmate
and then called myself a man again.
in year, thought, as the vehicle whlri'
cd away from my door-'in a year, or three
years at the very most, l will return, and II
Mary is as pretty as she used to be-why
then, perhaps, / may marry her.
And thus tettlcd the future Of young
lady whom l had not seen for four years
never once thought Of the possibility oil
her refusing mel never dreamed that she
would not condescend to accept my offer.
But now know that, had Mary met me
then, she would have despised me. Per-
haps in The scented and affected student she
might have found plenty Of sport; but as
for loving me, or feeling the slightest inter
est in me, should perhaps have found 1
was mistaken.
India was my salvation, not merely be-
cause of my success, but because my labori,
Gus industry had countcracted the evil in
my nature; and made me better man.
When, at the end ofthree years, prepared
to return, l said nothing of the reformation
in myself which knew had taken place.
'They loved me rs was, l murmured to
myself, 'and they shall find out for them.
selves whether l am better worth loving
than formerly
packed up many token from that land
of romance and gold for the friends l hoped
to meet. The gift for Mary Moore ! select
cd with a beating heart. 1t was rim Of
rough, virgin gold, with my name and hers
engraved inside-that was all, and yet the
sight of the little toy strangely thrilled me,
as I balanced it on the top ofmy finger.
To the eyes Of Others it Wa, but u small
plain circlct, suggesting thoughts, perhaps,
by its elegance, Of the beautiful white hand
that was to wear it. But to me, how much
was embodied there? a loving smile on
beautiful face-low words of wclcome-a
happy home, and group ofmerry children
to climb my kncc-all these delights were
hidden within that little ring of gold!
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MuLcurNC rorAroEs.-I see much in your
papers about raising potatoes, and l will
state how last season raised crop, rs it
may be Of some use to some ofyour readers.
About the last Of April planted one-six-
tcenth OF an acre of potatoes on the sod
| placed the potatoes twelve inches apart
one way, and eighteen the Other-coycred
them about four inches with rye straw, and
then scattered some barnyard manure over
them, 50 that they were covered about six
inches. Before covering them, however, |
put about table spoonful of air-slacked
lime around each poatoe. There were 3 or
1 stumps on the ground, and most OF it was
covered with moss. Nothing was done to
the potatoes from the time they were plant
cd until they were dug. The produce was
Is bushe,s-at the rate of 80 bushels per
aere-wi.hOut rotten one among them
they were clean, and when cooked were a
mealy Us those in plowcd ground.
This call u cheap and good crop, and an
Early one, too. Potatoes can DO planted
much earlier in this way than IN the com
mon method.
The straw on tins piece of ground Is
turned into manure, and the spot is now
rich, and will come good again this year
JouN MoERscIN. Bsceh Woods, Sullivan
Co., y. Y.-CouAiry GsRilemaa.
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-, , - :. oIuo., a rroc ,,a,o. II

q Delaware is aImosta a FREQ state. In
100, Delaware had S,SS7 slaves in 1900,
G,l53; in 1910, All; in 1920, 4.5O0; in
1880, 3,292; in 1910, 9 COS; in 1850, 2,
900. At this time, there arc scarcely 1900
.lavcs in the state. They form but little
more than two per cent Of the pnpa!ation'
While slaves have decreased gradually tince
the formation Of the government, tho free
blacks have increased from $500 in 100
to 1903 in 1850. Emancipation has Son'
on upon grand scale, and the institution
must dn natural death in very Tow ycaS
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GEr IN RooT CRoPs. We write under
the settled conviction that tho profits Of the
general farmer may bc more rapidly in.
creased under judicious cultivation of the
various roots than in any other way; that
more than double tho value per acre may be
obtaincd from them than from hay crops,
and more, even, than from tho small grain
ar Indian corn
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Specimens of Ancient Psalmody.

"The race is not forever got
BY him who fastest runs -
Nor the battle by those people
Who shoe, with the longest guns"
"All hail the glorious sun,
Bright rs new tin pan
Thou rcundesi fiiresi, pnrcs; source
OF bread aud cheese to man"
"Ye monsters OF Iuv Vuss,,..- i--,.
Your Makers praises spout
Up from the same ye c, ding peep,
.And wag your tails about"
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CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-At q late meeting
of the Boston Historical Society, DR.. Jack.
son, in reply to n question, stated that the
Chinese sugar cane raised in the vicinity OF
Boston, would not yield crystalline sugar in
quantities to warrant its cultivation. A
small quantity could be obtained from the
plant, but sirup which was suitable for
food or distillation was readily ootained.-
farther south the cane is raised, the more
sugar it yields.
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WATER Poor COMPOSITION. - One hall
pound tallow, . ounces of turpcntinc,
> ounces beeswax, . ounces olive oil, 4 oun-
ccs hog IS lard. 1t should be rubbed on new
boots OF shoes two or three times before
using them. by adding II small quantity
Of lampblack, and increasing the quantity
OF boeswax, an excellent back ball is obtain
II
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PE, WEXvIL.-If your peas are wormy,
or have holes in them when you are about
to sow them, just pour some water upon
them, nearly hot, and let it stand a moment,
long enough to kill the "varmint,' and
they will not go to seed with the rest OF
yOur crop.
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&c Jcsio Fremont our Jsssis.' who
ought to graos the White House, was seen
. few days sinco in shop in N. York. tax.
Ing lssons In the uss Of The sewing machine.
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70 Tho bark Of IN oak trcc isllcd IN
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came so close on him that they fired ut hlm,
which obliged him to leave lis horse and
take to the mountains. Fortunately. he
found small cave just large enough to
crawl into. In which place be remained ioI
day and half, the Indians being 80 near
him that no could hear their footsteps as
they searched for him.
lie remained in this position until he wa,
assured his pusucr had left, when b,
emerged fiom his conccalmcnt, and made a
straight shoot for the Kickapoo settlement
about COO miles distant. In about month
he reached the longcd for point, where be
hopol to find friends and assistance. Nor
was he disappointed In this. Hc was kind
ly furnished food and clothing by the Kicka-
poos. lie had subsisted for the whole month
previous to this, on birch roots, which he
dug with his hands on bis lonely march
While with the Camanchces he was fed on
raw horse n-h. Not q very pleasant diet,
truly. The Kickapoos treated him very
kindly, and showed him on his long journe,
to civilization.
After leaving them, four days journey
brought him to the Chickasaw's camp, from
whence he proceeded to the Choctaw nation,
who treated him In the mos, humane man.
ncr. Ho journcycd on to the Shawnee ma.
ton, where ho was welcomed to tho bc,,
they had in their lodges. Leaving them, he
next reached the Cherokccs, and then made
for Missouri, which state he madc some
twenty miles norh Of the Neosho. From
thence he came to St LOUIS, and then to this
city; having Travelled constantly and stcadi.
ly on foot for over two months.