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Maturity Of seed.

Upon little reflection it is very OBJ
vious, and appears rational and Physio-
logical, that the vigor and productiveness
of plant depends very much upon tie
perfect maturity and vital condition of
the seed from which the plant springs,
and that no manure or fertility of soil
an make a weak plant as vigorous and
productive as a strong one. This is, true
Of every plant from radish to an oak.
Yet how often is this great truth diare-
Earded.
Has 1t never occurred to the planter
TO ask himself why there Is 50 much diff
ference in the plants of corn in the same
hill, all treated alike2 or why there Is
such difference in the Viger of a lot Of
seedlings Of any plant when all are in the
same bed or drill, and under the same
conditions? l could state many facts
tending to show that by careful attention
TO the perfect maturity of seed the pro-
ductivene& of anual PiEas caa be much
increased, aRd that perennial PlsRts can
be obtained ofquicker growth and great.
er hardness, but it does not seem nee
essary to do this. Indeed l believe the
running out" Of the new wheats and
other plants in a few years after their in
PRODUCTION is caused by the premature
gathering of the crop to prevent the
waste of seed; and yet the plant from
ne heavy, well matured grain, would
tiller and yield mUre at harvest than five
shrunken kernels, with their puny and
yellow stalks. 81, too, of corn. 1t often
rots in the ground, or comes up feeble
and yellow, anil the planter often says in
explanation of this, 'that the weather
is too cold; the ground is too wet; there
is too much manure in the hill" &c. On
inquiry / have generally found in such
instances, that the farmer went through
his field before harvest to select his seed
corn, or if selected at the husking, more
attention was given to the size of the ear
than to the ripsDess ofgrain. One ofmy
neighbors, however, follows the practice
of his grandfather, and selects for seed
only the ears which have Timber butts to
the eobs or ears, though the ears may be
small, or mere "nubbins" He does not
know why these ears were preferred, but
his. corn always ripens and yields well;
and it is evident, from the condition of
the cob that the grain is ripe, and re-
eeiving no further nutriment from the
root or leaf
/ think it would pay well for every
armer to leave portion of his field I'M
gathered until the grain is perfectly ripe,
even if some shook out; and in the case
of corn, not to cut the top stalks, but to
leave every part of the plant to complete
its appropriate function in the perfection
OF the seed George Haskell IN Country
Gentleman.
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MINIroBA's CURIOUS PRESENTS TO
THE POPE.

The Catholics ofthe Province of Man
itoba, the wild portion of British America
lying north of Minnesota and around the
Red river of the north, are about to send
to the Holy Father some very curious as
well as valuable presents on the occasion
of his golden jubilee. These presents
consists ola magnificent bed-rug of black
elk skin "a very rare and valuable fur,
a small wolf-skin rug, a magnificent pair
of slippers, and a superb pair OF gloves,
made in the fashion of the country, to-
gether with the winter outfit of a mis-
sionary travelling in the north. This
outfit is something very interesting.
The sled rests upon a ground of white
cotton and is drawn by three dogs,
whose harness is a miracle of patience,
fer nothing is wanting. On the sled are
cooking utensils, an ak and some kettles;
on the sides rise, over closed network
of little bags or pockets, the raw hides
used to cover the loads, which consist Of
the missionary's bedding, the linens, etc,
for the altar, and the food for the mission
airy and his dogs. These little bags, or
pockets, which are of a very pretty
design, will, this time, be filled with
gold pieces, the fruit of the Easter cOllec-
tion taken up in all the churches OF the
diocese of st. Boniface. Behind the sled
and holding the guide-rope, comes the
missionary with his snow shoes, his long
whip in his hand, his loins girted with
belt of arrows, the nlashiHaOut stock in his
gird'e and his cowl drawn over his eyes.
All his equipage is contained within a
space nearly thee feet long and six inch
es wide. Notwithstanding this, the
smooth polished surface of the Great
Slave lake can be seen in the distance;
and beyond this, at the other extremity
of the sea of ice, rises a papal flag, on
which are two appropriate inscriptions.
The furs, the harness of the dogs, and the
gloves and the shoes are ali yellow and
white, the pope's colors. The object of
this miniature outfit is not merely to
crafty an idle curiosity, but to give the
Holy Father an idea of what manner OF
equipage our missionaries are obliged to
travel with, and of the wilds of the north
west and their long winters, during which
they bear the light of the gospel from one
tribe to ansther, sleeping in the open air
travelling hundreds of miles without
meeting living soul, and exposed to the
earful storms that som etimes sweep over
those vast and icy solitudes.-- Cincinnati
EnquireT.
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The special correspondent of the Paris
Temps communicates to his paper the
following list of articles with which war
correspondents accompanying the Rus
man army in Asia must be supplied /.
passport from the general staff, with
which, Immediately upon his arrival, the
correspondent has to present himself to
the chief of the corps or detachment
which he means to accompany. BY
means of it he is, for instance, to have
each letter and telegram acknowledged
by the general staff. ,. a number of
photographs of himself for the chiefs of
the different corps and attachments.
One of them he is to keep, in doubtful
cases of his identity, to compare with
the rest. 3. An emblem in the form of
q shield, in the centre of which the letter
K is affixed to black and yellow rib
bon. This mark is worn in the button
hole, to serve as a passport, that he may
walk about without being molested.
4 A PadorOjna," or march route of
the government, whereby the correspond
emit may secure post horses at each relay,
except in cases of us major. >. An
q Atkoiti List" emitting him to an
escort, he being obliged ta have with him
Cossack or Tshapar for satety's sake.
Is. A private servant, Versed, if possible,
in several languages. Z. A double
barreled gun, for casual hunting, the
right barrel for shet, while the left is
rifed, adapted to the shooting of balls,
also a revolver and dirk-knife. s. A
European saddle for himself and one for
his servant. with bride and bit. 9. A
cent with Persian carpet and hammock.
10. 4 81 Bourdonk," with at least six
" turks" of cachetic wine. Bourdonk"
is a sort of canteen made out OF the whole
skin of dog, or the hide of a ram or OK,
retaining the shape of the animal. a
q" funk" holds FIVE bottles. II. 4 large
pair of saddle-bags full of provisions,
preserves, tea, sugar, cognac, etc, etc,
tin plates, table-set and everything
required to sustain life in perfectly
wild country; cigars, cigarettes and
tobacco. y. Quinine and extract of
GENT. 13. A very handy portfolio, with
writing material II. As little baggage
for himself as possible; a warm overcoat
and blankets are Indispensable in the
mountains and at night. IS. \ black
suit of clothes, vest, Pantaloons, white
cravat, ,light-colored gloves, and hat
fer wear and tear. Is. A number of
articles impossible TO be mentioned. II.
Money-Russian half imperials, Turkish
which are twenty-franc
pieces; the Russian paper money, if
possible, must be of recent date, being
better current. The Russian army passes
but gold coin. The correspondent is
also to be supplied with a goodly guam
tity of Russian silver change. He is to
find room for all of the articles men
toned in a telega, !. G. a vehicle used in
that part of the world. The most essen
tial is not to be forgotten, which, strange
to say, is Persian insect powder.-.H
Louis Globe Democrat
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AGRICULTURAL.
ra-,n Kark fsr Auausl.

E0TUt WOgR w -
Tais month is one of the most impoi-
taHt in the farm calendar, and with IL
may be said to begin the second crop
seasou Of the year. Our staple producp'
cotton and corn, are laid by" ana the
attention Of the farmer should now pe
directed to the forage, root and small
grain crops. The raising OF exclusive
forage crops, as pea-vine hay mille''
fodder corn, etc, is increasing very
rapidly in this state, and has proved
wise policy, both in ecoEomizlng corn
and improying the condition of work
animals. Millst and fodder-oorn may
very well be planted till the 10Th oil TINS
month. as the former will be ready to cut
for hay in sixty to seventy days, and the
latter before frost; but in sowing now,
western corn should be used as 1t ma
lures more rapidly than that raised here.
Sowing turnips should continue at every
favorable opportunity, just before and
after rains, until the first week in Sep
TENDER, when the first sowings may be
finished with the fat Dutch and red
top varieties.
The rye and barley patch must be
looked after now, by preparing and heaV-
lily manuring the land for sowing during
September. Every farmer understands
the valuable aid these render by furnish
ing something green for stock during the
early spring, either in soiling or grazing.
Probably nothing in farm experience
is better settled than the advantages of
fall sowing of oats, from the 18th of
August to the 18th of October, being
the extremes, while from the LIST to the
18th of September is regarded as gener-
ally the most favorable time on fair
and.
Those who expect to SOW wheat on
either oat or wheat stub.e, should break
it just as soon as possible. The grass,
stIbble and weeds will rot in very few
days, if ploughed under while the soil
is moist and the weather warm.
Glover and grass seeds should be sown
this month; there is usually sufficient
rain at this season to cause the seeds TO
terminate, and the young plants get a
firm hold by winter. IF not sewed this
month or early in September, it is best to
be deferred till February.
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S4G4CIOUS DOCS.
Three Remarkable illustrations Of Canir,
Intelligence.


Intelligence.
The boys at the Delta are in ecstacies
over the sagacity of dog which, when
given a rubber ball soaked with whisky
for a plaything, was sensible enough to
wash it in a pail of water before taking it
fairly into his mouth. Dogs are indeed
the most sagacious and "fy" quadrupeds
in the world.
Night before last Mr.. Phelps went
down into the cellar under Currie's
auction store to draw some cider, and in
his hurry left the faucet running. The
next afternoon he went down and found
his faithful Newfoundland dog standing
over the barrel with his paw tightly
pressed over the bung- hole. The dog well
knew from observation that without at
mOspheric pressure the cider would not
run out of the small hole at the bottom,
and so he pasted his air-tight paw over
the bung-hole and saved over twenty
gallons of cider worth six bits a gallon.
A couple of double-nosed pointers be-
longing to this Office were lying under the
table, apparently asleep, only yesterday
afternoon, when a genius came in and
began to read some original poetry " On
Autumn" After hearing few stanzas
the dog knew that poetry was out Of
season and sPringing upon the versifcr
like an avalanche they tore ont the seat
e l.
down Six-Mile canyon before they let up.
Such are the surprising manifestations OF
sagacity in dogs.- TLrqlnia ChronicL
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TURKISH RECRUITS

A correspondent writes Troops of
newly-recruited soldiers are every day
passing through Constantinople on their
way to the seat OF war They are but
little removed above savages. They are
truculent, insolent, and utterly destitute
of anything like Difference to other peo-
ple's feelings. They walk three or Jour
abreast in the streets, giving no room.
and knocking people right and left.
While walking with friend in the Grand
Rue de Pers, group of them broke in
upon US and hurled US almost across tn.
street. There was no use of Iemonstrat-
ing, for there would soon have collected
a crowd of Mussulmans and women and
children, with a pack of yelping ours
and we should have been put in the
wrong as Giaours. Recently Turkish
soldier went into the bazar at Damascuv
to buy sword. To try the temper ~
one, he looked around for some object
Just at that moment Jew happened m
pass. In the twinkliRg of an eye, with a
sweeping blow, he cut off the head of the
Jew as clean as though it had been done
by the axe of the executioner. Turn
ing to the merchant, he coolly pronounced
it OF good steel, paid the price and went
his way. The Jews, in a body do.
manded his arrest and punishment. The
governor took no other notice Of the
outcries than to order him to join his
regiment. / mention these incidents 70
give you an idea of the kind of life We
live here now.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL


There are one hundred and nifty nO-
nal schools in this country.
Texas has given half her public ianN'
to the school fund.
It costs New York city $4,000, 9oo, i. a
year to keep up its day and night schoOi',
In thirteen months the Methodlsts VI
Pine Grove, Pa, have built handsono
church and parsonage, and have ploPf
erty worth $25, 900 without penny u
debt.
The Church of Jesus in Mexico now
has seventy congregations. The Amerit r.
Church Missionary society down to Tue
present has furnished SIS, 592 TO carry vi
The work of this young church.
\ proposition to allow females TO Dc
made members of the vestry Of churcnes
was, after much discussion in the Epls-
copal convention Of Kansas, tabled by d
very close vote.
The southern Presbyterian assembly,
at its recent session in New Orleans, re-
solved to prosecute with energy the
scheme al establishing q seminary ter the
education Of colered members, at rus
caloosa, Ala.
At the present moment 4OOO,OvO
Hindoo and 100 900 Mohammedan chill
dren are attending schools in India, ana
$4,000 to 10000 of them are receiving
instruction up to the English universities
standard.
The Rev. Dwight Temple, of Chatta,
nooga, Tenn, states the following fact OF
the Fisk university for colOred students
in Nashville: ''Out of two hundred and
Two
than a dozen who are not Christians.
The reason for this large proportion Is
that our young people do not often have
an ambition to become educated until
I they become Christians"
There are forty-seyen Young Women's
Christian associations now % the Unltel
States, all except one formed within ten
years. Sixteen of these hold property
valued at 81 .O00, 900. Few persons sui
I ficiently realize the Importance of the
work which these young ladies are so
nobly performing. There are clssses
/ which they can reach far beyond the
scope of any other organization.
The Rev O. Howard Crosby proposes
/ the following plan of organic union oil
. Protestant churches " If we are to see
/ the church again made one, it must be
by one OF two ways-elther by all de-
nominations adopting the same identical
creed and method, or by all uniting
through consent to a wide difference in
creed and method. II must come about
10y so broadening the subscription neces-
sary to church membership and church
ministry as to allow all the forms and
views now held by evangelical Christian,
to be included in one church. The Epis
copal, Congregational, Presbyterian, Re
formed, Methodist and Baptist bode.
could all be one, allowing individual
men. ministers and churches to cherisi
any OF the views and ways they now hold
under pune evangelical character"
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Promise ana performance.

The proprietors Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters promise nothing in behalf Of this IA
nous tonic and regulating elixir which 1t
willnot perform. No pretensions irreconeil-
able with common sense are made in refer
ence to it, but evidence of the most positive
nature has been accommodating for over a
quarter of a century in its behalf, which
proves it to be 2 reliable preventive and Gu
rative OF malarial diseases. an efficient and
genial tonic and general corrective, ans
specially valuable in cases where the bowels,
liver. stomach or urinary organs are affected.
Debility, the source from whence so many
bodily evils spring, is entirely remedied by
the invigorative action Of the Btters, which
arrests premature decay and repairs losses OF
nervous and muscular power while improv-
ing the appetite and rendering digestion
easy.
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. Entrcat Ne Not to Leave Thec."

We heard q very pretty little incident
the other day, which we cannot help re-
lating. A young lady from the south,
ii seems, was wooed and won by a youth
ful physician living ia California. When
the engagement was made the doctor was
rich, having been very successful at san
Francisco. II had not existed six months,
however, when, by an unfortunate in
vestment. he lost his entire heap
This event came upon him, it should be
added, Just rs he was about to claim his
bride What does he do2 Why, Ike
an honorable and chivalrous young tel
low as he is, he sits down and writes the
lady every particular Of the unhappy
turn which had taken place in his for
tunes, assuring her that if the fact pro-
duced any change in her feeling towards
him. she is released from every promise
she has made him. And what does the
dear, good girl? Why, she takes a lump
of pure cold. which her lover had sent
her i'm bis prosperity rs n keepsake, and
having il manufactured into q ring, for
warded it TO him, with the following
bible inscription engraved in distinct
characters on the outside: "Entreat me
not to leave thee, or to return from tJi-
lowing after thee; for whittier thou gocst
viii | go, and whittier thou lodgest viii
| lodge; thy people will be my people,
and thy God my God whore thou diest
will | die, and there will l be buried
the Lord do so to me, and more also, if
aught but death part me and thee" The
lover idolized his sweetheart more than
ever when he received this precious evil
dence OF her devotion to him both in
storm and sunshine We may add, that
fortune soon again smiled upon the young
physician, and that he subsequently re
turned to the south To wed the sweet girl
he loved, and who loved Linn with indy
inr affection. Reader, this is all true.
Young ladies who read the bible as
closely as the heroine of this incident
seems to have done, are pretty sure 70
make good sweethearts, and better wives.
San Francisco Bulletin.
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AMERICA AHEAD.
The Cause Of the Decline of .S,c;ss Export
to this Country.

The Cause Of the Decline of !S,o;Ss Exports
to this Country.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Paris says the commissioner general of
Switzerland, at the late centennial ex-
hibition at Philadelphia, in his report
to the federal council, says the decline
IN Swiss exports to America is not due
to the commercial crisis there, but to the
development of native industry, and that
Switzerland viii never regain her old
level. England, also, is competing
more actively with Switzerland to com
pensate for losses in other markets. Cot
ton fabrics are likely to cross the a tlan
tic to Europe in increasing quantities
for water power is cheaper than coal
Short hours and high wages have disap-
peared, and Americans, it may be fore
seen, will compete with Europe, even in
China and Japan. Switzerland must also
be prepared for a warmer rivalry in silk,
watches, and machines, England being
likely to try to make up on the continent
for the decline in her machine exports to
Ameriee. The commissioner attributes
the crisis to excessive production caused
by haste to be rich and by protectionist
duties, the mere hope of a return to pro-
lection having stimulated production in
certain countries. He deprecates legis-
lative regulations of hours of labor,
stating that in America such enactments
nave become dead letter, and advocates
good materials and workmanship in order
10 recover a reputation for quality.
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Th1nninn Emil.

A correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press says: In Michigan, the champion
in the business Of thinning fruit is Mr.. A.
). Dyckman, of South Haven, who has
spent 81 900 this season in thinning out
his peach crop, and confidently expects
to get his money back, and more, too,
above what he would have obtained
with FIVE times The number Of peaches of
inferior size. John A. Thomas, in the
Country Gentleman, after speaking of the
increased price of peaches that had been
thinned, says: The same result has been
obtained with pears. In one experiment.
after two-thirds OF the fruit on trees OF
Louise Bonnie Of jersey had been taken
of, the crop was not diminished in GUAM
tity; it would have been better if three
fourths had been removed. The objection
that additional labor is required fer
thinning is not valid, as it is much easier
to pick off the young fruit rapidly when
no care is necessary to prevent the bruis-
ing, than to hand pick the same speci-
mems after they are grown, and then to
assert them carefully by rejecting all the
poor ones. Well-thinned crops need little
asserting. In thinning apples aud pears,
throw off the small, imperfect and wormy
specimens, and leave the largest and
smoothest. In this way the insects are
early destroyed and the trees will not be
exhausted by bearing surplus of worth
less fruit The earlier the work Is done
In summer the better for both tree and
crop. 1t IS worth experimenting def
nitely to ascertain what distances are the
most profitable for the remaining fruit
after thinning; probably six or eight
inches for pears, and nearly as much for
peaches; large kinds, of course, require
more room than small ones.
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4 HUNTED NOM.

The Suicides Hotel, in the Latin
Quarter, Paris, has been torn down.
Ten years ago a young student, despair
ing and in love, blew out his brains in
the room which he was occupying, and
just one year afterward another student
committed suicide in the same room,
after losing MS money in a gamb-
ling house The proprietor Of the
hotel was alarmed at the fate oC these
unhappy students, and the room was
transformed into lumber-closet. A
few months afyerward, a waiter, who
had been accused of theft, crept into
this lumber-room and hanged himself
The superstitious hotel keeper was now
in despair He surrendered the lease
and abandoned the chamber Of death
The hotel was repeatedly sold, but its
reputation was uncanny and nobody
could thrive there. A strong-minded
druggist took possession OF the premises
and carried on his business there, but
finding his wife had deceived him,
retired to the fatal chamber and there
poisoned himself with his own drugs.
The whole quarter was up in arms and
demanded that the room should be
walled up, but the new owner laughed
at the fears of his neighbors, and declared
that he meant to occupy the chamber
himself At last notice was given that
the place was about to be pulled down to
make room for the Boulevard ST. Ger
main. An indemnity of $500 was
demanded, but refused, and the jury
having decided that $3.50 was ample
compensation, the owner grew despo1d-
ent, and declared he was ruined man.
A month ago he asked permission to visit
the old premises before they were pulled
down. His request was granted, and
nothing more was heard of him until the
work nen found him hanging by the
neck in the fatal room-Ne,gqrk AIcer-
fisey