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WANTS..

A CENTS If you want something to sell fast
AZ CAs ~ in summer-all the people want
it-profts big, write at once to the Boston Lamp
Co., SGT Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Their
ment makes kerosene lamps burn evenly. 1t has
ttoo small hand wheels instead of one-each wheel
controlling corner or one half the wick Sells at
sight. Fits any lamp. Terms to agents, So So and
IS so per doz Retail price, So, 40 and so cents.
Sample sent to agents for % cents
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BOSTON 4 MAINE RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,

9s5-sza4wiii LEAyE PORTLAND
: . 81 BOSTON as6.15, s.45 am:
Boston at !. 50 a. NJ 1856, $50 and 100 p. M,
arriving at Portland at IL rs. 500 500 and IL 90
and Pine Point, at 6.15. S.45, 1925. a. M,
1880 8. 20 and 600 p. m. [See motel For Old
sas snsG and at
m. EorKennebunl, North Berwick, sal
mon Falls, Great Falls, Dover, Exeter,
s.45 a. M, Lid and 6 90 p. m. For Wells and
New Mariet, at 6.15, 845 a, M, and 90 p. m.
For For! ksclesier, FarHSainston, N. H., and
m. For Woifbcrough anq Centre Harbor
at $40 a. m. and 1 10 p. m. For Mnnchester
a. m via New Market Inet a at M m and
for Portland at 1925.
M, LILO and 600 p. m. Returning on trains leav-
ing Boston at $50 a. m, 1890 and ZOO m.
Parier Car seats secured in advance Mt
9-The Ito p. m. train from Portland connects
with Sound Line Steamers for New York
a a al c ra, aes IHF me Mes' aae oou m
u erik and the South and West.
NoTE.-The LILO p. m. train from Portland will
not stop at Scarborous h Beach or Pine Point The
$50 m. train from Boston will stop at these sta
tions only to leave passengers taken west of Bdde
ford.
SUNDAY TRAINS, Commencing July
10, fSS1-Leave p 0stland for Is ost0n and Way
Stations at LOO and $50 p. m. Boston for Port
land at 500 p. m. Portland for Scarborough
kenCh, Pine Point, Old Orchard Beach,
SacO and Biddef0rd, at 1O. 90 a. M, !. 90, 5 80
and 90 p. m Returning leave Old Orchard Beach
at 445, 7.12 and 9.42 p. m.
Trains on Boston & Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor,
Rockland ut. Desert Machias, Eastport, Calais, st.
John and Halifax. ALSO connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland g. Ogdensburg trains at Transfer Sta
tien
ments First class Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, lawrence and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points West and
South may be had of M. Il. Williams, Ticket
Agent, Boston u Maine Depot, and at Union
Ticket Office, 40 Exchange st.
JAS. Il. FURBER, Gen. Supt.
&. Fl. STEVENS, Gen. Agent. Portland.
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.

On and after Monday, June 27th, Passenger
Trains will run as follows: Leave Portland
for st. John, Halifax and the Provinces,
12.5o, and fiI.15 PM; St. Andrews, 81. STE,
phen, Fredericton, Areestook County,
Moosehead Lake, and all stations on 3. q
M, noon, and remain In Bangor over night; for
Bangor, Bucksporf, Dexter, Belfast and
skeWhegan, 12;45 ?. M, 1880 2. M, I'll ;15P;
?. M. SIS p. m: ii. is p. M Aax..aa, Hal.
lowell, Gardiner, Richmond, Brunswick
and Baih, 100 a. m, 1880 p: M, 5;15 P. M,
Lincoln Il. A., zoo a. n ano 1a5o p
M; Auburn and Lewiston, 12.45 p. M,
6.o5 p, m. Lewiston via Brunswick 100
Rangeley Lake, Monmonth, Winthrop,
sseadGeld, West WaterviIle and North
arnn.wicE, 100 a. m. "
LEAVE FOR PORTLAND and BOSTON,
John, 10 a. NJ, 800 p. M; Houiton, 900
am; St. Stephen, 9.45 a. M; BucIxspOrt,
600 a; m. 5: p mi Ii Bangor, $50 I'm. 800
$50 p. m; WnterviIie, 5.i5 a. M, 9.27
am 2.00p. m, t10cs p. m; Augusta, s. 90 a. m
Bath, 6.55 a. M, II .i5 a. M, 400 p. M, f1155
pm; BrunswIck, 7.25 a: m, 1i:45 q. M,
$40 !. M, 80 p. m. Lewision, 7.20 a. m,
LBS a. M, 4.15 p. M, t11.2O p. m. Phillips,
40 a. M; Pennington, $50 a. NJ: VIII
being due in Portland as follows: The morni
trains from Waterville, Augusta and Bath, S35
a. m. Lewiston, $40. The day trains from BAN
gor, and all intermediate stations and con-
Meeting roads At 1856 and LOO p. m. Tho
afternoon trains from Watervillo, Augusta, Bath,
Rockland and Lewiston at 5.42 p. N. The Night
Pullman Express train at LEO a. m.
t Sleeping Cars attached, run daily, Sundays in
cluded, between Boston and Name Central R. r.
only.
Runs through to Bangor every morning, and Show
hogan Sunday Morning, but not Monday. Does
not run to Dexter, Belfast or Bucksport Sunday
morning.
Limited Tickets first and second class for
st. } ohm and Halifax ON sale at reduced
rates.
PAYSON TUCKER, Sup't.
Portland, June 23d, 1881.
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@ UTE of rooms, furnished or unfinished, with
y or without board, in the vicinity of Cumber-
land to Congress and Elm to Franklin. Address
this office, 'B"
Aug. 9th, 1881. au6d1w*
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Special Notice.

M daughters, Louella A. Root and Eva M.
1A Root, having left home for parts unknown
but being supposed to have left the State this no
tice is to positively forbid any and all persons to
harbor or trust them on my account as 1 shall pay
leave s n ROOT
Chebeague, Maine, Aug g. 1881. aug4dIw
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WANTED.

MANUFACTURlNG CONCERN wants
WI business man in Portland and in every civ
sary to pay for goods delivery after orders have
been secured for the same; $3.50 per month profit
guaranteed. The most searching investigation So
New York. auosdIw'
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Brick House for Sale,

n FRENCH roof, brick house, nice lot, few
"A steps from City Hall, contains parlor, sitting
room, dining room, kitchen and six nice large
chambers, with the modern Improvements. A fine
location for any man that wants his home in a CEN
tral location. Terms to suit the purchaser.
VIM. H. JERRIS.
July 10Th, 1881. jly25d3w*
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w ANTED.

A GENTS male and female, in every city and
"A town in Maine. No peddling, no humbug
Drones not employed. Salary commission. Call
at or address, *, No. 44O Congress ST., Portland
Me. aug4 DIV
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
In Insolvency.


Court of Insolvency for the Comfy of Cumberland.
State of Maine,
August Bird, A. D. 1881.
case OF WILLIAM L. TRUNDY ,Insolvent Debtor.
TH!S is to give notice that on the second
Il day of August, A. ID. 1881, warrant in In
solyency was issued by Henry G. Peabody, Judge
OF the Court of Insolvency for said County of Cum
berland against the estate of said William L. Trup-
dy OF Cape zabeth, in the said County of Cumber-
and adJ9dged to be IN insolvent debtor petition
OF said debtor which petition was filed on the secon
day OF August. A. D. 1881, to which date
interest on claims is to be computed;
That the payment of any debts to or by said debt
or, and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law;
That a meeting of the creditors of said debtor
to prove their debts and choose or more assign
ees of his estate, will be held at a Court
of Insolvency to be holden at Probate Court
room in Portland. on the fifth day of Sep
tember, A. D. 1881, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
Given under my hand the date first above written
GEO. W. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court of Inso-
vency for said County of Cumberland
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Shade and Shelter for Stock.

SAAO~Ao 0hA oAOAO0L AOI 0tOCks
1t is no use, when the cold north wind is
or the broiling sun is roasting the miserable
hy-plagued cattle, to say that we wished we
we had planted something to make things
more comfortable, unless we attend to such
things now. 1t is really surprising to note
how many miserable places there are in the
country which few dollars or a few hours
at this season would make quite pleasant.
A few Norway OF sugar naples, spruces,
cherry trees or willows, planted around
buildings, cost very little and yet help won
desfully to make winter pass pleasantly
away. 1s5s
In regard to cattle in the summer time
left to roam about sunburnt pastures, few
shade trees are positive luxury. 1t lie a
real pleasure to see the cows lying unqer the
shade, after having, perhaps, just passed.
some in the vicinity roasted and fayed to
death in the open field. 1t is, however, not
so easy to provide for this as it is to shelter
ones buildings. A tree in the middle of
pasture field is all very well while it is in
pasture: but no good farmer has any faith in
these days in permanent pastures, and when
the time comes for grain or root crops in
that piece OF ground there is no greater NUS
ance than to have trees about. It inter-
feres with the ploughing, and then it rqbs
the ground of food. 1t is astonishing what
an extent root will push in search Of food
when the tree to which it is attached stands
in the open ground. Still there are general
iy odd corners where trees may be left to
advantage, especially wet place, perhaps
near spring where a willow would grow,
which might as well be planted. with some
thing as not.
II is not always necessary TO send long
distance to nursery for trees, though it
never does any harm to patrOniZe those pnb-
lie benefactors, the nurseymen, when one
can afford to do so; but even these good peo-
pie do not object to others planting anything
they can get for nothing rather than to have
them not plant at all. Trees from the
woods, if any are at command, can be made
to do tolerably if care be taken in planting,
and if they be severely pruned at planting!
and In the case of the willow and the poplar,
large branches, if Invested of the small twigs
and made like stakes, grow as well without
as with roots.-Germantown Telegraph.
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RAILROADS.

Trains Leave Portland
a. mn. Daily CSight Express from Bangor for
Biddeford, Portsmouth, Newburyport. Sa-
lem, Lynn and Boston. A special Pullman Sleep
ing Car will be resdy for occupancy In Portland
at p. m. (week days, and at
IL p. m. Sundays and will be attached
to this train. Passengers have q nights rest
and arrive in Boston at $50 am. in season for
all morning trains South and West.
S.45 a. m. Daily except Sundays. For Boston and
way stations with parlor car arriving at 1.15 pm.
Express Ito p. m. Daily except Sundays, for
Biddeford, Kennebunk, Conway juno, Kittery
Portsmouth, Newburyport, Salem, Gloucester,
Rockport, Lynn, Chelsea, and Boston, with parlor
car, arriving at $40 m. in season for Sound
and Rail connections South and West.
A train will leave Portland for Boston and way sta
tions, at 600 p. M, arriving in Boston at
1000 p. III. connecting with all rail lines for
New York.
Fer Portland, leave Boston,
7.3G and $50 a. m. and IL 30 and 100 p. M, ar
irving ia Portland at 1900, 1925, and IL p. m
The p. m. train runs daily.
Through tickets 10 all points South and
West at lowest rates at Depot Ticket Office, Com
mercal street. j. M. French, Ticket Master, and
at the Union Ticket Otfice, e. A. WaldroI, Agt.,
40 Exchange street.
Pullman Gar Tickets for seats and
Rertds sold at Depot T'icIkei DMce.
LUCIUS FUTILE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
o. W. SAER0RE, MASTER Trans portaticn.
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A RARE CHANCE

to buy SUMMER RESORT on Haskelps
island, one mile from steamboat landing, twenty
rooms, barn. fish house, two harbors, plenty of
wood, good fishing. viii be sold at once very low
For further particulars, enquire of o. G. DOUG
Harpswell jly25eod1mo
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Effect of Food on Errs.

1t does not require much if any extra I'M
derstanding on the part of any one to really
see how the flesh of fowl fed on wholesome
food and water should be better to the taste
than those fed at random, and upon all man
ner of unwholesome food. This applies
equally to the eggs also. Any one can test
this, if he SO wishes, quite easily, by feeding
of slop food, of an unclean kind, such as
swill and decaying garbage. The flesh of
such fowls will quickly faint, and eggs will
taste unsavory, at least to any one with an
ordinary palate. Fresh air has much also
to do with this matter. No flesh is fit for
the table which is not allowed an unlimited
quantity of pure air. If any person of ordi-
nary discernment would consider the condit-
ion of highly Stalled animals of Christmas
and other similar times of rejoicing, he
would be quite easily satisfied that although
to look at, the stall fed animal, which always
lacks pure air, is the latest, yet its flesh
does not agree with the stomach as does that
of the healthy, ordinarilv-fed animal. Some
may say that the extra fat does this. I say
not, for have quite often kept account and
though do not touch morsel of fat, was
was troubled afterward with disordered
stomach, which never happened when I
partook heartily of ordinary fine beef, both
fat and lean.-Canada Farmer.
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Wanted.

"A Cook at Oak Cottage near Trefe,hen's landing
a to cook for twelve to fifteen boarders Call or
address
augS-d1 H. I. SKILLIN5S, Peaks Island
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FOR SALE.

SITUATED in Cape Elizabeth, on the road to the
- two lights, and within five minutes walk of
the Ocean House, cottage house containing ten
rooms. Lot contains two acres of land Very desir-
able for summer residence. Apply on the premises
or of
D. W. FESSENDEN, ESQ.,
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TO LET.
4 or Rent-City or Suburb,

TOT Rent-C1ty or suburb.
VIHE centrally located twostory frame house No.
l. % Chestnut street. between Congress and
Cumberland, containing nine rooms well arranged
Tor comfort and convenience. Possession given
rYo? situated on Pleasant street, Deering now oc-
cnpied by Rev. Mr.. Adriance. Said house is pleas
Maine Central Station. Apply to BENZ. SHAW.
Real Estate Agent 4S1a Exchange St.
aug4 d2wx
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v1AIm w. II. SOULE & CO., $50
La Sale Street, Chicago,
ocAo cody
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Walters Wanted.

EXPERIENCE male walters at the Falmoutl
IL Hotel, and experienced female walters for sum
mer house. Apply at Falmouth Hotel. au9d3r
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SCHOOL TEACHERS

will not fail to examine our new and superior
WELCOME CHORUS. ($1O09 By w. S.
TILDEN, For High Schools An the newest and
best Common School Song Book by L. o. EN-
ERSON, called SONG BELLS. go cts)
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Shade For Poultry.

Poultry need as much protection during
the summer from the fierce rays of the sun
as they do in winter from the severe cold.
although far too many of our breeders lose
sight of this very important fact, and suffer
corresponding losses in consequence. Birds
compelled to stay in yards which have little,
ii any, shade during the entire summer,
with the sun pouring down on them with
the intensity it does in July and August,
cannot thrive, while they are rendered much
more liable to disease and disorders. It
pays, and pays well too, to give fowls com
fort at all times, and it costs but little to
furnish the necessary shade, no matter how
large the runs may be. Trees, such as
alums, peach and apple, should at once be
planted in the runs, especially the former,
which seem to thrive better there than the
other kinds named. AS these trees will not
afford much shade for a few years, temper
airy shades must be made by making skeleton
sheds OF poles along the sunny sides of the
runs, and then covering them with boughs,
cedar limbs, or almost anything cheap and
convenient, which will afford the necessary
shelter from the sun. These NAV not look
very handsome, but then the utility compen-
safes fully for the lack of beauty.-Poultry
Monthly.
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A Bargain For Some One.
LOB SALE OR TO LET.-Two-story house
- nine rooms, foot of Pleas ant street, opposite
Maine Central station, Woodfords Cemeuted eel
lar, furnace, hard and soft water
TySd1w*ttf j. N. READ. Woodfords
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SUNDAY SCHOOL MEN

will search far and long before finding better Sun
day School Song book than THE BEACON
LIG HIT. go cts.) By TENNEY and HOFF-
MAN. Or
LIGHT AND LIFE. (s5 cts9 By R. NJ
MCINTOSH.
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Il. G.. EVANS
Advertising Agency and Printers
Warehouse,

Dealer in Wood and Metal Type, and all kinds Of
Printers Materials. Advertisements inserted in all
paper in the United States Canadas at publishers
OWest prices Send for estimates.
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To be Let.
On and after Oct. L, 1850, the
premises now occupied by #. o.
Bailey 4 Co., Nos 35 & 81 Eek.
change st. Apply to
HENRY DEERING,
No. 81 Exchange st.
81 dtf
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FTNDEKTAKERs, Caskets, Collins,
~ Robes, and every requisite for funerals
MOKFNNA b D0titsH Err 424 Compress st
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TAILOR and Draper. Fine Goods and
l. First-cass Work a Speciality.
ID. r.. CORNISH 249 M;ddla CT
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ISLAND STEAMERS.
TELEPHONE 4J3.
Portland, Little Chebeague and
harpsWeII Steamboat Co.

TELEPHONE 453.
Portland, Little Chebeague and
HarpsWeII Steamboat Co.
ON AND AFTER TUESDAY, Aug. o, ISL
Steamer Sea Flower,
Capt. Thomas Mathews,
Henrietta, Capt. stephen Kicker.
Three trips pen day to HarpsweIl; Four to
Long Island, Little Chebeague,
jerks Landing, Great Che
beague0
steamers leave East End Gus
tom House Wharf, POrtl and.
TIME TABLE.
Leave AMPM PM PM
Portland, .;...............9 .l5 PIG. 6.15 7.15*
Long island. .........9. 40 2.45 6.45 7.45
Little Chebeague, 1000 800 100 8.00Ar
jerks Landing. Great
East End Landing, Great
Harpswsil, -. Arrive HOO 400 SO 500 =
r.rn.v.,, . Leave AM AM gsS Pm. PM
East End Landing,
Great Chebeagus, Gas 500 500
Great Cheteagus 100 s15 3.15 500
Little Chebeague,. 7.15 $50 $50 515 9.O0*
Long Island, ........ 7.30 S.45 3.45 5.309I5
Portland, -. Arrive 500 9.15 415 6.OO945
SUNDAYS.
Leave Portland for HarpsweI A. M. Pm NJ
and Intermediate Landings 1000 2.15 $50
Leave Portland for Great Che
beague and intermediate
Landings, 1890
Leave Harpswell for Portland
and intermediate Landings. TOO 800 415
Leave Grea. Chebeague for
Portland Intermediate Land
ings,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1915
steamers will not run on these trips if weather
is stormy.
Steamers will touch at Trefethen's and Evergreen
Landing. peaks Island), on every trip, Sundays
only, until further notice.
TO accommodate Lewiston and Auburn passen,
gers an early steamer will leave Harpswell at a.
m. every Monday morning. and arrive in Portland
at $50 a. M, in season to connect with Grand
Trunk and Maine Central early trains
This Co.. in connection with the Tourist S. B.
Line have telephone exchange at the ticket Office
Custom House Wharf for the patrons of this line.
Arrangements for Excursions and Parties made
with the Captains on board the Steamers Henrietta
and Sea Flower, with
JOHN S. MORRIS, No. % Exchange street.
Portland, Me-, Aug. 8, 1881. au9dtf
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JOHN s. SNOW, late of scarborouph

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the
~ subscriber has been duly appointed and taken
upon nersef the trust CT Administrative of the es
tate of ~ ~ w
JOHN s. SNOW, late of Scarborough,
in the County of Cumberland deceased and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons HAVING de-
mands upon the estate of said deceased are reanir
ed to exhibit the same; and all persons indebted to
aid estate are called upon to make payment to
AMMAN A. SNOW, Administrators.
Scarborough July 5th 1881. aug3dl aw3wW.
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A LIAM LINE ROYAL MAIL

ALLAN LINE ROYAL MAIL
IA STEAMSHIPS.
Sailings from QUEBEC every SATURDAY
This route presents unprecedented advantages to
tourists. enabling them to view the magnificent
scenery of the Lower st. Lawrence. In addition,
the distance from Quebec to Liverpool Is 800 miles
shorter, and of the reduced distance I 900 miles
is inland navigation, reducing the actual ocean
voyage to minimum Of five days.
Extra ships from GLASGOW, GALWAY,
QUEENSTOWN AND LONDONDERRY DIRECT
TO BOSTON.
For passage and information apply to
agent at..
or LEVE g. ALDEN, Agents, POT B'way, N. z;
2Ol Washington St., Boston; LOT South 9th St.
jy4 dem
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Fertilizers not Allsufticient.


Seldom have we seen more marked ey-
idence of the truth of a statement we once
heard made by Prof. Stockbridge when re-
lating his experience in attempting to grow
two hundred bushels of corn on one acre of
land, than we have seen this season.
The Professor prepared the land as well
as he knew how, applied a sufficient amount
of fertilizer to grow two hundred bushels,
planted plenty of seed, and took good care
of the crop while growing, but when it was
harvested it fell far short of the mark aimed
for. The lesson learned was that, although
man may furnish sufficient seed and fert-
ilizer to grow two hundred bushels of corn
TO the acre, he must leave God to furnish
the sunshine and it is still question wheth-
er even Omnipotence can pour down enough
sunshine upon single acre to produce such
a yield.
The best field of potatoes we have seen
this year was planted upon stable manure
put in the hill, and with seed uncut. The
whole seed gave the sprouts a good start,
and the manure, which will heat little,
even in cold weather, has yielded an amount
of warmth to the roots that has told remark
ably during the months of sunless sky.
Commercial fertilizers, although contain
ing all the plant food needed by the crop,
do not give out the amount of heat that
the same number of pounds of nitrogen
would give in the form of stable manure,
nor do they render the ground quite so light
and open to the action of the atmosphere
1t is too early yet to hear many reports from
experiments, but we predict that many farm
ers who use fertilizers this season for the
first time, as well as others who have used
them heretofore, will have their faith some
what shaken concerning their value. The
very heavy rains, too, have not been specially
favorable, as the more readily soluble por-
tons may in many cases have been carried
down or washed away from the immediate
reach of the roots. Surely the practice of
agriculture is never ending series of ex-
perimeuts, and every farm is an experiment
station, and SO long as man is unable to con-
troll the seasons and the weather, must not
this state and condition of things continue
to exist? Where is the call for lottery
schemes and games of chance to afford ex-
element for the human mind, when our
whole life struggle with the forces of nature
is so much like one never-ending game of
chance? The truth is, however, that the So
called games of chance are most usually
games of skill. There are tricks to be learn
ed, and it is learning these tricks which af-
fords so much interest to one who is cor tend
ing against the apparent obstacles in nature.
Putting mp a lighting rod on building, or
spreading square of cotton cloth over
cock of hay, is playing trick against the
power of the elements; so is building a green
house where tropical plants can grow to per-
lection in mid-winter; and who shall set the
bound beyond which man shall not 90 in
this direction of overcoming and controlling
the blind forces of nature through skill and
intelligence gained by experiment and ex-
perience.- New England Farmer.