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Bible Statistics.

The books in the Old Testament. 90.
The chapters of the Old Testament,
929.
The verses in the Old Testament,
22,241.
The words in the Old Testament,
592, 43O.
The letters in the Old Testament,
2,723.700.
The books in the New Testament, p.
The chapters in the New Testament,
26O.
The verses of the New Testament,
1856.
The words in the New Testament,
18l, 253.
The letters in the New Testament,
838.38O.
The Apocrypha has chapters, 1888.
The Apocrypha has verses, 7,O81.
The Apocrypha has words, 1852, 1856.
The middle chapter, and least in the
Bible, is Psalm cxviii.
The word ''and'' occurs in the Old
Testament s., 543 times.
The word 'Jehovah'' occurs $3.50
times.
The word "and' occurs in the New
Testament 1864 times.
The middle book of the Old Tesla.
ment is Proverbs.
The middle chapter of the Old Tesla
ment is Job 20.
The middle verse of the Old Tesla
ment II. Chronicles, LIST chapter, 25th
verse.
The longest verse of the Old Tesla
ment is Esther, 9Th chapter and 9th
verse.
The middle book of the New Tesla
ment is Thessalonians.
The middle chapters of the New Tes-
lament are Romans IA and Is
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Boys ON tho Farm.

The Indiana Farmer has this sensible
talk to farmers about their boys: From
the first, boys on the farm should be
induced to take an interest in the
farm. in the stock, in the implements,
and in all that pertains to the business.
Tell them all your plans, your successes
and failures; give them history of
your life and what you did and how
you lived when a boy; but do not harp
too much on the degenerate character
OF the young men of the present age.
Praise them when you can and enco1r-
age them to do better. Let them dress
up in the evening, instead of sitting
around in their dirty clothes, as is too
often the case. Set an example before
them of attending church on Sunday.
and such other times as are convenient.
and take them out enough in tho world
SO they will not be bashful, awkward.
or ignorant of the ways of genteel soci-
ETY.. But do not encourage strollinq
over the country, in company with
other boys, On Sunday, or allow them
to 60 where they please of nights.
They may think you little strict. but
in mature life will thank you.
In order to interest them ON the
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Fruit Gardening.

AS soon as trees, shrubs, etc., are
received from the nursery, heel in, !. G. .,
temporarily bury their roots with earth
at once. When this is done, planting
may be done at leisure. Prepare the
soil we'll by deep working with a spade
or plow. In ten years six properly
planted trees will be worth more than
a dozen that were set as if they were
posts. In digging nursery trees many
roots are cut off. Offset this by shors-
ening the top, cutting back each branch
one-third or one-half. Unfruitful trees
need manure at the roots, and opening
or thinning out of the head. If there
are no strawberry patch on the farm,
make one. Never mind the kind, plant
that which can DO most readily had.
Any is better than none. So with cur
rants, raspberries and blackberries,
make a beginning. Every farmers
family should have all the grapes it
can eat. Plant dozen vines of the
Concord now, and afterwards consider
what better varieties may be planted.
The Concord will produce tolerable
grapes in abundance, and create taste
for something better. Vines may be
set around the barns and other out
buildings, and along the fences.
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Literary Women.

A survey of the lives of the later lit
erary women shows two things: First,
that the most of them were either sim
gle, or if married were childless; and,
second, that they have been generally
long-lived. The list of literary spin
sters includes Frcdericka Bremen.
Emily Bronte, Hannah Moore. Harriet
Martinez, Eliza Cook, Miss Scdgexick,
the Carys, Miss Dickinson, Maria
Edgeworth. Miss Milford, Augusta
Evans, Jane Austen; while that Of
childless women includes Mrs. Nichols
Charlotte Bromley, Mrs. Somerville,
Mrs. Cross, George Elliott. Mrs. Nc
Lean uetita +. Landon). Several
have had one or two children only; for
example, Mrs. Barrett Browning had
one son. and Madame Darblay one son.
Madame de Sevigne. two children:
Madame de Stael also had children.
1t Is, no doubt true, that both men
and women of distinguished intellectu-
al talents, and who are active BRAIN
workers, are liable to be childless or
to have but few children. The longev-
ity of female brain workers is simply
in accordance with the established
fact of the longevity of masculine brain
workers. Thus Hannah Moore diod
at the age Of lightweight, Mrs. Somer-
vile at the age of ninety.two, Miss
Milford at the age of sixty-nine. At
the time of her death Nine, de Sevigne
was seventy, Miss Bremen sixty-four,
Miss Edgeworth eigbty-two, Nine,
Darblay Lightweight.
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Pond Lilies on tho Lawn

At the New York State Experimental
Station there is barrel cut down to
convenient size, and then set in hole
dug in the earth upon a corner of the
lawn. The top of the barrel is just
level with the surface of the lawn. 1t
has about four inches of river mud in
the bottom, in which were planted a
few roots of the common white pond
lily. The barrel was then filled with
water, and is kept full from u faucet
in the aqueduct pipe, the water being
turned on as often as necessary. The
barrel has been a beautiful miniature
pond of white lilies all through the sea-
son. In the fall, after the weather gets
cold, the barrel or tub is lifted out and
carried to the cellar, where it is pro-
tected from freezing, and where the
roots of the lilies will be kept in con-
ditious similar to what they would he
surrounded with in their natural state.
Nothing can be more charming in the
way of flowers on lawn than small
pond of water lilies blooming daily the
whole summer through. OF course,
the barrel must be set where teams and
persons would not walk into it by night
or day. If the tub is tight one. the
trouble of keeping it supplied with
water will not be great upon any lawn.
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Treatment for Cows Teats.

1t is no unfrequent occurrence that
briars, or other thorns, wound the
teats near the end. Another COW
sometimes steps upon the teat of one
lying down. Sores upon the teats are
occasioned by cow-pox or other causes.
From these injuries false openings
often occur, usually near the end of
the teat, out of which milk may drip,
or from which a stream may squirt
when the COW is MIXED, greatly to the
annoyance of the mixer and occasion
ing loss of milk. To effect cure, wait
until the COW is dry, scarify the sides
OF the opening in any way until they
are fairly raw. Strong lye applied
with pointed match stick thrust into
the opening, is perhaps best. Wash it
out with vinegar and water, and draw
the sides of the opening together,
either by sticking plaster or by one or
two stitches of silk twist, tying the
ends at each stitch.
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Grape Vino Pruning.

Grape-vines may be pruned rs soon
as all the leaves have fallen, and any
time thereafter until the sap commences
to flow in spring. Vines set last spring
and which have been trained to single
cane, should be cut back to within
about three buds from the ground.
Vines that have been set two years and
have made good growth, so that the
cane is half an inch or more in dia-
meter, should be cut back to the lower
arm of the trellis or one and a half to
two feet from the ground. Vines OF
bearing age that have been trained up.
on the trellis, should have their branch
es cut back to two buds.
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farm, and make their lives agreeable
and pleasant, give them a piece Of
ground to cultivate as their own, and
allow them to have tho money for their
productions. A boy who is industrious
because he is afraid of being punished
can't amount to much as farmer.
Such boy wont stay at home any
longer than he can help it. When
they secure money from any source
which is the fruit of their industry, help
the boys to invest good share of it in
a pig, cow or colt, and allow it to grow
up on the farm theirs, Show them
the folly of spending their money
foolishly for everything they see, but
encourage them to invest q share of
their earnings in useful books and
tools, for their instruction and amuse-
ment. Provide warm and neatly
furnished sitting and bedrooms and
brilliant lights. Teach them industry,
economy, morality and Christianity,
and steady, temperate habits.
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SORGHUM for Fodder.

The probability that sugar will be
made from sorghum with profit in the
near future, makes it desirable that it
should be cultivated, if only for fodder,
until farmers become expert in its cul-
ture. AS a fodder crop, it is the best
that can be grown. The excess
i've sweetness of the stalks make
them profitable for COWS, and expe-
rience has shown them to be highly
productive of milk, The crop is grown
as easily as corn, and when desired for
soiling, the stalks may be cut when
half grown, and left to sprout again
for q second crop. The seed is quite
small, and is best sown in rows. with,
a common hand-drill, such as is used
for sowing mangels or beets, or other
small seeds. The rows should be three
feet apart, and the plants may stand
for fodder-a foot or less apart in the
rows. The cultivation is precisely the
same as for corn. A light, warm,
sandy soil is preferable, and any arti-
fetal fertilizer suitable for corn is bet
ter than yard manure.
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rRE. "a KKETb.

ST. PAUL.
bid, No. l Northern, SIC bid; No.
Flour-Patent, t5.oo@5.25; straights
t45et94. u asked; taAers, S4.25@4.5O asked
RS, $325@3.50.
Corn No. 2. aoc asked. May, SEC bid.
Oats No. ? mixed. 800. bid, 5000
a*ss' No white 3114c. bid.
Barley No. 9, Coo. bid.
Rye Nc. !, 47c bid.
Flax Seed s.. bid
Bs'ed hay, $3.50 asked; timothy $3.50
Dressed beef. choice steers s.. e.;
veal, a &c.
Butter. extra 2,M2sc. bid.
Cheese, 100 lie.
Eggs. extra :i2c asked.
Potatoes, As: per bushel bid.
Live Stock-Sales of steers ranged &3,so
q 400 Per lao lbs. Sheen so'd at 34.5O@
IS per 100. Hogs g. 70@s3.s5.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WEkAr-No. hard, cash, So bid for
April, May, size; ~: Northern, cash
81 r3 No. Ne1ths; L. cash. "a IT,; :+c ,.,.
q G0lo4.75. lc barrels. $4.7a@4.s5; 45.S
Gp':10 delivered ct New England points;
t5.4*d5.5l 'ei 7ered New York and Penn
sy!van'a, points: bakers t360@3.75.
CHICAGO
Wheat, April ',.:: May SOx.
Corn, April :62s: May 3skc
Oats, cash %: May. COX.
Wax seed No. I, tlOi
tss s sase Ca: Sassie A1k 4 st Hog,
- S'G4.45 Sheep, Il. 4O45.30.
DULUTH.
WHEAr-Cash No. hard S6sk: May 50:
No l Northern cash 1910.
M;LwAUKEx.
Sheatr-s'aah, &c: May. 81.
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Oldest Hobltatatiol.ai In America.

Major Powell, chief of the geological
survey, who has been about month in
the field, has discovered in New Mexico
near California Mountain. what he pro-
nounees to be the oldest human habi-
tatlon upon the American continent.
The mountains in this vicinity are COW
cred with huge beds of lava. in which
the prehistoric man and his comrades
excavated square rooms, which were
lined with species of plaster made from
the lava, and in these rooms were
found various evidences of quite an ad-
vanced civilization, among them a
species of cloth made of woven hair.
and large number of pieces of pot
terry. In the sides of the rooms cup
boards and shelves were exoavated.
In one room sticking out of the bare
face of the wall, was small branch of
tree. When this was pulled out it
was found that there was q hollow
space behind the wall. Colonel ]. Fl.
Stephenson, Mayor Powell's assistant,
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broke this with pick and found = IT.
tie concealed niche. In which was Q
small carved figure resembling 4 nan
done up In q closely-woven fabric.
which with the touch Of the hand turn.
ed to dust. Ii was black and cri.n
like the mummy clothes of Eevpt. In
all. some sixty groups of these lava
villages were found, there being twenty
houses in each group. The evidences
of civilization were similar, but remov-
ed by their crudity and evident want
of skill . good deal from the articles
found in cliff-houses, which have been
SO fully written up in reports of the
geological survey.
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Miner McKim.

McKim is an honest Irish miner, who
drifted off from Arizona few years
ago into Sonora. He had little mon
ey but a great deal more faith. Ben
ham says: II should say here that
every mine that has ever been worked
in Sonora, or, indeed, anywhere else
in Mexico, has its early history record
ed in the archives in the district. Thus,
If a claim has laid idle for half a cen
fury, and one wants to get its record, he
has only to 60 to the project, or local
authority of the district, and he is CIV
en- access to the huge volumes that con-
tain the information. McKim got hold
a claim that hadn't been worked for
twenty years, and studied up it's histo-
~. He found that the last wear it was
worked it took three shifts of eight
men ca Oh to pack the water out of the
mine: he found that the water increased
so fast on them that the mine had to be
abandoned, and from that he argued
that it was by no means exhausted.
1.-The problem then was to get the
water out. But how? McKim had no
money to put up pumps, but he did
have q good deal of courage and a
strong arm, BE went down the hill
and resolved to run a tunnel for the
mine to strike the ledge below the wa
ter pocket. Nearly five years ago Nc
Kim began work, and for long years
he pegged away at that tunnel. He
had fully 600 feet to run. For about a.
year McKim had a brother lrishman to
help him, but the latter got weary of
the hopeless task, and for the remain
ing time McKim went it alone.
"About year ago he noticed that the
face of his tunnel was in moist, crumb-
ly ground, and he got fearful that it
would tumble in on him. He didn't
60 near the tunnel for several DAYS,
for he was afraid of it, One morning
he went up and found the water pour
ing out of the tunnel like mill race.
The water pocket had broken through
and the tunnel was draining the old
mine at the of 900 barrels minute.
McKim Was beside himself with joy.
In week he explored the mine through
the old workings, and he found almost
bed of pure silver. Actually, he cut
out cabinet specimens with chisel.
He sacks and ships the ore, and the
little property is turning out 100000
a year with no other labor than that of
McKim and two Yaqui Indians. So
much for patient industry and four
years OF faith and hard work.
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Greenhouse and Window Plant.,

AS the season advances, the plants
in the window garden and greenhouse
give more abundant bloom, but there
is the great drawback of an increase
OF insect pests. In the greenhouse
these can be kept in check by a weekly
fumigation with tobacco smoke. With
wlndow-piants, sprinkling with tobacco
water will destroy the plant-lice.
Larger insects. such as Mealey-bugs
and Scale insects, are best DESTROYED
bp manipulating: As the plants will
later be removed to the open air, they
should be gradually hardened for this
change by giving them full exposure
to the air on all suitable days.
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isn't'she1" s'
'Yes, and she'd be the belle Of the town
II 1t wasn't for ono thing"
"What's that1''
'.She has the catarrh 20 bad 1t 10 unplsas-
ant to be near her. She has tried q dozen
things and nothing helps her. am sorry,
TOR Ike her, but that doesn't make It any
less dtsagreeable for 6no to b around her. y
, Now II she had used DR.. 8ags's Catarrh
tho kind said, for it viii cure oaterrh ovSry
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my story is not one of romance"
writes a correspondent of the Christian
Leader, from Thurso; and then he pro-
ceeds to tell story of real life in the
vicinity which puts all mere romance
entirely into tho shade. We wish space
permitted of its being narrated in detail
in these columns; but that unfortunate
ly is not the case. Our Thurso CORES
pondent might make beautiful little
volume out of the life-story which he
describes. 1t is that of 8 crofter's
daughter. who, when her parents were
incapacitated by the infirmities of age
from working their little farm, and had
the prospect of being thrown for their
support on the parish, resolved to do
the work of the croft with her own
hands, and has done it successfully for a
quarter of century! The father, still
q living evidence of this heroic daugh-
ter's devotion, is respected elder in
the Free church, and now q nonagena-
rian. In order to carry out her self
imposed task the daughter resolved to
graduate in every department of farm
work (for which, however, she had no
congenia] taste), from the plough to
the barn; and during the twenty-five
years that have elapsed since she took
up this position she has kept the little
farm equal in order to the best around
her, and has maintained her aged par
ents in comfort and responsibility.
Not only has she attended to all the
kinds of work needed on the small
holding, such as ploughing, sowing.
reaping, etc., she has also undertaken
outside work, driving her cart with
minerals from neighboring mine in
company with men, some of them I'M
cultivated and rude. Yet the calm
dignity of this woman never deserted
her in the midst of such occupations;
and by this extra work she was en-
abled for many years to supplement
the modest income tfrom the little
farm. For some time past she has
been relieved TO a certain extent from
the more laborious toll on the croft by
the coming TO maturity of q young
male relative; but she still holds the
reins. She has always been q regular
attendant at church, however labori-
Gus the duties of the week. She has
well-cultured mind. stored with
Bible truth, and has read largely in
standard theological literature.
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THE OLD WORLD

A colonel of one of the regiments form
ing the garrison of Bradenburg admins.
tered a severe rebuke to the eleven CAP
tains Of his command in presence OF the
regiment The captains thereupOn ten
dered their designations. The Emperor
William Immediately ordered their arrest
and trial for conspiracy.
Minnie Palmer intends to 70 to Australia
in May on years professional tour. She
expects to return to England upon the ex-
piration of this engagement and thinks OF
having theatre built expressly for her in
London. Lionel Brough, the comedian,
accompanies her on the Australian tour
The Indian government under pressure
from Lord Dufferin, the viceroy, is hasten
ing the work of completing the important
military railway to Quetta, through the
bolan passes to connect India and Afghan.
lstan. 1t ia calculated that the road will
be opened by May.
M. Sadi Carnot, French minister of f.
nance, has rendered his resignation on &C.
count of his views in regard to the finances
being out of accord with those of Premier
de Frey NJ. Rouvier is spoken Of as
most likely to be his successor.
The annual university boat race be-
tween the Oxford and Cambridge crews
was rowed over the usual course on the
Thames from Putney to Mort Lake, on the
Sd. 1t resulted, as was expected, in 8
victory for the latter
NJ. de Lyarris, the Greek prime minister,
introduced bill in the chamber of depu-
ties on the Sd, which empowers the gov
eminent to enter into a contract with the
national bank for loan of IS COX, 600.
The Fargeau forest, in France, Is burn
ing. The fire is supposed to have been pur-
be caused oy wood choppers Troops
the fire.
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RALPH's STORIES.
THE RLEPHANT.

Here 10 IN elephant. See how Big
he is. That long, timber thing in front
10 not his Tail, because it is at the
wrong End of the Elephant. lit were
at the other End it would be his Tail.
1t is not Rubber Hose, such as Fire
men use in pouring water on the Man
who yells fire" 1t is the Elephants
Trunk. He always car,iss a Trunk
when he Travels. But he never gets It
checked on the Cars. He keeps it un-
der his Eyes, where he can Watch it.
His Trunk was never Stolen, nor burst
open by the wicked Baggage Man. He
keeps his clean shirts and hairbrush in
bis Trunk. Once Baggage Man tried
to break open the Elephants Trunk,
and the Mans Widow now takes in
Sewing. The Elephant is a native of
Oshkosh. He was caught with Rope
while packing his Trunk for Railroad
Trip.
THE BOY.
This is Boy. He is Small Boy. He
is his Mothers Son. He is also his Faith
er's Own Son. He is not as old as his
Father, but he Knows a great deal more.
He is not afraid of Work. He is never
scared to see his Parents toll for his
Good. He goes to School-sometimes.
That is, he goes there when it Rains, so
he can't 60 Fishing nor play Ball. But
he had rather 60 to the Circus than the
School. At school he studies three
Misunderstanding, Spelling and Mis-
chief. He loves to eat Bread and Butter,
and Tie Tin Pan to The Dogs Tail.
Some Boys steal. They begin when
Young, and keep it up. TLen they
learn to get Drunk, and do all sorts OF
bad things. And when they grow up
to be Men they are liable to be sent to
Congress. Boys should be Honest, and
never get caught in any bad Scrapes. 1t
is sad thing to be Caught.
THE BEE.
Here is Bee. He is a lively little
Bird. He likes to swarm. This is
why the great poet Burns said that
Bees of a feather flock together. The
Bee is most always healthy. The only
Disease he has is the Hives. He is q
Builder. He builds cells, calls them
Honey and then sells them. He bites
with his Tail and his Teeth are poor.
The Bee is an honest Bird. He never
gets on Spree. When a small Boy
first learns his Letters he sees B, and
goes for it.
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The Cheapest tho Poorest.

The too frequent excuse of the
farmer-the slow farmers that the
best of everything costs too much. The
truth is, it costs no more than to have
the poorest; only you must have less
of ii. Farmers are apt to look too
much at quantity and not enough to
quality. Onegood cow will cost as much
three poor ones, they may reason; but
she will give as much milk as three
poor ones, and her keeping will cost
no more than one of the three poor
ones, and requires just one-third the
attendance. The cheapest policy is
the poorest policy in farming as well
as in every other business.
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Hints and Helps,

Diversity the crops. Upon a
sandy loan the following is plan for
rotation: LIST year, meadow; End sum-
mer, fallow; 3rd, wheat; 18th, corn and
all the undecomposed manure. Sow
rye at the last cultivation. pasture it in
the fall and spring. Fifth year, SOW
oats or barley and seed down.
Bone meal and crushed oyster shells
may be used generously In feeding
fowls. Placed by themselves fowls will
devour no more Of this mixture than