Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-25

urging tho brute to canter round the school,
and to ascend the short stair of the masters
desk, that they did not notice how time was
speeding, and before they could remove the
stranger Mr.. Carlyle appeared. We expect
ed tremendous explosion of wrath, but he
burst into roar Of IauQhter-such roar,
however, as, instead of tempting Us to join
Ia 1t, produced sudden and complete hush,
and that rear was renewed again and again
when the ass, Withdrawing its forefeet from
the first step of the desk stair and turning
round, took pace or two slowly towards the
master as If to salute him. THAT, exclaimed
Carlyle, is the wisest and best scholar Kirk
caldy has yet sent me; he is 6t to be your
teacher he tapped the donkey's head as
he was wont to do ours, and said, There's
something here, far more than in the skulls
of any of his brethren before me, though
these skulls are patted in fond admiration by
papas and mammas, and though that far
grander headpiece meets only with merciless
blows He then gave some hard taps on
Bill Hoods head, and would not allow him
to dismount, but, for penalty. ordered him
to ride up and down the school for an hour,
while those boys who had been most active
in helping Bill to 60 through the farce had
to march in pairs before and behind the per-
picked looking ass. He did not require the
other scholars to attend to their several
school lessons, but silently permitted them
eession. Then he himself, seated within his
pulpit like desk, surveyed Bill and his COM
pany with q strange mixture of mirth, scorn
and fury. I have not for years thought of
This scene," continued the Provost, "but it
has now come back to me freshly, and re-
member that my old master had very
strange laugh. I don't know what has be-
come of him, nor, indeed, have I heard of
him since left Kirkcaldy school,"
Improvement of Crops by the selec-
tion OF Seed.
[From the Germantown Telegraph
We desire to emphasize the suggestions
contained in the communication of our es-
teemed correspondent Donald Warren of Ne
braska. in the Telegraph of September 11th,
regarding experiments made to determine
the benefits to be derived from the use of
none but the best seed. Our correspondent
recommends the selection of one hundred of
six ears of the best selection. That is the
true policy for the improvement of seed, but
We will suggest further as means of deter
mining the contrast that there also be select
ed six ordinary ears, from which can be
taken one hundred kernels of only average
quality; and again six ears of poor quality,
from which one hundred poor kernels are to
be selected. Then plant these three selec-
tions in soil of the same character, and un-
der the same conditions, giving to each the
same treatment. By this means we have the
opportunity for comparing results, which
will be likely to vary considerably, and if we
mistake not, will show very marked ad-
vantage from the use Of the best selected
seed. The advantage of a five years. term of
experiments is to eliminate to the greatest
extent the effects of the variable and uncon
trolable conditions.
We urge upon our intelligent readers the
value of such an experiment., and really hope
that there will be many who will engage in
results in the columns Of the Telegraph.
Bear this in mind and commence with an
other year.