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w 'sbeece is rniera. w Prefers Extermination to Peace at the Price of Abandoning Crete. DEFIANT UNDER GREAT REVERSES.; Turkish Atrocities in Epirus Reported? Greeks Retreated on Domoko to Make Another Stand?War to the Last Ditch Bather Than Give Cp Crete?The Feeling Against Royalty is Less Bitter. Athens, Greece (By Cable).?Greece will ^?nlv that she d refers war. even to est era mination, Jt is stated positively, if the Powk ers insist on the withdrawal of the Greek troops from Crete as a condition of mediation. k M. Ralii and his colleagues in the Greek Cabinet advocate energetic preparations to continue the struggle, while the King desires to avoid further bloodshed, b The news of the retreat from Pharsala ^ was received with consternation at first, but the public has already accepted the situation, and now regards the retreat to Domoko as a strategic movement dictated by prudence. It is generally felt that General Smolenitz's defense of Velestino has vindicated the reputation of the Greek armv and wiped out the disgrace of Mati and'Larissa, leaving the national honor untarnished. But the old bellioose enthusiasm of the Athenians has vanished. On all sides a desire for peace is expressed, and should the Government invoke the intervention of the Powers It probably would be supported by public opinion. The anti- royal feeling is diminishing. fc > I \ . - - 'm t r^- ^ TRINITY CHURCH, NEW YORK. WHICH CENTENNIAL J | -?: The demonstrations dne to a cnange of Cabinet and to the flight from Larissa, which were somewhat superficial, have not been repeated. The gallantry of the Princes at Pharsala has also bad a good affect. All the inhabitants of Domoko have fled to Lamia. A panic prevails at Lamia, on the Gulf of Lamia, which is now the base of supplies for the Greek forces at Domoko. Many inh abitants are fleeing, fearing it will be attacked by the Turks. General 8molenltz's brigade arrived at Halmyros, having retreated from Yeleetino in good order. The artillery engineers and some cavalry went by sea. k The Government has notified the Powers that the Greek fleet has established an effective blockade of the coast of Epirus. . SUPERIOR FORCE WON. The Greek Defeat at Pharaala Was Bloody , and Complete. ^ Tckiish Caxp, In Front of Pbarsala(Byi Cable).?The most important conflict of the Turko-Greek war has just been terminated after active hostilities lasting all day. Early in the morning the Itlrks advanced y, and found the town abandoned. Twenty thousand troops, with their officers, the two Sal princes and all the inhabitants had en back to Domoko. The Greeks only once ofTered determined resistance, namely, at the little town of Pasiamagiula. *,J-Va immo/Ufltn'r nftpnrflrH OIKlll 1CU mu:v3t iuiiuvui?..v , and in the darkness Pharsala was evacuated. So great a battle was not expected. The Greeks held a good position on some small . mountains on the Turkish side of the valley, hut the moment the attack was commenced they began to descend the sides and cross the'plain. This enabled the Turks to open an artillery tire with great and continuous affect. The Turkish losses were insignificant. but the Greeks lost heavily. Edhem Pacha then pitched his camp overlooking the pastoral and tranquil scene, and his army rests and is happy. MASSACRES IN EPIRUS. Turks Have Kegun to Commit Unspeakable Atrocities. London. England (By Cable).? Colonel llanos wires from Arta that the Turks have begun a wholesale massacre of the inhabitants in the interior of Eplrus. Almost all the inhabitants of the village of Kamarina have been murdered, a few only escaping to the mountains* Prom other parts women are arriving at Arta in the most miserable condition, begging protection for their husbands and children, who are being murdered by the enraged Turkish troops. Many of these poor creatures have gone mad. Some are unable to articulate a single word, others relate unspeakable atrocities, The Sultan is Willing. Constantinople, Turkey (By Cable.)? I The Sultan made a favorable reply to an informal suggestion of mediation "on the part of the Powers to put an end to the war between Turkey and Greece. Woman Suffrage Defeated. The British Columbia Legislature reKw o moiaeitv r\9 fhroa thft Wnmfin'c , JWHAI, MJ w v? ??v .. w? w Suffrage bill. The bill, however, received more support than any previous measure of its kind, and members of the Legislature say the women of the West will get their desire if they wait another year. Europe's Peace Assured. At the Primrose League meeting in Lorn, don the Marquis of Salisbury, Prime Minister of England, made a speech in which he said that the peace of Europe, except for the local war between Greece and Turkey, on a better basis than evfcr before. I .. . > > } .. . j. | * ? i i OLDEST ARMY OFFICER. Gmnal Georje S. Gwne in Still Active a the Age of Ninety-Six. Genera! George S. Greene, the oldest living graduate of West Toint Military Academy, celebrated his ninety-sixth birthday on May 6. In 1623 he was made a lieuten* ant in the array and at the age of sixty-four he was a general in the Civil War. General Greene is one year and four months younger than the century, having been born at Apponaug, in the" State of GENERAL OEOBGE 8. GEEEXE. Rhode Island, in May, 1801. He was a descendant in the seventh generation from John Greene, who came in 1635 from Salisbury. When the War of 1812 broke out young Greene wanted to go and fight the Britishers, but his mother wouldn't hear of it, and he had to curb his military ardor H f'f* BfliMgrirnr? BHHBHBeS; HAS JUST BEEN CELEBRATING ITS BI. LNNITERSABY. until he was old enough to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point in June, 1823. Since retiring from the army General Greene has been conducting Important engineering works In New York City and vicinity. In spite of his advanoed age he is still more or less actively engaged In his duties of his profession, and his advice is constantly sought as consulting engineer. MAY BE A TRANSVAAL WAR. Forces of Both Great Britain and the Republic Held in Readiness. The signs Increase of a coining war between Great Britain and the Transvaal. The army reserve of the Colony of Natal has been notified to hold itself in readiness for active service. The authorities of the Transvaal have instructed their field Cornets to thoroughly patrol the Natal border, and report Instantly any suspicious movements. A circular from the Transvaal has been distributed in Cape Colony and in the Orange Free State, calling upon the Africanders for help. It says: "We do not want your money or moral support. We want you to come and help us." The Boer Volksraad discussed the answer to be made to the dispatches of Mr. Chamberlain, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, which demanded a repeal of the Transvaal Immagratlon law. The Voiksraai repealed the law, not because it was a breach of the London Convention, but because it was distasteful to neighboring States. Mr. Coster, the Transvaal State Attorney, has tendered his resignation in disapproval of the repeal. FiRE ENCINE HOUSE BURNS. *" Citizens Gave the Alarm While Emporia ( Kan.) Firemen Were Playing Cards.. The Fire Department of Emporia, Kan., is without shelter and the firemen axe the ' * ? l--L a nnm taugmng siuck ox me tuwu. ti uuc <? uuuber of firemen were in the lolt playing cards, a citizen discovered flames in the building and gave the alarm. The firemen scurried out, but before the teams could be taken out, burning brands were dropping around the horses, and it was all the men could do to save the engine and hose carts. The building was destroyed. Fast Shipment of a Press. A new press for the San Frauciseo Examiner was shipped from New York the other day to iSan Francisco, by way of the B. A O., the Chicago and North Western and Union Pacific. TheB. AO. took it from New York to Chicago in three days, and it reached Its destination in the remarkable time of ten days from New York, the distance being 3406 miles. Ten years ago the average time for such shipments was thirty days. Bread Riots In Argentine. Bread riots have broken on in San Luis Province, Argentine Republic, owing to I destitution in the province. * Talrnage Aids Famine Sufferers. Dr. T. DeWitt Talrnage and Dr. Louis Klopsch, who have recently been in the West gathering wheat for the famine sufferers of India, have returned toNewYo^k. They have secured 200 carloads of wheat and about 8100,000 in money. Dr. Klopsch will go to India with the funds, and it is stated that Dr. Talrnage may accompany him T Eleven Men Drowned In a Mine. , Eleven men have been drowned through an inflow of water into the Kelloe Colliery, at Durham, England. \ i i I ( I 'Jsi i - l - r . I MCE TREATY BMffl. | The United States Senate Rejects the Arbitration Compact. YEAS WERE 43; NAYS, 26 Two-Third? Required to Ratify Could Not be Secured?Great Britain'? Conduct Toward Greece and the Transvaal a Weapon for the Opposition?Spirited Short Debate led by Senator R. Q. M1IU WnnTTvnw* t? p P3nn>!?1V?The Senate refused to ratify the treaty providing for the arbitration of questions in dispute between the United States and Great Britain. On the roll-call sixty-nine Senators answered. Of these forty-three voted for ratification and twenty-six against it. The treaty therefore lacked three votes of the necessary two-thirds majority. The vote in detail was as follows: Teas?Allison, Bacon, Burrows, CafTery, Clay, Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Fairbanks, Faulkner. Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gray, Hale, Hanna, Hawley, Hoar.'Lindsay, Lodge, McBride, McEiiery, McMillan, Mitchell, Morrill, Nelson, Pasco, Perkins, Piatt, of Connecticut; Piatt, of New York; Pritchard, Proctor, 8mith, Spooner, Thurston, Turpie, Test, Walthall, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, Wilson?total 43. Nap?Baker, Bate, Butler, Carter, Cockrell, Daniel, Hansbrough, Harris, of Kansas; Harris, of Tennessee; Heltfeld, Jones, of Arkansas; Jones, of Nevada; Hyde, Martin, Mason, Mills, Morgan, Penrose, Pettigrew, Pettus, Quay, Rawlins, Roach, Shoup, Stewart, White?total, 36. Nineteen Senators did not respond. The pairs were as follows, two affirmative Sen "'I"" nn? npratlr? Sena ??ViO yviug kA* n??u VMV ?~o tor in most instances: Cfcaqdler and Clark for, with Teller Tillman and Turner for, with Chilton against. Sewcll and Earle for, with Mantle \ jainst. Senator George was paired for the treaty and Senator Berry against it. Pairs were not announced lor the following: Aldrich, Cannon, Elkins, Gorman, Murphy, Wolcott, Kenny and Allen. The vote was proceeded by a short, spirited debate, introduced by Senator Mills, of Texas, who made a strong appeal to the Senate against ratifying tho agreement. Senator Davis, Chairman of thq Committee on Foreign Relations, attributed the defeat to the feeling of dissatisfaction at England's course in the struggle of the Greeks to liberate the Island of Crete from Ottoman dominion, and In the Armenian massacres and with the evident designs of of Great Britain upon the Transvaal. DEBOE IN HIS SEAT. Kentucky Senator Takes His Place on the Republican Side. Senator W. J. Deboe, of Kentucky, visited the Senate Chamber at Washington, and wa9 Introduced to many of his future associates. He was the recipient of the nsnal W/" w. J. BZBom, acccwso* to "to*" blactbu**. floral testimonials. His credentials were presented by Senator Lindsay (Dern., Ky.), and when they were read, Mr. Deboe was eeoorted to the Tioe-President's desk, where the oath was administered to him. He took a seat on the Bepablioanside, near the eastern door. UNIVERSAL POSTALCONGRESS OPENS Postmaster-General Gary Delivers an Address to the Bepresentatlves. The Universal'Postal Congress met In the hall of the old Corooran Art Gallery at Washington. About fifty-five countries, comprising most of those In the onion,were represented. It Is expected that the congress will last about six weeks. Among the questions to be considered are a proposition to transmit the official mall of countries which are members of the union free of charge, the question of increasing the unit of weight to be carried under a five-cent stamp from one-half ounce to three-fourths of an ounce, and also a proposition for a universal stamp. General Batcheller, the premier delegate of the United States, called the congress to order. The delegates were attired in dress suits or full court costume. Postmaster-General Gary delivered the address of welcome. Congress has already appropriated ?50,000 for entertainment by the Government. It Is probable that some of this money will be expended In giving the delegates an ex *v - 1 cursion IU luo .luasiasippi ?u?; ??v. Northwest. FAMOUS BILL SIGNED. OoTeruor Black Has Affited His Signature to the Greater New York Charter. It was officially announced that Governor Blaok has affixed his signature to the Greater New York charter. The pen and penholder used by Governor Blaok In signing the charter were presented to United States Senator Thomas C. Piatt and the blotter to H. O. Duval, of the New Yerk Central Railroad, The i>en was an ordinary gold pen which Governor Black had on hand In the Executive Chamber. Maine's Canadian Population. Maine has a Canadian-French population of 55,000. Hone Thieves Married In Jail. Ervln Shaw and Gertie Fisher, each sentenced to one yefer In the penitentiary for joint hoise thett, were ^married in the Jail parlors at Cincinnati, Ohio, by Mayor Graay. Gertie's mother gave her consent. Gertie is a beautiful little girl and her husband a handsome, beardless boy. "I like to cook enough to last," remarked the young bride. "You do, you do," groaned the devoted hubby, "uo matter how little you cook."?Cleveland Plaindealec, ' -. . i\ v ' - "i. ?V: 1 HOUSEHOLD AFFAIR*. 1 RHTBABB DESSERT. Make a rich syrup by adding sugar to water in which long strips of orange peel have been boiled until tender,la? into it a single layer of-pieces of rhubarb three inches long and stew gently nntil clear. When done, remove and cook anolher layer. This maket a handsome dessert dish by ornamenting with puff paste cut in fancy shapes. CHRYSANTHEMUM SALAD. Not every one knows that chrysanthemums may be converted into a very dainty diah. Chopped very fine and served with pure, fresh cream, the gorgeous Japanese blossom is said tc make a most delicious sahd. IP taste* a little like cauliflower, but is more delicato. The people in some of the j provinces of France make an extreme- I ly palatable salad of the white and pink clover blossoms, and every one know*: that nasturtium blooms taste """* ? aL ltL/k tWAiA-MUftBiJ TKo no. VCIJ U1UUU 11AO waioiucoo. Auw uu bobs of India esteem the blooms of the cassia tree as an especially dainty lood. They have a sweet, spicy flavor. ?New York Tribune. TEMPTING APPLE DESSERT. Mrs. Lemokc's formula for a tempting ipple dessert is one dozen Spitzenberg apples pared and cored whole; these are put in a wide saucepan with sufficient water to cover them, the water being brought to the boil before the apples are added. Cook the applet till a straw will easily pierce them, then carefully take out and arrange m a large gloss dish; boil the liquor dowc till it is reduced to 11 quart, add one oup of sugar and one ounoe of gelatine 1?-i '? An... ? luti,. DUtULCU 1UI uivvcu tujiumca iu u u?m cold water; boil the syrup with these for a few minutes, then set aside to cool slightly before pouring it over the apples, and patting the dish on ice to (?t firm. Serve with, whipped cream Almonds blanched and finely chopped, or grated cocoanut sprinkled over tho ' jelly, improve both taste and appear ance of this dish. Peaches, pears,and quinces may be prepared in the sam-.i way, the two latter needing somewhat longer cooking.?New York Post. PBCAU CA2JDY. lake one pound of light brown sugar The genuine rich brown sugar, whioh is the unrefined product of the cane, can no longer be found for sale in the market, though a small quantity of this sugar is still prepared on som 3 Southern plantations, and occasionally a little is forwarded to Northern customers or to friends. This sugar makes the 'most delicious "pralines." The light sugar of our market, however, is a fairly good substitute for it Add two-thirds of a cupful of boiling water and two even tablespoonfuls of sweet -1*1 1 ?I - A J -f At sail I ess ouster so a pouuu ui vuo bu^u. Stir it until it melit. Add a mere pinch of cream of tartar, and let the syrup boil without stirring again] until a drop of it will make a soft ball when rolled between the fingers. Wet the fingers in ioe water before testing the ?mp. When the drop is still soft, but does not stick, the candy is reidy. If it is hard, so that the drop craoks when bitten, it has boiled too long, and in that epse add a tablespoonful of water and let the syrup boil an instant Do not stir it, however, but merely test it again. When it hits rescued the "ball" or soft, creamy condition, remove it from the fire iaid pour in a cup of nioe pecan kernels. Pour the candy out into very thin sheets on battered tins, and when it is pairtly cooled orease it with a knife into candles abont two inches square. Bresk the sheet into separate candies when it is cold. Another way is to take oat the candy by <;he teaspoonful as soon as the syrup has oooled for about two minutes. Allnv au>K nrwmfnl ronm to SDread on the butteredtin sheet on which it is dropped.?New York Tribune. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Sc raped apple is said to disguise the tasto of quinine. Sand baths, artificial!y heated, offer an exoellent means of inducing pei spirution, exciting the funotions of the skin, etc. They are useful in rheumatism and have no bad effect upon heart or circulation. A nice flavor may be given to a broiled steal: by cutting an onion in halves, and rubbing the cat edges over the heated platter, intended for the steak. The platter should contain a little melted batter. When the new rag carpet comes home from the weaver's, measure the length of the breadths. Then ran four rows of machine stitching across j each breadth. Cut between the rows, two on each side, and it will not ravel. In making up an ingTain carpet the same plan is advisable. If you have cooked cornmeal mush, instead ol: fi lling the kettle with water to soak after it is emptied, set it on the back of the stove, where it will keep pretty warm, and let dry. In a few hotmi the mush will have dried and is ready to peel off, leaving the kettle so that an ordinary washing will clean it. A housewife suggests, as a method of preventing rich cookie dough from sticking to the moulding board to cover the board with thin unbleached mnslin, put on without a wrinkle, dnst it well w: th floor, then roll out the dongh. We know a much less troublesome method than this, and it is very simple. Don't make rich cookies. , Then you'll have no trouble with them. An attractive way of preparing fried bread or croutons, as ihey are called, for serving with soups is to cut the slices of bread in small circles the size of a silver quarter; place them upon a tin with a little soup slock. Put the tin in the oven, and cook the bread until it :is crisp and brown. While hot dip them in melted butter, and , quickly roll in grated cheese. i # \ * ' RELIGIOUS READING. TEMPERED. Wher stern occasion calls for war, And the trumpets shrill and peal, Forges and armories ring all day With the fierce clash of steel. The blades are heated in the flame, And cooled In icy fllood. And beaten hard, and beaten well, To make them Arm and pliable, Their edge and temper good : Then tough and sharp with discipline, They win the light for fighting men. When God's occasions call for men, His chosen souls He takes ; In life's hot Are He tempers them, With tears he cools and slakes; With many a heavy, grievous stroLs He beats them to an edtre And tests and tries, again, again, Till the hard will is fused, and pain Becomes high privilege: Then strong, and quickened through and through, They ready are His work to do. Like an on-rnshing, furious host The tide of need and sin, Unless the blades shall tempered be, They have no chance to win; God trusts to no untested sword When he goes forth to war; Only tt e souls that, beaten long On pain's great anvil, have grown strong, His chosen weapons are. Ah. soi,Is, on pain's great anvil laid, Bemen ber this, nor be afraid ! ?Susan Coolidge, in Congregationalism JXSrS WAITS BETOSD. It is not with the grief which cannot be assuaged that we who love Jesus mourn our lost. His rising from the grave is the pledge of their immortal life, and wafted to us from that shore of bloom where they await 1 us. come to our spirits whispers of undying : hope. We know that we shall meet them , atvflin trhfln tViA hooivpna chilli lift. fW . the heavens hare received them. A dear wife was drifted out on the tide which sets awav from these snrf-beaten banks of the earth. Hoar after hoar her hnsb&nd held her in his arms, her breath growing fainter, coming in gasps: ever her brave eyes looking steadily into his, her strong soul facing i the invisible world Just beyond the vail, , without a tremor, without a protest. An- j other than the beloved husband was waiting [ to take her hand, and to that Other both could resign themselves trustfully and buoy antly, for this and the next life. "One can , be glad who goes to Jesus!" eaid a girl in 1 the flush of her youth. "Glory, honor, immortality !" whispered an aged saint. " All sunshine yonder: " said God's servant, going home. So our Easter thoughts are fi oil of rejoicing, full of praise transcending speech. Yesterday we thought of Jesus in the tomb ; ] today it is of Jesus risen we sing. And as a , dear poet has written, we remember in thankfulness that "Calvai^ and Easter day ' Were just one day apart!" I ?Christian Intelligencer. j < A PBATEB OF ADOBATI05. Blessed be thou, 0 God! who hast raised ; up our Lord Jesus from the dead that he 1 might be the first fruits of them that are asleep. We bless thee for his service of t humiliation, his atoning death, his glorious , resurrection and his continuing life. For ' his sake pardon our transgressions and 1 shortcomings and enable us so to use this i world of passion and temptation j that we may win the victory of faith. Teach us to live as heirs of the inheritance Christ's death has purchased, I and to die as those who follow without fear < the path of him who conquered death. Out { of the experience of Thy love we praise Thee. With the innumerable company of ( the redeemed in heaven and earth we worship the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, who died and rose again and lives in an immortal life. Glory be to Thee, 0 Christ! in heaven and earth fore verm ore. | Amen. , _ < A VOICE FBOM THE DEEP. j There is, it is said, a beautiful custom in j parts of Sicily when the fishermen are go- , lng on some expedition into the deep sea: j their wives and children accompany them to the shore, and as they embark they raise 1 ail logemer tueir voices m uyiuuo ui (jiouq i to God. and as they put out to sea, those In , the boats answer to those on the shore, in an antiphone of devotion, verse after verse, 1 until their voices die away in the distanoe. i and the yearning sea carries them out of ; sight and hearing. So we today stand on the shore of eternity, and as soul after soul puts forth into the deep and passes from 1 our sight, we raise the song of confidence, 1 "Christ lit risen," and the answer comes ( bach from the bosom of that boundless i ocean? "Christ is risen, risen brother, ' Brother, Christ is risen indeed." ?Canon Kewbolt WE SHALL MEET AOAIX. I One can bear with hope and calmness a parting which is only for a time and not forever. As the great ship swings away from the dock.wlth every revolution of its wheels carrying our dear one away from us, half across the globe, to be gone for years, we span the gulrof absence with the bridge of hope ; we forecast the coming bach, we know that ere long, or perhaps after long, we will meet again. So, when out on the silent sea the muffled oars of death carry our barque, our dear ones here know that in Christ we shall meet before many years. When we give our loved ones up it is in the good hope of the resurrection. Death hath no more dominion over those who are one in faith and love in the risen Christ. And this is the Easter joy in the crown of rejoicing.? Margaret E. gangster. WE SEEK NEWNESS OF Lim, We are the children of the res :rrection, and the dearness of the earth in ai. its warm and joyous life under the sun is the greater when we remember that our Lord returned thereto from the tomb, and was again known unto his disciples in the breaking of bread. The sun. for whose coming we ever look, is his true symbol, for his appearings are from everlasting to everlasting. It is newness of life that we seek, and this we have always, having his life in , us?the Vine which'after innumerably vintages. still blossometh in all its branches. It is he who is our springtime, with his baptism of flame auickening the tender buds and consuming all the dead wood.?Henry M. Alden. CHKI9T MCST FTBST KISE IS C9. The resurrection of Christ is of no avail to thee unless Christ also rises in thy soul. Nor is it enough that Christ should arise in I thy soul but once, for the old Adam cannot be'destroyed in a single moment. The old ' sinful nature strives jlaily to live anew in thee, and daily must thou destroy it that Christ may daily begin to live in thee. Christ ascended not to heaven nor entered Into his glory until after his resurrection, so thou wilt not enter into the heavenly glory until Christ first rises and lives in thee.? Gerhard. Ring out. 0 lily-bells ! Gone is all gloom ! ' All nature sings at this glad Eastertide. We see no more the shadow of the tomb ; j To us the pearly gates swing open wide! Past is the pain ; ' Death is in vain ; He who was dead now lives again ! ?Virginia Van de Water, in Harper's Bazar. "" 1 Tour II fe needs days of retirement, when 1 it stiuts the gates upon the noisy whirl of action and is alone with God. 1 " t* i li Mft lulu ' ^ i AGRICULTURAL TOPICS!. TitnnirsG apple tbees. Apple trees may be pruned or , trimmed at any time between the falling of the leaves and the starting of the buds. February or Maroh are the favored months with most fruit rr - al.i L. - 1 gruwero. lfeea uavo uttju properly oared for when young do not require very much trimming after* wards, the main point being to keep the centre of the trees open, so as to admit freely light and air.?New England Homestead. MIXING MANTXES WITH MUCK. Muck, by which in this country i? generally meant vegetable mold, is too poor in fertility to warrant carrying far or much handling. As for mixing it with stable manures, we would not advise such a practice, as the manure without the muck is none too efficient. There is one partial exception to this rule. When a heap of manure is fermenting it saves the waste of ammonia to throw over the pile a small quantity of vegetable mould, and this when the heap is turned must be mixed with the stable manure. WELLS IN BARN BASEMENTS. Every basement barn built for housing stook should have a well under it Jn this way water of proper warmth can be always secured for cattle, and a tub or kettle kept full all thA time will add omatlv to their comfort. It is well for all stock to ran oat of doors in cold weather for > "f. awhile each day, bat the animals . .V ought never to be forced to dHnk water nearly or qnite down to the freezing temperature. We have soorea of times seen cows torn away from the water under a hole in the ice became they were so chilled that farther drinking of ioy water was impossible. Mach of the lack of thrift of cattle in winter is dae to drinking ioe cold wr.ter and will be remedied by having i| . supply of water from a well in the 1 born basement.-t-Boston Cultivator. POULTBX DISEASES. Most of the diseases that affiiot poultry are the effects of unsanitary surroundings, and dae entirely to the carelessness or indifference of keepers. Naturally poultry is not sickly, And if given proper care will keep in good health without being dosed with any drugs or nostrums of any kind. The writer has had a good many pears of experience in poultry keep* ing, and in all that time has never found it necessary to give any great amount of medicine to his flocks. Pur* - /SB feed, pnre water, comfortable quarters and cleanliness in all the surroundings 5 of the Hook will insnre its health and thrift. The poultry keeper who has "bad luck" with his Hook and finds it Iwindling away from the effeot of dia* ease is nine times out of ten receiving the jast penalty for some of his sins of omission.?The Silver Knight . ITJHEALTHFCTi FOOD. Farmers do not seem to be aware of the double lo3s sustained through the grinding of cobs by millers, em A. P. Steele, of Pennsylvania. Corn is .. taken to the mill at the rate of seventy - ^ pounds to the bushel. Fourteen pounds are dednoted for oobe and are not paid for, bat the miller grinds these with oat halls, making No. 3 shop, which sells at $12 to $14 per ton, thns giving the miller a clear profit This oheap chop is on healthful and ifcs sale should not be allowed. A friend of mine reoently lost two shoats J ? ? AMIim A MUM. TTft BUU WW UUWUig fW ? X Bailed a veterinary surgeon, who found that death had resulted from clogging of the intestines with this oheap ohop. The man had paid $7 for a half ton of ohop and had lost $50 from its use. The manufacture and sale of it should be stopped and then there would be an increased demand for rye, oats and corn. State Grange Master Leonard . Rhone is investigating the matter. Why shouldn't we have pure food laws for the animals as well as for human beings??American Agriculturist. ???? To Preserve Flowers' Colors. The natural colors of flowers may ' :j, be preserved with almost their original brilliancy after being dried very thoroughly in sand. The Gardnera' Monthly, which suggests this simple process for manufacturing artificial flowers, states that the moet delicate flowers can be made in this way to look for several years as though they had . been freshly gathered. The flower should be placed in a pan or other ia dish And covered with perfectly clean, dry sand. This should be sifted over the flower so as not to break or braise the petals. Every chink and cranny should be filled withont disturbing the natural position of the leaves. When the pan is fall and every creviee has * been filled solidly the flowers are al* lowed to dry for several days. Jt is often effective to warm the sand and keep the bnried flower in a warm oven. The sand shonld not be re* moved, great cire being taken not to break or tear the leaves, which will be very brittle. The Effect Spoiled. Senator Voorhees once had succeeded iu delivering an nppcal which had bronght tears to the eyes of several jurymen. Then arose the prosecuting attorney, a gruff old man. with a piping voice and nasal twang. "Gentlemen," said ho, deliberately, "you might as well understand from the beginning that I am not boring for water." This proved so effectual a wet blanket to the emotions exoited by Mr. Voorhees that ho realized the futility of his own "boring."?Argonaut. Fishers ts. Farmers. An acre of good fishing ground ia , the sea will yield more food in a week than an acre of the best land will do in a year.?Philadelphia Press. , J