= WHAT IS THE USE. “What.is the use of this impetuous haste ? The end is certain. Let us take our time, And hoard the vital forces that we waste Before our day has reached its golden prime. ‘What is the use of rushing with spent breath, a 3 After old ago, its furrows, its white hair ? Why need. we Burry 80 .to0 welcomo enth, i ‘ Or go half way with hands stretched out, to Care”? There is no use. Dear heart, if we but wait All thingewill find ‘us: “Let ug pause, | say, |. £ We cannot go boyond the silent gate That lies a short. day's journey down the WAY. So let us take our time in-youth's fair bow- ors. The sunimer season is so brief at best} Let us look on the stars and pluck the flowers. s » And when ourfeet grow weary, let us rest. Let us take time for love snd its delight ; It is the ove sweet thing that pays for all The bitterngss of life_forSorrow’s Blight, For Pain's despair and, Death's funeral pall. . et § ¢ In that Jost evs whan the Svorld Wai new, Love was ménis first ptisuit fing lifd’s excuse. Now has that time come back to me and you— , h a Why should we seok for more? What is the use? : Erna WaEELER nc — ani Agricultural. The Feeding Value of Foods. The feeding of animals with foods containing the proper proportions of substanges necessary to promote growth or fat is a very important” branch of knowledgé, and those who ‘fully ander- stand howto precure the largest sup- ply of available mattér from the several kinds of feed allowed to stock will derive more satisfactory results than these who feed as a routime, without having any special purpose to accom plish by so doing. Although animals are not confined to any particular diet exclusively where they dan be allowed a variety, yet all that can be obtained from thé teed, whetherit be concentrated or bulky, is classed wunder'the heads of protein,’ eross-hydrates, fat ahd ash, Protein is that substdnee which isprine cipally found in lean meat, the white of eggs and inthe blood, being nitro- genous, while the earbohydratesi nelnde starch, Wwoady fibre, sugar, -éte., abd derive the namhe from thé fact {hat they are composed {no matter in hydrogen and oxygen. Fat exists in plants, also, but In small quanti. ties. Ash relates to the mineral sub- stances, which supplies the hones and tissues. As the matter which is appropriated by the animal is composed of these four substances — protein, carbo-hydrates, fat and ash-it is at once that, in order to feed tothe bestadvan- tage, some consideration must Be given the character of the food allowed, and instead of feeding indiseriminately, certain quantities and proportions must be used. Many valuable experiments have been made for the purpose f testing grains and fodders, in order to estimate their value for feeding, ard we are gradually arriving to that point at which the aid of investigations will be used in order to feed animals accord ing to age, period of growthand weight of carcass. For instance, by the use of 100 pounds of ordinary hay the sup- ply of digestible nutriment will be a fraction over five pounds of protein, and about a pound of fat. While only a pound of protein can be extracted from the same quantity of digestible materi: 1 in mangolds, with ten pounds of carbo- hydrates and no fat, The difference and mangolds at once enables the stock- breeder to discard the mangolds alto gether or use a less quantity of hay aad Any number of substancescan be used, provided they are fed proportionately 10 value, the object being to neither have an excess nor deficit of any substance that efiters into composition of the body. | v What is given in shape of bulky material, stich as hay and straw, ean also be found in grains, which posses sutrimént in a more concentrated form, Using wheat straw as compared wih corn, the straw contains about three poundsof protein to the 100 pounds, whi e corn contains over ten. It is necessary, therefore, to lessen the supply of straw and add corn to complete the proportion of portein ; and as the straw contains about 40 per cent. of erude fibre, which is almost useless, while com contains less than 2 per cent. the waste in the system is much less from the com. The straw, though containing less fat, Lit a duty fo feed for nutritive value | only, yet they know by experience that certain foods give certain res sults; but the field is still open for more knowledge in that direction, | and every farmer should avail himself of "the privilege of obtainig it,— Philadel { phia Record. Hanpring Youne Srook.—I have read with much interest your remarks in the February number, page 063, upon into the horse department, as we, in England, call only tlie horse stalls the stable, and the dwellings of our cows, heifers and calves the byre, shipon or cow house and the loose box. AS a that the handling vou advocate is most important, and I would add to your suggestions about the heifer’s udder just this: That the milkmaid or herdsman who attends to the heifer about the time of calving, and milks her constantly afterward, should devote special eure to ‘the fore quarters of the udder. These being a little more diffi- cult to milk than the hind quarters, the milk not running so freely as from the latter, are often neglected ; the milker does that which he finds easiest to do and encouraged the flow of milk to the hinder parts of the udder. Frem this cause we many unshapely udders, deep behind, shrunk in front, and the yield of milk §s absolutely less than when the fore-parts are trained to contribute their fair share, The fore- | quarters should be milked first and “stripped” last, especially in a young i heifer, although it is well not to neg- lect the matronly ¢ow in this respect. I have known serious accidents happen to heiférg in traveling, from neglect of handling and haltering at an early age. and bulls to become permanently and ungovernably vicious from want of at- tention and the herdsman’s frequent companiogship. But in all these Very necassary “handlings.” I would forbid the use of the stick. Both heifers and bulls are amenable to kindness judici- ally exercised.’ 1 never knew it fail, even with animals neglected until they were half grown, and consequently | very exditable and wild, Caotiousap | proaches, with firmness and gentleness, will enable a man to get perfeet control over the most shy, provided that the stick ory still worse, the boot, has not already caw ed a lifelong dread of all mankind. — Lave Stock Journal. CorN Fooper.— When the farmer has stored up tbe ears of corn In his bins he-has laid by only two-thirds of the feeding value of his crop. The stalks that bore his corn hold another third. Yes the stalks or com fodder, ' as it is called, is worth nearly or quite { one-half the grain for feeding stock Governor Boutwell estimates the value of his fodder at one-half the value of his hay; that is, if hay sold at £20 fod- SeC 80 | der was worth £10, and for every ton of , fodder used he sold one tonof hay. Dr, | Sturtevant estimates his fodder at six- tenths the value of his hay; that is, when he sold his hay at 322 his corn i fodder brought him in cash £13.20a ton. Yet so many farmers ignorant of i its true value regard it only a8 a neces. : sary evil, and waste it or even burn it. It should be cared for when busking | time comes with as much certainty as { the grain. The few who have large barns 'and only moderate fields of corn can stow it » way loosely in their barns, but this method is not genérally feasible, To handle it easily bind it wear the ‘middle into small, compact bundles, tying with rye straw or tarred twine. After a dozen or so are Lied set them up ' carefully in shocks, As soon as possi- bleafter husking carry thew under sheds or into barns, or have them ricked or stacked convenient to the barn or ! cattleeyards, The great essential is to keep them from being washed and bleached by the rains. By exposure. | the carbo hydrates, the nutritious parts are changed to fibre, Dr. Lawes is au- thority for the statement that dried fodder loses nothing but the water in the drying. Therefore, its value is equalto that of green: fodder, and it cari be restored to its original condition by soaking in water, THRIFTY Pies, — Pure air helps fo make pure blood, which, in the course of nature, builds up healthful bodies. Out-of-door pigs would not show so well at the fairs, and would probably be paged over by the judgesand people who have been taught to admire only fat and helpless things, which get the prizes. Such pigs are well adapted to fill lard kegs, whereas the standard of perfection should be a pig which will make the most ham with the least waste of fat, the longest and deepest sides, with the most lest meat. It should have bone enough to stand up and help itself to food, and earry with it the evidences of health and natural development in all of its parts. Pigs which run on a range of pasture have good appetites—the fresh air and ex- erciss gives them this—hence they will eat a great variety of food, and much thau when confined in pens, need go to waste on a farm for s market. They will consume i all the refuse fruit, roots, pumpkins and all kinds of vegetables, which will make them grow, By extending the root patch and planting the fodder ebm thinner, so that nubbins will form on it, by putting in a sweet variety, the number of pigs may be increased. in The pig pasture will be ready the next year for any crop, and ten times the advantages accrue to the farmer than if the pigs are confined to close pens, for, as pigs are usually managed on a farm, but little manure ers’ Journal, Vines on Houses,—It is generally supposed that vines make houses damp. for which reason there are not nearly as with vines as there should be, Itisouly when the elimbers are allowed to cover the eaves and obstruet the gutters, or find their way under the shingles,” that they become objectionable, and these conditions should of course, be carefully guarded againt, The Gas deners’ Months ls remarks in this respect are well taken : **Vines should always be kept cut down below the roof. It is a little trouble to do this once a year, but we ¢an not get even our shoes blackened withoutsome t ouble. Those who know how beautiful and how cosey looks a vine-covered cottage will not object 10 the few hours’ labor it requres to keep vines from stopping up the gutter. Vines really make a wall dry. The millions of rootlets by which they adhere to the wall absorb water, and an examination will prove ‘a vine-covered wall to be as *“‘dry as an old bone.” One great advantage of a vime-covered cottage, not often thought of, is that it is cooler iu summer and warmer in winter than when there is but a mere naked wall,’ — American Gardener, -_— Concerning Razors. “Razors,” said the expert toa yepre seniative of the New York Sun, swing- ing ome- of the tools in his hand with a freedom that made the reporter shudder, ‘why, they're a field broader the moral They ure the touch {0 nature that makesall mankind (in, from President Arthur iu dressing-room to his constituents at a penny-ante poker game in Thompson street, No, few mazors are made in this country-—none worth speaking of = say one in & million. The best come from England. Tie best Swiss, The French razors deserve a proud distimetion as climaxing the worst so far as I know, Some used to made in Bridgeport, Conn., but | believe the enterprise was abandoned. Some are made Massachusetts, at Worcester, but not many. “In one respect do better here than in England. We can give hers a deeper concave grind than the Eoglish grinders can put upon a razor, eonae- quently many thousand of blanks are shipped here every year for finishing. The reason for this is that the skilled and careful German grind- ers are in the business here. The busi- ness started in Hawburg and ims drifted into Germiun hands almost on- tirely so far as this country isconcerned. Years ago the most famous Sheflield firm of cutlers in the razor trade im- ported two German grinders to show how their class of work could be done. It precipitated a general strike, and the employers had to come to the strikers’ demands-the bouncitig oat of the Deutchers, “The Sheffield grinders are English. men and will not. readily accept the competition of men of othér nationali- ties or adopt the methods of others, They are not fond of change. Razors ground to perfection over here have been shown Lo them as models, but do you imagine they would follow them ? No, indeed. Primarily a sazor, to be good, must be made of good steel, but it must also be ground properly to be fit for shaving. Everything, in fitting and edge tool for use, depends upon a correct understanding of the seryice it is expected to perform, and nice adapta- tion of its edge to just that service. A carving knife, for iustance, must be ground flat on ene side and wedge- shapad on the 0'her; a pocket knife must be ground convex and have a sufficient thickness behind its edge to keep it; and a razor must be ground thin and concave. See this one for in- stance. It is, a8 vod will observe, thinner a little back of the edge than close to it, hardly thicker than & sheet of paper. Nip the end of its edge with your thumbnail, and you will bear it ring like a little silver bell. More razors are spoiled by improper grinding than in any other way, The only way to know positively whether a razor is good or not is to shave with it. The eye will not determine its quality. But than law, his next are oe in yet we dozens faultlessly ground it may be spoiled and rendered quite unfit for shaving by improper strovping. A little too much stropping or not quite enough and you will have a bad edge. Then the razor demned as no good, “Often, too, people who are not adepts in the handling of razors com- plain that their razors de not shave well, when the fact is they scrape with them, holding the blade almost at right angles to the skin, or use them with a straight push of the edge against the hair. The proper way is to draw the razor with an easy gliding motion against the hulr—so. Use it right and, even if it is not quite a first-class razor wr in-perfect condition, you can stil) gel a pretiy satisfactory shave with it. But, for lack of doing that, people get the querest notions about their razors actually attribute to them whims and obstinacies as if they were sentient beings, 1 know one gentleman who in town, will not shave him at all in the country. He actually believes that. The fact is, that he is away from his ordinary conditions of being and sur- roundings when in the country, and, unconsciously of course, neither treats his razor nor uses it as he would at home. Many then affirm that their razors refuse to work well on the sea- cost, ag if the razor cared where it is used. Three-quarters of the people who shave themselves do not know how to use a razor, and conse- quently are liable to condemna good one, ‘*A razor id supposed to be better for a west after it has been used for a good while. And itis. My idea about it is that an inpreceptible rust gathers on it in disuse, and when that is honed and stropped off its edge is thinner and sharper than before. Bat you will not frequently hear a barber speak of a razor as ‘being tired’ and ‘needing rest.’ Many men avoid wearving a razor by | constant use by the expedient of having | several and using them in turn, Here. for example, is what we term a ‘calen- dar Case,’ got to meet the requirements of gettlemoan who take view of their raors, It you will observe, seven fin tered on that sensible contains as | let. days of the | TRIOS, the backs for the ich the way ap from $7 week, HS cases are soid at various to $20, view 7?’ | prices, all Why d Because, I call it sensible ‘a S¢vYeu rarors, by such changing round, will naturally each do but | he-saventh of what we of one razor in juentiy ¢ redurred Constant use, and conse. | the evil day of regrinding is seven tunes farther away Some have a great number of razors, and keep adding to thelr collection all Toe Jefferson, the actor. buys % thos FYI nN Per aninam ir Nassau know ke also hus bat! AWAY FA good razor we $2 Wi, but there ow as 8 a dozen. TI in on 58 reset IAL Ine if razors, give them i the Linge 8 worth fy ' nn 24 are cheap Kinds sold Ose are the | Ee kinds generally amplored in Thompson | streel to stiffen up weak poker hands | or persuade people who don’t earry » rAZZer a There are an infinite number of like a big, heavy blade ; af of styles and sizes TAZOTS, NOME others a small light, very narrow and deeply concaved bisdey 1 rather think the latter least Halle to cut the skin. In all cases hw Blade and handle of the razor should perfectly it is held in are talance when position for use.” “It is a wonder to me where all the ragofs go to— what becomes of them, lery house in Nassau street. * Now, I deal only in strictly first-class goods, in rzors as in all other lines of cutlery, so my business is more restricted than some others, but last year I imported 2467 dozen of razors, worth more than $20.000 tome. And that is about What the demand is every year. Some houses here- keeps ol # HOEVYED Was “Within an Inch of my Late,’ In the afternoons, when the « Was my pact pari of 1000s, inspecting it sanitarily, 1 was USTM UDon a certal . bam en Upon a pa Sherwood | and wh what puzzling myself. 2 had recommended to the Meantime, how ever, he was to be closely watched, and 134 dite 8 Calg, removal from the asylum friends no garden tools or implements put into his bands. How he had managed to elude the vigilance of the orderly under whose surveillance he had been placed, and to be where T met hin, = the things 1 never understood, it was, When he saw me his melancholic de- meanor ceased | he advanced with rapid strides toward me, and [ saw ata glance that he meant mischief of some surt or other ; for every muscle of his body was trembling with passion, and on every feature of his face was pictured that of a demon. 1 confess that ear came over me, What was this maniee going to do ? But to show appreien- sion would be fatal, so IT faced him boldly and exclaimed : “Hollo, Mat ! what are you doing here? Why as one of But so hews ! are you not in the airing grounds with the others ¥° Hetumed a wild and flashing eye upon me, and glared like a wild beast. Then he howled out rather than said : “lL we out of this I” “What do yout mean ¥' 1 replied, resolving, if possible, to gain time, end trusting that presently an orderly might pass and relieve me from the terrible wiluma in which 1 steod “let me out!” he repeated. “I have been too long in this vile place, | want to rejoin my regiment ; to see my poor old mother, and Mary, my sweet. heart. Why am I here? I am rot mad like the others. God knows that ; 80 do you. But if 1 am kept much longer 1 shall be stark, staring mud, Let me out, I say I” He was now boiliug over with { eney. Still 1 kept my ground. “Mathews,” I said, “I know that ycu are not mad ; 80 listen a moment. How can I let you out? I am not the head doctor, 1 can’t act without his erders. Your removal has been recowmended by him, I'll go and consult him now.’ “Noy, you won't, indeed." “Well, I can't release you, it would to connive at your escape. I should he vid by court-martial and cashier. o _— i “That's no matter fo me. 1’ make Bee this!” He opened the loose gray pea-jacket Le wore, and, to my horror, took froin within it a round paving-stone of some pounds in weight, such as the court-yard of the building was paved with, How he had managed ; to ob ain and to secrete it was another : mystery, A cold perspiration broke out upos me. My life seemed to be hanging te the slenderest of threads 1 had means of defense ; the rules prevented | my taking into the in erior of the asgylum even a walking-stick ; and mar an, the maniac was taller and stronger than 1. | The soldier raised the stone in his up | lifted hands, and held it over my head | which was protected only by my regu- | lation forage-cap. 1 expected every | instant that I should be crushed beneath | it ; but still the man seemed irresolute | to strike, Then, while Damocles like . the missile hung above me, a sudder idea flashed across my mind : “What if 1 try to dodge him 77 “Put down that stone 1” 1 eried out. “Isat me out, then I” he answered, “Put down that stone, and I will But first declare that you will teil ne one who did it or how it was done.” “Doctor, I swear!” And then. to my inexplicable relief, he lowered his raised hand, I looked around once again, really t Spy if any official was in sight: but in such a sly, covert way as to make Mathews believe that I feared an eaves dropper, “You know the locality ontside the barracks | “Yes. 1 was stationed her years ago with my regiment.» “Well, HY which was close to us) “‘leadsdovr 10 very short t * SOu i ne Pier to this door” {point passage Lo ano’ ng on to the Denes, He ail { strained to hear what **Here, take this 18 slretched-out hand Wis now ¥ id pened to have in my to what it belonged, it would fit no lock He grasped it eager]: time dashed the pa iT, FATES. 3 What then ted tones, ‘This. Wit Tab & sy $9 iL Sou into the passage. | exe way for a yard or ¢ ovk of the oute i Key, and-—eascape You will tell ‘ have mq If 1 am brougt {BEE NO SAPS $4 nember this murder you," “Mathews, vy gud : Nel iF 1 i y hod I pointed out: On y one shall y “You are the soldier's replied. “‘Let § YOu, sir, trend uu LADCGE me shake with 1 did not feel happy when I found my Pain wrung within his; but I qui Kiy opened the door alluded to, and with the least of suspicon he entered immediately. Once he was fairly in I pulled it to with abang which shook the very walls, | in a bathroom. The strain of excitement over. reac Gon cameon. 1 felt sick and faint and knew no more until | saw one of the officials and wy servant stooping over me. The former, going his rounds. had found me lying on the floor, and as soon as 1 came to my senses I told them what had bappened, and steps were taken to have Mathews s0 watched that in future pavisg stomes would never again be in his pdssession. I took care a 50 never again to perambu- late the asylum without my orderly consent. — Chamber's Jouraal, ' ita apa OL shadow le was inclosad a Pious Sentiment. —— — AR every day religion—one tha: loves the duties of your common walk i and that mak s an hones! man: one that accomplishes an int lleciual and moral growth in the subject : cae that works in all weather, and improves all opportunities, will best and most health. I¥ promote the growth of a church. and the power of the gospel, CHURCH MOORINGS, —An old sea Captain was riding in a railway carriage and a young man sat down by his side. He said: “Young man. where are you Boing?” “I am going to the city 10 live,” “Have you letters of introduc. tion ?" “Yex," said the young man, and he pulled some of them out “Well,” said the sea captain, ‘‘have ¥ou a church certificate ¥* “Oh, yes,» replied the young man ; “I did not sup. pose you desired to look at that" “Yes,” said the sea captain, “I want to see that. Assoon as you reach the city, present that to some christiar church, 1am an old sailor, and I have been up and down in the world ; and it is my rule, as soon as I get into port, to