The Cantilever Bridge. A cantilever bridge is one in jvliich the span in formeil by bracket-shapeil trusses extending inward from the sup ports and connected in tho middle either directly or by means of a third truss. If the supports are piers they nre placed near or at the centre of tho bracket truss, and the outer ends are made to counterbalance the weight of the inner ends. You can make a crude cantilever yourself. Place two boards end to end over carpenters' horses so that their inner ends shall be some distance apart. Lay a board across the inner ends and fasten the outer ends so that they will sustain weights placed on the centre board. The chief advantage of a cantilever bridge is that it can bo built without a scaffold being used to get the central truss into position. The two arms are pushed out, one from either pier or bank. When they are made fast the central truss is pushed out on one arm, until spanning tlie interval, it is made fast to the other arm. The word conies from the Latin quanta libra, meaning "of what weight." It is said that a Japanese devised the bridge; certainly an ignorant Mexican Indian had used one on his farm as long ago as ltißo. Probably the "Jap" had an ticipated him, however. New York Dispatch. How the Nose Works. In ordinary respiration the nose recognizes only pronounced odors, since the filaments of the olfactory nerve nre distributed only ill the up per thiiWof the lining membrane of its fossw, and in ordinary breathing the air passes directly through the lower half of these cavities. Hence, a modified respiratory effort—a quick, forced inspiration or "sniff"—is usu ally necessary in order to bring air carrying odoriferous particles to the olfactory nerve endings. Nevertheless, whenever air mixed with odorous gases and noxious par ticles is inhaled through the nose during a few successive ordinary res pirations, the olfactory sense is awakened to a knowledge of their presence through the law of diffusion of gases, in virtue of which the odor ous particles nre conveyed to tho superior fossae of the nose, and thence to the terminal filaments of the ol factory nerve. Thus, to a certain ex tent, the sense of smell is preservative of health.—New York Commercial Advertiser. Over 600,C00 cattle are annually slaughtered to make beef extract for soup. Tariff uii:l Taxation. TariH' duties and Internal revenue taxation on incomes and corporations nre exciting public interest, hut of quite as much interest nre those thimrs which tax the system and require at on™ an external remedy. On this subject, with special reoommendation, Mr. Pierce D. Brown. Bridi?ewatcr, Mass., says: '•ln accidents from all kinds of athletic sports, tore luce sprains and bruises. I have used St. Jacobs Oil, and always fount it to be most roliahlo. Also, Mr. C. It. Sands, Man#um, Okla., writes: "I have used St. Jacobs Oil for sprains and rheumatism and would not be without it for anything.'' Mr. K. Ledbetter, Denton, Texas, says : 4, 1 havo used St. Jacobs Oil, and it is the only thing I ever saw thut would euro toothache in ten minutes time/' mi l it is usually prompt and sure for frost bites. AU ofthes • communica tions are of recent date, showing unabated interest. There is more <"atarrh in this sort ion of the country than all other d;*<»ase» put together, and until tho la>t fen* years was snppost tl to be incurable. For a ere it many years doctors pro nounced it a locas d s'-aso, and rreseribed loc al remedies and by constantly failing to cure local treatment,pronounced it incurable. Science has proven e itarrh tj be a constitu tional -e an 1 therefore requires constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Curo, man ufactured * \ F. I. Olieney 6: Co., Toledo, Ohio, is tho only constitutional euro 0:i the market. It is taken internally iti «loses from lndropa to a teaspoonful. It acta directly on tho blood and mucous surfaces of the sy?tem. Tuey offer one hundred dollars (• r any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials free. Addrv \\ J. CHF.3TVY £ Co., Toledo, O. ; oUI by Druggist*, THKOAT DISK V-it:s cninme >ce witli a Cou th, Oold or s Throat. " Jtroicn's JhonetM: 'Jrocbts" ijfiw iiintu'litite relief. Soitl only in Price cents. Dr. Iloxoic'ft Certain ( roup I ure them »ther'.s delight b;*«\iuse it cures coughs *nd «old* quieter i iin itnv r.*m lv known. V. I*. Hoxsie, HutTalo. V V.. >JJY. Cough nights - t n gon;g to bed take a dose of Hatch*s Pniveraal t uugn Hyrup. lieechaml'ilU t irrect had effects of ovt>r- Mt lag. Beecl IA cents a boa nzw\ II - Y% ' IN " I was in ini« ri with ilvsi»e|Hitt. Home* time* I had n - a|i| • tile, and • Inn I did eat a h*artv tti«*al I feh niUfh diatrrKH for af ter 1 did not *eeiu t.i base .*■»> ambition: wai reallege! w n 'ht. and In tfar uinrnti»< it red and *%tl»fa< Mii . '}|«NH|*, Mar«ap lif » tin now. I Hood s s ;;> Cures lyau»pt i • .» I,vat > Niral tm»i« U Huu«r« t*iii* i- i "August Flower" One » 112 mv Mr, John Oil»«t 1 , ' n It Iri W* Hsu* AM t uht I -ii p.. •i- >\*fr> IN WM hon >ra the ton Mioii of hi* |iv«r an 1 ki-hmt it ta i m t■, ' i t!i , J!n i j , U oit » PKKVKNTIOX OP SCOURS. The calf should not be permitted to cat more than its fill of food, as the gorging is liable to result in scours. Eilthy surroundings is another cause, and if the animal is exposed to damp weather he may succeed in catching the disease. As there is no positive cure, prevention is the best thing for the farmer to use.—American Farmer. CARE OP ORCHARDS. The only way to keep up an orchard is to plant some trees every year. Most people neglect this, and when they do plant the trees they set them too close together, so that the roots intertwine and fruit production is checked. Apple trees should be set at least thirty feet apart each way. It is a mistake to imagine an orchard will take care of itself. Trees require the attention of the owner just as well as stock or farm crops, and neglect will be repaid in the same fashion. If you are not willing to give proper care, it is better to cut the trees down and plow up the land. It is useless to ex pect to got something for nothing. New York World. BBAN AS POULTRY FOOT). One advantage possessed by bran is that it contains a fair proportion of the phosphates, and for that reason may be used with the ration in order to render it more complete. We do not approve of feeding it in the soft condition if it can be used by sprink ling it on cnt clover that has been scalded, though a mess of scalded bran and ground oats, early in the morning of a cold winter day, is very invigorating and nourishing. Even when the food is not varied some ad vantage may lie derived, by way of compensation for omission of certain foods, by the use of bran and linseed meal. .Two pounds of l>ran, mixed with one pound of linseed meal and a pound of ground meat, fed to the hens once a day, allowing half a pint of the mixture to ten liens, will greatly add to the egg-producing materials. As a food for chicks, bran should always be scalded and allowed to stand an hour or two in order to soften. As a ma terial on the floor of brooders to ab sorb the moisture, it is excellent, and for packing eggs it serves well as a protection against breakage.—Farm and Fireside. WINTER CARE OF IMPLEMENTS. When farmers can get only fifty three cents per bushel for wheat—that was tho amount received by some of our St. Louis County farmers for good winter wheat—it will not do to leave tho mower or reaper at the end of the last round of last season's harvest. Nor will it do to leave the plow and harrow where lust used, either in the furrow or turned lip 011 the handles. Timbers bent by steam will lose their artificial form or shape when exposed to all the weathers of the season. Al most all farm tools or implements have thus received an artificial shape (or the better adaptation to the labor for which they were constructed. This being tho case, no farmer can afford to leave his tools and implements with out protection. If no better means can be afforded by wny of » rcgiilnr tool house or shop, s few poles and crutches can be placed mk to receive a covering of marsh or swamp hay or of rye or wheat straw. Often this can be made as a sort of "leanto"' to a stable, and it can bo made tight and secure from wet and affording additional warmth and support for general stabling. There is no time to lo 6« to make things snug in this direction. It is granted that nowadays a good farm wagon or a reaper or mower or :i hay rake can be had for about half the cost of the same article a dozen years ago, but that is no reason why they should not be taken care of. "A pen ny saved is a penny earned," or, as Poor Richard has it, "Take care of the pennies ami the pounds will take care of themselves."—St. Louis Republic. IMFROVTNO COMMON COWS, The first effort at improvement of cows is to feed tli. mm the best man ner. If they are kept for dairy pur poses the feed should be of the best elovtr hay, with from four to ten pouuds of mixed cornim aland bran daily in two fi eds. The quantity of food should be (Milled by the appetite of each cow and it» perfect digestion. If the is waated in the manure the ration should be reduced until the point of complete dig, stion is found, and then tln di> lion should be oil tivated by gradually increasing the food as It i> -n to be fully digested. If butter i- tie desired product the food may be enriched with a propor tion of oil-Hit at. As the food la re turned in ipiantity of butter, it may be slowly increased i nUI the ultllnale produrtivc point is reached, and this should be extended, if pesslble, by gradual ate) . Thn- the cow will gam a habit of feeding and producing Well, ami then collies the breeding for wwgaav "112 unproved kind. \ pure I ull is t •Is if. .1 if buttel is wniiti I, and if mil' > pure llolsti mor Vyr-dillt The e-tlves should be weaned fr'Mu the til t. and fed after the fourth day ou watm skim milk when a month old a little of the gram fond of COW la glVali, a- It will eat It, aud thii gradually, but slowly, in crt aaetl. The warm milk is fed five or «it months, by which time a fine, large calf will be made In every way poaslhh the calf should tie encouraged to eltl the heat id foo I, that It may hi c iiue a strong, h iltiiv animal, able to turn the iiiost fin I into growth t. hile Voting, an I iitio in :ll alter ward. Thru, in in.. . no . MtteMl • •Hillies ac i v, and the - illte plan IS fol lowed up li, a fi - venra the h< i t will becolHe a* talu tbli aa a pun bled one at nuly a 112 url'i or i.«» of tlo «i t |'Ut* is h>. . tur i«|a tuake tlo II work most pr .*'»nde by improving ail things >a tin fsriMi hnciml Ke im proved by a careful selection and breeding. When fowls are closely confined the runs need spading up occasionally to prevent them from becoming too foul. Early broilers usually prove very profitable. Push the growth until they will average two pounds and then sell. Even in winter, if the hens are ex pected to lay regularly, care must be taken not to let them become too fat. Tho principal reason why cooked food fattens the fowls more rapidly is because it is much more easily digest ed. A small quantity of sunflower seed given occasionally will add to the gloss of the plumage ; a handful to a dozen fowls will be enough. If early broilers are to be raised, especially if they are hatched in an in cubator, a good brooder will be found almost indispensable. It will pay to sell all the common turkeys and make a new start with some of the better breeds like the Bronze or Narragansett. Bran, ground oats and cornmeal make oue of the best rations for grow ing chickens. It may be improved somewhat by baking and then crumbl ing. Poultry is generally eheap at this season on account of the large quanti ties of it sent to market. Often it will pay to keep and feed until a little later. The nests should be dark, warm and supplied with good nesting material, which should be chauged regularly, even in winter, to prevent its becoming too foul. In selecting out the hens, if there are any that have proved themselves exceptionally good mothers, it will pay to keep them over if they are past two years old. Setting hens are scarce in winter, so if early chickens are wanted a good in cubator will be necessary, the size de pending upon the number of chickens to be hatched. Leaves or chaff make a good litter to scatter on the floor, and by throwing grain among it the fowls will be kept busy scratching it over, and in this way take exercise. One of the principal items in raising chickens in the brooder is warmth. It' they get chilled they will crowd to gether in a brooder so closely that some will be smothered. Wheat is one of the best grains for laying hens. It is rich in material for growth, while stimulating to the egg functions. At present prices it can hardly be considered an expensive feed. With good treatment pullets hatched in February will lay in September; those hatched in March will lay in October, while those hatched in April will usually begiu layingin December. —St. Louis Republic. .1 Double Kisli. A double tisli. or rather t ivo fishes joined together by n growth similar to the connect ion between the Siamese twins, was caught at Creve Ccßiir Luke recently under peculiar circumstances. Willium Schaefer, of tin- (Irand Rill iartl Hull, nnil Ins friend Rillie Ben nett, before going ou a fishing trip to I'revo Cieur, made a friendly wager, by the terms of which the one who had the least success should, oil their re turn, entertain the other at a dinner. The score stood fifty-one to fifty in ltillic's favor, when Seliaefer's line tautened and he landed a jack salmon. On cxamiuiug the fish he was Astound ed to learn that his catch was a freak. There were two fishes, perfect in every way, between whom there was a growth which bound them together. The growth was just below the gills. ' That ties us," said Bennett. "I guess not,'' Schaefcr replied. "I have two fishes here. This make* me fifty-two to your fifty-one." "Hut you only caught otic,' argued Ueunett. ''ilow's thatl caught them both,' urged Schaefer. "Hod" Stevens, the superintendent of the lake, was asked to decide whether the piscatorial dual should b« counted as a unit or more. Steven* listened to the arguments of both and acknowledged hi* inability to satisfy tlieni on the point, aud suggi «ted that the matter be left to old John Morgan, who hail been a tbht-rmaii at frcve I'irur Lake since 'tit Morgan, after hearing both sides, decided 111 Schat fer'a favor. "But." said Helmet t, "we were only to eoiiul tin It caught with a hook. S-iw, only one i>l thru tUti bit at the balt I'he hook was only in oUe tish'a mouth ' Makes 110 dllli tenet I'other one s hooked oil to the oiie Si hurfi't hooki d alid lie Wiltt " Hi l.ollla Kfpilbllf. 4r%'liUi«t*«*|» an>l t rank. I'he Sew \nrk I'imsa re| ilea the fol loWtUH anecdote "I the late Archblaliop tl> lie* l>|. Ililgllea waa once Vlsllcd LI a crank in In* MMIIM rr I street re* ideiice It was at night, aud the crank enu red the bedroom, aud, waking I >r M 'i4h> * frotu a sound ahep, itrvw a dagger aud threatened to kill linn. With wonderful presence of mind the prelate cried out tr» you an Utah man* "I am, rtplit l the crank 'fhcH (u ant said l>r Hughes, "and IP l a blackthorn stick and kill Me with thai So Irisilinap •««! vet kill* •I a i malt with a lams'i only Italians use 1 that weapon " Ihe crank put »tp Ilia knll< and Went ul|t fur Ihe bUek It Hi, aid I'i Hiatal*, sit I tilt |l» I t.t . lib --. „«« t • HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. BITS OP & IiORF. Lamp wicks should have the charred part rubbed off with ft rag kept for that purpose. They should very sel dom be cut. They should not- be used so long that the webbing becomes tight nnd non-porous. Lamps should be kept filled with oil. It is bad for the wick and burner when the oil left over from one even iug's reading is made to do duty a. sec ond time. The tank should be filled again. About once ft month the wick should be removed, the burners unscrewed and boiled in a little water in which common washing soda hivs been dis solved. This will remove the almost imperceptible coating of dust and grease that forms on tlio brass. The lamp chimney should be washed in warm, soapy water each day, iv mop made especially for such work being used. When dried it should be pol ished with soft newspaper or chamois. —Philadelphia Times. HOW TO COOK OAME. A great many housekeepers arc chftry about cooking game, as though there were some mystery in its proper preparation, and a good deal of non sense lias been talked about "rare" game which lias perplexed nnd warned off the ordinary person, who has no appetite for raw flesh. As a rule, all dark-fleshed birds, like ducks and grouse, should be cooked about as rare as roast beef, so that the blood runs from the knife. Birds with white flesh, like partridge, should be as well dono fts ft barnyard fowl. A simple rule for time allows eighteen or twenty minutes' roasting for either canvas back or redhead duck, fifteeu minutes for teal, eighteen or twenty minutes for grouse, twelve or fifteen minutes for doe-birds, ten minutes for either plover or woodcock, and eight or ten minutes for English snipe. Tender, plump quail require from fifteen to eighteen minutes, and the average plump partridge from thirty-five to forty minutes. This implies the brisk est heat the range oven can give, a heat "that will turn a sheet of writing pnper dark brown in ten minutes.— New York World. DONT's FOR THK WINDOW GARDEN". Don't forget that the plants will re quire plenty of fresh air on sunny days, or they will resent the change from their summer quarters. Don't leave the door or window open too long, unless the weather is very mild, or the plants will become chilled. Don't allow a direct draught on the plants, especially if the air is cold. Admit it through a door or window nt some distance from the plant shelves. Don't give too much water or try to force the plants. Give them time to become accustomed to their winter quarters. Don't forget to search for the cracks that will let in the keen air. Stuff them with folded newspapers. Don't be sorry to give your only rose or geranium blossom to your sick neighbor. It may do licr more good than medicine. Don't fail p a kettle of water on the too ' fitting room stove or tin; water .ed in the furnauce. Don't ri .«bout the moisture being unheal' y when it is necessary to sit in the room with the plants. You will be benefited as well as the flowers. Don't fail to use stimulants on your calla, and plenty of warm water if you want quantities of the beautiful lilies. Don't forget to look at the bulbs which have been placed in the dark to form roots. Some of them may be ready to bring into the light for blooming. Don't Iu- discouraged if you can't make the plants bloom while the days are short and there is little suu. You will notice a great change in a few weeks. RECIPES. Potato Roulettes Mix a pint mashed potatoes with a tablespoontul of cream, salt aud pepper to season, aud tin beaten yolk of an egg. Form into ob long roulettes, dip in beaten egg, roll in bread crumbs aud fry in hot lard tu a golden brown. Cranberry Sauce—Wash aud pick the berries, removing all imperfect ones. Put them in u porcelain kettle; to a quart of berries allow a pint ol sugar. Boil ten or fifteen minutes, taking care not to mash the berries. Pour into a deep dish or a mold. Pumpkin Pie—One quart of stewed pumpkin pressed through a sieve, eight eggs beaten separately, two scant quarts of sweet milk, one pint sugar, a tcaspooufill each of butter, ennui 111011 and nutmeg. Itcat together and bake in pie pans lined with rich pastry. Mack Heau Soup Take one quart of black beans, bull well 111 four quarts of wuter with a little salt and pepper. When well boiled, prc»s through a •olander into the water they were boiled 111. Add not quite a teKkpooli ful of allspice, mace ami cloves, well pounded, lloil again for half an hollr. Have ready three hard-boiled egga, chopped fine , put them with a table spoonful of butter iu a tureen, aud pour on the soup. Scalloped Oyster# flutter a deep pau or bakiug dish, cover tho bottom ailh rolled crackers or bread crumb* slightly toasted Over this put a layer of oy«ter* Keaaoiiml with pepper and •alt and a little buttei, I lien another layer of crmub* and one more of oys ter*. salt, pepper and buttef. The top layer ahollhl lie of crumb* SrasoUed » itli pepper an I *alt Ovei tin* put small piece* of butter. Hake alioilt half au hour. Apple Dumplings Feel, core and cut up *u ripe apple* Prepare a rich pa*lry, take *mail pieces of it, rollout 4 lid cut iuto allcca a boll I th e * I »' t- of a bicakta*! *au>'i-r lut iiacli put a tea ipoouful of butter, two t* aapoiiiifui* it dinar and two or throe taldeepuun flli* of the luluee I apple I »iui let I •■alia by drawing th«> «Ihm mI cnut It - i ih< r Put lk«iu in a pau and •pfilikb wvel the t >p | little ii||al and me tiny pie,. iitti i f'uvn Willi boilinit watt I au I l-ahi', a i ling a lull.' 11. I «a|< i il it get* lu» helvfe II I til. • ||| >|ulMP. Pane Us* the and Hi oat com pMr *«w«ieg« *yst«n« in Ermine is very fashionable. Georgetown, Mo., lias a female jew eler. Diamonds are said to be in bail form in the morning. One-seventh of the land owners in Great Britain are women. .Tet ruffling, as supple as ruffling oi silk, is used on velvet wraps. About five feet four inches is consid ered the average height of women. The favorite jewel in London this season is the pale yellow carnelian. Rochester (N. Y.) University has decided to admit women in oil courses offered by the institution. Miss Ahearn, State Librarian of In diana, was recently elected Secretary of the American Library Association. Modjeska, the tragedienne, is said to bo a fine pianist and as an interpreter of Chopin's music she displays much esprit, as well as delicate finesse. • The florist's bill is an item of rather vast proportions iu one New York house—something in the neighborhood of 3700 a month during the season. Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer is author ity for the statement that iu the last twenty-live years SI 1,000,000 has been given in this country to women's col leges aloue. Some of the smart women abroad wear their silk and satin muffs hung on a silver chain; others utilize the long gold aud pearl chains in vogue a season or two. A clause in the charter recently be stowed on the University of Walee makes women eligible equally with men to every degree and office within the gift of the university. Among the novelties for evening wear are eollarettesof black "footing,' edged with white inserting. They are about ten inches deep with double capes and double ruffles around the neck. Miss Helen Cann is one of the youngest members of the galaxy of Gotham amateurs who love the violin. She is only seventeen years of age, but a very good player. liar instrument is an Amati. Tho Duchess of Devonshire is one of the handsomest women ill London. She is very bewitching when she wears her favorite style of Mary Stuart ruffle on ft black velvet coat, and n bonnet to suit. The Harvard Annex has now 250 students, of whom twenty are doing post-graduate work, about 100 are in the four undergraduate classes and tho remainder tiro special ; tudentt taking advanced courses. It is impossible to suppress the tendency of Dame Fashion to revive the modes of our grandmother's time. Tiierumor is that large earriugs, which have not been worn for a long time, are again to become fashionable. \Y omen have taken two of the three special fellowships offered by the Chi cago University this year. Cora A. Stewart, a Vassar girl, has become a fellow in history; Alice F. Pratt, of the Chicago University, hss become a fellow in English literature. The entrance hall to Mrs. John Ja cob Astor's country place, Ferncliff, in about fifty feet long by ninety-five wide. The walls ara done in brass paneling, with a frieze of blue and black aud terra cotta. Deer heads, almost too many to count, adorn the wall*. The Empress of China lins no sym pathy with gay and flighty fashions. She celebrated iier sixtieth birthday by issuing a proclamation enjoining a general restraint of extravagance. 11«t .Majesty has even prohibited the cus tomary gifts of silks and jewels by | ministers. Mrs. George Gould is President of the Kindergarten and Potted Plaut Association, of New York City. On each November 8 she gives out prizes to the children who have been most successful in the cultivation of the plants given to them iu the spring hv Mr*. Gould. The sentiment with which American girls cherish their wedding gowns, often preserving them for the first and second generation, is curiously ■ changed in the reigning house of ! Austria, the Princesses of which pre ' sent their magnificent liridal robes to J the church tor priestly vestments. Mrs. Ye Cha Yun, wife of the first ! Secretary of the Coreau Legation at SYaslnugtoii, is a handsome woman, as ; beauty in Corea goes, and a sweet faced woman according to American ideal*. Sh" is modest and retiring, tud is the first Coreau lady of the no- I nility who ever left her native laud. Mrs. Ambrose (iritlith, of Win •hester City, has secured a patent on iu improved baking pan, her owt in dention, which promise* to yield hers fortune. The pan is ho arranged that 1 th< process of baking can be übaerved ' without removing the cover, a feature ' that every cook know* how to appre- I -late. The hereditary throat trouble which s fast reducing the Princess of Wales o the stone - deaf condition of her j Mother, the Queen of Denmark, has ilao made Its appuarslice iu th<> third i feneration. The I'rincess Maud of I A'ale* lias a tendency to WcaklleMl of lie throat, which, it is feared, will iiii •air her hearing, also, \ii cveuing ei»»tMui« is ol stiver gray i itrtlud moire antique, faintly »hot I * iih nMtla green ami heliotrope, and I irilllliied arolllld the aklM Willi three ruche* of silk The deewilete Indies I iu ad< ep collar of applv gn t-ii **liu, | imped with jewelry aud embroidered in 11 repeating cleverly lit** delicate I color* seen in the moire it*elf It may not be gi m rally known, but It l» tru« that tin glial Pal i*ian dree*makers have a custom of cliaig mg a married woman mora lor hwf gowu thau an unmarried woman i* ),• I An tnofiMui lady in I'aiu recently comm. ut« d upon this differ elo e, a tin It she had ob*. rted |o tin • tl*lit ot #541 IU two dew • Idente ally allk< ' All' «u|sWm»l the giail j mi'diat, "why not* Mala no be* a busliend to |av hei lulls but tued ' « molM He a dot must l.» b ». d onl to», | »v lUat 4m ma» get a k ul>«n I ' The Parasol Ant. The fact that the "parasol ant" of the West Indies has grown to be such a pest that the Government of Trini dad lias had to adopt appropriate legis lation against its ravages, draws atten tion to the remarkable habits of the little creature. It has been definitely j determined that they do not out the • circular bits out of the leaves that they I bear away so like a parasol over their j heads, for tho purpose of eating them ! or for nest lining, as has been suggest- j ed. Theso bits of leaves are simply wanted as the soil on which to culti- j vate a certain sort of fungus that they : feed upon; and the ants are as expert ; in its culture as is any market gardener of Paris in the growing of his beloved ! mushrooms. A nest of these tiny agri culturists has thus been described by the director of public works in Trini dad who has had them on his table : "Each forager dropped his portion of leaf in the nest, and it Mas taken up by a small worker and carried to a clear space to be cleaned. It was then taken in hand by the large workers, ] which, after licking it with their tongues, reduced it to a small, black ball of pulp. These balls were built ! on the edge of the already formed fun- ; gns bed ond slightly smoothed down, j The new surface was then planted with portions of the fungus brought from j other parts of the nest. Each piece is putin separately, and the ants know exactly how far apart the plants should be. It sometimes looks as if the bits of fungus had been putin too scantily in places, yet in about forty hours (if the humidity has been properly regu lated) it is all evenly covered with a mantle as of very tine snow." When ; it is remembered that mo.it. persons wh-i have tried the cultivation of edible fungi have failed because of the difli culties arising from the handling of the spores and the maintenance of the needed humidity, it almost seems that wo must concede to theso tiny crea- ! tures a greater degree of agricultural | skill than is possessed by the average ! farmer. The Tea Koa«l, Ke-gu, the half-way halting place on the famous tea road between the Chinese border town Ta-chien-lu and the Thibetan capital, is the centre of the tea trade, and, accordingly, the residence of numerous tea merchants. It is the Chinese who chiefly bring the tea here, to sell it to the Thibetan merchants, who forward it to Lhassa. The currency in this trade is the Indian rupee, which, however, is often dispensed with, and then the tea is bartered by tho Chinese for wool, hides and furs, gold dust, mercury and other Thibetan products, for importa tion into China. The tea (branches as well as leaves) is packed in pressed bricks, about fourteen inches long, ten wide and four thick. Eight of these bricks are sown in a skin, and a yak carries two skins. All Thibetans drink tea. They boil it, branches and all, in water, with a lit tle soda and salt, and before drinking i»dd butter, barley flower (which is called tsampa) and dried nat ive cheese. The solid part of this mixture, when merely moistened with a little liquid lea made up into hard balls, is called ba, and forms the staple food of Thibet. The chief meat consumed is mut ton, upon which the black tent people i almost live. Sheep are cheap. In the | interior of the country they cost from i one rupee to two rupees. For winter I consumption, they are killed early in the cold season, and the meat is frozen.—The National Review. K\(»wu;I)(;K ' Brinps comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when I rightly used. 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