A Land «l Xamiiles. ' The first impression of the Bcrmndn Inland* to one expecting a semitrop leal appearance is disappointing on account of the cedar. Thin is tbepre vailing tree; indeed, all the islands are covered with this scraggy foliage. The trees for the most part aro small, and Btiftgest to us a Northern lntitnde and a poor soil. It is true that they aro Southern cedars, which originally drifted over from Florida, and some people might try to call them cypress, aad give them a botanical juniper fla vor ; but to us they aro Northern, and in such contrast to the cerulean waters and soft blue skies and genial atmos phere that we are not easily recon ciled to them. Yet they aro the only thing that seems to be native to the land. Every other tree and shrub lias an exotic appearance—even the man groves, which grow in the salt marshes, putting down their branches and drop ping their long seeds, loaded at one end, into the slime, and creating an impenetrable thicket, and finally land. It is, indeed, called the continent maker. Palms grow here of several sorts—sago, palmetto, cabbage and date—but they are little more than specimens. The banauas of small and fairly good variety flourish, but not in quantities sufficient to supply the wants of the islands. The oranges and lemons have succumbed to the scale, and the few other semitropieal fruits are of no consequence. The islands are at times brilliant with vaiious flowers, but not in the vigor or pro fusion of Southern California. Very fine, indeed, are the great fields of lilies in bloom (the export of the bulbs is one of the industries of the islands), and occasionally great fields of scarlet amaryllis excite the imagi nation like a compact regiment of red coats. Brilliant also are the tall hedges of scarlet hibiscus, and every where the oleander grows wild in pro fusion. Much more might be made out of the islands in the w»3' of gar dens and small fruits if there were more good farmers and horticulturists and more enterprise; but Bermuda is a sort of child of the sea, and looks beyond the horizon for help. Upon many things there is a sort of blight, at least periodic, audit lias even fallen upon the pungeut onion and the po tato, so that the anxiety of a short crop in these great staples ia added to the worry about the American tariff. —Harper's Magazine. The Cloth Cannot be Sewed. The bullet-proof cloth invented by T)owe, the German tailor, about which so much has been said recently, seems to be of very doubtful value, after all. It is said that it simply cannot be used as wearing apparel, as its thickness and composition forbid its being cut, or shaped, or sewed, as is necessary in the manufacture of clothing. Every one who has thought of the bullet proof cloth has associated it with something a man could put on when he went into battle and take off when he left the field. It appears that the material must be carried in the knap sack or in the blanket roll, and wound around the body where protection is needed. Perhaps, after all, the "cloth" will be found more useful for shields'and torpedo nets than as a species of armor for the soldier. The material is said to be about half an inch thick, and not flexible. One ob server, who has reported to the war department on the stuff, describes it as a wire netting, incased in what ap pears to be a cement substance. The "coat," or garment, which was re cently used in experiment abroad, weighed about six pounds, and costs about fifty cents a pound to manu facture.—New Orleans Picayune. Hints to Athletes. When a man dies from heart failure after excessive exertion it is because he rests too completely after the ef fort aud allows too great a rush of blood to the leit lung and the region of the heart. When an athlete is in good training he runs no risk at all if he lies down after a hard race, but when he commences training every spring he learns by experience that he must rest up gradually after heavy ex ertion. If a man runs a mile rapidly when overburdened with flesh, and then lies down or sits down, he ex periences a choking sensation which sometimes leads to the rupture of a blood vessel. If, on the other hand,ho walks around the track until he cools oft a little, the unpleasant sensation is not felt at all. When a man runs rapidly to catch a train he ought to keep on his feet for a few minutes af ter he is through with the exertion, and if he cannot conveniently keep in motion, he should breathe as freely as possible and be careful to keep the whole of his lungs busy for at least several seconds. When he does this all risk is averted. New York Dis patch. v _ | Dr. Kilmer's B\vAMp- It oo T cures nil Klitncy ami lllailtler troubles. Pamphlet ami Consultation free. Laboratory Biughamton, N. Y. ORRAT HIUTAIN BAS 17H.520 owners ol farms. Haifa Cittni-rH {'lire ft Constitution ,| Cure. Pries 75a. Karl** Clovi r limit, thn irrent lilo.nl purillrr. Klves fruHlinv-u. ami clearness to 111.- rnmplex- KHI Hil l t'lirn* constipation, £'i rt»„ fillets., Jl. • MKI K I'iilil- unit Hrmit liltia with link'* ll mull, |i»t mi.l. Mil 1.. ViUli.,.-, illl\i, . Ilullnlii, N. Y. The Magic Touch Hood's Sarsaparilla You mmilr at tb« Hut If you tir* o lr-• n Dyspepsia w* U|f«wiioii If) .| Ujftlt*, .ill Imv. ; for»« yr<|| II I* I i II hull it ifftna •!<*•»», wiM ili.uk. »11.1 ti«» 4cHitat ! *i 'ltd* in-, •• flutf Hood's *'"•*'«- > "train C ures «%%%% Ho j«l» Hit wi REMEDY FOR OMOS MAGGOT. Half a pint of kerosene is well mixed with a pailful of some dry ma terial, preferably wood ashes,but sand, sawdust, or even dry soil will do fairly well, and after the plants are well up and the trouble is at hand a sprinkling of this mixture along tho rows about twice a week during the time the fly does its work will be found a sure pre' veative.—Scientific American, FOOD THAT DRISS THE MILK, A good cow will not bo hurt iu her milking by any of tho ordinary foods in use, if given in moderation. But (here are cows that will rather turn their food into fat than into milk, and such cows may bo dried by overfeed" ing such strong food as cornmeal or other grain. Braa will not be apt to dry a cow under any circumstances, and thus it ii? a safer food than meal for such cows as Rre too apt to fatten when well fed. Every owner of cows should carefully test each ono to dis cover lier character in this direction* for it is very true that a largo propor tion of cows do not pay for their feed ing, aiut ot course such cows aro not profitable. More cows of this inferior kind for milk and butter will be found among the shorthorns and other breeds commonly fed for beef, thau among the special dairy breeds, as the Ayr shire. the Jersey aud tho Holstein.' New York Times. cransfl OATS. Oats should bo cut for fodder at about the same stage of growth that other grasses aro cut, which is When i in bloom or very soon after, writes a correspondent. If cut too early the fodder will lie-hard to cure, and if cut after the kernels have attained much size the fodder will be poorer, beside being liable to much injury from rats and mice in the mow in winter. This rule holds good for time of cutting oats, barley, millet and wheat for fod- I der. Bye should be cut before it | blooms, as it becomes tough and un palatable Very i„ I jidlv alter it reaches the blooming stage. When the weather is favorable I have found it well to ! let these coarse, heavy fodders lio a ; day or so to wilt after cutting before putting in the tedder. It hardly pays to handle green stnft of this kind till part of the water has had time to dry out. Never cut when the dew is on. —New England Farmer. MAKING AS ASPARAGUS BED. Of all the crops for the market gar den, especially if conveniently situat- j ed to a large city, asparagus is ono of | the most satisfactory, ' because it is easy to cultivate, easy to gather and easy to sell. The land should bo lieav ] ily manured and wbrked up to a ! depth of at least ten inches. Trenches j are then opened up to a depth of nine ! inches with a plow, The plants should I be set about three feet apart in these j trenches, and enough earth packed about the roots to cover them well, | and the harrow will complete the job, | throwing in a little additional earth upon them as it is drawn lengthwise ! over the rows. This work may be done ! in the fall or spring. At tho end of the season the trenches will be partially covered in and during the next year may be cultivated level, leaving the roots eight or nine inches ! below the Burface of the ground, j Every spring tho whole surface should ; receive thorough cultivation with the plow and harrow, and be well ma nured. Mr. Garfield, of Michigan, who has had eminent success in grow ing asparagus, states that ho applies stable manure and refuse salt al ternate years, the former st the rate of thirty-two tons per acre.—Canadi an Horticulturist. IREVEN'TION or POTATO DISEASE; Experiments in the prevention of potato disease were made at the Albert Farm, (ilaslievin. and at Garrvhill, j County Car low, Ireland, in 1892. According Ic the recently published report of the Agricultural Depart- 1 meut, tho Flounder, a Variety ex- ' tremely liable to disease, was select- ! ed, and tho experiments were made j with a view to nseertftin whether the mycelium of tho fungus reached the • tubers through the tissues of the plant or by means of the spores falling I upon the earth and then washed down to the surface of the tubers iu the ! •tsull; Tho* ground was covered early in June beneath the plants with cot ton wool, carefully placed around the stems, with the object o' filtering out the spores that might fall upon the ground. The disease appeared in July and the leaves of the plants were bad ly affected When the potatoes were lifted in October it was found that 1 there were no disxased tubers beneath tho cotton wool, but a considerable amount of disease in tho unprotected ground. Hence, it is provisionally in- i ferred by those iu charge of the ex periments that disease spores reach the tubers by pawing through the soil, but further experiments ate nee i s»ary before slating definite conclu sion*. If this point be established, the adv Ullage of high moulding, an sdvoca'ed by Mr Jeuseo, ill provid ing ■* layer of earth of miMcieut thick iicss t i filter the r,tiu water as it descends I lll, High the earth, and there* I by srri»t tho spores before they could J reach tile tubers, will reeeive further proof. Tho potato crops iu COM aly Dublin are Kent-rally morn free from ■ llM'iise than tli IMJ growu in other psrts •' Ireland. Thu comparative immunity is attributed to the earlier planting of tin- crop, keeping thi< laud tree from w"«*d», aud the general *v* twill'of chatig'lig lh> well from which the crop g-own t«ir by yesf. 1 1 j'-» it i • ike rli.i y. ir I'liey »ill list. ittKfe au I bell, r nwis tb« second j IMI. and will tin it m«ki> ta»l< <- # i •• ill, a (tils itisitttre that is applied I Ilut lilil U'«f Will Itfiiwu |UJ MI liiuii* I MvMl IU IhkH 'Wt HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS. do tottr own marketing. There is far more satisfaction in (I woman foing to market herself than by doing this part of the household duties by proxy. It is genuine satis faction to pick out tho choicest and best for home consumption, and be sides that in seeing so much, many now dishes are suggested that would not bo thought of if the buying were done by telephore or through the medium of a third person.—St. Louis Star-Sayings. MATS FOR THE TABLE. It is too bad to huve ono's polished tables and stands covered with little rings where a vase has stood and tho water has overflowed. There is no need of this, either. Everybody should havo on hand au abundant sup ply of these mats. These need not bo obtrusive in design. In fnct, no om wants any more the elaborate confec tion that were once wont to call at tention to their crocheted splendors in our drawingrooms. Make the latter day vase mats of small rounds of olive greon felt, preferably not ornamented at all except for a "pinked" border, No one will notice them, but they will keep your rosewood and mahogany from harm. —Detroit Free Press. PAINTERS' I'IOKDE. Painters' pickle is used for remov ing old paint. It is useless to waste time and money applying good enamel paint over old paint, for it quickly cracks and grows shabby. Mix one pound and a half of stone potash, ono pound oud a half to two pounds of soft soap, and half a pound of wash ing soda together, and stir into about a gallon of wnter. Tho pickle should then be boiled till the potash is molted, Apply this with a brush, then let it stand for several hours. The work must afterwards bo washed thoroughly with Strong, hot soda-> water, using no soap. This pickle may bo applied equally well hot or cold. Ctreat care must be taken in using tho pickle, as it discolors tho finger nails and takes tho color out of anything it touches.—New York World. SPOTTING A BAD EOO. The most reliable method, as well fts the easiest for determining the de gree of freshness of an egg, is to hold it to the ear and shake it. The egg shell is perforated by small pores, which can only be seen by tho nid of a microscope. Through those pores, day by day, the albumen inside tho egg evaporates, and its place is taken by air. AVhen the egg is full a fluid passes Constantly toward the pores, and is the principal agent of corrup tion, the corruption being manifested more rapidly in warm than in. cold weather. An egg absolutely fresh is entirely full, but stale eggs have all au empty space in proportion to their age, caused by the loss of albumen by evaporation. Thus, if any sound can be heard when tho egg is shaken, it is safe to throw it aside as unfit for use. —New York Sun. t —* , i • RECIPES. Lemon Custard—Three well beaten eggs, three cups of milk, tlu'ee-fourths of a cup of sugar and a tablespoonful of lemon extract; Bake in custard bowl or tin milk pan. Pudding Sauce--Beat a teaspoonfnl of cornstarch with a half cup of milk until thoroughly mixed. Stir into a pint of boiling milk, sweeten und fla vor with vanilla or any extract yon chance to have. Cream Pie—One-half pound of but ter, four eggs, sugar, salt and nutmeg to your taste and two tablespooufuls of arrow-root. Wet with cold water or milk find pour on it a quart of boiling milk. Stir all together. Bake your pies in a deep dish. Broiled Mutton with Tomato Sauce —Cold boiled leg of mutton, if not too much boiled, is very good cut iu rather thick slices, sprinkled with pepper and salt and broiled; to be served very hot with a thick sauce, flavored strongly with fresh tomatoes or tomato sauce. Tomato SoUp—Boil a small pieco of meat with cabbage, parsley, celery, pepper and salt, onions and allspice. When they are well boiled add a goo'd quautity of tomatoes and a dessert spoonful of butter rolled in flour. Strain all through a colander and serve while hot with toasted bread, An excellent tomato sortp. Fruit Salad—Six oranges, threo bananas, one pineapple, two cups desiccated cocoanut, ono cup pow dered sugar. Slice the oranges and bananas and cut the pineapple into bits an inch square. Put into a glass dish alternate layers of tho fruits and sprinkle sugar and cocoanut between tho layers and on the top of the wholo. A handsome and delicious dessert. Egg and Cheese Omelette—Cut tho cheese into small pieces, using about a dessertspoonful to two eggs, and for tho rest proceed iu tho ordin ary way. Parmesan cheese should be grated and beaten up with the sea soned eggs, oil being used for frying it. Gruyere cheese should be cut Into dice ami strewn upon tho eggs directly after they are poured into the pan; a little fresh butter, chopped up and added to tho eggs while they ate being beaten, is a great improvement. Snow l'udd.iig—One-half ounce, or one-third box of gelatine, disolvedin one pint boiling water, with the juice of two lciuous. Add one cup Let it cool. Take the whites of two eggs, Hud beat to a stiff froth with a very little sugar; beat this with the ; gelatine until all is white, ami put ! into a mould. Seald one pint milk, add the yolks of three eggs, one cup one tea»poo|i corn starch. Fla vor with vanilla. NVhen cool, put the suow iu a gla*s dish and pour the 1 custard arouud it. Kuncical IHel, What is known as a surgical diet U worth trying i»n<'e tn a while for the «• »|| pum Milk, bull ian I arn arn r«gar Iu I as tlm hunt annual t,...|5, iHMiaiuw l"*w for.M is lVp«ll|.<( in tlii'ir >Hifi'stnui, au important lt lat« Mr ' S|l H ; 011 li»« I»ru» -In- I lo crowded i Kolinrt-KfttlolM at tin liftiidwt uu elmreli , in linr latu ••nun-lit biothef, from whom, h .olio dltf< red, aiuoitj olbvi lttiug*, vit tU«i jawlivu w< bapluta. & The Royal Baking Powder is in- 8 dispensable to progress in I and to the comfort and conve- % nience of modern housekeeping Royal Baking Powder makes hot bread wholesome. Perfectly leav- ens without fermentation. Qual ities that are peculiar to it alone. £ ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK. The "Counterblow." Tlio "Gepenscbein," or "Counter glow," is n very faint, Lazy iuminos ity, which always keepa opposite to the eun in tho sky —a nearly round »pot varying from ten degrees to twenty degrees in diameter, usually a little brighter at the middle, though une observer has reported seeing °it with a darkish center. It is so faint that when it happens to fall near the Milky Way, or even near to any bright star, it is quite drowned out, and, of course, therefore, can be observed at nil only at stations where tho sky is perfectly dark, and not vitiated by tho illumination of gas or electric lights, tt seems to have been first noticed by Brorsen, in Germany, just forty years ago, and since theu lias been more or less studied by a number of observers, who, however, have not fully succeeded in solving the mystery. It is quite certain that it is in some way con liected with the zodiacal light ; in fact, it is only rt brighter and wider portion of the faintly luminous ring which bears that name. At present a num ber of observers arc watching it care fully in this country, as well as in Europe and South America, in hopes to determine its distance from the earth. It ought to show a notable parallax if it is really a compact cloud of any sort and Hearer than the moon. Barnard, of the Lick Observatory, has recently published his last year's ob servations, and they rather confirm the hypothesis that it is duo to the reflec tion of sunlight from a multitude of small meteoric bodies, which are mostly far beyond the moon, and brighten up one by one as they come opposite the «un, just as the moon does when it is full J for, as everyone knows, the moon exactly at the full is much brighter thau tho day before or after the full. If this theory is correct each observer fees his own "Gegenschein, - " as he does his own rainbow, and parallax is out of the question.—New York Indepen dent. Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment, when rightly used. 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