When Ho I (JntiP. VTIion h" Is gnn, how dark thn night 1 Nor dons tlio ilny soem very bright, When he Is gone. Th" lilids ili) not pause on thn win? And 'round thn old porch doorway cling, Their sweetest annus of Joy to ting, Whnn hn Is gonn. Thn rnrs do not seem ns swnnt, Bonit'hnw. as when wo used to moot, . lint ho is gone. At evening as I sit nml gozn Into th heavens with stars ablaze, I only tlilnlc of other days, Now In" Is gono. Tim world at largo seoms fnr loss guy, Tin; kitten, nvon, will not ilny, When tin Is Ronn. Within my hnnrt tlmro Is no song, But smlili'st thoughts thn hours prolong, oh scnm to mn ns ennt'rles long, When hn Is gono. I wonder If hn thinks of mo Today, wherever hn niny hn, For hn Is gone. I womlnr shnll I om my nves Home morning, nnd with (rind surprise Toll him how soon my poor hnnrt dins, Whnn lin Is gone? Thomas F, Tobteb, lu Boston (llolxi. Canon of tho White Horse III B, I, KETCHt'M. "This canon ought to havo ft his tory, Pablo," I said to tho guide, ns, supper finished, I leanoil hack ou my blankets nml dreamily gazed at thu ace no before ns. It uns a summer night a night in tho (Southwest where nights are per foot. The moon was at thu full, nml not a cloud was in tho sky to obscure tier rmlianco or tho light of tho myriad tars which boro her company. Tho air was cool ami bracing, yet balmy, ml there was just enough breeze to lull one's spirits and causo him to for get tho world and iudulgo in fauciful reveries, ouch as only Houtberu breezes inspire. Wo had pitched our camp ou onoof the sloiiing hills on tho south siilo of tho ennon, where a littlo streniu of clear, sweet water rippled from u spring in a ravine, down into tho enn on below. Above us whs tho sighing, odorous forest of juniper and piuon j below was a little stretch of velvety grass, extending cloar to tho floor of tho canon, on both sides of tho littlo stream. Right and left stretched tho canon itself, its walls, precipitous for tho most part, rising grandly, hund reds of feet high on each sido. "It is beautiful, Pablo," I continu ed. "It must have a history of soiuo kind; or a story no?" "Si, Honor, that it has ay, that it has," answered tho Mexican, lighting a fresh oignrctto and pulling at it re flectively a moment. "Would tho JSonor hear it?" "By all moans, Pablo; go ahead." And hero is Pablo's story, as nearly s I can translate it (for he spoko in Spanish) : "Does the Honor soo tho cliff on the other sido, how high it is? That is tho Cliff of tho White Horso it is many hundred feet high, and straight up and down. And at tho top, when the moon is a littlo higher, tho Honor will see the Whito Horso. It is a great white rock ou the edgo of thu cliff, and by clear moonlight it looks like a whito horse. It has not nlways Veen there, and thou, they say, ou tho anniversaries of oertain days, tho ghost of old Don Fernando coniosnnd rides it along the edgo of the cnuon. "Don Fernando? Oh, ay. May thu blessed saints havo morcy upon himl" cjaoulsted Pablo, crossing him self. . "Many years ago, Don Fernando Cortcz ho was a grandson, or some thing, 'of tho great Cortoz lived over above, beyond tho canon several mile', Don Fernnudo was rich, and lived iu a grand house, and had tunny servants and slaves. He was a grout cntortuiuor, was Don Fernando, and people used to como many miles hun dreds, thousinls, yes to his grand dinners nud bulls. "He was uot a good man. No. Ho was n cruel mnster, and hard with all bis people, and mado them nil hato Liiu. . He was kind to only two living creatures ; ono of these was his beau tiful daughter, tho Lady Ysabel th other was his great white stallion, tho largest and fleetest horse in all tho couutry. Those two tho old Don lov ed as his two eyes, and well he uiiht yes. The Lady Yiabel was not only beautiful, but she was kind and good, end all the people loved hor us muoh as they hated tho Don, which was a great deal. , She had goldou hair, and eyes like the sky, and it is said thu birds liHtenod when she sang. And the horse ay, be wns wonderful. . He was as big as three ordinary horses, and his tread shook the ground. He bad a long, white mane, and eyes that flushed fire, and was almost as muoh foured as tho old Don, who alouo dar cd go near him. ' Tho Ladr Y sub el had mam' suit' era. The wealthiest and most aristo cratic men iu all tho country came to suo for her hand, many of them from far-off California, and sumo, it is said, camo even from Hpaln. Hut tho Lndy Ysabel would have none of them. Blie loved hnr pony, and her dogs nnd birds, and her people; but a man, no. Ono after another enme, but sho turn ed them all away. ' Ho, ' nftr a few years tho old Don became tired of what ho called her 'foolishness,' nnd sworo sho should marry, nnd-iit once, a man whom ho had, selcctod fur hor, "This grieved tho Lndy Ysabel very much ; for not only did sho not love any of tlmso who had offered them selves to her, but her henrt was already given --given to ono of hor father's peons, a young man named Jose, whom sho had helped tiurso through a terrible illness. Him sho used to meet by stentth, nearly every night, unbeknown to any but themselves. Hut, ono night, when tho Lady Ysiibel's wedding day was near nt hand, sho and her lover wore seen to- gether, and tho story came to tho curs of tho old Don. "Ho started to find them, swearing to kill them both j but they had becu warned, and had tiken two of tho fleet est horses iu the stables and fled. With mail hnsto the Don saddled his whito stallion and pursued them. They had taken their way over the hills, blindly, but some insitnet led the Don to follow tho direction they had taken, and in a short tinio he had them in sight, riding over tho plateau beyond tho canon there. When tho lovers saw they were pur sued, they put their jndod horses to their highest speed, hoping to eseupe ; but soon they found it was too lute, nnd as the old Don, with terrible curses, pressed them closuly, thoy leaped to tho ground, ran to tho edge of tho cliff, and, clasped in each other's arms, sprang into eternity to gether I "And the Dun? For days ho raved like a madman, nnd seemed to know no one. Then ho became quieter, and they thought ho would bo hiniHclf ngnin. Hut, one moonlight night, they missed him, and several set out to seek him. Ho was riding up and down tho edgo of tho cliff, yonder, raving nnd blaspheming terribly, and nonu of thoso who had como to 11ml htm dared nppronch. For hours he raved ; then, just as tho moon came from behind a cloud, they saw him riilo back from tho cliff a littlu dis tance. Then ho wheeled sharply, and, shouting, 'Now, my friend, both to gether P ho rodo full speed at the precipice. Hut at tho edge tho white stallion halted suddenly, nnd tho Don went over alone. In mid-air ho shook his list ami hurled a curse at tho friend who had deserted him at tho Inst min ute ; and thou and there tho great whito stallion turned to sloiiel There ho stands, Heuor you can see him plainly, now still looking over tho precipice It is from him that tho cliff und tho canon get their namo. "And it is said by the suporstitious, lienor," continued Pablo, drawing closer to tho Are, and shuddering slightly, "that on tho anniversary of old Don Fernnudo'a death, and on Lady Ysabol's saint's day, tho ghosts of Lndy Ysabol and Jose rido forth ou thu plateau, and that of the old Don pursues thorn, riding tho whito stal lion, which loaves its station at such times. And oh, Heuor, for the love of God, look I" (Startled, I looked across tho canon, Tho rock which nppearod so very liko a whito horse sucmud to vanish, as though iu mist. Then thuro wcro a series of blood-curdling shrieks und curses, and, flying aloug thu edgo of tho cliff, rode throe persons ou horse back and ono, behind the others, rode a groat whito horso I It was only a momont, and then tho drunken cow-boys passed out of sight, and the tiny flock of vapor which hud, for tho o fow seconds, kept tho moon light from tho whito-horsa rock, mov ed on, leaving tho rook standing out in thu clear light, just as boforo. Still shivering with tho sudden fright I had had, I turned to Pablo. Ho had full en iu a fit, and was lying rigid, with flecks of foam on his lips. I brought hira round soon, and ho sat up, his eyes staring wildly. "Well, Pablo," I said, in as atoudy a voice as I oould command, "you must have had quite a dream. You've boou plunging around and yelling for a full five minutes. " "What, Honor, I? A dream? Thou it was not " , "I think it was the broad, Publo, You ate a big supper, aud that hot sour broad would kill an Indian." Pablo concluded uot to run awav, as he might huve dono if I hadn't been able to convinua him thut it was only a dream. Romance. Wolf Hunting In llusslit. Wolf huuting is probably tho most dangerous sport there is. With a ser vant and a couple of fast horses at tached to n sleigh, I have gouo out and baited tho ground for tho brutes on numerous occasions. A fat hog tlod tq a tree never fnilod to collect a pack. Tho trouble wns that it drow too many. The wolves rould gather to the niimbor of 20(1 or 300 aud de vour the pig. Then we would dash upon tho scene nml the fun would oommonco. They are As fleet ns a deer. To say that they are as fleet as wolves would bo more like it. They can outrun the horses every time, ami if thoy aro not picked off as fast ns thoy come tip, you might ns well give up the fight ami permit yourself to be devoured. Imagine yourself making a running fight with a band of 300 hungry, mad dened wolves nnd with the knowledge that if one of the fleet little brutes reaches your horses you are a dead man, nnd you can possibly imagine what a nervy sport it Is. It' requires a cool head and a good eye. If you miss your mark, you're gone. Your only chance of safety is in keeping your horses up. It is generally a long tight, lou look back ami see tho car- rassns of the animals dotting the snow for a milo or two lu your wake, and they pursue you in great numbers. Hlowly the pack thins out. Many liavo dropped blooding to the ground. Othors stop to devour the carcasses. The more that fall the more timid tho rest become. When yon Anally out distance tho pnek you have beon through tho most trying ordeal that tho most ardent sportsman could wish. I consider wolf hunting the most dangerous sport there is. Tiger huut ing in India is tame beside it If you go into the jungles of India to shoot tiger, you are accompanied by a long retinue. You shoot your prey from the howdah of an elephant. If you miss your victim there are twenty bullets ready for him before ho springs. A person might as well go tiger hunting in a menngerio. Tho only unsatisfactory pnrt of tho sport which wolves afford is ihat after vou aro all through you havou't anything to show for your efforts. But it is great sport. Han Frauoisoo Chron icle. Old. Fashioned llrlgnmls. It is a straugo story which is told by tho Odessa correspondent of thu Londou News ns originating at Tillis. It is reported that several Englishmen residents at Udshary, iu tho Caucasus, engngod in tho purchase of licorico wood, aro living iu constant dread of tho armod brigades who infest that part of tho province. They have Al ready received two letters from pno of tho bandit chiefs demanding a sum of 3,000 rublos, And threatening a mur derous reprisal iu caso the money be not paid. Unfortunately, those dos- poradocs generally fulfil thoir threats. nly a fortnight Ago a band of ten of these mounted freebooters mndo a des cent upon the village of Kirdainir, killed two ot the wonlthiest inhabitants numod Madji-Abdul-Aziz and Hchikh Ali, robbed thorn of 8,000 rublos and twenty poods of silk, and pillaged the settlement. Iu this instanoo, the first- named victim had previously refused to purchase the immutiny of tho vil lage by paying blackmail to the brig ades. The baud was pursued aud overtaken by tho mouutod polioo, but the latter were beaten off by the better armud and butter mounted robbors. Subsequently, tho robber ohief for warded a letter to tho District Com mandor of Cossack Oendurmorio, chal lenging him to a pituhod battle ou a given spot if he would bring not more than fifty men with him, Tho Kibit ka of tho Englishmen at Udshary has boon strongly stockaded, aud is night ly guarded by au armed watch of fif teen natives. This protection, how over, will probably prove ineffectual should tho brigades make an attack in strong force. Long Distance Photographs, Photography over a hundred miles or more or distance is literally a new thing under the sun yet they aro do iug it. From the hill at Poland last week Photographer Heaver, of Now ton, Mass. , nn expert with tho Cam era, abtaiued a fine view of Mount Washington. The luus used was au imported uovelty bought by the Rick crs for this express purpose. It is a telescope lens, nud will take a recog niznhlo picture of a parson on tho ho tel veranda at thu distance of half a milo, Tho view of Mount Washington was porfect, Bungor (Mo.) Comuier 0 ' - lu ralr. Tommy Boo-hoo-oo-oo I Mumma What's tho matter, Tom inv?" Tommy Tessie's got mora measles thuu I had. Judge- FOR FARM AM) OAK I) EX. WATKItlSO) PLANTS. Ono of tho worst habits for tho grower of plants to fall into is that of watering on tho "littlo-nnd-often" plan. When this is dono, thn surface of tho soil will generally took moist, and bocauso of this it is taken for granted Mint the soil below must bo in the proper condition. But by examining tho soil it will often bo found that tho l.ioisturo is all confined to tho top. Below it will be almost dust-dry, Tho only successful rulo Is, to wait till tho surface looks dry, and then to ap ply enough water to thoroughly satu rate all tho soil lu tho pot. If tho drainngo in what it ought to be, there will bo no danger of over-watering. Amoricnn Agriculturist. STRAW NOT OOOD POR COWS, Cons need a much more nutritious ration to give good milk nnd iu pay ing quantities than it is possible for thorn to consume when straw consti tutes any part of it. A variety of feed is good for nearly all stock, and when cows havo clover hay, corustulks ami grain or silage, they will still cat a littlo straw if given it, tasting it ap parently ns a change of food. We have seen cows do this when woll fod otherwise j but in every caso the re sult will be a lessoned milk yield. Wo know dairymen who Are careful not to let cows get A chance to ent straw bed ding, which they will often do if al lowed. This objection to allowing cows to est straw is important just now, when the thoughts of farmers nro turned towards any possible economy in winter feeding. Boston Cultiva tor. MAINTAINING MOWING LANDS. William H. Yeomau tells the Npw York Farmer that ho is quito favor able to tho idon of maintaining mow ing lands by spreading tnsnure upon tho surface in tho full. There is littlo danger of grass "running out" if it hns enough to feed upon aud is not sub jected to a severe course of grazing. Thero are farmers who will allow their mowing lands to bo gnawed close to tho ground and then complain because their hay crop diminished so rapidly. Ho says he hns practiced top dressing to a considerable extent and with a judicious management of mowing fields they may be maintained for a term of yenrs without any top dress but that this cannot bo dono if grazing or cutting nil the after-math is too largely indulged in. He would prefer no grazing ot mowing lauds at all. If full feed is required supply by some soiling orop, or tho cutting of after math whore it is too thick to bo al lowed to remain upon the ground. A CHEESE PRESS. Anything that will form a suitablo mold for tho cheoso and will afford sullicient pressure to make the cheoso solid aud got rid ot tho whey, will servo for a press, A . hoop for the curd, with a movable cover fitting in it, with a follower to press ou this oovcr and a lover with one end fixed and tho otbor weighted, will do all the pressing needed. For making small choosos for domestio use, a simple weight laid on the follower in tho mold will answer. For larger cheeses, it is a common practice to put tho mold under a screw, and givo the screw a turn every day uutil the cheoso becomes solid and dry enough to stand safely on a table. It is quito possiblo to make small chooses for homo use without any presing at all, more than tho weight of tho cheoso itself, the whoy draining out by turn iug tho choose daily, and, indood, iu some kinds of cheese, tlio whey is care fully kept iu tho choose by this turn ing. Hut'h chocse as this, however, is curod very quickly, aud cannot bo kopt longer than two or three woeks without acquiring a strong tastu and odor. Now York Timos. hohhf.hhoei.no. Tho following rules are givon as tho experience of oue well versed in shoe' ing: 1. Tho foot should havo only so much horn removed from it at each shoeing as is necessary for the proper fitting of the shoe aud no more. 2. The frog should take a beariug on the ground, but no other part of the hoof should be wcakeued to give this healthy action. 3. Hhoes cannot be too tight if they give sufllciont wear. 4. The width of a shoe need be no more than is necessary to cover tho bearing surface. 5. Nails aro the most secure and simple fustonings for horseshoes, and a properly drivon nnil never does any hurra. Tho most important requisite in horseshoeing is the adoption of a cor met system, not the tiso of any special form of shoe, All shoes should havo A lovel bear lug on tho foot, extending from tho too to the heel. Tho ground snrfaco of (ho shoo should follow tho form of tho ground surface of nn unshod foot which hns trnvelled on a lovel roud. No better form of shoo exists than a narrow ono, mado rnthor thicker at the quarters than At tho heel And too Tho proposnl to affix shoes on foot (without nails) by broad projections into tho hoof and by pressure around the wnll is impracticable ami in jurious. No advantage follows tho retention of shoes on a foot for moro than four weeks, as the growth of the horn in that time produces a disproportion ate hoof. If iu this timo A shoo is not worn out it should be removed. Now York World. TIIE IDEAL POWf Tho production of fenthors Is expen sive. When a fowl is moulting shed ding its old coat and growing its new coat of feathers, thero is a great drain upon tho system, so great that many fowls baraly live through tho procoss and some dio. Tho hens attor moul ting take a long rest before beginning the production of eggs, end if this be true of fowls with a moderate length of feather, it is but reasonablo to ex pect that those which must give twice or thrico the amount of feathers, will have the nutriment that might go to the production of eggs diverted to tho production of feathers. Whothorthis be the true explanation or not.it soom to be a fact that those breeds which originally were excellent layers and havo beon doveloved into immense masses of feathers through the skill of fanciers, have ceased to be as prolific as formerly. The change from tho Red (Shanghai to the modern Buff Cochin his been an advnuco iu respect to feather develop ment, but a retrogression iu respect to practical qualities. And yet the fancier will go ou in tin ooursj ho has outlined, for he cares moro for appear ance than for substance. If his fowls satisfy his ideal of beauty and have practical qualities also, well and good, but beauty, not utility, in his pursuit. The spirit of tho pure and unadultor ated Cochin fancier was onco well expressed, in reply to a question how the fowls laid, in the following ex pressive manner : "Lay? They don't lay enough eggs to make an omelet. I don't brcod thorn for eggs, but for feathers." That spirit is still alive and if the. question of fenthers or eggs arises in breeding tho fowl, tho fan cier will docido it any time in favor of feathers. American Agriculturist. FARM AND OARKKS NOTES. Hell off all surplus cockerels, Wyandotte fowls have legs free from feathers. Hons that aro too fat sometimes lay small eggs without yolks. Give the fowls plenty of water oven though they have milk to drink. It is not only a waste of grain to feed fowls designed for layers too heavily, but it often produces leg weakness. Though thore is a differenco inhons, it is generally considered that hens aro in their prime for laying before thoy are three years old. For broilers Indian Game and Brahma make a good cross, Ply mouth Rock and Brahma mako a hardy, rapid growing chick. Havo dry, comfortable quarters for all fowls ; even ducks should have a dry floor to roost on. A littlo straw sprinkled ou tho floor will kelp in cleanliness. Whon yon house, the chickons for win tor, do not put too many in one house. Eight or ton feet floor snace for each ono is none too much for health and vigor. Htrange as it may soom, all the bla ck breeds of fowls aro partly whito when hatched. If all understood this there would be less fault-finding with those who sell eggs for hatching. If the chicks do uot suit whon they hatch, wait a whilo aud soo how thoy de velop. If you expcot to bny any fowls for winter laying buy thorn now. It takes a lion about so long to be "at homo" is a now place buforo getting down to work. Ho the sooner you got the flock iuto their winter quarters, the sootier, other things buing equal, they will bcgili to lay. Do not pasture too closely in tho autumn, for thu reason thut tho tops are a protection to tho roots, iu sum mer us well as in wiuter. The littlo food which may be found will not oouipunsutd for tho loss of protection and the mulch which saves tho crop through tut) sjnsun si frost. A I'nll .Memory. Oh, the autumn days noma stealing On tho memory, mvi-allng lennes nnd thought that raise tho feollnf To tho regions ot tho skyt And I smnll thn pudding, dapple, With thn dumpling of the apple) And, llkowlsn, I boldly grapple With tho storlnd pumpkin plo. flint pin, so rleh an l golden, fn tho m rry days so olden that would hiimrry youth emholdcn To bolt It on tho slyi Oh, I ynt csn feel tho frolic, And thn horror dlnholln, And ths raging, howling nollo Of Ihnt famous pumpkin plo. t'lnvnlnnd Flnln Denier, HUMOROUS. "I think Jack is tired of being my slave. He is gottinir so anxious that I should marry him." He They have dropped their an chor. She Serves them right. It has been hanging over the side all day. "Who are the visitors over at Blink er'srelatives?" "No. thoy can't be. for tho whole family seetnod glad to see them." Mothor Tommy is like another boy since he began school. Teacher Yes. I've noticed he acts exactly like the worst scholar I have. Thst consistency's a Jnwnl Is a guns we think Is right i But It must be out of fashion It's sij often out of sight Ho What's the difference between you and a duck? She (shyly) Is there any? He Yes; you're drosscd to kill and tho duck is killed to dress. "Did you see the man that spoke to mo just now?" "Yes; know him?" He's my grest uncle." "Hum I I didn't notice anything groat about him." May-"I hear Mrs. Dasher has oponod a school of designs for young ladies. Evs"Yes, she instructs thorn in the art of catching hus bands. "No," said tho bnliy, who had just swallowed a silver quarter, "I am not worried about the finances of the country. I havo a monetary system of my own." ft may not bo trun, but I'vo often been toU 'J h t ndltors nnvor rend copy that's rolled. Tills ruin may be broken, but it's quite cer tain that rhey never aneei.t nny story that's flat. Dayson "I've a good mind to run for that car. Do you think I can cntch it?" Mayson "Sure : that is. if you don't happen to let the driver see you chasing it." Customer "Why in the mischief don't you givo my shirts a domestio finish as I askod you to do?" Boss (hedging) "How can we, sir, when we employ only foreign help?" Mothor (at a party) Did yon allow young Saphead to kiss you in the con servatory? Daughter Why, maw? Mother Oh, you needn't "why maw" me. Oue side of his nose is powdered and oue sido of yours isn't. "I'll moke short work of you," said a farmer to an importunate tramp, as tho Agriculturist proceeded to untie the dog. "Don't trouble yourself, sir," replied Tired Tompkins, as he moved quickly away. "I always did detest work of all lengths." To travel for pleasure Is all well enough, If you have both the wish and the wealth; But when you have neither, it comes pretty tough To travel about for your health. A would-be poet handed two of his poems to an editor, asking him which would lie the most suitable for publi cation. The editor having glanced through one effusion, replied: "The other one." "But yon have not read a liue of it," exclaimed tho astonished poet. "Never mind, it can't bo worse thnu the first," was the crushing re ply. A husband who had boon out shoot ing, but who had not been successful, rather than return homo empty-handed stepped into a shop and purchased a hare, "There, my ducky," he said to bis wife on returning home, "you see I am not so awkward with the gun af ter all." "Let me see." "Isn't he a fine fellow?" "My dear," said the wife, as she carried the animal to her nostrils, and put it down with a grim ace, "you were quite right in killing him today; tomorrow would L-ro been too late." Her Ten Word Limit. This is the message the telegraph operator handed to him: "Come down as soon as you can. I am dying. ' Kate" Eight hours later he arrived at the summer hotul, to be mot on the piazza by Kate herself. "Why What do you mean by send ing me such a message?" he asked "Oh," she gurgled, "I wanted to say that I was dying to tee you, but my tun words rau out and I bad to stop." ludiuuapolu Journal.
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