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July 7, 1873

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1, 1874.—

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POETRY.

RRR PRS ORL OL LL ALI

GIRLHOOD,

Smile on, thou little winsome thing, All rich in nature's treasure,

Thou hast within thy heart a spring Of self renewing pleasure.

Smile on, fair child, and take thy fill, Of youth till time shallend it;

‘Tis nature’s wise and gentle will— And who shall reprehend it.

Thy steps are tending toward the bound Between the child and woman, And thoughts and feelings more profound And other years are coming. And thou shalt be more deeply fair, More precious to the heart, But never wilt thou be again, The lovely thing thou art! For youth may pass with all the brood Of fancy-fed affection : And grief may come with womanhood, And waken cold reflection. Thou'lt learn to toil and watch and weep O’er pleasures unreturning, And often wake from pleasant sleep To weary cares of morning.

“LITERATURE,

KATHARINE. TALE OF WOMAN'S TRIALS.

CHAPTER LL.—Continued.

| *Well, I'm sure!’ exclaimed Mrs. Grove ; | What will happen next, | wonder? How | do you expect your uncle and me can afford | to keep you for: othing, when we've a fa» mily of our own to look to, especially when | you are so ungrateful aa to grudge a few old olen which might cut up for every day things for you and the children, and so save afew shillings It’s my opmion that if we are t» have the trouble and expense, we ought to have the benefit, what little there is, b sides, who's a better right to the things than a @eter, | shou!d like te krow.’

‘IT have—mamma’s own child. But it is not that; if you loved mamma—if you cared about her, you should bave the things, but you do not, you are only sorry that she 18 dead because 1 am come to cost you money; } you do not want the clothes for her sake, ; but becauee they are handsome aed worth | money, and no one shall nave them for that | —mo one. | * You pert, ungrataful little thing! ?

‘No, Iam not, I am not!’ cried the in- | dignant and excited child, her words pours

| ing forth ina torrent, while she stood, her |

large eyes blazing, her long singlets thrown | back, and her whole form quivering. ‘1 }amnot ungrateful. I could hive died tor | mamma, or General Eyre, or Anna; but | they loved me—they would not have taken

a cowrie from my do!!. But you ’—

* Well, mies, what of me, pray?’ asked | Mrs. Grove, as Katharive stopped with a

curling lip. ‘You would take all I hare, even poor mamma's clothes, and be cruel to me then.’ * Hey-day, what’s up now?’ cried Mr. | Gi enterins suddenly; ‘what's the matter?’

ve,

‘ Matter! what’. not the matter, I wonder, | Why, this good for | husey dares t» call moa thief and a brute ; bet I won't put up with it another hour; | out she sball go, bsg and baggage, and then | when her trumpery’s gone se may see who’ll itake her in. A thief indeed! but it serves me right fr bring so soft as te open my

nothing, saucy little

| doors to her at first. with her cant and hypocrisy. Sister, forsooth! what ood did she ever do me ? besides th:t she was lo y halfssister—tie child of a poor Freueh | thing that my father marrid out hars ity!’

And were nol mamma’s papa ood mamma

} yours tea ?’ ing forward a step,

asked Katharine e:geily, com-

‘Mine, no, thank my stars, nor any such begzarly folks. My father was as well to | doa former as aiy in the country ; and my mother the daughter of just such another, with a thousa.d good pounds to her foriune. Your grondmother was a poor starviog French teacher, as called herself a widow and ac untess, and came to live in our villages j and cok « bit of a broken | my fa ber’s, and when se couldn’t pay the l rent, instead of selling her up, a; a wise man | would, my poor silly father went and war- ‘ried her. Your mother was her child.’ | At these words as f by mazic, the storms | eload vanished fron Katharine’s brow and 'eye. The whole expression of her features | changed, betraying the intense relief she

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e'aimed—~ ‘ Then you areno! my own aunt—mams

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i | had «xperiouced, and she involuntarily exs | | |

I am so | But bere she checkod herself suddenly, | her passion had subsided, and her natural | courtesy rsproved and eilereed her.

‘Your own aunt? no, I should think not, | hardly a halfsaunt, more’s the bleasing ; I’ve | 10 fancy for beggars, I assure you!’

The bright flush came up again on Kaths arine’s face, and angry words were rising, but her uncle inte: fered—

‘Come Mez, that’s an ugly word, and I don’t like it any more than the child dues; but what’s all this fuss abou\—what are all these fine things doing all over the place ?’

* They're my sister’s old clothes ; and I’ve told Katharine that if we’re to be at the expense of keeping her, she’s in duty bound to give them up. They aint worth much, but they’d cat up for the children, and—bat what signifies talking—I consider we’vo a right to them, and I mean to have ther, or e'se she may look out for somebody who bas more money than wit, and is willins to keep ber for notbing.,

‘Nay, nay, the child muss’t be turned

out, that’s certain; but what’s your objec« tion Kate? If the clothes aint worth much, and your acnt has a taney for them. why do you make any dilhiculty about them ?? | * Because they were mamima’s, and I love them for hare sake.’ ‘Stuff and nonsexse !’ interrupted Mr:. Grove; “I don’t give in to such fine feels ings myse!f, not I. People who can’t afford to pay for whims can’t have ’em, thai’s my way of thinking ; but since you're s> fan- tattical, take out a shawl or a gown for yourself, and I’ll take tho rest, and say no more abeut it.’

‘ Well, that’s fair enough, Kate, aint it?’ asked Mr, Grove.

Katharine was silent.

At this mement Edward entered and the jewels om the table caught his eye. He had a friend who was a jew lier, and he had been consulting him in his shop the night before upon the expenses of a watch, for which he bad a great ambition; and, while doing so, had seen a tray of mock jewels commonly known as ‘ Braummegem,’ brought in by a workman. The brilliancy of the mosaic setting, and lustre of the stainedeglass gems, had dazzled the youth, although he had no

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Ch'town, March 16, 1874.—ly Secrelary.| sau Street, New York. |

idea of the value of the articles they were

intended to imitate, and he had spent more than an hour listening to his friend, who told him wonderful tales of the worth and price of the real jewels.

This conversation was fresh upon his mind when he entered his father’s back parlor, and saw the few .costly ornaments lying on the table The open chests revealed the owner at oxce, and Edward Grove gaid, look ing at » besutiful cmeraid and diamond braclet which, formed like a snake, glittered w oh every movement of the wearer's arm—

‘My stars! cousin Kate, but you’re a rich

girl to bave all these! Why, if they're real, ard you sel! ’em, you'll he quiea ‘ spec.’

Mrs. Grove laughed derislvely. ‘A spee for a pediur ! only they’re not brizht enough for Brummagem customers, [’m afraid.’

‘Brummagem !’ said the boy, who had been examining the stones— these are no Brammagems, I learnt e-ough last night at Thomason’s, to know that these are real enough,’

‘Yes, they are real diamonds,’ replied Katharine, calm'y. ‘* General Eyre would not have given mamma anything else ’

‘Diamonds! I thought they were bite of g-ass ’ said Mr. Grove, now taking up an earsring and looking earnestly at it ; * then I suppose they’re worth s »methinz.’

‘IT should think so ; only you shew ’em to Hollis, Thomason’s foreman, and he'll tell you. You're a lucky girl, cousin Kate, and I wis you joy with all my heart.’

‘How much are they worth?* Kate, eagerly.

* T don’t know; a good bit I should say. Four or five hundred pounds, perhaps more.’

The e@hilds? breath came quick. Her aunt saw it, and laying her rapacious hande upon the gems, was about to speck, when Katharine turned to her uncle and said, in a quick excited tonr—

‘Uncle, will you take the money in the purse, and these jewele, and sell them, and keep all they bring, to pay for what IT shall cost you till l amold enough to get my own living—and let mo have mammia’s clothes and boxes. Iam afraid it will not go far, but I am eure I can do something now, and I will work so hard, if you will only lore me and be kind to me.

And the speaker’s eyes filled, and her voice trembled with the choking tears,

‘ Kind to you, Kitty, of course we will, who could be off being kind to such a pretty little thing as you, but, as to money, I don’t know. P’rhaps some day you'll blame me for selling the things, and want it back again.’

asked

* Never, uncle, never. me. to Aunt Betty.’ | * Aunt Betty, why, who on carth is she ?’ | «Oh, nonsense, never mind who she ie!’ cried Grove, now thoroughly awaken-d, was alarmed a: the idea of losing the booty so templingly overs | ed.

Do, pray, bel.eve If you won't take it I must go back

Mre, whese cupidity,

‘If the child likes to make tie bargain

the things out and out, to pry for her keep as far as they'll go, and myke out for what's | short by doing what she ean to help in the | house, why, let it be. She’s my sister's child; and I don’t make no objections!’ | A faint curl—a sed expression fora child's | countenance. whic! | —played | nothinz.

on Kitharin ’s

Edward hows:e, was pot $9 cour eous. He bad been ill brought up hol! bis mother

jin vo dutiful fear or respec! ;

| her precepts ani example, the habits bargaining he had acquired .n t e counting | house, and h’s own disposition, i clined him to grasp at all within his reac), yet tiie new

aod strange sensations he had experienesd | sire his first glimpse of Katharine, made kim abhor the idea of taking adva:rtage of | her, and in a rude voice he said—

* Don’t ask ive to be witness to any such # bargain, mother; tor I won't! right robbing Kate t) take thess thines irom her; and ¢he futherlese avd motherless, too! Wh ta the cost of her bit of bread and cheese among sueh a lot of us; andif it wes twice 4s muc), surely she ouzht to be wel- come to it in her ows sunt,s house! [t's enough to make the whole piace cry out on 'us. i do wonder at father, that | do—he ought to kno ,

‘Hush, bush, Edward!’ ecr'ed Katharine, eagerly; ‘you shoul! not dare to speck to my unele so. If you do, and he minds what you ssy, I must go away; for while I have those jewels, if they are worth as much ss you say I ought not to be a b.riew upon him or any one, and if you persaade him not to tuke them, I must go back to Mirs. Mann!’

‘That's right, Ka'e; epeak up for your- seli!’ said Mrs. Grove, approvingly. + Eda ward ought to be ashamed of himself tr in- terfering. What business is it of his?’

‘None; and Til take care it rever is none. I hate to see folks humbugged. Do as you like Kate. I shall say no more; but, take my word for i', you'll repent it if you give up those things. Keop a friend in your pocket, and you can always protect yours self; eomsthing and nothing to give makes all the difference between people; and that you |l find out, once you give up the whip band.”

* You saucy, aud«civus—

: There ! now, don’t be ina passion, mother. I’m only tesching your own lesson, You ¢.ught me—I['m teaching Kate. You wouldn't wish me to keep ali my wisdom to myeelf ?

A sharp, sugry reply followed , and dur ng the altercation which then commenced, Kath- arine aud Mr. Grove escaped. As usual the war of words ended in nothing but mutual anger and bitteraess. Mrs. Grove carried her point, as far xs the jewels and money were concered; although what sum was rea ized by the sale cf the first, their owner never knew; and, this Once effected, that weary life began to Katharine which ber couain had foretolc

lv’s down.

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CHAPTER UI.

lt was a wretched home—tbit s'ovenly overmanaged house—abounding though it was with plenty, end all the means for coms fort. Its mistrees was so yrasping and coret- ous, 89 undiciplined and passionate, with so great a love for show aud ease, authority and and power, that it was impossible fur any establishment under her control to go on peacably or comfortably. A scant and ill- dressed table, coarse untidy clothes, and pers petual grumbling, were the pena'ties paid by the family for those miserable com- pany days, when vulgar extravagance, trums pery finery, and absurd d splay, reigned tri- umphant-

Theservante over whom Mrs. Grove ruled

were cunning, pert, and ignorant—none

—liere’s Edward fur e witaess—and give us|

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17, 1874. NO. 33.

others stayed; for if by accident one of a better sort was entrapped she was speedily disgusted by the alternate meanness and waste which prevailed in the household. Yet with ull her boasted sharpnees, Mrs. Grove was perpetually deceived and cheated by her domestics, who thoughs it capital fan to trick and laugh at her.

Tee younger children went to various cheap day and boarding schools, thoee being pre- ferred which promised the most for the least money. Their hearts and principles being things cut of ivht, were neither thought of or provided for. They wou'd have heen beaten for a detec ed lia or discovered theft . but a sharp trick which overreached n com— panion, a shrewd. pert anewer, disconcerting or morifying an opponent, 2 knowledge craftily obtained, and seclfisibly used, only a laugh of approbation. Jane, the eldest of this hopeful family, was a handsome, vain, showy, and eelf-suiticient gir), very ignorant, although very conceited, with good natural wbilities, of which she was uchappily too conscious; a great gossip, and a vreater flirt; tyrannical with the younger children , with whom she was c>:.tinually at war, romantic, as i'l-edaca’ed boarding schol girls ure: but neither as mean nor ag grasping as her mother,

Edward has already been described: and now, last io ths list, as he certainly was iv the house Comes Mr. Grove, the master. He presented that strange avomaly, « clever,

| shrewd man of business, active and alert in

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the world, overrul:d and m«nazed at home. When his parss was rot atteckesd, he was @lmost alwaye kindly and good natured; and although an attempt upon it was certainly a

| bazardoue experiment, it as certainly was not

should be gay and iree | Jip, bat she eaid |

land laid the foundation of those

always attended with failure or displea-ure. Hia nata:al impulses were good, and might, under genia! influesca, have expanded nub» ly; but nothing short of a mireculous strength 0! parpoze and character—a firmners amount ing to ob-tinacy—and a regolute deafress and blindness to unpleassnt sound and sights, could have enabled any man to foster gene» rous or kind eantiments under Mrs. Grove’a unkindly rule’ Aug indulgence, therefore, in such forbidden foliies was practised pris vately and seldom,

He was more uneducated than men of his class are now, aud had less respect for lea ns ing then persons bo situated generally have; although, stranze to say, be had a great ad- miratio: for the showy and superfisial ecconis pléhmente—I wean dancing, music, singing, and the like. Basy and scheming during the dar, he had atrue Enylishman s love of evening comfort, and would, ina happy heme, have beena thoroughly domestic restraining h’s relish for conviviality within

man, legitimate bounds; but the neve. sending t\es of petty cheatings the wor: ying management never allowed to rest, and the sharp con'entions banishing all peace drove bim to clu! s andsmcking-roome habits of intemperan’e which ended in confirmed ins toxication evenings were now spent st home, and even when they were, the rs peated bumpers of spirits and water which he imbibed left their unhappy consumer in as sad « state of doyrad:tion as if the time had been passed in a bar or tapsroom, It was wonderful how little tracs these n'ght!y potations left upon the strony man’s frame, Evening after evening was spent in drinking

perpetrated by servanta,

Few

and still, with few exceptions, morning {ound him as britk and cleareheaded as ever: and perhaps it was this immavity from the csual

| conseque ces, a8 wii as his wisi to es-ape

znd although | of |

from a comfert'ess home, whch eneour gd

him to persevere in che ruinous cour e he had commenced,

Such were ths membere ofthe family into which Katharine Nagent hv! entered, and with whom Ler lot was cast; and Deiog what they were, it will be little matter of surprise that the only person in the house with whom she had the slightest sympathy, and who was uniformly kind to ber, was her uncle. Af] the rest changed their ma-ner with their hamo s—even Edwaré, who evon loved his cous-n be'ter tha: enything elee on earth *as often capnieious and rude; while his mother and sisters invasiably spoke of and treated ber as a derenden'—semetimes rough sometimes sinvoth, as the farcy want on,

Only ore indulgence fell to Katharine’s lot, and although it was ore that few ebil- dren sould ! ave calied such and to secure which she endared and forfeited much, yet it wes obtained with diffioulty, It was pers mission zo. during two hours of exch morning to a neighboring schoo!, where, ‘or the scanty payment Mrs Grove doled out, her neice’s education was continued. Katie atine’s progress often sarprised aid exaspeis ated her aart, who angrily compared it with that of herown children, S.e never took jnto consideration (bat she was ue slave working for freedom, who f-lt that e ‘ucation—the power to earn ber own living - was ths only key to her prisoo-h use; and she did not know that ber husband, touched by compunction for the child's posttion, had ma‘e a seerct arranges went with the schoolmistress, that the best tuition her establishment «fforded should be privately bestowed upon Katbavine at his expense.

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For her share in this education, Mra. Grove exacted smple comp*nation, since she in» siste? upon Katharine teaching dancing to her e'der cousins, and her own day's lestone to two of the younger—a duty faithfally pers formed by her neic:; but one which produc- ed littie ‘ruit as her studies, and the rapid progress she made in thers, placed her far be: ond the undisciplined urchins whom she was expacted to bring on side by side with her, while her youth and gent!enesa rendered her utterly unable to commend attention from Sev older pupils.

In this way the child’s lifs weni lor many weary months, Nothirg but a strong resolution, a firm resolve to yet free, and fit heiself fur using her freedom wisely, bore her

silenced. against many, and that one achild? No- thing! So at last Katharine Nugent’s proud | spirit seemed quelled, and she moved about quiet and silent.

But this seeming was only outward ; for although the child had found her helpless- ness. and how much easier it is to endure in silence than to make a temperate reply: ‘iow difficult to control the tongue when or it yet the inner life—the brave determination to bear

is loosened ; and work on—was its strong as ever: the laststronger, more reso- lute than ever, since, terrified by incessant repetition Into belief, she had learned to feel herself a pauper—a miserable dependent—an eater of bread to which shehad no mght. In the bilterness of this thought many a night did Katharine sleep, and many a frantic prayer—forgiven by the Father to whom it was passionately made— was uttered for death. Of religion the child knew nothing; and the Sundays in Great Charles-street were il] calculated to teach her more.

Mrs. Grove was a dissenter ; her husband nothing; and Jane an attendant at the fash- jonable church. Dressing, walking out, bickering over the relative merits of preache ers, and extra eating and drinking, occupied various houses of

herself to

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those hours not spent in worship; and Katharine, judging of religion by its professors in her uncle’s house, may be pardoned for the little reverence she folt. Thus matters progressed until about ¢ teen months after Katharine’s arrival, when | one Mrs. Grove received a letter fre Scotland, that her

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day

informing her

| then, for a while, her persecutors would be | But what is the power of one | just reprinted by the Leonard Scott,Pub-

| In the British Quarterly Review for July |

lishing Company, New York, we find the | following articles :

“The depths of the Sea,” an account of deep-sea explorations, giving the latest theories about the Gulf Stream and other oceanic currents, and explaining the method of taking soundings and of find- ing the temperature of the water at differs ent depths.

‘ David Friedrich Strauss” gives a slight sketch of his life, but treats more particu- larly of his mental development, his writ- ings, and the influence that induced his theories.

‘Lord Ellenborough's Indian Admlnis»s tration,” a notice of Lord Ellenborough’s transactions in India during his short term of office, which lasted but little over two vears. He was recalled because ‘ with, in a twelvemonth, he had engaged in two wars and fought four battles, and the court ceased to regard the empire as safe in his hands,’

“Science, Philosophy and Religion,” a review of Dr Ulrici’s “Gott und die Natur,’ a work which makes an attempt ‘ to rest physicial science on a metaphysical basis.’ The notiee begins with some re- marks on the relation of science to ab- stract thought, and then gives Dr. Ulrici’s summary of data and the deduction derived therefrom.

“Far Russia,’ an amusing description of the most eastern part of Siberia; the climate, modes of travelling, and manners and customs of the people.

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PROSPERITY OF IRELAND.

[From the St. John Telegraph.|

The few statistics which we now offer will shed more light on the progress of Ireland in the last twenty or thirty years, than hours of talking, writing or declama- tion. We find that the live stock inven-~ tory of Ireland stood in the yeara named as follows :

1830 1874 Increase Cattle 2,917,000 4,142,000 1,225,000 Sheep 1,876.000 4,482,000 — 2,606,000 Pigs 927,000 1,042,000 115,000

These 44 years resemble in duration the | lifetime of the men who do the work of | each generation, who have never been out of the cloud of political movements, and | who had te meet the great famine of three years. The increase of cattle is 42} per cent; of sheep 240 per cent, and of pigs 183 percent. The Irish farmers are now apparently giving more attention to cattle anc sheep than to pigs, while their poultry, | wh. ch im 1830 numbered 6,945,000, in 1874 | were in number 11,734,000, giving an in, crease of 4,789,000, or more than 70 per cent.

Foranother department, ‘ manufactures,’ the increase of 24 years is subjoined :—

Factories Spindles Looms Operatives 1850 91 580,000 2,500 24,000 1874 242 1,057,000 61,900

18,600 Increase 151 477,050 165,100

The increase of factories is nearly 170 per cent, but that of spindles is only 81 per cent, while the increase of looms is close on 640 per cent, and that of opera~ tives only 154 per cent; from which the greater increase appears to have been in the power loom factories, and may be associated with a reduction of hand looms, although the general business in the trace, chiefly linen, has greatly increased.

Other facts may be mentioned of equal | importance. ‘The money deposited in Savs ings Banks and ordinary banks, form some evidence of the prosperity of any country or ef its sinking in wealth. The sums were for Irish Savings Banks :-—

37,900

In 1845 £12,000,000 In 1873 32,000,000 Increase in 28 years £26,000,000

The deposits in a!l other Irish Banks amounted—

In 1845 In 1873

£48,200,000 66,900,000 Increase £18,700,000

The total increase of deposits in the last 28 years has been £38,700,000, of which more than half has been made by Saving Bank depositors, or the poorer class of Lrish artizans, farmers and traders. The entire banking deposits of Ireland were last year £98,900,000, or something close to five hundred million of dollars.

Taking the railways at different periods, a similar contribution towards an opinion on the state of Ireland is supplied.

The passengers and receipts of the Irish lines give: For 1855, opened 987 miles: in 1873, 2700 miles. For 1855, passengers 7,212030; in 1873, 18,361,090. For 1855, receipts $699,000; in 1873, £2,576,000. Thus exhibiting in 18 years an increase of miles opened, 1,713; of passengers carried, 11,749,000 ; ofmoney earned, £1,977,000. As the enlargement in mileage was as nearly as possible 175 per cent, in passengers only 155 per cent, and in recepts 400 per cent; it follows that the rail- ways have chiefly been used for goods traffic, diminishing the cost of bringing the

hancing to the farmer its money value. Another couple of lines of statistics will make clearer the vast increase of Irish produce during the working time of the now passing away generation. nage of sailing and steam vessels in the trade between Great Britain and Ireland

was— In 1833 786,000 In 1873 8,115,000 Giving an increase of 7,329,000 tons

wh.ch is nearly multiplying by ten, or one | thousand per cent. These statistics are tabulated from the

| cutting, leaving the ground for better pur-

farmers produce to market, and thus en- : |appeared, and when the plants were up

‘The Primeval Archeology of Rome” begins with an account of prehistoric Rome seen by the light of modern scientific rea search, and closes with a severe criticism on Mr, Parker's book on that subject.

“The Tory Administration and its Whig Admirers,” is the title of this month’s po- litical article; and a chapter on ‘ Finger Rings,’ and the usual notice of contems porary literature, complete the number.

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EFFECTS OF OVERsRIPENING.

The North British Agricultwrist gives some analyses showing the effect of a few days of ripening. ‘Two analyses of the corn are given from the same field, in June, one eleven days older than the other. The analyses were made of the pe:fectly

dried plants. ‘ Earlier Later Sample Sample Albuminoids 18-13 17.8] Fat 3.18 2.37 Extractive Matter 42.02 39,46 Woody fibre 25.84 32.30 Ash 9.65 7.98 Dr. Kuhu, of Moeckern, conducted a

number of feeding experiments to show the effect of drying grass on its digestibility. He tried red clover at first blossom, and the same after being dried for hay. He found that oxen digested only about two and one-half per cent more of the food constituents of green clover than dried, when the green and dried were of same maturity.

Proff. Wolff found that sheep digested thirteen per cent more of clover at the bes ginning than at the end of blossoming, showing that it becomes more and more indigestible the nearer it approached mas turity.

Every experiment, whether of the chem- ist or practical feeder, has demonstrated the necessity of cutting grass early to ob. | tain its full value.

Another important consideration in cuts ting grass is, that all, or nearly all, of the so-called foul grasses and weeds, when cut before or in blossom, make respectable fodder for stock, and are thus turned to | account; while if left to ripen are worths less as food and shell seed to grow another crop. Weeds are soon destroyed by early

poses. Mostof the foul grasses are very nutritious when in blossom. Pigeon grass, which comes into grain fields so thickly in some districts, is as nutritious as Hungarian grassor millet if cut at the right time. Cows will leave red clover to feed upon it, when both are equally fresh and tender, We have found early cutting the best pro- tection against weeds.

Another bad practice of a large propor- tion of farmers needs to be mended, and that is mowing grass and allowing it to res main one, two, and perhaps three days ex~ posed, spread out tothe sun andair. By this process it loses most of its soluble tood constituents, leaving it woody ; and it also loses nearly all of its fine aroma, which renders it so appetizing to cattle and horses. The loss by this mode of drying is much larger than is supposed. You have only to examine the color, which has changed from a deep, rich green to a pale, faded yellow, and the too greatly dimins ished weight, to see what must have been the loss; but the animal judges much more accurately than we can, and refuses to eat this bleached hay unless starved to it. To prevent this damage, grass should only lie exposed to the sun for a few hours until it becomes wilted, when it should be put in cock, or, at least, raked into windrows with the revolving hay-rake, which will turn the butts to the sun, and thus prevent the leaves and heads from bleaching in the sun. Curing in cock is best,as it exposes but a comparatively small surface, the hay | is kept green with the sweet, aromatic flavor. Besides, care must be taken not to dry too much; it can be put in mow much greener than 's supposed, and, when cured by the sweating process in mow, loses less in quality than when dried in field.