-AUTUMN-DAYS.
, A-woalth of heimty meets my eye
Yellow and green , and brown and "white ,
In one vast blnze of glory fill
My happy sight.
Tbc rlcL-robed trees , the ripening corn ,
Bright colored \ \ Itb September flro
Fulfillment of the farmer's hop
And year's desire.
Sweet In the air are joyous eonnds
p ; Of bird and bee and running brook ;
And plenteous fruits hang ripening round .
Where'er 1 look.
3T- " The mellow sp'endor eoftly falls
On morninu ; mists and evening dews.
And colors trees .and flowers and clouds
With thousand hues.
O dreaming clouds , with silver fringedl
I watch je gathering side hy side ,
Like armies , in the solemn skies ,
In stately pride.
' I love the woods , the changing woods , v
Fast deepening down the russet glow ,
When autumn , like a brunette queen ,
Rules all below.
S ;
The soul of beauty haun'ts the heavens ,
I : Nor leaves for long the warm-faced earth ,
, And like a kind mother , the kind air
Tolifegives birth.
r
rK _ _ 2ut death rides past npon the gale ,
And blows the rustling golden leaves ;
K They whirl and fall , and rot and die ,
; t And my heart grieves.
Farewell I O autumn days farewell 1
Ye go ; but we shall meet again ,
As old friends , who are parted long
By the wild main.
William Cowan ,
? '
POLES APART.
Dick Fellowes flung himself back
against the frail door-post of the sum
mer house 111 the airy building rocked
to its foundations.
"Say one kind word , Stella My love
may not seem much to you , but at
least it is the bust I have to give , " he
said , earnestly , looking very white and
hurt.
Stella Howard , sitting sweet and
calm in her white sown and pearls ,
half glanced toward her impetuous
lover ; then dropped her blue eyes
again with a suspicion of a dainty
jhudder.
Dick's hands were so very big and
ted , and his evening dress looked as if
It came out of the ark. Of course he
fras very good and nice , and Stella did
frot mind his clumsy , little attentions
frhen no more interesting was at hand ;
but to be made love to by a big , awk
ward , young civil engineer working on
the new ra iway line ! a creature who
couldif t siug or ride , or play bill ards ;
who entered a room like a wandering
elephant , and was forever buried in
dlagiams and calculations , instead of
talking society chatter ! Stella could
not help feeling it a decided liberty on
Dick Fellowes' part to imagine himself
entitled to love Colonel Howard's only
daughter , and she heartily Wished she
had never suggested his being invited
to dinner at which he had overturned
a glass of cbablis over her new lace
flounce or consented to show him the
garden in the soft sunset glow of that
June , evening.
" 1 don't know what to say. I've
told you it isn't the least use , Mr. Fel
lowesour ; Lfe and mine are poles
apart ; we can't make them meet. I'm
very sorry you should be pained. Try
to forget it all , " ' she answered , trying
'not to show her disdain too plaiuly.
Forget ! " echoed Fellowes , the
blood rushing to his temples. "No ,
that's not likely. I tell you whileou
live no man. will love you as I have
done. Good-by , Stella ; i can't stand
any more. Heaven bless you , although
you are so cruel ! "
And he was out of sight down the
garden path before Stella could have
stopped him , even had she so wished.
What curiously abrupt manners he
had , thought she , as she made her way
to the drawing room through the sweet
scented roses to sing the song Captain
Thurlow had begged for in a whisper
as she left the table. How odd to go
without b dding good-by ! And he was
leaving Churlstone the next day , she
"tnew.
Captain Thurlow's polished manner
Tas a pos tive relief after such behav-
5r , and as he turned the pages of the
{ Bohemian Girl ! " and murmured com-
iimenls into Stella Howard's well
flea-scd ear D ck Fellowes and his woo-
WJg faded from her mind like a disa-
"greeable dream.
1 Only once did she hear his name in
the two years that followed , and that
was in connection with the scheme of
some proposed Government works , and
ho was called ' 'Mr. Fellowes , the well
known and rising engineer. "
Dick rising ! Dick famous ! Stella
was sensible of a little shock of intense
wonder.
But there was very little time for
any thought of the outside world after
that. Colonel Howard died in Af
ghanistan , and Stella found herself a
penn less orphan , dependent on the
distant relations with whom she was
living. Even in her sorrow and de
spair there was a little ray of comfort
in the thoughtof. . Caplain Thurlow.
Surely there was one strong arm and
brave heart that would not fa 1 her.
But Captain Thurlow was endowed
with a knowledge of the world , which
made him keenly aware of the nice
difference between Miss Howard the
pretty daughter of his reputedly
wealthy Colonel and Miss Howard the
penniless orphan. H.s engagement to
s. "Lancashire manufacturer's daughter
was in all the society papers within a
fortn ght ; and as Stella tr.ed to crush
out the mortilication and resentment
from her heart , which seem : d full to
overflowing , there sounded in her ears ,
as if it were aproyhecy , Dick Fellowes'
parting words :
"No one will ever love you as I
have done.11
Was it all the perversity of a woman's
nature that made Stella's memory
dwell * so often and so kindly on the
recollection of that wooing as time
ireul on ? In the old days life had held
to much love for her that Dick's seemed
% thing little worth the having ; now
Uiat she was that lonely th ng , a gov-
' houses , she
> nicss in other people's
wondered how she could have despised
ny love so honest and so true , and her
recollection of clumsy Dick grew to be
a very kind and gentle one.
Not that her lot was as hard as that
of many ; indeed , the Bouchers were
very kind to her. Her pupils were
good and affec'ionate , 'with the careless
affection of children ; she had plenty to
eat and drink and nothing to complain
of , except that her life had passed her
by. She tried to do her .duty , to teach
the children well and wisely , to help
Mrs. Boucher with her numerous guests
and society cares.
The house was to be full for regatta
as usual , and Stella had promised to
give up her holiday till they wereall
gone again. She was writing notes for
a great garden party when the little
girls burst in upon her in wild excite
ment
"Oh , Miss Howard ! only think ! Sir
Richie is coming our own dear Sir
Kiel lie. Isn't it lovely ! " they cried.
"And who may Sir Richie be ? " in
quired Miss Howard , very composed
ly , directing another envelope.
"Not know our Sir Richie ? Why ,
everybody knows him. Ho plays
tennis with-us , and rows us on the
lake , and buvs us dolls. Fancy ,
mamma , Miss Howard does not know
our own darling Sir Richie ! "
"Miss Howard has beenout of so
ciety so long that there is an excuse
_ for her not knowing at least the name
'of Sir Richard Fellowes , " responded
Mrs. Boucher.
The pen rolled over upon the newly
addressed envelopes and ruined two.
"Sir Richard Fellowes ? " was all
M'ss Howard could gasp out.
"Yes , the great' inventor and civil
engineer. He had his baronetcy con
ferred a few months ago , when he
finished his great railway * lme to
Thibet ; and he's just been stopping
at Osborne. Is it possible you've
never heard his name ? Whhe was
one of the lions of last season , young ,
rich1 * and the fashion. I'm lucky to
get him here , even for a flying visit ;
but my husband and he are old
friends , and he is wonderfully fond of
the children. Can it "be that you
have never heard ot him , really ? "
" 1 I met him some years ago , "
Stella managed to falter.
Gladlv would Ste'la ' have hidden her
self in her distant school room tbat
night and pleaded neuralgia or any oth
er synonym for a broken heart rather
than enter the crowded drawing room ,
whence the soft flow of voices and
laughter floated out from the open win
dows over to her own room in the wing.
But Airs. Boucher had told her that
they would want some singing and
governesses must not indulge their feel
ings when other people's entertainment
is at stake.
Stella's heart seemed beating in her
ears as she entered the great drawing
room behind a tray of coffee cups and
hid herself in a sheltered nook near the
piano.
At first she could see nothing clearly ,
the rose shaded lamps threw so dim a
light ; then she grew aware of a group
of smiling , interested peopleall bestow
ing their most gracious smiles and at
tentions to a tall figure in their midst.
Could that be Dick Fellowes that broad
shouldered man with the brown mus
tache and close cropped , curly head ,
who moved and spoke like a man confi
dent of his own powers and used to
succeed and pjease ? Stella thought of
the ill-fitting garments' of old days as
she noticed the shapely cut of his coat
collar and the grace of'.self-possession
in his every movement. Dick had red
hands and big boots and suggested a
bull in a china shop. Was there some
mistake after all ?
A moment and then he raised his
head and she caught the old merry
smile and the flash of the qu ck , gray
eyes ; and half blinded and bewildered
with a rush of recollections , Stella
made her way tb the piano in obedience
to Mrs. Boucher's smile and nod.
Why had Mrs. Boucher asked her to
sing "Golden Days ? " Itvis Dick's
favorite song long ago , and Stella telt
as if it would choke her. Her voice
shook so that Mrs. Boucher's guests
thought their hostess had a good deal
overpraised her governess' style , and a
Miss Verney near by remarked to Sir
Richard Fellowes that she did not ad
mire that tremolo kind of manner so
mangirls affected.
As she rose from the piano stool her
eyes met those of Sir Richard , who
was standing close to the piano. There
was nothing beyond the most casual
recognition in the slight bow on both
sides , and Stella got away somehow to
her own quarters to find vent for the
passionate flow of tears that overcame
all her self control.
The next day was to be the grand
garden party. Miss Howard was sup
posed to be unostentatiously in the
background , dressed in her best , to keep
a supervision over her little pupils.
Ethel and Maud , wild with delight ,
hastened her out to the tennis lawn long
before any one could possibly be ex
"
pected to "arrive.
"Just one 1 ttle game before the peo
ple come to the grounds , M.ss Howard.
You know we may not play when all
the grown up people are here , and we
do so want a little , tiny game , " begged
the children.
Miss Howard , mindful of her best
cream gown and the difficulties of ten
nis when combined with long gloves
and plumed hat , vainly endeavored to
escape.
"Only a little scrap of play. Ah !
you know you can't refuse , " they said.
Arid Stella was forced to laugh and
yield to their entreaties.
So that was the picture that met the
eyes of the idle gentleman who saun
tered down the shrubbery path , among
the fragrant syr.ngas , and turned the
corner ) f the terrace steps a girl's
figure in a creamy gown , vivid in the
hot sun against the trees and shrubbery ;
a shade hat which threw into relief the
crisp , bronze hair and the soft flush on
her cheek , a racquet poised aloft , and a
flutter of white-winged pigeons toward
the dark blue sky. He stopped short ,
as if spellbound.
"Oh , sir , Richie , vou're ju t in time !
Come along and have a game with Miss
Howard do , do ! " cried the children.
Stella turned with a violent start ;
the racquet slipped from her gloved
hand and struck her left wrist a vio
lent blow. The pain turned .her faint
and giddy and she felt herself grow
wh'te to the very lips.
"No , no , young woman , " she heard
the voice that was so like , yet so un
like , the voice of other days say : "Miss
Howard won't plav with me she never
would. "
"
"
Then he turned to her with a sudden
change from thv. laugh ng tone :
"Have hurt ? I
you your arm am
afraid I startled you ; " and hojcame for
ward hastily.
But Stella * drew away as he ap
proached.
"Nothing it is nothing ; pray don't
trouble me , " she said , almost crossly.
And as a stream of gayly dressed
people emerged from the conservatory
and began to spread themselves over
the terrace and approach the lawn
Stella turned and fled into the shrub-
berv.
She had reached , the fountain by the
statue of the dancing faun before she
was overtaken.
"Pardon me , " said her pursuer , in a
tone that was certainly not Dick's it
was too commanding. "I do not want
to contradict you , but I can't believe it
is nothing. "
And in another moment the little
bruised wrist , from which he had
stripped the glove , was in Sir Richard's
firm , light grasp , and Stella meekly
surrendered.
"Sit down here , " "was the order , and
she found herself placed on the mossy
step of the old fountain , while with
quick , deft fingers Sir Richard dipped
his handkerchief in the cool , clear
water , and bound it round the slender
wrist
Could it be Dick ? Was it not all a
mocking dream ? - Stella could only
hope with'all her might that the
awakening might be long delayed.
The splash of water in the old stone
basin and the mysterious whisper of
the pines overhead were th e only
sounds that broke the summer stillness.
The tennis was too far offfor them
to hear the merry players ; they were
quite alone.
Did Dick remember the last time
they had been alone together ? He
came and sat down on the broken step
by her side.
"Stella , do you shrink from me still ?
After all the years I have been working
and toiling to be worthier of you , .am I
no nearer the goal than when we last
parted ? Must I ask in vain , as I did
then , for the least little word ? " he said
slowly and gravely.
Not a movement , not a sound from
the shrinking figure at his side. His
face grew graver still , and * he bit his
lip.
"Am I to go away again , then ? " he
asked , after a pause.
Still no answer.
With a su dden impulse , Sir Richard
stooped * and peered under the broad
hat which hid her face from him.
"What ! crying. Stella ! " He was
on his knees bes de her on the moss.
"Have I made you cry ? " My darling !
my own1' ! I
He was trying to tak'e her in his !
arms , but she struggled to free her
self.
self."Ah
"Ah , Dick , I told you once that our
lives were poles apart ; it was false
then , but it has come true , " he mur
mured , brokenly. x
"If it had , which I deny , the rela
tive positions would be the'same. You
are , as you have always been , a world
above me in all things. But love can
bridge any gulf , Stella. Won t you let
me try ? It is my trade , you know. "
And then she struggled no longer.
"Dick , " she whispered , by and by ,
when conversation had had time to be
come a trifle less absorbing , "do you
remember what you said thut night at
Churlstone ? You told me no ii-t/i
would ever love me as you had dore.
I didn't belive it then , but I know now
that you were right. "
"D.d I say that ? " he asked , laugh
ing. "Well , yes , I was right , I dare
say only I put it in the wrong tense.
What I shoufd have said was not 'as 1
have done , ' but 'as I do , and as I shall
keep on doing as long as the worla
shall last' And that would have been
truer st 11 , my guiding star ; so let it
stand like that m the future. "
And tliat point was settled without
opposition once and for always. C'/u-
cago News.
Fattening1 Swine.
Mr. A. B. Allen , who founded the
American Agriculturist nearly fifty
years ago , and was for many years its
editor , is now spending the evening of
his days on his farm near Toms River ,
N" . J. As in early years , he is devoting
very much of his attention to stock
raising , and in the November number
he gives the following advice about
fattening swine.
Swine should be pushed forward now
in mild weather as fast possible , as'they
will gain flesh much more rapid on the
same quantity of food than in freezing
weather. During the fattening process
it has been found highly beneficial to
feed a moderate quantity of pumpkins ,
for when this is done they assist the
digestion of the gra.n or meal given
the swine , and enables them to more
perfectly and economically turn it into
flesh , thus saving a considerable per
centage in the consumption of food.
Pumpkins , or , what are richer and'
better , winter squashes , ought to be
grown especially tor this purpose by all
swine keepers. Aside from this , they
are excellent forthe store stock , as
they will do well if fed alone on these
that is , provided they are of a good ,
quiet breed.
When pumpkins are not on hand a
few roots may be given raw , of which
beets and carrots are better than pota
toes , ruta-bagas , or common turnips.
The last are very poor feed for this
purpose , being better for cattle.
Grass , and especially clover , is an ex
cellent substitute for roots , so long as
it remains green and growing in au
tumn , but when turned out to this , the
swine ought to have a warm shed , into
which they can come when fed and to
protect themselves from dew and frost
during the night as well as from
storms.
To make superior hams and bacon ,
corn should be mixed with oats or bar
ley , or perhaps rye might answer , at
the rate of one-half to a third of one of
the latter to the former , and ground
thus together. Such feed increases the
proportion of tender , juicy , lean streak
ing the fat , which is essential to pro
duce a fine quality of hams and bacon.
If fat pork for salting and barreling
alone is wanted , then pure corn , whole
or ground into coarse meal , is the best
feed , jo ned with some puronkin or
roots , barley or rye , as recommended
above.
BETWEEN THE LIGHTS ,
Uctwecn the 1'srhts the > ul has time to think ,
To viuu" in letrosuect the vanished hour ,
To cull a ain hope's amaranthine flowers.
To stoop beside the fount of life , and drink.
Between the lights no nue.1 o , spoken word
Our language is too poor when we are near
Th Idcal'Liie whon other tones we hi-ar.
Tones more divine than mortal ear hath heard.
Love chants of pnrrr joys and nobler heights
Tinu music thrills the soul with deeper power ,
And life grows richf r in the quiet hour ,
When we can pause and rest between the
lights.
Eva Gorton Taylor , in The Current.
IN THE DIAMOND FIELDS.
How "Wealth. Hunters Are Periodi
cally Beguiled.
The daily scenes in th's south African
El Dorado were very similar to those I
experienced in the gold mines of Cali
fornia. One day the news was , east of
us.they were finding diamonds by the
handful ; plenty of open ground , a sure
fortune ; and away went the gold dig
gers , 'while the speculative canteen-
keepers followed. When one of the
Americans from New York and I , after
a three-miles' tramp under a scalding
sun , approached the reputed mine , we
found a dozen 'saloons in full blast ,
while sever.il carts were coming on the
ground loaded with d vers suspicious-
looking casks. It looked to us as if
somebody was intent on starting a new
town or was anxious to sell his stock of
liquid refreshments at a single swoop ,
as it were , i saw tiie trick at once , aud
was mad with mvself that 1 had been
so simple-minded as to have been one
of its victims. Near by was a hole , aud
packed close around were almost a
thousand d.ggers , while in the cavity a
black. man wis grubbing the lime. A
few were marking out claims , but the
majority , having seen no diamonds , de
clared indignantly. "This is a fool's
rush. " Stidilenlv a bloated old fellow
appears upon the scene , nicknamed
Mahogany Nose , from the vermillion-
colored appearance of that organ , jumps
up and down over his table and shouts :
" "Diamond ! diamond !
A rush is made for him.
"Let's see' it ! " all exclaim.
"Oh. it's only half a carat , but indi
cates , " and Mohogany No e resumes
his scraping.
The bait takes. All seize their picks
and pick until the irround is occupied.
More people arr.ve. Cla ms are mark
ed out New-comers are astonished at
the imltistr ons scene , and conclude
that th s is the spot the place that
they have been so long looking for.
No more room for claims but i ' < sa in
the secret so ze several claims ; i o lire-
tended original owners getiatliftil
and threaten , and a riot is in pi < - . pei t ,
when 'it is suggested b one > f the
"friends" that the matter of ili.sputes
be settled by the rules of tho ring.
Agreed to ; and the winner is borne on
his friends. . ' shoulders to a canteen.
where ale and beer is consumed in im
mense quantities to cornrnemor-tte the
victory. After awhile , when quiet is
rstored. it finally dawns upon t.e : aver-
ag. : mind of the "kapj" ' that Mahogany
Nose has succeeded in playing his cards
well. Tins canteen where so much fer
mented refreshment was swallowed be
longed to Mahoganv Nose , and he
"planted' the diamonds he pretended to
find. Fur reasons unnecessary to state ,
old Mahogany found it prudent to
abandon his claim , enter his canteen ,
and give a free treat to all th : t come.
That settled it. and all was torgiven ,
except on the part of some g jm old
diggnrs who had come many miles to
'
the no vEl Dorado They'il-'inanded
brandy and got it , instead -poonch- -
ing the Tead of thatd d old wi-.tsel. "
Uoston Commercial Bulletin.
Accidents to Sleep-Walkers.
It seems strange , on the first blush ol
the matter , that so very faw accidents
befall sleep-walkers. The proportion
of instances in which aninjury is sus
tained by the subjects of this remarkable
slate of semi sleep is very small. The
explanation of the immunity is doubt
less to be found in the fact that it is a
state of semi-sleep in which the sleep
walker makes his exi-ursio'i. He is
sleeping onlv so far as part ot his cereb
rum is concerned. The rest o. ' h s brain
is awake , and therefore it is really not
a strange feat to walk carcfuHv and es
cape injurv , doing all the necessary acts
of avoidance while .carrying tint some
dream purpo-e , just as a waking pur
pose is fulfilled. This hypothesis ob
viously requires a very full explanation
of such an accident as that by which a
sleep-walker recentlv carae to her deatii
namcl , falling out of an open win
dow. It is not likely to have Ien part
of the dream to gut"out of a windw.
There must have been some error in the
carrxi'ig out of the process ; such , fort
example , as turning to the right instead
of the left on leaving a room , and thus
walking through a low window instead
of through a doorway. As a rule the '
sens'-s are sufficiently on the alert to '
enable the sleep-walker to take all pre- ,
cautions for safety , ami when he comes
face to face with a d.llicultv involving
more than automatic or sub-conscious
self-control , he wakes. We should like
to know more of the case which has '
just ended fatally from some competent
med c-.il obervvr who has stud od tho
development of this interesting d sorder
in this parti < ular instance. Surely a
practitioner was consulted. No case of
sleep-walking should ever be left w.th-
oiit medical scrutiny and counsel. In
sleep-walking there is the making of
madness , and u its inception this d s-
ordcrly sleeplessness ought to be stayed.
The Lancet.
The Lost Cord.
"Hear that piano hear that piano.11
"Yes. "
"Old Snagsby's daughter. . They
just do it to tantalize me. "
"Whv , it seems-averv nice song.
The. 'Lost Cnord. ' I bcleive. "
"Is that the name of .t ? "
"Yes. "
"Meaner and meaner ! The cheek of
them snagsbys is something terrible !
Here the old man stole half my wood
pile last n ght , and his daughter's sins-
ing about tiie lost cord. Tight under our
nose ! " Uticago
A REMARKABLE MAP.
An Interesting Specimen of Cartog
raphy * of tlio Era of Clilstoplier
Columbus.
The struggles of geography in the
middle ages were so far successful in
laving the basis of modern scientfic
discovery that their results are even
now admitted as evidence in tho settle
ment of disputed questions ; a notable
instance of which fact is afforded by
the second Borg'an or Ribero map , re
cently brought into consultation with a
view to determining international
rights of possession in the Caroline is-
lauds. This remarkable specimen ol
cartography is the beaut ful work of
Don D ego llibero , of Seville , geogra
phero Charles V. According to tra-
dit on t was commenced about 1494 ,
or from that date to 15l > 3 , and was not
iin.sIn.Ml until 1529 , the retardation of
theork being justified by the active
profci-iition ot geograph.cal research
at i I'M t me , and the desire to include
all - . : c latest discoveries. It is repute. !
to ! Ii.earl cs > t map of the world in
existre , for the lirst Borgiaa map
do. s > . - ! pretend to completeness.
Thotign full of the old absurd inaccura
cies , J contains many shrewd guesses ,
or ? c ; iilhing ( more than guesses , at
triitl.and is e.-pucially remarkable as
prong that central African explora
tion Ij.tll bcun conducted to a stage of
Ecieutifio discovery which modern ge-
cgraph. rs are hardly disposed to con
cede us the ach evement of travelers
threi : or four hundred years ago. The
f our-es of the Nile and pos lions of the
three lakes now c illed Albert Nyanza ,
V ctoria N\'anza and Alexandra Nyan
za. liayu been very definitely , though
not accurately laid down. They are
p act d too much on the straight line
from west to cast , their size is too nearly
equal , and their form is r diculous
rucfcs work. Moreover , they lie too far
soi.th of the trop.c of Capricorn ,
but their presence on the map
is , at least , sufficient tes-
t inony to the knowledge of their ex
istence at the time when R hero d d his
work. Considering , too , that the west
ern continent hail only just been d > s-
coxcred , thehole eastern line of
c.ia-t comes at least as near exactness
as if a promising child of 10 had
d r\wn : \ it on his slate from memory of
the. school map. All the western
si.ores of North and South America
have been left undefined , and even in
great part unsuggestcd. Like the
e.irlier maps of imperfectly explored
countries , such , for example , as those
which are supposed to illustrate the
tr.vus ! of Marco Polo , S.r John de
M uUleville , and others , this map , by
D.iigo R hero , is largely pictorial. The
h | > an ard's rule evidently was. when
i ) lionbt , to draw a stag , an elephant ,
a on. a bearr a tree. Prcster John's
dominion is s1 mbolically indicated by a
ia ge. church in its midst. Russia is in
n -tstu of most admired disorder , the
lavk of geographical defin t on being ,
1 imwer. compensated by aplen tudu
OT 7. < ioiogy. The Holy land is likewise
nisich con used ; and Jerusalem , indi-
-alcd by three crosses which obviously
It-note Calvaiy , is placed about fifteen
ami ired miles out of true reckoning.
'A country found by the English , and
ot no Use ' to w.t. Labrador is plae-
d r ght up at thu .op of the map , far
. \vay from its proper long tude as well
s latitude , ami is signalized b'y a pro-
1 uious growth of forest trees. Gal
loons in full sa 1 , each as large as a con-
t nent. hold then * steady course either
to or from Molucca , the maritime cen
ter , act ord ng to mediaeval gcograp-
uer . of the woi Id
Tnis extraordinary map , which will
repay an hour's attentive observation ,
has , by the liberal permission of tne
popa , been lent from the archives of
the propaganda at Rome to the Colo
nial and Ind an exhibition. Sir Augus
tus Adderluy , K. C. M. G. , the royal
and executive comm ssoner for the
West Ind es and British Honduras , has
also received on a loan from the con
gregation of propaganda at Rome a
small statistical atlas and an engraving
of the celebrated brass map of Marco
Polo , the original of which is included
in the magnificent representative of his
famous famil3Curious and ancient
maps , rare engnrvings , work of art ,
antiquities , and other interest'ng ob
jects richly illustrate West Indian his
tory at the colonial exhibition , having
been lent in great numbers. But un-
quest'onably , and almost beyond com-
pari > on. the most interesting of these
* i storical treasures is the Ribero map ,
which is indeed a document of pricc-
le-s archceological val c. The parch
ment is seven feet long by three in
he ght , and it has never been folded ,
ts preservation being evidently due to
'he. utmost care whether in keeping it
rolled up or in d splaying it under glass.
J'he rich colors u-ed in its adornment ,
the ultramarines , vermilions , and other
haralil c t nts employed in the coats of
arms , quadrants , zodiacal signs , and
ra.s-cellaneous devices , being as fresh
as they could or should have boon on
the day they were painted. The no
tion that Don D ego R hero * com
menced this map under Julius 1L is
somewhat favored bthe fact that the
family arms conspicious in which is
the oak. emblematic of his name , Ro-
? ere are emblazoned with the tiara at
the "hottorn of the parchment. This
would make the date 1503 ; but there
are earlier Snd cations. Nothing more
in nutely exqu site than thevr ting ,
wliih is not confined to geographical
names , can be imagined. It is the per
fection of caligraphy , rather Italian
than Span sh in its graceful freedom ,
ilany of the names are written in gold ,
and t is surmised that these , which oc
cur n the north of Mexico and Peru ,
are intended to sign fy the presence of
gold mines there about. The large let-
teiing on the upper and lower margins
is in Spanish , the lino above being to
vhis cff ct : Univcr.-al map , in which
.s contained all that has been hitherto
discovered of the world. Maile by
Diego Ribero , geographer to his majes-
t % in Seville , 1529 ; " vvh.le the words
ntath , translated are : "The which is
ct v ded into two parts , according to
the agreement made by their Cathol.c
majesties of Spain and K.ng John of
Portugal , in Fonte.-Olla. A. D. 1494. "
This s the important part of the in
scription , recall ng as it does the h stor
ical incident of tiiu drawing a line across
the lirst map , by Pope Alexander" VI.-
to settle some differences with the Port
ugese in relation to the frequently
vexed question of posession in newly
discovered lands. Strange is it that
within the past few months this same
map should have served a similar pur
pose of defining territorial rigths. At
one corner is a drawing of a quadrant ,
accompanied by a written direction
how to use it ; and on a space borrowed
from he Pacific ocean is an astro
labe , which should have a silken cord
attached to the center. The line of
divis on drawn by Alexander "VT. is de
scribed exactly as on his map , with the
addition that on each side the foot of it
is a flagstaff with the Spanish flag car
ried toward the west and the Portu
guese toward * the east. Though it is
supposed that Alexander made one
line of demarkation only , this map of
1529 , sent from Spain to Clement VIL ,
gives a second. But it will be found
that the first line , drawn to the west of
the Canary islands and the Azores , has
merely its counterpart in the second ,
which , passing between Sumatra and
Borneo , carries the division round or
through the globeIt is curious that
while the second line is so drawn as-
just to place tho Moluccas within the
limits it represents as having been as
signed to" Spa'n , the delineation of
those and of the neighboring islands ,
iu their then only partially discovered
forms ucludiug what appears to be a
bit of thu coast of New Guinea , should
have deen added at tho Western ex
tremity of Alexander VL's map , while
the eastern extremity of that map ,
which if complete would show whether
the pope had drawn a second line , or
had completed the first through the op
posite hemisphere , has now disap
peared , and may possibly have been
mutilated at that time. London Tele
graph.
Carp for Every Farm.
Seth Green , the noted fish culturist ,
writes to the American Agriculturist
for November :
To construct a pond , first stake off
3our land the desired dimensions ; then
take a plow and scraper , and with
them make the necessary excavation.
The pond should be about live or six
foet deep in the center , gradually
sloping up to the edges. The object in
having the pond deep in tho center is
to provide the fish with a placo to set-
tie into during the winter without dan
ger of the water freezing solid and
thereby killing them , as would be the
case in cold climates if the water was
all shallow. The reason for having
the bottom sloping is , that thereby the
fish can have access to plenty of warm ,
siod ! water , and also that in case the
old fish are not taken out after spawn-
ing , the young fisn will have the pro
tection of the shallow-water along the
edges , into which the larger fish cannot
swim if they should feel inclined to
make a meal on some of their younger
relatives. l
The outlet should be about three feet
wide , and so constructed that t catf be. '
well screened to prevent the fish from
escaping , and so as to admit of the
water being drawn off when it is de
sired to remove the fish or to cleanse
the pond. The screens may be made -
of wire netting , and painted with gas-
tar mixed with one-third turpentine , or
to the consistency of paint , and applied
with an ordinarv paint brush. The
Wire netting should be tacked to strong
wooden frames , made to fit the space
to be screened. To screen a carp pond
effectually , three screens of different
s.zed meshes should be used. These
should slide in a grooved frame work ,
so that they can be taken out easily
and cleaned.
Carp can be raised in well water , but
water from a brook is preferable.
They will succeed in the Northern ,
States if the ponds are deep enough not
; o freeze to the bottom in winter. * *
Carp do not requ.re feeding in winter ,
is they burrow into the mud or
libernate , until the ice disappears in *
; he Spring. f
There appears to be a difference of
opinion among the authorities as to
which is the best kina of carp. The
scale carp are said to be the most pro-
ifie , and the leather carp grow the
rastest Fcr my part I prefer the lat
ter ; it is the handsomer and finer fish i x
of the two. As to their qualities as
table fish ; so far as my experience goes ,
L have not been able to discover any
difference between them. i
Protecting Small Fruits oa the
Prairies.
Snow is the cheapest and most abun
dant of all protecting materials , but to
retain it where it is wanted is the
) oint , yet it is simple enough if
one will take a lesson from
some neglected piece of breaking , or
other piece of ground , that has been
allowed to run to weeds. The snow
will accnmmulate here to a depth
almost corresponding to the height of
he weeds , and will remain until late
n the spring.
Jt will he a very easy matter when
running the cultivator through between
he rows for the last time , about the
irst of July , to scatter a little corn and
allow the cult vator to cover it. This
will grow tall enough to retain a large
body of snow , and does not seed the
ground and cause additional labor next
rear ; a mulch of straw < Jver straw-
jerries or around bushes will also help ,
ilany prefer flax straw above all other
cinds of mulching materials , as it will
stay where you put it American
Agriculturist.
Australia's Rabbit Plague.
The farmers of Australia seem to be
still troubled by rabbits , which breed.
n that country at a most enormous
rate. One man has just accepted a
tender for wire netting which is to
make a rabbit-proof fence from Narro-
mine to Bourke. and will extend over a
distancu of 203 miles. If the unfor
tunate rabbits search along to find the
; nd of the obstruction they will be a
bit weary before they have arrived at
their destination. It is said that the
work will cost 15,000 , and at that
rate , if a man could offer such a fi mre ,
t proves that the rabbit must be the
most destructive animal in the anti
podes. ( Jalignanfa Messenger.
