... AGRlICULTUIRAL NOTES. !e BACON A£D HOW TO CURE IT. 'p The best bacon is made from pigs 1vhichl will not T weig-h inore than 125lbs. when dressed. Therashers or strips for the bacon are cut ?? off the e pig, and about half of the sides are used. The por- Zr tion next to the backbone is fatter, and lacks in auscleo and is not so good oln that account. When g bacon is made from small pigs-those ...

... BOARD SCHOOL SKETCES. BlY SCHOOLMASTER MARE. -No. 2.-Ax AnAB Catar. C Hi!I Look out, theres Old Blazes.I In that irreverent fashion ho' heralds the ap- Felt ?? of a, gentleman whom, in his calmer 'on jt moments ho generally dubs The Ossifer; the liv first title being & satirical. allusion, n~ot to the ton? een perasnent or procedure of the school policeman, lab but to his complexion or ...

... THE NILE EXPEDITION'. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT WITH LORD WNOLSELEY.J WA.DY iHALFA, SAURDs&y (5.45 Pat.). Tho Camel Battery, of whose arrivai I recently advised you, did the journey from Assiout to this place in twanty-six days, which, under the con- ditions, is considered by experts to be a wonder- ful performance. A native contractor at Dongola has promised to provide daily rations of bread ...

... NEWPORT FIARBOUR COM- * . AlISSIONERS. The monthy rmeeting of tile Newport HiLibour Commissioners washeld no Friday, Colinel Lyne in the chair. Present-M-essrs. E. J. Daris, G. S. Joner, P. Prtyea, H. Pernon, G. Hoskins, T. Col- hornie. I. PickFord, J. i2urphv, T. Pngeler, J. F. Wvnri, Admiral Foot, and Captain Lonsdale. The clerk (AMr. C. R. Lyne) having read the minutes, they were confirinpd ...

... . CARDIFF YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN I ASSOCIATION.t 8 IM . -; - - l c~1- - . - The opening meeting of the autumn session n of . the Cardiff Young Men's Christian ui Association on Wednesday evening was made a: the occasion of a very interesting programme, g including tea and refreshments, an exhibition of ti photo-lithograph represepttions ofwnotable works p of aft in the South Kenington Museunr, ...

... Mr1. J. P. Thompson presided at the monthly ni, 3uetinhg of this board on Monday evening. There s , ..ere also present Captain Ingram and Mlessrs.J. S. Ibe ..orbett, Richards, D. Morgan, G. Pile, T. Beavan, Co mid R. Forrest. The Medical-Officer (Dr. Nell) pre- c tunted Iris quarterly report, which stbted that rel .luring the past quarter there had been 94 births, Go which gave a rate of 50 ...

... ey I ir TERRUIBLE ENUOUNTEU. WITH A n- 1ULL. ,M. -- m 'rTwo PM1ISONS RILTED. nn l PralticulArs loe ereaied Dublin of a, shocking wE r- ?? ni*.rr Dlouliri!ir, by wlrich Iwo lives' oi it ?? lost. A fir rio: ninm-d l ulvilijll was ittitlekl WI id ond killed iry a oe lrig brll qaid hievilly Irrickptl Irn be he PiPel-, liS hody ?? iti a prob of blood. D iir1W i lli thie SrIiggle L II rd U 115 CIInv ...

... A VISIT TO A PENARTIE PULTRY e -P TII)a e It f diffleult to 49ssign aL rpeson why the British rfariner should have so satrig an aversion to tijm ooC keeping of pouitrF on a large scale as ai me ing; of tht earning K livelihood. Over and over again it hia for tbeen proved to demonstration that the raising of 0i0 poultry and eggs for m ,rket parpoties can be made ISa a.s profitable and safe a ...

... 0 ST. STEPHEN'S, TiHuRSDAr.B Mr. Chamberlain begaln the evening by making Vl Tan apology on behalf of two officials of his depart- ment who, in emulation of recent attacks by their L superiors upon meembeis of the Legislature, had accused two members of this House of uttering written falsehoods. It has taken three or four monthsto win aretracusition ?? of Trade dof a charge more grave than ...

... tO p Lo PC I ,* All correspondents must write on cxs! SIDR of the go 2 paper only, or their letters ?? be rejected.n We cannot publish any letter unless the writer ends i 3 his REAL ArME AND ADDRESS, noti necessarily for pub- TO on fixation. but as a Guarantee of good faith. Hi 'an The Editor cannot undertake to return reiected comn fri msunications under anycircums~ances. PC ho gr sre OeN ...

... THOUGHT-READING EXTRAORDI. NARY AT PONTYPRIDD. 3 M; Morien ?? evening the & Pontypridd public had an opportunity, for the i first time, of witnessing what is called thought reading. The reader, on this occasion, of other mir en's ?? was Mr. Edward Charles Pugh, r ,he Cardiff, brother of the Rev. John Pugh, the re- 'or spected postor of St. David's, Pontvpridd. There s ! is no denying it, ...

... THE CHOLERA. [REUTiat's TELEGRAMS.] MADUTO, Monday.—To-day's official bulletin reports that during the last 24 hours there have been no fretth cases of cholera or deaths among the patients already under treatment in the provinces of Alicante, Lerida, or Tarragona. ROME, Monday. -To- day's official bulletin re ports 36 cases of cholera in the city of Naples, and 12 deaths, besides 13 deaths of ...