... 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, ...

... I [atEVUrER'S TELEGRAMIS.) MEin FRANCE.fr PARIS, OCToniR 22. n DI. Ferry to-day received N., Frauger, P'resident of tle o Chamber Of Commerce, at Alexandria. N1. Franger dwelt upon the painful. position in which the ?? sai resi'dents at Alexandria ]sedbecis placed while waiting PR' during the isast two years for compensation for Slp( the losses sustained by them through the bombardment, In' He ...