Remarkable days- 1 Sir A. W. Young died, 1835 Sliglztfalls o snow d SUN. IN ADVEN’I‘ Winlry weather 8 Conception B. V. Mary 9 Sir Donald Campbell arrived 1847 Snow and per/zaps min 3d SUN. IN ADVENT Ember Week

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Ralherﬁner. First Steam Press landed in P. E. Island, 1852 20 4th SUNDAY IN ADVENT 21 St. Thomas 22 Landing of Pilgrims in the United States Severe gale, 1853 Treaty of Ghent Christmas ' ‘ Look out for snow St. S tephen lst SUNbAY AFTER CHRISTMAS St. John Evangelist : 28 Innocents ‘2 26 Leng 1b of day at EdinburOh‘ " 611 57111. ., aiLond0n7h 56m, at Dublin 7b 29111.

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I PRESERVING EGGs.—The ; Nor! h- vester'n Farmer has V tried the followinn' method oi" piese1vin<r eggs, and re- commends it Take a sieve, and never the bottom with etrgs‘, then pour boilinsr wa- ter upon them, sufficient to give them a thoiough wet—l ting, peimittinrr the watei to pass 05' through the sieve; take them out and dry them; then pack them in bran, the small ends down; and youi eggs will keepfmeeei

DECEMBER.

ivice. 1it an excellent plan to cover

uvill pay, whetlier the bed

lhas tho10ughly pre~ L

FAIZ‘L TREATMENT on As-

PARAGUS.—~AS soon as the heavy frosts come to kill the tops, they should be cut and removed to the stye, or to the compost heap. The sur- Face of the beds, which has become hard, and perhaps weedy, should now be tho— roughly scaritied with the hoe, or forked over, taking care not. to injure the crowns. About the last ot‘ the month, spread in a heavy coating of j stable manure, at least a halfcord to every two square rods. The rains will carry down its fertilizing proper- tes to the roots, zBand give them great strenoth and vi— nor for an early start in the Spring. Ifnear the shores, where marsh-mud is accessi— ble, a coating of this, one ; inch thick, in addition to the . mannie, will do good ser- .' We have also found

the beds with sea—weed or i, old hay during.)r the winter. The roots kept active lon—

ger before the ground-closes

up; the ground does not; freeze so deep, and starts sooner in the Spring. The innit-k of course needs to be removed as soon as the win-

ter is over.

manuring This we believe,

been paied or not.

Asparagus is a...’ igross feeder, and can be had 'in its perfection only by high