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THE DARLING' VOL. IV. WW' ii» j» ;»%#« l >1 i‘ DARLINGTON, 8. C., FRIDAY, 1 5 J t » 7* tm. NO. 33. _ A SONO OF HER. Would life have one joy. to bleaa— Sweet! without thla golden trees! Could there be a rose to shine Redder than these lips of thinef Golden tresses, gleam for me! Ups—a rose for my lips.be! Beams a light iu any skies Brighter—lovelier tljpn thine eyesf Could there be a dove’s dim breast Softer than this hand caressed! Dearest eyes, still brightly shine! White hand, keep this kiss of mine! —[Atlanta Constitution. The Comtessp de Moncley—who Will soon change her name, as you shall see—is one of the most delici ous widows Imaginable, and also one of the cleverest I have ever met. From the very first day she knew precisely how to avoid any ex aggeration that could be considered bad taste in the expression of her sorrow, without falling into the other extreme and making those who saw her in her widow’s weeds think she must wear red satin under her crape. Early ip-April she had quietly left her. Pdri* apartment, where no male vliitdr had set foot since her hus band’s death, and it was only by accident that, a week later, I dis covered the address she bad so care fully concealed from everyone. It jrtt ’ 1‘Sycamero Villa, Chantilly.'’ On thfc first'of May there might have been seen to arrive at a little bit of a house,, situated atja convenient distance: fydita Sycamore Villa, sev- eralttjnpks, an r English cart and pony, a saddle horse, a hull-terrier, two servants, and a man bordering dbjhlrty. That man was myself. r hasten to add that, in this cir cumstance, I acted solely at my own risk and peril, without authorization, any right whatever, and with no other motive than my love—my profound love—to prompt me to hope that my change of domicile would not be a dead loss. Ah, well—nothing venture, noth ing win. And what did I ventureT The Salon, the May fetes, the Grand Frix, the mob in the Alice des Po- teaux, a few balls—what were they in * comparison with the charms of a most attractive neighborhood? I have known men to cross the seas and spend fortunes to follow to the ends of the world adventuresses whose whole body was not worth the tip of Mme. de Itoncley’s little finger. Clarisse’s pretty anger when I pre sented myself at her house, on the day of my arrival, was my first de lightful recompense. In spite of her grand air, I saw that she was touched, and I doubt if ever lover ex perienced so much pleasure in being shewn the door bv s pretty woman. She took her time about it, too, and only pushed me into the street after a regulation phlllippic, to which I list ened very humbly, replying only so much as was necessary to lengthen the lecture, which concluded in these words: “And now do me the favor to re turn to Paris. The train leaves in an hour.” “Ah hoar!” I objected, timidly. “That is hardly time to ship two horses and a carriage and throw up a HcQiCO Mi- * i • “ What is this f” she cried. “A lease 1 You have presumed to—go, •Ir! What audacity! A lease! And, If you please, where is your house ?’’ “A long distance "from here,” I hastened to reply; “at the other end of the forest. I am sure it must have token roe fully three-quarters of an hour to' come here.” To be precise, it had taken me about five minutes. •To think," she exclaimed, “what ape* woman, deprived of her pro tector, la exposed .to! You would . not hava dared to do this if my hus band w«*e still alive. And to think that he considered you lus best friend! Poor CWeal” “Bo has never had any cause to compAin,” .1 murmured. “Let us talk together of him.” “Never!” “Then let us talk of ourselves, tfcjt wKI bo better still.” This suggestion shocked her so that It took me a long time to calm her. Finally, she did not wish to let me go Without having sworn never to set foot in her house again. It is need less to say that it took half an hour to persuade me to make this promise —which I broke the next morning and as often as possible. I pass over the months that fol lowed, merely declaring that in this vale of tears there is no mora happy lot than that of such an unhappy lover as I was. Clarisse had the most adorable way of annihilating me with a look from her blue eyes—eyes that were Intended for quite another pur- pese than “ annihilating—whenever ahe saw that I was going to fall on my knees before her, and I must con fess she saw it at least ten times dur ing every visit I made her, still in de spite of her express prohibition. The day she left off crape I profited by the occasion—naturally enough, It seenfs to me—to propose myself in Mt terms as a candidate to succeed poor Charles. That evening, it was a June evening, and the acacias made the most of the power which certain vegetables possess of intoxicating one with their perfume—that evening her hand reached for the bell. Cla risse did not threaten this time, she aeted. I saw that I was on the point of being put out by her servants— who consisted of an old woman who had been her nurse, and whom I could have bowled over with a breath, However, it was no time for (try per siflage. Without waiting for Nancy to seize me by the collar, I took my bat and fled. When day broke I had not closed my eyesnot that the situation seem ed desperate, for I had learned to read Clarisse’s eyes. But, all night long I had repeated over and over again to myself i “Heaven grant that the little ho- t^J in the Avenue Friedland is still for sale! We would be so comfort able there.” In spite of this I was no further advanced when September came, the last month of my lease. • I was no longer shown the door when I sug gested my candidacy, but Clarisse assumed a bored air and calmly talked of something else. Between ourselves, I would rather she rung the bell, for I divined that she was thinking: “My dear friend, you do not dis please me; quite the contrary. But you must confess that, in the soli tude of Chantilly I have scarcely had opportunity to enjoy my widow hood. Let me see if it is really worthy of its reputation. In a year or two wo can talk of your affair.” .In a year or two! Pretty and charming as she was, Clarisse would have a score of adorers around her, and adorers around the woman one wants to marry are like flies in the milk; they may do no great harm, but they certainly do not improve the milk. Early in September Mme. de Mon cley informed me one day that she was going to Paris on the morrow to have a look at her apartment. “I sincerely hope,” she added, L a severe tone, “that you do not think 1 of accompanying me.” “How can you suggest such a thing?” said I, with apparent qub- mission. “You leave at-—” “At eight in the evening, as I do not wish to be seen. I shall send Nancy In the afternoon to prepare my room. Ah, poor Paris 1” She no longer said “PoorCharles!” I admit that this “Poor Paris!” made me much more uneasy. The next evening, at eight o’clock, the doors of the express train, which stops hardly a minute, were already closed. Clarisse had not appeared. She reached the station just as the bell rang. “Quick, hurry up, madamel” cried the railroad official. “Hurry!” I repeated, opening a compartment at random and helping her in. But instead of getting in, she fell back, almost fainting, in my arms. Here. 1$ what she hod seen, and I, too, had seen over her shoulder : The •eata-of the compartment were uno«-. cupied, and three men, perched like monkeys on the back of the seats, held to their shoulders three guns, whereof the barrels shone in the lamp light like cannons. One of them,' as we opened the door, had shouted in a terrible voice: “Don’t come in, for ” I bad closed the door so quickly that we had not heard the end of the sentence. Then Clarisse and I bun dled ourselves into the next compart ment without quite knowing what we were doing. The train was already under way. We were alone. Mme. de Moncley seemed half dead with fear, and I must confess I was vio lently shaken. “Did you see them?” she cried. ‘What can bo happening in that compartment? They are going to fight—to kill each other! What ter rible tragedy is to be enacted right beside us?” “I don’t understand it at ail,” I replied. “Only one explanation seems possible to me. They are hunters who have suddenly gone crazy. Otherwise, why should they climb upon the seats? If they simply wanted to kill each other, they could do it without all that gymnastics.” “No,” suggested Clarisse, “it is some dreadful American kind of duel. In such a case, it seems, they climb up on anything they can find. But why didn’t they stop them at Chan tilly?” “The train itself scarcely stopped there.” “Did you hear how they called out ‘Don’t come ini’? The wretches, they don’t want to be disturbed while they are killing themselves. Goodness! Just listen I” The fusillade had commenced right beside us. Several gun-shots had sounded, dominated by a shrill, pier cing cry, which still rings in my oars. Then a deathly silence ensued; they were all dead, however bud shots they might have been. Though we were making about fifty miles an hour at tiro time, I made ready to get out upon the step and find out what was going on in our -neighbor's compartment. As I low ered the window two arms seized me and a voice broken with anguish— but which sounded very sweet, just the same—gasped behind me: ‘ Philip, if you love me, do not go! They will kill you!” I saw the advantage of my situa tion, and I resolved to profit by it. I profited by it so well that, afer a dialogue too intimate to be repeated here, I was in a position to sing—if I had a voice, which I havn’t—“Thou- ou ha-ast said it.” For she had said it. Poor Charles was distanced now. Khe had said the sweet words : “I love you.” A prey to emotions borderieg on the hysterical, Clarisse sobbed and clung to me wjth all her strength, thougli I had not the faintest desire to in trude on the massacre next door. As for me, I was very much occupied just then. That is why, early the next morn ing, I hurried to my lawyer to apeak to him about the little hotel -in the Avenue Friedland, which was still for sale, but thank fortune, is now no longer in the market. Decorators and furnishers are at work in it, and when January conies, you will see it occupied by a certain jrdiitig cdupie that I know of. But let us not anticipate. When the train pulled into the city, ray companion and I had quite forgotten our neighbors, or what was left of them; but now the authorities must be Informed and the bodies removed. I had jumped out and was looking for a sergeant de ville, when I beheld the door of the famous compart ment open and the three hunters calmly descend from it, carrying, rolled up in a rug, an inert mass which looked as If it origbt be the body of a young tbHd. Withotit an instant's hesitation, I seized one of the assassins by the collar. “Scoundrel!" I cried. “What have you got in that rug!” -•“■Don’t make *uch a row,’ he na pped, “or weTl oars a hundred peo ple at our backs. It Is onfarmy poor dog.” >. “Dog!” I repeated, Indignant at the man’s coolness. “Come, come, you cannot deceive me. I saw it all." My captive, whom i still held by the collar, opened A corner of the rug and showed me A setter’s muzzle with flecks of foam bp-it dappled with blood. I dropped my hold on the man’s collar in the greatest confusion.” “Really, t scarcely know how to apologize,” I said. “But, frankly, it is not astonishing that I should have been deceived—three meti crouching on the seats of the carriage and shooting 'Still, the explanation is very simple. My dog was bitten three weeks ago. I had the wound cau terized, and thought the animal was saved. We had been hunting all day near Creil, but, no sooner were we on the train than hydrophobia developed and the animal- began to snap at iis. To attempt to put the beast ont was to tempt death, and there was nothing for it but for us to climb up on the seats and shoot tl»e dog. We were not able to do so until after we left Chantilly, for the poor bnite had taken refuge under the seat. Finally, by calling it, I persuaded It to put its head out, and then we shot it. I tell you, it’s a trip I shall not soon forget.” “Nor shall I,” I replied, and I rejoined Clarisse, who was waiting for me at a little distance and whose curiosity was vastly excited to see me thus politely take leave of the assassins. “Well, then,” she said, making a little face when I had told her story, “that doesn’t count. I take back what I said.” But at the same time she softly squeezed my arm with her own, and I saw in her eyes that “that” did “count.”—[From the French, in the Argonaut. Amateur Nursing. Blc-sed indeed is that household that knows not sickness and requires no nursing; but this is a blessing that in the natural course of evewtseannot continue: There are many women, excellent housekeepers in other re spects, who know nothing about nurs ing or caring for the sink. • Trained nurses are not always desirable, even when they can be afforded, and so we call attention to the fact that in this day of practical training some knowledge of nursing should be a part of every girl’s education. In acquiring knowledge that will be of value in the sick room, it is not necessary that anatomy, physiology and materia medica should be stud ied, though it will be conceded that some knowledge of these subjects may be of great use. The care qt the sick, particularly wbeisthay are weak or petulant is in itself a most valua ble art, and one which some have naturally, but which all can acquire. What can the sick eat, how should it be prepared, and how served? are questions of the greatest importance, for cooking for the sick is an entirely different thing from preparing food for the robust. It is not necessary to take a course in a training-school for nurses to acquire knowledge that will be of groat use in this work. There are many books published on the subject, and these with sympa thetic devotion will furnish ail the information necessary. Youthful Criminals In Gomtany. A German paper states that in consequence of the considerable in crease in the number of youthful criminals in Germany between twelve and eighteen years of age, the impe rial ministry of the interior of Berlin is contemplating the reorganization of the compulsory education system. The government has in view the im itation of English institutions. All the German laws have the great fault that the interference of the author- itiesjs permitted only when a child has committed some crime, but they give no handle against morally de based children who are still free from crime. The number of youthful criminals has risen from 42,240 to 46.468—that is, tea per cent.—in one year.—[London News. Big Guna for Business Only. People always expect a big ship to fire her biggest guns on saluting. Big guns take big charges, which means big money, Consequently vessels use their secondary batteries, six-pound ers and small ordrfance when firing for politeness, and reserve their big guns for business. Moreover the life of these big guns is limited, a few hundred discharges exhausting their vitality and making them dangerous to those who serve them.—[Boston Transcript. More people die in spring than in any of the other seasons. One half the population of Mexico are full-blooded Indians, MEN OF THE MtESi. Phot^jraphy •• Mother** Darting - Knew What She Was Delng—Hla Want-*Etc., Etc. PHOTOOBAPHY, -j. The cannibal laughed lightly. “Certainly,” he observed^ “I shall follow- the usual course.*^ “ What?” eagerly d< trembling victim. “Take bofoft eating,”' savage, as he reached —[Truth. f t , MOTHER’S DAttLINO. the THE JOKE It’S BUDGET. ' ■**«*? » new. - - - - “Ata you not ashamed not to d« JESTS AND YARNS BY FUdN* “"Jn! t ^ ^ than work- i-fFllegende Blaotter. ASKING A GOOD DEAL. Usher—Please leave your umbrella la this tack. j Worshipper (dazed)—But this um brella is a silk one.—[New York Weekly. ' HER PET. Proud Mother—Isn’t my son Algy charming? Young Lady—Yes, indeed; he is a perfect little lady.—[Good News. HAD. BEEN THERE BEFORE. Judge—Have you formed any .opinion in this case? Wood B. Juror—Yes, your Honor, I have; but that need not matter. I have served on juries before, and I know that I shall have no opinions at all when both sides get throu gh.—[Puck. A PAIR OF THEM. The Wife (sarcastically)—Why, how did you manage to find your way home? The Husband (cheerfully)—Oh, thash all right. The-er-moon’s full to-night, yer know. The Wife—Oh, the moon’s full, too, is it?—[New York Press. ONLY ONE OF THEM AFRAID. “I’m almost afraid, Miss Squcers,” said the impecunious young man who had taken her to an after thea tre supper for which he had been hoarding money for months. “I’m almost afraid to ask you to eat such a meal as this just before going to bed." ‘Oh, never mind,” replied Miss Squeers, smiling pleasantly. “If'it doesn’t answer wo can easily order some more, you know.”—[Chicago Record. AT LAST. The train was stopped—the robbers bold Made the engineer quite fast; The old maid shrieked as the news was void, “Held up by a man at last 1” —[Atlanta Constitution. NOT CAUGHT. The blithe girl laughed. “Yes,” she prattled, “ I met him on the street.” The languid being sighed. “Did you catch his eye?” she asked. “I’ll—” The laugh had died upon her lips. ‘.‘—see.” Hastening from the room she closely examined the prhngs at her parasol.—[Truth. A SURPRISING RESULT. Dicky—Wreally, I had to pinch myself to find out whether I was asleep or awake. Ada—(tnLirrsierf/i/). And which were you? Dicky—Asleep I—[Life. FAUX AND GARDEN. ttr* STOCK THB SHEET ANCHOR. Stay by your life stock, no matter how hard times get, and if there is any one on earth who will be able to live with comparative ease you will be that one, for when stock husbandry fails there will be but little show for anything else.—New York World. Suburban Boy—Mamma asked me what was my favorite flower, an’ w’en I told her “goldenrod” She kissed me an’ said I was poetic. Wot does that mean?” Little Girl—I don’t know. Why do you like the goldenrod? Suburban Boy—’Cause it grows without any bother. — [Street & Smith’s Good News. KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING. Louise—You ore surely not going to marry Mr. Graball ? Maud—I am. L. —Why, lie is a regular miser. M. —That's just the reason. I don’t want a man who spends all the money himself. I will attend to that part of the business.—[New York Press. HIS WANT. Tramp (entering taxidermist’s)— Do you stuff all kinds of animals here? Taxidermist—Why, yes. Tramp—Well, I wish you’d stuff me with a good dinner.—[Bazar. MATCHMAKERS. (The young folks)—Ho—Be mine? She—Yes, George, though goodness knows what the old . -s will think about It. (The old folks)—His mother (a few days later)—I’m so delighted to have been able to arrange this match be tween Georgie and Ellie. Her Mother—Yes, and how cleverly we manager! it.—[Chicago Record. TOOK SOMETHING STRONG. McBoogler—Young Milkshak took ■all my breath away when he an nounced his engagement to Clara GUtmunn. McOansMek—he- most have taken something rather strong for once in in his life. said CRUSHED HOPES. “I’ll make you happy, I will," he, His bosom ith passion fired. “Well, maybe you would,” responded she, “But at present you make me tired.” DIFFERING VISIONS. Mrs. Carson — The emancipated woman is a woman who sees things as they are. Mr. Volses—Yes, and she drives her husband to seeing things double. —[Puck. WHAT IT WAS. “What is that gash on Finder’s face? ” “Oh, that’s a mark of respect.' “A mark of respect?” “Yes, he's got more respect now for the man that put it there than he had before.”—[Atlanta Constitu tion. WHY SHE LEFT. Employment Agent—What was the matter with your last place ?” Domestic — The missus was too young. It made me look old. STRICTLY PRIVATE. “Areyou interested in questions of pulflic interest?” began the long haired passenger, getting himself ready for a long talk. “Public interest," retorted his seatmate, and accenting strongly the first word. “ I am a United States Senator, sir.”—[Indianapolis Jour nal. CIRCUMVENTION, “My wife and I had a lively dis cussion last night,” said the mild- mannered man. “But I got the last word,” “ You don’t say so?” “Yes. She acknowledged it her self this-morning.” “ How did you manage It?” “Talked in my sleep.” PROFESSIONAL COURTESY. Two Texas doctors met on the street. “ I feel sorry for you. You ought not to he out in this kind of weather. You are a very sick man,” said Dr Blister. ■' 1 am not feeling very well,” re plied Dr. Soonover. “■What doctor is treating you?” “ I am proscribing for myself." “ You shouldn’t do that. You are liable to be arrested for attempted suicide.—[Texas Sift'.n gs. AN AUTHORITY ON CONDUCT. “For goodness’ sake, what Is that man over at the next table cramming his dinner down like that for?” “Oh, that’s the man who delivers lectures on etiquette at the Young Ladies’ Fashionable Seminary. He’ll be late now for his afternoon dis course on ‘The Art of Polite Deport ment.’ ”—[Chicago Record. AWAY DOWN. “Aw, Bunkina Is socially ostrac ized.” “Yes.” ‘‘Completely in. oat cast.” “His social stat us is so low that he couldn’t even lend money to a titled foreigner.”—[Washington Evening t-tar. THE FLAX CROP. Flax is a very exhaustive crop. li takes all its nitrogen from the soil, and both the grain sml stalk are rich in nitrogenous matter. If the fibre could ha separated from the stalks before they are steeped in water and portly rotted, the stalks would make a rich fertilizer. Bat as the flax is usually placed in running water to rot, most of the plant food it con tain*: is washed away and lost. We do not believe it pays Eastern farmers to attempt to grow flax for its seed aloue. It exhausts fertility too much. At present flax seed can be bought fo* less than it ought to sell, provided the Western farmers who grow this crop were as careful as they should bo about maintaining the fertility of their soil.—Boston Cultivator. GRIT FOR FOWLS. After reading aud hearing much about pounding crockery for fowls, writes M. E. Allen, I thought I would try the experiment, though with but little faith that the fowls would care much for such provender. It was a much dreaded job; for I supposed I must pound up "a lot” and gather it up into a dish for them to pick at their leisure. But I found on trial that the stuff flew everywhere ; so that business soon played out. Next I took a flat stone into the hen house, with a hammer, and pounded away till I was tired. At first the hens paid no attention to the grit; but after a few days of confinement when the ground was covered with snow, 1 no ticed that the broken china had all disappeared, and it was not long be fore I had to drive them back for fear of pouding their heads, so anxious were they to get the hard grits. Broken glass aud dishes were utilized, thus clearing Jhe pantry shelves of useless rubbish.—National Stockman. Boon to South Afrioa. “The secretary bird of South Afri ca,” says Eli T. Wilson, of Washing ton, ‘ ‘feeds upon ratp, mice, lizards, etc., but is especially fond of snakes. So valuable are its r ervices that the white settlers levy a heavy fine on any one who kills one of these birds. Its name, secretary, was suggested by the fact that the large feathers pro jecting from the apex of the head sug gested a-clerk with several quill pens stuck behind his ears. It is about four feet in height, and its mawlike hilt Is a formidable weapon, capable of splitting the head of a large snake at a single blow. As snakes do not willingly submit to the operation, long and exciting fights often take place before the bird cleaves his op ponent’s head. I once came upon an encounter of one of these birds with a snake about seven feet long. For several minutes the activity of the belligerents displayed itsel a f in feints and blows. Finally, one lucky blow seemed to stupefy the snake. In stantly the bird seized the serpent hear the neck and bore it, wriggling and struggling, aloft about 100 yards and then dropped it. Witli closed wings the bird descended so rapidly as to roach the ground almost us soon os the snake. Quick as thought the bird struck the serpent a blow upon the head which killed it.—[St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Ths Sunflower. Few persons appreciate the value and profit of this common flower. By many it is regarded a nuisance, and yet its cultivation will pay largely more than cotton and grown at much less cost. An acre of land planted about twenty inches apart will yield an average of eighty bushels of seed, the oil from wliich will produce about 150 gallons. The oil cake is a valuable food for live stock. The oil is said to be equal to olive oil, is superior to linseed oil for painting in spreading and drying qualities. The stalks havin'* long, strong fibers, make superior paper. The green leaves are very nutritious as stock food and the young flower cups very palatable to man. Machin ery for expressing the oil is easily obtainable and inexpensive. Bees have a perfect “bvnanzo” in a sun flower patch, and the seed is very valuable for poultry as an egg pro ducer. The sunflower is independent of weather and persists in growing under the most unfavorable condi tions.—[Atlanta Constitution. A Buddhist priest in Siam recently deluded many of his people into the belief that he could make thorn in vulnerable by tattooing. One of the victims gave a test of his charm by placing the muzzle of a loaded gun in his mouth and pulling the trig ger with his toe. Usual result. BLANKETING SHEEP. It was an old custom with early breeders of merino sheep in Italy and elsewhere to cover the lambs with a sort of linen shirt, sewed on, so as to keep a constant pressure on the wool, and wetting this covering with warm water to make the wool soft and sleek. As the lamb grew the bandage was loosened slightly, but kept tight enough to hold the fibers together. The lamb was killed when its pelt reached the highest value for the de sired purpose. It was, an I is, a prac- ties of some sheep raisers to keep coverings on their sheep to give greater quality to the fleece. The practice is quite common with ex hibitors at sheep shows- At the Co lumbian World’s Fair, H. G. McDowell S lowed in his large exhibit what he was pleased to call his “light topped” Dickinson delaiue meriuoes. They had evidently been blanketed sinoe they were shorn last spring. The ef fect was very pleasing. Tue expense was trifling, aufl the jelling qualities of the fljeesj ware greatly enhanced. —Amsrioan A jrioulturist. OLD HORSES MADE INIO FERTILIZER. Farmers whose horses are played ont and useless can sell them for $1.50 to $2 a piees to establishments that convert the animals into a fertil izer, says the Drovers’ Journal, aud then later on the farmer purchases the fertilizer and plants the output of his old horses where it will enrich his crops and hasten their growth. The manner of disposing oi the ani mals is this: When led from ths pen the horse is tied to a post and the “black cap” placed over its head. The executioner then strikes it across the head with an ax and the animal falls helpless to the floor. Its throat is then cut and life vanishes. This done, the process of dissection and separation begins. The hide is first removed and the carcass boiled, if it contains any fat. The grease is designated as “horse cil.” The bones of the lower limbs arc boiled, and the fat extracted from them is called “neatsfoot oil.” When the flesh of the carcass has been thoroughly boiled aud the grease skimmed off the sur face of the vat it is thrown into the cellar and allowed to remain there for over three months, all the time being tubjected to the influence of potash and gypsum, which iw mixed with it and which rots it. The bones pass throngh two crash ers, the first of which reduces them and the second grinds them to pow der. Several chemical ingredients are then mixed with the bone dust. This preparation is what is commonly known as bone fertilizer, and is prob- ahiy the best artificial commodity used iu agriculture. The horse hides ara disposed of to leather manufacturers, aud bring more than was originally paid for the entire animal. But not horses alone are nsed in the produc tion of fertilizer. A great many cat tle go that way, too, and as for bones, those-of any animal are valuable. - Several qualities of fertilizers are produced from animals; it all depsnd- ing upon the amount and quality ait the ingredients used. Various vege tables and cereals require fertilizer of a certain strength, aud while a certain quality will produce good results on one kind of vegetable it will dest-oy another. The price per ion ranges all the way from $20 to $35. HAY MULCH AS A FERTILIZER. Wishing to use a piece of land that was apparently a most barren, worth- leas plot of ground, one of my neigh- hors tried some experiments, writes Thomas Brabason, of Connecticut, in j the American Agriculturist. The only vegetation apparent was a scanty' growth of daisies, a few buttercups, i and a large quantity of sour grass or field sorrel. The soil was of hard 1 clay, and in a dronth it was baked to the depth of five or six inches, and! possibly more; and I have seen s.[ heavy shower lasting several hoars pour down upon it until it seemed as though it would deluge the whole sur-* face, but to my surprise, after it had ceased raining for two hours, this ground seemed as hard and dry a* it had been before. Two years ago last summer this land was broken up, manured, and planted with potatoes, which yielded almost nothing. But it was here that my neighbor tried a now plan, a.t- least new to me, and possibly to many others. He had a partially meadowed piece of land close by, and during the summer when the potatoes were hoed for the last time he cut the grass on the meadow, and after it had dried ho’ spread it along throngh the hills be tween the rows of potatoes. He cut the meadow the second time and’ spread the cutting as before ;and by tha time the potatoes were roady for digging the hay had settled well down on the surface, and the hay was covered with soil when the potatoes were dug. The next spring it was plowed much easier, appeared more friable than before, and after tilling it well, he sowed a varied assortment of vegetables, an l among them peppers, wliich, when ready for picking, were the largest in this vicinity. Some of the vegetables did not do quite as well as they would, had they been iu other soil, but taking all iu all he had a surpris ingly fine crop on his hay fertilizer, which he continue 1 to apply when ever me meadow was ready tor cut ting. Last summer, much to my surprise, he put several trenches through the lowest part of the clay bank, which broke up even better than before, aud set out some four hundred or five hun dred plants of White Plume celery-, using a liberal quantity of well rotted barnyard manure. Every one knows about the drouth wo experienced last summer, but he continued his appli cation of bay, and the result was mar velous. The hay protected the scorch ing sun from striking directly on the soil, and all the moisture was availa ble for the plants. To be sure there still remained lumps of earth which were exceedingly hard, hut these irera utilized in a telling manner. Iu hoe ing his celery he would set these hard lumps of clay around each plant, about two inches away from the stalks, and carefully draw the looser and finer earth up to it. The result was that he had some of the finest celery I had ever seen, aud it was at cleau and white when taken from tha ground as though it had been carefully washed and scrubbed. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Have you provided for a soiling crop this summer? Pumpkins are an excellent fall and winter feed for cattle. The hens will now do better aud lay better if the males are remove!. Overfeeding is one of the fruitful causes of leg weakness in yo lug chicks. The Houdau crossed on Partridge Cochins makes excellent fowls fur broilers. With good management in most cases two garden crops can be grows in one season. FIFTY-THIRD OONQRESg.^' The Senate. MCth Day.—The House joint resolution to enable the Secretary of t he Navy to car ry out the work of Increasing the navy was Adopted. Mr. Allen offered a resolution for the appointment of a committee of five Senators, no more than two to be of the same political party, to investigate and report on the advisability or necessity of Oovara-nenf! ownership of railroads and telegraphs, and especially on the existing trouble between omployersand employes. 147th Day.—The Senate passed the Naval Supply bill.—-The Legislative bill was re ported’ with amendments Increasing tha House appropriations by ♦239,20;!. i 148th Day.—The Senate passel without discussion the House bill to admit Utah into the Union. The Senate passed also tho Postoffice Appropriation bill, and took u;» the Diplomatic Appropriation bill. 'Ir. Peffer’s resolution as to Government control of railroads was taken up, and Messr-'. Davis and Gordon scored the Kansas Popu list for his utterances. 149th Day.—Mr. Daniel’s resolution in dorsing the action of the President la re gard to the groat strike was unanimously adopted. —The Senate passed with amend ments the Diplomatic Approprl it m hill, ihe Pension Appropriation bill i. a (he Military Academy Appropriation hi The River and Harbor bill, with the total appropriation made by the House, Increased by ♦3,037,- 490, was reported. 150th Day.—Mr. Hale introduced a reso lution asking (or Information concorningtbo meetings ot the Tariff Conference Commit tee. The Army and Fortittoatlons Ap propriation bills were passed. The House. IBSth Day.—The Gorman compromise Tariff bill was sent to conference by th i House after a short but sharp debate and then the body adjourned. 169th Day.—“To regulate railroads en gaged In Inter-State commerce," Is tho title of a long bill Introduced by Mr. Slrau-, ofNew York. Mr. Baldwin, of Minnesota, intro duced a bill for a surveyor the most practi cable route (ora ship canal to connect tha Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. 170th Day.—The House passed a bill pro viding (or the opening to settlement of 3,- 000,000 acres o( the Uueomphagre and Um'ali Reservation In Utah. It a topicd a reso lution declaring Mr. Enloe.ot Tennessee, en titled to his seat, which was eontosted by B. E. Trasher. The rest of the day w is spent in debate ot the bill forfeiting 38,009,- 000 acres ot railroad lands opposite and co terminous with lines not constructed within the period of time fixed bv the grants. I71st Day.—Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, was chosen Speaker pro tem. In the absenc j of Speaker Crisp. The Land Korfeiiura bill was taken up. debated and passe l an t the House adjourned. 172d Day.—The House agreed to tea amendments made by the Senate to the Ut ah Statehood bill. A number of bills of a general character were passed.