it Is estimated Hint last year Arizona produced $3,000,000 In gold and $2, D00.O00 in silver. There aro said to bo mora wild fowl 4ii Croat n lliitn than In any other country of Europe. Pruiidcnt Adums, of the University of Wisconsin, reports flint the depart ment growing moit rapidly In Hint in titiition Is Hint of nicclmiilot nml en gineering. In England, Fiance, Germany and Belgium (lie number of birth pet thousand of population li ateadlly falling. The rnto of dorrense it alow er in tome of these countries, but U uiaiked In all. The Southern railroads are com plaining of a bnd business yoar.whleh it depressing lo the holder of their slocks and bomlt; it dooa'nt Imply iecreasing prosperity at the South, though, adds Onco A Week. The area of 10,000 square mllet be iwocu the Louitvillo and Nashville railroad Hue and the Ohio river hat been pronounced by Prof. N. S. Shalcr Of llnrvnrd to be ouo of the richest and at ill sumo time mot easily accessible bardwood limber regiout tn the Ohio srai'.ey. Vive yenrs ago the Massachusetts Gnu i go bad lot Ihnn 60u0 members and only fifty-seven granges. Now it but 10,000 patrons and 110 granges. During tlio Inst vonr there hat been a id increase of over 1000 of the for suer iuid tix new granget have been added. Statistics of the com of the Into gen eral election in Italy show the amouiitt I em on "treating" to aggregate a (liil of 10,000,000 lire, about $2,000,. 000. Iii somo districts the pensnnts hud incut mid wine, nil they cared for, ai the candidates' expense for a whole wick before the election, nnd one enn dituto it suid to have spent 100,000 lira for "doctoral purposes." The New York Sun maintains that tho recent ndvanuu in pork it not due to speculation, but to scarcity. Tlio farmers in Hie great hog-raiting re gions of Hie Wott, have not, for tomo renton, flitted at many hogs this tea son at usual, and the tupply lint run short. It may be Hint the prevalence of twine fevor in forinor yenrt has bnd its Influence in reducing tlio num ber of ttock aulinnlt, for farmort soon got ditcouraged when virulent contagious diseases enter tlioir barn yard and hog pout and sweep of) their best nnd most valuable ttock. It is reported that tlio Commission tbnl bat been engaged in remarking the boundry lino bclwocn Moxico and Arizona lint complotod itt labor, and that the chief of the party in forward ing htt report to Washington hat made a recominondatioii that the United States follow the example of Mexico in prohibiting the orectlon of buildings of any tort within fitly feet of llio boundry. Tills would give a tictitral strip 100 wide between the oilizans of the two coun tries, along the whole of tlio border. Tlio Mexicuns huvo observed this rule but tlio Ainericuut have hi many in stances built at closely at possible to tlio edgo of tlio line, and ouo otisc is reported whore a building standi ovor tlio lino, and ono of tlio monuments of domnrkatlon stands in Hie middle of the building, which Is a saloon. It is recommended that the laud for tills neuirul strip bo purchased from the holders by the govorumont at was douo by the Mexican nuthoritios. It mny possibly cause surprise to aotno, obtorvet tlio Omaha (Neb.) World-Humid, to bo told that u person of ordinary intelMgonco can leurn to make tlio characters or combinations forming tlio telegraph lottort and to tick them ufTformod into words, slow, ly, in no, two or three dayt, and to read messugot tent slowly, say eight or ton words per minute, in a few days or a week. Eloolrioal appliuncos, ces, sultublo for short linos, including instrument, wire and buttory, are also quite cheap, and a very little Instruc tion would muke a nonprofessional able, loo, lo keep suoh n Hue In order ud understand thoroughly its opera tion. If these funis wore as well un derstood at tbey deserve to be, it it probable that many farming localities would have their wlret making the circuit of two or three or a dozen farm houses. In this way the resi. dents of a neighborhood could huvo Instant communication with each other, and particularly out in com paratively now communities with farm iioutos far apart would such an Insti tuiloii be highly prized, as it would abolish lo a large degree the feeling Of isolation and louullncss. Drifting Onl. ffivcrmore we are drifttngout with the cesse ' less tide, And w dream of a bound to the ocean a home on the other side; That somewhere there It a (iiletd street with the healing bslm, Anil the stnrm may ru, hut the rainbow Is arched In the skies of calm. Wlndeth the river weary, through forests no man hath trod, Where the darkness Is shut from the shining of the lamps in the windows of Hod ; But out from the gloom It flashes In the light of the day to be, And mingles in lonely waters with the mother-tides of the tea. We are not hopeless, homeless wherever our feet may roam, We are going like little children to the gates of s Father's home ; And though dark be the way and dreary, when life with Its storms Is past We shall enter tn at the portals tnd rest In the light at last ! Frank L. 8tanton, In Atlanta Constitution. "Love Me, Love My Dog." The little bow-wow took an iiti menso Interest tn mo at first tight. He was such a poor nnd friondloxs creature, nnd it wns such a cold and blustering night Hint I lind not the heart to shut the door in Ids face, ns he stood wtigging hit tail in tlio ttrcam of light from the open hall and look ing npon mo appealingly, with big, innocent brown eyes, from under a silky fringe of hair that appeared to hint of Skye descent, though rather more than less remote. Yes, ho is certainty mongrel, this Artful Dodger of initio; perhaps if ho hnd been of good honest Skye strain this lalo could nevor have been told of him. However, In he canio with mo that night and out ho went wiih me the next evening, for the first of our mys terious walks abroad. It was only round a conplo of cor ners on an errand lo the green gro. cei's about Hie morrow's list which had not property boon made up; but when I pulled my glove off at the home door to grapple the better with tlio difficulties of the latch-key, I foil a cold nose thrust into my hand nay, mora than a cold nose nn apple, which, so red and glossy ns it wns, 1 was quite tnro my provident friend hnd selcolcd from the very basket of applos I had just ordered home from under Hie green grocer's counter. That was excusable enough, per haps. But what followed duy by day exhausted all my atock of apologies for my poor klopiomaniao. For day by day there was some thing of my neighbors' goods laid at my door. One morning it would be prima beefsteak fresh from tlio butcher's stall; another it would be a dainty handkerchief thrust into my haud as we walked together along Chostnnt streol. I soon learned to eschew the shopping quaner, how ever, when we two wont out togotlier. But my Artful Dodger was too much for me. Ono snowy day all Hie noighbars' doormats were piled up in our vcstibule,and my poor little fellow crept out from among thorn, wagging bis tail wiih a delighted conscious ness of merit, as 1 mumo up the stops. Some Fugin had trained him; there was not a doubt of that. It was tho part of a Christian moralist to reclaim bim, not to turn him adrift iu bis evil ways, I arguod. I seemed, how ovor, to be iho only Christian in the honse; or indeed, hi the whole block. I funey they would have left my poor little follow lo go to bad aliogotbor, in another neighborhood remote from tbeirs. But then he nevor looked up at them, with bis big, innocent brown oyes brimming with love and trust, as ha did at mo. s -Lovo me, love my dog,' " I said to Hugh one evonlng, as I stood with bim iu tlio vosiibate, and the Artful Dodgor whined so pttoously on the other side of the closod door that I was obliged to let him out to walk with ut. Thou I could feel myself blush furiously, for though Cousin Hugh and I wero well, it is bard to ay what wo wore; but this unlucky speech of mine was certainly the first word of love that bad passed between as. I was glad lo go down on my knees to the little follow leuping about mo to escape the eyes of the big fol low standing over me, for I felt lure there was a laugh Iu them. 'Wliou your dog is as honest as you are, Kitty," said Hugh, "I rauy per haps bogiu to love him us" 'As I do?'' I answered, ny dog aud I springing dowu the steps to gether giyly. '! wouldn't advise you to; evil communications corrupt good mauuors, to quote still another proverb; and my Artful Dodger may toaub me as iiiuoli as I have failed 'n lesiulilng bim, poor boy I" At dial rate, is as well I am taking you both to a poor quarter of the e.ty," said Hugh. Aud Indeed I felt that the dog might help to cheer the little crippled lud be was taking me to see. It was not Hie first time Dr. Hugh had rallied me oil to see some patient of his. Elizabeth had a malicious way of hinting ' that he had me on probation at a model doctor's wife. But Cousin Hugh and I hnd been comrades ever since 1 could remember; and when I was out of rtach of Elizabeth's sharp tongue thore was seldom anything to remind me that we had not been boys together, instead of girl and boy. The one stop from the sublime to the ridiculous is a short one In my neighborhood, nnd we had taken it in a turn round the corner from the stately terraced street where wns my home. The absurd littlo bjxes in which the peoplo hero were housed might be an iinprovincut on the great tenements of other cities, but to take them seriously as homes wns rather d fflcnli. "That one yonder is a mora goraiilum pot," said I, nodding with a gosturo towards a liny red bow window filled with those great rod and green plants. Of course, tliero was "dressmaking" on the modest placard on the door) and equally, of course, there Wat tlio dressmaker's small, pale face at the window, where the florid round bunches of blossoms seemed to liavo drained nil life and color from her. "It is a caso of Uippacclnl's daugh ter reversed," I suid. "Instead of giving her tlioir bloom tlio flowers have taken all bors lo themselves. I never sco a big coarse liodge-row like that one without knowing that tliero a fading lily of a woman behind it stitching and stitching her heart out. Cannot you make an excuse, Dr. Hugh? Mistake tho house, or some thing, and let ns knock and see if our faded lily won't como out?'' But just then Hie dooroponod; tho dressniaskcr was lotting out a custom er. Who or what I lust, was I never heeded, for from whero we stood over the way my dog had dashed across, up the lew steps, and was fawning on tlio little woman in u transport of joy. SI.e did not stoop to meet those eag er caresses; thoso sharp littlo eantuo cries of delighted seooguitioii hud no response. Only, as wo enmo up, sho inado a hurried, groping movement for Hie handle of tho door as if alio would have shut it in our faces. Hugh was loo quick for lior. Ho stepped In across the threshold, wliaro sho stood leaning pale and quivering against tho wall. We owe it to oursolvos," he said, to make some explanation. Of course tlio dog is yours." She made a hasty motion ot dis claimer; but Hugh wout oui "Of couno the dog it yours; we have had him so long in our keeping because he was found one night last winter, aud this lady kindly let bim come indoors with her out of tlio bii lor weather. But we have uo idea of keeping the little fellow from you unless, Indeed, you would care to part with him'' This last tentatively, for it bad not escaped Hngh any moro than it bad me, that as between dog and mistress iho affection was certainly all on one side. The little woman girl tho wat ruilier liud retreated, sinking down on the stoop boX'Siairs that almost tilled up the tiny entry. The dog did not feel himself repulsed, as we did; but fell, dog-fashion, to kissing the worn hands wiih which she covered hnr face. It wns iu that same instant that we beard a child's cry. She lot her bauds fall together, the wedding ring flashing out on the worn finger and then for the first time noticing me with a swifi sign she led the way into the buck room. The buby was just waking In his cradle. She turned her white fuco round on us in Iho doorway, as she dioppod down on her knee beside hi in. The dog went sniffing about the cradlo, round and round, as if lie could not understand, then stood Irresolute, his brown eyes flashing in quiry from Hie woman to mo. "For the child's sake," she said. "For the child's tako' Site caught her breath in fright ened, gasping way that brought the doctor iu, Hugh to the fore. Steady," bo said gently. "We art not here to hurt you, but to soo what can be done for you." Sho pointed to the dog. "Only take Dash away. Leave us two alone." At the sound of his name the dog glaucod round at her, but at bur vehement repellent gesture lie crept nearer to me, lilt tali between bis legs. Poor Path! Mr poor., boot. Ar fill D Mlgerl" I whispered, stooping to pnt him. But Hugh was looking nt tlio woman atteniively. ''I beg your pnrrlnii, but I think I have seen you before," he said. Sho throw up hor hands with a sharp cry. "I knew ill 1 kuew that dog would ruin met" "Then you tried to loso bim, to got rid of hltn?' She mado Hugh no answer, only moked at bim half fearfully, half do tiautly. "Como, Kitty," he said to mo, 'since the dog's owner is willing to part with him we will lake hltn home with us." Ho laid ft couple of bills on His sewing-machine as bo spoke, disregarding her gesture of refusal. Otherwise we shall not feel that we have a right to keep the dog," be said. 'And we will keep dim; he shall never annoy you again, believe me." He bowed to her respectfully as we three went out, closing the door be hind us, for she ucvor moved from her knees boslde the cradle. Of courso I askod Hugh what it nil meant the moment wo wero out of ear-shot, and I am afraid I was not in a Tory amiable mood during tho walk homo, because he would not answer. The next day, however, he told me; for the next day be went back to tlio flower-pot of a house, and found the littlo dressmaker bad lost herself to Dash again. 'And I hoping you would be lioro making your gowns, Kitty," he said ruefully. Thnt was tho reason I thought I had better not toll you her story until you had gotten interested iu the poor, young thing. Hut she has vanished without a clew; and Do you romembcr cousin Catharine's writing to mo bore to look out for her house last Summor, while you were all out of town?" 'l remember matnmVs being wor fled at hearing of so many burglaries in town of empty houses." "Precisely. Tliero was a gang, it wns believed. At any rate, one of Hie burglars was trncod lo bis homo by means of his dog. Ho was not taken without obstinate resistance; be got bad wound, aud I wat called in as tho nenrost doctor to stop tlio flow of Mood bofore lie could bo removed. Ho hud a pretty littlo homo; a pretty littlo wife of his own, who, with s baby of a few wooks in hor arms, shrank atrickon with shamo and hor ror iu tlio furthest corner of tho room. It seems she never bad so much as dreamed of her husband's 'business,' which took him so oftou away from hor at night. Sho appourod to shrink away from him as if he was an abso lute stranyer lo her, as if bo could not be tho nvin she had known. What she might havo done further I don't know for the follow died of his wound. "He tore the bandage off on the first opportunity and just bled his 11 fo away. Peoplo were interested in the poor young woman, and sho would not havo lacked kindness, but thou, as now, sho disappeared. Tliero was ft rumor that she was a shoplifter, so many Incongruous things were found storod away in (he littlo bouse. But I believe myself tho Artful Dodger was responsible. He must have boon trained unbeknown to hor by that Fagln of a husband of hers. Now, what are we to do about your klepto maniac, Kilty?" I put my hand under the Artful Dodgor's chin, and turned up bis face, wiih its brown, innocent eyes. Love ine, love my dog," I said again. This time I bad a tight to say it. The right had been mine since yester day. Philadelphia Times. The Original Breakfast Club. Tho original Breakfast Club of this city was formed mo o than 100 ye.irs ago and whoa thore wero only thirtoon stales in the Union. It wat composed of thirteen mxm'icrs, each represent ing a particular state. No more than thirteen ever belonged to it at any one tiino, and tliero is still a pretonso of keeping up the old organization at the place of its birth, in tho old-fashioned hostelry of Miliar to the third goners, lion, at Hie corner of MadUou aud Monroo streets, whoie Hie club and its gtioW sit in the common woodou aria chairs, with towels spread o.er tlioir laps, watching the cooking of tteaks and chops Iu the most primitive style on a big gridiron thrust upon the the live coalt iu the old-fathloued quare cast-iron stove. The tteaks and chops are trimmed dowu as flno as tho butuhor's art will admit, cut In small trlpt, soaked la molted butter, which also saturates the toasted bread upon which they are -orvod to tho expectant aud hungry throng, who must eat these delicious morsels without knife or fork. New York Times. I OR FARM A0 (URDtS. FKKI FOR IIQHSKS. Oats Is Hie standard feed for horses fot bono nnd muscle ; corn adds f al ; grass In summer and liny, roots, oil meal and a variety of feed giro Ibe balanced ration lo develop the growth of form, facilitate digestion and to realize tho best results from the food value and maintain Hie health and vigor of tho young horse for early maturity or bard woik in the team. Western Agriculturist. ritAJiSPLASTINIl WOOD SKK1M.IMI1. It Is quite common for fanners who .Ivo near forests with young and thrifty underbrush lo take to Hie woods for specimens necdod for orna mental planting. Unless extra care i given such seedlings they rarely mako a vigorous, handsome growth. Al most invariably these trees have long, sprawling roots, that cannot all be dug up, nnd however stunted the lop may be, It is disproportionately largo. To cut buck Hie top so as to have half a dozen vigorous buds Is the only way to succeed. Somo cut oft all small top growth, thus forcing now buds out from tho trunk, but this takes mora time, mid tlio buds aro not distributed to evenly as Ilicy may bo If a few original ones are left. Bostou Culti vator. ( AltTIMI OI T TIIK MANURE. Many sticccisful farmers cart out the i litre, ns nm lo Iu the winter, upon ilic Holds where it is to be used. They cluim tho following ndvnntugos. Tho barn is kept fioo fiom foul odors, which assists much in keopiug the stuck in good health. Tlio labor is done at a season when there is ample lime, ami consequently tlio enrting is cheaper. The manure, being on tho field when wanted, enables one lo plant Iho crop earlier than he other, wiso could. Tlio Holds across which Iho manure It carted aro not to Lad y cut up ns in Hie spring. Though there may be a slight wasto of somo of tho volatile elements escaping int.) tho air yet this waste is not very groat be cutiso thu manure heups uro frozen so ns to prevent the greater part of litis escape. At iho most, nllowing tlio waste to bo as grout ns any ouo claims for I', the advantngos groatly out woigh tlio disadvantages. The fur mars of our acquaintance who do this ire cortninly vury successful ones and "wisdom is jusllllodof her childron." Aincilcan Agriculturist. COWS MILK Kill COI.T9. I hare had more than sixty years' ixperience in tho use of milk and bo Move it to be almost a perfect food, aud admirably aduptod lo promote tho growth of weanlings of all ani mals during their first year at least. In feeding lions, chlckons, puppies, kitlons, pigs, calvos and colts, 1 have cousidorcd that food for which they how a preference or craving as best adapted to their needs, and I njtlco almost Invariably thoy will loaveotlior food for milk. I think nothiug else an ourtli so good for Ilium. How pigs nid puppies mid ull other weanlings will grow on milk as a supplementary food I Our colls are fooling remark ibly fine on 3 quarts oats und 3 quarts kirn miik per day. They wilt leavo heir oats uny tiino to gat a drink of milk. All horsoiiien in this vicinity, io fur as I am aware, feed milk to '.heir weanlings. In closing I will jive one episode. During tho first 1 1.2 months, from November 12, 1888, Colohsus gained about 70 pounds per month; when his milk wus iropped Ids gain was about 27 pounds ler month. Ono query : Isn't it pos ilhle to grow a colt largor than any )f his progenitors if you giva him ilen i y of milk? Turf, Farm and Homo. ILLMl'V JAW. Socrotary Husk bus recoived from Or. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Aniuiiil Iu Uu Mry, a report on tlio ex icrimotits und investigations being nude In Chicago in tho treatment of :nttlo for actinomycosis or "lumpy aw." Tho report concludes that the einedy tried iodide of potassium Is 1 remarkublo succets, 63 per cent, of ;lio cattle there treated having been ittred. Tho greator part of these wore rcry seriously affected when taken for ;rontmeut. The report shows the oosi f treatment to bo trifling by compan ion wiih the results, and It is also proved that tho disease it not con '.ugious, 21 bead of healthy cattlo Iwv. tig been confined iu olose quarters with tlio disease for three months without showing any signs of being ufected. The report severely arraigns :ha lire stock commissioners of tlio lute of Illinois for wliat it regards as irblirary and Inconsistent rulings by ! which grave losses which huro boon I Indicted ufou atoekowuert seeking a market for tlioir stock In Chicago. Animals bare been condomnod with out propor appraisement and the owners have not received fair coin peusatlon from the commissioners. Dr. Salmon charges unjustifiable In terference ou tho part of the commis sioners witli Hie experiments of the burcuii. 8". Louts Itepublic. l-KltMANKKT HAT. In making a compost for manuring grass land, bulk is quite at necessary as quality. The soil needs to be filled with organic matter, and tho mora lib eral this Is applied iho more effeottre 'he compost will be. Thus, fire tout of swamp muck is small quantity to spread orer an acre of bind, and twenty tons would be better, and this would be moro effective if applied al tlio first than if irlrcn In repeated small quantities of five lout yearly foi four yours. This Is so for tho reason Hist It is not quickly decomposable and soltiuble, and time Is required for 111 result. It Is otherwise with tho more solunble fertilizers, as nitrate of soda, sulphate of potash, or dissolved bones, ' or superphosphate of I lino. These mny be applied ouch year with advan tage, and wlmtorer surplus may be left in the soli after tlio crop lias been fed will remnlii for the next year. For fifty pounds of nitrogen 3o0 pounds of uitrato of soda may be used, nnd this is an excessively large quantity. Ono hundred pounds of Hilt tortll izer is UMtully considered sufllulont, but if raw banc finely ground it used, tills will o fiord all the nitrogen need ed. Four hundred pounds of the bono will Mtpply 15 pounds of nitro gen, and tills is ns much as is con Inlncd In 100 pounds of nitrate of soda. This bono will !'so contain nearly 100 pounds of phosphoric acid, leaving only tho potash lo bo ndded. As two tons of hay contain about 80 pounds of this, it would require 300 pounds of sulphate of potash, or ISO of tho mttrlato to supply this. Thus, with 20 Ions per ncro of compost of sun nip muck with li mo gtvon nt first, and tlio bone and potash supplied every your, tiny good grass land should yield two tons of buy yearly for several years by the cxerciso of good euro during thnt Interval. Of course, something depends on the kind of grass and tho manner iu which Hie land Is sown dowu and prepared for it. Timothy and clover should yield tills qiuutity, at least. Now York Times. FAItM AND UAHDKN NOTK9. One must feed us well as churn ac cording to tlio Hiermomolor. Don't allow the milk lo stand long before it is strained into thu docp cutis. An increase Iu tho corn-meal part ot tho ration will be a guard agulust the effect of very cold woulhor. Sometimes when tlio butter won't como in tiino n littlo fine tall thrown in tho churn will bring It promptly. If you only turn your cows Into the yard occasionally soloct days Dial uie sunny, mild and free from high winds. A cow kept for a week In a warm slublu is not well fitted to rtnjoy her self in a cohl yard with tho lueiciu y hovering above zuro. If you have but two or three cows and it takos inoru than throe days to got enough croum to churn, add some milk to the croum to iucruusu lis bulk. When vegetables are stored In the collar, milk, cruaui and butter should bo removed, as thoy will absorb any odors from vegetables to an extent tufllclent to spoil their lustc. Don't forgot that but tor grains washed in wuiur too cold will muko crumbly butler; tho remedy is to wash the butler In wulor wuriuud lo sixty-:wo or slxiy-six degrees. An Ingenious Eis'eru planter who wished ft mulch for his siruwberries sowod oats among them, und at the frost killod the outs, it made a fine Mutoinutlo covering for iho siruwborry bed. It is an cxcollout plan to nolo down In small book clmngos as they sug gest Hiemseives which you wish lo muke in your garden next ' summer, for when the lime coiuos they may be forgotten. It is said that a now substance la being made from tlio potato called the tor rolled pulp. It is used main, ly for feeding cuttle. Tho potatoos uro ground, and tho pulp after being pressed is slicod aud ilriud iu ft fur nace. As valuable allies in insect war faro, many good words eau bo spoken of the mole and skunk. Thoy are both good insect destroyort, an I al though thoy frequently do somo harm, iho good ihey accomplish moro tbau counterbalances Hie ovil.