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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON. GA.. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1, 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
ill.
The resources of the English lan
guage were quite Inadequate to ex«
press the social standing of those who
avere so fortunate as to attend the ball
in Jibnor of the presence of ttoc Prin
cess of Hungary In nhe city. The news
papers, In describing It. scintillated
•with italics, and such terms os “$Ute,"
“bouton" and *‘Ie beau monde" were
as prevalent as in a milliner's shop.
Only the uniform reference to the event
os a i “function" maintained t’he su
premacy of the native tongue. During
Its progress, therefore, there was no
cold-eyed, supercilious wonderment ns
to who was who. Every one was ac
cepted as a celestial, as if beglvt with
aureole, laden with harp, and font*
'fied with St. Peter's password.
Miss Duval, however, could not suf
fer from any such exceptional excess,
for hers was the pre-eminence of the
preeminent. All the ciphers essential
to a moderate statement of her fortune
■were popularly rolled together In a
vast mound, and thereon she must
needs stand conspicuous. Even her fat
and torpid Aunt Sophia, who was doz
ing in a real chair in a corner by her-
edit, dreamed of gold like a modem
dragon of the Hesperldes. And Miss
Duval thought of gold as she listened
to flattering words and watched obse
quious bearing, and her plain face grew
•plainer as her distrust of poor human
ity. among which she herself seemed
tfcho poorest. Increased. She even doubt
ed Sidney Vincent's sincerity, though
it had been founded In childish days,
Which know no current coin save par
tiality; yet he appeared like all the
rest—eager, ardent, selfish, only per
haps more awkward. -
Alas! Love’s counterfeits are so well
made that the genuine should be rec-
ognized from defects. These two. 'to-
gether, were passing down the grand
stairway, when an annoying accident
occurred. Mias Duval's gown caught
in a huge prickly plant'in such wise
that she could not free It. Sidneyjttttt*
hied, land was still more ehtanEl ng,
■when a. Mir Of swift, dott luads
Drought freedom at the sacrifice of a
trivial fear. Miss, Duval looked with
gratitude and then -with admiration on
her adroit resucer. Such a pretty girl,
so Simply and yet becomingly cl a.d.
with bright, mlBchlevout eyes.
defied their remembrance to fade. A
word of thanks, a word of reassurrance
and then the Incident was over, hut
(Miss Duval did no* forget fconny,
chanmlng expression. It, recUricd to
iher prophetic of acquaintanceship, and
thus enlisted her aid in fulfillment,
^TheMSCt afternoon, when Miss Duval
descended to her drawing room to. meet
seemed, had been on the eve of sailing
for'-Eurooe. ond find only: U S|'®
scrawl her indorsement of Elinor Yorke
on the hick If a vIsKtng card.
“Arr» vou the (Miss Yorke whom Mrs.
Gnantley sends *to me?" naked Miss Du-
?a” in suroSK. "Surely I have seen
10 ■YeaTam Elinor Yorke.” replieddhe
girt, with a beseeching smile, though
my friends call me Nellie. n
“Ahl I have'It. exclaimed Mias Du
val. "Xt was you who Sh kindly helped
me when my dresB caught list night.
But If you were there, if you were
^ThtTcharmlng eyes no longer sparkled:
they glimmered through sorrowful rc-
mem'brance. "Whey should I bo here
on such an errand. I suppose?" suggest
ed the visitor. "Ah! you see my cWck
struck 12. and the cv»oh turned^hock
into, a pumpkin, and the horses into
mice, and all my finery Into rags. It
wis foolish for me .to go, but Era nit In
sisted, uml so many that we knew were
to be .there, and the Did life was fascin
ating^-" and hero even the glimmers
were piteously extinguished.
Miss Duval was compasulonat*. Im
pulsive . imaginative: her sympathy
could readily fill out the hiatus of sobs.
"Poor Uttle Clhderctla!" she exclaimed,
"I don't think you were foolish to: go.
Surely no one there could compare'wlth
you. Anil, don’t you see. It turned out to
be most prudent, for what bettor recom
mendation could I have than your pres
ence? not .but that Sallle Grantley's
.word would be sufficient. If your sweet
face didn’t obviate it. So you wish to
be my companion, do you, you poor lit
tle dear? Well, so you shall; .for a
friend Is a comtunlon, mid we are going
to bo friends. Come, let me show you
your room. I’ll send for your things
and make all arrangements. You must
not go away again, and when you are
quite calm you shall tell me Just what
you like of your misfortunes—only that
I may sympathize with you. my dear."
And after a little Nellie Yorke was
able to tell her simple story of a hap
py home desolated by death, of luxu
rious earn dissipated by ruinous specu
lation. Scores of such cases transpired
eich year In the great city; why should
Mlsa Duval ever have heard of this
(•articular one? Besides, rile had only
lately returned from.forcjgn travel and.
. after all, didn't they possess a mutual
friend iu Mrs. Grautley?
Ncllld Bpon was smiling again, ns 'the
^■fegunt appurtenances surrounding her
PScvived ibe sense of home. And dozy
-Aunt Sophia aroused herself Rufficleni-
**. ly ulso lo smile In approval; for she
saw lu tills new girl a relief from the
exigent rcstlesnes3 which of Kite had
become a characteristic of .her nleco.
'/And who Is Frank?" at length, asked
Mias Duval.
"Ah!” cried Nellie with rising color,
"my only brother.,my sole relative, and
to do Justice to his genius, his manly
beauty, his faith, his fortitude! He
(hopes some day to be a clergyman of
i.ie church militant; let mo assure you:
nothing of the laggard about
tr{ k. But now ho Is a tutor and that
explains why we had to separate. He
w.13 Just wild when I spoke of going
Into service, but when I told him of
your want, he consented at once. 'I
. honor Mis* Dural,, he said, Ms one who
rises superior to great disadvantages,' "
"How could he know anything of me,
and what did he mean?”
"He meant your wealth." Nellie ex
plained timidly.’"which ho deemo an
evil: and from his Interest In the city
charities he knows how you convert it
into good.”
"He seems to be a' man of original
viswi.
"Because he Is so humane, so-unsel
fish. He says money is a blessing. Uke
rhe oxygen m the air. when it com
bines and assimilates with rational pur
suits. and that an excess of It lead,
to dangerous excitement and madness.
•Now. Miss Duval/ he added ■discrimi
nate between use trad abuse, and
cutises that which might work ruin In
concentration to spread into benefac
tion/ "
Mies Duval liked such sententious-
PM*. ttJt realizing that aphorlsma are
about the cheapen fodder for medioc
rity. Decidedly the approved or such
discerning praise. Of late She had
brooded from dread of a loss of Iden
tity. Her real self had seemed smoth-
erej in the copious golden robes of
tlie heiress. Here, however, was one
who. disdaining the attribute, yet ren
dered full Justice to the Individual. He
respected her not on account of her
possessions, but ki spite of them. He
saw her. heavily laden, struggling to
r.iss through the.narrow gate.and be
cause she ca«t off the encumberffig
part he give her approbation. ■
"1 wonder whether he looks anything
like hD atner." Him Duval ootllo-
qulzed. Miss Duval's curiosity was
satisfied one afternoon tt few weeks
later, and 'then ehe discovered that
the brother and sister were oul'e dis
similar In appearance. Probably one
took after the father and the other
after the mother, thus continuing pa
rental charms. Mr. Yorke called on
Nellie, and Miss Duval from behind
the 3tlken curtains of the slltlug room's
bav window watched his departure.
Had she even dreamed of doing such a
thing that dream would have seemed
a nightmare, but when the Imagina
tion, even when uncontrolled, cannot
eaual the soberness of reality. Miss
Duval was struck wltlr^thc strangers
bearing and mien: such a Will-made
man, so tall and stalwart, with rtoth-
in*c fitted with almost a milltAn ex
actitude. His features were regular
and firmly set. and a closely trVmmed
SioustacJhe edded to their TCflriJmn.
“Not very clerical.’ commented Miss
Duval "but I like him for It. He
vieids to his convictions, yet he com
pels them to r<»pect his xratuwl ma*n-
b A^'she followed his calm, jelsurrfy
progress down the avenue
3S£l Sidney Vincent appnxichlng.
<4 Gently bounU for an afternoon call.
is*
PooTsidney? £ Sfeg ft? Z
°i,W™ drevTnear 2S&8S?**
dent occurred which ot lt<?eK ra|sed a
tra rl cTtnty°e n a W *
wrefchcd cm. half mad from tantal z-
tag urchins, came scurrying down
side street, and in this evidently
l-e-ogulzed a. victim for Its misery, ru,
Valnf however, for Sidney *»!*•*. V**®
tiny maid and raised her hlgh ln nla
arms, while nt .the oamo tlmi Mr.
. Yorke gave the snapping brute : t h .avi
kick that scat It an ay in i --Ipirtf '
comflture. Then they pa.asca
speaking, but exchanging slgnllcant
8 ’tO^Ua* a nice way about him," mur
mured Mias Djval.halfregrcl.-il.'. as
She saw Sidney tenderly beat I. s
I charge to a neighboring stoop, v\ here
!a woman was beckoning iranticady.
I She could read the kindly reajaui^nce
l of his smile and almost hear his cheery
! words She descended, thcroforeju re
ceive him with an old-*tlni© warmth .n
her heart, which, however, soon return
ed to the past.
“Did that man come out oi fieri?
asked Sidney, breaking aiway abrupt
ly from the preliminary commonplace*.
“That genileman," answered Mum
Duvafl, with emphasis, "Is Miss
YOrke's brotlier and has Just been vis-
ttlng with her. You object to him, of
course?" .
"Oh, no; I was merely rather curious
about him. He looks like t gnmnler
hi disguise. I could almost feel him
restraining his swagger as he walked.
“He’s a Clergyman; probaul> he ac
quired such traits ait the theological
seminary." . „ .
“A clergyman! You should have
heard him address that cur. A troop
er from Plunders were more clerical, I
assure you."
“Strong language wouldn't harm such
an object, while the gallantry of the
deed should excuse a natural impul»J.
For my part, I admire a man who
sometimes has to be forgiven mors
than 'the one who In self-satisfaction
never forgives. There Is something
human In * openness which can no a be
found in constant suspicion.'
“Rosalind—Miss Duval-rwauid you
speak so to me dll behalf of a strang
er?"
* Your correction. Is timely, Mir. Vin
cent. Remember. I am now and always
Miss Duval to you. You forget that
ever since I was so fortunate as to form
Miss Yorke's friendship yea have disap
proved of J't by look and hint. Possibly
you begrudge me the protection of faith
fulness. Possibly you fear thai. the one
that is n'ot with you to against you. Re
assure yourself; my dear Nellie hasn’t
the slightest cause for thinking you
more than the casual acquaintance you
are.”
“Rosalind! Aft— Duval!"
“Ever since I. have been so alone in
the world, with no kindred save poor
nuntie. and conscious of the hot, heart
less press about me of those craving my
wealth, and me with it, a despised but
necessary adjunct, I have yearned for
a companion, a friend; one who learn
ing my doubts and perplexities would
be sorry for me, and from being sorry
would get eo Jove me. And now, when
I nave found'such a one, u sweet, sim
ple girl, whose nature Is so superior to
misfortune, and to whom trouble has
taught sympathy, you. my childish com
rade, you. who at times I have oeen so
weak as to 'believe sincere, you it lu
who tries to undermine what you dare
not attack. Oh—“ .
“But 1 have made cautious Inquiry,
and non© of the men at the club eVer
heard of the Yorkcs. It sec-ms Impossi
ble—
•The men at the club! Are they ever
cumciently sober to remember?"
"But I saw the secretary of the ball
committee, and ho does not think Invi
tations were Issued to any such people,
to let me know positively tomor-
“Anti when you get this precious In-
JEScS? 0, keen It io
yourself, and brood out more envy, ha
tred and all uncharitableness. I will
have no need of it. Nellie Yorke ta a
queen among women; her brother an ex
emplar for men. There will be no doubt
as to one invitation, and that Is the one
I m going to send him to take dinner
here Friday. And as I must attend to
*5 atohee. perhaps you will excuse me."
' Duval." said Vincent, rising
and restraining the girl more by his
stern glance than his outstretched
hands, your words are both foolish
and bitter—so foofli&h that they shall
not affect my plans for your protcc-
. tlon. so bitter that they shall obllt-
erate the hopes of my life. Listenl
1 ^5*5 } l° ve you with the single pure
affection of an honest man. in your
I Innermost -heart you know. You know,
I too, that I am both too devoted to my
profession and too successful in It to
oare one whit whether you come to
j me endowered like Pandora or ns por
tionless as the oatlcnt Grlselda. You
know, poor child, but 'the ©ares of this
j world jod the deceitfulness of riches
have choked that * natural knowledge.
| It does not befit my honor to endure
I suoh ©hidings. I will save you In spite
of yourself, and then. God Mess you.
dear, never more will I -dream, never
I more will I hope to share with you the
1 sweetness of that dreaming." and, lg-
! norlng 'She gesture which mlirtit have
, been entreaty, (he passed swiftly out of
the house.
"I'm glad of one thing." protested
| Mies Duval, as she stood In defiant
j thought; “he Insists on saving m* ki
spite of myself: so he can** be unmind
ful." And she went to the library and
wrote the invitaitlon.
“But you can't send this." said Nei
ll*. when the note was shown to her.
“So there.and there!" Miss Duval tore
Into bits the tear-stained Mhect. and
straightway penned another In Its
*te*d. “My thoughts were wnoder-
!ng." she faltered.
“I often am overpowered by such
melancholy." said Nellie sOfOy. '"Ha
at once the penalty, the recompense
of woe. But you, my benefactress. *.j
thoroughly equipped with judgment,
. discrimination . and sound sense to
. vfdHftod nob moods, so 'fire© fhn>ar.<
meftt from any occasion for them, you.
In your generosity, must have been I
putting yourself iu somebody elsc’s
place."
“Ah, If I only could." sighed Miss
Duv.il that night when alone In her
room, she recalled these words; and
once more tears were proof ih.f her
thoughts were wandering.
The invitation was accepted, and Mr.
Yorke revealed all the good traits
which his appe-aranee predlca'ed. He
linked grace with a strength and ruy
of expression which made him the r.d-
miration of poor Aunt Sophia's waking
moments— not a very permanent dis
tinction. but iMlll notone to bo despised.
Miss Duval liked the man. Hta bearing
toward her was courtly, well-nigh d«-
ereivtlal; yet beneath **he could detect
a reserve, withholding from the woman
what waa conceded to the hostess, She
liked, -too. his frank, brusque way with
his sister, and caught herself wishing
that 'their Intimacy warranted a like,
fraternal candor. Though in no wise
boastful, his conversation, from ita very
easence. showed an understanding with
the most exclusive social life of the dty
which could not bo acquired.
“Poor Sidney!" mue?d Mtes Duval.
'How ridiculously suspicious he la!'
And yet ihd fras conscious of rejoicing
that he waa etwplclous—even if ridicu
lously so. Perhaps a feeling that her
gqest had been wronged warmed her to
him, for certainly Miss Duval was not
In general tfo effusive. It eeesned that
Mr. Yorke was on his vaoi'tlon. He
therefore asked Mlsa Duval’s rtrmls-
si on for hiu sister's company on fl>me
delightful little outings; and this she
graciously accorded, with the proviso
thru Aunt Sophia and herself should
share In -their entertainment.
Yes. Mies Duval was pleased with the
evening's progress; far more so even
than her companion seemed, though,
perhaps, purely sisterly felicity is tran-
Qulltslnc. Ait all events. Nellie was out
of sbrta. “a headache," she explained,
and a headache will take the smiling
lustre from eyes, and give them, in
stead. a cold, sinister glare. It will
cause soft, rounded cheeks to be deeply
lined and drawn.
It was dnly just prior to his dopirture
that Nellie was able to speak apart
with her brother: and .though ner
wvrds, did not seem *to perturb him, th*y
would-bave been Indicative of delirium
to Miss Duval had she dverheard them.
*'Ve can work It any nigh* now,
Jim" she whispered. "I’ye piped the ay
and know Just where to cop the oupera
and sparks and swag. It's a ran* doc
and dead easy. What d’ye ay?"
'Thore’fl no hurry," eald the man,
languidly, .
''No hut*ry? A don't uh/derstand you."
Perhaps you. don't, my dear; but
these valuables are not perisnabio
goods; they Win keep; meanwhile we
nave proposed some very pretty plana
for pleasure. Why not carry them out?
clety" ° ne ’ ° f ftgrecabl ° H0 "
“Jim, you are not working in (no
dark against me? You wouldn’t* give
me the go-by?"
“Don’t bo a d—d crank, Nellie," re
torted the man roughly, and the next
moment he was bendiug over Miss Du
val shniW, taking his departure -with
courtly phrase.
S'dney . Vmecnt had not boasted In
speaking of professional success; he
was roeognlj-ed as fvemosi among the
younger members of the bar, and If
work ia a euro for disappointment, ho
8nouid have been a contented man.
2K££°!8. trMsr * fcwiwr, lie Mbt in bin
private office one a nre*k
!.V C tn The pecretary
or tile ball committee had been cr.lled
from town nod. Bldhty Jiad not been
Thnf t< ?i, v ? rlfy or ( ! ,s ? JrJ n ! 8 wwplofoni;
little likelihood of Ms
doing tins latter was nvldent. from whe
remark: “They are a tair.
of prsclotw rogues, Jtwt :h* jho'
muttered. At this instant the dcor
one of the twain no dlsrn-
gulslied was ushered hr.
IuWS* 1 ! crIed Sidney, spring
ing to his feet, "r.ns anything i«n.
vonoa?. Is anything- wrong!-' 8 “ P
hnppen and very
2 f you doo * t wntoJi out,"
a ch V ’ "* she ,hr, ‘ w Jl«Self Iinto
?,r Cl i L " l h mort* Brace tlmu decorum.
Duvlth" >-0U mre dkvoted to ,MI*»
Bqu?aT d wJi hT l w down l ,ny ,mnd and
%>mfdc,r‘'called the
Ssi? X
IL / uuini,
that, you know, and ...
rc ®°ated the lawyer "I'll
W.ttnS° 71Bdrcl Jn CU3l0 ‘ 7y ^ «”
"You’ll do nothing of the sort rin
®tfisrt, he Is. and ten to one
5h1nSlS r \? I,8S DuvaI «t his feet wor-
SJFBS H a ntartyr, and you
ft £ oun d fit the tureen. No.
no, shame her. Show us to her In our
EJJ* ar J d H 1011 «he’U turn to you,
U0b ^lc l° vey -dowy. Listen. I
JSSJ! of a racket to come off that’ll
shake upper tetidom, and If you’re fly
xn U t c <,M^ turl ?, 11 4 . f-^r ^advantage."
AM8W*y llB'cned and concluded to
„«I- Duval was oulto touched by
Bldncy Vincent's note of Invitation for
her. her aunt and her two mew friends
to attend the open, with him. nnd
then, of course, to have a Ilttlo sup
per at Marrow's. I( seemed auch a
nice, argumentative way for him lo
apologize and amlt that he had been
wrong. She knew that the two men
would like each o ilcr ezi acquaintance,
and somehow their mutual regard
seemed essential to her neace. Every
thing, too, passed off Just to perfec
tion. Sidney was aulet nnd dlgnlfled,
but, then, these attributes became Mm
—a pleasant foil, In fact, to Nellie's
sparkle and her brother’s intensity.
The music wa« slmnlv delicious, and
afterword, when they were nil en
sconced In that gem of n private dining
room wt Marrow’s, they might v/eil
have been at home for cozkuos and
comfort. Poor Auntie Sophia was
fain to doze between the eouries. and
over the coffee fell sound asleep. One
thine truly must be conceded to Mar
row's. It was the most quiet, select
place in town. You see. rhe unruly
would feel out of place there! While
such flattering comments ns these were
speeding as Incense to the feast, of a
sudden through the curtained door
way came a horrid. Incomprehensible
clamor of rlblld song and smashing
glassware. Aunt SoCila awoke with a
stflrt and gripped the arms of her
; chair as If the i.iln was going a trifle
too rapidly. Miss Duval and Nellie
exchanged glances of annoyance, ’ami
11 he reverend tutor denounced the con-
1 fusion an both unseemly and unto
ward. "I’ll see what It’s all about,”
Slid Sidney. Hardly bad he gone when
there was a rush along the corridor,
.he curtains swung apart, and pell
mell ki the elegant privacy danced a
motley crew of undoubted satyrs and
bedraggled nymphs.
"Here's Jim and Nell!" they .hauled,
as they espied the brother and sister.
"Hurrah tor the Barron! Vp 'll the
table. Neill", and give til .• few steps.
Th-'y can’t put u» out. We own the
house tonight! The old man named six
winners tho othitr day and he’s giving
i it swell blow-out!"
Oh, rite faces—the hot. exclte.1, dis
torted faces, with burning < ycs end
hard llpo, cvlly grinning, that surged
around! Miss Duval shrunk back by
poor Aunt Sophia's side, some instinct
LM'fnr. oU.*cr\ni:.ui reritial 111::-.'
alotv whe could i.ud proiect'on. And,
lndec I, “It.up:. .I'.r," pcivcivi’d lint
further disguise was futile, for Nellie
tossed high her glass >nd cried. "Hero's
looking at ycu, Nibslej!'’
Blast you." growled the man, "I be
lieve you wurked the gams.' and ho
made as If ho would strike tlnti girl's
sai'Hng face.
"Imi, Jim! entreated Nellie, "after
nil these years."
Oh, oh!" sobb-J Slirs Duval on her
aunt's breast, "the punr little tiling
loves him." Then elute n Ann, decid-
step: a resonant, resolute voice.
"Clear out," cuum-anled o drey. "this
Is my room; you have no business hero
at all events; clear out, or tue police
shall- aetde.-y.uur revels. And you, you
sneaking Impostor, go flrst of nil."
And away Ike e.tooO scurried, with
poor Nellie clinging .icrm.e.ully to her
scowling lord.
"Oh, Sidney! Mr. Vincent." filed
Mias Duval, darning hy.ittr'.enlly lor-
ward."
"Your c*rr-c:l m Is timely, Mtss Du
val. Remember, I a:.i uav and always,
Mr. Vincent to you."
•'No, Sidney, no! Yw:r heart Is too
noble, too true, for yor •« lie ungener
ous. You couldn't lie unkind to one
who loves you so ronuiy. Dream once
more, I prtly you. al'l j.itpe. >il» share
with me the sweetnns of that dream
ing.”
"Ut-tut!" eA.In' -nd poor Aunt So
phia. awaking again with a Sturt, as
If the train had stopped, for refresh
ments. "I think, young poopln. I (hell
keep my eyes opened."
“No." said Sidney, a* li* bent to the
upturned fnce. ''tills is tho time you
should keep them moled "—Now York
Tltnej.
Valuable Information Upon the
Farming Subject.
FERTILIZERS RECEIVE ATTENTION
A Careful InvMtJfffttlon Show* That No
Ueneral ImproTomenfc KeaalU from tbo
Uso of OemniinUl Fortlllicro—Rofaio
Bolt m • F*r»Illt®r—Sandjr Load—-Bran
and Cora Meal*
DgPdBTMENT OF AOKtOULTUBg,
Atlanta, Nov. 1, 1894.
Do yon believe that the general nseot
fertilizers has resulted In any perma
nent improvement of our lands?
H. O. M.
Wo regret to reply to yonr inquiry
that a careful study of the yield per
aero of staplo crops does not show any
general improvement resulting from the
nso of commercial fertilizers. That wo
hnvo simply boon temporizing Is a
source of mnch regret, for tho seoret of
successful ngrlculturo iu addition to di
versification and tho self sustaining
farm rest is Increased yiold year by
yoar. That this inoroasod yield oau ad
vantageously bo accomplished by tho
nso of chemical fertilizers only is sort-
onsly to bo questioned nnloss snppliod
in compost,; which at the same time
supplies organie matter absolutely es-
sential to permanent improvement of
land. In reply to au inqniry relative to
improving worn sandy land, wo givo In
this roport a method adopted by a suc
cessful farmer. Clay soils yiold muoh
more readily to renovating mothods and
rapid improvement takes place whero
leguminous plants, tho cowpea in par-
ticnlar, is used. This, however, is some
what of a digression from yonr original
question, ns to yield in the state per
i aero being Increased by the use of fer
tilizers it is throngh tho principal lo3son
wo loom from tho fact that notwith
standing large expenditures, no im-
provomont has takou place.
VALUATION OP FERTILIZERS.
In tho Fertilizer Bulletin issuod by
tho department of agriculture, how do
you arrive at tho commercial value of
tho fertilizer? H. O. L., Cuthbort.
The commercial value of a fertilizer,
as it appears In The Bnllotin, Is obtain-
cd In tho following way: Tho depart-
mont inquires into the wholesale valne
of fortillzor material at the ports; from
this tho vatno per ponnd of the three
elements of a fertilizer, i. e., phos
phorio acid, ammonia and potash,
are calculated. Then for the sake of
convenience tho valne for eaohnnlt,
that is, for each per cent. To this is
added $2. GO for hacking. To find tho
wholesnlo valno of any fertilizer, thqyo
fore yon multiply the valne of eaoh
unit by the ter cent of that ingredient,
add the results together, add to this
for sacking. For oxamplo, to obtain
tbo valne of a plain aold phosphate
running 10 per cent available, yon
wonld multiply the 10 by 80, which
woald givo 800, and to this add $3.00 for
tacking.
SANDY LAND.
Please give me a method of Improving
sandy land. S. L. B.,
Dawson.
Sandy land suffers more from leach
ing than clay soil. It Is, therefore,
more essential on this class of soils than
any others that it bo supplied with an
nbnndance of hnmns. Tho humus also
has the power of absorbing gases and
retaining moisture, a quality in which
shell soils are dofiolont. How then is
organic matter to be supplied, and
wbat U the cheapost method of supply
ing this requisite to Its fertility and fu
ture fertilization? Hnmns can be sop-
plied from the stablo, but compared
with the rest, rotation of crops Into
which the grasses and small grains issue
Is more expensive. The planting of
special crops, such as peas, which add
direct contributions to the plant food of
tho soil, Is also an excellent method. In
the application of chemical manures
it is mnch better on snch soils to apply
in the form of compost, thus avoiding
leaching and retaining moisture.
To practically apply these suggestions,
we give you the form adopted by a sue-
cessfnl farmer whose farm Is nearly en
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE,
“Tflicn I’m s man," said Ilttlo Tom,
1 strong,
t fitoro and
r long."
• "And I," talil little Polly Ann,
“I'll tell you vrhnt I'll do.
I'll come and raako you awful rich
By buying things of you.
“I'll buy toothbruehes and quinine
And equilla end things llko that,
And postage starojw andlraetor oil
For iny old pussy oat.
“And maybo I will buy eo much **
You'll get eo rich, you see,
That you will hare enough nome day
To comb and marry mo."
—H. C.’; Johnson in lloino ond Gountry.
THE fdAN WHO HAS FAILED.
Standing at Bay With the Whole World
* Against film.
Meantime tlint out of the way Ilttlo
house In Washington was the scene of n
soul tragedy that was fast approaohing a
cllinnx. FeMrmen have within them great
er capaoity for heroism than Christopher
Brookoa possessed. Ho had fnoed death a
hundrod . times without flinching on tho
field of battle, on the deck of a sinking
ship, in flood nnd flro. Nor waa ho luck
ing in that rarer heroism that ros'.ita tho
slow continuous agony of yoan, tho silent
heroism of whloh the world knows noth
ing, yet which Is the whole of many hu
man lives, but the situation in which this
man found hifoself was indoed enough to
appall, the stoutest heart..
-To find hlfljfcXf after almost half a oon-
tury of faithful service and manly living
standing at bay with tho wholo world ap
parently arrayed against him, cloning Its
rnnka grimly upon overy avenue to honest
work that soemed about to opon to him,
to know himself steadily acquiring tho
Ignominious stamp with which society
brands tbo man who has failed, with overy
fiber of his bolng In agonized protest
against his unmerited doom, to foal him
self: sinking under, dragging with him
thoeo dear and Innocent beings whoso des
tinies wero bound up with his own—thitf
was a test boforn which tho strongest na
ture, tho firmest faith, might well givo
way. i
Brookes was not a man of crecda. Tho
very depth of his nature, its broad ond
loving sympathy, hod long ago brought
him Into revolt against tho narrow reli
gious teachings of his youth, as' they had
against tho cold thoorlzlng of a scionco
that defines tho origin of human lovo os
the olectlvo affinity of two cells and sees
in evory manifestation of beauty only
moans used In tho blind struggle for an
cxlstonco that has no higher purpooe than
perpetuation. Both were equally hateful
to him. Long slnoe ho had eeased the
hopeless endeavor to roconolle the Irrtoon-
cllablo, and, like many another soul ns
true and tender, wnitod, dumb before the
awful mysteries of life and death, for more
light. Evon now, when the earth seamed
slipping from under his feet And' Impene
trable darkness encompassed him, no scof
fing word passed his lips; He even found
himself x flinging hopeless, Incoherent
prayers Into that desolate void and all the
time sinking to lower depths of despair.—
From “A Story of the wlvll Service" in
Century.
A Tenderfoot In llotte.
A now arrival in ButtA occupied a chair
in a barber shop one day during a snow
storm.
"This Is a funny sort of aconnUr/’hs 1 tirely of a sandy character: "If yon
remarked, “with «now In aammer time." ■ *
Then ho looked out of the window and
saw a sprinkling cart go by.
"Why In tho world do they run sprin
kler. In a snowstorm?" ho asked.
“To keep tho .now from drifting," re
plied the barber a. he daihsd an extra
daub of lather over tha man's mouth.—
Anaconda Standard.
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brutees, sore., ulcers, salt rlicum, (ever
«ni, tetter chapped hands, chilblains,
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I. guaranteed to give perfect mtbf.i-
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DENTISTRT.
Dr. A. 8. Moore, who ha* for the
hut eight years been reasonable In hi.
charges for dental fork, and who 1.
better prepared to do bridge, crown gad
all klnde of dental work, having taken
a post-graduate course iu prosthetic
dentistry, owing to the atrlngency of
tho times, Ls willing to be even more
reasonable la his charge., Como, let
him examine your teeth and see how
reasonable you can have your dental
work done. Teeth extracted without
B iin. 121 Wa.lilngtou avenue, near
I ret Baptist church. Vlncvllle nnd
Dolt Line of street car. pass Id. office
USE HOLMES' MOUTH WASH.
Prepared by
Drs. Holmes 8c -.Macon, Dentists,
CM Mulberry Street.
It cures bleeding gums, ulcers, sore
mouth, .ore throat, cleans the teeth and
purities the breath. For sale by all
druggist..
can spare the land let it rest one year,
then in September seed It down to rye,
manure It with anything yon can got
or ipare—cottonseed mnek, ash ele
ments or phosphates. Let the rye ma-
taro seed, and then plow in, sowing
peas broadcast before plowing. After
tho pou die another crop of rye will
come np spontaneously, and the same
procedure can be continued as long as
desirable. Let the peas mature seed
and gather enough to rciow the follow-
iug year If yon desire to farther manure
the land. Yon could alio turn in yonr
hogs and let them eat some of the peas
and ryo without retarding the improve
ment. On the taudy lands of Mfohigan
sparry is used as a renovator. It re
seeds itself; bnt in our opinion, ft has
not tha advantages of the cowpea as a
renovator in our section."
FURMAN'S FORMULA.
Will yon kindly givo mo Farlsh For
man's formula for compost nnd his
manner of applying tho same?
I. C. P., Bremen, Qa.
We know of no better description of
Mr. Forman's formnia and his method
of applying the same than a* given by
himself. Hi says:
Now to give you the formula upon
which my compost is made, take 80
bushels of weli retted stable manure of
well rdttod cdfcauic matter, as leaves,
tpuck, eto.. gad scatter ii about three
inches thick upon a piece of ground eo
situated that water will not stand on it,
bnt shed off in every direction. The 80
bushels will weigh about 900 pounds.
Take 300 pounds of good add phosphate
and 1G0 pounds of kalnit and mix the
add phosphate and lcainlt thoroughly.
Then scatter evenly on the manure.
Take next CO bushels green cotton
seed and distribute evenly 'over the pile
and wet them thoroughly. They will
Weigh. 900 pounds. Take again 300
pounds of add phosphate and 100 pounds
of kainit; mix and spread over the seed.
Begin again on the manure and keep on
in this way building np yonr heap lay
er by layer until yon get it as high aa
convenient, then cover with six inohes
of rich earth from fenoe corners and
leave at least six weeks. When ready
to haul to the field, out with a spade or
pickaxe square down and mix as thor
oughly as possible. Now, we have 80
bnshels of manure, weighing 000 pounds,
and 800 pounds in the first layer and 80
bushels of cottonseed, weighing 500
pounds, atid 800 pounds of chemtoals in
tho second layor, and these two layers
combined form tho perfect compost.
You will perceive that the weight Is
8,400 pounds. Apply tho first yoar 600
pounds per aero in the drill; tho necond
yoar 1,000 pounds and tho third year
8,000 ponnd). After this uso from 4,000
to 80,009 pounds per acre as you are
ablo to prepare.
Noth.—We will add that at the time
the Furman formula was prepared the
cottonseed oil mill did not offer tho
markot Advantages of selling the seed
and purchasing meal, whloh is nOw
sometimes the case. As to whether tho
seed should be sold and moal purchased,
we refer to previous discussions in these
reports. Should meal bo substituted,
about 100 pounds of tho meal will take
the place of 800 pounds of cottonseed.
' .... REFUSE SALT.
How can I ntilizo refuso salt as a fer
tilizer? ' Can it bo used in tho compost
heap? T. T. H., Hampton.
Tho effeot of salt as a fertilizer is not
In supplying directly plant food, but in
its chemical effoct on tho plant food al
ready existing in tbo soil or applied
with it. Yon can nse it clthor in oont-
post or a complete fertilizer. Caro
should be takon that not more than 100
pounds is applied to tho acre in the
drill. For this reason it should not be
used in conjunction with kalnit, whloh
itself contain, salt, and therefore there
is danger of an injurious application,
too muoh salt destroying the fertility of
the loll.
ABSORBBNT0.
We note in yonr last report that yon
givo the increased absorbent power fer
bedding of straw where rich earth ia
used. Can yen givo me the absorbant
properties of oak loaves and puio
needles? O. P. B., Gainesvilfb.
Regarding 1,000 aa a perfect absorb-
'•at, the absorbent powor of oak leavos
Is 241, that of pine needles 208. In or
der that yon may compare them the
following is the absorbent power of paa
straw and rye straw: Pea straw, 856;
rye straw, 804. We are pleased at an
interest in. this question, as too little
attention has been paid to saving liquid
manure, which is os valuable as solid
Excrement, and should not be wasted,
OATS AFTER CRAB GRASS. ‘
I have some corn land whloh I wish
to low in spring oats for fcrage. The
land wal allowed to rest this yoar and
has a fine crop of crab grass. Wonld
y6n advise burning the grass off or
turning it Under? W. L. 8.,
Pelham, do.
At times when only immediate re
sult. are desired it is advisablo to burn
* field of this character off. Looking,
however, to the preservation and fer
tility of the soil in the fntnre, whloh ia
the dnty of every farmer, the grass
should be turned under. In burning all
the organio matter it destroyed and
only the mineral substances remain. In
turning the grass under, nothing is lo«t
and organio matter absolutely essential
to high fertilization and the tilth of the
land is obtained.
BRAN OR CORK MEAL.
Which is the best to mix with cotton
seed for stook, bran or corn meal?
P. L. M., Augusta.
It is better to mix corn meal with det-
te&seed than bran, as it oorrecta the 8e-
fieienoiee of the cottonseed, being richer
in carbohydrates, in whioh the seed hra
deficient. As a matter of economy, at
present prices the bran is the oheapeit.
WOLVES IN CATTLE.
Do wolves in cattle ever UU them?
Pleas* give mo a remedy.
B. A. L., Calhoun.
Wolves are injurious to cattle, bnt we
have never heard of a case where death
hasresnlted. If the animal 1« gentle
enongh, squeezing them ont is simple
and .very effective. In tha bump which
contains the insect there is always an
opening and if tho matter on the surface
be removed and kerosene applied it WUL
result In their death.
QBAPEff.
What to the proper distance to sat ont
grapevines? A. 8. O., Elberton.
Eight by eight is the nsnal distance.
Borne prefer eight by ten.
ORADS TOR BOTTOM LAND.
What wonld be a good gran for me
to sow on rich bottom land, whloh is
too wet to profitably sow in grain?
II. A. L., Acworth.
Bed top is tbo best grass for moist
bottom land, as it is not injured by
moderate overflows. It wonld have been
better had yon sown in September or
October. Sow at tho rate <rf two bpahl
els of seed to She acre.
Goodwsn A-. femall recommend John-
h-on'. magnetic Oil for rbeumitUm,neu
ralgia, sprain., bruise*, lame Lack; it
quickly relieves paia.