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cost Henry county between 35 and 40 

 thousand dollars. The cupola of the 

 tower is covered with copper, and at the 

 top forms a hollow, something like a 

 large farm-bell with the clapper re- 

 moved. In two or three days after this 

 was finished, being somewhere near the 

 first of October, an enormous swarm of 

 black honey-bees settled on this place, 

 and took possession of the hollow ; on 

 Oct. ]0 thousands of the little black 

 bees could be seen as they passed in and 

 out of their copper home, paying no at- 

 tention to the hundreds of people gath- 

 ered below to listen to a big political 

 speech. Although too late in the season 

 for the bees to gather any honey, they 

 seemed perfectly contented and at home. 



For several years previous to remov- 

 ing the old court house, it was inhabited 

 by a colony of the above-named " bugs." 



Paris, Tenn., Oct. 29. J. R. Aden. 



Oiii* ]>nrliiig' IIaI>y liiigU. 



DM Sept. 30, ISm. 



He played with me that very night 



Before he went to bed, 

 And long before the morning light 



My darling boy was dead. 



And in the midst of all his pain 



He sung his little song, 

 And then I knew our darling Hugh 



Would not be with us long. 



His troubles ended on this earth. 



Upon that stormy night, 

 But Jesus led him by the hand. 



And made his pathway bright. 



He led him through the wilderness 



And o'er the stormy sea. 

 And now he's on that brighter shore— 



From pain and sorrow free. 



I think I hear that gentle voice 

 When singing songs of love. 



And calling us to come and .ioin 

 The heavenly host above. 



For Jesus said of children, dear. 



Who unto him shall come. 

 That they should in his glory dwell. 



And shine as doth the sun. 



And now I know my darling boy 



Is on that peaceful shore. 

 And ne'er again shall bear the pain 



Of parting, sad and sore. 



G. R. McCaktnet. 

 Winnebago Co., 111. 



S'weet Clover Questions.— In 



Gleanings for Nov. 1, we find the follow- 

 ing enquiries regarding sweet clover: 



For two years past I have gathered 

 and sent to you the seed of sweet clover, 

 without knowing whether it was of any 

 value to farmers, having taken it mostly 

 from the gravel-pits where the soil was 

 removed to a depth of several feet. But 

 noticing some peculiarities about the 

 plant, I have become interested in it. I 

 particularly want te know when and 

 how it should be sown, and how much 

 per acre. How should the crop be man- 

 aged? I have seen it growing on very 

 poor and hard clay land, and where the 

 soil had been removed — places where red 

 clover would not grow — and the question 

 ■arises with me now, " Would not sweet 

 clover be the proper crop on such lands 

 for fodder, and to restore fertility ?" I 

 also noticed that in places where I cut a 

 heavy crop last year, it was veny small 

 this year ; and where I got none last 

 year I cut a heavy crop this year. Why 

 was this? Will it succeed if sown in 



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