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POETRY.
[From the Home Journal.]
The Maiden 's Advertisements.
AT EIGHTEEN.
A heart to let!
A warm, fresh, cheery, virgin heart,
Untenanted by man as yet,
New and nnsoiled in any part;
Who bids the prize to get?
To him who '11 pay the easy rent,
Daily and hourl y due a wife,
¦
Of honest love, I am content
To give a lease for life.
' It has large chambers, warm and bright,
Well furnished with affections fine,
And draped with hopes that glow with light,
Howe'er the sun may shine.
' The owner's title 's good ; no claim
Has yet been raised , and every part
Is hers in her own right and name—
Who'll take this precious heart ?
AT TWENTY-EIGHT.
No tenant yet !
To let ! A valuable heart J
" Who seeks such property to get,
¦ Will nowhere find , in any mart,
A better to be let.
The terms are easy, payments few—
Ah, yes ! the heart described above
Offers inducements to the true
Economist in love !
The property 's in good repair ,
The furniture has ne'er been used,
The drapery 's slightl y worse for wear,
But naught has been abused .
"F is cumbered -with some trifling debts
Of unrequited love, but these
Shall all be cancelled , if it gets
A tenant it shall please.
AT THIRTY-EIGHT.
, , . Take down the sign!
Alas ! the truth must now be told ;
' ¦'' ' Decay has preyed on every part ;
No pauper now would take this old,
Dilapidated heart.
I'll bar the doors, hang all in gloom ,
' ' Lay the affections on the shelf,
' : A nd then , into its narrowest room ,
At once I'll move myself.
There shall I pass each heavy day,
' And living for myself—no more—
: I'll scorn the charities that may
Come knocking at my door.
, This old estate—this heart—may do
To hide these ruined hopes of mine
For others it has comforts few ;
So then take down the sign !
whose craggy sides or impenetra ble foresls meet
you at everv step, but you can leve l to the plain ,
anil obtain the means to forward every pood cause,
even from the bo"els of th e enemy. How blind ,
foolish anil wicked we must be if we do not direc t
our efforts to the downfa ll of this obstacle to oui
progress.
This mountainous evi l which is "t lie root of all
evil ," is the love of money." '
Unt il men learn the right use of property, which
is given us as a source of great happ iness, and if
abused become us great a source of misery ; until
men learn tliis ,it will be vain lo expect the progress
of tliose causes which God lias ordained should be
built up by money. Hut it will be a*ked , has innn
no right to appropriate to his own use that property
which is his own ?
I ask who gave man a right , when he sees his
brother slaving, lo refuse him food ? Who gave
man a right when he sees his brother in heathtnish
dai kness,to refuse to give, him the glad tid ings Of the
gospel ? Who gave man a right when |
lt. s(.es the
world in misery, to refuse to alleviat e that misery ?
When these questions can be answered , then will
we allow that man has an exclusive right to the
means God has placed in his power. Besides, how
mean , how contemptible does it appear , to spend
money for some foolish luxury, or add to well filled
coffers, when a world in misery calls loudl y for re-
lief.
And when %ve consider the foolishness of the "love
of money," it seems as if, that
"Heaven must with laughter the vain toil survey."
What philosopher ever found that riches or luxu-
ry purchased that peace of mind which alone con-
stitutes happiness ? The most hair brained philoso-
pher never dared be so foolish as to broach such a
theory .
Yet practicall y men assert this foolish idea , for
which they cannot give a reason. Radical.
MISCELLANEOUS
THE FATHER—An Instructive Sketch.
It ia the duty of mothers to sustain the reverses of
fortune. Frequent, and sudden as they have been in
our own country, it is important that young females
should possess some emp loyment , bv which thev
might obta in a livelihood in case they should be re-
duced to the necessity of supporting themselves.—
When families are unexpectedl y reduced from afflu-
ence to poverty, how pitifull y contempt ible it is to
see the mother desponding or hel pless, and permit-
t ing her daug hters to embarrass those whom it is their
duty to assist and cheer.
' I have lost my whole fortune,'said a merchant as
he returned one evening to his home : 'we can no
longer keep our carriage. We must leave this large
house. The children can no longer go to expensive
schools. Yesterday I was h rich man ; today there
is nothing I can call my own.'
' Dear husband ,' said the wife, 'we are still rich in
each otherand ourchildren. Money may passawav ,
but God has given us a better treasure in those ac-
tive hands and loving hearts.'
' Dear father,'said the children/do not look so so-
ber. We will help you to get a living. '
' What can you do, poor things ?' said he.
• You shall see ! you shall see !
' answered severa l
voices. 'It is a pity if we have been to school foi
not hing. How can the father of eight children be
poor? We shall work and make you rich again.'
'I shall help,' said the younger girl , hardl y four
yea rs old. '1will not. have any new things bought
and I shall sell my great doll.'
The heart of the husband and father, which had
sunk within his bosom like a stone, was lifted up.—
The sweet enthusiasm of the scene cheered hiin ,and
his nightl y prayer was like a song of praise.
They left their statel y house. The servants were
dismissed. Pictures and plate , rich carpets and fur-
niture , were sold,and she who had been the tiii»tress
of the mansion , shed no tears.
' Pay every debt ,'said she ; -let no one suffer thro'
us,and we may be happy.'
He rented a neat cottage, and a small piece of
ground , a few miles from the city. With the aid of
his sons, he cultivated vegetahlrs for the market.
He viewed with delight and astonishment the econ-
omy of his wife, natured as she had bee/i in wealth ,
and the efficiency which his daughters soon acquir-
ed under her training.
The eldest one instructed in the household .and al-
so assisted the younger1 children ,—besides, t hey exe-
cuted various works, which they had learned as ac-
complishments , but which they found could be dis-
posed of to advantage They embroidered with
taste some of the ornamental parts of female appar-
rel , which were readily sold to a merchant in the
city.
They cultivated flowers, sent bouquets fo market
in the cart that conveyed the vegetables; they plait-
ed stra w, they painted map?, they executed plain
needle work. Every one was at her post , busy and
cheerful. The little cottage was like a bee-hive.
' I never enjoyed such health before,' said the fa-
ther.
'A nd I was never so happy before,' said the moth-
er.
' We never knew how many things we could do
when we lived in the great house,' said the children !
'and we love each other a great deal belter here
'
'You call us your little bees.'
' Yes,' replied the father, 'and you make just such
honey as the heart likes to feed on.'
Economy as well as industry was strictl y observed ;
nothing was wasted . Nothing unnecessary was pur-
chased. The eldest daughter became assistant teach-
er in a distinguished female seminary, and the sec-
ond took her place as instructress to the family.
The dwelling which had always been kept neat ,
they were soon able to beautify. Its construction
was improved , and the vines and flowering trees
were replanted around it. The merchant was hap-
pier under bii woodbine covered porch in a sum-
mer's evening, than he had been in his showy dres-
sing-room.
' We are now thrivin g and prosperous,'said he,
shall we return to the city ?'
' Oh, no,' was the unanimous reply.
' Let us remain ,' said the wife, ' where we have
found hea lth and content ment. '
' Father ,' said the. youngest , ' all we children
ho pe you are not going to be rich again ; for
then ,' she added , 'we littles ones were shut up in the
nursery and did not see much of you or mother.—
Now we all live together , mid sister , who loves us
teaches us, and we learn to be industrious and use-
fu l. We were none of us happy when we were rich
and did not work. So, father, please not be a rich
man any more. [Miss. Sigouunby.
I he following sketch is from a work lately pub-
lished , called " Thrilling Adueutnre among the Indi-
ans," by Professor Frost :
" A few years after Boston and its ' neighborhood
were sett led by the Eng lish , a party of Narraganselt
Indians , who were out huntin g, stopped at the house
of Mr. Minot , in Dorchester , and rudel y demanded
food. On being refused , they went away with evi-
dent mar ks of displeasure, and Oquaniehud , their
chief,threatened to be revenged. For this purpose
he left in the bushes,near the house, an Indian named
Osamee, who had long been known in the neighbor-
hood for his uncommon ferocity.
The next morning Mr. and Mrs. Minot went to
Boston , a distance of only three miles ; the Indian
sow them from his hiding-p lace, and prepared him-
self for an assult upon the. house , which he supposed
was left without any defence. However, alt hough
Mr. Minot had no apprehension of an attack of this
kind , he had taken the precaution to give strict
charge to the maid-servant to confine herself, with
his two little childre n, to the house, and to open the
door to no person until his return.
The girl was trusty and watchful , and she soon es-
pied the Indian drawing cautiousl y towards the house.
After looking about apparentl y to make sure that
t here was nobod y near, he rushed furiously against
the door, but it was so securel y bolted , t hat it with-
stood his force,and he next attempted to get in fh ro'
t he window. The young woman had hidden her
master 's children under two brass kettles , charg ing
them not to st ir, nor make the least noise ; she then
loaded a musket belonging to the house, and brave-
ly stood upon her defence.
The Indian , probably guessing her design ,fired at
her, but missed his mark . The -girl then fired and
the bullet entered his shoulder. Still he persisted
in his attempt , and had succeeded in getting half
throug h the window , when , with great presence of
mind , she seized a pan full of read hot cinders from
t he stove, and t hrew them in his face. They lodged
in his blanket , and t he pain they created was too
much even for Osamee. He fied,and his dead body
was found next day in a wood on the bord ers of the
town .
The circumstance being made known to the gov-
ernm ent of Massachusetts Bay,this corrageous vOung
woman was, by t heir order, presented with a silver
bracelet, on which her name was engraved , with this
motto , "She slew the Narragansett hunter.1
'
The Faithful JViu se.
One day last week about 30 or 40 Irishmen were
working on a levee in Louisiana , some tenor twelve
miles above this place,when their quiel wasdistuibed
by what they called 'a hullnbuloo among the dags '
The dogs were barking with earnestness , and the
men , thinking there was something more than com-
mon on hand , armed t hemselves with four guns from
their shanties , and proceeded in a body to th e scene
of act ion , They found the dogs barking at the foot
of a cotton wood tree, about four feet in diameter
and about forty feet from the ground , in the fork of
t he tree, t here sat a 'bi g black baste,' which the first
who came pronounced 'a shape.' 'Och.' said t he
next , 'Murp hy ye"re a fool .drd ye iver know a shape
to cl imb a irae. 'Faith , no—but its a black goat,me
father had a goat in ould Ireland that could clime
traes.thoug h devil a trae was there for him to clime,
so he clum a stone wall as high as a mountain !" The
matter being thus discussed sometime ; it was final-
ly concluded that it was a goat . One Paddy insist-
ed on shooting him for being such a fool as to climb
a tree , bu t was persuaded not to shoot for fear of
having a difficulty with the owner. The dogs were
called , and the bear, for such it was, sloped. About
two hours after a nei ghboring planter coming by,
they told him that his black goat was in the woods
and up a tree , and on going to see it , he only found
t he track of a very large bear.—[Vicksburg Wlii".
Girls, Rkad This.—A few days since, a young
gentleman related to us the following ;—He. said that
his mother was speaking in the evening at the social
home circle, "of fortune's changes ," and remarked ,
"that in her girlhood , at a social party, where there
was music and dancing, a young, blue eyed, light
haired boy asked her to dance. She refused , and
thoug ht him rather presuming, as he was the son of
a blacksmith , and she the daug hter of Capt . , a
militia captain. There was a difference in the so-
cial position . That boy is the pre sent governor of
Massachusetts !"
A good story is told of a poor fellow who had
spent h undreds of dollars at the. bar of a certain
groggery, and being one day faint and feeble, and
out of change , asked the landlord to trust him for a
glass of liquor. "No ,"was the surl y reply; "I nev-
er make a practice of such things. " The poor fel-
low turned to a gent leman who was sitting by, and
whom he had known in better days, saying, "Sir,
w'll you lend me a sixpence."
"Certainl y," was t he reply.
The landlord , with alacrity, placed the decanter
and glass before him , he took a pretty good horn ,
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S-tt JS^ffin .
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The Irishman and the Goat.
Senatori al Confirmations
As the time draws near for this ordeal , there is
exhibited a good deal of anxiety among those acting
under recess appointments. What course the Sen-
ate will pursue, is, as it should be, known alone to
the Senate. We doubt not it will act justl y, and
where it can , in honor , and in accordance with the
interests of the public , it is fair to presume , will con-
firm. To know its duty, some scrutiny will become
necessary. Those removed , if the President is
President , have been removed on a charged want ol
honesty, capacity and fidelit y; for these were the
President's own declared "pre-requisites. " Those
possessing these qualifications were to be let alone ,
and none lo be appointed unable to produce the
requisite guarantees that they did or do possess
them. The legitimate inference, t herefore, is that
al l the >emoved were dishonest , unfa ithful and want-
ing in capacity. As this was the declared ground of
all action on the part of the President , the Senate ,
as his adviser , will be justified in withholdin g its
sanct ion , till satisfied that the removed were unfit
for the posts they occup ied , and the new ly appoint-
ed iii possession of the Executive 's qualifications. —
This has become an imperious duty, from which the
Senate has no honorable escape, because all the re-
moved are charged , inferent iall y, by Gen. Taylor,
with dishonesty or want of capacity. Now if this be
true, the Senate can conscienti ousl y confirm the
successors of the removed , if found fit , and if it be
not true, then the fraud of the President should be
exposed. In either case it is due to truth that the
whole matter be thoroughly sifted. It may bo that
Gen. Taylor has been imposed on. His declaration
that he should remove onl y the unfaithful and dis-
honest, may have tempted reckless office seekers to
makefalse and lying charges against men in office
whose places they coveted ; and in this way the
executive archives may be loaded down with slander
and detraction against men of fair capacity and of
unblemished integrity. The Senate, it is ex pected ,
will go to the bottom and learn whether the Presi-
dent violated his pled ges, or has been lied lo by re-
cipients of his favor.
The Senate , unde r those circumstances, will in-
sist, it is presumed , on the requisite information be-
fore confirming or rejecfii g any nominee. It has a
whig precedent for rejecting on a large scale. Un-
der Mr. Tyler, the whi gs in the Senate were a ma-
jority. During that time almost every democrat
nomi nated by the President was lejected. It may
not have gone from the recollecti on of many of our
readers that there are whi gs in this p lace now , hop-
ing for confirmation to important offices , who t hen
used every possible exertion to effect the rejection
of democrats at that time before the Senate. So very
anx ious for this were whi g leaders at the time , that
some prominent men of the party went all the way
to Washington to persuade the whi g majority of the
Senate that justice demanded the rejection of any
democrat who might be offered. The whi g paper
here, too, teemed with articles grossly abusive of
those then in office. All the attacks were low,
mean and personal , attr ibuting to officers motives
that never had ex istence , and acts that never were
performed. Well , a few revolutions of the earth ,
and the tables are turned , and some of tiiose urging
rejections then by a whi g Senate , noto offer them-
selves and hope to be confirmed by a Senate strong-
ly democratic. Now democrats , it is presu med,
have no objections, likely to ripen into actio n,aga inst
•the successof the persons alluded to ; but if is but fair
to remind such , if now the poisoned chalice should
happen to return to their own li ps, they will do well
to remember they are merel y purtizan subjects of
retributive justice , overtaken and jud ged on princi-
ples of their own creation. Democrats will not go
to Washington for the purpose of bringing this
about, nor employ others to effect its accomplish-
ment ; nor will the democratic press resort to false
charges and low abuse to jeopard indirectl y the suc-
cess of those asking confirmation. This would be
an adoption of whi g injustice which we hope never
to see staining the columns of any democratic paper.
Should the applicants succeed , it will be their right
to enjoy their offices in peace , so long as their duties
be faithfull y discharged. Democrats fire not in the
habit of abusing persons holdin g office under the
government. It will not now copy the bad examp le
of those now begging a favor at the hands of a de-
mocratic Senate. But it is right to tell them that if
they are successful against a rule of their own advo-
cacy, an d will owe to the bounty of a democratic
Senate, a favor which by whig precedent and doc-
trine , that Senate might withhold and justif y.
fFall River News.
A remarkable and most eloquent fact is stated in
the Cincinnati Chronicle and Atlas of Friday last ,
referring to "t he sort of doubt "expressed , in a por-
tion of the public press of the Atlantic border ,
whether the Union is not in great danger. The fact
is comprised in the italics in the following sentence:
[National Intelli gencer.
"Self-complimentary as it may be lo s:iy so, there
it not a paragra ph in a press west of the Alleghanies ,
that we know of which has intimated the idea that
there is any thing, presen t or to come, "f n the wide
world of being, which can dioide us from the love oj
our brethren united in this glorio us republic. Ohio
and Kentuck y will never separate whilo the sun
rises on this beautiful valley. Louisiana will never
separate from Ohio while her mi ghty river flows to
the Atlantic ! Never. At this very moment of
time Louisiana derives more positive ndvanta "es
(as plain figur es will demonstrate ) from the.State of
Ohio than from any other portion of the. earth. It
is, therefore, from motives of interest .to say not hi ng
of any other , the absurdest thi ng imaginable to talk
of separating any of the States in the valley of the
Mississippi. And if they do not separate, who
can ?"
It is a popular delusion to believe that powder on
a lady's face has the same effect as in the barrel of
» musket—areists her to go off.
Is the Union in Danger t
Judgme nt for Costs
Old Captain Stick was a remarkable precise old
gentleman , and conscientiousl y just man. He was,
too, very methodical in his habits , one of which was
to keep an account in writing of the conduct of his
servant s,from day to day. It was a sort of Saturday,
afternoon. No one dreaded the hebdomin al balanc -
ing, more than Tony, the boy of all work, for the
Captain was generall y obliged to wr ite a recei pt for
a considerable amount across his shoulders.
On settling afternoon , the Capt. accompanied by
Tony, was 'todd ling ' down to the old stable , with his
little account book in one hand a small rope in the
ot her. After they had reached the 'bar of Justice,'
and Tony had been properly 'strun g up,' the Capt.
proceeded to state his account as follows :
' Tony Dr.
Sabbat h, to not half blacking my boots &c. five
str ipes.
Tuesday, to stopping four hours longttr at mill
than was necessary, ten stri pes.
Wednesday, to not locking the hall door at night ,
five stri pes.
Friday, to letting the hors*o go without water, five
str ipes.
Total , twenty five-stripes.
Tony Cr.
Monday, by first rate day's work, in the garden ,
ten stripes.
Balance due , fifteen stri pes.
The balance being thus struck , the Captain drew
his cow-hide and remarked— 'Now Tony, you black
scamp,what say you you lazy villain .why I shouldn 't
give you fifteen lashes across your bare back .as hard
as I can draw ?'
1 Stop, Massa,' said Tony, 'dar's de work in the
garden , sir—dat ought to tak off some."
' You black dog,' said the Captain , 'havn 't I given
you the proper credit of ten stripes for that , come,
come.'
' Please old massa,1 said iTony rolling his eyes
about in agony of fright—'dar 'i—you forgot—dar's
de scourin ' of de floor—old missus say he nebber
scour so good before.'
' Soho, you saucy rascal, quoth Captain Stick ,
'you 're bringing more offsetts.are you ?—Well there!'
here the Captain , made an entry upon his book—
'you have a credit of five stri pes, and the balance
must be paid.'
' Gor a massn, don't hit yet—dar's sumpin else—
oh Lord !please don't—yes,sii—got urn now—kitch-
in de white boy and fetehin' um to old massus, what
throw rock at de young ducks.'
'That 's a fact ,' said the captain— 't he outrageous
young vagabond—that 'sa fact and I'll give you cred-
it of ten stri pes for it. I wish you had brou ght him
to me—now we'll settle the balance."
' Bress de Lord , o'd massa,' said Tony, 'dats all ,'
Tony grinned extravagantl y.
Ihe Captain adjusted his specticles with great ex-
actness, held the book close to his eyes, and ascer-
tained that the fact was an stated by Tony. He was
not little irritated.
' You swear off the account, you rascal , you swear
off t he account, do you.'
'All de credit is fair , massa,* answered Tony.
' Yes but '—said the disappointed Captain—but—
but—still the Captain was sorely puzzled how to
give Tony a few licks any how—'but'—a n idea
popped into his head—where's my costs—you incor-
rigible scoundrel ? You want to swindle me,do you ,
out of my costs, you rascal ? And ,' said Captain
Stick , chuckling as well at liis own ingenuity us the
perfect justness of the sentences : ' I enter jud g-
ment against you for costs—ten—stri pes'—a nd forth-
with administered the stripes and satisfied the judg-
ment.
Something new under the Sun.—A thieves'
convention has been held in London for the purpose
of adopting measures to procure nn honest livelihood-
Two hundred and seven avowed thieves attended.
The meeting was opened with praye r and a hymn.
An address was proposed to Lord Ashley, asking if
any hope was presented of their obtaining an honest
living in the British Colonies. His Lordshi p ex-
pressed his willingness to befriend tin m,sis it was his
duty to do. He candidl y told them that there was
little hope for tlu-m, unless they turned their atten-
t ion to the back settlements of the New World. Sug-
gest ive of levity as may be these facts, there is some-
th ing serious and solemn in them. "We must steal
or die," was the response of one of them : "prayer
is very good , but it will not fill an empty stomach.''
Can anything be more expressive of the depraving
in fluence of the social evils of English society ?
Millions of pigeons have been filling the woods
for miles around Franklin , Tenn., for several weeks
past. They have a roost , several miles in extent ,in
the edge of Hickman county, and with n torch and
club the people sally forth at n ight, and bring home
their game by meal bag» full.—[Boston Atlas.
How to mkasube Ministers.—I measure
ministers (says Mr. Newton) by square measure.—
I have no idea of the size, of a table , if you only tell
me how long it is : but if you also say how wide , I
can tell its dimensions. So when you tell me what
a man is in the pul pit, you must also tell me what he
is out of it , or I shall not know his size.
Christ was born in the year of the creation of the
world 4004. This was the commencement of the
Christian Era , and may be designated by 0 in the
en umeration of years which follows. It is so desig-
nated in most, if not all works on chronology,—
Starting thus , the progress onward is clearly defin-
ed, and the centuries commence regularl y at 100,
200,300, &c. Sec.—[Albany Ex press.
A Ham> Hit.—The Albany Dutchman perpe-
trated the following hard hit at tobacco chewers :—
"A chemist in New York has just invented a sub-
stitute for tobacco, which will doubtless soon super-
sede the weed, as it is just a*nasty and a good deal
cheaper."
The Germans call a thimblo n f inger-hat, and a
glove a kandshoe.
AGRICU LTURAL
The Farmer is not pr oper ly estimated.
It is a lamentable fact that the farmer does not
occu py that elevated posit ion in society that his oc-
cupation justl y entitles him to. He is looked upon
as qu ite below the lawyer , physician , divine artist
merchant or merchant 's clerk. To be a farmer is to
be nobod y, a mere clodhopper , a mere digger of
bogs, and ditches, and dung hea ps, and free to wal-
low in the "free soil" he cultivates , provided he
never seeks to elevate himself above that position to
what (he world calls "good society." Hence comes
the desire of the boys to escape, not so much the
drud gery of their emp loyment as from th-e idea that
they are looked upon and estimated as mere drudges.
What blindness , folly.and false philosophy is this ?
The result of these false premises is that the "pro-
fessions"are crowded to the starvation point ; clerks
not only go begging, but become beggars, or worse ;
merchants are multi plied , and good old fashioned la-
bor is going out of fashion.
While we would give all due honor to the profes-
sions, the farmer, who is the producer of all , both in
food and raiment , t hat adds to the comfort and sus-
tenance of the human family, need not feel that he
is below occupations that gain their support from the
folly, pride, misery or wickedness of their fellow
creatures.
If the aspiration of farmers were half so strong to
elevate their sons as farmers , as it is to make them
merchants , or professional men , and perchance loaf-
ers, we should soon be taug ht to look to the agricul-
tural class for the best bred as well as the best fed
men in America.—[Barnnm's Address.
Is is an error to plant seed from a State farther
South. In a cold season only the seed from, a cold-
er climate will ri pen well.
Never keep your cattle short; few farmers can
afford it. If you starve them they will starve you.
It will not do to hoe a great field for a little crop,
or to mow twenty acres for five loads of hay. En-
rich the land and it will pay you for it. Better farm
thirty acres well, than fifty acres by halves.
In dry pastures dig for water on the brow of it
hill : springs are more frequentl y near the surfac*
on n height than in a vale.
The foot of the owner is the best manure for tbe
land. :
Cut bushes that you wish to destroy, in the sum-
mer, and with a sharp instrument ; they will bleed
freel y and die.
Accounts should be kept , detailing the expenses
and product of each field.
When an implement is no longer wanted for tne
season , lay it carefull y aside, but first let it be well
cleaned.
Obtain good seed, prepare your ground well , sow
earl y, and pay very little attention to the moon.
Cultivate you own heart aright; remember that
"whatsoever a man soweth , that shall he reap."
Do not begin farming by building an expensive
house, nor a spacious barn , till you have something
to store in it.
Keep notes of remarkable events on your farm.
Recording even your errors will be of benefit.
Good fences make good neighbors.
The belter animals can be fed, and the more com-
fortable they can be kept , the more profitable th«y
are, and all farmers work for profit.
Sow clover deep ; it secures it against drought.
Cows well fed in winter , give more milk in sum-
mer.
When you see the fence down put it up; if it re-
mains until tomorrow the cattle may get over.
Wh at ought to be done today, do it , for tomorrow
it may rain.
Size of Lgos.—A correspondent of the Agri-
cultural Gazette says : "I am induced ' to tell you
that, without pretending to any knowled ge of ab-
struse mysteries, I have learned to discover which
eggs will produce pullets , and have pursued lh«
practice with uniform success. I met with the hint
either in your own periodical or some other. It con-
sists simply in this : To avoid setting the long-
shapud eggs, (which always produce cocks,) choosing
the rounder and plumper ones. Generall y, too, I
have found that the very largest eggs produce male
birds. It is certainl y an important matter to suc-
ceed in this department , having myself often had the
mortification to have a whole brood of cocks, or
nearl y so; the avoidance of this inconvenience is
trul y a desideratum."
Facts for Farmers.
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When Mr. Jefferson was asked respecting his re-
ligion , his memorable answer was : "It is known to
God and myself alone. Its evidence before the
world is to be sought in my life ; if that has been
honest and dutiful to society, the religion which ha*
regulated it cannot be a bad one."
One by ono, the ladies are assuming all the gar-
ments of gentlemen. Besides standing collars and
black silk cravati , they now wear dresses fitted
close to the neck, and opening in t he-breast, like a
military coat, to expose a "dickey " with rufflee, or
plaits with gold studs. By-and-by we shall not know
our sisters from our brother?.
At a printer's festival , in Washington , the follow-
ing was a regular toast ;
Woman— The fairest work of creation—the
edition being extensive, let no m»n be without a
copy.
When you have anything to do, go ahead and do
it A man who bs« the option of two roads, either
of which will take him to his journey 's end, matt
not stand too long in considering which to take.
»I do not wish to say anything against the indi-
vidual in question ," gaid a" very polite gentleman ,
"but I would rnorely remark , in the l.inguage "of the
poot , that to him truth is strangu , 'stranger thtm fio
tion,'"
[For the Barnstable Patriot.]
iwenty-five years ago strong drink was consider-
ed one of the necessaries of life. Althoug h its ef-
•ects were seen in the ruin of many a promising
youth ; althoug h it carried misery into thousands of
haPpy homes ; althoug h many a thri\ing village was
cnanged to a "lianlscrabble ," yet men hugged it lo
"le>r bosoms until it ruined them. But , finall y, a
ew individuals saw it as it was, and , alt hough it
seemed impossible for the community to leave their
'°ng cherished habits , t hey proclaimed to the world
"'« opinions they had formed , and by arguments il-
u«rated by t he actual state of things , t hey proved
"">* it was what it was ; and as soon as old establish-
e(» habits, and love for its potent influence could be
overcome, the respectab le portion of community
eft their cups, and now strong drink is used only by
ne dissi pated and vicious , those who love its hellish
influence to give them strength to perform dark
ee|ls, or drown sorrows for those already perform-
let men now wonder that they were once so de-
lved. Let us rather learn it lesson from the past,
*n'l consider the frailty of human wisdom , and take
^"at we are not again deceived , that we are
¦ev.en now having for "household gods," evi ls as
*°eptive and as ruinous.
''ven now there is a love, a worshi p of an idol
¦Ofe insidious and more injurious to the happiness
v m'mkind than strong dr ink ever was or can be.
' evi!s have been seen and felt for ages, and , al-
se,
11
"'* these evils"have been the theme of many a
,j
¦
, °ni many a speech , many a com plaint , yet sel-
for 1, "le cause been attacked. This idol, if used
e purpose that Heaven designed it , will be the
Stn 'J
s
°f promotin g the happ iness of men in no
eli
'
i bu t which they can dig their passage
?o t
°
h
" "n Poachers of the gospel, even so friends
thi»
miS*l°nS
' even so a(lvocates of every reform, is
•*M *mountain over which you cannot paw,but
A T r e m e n d o us Evil.