Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1851-07-02

as they please, for such appointment; and lam
very apprehensive that widows, orphans and
creditors, may be injured by this method of pro-
cedure, while the expence saved by not applying
to the Judge of Probate for such appointment
is very trifing
Gentlemen Il shall not detain you further
on particular parts of our business, but shall
make such communication to you, by special
message as | shall conceive to be necessary !;
and while hope that such public business as
shall employ your attention, will have an early
day in the session, and be laid before me so
timely that shall not be obliged to delay an adj
journment after it shall be requested, | shall do
every thing in my power to give dispatch to the
public business, and to render the session agree
able to you. JOHN HANCOCK.
Council-C Chamber, June 6, 1892.
MOTHERS FIRST DUTY.-I would wish ev-
cry mother to pay attention to the difference
between course of action, adopted in compi-
ance with The authority, and between conduct
pursued for the sake Of another.
The first proceeds from reasoning; the Sec
ond flows from affection. The first may be
abandoned, when the immediate cause may have
ceased to exist; the latter will be permanent,
as it did not depend upon circumstances or ac-
cidental considerations, but is founded in amor
al and constant principle.
In the case now before us, if the infant does
not disappoint the hope of the mother, it will
be proof, first of affection, secondly, of con-
fidence.
OF affection-for the earliest, and the most
innocent wish to please, is that of the infant to
please the mother. If it be questioned, wheth-
er that wish can at all exist in one so little adj
vanced in development, | would again, as do
upon almost all occasions, appeal to the expert
ence of mothers.
1t is proof also, of confidence. Whenever
an infant has been neglected; when the neces-
sary attention has not been paid to it's wants
and when, instead of the smile of kindness, it
has been treated with the frown of severity
it will be difficult to restore it to that quiet and
amiable disposition, in which it will wait for the
qualification of its desires without Impotence,
and enjoy it without greediness.
If affection and confidence have once gained
ground in the heart, it will be the first duty of
the mother to do every thing in her power to
encourage, to strengthen, and to elevate this
principle. Pestalozzi.
BE GENTLE.-A man with an irritable temper
is more to be pitied than one bowed down to
the earth with poverty. The latter evil can be
uIltllOfdlcu, WIllc lHc iOIiutI 10 utNll illdit
makes havoc with all the fairer qualities of the
heart and mind, taking the helm for reason, and
running the possessor perpetually against rocks
and rough corners. A petulent man in fami.
| ly of children even of his own, is worse than q
case of small pox, from his influence on theil
young minds. The old adage--"As the old
cock crows the young one learns" is a grand
truth; and we see it here illustrated Those
old f,llnu-o that nd yi ornYp6 bai,
houses, are sure to be initiated faithfully by the
little watchers for parental squalls, and nest
of hornets is made where peace and harmony
alone should dwell The fractions should be
consigned to valerian and penitence, and kept by
force from spreading his contagon What right
has man to poison the happiness any more
than the food Of his family? The text might
be applied to all relations of life where misery
is cultivated and growing made the order of al
days. There are communities and parties where
the old saw about "dogs with sore heads" would
give but a faint indication Of their condition OF
good nature more than any other phanthropiC
purpose
THINNING FRUIT-Those cutivators who
! have not had much experience in raising fruit
neglect to thin it; consequently their fruit i,
inferior, both in size and quality, and the guam
tity no larger. Owing to its inferiority, it sells
at much less price than it would under judi
cious management.
One peach-grower informed us that he hat
taken off two-thirds of his peaches, and as they
increased in size, and appeared too thick on thu
trees, he said that he was sorry that he had no
taken off one half of the other third. One maj
complained to his neighbor, that a certain varie
ty of the peach, which his friend had advised
him to cultivate, was a poor bearer. "StoI
your complaint" was the reply, until you sci
your fruit" He raised on the tree three dozer
of peaches sold them at two dollars per dozen
and was satisfied.
In many cases it is necessary to thin fruit, re
ducing sometimes to one half the specimens
and sometimes still greater reduction is nee
essary. Besides the injury to the fruit from
too large crop, the tree is also injured by ex
haustion, which will stint its growth, render
unhealthy, and cause light crops in future, par
ticularly in the next season.
Experience in this business is necessary, 70
but very few persons can be taught by precept
the great importance of thinning fruit; so the.
will 90 on allowing too much to remain on tn
trees, till they gradually learn, from practice, tn
good effects of thinning. New Eng. Far.
Every condition has some troubles.