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Esom he Dlaas II. sSassr.
EATSlAG FARMERA.

EAislsG FAaMhRa.
There IS great deal written.;;at the rres.
ent time in reference to the bsst kind Of
stock, and the best method oE improFing
,henl-this is proper and riglS. But tho
education. training and quallfcssieus al tho
rising generation, Or that partgiestinea 70
prosecute agricultural PURSUIT., demands
more attention than any other subject. sIhe
krst defectin educating fafmefx Is no sdu-
cation at oil, or nearly So. Many SUPPOSE
that If son is dull and does nh give iadi-
cation Of genius, or mental acumaa sufficient
for professional or active busRSes life, hef
must Of course be registered foEI : farmer;
while all the funds that can bSs,spared are
expended In educating these d.signed for
professional life, the young PROSPECTIVE far
mer is left to grope bis way. as Il instinct or
untutored reason would teach hiha all that IS
necessary in regard to the quality Of soils,
adaptation of crops, tillage, 30;
This defective mode Of eduet lion Is se.
riOusly felt during subsequent lie. Wien
| the prime Of life is spent without acquiring
knowledge of the rudiments ofstcience aud
laying good foundation for extetsive know
ledge, it is rarely ever that an Iindiv dual
can summon time and energy Sufficient to
rise above forbidding ciredmstaloes In the
scale Of intelligence, TO prosecute the bu-
sness Of agriculture uuderstaEaisgly and
/ successfully requires the aid q scientific
knowledge 10 a. greater degree dian any o.
Their profession Swarms Of olive seekers
inest our land, many of them have failed in
Obtaining y livelihood in the professions,
and, as q last resort, are seekingaAe spells Of
office Farmers shsuld be wsfE educated,
then would the country be ria of these
sceurges and farmers be fairly Eeprescnted
in the national councils, and hsssding their
share Of office We havesdivinisy schools,
law schools, and other-speciall Why
not agricultural schools Tho course Of
learning in most Of our institutlonsis moro
theoretical than practical.
The farmer should be able to make chem
ical analysis Of soils, defect the donstituents
elements which enter into the organization
of vegetables, and be well versed,iu the laws
of Nature, as laid down in our h:st systems
6f natural philosophy. There ase other de.
fects in the education Of fafmtfs, which I
shalLnoticc 10 another Communication.
wpp
The BoY~AND lHE1 Back "A boy hearing
his father say I Twas poor rul4 that would
not work beth ways said sIffalher applies
this rule to bis work, ! will te.t it in my
| play.
SO setting up a row Of bricks three or
} four inches apart, be tipped oy@ the frso
! which, striking hesecoad, causS i to fall
on the third, and so on through. the whole
! course, until all the bricks lay prSstratc.s'
], @Well,n said the boy, s'eachk brick bss
r knocked down his neighbor which ftood next
Q to him; i only tipped one NV | will
: raise one and seeif he will ,raissehis neigh
1 -oors : Ivykcd IN vain to see Hhem raise.
I, aHere father" said the boy, tis poor
n rule; twill not work, both WIS They
! knock each ether down, but will not raise
y each other up
" my son, said the father bricks and
mankind arealike made Of clay active in
r knocking each other down, but a q not dis.
D, posed to help earh other up"
le Father" said the boy, "doe the first
Q brick represent tile first Adam2p
d The father replied with the allowing
MORAL
:, when men fall they love conllany; but
q when they arise, they love to staha alond
like yonder brick, and see othersi prostrats
= aud below them
# A MoDrl CuAKGE- The folloti anu.
2 sing incident tfanspired at tie sizing tern
E. Of the Circuit Court Of St.. Crok, county
If Wisconsin. ~
The Judge Of the Circuit courtl lately il
session at Hudson, Wisconsin. gasbia charg,
to the Jury oh certain action tried hefor,
him, which excited considerable Aerrimen
2 in the Court at the time.
8 The action was to recover the lyalue o
Y certain liquors sent from below and consign
= ed for sale to the defendant Evidence va
I given on the part ofEthe defendanato sho,
p that the brandiesIcSc, were niadeaof fort,
70 cent wbiskey, and drugged at thad wherea
q the Judge was very indignant, and charge,
= the Jury very neatly is follows;-l
u GENTLEMEN or THE JURy Pura unadnl
70 terated liquor is aIwholesome and tpleasau
e beverage, and as far as the-experies eesof fh
eK Court extends, eonduces to health Ind lon
gevity; but. q bad article Of liquot, gentle
rs men, or what il worse, dfugge8 article
cannot be tolerated and if dealerssffom be
=, low will send Up into this beautiful lconntry
SO blessed with the smiles of the btnignan
creator, such a miserable quality bf ligu6
!, as the proof shows this to be, in tits courl
U U gentlemen Of the jury, they cannodrecovel
~ ns-Ths Tennessee Organ in ftcordinI
IF. the marriage Of a Miss Parker, PRECEDENT .
lrt temperance oocsetys 10 blr ltoTh, perpt
trates the following
-e. Fair Jnlia lived temperance maid. I'LL
! Preached Temperance ditties night anG fApsn;
But still her wicked neighbors said ils
she broke her pledge and took A. Hufniss:
The following grows out Of the harriae
!, Of Mr. Wright to Miss BetterWay
NY III am right, Thy grace impart 81
ing Still in the right 70 stay i
"a III All wrong 09teach my heart | 81
70 find the Better4way
propt.r5who expect to get to heaven b
dropping VI shilling in the eontribatpn bo
on SUNDAY ard shaving a dozen lsoor devil
nia, 81 ton .iaak that sunIon Monday ID mall