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The Co,mmo Sense Of Religion.

The mass of,preachers, it is true, ch
aJoNt the life and Heart, but the lament,
ably fail to preach to the life and heart.
They inveish against Sin in the abstract,
while Peecher, and men of his apostolic
stamp preach right down the throat of
actual crying SINS The professional
mass are tamely eloquent on the docrine
of human depravity; the few only strike
straight at the publ of the living wrong.
The one class breaches the theory of
faith and love; the other breaches the
practice Of faith and love. The Rev.
Cream Cheese addresses himself with
mildly patronizing depreciation to the
sublimely lmpalpable genus man. You.
Beechers and Chapins talk 10 the palpi-
tating hearts of the living men beforel
them and around them. They not only
tell them to repent, but tell them what
to repent of-not the loose generality of
tie Adamic taint, but each OF his own
individual wickedness-not of vice in
general. but each of his particular vices,
The world. is sick, sick, sick of. these
clerical automata who ate hired to turn
and turn the crank of Sunday ceremonial
to, this eternal tintinnabulum of scriptur.
al phrase and paraphrase. The mon are
we'll enough-there are no better or nobler
men in the world than the vast majority
ofthosc VINO, in undertaking to preach
the word ofGod think they have discharg-
ed their mission. in. incul ulcatins a system
ofdogmas. The proof that they do not
fulfil their high vocation, is in its univer-
sal failure. Ifsociety is writhing in the
coils Of social crimes too monstrous for
any age but this. it is the pulpit which is
mainly resi- sponsibie for it. If successful
frauds is regarded as shrewd fnancering
in business, and as craftsmanship in
politics. it to the pulpit we owe it.
And if intelligent men are everywhere
taking refuge from the monotonous cant
OF the pulpit, in atheism or deism, it is
because it resounds forever and ever with
Just such nonsense as that which Philo
breaches to US from the sacred desk of the
Sunday Pioneer.
And We cannot help think kins, that
although we know nothing about the
olosy,' that if we do as well as we know
to-day, little as that may be and keep
on striving to know the right and do
it, wherever it may lead US, our religion
will by Gods grace, be as acceptable
E'as that Of the most learned of commenta-
tors and the most abstruce OF theolo.
gians-and that is what we mean by
the common sense Of religion.
St. Paul Advertiser.
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Shall l put some more tea in the tea

Shall u put some more tea in the tsp-
No, only said that; the tea is very
good,
All! I see what you mean.'
1t is all right; you have done nobly.
my dear: By and by you will forget how
to complain
Il hope so. John, for your sake
And eventually Mary did overcome the
habit She had all the, heart Of woman
to make her happy-a good home and q
kind l.usband-so that her life might
have been perpetual sunshine, if she
chose to have it So.
Patience and perseverance will over
come all things, ana they will overcome
the vilest habit that ever clung to sin.
ming mortal. With her, the palm of
victory was disputed inch by ipch; and
occasionally her husband had to tell her
the tea twas dishwater, that the cakes
tasted of saleratus, or something of this
kind. but the cure was at last comT lete.
She learned to look at the bright side,
and to ignore the dark side.
To John Paley belonged the credit OF
the cure. Another might have been
disgusted with matrimony, pronounced
the, whole thing a humbug, and gone
from home to seek solace in the company
Ct the abandoned and dissolute. TO him
the remembrance of lis ,wjfe''s devotion
in sickness was ike an oasis in the desert.
1t is true, it was her duty to take care Of
him in sickness but her devotion, was
not bounded by the mandate Of duty; it
was the offspring of love. 1t was the
hearts tribute and her husband saw
that her grumbling was only dark
shadow obscuring the brightness of her
character, and he chased the clouds
away.
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The examination of the foregoing figures
will sufficiently demonstrate the extent .ol
the frauds committed. If the Islands in
Portland Harbor had given 800 majority 70,
Ira L. Drew in this district, the fraud would
not be any more glaring or strange, than
Bradbury's majority in the French planta-
tions of Aroostook. 81
Bradbury relied on carrying Washington
County, by the force of Custom House in
Auence, and to overbalance Hancock County
by the bogus votes Of Madawaska. 1t was
a border rufian trick SO shameiully played
that it defeated itself. When the truth
comes to the light, Bradburv will stand along
side Aitchison and Stringfellow.
Thanks to the. men OF Eastport, fBrad.
bury,shome). OF East Machias, Lubec, Perry
Calais, Steuben and other towns in Washing
ton County and the district; who admins
tered the proper rebuke to this uncrupulous
and ambitious politician, He is impaled
and no retreat can save him from the repu'
tation that follows an unworthy act,
State Of Maine.
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do the necessities .ofa prairie country
require the. planting of forest trees, nj
view of the prospective value of timbe,
for building and fencing purposes, but
the health Of the country demands it,
Forest trees play Ian important part on
the climate, productiveness, and health.
of country. Trees create moisture,
cool the surrounding atmosphere by ra-
diation from their foliage. absorbs the
carbonic acid evolved from the lungs OF
animals, and drink up, appropriate food,
the miaematic emanet tons, so destructive
to human lite. Vegetation. in its guam
tity and kinds, constitutes the barometer
of health. production, and uniformity Of
climate: and. as has been beautifully
said, the vegetable creation is the rich
altar7cloth. of the temple of God, in
which the recognition of beauty and sub
Unity Of forms constitutes the worship.
The man who plants trees is bene;
factor Of his race, and though he may
not reap any benefit, save the pleasure
of doing good, he will confer lasting
benefit On generations yet unborn. and
the need Of praise, will adhere to his
name. while the generations of men gaze
with throbbing hearts on the giant trees
planted by his hands. The adornment
Of home--prnate fixtures tastefully ar
ranged aroune his depot of life's pleas.
ures and hopes-surely ought to ensross
a portion of our attention; for the then
rils of affection, the sveet.stented bios
SONS of kindne and sympathy, the con
centrated joys of life, cluster in harmo-
nious beauty around the family arbor,
diffus'ng aboad the aroma Of virtuous
contentment, a very Heaven Of terrestrial
enjoyment around the household altar.
Adorn your homes! combine, like
grapes on their stems, the living beau
ties of nature in tempting clusters, and
home will be the paradise of attraction
to your family, yourself the worthy pa.
triarch where virtue. contentment, and
kindness, perennially reign; shedding
their benign influence on all within their
reach r. X. s., in Joul. Of Agricul-
ture.
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fourth Of a potatoe in each bill, rows three
feet, and hills two feet apart; another square
rod with rows three feet, and hills one foot
apart-putting in only one half of . pot;,-
toe. ;
When harvested, the first rod contained
twenty seven hills Is. to hill, max ing
1880 lbs. to the square rod. The second rod
contained ferty-two hills lbs. to hill.
making 2l0 lbs. to the square rod The
third rod contained eighty five hills-2 lbs.
to hill, making 10 lbs. to square rod;
showing that the small pieces produced
more in proportion to the quantity of seed,
and less in yield PEI rod.
The proportion Of seed is as 1-4-12, to
each hill. The proportion Of yield is as ls9
-2i0-l70, to each rod! The proportion
Of seed is as 57-ll-7 to each rod
The above experiment is sufficient to con-
vince Inc that common potatoes quartered,
and in rows ,shree feet apart, produce 5ett r
than in any other way. The potatoes ex-
perimented with were the Pcach-bows.
A CHANDLER, JR.
Maine Farmer,
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A9ritnltural.
Farming I'm Aro0stOok,

MR. EDlroR:-Some six years since there
was scarcity Of provisions in our little
town, and quite number of our young men
were making shingles. and hiring out to &c
into the woods in winter. l asked them
why they did not go to farming for liveli-
hood. They replied-"A ,cqn't pgy,"i l
told them would hire them to fall fifteen
acres Of; trees for me, Some hired by the
day and some by the month. They cut
down the trees in July, li,nbed them, and
burned in September. The next spring I
sowcd and planted the ground as follows:
I sowcd the first acre and half with rye.
The product was thirty bushels to the acre.
planted three acres with corn, very late,
and harvested forty bushels to the acre. 1
sowed two acres with red bearded wheat,
and obtlined torty-fye bushels to the acre -
planted one acre with Christie potatoes,
and dug three hundred bushels to the acre.
The reminder of the field produced me fifty
bushels of fiue oats per acre.
In the winter and spring following sold
the entire crop for $500, which is at the
rate of SAG per acre, including the labor
The cost of the labor was-$lo per acre for
clearing, 81 so for narrowing, Sc for har-
vesting, 81 per acre for threshing, &C.,
amounting in all to not more than SIS to
$l8 per acre. This leaves at least $23 per
acre of profit, amounting to four hundred
and twenty dollars net gain on the fifteen
acres for that year.
Yours truly,
4 SxYRNA-ITE.
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C,srERS BUrLplso. The building of cis-
terms is a business bunslinsly done in most
places. The Agreulturist grumbles about
the quacking of itinerant builders of cheap
cisterns, made by digging hole tapering
towards the top, and plastered upon the
ground itself-liable to be crushed in by the
effect of frost. 1t then recommends the fol-
lowing as an improvement: 'Excavate of the
size wanted. and in the shape above mention-
ed, the hole tapering from the top towards
the bottoml for its obvious utility in plaster
ing. Choose, if possible, stiff, clay soil, and
in a sheltered position. Cover the bottom
with fat stones or with brick, laid in water
lime cement, and plastered over with the
same. The bricks must be hard and we'll
burned, and the Gem ent made of watcr-lime,
mixed at the rate of one-third lime and two
thirds sand. Lay the sides with one course
Of brick, putting a good coating of water
lime mortar, as you go, between the bricks
and the earth behind. When you reach the
top, lay across the opening several stout
joists or lucust timber, and cover with thick
planks. An opening should be cut out in
these planks for the curb, and this should
be large enough to allow the descent of a
man to clean out the cistern. Then cover
the whole platform with soil enough to ex.
clude FROST" =
We sa bmit that this is a poor way, aite,
all, We know the feelings to be infinitely
better. and cheaper in the end, by the test OF
many years in hundreds of cases.
Make a circular, excavation as large as is
required. Have set of mould in sedgments
of u circle, and build after the manner of +;
mortar wall, with mixture of one part by
draulic cement and five parts gravel arcl
the top by means Of mould, leaving an ap
erture eighteen inches or two feet in diane
ter; lay cement floor and plaster with {
mixture of fine gravel and cement, thre'
parts gravel to one of cement, Your cisterr
win never decay, leak or receive injury from
frost, if properly made, and will continually
grow harder. We have seen them, with 81
barrels Of water, the earth around them dug
away SO strong then that an Ffishman could
scarcely let out the water with a fallcdseham'
mer. >''
The moulds any mechanic cal1 make cost
but little, and should be found in every
neighborhood. Its whole g s. will be tw'
or three days labor of tender, one and u
half ola mason, and a barrel III two o' &C
ment, according to size, and some gravel
1t is far less liable to need pairs than brick
or stone, and is equally strong and durable,
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Fran r. Blair, Jun. anl his
Slaves.

ST. Louis, Sept. i, 1898.
c. w. WAITE, Esq.-Dear Sir: have
received your kind note and copy of the news
piper called the De KaB County Sentinel.
which you were good enough to send me-
You desire to know whether the statement
contained in that paper, to the effect that
am the owner Of thirty slaves, is true or not
The statement is NOT true. l am the owner
of a few slaves, most of them being purchas-
ed by me to prevent them from being sepa-
rated from their families; and have eman-
cipated more than now own. The doctrine
| advocate, will, if successful, give freedom
to oil the slaves in Missouri. my own includ-
ed, and f'should consider thus great boon
cheaply purchased by the sacrifice of whit
ever interest have in that species Of prop
erty..
| l have not the pleasure of your acouant-
ance, neither do l know the editor OF the
De hdD County Sentinel. Your desire to
justify me from his malicious attack, while
it entities you tony thanks, will, fear,
prove a waste of time and ink. IT, instea
OF being southern man and a STAKEHOLDER,
had been the opposite, and opened my
mouth to speak on the subject of cmancipa-
tion should been denounced by the negro
democrats as an abolitionist. But occupv-
-. a. -
,ns 'iie position OF most persons reared as l
Ia i'sse VI, oeen WIN reference 70 'he institution
~ ~ slavery IL Is heees ary 10 umagoGue on
sne oeiHr tack ana 10 argue that l am IN
14Nere IN Tue doctrines I advocate becanse
! -, aiH Inc Owner Oh ,eNV slaves: These peo-
Eio i?ise, Una. Tue advocates OF emancipation
nave II, alli'os. every instance been siavehoia-
IiI -. IooiSe Washlnston. lho'nas Jefferson
oonn yay oi new York, ana lenry Clay,
were al. siaVeholders-they were all adv'-
ea'es ol emancipation, and would all be hy-
b'ocliees according to the logic OF the negro
oeirperacy r OF the day.
Ing ruth Is that emancipation is urged
ny some from religious and CONSCIENTIOUS
scfuples On the subject of slaveh'ldins, by
otpels from considerations Of economy, and
oy others from political considerations All
OF these different views are well worthy of
beng Weighed, and as they all~tend t. the
same Object, cannot see why those who urge
emancipation on one ground should take is
sue with those who advocate it from other
motives. For my part, | have always given
greater weight to the objccti IN arising from
political considerations. holding as d. that
the institution is hostile to all true dcmoo-
racy, and that its irresistible tendency is to
build up an oligarchy and subvert our Re
pub lean government. The idea of libcrat-
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Potatoes Experiment.

Mr.. Editor:-You are aware that there is
much written by different correspondents in
relation to the theory OF seeding sparingly;
which theory being somewhat different from
the one mad imbibed, and being always
ready to learn from experience, tried an
experiment, the result of which is as fol-
lows: = - F
Iphnted one square rod Of ground with
whole potatoes, in rows three feet apart,
hills the same; another square rod with one
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AN ERRoR.-Our Argus friend states
that the rapid motion of the, comet may
be noticed by taking station beside
some fixed object. when it will, be seen
to, shoot forward. This is only the az
parent motion caused by the diurnal rev.
olution of the earth. 1t is true that the
comets proper, motion is in the same
general direction with its apparent mo-
tion. But the comets own motion can
be noticed only by comparing its posi-
tion from night to ght, with the fixed
stars that lie along its path Trans
cript. u. =,
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GES. FooTE = AGAI N.---lion. I'll. 5.
,Footc, formally u. s. Senator and also
Governor of Mississippi, has se,urned
from California, and sigHalized his re-
entrance into the political field by u
stump speech to Lis old constituents -
He is still iatcnscly Democratic,bat he
thinks that "some enc h s blnnderea"
on t e Kansas qScs,isn, and plainly IN
dicates Mr.. Buehapapoas the man. He
sastains the coufse Of Douglas. But
the most interesting part Of his speech
is that relatingto sse Democratic metc-
ments fay the next, Presidency. He is
sure that Kansas wilL be one Of the
issues i'll that csnvass,as the Donglasites
will demand, in self.t ,efense, to be en-
dorscd or Troteeted iron unfair discrimi-
nation on accoust of their past course.
This will be resisted by the Southern
leaders. Hence, Gen. Foote predicts u
dlscol dant time at the Charleston Con-
vention. He says:
No ayr. ement as 10 Me eandiddtrs
of Me Presidency rs cren possible ,exr.pt
By Ar free use CT momcy and he iarash
emptoyment offd'rd patronage. Now,
although it Is quite probable that, these
appliances will be used te'an extent not
heretofore known, yet, if there be any
virtue and intelli sence left in tt e repub-
lie, it is impossible that a'y Presidential
ticket which may be nominated at CHR.
les on can succeed" ..~ ,,r t.
Something else. therefore .must be done
to save the Democracy, now too corrupt
t, take care Of itsel in the ordinary way;
and Gen. Foote predicts that the cancus
system will be Il rown overload =
Movements to this effect are n3w iii
preparation, and by next May, he says,
primary assemblages Of the people will
be hold in every part Of the country il.
opposition to caucus tyranny and corrup-
ton Boston Journal.
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A SxYRNA-ITE.

VINO GAVE Us THE PorAroE Sir Wal
ter Raleigh is generally believed to have
planted, at Youghall. in July, 1857 the
first potatoes grown in the British Empire:
and 'from these few, the country was fur
nished with seed. This was on the return
of Sir Walters expedition, for which the
patent passed the Great Seal, in 1854. He
riet a scientific man who accompanied the
expedition describes under the head of
"Roots" those called in Virginia, "Open-
av k" which are Ground, some as large as a
walnut, Others much larger" (Sir Joseph
Banks, Pals Ireland, p. SOY But although
this be true the honor of first introducing
this "root' into England belongs to Admir-
al Sir Francis Drake, who brought them
among other rare exotics, from the wilds Of
South America on his return expedition, af-
ter circumnavi eating. the globe in 1857 seven
years prior to Sir Walter Ralcish's return
expedition Notes and Queries.
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The editor of the Machias Union mist
have been in an exceedingly uucomIorta-
BILE state ofmind during the past week =.
The d splay of bile in the Union is quite
alarming. We wait with much anxiety
to learn the result to the editor. We
can hardly think that he furnished all
the material with which the paper is
filled. 1t mus. have served rs a cess
pool fol all the accumulated garbage oi
the democratic sclibblcrs in the county.
- Eastport Sentinel.
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i never was fit to say word to. a
sinner except when had a broken hear,
myself; when l was subdued and melt
ed into penitence. and felt as though l
had just received pardon to my own
soul. and when my hear. was full Of
tenderness and PITY Pa,son.
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A man sometimes slders himself to
oe lul.ed asleep oy the agreeable voice
OF fiattering world, which psais ss ii.
pastor Tor perfnrminy one h,lf of hi
duty, While God cendcn1ns him for tSa
neglect ofths other ri Qaes le!,
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| MEN IN HoT WATER Somebody has
said. Men. are frequently like tea =
their real strength and goodness are
not properly drawn au; until they have
been y short time in hot water
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REcriPTs At THE SrArE FAIR. We under
stand that the gross receipts of the recent
State Fair, were, for tickets, rising S6,O00---
and enough additional w9s received from
other sources to swell the total to about
S7,O0O-[ Augusta Age.
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DIR. Backus bought load Of hay
1t came to MS barn drawn by string Of
cattle. The forward yoke were poor, di-
minutive creatures, about year ODD
He asked the farmer who drove them
what he put such things on his team ior
10 draw = said the farmer.
70 draw = returned the doctor, such
things as those draw! Why. they
couldn't draw Watts LYNN :or ln.snt
Minds down hill
A report was in circulation tina, he
had made remark cf very, questi nable
propriety for a clergym IN. One of the
deacons bcii.vciny it to b, mistake.
called on the doctor and asked him if he
had ever made such a remark?
Net that remember was the reply.
Do you think said the deacon, that
you GOULD have made it!
Very likely might. said the doe
tor, 1T SOUNDS JUST LIKE Me-
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When enemies are peaceful, and your
way is smooth, beware lest some snare
should be laid to betrsy you; prosper
ity and ease so netmes destroy, waen
adversely but slightly aft cts.
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The first, great thing in religion is,
to receive Christ; the sescnd is. to live
upon him; the third is, to walk in him;
the last, to be tprevSs with him.
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a Fre.ch woman can talk with her
eyes as we'll as with her tongue. a
Frencl woman in downright love is the
most intense thing in creation. 1t is
rarely however that they are in this coa-
dition. IL.
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cosrEx1los.--An old divine, eau
,ioning the Clergy against engaging in
violent CONTROVERSY. uses the following
happy SMILES :-"lf wewill be contend.
ing. let us contend like the olive and
the vine, who shall prodnce the most and
the best fruit; not like the aspen and
the elm, which shall make the most noise
in the wind
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lFos the Ellsworth Apercan.l
COMET GOSSIP.


III, what tail our Comit's got -
What use dye 'sPose he makes ofi'
Is it to switch the hossHies of,
10 when he feels he won't get Bit
May be he Is a courtn' star
COIN to see his Dru1y JAM, ,..
And that's the fashion way up thar >.
70 wear Dehini great long train.
Perhaps he's been and got the "mit,"
And In his ravin's round about,
He's hitched it on some sprangled star,
Aud that's the mitt'n ravelin' eout.
Oh, what thunderation taili--
How much dye 'spose he has to pay
For c'lo'ne and grease to keep 1t slick -
IN be, he combs IL every day.
mighty ugh !-how proa he is
What makes him look so tarnel cross'-
Bee how like smoke he streaks il Of
H. bet he's got hired hos.
He's got the ''tin" III bet goosc--
A scrubtailci screamer sure's you're bxni
Dye 'spose he's signed the tsmp'rance pletiyei
III bet he takes brandy horn.
II oughter be agin the law
For him 10 drive so KILN fast;
Ifhe should run agin stump,
Twuuh he his everlasting last,
II I'D my clutches on his tail
I'd larn the hyfautin brat
I'd take a turn round some big tree;
Pd snub Lim--bet yer boots on that.
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A DIFFIcULrY.-T Advertiser pro-
poses to assist the Boston Swans in get
ting up tail for Encke's little comet. i.
by borrowing the one which Addison as
cribes to the m oon, in the line,
1.-The moon takes up HER wondrous tale.
But, neighbor, you lnisquote. The true
version is:
'The moon takes up rHE won'lrous tale
Now as the tale is clearly none of her
own, how cln she lend it! We have
no idea that our mundane system of lend
ing borrowed articles prevails in the
moon. You must try again, neishbor.-
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