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ABOUT FLOWERS.
ders.

California just now wears her richest
crown Of floral beauty. Some things the
flowers are telling us, which, in the midst
of our cares, il is worth our while to re-
gard. Flowers teach US tho fullness Of
creative power. We may easily suppose
the world to have been created without
any flowers at all, but every body must feel
that thus made, it would have been greatly
inferior 10 what it is now with them.
How sadly we should piae for them, If
they were 10 now cease from the earth,
and come no more with the returning sea-
sons. How much. the eye would miss, how
empty would TO the breath Of spring if on
its passing zephyrs no fragrance iloated to
entIa nee The delicate sense Of smell.
But God did not furnish cheap world
when lie furnished home for bis children
here, and therefore he spread everywhere
the gentle flowers, fair offspring Of the sun
and rain. We may push our way among
Arctic SHOWS and find lichens aud other
verdant growths maintaining hsid life in
The bleak wilderness. Climb the Alps
and climber over glaciers and storm beaten
ciags, and on the very verge Of eternal
winter you will find moses ciugiug.to tue
jn,ting rocks, the last outposts Of vegetable
LIE. Floral growth is not confined tothe
land, but along all seas the alga spread
their branches, anil rench up their delicate
fingers to toy with the spray Of the salt sea
waves. Catching the light in rainbow
tints from the glitteripg drops, these sea-
MOSES dress Themselves in colors Of exqui
site hue. Ever on tue restless deep arc
floating the germs of vegetation, SO tha,
when coral reef rises above the waves
'tbey at once make hope on it, -rougl
surface, and after successive years Of bloom
and decay, this, humble verdure forms {
soil for higher and rich growlhs. THE Pa
tei&c.
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New METHOD OF GRAFTINd.-D

New METHOD OF GRAFT1Nd.-Dr,
R,gel describes new method of
grating as practiced by Herr Freun-
dIich, one Of the Russian Court gar.
deners, with remarkable SUCCESS. In
stead of taking the scions from the
previous ) ears wood, with the bud
just beginning TO swell, the still soft
growing lateral shoots arc selected
when from half TO one and a half inch
long; aud either bark or tongue graf
ted, caro- being taken not to draw the
Iigaturo too tight, as they will swell
much moro rapidly than hard wood
scions. Success, ho says, is certain,
if carc be taken that the sap Of the
stock is in motion at the time The .op.
GRAFTON is performed. lie recon-
mends this mode as superior to all
others, especially for bard wooded
trees, such as -qnerens, fagus, eto;
which is tisnally difncult 10 Propagate
from the old wood; New roses and
plants, which it's desirable to inoreass
As rapidly as. possible, may also bt
| adyantageansly worked in the ,sami
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How TO RAISE Fruit EVERY YEAR.
If rightly understood, few trees,
unless absolutely dead or rotten, need
occupy ground without yielding a
plenteous crop. After long aud va.
ricd series of experiments, I gradu-
ally adopted tho following ,nodos As
soon as tho winter had sufficiently
disappeared, and before tho sap ae-
cends, l examine my troes; every
dead bough is chopped off; when sap
has risen sufficiently to show whore
the blossoms will be; cut away oil
tho other branches having mono on,
and also the extremity Of every lint,
tho 10 ower part Of which bears cop-
siderable number of buds, thus con-
contrating the sap of the troe upon
the maturbation Of first swecd Of fruit.
You may think this Injuries tho trees,
but it docs NOT; for you will find
trees laden with fruit, which formerly
yielded nothing. OF course all other
we'll known precautions must bo at
tended to; such as cutting out worms
from the roots. ,.pIacing old iron on the
limbs, which acts as tonic to the
sap, etc. Try it, 80 who have failed
in raising fruit.-Rural Gentleman.
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ST JOHNS DAY.

Tile cath of June was the day dedicated
TO st. John the Baptist, one of tho patron
saints Of the Masonic Order.
"1n tho middle ages" says Masonic
exchange, "every guild was incorporated,
and had its own officers and regulations, as
well as peculiar privileges accorded 10 it
by the sovereign. Ithad its general meet-
ings on stated days, but there was always
one day more Lonored than the rest-,he
festival that is in the calendar appropriated
to particular saint, Of which each cor
pora'ion had one. The Masonic body are
more fortunate, for they have two patrons,
viz: St. John the Baptist aud ST. John the
EraI gelst.
"On the oath, all over Europe and
America. the Nasors meet and celebrate
the festival of St. John the Baptist. On
these occasions, speeches are made, oulo-
g'zing this ancient order, its great prosperi.
ty in modern times, its glorious principles,
its faith, its hope, lis charity, tie many
good deeds that it has done, Which. it
blnzons, not upon the house-tops, but of
which correct record is kept by tho Al
mighty Architect, in the Grand Lodge on
high, and which will be displayed on the
great day as bright jewels set upon the
breasts OF the Kings and Priests of ths
Eternal Temple Of jehovah
In these days Of fdemoralization in Church
and State, it may not be amis. on ,hi, oc-
casiop to revert briefly to distinguishing
! characteristic Of this MN while in the flesh.
His -uncompromising fidelity. The exi-
gencies Of our times demand this moral
clement as truly as did those of the day
and generation in Which this herald of tho
Prince OF Peace acted his part in the world 8
gran'] drama. Temptations to compromise
truth and principle nre moro than ever
powerful. Judges haze soiled the ermine,
statesmen given the lie 20 previous records,
and preachers pandered to prejudice cater
still TO the popular tastes and the temporal
interests of their hearers. Such should
learn Of st. John: Know the truth aud,
knowing, dare maintuin.
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GROWING HENs.-"Wbv should

GROWING HENs.-"Why shouldn't
we crow? ?" said the spcckled hen.
"Why, not 7" said tho white hen.
"Why not ?" said all the hens, as the
question went round. "We arc as
clever, as strong, as handsome, and as
good evcry way, rs that domineoring
old cock in my opinion we are su-
perior," said the speckled hen. "And
in minc," said tho white hen. "And
in mino," said all tho hens, much i'm
pressed and excited by this new view
OF things. So they practiccd, and
stretched out their ncclSs, and stuck
their heads on one side, all in imita-
lion Of the old cock, and a very re-
markable noise they made. "uey~
day" said Drover, stopping as he ran
through the yard, to liston TO the
hubbub; "my dear. creatures what
are you at? Give up this nonsense
While you keep to cluclsing, yog ar,
highly respectable; but when 70,
take to growing, you can't tbinl
what ridiculous figures you cut
Keep to clucking, dears, keep to cluck
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BoTs IN HoRsEs.-R .ftrring to tho
statement made in tho United States
Agricultural Report for 1864, Col. J..
Hamilton writes from Raleigh, N. c.,
TO the Department of Agriculture,
stating that he has recipe from DR..
Gee, Of Florida, which he has not
tested, but will do. 80 on necessity
showing itself. lie says,
"You are aware that 1t is hard some.
times to distinguish between nm at
tack of the bots and one of the collie
the following remedy, however, il
equally efficient for either. The .rea
son that q Bot can resist tho action O
,agents administered is his power O
drawing his head into the walls of tht
stomach by. his tentacles. But b,
anhot resist eaierof,rm. A table,
spoonful Of cBloroform scrconed by
couple .epooituls of any good tnacil
age. win make~:hiin lst go. his .hoi6
gwen after. having bored -neasls
;rhr61pb.6 = 81 .'.%,, b: :: r - :.
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NARROWNESS OF PROFESSIONAL
MEN.

The following extract suggests danger
against which lawyers, doctors and minis
ers should guard themselves:
Every vocation or profession has it's pc.
cular or special tendencies, affecting inju-
riously those who embrace and follow il ;
tendencies that give them one-sidedness,
incompletencss {; tendencies that cripple
them, mutlate them, paralyzs or cut away
something that ought 10 Lelorg to health
tnl, vigorous, whole.soulcd, whole hearted
| manhood. When these tendencies are not
perceived and acknowledged, and allowed
! to have their own way, the result is any
thing but desirable, true or honorable to
such rs are marked 10y it strongly. Law
yers are in danger of getting chronic
suspicion OF human nature; Il notion that
all men are rogues until they are proved
TO be honest. They are also liable to ac-
Guire mere legal minds to he acute, given
10 forms aud ,cchncaties, hair-Irca,l;h
distinctions and special pleadirSs; over
cautious manners, dry, aclil dispositions,
and questioning and cross questioning tenn
pe's together with other traits not the
most a:r;,oic Oh attractive. Doctors are
in Peril Of losing seusiJilty Of suncrn.
aud pain, Of being Chilled in their sympa-
lhies, Of parting with Gcl;cacy Of feeling
Of decciving the creduli'y Of Ignorance
and tinidi,y, and OF getting gain out OF
human weaknesses.
C!crgymcn, slut out too much from the
reas world and from rough aud tumble in
tcrcoursc with il, sometimes live 10 an ideal
world, and are morbid in feeling and mis-.
taken Ill their theories as to what lie is, il
not as to what life ought to be. They
grow shy, Stiff formal, too much Of a tribe
! by themselves; and crcn to the joke that
the race is divided into lhrco classes: men
women and ministers. So OH through all
the various occupations down to those i'll
volvin2 hardly more than muscular labor
In each and Ill these are temptations and
! Influences which are dcformipg aud warp
ing; tending TO put faculties AMI feeling:
out OF Lalance aud true relations. Nine
We are far from saying that these temp:a-
tons are often yielded to, or that these in
tldepces are permitted 10 60 unresistei anc
DO harm in all INSTANCES. We only assc,
their existence and if any proof of lhi
is wanted beyond every body's observation
it can be found i'll literature-Gctili,u us ant
dramatic literature espccially-whelein til,
assignment to particular vocations of Ger
tain special features Of mind and name
is universal and universally accepted as, q
least, caricaturing original portraits.
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CULTIVATE A TASTE FOR READING

1t requires but little effort, in most
instances, to instill into tho minds Of
tho young love for reading. There
ls a certain charm, 50 to speak, which
to the infants eye, cncircles the book
or paper, tho offspring Of curiosity,
no doubt, but which, if properly ap-
piled by tho parent, grows and
strengthens as tho mind dcvolopcs,
until taste for reading becomes firm.
ly established, and its qualification
the source Of the highest enjoyment.
Unlike most earthly pleasures, that
derived from reading benefits while it
! plcascs, and thus conftrs a double
! blessing upon it's recipient.
Says Sir John Uerschcll:-If L was
10 pray for q taste which would stand
me instead, under every variety of
circumstance, and be source Of hap
! pincss and cnccrfulress 10 mo through
life, and shield against lis ills, how
evcrthings may go amiss, and the
, world frown upon mo, it would be q
t"ste far readi"y. speak Of it, OF
course, only as q worldly advantage,
and not in the slightest degree AS Sill
rerscdirg or dcrrga,ing from the
higher Offices, and surcr and stronger
panoply Of religious principles; but
as taste; an instrument, and mode
Of plcasurablo qualification. Givo a
man this trste, and means of crafty.
ing it, and you can hardly fail Of ma.
king happy man, uuless, indeed, you
PIT in his hands n perverse selection
Of books. You may place him in con
tact with the best of society in every
period Of history; with tho wiscst
and witticst, with tho tcndorcst, and
tic bra7cst, and the purcst characters
who havo adorned humanity; you
make him dcnizen Of all nations, q
contemporary Of all ages. The world
has been created for him. 1t is hard
ly possible but tho character should
t"Ee higher and better tOne from
tho constant habit of assccia,ing in
thought with . class Of thinkers, tt
say the least Of it, abovc tho average
OF humanity. 1t is morally imposs-
bic but that tho manners should take
a tingc of good breeding and civiljza
uon, from having constantly before
our eyes tho way in which tho bcs
informed men havo talked and con-
Quoted themselves in their intcrcours,
with each olhcr. There is Il gentle
but perfectly Irresistible coercion il
tho habit of reading, wcl..,'ircctcd
over the whole tenor of mans char
actcr and conduct, which is not til,
least cffcctual because it works inscn-
sibly, and because it is the last thin,
he dreams Of.
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To SAVE LABoR IN WAsHINu..&
Soak your clothes over night in clear,
cold water in the morning have'over
the fire y hat water is necessary. TO
boil them in; add one Tablespoonful
Of saleratus, ono pint Of soft soap, or
one quarter Of o bar of hard soap,
wiring or drain your clothes from tho
water in which they have stobd dcovsr
night, put them In -yohr 1boilsr, boil
three quarters Of an bour, when they
will need but IittisSrubbiag, Einse; and
your clothes; Wilf be ibeautl fully white
ing coi6sed flot6 dff aaIl Ends hs il
-does not I.dsrethe e'EiesssR Rriass ON
pound Of saleratpa-~+ Will da ;tsve MY
washings fr:Aay semdnsn .fapHfy !:
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: The caae sof Georges Z: 7Raby,: eolofsd
nembsi Of the. TEXAS Conye6,i6n, md
dshgae,: 10 the; Chicago Gonseatfan,
Eaeaiest,tAa sssamships Mugan' for So, 900
Faamagess >fdrs tsfasiag<him admission 10
cabin spss.sgs qa. 4 ! Zip from, Gasses.an 70
ttBrashsss ay, w n asstasa kg Indss Da,
'lssitrawaraiag yaso damasss =. :
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McEttrick' LAS accomplished The
feat Of walking ono hundred miles III
twenty-one hours, six minutes and
forty-four seconds, for ono thousand
doAars..an the championship Of New
Epghhd: Scott, ,>bls competitor; gave
ouc on tie Linety.eighth mile.
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Hon. VIM. NJ. Evarts has declined
TO accept the position of Attorney.
General rendered him by tho: Prcsi-
don't.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-03

. One farmer in Minpesota sowcd
this Spring ono field Of fifteen hun.
dred acres of wheat.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-03

A snip load of Norman i'm migrants
from Europe is expected at New
York City in July.
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-03

Tho Democrats are organizing
Jackson associations in all the New
England Statos.
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compassion for the dropping flowers and
with delight in the giving of their gift.
Then she took great trouble TO get string
and lie up the flowers, and then the train
came and we were whi'ling along again.
Soon it grow dark, ana little Annie's head
! nodded. Then heard the mother sag to
the Oldest boy, "Dear, are you too tired to
let little Annie put her head OH your shoul.
der and take nap? We shall get her
home in much better case TO see papa if
we can manage 10 give her a I;tllc Sleep
How many boys OF twelve hear such
words rs these from tined, ovelburdcucd
mothers?
Soon came the city, the final station,
with its hustle and noise. l fingered to
watch my happy family, hoping TO see Tue
; father. ''E'hy, papa isn't here" exc!a;tn-
ed one disappointed little voice after an
other. "Never n,ind," said the mother,
with still deeper disappointment in her
own tone; "pe,haps he had to 60 to see
some poor body who is sick" In Tie
hurry Of picking up all the parcels, and
the sleepy babies, the poor daisies and
buttercups were left forgotten in a corner
Ct the rack. l wondered if the mother
had not intended. this. May be forgiven
for the i,j"stce A few minutes after,
passed the Ii tie group, standing sill just
outside Of tie station, and heard the mo-
ther say, 90 my darlings, have forgotten
your pretty bouquets. am so sorry!
wonder il l could full them if l went
back. Will YOU all stand still AID no, sli,
, from this spot if go?"
90 mamma, don't 60, don't go. We
will get you some more. Don't co. criei
all the children.
"lIere are your flowers, madam" said l.
II saw that yon had forgotten item, aul
took them as mcmentoes Of you and your
sweet children" She biushcd and looked
, disconnected. She was evidently unused
to pecpe, and shy with al but her chill
,!ren. However, she thanked me sweelly,
aua said:
81 was very sorry about them. The
children took such trouble to get them
and think they will revive in water.
They cannot be quite dead"
'They will ncrcr dic!' said 7, with an
; emphasis which went from my heart tc
hers. Then all her shyness fled. She
:inew the; and we shook hauds, and
smiled into each others eyes with the
! smile of kindred as we parted.
| As I followed on, heard the two chill
dren, who were walking behind, saying to
each other: "Wouldn't that have been too
! bad. Mamma liked them so much, and
We never could have got 80 many all al
once again."
"les, We could, too, rext SUMNER" said
the boy, slurdily.
YLey are sure Of their "next summers,
| think, all six Of those souls-children
and mother, and father. They may neve
again raise so many ox.eyed daisies ant
buttercups "all at once" Perhaps som.
Of the little hands have already picked
their last flowers. Nevertheless, thei
summers are certain. 10 such souls a
these all trees, either leie or in Gods lar
ger country, are trees of life, with twelve
manner Of fruits and leaves for healing
and it is but little change from the sum
mers here, whose suns burn and max
weary, to the summers there, Of whicl
"the Lamb is the light"
Heaven bless them all, wherever the,
arc.
LITTLE GIRLs.-Thcre is somethin
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LITTLE GIRLs.-Thcre is something
about little girls especially lovablo;
even their wi!lful, naughty ways seem
almost devoid Of evil, when they arc
SO soon followed by the sweet poui-
tcnco that ovelflows in such copious
showers. Your boys are great, noble,
generous fellows, loving and full of
generous impulses, but they are noisy
and demonstrative, and, dearly as you
love them, you arc glad their place is
out of doors; buta girl with light
step is always beside you. She brings
tho slippers to papa; and with her
pretty, dimpled littlo fingers unfolds
tho paper for papa to read; she puts
on thimble no bigger than a fairy's,
and, with somo very mysterious com.
bination of "doll-rags," exhibits n
wonderful assumption 'of womanly
dignity. And who shall tell the lit
tie thread Of speech that flows with
such silvery lightncss from those in
aocent lips, twines itself around tho
mothers heart, never TO rust, not even
when tho dear little face is hid among
the daisies, as 80 many mothers know
Cherish, then, the little girls, dimpled
darlings, who tear their aprons, cut
the table cloths, and cat the sngar
and who arc themselves tho sugar ano
salt Of life ! Let them dress and un
dress their doll:babies to thcir hearts
content. Answer all the funny ques
tions they ask, and, if you must whil
them, do it 80 that if you should re.
member it, it would not DO with tears
for great many litilc girls lose thei
hold before the door from which the,
have just escaped is shut, and fin
their way back to the angels.
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:In;1s4s there we're two Hundred
orsngetress in. the entire Of eaiifors
niaS ighby are now TO .be found in
every part of-.he State, ana yield 40
immenss revsbdes ,a@ u.
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NEWS SUMMARY.


A snip load of Norman immigrants
from Europe is expected .st New
York City in July.
|. One farmer in Minnesota sowcd
this Spring ono field Of fifteen hun.
dred acres Of wheat.
Tho Democrats !. are organizing
Jackson assoaia ions in all the New
England Statos.
Charles. oyonnor's income vas
$50, 600 last year. 3 ).
Reverdy Johnson,s: youngest son
| Ed ward 9. Johnson, will accompany
him to England: al private; secretary.
1t lis understood. that Governor
Humphrsse, sMississippi, declines
to- obsy the order removing him from
I ofaees> 80 Z 49, q, -. -"
.'%,-> '.,!i
IA Aay Orleans druggist pus up a
! prescsiptiens tpcdrrec.ly, the ePatient
d'ed, aud noH his heirs sue for ss5, 900
t.dafagss.; :s : ''l
+ -. -: -:StS: Sa~---
! Ths yellow fever is stilf prevalent
] at vsr9 Graz, aud the choiera' has
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Z Charles -oTonnor's income vas
$4,000 last year. = :,
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how NAPoLrOS AND EUGENE

LIVE
The Paris correspondent of the London
Star writes
1--WE hear thattheir Maiesties will remain
IN perfect ssclusion during their soiourn
az Fontainehleau. Every morning court
carriages are cent 10 the station to await
the arrival Of the Minister in attendance
on his Majesty, and every evening dis
patch arrives from the Project Of Police
giving the Emperor 4 general report Of
what may have taken placein Paris during
the course Of the day, copy Of which
document is enclosed for the perusal of
the Empress. Their Majesties 20 out
very early, and walk about the English
garden till breakfast, which meal they
take in the Sale On Conseil at eleven
o'clock in company with their son. Their
usual sItting-roOm is the Salon Chinois,
where is hung Winterhalter's picture Of the
Empress, seated on the grass, surrounded
10y her ladies. Opposite 10 It stands Cor
dier's statue in onyx, bronze, marble and
gold, OF the negro boy. This salon contains
a perfect museum of Chinese curiosities,
and amongst other valuables the necklace
brought by General Count Palikoi 10 the
Empress from the famous Summer Palace
NJ Pekin.
The Emperor after breakfast transacts
business with the minister in attendance,
and then either walks into the town or
drives into the forest with the Empress
and their suite, in chara. bancs made to
convey eight persons in each. The imps-
rial family dine at seven 10 the Galerie de
Diane, which Louis XVIIi. three years
after the return of the B0urbons had re-
painted, a fact recorded by that monarch
IN an inscription on a marble tablet, dated
the 2Sth year Of his reign. The Emperor
and Empress occupy the suite once inhab-
tied by Louis XVI and Mary Antoinelte,
aud subsequently by the First Napoleon,
reached by the court in which the Empe
ror took leave Of his Guards. The cur
tains Of the Enpress's bedchamber and
bed are Of green velvet, magni6cenuy en-
broidered and lined NTH white satin, the
velvet hsngings haying been presented 10
Queen Mary Anioinette by the city Of IONS
The Grand Duchess OF Russia, now on a
visit 10 the Empress, Is living in Madame
De Maintenon's suite Of rooms, aud the
Prince lmperisl has small apartment
once belonging 10 Louis XN's master OF
hgun3s -
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POISONED BY LOCUsrs.

The Reading (Pennsylvania) Dispatch,
few days ago, published the following
"On last Wednesday Miss Elizabeth Gamb-
Ter, residing Dssr the Temple Station, on
she East Pennsylvania railroad, caught 3
locusi--lbe 6rst she had seen-Snd was
exhibiting Il 10 her mother, when il siung
her in the hand. The sting caused her
much pain, and lis poisonous effects ran
through her whole system, from the effects
Of which she died on Saturday evening "
And here is another case from the same
paper Mrs. Rean, wife Of Frederick
Ream, residing on Washington street, was
yesterday stung in the hack Of the neck by
locust. The wound Immediately COM
menced swelling, and fears were entertained
for Mrs Rs life. A youug chicken was
killed, snd the flesh applied TO tbs wound.
In about 40 hour the poison was absorbed
by the flesh Of the chicken, which pre-
sented greenish appearance, The lady.
is now out Of danger