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Directing the Tops of Fruit Trees.

If you wish to have flavor in fruit, YOU
must hang it outside Of the tree. Inside
fruit, or fruit grown in the shade, is sure
not to mature. 1t will lack color; it will
lack fragrance and flavor will be less crisp
and juicy. 1t Is less healthy, also. All
fruit should be kept on the outside of the
tree, and distributed uniformly. 1t is no
excuse to say the orchard is large What
pays in one tree will pay in a thousand.
We may as well have good fruit, all of it,
as not. Some trees will do their own thin
ming but many will not, and must be at
tended to if good, fair, and uniform fruit
is desired
By thinning and distributing the tree
will be strengthened for future bearing 1t
will have a good look, with the fruit all
visible and all alike and all good, as good
as sun and air can make it, and it is not SO
apt in a rainy time TO become mouldy.
Where the top is dense and the circum-
ference close, there should be an opening
made at the apex, a thinning out of the
branches. Some trees will do this of them
selves, but if not it must be done by the
primer. This will not only let the moist
air out, but also the moisture from the
ground where the branches reach it. the
tree seeming like an inverted cup, holding
the moisture. Fruit inside of this in we
season will necessarily be spoiled. Their,
must be air and light, and degree of dry
ness for the fruit. If a little sun gets thro
the apex or elsewhere, it will not hurt any
1t breaks the monotony also, and adds t,
the beauty of the tree. An orchard ma,
thus be treated artistically and aesthetical
ly, and be made an object of interest to tn
eye, while at the same time the beauty vii
be heightened by the sense of the profit
Utility is always good foundation 70
beauty.-F. G.. in Country Gentleman.
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Dutch Cattle.

In your issue of April goth, Virginia
correspondent wishes to know OF what breed
he had better choose bull with the view
of raising heifer calves for making butter,
and vet retain sufficient size to sell them
for beef when past their prime for the dali
ry, and suggest that some of your readers
may have had experience bearing upon
the case in point, which might prove IN
structive to others, and invite them to COM
municate. Now have given considerable
attention to the subject for the last fifteen
years, and have raised many choice cattle
of the different breeds, both foreign and
native, and have finally settled down upon
the Dutch as combining more of the quail
ties necessary for the farmer, than any 9th
err They are large enough for all practi
cal purposes, and produce more milk and
better quality for butter, than any other
breed have kept The cows weigh from
1000 to 1850 lbs. live weight, are very quiet
and gentle, hold out well through the sea-
son, giving a good flow of milk from ten
to eleven months with proper feed. Their
butter is colored as high as that produced
by the Jerseys, and think is finer favored
The bulls are also quiet and gentle, 50
much so that have never had occasion to
put ring in the nose to handle them at
any age They are fast walkers and the
| grades make the finest working oxen
have ever seen, being generally black aud
white, and often have black ends with
white belts around the body. The calves
| from our native cows and Dutch bull are
much stronger and larger than are usually
produced for veal, and bring at the hands
of the butcher, from a to s. more than
| the common natives.
This race of cattle are so strong in their
blood that the grades show the. qualities Of
the sire and the stock to greater extent
than any other breed have crossed from,
making, it seems to me, the very stock
your correspondent inquiries for.
| have one COW that has calf twelve
days old, that has given for the past week
an average of 49 lbs. of milk per day, and
one with a calf fifteen days old that has
averaged for the week past SO! lbs. per
day, and they travel a half mile to pasture
every day, and have no other feed but what
they get there.
cannot give the quantity ofbutter they
make at present, as their calves are fed
with their milk, until they are old enough
to live on the milk that has been skinned
c. W. BELLOWS in Country Gentleman
Peppercll, Mass, May 10, 1869
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The Marthas.

There is one consideration which has |
done me deal of good, and it is this-that
the Lord Jesus Christ got on very well be-
fore we were born, and it is very likely that
He will get on exceedingly well when we
are dead. When one thinks, "Oh, it is so
important that such and such a point
should be attended to; / must throw my
whole strength into that :" and then next
day there seems to be something else so
very necessary to be done, and then some
thing goes amiss there, and something else
here, because one cannot be everywhere,
one begins to be troubled. 1t might well
really such a very important person after
all?" Before we were born, Gods cause
prOspered, and when we are dead, if we
have been useful in our lives, We may per-
haps make little gap for little time, but
it will soon be filled up and nobody will
know it, and Gods cause will go on just as
well without us. That is not bad philos-
ophy, though it is often very wickedly ap-
plicd-'It viii be all the same in hun
dred years time" Well, really, it will
Though the waves do go back each one Of
them after they have come up on shore
yet none of them need regret that they die
because every wave comes up beyond its
fellow, and though there may be no ad-
vance in each particular wave, but even a
receding, yet the great ocean itself is 60
ing forward and so, if one little particular
part of the work that has been left to me,
does not 60 on as | could wish, yet, o God,
the great sea of thy church is going on in
the fullness of its glory, and it shall cover
the sands of time vet, and break upon the
cliffs in an eternal spray of everlasting
songs. Let us be consoled in this matter.
We are not such big bodies after all, and
if the things which we devise may not sue
coed, yet that is not the main thing, for ,Je-
hoyah still reigns and Christ still prospers.
Another consideration may help us
namely, that after all, it Is not our work,
but His work in which we are engaged. |
heard a very pretty illustration once from
one of our minister's who said that he was
moving his books from his study below
stairs, to another room which he had taken
for his study up stairs, and his little boy
said, Papa, let me help YOU The little
boy was not able to do anything, but the
father thought he must encourage his de
sire for industry, and he said, Eyes, you
can take that little book" But the boy
did not like to take the little book; he
wanted to be man and carry a big book
So he took big book and got it to the foot
of the stairs, and there he sat down and be-
gan to cry, for he could carry it no further.
and what, - said the father edo You think
it came to? Why had to carry the book
up stair, and the boy too" So it Is with
us; we ask Christ To let us do something
for Him, and we are not satisfied to DO on
ly that; we have a natural and a very prop
er desire to be doing more, and We under
take something which we cannot do. and
we sit down and fret as if the book never
would GET up stairs till we carried it up
and then the good Father come, along and
takes the book and the little child too. and
carries both.-NDUrgeDH
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ha Bible.

A tribute to tAe bible from a Catholic
priest, "Pcre Hyacinthe," the popular
French preacher, who seems to be shaking
off the shackles which have so long bound
hand and foot the Roman Catholic priest
hood, and is uttering boldly truths which
not many years since would have cost him
his liberty, perhaps his life. In sermon
delivered at Lyons, in February, he ex-
claimed: "Do you know why Prussia tri-
umphed in the field of battle? Twas not
because there was lack of bravery on
either side; it was not the effect of that
wonderous weapon, for the acquisition of
which men are now so eager; but it was
because the assailant was better educated
than the assailed, and had superior relig-
ious training it was because every Prussian
soldier had bible in his cap or helmet. In
other places / have asserted, and | assert il
again here, that that which constitutes the
strength of protestant nationsis that when
the people come home from their work
| they enter the family circle, and sitting by
their hearths, read the bible and the ma,
| tional poetry. We are behindhand witt
protestant nations, and especially with
those that dwell beyond the Atlantic ane
the straits of Dover. have trodden Eng
lish soil on two occasions, and have com
to the conviction that the strength of tina
country is from the bible"
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Care of the Hair.

No more bald heads would probably be
the real state of things if men were only
instructed early in life with regard to the
best method of treating the outside Of the
head, and would follow the instructions.
Who ever saw bald-headed barber? The
thing would be an anomaly and an object
of ridicule. These men Invariably have
thick, strong hair, and yet they treat it af-
ter manner that some physicians will
tell you must be destructive of the capila-
ry glands. You mustn't put bay rum on
your hair, says DR. So-and-so, and yet the
BARRIERS will tell you that they use it every
day. You will hear, too, from some pre-
scribers, that oils or pomade of any kind
is hurtful to the hair, and yet every barber
in the land has his crisp locks glittering
with some such stuff Perhaps the secret
of preserving the hair is to wash the scalE
very often, and trust more to the towel fol
friction than to brushes. 1t is certain thai
BARRIERS have very frequent recourse to the
shampooing process, and equally certain
that persons who are careless about theil
| hair become prematurely bald The head
ought to be washed with soap and water al
least once or twice week, and the matter
Of pomade may then be left to the discre
ton of the individual, none of the nostrum
in use being injurious perhaps.
u
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Family Worship.

There ought to be no swccter hourin the
day than that in which comes in the morn
ing meal and family worship. Yet it is
sorrowful to see what sometimes passes for
the latter. 4 chapter of the bible hurried
through, a rambling, stereotyped prayer
mumbled over, and the participants rush off
to the work which they have been mean
while thinking about, and which they en-
joy great deal better The exercise is
wrapped in fog, instead of being crowned
with heavens light. 1t is a mistake to sup
pose that huency or education are specially
needed in conducting family worship. 1t
wants heart most of all. Let there not be
n single petition that is not born ofreal de-
sire-even if the prayer benot two minutes
long. Let it embrace family needs; what
the children are interested in. Let it be
heartily thankful; there is always proyoca.
ton enough for that. A few verses intelli,
gently read, with no embargo on question,
or comments, from large folks or little, il
better than long chapter. Blessed be tn,
home where the spirit of song dwells ant
adds it, charm to morning worship. ALLOY
plenty Of time for it, but DO not take it al
The exercise need not be long, butitshoul
not be crowded, or it will lose its flavor
Break up the formality, carry all the sol
life YOU have into ii; and its SAVIOR shall 6
not through the day alone, but among a
the home memories none shall be strong'
to hold the grown up children to the fait
of their fathers.
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The Unfinished PRAYER.

Nov lay"-Say it, darling;
Lay me" lsped the tiny lips
fmy daughter, kneeling, bending
Der her folded finger tips.
Down to sleep"-"to Sleep" she murmured
And the curly head dropped low;
81 pray the Lord"--I gently added,
'You can say it all, 1 know"
pray the Lord"-the words came family,
Fainter still-"My soul to keep
Then the tired head fairly nodded,
And the child was fast asleep.
But the dewey eyes half opened,
When clasped her to my breast,
And the dear voice softly whispered,
Mamma, God knows all the rest"
o, the trusting, sweet cOnfiding
Ofthe child heart Would that l
Thus might trust my Heavenly Father,
He who hears my feeblest cry.
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Lying TO Sick Folks and to Children.


Rev. Henry Ward Beccher say; There
is a large class of receptions which are
pleaded and cxtenuatcd, such as telling lie,
to children and telling lies to sick persons.
! set my face against the whole of this mis-
cradle tribe of wickednc>s \ lie told to
child i, a monstrous thing. abhor it
And yet lies are told to the children as
thick a. cloves are stuck in ham, when
dressed for public occasion Your child
is sick, and you bring him a portion and
say. 1t is good, my dear, it j, good, when
it is bitter As gall. You are not only liar,
but a fool. The child learns after a little
time not only that the medicines not good
but that the truth is not 70 be regarded
You not only give the child an odious dose
Of medicine, but you give him more obi
Gus dose Of morals. You inoculatc him
with spirit OF lying from the beginning.
! think we cannot be too careful to speak
the truth and above all to the children. As
to the sick, | do not believe it necessary to
tell them all the truth. \ doctor Is not
justified in lying to his patient. 1t is easy
for him to say to the person whose case he
has undertaken, You must have confidence
in me- But if he says anything, let him
say the truth. 1t may excite the patient,
or may not; but if excitability is a reason
for not telling the truth, then it is a reason
for silence-it is not reason for deception.
| think that such persons are oftentimes
injured by being deceived think there
is great deal of cruelty practiced toward
sick people in this way And | think tits
a shame to let sick people 90 blindfolded
down to death, and drop off without a single
word, for fear they will be injured if the
truth is told them. l think if person is
going to die he has right to know it. | dc
not, therefore, believe in telling lies to sick
| folks"
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Thank God, guilt never was rational
thing; it distorts all the faculties of the
mind. it perverts them, 1t leaves man no
longer in the free use of his reason; it puts
him in confusion He has recourse osuch
miserable and absurd expedients for COW
ering his guilt, as all those who are used to
sit in the seat ofjudgment know have been
the cause of detection of half the villainies
in the world. God forbid that guilt
should ever leave a man free, undisturbed
use Of his faculties. For as guilt never
rose from true use of our rational facul-
ties so it is frequently subversive of them.
God forbid that prudence, the first of all
the virtues, as wellas the supreme dictator
of them all, should ever be employed in
the service Of any of the vices. No, il
takes the lead, and is never found where
justice does not accompany it, and if ever
it is attempted to bring it into the service
of the vices. it Immediately subverts theil
cause. 1t tends to their discovery and
hope and trust, finally, to their utter ruiz
and dcstruction.-ElImund Burke.
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By one gate Rome looks toward the road
by which was brought that epistle to the
Romans, which Paul himself followed after
in two or three years as prisoner, hand
cuffed to asoldier; the same road by which,
ten years later, Titus brought in thousands
of captive Jews, along with the spoils of
Jerusalem and the Temple; the road by
which arrived triumphant armies and
kings of the East in chains; Numidian IL
ons for the Amphitheatre; Strabo from his
travels; Dionysius on his tour; Pausanias,
with notes for his book on Greece; Jose
phus, after the loss of his country Belisa-
RUS, the mighty general; slaves for the
market, monks from Eastern deserts, bish-
ops, archbishops, Syrian, Abyssinian and
pilgrims from the end of the world.
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IMPORTANCE OF DRAINAGE-Thorou
draining of land is necessary to success in
farming, but the operation is too often neg
lected. When land is wet in spring the
soil cannot be prepared for the crops in
proper time, and even after the seed is put
into the ground, it does not vegetate until
after the stagnant water has been evapora-
ted and the soil warmed by the sun. When
spring crops are planted or sown late, they
do not cover the ground until the suns
rays have dried up all the unnecessary
moisture. Lands naturally or artifcially
drained can be titled early in spring, and
seed can be got into the ground at the right
time, and the crops will have covered the
ground before the great heat of summer
commences, and the roots will be protected
from the rays of the sun. The fall is the
best season for constructing drains,
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To MANAGE Rearinu Horse

Whenever you perceive horses incli-
nation to rear, separate your reins and pre-
pare for him. The instant he is about to
rise slacken one hand and bend or twist
his head with the other, keeping your
hands low. This bending compels him to
move hind leg, and of necessity brings
his fore feet down. Instantly twist him
completely round two or three times, which
will confuse him very much, and complete
ly throw him off his guard. The moment
you have finished twisting him round,
place his head in the direction you wish to
proceed, apply the spurs and he will not
fail to go forward
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A Motive in Life.

Many, many areader must take this hon
with self questioning and, alas, with self
accusation:
"With me there Is something painful to
spend thirty-three years in one place and
feel that one has accomplished so little that
he would be liable to the charge of having
lived without motive" This was the
postscript Of aletter written by a gentleman
who, in one place for the time mentioned,
has been prominent business man, a pub
lie spirited citizen, a highly respected
ncighbor, a kind and faithful head of a
family. And yet he writes out Of his heart
that there has been something wanting
With all this general usefulness and with
all his excellence in social lifeand in NOR
al character he is yet painfully conscious
that he has lacked the highest element of
! a true life, its true motive. The confession
is the expression of his soul hunger which
worldly acquisition could not satisfy
There is only one thing that can satisfy it,
illdL ttlll StL Ills lllt llllO 10
surroundings. And this is a conservation
of his life to his God and Saviour. Christ
can only satisfy his soul. The service of
Christ can alone set his moral being into
its titand proper sphere. 1t is indeed ''some-
thing painful for man to live so long
out ofharmony with his God and out of
I a u -,
had ordained for him. And yet how many
good and noble men go on for Il third of q
century or more with their life all the time
at war with Providence, with their souls in
unrest, without a motive" j. e., without
the true and only earthly motive, to serve
and honor God. And yet they know the
lacking is devotement to God, while they
refuse to add this browning element of I
true life. Even to the logic of the expert
ence and observation of life time they re
fuse to yield their will. But if they would
only make the right motive regnant owe
their being, all would come right for tim
and eternity. ]. E. R.
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Hugh Miller says of the martyrs of Scot
land, "Their solitary graves form no small
portion of the strength and riches of the
country. They retain a vivifying power,
like the grave of Elisha, into which when
the dead man was thrown he straightway
revived.
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4 LEAN HORSE MADE FAT.-Many good
horses devour large quantities OF grain and
hay, and still continue thin and poor. The
food eaten is not properly assimulated. If
the usual feed has been unground grain and
hay, nothing but change viii effect any
desirable alteration in the appearance Of
the animal. In case oil meal cannot be
obtained readily, mingle bushel of bar
ley, one of oats, and another of Indian corn,
and let it be ground into fine meal. This
will be fair proportion for all his feed.
Or the meal of barley, oats and corn, in
equal quantities, may be first procured and
one-fourth part of the oil cake mingled
with it, when the meal is sprinkled on cut
feed. Feed two or three quarts of the mix
ture three times daily, mingled with peek
of cut hay and straw If the horse will eat
that amount greedily, let the quantity be
gradually increased until he will eat four
or six quarts at every feeding three times q
day. So long as the animal will eat this
allowance, the quantity may be increased
a little every day. But avoid the practice
of allowing a horse to stand at a rack well
filed with hay. In order to fatten a horse
that has run down in flesh, the groom
should be very particular to feed the ami
mai no more than he will eat up clean and
lick the Manager for more.-.Ndss. P'0Wgh-
man,
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Safe.

Not on the mothers bosom,
Held by her clasping arm;
Not DER The carpet Jojtcr.ng
Guarded by her from harm.
Notify her side, low knoeling.
Held by her claspng arm;
Not in the crib sweet sleeping,
The wee lamb was not there
Not with the father-playing,
Laughing in girIish glec
Not on his shoulder shouting.
Not on the fathers knee.
Up in that "hcautiful city
Which hath no need OF the sun,
Safe-on the Shepherds bosom
Resting the little one.
-COHqTcqatiOHahS
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Those who live in the same country with
woodchucks, can fight them successfully
in this way: Drive them to their holes
Make package of two or three ounces of
blasting powder, and insert one end of a
piece Of fuse two feet long, and place the
powder in the hole Cover the mouth of
the hole with dirt, leaving the end of the
fuse out. With match touch it off, and
ten to one you will never be troubled by
that woodchuck again.
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There are attending upon Congregation
al preaching four millions, three hundred
and fftyeight thousand, eight hundred
and four.
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Somebody recommends glass milk pans,
to avoid the objections of rust in tin, and
As being more readily cleaned But fancy
the rOllicking relish with which your Irish
domestics would smash them
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To REMOVE SALT FROM PoRK.-Take
the pork from the brine, soak in sour milk
a few hours then put it in cold water
short time, and the pork will be very nice
ly freshened,
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Experience is one of the oldest and best
of teachers, but her prices are ruinously
high.
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Dress Goods.

We are selling Prints, Delaines and Dress
Goods for cost, because we going West the
coming Fall. S. D.
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Selling Cheap.

We mean just what we say, when we say we
are going West, and for that reason we are bound
to sell off our entire Stock Of GOods-and are
going TO sell them cheap. S. n D.
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Wagons.

We have for sale new Lumber Wagon, one
second hand Lumber Wagon, and one light Ex-
press Wagon. VIII be sold cheap. s. D.