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THEY NEVER FAIL.

We have discovered peculiar hardening pro-
cess, by which unifo I'm accuracy and adaptable
ty to particular soils are secured.
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Mechanical Ingenuity of Farmers.

One of the component parts of good
farmer is mechanical ingenuity. Some
lose half a days time for want of know
ing how to repair breakage which an
ingenious person could do in five minutes.
A team and two or three men are some
times stopped whole day at critical
season for want of little mechanical
skill. 1t is well for every farmer to have
at hand the facilities for repairing. In
addition to the more common tools, he
should keep supply of nails of different
sizes, screws, bolts, and nuts. Common
cut nails are too brittle for repairing i'm
Elements or for other similar purposes.
Buy only the very best, and anneal
them, and they will answer all tn e ordi-
nary purposes of the best wrought nails.
To anneal them, all that is necessary is
to heat them red hot in a common fire
and cool gradually. Let them cool, for
instance, by remaining in the fire while
it burns down and goes out. One such
nail, we'll clinched, will be worth half
dozen unannealed. Nothing is more COM
mon than for farmer to visit the black
smiths shop to get broken or lost bolt
or rivet inserted, and often single nut
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Mnsbandrw.
How to Prepare Land for Orchards and
Gardens.

We are often asked how to prepare the land
for this tree or that one, for strawberries, for
grapes, and all kinds of orchard and garden
plants. Let us once for all give explicit direc.
tons for ca h and ALL If the ground is not
underdrained, the best and only good prepa-
ration is to plough as deeply as good team
can pull the plough, and follow with subsol
litter, run as deeply as another team can pull
it. Add to this good coat Of stable manure,
if it can be had; if not, use the best fertilizer
that can be procured, always remembering that
the best of these last are but moderate sub.
stitute for the former. When this is DONE
there is no necessity for digging large holes, or
for putting manure in the holes; and if care
full estimate is made of the cost of this kind of
preparation, as compared with the expense of
digging large holes, it will be found to be as
economical and vastly more beneficial. But
when time and labor are wanting, as is some
times the case in planting orchards and vine
yards, to prepare the entire land in this man.
ner, it is much better to plough and subsoil
strips of land, about five feet wide, when the
rows of trees and vines are to be planted,
than to depend upon digging large holes We
are opposed to putting any manures or stimu.
lants in the holes with the roots. Let the fer
tilizers be Incorporated in the soil, where the
roots will find them as they grow, but do not
stimulate them to luxuriant growth at the
outset that they may be starved as soon as
they reach the sides of the hole. We have
never known this method of preparation to
fail when followed with proper cultivation
Southern Planter and Farmer.
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Always Begging.

A poor boy stood day after at a Ger
tain corner of the street, and held out
his thin, blue hands for the aims of the
passers,by His pitiful face and shiver-
ing, half-clad form, appealed more loudly
than any words he could utter to the
sympathies of the benevolent. Many
were touched by his distress, and gladly
gave trife to relieve his wants. But
one lady who passed the boy each day,
grew annoyed at his persistence in keep
ing to his post, so she said, one morning,
sharply:
EVERY morning when pass by this
way, you never fail to ask me for pen
ny, adding severe rebuke for his i'm
portunity."
The boy turned his thin, pinched face
towards her, and answered, in tone
which only famine knows
"And every time you pass by, you
give me no penny"
The charitable had not rebuked his
begging. 1t was left for one who never
relieved his necessities to complain of
his Importantly. Do we not find it much
the same in the church? The grumblers
over the frequent collections are those
who only drop pennies into the plate
Those noble, rich men who gladly lay
down their thousands at the Lords feet,
do not frown when the Home Mission
cause comes around again, or peevishly
say it is "always give, give, when
the Bible agent steps in. The poor wild
ows, who work the hardest to hoard their
mites for the blessed cause of Jesus, re-
joice when the glad day comes that they
may cast in their little offerings. 1t truly
seems the height of Miniature to complain
of the frequent calls made upon our be-
nevolence, when it is so entirely vol,
untary matter. 1t is certainly not more
disgraceful to pass by an opportunity to
give, than to get angry and complain of
the application. Such persons have
much the spirit of the dog in the manger.
Not content with declining to give them
selves, they would prevent all others from
having the opportunity.
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How to Relieve the Voice.

Numberless are the ways of a speaker
to ease the voice, which follow upon the
change of style of the composition. What
is rest to the preacher is also doubly a
rest to the listener; and dull men must
have time to digest the preachers rea-
soning. At one time an anecdote may
be introduced, either from histoEEan0
from passing events. What is to be said
of didactic teaching may be enforced by
the same thing being personi6ed, as hav-
ing happened to some example of good men
living in modern times-of Leighton,
or Henry Martyr. Donne, and Lati-
mer, and Jeremy Taylor show us how
anecdotes may be introduced effectively,
and without injury to the dignity of the
pulpit. A scene may be brought on the
stage reverently by descriptive powers,
and that picture painting which, being
real, has yet the attractiveness of dra-
matte effect. The style may be broken
by short appeals to the audience, by
pithy questions, by DIRECTORS being intro
duced, and their objections answered in
an imaginary dialogue; by an exolama-
ton, touch of irony, or the flow of a
sentence being turned into prayer. The
argumentative parts, which are generally
heavy in structure, should be hghtened
in short remarks, so as to break up the
uniformity of thought and style; and
then after few broken sentences, short
pithy appeals, anecdotes, aphorisms, and
the smaller artillery of oratory, We may
we'll introduce a piece of sonorous and
nicely balanced rbetoric-some gem of
eloquence, or quotation from the round
ed oratory of some master in Israeli
These jewels of eloquence will show them
selves the better for their setting in infe-
rior metal, like trees standing out in the
foreground of a landscape.
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the picture can never 60 out of our
hearts; the earnest look, the smile, the
pressure of the hand, the sweet compo-
sure of that patient, loving face, the fa-
vorite verse Did sorrow come to us,
did WEAKNESS or pain fill up the hours
Then came the echo of that long silent
voice, "Behold what manner of love!'
What store of richest comfort these few
words offered to the aching heart, mo
matter how sharp the trial, how sore the
conflict, it was all in "love." In love
He was drawing us to himself. In Glove
he was fashioning our hearts into a more
perfect in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
And daily are many hearts lifted in
thanksgiving that the gift of Grandma s
blessed presence,-the influence of her
spotless life and faithful teachings, has
proved so rich an inheritance!
Verify "the hoary head IS crown of
glory, If it be found in the way of right
eousness. National Baptist.
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The Blessed Bible.

In Scotland, during the times of bloody
persecution, when thesoldiers were march
ing about the country, driving people
from their homes, burning their houses,
and putting many godly people to death,
pious father told his family that there
were soldiers near, and they must hasten
to the next village, where there was a
strong old church the fugitives could use
as Svrt. So he told Jeanne to take the
big Bible for her load, and that she must
be very careful not to let it get wet, or
lose it by the way; "For we could not
live" said he, "without the good book. )"
So she wrapped gown around the BIZ
BILE, and started with her father and
mother, each of whom carried child.
They had to cross brook, but they
did not dare to go by the bridge, lest
they should be captured by the enemy.
There was place where they thought
they could cross on some stepping stones
but on reaching the place it had become
quite dark. So Jeanie's father waded
across and carried the others one by one,
until she was left quite alone. jeanne
was much afraid to be left there by her
self, so she started to cross after her
father, stepping carefully from stone to
stone. But presently her foot slipped
and down she went to the bottom. At
the same time up went her arms, holding
the precious burden over head. The
water came up to her waist, but bracing
herself6rmly against therapid current, she
walked bravely on across the stream, and
had nearly reached the shore, with her dear
old book lifted as high as she could raise
it, when she met her father returning to
bring her.
"Father," she cried, "you told me to
take care of the dear old Bible, and |
have done so"
Just as she said this, they heard seVe-
raj pistol shots and the sound of ap-
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Market Gardening Around Richmond.

The markets of few cities in the United States
are supplied with better vegetables than those
of Richmond Some have them in more pro.
fusion, but few surpass her in quality. Our
market gardeners are, as a class, industrious
and intelligent, and as a consequence, success
full. At present. perhaps there are sutfici.
ent number engaged in this pursuit to furnish
an adequate supply for home consumption;
but as our population increases, the demand
will grow and the supply must also be aug
mented. In the meantime there is fine open.
ing for another class of these producers, known
along the lower James and around Norfolk as
truckers-those who grow vegetables and fruits
for foreign markets We cannot, of course,
compete with the Norfolk men in earliness,
but we can bring both vegetables and fruits
into market fully two weeks earlier than the
Long Island and New Jersey growers which
will always insure US high prices, Tor the New
York and Philadelphia markets are never full
ly supplied until their home productions are
added to the Southern shipments. The profit
of trucking has already been demonstrated
During the past season, the net profits from
an acre of strawberries, shipped from Rich
mond to New York, was seven hundred dol
lars. The fear of overstocking the market
need not deter any. The prices for early pro.
duce have steadily advanced year by year in
all the Northern cities, thus proving that the
demand increases more rapidly than the sup
ply. The facilities for transportation are very
good, and constantly improving, while our
soil and climate are peculiarly suited to this
branch of industry Letour farmers and gard
eners occupy the ground vigorously; twill pay
them handsomely. -SOuthern Planter and
Enraner
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4nMsehn1d Mnrds
What Mary Gave.

When the contribution comes round
in church, boys and girls throw in money
which their parents have given them for
that purpose. The money is not their
gift, but that of their father and mother.
They have just as much to spend for
their pleasure as they had before. And
so once heard kind-hearted girl COM
plain that she had nothing of her own
that she could give l will tell you what
she gave in one day, and you will see
that she was mistaken.
She gave an hour of patient care to
her little baby sister who was cutting
teeth. She gave string and crooked
pin and great deal of good advice to
the little three-year old brother who
wanted to play at fishing She gave Ellen,
the maid, precious hour to go and visit
her sick baby at home; for Ellen was a
widow, and left her child with its grand
mother while she worked to get bread for
both. She could not have seen them
very often if our generous Mary had not
offered to attend the door and look after
the kitchen fire while she was away.
But this was not all that Mary gave.
She dressed herself neatly, and looked
so bright, and kind, and Obliging that
she gave her mother thrill of pleasure
whenever she caught sight of the young,
pleasant face; she wrote letter to her
father who was absent on business, in
which she gave him all the news he
wanted in such frank, artless way that
he thanked his daughter in his heart
She gave patient attention to long tire
some story by her grandmother, though
she had heard it many times before
She laughed just at the right time, and
when it was ended, made the old lady
happy by good night kiss. Thus she
had given valuable presents to six people
in one day, and yet she had not cent
in the world. She was as good as gold,
and she gave something of herself to all
those who were so happy as to meet her.
Reformed Church Messenger.
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The Difference.

DR.. Schaaf presents the radical differ
ence between Professionalism and Roman
ism in very clear light. He says:
49, These different Protestant organiza-
lions have each peculiar mission to full
fiji, and there is room for them ALL But
with all their differences of creed, disci-
pine, and cultus, they are moved by the
same principle, and labor for the same
end. The principle of Professionalism is
evangelical freedom in Christ, its aim is
to bring every soul into direct relation to
Christ. Romanism puts the Church first
and Christ next. Professionalism reverses
the order. Romanism says: Where the
Church is (meaning thereby the Papal
organization there is Christ. Protest
antism says: Where Christ is, there is
the Church. Romanism says: Where
the Catholic tradition is, there is the Bible.
Professionalism says: Where the Bible is,
there is the true tradition. Romanism
says: Where good works are, there is faith
and justification. Professionalism says:
Where faith is, there is justification and
good works. Romanism throws Mary
and the saints between Christ and the
believer : Professionalism goes directly to
the Saviour. Romanism proceeds from
the visible Church (the Papacy) to the
invisible; Professionalism from the invisi-
BILE Church (the true body of Christ to
the visible. Romanism works from with
out, and from the general to the partic
ular; Professionalism from within, and
from the individual to the general. Pro-
testantism is a protest against the tyran-
ny of man on the basis of the authority
of God. 1t proclaims the Bible to be
the only infallible rule of Christian faith
and practice, and teaches justification by
grace alone, as apprehended by a living
faith. 1t holds up Christ as all in all,
whose Word is all sufficient to teach,
whose grace is all sufficient to save. Its
mission is to realize the universal priest
hood and kingship of all believers by
bringing them all into direct union and
fellowship with their Saviour.
According to Professionalism, union with
Christ is the only true basis of the com
munion with saints, while Romanism
makes visible Church union the basis of
union with Christ. We say: THE nearer
ne approach to Christ, the nearer Ve APP
proach to each other. The unity we seek
is a free unity, that includes every varie-
ty of types and form of piety in their
fullest development, not a compulsory
uniformity that restraints or destroys in
dividual freedom. Professionalism is not
babel of contradictions. You might as
well deny the unity of our nation on &C
count of the independent State govern
ments and the rival political parties, as
to deny the unity of Professionalism on ac-
count of the different denominations and
the conflicting schools of theology. All
true Christians are one in Christ, their
common head; they meet daily at the
same throne of grace, eat of the same
bread of life, have the same faith, love,
and hope, and travel to the same Frther' s
home in heaven.
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INSTITUTIONS AND OFFICERS
OFTHE
Church in the United States
CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

CLERKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Rev. Joseph R. Wilson, D. D., Stated Cler..
Augusta, Georgia.
Rev. VIM. Brown, D. D., Permanent Clerk,
Richmond, Virginia.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF sUsTENrATIoN
Rev. j. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary
Columbia, South Carolina.
Rev. Prof. James Woodrow, Treasurer, Co.
lumbia, South Carolina.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Rev. J. Leighton Wilson, D. D., Secretary,
Columbia, South Carolina.
Rev. Prof. James Woodrow, Treasurer, Co
lumbia, South Carolina.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION.
Rev. E. Thompson Baird D. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
G. Gennet, ESQ.,, Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF EDUCATION.
Rev. E. Thompson Baird, D. D., Secretary,
Richmond, Virginia.
G. Gennet, ESQ.,, Treasurer Richmond, Va.
TRUSTEES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Thomas C. Perrin, President
Joseph e. Wilson. Vice. President.
Jesse Lindsay, Secretary and Treasurer.
FOR ONE YEAR.
Hon. Thomas c. Perrin, Abbeyille, S. G.
Joseph e. Wilson. Charlotte, N. G.
Jesse 81. Lindsay, Greensboro N. G.
James Hemphill, Chester, s. G.
Rev. George Howe, D. D., Columbia, s. c.
FOR TWO YEARS.
Robert Adger, Charleston, S. c.
Hon. j. A. Inglis, Chersw, S. G.
j. A. Ansley, Augusta, Ga.
John Whiting, Montgomery, Ala.
Rev. B. NJ. Palmer, D. D., New Orleans, La.
FOR THREE YEARS.
J. Hartman Brown, Baltimore, Md.
T. j. Kirkpatrick, Lynchburg, Va.
D. W. Kennedy, GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
John Handy, Canton, Miss.
Rev. Samuel Nc Kinney, D. D., Austin, Texas.
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Have you not often been told that it is
not good manners to blow out lamp in
that way?'
81 cannot always think about man
ners," replied George, rather rudely.
"And yet they are of great cOnse'
quence, George. A person whose inten-
tions are really good, and who desires to
be of use to his fellow beings, may i'm
pair his usefulness very much by harsh
and unkind manners"
IF we do what is right father, |
should not think it much matter how we
do it."
"YOu are mistaken, George. 1t makes
vast difference in the amount of good
we perform. | will tell you of a little
instance which will show the truth of
this. l visited this mo ming very poor
woman in the neighborhood. Ny means
did not enable me to do great deal for
her relief, but for the little l gave her
she appeared deeply grateful. Finding
that she had formerly been employed as
washer woman by gentleman whose
Office is near mine, and whom | knew to
be wealthy and benevolent, asked why
she did not apply to him for some relief.
The teafe 0lSshe into her eyes as she re-
piled, Indeed, sir, know the gentleman
is very kind, and he has helped me be,
fore this when things were very hard !;
but, indeed, | would rather suffer, than
90 to him; he has such harsh way of
speaking to poor body. A kind word
is good thing, sir; it comforts the
troubled heart. A penny from some is
worth pound from others. "-Common-
aVedhh.
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on bolt. This must be paid for, and
much time is lost. By providing sup
ply of bolts, nuts, and rivets, much time
and trouble may be saved. They may be
purchased wholesale at a low rate. These
should all be kept in shallow boxes, with
compartments made for the purpose, fur
nished with bow-handle for convenience
in carrying them. One box with half
dozen divisions may be appropriated to
nails of different sizes, aud another, with
as many compartments, to screws, bolts,
rivets, etc. Every farmer should keep
on hand supply of copper wire and
small pieces of sheet copper or copper
straps. Copper wire is better than an
nealed iron wire. 1t is almost as flexible
as twine, and may be bent and twisted as
desired; and it will not rust. Copper
straps nailed across or around fracture
or split in a wooden article will strength
en- it in thorough manner.-RuraI A.
fairs.
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Kind Manners.

"Will you lend me your knife to
sharpen my pencil, GeOrge?" asked little
Mary Green of her brother, who was
sitting at the opposite side of the table,
George drew the knife from his pocket,
and pushed it rudely towards her, saying
at the same time:
"Now don't cut your fingers off.
The knife fell upon the floor, and as
it was evening, it took Mary some min
utes to find it, and her brother made no
offer of assistance. He was studying
geography lesson for the next day, and
seemed to be very much engaged with it.
At length he closed his book and atlas,
exclaiming:
"Well, I'm glad that lesson is learned.
"And now will you please to show me
how to do this sum, before you begin to
study again, said Mary, who had been
for some time puzzling over a sum in
subtraction, which appeared to her very
difficult.
You are big enough to do your own
sums, should think, Miss Mary" was
the answer.
"Let me see. What this simple ques-
ton. You must be stupid if you cannot
do that. However, suppose 1 must
help you. Give me the pencil"
The SUN was soon explained, quite to
Mary's satisfaction, and several hints
were given as to those which followed,
which prevented her meeting with fur
ther difficulty. Her brother did not
mean to be unkind. He loved to help
her. 1t was only his manner which
seemed harsh and cross.
Presently his mother took her sewing
and sat down at the table where the
children were studying. George wished
for the large dictionary which was in
the book case at the farther end of the
room, and he took the lamp and went to
look for it, leaving his mother and sister
to sit in darkness until his return.
THAT is impolite, George, said his
mother, "there is another lamp upon the
mantle-piece, which you can light if you
wish to use one.
George made no reply, but instantly
replaced the lamp and lighted another.
After finding the dictionary, he returned
to his seat and hastily blew out the lamp,
instead of placing the extinguisher over
the flame. The disagreeable smell of
the oil filed the room, and his father,
who was sitting near, reading the news
paper, looked up and said:
"You are impOlte again, my SON..
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CENTRAL PRESB ERR A n :.

DON'T BE LoBsTER.-Your lobster
when left high and dry among the rocks
has not sense and energy enough to work
his way back to the sea, but waits for the
sea to come to him. If it does not come,
he remains where he is, and dies, although
the slightest exercise would enable him to
reach the waves, which are, perhaps,
tossing and tumbling within yard of
him. There is tide in human affairs
that cast men into slight places" and
leaves them there, like the stranded lob
ster. IF they choose to lie where the
breakers have flung, expecting some
grand billow to take them on its big
shoulders and carry them to smooth wa.
ter, the chances are that their hopes will
never be realized. Nor is it right they
should be. The social element ught
not to be expected to help him who makes
no effort to help himself.