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Dull PunilS

So we are, all of us. Gods patience is
as marvellous as any of his attributes
cone day my little boy who had just
commenced going to school, came home
and said the teacher had given him two
words to learn to spell So I set myself TO
the task of teaching him his lesson. 1t
was for long time difficult to convince
him that "m-e-n" did not spell tree, and
he lost his patience before he understood
the few simple words of his lesson. We
bungle through life in just his way. We
are Gods scholars. 4 great part of our
business in the world Is to learn to spell
out the events Of Gods providence. Yet
what sad work we make Of it. For in
stance, God gives US poverty, and, that
there may be no mistake about its purpose,
He writes, " Blessed are We poor" but we
receive it growing and grumbling, and the
only lesson we learn from it is how to make
life unhappy. Or, on the other hand, he
sends great many riches, and writes TO
him, " have appointed you one Of my
stewards be We faithful in few things
that YOU may be made ruler over many
things But, instead Of being a blessing,
riches become an affection. The Christian
graces, which would tend to counteract the
evil effects of great possessions, are stiied
and the mans riches are like the worm al
the root of the tree, destroying its vitality
and beauty. God sends affection, but in
stead of teaching resignation, it excites the
/ spirit of rebellion. He sends us many
1 things to teach us patience, which only
1 teach Us fretfulness many things to teach
Us humility, which give us pride. He give:
Us opportunities to gain important success
es, and we turn round and say: I hav,
done this by my great talents" God get
but little glory for what he does for man
Now, every event of Gods providence is
blessing. if we only receive it right. and es
pecially such are those events commonl,
regarded as eyil-poverty, persecution, re
verses and utiering-because these, NOR
than their opposites, tend to draw us near
er to God-to makeus feel our dependence
and lead us to cling to him for support
An old proyerb is Bear prosperity; ad
versity will bear itself" We have Iearne
: a great lesson when we have learned nc
to make our blessings curses. IF. NJ. [
IN tie Adrdacc
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Domestic Recipes.

4pple Cap.-Take three good-sized ap-
pies and CRATE them to pulp upon bread
crater. Put the pulp into a jug; take
three ounces of lump sugar, rub each lump
over the surface of lemon to CRATE off the
fiavoring rind. Bruise three cloves Put
the sugar and the cloves into the jug with
the apple pulp; then add quart of boil
ing water, and allow it to stand for quar-
ter of an hour then strain through fine
muslin doubled, or fanny. When cold,
it is fit to drink. A lump of ice is an i'm
prOvement.
Crackers.-Mix in two quarts of -four,
one cup of butter, three teaspoonfuls of
cream of tartar, salt, Il teaspoonfuls Of So
da,weH incorporated, then add one pint of
water beat with the rolling pin, cut and
prick, and bake on a tin or oven bottom,
! with a slow fire. The same recipe Is used
by some without the cream of tartar and
a little sweetening may be added
To Make Calicos Wash VcH.-Infuse
three gills of salt in four quarts of boiling
water, put the calicos in while hot and
leave them till cold in this way the colors
are rendered permanent, and will not fade
by subsequent washing. So says a lady
who has frequently made the experiment
herself Nothing can be cheaperan more
quickly done.
Flar SEED Syrup.-This excellent rene
dy for cough is made thus: Boil one
ounce of fax seed in quart of water fol
half an hour; strain, and add to the liquid
the juice of two lemons and half a pounC
of rock candy If the cough is accompa
MED by weakness and loss of appetite
add half an ounce of gum arabic. Set thi
to simmer for half an hour, stirring it oc
casionalIy. Take a wine glass full whel
the cough is troublesome.
Ia Cough-Roast a lemon withou
burning it. When entirely hot, squeeze tn
juice into q cup on three ounces of fnel,
! powdered sugar. Tai e a teaSpoonfu
whenever you cough. 1t viii scarcely ev
er fail TO give rellet.
For Making Hashiag Easy-To sixteeI
2 quarts of rain water add three pounds G
sal soda and three-fourths of pound q
| unslacked lime Set it over the fire till
: Is just warm, then set it away for use. TAX
! one pint Of the fluid to every two pals {
! water in which to boil the clothes. Tn
t will not in the least degree injure any fat
: ric however delicate.
An experienced paperer states that tuI
pentine mingled in the paste at the time {
K papering Is a sure remedy against bugs an
: insects of all kinds in walls that are pa
= pered.
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Love in the Bottom Of a Cup.

There was a fine christian philosophy in
the cheerful remark of bright young
christian on his dying bed. when have
the most pain in my body" said he, 81
have the most peace in my soul. do not
doubt but there is love in the bottom OF
the cup, though it is terribly bitter in the
mouth" 1t was at the bottom of the cup
that the precious blessing was deposited,
aud he must needs drink the whole bitter
draught to reach it.
Many of the richest christian graces lie
at the bottom of the cup of trial. How pa
thence sparkles down there amid the tears
How lustrous shines the jewel of faith. Joy,
too, is there-such JOY as the apostle tast-
ed in his circulation" Courage always
shows, too, the most grandly when the fight
is fiercest, and when death on his pale
horse is careering down ON us over field
strewn with defeat and disaster. There is
a patience of hope, peace passing all I'M
Outstanding, a sweet sense of the immedi-
ate presence of Jesus, that can never be
reached by us in state of ease and pros
perity They lie at the bottom of trials
bitter cup. And God esteems them in their
beauty and power. This cup which our
fathers love compounds for us, shall We
not drink it?
l have found a great comfort lately, when
in sore trouble, in reading short sketch
of the racy talk of old "Uncle Johnson"
a poverty stricken negro, who reached
over one hundred years, and was then be-
reaved of his wife. "Uncle, don't you feel
lonely since Ellen left yOu?" his minister
inquired.
YES, massa, l feels berry lonesome. But
den de blessed Jesus comes round ebery
day and gives me few drops Of heaven,
just as nuss would wild a spoon; den, O
how / wants to get hold of de whole dish
When l was so sick de odder day, could
see de dust of Gods chariot comm ober de
mountains for me- Den he say to me
wait, old Johnson, wait! hold on a leetl(
longer, and I'll come round Directly
Eyes, Lord, will hold on, if de Lore
please, for anoder hundred years 0, bless
ed Jesus, only keep de table standin' fol
me; Use bound to be dere."
Brother in sorrow, look at that solitar!
old saint, holding in his trembling hand
a cup that "has few drops of heaven" il
it; and never let you or I complain of an.
draught which infinite love may press t.
to our lips Father, not as we will, bu
as thou wiltr'-T /. Cayler in Ctristia.
I tJr0cgte
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The Two Bibles.

Some good men who were distributing
Bibles called on a woman and inquired if
she owned a Bible.
"Do you think am such a heather ,"
she angrily asked.
She then babe her little girl run and
fetch the Bible from the drawer, that she
might show it to the man.
The Bible was brought, nicely covered
up. On opening it the woman exclaimed,
Well, how glad l am that you called and
asked me about Bible! Here are my
glasses that l have been looking for these
three years, and did not know where to find
them"
Was not this woman more of heather
than many who have never seen a Bible?
A missionary went to see little Indian
boy who was dying of consumption. He
found him in an old hut, with few leaves
for his bed, and dirty blanket for coy
ering. .L..
"What can do for you, my poor boy,
to relieve your wants. he asked
Nothing, sir" said the boy; 81 want
but little; am very happy. Jesus Christ
the Lord of glory, died for my sins, and
trust only in Him"
Do you find comfort in your Bible ?"
That, sir, is my dear friend" said the
dying boy, raising himself on his elbow
and pressing the book to his heart. "Las
year | went to visit my sister two hundred
miles up the lake. When l was half wa,
back, remembered | had left my Bible
| turned directly round, and, myself ant
my canoe were nine days tossing on tn
lake before | REACHED the house Butt 90
my friend at last; and | never mean t
part with it till | am dead, and then, sir,
want you to give it away, so that it may d
good to Others" -.- .r..r .
My friends, which have you, dusty {
well worn Bible? Once a good man o
fered little boy the choice between
: present of twenty five dollars, and hanC
some Bible. Said the little fellow, " N
mother used to tell me the law of the Lol
: was better than thousands of gold and 81
yer. If you please, sir, / will have the B
ble." May you all make so wise choic
-4Aanericda Bible Society Record.
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Deterioration Of Oats.

At a late meeting Of the American Insti-
tute Farmers Club, Horace Greeley spoke
of the Norway oats, and on the general
subject of the deterioration of oats, as fol-
lows:
4 have seen field of the Norway that
was quite magnificent. The stalks were as
thick as my finger The yield was report
ed to be nearly $50 bushels to the acre.
As a Club, we have never condemned the
Norway cat, but We upbraided firms who
collect so for a bushel of light common
oats mixed with thistle seed. All improv-
ed oats come from cooler and mOister re-
giOns, and in such season as this the oat
crop is generally heavy. We ought regu-
larry to get our seed from Canada or Nova
Scotia, or from Scotland, Norway, and the
coolest parts Of Europe. Such seed in q
cool moist season will do admirably with
us; but carried South, or sowed on a dry
soil, in dry time, it quickly degenerates
This, if understood, will save our farmer
many disappointments, and will explain
! the reason of some failures"
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Experiments, WITH Sweet and Sour


R. G. HI. Speed, Esq, manager of the
Tompkins County Butter Factory, n. Y,
writes as follows:
Seeing in late Rural an inquiry in re-
gard to sweet against sour cream, and your
excellent article thereon, / concluded to
give the result of some experiments we
made IN our factory last season.
The factory was built a year ago, and is
situated on the Catskill turnpike, between
Ithaca and Oswego, about ten miles from
the former place. We commenced opera
tions on the 9th of May, and received the
milk of from two to three hundred COWS.
Up to the last of July we skinned the
milk after setting twelve and "a hours,
and churning the cream sweet, using the
sweet buttermilk with the SKINNED milk
for making cheese.n The butter was very
fine in quality and Of Excellent flavor, but
did not appear to be quite as firm and sol
i'd as butter made from sour cream.
The buttermilk added greatly to the
quality Of the cheese and we were enabled
to sell for within three or four cents of new
milk prices. Great care was necessary,
however, that the buttermilk was perfectly
sweet when added, or there was danger of
its turning when heated in the vat We
soon began to have doubts that the cream
was yielding us sufficient quantity Of
butter, and concluded to test the matter
Six colOrs of sweet cream were selected,
and, after being mixed, three were churned
sweet and the others set aside till the fol-
lowing day to sour, or rather to become
slightly acid
Upon churning the latter we found that
it yielded twice the amount of butter that
the sweet cream did, and one-half pound
over. The experiment was conducted fair
| ", although the result was much different
from what we expected, as we supposed
that it would yield about one-third more
Since then we have allowed the cream t.
become little acid before churning a!
the gain in quantity and quality of tn,
cheese by the addition of buttermilk would
hardly balance the loss in butter.
We have the milk of four hundred COW
this season, and still hold the most of on
, butter and cheese made the present season
Our butter has usually sold for about tel
cents in advance of the best diaries, an,
the milk netted the patrons last year be
tween three and onc-half and four cent
per quart
Would like very much to hear from 9th
ers in reference to the amount of butte
, made from sweet and sour cream respect
lively.
Experiments Of this kind are of valu
There Is great lack of knowledge in regar
to the best plan to be adopted in butte
making. The amount Of poor butter mao
- in the country Is enormous, but the butte
factories wherever established, are teacl
: ing dairymen lessons which they are prett
apt to remember. An excess Of ten cen
= per pound over that obtained by the be
farm dairies must make it pretty evide
in any neighborhood that skill and know
- edge in butter making pay well.-Rpy
N7r Iorkcr.
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MiIkinu Time.

When shadows lengthen on the plain,
And leaves are scarlet in the sun;
When cows are lowing in the lane,
And coming homeward one by one;
When mists are tangled in the trees
That overhang the rivers bank,
And farmers chat and take their ease,
And shining ails 60 clink and clank,
That's milking time.
When puss and Fido linger round,
And run beside the dairy maids,
When circling swallows skim the ground,
And on the caves make sudden raids;
When rosy girls ditty sing,
And squirrels hide in leafy home,
And crosswise jets so "ping and ping"
And pals are heaped with creamy foam,
That's milking time.
When little ones are tired of play
And in the corners blink and nod,
When katydidS are loud and gay,
And wetted grows the chilly sod;
When stars are few and family glow,
And waking fire-fes gather fast,
Like drifted flakes of golden snow
It's hey for home; the hour is past
For milking time.
Hearth and Homt
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NV Saviour

am not skilled to understand
What God hath wiled, what God hath planned
l only know at His right hand
Stands one who is my Saviour.
take God at His word and deed,
"Christ died to save me"-ths read,
And In my heart find a need
Of HIM to be my Saviour.
And had there been in all this wide.
Sad world, no other soul beside,
But only mine, yet He hath died,
That He might be its Saviour
One wounded spirit, sore oppressed;
One wounded soul that found no rest
Until it found it on the breast
OF him that was its Saviour
Then He had left His Fathers throne,
The joy untold. the love unknown,
And for that soul hath given His own,
That He might be its Saviour
And oh. that He fulfilled may see
The travail of His soul in me,
And with His work contented be,
As with my dear Saviour!
Yes, living, dying, let us bring
Our strength. our solace, from this spring,
That He who lives to be our King
Once died to be our Saviour.
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Wheat RaiSinq.

r. II. Simonds of Hartford, VT, who
thinks the New England States can raise
their own -four writes to the n. E. Farmer
giving his experience in raising wheat:
In the Spring of 1860, had a field of six
acres that had been planted to corn the
previous year, which / sowed to spring
wheat. The spring was so early that / got
my wheat all sowed and narrowed in, bush
ed and rolled the 18th day of April. The
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

The Snowman who wants to sell his
tickets to his ''Great North American
Panorama" will tell you that the big
ger the advertisement and the more of
them, the larger his crowd. There is
Just as much sense in saying the same
of an auction bill. Then advertise
and don't let your hard earned aecu-
mutations be sold for half what they
cost you because people that wanted
to buy" knew nothing of the sale.
II III WpbSfpr
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To Keen Cattle free from Lice.

Water in which potatoes have been boiled
possess a poison fatal TO lice. Dip it into
large sponge or wooden cloth, and wash
the cattle freely, choosing sunny, warm
day for the operation, and as their hides
dry, comb them with a currycomb, and see
for yourself the effects of the water.
In England, cattle of all kinds are cur
ried, as well as horses, and they are i'm
proved in flesh and health by the opera
ton. Irishmen always curry their pet
cows, and their hair is sleek and soft
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Perfecfinn.

Christian perfection is the perfection of
love, of desire, of effort-not the climax of
attainment. A man can never be too right
eous to grow-not until cedar can be too
healthy and strong to grow-too full of sap
toput forth new bud, expand anew leaf
start out a new bough, fashion new cone,
and enlarge its own trunk.
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ECus for Burns

The white of an egg has proved of late
the most etficacious remedy for burns
Seven or eight successive applications OF
this substance soothes pain and effectually
excludes the burned parts from the air.
This simple remedy seems far preferable
TO collodion, or even cotton.
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PRAYER.

Prayer draws all the Christian graces in
to its focus. 1t draws Charity with her
lovely train; Repentance with her holy
sorrows; Faith with her elevated eyes
Hope with her grasped anchor; Benef-
cence with her open hands; Zeal looking
far and wide to bless; and Humility look
ing at home. Hannah More.
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Five of the six Congregational ministers
of Hartford are advocates ofwoman suf-
frage, nearly all of them being active and
prominent in the movement,
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would rather speak twenty words when
fresh from communion with my God, than
twenty thousand in my own strength, and
when my sense of his presence is dulled.
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The only men and women in the world
who never live up to their income are the
sons and daughters of the Lord God AL
mighty.
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VARIETY
the Spice of Life"
so SAID SANCHO PANZA
AND 50 SAY |!

Believing the above to be a fact as
stubborn as the hills" l venture
into the variety line just far enough
to mix little with my advertisement,
thinking it will offend none and please
some, and also have a l0dancy to
draw your atl0tion-
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C. H. DWINELL, Manufacturer Of and deal
er IN all kinds OF
Kitchen, Dining Room and ParioT
Furniture.
SETS in APPROVED STYLES.
Chairs and Rocks, Cane and Wood Seat Of good
Style and Of the best quality.
ASH EXTENSION TABLES
with the improved Extension wood and Marble
Top Center Tables.
Also
SOFAS, TETE-A-TETES,
FRENCH, COTTAGE.
AND ATTIC BEDSTEADs.
MIRRORS, LOUNGES,
MATTTAssEs, SPRING BEDS
CRIBS, ChiIdren's CABS,
COFFINS, CASKETS
Always on hand.
Opposite the Telegraph Office.
C.H. Dw1NELL
Barton, Jan, ;, 1869.
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BOOKS.

Just received
SCHOOL BOOKS,
MISCELLANEOUS BOth0,
TOY AND
BLANK BOOKS,
REWARDS,
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When you are in trouble look up.
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All kinds common and nice Stationery fef'O
rated Paper, Drawing Paper &C, &C. ~
WM. JOSLYN y SONS,
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s'The day is departing: the shadows are denser;
The -hrilly-yOiced cock and the cattle are still;
The cold Of the north becomes keen and ntenser,
And freezes TO silence the tongue Of the rll
The arch Of the heavens is glowing with glory.
For diamond-lit lanterns. by angels outlining,
Swing over the EARTH and a marvellous story
While man is unconscious by seraphs Is sung.
The darkness of night like a mantle is lying
On the children Of joy and the children Of sorrow,
Who. while the still moments UNDECIDED are flying,
Lie down in the hope Of a better Tomorrow"
one or JOSH Billings MANIMs; "Itize arly,
work hard and late live what You can't sell, give
nothing away and if VI don't lie ritch and % to the
devil WI may sue me for damages
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4 lady took her little boy To church for the first
time. iron hearing the organ, he was on his feet
insranter. ''Sit down." said the mother. i won't,
he shouted, - l want 10 see the monkey"
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INITIAL PAPER and ENVELOPE,

A large assortment OF
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ruRN1p AND CARROT sLIcER.

II sizes. Hand or Horse Power; $ll to S25-
Cuts from 10 Is bushels minute; easy work
ed; simple and durable. Also, the most simple
, 1869-08-22
COUNTY JUDGE.

We haye heretofore called attention to
tho renrehentible business which prevails
in l1ree minority Of The County Courts Of
tits State, Of the Judge practising in his
.,wn CONT The mode Of doing business is
for administrators, guardians and creditors
having business before tho Court to employ
tie Judge to prepare his accounts or hi'
claims for action by tho Court; tho Judge.
it il true, is not employed to decide the
Gaze for his client, bat he is employed to
Prepare the case in Fneh q maslner as it will
appear most favoyally to his own Judgment
sitting as Judge. However indistinct may
be the line which marks the point Ehe1e
tho counsel leaves OF md the Judge begins
still there is line, and upon this faint dis
tinction, tha practice is defended It l.
also encouraged, il not defended, by tn
parsinony Of the Boards Of Supervisors 0
counties, who, instead Of voting the Count.
! Judge q dccent salary, expect him to pa
himself out OF fees for really practising il
his own court.
Tho same practice existed in tho Count
Corrt Of this county until Judge Bradwe
was elected in 1861, when he peranptor1l
refused 10 continue it, thereby commencln
That judicial career which has proved
satisfactory to the public. In making
termination for TINT o:1ico there ought to
distinct pledge obtained from tho catsd
date, th1.t the sound policy established b
Judge Brndwell, md 80 resolutely mainta1l
ed by him for eight years, will be continues
Ind il the new constitution TO be frame
next year there ought to he clause psoail
,iing Judges Of such courts doing any bus
| Eess {or parties in their courts.
, 1869-08-22

domestic wants, md, therefore, aro 'ndi'
yidua1ly, AM, IN tho aggregate wealthy IN
tha possession Of al they earn.
There mr. several classes Of persons to
whom this oo-opezativo or united system is
most dcsirahle, and upon whom the greater
mt Of The expense Of middlemen falls.
Those are the ordinary labo1e.s cunning on
an average $3.50 Fos year; the skilled
wo1lneu earning from $500 TO $1,000 per
year, and the clerk or salnzied man earning
from 81 LOCO to $4,000. With these tho
struggle is how to keep necessary e1pendi-
lures within the 1eceipta Is not the sys-
TEN, which is 50 successful in England, OF
united purchases Of leading articles OF do.
mestic use great aid to this end? Il By
union in their purchases all these classok
can save from twenty fire 70 forty per cent
III what they consume, is not that much sui
dcient 10 commend the system to the favo'
Of our people