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House, Farm and Garden.
1. ID. r. COLLINS. Editor.
FEEDING Mich Cows.

When mature hay is fed to COWS
giving milk it should always be accompa-
MED with one feeding a day at least of
roots sugar beet or mangolds, we prefer.
These will furnish the requisite moisture
and they abound also in the saline matter
which milk needs. They also serve to
keep the COWS in good health. They may
not eat the less hay, but they will give
more and better milk and more and better
manure, and when the spring comes their
hair will not look stiff and dead, but soft
and silky and will lie in whatever direc-
ton it is licked.
Tender and succulent rowen needs no
cutting nor soaking, but we decidedly pre-
fer to cut mature hay and if possible to
steam it, and when steaming is impracti-
cable, soaking for y hours previous to
feeding answers a good purpose.
Another mode of enriching our old pas
lures and at the same time of increasing
the flow of milk, is by feeding the COWS
some grain during the summer. The prac-
tice of the best dairy farmers of Berkshire
is to feed two quarts of wheat shorts night
and morning to each COW. This is gener-
ally mixed with the whey and fed while
the COW is being MIXED. The grain serves
the double purpose of increasing the milk
and improving the pastures. Some may
object to the Use of bran as running the
COWS too hard. and there is some basis for
the objection. Bran produces a good flow
of milk, but we should fear the cows vital
energies might be impaired. But if the
| COW is exhausted by this strain upon hel
energies the pastures certainly grow rich
| There is more virtue in bran than i,
sometimes supposed. Here are chief!
found the saline and other inorganic ele
ments of the gram, as may be seen by
burning the fine -four and the bran 0
wheat While hundred pounds of tn,
fine -four give one pound Of ash, the bral
gives six pounds. The use of bran in tn
summer, therefore, returns much morgan
ic matter to the pastures. This is not sim
pie theory unsupported by practice. TIL
amount of rich fetilizing matter furnishe
by feeding bran is well attested on tn
! Berkshire pastures where this mode q
feeding IS practiced. We should not, how
ever, recommend the feeding Of bran alon,
for fear that while it gave new life to tn
pastures, it might bring death to the cow
We should much prefer the practice {
mixing bran with meal. This mixtm
viii sustain both the pasture and the COW
ALIEN. HYDE.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-22

Rev Mr. Murray preached Feb. 10Th in
the Music Hall, Boston, from the text
Preach the Word He said;
Notwithstanding the death Of Christ,
human nature remained in its old state of
lapse and degeneracy. God had always
loved man from the beginning, but mans
Discrimination to be saved was the great
stumbling block in the way Of his redemp-
ton, The death of Christ, however, open
ed broad road, along which all men might
pass heavenward, and the sign Of the cross
invited them to enter; but none would en-
ter. God, however, in his never ceasing
mercy, organized the ministry of the Word
to overcome this Discrimination of men for
salvation. BY this ministry of the Word
he did not mean merely that part expressed
by the preacher; but all those enIighten-
ing influences flowing from the history and
revelations Of Gods dealings with man.
He then pointed out elevating and benign
influences which the bible and the ministry
of the Word had exercised in advancing
the progress and enlightenment of human
ity. The church was not the only place
nor the ministry the only men when, where,
and by whom the ministry of the word was
proclaimed. 1t came at all times from all
sources fordivine influences were as per-
vading as the atmosphere. All the exper-
fences and incidents Of life were as electri-
fed wires along which Gods warnings and
directions came. Let no one imagine that
he could not be saved, no matter how far
he may have fallen. The energy of men
! could renew a city after a confagration.-
The same energy inspiritual matters could
renew world stepped in iniquity. Nc
matter how black and ugly was a man:
record of the past, he was not undone. He
had only to make vigorous effort, cleal
away the rubbish, start again, and builc
from the foundation. The preacher ther
exhorted his hearers to yield to the uplift
ing iAuences of Gods spirit. He would
place heaven before them in his closing
words. Why would they resist the eros,
of Christ? Struggle no longer against it
steer directly toward it, as tempest tosseC
ships would steer toward the protection o
the harbor."
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Old Currant Bushes.

Old currant bushes are among the most
unpromising things with which one has to
deal their tangled and misshapen stalks
present puzzle to the novice. Whatever
is done should be undertaken during the
first mild spell, as the currant bush shoots
very early. The bush will probably have
numerous small shoots starting from below
the ground or near the surface; cut out all
but four or six of these, according to the
size of the plant, leaving only the most
healthy looking ones, and taking care to
have these as equally distant as possible.
The fruit is borne on wood two or more
years old.
One year old wood is distinguished by
its different color and small buds. Cut out
all weak buds of this kind, and shorten the
stronger two-thirds or one-half. Manure
around the bushes, and when dry weather
approaches, mulch. Make the old bushes
do their best, and start new plantation
which will come into bearing in two years,
American Agricultural.
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The DorkjnuS.


At late meeting of the American In
stitute Farmers Club, Mr.. o. S. Bliss OF
Vermont, said that he wished to bear wit
ness to the extreme hardness of the Dork-
ings in comparison with any other breed
he had ever kept. He has flock of 20
pure Gray Dorkings, bred from the stock
imported by NJ. H. Cochrane, Esq, OF
Montreal, the most beautiful birds Of the
breed he ever saw, and there has not been
a day so cold this winter that they have
not been out, while the Brahmas, of which
he has a flock of 20 bred from what is
known as the Ives importation, have not
ventured out at all So far this winter the
Brahmas have laid the most eggs, but last
winter the Dorkings did the best. The
Brahmas are kept in a close basement,
where it has not frozen this winter, with a
shed to run in, and the Dorkings in an
open and exposed stable.
The Brahmas consume at least 10 pei
cent. more food than the Dorkings. He
kept them last summer in portable coops
that were moved every day, usually letting
the hens out little in the evening to for.
age, varying the arrangement by letting
out all of one breed, including cocks one
evening Of each week. The hens have
done very well on this mode Of treatment
BY this arrangement, all trouble witt
hens in the garden Or among grain is avoid
ed, except a short time in the evening
when the children are set to watch them
The Dorkings endure the confinement bet
ter than the Brahmas, and consume mucl
less food. The Dorkings are as heavy a
the Brahmas, and the flesh is as much su
perior as the Southern mutton is to Cots
void. The eggs are quarter larger, an
| equally nutritious, and the chicks are a
much more lively and hardy. Heset bot
kinds of eggs together, and kept bot
chicks together till they were taken froI
the hen, and finds the Dorkings the mo:
tractable and fondest of attention; and a
though he does not propose giving up tn
Brahmas, he insists that the Dorkings AZ
in every way the most desirable.
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The Open Door.

Within the town of Holland once
A widow dwelt, tits said,
So poor, alas! her children asked
One night, in vain, for bread.
But this poor woman loved the Lord,
And knew that He was good;
So, with her little ones around,
She prayed to Him for food
When PRAYER was done, her eldest child.
A boy of eight years old,
Said, softly: "In the Holy Book,
Dear mother, we are told
How God, with food by ravens brought,
Supplied His prophets need
yes" answered she, but that, my son,
Was long ago indeed"
But, mother, God may do again
What he has done before;
And so, to let the birds fly IN,
] will unclOse the door,"
Then little Dirk, in simple faith,
Threw ope the door full wide,
So that the radiance of their lamp
Fell on the path outside.
Ere long the burgomaster passed,
And, noticing the light,
Paused to inquire why the door
Was open so at night.
"Aly little Dirk has done it, sir,
The widow, smiling, said,
THAT ravens might fly in and bring
My hungry children bread
Indeed" the burgOmaster cried.
Then here 5 a raven, lad;
Come to my house and you shall see
Where bread may soon be had"
Along the street TO his own house
He quickly led the boy,
And sent him back with food that filled
His humble home with joy.
The supper ended little Dirk
Went to the open door,
Looked up, said: MANY thanks, good Lord. -
Then shut it fast once more.
For though no bird had entered in,
He knew that God on high
Had hearkened to his mother, prayer,
And sent this full supply
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-22

Make light of opinion allow it to be
said that it matters not what men believe,
if they are only sincere-that religion is a
matter of the heart, theology of the head,
and that we may properly stop up the COM
municatiOn between them-and you have
announced the carnival of falsehood; you
have invited all sorts of private notions
and fancies, wild speculations and person.
al capriees, to come and occupy the Castle
of Incidence into which you have turned
the Temple of Truth. Thereupon, all fine
determinations, all vivid outlines, the
painstaking accuracies of truth, are blurred
over and lost.
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Polish not PietY.

There is variety of mineral which ex-
hibits translucency only on its edges. The
central mass Is dark, but hold the specimen
to the light, and light is transmitted clear
Iy through the thin edges. Marble and
flint are examples. Like to these is the
man who has been brought 50 much under
the influence of Christianity that it has
modified his external conduct, produced
some regard for true piety, led to some
outward reformations, and caused him to
adopt some of the forms of religion. Yet
the darkness of unregeneracy reigns with
in; the central mass of character has never
been permeated by the subduing and re-
modelling power Of divine grace.-PrQtes-
scr Htcbcock
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-22

To secure permanency in the pastorate
correspondent of the Morning Star pro-
pounds the following requisites l. A pastor
OF permanent good qualities; >. A people
of permanent good qualities; 8. A perma-
nent basis of ministerial support. We
rather think that combination would ac-
complish it.
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Deem or Shallow.

Mr.. EDToR;-I am a plain man and
an old man, but wish to adopt all the new
notions that are improvements. What has
been your experience in shallow and deep
ploughing, if you have had any,
What a man has tried and seen work
well, that he can recommend Please an
swer in Hearth and Home.
Yours, J.B. p"
That there are some soils that will yield
fair crops by being stirred to the depth of
three inches, is fact but the teaching
that shallow ploughing Is always or even
generally the best, is wrong and most per
nicious
We believe that, is 4 rule, the deeper
the soil is stirred, exposing, as it will, more
of it to the action of the elements, the more
plant-food will be formed. All this does
not necessitate putting the enriching mate
rial six or ten inches under ground, where
the roots of plants feeding near the surface
cannot find it, but it means letting the air
in, and giving to the earth larger capaei-
ty to gather and hold what the air always
carries.
When the ground is sandy and loose
subsoiIing Or deep tillage is in no wise nee
essary. The earth admits the air without
additional breaking up, and as applications
of manure on such soils have decided
tendency downward, it might possibly be
an injury to make the soil loosen than il
naturally is.
But when the ground is heavy and wet
when water in a sense stagnates within siy
inches of the surface, subsoiling is invalu.
able, and deep tillage, if what virgin earth
is brought to the surface is properly en-
riched, is the best-indeed, the only ration
al way of treating such land.
The truth of both of these positions W,
have demonstrated by actual experiment
Sandy soil sowed to rye we plough fou.
inches, and find our greatest return
Heavy black loan and clay underneath
we subsoii, put the plough little deepe,
each time the field is planted, and the croI
by the treatment has increased at leas
thirty per cent.
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Southey says in one of his letters, Il
have told you of the Spaniard who always
put on his spectacles when he was about
to eat cherries, that they might look the
bigger and more tempting. In like man
ner, make the most of my enjoyments,
and though l do not cast my cares away, |
pack them in as little compass as l can,
and carry them as conveniently as i can
for myself, and never let them annoy 9TH
ers."
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Rev. William Arthur remarks that men
who loved Christ with a love stronger than
death wrote his life, but left no hint of
height, complexion. features, or of any
point that could help the mind to per-
sonal image. Others wrote long epistles,
Of which he was the Alpha and Omega ;
but his form was as much kept secret as
the body of Moses, hidden by the Almighty
in an undiscovered grave. The christian
tombs and relies of the first centuries show
no attempt to make an image of Christ -
Too deep a sense of the Divine rested up.
on the early church to permit any attempt
to print the human as it appeared in him.
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When Pharaoh was disposed to let Israel
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herds as pledge of their return. So when
Satan can no longer hold the sinner in his
service, he will, if possible, exact some
pledge Of his return, or fasten to him some
invisible cord by which to draw him back
again. Wise are they who, like Moses,
resolve that mot one hoof shall be left be-
hind"
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keenino fhe Heart.

The heart is the key position of our lives.
Satan seldom attacks men on the side OF
reason and argument, but brings all his en-
ginery at work to carry the heart, knowing
well that if he can get the life disorganized
and broken down at that point the victory
is gained. From the action of the desires
and affections flow the issues of life. How
necessary then, that we should keep the
heart with all diligence, retaining from all
evil associations, and checking our tho'ts
that would run riot, while we ever seek that
Divine grace and help which alone can
keep us We are naturally inclined to let
our lives drift. Work with the hands;
work with the brain work in battling ag-
ainst clamorous desires that lead sinward
this we shrink from. Without effort we
shall be defeated on every side. We must
work or be stricken with poverty. Without
exercise the brain sinks into imbecility of
action. Without struggle we fall into the
sloughs of temptation and sin. Christ says,
eff any man will be my disciple let him
take up his cross and deny himself and
follow me-"
And one may sit at a piano and drum
the keys, but nothing save discord is pro-
duced and every note CRATES harshly upon
the ear. In order to become master of the
instrument, so that harmonious combina-
tions of sound shall break upon the ear and
thrill the soul, there is need of diligent
study distasteful drilling and irksome
tasks must be passed through. In our
hearts are hidden desires and affections
which may be brought into such harmony
that the praise of them may be sweeter
than all the music of the spheres. Without
effort the influences of the world will strike
upon the heart producing only discOrd.-
The soul is brought under control and
made to evoke harmony only by unceasing
effort, through discipline gained by con-
slant watchfulness and prayer.-Adrance.
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" What Manner of Love. :"

'The good God loveth all things, both
great and small" Not a sparrow falleth to
the ground without his knowledge Not a
bud opens, not a flower blooms, but hepro-
vides sun and shower for its growth and
development. On air, earth and sea the
lines Of all-peryading love are everywhere
written; and all the innumerable living
things therein are cared for and watched
over by the omnipotcnt hand and the ON
nscient eye of the great Creator "who
made the heavens and the earth, and all
that in them is"
Suppose the question asked Is, Does God
love man more than these What answer
would nature give? The sun shines Is
brightly and the shower falls as softly on
the herb Of the valley, the bird Of the air,
or the beast Of the field, Is on man. The
same earth bringoth forth grass for cattle
and herb for the service Of man; the bird
and the beast drink and are refreshed at
the same streams and fountains that slake
mans thirst. To all there is one law of
growth and decay. The leaf that opened
in spring and ripcncd in the summer glow
is scattered by the winds Of autumn. and
the winter boughs are leaf c>s and bare
Both bird and beast have growth, devel-
opmeut, decay and death. And man toe
has his infancy. manhood and age, and
passes away as the leaf or the beast, to be
followed by other generations, each geuer.
alton fading as the next presses on its path
One law governs the material world anc
man, in common with all things on earth
is subject to that law
Does God then love him more thar
these Nature may NOT answer Rut tn,
voice Of God answer. +, the word ofbi
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Were men as jealous of Gods honor as
they pretend to be Of their own, they would
soon see the folly and madness Of then
wild pursuits Of revenge, and learn to for
give as they expect to be forgiven.
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Reality.

Love thy God, and love Him only,
And thy breast shall ne'er be lonely.
In that one great Spirit, meet
Al things mighty. grave and sweet.
Nainly strives the soul TO mingle
With a being Of our kind;
Nainly hearts with hearts are tviped,
For the deepest still are single.
An impalpable resistance
Holds like nature at a distance.
MORTAL love that Holy one.
or forever dwell alone. II n Ter