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Getting on the Slope.

Come, Tom, what will you have?" a
student was asked by his friends. Hetook
little in moderation became preach
err; and in due time got charge. "What
will you have, sir ?" was constantly said to
him as he visited among his people; and
he got the habit of needing a little. 1t be-
came known that he liked something to
drink. His acquaintance are known tip
piers; seasoned casks some of them are
called. Brother ministers shake their heads
about him. His congregation is gradually
dropping off. There is nothing yet proved
against him but he is useless. And what
wretched life to himself, what horrid
curse to Others, is drunken minister
Think of him on fair day, among the
people to whom he is to preach of Fright
eousness, temperance and judgment to
come," hearing and making coarse jokes
of the public house, while old topers snatch
a rag of responsibility from treating the
minister" Think of him helped home by
some kindly neighbor, ashamed to have
him exposed. Think of all whom he ought
to have helped on the way to godliness, to
salvation, to heaven, and whom his exam
pie and influence help to ruin. These he
must meet in the world to come. He has
contempt from all his neighbors, even the
evil. He is a grief to all the good. He
is disgrace to all his friends, curse to
the church and the world. He has the
blood of souls in his skirts. He did not
mean to have all this when he was lively
genial, pleasant fellow, with ready wit and
timely story. He was then only getting
on the inclined plane. He has been slid.
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Communion with God.

Seek, my friends, Enoch's introduction
to the living God. Go to him as Enoch
went, believing that he is, and that he is
accessible Heb. xi.:6; and seek to get the
same just and realizing knowledge of him
that Enoch got. He is revealed to you
more amply, perhaps, than he was to En-
och. Believe, believe that he is not far off
but nigh. Believe that he is all that Jesus
was, and believing this, walk with him.
Admit him into your house, that he may
hallow it. Admit him into your hourly
occupations, that he may elevate and ex-
pedite them. Admit him to your happy
moments, that he may enhance them; and
into your hours of anguish, that his pres
ence may tranquilize and transform them.
Let his recollected presence be the bright
ness of every landscape, the zest Of every
pleasure, the energy of every undertaking,
the refuge from every danger, the solace in
every sorrow, the asylums Of hidden life,
and the constant Sabbath Of your SOUL
Learn with all reverence for his greatness,
but with equal reliance to his goodness
learn to make the eye that never slumbers,
the companion Of your nights and morn
ings; and the ear that neuer wearies, the
confident of weakness, your solicitude,
your ecstacy, your woe. Learn to have not
one life for God and another for the world
but let your life be diyinely devoted and
divinely quickened. Let every footstep be
a walk with God.-Rer Dr. Hamilton.
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Be es in Septemher.

This is month of comparative leisure
with bees There is but little done now
more than perhaps to change about their
stores to some extent in the hives, so that
it may be more convenient in winter. Bees
in all well managed apiaries will be peace
fully enjoying their well earned treasures,
and the quiet movements. and the gentle
.humming about the doors of their houses,
speak only Of content and happiness
Bees require but little attention now
more than to guard against robbing, and
but few operations should be performed
upon them; the least the better at this sea
son. Such jobs as transferring from com
mon to movable comb hives should not be
done now under any circumstances my
experience would not warrant transferring
bees thus, later than the first of July. Ii
bees are to enjoy the fumes of birthstone,
it is time now, but the man who suff0cates
his bees in the fall for their honey will
sooner or later be troubled with bad luck
depend upon it; while he who is willing
for them to share the fruit of their labor
with him, that is who uses a desirable hive
Understandings, will succeed, and his bee:
will grow more prosperous each year as his
stock of knowledge of their habits and re-
/ quirements increases.
We must learn to profit by the expert
ence of others in this as well as in othe
/ branches of business, and the careful read
ing of good practical books on the subjec
cannot fail to be both interesting and in
structive and well worth the necessary ex
pendi,ure to procure them. would espe
cially suggest that bee keepers look int,
this matter of hives more, and before an
other season comes, provide themselve
with something better than the oldfash
Toned box hive. A good working movabl
comb hive is very desirable and quite i'm
portant to people who would keep up wit
the times in bee keeping, and these hive
cannot be objected to by any one aside froI
the needless expense of the frames if the
are not to be worked-G. WP Je1rard.
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Numbered with the Eleven

1t must have been sad thought to the
disciples of our Lord, that one of their
original number was separated from them
forever. In all the scenes of the varied
experiences through which they had passed
while for three years they had been follow
ing Christ, Judas had been their constant
companion, but now he is gone to "his own
place." and that afar off from the home
and the presence of Jesus. Now must an
other one be chosen to take his place am
ong the twelve as witness for Christ The
eleven" set apart season for prayer and
asked God to direct them and to show them
whom he would have them choose; and
then according to common custom am
ong the Jews, they employ the "1ot," and
of the two candidates presented, the name
Of Matthias is taken, and he is numbered
with the eleven" But this is the last rec
ord that we have of him. He may have
been true and faithful witness for his d.
vine Master, and a comfort to his compan-
ions in laboring for the common cause OF
the Redeemer; but if so, no one knows
what he accomplished, or where he finish
ed his course.
1t is solemn transaction to be received
into the number of the professed followers
of Christ. Great responsibilities ever res
upon one who is taken into this peculiar
relationship to the Savior. 1t is assumed
without compulDion, and the most solemn
vows are voluntarily made. 1t is possible
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Horace Greeley'S Farming.

A writer in the Rural New Yorkerp pitch
es into the agricultural philosopher, when
he tells farmers who would go to the wild
west, that a much more profitable farm
than can be got in the west, may be made
on the pine barrens of New Jersey; yet to
fcrtiGze and bring these barrens into
paying state of tillage, by his own figures,
he makes the farm cost $3.50 per acre. But
he counts on the genial fruit growing eli
mate, and the high market price of all
fruit and farm products to give the excess
of profits over that of farming in the far
off west:
But in making the Jersey barrens as pro-
ductive as the alluvial soil of the west, he
incurs an enormous expense to begin with !;
and then, without annual manuring, it is
quite as certain to wear out under cropping
as any virgin soil Hence, under Mr..
Greeley's programme, no farmer, even in
ordinary luck, could make the increase
pay the mailing" Yet a very industrious,
| economical farmer might, with little cap
ital, by the aid of inexpensive manuring,
clover growing, ETC., make farm by slow
degrees, even out of pine barren, and in
the end, by continuous, patient industry,
make himself more paying farm than
/ those of the far west, where farm products
are cheap, owing to the great expense OF
railroad transportation.
Had our model Seneca County farmer,
John Johnston, followed Mr.. Greeley's
programme on his stubborn clay farm, and
made all his improvements of underdrain-
ing, muck hauling, and manure making al
once, as Greeley proposes, he never could
have paid the interest on his bank account
for interest runs nights and Sundays. But
when Johnston improved one field at &
time by the labor of himself and hireC
men, the extra crop of wheat and clover
paid the expense; and in this way witt
true Scotch perseverance he continued
year after year, to make one hand wasl
the other. Now, in his "sere and yellow
leaf" with every field drained, he make
his team earn their living through tn
long winter in hauling muck two miles t
compost with farm yard manure. Thu
: the muck to manure an acre which Gree
ley set down as costing $50, costs our mod
ell farmer nothing.
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Mice NasfrnYinn Oats.

By mere accident four years ago, I found
this remedy. 1t was a rainy, bad season
to harvest oats and save them. The last
load l brought in was too damp to stow
away in the NOW. Itoccurred to me, how
ever, if would salt them, perhaps they
would dry out and save. l therefore ap-
piled salt pretty freely. In the spring,
when | had occasion to use them, found
that they not only kept well, but had not
been disturbed by the rats or mice at all,
while in the same NOV, the oat= not sailed
were literally cut to pieces and almost
worthless. Every year since then | have
uniformly employed salt, and with the
same gratifying results. Now, I say to
farmers, try this method of saving your
grain from the depredations of these pests
of the farm. 1t is easily done, and find
that stock eat the oats much better, feed
them as you will Cincinnati Gazette.
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House, Farm and Garden.
L. d. r.. COLLINS, Editor.
Bran--Its Value for Stock.

We have long regarded bran as one of
the cheapest and most useful kinds of food
we can have. Many farmers who are able
to raise sufficient hay and grain for their
stock on their own farm, have found it
profitable to buy it in large quantities, for
extra feed.
But its value is generally very much I'M
derrated; the common impression being
that it contains little nourishment, with
much refuse material. The reverse is the
truth it is especially rich in albumen,
phosphoric acid and lime; elements espe-
cially adapted to the wants of young stock
and mich COWS. Given in connection with
hay. young cattle thrive better on it than
when fed with richer food and in fatten-
ing cattle, its use wher mixed or alternat-
ed with corn meal, seems to give a more
rapid growth, and greater weight than
when meal is fed alone. When it is fed to
calves, it relieves the extreme costiveness
to which they are subject in the winter,
and they have thrifty, healthy appear
ance, in place of the too common hump
back, ill-bellied form. Those who have
used it in the dairy, find that it adds large
ito the yield of milk, and helps much to
keep the COWS in good health.
Chemical analysis shows that in compar-
ison with Timothy hay, it contains more
nourishment, and has it in form better
adapted to the wants of the animal
While Timochy has 1l.36 parts to the
hundred of flesh forming elements, bran
has 1873; of fatty matter Timothy has 3.55
parts, bran Sc; of starch, gum and sugar,
Timothy has 1896 parts, bran 5017; of in
digestible wood fibre, Timothy has 26.46
parts bran 1l.59 of ash Timothy has 5.28
parts, bran cir. In its flesh forming con-
stituents, it surpasses wheat -four and corn
meal, but has less of the fat and heat form
ing elements
But the true test of its value is in its &C.
tual use. The benefit we have derived
from it ourselves and what we have seen OF
the effect resulting from its use, both as
summer and winter food by others, has
impressed US very much in its favor; and
we have no hesitation in saying that stock
raisers, especially those who have to buy
extra fodder, will find it very cheap and
economical as we'll as useful kind of food
- Western Fdraer.
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Bishop SIMPSONS Sermon,

This distinguished Methodist divine pro-
duced deep impression by his sermon be-
fore the recent English Conference. The
following is an extract from the account in
the English Waterman;
Announcing for his text the words in
Acts Xxx: "A, "But none of these things
move me, neither count my life dear I'M
to myself, so that might finish my course
with joy, and the ministry which | have
received Of the Lord Jesus, to testify the
gospel Of the grace of God" he proceeded
to delineate the marks of true call to the
christian ministry, to sketch the character
and work of the apostle Paul by way of il
lustration, to press the great obligation of
preaching Christ, and to plead with the
congregation generally, to accept the Cos
pei. We should be afraid to attempt de-
scription of the discourse, or of the marvel
GUS effect it produced upon the audience.
The sermon occupied more than an hour
and quarter, but the breathless attention
ed only by sobs, or by frequent shouts of
assent, or OF thankfulness and praise
From an account written by a friend, we
will venture to extract single paragraph =:
at is said that after a passage in one of
Massillon's sermons, descriptive of the
judgment, his audience rose and shrieked
in terror. When Bishop Simpson pictur-
ed the apostle bruised and bleeding from
the maltreatment of brutal mob, Just re-
covering from his swoon, he said, He
speaks, / can see his lips novel bend
down to catch his whisper-what does he
say? But none of these things move me,
and then graphically described him beat
en- and imprisoned, dripping with the salt
wave, Just saved from the wreck, yet cry.
ing still, None of these things move me /;
and then finally sketched the apostle, JUS
before his death, penning his last epistlt
to his dearly loved son in the gospel, Tim
othy, and said, As / look over his shoulder
l read-what? Is it Timothy, give W
preaching the gospel, you will be beaten
and imprisoned, and killed, if you contin
ue to preachY Is it that? the great as
sembly wrought up to high pitch, cried
as with one voice, mol no and thel
a strange thrill passed through them whsi
the preacher said, read this, 4 have tough
a good fight, l have finished my course,
have kept the faith; henceforth there
laid up for me crown of Righteousness
which the Lord, tae righteous Judge shal
give me at that day, and not to me only
but to all them that love his appearing
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afterward let it be at full length on the
ground and not be piled with others.
Third-spread evenly on the kiln floor.
and at once put fire under them, which
should raise the temperature to nearly 2oo0
Fahrenheit In four hours the hops next
the floor will begin to dry; then the heat
should be reduced to 1902. Careful turn
ing should Immediately follow when the
hops on the top are half dried After turn
ing, the temperature should be still further
reduced to 1902 More heat is liable to
work injury. The test of readiness for the
bale is whether seven-eighths of the stems
are entirely dried. At this stage, they
should be showed from the kiln to the cool
ing floor, and from thence taken to the
store room.
Fourth-Early in the season, sulphur
should be used two pounds to fifty boxes.
Later, the amount should be increased.
The hops should be considerably dampened
before the sulphur fumes are allowed to
penetrate the mass.
Fifth--Careful baling secures many
times ready and good sale. The sewing
should be well done; the bales of the same
size, and the growers name-if he is de-
sirous of making a reputation--should be
prominently painted on the side of each
bale.
Sixth-Hop-growing is destined to be a
steady and safe business when the product
is measured by the demand and then as
now, the man that harvests, cures, and
packs best will find the readiest market and
make the most money.-Rearth and Home
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that few men can be great in more than
one thing. 1t is questionable whether the
largest success can be gained by any culti-
vator of the soil who does not give his life
to the study of one or two plants.
Take the raising of wheat. Most farm
ers plough, harrow, SOW, or drill, as the
case may be, in connection with this crop,
without any thought as to what they are
doing, only that they follow in the track
of their fathers, and do as their neighbors
do.
But there are possibilities in wheat cul-
ture that have scarcely been comprehended,
much less reached. If the organization of
head is examined, it will be seen that
each grain occupies a single cell, and that
in what is called a full head as many as
two out of five of these cells are empty.
The total number of cells in any single
head is from seventy-fve to one hundred.
In our best culture we rarely get over six
ty grains, while the general average is but
fifty.
Suppose that man having a hundred
acres of land in a section suited to the
growing Of this grain should discard all
other crops, and giving to this thought and
study-the best season for sowing, the best
condition of the soil, the best fertilizing
material to be used, and the best time for
applying it-he would not for the first few
years make as much money as his neigh
bors who adopted more general system
but if, like the seller of the dolls heads
he gave his attention to this alone, the
time would come when his crop of wheat
would be SO much larger and so much bet,
ter than his neighbors that fortune would
be inevitably his.
So of some other things. We have not
reached perfection in any one kind of fruits
Sometime we shall raise better vegetable;
than we do to-day; and all this will BE-
reached, and the market for the time mo
aopolized by some man who makes a sin
gle plant or tree the study Of his life, anC
develops ali its latent possibilities of growtl
and goodness.
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Hops.

No inconsiderable portion of some of our
Western states is given to the raising of
hops. There is no difficulty in the grow
ing but the trouble comes in the harvest
From conversations with men of expert
ence and intelligence we CLEAN the follow
ing, which may be of consequence to some
who suffer yearly loss for lack of knowl-
edge with regard to the best process of cur
ing:
First-Pick clean. Nothing foul and
nothing filthy should be allowed with the
gathered heads.
Second-Never allow the hops to heat
before being placed in the kilns. If they
are pressed into sacks they will begin to
grow warm in hot weather in four hours.
To obviate this, put but few in sack, and
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Medical Properties of EGGS.

The white of an egg has proved of late
the most efficacious remedy for burns
Seven or eight successive applications of
this substance sooth pain, and effectually
exclude the burn from the air This sim
pie remedy seems preferable to colodion or
even cotton. Extraordinary stories are
told of the healing properties of new oil
which is easily made from the yolk of hens
eggs. The eggs are first boiled hard, and
the yolks are then removed, crushed and
placed over fire, where they are carefully
stirred until the whole substance is Just on
the point of catching fire, when the oil sep
arates and may be poured off. One yolk
will yield about two teaspoonfulls of oil.
1t is in general use among the colonists
of South Russia as a means of curing cuts,
bruises, and scratches.
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Gods DeIidht in PRAYER,

at is said" says Rutherford, speaking
of the Sayior's delay in responding to the
request of theSyrophpnician woman, "it is
said, He answered not word ; these two
differ much. Christ often heareth when he
doth not answer His not answering is an
answer and speaks thus, Pray on, go on
and cry, for the Lord holdeth his door fast
bolted, not to keep you out, but that you
may knock and knock "
GOOD delays to answer prayer" says
Archbishop Usher, because he would have
more Of it. If the musicians come to play
at our doors or windows, if we delight not
in their music, we throw them out money
presently that they may be gone; but, if
the music pleascs US, we forbear to give
them money, because we would keep them
longer and enjoy their music. 30 the Lord
loves and delights in the sweet words of
his children, and therefore puts them off,
and answers them not presently"
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that such profession may sometimes be
made to hide from the world some iniqui-
ty which otherwise might too soon attrack
the gaze of mankind. Judas, it seems, car
ed not so much for the prosperity of the
cause of his Master, as he did for the OPP
portunity of appropriating some of the
common funds of the disciples to his own
use. But at length he is numbered out,
and another takes his place. We may
hope that it was honorably and faithfully
filed, and yet are there not some sad thot's
lowering around that substitute for Judas,
when we never hear anything more of him,
after his being numbered with the elev-
2"
But whatever was true of him, is it not
too true of many others, that the last we
ever know Of them as christians, is, that
the were numbered with the followers of
Christ? From the time of their profession
of christ, they seem to live as though their
great work was finished.
They are either waiting for some special
opportunities of doing some conspicuous
work which never comes to them, or they
are ever turning to the right or the left of
the path of duty, that they may escape
the bearing of the cross. They may not
always fall like Judas, yet the only record
that is left of them is, that they were num-
bered with the disciples. Like the tares
that are always growing in the same field
with the wheat, they may be suffered to re-
main for the present, lest in roofing them
up, too great an injury might come even
to the true grain. That is, some untrue
and unfaithful ones may be spared for a
season, on account of their intimate rela-
tions to those who truly love the cause Of
Christ. They may sometimes be suffered
to grow together until the harvest; yet the
time of separation will come, when the
wheat shall be safely garnered and the
tares shall be burned. To be only mum.
bered here with the followers of the Re
deemer, can never, of itself, give any as
surance of being truly accepted of him il
that day when he shall make up his jew
els. - OagregationaHst.
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Women.

Home should be the most attractive
place on earth. What a sham life must be
where home is nightly abandoned for thea
tres, operas balls and the society of others
He is unworthy the relation of husband
and father who prefers the companionship
Of others to that OF the wife of his youth
and the children he has begotten. But
the attractiveness Of home is the work of
woman. Here is the throne of her power
and glory. Not in the legislative hall,
not at the ballot box, nor in short clothes,
but at home, the guardian of infancy, the
instructor Of childhood, the companion of
youth, the partner OF manhood, the COM
fort of old age; let her diminish sorrow by
her sympathy, heighten JOY by her gaiety,
soothe by her tenderness, dignity by her
intelligence, elevate by her devotion. She
is to make home al this by music, and
pictures, and books, and delightful CONVEX
sation. Especially should home be in
tensely religious. The fires of devotion
should burn brightly and cheerfully on the
domestic altar. Sweetly and gently each
spirit should eyince its constant and higher
communion with Jesus. Home will ther
be retreat from care, refuge from sor
row, the ante chamber Of heaven.