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Rejoice in the Lord.

JOY is the ring of health in any man or
woman. Sadness and melancholy come to
us all in personal way, and we must yield
as the tree bows to tempest. But it is
not a normal condition. When the storm
is past, the tree rights itself, and stands
straight and handsome. So ought soul
to rebound from sorrow, and not cherish it
as thing to be loved. 1t will not please
the dead we grieve for, to see us sad. Paul
enjoned the Corinthians expressly upon
this matter, that they must not sorrow as
Others who have no hope, lest the heather
should think that the christian religion
was not so cheerful and hopeful as their
own. And that is the right frame of mind
to cherish; the habit of looking at the
bright side, and hoping for the best. 1t is
best for ourselves; it is most hopeful to
others, and it shows a more perfect trust
in God.
1t is best for ourselves, because it is the
condition of all kinds of growth. Every
thing that grows is cheerful in its growth.
The mind grows best when the heart is
hopeful. 1t is then in the same mood in
which the creation was made. God made
the universe in a loving mood, and hence
as we put ourselves into the same frame of
mind, we get hold of its secrets and COM
prehend its truths. Ifyou want to enjoy
a piece of music fully, you need an argu-
ment or ibretto which puts you into the
authors mood; then the spirit and life of
the music runs from his soul into yours,
and you sigh and smile, and love and hate
with him. So it is in our relation to this
life. God ordained it in a mood of love ::
a love, indeed, which often rises into the
higher and grander offices Of discipline,
under which generations sometimes bend
or break; but still, as each long hidden
purpose comes to light, it is hailed as a
! token of love grander than we had dream
ed, more beautiful than we had hoped. l
will listen to cheerful teacher, for he is
IN the way of truth; but away with whine
and SWIVEL in theology as in science Why,
| out of all the moods which human beings
are capable of, they should have chosen
the grave and mournful alone for worship,
| know not. You may talk with man
upon all other subjects in bright, cheer
full way and natural tone, as if there were
grand things to live and hope for; but the
moment you touch upon religion and the
good God who gave all, and the good soul
that may inherit all, you are amazed at the
change which comes over him. His chin
drops, his words are drawled, his tone
changed; he stops laughing and wants to
cry, as if you had referred to some delicate
! family matter which had broken his heart
The old Jew would have been disguised
with such performances before the Lord,
and washed his hands in token of purifca-
ton. If there is any one thing for which
| respect Beecher more than another, it is
for the merciless war which he has waged
upon the whole tribe of piqus croakers and
snivelers, and the way in which he has in
sisted upon manly and womanly speech
upon this as all other matters.
There is sublime trust implied in calm
and conquering cheerfulness. The soul
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Christian Enthusiasm.

No great thing is ever done without en-
thusiasm. Talents, learning, fine oppor-
tunity, do not insure success Thousands
who have these, live and die with little adj
vantage to themselves or others. Album
dant resources are vain, if the soul lacks
the inspiration to put them to service
Men of moderate talents often outstrip
their superiors, because they have strong
faith and high resolve. The lowest be-
come highest, and the highest become low
est, the last shall be first, and the first
last" through this diversity in enthusiasm.
Where one has a solid faith in his chosen
mission, and his work becomes part of
his life, constant presence by day and by
night; where ardor, fixed resolve, and
warmth of zeal, and steadiness of purpose,
become an abiding habit, great success is
inevitable.
A capitalist in Wall street recently said
A bank never succeeds well, until it has
president who takes it to bed with him"
Ecce Homo attributes the wonderful sue
cess of the early Christians to the enthusi-
asm for humanity with which Christ in
spired them. That enthusiasm has been
power in the church ever since, and sue
cess has always been measured by the de-
gree of its presence; when that has risen
to sublime earnestness, the church has been
invincible; when it has fallen to luke
warmness, it has become like Samson with
shorn locks. Whitefeld melted and SUBJ
dued the multitudes before him, because
he believed and felt what he preached as
few men have ever felt it. Ardor gives
point and efficiency to truth; sharp blow
from whip will do more execution than a
deliberate swing of bar of iron.
The great present want of the churches
is enthusiasm for Christ and Sinners
There are talent, learning, numbers, wealth
enough to stir this world with tremen-
dous impulse. and if they were all set in
motion, warmed into vigorous action, no
thing could resist them. At present, faith
is weak, love is lukewarm, purpose is fee
bic, the whole life lacks tone and force
We need new inspiration, an impulse
from the heart of the Master, which not
only begets strong desires to subdue the
world to him, but courage to undertake the
conquest, and prosecute the work with
ceaseless energy and patience.
There are two classes of patient people !;
those who try to do for Christ to the full
extent of their powers, and who often go
beyond their powers, hoping thatthey may
do more, and never cease to try, though re-
peated failures befall them. If one scheme
does not succeed, try another; opposition
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House, Farm and Garden.
1. %. r. COLLINS. Editor.

The Prairie Farmer, in speaking of a
"boy's rights on a farm, talks in this truth
full way:
ave are strongly inclined to the opin-
ion that there are no offices so poorly ap-
preciated as those performed by boys on
farm. They seldom get any credit when
things go well, and ordinarily incur all the
blame when the contrary is the case. If
any thing is lost, it is always the boy that
has been neglectful. If the gate was left
unfastened Or the bars down, it is the bow
who was to blame If the hens don't Law.
it is because the boy hasn't fed them. If
dinner is late, it is for the reason that the
boy did not prepare the wood in season.
If the COW gives bloody milk, it is because
the boy threw stone at her, killed a toad
in her path. or raced her in driving her
home. Cattle get into fields because bows
break down the fences in climbing over
them. Roofs are leaky for the reason that
they have been running on them. If a
pitcher is broken by some older member of
the family, the cause is traced to crack
made BY the boy the last time he used it."
All of which is sadly true. The most
uninteresdng work, sorting potatoes rainy
days. setting out cabbages after shower.
turning the grindstone by the hour to grind
dull scythes and duller axes, running for
water while the men rest their iron legs,
working with the poorest tools, such as
dull scythes and old, WORKOUT hoes, ma
nure-forks with two tines, and like treat
ment with reference to almost every thing,
Is too often the lot of boys who are expected
to LOVE farming and grow up to be farm
erS.
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Fence Posts.

Prof. Whitney, having been inquired of
relative to the setting of fence posts so that
they will last long time, replies that the
decay Of wood, as is well known, arises
from the fermentation or decomposition of
albuminous matter contained in it. This
fermentation can only take place in the
presence ofmOisture. The first step then
is to dry the wood thoroughly by season.
ing, and afterward to keep it dry. have
read that there are chestnut rafters in old
English churches that, having been SO
placed as to remain dry, have lasted for
more than 800 years, and are as sound as
when the Saxon workmen fitted them in
their places. When the fence posts are
seasoned through, the ends to be put in
ground may be covered with coal tar ap-
piled hot to keep the water out. If the tar
is placed upon wet or unseasoned posts it
will only confne the moisture, and the
wood will decay more rapidly than without
il.
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sharpens their courage and confirms their
purpose. They will not be quiet, cannot
endure inaction, are always plunging into
some new scheme; accepting, yes, seeking
some new responsibility, or clinging with
tenacity to some long protracted and much
hindered work. These are patient as Je-
sus was patient, but inspired with unfailing
enthusiasm.
The other class are patient, but not anx-
lous; are content to wait, but not earnest
to undertake; are cool and quiet, but nev
er stirred with great zeal to do some man
ly thing for the Master. They need to be
set ON fire by new and mighty love-
They will never initiate the Saviour, till in
spired with an irrepressible zeal, great
of soul, which shall be like
" fire shut up in the bones" till they have
a type of faith which makes them vigorous
to run a race, do a large work, correct
wrongs and establish the right. Christian
is power in Christian charac-
Star.
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Wood Ashes

Many farmers are in the habit OF selling
the wood ashes that they make. to soap
makers for fifteen to twenty cents per
bushel Our advice is, that the next time
an ash cart comes along, the driver ex-
claiming, "Any ashes to SELF" to reply,
No" emphaticaIly; "you need not call
here again. We are not such fools to sell
ashes at fifteen cents bushel, when they
are worth fifty cents bushel to u.s.
Well, they are worth fifty cents bushel
to any farmer, if they are pure wood ashes.
Coal ashes are not worth carting to the
field. The chemical constituents of wood
ashes are silica, alumina, oxide of iron, OK
ide manganese, potash, soda, sulphuric ac-
ID, phosphoric acid, chlorine, and carbonic
acid
These constituents are all essential to
the growth of vegetation; but potash, the
principal constituent, is the most impor-
tant. 1t decomposes organic substances,
and renders many inorganic substances
soluble
Sandy soils are benefited by the appli-
cation of wood ashes, and the following
crops are particularly increased by apply
ing ashes Potatoes, carrots, corn, beans,
peas clover, and grass generally.
A compost made of hen manure, soil and
ashes, is powerful fertilizer for corn
Put about three parts of any finely pulver-
lied soil to one part of hen manure, and
two parts of unleached wood ashes. Mix
well in March or April, wetting the com
post thoroughly and at complaining time
it will be in good condition to use. Apply
handful to a hill, and the result will be
satisfactory.-Erchaagc
The above in the main is good advice.
though the farmer should be careful about
mixing ashes with any kind of manure I'M
less soil or other absorbents are used with
them to retain the ammonia, which other
wise would pass off and lessen the value of
the pOst.-H0meSterd
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Good Water for Stock.

There is point often overlooked even
by good farmers-the condition of the wa
ter with which stock is supplied. When
we consider that milk of average quality
contains 81 per cent. of water, and that
pure water is essential to the health of
stock, it would hardly seem reasonable to
expect that the animal could oyerstep the
laws Of nature, and manufacture good milk
from stagnant water, filled with vegetable
decomposition, and reeking with filth and
abominable stenches; and yet such seems
to have been expected and required of the
poor animal, even in some of our best dairy
districts, and because manufacturers have
not been able to make a good product out
OF such milk, they have been blamed as
shiftless and incompetent.
The question of bad favored cheese dur
ing extremely hot weather is discussed
year after year, and, with all our knowledge
and experience, in New York has not been
obviated. In hot, dry seasons much of the
July cheese is very ill-favored; floating
curds also prevail. I took some pains to
study this question, and found by exami-
nation of farms in numerous instances,
that putrid, stagnant water was one of the
leading causes. There are other causes, it
Is true, but IN no case where this putrid.
stagnant water was taken by stock was a
clean Favored cheese produced. In one To-
callty of Herkimer county great trouble
was had at the factory from floating curds,
and the milk of one of the patrons was de-
clared as the cause, and his COWS were
drinking from frog ponds. This man, to
test the matter, changed his fences so as to
get good water, and the trouble ceased in
returning again to bad water the difficulty
returned
In st. Lawrence county butter maker
found 1t impossible to make good butter,
and he called in the assistance of his neigh
bors, who looked over his milk-house and
general management, but could find moth
ing wrong. 1t was dry and hot, and the
NtN0'''- SNHP-J VA hdtCI LIdu ldlItu, ana Ills
COWS were drinking from impure pools
The trouble continued in his butter-mak-
ing until he opened a spring which sup
piled the herd with pure water, when it at
once ceased.
So from experiments like these it album
dainty proved that bad water makes bad
milk. We are losing millions of dollars
annually in poor butter and poor cheese,
simply because people do not know where
the fault lies, whether it be in the milk or
In the manufacture. Many do not appre-
ciate that the time is right upon US when
poor favored stuff, whether it be butter or
cheese, is not wanted in the great markets
of the world Dealers do not care to han
die these goods. They give bad reputa-
ton to every one who touches them. An
inferior product must always be bought at
a lower price than its real value, if bought
by an expert, because he takes large risk
in looking up customer to whom he NAV
dispose of it,
WILLARD.
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BeOutifuI MYTH.

In Eastern poetry they tell of Won
drous tree, upon which grew golden apples
and silver bells, and every time breeze
went by and shook the fragrant branches,
a shower of these golden apples fell, and
the living bells chimed. and tinkled forth
their airy ravishments. On the Gospel
tree there grow sweet blossoms and bells
more melodious than those which mingled
with the pomegranates on Aaron's vest
ment-holy feeling, heaven taught joys
and when the Holy Spirit breathes upon
the evangelical so there is a shaking down
of mellow fruits, and the flow of healthy
odors all around, and the gush Of sweetest
music, whose gentle tones and joyous ech-
DING are waited through all the recesses of
the soul.
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To Make a Mare Own Her Colt

Take some milk from the mare aud rub
it on the colts nose then let the mare smell
it, and she will own her colt at once. 1
knew this to be tried several years ago, and
it acted like charm. NV father had a
mare that would not own her colt. and on
consulting an old German neighbor, he
told him of this remedy, and it brought
the answer at once. 1t might not be sue
eessful IN all cases, but it is certainly wor-
thy OF trial.. L. in Rural New Yorker.
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The time to rid flock of ticks is about
two or three weeks aftershearing-at which
period the ticks leave the old sheep and go
upon the bng feeeed lambs. Then dip
the lambs in strong tobacco water, using
tobacco stems from the cigar makers.
A French paper says, petroleum destroys
all insects, and banishes rats and mice
Water slightly impregnated with petrole-
um, applied to plants or animals infested
with insects, will, it is said, destroy the
latter at once
1t is saidthat if windows, Or other things
are washed with water in which garlics or
onions are boiled, house flies will avoid
them altogether.
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seems to have such an understanding with
the universe; such childlike confidence
that Its Father will do all things WE'LL
That being so frail as man, with such a
destiny at stake, in condition so grand
walking amid forces whose rage he is i'm
potent to control-that such one can be
cheerful and happy, shows an Unborn con-
vIction that God holds them all in the hol-
low of his hand. How sublime is such a
trust! How it contrasts with the fearful
gloom of guilt How thrillingly Robert
Browning brings the two into contrast in
"Pippi Passes!" In the palace OF murder
ed Cenci and Ultima and her paramount,
hating the light and all living sounds, and
hooking at all the wealth which crime has
brought them. Under their window the
factory girl passes to enjoy her holiday,
and sings as she goes,
THE years at the spring; the days at the morn
Inc mornings at seven; the hillsde's dew-pearl-
ed;
The lark's on the wing 1.-THE snail's on the thorn
Gods in his heaven; alls right with the world
OH thatcheerful, child-like trust, which
believes that all is right with the world
because god is in heaven; which believes
that whatever storms shake earth or heav-
en- the everlasting pillars are not shaken.
Is it not sublime ?-N A. Staples.
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Cure for Murrain,

d. Harrington has herd of cows af-
ficted with this disorder, and asked how
to cure them. A. B. Crandall of the
World, said ;-"Lewis F. Allen, in his
work on American cattle, states that pur-
gative medicines are the best remedies, and
he recommends a mixture, consisting of
castor oil, six ounces nitre, one ounce
EPSON salts, four ounces; whey, or thin
Cruel, one quart. If this does not prove
efectual, a drink may be administered
made of two ounces oil of turpentine, one
ounce of alum, dissolved, and one ounce
of terra japonica Harris Lewis advises
sulphur and salt, and another writer states
that an experienced farmer gave half a
pint of the juice Of the -blossomed
nettle with excellent effect"
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The Rev. o. B. rockingham Radical
Unitarian of New York lately lectured
in Boston on the Revealed and Hidden
God" He appears to have expressly dis.
carded the bible as divine revelation, and
proceeded to say: awe build our altar,
therefore, to the unknown God not in fear
or sadness, not in doubts or disbelief; but
in humility and joy we build to the God of
the Soft Shadow. The human world need
not feel bereaved, for it remains precisely
as it was before-its relations unbroken,
its resources undiminished, its range of ex-
periences unabridged. Sorrow has all It's
consultations STILL The only God it desires
is the God of silence and peace--who says
nothing, but sprinkles its midnight frma-
ment with twinkling points of light that
suggest infnity," &C.. &c. Mr.. Frothing-
ham says the Secretary is on the high road
of Progressively much as that section of
a freight train in Massachusetts, recently,
was on the progressive track when it broke
from its couplings and rushed backward
down the grade, smashing not only itself
but another train with which it inconti-
nently collided. The apostle Paul found
in Athens of old an altar ito the Unknown
God, and sought to point the dark-souled
wOrshippers to the God of revelation. Mr..
rockingham, in the athens of America, "
builds again that same old altar-and is
satisfied = Wa Gilman d Reflector.
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A correspondent of paper thus doleful-
ly tells what we presume he believes to be
true, but which misrepreserts the class of
which he speaks:
There Is not set Of men in the Union.
of equal calibre and stability of character,
that is so hard worked, so coarsely fed,
clothed and housed, so poorly paid, and
that makesso few complaints, as the farm
er. He begins his hard toll with the first
tint in the EASTERN sky, and too often the
darkness frds his days labor still unfn-
ished. 1t il no uncommon thing to hear
men say am disguised with farming
| would sci out tomorrow if | could
Now, this Is poor showing for a farmers
life, but tn, truth had better be told"
The farmer who starts with a capital of
a thousancd dollars, and gives to his bust
ness time and thought, will succeed in
gaining fog himselfa competence at least
four timeswhere merchant, starting with
the same iapital and working the same
number ofhours would once; and all this
talk abouthard work and poor pay does
not apply % the majority Of those who fol-
low the business and men who write such
twaddle, nisrepresenting as they do the
profession are generally among those
who, being & failure themselves, are will
fully blino to the success of others.
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Periods of CESSATION.

A correspondent inquiries concerning
this matter, to whose question we give an
swer as follows:
Mare, $40 days; COW, 275; eve, 154 sow,
liz; goat, l56; bitch, 80; cat 90 RABBIT, %.
The periods of incubation are about as
follows:
Goose, 80 days; turkey, q; duck, 80
hen, 81 pigeon, Is. Ali these are about
the average.
Cows have been known to go over thirty
days, or fall short thirty, but the instances
OF any great divergence from the above
figures are rare.
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Faith.


We walk by faith and not by sight;
Our ewes are sealed,
We cry, but echo answers out of night,
Gods patient silence wraps our battlefield
Nor can we pierce, with subtlest human skill
The mystery of the triumphing of i'll.
Lo, in our sight the holy cross
Shines all day long,
Reminding that all our pain and loss
our labor tears, and prayers our strife with wrOn
Were borne by Him. upon whose side to be-
Whatever seems, is surely victory.
And doubtless may trustfully
Leave in his care,
Whose heart is love and bOundless syInpathv
The souls for whom our life is toll and drawer
We keep the watch with Him; we stand beside
The cross whereOn for them the Saviour died.
Let us be patient. God has sown
The field we till
With seeds of light and gladness for His own;
An atter-crop, TO burst in bloom and fill
The harvest-held with fragrant beauty when
The sheayes are gathered in, but not till then.
Let us rejOce-fOr He who sees
The glorious end
OF all the toll and care; who mysteries
That try our faith can wholly comprehend;
And who, to gain the harvest, bled and died
Shall IN the reaping-time be satisfied.
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WIN. J0SLYN q SONS, Barton, Vt.,are Sole
Proprietors, to whom all orders should be adj
dressed.
Wholesale Agcnts-Geo. c. Goodwin & Co,
So Hanover Street, Boston, Mass; BurrS Perry.
26Tremont Street, Boston, Mass
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGIsTs AND MEDICINE
DEALERS
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Ofall dreary places deliver US from the
dreary farm houses which so many call
home" Bars for front gate chickens
walloving before the door; pig pens elbow
ing the house in the rear scraggy trees
never cared for, or no trees at all ne vines
over the door; no lawn; no Towering
shrubs; no neatness; no trimness. And
yet lawn, and trees, and a neat walk, and
a pleasant porch, and plain fence around
all do not cost great deal. They can be
secured, little by little, at odd times, and
the expense hardly be felt. And if eyer
the time comes when it is best for the farm,
fifty dollars so invested will often bring
back five hundred. For the man is brute
who will not insensibly yield to a higher
price for such farm when he thinks of
the pleasant surroundings it offers his wife
and childnn.
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The Seventh-Day Baptists of Illinois, are
in trouble, as thenew constitution fixes the
election day on Saturday each year, which
is their holy day.
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The General Assembly of the Presbyte-
rian church has passed resolution con-
demning secret societies.