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LEATHER, &c.

LEATHER, &C.
ITO SHUEMAkERS,
HARNESS MAKERS, AND
DEALERS IN LEATHER GESERALLY.
The subscriber is Offering ipducem ents to buyers
of LGATHER not usually offered In the way OF
low prices The most popular brands Of
fEEnCH and AMERICAN CADFSK1NS,
The different grades OF S,;LE. LIZ TIER,
HARNESS and BHIDLE :EATHhR, &
and all kinds Of
SH0E-FISDiSGS, .s-r.-a. . ..
TANNERS OILS. &C.,
very low fer cash. or to prompt paying short credit
customers. '.@.'t- 80 -
Hjgnest cash prices paid for HIEES.
PETER TINnLEY, No. 1ll2 Cary street,
ap Sim nextto Tyler & Sous.
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ABINGDON NTRGINlAN.--We have been
informed that MesSrs. Cole & Barr have
been sued for $4,000 damages for having
inadvertently and innocently published a
bogus marriage notice. Bristol Meas.
I'VE wouldn't give the plaintiff fifty cents
for his chances
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The Crittenden Murder I'm San Fran.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-In the trial of
Mrs. Laura A. + air, tried for the murder of
A. P. Crittenden, the argument of the chief
counsel for the defence, which has lasted
two days, concluded this morning. Mr..
Elisha Cook, the associate, then COM
menced, and will conclude Tonight. Dis
trict Attorney Byrne will follow, and the
case will probably go to the jury on Satur-
day. The trial, as conducted, is generally
considered by the public as farce.
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ENCOURAGE HOME MANUFAC-
r. rURES.-I am manufacturing at the OLD
DOMINION SOAP WORKS, head OF nth street,
n nifREEopJIIt ssAsbuLTERATED AUNDRY
SOAPS Of superior quality.
Also keep constantly on hand g Large STOCK on
REFISED TALLOW and AXLE GREESEs Tor
ratlroad, tanners', and mechanics' use.
Messra. CHARLES T. WORKMAN d co. ere
SOLE AGENTS Tor MY SOAPS. and any order
left with them, or at the factory Will be prnmPtiy
flied ys<, G6A 49, ~; On 49,.
nent and superior fertilizer. c,p
fe TO- Ann 80 80 - S' h' 70
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Ttc Creyasses i'm the aItsatssipps.,

!. NEW ORLEANS, April 20.-A crevasse oc-
Cured yesterday at Wallis plantation, st.
james parish, right bank Of the liver,
fifty-five miles above here. The Bonnet
Care creyasse Is now l0O feet wide, ana 10,
ereasing, and no work has yet commenced
on 1t. e. ,tz.55 =
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CESTMIE&.

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING AND
4 FURNISHING GOODS for ent's, youths
and boys wear, embracing all the novelties OF The
Season. Every dollars worth OF this
STOCK Is NEW,
STYLES ARE NEW,
STORE Is NEW,
NUMBER Is NEW.
IF you desire q choice selection of all the NEW
TIL CS out be sure to call at the NEW STORE,
1909 Main street. WIN. IRA SMITH
sp1o and late Il. S. Baldwin.
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IYNCHRURa AND DANvIlLE RAlLRoAD.-
MesSrs. Adams. Hammer & Co., the contract
ors for building the ivnchburg and Danyile
railroad from this city to Stauuton river,
will, we learn. commence work on Monday
next near Nermillion's, seven miles from
the city. The contractors for the remainder
Of the line from Staunton river to Danvilc
will commence operations about the middle
OF the coming mon h.-Lynchburg Nears.
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SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTION.

Wnans, the New York Republican AS
fcmblyInan who has been charged with
corruption because he voted with Demo-
Gratis, has published card denouncing the
Charge as slanderous and utterly unfounded.
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domestic Markets 1lfBY ,T1,Ez1EeRApu.i


NEW YORK, April '1.-Cosson quiet; sales ANS
bales at 1atc. Fiour-Sou!hern dull and dropping:
common to fair extra 90, so@S7.ao good 90
choice. S745NSs. Wheat heavy aud 2uley &c.
lower; wintezrad and amber western, 81. eo6S1.8 a.
Corn heavy and 1@2c. lower at 74@D7s3a. Rice firm
at st9sc. Pork more active at Sls.5e08ls. ga.
Beef dull. Lard heavy. Whlskcy shade easier
at elsc. Naval stores quiet. Freights steady. u
BALTIMORE, April 21.-Four dull bat easier
for choice grades. Wheat firm, and prices are
unchanged. Corn dull and irregular: white
southern, 76077c.; yellow southern, 7ec.: mixed
western, To075c, Oats dali ut 65@l87c. Rye. 9o0
Csc. Pork dull at $40. Bacon frmer and more
active; shoulders, Sc; rim sides, loac hams, ls0
lie. Lard quiet at l2c. Whiskey buoyant at s2a0
CSC. .gr... ....-..., -. :
Virginia e's-old, set bid 5st asked s7,s Ct bid,
u asked Coupons odd III bid, ~ asked. North
Carolina 8fs-new, rs bid --,,.j - ,...s.f
CINCINNATI, April 2.--Flour weak; family,
So o5Gls6 so. Corn quiet and unchanged. Mess
pork.Holders anxious to sell at $ls.6O@$ls. is
Lard dropping OF lie. Bacon "A jobbipg business
doing AZ shoulders, 7sc; clear sides, 1oc. Whis-
key higher at ssc. .s-r.s', ~ =.
LOUISVILLE, April 2l.-Flour dull. Provisions
firm and unchanged. Whiskey, s8c. Corn eady.
ST. LOUIS, spril 2l.-Pork, Sis.75@tIs. Bacon
Shoulders, 7@7sc; clear SIDES, 1o@l0ac. Keg lard,
I23c. 1a3.. - 49, - ;
LoUIsvILLE, April 2i.-Tobacco- Sales, ls5
hhds; Tugs, $5@lSS. COS low to good leaf S761l6 So
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COMMERCIALS
Z y ; $3.50 = N, Is'7Sl 81 Nv
CORN AHD FLOUR EXCHANGE. )
RICHMOND, lYAssKp7ff 81, 717I.{

Ss1TSihse - b Ssses nfs e i, ss sss.
Mixed, 40 bushels. ''E5 RS ~ - t5SS ~
Oaks.- 40 bushels. 81 s.ss ,,st,T4a} s-.s ~
Rye.-76 bushels. - -, sg..;g..ys 5.ssEss - 9,y1
Potatoes.s2a bushels. so III IS + gs <
"a Tp3 .zJtk SAILS. IL; - *, f3-t
Wea1. White, l9g bushels as sl.eo; a1a bushels
ct 81 16s bushels common at $l.40-deaL 6el
bushels. He'd, 20 bushels lsir ut sl.s5; - bushels
go d at e1.76 total, 50 bushels. E IN tsfe
Corn ~ hfte, 16e bushels very good at SIC.
yellow, ~ bushels very good at SEC. Mixed, 90
Sush'a a. ssc.; s. bushels good se ssc.-tot %
0t1s- IS bushels prime IT sse. ID bushels prime
on private terms 30 bushels very good at ESQ.,; S.
bus nels New Bruins wick on private terms-total
Rye -7s bushels at aoc. - -. :, -
s.s.3,g Sc RE-xxHrBITEp. :
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MONEY CANNOT BUY IT!

MONEY CANNOT BUY IT! - .at
FOR SIGHT IS PRICELESSl! r..
3IJT TIE DIAMOND sPECTACLES WILL
- PRESERVE IT.
TIE DIAMOND GLASSES,
...f MANUFACTURED BY
j. z. SPENCER & CO., NEW YORK,
which are now offered to the public, are pro-
pounced by all the celebrated OPTICIANS or the
world TO be the .- i@ .~. -.
MOST PERFECT. NATURAL. ARTIFICIAL
HELP 10 THE HUMAN EYE
supervision from minute Crystal Pebbles, melt
ed together and derive their name. DIAMOND,
on account or their hardness and brilliancy.
g.. THE SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLE
IN which they are constructed brings the core or
centre of the lens directly IN iront OF me eye pro-
raj, healthy sight and preventing All unpleasant
sensations, such as glimmering and wavertng OF
sight dizziness &C., peculiar 10 all otners III use
They are
MOUNTED IN THE FINEST MANNER,
In frames ofte best quality, of all materials used
for that purpose. Their finish and durability can
not be surpassed. ..r ...--..ss.. r-.. .r..-.
CAUTION.-Non genuine unless bearing their
trade mark, stamped on every Frame ,@
NowLAN & CO., 1882:
Jewellers and Opticians, are Sole Agents for
-. RICHMOND, VA,
rrom whom they can only he obtained. These
goods are not supplied to pedlers Ut any price,
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HIGH PRICE FOR iANp.-A small tract of
land near Trevillian's Depot, Louisa coun.
ty, was sold few days ago tor $40 per acre.
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The supervisors Of Buckingham county
have resolved to have fine new court
house built at an early date.-FdrmrtHe
Commonwealth.
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:, /, FOREIGN NEWS.

Confradictang Reports from France
!, a Movement for AN Armtstfce
. = in the National Assembly
Interesting Debate ON ..
81 Privateering I'm the -
~. ..,..s. British Parlna- ts s,..
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VIRGINIA NEWS.

Marrow FscApE.--A young man named
William MILAN, while at work sexcavating
a bank Of dirt on the James River and Ka-
nawha canal, near Big Island, a few days
since, was buried by the sudden caving In
of the bank, and had to be dug out by his
companions. His thigh was broken and
otherwise injured, and he sustained serious
bruises in other parts OF his body. His
escape from instant death is considered
wonderful. At last accounts he was doing
well.-Lyeach6urg Republican.
:RAIS--W hcat-Fluit.- farmers are
complaining of the want of rain. The
ground has become so hard in many places
that il is with difficulty 1t can be ploughed,
which retards complaining somewhat.
The prospect for fine yield of wheat in
this vicinity is unusually good at this time.
We have no recollection Of ever before
seeing the fruit-May cherries, particu-
hriy--so tar advanced MS they are ut this
time. From present appearances, VIC will
have them to perfection tie middle or latter
OF Nay.-Picdn,ont Firyinidn.
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ls7ent.

The Declaration of SO Not to be
.~.,....T .s- Revoked. ~, ....s
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SUMMARY OF VERSAILLES AND PARTISAN
49, NEWS.
LONDON, April 21.-The following is a
summary of the dispatches received from
Versailles and Paris
Asineres was captured by the strategy of
the Versailles troops in passing the out
posts under pretence of afiliating with the
Nationals. -
The fighting Wednesday was along the
entire line, and was caused by the Com
munists making movement to envelope
Versailles and advancing too far.
. Mt. Valerian and Courbevois are Smelling
Paris frightfully. Forty civilians have been
killed.
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STEAM T. Ks.


VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP AND &Sss
Y PACKET 1T CoM slIrs,i 1.-THE 1865
every sATURDAY; leaves Richmond every
SH f 9T EsnSosS Ssy
Fight received daily = ,.,...'5 20.
fe2o 12l4 Main street.
DHtLADELPH IA, RICH ~%ass
WEEK.-Steamers NORFOLK, SsLVOR, and j.
:phs sS.4 S9WRSfSF So PP sn S eHES Ras
and Richmond every MONDAY and THURSDAY
alternately. Freight received daily except Sun
days., cheaper than by any other route, for all
parts Of Pennsylvania and New Jersey :. also for
New Orleans vtG Southern Mail Steamship Line
from Philadelphia. Freight taken for Norfolk at
moderate rates,
rsGsass e Philadelphia. including meals and
w. W. r. PORTER, Agent,
No. 2425 Dock street, Richmond.
VIM. p. CLYDE b CD, Agents,
No. II North Wharves, and
fe Is No. II South Wharves, Philadelphia
ToaN W. WYATT,
y AND coanrs sESfE MNkC sHisF,Se
slcrsoND, VI. POST rFicI Box Is.
vos LIVERPOOL AND =, .u,,rvu <@aas
,NBAN LINE OF NAIL sTEAMEks, SABINE
From NE g yoRK EXk R1Ty sATHRpAY
RATES OF PASSAGE. 4
Eirst CABIN. $.ssrsge:"
Tickets sold to and from England, Ireland. and
the Continent at moderate rates.
For further information apply st the Cempany'f
od1cess JOHN g. DALE, Agent, : ; . -
,o Is g, T1, NsT YORK; oTso
FOE NEW YoRK. 4sss
OLD poa1H HDMbs sTyAmsHlr sasszGs
g s,afHsss;
S5oT GsZ Hohn and and sehRns syssz gges
BAY and s" su fsSH At S hish tide. ' "
Ts sa ns Tss T s sSs
s and os5econ s5s sds VIE
TER OF ONE PEE GENT, at the ofices Of shi
For further nfe 55H is992 R:R &sEkar Agent
| NAMES RIVER STEAMBOATe,;lsra 4,
~ COMPANY.-FOR BALTIMORE Ss:ssiasEt2zs
| Norfolk, FORTSM( UTE, AND ALL hES
ULAR LAND N6S UN THE JAMES RIVER
The f,st and elegant United States mail steamer
JOHN SYLVE T r, ay
Captain q. G. CLIFFORD, =.
| leaves company's wharf at Rockets for th
| aboye-named places on MONDAYS, WEDNES
| DAYS, and FRIDAYS, at SIX O'CLOCK A. NJ.
| and returns on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and satur
days. -----------
| Passengers arrive In Norfolk In time TO con
meet with Old Bay Line steamers for Baltimor
and points North. .. f.-..a..
Train leaves City Point lot Peterspurg On ar
rival OF steamer. ..-
Fare 10 Baltimore, ..........'"...'.So.o
Fare 10 NOrIOlk. .'os
Excursion tickets to Norfolk and return. 400
| TICKETS ON SALE at CARRIER & coz
| EXPRESS.
Freight received Tuesdays, Thursdays, and g.
turdays, for Norfolk, Portsmouth, Boston, Baltl'
more, and principal landings on Chesapeake bay
and all regular landings on James river, at REA'
SONABLE RATES. Freight received from a,
d.. till 8 2. NJ.
| Freight for way landings must be prepaid.
- l.. B. TATUM. General Agent
80 Office, Company's wharf.
sell . Branch office, corner Main and eth sts
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= 81 RE-E1H1BITRD.
Cor7s--Mixed, 800 bushels.
Z Cotton Markets TErEeRAPH1.

Cotton Markets -IBY TELEeRAPH1. ";
FRIDAY, April aL-NorfoH: Quiet; low mid
wise, ao4 bafes sales. 100 b,Ies stock, ana ba!cs
Sayannaa: Active at f1sa@l4c.; receipts, $50
bales stock, $3.50 bales, Re,o Orleans: Quiet
and firm at I4t@4ss. receipts, a.575 bsles ex-
ports to Liverpool, 2,s47 bales; Famou b, 1904
bales Havre, q 2is bales Vera Cruz $50 bales I;
sales, 5000 bales stock. 2r4, 800 bales.
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Foreign Markets-[BY TELEGRAPH
j LONDON, April 2l.-Consols, sas. United States
bonds, GOT. .,... ,..,- ....
LIVERPOOL, April Cotton dull and de-
pressed uplands, I'D Orleans ~ j.; sales TO- 600
bales, ir Guiding QUO tor speculation and export
stock aloat 437 900 bales; stock ashore, s23, 900
bales. ."
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TUST RECEIVED, ANOTHER LARGE
LOT OF THOSE
SIXTEEN AND EIGHTEEN-DOLLAR CAS-
SJMERE SUITS,
LIGHT AND DARK coLoRS. 49,.
JOHN s. DEVLIN,
apis 1907 Main street, opposite pos.-oflce.
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RICHMOND AND YORK RIVER RAILgoAD,1
SUPERfNTENDENT'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 81, 1871. }
rHANGE OF SCHEDULE - REEFS
" BaISHMsNT OF DAILY LINE.-On
and af;cr MONDAY, 9Th of March, 1877, the
TaAlNS on this road viii run follows:
PASSENGER TRAINS.
Leave West Point aatly at A. NJ. ; arrive at
RlchmGtd ~ i0:55A. VI.
LeaTe Richmond daily at z. NJ. arrive ut
West Font IT 1855 Z. n.
FREIGHT TRAIN, WITH PASSENGER CAB
ATTACHED.
Leave Richmond daily tMondays excepted) at
1 A. NJ arrive at West Point ut 8 A. M:
Leave West Point (Mondays e1ceptedj at r.
NJ; arrive at Richmond at Z. NJ.
Trains connect daily at West Point With first
class steamers for Baltimore. .--.l
Fare from Richmond to Baltimore, IS.
Through bills of lading given TO all points
NUkTb anc SOUrH. Freight received daily and
promptly forwarded.
PHILIP T. YEATMAE,
III. General Ticket and Freight Agent.
VIM. ". BRAGG. Superintendent. NH u
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DEANUTS-25 bushels In store.
j, o., Wm. g. DAaDs IN Sros 9 ssSest
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il,CAaUsp AND PETERSBURG B.. Il. Co.. =
RICHMOND, April %, 1871. !

A,CAaosp AND tETERsBURe B.. Il. Co.. 4,
RICHMOND, April %, ISL.
TIE TR AIMS ON THIS ROAD
T. rui, as follows: $3.50. .'-.. s.
The mail trains leave Richmondat s:B A. M.
.rdi:5 L. 81; and leave Petersburg at lLas 4. ID.
and 7:2j ?. NJ. 5s-:,.;
freisht trains, With PASSENGER car attached,
leave Richmond and Petersburg daily Sundays
include0) at A. M. Returning, leave Peters
burg ana richmond at P. ID. ..r
rhs AS 4. NJ. train will NOT leave Richmond On
3UEDkYS, and the 7:21 r. Ii. train win not Leave
Petersburg on SUNDAYS. -.
Passengers for Norfolk will take the 2:as r. n.
daily train. ..s--
Passengers from Glover ELL take the $40 A. II.
train on Mondays, W ednesdays, and Fridays; and
re urning, leave Richmond on the same days at
1886 p. Ii. aE#
The mail trains viii run through. stopping only
at Chester. X. B. EASEY,
| apo 20 Ticket and Freight Agent.
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some appeals were made to the Presi-
d. II ~ letter from New York TO veto the
''!U. bu' he signed il in five minutes after
receiving ii, and informed Republican
senator's that Immediately on his return
iiom II. Louis he should proceed with its
vigorous enforcement.
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LOUISVILLE, April 2f.-Tobacco- Sales, I55
bids; Tugs, $6SS. low to good leaf S7@l6. so.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-12-01

NoUDOUISM IN LoUIsIANA.-The
Planters Banner says:
The conjuring mania seems to be
on the increase among the negroes
of St. Mary, and along the 1'eche in
Louisiana. Though one of the most
foolish things on earth, the negroes
have an mistaken confidence in it.
Any old rough-looking negro, with
an old bag containing bones, hair,
lizard heads, and other ends of traps
and trash, in keeping with wild
African Imagination, can pass him
self off as a conjurer, and the ne
groes are all afraid of him. He
pretends to have the power Ia put
spells upon other negroes, sickness,
insanity, decisions and death at his
will. Ifany negro is sick, and the
disease is little odd in its symp-
toms, the wild fancy of the negro
Immediately attributes the illness to
voudouism
1t is astonishing to notice the
alarm which these negro impostors
create among their own race. The
cunning of some of these eonjurers is
often remarkable. Last season, one
of them collected some live lizards,
and, attending a voudoued patient,
pretended to take one of these rep
tiles from her arm. He would allow
no one to see him do it, but as soon
as it was done, he sent to the field,
and the hands rushed to the quarters
to see the remarkable lizard which
had just been extracted from the
arm of the woman who for weeks
had not been able to do anything on
account of the horrid infirmity in
flicted upon her by a csnjurer.
The same crafty conjurer made a
practice of collecting the youngest
alIigators he could find in the
swamps, using them for the same
purpose as he used the lizards. So
far as we can learn, all the genuine
-blooded Africans believe in
Voudouism to a greater or less eX-
tent. 1t is part of their nature,
inherited from their African ances-
tors, and it will 60 down TO their
posterity through thousand gener-
ations, if the race does not become
extinct
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WHAT MEN HAVE DIED For
Colonel Montgomery was shot in
duel about dog; Colonel Ramsey
in one about servant; Mr.. Feath-
erstone in one about recruit
Sterne's father in one about goose !;
and another gentleman in one about
an acre of anchovies. One officer
was challenged for merely asking
his opponent to enjoy the second
goblet; and another was compelled
to fight about a pinch of snuff; Gen.
Barry was challenged by a. Captain
Smith for declining wine at dinner
on a steamboat, although the Gener-
al had pleaded as an excuse that
wine invariably made him sick (;
and Lieutenant Cowther lost his life
in a duel because he was refused
admittance to club of pigeon
shooters. In l777 u duel occurred
in New York city between Lieut..
Featherstonebaugb, ofthe 18th and
Captain Mcpherson of the AID Brit
ish regiment, in regard to the man
ner of eating an ear of corn, one
contending that the best eating was
from the cob, and the other that the
grain should be cut off from the cot
before eating. Lieut. Featherstone-
baugh lost his right arm, the bal
from his antagonists pistol shatter
ing the limb dreadfully, SO much Sc
that it had to be amputated. Ora
ham, Major Noah's assistant editor
on the National Advocate, lost hi
life in 1927 at the duelling ground a
Hoboken, with Barton, the son-in'
law of Edward Livingston, in a sim
pie dispute about ''what was trumps"
! in a game of cards.
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No. 4S.
SMALL FARMS.

The following is from an address
lately delivered in Minnesota
ANY system of education, howev-
err, which contemplates the farmer
merely as a tiller Of the soil would
be very mistaken and defective
one. The farm has higher uses
than to bear haryests and nourish
man and beast. There is a nobler
crop than any that was ever storedin
cellar or barn. The chief
use Of the farm is to furnish home.
| speak now Of the small farms,
whose number | hope win never
grow less. The small farmer, if he
is wise man, does not expect to
be rich. He cannot do it and live
as civilized man ought. His bus
mess is lottery. The day he is
ready to so" there comes storm,
or his best team horse lies down and
dies. All summer long he is bal
aneed between hope and fear
Floods may drown his crops the
drouth may parch i up; the frost
may nip his corr il ths milk In
good years he only makes up for
the losses in the bad ones. The
men who make much money on the
small farms do so by dicker and
jockeying and speculation. No, the
average farm is not the place TO get
rich on, but the best place under the
whole sky t" raise up children. II
economy be practiced, the farm
yields food, clothing, shelter, need
full supply. The very uncertainty
of the farmers income is itself an
educating power, teaching patience,
and seIf-denial, Above all, the farm
yields varied employment, and inno-
cent diversion. For from the ex-
elements of the town and its demon
alizing sights and sounds, under the
open heaven. in the presence and
company of parents and relatives,
the children grow up in blessed ig-
norance of vice. do not think
there is any school so good for a
young man as to work in the fields
with a brave, prudent and wise
farmer. It is misfortune that me
chanic's sons do not generally work
in the company oftheir fathers. The
farmers children spend their nights
at home and the winter evenings
around the mothers work table are
the blessedest school time ever offer
ed on earth.