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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

been an orthodox start, but it was the
one start Tor Bud. And there be those
who have repeated with the finest msthct-
ic appreciation the old Enelis' liturgic~
who have never known religious aspira-
ton SO sincere as that of this ignorant
young Hercules, whose best confession
was that he meant hereafter ''to put in
his best lickS for Jesus Christ. And
there be those who can define repentance
and faith to the turnin" OF Il hair who
never made 50 Genuine Il start for the
kingdom OF heaven aS Bud Means did.
Ralph said yes, that he thought that
was just it. At least, he guessed il there
was somctlin. more, tie man that was
putting in his best lick~ would br <are
10 lind it out.
''Do you think he'd help teller
Seems to me it wonId bc number one 20
have God help you. Not to help You
fight other folks, but 10 help you when
it comes to fighting the devil inside
Bat you see | don't belong TO no church.
"Wcll, lets you and me have one
right oil. Two people that help one an
other TO serve God make church..
| am afraid this ecclesiastical theory
viii not be considered orthodox Ii was
Ralph's and | write il down at the risk
OF bringing him int" condcnuatiun.
Bu! other people before the days Of
Bud and Ralph have discussed church
organization when they should have been
doing religious work. For both OF them
had forgotten the danger that hung over
the old baskct-maker, until Nhocky burst
into the school-lousc. weeping. Indeed, |
the poor nervous little frame was ready
10 90 into convulsions.
Miss HAWKINS
bud started 1T mention ui the name.
"Miss Hawkins has just been over to
say that a crowd Is going TO tar and
feather Mr. Pearson tonight. And he |
won't run, but he's loaded mp the old
and says he'll ii in III tracks"
ITO be contmuoI)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

WHAT Is Thine ACE '-''Fathcr, "
SAID a Persian monarch to the oil man.
who, according TO Oriental usage, bowed
before the sovcrci9n's throne, pray he
seated | cannot receive homage from
one bent with years, whose head Is white
with the frost of age
And now, father" said the monarch,
wien thc old man had taken the proftcr-
cl seat, tell me thine are how many
Of the suns revolutions hast ,hpu count
cd -
"S:rc," answered the old man, Il am
bat four years
"What.." Interrupted the king, fear
e-! thou npt 10 answer mc falsely, or dot
lh1u jr-. on the very brink of the toml,,''
IL speak not falsely sire, replied Tho
a%cl man, "neither would otlrr a fool
i~h Jest on Il subject 50 solemn. Einhtv
l"ng years have wasted in Jolly and
sinful pleasures, aul ia amaSsing wealth,
none uf which | can take with Inc when
leave this worll. -Four only, have
spent in doing GOOD 10 my ielIowmcn
and shall count those years that have
been utterly wasted Are they not
worse than blank, and i not that por-
ton only worthy TO he rcckoncd a. Il
part Of my life, which has answered life
hest end '''
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17
CHATTER XIV.
\ CRISIS WITH Bud.

y hlSlS W iii ibt ~.
The master sat still 1T his dc%k. The
school had gone. All at once he became
conscious that Shocky sat yet in his ac-
customed place upon the hard, backlcss
bench.
"Why, Shocky, haven't you gone
YETI"
"No->ir-I was wairin' TO see if YOU
warn't goin', too-I-"
''Wcll p
81 thought it would make me feel as
if God warn't quite So far away TO talk
to you. 1t did the other day"
The master rose and put his hand on
Shocky's head. Was it the brotherhood
in aiiiction that made Shocky's words
choke him so ! Or, was it the weird
thoughts that he expressed Or, was
it the recollection that Shocky was IIau-
nah's brother! IIannal---so far, far
away from him now, At any rate,
Shocky, looking up for the smile on
which he fed, saw the relaxing o! the
masters face that had been as hard as
stone, and fcll just one hot tear on his
hand.
"P'r'ap- Gods forgot yon, too," said
Shocky in Il sort of halfsoliIoquy. Bet
ter get away from Flat Creek. You see
God forgels everybody down here.
Cause most every body foreeis God,
'cept Mr.. Bosaw, and l low God don't
no ways keer to be remembered by slch
as him Lcastways wouldn't if | was
God, YOU know. | wonder what be-
comes of folks when God iorgets 'em p
And Shocky, seeing that the master had
resumed his seat and was looking abb
sently into The fire, moved slowly out
the door
"Shockey." called the master.
The little poet came back aud stood
before him.
"Shocky, you mustn't think God la:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

The dry forestick lying on the rude stone
andirons burst into blaze. The smol-
dering hope III the heart Of Ralph Hart
SOCK did TIE same. lie could have Han
nah if he could win her. But there
came slowly back the recollection of his
los; standing in Flat Creek. There was
circumstantial evidence against him. 1t
vas evident that Hannah believed srme-
thing oi this. What other stories Small
may have put in circulation hc did not
know. Would Small try to win Han
nails love 10 throw it away again u, he
had done with others AT least he
would not spare any pans to turn the
heart "i the bound Girl AGAINST Ralph.
The bright flame on the toresticl,
which Ralph bad been watching flicker
cp and burned low
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

\ mouricr =tood 1t the preacher door.
Asking boon OF PRAYER said oc.
The clay cJ!d form OF brother.
The preacher stands with lof Y mcin.
Lifted his pricstly hand htwern,
And with pious glIr, a. Tia. Otii.r.
S:,Nt. ''M hrIi the actor pa-a.s l.:y
%ot mine the / ,-k Ger hs corpse to pr,y
Rat thea, Oh, sd faced mourn,r!
Though tn. thought to my zprl ,ryM i.'in-.
doubt not tn,y may do =Gcl thin,
Ia , Irt!r ,aurth round the corn,r"
. lac n,o'Gur= tlr.icd ind owed h,- he'd
Thought ui the wo.d= the SAVIOUR aid
When the M,g,iaI,n vr- knrcin,.
ALi oI him whom the patr;lrcl'= ans cu.ui
%; L"z4lus worn, and poor, .nl old,
At the door Of ;hr proud appealing.
That n.pht t!c preach, had i dream.
In "hirh hi imagining rnndr it sr,m
tat Death laid ms hlni On lie zhoui,I.
Md c'.c Lc had time 10 hnc'l and pray.
he Lr ~'hcd hi- ii ,uii;. d zoul a,,.v
And lr't Ii. lod. to smouiIr
y biz. ci .l,ry d,zzl,d lis cy,.
A. Ia, tie r.lt : OF heaven ari-,,
hut hc gathered IN. robe about lin,
And bowed to SIM Peer. who held IL. KEY.
Wondering much. as lie .t1oi at ease
How AcsInt- ct ion., vi hoHt him
ihe ratc- were aiar, hut the stint AID, ..I..re
\ ou ncvrs can enter til it appear
~ vi.r god seor, you'... 10 IL il tlr."
Nud III preacher said 81 uade beautiful prayers,
Iui brown stone church hich my fold still shares
And woalGut tur. an actor"
I rhc gates shut Close, and voice from abovr
cred: "Nouc enter here bat for work Of Il:c."
Aud that Gigniied soul mournrr,
Y saint r,tcrs touch L little bell
'rilcd up an inGcl'and sent him 20 VIII
II. ant lin around the corner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

Lam0IT!r anu FrNnkITn shON a I0--,
LlnoIle marked loss and Addison.
Bennington, E,-cN, Grand lie, Orange
and Windsor fall below the average for
the state.
Thus it seem, that Franklin, I.amoille,
Addison, Bennington, E~,cN and Gram!
i-le fall below the general average 0! the
state when both real and personal prop
crly are added tl"cthcr. These are the
facts disclosed. Whether any cNplama-
tions are desirable : lett fnr the reader
10 lnhoh.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

Go How, BOYS ,-iioys, don't hang
round the corners of the streets. Ii you
have anything 10 do. DO it promptly,
right ON, then 90 home. Home J. the
place Tor boys. About the street cor
ncrs, and at the stables, they learn to
talk slanG, and they learn TO swear, to
smoke tobacco, and 10 do many other
things which they on9h. not 10 do
DO your business, and then 90 hume.
Ii your bnsiHrs' is play, play, and make
4 business of it. like to sec boys play
good, earnest, healthy @amcs. II | were
in the town, would give the boys u
good spacious play ground. II should
have plenty Of soft, Green "raSs, and
trees, and fountains, and broad space 20
run and .iumP,anl IoPlay suitable plays.
| would make it rs pleasant, a lovely
IL it could be, and would owe it to
the boya 20 play in, and when the play
was ended would tell them to 20 Lomr
For when boys hang around street cor
ners and stables, they get s!ouchy and
listleSs. OF all things, | dislike listIc.S
boy or girl. | would have hundred
boys like 4 hundred yachts, with every
spar straight and every rope tant, the
decks and sides clean, the rigging all in or
der, and everything ready to slip the rope
and fly before the wind when the word
comes TO GO. But this cannot he, if you
lounge about the streets, and loaf about
the corners, and idle away your time n.
the stables and the saloons
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

The Bennington correspondent Of the
Troy Press says: Three babies i'll three
days on single street in this village.
That makes eleven OIL the same street in
three months No more births announc-
ed during the last fifteen minutes. A
childless couple on this prolific stree: ai.
vertiSc their house for sale
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17
STATE Or VERMONT.

lou having borne an honorable part
~ volunteer from the STATE ct yer
mont, in suppressing the rebellion, and
thereby preserving the integrity Of the
Union, the supremacy Of law and the
liberties OF all men under law, now there
fore |, John W. Stewart, Governor and
COmmandcriaC Chicl, by authority OF
the Legislature, present You this ,c~timo-
NAL OF your courage. patriotism anal
fidelity in your country cause.
Given at Montpelier the fourth day OF
July, in the year Of our Lord 1871,
and OF the Independence Of the United
States the nlncty-sixth.
JOHN W. STEWART.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17
BY the Governor
WILLIAM WELLS,

Adjt. and Inspector General.
The whole forms a tasteful and attract
i've design, finely engraved on steel, by
the American Bank Note Company, in
their very superior style. 1t i It docu-
mcnt which will be valued by our boys
in blue, we think, and which many OF
them will wish to frame and han@ up
for the pride and satisfaction Of their chill
dren i'll yealS 10 come.
The testimonials, is we have said, are
now ready for delivery At the Aijutani
Generals Office, and will he sent, free OF
expense, 10 every i.onorably discharged
Vermont officer or private, who Will send
his address to that office, or to the widow
or next OF Kin, ol any who have died.
Let the boys send their names and pres
ent address, directed simply to the Adju-
tant Generals Office, Montpelier, and
get their tcstimOnials.-Frce Pres, No.
render 8.
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MATTHEW'S & PEJTsNGILrS

iIta' N>n Ci. y Is DIHIND EuuN =.
..t t'r.s =. n... "pgo-.;r ror.i; Hone ..qn,.,.
900. .fJ = NiEN"NI.
n. j. PIKE,
81. l,-ID AUCTIpN i.I!.
IT .IuLusl;rv, VI
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BARBER SHOP.

II I. = GILL hc.,s Leave T. uncc g the pu!,
~ ir h. n"ut the Barber shop formerly "rcupicd
- ~ i"krr, situated in the Avenue House Block,
'n l.. IL Str"'f. ~. I,ln-burv
hN -ult Httiton 10 hu-in.s-. and i'y M lOyin:'
hfs-'ih=- help hc hop to u,ri' .-Jod -harc OF public
I.ttoHa-c. >,u
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

Manufacturers OF
D e. iiEEr ii:uN, BRASS AND COPPER WARES
NaIj,s,lcr- in STONES. Hollow Warc,N .,nkcr No
tuus. Efc.. Railroad street, II. .Iohn-bury, ".
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St. 4uhn1hurg It Galedonlan.
{. VI. STONE i CO.. Publishers.

lI.l:HS - Ou, couy pr Gnnum. .....-.... e2.5O
= paid -tl.ct IN tdvIuce. s3.;jU
EACH SUBSCRIBER will find on hi p,p.l in cor-
.a.rion with hi- the dat. to which he H. paid
. cthr. receipt i necessary.
i"aIA"E-Ihrr, is no postage tia. paper in
u inah County. Out # The County. i..c cent?
tulr'g 10 any = It of the Unit St'r- I,n!i ,j,l-
rib = l.HIst remit ;yruty c.nt year 10y al, I.c.
t"'-tirr, which has T. be paid =: this ,ilic'.
IpE PRINTING ot all Lind d1ac IT living Irirr,
~ h i"' nd modern machinery an -h.lfui woIki.rn
.' o., III &iad oi'ob r..n'ia l. done g. .,,il aud
. cl.~p in til" yti,s
~ Al HANKS, Cui aud p,p.r -t.,t ,..r.-.a;i,
! l
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17

The crop of grain in Europe this year
is far below the averagr, and America
will he called upon for larncr cxportl
ton than usual
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-11-17
Gr0H6 List Of TeImoDt GY conn
iiPS for 1871.

The following statement Of the Grand
LIST Of thr State come from the Mont
pe!icr Watchman:
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p. P. LONERGAN,

M.nUf,cturrr and Dealer ia
t.sDi HOBS and ri BI:fI;S, also LI-AIiiI.E,
FINDINGS, EIC.
. .'t'-'-n -Ii.Ii.. -. J..' .-uU.t. Nl
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10 \ ID X l. J. q : T. : T. BI l..
l., ,.,rI ia riajs drcc; the mills the south
Vet aud from thr bst oil Ecncri,.- Penn. u
. tli, Mo, ia General M,rcl clludiso, -stiag Of
80 t.uud. and Choice Family Groccrir-, which Oh
tie al ~ rtorc Railroad Street. -
IIlIi-lIlTv. the IIu-t favorable tc. m
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'iI'-i. an.i NDs:~ HEAD rn>rs, h>n All. LINI.
., HNuna' w....>- l..,'M f""iIuN tHp NH,c,'.t'
NJ. !i.t.
''s'i. hy Mil OF u'lcrwi-c prompt y attended 10.
tfE-''Ab sllIfI. >EAl. T..~-I n,.,IT. II t..I
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lR A X A Il V { Y
JEW ETT 4 BRIGHAM ,

80. ti,. in ". T. GOODS, GEUCEEiE~, FLoI
lEON l>IO$-. lANhtE NOTIONS &c.
O.. !, Eil.Nr.
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WAitney's Meats Foot Harness Soap

4 o., hlcks, Polishe and Soaps vt the time
l"t np ia ulc and email size bCXe-, sO in " 10. lar
II htcn IA Tor and giyes perfect faction
.',nd stamp fpT CuT wANERLl Addrts-
q" /. "IIliNLl : 60. g" .diik St hoston, Ma
III
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II. (. & D. Q. WOODRUFF,

CLAIM AGENT,
NtT.tI.r..N ND cot N-iLL"N - tNN,
Barton. Vermont.
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WM. W. CIRCUIT

...rIfu.- Al LAW. .nIICIInUS ~ 'HN,'TE
rf..G-.. Tensions and Hulm,ic-, Lyndon, y {.
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". N. LEARNED.

N--"t Tor Gco. IaIkcr d Co.. - PEEIGE FLul !:
Allen B!ock. Opposite Depot, st. ,Iohn-hury, y.
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DR. r. ". WARNER.

&. .nru IIuck, Cornrr Main Street, tnd Ia-t,rI
Avenue -. John barry, ".
. ~s.4 e. I.FLulN. II1~ifN MAY.
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N. Nj. JOHNSON,
F. GALLAGHER.

.IINIII: = I,LNEkNI DIN UUNI'>.
.inIlN.-.,.'- l.i", j..
lr. ,i -r..,-. -. Inhn.htIy. VI
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q L WIIIAR RD

&C. CHASE, PROPRIETOR:
>o ,in- viii be -r,-,i b. til, r.orri~tor- to i.a'
70 ir-t cla-s Hotel as-lv
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ATTORNEY AND COZ NSi-LLOE ~ LAW
NNn s"i-.'II"E - oINrCLEY.
alH .'t.ct. -. ,I"hn-l ANY
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WEST CONCORD HOUSE,

40 i"t.NElS AID SOLICITORS II tHAN,IE
's, IA Brick BLOCK, opposite -. .luEn-UuIy i!Cu-'
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Il. .u.iIc:u'r,r aud H,al,r !u
/. 81. % no - y = u Il :: /. l. Il
iucu' llrr.. e; L. r'rr, -. .iohr-i, aye -
SH A w s
.. : , I. l. \ !. y ST Il \ = > \ g e,
tE-trhli-htG / l.
.a.t. over IIa. ~ Iir'chcr's S:orr. lain >tr'r t
'.ru. =. NAV. ~. \. r:rNW.
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O. p G. 6. A. BENNFTT.

81 EG EOS AND DENTIST,
iun ilork. Main street. 81 .Iohl-lnlrv,
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GrO. c. & GEO. W. CAHOON,

........r..,.., .''.t ,,,.,,,,.. -, I.,,-r,
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DR.. J. L. PERKINS,

UIIGGIST A>D rHAI;NACE;
MAJ street, -. .luhusiuu, \
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r. B. BIkCKSTONE'S
H.ilE DRESSING SALUON,
H"r., tur sails, Main -ti,ct, -. .o,u-iu:y.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19
INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPERS

The following testimony from a
teacher of large experience in regard
to the "inhuence of newspapers"
upon" upon the minds of a family of
children, seems to us be of sufficient
Importance to find a prominent place
in the JOURNAL.
He says: "Those pupils, without
exception of both sexes, and all
ages, who have access to newspa-
pers at home, when compared with
those who have none, are:
l. Better readers excelling in
pronunciation, and consequently read
more Understandings
2. They are better spoilers, and
define words with ease and accura'
cy.
3. They obtain a partial knowl.
edge in geography in almost half the
time it requires others, as the news.
paper has made them familiar witt
the location of important places ant
nations, their government and do
ings.
4. They are better grammarians
for having become familiar with
every variety Of style in the news
paper, from commonplace adver-
tisements to the finished and CLASH
cal Grafton of the statesman, they
more readily comprehend the mean
ing Of the text, and consequently
analyze its construction with accu-
racy.
;. They write better compositions,
using better language, containing
more thoughts, and still clearly ex-
pressed.
From these simple facts, three i'm
portant things can be deduced:
l. The responsibility of the press
in supplying literature which shall
be Understandings expressed.
2. The absolute necessity of per-
sonal supervision of the childs read
ing by his parents.
| 3. Having once obtained good,
able paper no matter what the price,
| don't begrudge it hearty support.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19

The daughters OF Southern planter
are now slaves in Brazil, The planter
emigrated thither at the close of the
war, and was unsuccessful. The Bra
lillian laws are such, that when a cit
izen becomes in debt, if he has nc
property, his children are sold as
slaves, the price they bring going tc
the payment of the obligation. Our
friend, says the Nashville Banner,
when he reached Brazil, unwisely
became naturalized and a South
American citizen, and subject to the
laws, thus by his own voIition, expa-
trating himself from his native coun-
try and its protection. He became
involved in debt to some Brazilian
his children were sold as slaves
Thus, his two daughters, now grown
Tennessee young ladies, are sla7es
for unlettered masters and mistresses
in Brazil, their price paying a devo-
ted but unfortunate fathers debit
The amount of the debt, we under
stand, is twelve hundred dollars in
gold, and steps have been taken to
have the amount placed in the hands
of the father.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19

DISCOVERY OF A BRoTHER's
GRAvt.-A lady and gentleman
from the far South, while here on a
bridal tour a few days ago, visited
lakewood Cemetery. Among other
objects of interest, while roaming
through the soldiers section in that
city of the dead, the gentleman sud-
denly came upon the grave of his
only brother, killed in the Confeder-
ate service, and whose lsst resting
place had hitherto been unknown to
any member of his family. 1t had
been carefully and legibly marked
by the good ladies of the lakewood
Association, and there could be no
mistake as to it's identity. The
stranger Immediately ordered a mar
BILE slab to be erected over the re-
mains, and took the wooden head
board put there by the Association
to his mother in the South. 1t is
stated that a brother Of the bride
was also killed during the war, and
his remains are inferred at another
Richmond cemeLery-HOlly wood.
Petersburg Inder.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19
No. 30.

SUGAR FROM SWEET PoTAToEs.-
The report of the Department of
Agriculture for February, says the
Charleston IS. c. Courier, contains
an item on one new branch of indus
try which will doubtless be extern
sively engaged in throughout some
portions of the Southern States. 1t
is in reference to the manufacture
of syrup from sweet potatoes of the
yam variety. The average produc-
ton is said to be over two gallons of
syrup to every bushel of sweet po-
tatoes, and the residum, after the
juice has been extracted, is valua-
BILE edible for either man or beast
AS there are large and extensive
tracts of barren 'piney woods" lands
throughout Arkansas and Georgia,
and other southern States, which
are almost worthless for any pur-
pose, except that they appear to be
peculiarly adapted to the growth of
the sweet potato, the development
of this new branch of industry will
prove God-send to those hitherto
barren and unproductive regions
If a man with one mule can cultivate
fifteen acres in potatoes, and the
yield will exceed on an average two
hundred bushels to the acre, we
have as the result of one mans labor
six thousand gallons of syrup, which
is probably worth not less than fifty
cents per gallon, as the syrup is said
to surpass that of the beet in deliea
cy of flavor. 1t is stated in the re-
port above referred to that the yield
of syrup from sweet potatoes is much
more abundant than from beets, and
such being the case, there can be no
reason why the sugar product from
the same source should not be pro-
portionately greater.
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A STRANGE STORY

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19

A woman has no natural grace
more bewitching than a sweet laugh.
How much we owe to that sweet
laugh! 1t turns the prose of our
life into poetry ; it filings showers of
sunshine over the darksome wood in
which we are travelling it touches
with light even our sleep, which is
the image of death, but gemmed
with dreams that are the shadows
of Immortality.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1871-05-19

A PARABLE.-A certain tyrant
sent for one of his subjects and said
to him "What is your employ
mentg" He said: 81 am a black
smith" go home" said he, "and
make chain of such a length."-
He went home it occupied him sew
eral months, and he had no wages
all the time he was making it. Then
he brought it to the monarch, and
he said: Go make it twice as long,
He gave him nothing to do it with,
but sent him away. Again he
worked on, and made it twice as
long. He brought it up again, and
the monarch said: GO and make
it longer STILL Each time he
brought it, there was nothing but the
command to make it longer STILL
And when he brought it up at last,
the monarch said Take it, and
bind him hand and foot with it, and
cast him into furnace of fire.
These were his wages for making
the chain.
Here is a meditation for you, We
servants of the devil Your master,
the devil, is telling you to make Il
chain.
Some of you have been fifty years
welding the links of the chain and
he says: GO and make it longer
still" Next Sabbath morning you
will open that shop of yours, and
put another link on; next Sabbath
you will be drunk and put another
link on; next Monday you will do
dishonest action; and so you will
keep on making fresh links to this
chain and when you have lived
twenty more years, the devil will
say; More links on still And
then, at last, it will be:
Take him and bind him hand
and foot, and cast him into fur
mace of fire. For the wages of
sin is death There is a subject for
your meditation. do not think it
will be sweet; but if God makes it
profitable, it will do you good. You
must have strong medicine some
times when the disease is bad. God
apply it to your hearts.-C. ii.
STURGEON.