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Dealing with Children.

We oftentimes expect far too much'of our
children. We forget how unframed, in the
very nature of things, all their faculties
must be. We grow impatient, because the
boy fails, for instance, to apply himself to
study as he ought, forgetting that our very
process of education is largely this-the
training of the mind to habits of applica-
ton. In short, we want our child perfect
at once, forgetting how imperfect we our
selves are. We shrink from putting forth
that constant, unYearied effort from day to
day that alone can secure the desired end.
And then, because one effort or two, one adj
mOnition or one reiteration, fails to attain
the result, oh! how impatient we are! From
that one effort, as the result of that one adj
mOnitiOn, our child ought to spring up into
perfection of character, as Pallas sprang full
armed from the brain of Jove. But this is
simple injustice. We cannot make ourselves
perfect with one endeavor. How can we,
with reason, expect any such thing In Our
children Our Monthly.
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Raise Fruit and Eat It.

COleman's World presents briefly the fol-
lowing good suggestions on raising fruit.
This is fruit country. Nearly all farm
ers may raise their own fruit. Strawberries,
raspberries, currants, and gooseberries grow
or will grow almost everywhere. They can
be canned, and so be well preserved the
whole year. Apples, pears, peaches can be
raised on most farms. There is no good
reason why fruit should not be as plenty as
corn or wheat
This.is a bilious country, that is, the peo-
pie who live here are especially liable to bill
iouS diseases. There is, perhaps, no better
preventive of bilious diseases than the con-
slant use of fruit as diet. 1t corrects the
acids and juices of the stomach, and assists
digestion. 1t keeps the bowels properly &C
tive and prevents that SluggishneSs and tor
pidity which promote bilious arrangements.
Fruit, to do its best office in the diet, should
be cooked and eaten as a part of the regular
meal. Thus used how delicious it is How
it adds to the pleasure of meal to have 1t
enriched with SO delicate and agreeable an
article of Diet
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superintendent Mistakes.
BY o. NJ. NJ.

A hundred Sunday School superintendent
of New York City came together on the
evening of November %, to discuss in a
social, though serious and practical way, the
mistakes made by them in their work.
Over forty mistakes were named by differ
emit superintendents, and most of these were
acknowledged as real bitter mistakes, made
by the persons who stated them. One
superintendent said he had "been guilty of
every blunder on the list, except the misera-
bic one of chewing tobacco, and stranger
from Petersburg, Va, who happened to be
present, said he felt all the evening as though
he was in hail.storm. "The very first
mistake named, said he, "hit me square.
was obliged to say, That means me, and
so with those that followed; they have come
pelting down upon me, and not one has
missed its mark"
Some workers, who feel themselves to be
far from giants, were comforted in soul when
they heard the confessions of such men as
Ralph Wells, Dr. John A. Vincent, George
A. Bell, and others, because they saw that
these acknowledged leaders are after all
fighting the same battles, and meeting many
of the same difficulties which come to hum
bic and obscure workers.
These hundred men were pfOfted by this
exercise, not simply because confession is
good for the soul, but also because, when the
brethren, one by one, opened their hearts to
speak of mistakes in their own management,
those who listened could generally seas
in mirrOr-that the error was theirs. They
had been partially, or wholly, blind to it be-
fore, but seeing an error is the first step to-
wards redeeming it.
We commend this kind of social consulta-
ton to the practice of Sunday School work
ers outside the great cities, and even to those
in the country districts. Though the schools
be small, yet it may be profitable to talk to-
gether about mistakes, successes, plans for
the future, and encouragements from the past.
We purposely withhold list of these
forty mistakes from our readers, because we
wish our superintendent friends, far and
near, to see how many mistakes they can
themselves write out from their own expert
ence. If it be forty, or twice forty, or less
than forty, ask God to help you remedy
them, and watch and work to correct them.
Christian at Work.
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PERIsHABLEl DON'T SWITCH OFF,
We once saw this sentence chalked on car
belonging to freight train. Careless con-
ductors sometimes leave freight cars on side
tracks for day. Here was one that could
not be left even one day off the main track.
1t had fruit, or something else, on board
which must be gotten to market at once
A day lost might bring the fruit in day
too late.
Those boys in your class are "perishable
property" Don't lose your hold of them
an hour. Don't "switch" them off the track
by any oarelessness, or irregularity, or dull
ness, or severity of yours. Hold them firmly
and steadily.-Samday-SehOOl Journal.
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WHEN To BEGN.-'That you may find
success, said the Rev Charles Brooks, in
an address to boys, 'let me tell you how to
proceed; Tonight might begin your great
plan of life. You have but one life to live,
and it is most important that you do not
make mistake. Tonight begin carefully.
Fix your eye on the fOrtieth year of your
age, and then say to yourself: At the age of
forty win be temperate man, I viii be an
industrious man, benevolent man, we'll
read man, a religious man, and a useful
man. I viii be such a one. I resolve,
viii stand to it. My young friends, pray to
God that this resolution may stand like the
oak which cannot be Wind-shaken."
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aTuras.
LITTLE BY LITTLE.

When the new years come, and the old years go,
How little BY little, all things grow
All things grow-and all decay
Little BY little passing away.
Little BY little, on fertile plain,
Ripen the harvests Of golden grain,
Waving and flashing in the sun,
When the Summer at last il done.
Little By little they ripen so,
As the new Yeas come, and the old years go.
Low on the ground an acorn hes,
Little by little it mounts to the skies,
Shadow and shelter for wandering herds,
Home for hundred singing birds.
Little BY little the great rocks grew,
Long, long ago, when the world was new;
Slowly and silently, stately and free,
Cities Of coral under the sea.
Little BY little are builded-while so
The new years come, and the old years go.
Little BY little all tasks are done;
So are the crowns of the faithful won,
So is heaven in your hearts begun.
With work and with weeping with laughter and play
Little by little, the longest day,
And the longest life are passing away,
Passing without return-while so
The new years come, and the old years go.
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Posture and Health.

DIR. Rudolph Virchow, the celebrated
Psychologist of Berlin, has published an i'm
portant little work on the hygienic influences
of the public schools of Prussia, the conclu-
sions Of which are applicable to schools
everywhere. He has collected a large nun
ber e fact % illustrate his conclusions on
the iniurioaS effects Of the usual manner in
which the young are seated in schools, lean
ing forward at desks. Among the evil eff
fects, he enumerates "the tendency to pro.
duce congestion of blood in the head In
the bending of the neck the blood vessels.
which should bring back the blood from the
head to the breast, are compressed. The
pressure is increased by tight clothing, and
other circumstances have similar effect
The result is pressure on the stomach,
hindering the activity of the diaphragm, the
most powerful of the muscles of inspiration.
The refux of the blood from the veins of
the neck to the breast is thus impeded. The
strained activity of the brain, causing an in
creased flow of blood through the arteries,
also contributes to the production of the
evil. Headache, bleeding of the nose,
goltre, curvature OF the spine, and diseases
of the chest, are among the troubles that
may be traced to this cause" Other evils
are pointed out by Professor Virchow, which
may suffice to arouse public attention to the
subject, although at present, he admits, there
is such want of exact information, that
it is difficult to propose an adequate remedy.
Many students, ministers, and other per-
sons Of sedentary habits, can corroborate
the facts presented by Professor Vi1chow,
with those of their own experience, resulting
from being seated and leaning forward while
or writing at low table or desk.
ISsAakition to the evils here mentioned, the
Jon of the stomach and blood YES
- from this posture, impairs d.
Juices dyspepsia with all its
as multitudes can testify.
edy is, to stand or sit up,
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THE DEATHLEsS DEAD.
BY FATHER RYAN.


This beautiful poem was reeited by the author on
he occasion Of the reinterment Of the Confederate
cad from the battlefield of Gettysburg at Raleigh,
I. c., May 10th, 1872:
Gather the sacred dust
Of warriors tried and true,
Who bore the flag Of our nations trust
And fell in the cause, though lost still just,
And died for me and you.
Gather them one and all
From the private to the chief,
Come they from howell or prineely hall,
They fell for Us, and for them should fall
The tears Of nations grief.
Gather the corpses strewn
Ger many battle plain;
From many a grave that lies so lone,
Without a name and without a stone,
Gather the southern slain.
We care not whence they came,
Dear in their Hfeless clay
Whether unknown or known to fame,
Their cause and country still the same
They died, and wore the gray.
Wherever the brave have died,
They should not rest apart;
Living, they struggled side by side
Why should the hand Of death divide
A single heart from heart?
Gather their scattered clay,
Wherever it may rest;
Just as they marched to the bloody fray
Just as they fell on the battle-day-
Bury them breast to breast.
The foeman need not dread
This gathering Of the brave;
Without sword or flag, and with soundless tread
We muster once more our deathless dead
Out Of each lonely grave.
The foeman need not frown,
They are all pOWerless now;
We gather them here, and we lay them down,
And tears and prayers are the only crown
We bring to wreathe each brow.
And the dead thus meet the dead,
While the living o er them weep;
And the men whom Lee and Stonewall led,
And the hearts that once together bled,
Together still shall sleep.
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New ENGLAND FARMs.-The returns Of
the Massachusetts, Bureau of Labor Stats
tics show that the cash value of farms in that
State have decreased nearly seven millions
of dollars within the past ten years Taxes
are heavy there. Labor is scarce and cost
ly. The young men of Massachusetts, find
little encouragement to stay at home and
work upon farms which yield but small
prSft for the most arduous labor, when they
CAB find so much more inviting fields in the
West. OF the farm laborers in that State,
only one fifth are native born-all the rest
are foreigners, principally Irish and French
Canadian. Many of the farms are passing
into the hands of persons of foreign birth,
who are content with profits which are en-
tirely inadequate to the desires of the more
enterprising descendants of the Puritans.-
But then, on the other hand, the manufac-
turing interest was never so fourishing in
New England as it now is.
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the Post Office.
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DICHMoND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD.
IL On and after SUNDAY, June 9th, 1872:
GOING WEST

GOING WEST.
TRAIN No. 8, Through Passenger) leaves Rich
mond daily Except Sundays,) at 5:10a. M; leaves
Danville at 1856 a. M; arrives at Greensboro at
$3.50 p. m.
Train No 6, Mynchburg Passenger leaves Rich,
mond daily at 9.15 a. M; arrives at Lynchburg at
5 p.
Train No. IL, Through Mail and Express) leaves
Richmond daily at 145 p. M; leaves Danyille daily
at 1855 p. m; arrives at Greensboro daily at 1925
a. m.
GOING EAST.
Train No. /, Through Mail and Express) leaves
Greensboro daily at a. M; leaves Oanville daily
at 4:40 a. M; arrives at Richmond daily at 1880
p m.
Train No. g. Through Pessenger) leaves Green's
boro' daily Except Sundays at 1l:10 a. M; leaves
Danville at l.52 p. nj arrives at Richmond at $3.50
p. m.
Train No. 9, Qynchburg Pessenger) leaves Lynch
burg daily at a. M; leaves Burkeyille at p. m;
arrives at Richmond at 4 p. m.
Trains Nos. and II connect at Greensboro with
Trains on ~ Carolina Railroad for all points South.
Train No. 6 connects at Burkeville with Train on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad for all
points Southwest and South.
Train No, ii connects at Greensboro with train
for Ralegh arrives there at 1905 a. m. Passengers
leaving Raleigh at Ills p. m, connect at Green's
boro' with train No. for Richmond.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and
South west can be procured at the ticket office in
Richmond, and of Il. f. WALKER, Agent of AT.
antic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, No. 1926
Main street, Richmond
JOHN R. MACMURDO,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
7. M. R. TALooTT, Eng'r and Supt. JET
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A V1croRY OF PEAoE.-The saving of
Marseilles from ERE by the intrepidity of the
crews of the American squadron at that port,
which towed out to the bay burning petro-
leum vessel, the flames of which threatened
to communicate to the city, was one of those
"victories of peace" which have no draw
backs, and which exhibit heroism legitimate
ly and gloriou8ly employed in works of
benefcence. If we had been at war with
France, and this squadron had been sent to
destroy Marseilles, there would have been
great exclamation over such an achievement;
but how brutal and senseless it looks, COM
pared with the exercise of courage in the
preservation of human life When the time
comes when nations shall have no rivalry in
the display of proves, except as it is exer-
cised in behalf of common humanity, the
world may well boast of progress-that moral
and Christian progress without which there
can be no true civilization. Baltimore Sun.
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VALUE OF HICKoRY.-A correspondent
of the Staunton Spectator, who has been at
tracted by the wanton waste of hickory as
an article of fuel, says that ga cord of this
kind of wood, instead of bringing to the
owner four or five dollars for fuel, if con-
verted into ax-handles, or spokes for car
riage wheels, or other useful purposes, might
have been worth, probably, $40 or $50
These, too, are articles for which there is a
constant demand among our people You
can hardly go into store in the town or
country where such articles are sold without
seeing large bundles of handles, spokes, &c.,
offered for SALE" "Why," he asks, "should
they not be made here? Why should not
the hickory wood of our own neighborhood
be made available for the supply of the wants
Of our own people? Why should not our
own people pocket the profits of this branch
of manufactured"
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Fnel for Locomotives.

The general use in Europe of "briquettes,"
as fuel for locomotives, is one of the most
remarkable illustrations of the value of
modern utilisation processes. Both as re-
spects economy of consumption and room
ree.aired for stOrage-tHo most essential
consideratious-the use Of these briquettes,
for the purpose named, is found to be all
that could be desired. They are composed
of finely powdered, washed Goals, cemented
with the material which forms the refuse of
starch factories, or with coal tar, or some
other effective substance. The mixture is
subjected to the pressure of piston in a
cylindrical or polygonal case, and then ex-
posed to current of hot air in kiln for
about three hours. The resulting blocks
weigh on an average eight pounds, and burn
with residue of from four to seven per cent.
of ashes. The experience of the Austrian
railways is, that they evaporate 72 pounds
of water per pound of coal. Their intro
duction has been almost universal on the
roads of France and Belgium.
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THE VIRGINIA
REAL-EsTATE AND FARM JOURNAL,
DEVOTED TO
Real Estate, Agriculture and immigration.

Real Estate, Agriculture and immigration.
1T is the only EXCLUSIVE ORGAN in the State
of these great interests and it will at all times, be
made to reflect the true condition and material pro-
gress of the country.
This Journal is designed to be the Medium OF In:
tercommurication for all classes who interested
in the products of the soil and the development OF
the landed interests OF the State.
We desire the Journal to occupy the front rank
among the Agricultural papers of the State and to
this end solicit communications on practical subjects
from the farmers in every section of The country.
Reaching as it does the most substantial classes OF
our own people, and being the medium through
which most of the strangers who come TO Virginia
derive their information about the State this Jour
nal offers peculiar advantages to advertisers
Published monthly at ONE DOLLAR year in
advance. Address
A. F. ROBERTSON & CO.,
Editors and Propretors,
ia 24-tf Lynchburg Va.
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RELIGIOUS VAGABoNDs.-Rev. H. H.
Maury says there are people like 8nails, car
rying their spiritual, home around on their
backs. You never see them twice in the
same church. Yes, but the home they car
ry is not spiritual, and, in the second place,
it is not home.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILR0AD.-on
and after MAY 9th, PASSENGER TRAINS
leave Richmond Sundays excepted) as follows:
$3.50 A. M.-MAIL TRAIN for the White Sui
phur Springs, connecting at Gordonsville with the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas train for Wash
ington and North, and Lynchburg and South.
3:45 P. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN for
Gordonsvile, except on Saturday, on which day it
leaves at P. NJ. This train connects at Gordons-
vile with the night trains on the Orange, Alexan
dria and Manassas Railroad for LYNCHBURG and
WASHINGTON.
Through tickets, at low rates. sold to all points
North west and Southwest.
Steerage tickets from Liverpool, Queenstown,
Amsterdam, Antwerp Hamburg, Havre, Rotter::
dam, Bergen, Copenhagen, and Gothenburg to all
points on this road can be bought of the General
Ticket Agent at Richmond, or can be ordered
through any station agent on the road.
Further information may be obtained at the com.
panys Offices.
No Passenger Trains are run on Sundays.
A. II. PERRY,
General Superintendent.
j. F. NETHERLAND, General Ticket Agent.
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TO SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE.
By HENRY STEPHENS, F. R. s., Edinburgh, and
the late j. P, NORTON, Professor of Scientific Agri
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/ e S B Y TERI N .

right, or to sit leaning backward in chair
provided with tablet, while writing or
studying, thereby avoiding the common but
injurious posture and its injurious effects.
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ID edmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
III Route
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
UP DAY MAIL leaves Byrd-Street station,
p
UP NIGHT NAIL leaves Byrd Street station,
$40 M, Except on Sundays
UP ACCOMMODATION leaves Broad-Street
station, p. m. Except on Sundaysl
DOWN DAY MAIL arrives at ByrdStreet sta
ton. 80 a.
DOWN NIGHT MAIL arrives at Byrd-Street
station. 1913 p. m. Except on Mondays.l
DOWN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN arrives at
Broad-Street station 8:37 a. m. Except Sundays.)
Accommodation Train runs to Milford only.
Travellers bound west via Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad will by taking the 1920 p. m. man nsdee
connect with the II p m. train at Relay House,
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. By the p.
m. they will connect with the 20 a. m, at Relay
House, on the same road-the former being the
quicker line for points west.
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~ ~ - 49, --~NNS0@NS, " "AANO@- 49,
are respectively employed to raise, depress,
turn to the right, and to the left. The other
two have an action contrary to one another,
and roll the eye on its axis, or from the out.
side downward, and inside upward. When
an object is presented for inspection, the first
act is that of circumcision, or going round
the boundary lines, SO as to bring consecu-
lively every individual portion of the cir
conference upon the most delicate and sensi-
tive portion of the retina. Now, if figures
bounded by straight lines be presented for
inspection, it is obvious but two or three
muscles can be called into action, and it is
equally evident that in curves of circle
or ellipse all must alternately be brought
into action. The effect then is, that if two
only be employed, rectilinear figures, those
two have an undue share of labor; and by
repeating the experiment frequently, as we
do in childhood, the notion of tedium is in
8tilled, and we form gradually diStaste for
straight lines, and are led to prefer those
curves which supply more general and
equable share of work.
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DRINK FOR HoT WEATHER.-Two table
spoonfuls of Scotch oatmeal put into a large
tumbler or small jug, and filed up with clear
cold water, we'll stirred up, and allowed to
settle only until large particles of meal fall
to the bottom, forms most refreshing drink
in hot weather, and it quencheS thirst more
than any liquid