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Corn for Seed.

In selecting corn for seed, it is often
the practice to merely choose large
ears from the general crop. 1t is
suggested that this is not the best
method, for, while the plant may be
strong and vigorous and bear large
ears, the corn may have been fertilized
by pollen from feeble or stunted plants
near it, and the seed may retain and
repeat these adverse qualities in spite
Of the vigor of the plant on which it
grew. 1t is said that better plan
would be to plant some OF the seed in
small plot by itself, at a distance
from the main crop, and to give this
patch plenty of room and high cult
ure. When the tassels appear in this
seed.bed every plant should be exam
ined, and all feeble stalks should be
pulled out or cut off below the tassel
before 1t has an opportunity to bloom.
By this arrangement both the plant
on which the ears grow, and the pol
len scattered from its own and neigh
boring tassels, will be alike strong
and vigorous, and the seed will pal
take of the strength Of both its par
ents. --"1He Worlds Work )" ,ScriJner
for June.
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Before Christianity, Manhood.

The following is from DIR. Hol-
lands "Nicholas Minturn 5" ScriJner
for Juno:
"The difficulty to be overcome in
the attempt to reform a pauper OF any
sort, it seems to me, said Miss Lark
in, "lies in the impossibility ofplacing
him in dignifed conditions. No mat
ter what ambitions and resolutions
you may be able to stir in man
whose conditions are mean and sug-
gestive only Of his animal wants, they
tade out when he realizes the setting
in which his lite is placed. His wife
and children are ragged, his tenement
his filthy, his neighborhood is base,
and everything around him is adraught
upon his selfrespect How he is to
get that which will keep him and his
alive is the ever-present question.
Every thought is concentrated upon
his animal life. Every thought Of his
neighbor is engaged in the same way.
In this respect they are all like babies.
Everything that comes to their hards
is carried at once to their mouths
They cannot see any significance in
the Christianity which good people
preach to them unless it will, in some
way feed them or give them money.
n II we could only con-
trve, i'll some way, to dignity the facts
of their everyday life and surround
ings, to inspire ambitions and emula.
tons among them, to enable them to
see that even poverty has its poetical
side, and that their pinched lives may
be dignifed by humble spiritualities
we could do much for them. Unit
we can accomplish this, every good
thing which we do for them will be
debased. We must make men and
women Of them before they will an
swer to motives addressed to men and
women. There is no use in address,
ing our religion to an open mouth
we must have the open mind and
heart"
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VIM. NJ. LADD, M, ID.

STATE OF VERMONT, AZ q Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD SIS : Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District
on the eighteenth day of April, A. D., 1877.
Present, Hon. John Porter, Judge
James L. Whitcomb's Estate, Stockbridge,
intestate.
Moulton J. Gilman, Administrator of said
estate, proposes to render an account of his
administration and to present his account
against said estate for examination and allow
ance at Probate Court. to be held at Wood
stock aforesaid on the first Wednesday (sixth
day. of Juno next. The Court therefore or
ders that notice of the same be given to all
persons interested in said estate, by publish
ing copy of the record of this order three
eeks successfully in the Spirit Of the Age, a
newspaper printed at Woodstock aforesaid;
that they may appear before sad Court and
contest the allowance of said account if they
see cause.
A true record.
HENRY S. DANA, Register.
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which Sir Boyle Roche replied, that
"This could be easily remedied by
making the underleathers of wood"
GEMS.
GATHERED FOR THE AaE.]

AS fire is discovered by its own
light, so is virtue by its own excel
lencc.
-Remember often that the true
measure of all we do is its uniformity
with Gods will. II | eat and drink
because it is Gods will, / am more
acceptable to Him than if I suffered
death without any such Intention
[Francis de Sales.
From the lowest step there is a
path to the Hottest height.
DO the best you can where you
are and, when that Is accomplished,
God, will open door for you, and a
voice will call, "Come up hither into
a higher sphere. - [Beecher.
Many persons are judged harshly
by the world because they allow no
eye but Gods to see into the inner
sanCtuaries of their hearts.
The real man il one WHO always
finds excuses for others, but never
excuses himself.
Truth may be violated as much
by silence as by falsehood itself.
If we dive to the bottom of
pleasure we are sure to bring up dirt.
The tue secret Of living a. peace
with all the world is to have an humble
opinion Of ourselves.
1T is wonderful that five thousand
years have now elapsed since the
creation of the world, and still it is
undecided whether or not there has
ever been an instance of the spirit OF
any person appearing after death.
All argument is against it, but all
belief is for it.
1t shocks me to think how much
mischief almost every man may do,
who will but resolve to do all he can.
= [Sterne.
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Commissioners Notice.
PATRICK DALY'S ESTATE


The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Probate Court of the District of Hart
ford, Commits sioners to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against Patrick DAILY late OF Sharon in said
District, deceased and the claims of the de-
ceased exhibited in set.oil' to the claims of the
creditors, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purpose of examining and ailGw-
ing said claims at the store OF Josiah Wal.
bridge in Sharon in said District, on the 23d
day Of October, A. d. 1877, from o'clock. A.
NJ, until o'clock Z. NJ, on each of said days
and that six months from the Both day Of A..
pril, A d. 1877, is the time limited by, said
Court Tor said creditors TO present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Sharon this Sd day Of May, a. d.
1877.
JOEL II. MARSH, }Commis-
W. H. II. WkLBRfDGE, }sioners.
CHAS. M. LAMB, Administrator.
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STATE OF VERMONT, At a Probate
DISTRICT OF HARTFORD s.. Court held at
Woodstock within and for said District on
the twenty-6fth day of April, A. d., 1877.
Present, Hon. John Porter Judge.
Owen Z. Paddock's Estate, Pomfret, intestate
Edwin Allen, Administrator Of said estate,
proposes to render an account of his ad
ministration and TO present his account
against said estate for examination and al
lowance at n Probate Court to be held at
Woodstock aforesaid on the first Wednesday
(sixth day. Of June next. The Court there.
fore orders that notice OF the same be given
to all persons interested in said estate, by
publishing copy OF the record of this order
three weeks successfully in the Spirit Of the
Age, n newspaper printed ut Woodstock
aforesaid, that they may appear before said
Count and contest the allowance Of said
account, if they see cause.
A true record.
HENRY. s. DANA, Register.
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A DROVE OF BULLs.-In debate
on the Leather Tax, in 1895, in the
Irish House of Commons, the Chan.
cellor OF the Exchequer. Sir John
Plunkett, observed, with great empha'
SIS, "That in the prosecution of the
present war, every man ought to give
his last guinea to protect the remain
DER. MIR. Vandeeur said, "Howevel
that might be, the tax on leather
would be severely felt by the bare
footed peasantry of Ireland" IL
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4 THE CHEAT CAUSE
- Human Misery.

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II WI Cwe Consumption,
Even after all other remedies have failed. In
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IL WILL CURE CATARRII
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ritation OF the Throat. TRY II.
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TRN III.
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Il Will Cure a Common Cold

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1t VIII CURE - ChrOnic Cough. by
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