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New Hampshire Agriculture.

We are greatly indebted to Secretary
Adams for copy of his excellent Twelfth
Annual Report Of the Agricultural Board
of New Hampshire. 1t is handsome
volume of nearly five hundred pages, well
printed, well edited, and filled with prac-
tical instruction well suited to the wants OF
the farmers of the New England States.
The New Hampshire Board secured an able
secretary, to begin with, in Mr.. Adams,
and they have had the wisdom to hold on
TO him, and encourage and support him in
the work they gave him to do, until he
has made himself recognized at home and
abroad as leader of agricultural thought
and a most effective worker in the cause
Of agricultural progress.
This report contains interesting ant
valuable papers upon variety of topics
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Specialism In Education.

"West Point was the first, and for o
long time the only, school in the country
where science was combined with daily
practice. At the end of the rebellion the
leaders on both sides were graduates of
West Point"
I clip the above from the last number
Of your journal. The statement might
have been much broader and still true
The graduates of military schools came
ont at the head in the mighty Napoleonic
struggles in Europe. Both Napoleon and
Wellington were such graduates. How
can the general principle be questioned
that in all useful occupations theory and
practice make perfect" or, rather, tend
toward perfection 2 Theory alone is as
dead and useless as faith without works,
while practice without the tbeory-that is,
without the reason why you should do as
you dds unsatisfactory to intelligent
persons, affords little or no opportunities
for improvement while the action itself is
very likely to be erroneous. 1t is work
ing in the dark-walking without light
TO guide your footsteps. Theory and prac-
tioe is, or ought TO be, the fundamental
idea in all professional teohnic and
polytechnic schoe!s. This is finely exem-
plifed at the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Each cadet, or
scholar, is there taught to handle and use
the musket, the rife, the sword, cannon,
mortar, pontoons, horses, etc. They are
taught to obey as privates and to be obeyed
as officers; they are taught how to con-
struct all kinds Of defences, and how to
defend them; they are taught how TO feed,
clothe, shelter and care for men. They
study and recite to their teachers the
theory, and then they are drilled till they
become familiar with the practice. When
the scholars graduate they are not simply
men, or educated men, but they are SOL
diers. They are not physicians, clergy
men, teachers, lawyers, farmers or me-
chanics, but soldiers. They are not as
well educated and qualified for one thing
as another. They are educated and drilled
for one particular profession. Now can
there be any doubt but that this is the
| only correct principle upon which to con-
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Dutch Cattle.

The article printed in this department
July % was not selected by the agricul.
tural editor, nor does it express his views
in regard to the large black and white
cattle of the Netherlands, now offered for
sale in the United States under the ridicu-
lousy absurd name of Holsteins. As q
milk breed, for cheese-making, where they
can Craze on rich, level pastures like those
OF their native home, or for supplying
milk to town markets under similar con-
ditions, the Dutch COW is probably un.
rivalled. But the attempt now being
made to "boom" them for the butter
dairy, especially in New England, is q
mere speculative movement, which we feel
it our duty to protest against. The
Ayrshire breed is far preferable to them
for the purpose for which both br eeds are
specially suited-milk production-in all
upland, billy regions. The ancestry of
the Dutch cattle for centuries have never
even seen hill in the distance. They
have been bred and fed exclusively upon
rich, level, lowland fields, most of them
below the level of the sea and protected
from it by high entertainments. They are
natives of marine climate, have been
petted and blanketed and carded and
washed like race-horses, summer and
winter, and they will fail even worse than
the Shorthorns on the rough, rugged and
dry hillsides of New England.
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Wew advertisements.
HEREDITARY
SCROFULA.

A RE you aware that in your blood the
II faint Of scrofula has a prominent
place? This is true Of every one. 1t is liza
BILE at any time, on the slightest provocation,
to develop itself in some insidious disease.
Consumption and many other diseases are
outgrowths of this impurlty Of the blood.
HOOPS SARSAPARTLLA has wonderful
power over all scrOfuOus troubles, as the re-
markable testimonials we have received
Enthusiastically prove.
MEssRs. C. I. HOOP & Co.: Gentlemen
.. My youngest son has always been
troubled with Scrofulous Humor; sores i'm
his head discharging from his ears, and run
ming sore on the back Of his ear for two
years; his eyelids would tester and ulcerate,
dscharging SO that was obliged TO wash
them open every morning, his eyeashes
nearly ali coming out he was exceedingly
dainty, most of the time eating but two slight
meals day. We were unable to find any
thing that had the least effect upon him till
last spring. 1876, we gave him two bottles OF
Hood's SarsopdriHa: Hisappetiteimproyed
at once. The hack OF his ear healed
up without scar, and not a sore in his head
SINCE sineereM,y SSs 'uTTs'o s,v,onx
No. 1OS Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass.
ave do not az rule allow ourselves TO
use our editorial columns TO speak OF any
remedy we advertise, but we feel warranted
In saying word for Hoods Sarsaparila.
Sarsaparila has been known as remedial
agent for centuries and Is recognized by all
schools Of practice as 4 valuable blood puri-
fer. 1t Is put up in forms OF almost infinite
variety, hut MesSrs. Hood a. Co, U.Owell,
Mass who are thoroughly reliable pharma;;
cistS, have hit upon remedy of unusual
value. Certainly they have vouchers OF
cures which we know to be most eXtraor-
binary. "-Edttors LotreH Weekly Journal.
HOODS SARSAPARHLA.
Sold by druggists. Price eli six for az
Prepared by C.. i. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
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OLIVER DITSON g. co., Boston.
To SMOKERS of Blackwell's
Genuine Bull Durham
Smoking Tobacco.

All styles. and secondhand speciality. while we
have at works the largest stock OF wood working
and general machinery In the hands OF any arm in
this country.
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HOODS SARSAPARIZLA.

Sold by druggists. Price 81; six for s6.
Prepared by C. /. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass
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e1grirnhaaL
t. II. HosKINs. Newport. VT. Editor.

A LEADING Canadian agriculturist says,
in private letter "THE WATcHMAN Is
the first American paper look at, for two
reasons First, 1t is thoroughly honest |;
second, it speaks Of what it knows"
The high position which this gentleman
has long occupied in relation to agricul-
ture in the Province of Quebec adds
much to the force of this compliment.
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Montpelier & Wells r. R. r.
Taking Effect July 7, 1884.

Trains Ieave Montpelier as folto,cs!
Mall at 90 A. M, Express at 90 p M, Mixed at 30
p arrive at Wells River at $50 A. M, 2.25 P.
NJ, $50 Pm.
Trains iedue Wells Rfver as foIiotcs:
Mixed at 400 A. M, Express at 9.45 A. M, Man
At 345 P. NJ; arrive at Montpelier at 7.40 A. NJ
ll.25 A. NJ, 525 Pm
Trains leaving Montpelier at 90 A. N. and 90 p. NJ.
make close connections at Wells River for all points in
the White Mountains also for Boston and all lnterme-
diate points. W. A. ST0WELL, Supertrt endent.
Y. W. MORSE. General Passenger Agent.
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ing to know that very little Vermont
money was spent there, and few Vermont
ers seen there, last year.
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Elder Ducks.

In q very cold country far away in
the Northern Ocean-Icelandit is called
there are thousands of these beauti-
full birds. Wherever you step, you find
one.
YOU think they would not like to stay
where the rivers are always frozen, and
snow is ON the ground all the long year,
with only a few days of sunshine; But
they do, because they can be very quiet
there, and do pretty much as they like.
Their nests are sort of little mat
tress made of drift-grass and sea-weed,
over which they spread bed of finest
down. The careful mother plucfzs this
down from her own breast. heaping it
up in a sort of thick fluffy roll around
the edge of the nest.
You know that while she is sitting on
her eggs she must sometimes leave the
nest for food. The weather is so cold,
that before she goes she carefully turns
this roll of down over the eggs, to keep
them warm until her return. A great
deal of money is made by the Iceland
ers in selling the down. When it is taken
from the nest the little mother goes to
work Just as carefully as before, and
makes it all over. But if they take il
the second time, and her home is left
with bare walls, her breast bare, too,
what is she to do?
In moment the male bird comes to
her help, and plucks the down off his
own breast. His feathers are whittier,
though not so soft.
This down is so light that it takes a
great many feathers to weigh aaythiae
at all. If you should fill your father !
hat with them they would not weigh az
ounce After all, they would make you
the warmest covering in the world.
The Nursery. r
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Wise Sayings.

Better be in shame now than at the
day of judgment -Mohdnpmed.
The only and the greatest thing
man is capable of is trust in God. -ES-
change. - $50" IS ~
"A noble and attractive everyday
bearing comes of goodness, of SINGER
ity, of refinement; and these are bred
in years, not moments IF. ID. Hus1ting-
ton. ff ht5ag tTH
Eighty years ago there were fifty
different translations of the Bible: now
it is translated in two hundred and fifty
languages. Of four fifths of the earth
inhabitants. ~"
a-In oounteracting our defects, we
should be cautious not to blunder by
imitation of others. We should search
till we find where our character fails,
and then amend it-not attempt to be-
come another man.-Cecil b
Some people, when urged to give,
remark that what they give is ..nofhing
Ito nobody" and that is about all they
do give. If mans religion does not
make him generous it is moi. worth pre-
serving. We, need to grow all round,
not only in praying and praising, but in
giving. = Spnrgeo,i. 80 - '''' = 80
II What is spring after winter but
nature speaking of the Resurrection OF
her Lord?s 1t il the seasonswhcn day is
lengthening and mastering the night;
light is overcoming darkness and life
springing out of apparent death; as in
the returning presence Of Him who is
very life and very light, and maketh all
things now. Thus as morning, and
spring return again and again. ST, after
the manner, Of Christs Resurrection.
and in the image and likeness OF God,
must nnensarise. and be renewed day by
day, while day by day the outer man
perishcs. -Is1ac Williams. 49,. s,-, b.
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Dialogue q Ia Saisen.


"Are you, going to help me put
down the carpets, John?'' =,
"Spose so; where tack hammerf''
'.It's in the barrel of dishes-no,
it ism t--yes, it is-oh, l know now; ]
put it in the handbook with your new
Sunday hat" IT,.
just like woman; never knows
where anything IS; hat ruined, like
enough; where the handle of the ham
mer?" a1-it --.
"Oh. packed that up with q china
set;you'll find it, dear, at the bottom OF
the box -,e ..
Now. who's going to stretch this
carpet. heyP"
"Me, dear"
"Well, stand there. Gracious,
can't pull hundred pounds of dry
goods along with the carpet. Oh, dear,
I'm going to have fit J. believe
aIeIH maze you a cup of tea, dear.
You can drink it out of your shaving.
mug. 1t II be just ike a picnic" :
But when she got back with the tea,
John was missing. .H,
erssPoor fellow! 1t was too much fef
himl he's gone to get the air. ,Hs
looked pale.'' sY !.
John at counter covered with eat.
ables, salads and things: Two fingers
of old crow, and dash of bitters to be.
gin with. I'm nearly starved. A hot
beefsteak will help me out. I tell you,
boys. moving is tough work" y
Life has its compensations. Johns
wife sits on q roll of carpet and drinks
her tea, Poor boy! l wish he could
have waited for il; it's so refreshing.
He'll be half starved by supper time! !
know he will ei 90 =
e Not much. little woman. Detroit
Free Press.
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The Old Testament Revisio m.

The American and English Commit
tees have almost finished tn ir labors in
the revision of the Old Testament. II
Is expected that the revision will be
published in the course of a few
months. President Chase, of Haver-
ford College, a member of the Ameri-
can Committee, states that the revision
was made with the sole oh ;ect of placing
the Bible in a position in which the people
may understand every word as the
scholars understand them, and as text
stands in the original To do this many
of the beauties of expression have been
sacrificed in order to give the true
meaning of the original 1.-The poetical
forms and the arcbaisms will be re-
tanned to larger extent than they were
in the New Testament. -.
= Hebrew is much better understood, in
the opinion of President Chase. than it
was two centuries ago, and this fact is
shown in the revision. Tat fabulous
beast, the unicorn" will give place IT,
the wild OK. The river of Egypt will
be 1.-THE brook of Egypt The Book
of flasher" Will be 1.-THE Book of the Up
right ''The plain Of Moral viii be
1.-The rock OF Moran. y The children of
Israel did not borrow of the Egyptians
what they never intended to return, but
they asked for and received; gifts, not
loans Joseph coat Of many cofors"
will be long tunic. Judgment also
will lay to Inc, land righteousness TO
the pluInmet," Will be ~ wilfs make
Judgment for ~ line aud righteousness
for plumb-l me- In my flesh shall
I soc Cod will he ssYet S,f,f If nv fiesh
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snow.shoes worn bI HORSES.

2 Last Mon day, on the line. of snow.
shoe travel between Del Norte ant
Summitville. feat was, performed
probably never actually accomplishe
before in the West, or anywhere. The
first heavy snow of the past season that
blockaded the road between Baker
Station and Suminitville caught a spap
of horses in Summitville, which coulC
not be brought out through the heavy
snow. These horses were the property
of Mr.. Brockman, freighter, and re.
manned in the camp until last Monday,
when they were started for the outside
world on snow-shoes. The shoes were
maae1of wood, two inches thick, eight
inches wide and eighteen inches long.
and were fastened to the horses feel
by means Of wires and straps. Thu
fact that horse steps almost in the
same place with its hind feet that i,
does with its fore feet seemed to render
such an experiment out of the question.
The shoes were fastened .oa,. however
and after few days, of practice in
Summitville the horses learned the
modus operandi of the scheme, and on
Monday Mr.. Brockman rode one horse
out over from 50-to 1co feet OF snow
while the second horse pulled "a sled
loaded with provisions over the same
course. Del Norte PROPRIETOR
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Our Young Readers.
THE RICH POOR DOLLY.

Her hair vas yellow. her cheeks were red,
But you mustn't touch her, : they always said,
-. -. Ibis rich little dolly. ,-e-,s-- >. :
Over her dress OF satin ana silk
she wore anecklace as white as milk, 49,.
This rich little dolly. sH
Her foot tlike the foot of a Cindercllaj
W as dainuly shod. as becomes full wclla
rrut-r fhlch little dolly. -.lt.-r - 4..r
But nobody asked her out to dine, 80
She was by far too fair and fine
This rich little dolly: Dc
Nobody sent, to birthday party. A's- tA
Invitations old-fashioned and hearty ~r
To this little dolly.
Nobody, when her heart was s.b'oke" 90.
Cuddled close up to 1t under her cloak,
This rich little dolly.
But up ina moldy, musty drawer,
where nobody kissed her and nobody saw her,
stayed the poor, poor dolly.
Anna 4. Durham, In Wide Atrdke
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was milking in the barn when young
Squire Lawton came in. Fitted up the
pail and hung ton the spring balance.
just thirteen pounds said J. and
marked it on the little board on the
wall just opposite where the cow stood.
"What do YOU do that for, " said he.
"Why, | always count, mea sure and
weigh everything on this farm said I.
"My father taught me that when was
boy" 'sBut what's the use here?"
said he. "You have all the milk, and
no one can cheat you" Don't you be
sure of that. Now look here. You
see this board. That's Topsy's milk
account. Here, you see, is II pounds,
To- pounds, Is pounds, and then comes
IL pounds. That struck me all of a
heap, and Invent right there and then
to TOpsy to see what was the matter.
Her nose was hot and dry, and her mouth
was SOLDERING and she was net eating.
/ soon found what was the matter. She
had been chewing the fence-rails and q.
big splinter was iammed into her mouth
between her teeth, aud her jaw was
swelled badly. Now, L mightn't have
found that out for two or three days ii
/ hadn't weighed the milk. But You
see soon set her right again. I saved
a good deal Of trouble byit And then
look here. Here is 15I pounds, rs
pounds, II pounds, II pounds, II
pounds, IA pounds, and then here you
see Is only 81 pounds, and all down, 81
pounds, pounds, a pounds, pounds,
81 pounds. Now look at that COW.
She's pretty, amt she2 But, bless you,
handsome is as handsome does. and
that COW don't stay here any longer
than she is fat enough for beef; for she
amt half handsome enough for dairy
man to keep. Then you see these
glasses These are. TO measure the
cream bgc A COW that won't give
fifteen per cent. of cream won't pay to
keep with the feed / give them; and
heifer that won't make ten per cent
won't pay to raise, and is only good 10
sell to those who sell milk. Now, how
could I tell all this if didn't weigh
and measure? See here, this is the
feed measure; one of these goes on to
the feed for every COW at every meal,
and that scoop holds just two quarts.
This basket holds a full bushel, and
every COW gets that full every feed.
And two or three get n scOopful more.
You see it's all brought down 10 rule.
No. thumb rule either. but weights and
measures every time. "a D1an who
don't weigh and measure. everything
about a dairy can'ttell what he's doing.
and it is just as easy for him to lose
dollar a day as it is to faHzoif a1,log.
Now, my boy, put that wrinkle on your
horn. It's worth Thousand dollars to
you If you don't forget it, but You are
welcometoi Il for nothing Or. The
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70
The Weight or Authority,


4 A good many people arc unneces-
fsarily disturbed because some of the
opponents of Christianity are prominent
in science and literature. IL seems Co
them as If the weight of learning and
genius werc on the side of error, and
bearing down heavily and, with inn
mcnse in ury against the truth. Such
fears may be allayed by ,two-copsidera-
tons. The first IS that there are, after
all, comparatively few grea. men who
are antagonistic in their sys'em s1of
thrnught to God and His Chriss. I You
ca count on the fingers Of both hands
n, Arly all the infidels and agnostics that
exert much influence, or are worth no
ticing. At the same time. it. must be
acknowledged, that these ten or dozen
free thinkers are exceedingly active,
versatile. noisy and aggressive. They
understand perfectly how well the
public likes novelties in the applications
of science to religion ANY thing that
will make sensation and relieve the
general n1onotonyE by rousing n breeze
more or less lively about orthodox ears
And hence they are : marvellously.
prolific in addresses, and magazine
articles. and every means of attracting
\ attention, Nor is It surprising that
| their writings are welcomed BY the
daily press. What newspapers want Is.
not the old, commonplace notions in
theology. sand philosophy, but some
thing new aud startling something
that will rouse discussion, and create q
demand for copies. ,--..--.----..-
1t must not, however, be overlooked
that the vast majority of lawyers. physi-
clans, statesmen, scientists and college
bred men generally, are in opinion. if
not in practice, decidedly in favorof the
truth laid down in the Old and New
Testament Scriptures. The very foun-
tains of knowledge are the colleges and
universities, and these, almost without
an exception, are Christian in their
origin, history, intention and mighty in
fuence.' Besides, an actual roli-cafl of
distinguished names would reveal the
fact that the best trained and most Gull
tured intellects of the whole world
speaking generally-are- either positive
| believers in Christ, or willing like Ben
iamin Franklin, though making no pro-
fession, to give their money to build
| churches and to secure the preaching Of
the Gospel.
The second consideration is that those
| students who have made it their life
work to investigate history and the rela-
| tom of causes to the intellectual and
moral advancement of people, arc the
rcadiest of all persons to proclaim the
necessity, the beauty, the beneficent
! power, the ciyilizing and regenerating
agency of Christ's words and example
---C Christian at Work. y a-+ e-'E-
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The Story Of King Midas

A great many years ago there nvcd-a
very rich King. But he wanted all the
time TO be getting richer. II took him
many weeks Just to count his gold
pieces. No matter how much he had,
he wanted more. 1scz EagERA IL N
One day, when he was counting his
gold and looking very sad, . stranger
appeared before him. "Why do you
look so sad?" asked the stranger, The
King answered.: .sOh, if 1 could oriy
turn everything touch to goldi" -
Now the stranger had "a wouderiul
power which he could give the King.
SO he said; From tomorrow, every
thing you touch shall become gold"
That night the King could hasdly
sleep Tor joy. In the morning he raised
his purple robe to place it on his Shcu1-
ders: Instantly every thread was .
golden thread. He sat Down to fasteu
his sandals. In q twinkfing the, chair
IN which he sat became golden BIS
sandals, too. the instant he touched
them changed to pure gold. AT"
When he went Tor his morning walk.
every flower became golden flower.
The path, and even the grass that he
trod on, became gold. : 20 .as1sH
But even King will get hungry. So
Midas went back to the palace for his
breakfast. He asked for water. A
glass was given him; the moment he
put it 10 his lips it turned to gold. The
poor King could not drink gold. All
the money in the world could not buy
him drink of water.
he sat down to eat. But evory
mouthful became gold the moment be
put it to his lips. So he could eat
nothing. With all his gold he would
yet have to starve to death. g1 W
Then the stranger again appeared.
The King, with tears in his eyes, begged
him to take away the touch that turned
everything to gold. -
Are YOU not happy, King Midasp"
asked the stranger TJdf f0l.a 4t
81 am most miserable" groaned the
King. II beg you take away this hate
full touch.'' II r., :. re.r. 80
Then the stranger told the King to
bathe in. a stream near by, and the
golden touch would leave him.
Midas lost no time in obeying. The
water washed away the golden touch.
He was happier King than he had
been before.-OsIr- Little Ones. -,f'st