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.- ' tantra. TH E ICE-iBOU-N D, SHIP. , In this too, it may be safely: asserted that the prOpercourse is to buy good buy is less often discussed. g..â€" stock. It costs no more to'raiso keep good cattle than de’i‘;'ah'd“ men Who buy for themarketgalways make a very great distinction beâ€" tween good and poor animals.’ The same rule applies in dairyin'g and wool-growingugood cows and ' ‘ sheep are profitableâ€"poor inilkerfs ’. andlightâ€"ilecccd sheep eat up their products many times over, and are cvei in debt to the farmer. And there we lay with ice all round ’l‘liat reached the dint horizon’s bound-â€" Which way sqd’er we turned, the eye Eittiountered nought but ice and sky-:- A sky above us strangely dark-'4â€" Around an icy desert stark : The level void seemed infinite. A vast expanse of gleaming whiteâ€" A dreary, wi d, unbroken waste. Andwe within its centre placed. AURORA AND RICHMOND HILL-j ADVOCATE AND ADVERTISER. MN» V -)V\./\/\ANW V\ A A Ail-EX. SCOTT, Proprietor. ‘WVW‘MMN W'\»" me"\.’\. - W.'\ /\,,/\ ,A. A [\fva “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than. Popular. Opinion.” ‘- TERMS: $1 50 In Advance. - M. _ fl Mr infancy, childhood and’youtl‘i’, up to the mature age, of twenty, were passed in one of the new settle- ments of the far west, whither my arents had removed from New England before my birth. As is al- ways thc case in pioneer society," we could boast of but few of the elegancies or refinements of life, though its substantial necessities and comforts were as plentiful, and easy of attainment, as any one could wish. The manners of the hardy forcstcrs by whom we were sur. rounded, corresponded very closely with the rude cxtcrualsof our situ. ation. Some features of this pri- mitive simplicity, of society were agreeable enough. but the same could not be said of all its peculiari- ties. It was not to be denied that boundless gcncrOSity, daring brav- cry and unswervingfriendship,wcre to be met with on all sides; but the glory of these noble qualities was more or less dimmed by certain grosser shades of character, into which the hardships and privations of their circumstances had be- guilcd tliem.â€"â€"Among these biom- ishcs the most apparent was the universal use and abuse of intoxicat~ lug drinks The Temperance rc- form Was then inits infancy, and though liquor had always been used moderately in our family, my parents could not look without alarm at the numerous proofs which appeared,on every side, ofits ruinOUS effects. They feared the influence of such examples upon myself, and though they never entirely prohi- bited my use of the articles, they constantly warned me to avoid the excesses which I frequently Wit- nesscd in others. These‘kind ad monitions Were not entirely thrown hway, for provions'to the occur- rence which I am about to relate, I had never so far forgotten myselfas an affectionate fareWell of my flask to pass the limits of sobriety ; but by imbibing its contents to the lust being naturally ofa convivial disposi- fclt.’ As to his successor; ‘Well, he, Was. hardly the thing, insome re- spects, didn’t appear to know a great deal, and was rather inatten- tivc‘to his duties; lint then he was member and-'I‘reasurer of several Temperance Societies, and was oi course perfectly sound on'thatgrcat question. But the worst was to come ; all the taverns, far and near, had become temperance houses, and there Was not a drop of liquor to be had furlovc or money for miles around. This was gloomy tidings tome, and I involuntarily shook the ‘ pocket which contained, my precious flask, to ascertain, ifi pussiblc, by its weight and sound,l the quantity of consolation thatl still remained for me. secret of any sentiments on the sub- ject, which were ‘ that a little never did anybody any harm,’ and that having been long accustomed to its us‘c, I should really be at a loss to know how to get along Without it. AsI thus expressed myself,l tio- ticcd the exchange of two very mis- chcvious winks on the part of the boys, which, however, gave place to a most sedate expression ofcoun- tenancc when my uncle happenedto cast his eyes in their direction. The old lady, too. looked at me in a very sympathizing trimmer, and re- marked that it would certainly go rather hard with me for a while, to adopt tltc total principle; that it had munity in general, and her own sons in particular, she had given. up acustom of many years standing. As she alluded to her sons, I thought l saw some symptoms of another for- tivc wink between the boys, but per- haps I was mistaken. After talking on the subject till a late hour, we separated for the night; and I took drop, trying to resign myself to the stern fact that I should not be likely i l burst open, and in I went head fore- most, and fell sprawling on the floor. I made no observed him, he pulled aw been so with herself, bot that, outof regard for the interests of the com- tion, and a general favorite among all my acquaintances. I frequently to get another ‘horn’ for several joined in merry making parties weeks to come. As I was very where liquor was used, and, in much Wearicd with my journey,l course of time. began to regard a ‘ horn,’ three or four times a day, as one of the necessities of life. As 1 before intimated, I neverleft home for any considerable period until I was ttt'cnty. years of age, at whit-h time my parents, thinking it would correct some of the rustic habits I had acquired. sent me to visit for a few months among my friends in the east. On any way I took my ‘ bit‘ tclrs,’ as oftcn as . I thought my health required, and for greater cons venience provided myself with a small flask in which I he t a supply, so that I should not be diflppdinted at any'of the stopping places on my couldn’t think of discouraging them ' ach, and thinking that the fresh air ~ routc. At last] arrived at the home iby refusing to join the society,=»and might do me geod, l rose, and after! mile. a t'm'al Jerusalem hurricane cumstancc I tiiought'went rather against my first conjecture as to the nature of his occupation. He was not long in understanding what had happened, and almost ‘ instantly broke into an uncontrollable fit of laughter. Peal after peal of most uproarious mirth burst from him while with both hands to his sides, and his head thrown back, he laugh- ed and roared and laughed again, till I thought he would go into con- vulsions. When at last he could find utterance, he exclaimed, ‘By George! Ralph, you’ve caught me in the very act.’ ‘ Why ! what is it uncle.” said 5. ‘Just come here and sec,’ he replied ; and on my go- ing up to the place where I had first I l ay some. loose straw and disclosed to my astonished gaze, a little keg which would have held. perhaps, four galâ€"l ions, and was” labelled on the end ‘Old llyc.’ The truth now began to break upon me, and I laughed in; my turn, almost as heartin as myi uncle had done before. ‘ Well,’, said he, ‘I suppose you think this a queer piece of business after the talk we had last night ; but the fact is that mother and the boys, to say nothing of all our neighbors, were so strong on the Temperance ques- tion. that there was no resisting them. They kept at me, ding-dong from day to day, till l had to give in. But ‘it’s hard to learn an old dog new tricks.’ My old tricks had been too well learned to be so easily broken, but, as I couldn’t think of letting motliei'and the boys know anything of it, I just brought the keg in here, where 'no oce'would be likely to find it; and as I nevcrtakc too much, you see, my example never does any harm. ‘ New, Ralph, you’ll keep dark, won’t you 7’ ‘ Of course,’ I replied, ‘ trust me for that.’ ‘ Well then,’ said he,| ‘ I’ve not had quite my usual ‘ pull ’7' this morning iâ€"let me see, this gimlct llOlC l8 enough for two straws, I guess ;' so in less time than it takes me to write it, another one was cut, and my uncle and Isat at either end of the keg sucking Did i ,siiop .was the matter. ' I complained of lunch of ‘dcath-‘beforc dislionor,’ l gulped it down. , Its- effects did not manifest themselves so soon. as 'to preys-tit my entering into a conver- sation with the young men, in the course of which I asked them if no one had ever discovered their liberal views on the total abstinence ques- tion. ‘No.’ said Abram, ‘nobody but the new Sciiooliiiastcr.. He was walking through the bush one day, and came upon us just as, we tvore taking a ‘ smile,’ but'hc pro- mised to keep the secretich would . give him one once in a whilowhen he didn’t feel well, and really I think he disposes of more than both of us put together. There! as sure as you live, Ralph, he’s coming now. You’d better clear, lshouldii‘t like to have any one see him drink, as ho ; has such a good character around here. and is Treasurer oi the Temperance Society. 'You, can, come out with us again after dinner. I cleared accordingly, and made the best of my way to the house with the firm conviction, that I was what the initiated term, ‘ decidedly tigiit.’ When Igot into the house tlieconiined air only made matters worse ; I lay down on a sofa, and if my head had been a blacksmith’s or a foundcry in full blast, there could not have been a worse, confusion in it. I had lain there for some time when my aunt came in. she was surprised at find- ing me there, and inquired what lieadachc and of feeling bad goiter? ally, and the good old soul, with the best intentions no doubt, prescribed, a little drop out of the dccanter.-â€"-â€" I was too far gone to have any voice in the matter. The decanter was brought, the potion turned out and swallowed. That was ‘theI last straw which breaks the camel’s back. It set me completely beside myself. lts effects, however, in one respect were remarkable, for mv sensations of headache another from me.’ and theiriiamcs were recorded.â€" ‘ Will Ralph i’ ‘ Yes, uncle,l I re- piied, and taking my cherished flask from my pocket, I threw it out at the open window, and signed my name. Since that time I have been a Tectotallei‘. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A NEWSPAPER. My life is shortly told. W'hcn ushi ercd into life I soon found that I was but'one ofa large family, all of whom were laid in i'egular‘order in a pile â€"â€"-my situation being one of the first-born, was particularly oppressed damp and uncomfortable: I i had a wish to get into the world, which was at length gratified. Saturday morning came, and l was carefully folded and laid, Moses-like, in a bas- kct by an urchin who was called the carrier, and borne into the street. The said carrierl soon found was an object of interest and desire ; he was soon accosted by an elderly lookingman, with thread-bare rusty clothes. ."Ha-ve you a spare paper this morning, my boy l’ _‘ No sir,’ was the short reply, and he trudged on with us, muttering ‘ you are the same chap that promised mea cop- per for, the paper yesterday, and ha’nt paid me yet; you Won’t get My brethren were now fast leaving, me, being de- posited at their proper destinations “at length my turn came, and I was thrown'on the counter of a shop in â€"-strcet. My owncr entered, and I soon found that I. was the first, object of interest. After hastily drying me by the fire, in which pro- cess I narrowly escaped conflagration he ran over me, and fixed his eyes upon sales at auction, advertisements &c. I was then dismissed with tion- demnation. ‘ Nothing but news and affairs of state, love stories, temper- and ancc tales, and accidents and such sickness vanished in an instant, auditrash-«a Newspaper should be a instead of them I experienced a commercial reportâ€"one side at least sense of the most delightful cxhil- should be devoted to Prices Current.’ oration. I jumped to my feet, Iwasthenthrown upon thecdun‘tc'r, perior Municipal School of Orleans, received at the late National Conâ€" cours of Agriculture in Paris, a gold medal for details of his agricultural experiments, and for his way of me- thod of conducting the agricultural portion of his school. M. Demond makes agriculture one of the bases of general education. IIis exhibi- bition was very extensive, and he published in a pamphlet the result of his experiments. He firstendcm voured to ascertain the relative vai- ue of various manurcs. He sowed the same species" of wheat with thirty ~tWO different manures on thirty-two pieces of land, each rc- ccrvi‘n‘g $25 worth. For two years the yield of wheat. Was noted, and the facts derived from the ex- pcriments show that the classification of manures by English chemists ac- cording to the amount of nitrogen which they contain is entirely illu- sory. It will be remembered that Liebig, in his late letters, comes to the same conclusion. His experi- ments'Showcd'also that wheat sown broadcast at the rate of two bushels per acre yielded better than one bu’sliei'per ach drilled, and that two bushels and a iialf sown broadcast yielded less than two bushels sown in the same way., Eight species of wheat drilled, at the rate of three peeks per acre, gave a larger yield than at the rate of a bushel per acres These experiments show that differ» ent soils require 'a different amount of seed, and that cXperimcnts are neceSsary upon each different variez ty of soil. M. Demond recommends the culture of the six-rowed barley. Ilcvfin‘ds the culture of sorlio better than that of wheat by a hundred dollars pct" acre. The generaliza- tions from the experiments of M. not boil. dough. 'l.‘ horrors of that wilderness ,, . - . g _ . . 4 , . r I I) ‘ .. Vol. 11. No. as. RICHMOND Hm. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 186m ,. Whole No. 104. THE 10m.“ YARD- 1‘PBPM0‘HIW ,_ ’__ I A”..- _. "A, n- a.--» sâ€" . »- ‘ “ " ‘ “ ~- «wa- ,mm- â€"-â€"â€"â€" ~â€"- ‘ ' â€"- " ' ‘ FEEDING Hans IN ernn.â€"-â€" 0 “huge” p u of my maternal uncle, in whose fit-ii do think its arealgood thing forthe carefully covering up the, keg, in- and a ring-nosed shorter. togetherlabout. l‘lot a word about the good The value .of warm food. and It All-hare W35 gone-t0 de 0“ high min 'I intended .to spend several t boys; but I; had been so long used to quired where should r find my with many other euphonious and l ship ‘ Flying Fish.” Mlssnow took variety-of kinds {01' hens. hits. Often wovnlutoly‘pruycd, preparedtodieu weeks. My Uncle and aunt re-ltak_ing .a time once a day, that it cousins. l was directedtqa wood at original epithets, which I cannot her turn. She sought the stories, been reiterated, but the fsllowi-ng' ro- Dut-uch a death-web awful!” ceived me with every demonstration v'vas no use for me to try to quit.’â€"-' "the other side of an adjoining. field, now remember. When my uncle. the poetry, and marriages, Willclllll 00rd of experience IS furnished "1 'Wa-torture’s hoislttto contomplmâ€" of kindness, and wc-chatted away Now Iwouldn’t have father orvthe ‘wli-cre theywcregengaged in split: came in, I jumped up and saluted,half an hour Were all devoured; the flmerzcanflgrtculturist by acor- To perish midst that solitude. ,he evening as Pjeasamty as p05- boys [mow ifforlim’ world ; but I’m ting rails. As I expected, the fresh him with ‘Hallo, old boy ! how’s'with the "wondcrthey ever put any- respondent :~‘I have twenty-eight . From friends We “0’01” would m°8tnsain~ siblc, making and answering num-_ sure' yen won't say anything. 1 air made me feel morecomfortable, .ihc kcg of old ryei’ Fct'chl~it out I thing else in the paper.’ An elderly Chickens. large and small, several of 'Who oft o'er ocean's brinyflood bode” inquiries about mumalfriends promised to be as secret as a Free. and though I have since suspected here, old brick! bring me a straw , lady now took me, who, adjusting them fall chickens. I obtained but Would gazeforour return in vainâ€"-. andtwlatives. Jute,- a while [V in. mason, upon'which she went ,to a that my course across that field was too, and one for aunt. N0, by-thc~ , her spectacles. surveyed me a little a few eggs the fore part of the win- 1 "WM “M‘mh ‘l‘“”d'°"d '“spm‘” quired'for my two cousiiis.â€"â€"â€"young small cupboard in the corner of the not so straight as itm-ight have been, bye, she don’t want one; she has i while, and declared 'me ‘ a terribly terâ€"notmore than one ortwo aday. "PM" 1’“ ""1 d°“‘b“’”'p‘“"’n’°"”" men about my own ageâ€"«and learn-i room, which contained the best set I accomplished it without any scriy’some old rye herself. There it is uninterestingpaperâ€"-iiardlyacolumn The feed was com and oats. In “mum” “m b’lmm I“ . ed that they had gone out to attend ()i china,and sundry othcrfamily va- ous mishaps. I am not particularlyiin the cupboard. Lookl And they of deaths, and not more than two or January I tried the experiment of , WW“ "mush! "N d“? “d ‘39““2 "°°» a meeting "of the Temperance So-- luablcs which no one but herselfWas certain of' the manner in which i did look, and there. it was sure , three murders and accidents.’ The hot feed once a day, in'thecmnrning. w“! m" “chm” "’sr""°"‘"r‘°$’ Ciel-y to which they belonged. This allowed to touch. Unlocking this got acrosstile fenco- at the other encugh. Invthe hurry and confu-I worthy patriarch of the family next As soon as'tlio fire was started in F" “’h'“ u" "’"l’g’" °“ " “1mm” lied 1,0 a long conVersation en the snug receptacle, sho produced therc- side of the field. There must. have sion Shc.lizid forgotten to close the condescendcd to con me over for a the cook-stove, I put a quart or so of Too well we‘know weleach could trace mews and mtogrcss of the Temper- from 'a neat lime ducamor and a been something peculiar in my style cupboard, and tho decanter stood ' few minutes, but with a shrug of small potatocsin an oid'dripping-pan, Them““minimum” 0”“ W“: ance cause, which became more couple of glasses, from which we of doing so for my oousin. Abija- there to speak for itself. Batmyitlic shoulders soon threw me aside and set them in the oven. After .Aml When w? to “eh 0m" "Niki animated when we were joined by proceeded without further ceremony, ham was the first to saluteflmc with powers of description would fail 'to i with the remark. ‘ as usual, nothing breakfast I tank a quart or more of , '1’” 'fc°°"”’ 0f 0’" (kip despu’r’ my cousins, who soon after came to drink success to the Temperance ‘ Hallo, laiph, I guess you’ll, have, depict the. scene to its conclusion.â€"-â€" but bigotry and prejudice.’ In this wheat and buckwheat bran, mixed, w' w""P°'°d,l°w‘-"‘lr'_‘9“l_’° bra" in} l jeamcd 10 my dismay that cause. This lit-tic adventure some- to practise standing on_your head Suffice it to say, that‘l broke my way] passed through all hands of put it in the swill pail. and mixcdina Th° dmdm’m'n“ re'gnmgi .m' there was a perfect enthusiasm on what reconciled me to my situation, a little longer before you, can get a :o'usins' secret, too, and let the cat. the family, and after being Well soi‘- to their mush with boiling water, THE SILVER 1,;A1R. ’ the subject of Total'Abstinenccdhat and I wentout to look for my friends situation in ,tiie Vcircps,’ . ‘ Well, out of the baggenerally, after which t“ ed, and somewhat torn by‘ the link: then added about one quart of live I ‘ ~ evewbodv, Old and young, lmdgone with a light heart. Before ieavmg cousm Ralph. said Lewis, .‘how do I fell into a drunken snooze, and ones, was sent home. 1401' three coals from the stove, and put in tha‘ Am’d 1’" "essumwn‘thk' heari landfillan into the blISilleSSS 10 . the house, I had been informed that you get along without your bitte‘s’! knew no more until I awoke and whole days I had no rest but was potatoes hot from the oven, adding 0’“ "’"Hmirwd Beam-lingual such art-Vexlcmilllal. to live in that my uncle was thrashing peas in the I think you’d have ,bceri‘ out here found myself in bed with a raging continually, borrowed and abused. all the egg shells on hand, and some- And” her°.“°“‘°'° ’l"°{‘g“°"' community with respect or even- barn, and thither agcordingly I sooner, if you had known what headache, and perfectly used up.â€"â€"- At the end of this period I was sup: times a little salt, and sometimes it And from h" how “mi pimuud’ . with coinfort. while not belonging to wendcd my way. When I came to we‘ve got. Abe. 'xx'liere’s that It was latezgin the evening. My planted by a new face, and was then little sulphur. These mashed to- Th°.bl°°in or youth} She im’ w gono' one or another of theinumero'us term the barn, hearing no sound of labor jug l’ ‘ Over behind that walnut cousins were watching. by my bed. discarded and thrown aside, like all gether are fed immediately in a At‘dW1"l°" bl°“k“°°l""'l °“- . perunw Organizations which “our- within, [thought that perhaps my log,’ said, Abram. 'We belong to Abram gave me a drink of soda.â€"-â€" servants when they become useless; trough prepared for the purpose. Her mirror found,- some comfort gnt‘o. ishcd in the vicinity. was a moral uncle had gone, and therefore before theTemperancc Society,’ continued This settled my stomach, andrc- Iwas however, again resusciated, made about ten feet long, of two No mink“, 0,, Mano“, i, “an; impossmility. So wholesale indeed entering took a peep through a knot Lewis as he went toilie place ifltlif lieveri my head, after which they land employed as a wrapper to some boards SIX inches wide nailed togeth- Atidismilos and dimples chase the thought, had been this refoririatio-n, and 80 hole in the door to see if there was outed and produced the said jug. dostrcdmc to come down to the din- merclipndise, and. sent to the coun- erlon the cndsprith a narrow strip She'slovelybsshe e’orlins been. u,-,s¢mpfildus_‘t_lic. crusade against any one inside, Spmcwhai to my t because father and mower, ahdvap; mg room. I went down. There try. I-hcrc, again, I occame an ob: nailed lengthwise on the 'top, and Ah. yet. My, ,1”. the ,ummops gone. tom King Grog,’ that they had surprise I beher my venerable rela‘ ,he neighbors said ,ha, we must and sat , my pnclc and aunt, both trying ject of. interest,_went the rounds-oi two bearers under. ’Ihe object of‘ Iknow that winter's Coniiiig on. given the ‘ cold shoulder’ .at their tive away oil, in acorner which was ,here was no géimng- out of it ,’ bu,‘ to look “very grave. But the old the neighbourhood, and was t a nine this was to keep the hens Out of the , . . latcelcction to‘the old‘aiid tried rc- partially filled with loose straw upon we hwe ,0 work ,0 hard ,hu; we. gentleman could not keep it up.-â€"- days’.,wonder. I am now quietly trough, and. leave room to eat at “No more 0“ 660W: charm“ I “am Pmsenmtwe Optiml’ iggggtauvc ,djs- Ms knees. Unwimng to disturb H ,t ‘~ ‘I an)“ wilh at so 6”. Hts natural good humor got the bet~ hanging up in a shattered condition each side of the narrow strip. At GOT-nature: mu.“ grow “in” 0“; trict- and'c’iectcd in his place, alittie him whilel‘engatzetl. as ‘1 supposed in ("ind g.L ~n gwh“-.. gm, 0 w kmig tor of him, and he burst ii‘itoa laugh, in a farmer’s kitchen, from which I noon I fed Six-ears of corn cut up “To” “fiecl'on't'” ‘li’il‘ Cling" . sputicring, scheming riddle-headed liis‘private devdiions, I was aboutto g0?.,f)ncetl , 13,... 4:," n 8,) 05,4) in which my auntaiid cousins joined, ‘ have written this brief memoir. I in pieces-an inch long; and in the , ’hen Charm are ‘v’dwd"pn“'i°ll‘ c9”; lawyer not that was fit in any retire quietly, when to my con'stern- i1..- ‘1’ .‘faotuhcgg‘ifidi I; l ,10, jhi 3 ie and I made a grim attempt to do the have seen much of the world, and evening oats and wheat screenings 5° '“°"’ “’g'e‘f?’ Wm?" g°"°" ” respccf to be compared with _ their" at-ion', I slipped and fell ba'ng against” '3"st ’ , ,1. i , , ,fa'lle same. ‘ \Veil,’ said 'he,» ‘ this has have learned that mankind are no. about a quart. Now for the result. Love Stays “m mm” s mnmg on" ' old member, b‘u't‘simplv because the the door, which, being unfastencd l‘fgféul’l‘egegflnfi,xfiglfinfi {$13} been; an awful day’s business ; and reasonable and ungrateful, and that In about a week the number of eggs for‘me‘rfdidand (bender didnogbe; ,i‘w, {ulifihmtc’d- 7, essence of, com we are all to blame, but I feel that in a world of great variety of taste increased six fold,and in “Va weeks fl‘itpruturp long tc‘)"a TemperanceSociety. ,Thc . . . ,ka “1a,; i, will but some “him; I am most guilty myself. Now, and Wishes it is impOSSiblc to please and Since, they have ranged from "' l ' ’ former school teacheriin that section My coniusion did not prevent me ,0”, Mybeuer judomcnt mm mother; Iliat'c drawn up a pledge all. tweiw to twenty eggs per day. m. ________...' 'wm had» for the" same reason received frOm castiuga glanced! my uncle. Egg,“ I had a suffici'gmgsmck 0,. and signed it, and intend, by God’s _ The coldest weather made no différ- [Fur u“, Yo“, “on”; his travellingtickct, althoughdic had who, startled by we poise, jumped ,ha,lso,.,vof me in me. already, but I ,l‘i’lPi ‘9 keep ll While ,1 “3’0. will , j W , ‘mce- “file” it ,Was COM and Staff 1 5 given- thcm pcrchI satisfaction for up from his knees with the rather cam,” no, say 80 whhou, betraqn’ you Sign it, mother? You, said EM ERIMENTAL AGRICULâ€" my I kept them in the lienâ€"house all BOIV'I BECAME A TEETOTALER several vears, and wasnsober man. unde'v'otional ejaculation, ' What in me some” Wm, Which I had gee: aunt, and down went her name uns 'I URE. day. and generally until ten or twelve . ’ Bottlie' wouldn’t join'thc society. the devil’s thati' He had, too. a mflimsted. 80' W,” a, ,,,,e,,,,,ll'é-,wu_ dcr his. ‘ Will you. boys l’ 1‘ Yes, -â€" o’clock. Such singingovcr the corn «A I” c‘ MI" 1 by y " ‘ “ ' 1 make itself [on r straw inl'iis mouth which cir. ’ i ‘ 1‘ ' father ’_ exclaimed both in a breath, M. Dcmond Director of the Su- at noon I never heard from liens be- _ an, pu ir- opinion mos t l, l t ’ force-21 concert of music that Would have done any lover of eggs good to licar.’ M IlOUS EHOLD RECIPES. PIE CRUSTâ€"Take one pint of but. tormilkmnolargo toacup of lard, one tcaspoonful of salt,onc teaspoonful of salcratus, and flour enough to form a _ Mix the lard and floor by rubbing them together, then add the other ingredients, knead well, and it is ready to roll call Tender and good. Fen CLEANING SiLir.â€""‘-"l’ake equal quantities of aicohOiâ€"whiskey will doâ€"‘soft soap made of wood ashes, and molasses. Mix and rub with a cloth ; afterwards rinse in clear was ter once or twice, and dry it ortvru’p in cloth till ready to iron. - CAPE“ SACCE.“~I)UI twelve table" , spooiifuls of melted butter into a' stew pan, place it on the fire, and when (it the point of boiling,add one ounce of fresh butter and one table's spoonful of capers; shake the stats! ' pun round over the fire until the but- ter is melted, add a little pepper and salt, and serve where directed. GREEN 'I’oarA'i‘ous.-â€"-'I‘ake toma- toes, after they have grown to their full size, andslico them thin ; scald them an instant insulted water; then lay them, in a jar with vinegar, cloves and Cinnamon. PICKLED liensâ€"Seven pounds of, plums, 4 pounds of sugar. 1‘ quart of vinegar, 1 ounce of cloves, 1 ounce of cinnamon. Boil the vinegar and sugar together, and pear them over the plnmbs, three mornings in suc- ceSsion. The fourth morning put them all oyer the fire. simmer but Lay the spices in layers Dcmond are ofgrcat value. Special with the plums before the vinegar is analyses were made of the wheat poured on. ‘ grown with different manures, and they showed great variations in its compOsition. Cilanscruit is Powr-in.-â€"It is oft- on said that knowledge is power, and this is true; Skill of any kind RICH SOIL ANDGOO’D STOCK" carries with it superiority. So to n- - Pâ€"hâ€" ccrtain extent, wealth is power, and: We c“P lhc {Ollowmg from a 00"" rank is power, and’intellect is power", ' my thrifty uncle and his industrious Rye through our respective straws. sons had gone out to their work. I The Whole thine was SO eXCccd- found my aunt waiting for me at the I ineg ludicrous in all its features that breakfast table, and after finishing ‘I forgot my usual caution. and in my slept next morning until long after my morning meal, sat for a while reading the latest newspapers, and talking to her. . I Was just preparing to go’out and hunt up my uncle and cousins, when the old lady giving me a very expressch look eVer the top of her spectacles, said, ‘ Ralph, can you keep a secreti’ ‘ Like a church- yard, aunt,’ said I. ‘ Well, you see,’ said she, ‘father and the boys are such great temperance men that I i 9 keen relish of the joke, allonrcd my; self to indulge more freely than I had ever done before. The first warning that I had of my condition. “as my discovering that the old leaped, laughed, and whoopcd, like a mad man. My poor aunt was frightened iialf out of her wits, and with a most vigorous scream, she ,He came at the top, of his speed and all out of breath, and the terri‘ ficd pair were soon joined by my cousins, who on their way to dinner had heard my aunt’s cry. and has- gcntleman had retired satisfied from the keg, and was thrashing lustily Iat his peas, while I was still sucking vat my straw. At thesamc moment. ,I felt a peculiar sensation of some; ', thing wrong in my head and stoma toned. their steps. My first frenzy had passed, and I now lay upon the floor, singing choice selections from all the negro melodies that I had ever heard, and declaring in the most emphatic terms that [was .a rhinoceros. a hump-backed caino summoned my uncle from the barn.. .. i but was soon in requisition.â€"A bare- lieaded boy made his appearance, with a ‘ please sir, to lend mamma your paper a few minutes, just to look at the ship news.’ The request municalld“ in “‘0 ,va‘efitead, as and genius has lranscendmentgift'ofi WOI'lll a _mlIIUIeS, ITOIH [nastery over Ina“. But higher, put- the reading farmer :â€" cr and better than all, more lasting ‘In distributing manure itis econo- in its sway is thepower of charac- ' mical to give aliberal dressing as tailâ€"that power which cma was reluctantly granted, With someâ€"' thingabout the plague of paper bor- rowing, and, a determination to stop it. I was soon borne to a neighbour- ing house; the . good old woman whose husband was at sea, eagerly sought the ship news, but was dis- appointed in her search. ‘ How ne- glected and careless these printers are,’ she exclaimed, ‘ They print about Italy, and poetry, and lectures: and fill their papers With advertise-l we Can find means for sastaining it ; ments, and that stuffisall they care but what class of stock it is best to far as we go. corn or potatoes that will yield poor returns; the only additional of any crept We must go through from aptire and lofty mind. ' the labour of cultivation, and it costs any commuity, who is the man of no more to plant or hole a. field of most influence? l hater: ‘ ‘ Tait“. To whom do all look up Willi reverence. Not the heavily, than one which will give ‘smartest’ man, nor the cleverost~ poiitican, nor the most brilliant tttiki expense is the extra cost of liarvest- 'er, but he who,- in a long course of log. The same is true in the culture years, tried by the extremes of pros-‘ " parity and adversity has approved ‘ We are recommended to buy himself to tho judgmcrttof his neighv more stock for our farms as last as bors and of all who have seen in! life. as worthy to be called wise and good.