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THE COUNTY PAPER
Iljr DAVES TORT & DDHTNH,
OBEGON, ; : : MO
(FUILDUEN'S COIINEK.
THE TALE OF TUB CATTAIL.
3Irpcr' Ilamr.
Down In a swamp whcro tho alders bloom,
A weary cat-tall hung Its head,
'My htart Is wrapped around with gloom,
I would, I would that I were dead 1
Xlfo taeio Is never hilarious,
And always somewhat malarious,"
Bald this discontented cat-tall. 1
"Why am T nut a fair moss rose.
That a poet's strain might tell ef me,
'Or a maiden press me to her nose,
And gently, tenderly smell of me I
Oh, now I bemoan my humble walkl"
And a large tear trickled down the stalk
Of tho sorrowful, weeping cat-tall.
"But slnco my lot with grief Is rife,
Blnco fate, cruel fato so decrees,
I'll do my best, and the orange of Ufa
I will most thoroughly iqucezv,
And I'll lift my head I will, Indeed
And put oft for a period golug to f ccd,"
Said this very virtuous cat-tall.
80 It pushed aside the green leaves that
Surrounded it like a cloiet,
And the neighboring plants were astonished at
Its great adlposo deposit. '
On other cat-tails It quite looked down,
For nono grow so plethoric and brown
As this noble-hearted cat-tall.
Bigger and browner tho cat-tall grew,
Till at last, one Minuncr day,
A maiden fair, with eyes of blue,
Camo driving along that way,
She bad studied artistic decoration,
And gave n delightful exclamation
When alio saw the noble cat-tall.
She spared it not; In Its noble prlrao
She cut It short on tho spot;
But it knew It was near Its seedy time,
And would rather bo cut than not.
And It almost erupted Its sleek fat sldo
"With Its fervid oy and honest pride,
This stout but medest cat-tall.
The maiden showed to all hor friend
Her captured cat-tall brown and tall ;
Sto made a bow with loops and ends,
And hung It ogalnst the wall.
The humbls cat-tall was much elated,
Iu Its position so elevated,
As a decorative cat-tall.
For by Us sldo there hung In state
Bono Kensington work ou flmncl, .
While a one-legged stork looked for its mato
From a pleasing neighboring panel.
Anil theso with a gorgeous peacock's feather,
And a Japaneso fan all hang together
With the new ojithetlc cat-tail.
iu vim Tin: ot ka:v.
l. i). it.
A clear llttlo rlvor, slnglnc; on its way,
emptied its waters into tho restless
ocean, bringing to tho monarch its storo
of shining rlpples.its happy murmur and
its sweet waters; but old ocean, proud
of his strongth and glorying in his pow
or, lashed tho rocks with his waves and
scornfully repelled tho advances of tho
smaller stream.
"Who aro you that so boldly comes to
mo with your song of joyP I have on
gulfed many of your kind, and I am nV
woys tho sumo, but who can traco amid
my waves tho waters of my tributaries?
I stand alone and distinct. Look abroad
presumptuous stream! Look upon tho
countless ships which rest upon my bo
som ships loaded with treasures, ships
which represent tho comniorco of the
world: yea, ships loaded with man
God's highest creation. Seo that dark
cloud in tho distanco, little river; can
you guoss what it isP Soon tho air will
resound with tho firing of cannon, tho
whistling oi tho ball and tho shrieks of
the wounded and dying; for thoso aro
vessols of war which now sail alone; so
gracefully, but which will, in a short
timo oauso my sparkling waters to bo
tinged with blood.
'And again, thou weakling," con
tinued tho Ocunn in a boastful manner,
"mind cannot concolvo tho treasures
which rest within tho great bluo soa
Jowols, tho brightest that havo dazzled
tho cvosofman; cold so dear to tho
hearts ol man tho riohes of tho uni
verse havo found a storo-house in my
depths. Can you boost ofsuch glories P"
and tho Ocean roared moro defiantly
than cvor.
"All this is truo," ropllcd tho gentlo
stream, in tho samo tinging volco, "but
God has mada both ot us ior service,
although my work may bo of a different
character from yours. You tell mo of
your deeds; let mo speak of mine. You
havo precious jowels hidden beneath
your somo tlmo plnold waters, but oh,
thou mighty Father of Streams! thoro
aro other treasures in your bluo dopths
of which you havo not told mo hoarts
that onco beat warm with noblo impul
ses; eyes which onco brightened nt tho
coming of loved ones; beauteous forms
which onco gladdened tho hearts of
God's creatures! All these yon havo
taken from tho earth. And then again,
can you rejolco that blood has dyed
your waves; that tho groans of sulforlng
humanity havo echoed from your rooks
and caves P rt
"A moro tndor task is wing. I do
not shadow fcyHi as you do tho torrlblo
powor and wraith of tho Creator; I at.
tuno tho hoatcfj prayft", tgratitudp; I
show that Mod is love.'
'Ono suraraor's day a man and
woman, hand in hanO, stood upon my
banks; thoy woro lovers; thoy lookod
into oaoh othor's oyes, and tho woman
.said: 'How boaatiful Is nature! How
.good is God to give us this worldojf
.splendor! Look upon tho waters of this
little stream, how clear and bright;
through its crystal wayes wo can seo
tho treasures of shining pebbles and
groon grasses at the bottomt' Thon tho
young man answored, looking into her
face: ;Oh lovo; your oyos to mo aro llko
to this stream; through their oloar
depths I look down into your heart,
puro and truo, and find thero all its
etoro of faith and puritj,' Tho lovors
woro happy, but, Ocfan" and tho
Elver's chocrfnl rlpplo hero became a
sorrowful murmur "when months had
passed, tho girl, with hor bright oyes
now dimmed by tears and hor innocont
hoart torn - by griof camo nloho- to my
banks and thought with faithful lovo of
hor sweetheart, who rested in your
water, thou terriblo Ocean, his loving
Hps slloncod, his faithful hoart stilled
forovcrl
"A mother with smiling faco nndcon
tontod soul brought her yohng child to
play by Iho sldo oi my waters. Tho
child throw bright pobblos and laughed
and clapped his hands with gloo as tho
sunbeams played hido-and-scck amid
my tiny ripples. Tho mothor rejoiced
when sho saw tho child's happiness;
but suddenly a new thought struok tho
boy. 'Seo, mamma,1 ho said, placing a
loaf upon my surface 'look: hero Is
father's ship tossed by tho waves of tho
ocean,' and oven as no spoKo uio loai
was engulfed by my tiny waves. Thon
tho woman's heart saddened ns sho
thought of your tcrron, and tho joy ol
that summer's dav had passed from
hor."
The llttlo Rivers murmur horo
changed, through indignation, into a
sound a llttlo resembling tho monirch's
roar.
Man," continued tho smaller stronm.
doc3 not fear mo; ho builds along my
banks his peaceful homo; ho knows that
I will not ongulf all his comfort in ono
swoop of rago, ns you would do; my
clear watcra pormoato tho soil and ena
ble him to wrest from tho oarth his
dally food. Tho ferns and wild llowers
nostlo nt my edges aud grow In my very-
waters becauso thoy know that tho miu
will seek tho little stream, and that the
llttlo stream will sharo Its brightness
with thorn, and will sprinklo them with
its spray. Tho woary travolor rejoices
when ho roaches my plcnsant banks; ho
stoops and drinks a puro draught nnd
goes on his way, carrying with him a
gratoful, memory." .
Enough, gentlo Hlver," said old
Ocean, as soltly as his rough volco
would allow, "you aro right In all you
havo said. God has made this a world
ot sorrow, but has placed in It, ns a
suro consolation, love! lovo suoh as
yours, which rules tho universe moro
gloriously thau terror, such as dwells in
my might!"
Xli H.tUlo 3IatchMrl.
BY IIAN'3 CHRISTIAN ANDEltSEN.
It was very cold, tho snow fell and
it was almost dark, for it was almost
evening yes, tho last ovcnlng oi tho
year. Amid the cold aud darkness a
poor llttlo girl, with bnro head and
naked foot, was roaming through tho
streets. It is truo sho had a pair of
sllppors whon sho leit homo, but thoy
woro not of much use. Thoy woro very
largo slippers; so largo, indeed, that thoy
had hitherto been used by hor mother,
besides, tho llttlo creature lost them as
alio hurried across tho street to avoid
two carriages that woro driving very
quickly past. Ono of tho slippers was
not to bo found, and tho othor was
pounced upon by a boy, who ran avny
with It, saying that it would servo for
a cradlo when ho had children of his
own. So tho llttlo girl went along, with
hor llttlo baro foot, that woro rod and
bluo with cold. Sho carriod a number
of matches in an old apron, nnd sho
hold a bunch of them in her hand No
body had bought anything from hor tho
wholo livelong day; nobody had oven
givon her a penny.
Shlvorlog with cold nnd hungor, sho
cropt along, a poifoot ploturo of mlsory
poor llttlo thing! Tho snow-flakos
covered her Union hair, which hung in
pretty curls around hor throat; but sho
heeded them not now. Lights woro
stroamiug from all tho windows, and
thero was a savory smell of roast gooso
for it was Now Year's Eve and this sho
did heed.
Sho sat down, coworlnsc In a cornor
formed by two houses, ono of which
projected boyond tho othor. Sho had
dinwn her little feot under hor, but sho
folt colder than over; yet sho darod not
rolurn homo, for sho had not sold n
match and could not tuko homo a pen
ny. Sho would oortainly be beaten by
hor fathor; and it was cold enough at
homo, besides, for thoy had only tho
roof abovo them, and tho wind oamo
howling through it, though tho largos
holes had been stopped with straws aud
rags. Her llttlo hands woro nearly
frozen with cold. Alas! a slnglo match
might do her somo good, if alio mighV
only draw ono out of tho bundlo, nnd rub
It acalnst tho wall and warm her fir
gors.
So at last she drew ono out. Ahl how
it burns: It gavo out a warm, bright
flanio, llko a llttlo candle, as sho hold
hor hands' over it truly it was a won
derful llttlo light! It really seemed to
tho llttlo girl as if sho was sitting buforo
a largo iron storo, with polished brass
foot, and brass shovel and tongs. Tho
flro burned so brightly and warmed so
nicely that the llttlo creaturo strotchod
out her foot to warm, thorn likowiso,
whonlol thoUarao pplre.d,' iho etovo
vanished, and loft nothing but tho llttlo
half-burned match in her hand.
Sho rubbed another match against
tho wall. It gavo a light, and whoro it
shono wpn tho wall the latter became
transparent as a voil, aud r.ho could see
inrtho room. A snow-white table
cloth was spread upon tho tablo, on
whloh stood a 'splondjd china dinner
sorvico, whllo n roast gooso, stuffed
with applos and prunes, sent forth tho
most savory fumes. And, what was
moro delightful still to see, tho gooso
jumped from tho dish, and waddlod
along tho ground, with a knlfo and fork
In Its bronst, up to tho poor girl. Tho
match then wont outL and nothing ro
malnod but tho hlok damp wall.
Sho lit yet another match. Sho now
sat undor tho most magnificent Christ
mas tuo, that was larger and moro
superbly decked than even tho ono sho
had scon throuclr tho glass door at tho
rich merchant's. 'A, thousand tap6rs
burned on its groon branches, and gay
pictures, bucIi ns ono sees on shields
seemed to bo looking down upon her Sho
stretched out hor hands, but tho match
thon wont out Tho Christmas lights kept
rising higher and higher. Thoy now
looked llko .stars in tho Bky. Ono of
thorn foil down and loft a long stroakof,
flro. "Somobody is now dying,"
thought tho llttlo girl lor hor old
grnndmothor, tho only porson who had
cvor loved her, said that whon a star
falls it is a sign that n soul Is going up
to heaven.
Sho again rubbed a matrih upon tho
wall, nnd it was again light all around;
nnd in tho brightness stood hor old
grandmother, clear and shining llko a
spirit, still looking so mild and loving.
"Grandmother," cicd tho llttlo 0110,
oh, tako mo with yoa! I know you
will go away when tho match goes out
you will vanish llko tho warm stovo,
nnd tho delicious roast gooso, nnd tho
fine, largo Christmas tree!" aud sho
mado hasto to rub tho wholo bundln of
matches, for sho wished to hold her
grandmother fast. And tho mntchos
gavo a light that was brightor than
noonday. Her grandmother had never
nppoarod so beautiful nor so largo, bho
took tho llttlo girl In her arms, and both
flow upwards, and very radiant and joy
ful, far, far abovo mortal kon, where
thero was neither cold nor hunger nor
caro to bo found; whcro thero was no
rain, no scow, nor stormy wind, but
calm, sunny days tho wholo year round,
Rut In tho cold dawn tho poor girl
might bo seen, loaning against tho wall,
with red checks and smiling mouth; sho
had been Irozon on tho last day ol tho
old year. Tho now year s sun shono
upon tho llttlo doad girl, bho sat, still
holding tho matches, ono bundle of
which was burned. Peonlosald: "Sho
tried to warm herself." Nobody dream
ed of tho lino things sho had scon, nor
in what splendor sho had entered, along
with hor grnndmothor, upon tho joys of
tho New Year.
KAlN-IX-THE-FACn
Tell tlio Story of Custor'H Dentil.
Tho Milwaukee Sentinel's corrcs
pondont at Miles City, Montana terri
tory, telegraphs a sensational matter
In tho shapo of a statement by Riin-
ln-thc-Faco, tho Indian chief who killed
Gen. Custer in tho mcmorablo Indian
fight of Juno 21, 1870. From that day
to this thero has boon n mystery hang
ing about tho affair, Horn tho fact tha
not a man of Gen. Custer's llttlo band
escaped death to tell tho story of their
fato, atid tho historian has no other
sourco from which to fill tho pago thau
tho horriblo imagination which clus
tered around tho doad and mutilated
bodies oi tho gallant commander and
his troops, heightened by tho memorios
of tho smouldering ruins of tho Indian
villago to capturo which they paid tho
penalty of tholr recklessness with their
livos. Whllo tho correspondent was
iu tho merchandising houso ot Mr. J.
J. Graham, at Fort Koogh, threo In
dlan chlols, Hain In tho Faco, Two
Roads and Spotted Eagle who surren
dered to Gen. Miles last spring, camo
in as is their custom, being encamped
only two miles awar, on Touguo rlvor,
for tho purposo of conversation with
Mr. Wm. H. Courtenay, tho clerk and
interpreter of tho establishment, in
whom tho Indians rollgiously bolievo
Mr1 Courtenay was reading Whlttakor's
Llfo of Custer, and in turning tho leaves
of tho book ono of tho Indians caught
sight of his own plcturo, which he imroc
diataly recognized. Thoy then took
tho book from Mr. Courtnoy and from
all thoir portraits, but exhibited vory
llttlo emotions of pleasure or otherwlso,
until ono of them turned a pago and tho
ploturo of Gen. Custer was revealed.
At this Raln-in-the-Faco becamo great
ly excited, going through with ail tho
gyrations of tho war-danco, and giving
tho Sioux war-whoop at tho top of his
volco. After ho had gono through with
his wild demonstration but still exhibit
ing tho greatest auger, ho struck tho
plcturo with his hand, and, with a do
lnpnino sneer on his faco, exclaimed in
tho Sioux tongue: "I killed him. I
mndo many holes in him. Ho onco
took my llborty, I tooK his life. I am
glad I did." On being told by a by
stander that Gon. Custor was still liv-
tUng Raln-in-tho-Faco bcoamo very vlo-
,mt, and hissed botweon his teoth:
' your tonguo Is forked," whloh U tho
blux iiguro for "you lfo." Continuing
hoMiV. "I visited tho bsdy nftor the
bat o, I cut him open, I ato a part of
hls'ilvor, I am glad I killed him, Ho
Lwas bad to my pooplo. IIo kill many
wunwra.
It i J a suporstitlon among tho Sioux
that & eating tho liver of a valorous
viotlmAho warrior so oatlng obtains all
MsouiJalngnnd prowess. This is the
iirst'at jhentio account of Custer's death
ovor givon. t ,
4 Milan nnd Salisbury Cathedrals.
Contrast Milan with Salisbury Cathed
ral. It may seem shockingly irroverent
to say so, but I havo always fancied
Milan, with all Us wondrous spires and
pinnacles and twirllgigs, was after all
but a glorlflod and Idealized woddlng
cake tho gorgeous dream of an nrtls
tio coiifcotionor with a tasto for build
ing up that curious irot-work in whlto
sugar and caramel yvhohdooo'rates tho'
front window of tho'pnstry-oook's shop.
It Is tho apotheosis of oonfeotlouory, no
doubt; but lam compelled to admit,
oonfeotionory nono tho loss.. As you
gazo up at It, or down upon it from its
own top, you fall to got any ono intelli
gent idoa of Its drift. However you
tako it, it remains awlldornoss of stone-
work, reducing your mind to n mazo
and a hazo, through whloh Innumerable
points nnd peaks loom uplndlstlngulsh
ably, and fado Into others yetlojonil
thorn. On tho othor hand, go Into tho
noat nnd groon llttlo closo of Salisbury,
tako your stand nt tho northwest corner,
(or, for tho mattor of that, at any other
point where tho Dean and Chapter will
permit you,) and look up nt tho build
ing In nil its perfect unity and simplicity.
To my mind you will not Ilnd a moro
complcto and self-contained cathedral
in nil Europe It Is not lnrgo, It is not
ovon vory notablo In stylo, at least as
far ns peculiarities and technical tours
deforce go; but It forms h singlo beauti
ful plcturo, harmonious throughout,
and bound together by tho tie of a
general concoptlon to which all delalls
should hav boon duly subordinated.
Peterborough is nothing but a west
front with throo magnificent doorways;
Westminister Abboy is two lino but In
consruous pieces of architecture, graft
ed Inartlstleally upon 0110 another, but
Salisbury la a wholo cathedral, with n
plan and n central Idea, to bo grasped
at onco by eye nnd mind as readily as a
Hollcnlo temple, yet adorned with nil
tho richness and variety of medlrnvnl
workmanship. In our larger architect
ural and decoratlvo schemes, wo havo
fully mastered this first principle of
doslgu to havo a notion and stick to it.
It Is only for our houses that wo havo
failed to porcelvo its applicability. Ami
I think wo may set ilowu tho failure to
two cnusos: tho first Is uuduo nmblllon;
tho second h? neglect ol tho principle of
relief.
Tifini'xuusii iIit.
I1Y IttCHAUI) QUANT WHITK.
March Atlantic.
It is a charoctcrlstio.dlstinctlon that
at tho Inns of Court men aro "called to
bar" after a certain probation, whllo
In tho United States they are, upon ox
amiintlon, "admitted topraotico" in
tho courts'. Tho former mo.ln Is a vol
untary act of gr.ico by whloh tho bonoh
ors ask a man to becomu ono of their
fraternity ; tho latter Is in tho nature of
tho recognition of a rlht upon tho ful
fillment of certain conditions. A bar
rister's profession in England is nom
inally of an honorary character, and his
foo U an honorarium, which cannot bo
suod for nt law (H nu attorney's costs
may. Practically, however, n barris
ter's sorvicos of courso aro paid for llko
any other professional services, nnd tho
professional iucomos of many success
ful English barristors aro vory largo.
Law Is tho noblest of all professions In
England. It tnko3 men Into parlia
ment; it mnkos thorn peers and lord
chancellors. I did not havo tho good
iortuuo of seeing any of the groat courts
In session, for my visit was in tho long
vacation; but I saw a criminal causo
tried in ono of tho minor courts In Liv
erpool, and was much interested in tho
proceedings. First of all, I was struck
by tho costumo of tho juilgo and of tho
barristers, whoso wi's ami gowns gavo
thorn nn air of dignity and authority
well suited to their functions and not
without its practical valuo. Tho wigs,
inJecd, did seem somewhat ridiculous,
becauso of tholr absurd llkoncss and un
likeness to tho natural covering of tho
head. Tho judge's wig was tho least
grotesque. It was qulto llko tho largo
bob wig worn by all gentlemen in
tho latter part ot tho last century
much llko that, for oxamplo, rop
rosontod in Dr. Johnson's portraits.
But tho barrister's wig is certaiuly tho
quoorest covering that was over put
upon a human head. Tho gown gives
dignity to tho figure and graco to tho
action; but I found it difficult to look
at tho wigs without laughing. Behind
and at tho sides thero hang four llttlo
formal, isolated curls in double rows, so
unllko anything humau, and yet so
plainly nn imitation of curled nnd
powdered human hair, that they would
scorn llko caricature, if they did not, In
tholr bnld artificiality, pass nil bounds
of caricature. I spoko of thoir nbsur
dlty to n friend who was at tho bar. and
said that, whllo tho gown seemed worthy
of rovoroneo and admiration, I wondered
why tho ridiculous llttlo wl;:s woro not
discarded. "Discard wigs!" was his
roply. "Why, wo couldn't got on with
out thorn. I could n't try a causo with
out my wig. I should fool as if I had
no right to bo in court; as if tho judgo
would bo jnstifiod In taking no notice
of mo; and as if tho witnesses had mo
at their moroy, instead of mo having
thorn at mine. I shouldn' t dara to cross
question a witness without my wig."
"In othor words," I said, "your wig
gives you an nuthoritntlvo position
whloh onablos you to bamboozlo a wit
ness." "Why, yes," ho answored,
smiling, "that's pretty much It, if you
ohooso to put it so."
A Hxctl Habit.
Great is tho forco of habit! Tho sea
manxau not sleep soundly on tho shore,
becauso he mlssos tho tossing of tho ship
nnd tho roaring of the wind. Wo havo
hoard of a forlorn widow who, tho third
night after her husband's death, sat at
tho window watching tho stars with
oloeploss oyes. At last her thoughts,
sad and woary, broke Into soliloquy:
MThts trying to go to sloop," sho said,
'without a quarrol of somo kind, is so
now to mo that I can't stand It." Just
then two mon undor her window fell to
fighting. Sho watohed tho conlllot to
tho end, thon quietly undressed, saying
yThnt's kind of homollko," and In a
fow minutes was in bed and fast asleep.
"I say, Paddy, that is tho worst look
ln horso that I ovor saw in harness.
Why don't you fatton htm upP" "Fat
him up, is itP Faix, tho poor basto can
soarcoly carry tho llttlo mato that's on
him nowP" replied Paddy.
l'KQUlNO AWAY.
Thero was an old shoemaker, sturdy as steel,
Ot great wealth and repute tn his day,
Who, If questioned his streak ot luck to re
veal, Would chirp llko n bird on a spray,
"It Isn't so much the vocation you're In,
Or your liking for It," ho would say,
"As It Is that forever, through thick nnd
through thin,
You should keep up a pegging away."
I havo found It a maxim of value whose truth
Observation has proved in the main;
And which well might bo vaunted a watch
word by youth
In the labor of hand and of brain;
For even if genius and talent arc cast
Into work with tho strongest display,
You can never bo euro of achievement at last
Unless you keep pegging away,
There are shopmen who might Into states
men havo grown,
Politicians for handiwork made,
Somo poets who better in workshops had
shone,
And mechanics best suited In trade;
Hut when once In the harness, however It fit,
Buckle down to your work night and day,
Secure In the triumph of hand or of wit,
If you only keep pcgglngaway.
There aro times In nil tvk when the fiend
Discontent
Advises a pauso tr a change,
And, on Held far away and Irrelevant bent,
The purpose Is tempted to rauce;
Never heed, but In sound recreation restoro
Such traits as arc slow to ot uy,
And then, more persistant aud staunch than
before,
Keep pegging and prg?liig away.
I.cavo fitful endeavors for ruch ns would cast
Their spendthrift existence In vain,
For tho secret of wealth la tho present and
pist,
And of fame and of honor, is plain;
It lies not In change, nor In sentiment nice,
Nor lu waywnrd exploit nnd display,
But Just In the shoemaker's homely advice
To keep pegging and pcgslng nwsy.
AiltICM,TUU.a EDUUATIOX.
K001I mid He.tltli.
Tho government of tho earth was
given to man that ho might live by its
produce. Wo ilnd early, in known
history, that man bogan to understand
tho earth required preparation and
management to nurso tho seed that
woro placed In It. Thero is no nation
of ancient tlmo that did not recognize,
nt Its proper value, tho importance of
agriculture, or if wo givo tho word In
plain English, of Hold-tillage. Man took
naturally to tho earth as to n mother,
and undorat jod that only by her fruit-
fulness could ho llvo.
Tho Egyptians laborers In many nrli
whoso emblem of architecture wo
havo Just erected lu Central Park, valued
tho results of agriculture so highly that
thoy fancifully mado n goddess of tho
radish and gods of tho lock and tho
onion. Twenty million bushels of corn
woro yoarly drawn from Egypt by Rome,
and this province was called tho Ro
man granary.
Who could havo cxa'.tcd agriculture
more than Moses? Tho lovo of tho land
was strong In tho Jowlsh nation. Tho
wonderful laws which woro given to
this pcoplo on tillage, on tho preserva
tion ot html, on its resting eve'y
seventh year from cultivation nnd othor
commands iu this direction, show that
Mosos understood, In tho fullest sense,
tho connection of a nation's woll-bolng
with tho cultivation of tho land it
possessed. Ono fact stands out promt
ncntly in tho teaching of Mosos, namely
"that no ono was allowed to possess
enough ground to tompt him to neglect
tho smallest portion." What can bo
said on this head of tho largo European
landowners nnd thoir wnsto lands?
Uio ancient urcoks bcliovcu that a
goddess, "Ceres," taught them agricul
ture. Thoy honored tho husbandman,
and followed tho occupation of tilling
tho land with caro and ability. Among
tho Romans, tho earth always claimed
tho highest attention. Tho conquerors
of tho world went forth from tho plough,
nnd whon tholr nim In war was accom
plished, thoy returned cheerfully to tho
plough. Cincinnatus was fetched lrom
ploughing tho Hold to bo appointed
Dictator of Uimo. Tho first monoy of
tho Romans was stnmpod with a sheep
or nn ox, tho imago of plonty, and thoy
called it pec u ma, from pecus (Hock).
Tho public treasure was called paslura,
becauso in tho commencement tho
Roman domains only consisted of paS'
turnco.
Tho Greeks and Romans divided the
laud in furrows, whoso propor length
wns mu toot, rnoir oxen woro novor
allowed to stop in tracing a furrow, but
rested at tho end; and whon thoir work
was dono, they were scrupulously
cleaned and thoir mouths woro washed
with wino. When tho ground had boon
well proparod, grain was sprond on tho
ovon surface of tho furrows and thon
covered over.
Tho wlso Roman, Cato, wroto two
thousand years ago, a troatlso on land
cultivation and tUlnge. IIo advocated
"deep digging, trenching anil good
manuring throwing up tho soil woll
nnd thon spreading botwoen it the root
food." Tho first plough was vory simple; it
had no wheels, but was moroly furnished
with a handle, so that tho ploughman
might direct it. No iron or motal was
used in its construction. A later plough
had two pieeos; to ono plcco (tho longi
est) tho oxen woro put, tho othor wont
into tho grouud; it was in shapo almost
llko an anchor. Anothor form had a
kind of fork with threo or four prongs.
The plow on wheels was invented by
the ancient Gauls, according to tho Ro
man writor, Pliny.
Tho Romans ovldontly know many
kinds of manure, and adapted them
carefully lor tillage. Thoy soraotlmes
usod clay or marl; again, thoy gathored
tho manure from fnttenod birds, and
used also light layers of ashes from
roots or brushwood, or tilled land on
which shoop or goats had grazed.
In gathering in harvests they usod tho
plain slcklo, or ono with tooth; t'joy
mowed tho corn with nsoythe, or pluck
ed off tho onrs with n fork; a heavy
chariot, armed with pointed teeth,
crushed tho cars. As soon as tho corn
was thrashed tho ancients studlod how
to prcservo it, nnd built granaries in va
rious ways. Somo dug dcop ditches,
lined thorn with straw, nnd put tho grain
into thorn for preservation.
Roman writers mention tho barns,
into which northern nations thrust tholr
corn on account of tholr damp climate.
Tho Chlncso always honored ngrlcul
turo. ovcry year nt tho tlmo of plough
ing tho fields tho Emporor came with
his court to his country residence, near
Pel.in, nnd there marked out sovcral
furrows with his plough.
It would tako a long essay to traco
tho honor dono to agriculture in various
countries ns an emblem of tho well be
ing of tho people; wherever freedom
asserted Itself, thero tho tlllaco of tho
land took a prominent position. In
France, agriculture had fetes given in
Its honor under republican govern
ments. It Is strango that tho cruel
French king, Charles IX, who ushered
In tho tiloody night ot tho massacre of
tho Protestants (St. Bartholomew),
honored agriculture sufficiently to give
nu crllot in 1571 thai 110 husbandman's
goods could bo distrained for debt, "tho
an!l husbandman being under our pro
tection and safeguard, seeing that wo
havo so planed him and do place him by
theso presents."
The first French trcatlso on agricul
ture was printed in 16!!3, and In Franco
thero aro now more than 120 "SocicUos
of Agriculture," so much has It become
of Importance to that country to look
after (ho produce of tho land.
Tho Royal Agricultural Society of
England wns founded in 1838, and re
ceived Its charter In 18 10; it is therefore
an outcomo of tho present reign. It
discarded nil political topics, and form
ed Itself for tho general advancement ot
British agriculture.
These fow historical data wns respect
ed in olden times, and tiiatits power has
still to bo recognized, though it may bo
neglected In somo Europeau countries.
It would bo easy to prove, that every
country that neglects ngrioulturo must
decline nnd becomo poor, for only that
13 tYvill'a lmwi lllltiiaitva 4MlllVl,',i' '
and support to tho people at largo.
Agriculture is tho medium for neeu
mulatlng wealth, slnco tho land which
Is yearly enabled to produce a fair
equivalent becomes moro valuable ev
ery year. Only by closo observation,
by scientific study aud indomitable In
dustry can tho land bo mado to yiuld Its
proper amount of produce. Tho laws
which govern tillago of the soil demand
tho closest attention, ns they are based
upon unchangeable conditions. Veg
etation lives nnd grows on tho com
bined nouristimont drawn fiom tho
mineral nnd nitrogenous elements of
the earth and tho gaseous clomonts of
tho atmosphere, and tho two must sup
plement each other. Different vegeta
tions demand different elements of nu
trition; nnd may draw them too rapa
ciously from tho earth, leaving it im
poverished. The land requires a re
plenishing process, and thero aro no
more important subjects for tho con
sideration of land tillers than that of
tho best manure nnd tho propor rota
tion ot crops.
It would bo iniposslolo to Jmitato
Mosos' laws nud give tho land n year's
rest now nnd thon; but to chango tho
crops is n duty with ovcry good farmer.
Wherever vast tracts of land aro at tlirj
disposal of a nation, carelessness ns to
tholr uso 13 suro to creep in, till the
warning volco of nature says that it is
timo sho bo consulted in tho mattor.
To itnbuo tho farmer or tiller of tho
ground with tho importance of natural
conditions, education Is necessary, and
cannot bo dispensed with.
Wo seo that In old countries whoro
land tillago has been carriod on in a
slovonly manner, food poverty creeps in,
and if wo wish to avoid future necessity
and Impoverishment, and keep at tho
front whoro wo are, it Is absolutely nec
essary that wo should mako education
in agriculture as vital ns in nuy othor
pursuit. Moro experience is not suffi
cient, as human society advances; tho
ground will want to bo dealt with in a
scientific manner, so that its producing
power bo kopt up.
Tho Vagaries of Luu atics.
Harper's.
Conversing a fow ovonlngs slnco with
a witty prolate who had hoon in attend
nnco at tho Triennial Gonoral Conven
tion ot tho Episcopal Church, allusion
was mado to tho curious vagaries that ar
manifested by tho Inmntos of our hum
tlo asylums. In his capscity ol visitor
of ono of theso institutions, ho encoun
tered on a pleaseut morning in ono of
tho walks in whloh tho pooi patients
aro permitted pedestrian oxerolso an el
dorly person who at different times
claimed to bo a porsonngo of historical
renown. "Good morning, air," said
tho visitor. "Pray, whom havo I tho
pleasure of addressing this morningP"
"Sir, I am Moses tho Lawgiver," was
tho dignified reply. At tho next visit
tho samo question was repeated, and
tho nnswer was, "I, sir, am tho Empo
ror Napoleon." "Ah, indeed! but it
was only last week you told mo you
woro Mosos tho Lawgiver." "That is
truo, sir," was tho calm response; "but
hat was by anothor mothor."
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upon tho rhinoceros with, "I must bog
you to givo mo your undivided atten
tion. Indeed, it is absolutely Impossi
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hldoous animal of which wo aro about
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on me!"
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put it with tho fruit nnd boll slowly for
two hours or moro until qulto tendor,
without sugar. Tako out tho muslin
bag, weigh thofrult, nndtoovery pound
or pint of boiled fruit ndd ono nnd 11
holt pounds of sugnr; boll nil for two
hours, or until perfectly clear. Il'likcd
very sweet, put two pounds of sugar to
every pound of fruit.
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