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Tlire Little Bns.
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Three little bugs in a basket,
And hardly room for two !
And one was yellow, and one was black,
And one like me and you. I
The space was small, no doubt for all,
So what should the three bugs do?
Three little bugs in a basket,
And hardly crumbs for two ;
And all were selfish in their hearts,
The same as I or you.
So the strong-ones said, "Well eat
the bread ; i ;
And that is what we'll do."
Three little bugs in a basket,
And the beds but two would hold;
So all three fell to quarreling
The white and black and the gold.
And two of the bugs got under the
rugs,
And one was out in the cold.
Sd he that was left in the basket,
-Without a crumb to chew,
Or a thread to wrap himself withal,
When the wind across him blew,
Pulled one of the rugs from off the
bugs: j V .
And so the quarrel grew !
And so there was war in the basket,
i Ah, pity 'tis, 'tis true !
But he that was frozen and starved,
N at last ; v
A strength from his weakness drew.
And pulled the rugs from both of
the bugs,
And killed and ate them, too !
- ",, ' .' ' . m: i .
Now, when bugs live in a basket,
Though more than it can hold,
It seems to me, they had better
- agree
The white and thex black and the
. gold I
And share what comes, of beds and
crumbs, N
And leave no bug in the cold !
Til Ml I CK.
The Tribune Agriculturat edi
tor says : The more a bed of
Canada thistlee is dug into and
plowed out and spaded up the
better it will thrive. Under such
adversit-, it takes comfort and
spreads. Such is its nature. If,
on the contrary, its growth is en
couraged until it is fairly in blos
som, and it is then mowed as if
it were the most useful forag
plant and carefully carried off
the ground and burned or buned
in the compost heap, it immedi
ately resents such care and sends
up a weakly.grow h iu place of
its toriner , vigorous one. . Then
thcc new steins should be cut off
just below the surface of the
ground with a weeding chisel, but
the roots must in no case be
touched. The roots left intact
make such drafts upon Uie weak
ened plant as it cannot supplv,
and they 6imply die fcr want of
! I ! il a ? i
air, "wnicn is ineir Jiummenr.
Ims In California.
The farmer in- tliis State is a
person of uncommon resources
and ingenuity. I think he uses
his brains more than our Eastern
Farmers. I do not mean to say
that he lives better, for he does
not His house is otteu shabby, I
even though be be a man of
wealth, and his table is not un
frequently without milk; lie buy?
his butter with hi? canned vege
tables in San Francisco, and
bread and mutton are the chief
mrt of his living, both being un
iVcrsally good here. But in man
age in gji is lands he displays great
cnterprisend knows how to fit
his efforts to the climate and soil.
Thus, iu the tuTe lands, when. they
are first drained, he finds it irn
possible to work the soil with cat
tle or horses ; but this oes not'
prevent him trom putting "in a
crop, for after burning off the.
tules, which are tall reeds, and
the hi 211 errassef.
he
sows his
hundreds of acres with a coffee
mill wheat sower, and coolly turns
a flock of sheep on the ground,
driving them compactly and slow
ly over it, with the he!p of dogs
to keep the flanks ot his flock
from scattering ; and wheat thus
"sheeped in," as they call it, has
borne sixty bushels per acre. Nor
is this Unless he depends
upon a volunteer crop next year,
lie must plow the ground. It is
still, however, , commonly too
light to bear up horses, and so he
shoes, these animals with stout
wooden sabotf , eleven inches long
by eight broad, and thus they
can walk at leas u re and drag the
gang-plow after them.
The gathering ot the wheat
crop goes on, on all the valley
lands with headers, and you wiil
find on all the farms in the Sacra
mento Valley the bet labor-saving
machinery! employed, and
human labor, which is always the
most costly, put to its best and
most profitable uses. They talk
here of steam-plowe and steam
wagons for common roads, and I
have no doubt the steam-plow
will be first - practically and gen
erally used, so far as the tTnited
States are concerned, in these
California valleys, where I have
seen furrows two miles long, and
and ton hores teams following
each other. . i
'Withal, they are somewhat
ruthless m their pursuit of a
wheat, crop. You may see a
farmer who plows hundreds of
acres, but he will have his wheat
growing up to the edge ot his
verenda.. ff he keeps a vegetable
garden,he has -performed a heroic
act of selfdenial ; and as for flow
ers, they must grow among the
wheat or -nowhere. .Moreover,
while lie has great ingenuity in
his methods, the farmer of the
Sacremento plain has built origin
alitv ':in his plauting. He raises
wheat and barlcv. He might
raise a dozen, a score, of other
products man' more profitable,
and all obligine: him to cultivate
less ground, but it is only here
and there you meet with one who
appreciates the remarkable capa
bilities of the soil and climate.
Near Tehama some Chineese have
m the last two 3' ears grown
large crops of pea-nuts, and have,
I was told, realized handsome
profits from a nutj which will be
popular in America, I suppose ,as
long as there is a pit and a galle
ry in a theatre ;! but the pea-nut
makes a valuable oil, and as it
produces enormously here, it will
some day be raised for this use,
as well as for the benefit of the
old women who keep frnitstaiids
on the street corners. It would
not be surprising if the Chineese,
who continue to come over to
California in great numbers,
should yet show the farmers here
what can be done on small farms
by patient and horough culture.5
As they confine their "culture of
land mainly to vegetable gardens.
To the farmer the valley and
foot-hill lands of the Sacramento
will be the most atttractive, and
there are still here thonuinda hf
acres iu the hands of tha govern-
ment and the railroad comnanv
to be obtained so 'cheaply that,
whether for crops or for crazing:.
it will become time before the
mountainous lands mid the pret
ty valleys they cont ain north of
Heading, the present terminus ot
railroad, will attract settlers. But
for the traveler thej region north
of Redding to the State line offers
uncommon attractiolns. Harper's
Magazine. " !
Variety of Crops.
It is a practice with many far
mers to depend almost wholly for
theitannual income on a single
crop.' Some raise! corn some
wheat, some potatoes some hemp ;
some one thing, some another,
and almost nothing elsei Now
there are many serious objections
to this kind of farming. The
first is, it is had for i the land. It
violates the principle of rotation
ofrops, on which the health and
strength of the crops greatly de
pend, arms "will run out with
this.tillageaud the old men will
jiass away by-and-by, and leave
degenerate and ruined far m for
their children. Men ought to
feel a deep interest in the health
of their farms. To keep 'them ;n
a thriving condition shouldxbe
one great aim in agriculture
Farms should be kept as fat as
stock. The soil should be teem
ing with fruitful qualities, so that
it will produce anvthing put into
it.
I The second objection to . the
one-crop style of farming, is that
it brings the work of the year
principally into one or two sea
sons. It Hnps not oproarl It
through the year., It does not
give each raonthxeach dajr, its
part, and so make it easy and
pleasant. Again it does not give
opportunity for so much labor,
and hence, for bo much profit.
The best farming is that which
puts the most profitable labor into
the year. It is that which gives
to each da- a good day's labor in
actual workand profit. The one
crop system leaves long vacations
to labor, especially profitable la
bor. Make every blow count;
make every hour tell on the pro
fit side of the year-book. That's
thetrue plan.
j Another and veryserious ob
jection to the one-crop systemis
that it is liable, in the vicissitudes
of the seasons, to a total faiLi re.
It is a common thing for ope
crop to fail, but an unheard pf
thing for all ei ops to in this coun
try. .If you trust to one crop
you - may fail entirely; ifj-oU
trust to many you are almost sure
of some. The old saying about
u Many irons in the fire " doesn't
apply to farming. That is a
mechanical proverb. The far
mer has many tinies and seasons
in the year to attend to his many
crops Mechanics and farming are
quite different., In - mechanics
each man has his part and always
does that; in farming the year
affords a large round of different
harvests.
! There is still another reason.
It is best for the country to have
a variety of productions. It
guards against famine, against
failure, against . money panics,
against excessive
prices, against
the cannibalism of speculation.
It is a regulator of everything.
There may be exceptions to these
remarks, but they apply to the
great majority of farmers. Ex.
Dniryiu? In t be United State.
The following fctatistts arefrOm
the Lire iStock JqumaC :
" But a few persons realize the
magnitude1 of the dairying inter
est of the country at the present
tiinl The present produce of
cheese is supposed to be 300,000,
000 ' pounds, ; which, at, fifteen
cents a pound amounts to $45,
000,000 ; and of butter, 575,000,
000 pounds; which, at twenty-five
cents a pound, amounts to $152,
000,000; with 100,000,000 gal
lons of milk sold in the cities and
I toWn ' and 60 000.000 allor.a
consumed iu families where pro
-diiceoY worth $25,000,000 ; mak
ing together, a dairy product
$215,000,000, besides the pork
made from the refuse of cbutter
and cheese dairies. The num
ber of cows is probably . not less
than 9,000,000 ; the number in
1860 was 8,728,862.
If we allow 5, 000,000 cows for
maki ug the b'utter, it will give
one hundred and fifteen pounds,
to a cow, and 1,500,000 cows em
ployed in producing . cheese,
which will be two hundred pounds
to a cow; 700,000 cows for the
production of milk consumed iu
cities and families of producers,
1,800,000 cows iu the Southern
and Western States devoted to
raising stock. From these facts
it will appear that the average
product of butter and cheese is
very far below what it might be
with the intelligence and atten
tion to breeding, feeding and
general management which the
magnitude of the subject de
mands. The first Collins cheese
factory, ot Erie county. N. Y., for
1869 reports .the average from
seven hundred and thirty cows at
four hundred and twenty pounds
of cheese to a cow, while two
hundred pounds and over is a
common yield to a cow in butter,
from good, well-fed cows."
X Eati ng when Exhaust ed.
When the strength or nerve
power is already worn out or used
up, the digestion of food only
makes a fresh demand upon it,
and if it be unable ,to meet the
demand, the food is only a burden
upon it, producing Xmischief.
to steam engines the food being
the fuel and the steam produced
the nerve power. The. analogy
holds good to a certain extent.
If, when the'stearn is low, because
the fire is low, you pile, in too
fast a quantity of coal, you put
out your fire, and if you have to
depend upon steam power to fan
your fires, that is also extinguish
ed beyond this, the comparison
fails. You may cleanout your
furnaces and begijagain, hut in
the body the consequences of this
overloadmgare dangerous and
some-times fatal. No cause ot
cholera is more common than
eating freely when exhausted.
The rule should be to rest for a
time, and take some simple re
lreshment, a cup or part of a cup
of tea, a little broth, or even a
piece of bread or anj'thing sim
ple and in small amount, just to
stimulate the stomache slightly
and begin, to restore its power.
After rest,a moderate quantity of
any tiling simple which may be
handy, and rest. Then, after a
time proper food will bo a bless
ing, not aburden. The fires
will burn, the steam will be up,
and you can go on your way safe
ly. It is not amiss, in this con
nection, to say j, that children
would avoid many a feverish
night' and many, an attack of dis
ease, if mothers would follow this
rule. '
Sublimity
Whatever ennobles the human
character and indicates superior
energy of intellectual or moral
qualities, is what we call mental
or moral sublimits The sublime
of human character piroduces love
of admiration b a display of all
the . noble qualities of our nature;
and there is considerable sublim
ity in the gifts of the imagination
and the understanding, "I ike those
possessed by such poets as Milton,
by such philosophers as. Newton,
by such heroes as Napoleon.
But when there is a constant 'ex
ertion or mental vigor -an envi
able display of elevation of mind
a habitual heroism evinced
even amid the storms and agita
tions of the passions where tnere
is heroic disregard1 of danger a
cool and firm presence of mind in
difficulties and embarrassments
disinterested virtues expand
ed benevolence- a strong sense
of generous feeling a s principle
of virtue superior to the opinions
of weak and corrupt.mcn and, to
the vile and inordinate propensi
ties of our low and debased rat- ,
ture then we " discover o 3 trie '
virtues, and qualities that . form
the utmost sublimity of human
character.
An Illnstratton.
A striking illustration of the
mutual fovo that exists between
Christ and a true disciple, as
drawn by a masterly hand. ;
Xenophon, the historian, tells
us, in the Cyclopaedia, thai when
Cyrus the Great, on his march of
conquest, approached the borders
of Armenia, Tygranes fled with
all his family, determined not to
be exprosed to the tyranny of such,
a monster as he had heard Cyrus :
to be. The conqueror ; was too
sharp for him; he intercepted. his
flight across the mountains, cap
tured the king and all bis retinue
To show his magnanimity, Cyrus
offered to allow Tygranes to pass
sentence on each of his own offi
cer8 as they were brought before
court. He could not induce him
to open his lips until the queen was
presented. Then Tygraties leap
ing to his feet, said, "Oh ! king,
I would die rather than she should
be enslaved.' Cyrus admiring
his conjugal fidelity, dismissed
them, telling Tygranes that he
might enjoy all of his royal' pre-f '
rogatives, if he would become
and remain his faithfnll ally.
When thevhad withdrawn from
the presence of Cyrus, each of the
courtiers had some word of praise
to bestow upon the .Persian con
querori One admired the majes-?
magnanimity of his soul until
they had all exhausted their en
comiums when Tygranes noticing
that the Queen had not even ex
pressed any gratitude for their
restoration to their dominions,
said to her. "And what , dost
thou think, Oh ! Armenian Queen
of Cyrus?"
She. replied, "I did not see
him.". .
' Whom, then, didst thou see?"
"I saw only him, who said, ' I
would rather die, than that x she
should be enslaved !' " xx
Is it not a forcible illustration
of Jesus' love for his people ; Not
only was Christ willing to die, ,
but actually did shed his blood
on Calvary,, that his people might
not be enslaved by sin.i And as -soon
as. the sinner can appreciato
this love and realize its fullnes, ,
freeness, unselfishness he cannot
see any other object. No created
being, no imaginary gratification '
nothing whatever can attract him
from the Cross and from his zeal, , ,
love, "adoration and , desire' to
please that Saviour, whq fast loved
him and gave himself for him.
Treatment of Enemies.
Tnere are many who will en
dure any hardship, make any exJ.
ertion, bear any sacrifice for heir
friends, for whoni they caii' never
do enough ; but towards their
enemies they are unkind, impla
cable and resentful. The man
who has injured them they never
forgive : for hi m they have . no
kindness, but hold .him in con
.i
tempt, aversion and neglect.'
But Christianity requires a higlW
er and more disinterested virtue
than this, for it commands us to
be kind to our enemies. .
Many have no happiermomehts
than those they pass in solitude,
abandoned to their own imagina?
tion, which soniotimes puts seep'
trcs in their hands or; mitres ' on
heads, shifts the scene of plea
sure with endless variety, bids all
the forms of : beauty sparkle' be
fore them, and. gluts them with,,
e very change of visionary l uxu ry.
Profane ' swearing.is " abomina- :
ble. Vulgar language .is disOT8
ting. Loud laughter -: is impolite. ,
Inquisitiveness is ofl'ensive. . .Tatv,
tling is mean. Telling a false
hood is contemptable. Ignorance
is disgraceful. Laziness is shame
ful. Avoid all the above vice,
and aim at usefulness.
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