VOL, XXIV, fv' •y N'HOUT FANATICISM, LIBERTY WITHOUT LICENTIOUSNESS.” SUFFOLK. VA., FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1871, NO. 5. The CqmgYujy Spy. Dtroted to Religion, Morality, Temperance, Literature, News, and the support of tbs princi ples of the Cumstwh Church. PUBLISHED EVERY F^D^-. TRRUS: For one year, invariably In adrance...$3 00 For six months.. 1 50 REV. TV. B. WELLONS, KditOS. Onion on Kilby Strebt. Money sent by mail must be at the who seed it ^htrsafest way Is by money order made payable to the _ draft Oniome Hank or business bouse Norfolk hr Petersburg. ';-3— \ c6i =* MMUISICATIOHS. Anotliie*,Appeal to the Christians. ® SureLf ywtfen oar Christian brethren un the true slate of things, they will extend to the editor of the 8»g a more |ibe ral patronage. Let tbO state other facts. When the war closed, al| our denomina tional interests were prostrato, and our oauso trailed in the dnst. It is anil in the preface to our Declaration of Principlea, that only one Coofoncnec in the South, otr tinued its regular meetings during tho war. Most of the men of the Church were in the war, and many of the churches had no pas tors Our schools at Graham, N. C., and jH°fy Nook, Va., were discontinued, and ►the buildings and furniture at Graham sold Tbs presses, type and material of the Sox office, were all deetroyed by tho Northern army. These presses, type sod material, •were the private property of the editor of the Son. lie bad paid every dollar out. of m his own pooket for them. All was lost. A> the Convention of'18CI6, an effort was made to start the Son again, by asking every member of the ohurch to contribute fifty cents toward purchasing a press &o. The plan, like many pthf-ra, proved nn almost entire failure. In 1807, the editor, of the Son, aided by a few friends, started the Son anew, and has continued it until the present—now four years. His losses were no heavy in 1869, that the brethren came forward nobly and paid some claims against the paper; amounting to over three hundred dollars, and the paper continued. It does cot oo# fue.et tre actual expenses or its pub lication, and still { am told, that members of the church—men who profess (q love the Chnroh,,, withhold their patronage and are aotually discontinuing the paper, because if is not published as low as (Inptbern papers and the weeklies issued from daily offices. Were men over so’ blind ? pi4 any people ever act more uuwisely? But I am told by 60(pa, that the 4^B° cate, at Riehmond, is larger than the SpN, and that it is published at the same price. The Son is printed on a sheet twenty fire by thirty-seven inches, and the Advo■ cate Is printed on a sheet twenty-seven by thirty-nine inches. This is the difference in Sts*3- The Arloocate is less compact than the Son, and has more standing matter, and Dr. Bennett, has thirty-five hundred pay ing subscribers, and the Son less than one thousand subscribers. Cannot any one sec the difference ? The Methodist Conference numbers over thirty thousand members The Christians, who patronise the SpN, do oot-oxceed ten thousanej. Jf the edjtpr of the Sun had thirty-five hundred subscri bers, ha could and would pip his paper at two dollars a year. But he tells his brethren witfi candor and honesty, that he cannot af ford to publish the Spa for Icbs than three dollars a year, and >bat he lose3 fey it, at this rate. If he were to reduce the price to-two dollars a year, he could not gain more than two hundred subscribers. This would be a gain at four hundred dollars in increased subscriptions, arid a loss of eight hundred in the reduction in the prioe, and add to this the cost of paper, and his clear loss would bp at least five hundred dollars. Let *H know that tho Set; reduced to two dollars s year,could not liye ft single year. The editor of tho Spy has more financial ability, more business qualification than he gets'oredit for, or he would never be asked to do such an unwise thing as to lower the prioe of h|S paper ip tho face of these facts. *■ Iheo, consider another fact. The pd.froj* of the church paper h*s tl}e whole respon sibility of all the publishing interest of the Church on his shoulders. He published the Declaration of Principles on |)ia own responsibility. That publication baa paid for itself. Tho Book Concern of the Church has five hundred dollar* Under its control, three hundred dollar/of this l learn has been leaned the editor, and he recently got out a Hymn Book, that all of us feel proud of, the first edition costing him twenty two hundred and fifty dollars. I learn that the is out twelve hundred ai ,on the Hymn Book. He has y ? WotjUJ fgy twelve or tho ohtyrnb b»?e 4«oa it ? bo assumes the respnnsibil other publications qf the lot known that the editor of 111 And will his brethren his public spirit, thus dig r not l Surely not! 1 Stare all i0 f*o», that he Sun is carrying all the naihilities of his Churpb, of torch in the South, upon his His credit, bis promptness is carrying all ib along. And iroh turn aside, burden ? Wilt mat what 1 said not Waste ft. 'J'h* o\emb“r8hip of the church must sus tain ®t*d support the editor of the Sun, or our cause will be lost, and »e shall be all Undone. I bog that every member of the church wil} constitute himself and herself a special agent, to procure subscribers to the Son. Show the figures which I have presented to all, and let tho Son have the two hundred new subscribers, without any reduction in the prioo. Qeteyary rpember of the church and our Christian congregation^. to buy a j hymn book and a copy of all the publics tions of the church, and ail the publisher, in his effort to sustain and budd pp the interest of the phureb G'ffi9 ta W T**‘ cue ! Comp now! A. B. C. A Woman's Skumqn to Mothers —We clip the following sound words from Hearth and Ifojnf, A woman is the preacher, and she speaks as ono who knows : “bjothgrg yon are the divinel y appointed teachers and guides of your children ; and ary attempt to free yourselves from your duty is in direct opposition to the will of God, y.o.g qeglsgt thptfi. the conse quences are swift and sura, and how fearful they are let those broken-hearted mothers tell wb9 My® bowed in goggiph peer their lost sons; who, neglecting them |p child hold, have st last seen them deaJ to every manly virtue. Let me say to you who still have the oppqrtqr by to do tq. trqin yopr children, whether boys or girls, to useful ness G've them something to do As soon as they can walk, teach them to bring any little thing to yqq, gpd as they grow older, iet them do al) they pan la help yap. Spend ntpsj of your time with yopr ypung childreq. Sleep near them ; attend to washing and dressing thorn; let them eat at the table with father apd mother/ read, talk, play, walk with them i ho their com panion and guide in all things and hi times. Whop the father pan leave his work to take a little recreation, let him take it with the children, making it a special holiday. Don’t be in haste to send them away to school, but teach them at home. Oral iDetraetinn eon be given them wbi\e you arc doing your work, nnd for a whilp will be of ipngb more benefit than many hours of study. A« sqon as they want playmates, see that they have those pf their own age who have been well carpd for at home end Sro trgtjifql. Let them play in or neap Ihg house, that you may observe the character of tboir intercourse. Never send children '0 school to get rid of the care qp trouble qf them at home, buf, when the right tirno coiues, let them see that it is wholly for their good that you part with them. If possible, go often to the school-room yourself—nothing gives children so mqch encouragement. Always allow tbeln to tell yog all that has happened to interest or annpy them while absent from homp. Never think anything yrliich af feots the happiness of your children too smnll a piatler to claim your atteutipn. Usp every means in yiqr power to win and retain their confidence. Do not rest satis fied with some account of each day's joys or sorrows. It is a soqrpe of great comfort to the innocent child to te|l all its trophies and little trials to mother, and do you lend a willing p#r- for hnmr you, that as *oon as they cease to tell you ali these things, they have phpspp other onnfidants, and therein lips tha danger. Q mother / this is the rock on whiflh ymjr sop may he wrecked at last I I charge you to spt a watch upop it, Be jealous of ‘be first sign that he is not opening all his heart to you. “Boys who sre thus oared for and trained find more to please and amuse them at home than away. Bnt if they are negleeted until they arrivo at the age when they would wish to go out evenings, there is but small hope that any but'arbitrary measures pill present them, or seeure obedience, and then it can hardly be oalled obedience. ft is muej) more pleasant td apply the foupcfl of preset) tiop’ than thg ipoupd of ou'e’ if) suoh oases. When boys know that their society ia valued highly at home, and that all its pleasures ape tpt)rred by tfieir absenoe, tljey pill willingly stay if they flap have, goifjatbing pq qoqqpf th^jr time.’’ Hall's Journal of Health says : “If a man will give himself' sleep enough, and will eat flopugh nutritious food %t proper interyajs, and w|Jl spend tpo gy. three hours in the flpeu air every eJay. fe* may Study and perk am} wrjte uptfl he is as gray as a thousand rata, will be (till young in mental vigor }nd clearness.’1 ■Moman consist in 4ei.bg pyfraopdinary things bt)t io doing ordinary )b}ngs fit!) a groat tpind ; that is, pith a yiep Kq please at)d glorify God. Win aod wear }t is the motto on the orown for whiob the Ghrigtjujs is striv ing. A man may go to heaven without health without wealth', without honor, without learning, without friends ; but he oan nev er go to heaven without Christ. SELECTION*. Exploring J e, r panic m. It has already been iqentjnpod in these columns that an egps.dpiqn under the com mand of Captain VVcrreq, of the British Engineers, has been actively at Work ex ploring Jerusalem, and it is a remarkable sign of the progress tirade by the Turks in freeing themselves from their religious prej udieef, that they have not ouiy ceased their bitter opposition to the excavations and ^thetf wqpka of the explorers, but are now (jfviqg them great assistance. The ofject of the promoters of the expedition, of whom the Bishop of Manchester is one of the most active, is to gain a knowledge o(f the geographical and topographical features of tiro country, and of itg present inhabitants and ancient rageq; also of its qatpral his tory. ^nd anafher qbjnct is to uncover the underground relics of antiquity. has been fuqnd that the Jerusalem of scripture lies buried from 20 to 150 feet, ip some places, under the preseut city. At that depth the explorers have disoovereu what was once in the light of day. This cao be accounted for by the fuflt that 4erusa|eip was j-he city o,f sieges, having been seven teen times besieged, and twice totally, and ttyice partially destroyed. The disonveries already made jottify the belief that Herod's porch to the Temple was as long and as lofty as one of the grand cathedrals of Europe, that is to say, between 500 and 600 feet long, and, between §00, pod 300 feet high. These, however, are owly the dimensions of the later Temple, that which was built by Solomon having been long be fore destroyed by fiebqchadnezzer. And tvifh regard to the latter there seems to be* a very general misapprehension both as to tbo size of Solomon’s Temple, and as to the extent of Jerusalem in its palmy days, i. e , iu the days of Herod the Great. The di nieosiops of the ifepipla and jts porch and pillars, are given ip tho {bird ohapfep of {he Second Book of Chronicles. Tbo measure used is the cubit, which was equal to about one foot, eight-tenths of our measure ; beuce the length of the temple was JOQ feet, and its breadth wa* 3Q feat, that is to say. not more thaq the frontage of five or sit of our ordinary houses, and tho breadth of two of thorn. The porch was of the same breadth, and as long as it was broad, but its height was nearly 219 feet; rye sltoqld pall it q tower. Ti(?n there wprfi twq pil lars fir fiolqipoq iu frpnt of if, finch about 64 feet high, qqd tjicir capitals tyere 16 feet, high; in all 80 fcct. There are hun dreds of churches larger thaq Salqtqon’s Tetpple. Bqt It had the adfautagp of Standing oq q rqott abqqt 150 feet high, nud hence it was tho most conspicuous object in the city. Jerusalem itself occupied not more than a space of about threerijuarters of a mile square, or about one-twentieth pqrt of the area fif Philadelphia The accumulation of dust, earth t»nd rqbbish, which has been so great in Jerusalem as tq have buried the ancient city so deeply as has baeq mentioned, it is. not uncommon with rqgqrd tq jjnoieqt ojties, and especially those of Asia. Mr. Layard bad tq qiako excavations quite as deep to rsach the rniqs of fffoevah, and jt is well krioarn that, iqodern London is huilt oq a stratum fiigbt feet thick, supposed upon what wqs once RqmaU Jjondqq. This stratum is the accq mulated dust, U)ud, and 4ehri$ pf fourteen centuries. The expedition are qot confining their researches to Jerusalem. They harp Iflade some explorations in Gallilee with interest ing results. They have excavated tho sites jf no fewer than nine synagogues. These buildings are ascertained to have been all rectangular, placed so as to look towards Jerusalem. They were divided into aisles by very massive oqlumns sfunding fllqse together. In most oases the columns stood in rows of seven, which was a favorite if cot sacred number among the Jews. Oo the top of tho columns were very strong supports for the roof, which was often oov «cuh};wt in the reports of'the Kipo graphical Department of the British Asso ciation for the Advancement of Soisnoe, whose annual meeting will take place in Bdinburg, on the 2d August next. The ex plorations in Jerusalem has excited great in terest among the fraternity of Jfrep Masons throughqiit the world, on account of the discovery of wh*t are believed to bq "Jjaaons’ marks” oo a considerable Dumber qf ,tbo immense foundation stones reoently uncov ered under the debris of one of the ancient temple* in that oity.—Phila. Ledger. | Spurgeon on Sabbath Schools. Mr. Spurgeon,'in a speech at a Sabbath School meeting held in Edinburg, uttered gome thoughts worth the consideration of parents cod teachers: If we do not teach the child,reo, Satan will teach tbetu. I have heard a.father whoMtjected to teaming his child to pray. The child broke Jits leg, and while tfce leg watpbeing taken off he continued to eqrse and swear a# the time. See, said the phys ician, yoa fpno a point of conscience, about nut teaching tho child to pray, bat Satcn l^a$ nc QCtoscieDoa about teaching him to •W*f; i I think that to make good Sunday School teachers tbefe mast be thorough knowledge aqd appreciation in your aouls of the things yoq haye to teach. I was in -Italy last year, and in crossing the Alps wit^ my wife, the son waa so hot that it scorobed her face,. She asked me to get her some elder-flower water. I started off to a chemist, and \ 48lu»es gathered around him'and sang with fooling aud fervor that beautiful hymn of Dr. Watts— • “Am I a soldier of the Cross-; A follower of the Lamb— And shall I fear to own His cause, Or blush to speak Ills pame.” It was the last sad tribute of >espeot and affeotiou they could pay the memory ot their old and beloved Christian mistress, snd this scene caused many a tear to flow , in sympathy with them. ' -v ■ Solitary Slusings. hay?, tb(« treasure In earthen vessels 4 vessel meet for the Master's use.'1 And methought I looked aod saw tbe Master Standing, nod at His feet lay an earthen vessel. It was not broken, nor unfitted for service; yet there it lay pow erless and useless, until He took it up He %ld it ^While, and I saw that He wbs fill ing it; aod anon I beheld Him walking in fns 'garden, Whither He bad gone down to gather lilies. 4 Tbe earthen vessel was yet again in His band, and with it He watered His beaute ous plauts, and caused thei; odors to shed forth yet more abundantly. Then I said to mjself, Sorrowing Chtis tian, hush 1 hush ! Pc,aee, be still 1 Thou ?rt this earthen vessel. Powerless, it is true, yet pot broken ; still (it for the Mas ter's use. Some time thou r^ayes( be laid aside altogether from active service, and tbe question may arise, What is the Master, doing with me now ? Then may a voice spegk to thy utmost heart. He is filling the vessel; yes, o^ly filling it ready (p use. Rost thou ask. In what manner'! Nay, be silent. Is it not too great an honor to be used by Him at all ? Be eoutent, whether thou art employed fa watering the lilies, or in washing the feet of the saints. Truly, it is a matter of small moment. Enough, sorely enough, for an earthen vessel to he iq the Meter’s hands, and employed in the Master’s service. Tfl* Choir.—It is well that we should be reminded of the importance of cultiva ting a. becoming spirit in singing th? praises of God, Th“re is, perhaps, more danger of contracting a light and trifling deport ment in this than in apv other part of the Services of the sanotpary. And there is not usually as much sympathy for a choir as there should be. Io many instances there are persons of professedly high attain ments in piety who act towards a choir in suah a maftner as to repel them rather than .to attract them, and thus lay stumbliug blocks in tbe way of their becoming picus and devoted to God. l Bnouiu regard a good cboir, actuated with the spirit of true worshippers as a great blessing to a church. Such a choir would uot only lead the music, but in that branch of the service they tyogld leac} the devotions also. Their souls would seepi to be in their voices,give an impassioned tone to their words, which would have a tendeucv to excite corresponding emotions in the minds of the congregation, and prepare them to proBt more by the other exercises I do not think that a choir, no matter how good their singing is, should monopolize this part of the service, as is the case in some churches. Their work is to lead, not to supercede congregations} singing. They are to sustain apd give volume to the music ; but it should be of such a character that all who qau sing may Quite with them.—Mcth otjfsi Recorder. Tiie IJoriij xxd. South.—The Christian j Index, organ of the Baptist denomination ! io Georgia, says: The estrangements be j tween Christians, North and South, ought 1 to cease. In due time, we doubt not, they will all have passed away. Already, no little progress has been made jn that direc tion. So far ijs the spirit of the Southern people is known to os, by personal observa tion or reliable testimony, the great bulk of every community stands prepared to wel come enterprising, honest, godly mgn and woaiPD from the North to homes here. In the South, as at the North, strangers, of course, from whatever section, go through more or less of a social probation, before ■ they are admitted fully to the confidence and regard of the neighborhood in which they sct'lg. But pone who, cn this probation., are found worthy, fail to secure this regard and 'confidence. None $re shut out ffQrji them because they hail from the IJorth. Tun Best Prjjsne.—What do you do without a mother, to tell all your troubles to ? said a pljili) wljo |)ad ft. pother, to one w(>093 mother was dead. Mother told me whom to go to. before phe died, answered the little orphan I go to the Lord .Jesus; JJe ljay toother’? Erieuu pnd H e is mine. The other replied, Jesus Christ is up in the sky ; Ho is a great way off and has a great many things to attend to in heaven. It )s not likely, He can stop* to mind you. I do not know about that, said the or phau; all I know is, He says ne will, and that is enough for me. istht. The orphan was riaht. d$H~s ear is r.and spckljngj as it is .*y dr vfneg ai)d senators Oh that all the chil dren were told as much and belioyai) Jt 1 No one can tathe meaning of Christ’s life who does pot feel t^e combination of these fwg seemingly discordant elements ; a rigorous idea), with the utmost tenderness and helpfulness in assisting men to attain uato it Not ah>ne in the great Sacrificial Act did Christ boar our sins, but every'day and hour, along the series of ages, on Him is eaet the burden of men. He is the Helpful One! FARM AMD GARDEN. To Oar Former*. We Lave a few words for oar farmers. It Deed Dot t« concealed that this class of •be community are depressed io spirit.— Two unfavorable years for the orops in suc cession has rarely occurred before. Bat 1869 and 1870 were both unfavorable, and the farmers have become greatly discour aged. And the discouragement baa served to depress to some extent, the value of farming lands. l\e insist that our planters shall Dot be depressed, that they shall lift op their heads, and be etroog. This year the seasons will he mere favorablo, and we predict that abundant crops will be raised. Let everybody go to work and fallow, and sow and plant more than ever before. Do not plant your tfhole land in one thing, or raise but ope crop, but raise a variety of crops, so that if one should fail, that all may pot he lost. This is a mistake in farming. Our crops must be varied, and it will not do for all to raise the same crops the same year. There must be a variety cf crops raised, and every man should set out I to get the crop which, h® may deeide to raise into market as early as possible. What if you did lose money last year and the year before. This year you may possibly get it all hack. Merchants, mechanics, pro fessional men, and men of every business, do not always succeed alike. And farmers must pot expect good crops every year. W®. therefore advise every farmer to take fresh hold and plow up, and plant more laud than ever before. Do you say labor is too uncertain and top scarce Let us advise that, the plan of hiring colored men and women by the year he in part dispensed with, and when periled let a fair, yea even a liberal price be paid, and paid promptly, and without any advance beyond the amount due. Good wages and prompt payment, will generally secure plenty of labor, and a large crop may be raised. li®t th?, farmers raise % good prop, and next autumn will see all kinds of business leaping forward like the flames in dry woods. Plant largely, work constantly, keep ahead, get early into market and realise the best prices. Plant corn, cotton, peanuts, trucks of various kinds. Raise bogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, stnd take advantage qf the labor saving machines, and keep yourself well posted in the markets. Live economically bpt not meanly.— Make everything as oomfortable as you can about year homes. Plant fruit trees, flowers aud shrubbery. Let everything look bright and beautiful around you. Make home happy. Be cheerful, be loving, keep a good consoince, pay your debts and go ahead. Profits of Farming.—Jf a merchant in the city is aVivu to Man s competence of three to five thousand a year, he is con sidered wealthy by most farmers; yet this entire sum is often expended in providing the ordinary comforts of living ; and qt the end of the year he is, in proportionate pro gress, but little ahead of the farmer, who has pot beep compelled to a rent of eighteen hundred dollars a year far his home, fait rather has got his liyiug fropj the home stead as be went alflog. Although occasional fortunes are made ip the large cities, yet we venture to say that the average comfort of farm life and freedom from anxiety far obtaining a live lihood are far ahead of most city residents. In the ease of the farmer, bjs own hands make the food he cats ; while the city con sumer is at too mercy of thousands, who constantly absorb his daily earnings and give little back. City life is one of con stant expenditure. Fatm life is self-con tained pod preservative. A. xnpng Whator ia ibc cmE. ing pt one dollar per day an<| hoard, i? pro portionally hotter off aqd more independent than a clerk io a city on seven hundred a year, who fm? fa expend, six hundred for a living. One can save at the end of tbe year, just as much as tbe other, and, if there are chances in favor of either for attaining a good njjmo and competence, they ars on the aide of tbe country lad. Any farmer who pan support himself on a farm comfortably, aud make it pay a net income of sejen per cent, on its cost, is far ahead in competence of the eitiaen who lives in a brown stoDe front on a magnifi cent salary, and bas to ' spend it all for life and appearances. Experience shows that the farmer who r»:U«W-v , log rate* : One square of ten lines, first insertion.g 1 94, Foreach subsequent insertion..’,...' ' tr One square three months....... 6 00 One square sis month*.-—..*-————•• l* 00 One square twelve months...18 (,0 Advertisers changing weekjy mast make a special agreement. Yearly advertisers »ill pay quarterly or semi-annua’ty In advance. Tran, sient ad vcrtiscmentsYo be paid for on'inaertion_ Jos PautTisG executed with neatness aaddis - patch. . Farmers' Daughters. Girls, don’t look towards the city with, longing eyes; if you would preserve the. roses fresh in your checks stay iu the country air and sunlight. Don’t persnsde yonr fathers to sell their,. farms and go into town to deal in dry, goods; if you do, they wil| l.ose fajms, goads, tpd all. • When you would adopt a, ou«to«, ash t% it ia suited tty soutflry Qfe, sot if it isjfaah-, ion able in the fity. Don’t paint your faces ; exercise aud the, fresh air will do that. Don't look upon city beaux ae a superior, order of beings you know nothing aboot them. Rest satisfied to be farmers’ daughters you koow not what you would sacrifice, were you to change places with envied city girls. Go to work and make yourselves and jour hemes as attractive end lovely as yon can. Read and study and use all the means within your reach to cultivate your minds. Select from youre-associates of both ae*es those who are equally aspiring with v« selves, and meet in social gatherings prove your conversational talents, and ] feet easy, unembarrassed manners. Persuade jour fathers to furnish means., for supplying you ajith hooka and papers, and keep yourselves informed on the litera-_ ture and history of the times. Seek the acquaintance of those who are older than yourselves and have, superior,, intelligence, that they may advice you, in selecting your reading and other pur-_ suits Cultivate tiie graces that shine brightest iu the domestic circle, and make tho farm house warm with genial hospitality. , Encourage your parents with loving at tentions and willing hands, and they will in nine eases out of ten gladly assist you in your laudable efforts for self improve ment. Make your homes tasteful with those, little inexpensive arrangements which wo men can manage so well. Be Dot ashamed of being familiar with all the business of the farm-house; study and practice until all its duties can he performed in the most acceptable manner. Associate your brothers iu your pursuits, and in yonr efforts to make your homes centres of intelligence and taste, and you will be proud in the end to know that you are farmers’ daughters. You will have done for the world a great aad good work. Success is Earminq.—I have to-day^ visited a neighbor whoje farm contains'only twenty-eight acres. He has owned it and managed it for many years. His stock this year conslsfaa of several horses and, oxep and twenty-eight cows, in addition to a considerable nqraber of fowls. He ^rows no f§ncy stock of guy kind; sells milk, cream, roots poultry, and eggs. He buys some grain for his poultry and some meal for his cows, though he kgs a good field of. corn every year. All of the pasture re quired for his large stock, apt} ail the Bay and Other long fodder consumed op the place, together with a good supply of. apples, are the product of hjs twenty eight acres of land. The great secret of success is to be sought in plenty of mairaro and thorough work, managed, of coarse, in the most skillful manner. Ilia cash sales for 1870 will fall but little, if any, short of. *4,000. I have another neighbor who began with t fine farm of over one hundred acres, and capital enough to hjye undo a first rate farmer of an energetic man. |ie has probably never sold enough from hU plaee «■ V~9 ■Mu' ».»■>»•♦«!»» yy-'t 14 i run down to low- water (park. These'two men, living in tbo same township, and with equal facilities, illustrate perfcotly thro truth I have endeavored to set forth above. Th« one went to work in an overcautious, penny-wise way, scrimplog here and scrimp ing there, trying to cheat nature out of her just dues; and }>*? corns to grief. The ether went in farming as a business that was worthy of his best efforts, and when ever he saw an opportunity to iuvest a dollar .a his farm to good advantage, he ruadc tho investment as soon as he could get the dollar. He acted on the belief that no, bank In the world will pay such good interest as well farmed land ; and, so far as the plain and simple farming ho has followed afielded hint tho opportunity, be has ot#i£la$ noth ing-nothing that could add tq hfeiuciKita*.^ that bo is in owe tdaii fore handed, and that if he haij his life to live ever again, be fq«l$j tfltg attention to farming as ike toMr-ogcpiq^ offers itself tow yovtt^man oheaengyiitiM^bility. 0jfd4»'‘.fnrm tf‘lip&* MRg‘h«NNfca| AgrU flpH ;.f iH'tH i> YWS-atn lx ts said to be that there ituMfc ipefr-, dollars iovestfcdLioffarm Udltei M •taat'.iai aietn i * Ido 4tf !•» c. ^ Mig'