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His siiii sank serenely to the west. Old friends passed on, but younger 

 ones filled their places and thronged his path. He could say with Job of 

 old, '•! washed my steps with butter and the rock poured nie out rivers of 

 oil; when 1 went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared ray 

 seal in the street, the young men saw me and hid themselves and the aged 

 arose and stood up ; the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand 

 on their mouth. The nobles held their peace and their tongue cleaved to 

 the roof of their mouth. When the ear heard me, it blessed me ; and when 

 the eye saw me it gave witness to me. 1 put on righteousness and it 

 clothed me; my judgmtMit was a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the 

 blind and feet was I to the lame. I was father to the poor, and the cause 

 that I knew not, 1 searched out. My root was spread out by the waters, 

 and the dew lay all night on my branch. My glory was fresh in me and 

 uiy bow was renewed in my hand." 



On the morning of his sudden departure he rose as usual, took break- 

 fast, led in devotions, dictated a letter and signed it in his bold but tremb- 

 ling hand, and as he turned to greet his physician with a word of good cheer 

 he pressed his hand upon his heart, fell back hi his arm-chair to breathe 

 out his spirit without a sigh or a groan. 



Fortunate in his death as in his life. We shall see him no more, and the 

 world which he has made a different one to us will be different to us with 

 his departure. 



THE ROSE— ITS CULTURE AXD INSECT ENEMIES. 



By John Poste. 



[From Journal of tne Columbus, Ohio, Horticultural Society, 1387] . 



When seeking to adorn our gardens and we are selecting fiora the 

 exteiii^ive and varied assortment of floral beauties from which, in 

 this day, we are privileged to choose, the rose will at once occur to 

 us as entitled to pre-eminence, combining, as it does, in one "charm- 

 ing whole, those features which singly characterize our most popular 

 flowers, viz , beauty and variety of form, rich colors and deli(.'ate 

 tints, with the most delightful perfumes." With such characteristics 

 it has been rightly called tlie * -Queen of Flowers." 



Now, as true lovers of floral beauty can for themselves select their 

 ideals of excellence in shape or color, from any well-assorted collec- 

 tion, I will leave them fancy free to select from the numerous varie- 

 ties and classes, and rapidly passing along will only point out, here, 

 the delicate bud of the tea rose, which in its maiden modesty charms 

 one with its non-expanding coyness, and there, of the hardier consti- 

 tuted Remontant, with unblushing consciousness of purity, invites 



