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who, like dogs, bay in the path of progressive truth, only to burlesque 

 and caricature. 



It has puzzled philosophers of moderate patience and observation 

 to divine this fact, how it is that gentle-handed nature deals with 

 such tolerant forbearance over her inter-squabbling and mutually in- 

 tolerant children. They wonder she interferes so seldom and with 

 such mild measures to rescue her beleagured sons ; if not from the 

 foes in front, at least from the fools behind, that go about exaggerating 

 every fact like street news-mongers, dressed it may be in the livery of 

 science like a monkey in regimentals, and understanding and appreci- 

 ating the language they use, about as much as the organ-grinder does 

 the opera tune, that his crank works thread-bare. 



A good, solid, impenetrable advocate of old-fashioned ignorance, fall" 

 ing foul of one of this class will often make him a prey at a single 

 mouthful, and no harm either, but the mischief lies in the corol- 

 lary, or consequence — " So much for your Science." 



Ajii-iculture has suffered enoush from this source, and we fear the 

 cup of her trials is not yet full. Counterfeits of every sort and shape 

 have crowded at the heels of every improvement, every invention, 

 every good suggestion, every valuable discovery, till art and science 

 both may well be ashamed of the sound of their own names, especially 

 in agriculture, and are fain to wear smock-frocks incognito. May 

 true science, hand in hand with the arts and her children, drive these 

 pretenders from their intrenchments. 



Howard Premium for the best Wheat Crop. — Mr. H, B. 

 Howard, manufacturer of Manny's Combined Reaper and Mower at 

 Louisville, has offered, through the Kentucky State Agricultural 

 Society, one of these machines, with Wood's Improvement, as a 

 premium for the best 25 acres of wheat grown by any farmer in that 

 State, and a like premium for the same purpose to the farmers of 

 Indiana, to be awarded by their State Agricultural Society. 



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