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keep one in fuel," as poor Richard says ; so, " ra- 

 ther jjjo to bed supperiess than rise in debt." 



" Get wh.it you can, and what you get hold, 



'Tis the stone that will turn all your lead into gold," 



And when you have got the philosopher's stone, 

 sure you will no longer complain of bad times, or 

 the dirtiruliy oT paying taxes. 



' IV. This doctrine, my friends, is reason and 

 wisdom ; but, after all, do not depend too much 

 upon your own industry, and frugality, and pru- 

 dence, though excellent things ; lor they may ail 

 be blasted, without the blessing of heaven ; and 

 therefore ask that blesping humbly, and be not 

 uncharitable to those that at present seem to want 

 it. but comfort and help them. Remember, Job 

 suffered, and was afterwards prosperous. 



'And now, to conclude, "experience keeps a 

 dear school, but (ools will learn in no other," as 

 poor Richard says, and scarce in that ; for, it is 

 true, " we may give advice, but we cannot give 

 conduct:" however, remember this, " they that 

 will not be counselled cannot be helped ;" and 

 farther, that " if you will not hear reason, she will 

 surely rap your knuckles," as poor Kichard says. 



Thus the old gentleman ended his haranirue. 

 The people heard it, and approved the doctrines, 

 and immediately practised the contrary, just as if 

 it had been a common sermon, for the auction 

 opened and they began to buy extravagantly. I 

 found the good man had thoroughly studied my 

 almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on those 

 topics during the course of twenty-five years. 

 The frequent mention he made of me must have 

 tired any one else ; but my vanity was wonder- 

 fully delighted with it, though I was conscious, 

 that not a tenth part of the wisdom was my own, 

 which he ascribed to me, but rather the gleanings 

 that I had made of the sense of all ages and na- 

 tions. However, I resolved to be the better for 

 the echo of it ; and, though I had at first deter- 

 mined to buy stuff lor a new coat, I went away, 

 resolved to wear my old one a little longer. Read- 

 er, if thou wilt do the same, thy profit will be as 

 great as mine. 



I am, as ever, thine to serve thee, 



Richard Saunders. 



From the Fanners' Cabinet. 

 INDUSTRY, PROMPTNESS AND PUNCTUALITY, 

 CROWNED WITH SUCCESS. 



Stephen GirarJ, the great merchant and bank- 

 er, was also a great and successful farmer. He 

 owned a farm of several hundred acres of land 

 within a few miles of Philadelphia, the cultiva- 

 tion of which he superintended with his usual in- 

 dustry and acuteness. This farm waf5 his princi- 

 pal hobby; for every day, at one o'clock precisely, 

 his gig was in waiting for him at his counting- 

 house door, and as soon as the clock struck one he 

 started for his farm in the Neck, not suffering any 

 matter whatever to interfere with his daily vis't. 

 During the afternoon he gave his personal atten- 

 tion to the various agricultural aff'airs requiring if. 

 plying his own hands to any and every kind ol 

 business that was in season. In the evening he 

 returned to the city to lodge, and the return of day 

 light, the next morning, would find him again en- 



gaged in the labors of his farm, which he would 

 intermit so as to be in the city by nine o'clock to 

 attend to his extensive and well managed com- 

 mercial and banking concerns, and at one o'clock 

 he was again on his way to his farm. He follow- 

 ed out this routine for twenty or thirty years, per- 

 mitting no part of his business to suffer from ne- 

 glect or want of attention. His farm presented a 

 perfect model for imitation. His grain fields, 

 grass grounds, orchard, and garden exhibited the 

 most luxuriant and perfect appearance, while hia 

 stock of every kind, and poultry in all their varie- 

 ties, were the finest and most perfect that were to 

 be found in the country. 



A distinguished foreigner, then resident in this 

 country, on a particular occasion, had some special 

 financial business to transact with the great bank- 

 er, and 12 o'clock was fixed upon for making his 

 visit for that purpose, but he did not arrive till the 

 clock had struck one, he was too late, the great 

 banker was gone to his farm, and he followed af- 

 ter; on his arrival he was kindly and courteously 

 received; he was waited on over the farm and 

 through the barn-yard, but not a word could be 

 extracted from Mr. Girard on the subject of his 

 mission. He could now think or talk of nothing 

 but agriculture and rural affairs, and his friend 

 had to return to the city and learn to be more 

 punctual to his engagements in future. 



On an occasion, many years since, the city au- 

 thorities were making an improvement at Market 

 street wharf, and there was a large quantity of 

 rich earth, that had been accumulating there for a 

 long series of years, to be removed, and any per- 

 son was permitted to haul away as much of it as 

 he chose without charge. It was deemed a good 

 compost or manure, and no person knew better 

 the value of manure than the rich merchant: he 

 soon had his team at work removing it to his farm; 

 an acquamlance of his who saw him superintend- 

 ing his work, remonstrated with him on account 

 of the avidity and industry with which he en- 

 gaged in what his friend thought so small a con- 

 cern; — "Oh," says he, "Mr. , I work to-day, if 



I die to-morrow." S. 



From tlie Farmers' Cabinet. 

 LIME — ITS APPLICATION, &C. 



On looking over the 43d No. of the Farmers' 

 Cabinet, I find some information is elicited from 

 me relative to the application of lime and manure, 

 &c. "How the lime is applied? the quantity per 

 acre? the quality of the lime? and the nature and 

 constitution of the soil to which it was applied." 



In reply to the above queries, I may slate that 

 (with one exception) for the purpose of improving 

 poor land so as to produce good crops, with as lit- 

 tle delay as possible, I have thought it best to 

 combine, the lime and manure, by applying both 

 Ifir the same crop; that is, in preparing lor a crop 

 of corn I should put on about 2.5 ox cart loads of 

 barn yard manure to the acre, spread it evenly 

 and plough late in the fall, harrowing it well be- 

 fore winter sets in. In the spring I spread on six- 

 ty bu.=heis of lime to the acre, again harrowing 

 until the ground is in good order lor planting, it is 

 then struck mil ligliily for planting, so as not lo 

 turn up the sward, nor is it my wish in the culti- 



