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donable indolence, — or, what is worse, they may result from 

 an unhallowed mixture of the three, which must form a sad 

 and killing compound. But, dig deep, and enrich your soil ; 

 restore to it the productive properties that Nature gave, and 

 man, in his greediness, has wrung from it. Plant fruits and 

 ever-generous vines, and take care of them, and the offering of 

 beauty and delicacy we present to your view to-day, will be an 

 epitome of the every-day offering we will make to every house- 

 hold. It is true, the dispensations of Providence may some- 

 times blight your expectations with regard to us. Early or 

 late frosts, which no man can hinder, may occasionally cut us 

 off, for a single year. But such dispensations should teach 

 you to prize healthful and agreeable qualities more effectually, 

 and to extend our culture to greater quantities, and with more 

 fixed care, with the assurance that, in a climate as favorable as 

 yours, and in a soil in which industry can supply every defect, 

 God and nature have done their part. It is only for man to 

 awake from his lethargy and do his, and choice, healthful 

 fruits will be as abundant as human desire is unlimited." We 

 award — 



For the best exhibition of apples, — 



1. David F. Goodrich, of Stockbridge, . . $4 00 



2. Edward C. Carter, " " . . 3 00 



3. Joseph Stevens, of Sheffield, . . ' . . 2 00 



4. George B. Cook, of « .... 1 00 



For an elegant display of apples, pears, quinces, and a rich 

 show of dahlias, the society is under obligation to Mr. E. G. 

 Studley of the Flatland Nurseries, Claverack, New York. For 

 the interest Mr. Studley has given by this exhibition, we would 

 recommend that a gratuity of ^2 be given him, and if his 

 trees are as superior as his fruit, we would commend his 

 nursery to public patronage. 



The grounds of the Young Ladies' Institute, as everyone 

 knows who has passed them, are laid out and decorated* in a 

 style of beauty and taste worthy of their appointment, and 

 creditable to the skill, intelligence and refinement worthy of 

 the principal of such an establishment. They are just as such 

 grounds should be, natural, easy and agreeable in design, and 

 those who are educated in the midst of their attractiveness, 



