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the burning, prophetic words that flash forth from the in- 

 tellect of the mighty genius, — the great living books of 

 the world, are all conceived and brought forth with pain 

 and labor, and the burning brain toils as toils the earnest 

 hand. No work of mind, no immortal production of poet 

 or artist, prophet or sage, comes forth in its perfection 

 from the busy forge of the mind, except it be hammered 

 by the vigorous blows of patient industry, on the anvil of 

 thought. So too, the greatly good man, the true philan- 

 thropist, the pure, just and noble soul, is the gradual 

 result of toil and discipline in the man to improve and 

 perfect himself; and thus all worth, distinction and true 

 glory in this world, thus a noble illustrious character, 

 and heaven itself is the recompense only of the true 

 worker. Doubtless, there is here and there over toil ; so 

 many do-nothings as there are now-a-days, some must, 

 as a natural consequence, be overworked. Where pau- 

 pers are numerous, — and by paupers I mean people of 

 any class, however fashionable, or however elevated in 

 social position, who do no work themselves, and are there- 

 fore supported by the work of others ; — those that labor 

 to support such paupers must be weighed down by a 

 double burden. Without question, there are many, too, 

 who work to a disadvantage, from poor tools, or no tools. 

 And now, as a new and more earnest interest has been 

 awakened in the noble art of agriculture, that lies at the 

 basis of all other arts, every day brings out some better 

 invention or some fresh improvement. And blessed be 

 every improvement that tends to lighten labor. All 

 praise and glory be to the authors of those beneficent in- 

 ventions of latter days, that are facilitating the various 

 operations of the farm, and softening the toils, severe at 

 best, of the humble laborer's life ; — the numerous im- 

 proved implements, and labor-saving machines that are 

 beginning to work a revolution, at least on our large 



