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SOUTHERN cultivator. 
NORTH DEVON COW, 
^‘BIRTHDAY/’ (38)* 10 Years old. 
Winner of the 1st prize at the New York State Show in 1853 and 1854. 1st prize at the Devon Agricuharal Shtm 
at Exeter in 1848, and 1st prize at the Barnstaple and iS^orth Devon Cattle Show in 1848, as one of a dairy of cows. 
She was sired by “Proctor ’ (109), dam. “Taunton” (410), and is the property of L, G. Morris, Esq., of Mount Ford- 
ham, N Y., by whom she was selected and imported. 
Our friend, Mr. R. Peters, of Atlanta, who is well known as a breeder and importer of Devons, was so much pleased 
with the above Cow, as a srmiple of the rnilkin;^ Devons of the “Patterson” order, that he has obtained from Eng- 
land, at great cost, through J. Tanner Davy, Esq Editor of “ Devon Herd Book,” two very superior cows, 
fuV’ (762), a grand-daughter of ••.^47 and “ Gaictij^' (196), a .daughter of '■'■BtM'ihdayP 
The.se animals are, in ail respect^, very fine ; and their biooii must add greatly to the milking qualities of the verj 
remarkable herd already in the possession of Mr. Petl'rs. 
* See Davy’s “ Devon Herd Book,” page. 33. 
A HOME, 
Ip we were to tell a number of our friends that they 
ddn’t know what a “Immc” is, they would grow some- 
what indignant—perhaps, use hard words. And yet it 
maybe I'e marked that the number of persons who know 
what a genuine home is, by e.xperienee, is surprisingly, 
few. One man in good circumstances will tell us that, he 
has a fine house of his own,. in which every comfort and 
convenience is provided. He has a wife. and children 
there also, and they give life to the place. Very true. But 
does he prefer that home, thus furnished and thus enliven- 
ed to every place in the world '? Does he sigh when the j 
hour for leaving comes, and smile vvhen he is permitted to 
return % Does he love to sit by the cheerful house-fire and 
fondle the children; entering into all their little disputes 
with a curious interest'? Does he take particular note of 
the birds in the cage, and the cat near the fire 7 If not, 
he has no home, in the de'arest sense of that dearest of 
words. If his mind is altogether absorbed in the dusty 
ways of business — if he hurries from the house in the 
morning, and is loth to return at night — if ‘while he is at 
home, he continues to think of the journal and ledger, and 
repulses the advances of the prattling of children, he has 
no home ; he only has a place where he lodges and takes 
his meals. 
Ah ! happy is he who knows and appreciatee the full 
bliss of home ; whose heart is warmed and humanized by 
Its cheerful influence, and who feels how superior in pur- 
ity of pleasure are all its enjoyments fo the turmoil 
lights ofout-door life. Thrice happy is such a man He 
discovered the 'only Paradise this world can now afford. 
It is only such a man who can have a deep and sincere 
pity for the unfortunate creatures, who are homeless. He 
regards them as beings cut off from the best influences of 
fhe-carth, and exposed to the;, action of all the darker 
waves of life. He feels keenly for him who has no fire- 
side — no dear ones to welcome him with smiles, and prat- 
tel over the little history of the day— no tongue to soothe 
when-he^vy cares have troubled the. mind and rendered 
the heart sore ; and the sympathy of such a man is not 
slow to overflow in acts of benevolence. A good home 
is the source of the fount^iin of charity in the heart. 
Our advice to those who have no homes, such as we 
have described above, is, to get them as soon as possible*. 
They can never be contented and substantial citizens, nor 
thoroughly happy men; until they follow this counsel 
Get homes! Fill them with the objects of love and en- 
dearment, and seek there for the pure delights which tiii- 
world besides cannot afford. — Exchange. 
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To MAKE Paste that will keep for a Year. — Disrofvo 
slowly in water two square inches of glue and an equal 
quantity of alum. Mix and boil with flour, as usnal, and 
then, when nearly cold, stir in two teaspoonfuls of oil oS 
cloves or lavender — the whole to make a pint of 
Keep in a well covered vessel 
