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SESB-TiMI AU© HA1¥EST. 
I KNOW NOT. 
BY MRS. M. J. SMITH. 
There is a place. I know not where, 
That God has marked for me a tomb. 
There is a time, I know not when, 
That I shall sleep within its gloom; 
Secure from storms, and saved by grace, 
That grave shall be sweet hiding place. 
For death will come, I know not how: 
It may be in the silent night, 
It may be swift, it may be slow, 
It may be in the morning light, 
That I shall with unsandled feet, 
Stand waiting where the two worlds meet. 
There is a time, it may be night, 
When other feet than mine, shall bear 
My senseless body from my room. 
And I shall neither know or care, 
That I am borne outside a door; 
My feet shall never enter more. 
There is a time, it may be soon, 
When I shall yield this fleeting breath; 
And others looking on, shall say, 
This is a work of thine, oh! death. 
Be near or far, hope fear disarms; 
I shall fall sweetly in Christ’s arms. 
“Drawn” Cabbage Plants. 
BY A. G. TILLINGHAST. 
I used to think in the East that cabbage 
plants that had got “drawn” or long-legged 
in the plant beds, were much inferior to 
short-stemmed, stocky plants. I changed 
my mind years ago, so far as the tomato was 
concerned, as I found that the long stems 
when set into and covered with soil, took 
roots along the whole length of the stem 
and a mass of rootlets was thus obtained 
which aided the plants to make a vigorous 
growth and overtake, if not quite outstrip, 
its stocky rival, which began with more 
top and more roots. I am not prepared to 
say how it is with cabbage in the East, but 
am satisfied that in the soil and climate I 
have here, the long "drawn”, spindle shank¬ 
ed cabbage plant acts exactly as did the 
tomato in the East. It makes more roots 
(when the long stem is set into the ground) 
and a large headed, short-stemmed cabbage 
is the result. Much depends upon how 
such plants are set. If properly set, the 
extra length of stem is transformed into 
roots that feed the plant. And the true 
value of a plant is not in its being stocky 
alone, but in its having plenty of healthy 
roots, and in its having come from well 
grown seed, which is thoroughbred and 
has a pedigree. “Blood will tell,” and repeat¬ 
ed selections for many generations, gives the 
“blood” an impetus that is astonishing. 
But bear in mind that all blooded stock 
want plenty of good food, and plants get this 
from soil by aid of their roots. So set the 
stems well into the soil, and make more 
feeders. 
Padilla, Wash. Territory, 1885. 
W E WILL SEND THE WESTERN PLOW 
MAN, a handsome ^0-paged Home and Farm pa¬ 
per, Three months on triaL to all who will send 1 Oc. 
for postage. J. J. Creeni, Corning, N. Y. * 
ftftiNS-STAMPS, CURIOSITIES. 24 pp 
UwCatalogue and two medals, 10c. Birds E?g and 
Skin Lists for stamp. W. F GREANY, 
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If you wish to get the NEWEST and BEST 
varieties at the Lowest Trice, write for my 
Catalogue, with directions for culture. . 
WALTER W. COLES, Claymont, Bel. 
Sweet 
Potato 
Plants 
All varieties; lowest prices. 
Packed to carry safely long distane 
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1 Address E. A. MURRAY, 
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I Mention this paper. 5-6 
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Sweet 
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PLANTS W. W. RATHBONE, 
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Seeds Given Away! 
A PACKAGE Mixed Flower Seeds (400 kinds) with 
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Write now. This notice will appear but twice. 
1838-1884. V AQMIMI AND MOST 
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Original Tree, 100 years old. 
f^Headquarters for Kielier 
Pears, Parry Strawberries, Wil- 
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Raspberries , Grapes, Ac., Ac., 
WM. PARRY, Parry P. O., N. J. 
COTTON PLANTER’S 
SEED STORE. 
Improved Cotton Seed a Specialty, Millo Maize 
Brazilian Flour Corn. Full assortment of Field and 
Cotton Seed. 
COTTON PLANTER’S ALMANAC 
and Seed Catalogue for 1885, sent free on application. 
F. M. BUNCAN, Box 12, Balias, Ga 
