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affairs. He has a telephone in his house, 
by which he can receive orders for vegeta- 
les and instantly fill them. He has about 
$100,000 invested in his plants, and the av¬ 
erage annual yield per acre of the land he 
cultivates, is five hundred dollars. Can 
such return be paralleled ? 
Essay on Man. 
Man that is born of woman is small pota¬ 
toes and few in the hill. 
He nseth up to-day and flourisheth like a 
rag weed, and to-morrow or the day after 
the undertaker hath him in the ice box. 
He goeth forth in the morning warbling 
like a lark, and is knocked out in one round 
and two seconds. 
In the midst of life he is in debt, and the 
tax collector pursueth him wherever he 
goeth. 
The banister of life is full of splinters, and 
he slideth down it with considerable rapid¬ 
ity. 
He walketh forth in the bright sunlight 
to absorb ozone, and meeteth the bank tell 
<er with a sight draft for $357. 
He cometh home at eventide and meeteth 
the wheelbarrow in his path, and the wheel¬ 
barrow riseth up and smiteth him to the 
earth, and falleih upon him and runneth 
one of its legs into his ear. 
In the gentle springtime he putteth on 
is summer clothes, and a blizzard striketh 
him far from home, and filleth him with woe 
and rheumatism. 
He layeth up riches in the bank, and the 
president speculateth in margins, and then 
goeth to Canada for his health. 
In the winter be putteth on his winter 
trousers, and a wasp that abideth in them 
filleth him full of intense excitement. 
He starteth down cellar with an oleander, 
and goeth first backward, and the oleander 
oometh after him and sitteth upon him. 
He buyeth a watch dog, and when he 
cometh home late from the lodge the watch 
dog treeth him and sitteth beneath him 
until rosy morn. 
He goeth to the horse trot and betteth 
his money on the brown mare, and the bay 
gelding with a blaze face winneth.. 
He marrieth a red-headed heiress with a 
wart on her nose, and the next day her 
parental ancester goeth under, with a few 
assets and great liabilities, and cometh 
home to live with his beloved son-in-law. 
Single Comb Brown Eeg\h.orns 
The Leghorns have few equals, if any, 
as egg producers. There are two varieties 
of Leghorns-Brown and White, and of each 
there are two classes—single and rose 
combs. The Browns are the most popular 
with fanciers' on account of their beautiful 
plumage and handsome pencillings. With 
the exceptions of the combs, the rose and 
single comb Brown Leghorns are exactly 
alike. In the Northern States where the 
winters are generally severe, the majority 
of fanciers prefer the rose to the single 
comb, owing to the liability of the latter to 
freeze. The rose comb being broad and 
ow, lying close to the head, is not easily 
affected by cold. While many prefer the 
rose comb for the reason just given, there 
are still many others with whom the single 
comb variety is pre-eminent on account of 
their beautiful appearance; the comb of the 
cock being high, straight and deeply ser¬ 
rated, while that of the hen lies over to 
one side of the head forming a fold. Dur¬ 
ing the laying season (which is nearly the 
whole year under favorable conditions) the 
comb of the hen is a bright red, which 
with the smooth, white earhole and rich 
brown plumage forms a most beautiful and 
harmonious blending of colors. The sight 
of a yard of Brown Leghorns during the 
warm spring months is about as productive 
of the “hen fever” as anything we know of. 
A smooth, white earhole of the proper size, 
is one of the most difficult points to pro¬ 
duce; but in breeding for exhibitionSthere 
are also many other points which the*breed- 
er must keep prominently before’ him. 
They are of Spanish origin and are great 
producers of good sized white eggs. Where 
they are fed properly the eggs are 
rich m albumen, and hare a fine flavor. 
They hare no superiors and very few equal* 
as egg producers. By some they have beem 
termed, “egg-machines” “everlasting lay¬ 
ers ’ etc. While they are not everlasting 
layers, they came as near it as any fowl 
