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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
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(JETTING ALONG, 
There are two ways of getting through the 
world. Some men have a knack of “ getting 
along,” while others “ work their way.” The 
man who “ gets along” is always devising some 
expedient to shirk the primal curse—or rather 
blessing—of labor. He starts a “ gift lottery,” 
or exhibits a fat hog to the gazing populace at 
twelve and a half cents per head. He invents 
a quack medicine, warranted to cure “all the 
ills flesh is heir to,” and gets a minister to en¬ 
dorse it; he advertises “ five hundred recipes for 
making a fortune in less than no time,” offering 
them to the gullible public for the extraordinary- 
price of one dollar, post-paid ; or he turns poli¬ 
tician, and is rewarded with a consulship to the 
Feejee Islands. He is always changing the ob¬ 
ject of his pursuit, now running in one direc¬ 
tion and now another, and this he calls “ getting 
along!” 
The man who “ works his way in the world,” 
chooses the business of life with careful refer¬ 
ence to his tastes and capacities, and then 
steadily sticks to it. He becomes master of one 
string, and draws from it such melody as soothes 
him in the darkest hours. If he does not grow 
rich he becomes respected and honored. His 
perseverance is counted unto him as a virtue, 
and men say he is “ one of the old standards.” 
He sticks to his business, and his business 
sticks to him. What it brings him he knows 
how to value and enjoy, for he has earned it. 
He has his “ups and downs,” but they are the 
only undulations which carry him steadily over 
the waves of life’s ocean. With continued 
practise comes skill,—and that is always in de¬ 
mand. So he “ works his way” upward, and is 
known as a rising man. But he does not go up 
like a rocket to come down like its stick. His 
progress is gradual, but sure, for he “ works his 
way,” he lays a good foundation for every up¬ 
ward step—develops his powers and is happy 
in their exercise. He is a truly devout man, 
for he “ works his way,” and all labor is wor¬ 
ship in an inferior degree. He fulfils the object 
of his being, in accordance with the laws of the 
Creator, for all things in nature “ work their 
way.” 
The man who “ gets along” may get rich, but 
his life is always a failure—a mere make-shift. 
His riches may be admired, but he is seldom 
respected. Most often he does not attain wealth, 
and sometimes he “ gets along” to the work- 
house. He who would not work for himself is 
at last obliged to work for others. 
There is a knack of “ getting along,” but the 
true art of life consists in “ working your way.” 
Young man, concentrate your powers. Diffu¬ 
sion is the great evil of life. Become master of 
your business, and you are master of other 
men. For he who by application and perseve- 
rence acquires facility and aptitude, is always 
in demand, and is bound to succeed.— German¬ 
town Telegraph. 
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A dandy lately appeared in Iowa with legs 
so attenuated that the authorities had him ar¬ 
rested because he had no “ visible means of 
support.” 
A man may be great by chance, but never 
wise nor good without taking pains for it. 
Practised. —A friend having visited Curran 
one morning, and perceiving that he coughed 
with difficulty, told him so, on which Curran 
said—“ It is strange that I should, for I have 
been practising all night.” 
Manners for the Million. —Never give any¬ 
body the lie, however gross may be the false¬ 
hood he utters. To him who says the thing 
which is not, it will be a sufficient rebuke to 
answer, “ That’s a Nicholas.”— Punch. 
Not a Fancy Ball. —“ Did you ever go to a 
military ball ?” asked a lisping maid of an old 
veteran of Jackson’s army of 1815. 
“No, my dear,” growled the old soldier; “ in 
those days I had a military ball come to me; 
and what d’ye think? It took my legs off.” 
A Dun. —An exchange paper begins a forci¬ 
ble appeal to its delinquents by this touch¬ 
ing sentence: “ We must dun or we must be 
done.'’ 
Location of the Brains. —People go accord¬ 
ing to their brains. If these lie in their head 
they study and read ; if in the stomach, they 
eat; if in the heels, they dance. 
Mostly True. —When a man finds a great 
deal of fault with a newspaper which he never 
fails to read, it is a sign he never paid for it. 
People seldom pick flaws in their own property. 
Fact. 
One of the Species. —A “ stick-up” sort of a 
genius entered a shop in Philadelphia, and turn¬ 
ing up his nose at some apples in the window, 
exclaimed: “Are those apples fit for a hog to 
eat?” “I don’t know; try them and see,” was 
the instant reply of the shop-keeper. 
Somebody says Truly. —Somebody says that 
politeness is like an air-cushion—there may 
be nothing in it, but it eases our jolts wonder- 
fully. 
An urchin, not quite three years old, said to 
his sister, while munching a piece of ginger¬ 
bread—“ Siss, take half ub dis cake to keep to 
afternoon, when I gets cross.” This is nearly 
as good as the child that bellowed from the top 
of the stairs, “ Ma, Hannah won’t pacify me.” 
A Resurrectionist. —A person looking at 
some skeletons the other day, asked a young 
doctor present, where he got them. He replied, 
“we raised them.” 
Cure for Stupidity. —“ You are very stupid, 
Thomas,” said a country teacher to a little boy, 
eight years old. “ You are like a donkey, and 
what do they do to cure them of their stupidity ?” 
“ They feed them better and kick them less,” 
said the arch little urchin. 
Of Age. —We heard a good joke once, of a 
party of young fellows who found fault with the 
butter on the boarding-house table. 
“What is the matter with it?” asked the 
mistress. 
“Just you ask it,” said the boarder, “it is old 
enough to speak for itself.” 
A Drunken man’s nose is said to be a light¬ 
house ; warning us to the little water that passes 
underneath.” 
Severity [overreaches its wise purpose; too 
tightly stretched the bow-string snaps. 
Let thy discourse about God be renewed each 
day rather than thy meals. 
He is more than great who instructs his 
offender whilst he forgive him. 
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To Correspondents. —We have several com¬ 
munications on hand which we will look over 
as soon as we have time, and some of them will 
be published. It is no trifling labor to prepare 
for the printer many communications which we 
receive. Some are written so closely that there 
is not room to put in corrections, without re¬ 
writing the whole. AYc cheerfully prepare ar¬ 
ticles, unless there is manifest want of care on 
the part of the writer. If he does as well as he 
can, we make all needful changes and correc¬ 
tions. 
As most writers doubtless wish to improve 
their own style, we suggest to them to keep an 
exact copy of their communications, and then 
compare this copy with the printed sheet. They 
may often learn something in this way. 
AYe are not anxious to receive original poetry. 
We have little space for rhyme, and we have 
good selections enough to last us a year at least. 
Good poetry, however, will not be rejected; but 
we advise all who attempt to write in verse to 
remember, that good rhyme does not constitute 
good poetry; on the contrary, some of the best 
poetry we have ever seen does not “ rhyme" at 
all, while some of the best rhyme contains not a 
single poetic sentiment. 
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For the American Agriculturist. 
CROPS IN HARFORD COUNTY, MD. 
The crops in general, are finer than I have 
seen for many years; and I think if prices hold 
out the coming season, many of our farmers 
