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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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I.—M ARCHING ALONG. 
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We’ve ’listed for life, and will camp on the field, 
With Christ as our Captain we never will yield: 
The “ sword of the Spirit,” both trusty and strong 
Weil hold in our hands as we’re marching along. 
Chorus .—Marching along, &c. 
Through conflicts and trials our crowns w 
For here we contend ’gainst temptation and sin ; 
But one thing assures us, we can not go wrong, 
If trusting our Savior, while marching along. 
Chorus .—Marching along, &c. 
II.—CHIDE MILDLY THE ERRING. 
36. —Two to each Measure. W. B. B 
1. Chide mild-ly the err - ing, Kind language en-dears, Grief fol - lows the sin - ful, 
n. 0. The heart which is strick-en Needs nev-er a blow, The heart which is strick - en 
Add not to their tears; A void with re-proach-es Fresh pain to be - stow, 
Needs nev-er a blow. 
Chide mildly the erring, jeer not at their fall, 
If strength be but human, how weak are we all. 
What marvel that footsteps should wander astray, 
When tempests so shadow life’s wearisome way. 
Chide mildly the erring, entreat them witn care, 
Their natures are mortal, they need not despair. 
We all have some frailty, we all are unwise, [skies. 
The grace which redeems us must come from the 
If our young readers do not already know one or both of the above pieces of music, we hope they will 
learn them speedily; we know they are good. A beautiful lesson is taught in the second piece. Let every 
one remember that “kind language endears.”-We copy these two pieces by the express permission 
of Mr. Bradbury, from his Sunday School Song Book, called “ Golden Chain,” and a golden chain, it is, 
for it binds together more beautiful Songs and Hymns for children than we have ever before found togeth¬ 
er in the same space, (130 pages). The Golden Chain should be in every Sunday School; and we hope it 
will soon he. Our own scholars have sung it nearly through: will friend Bradbury please hurry and give 
us another like it ? [By the 100, the price is 12 cents each, in paper covers, or if bound, 16 cents each.] 
Ericsson’s Iron-clad Vessel, “ Monitor." 
The above sketch, made for the Agriculturist , 
gives an accurate representation of this now fa¬ 
mous floating battery, just as we have seen it daily 
for some time past, while going to and from 
home. Its wonderful deeds are already familiar 
to our readers, and we have room for only a brief 
description. It is 173 feet long, 41 feet wide, and 11 
feet deep. An iron hull forms the bottom, and 
above this is another flat boat or frame, also partly 
in the water, so that only 2 to 4 feet of its sides 
are seen, according to the loading. The sides and 
top are covered with many thicknesses of rolled 
iron plates, each an inch thick, so that no cannon 
ball yet made can penetrate them. The machinery 
is all below water. A very thick cannon-ball-proof 
tower rises in the middle, 10 feet. This is 20 feet 
inside diameter, and in it are two largest size can¬ 
nons, which are fired through port holes that are 
closed while loading. The tower is turned round 
by steam, so as to present the guns in any direc¬ 
tion, for firing. Each ball weighs 170 lbs. The men 
are protected from all harm by the thick iron cov¬ 
ering. The smoke-pipe slips down, when desired. 
Shadows on the Wall. 
The younger readers of the Agriculturist , and 
doubtless many older ones too, will find pleasant 
evening recreation in exercising their ingenuity 
over the two pictures here given. With a little 
skill, and some practice in getting the hands and 
fingers into the positions shown, the dark figures 
can be thrown perfect and well-defined. (We have 
several more of these pictures ready to show you.) 
To make the shadows, they should fall squarely 
upon the wall, from a single bright light—the 
hands being placed nearer to the wall than to the 
light. If more than one wick, or more than one 
lamp be used, set all the wicks so that they shall 
be in a direct line with the hand. In this way only 
can a clear sharp outline be obtained. Many trials 
will be required to get the fingers in position—a lit¬ 
tle change of position varies the shadow greatly. 
