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P.Tlmp« roll think I am to talk a!:rain aluint pollywo^^. 
That N qiilfr a miHtako; I don't Intend to conflne nn-'i lf 
to any imricular subject, bnt(*ay, now and thou, a word 
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abont animals, plants, stones, or any common thin" that 
will teach yoti to nsc yonr eyes, and sec that there are 
plenty of things worth the trouble of lookin" at closely. 
Have yon watched the trees this spring, and seen how 
the naked braii'-hes soon became clothed with leaves that 
now, in this warm June, cast a pleas;int shade f You 
hardly noticed the tn-es wlu-n they were bare, but you 
admire them now that they are in full leaf. Did you ever 
think how all this came about, and how much work tlie 
trees did, beforehand, to prei)are for this spread of foliage 
you now enjoy so much ? Xext winter, if you look at 
the trees, you will think of this, and notice the plump 
buds on the ends of the stems, and the smaller ones along 
their sides. Buds do not lo<jk very Inteu-sting, but those 
of most of our forest trees In winter alrea<ly have, within 
them, the leaves that will so delight you in summer. 1 
have had drawn, flgnrc 2, a bud of a Ilorsechcstnut tree, 
or Buckeye, bocau.se that is a large bud, and was handy. 
In winter, it looks as in the engraving, a scaly knob, all 
covered with a water¬ 
proof varnish. If you 
pick it open, you will 
find within it the very 
delicate young leaves, 
and these arc very curi¬ 
ously (Mcked away in a 
mass of cotton-like hairs, 
so as to iMTfe<-tly protect 
them from tlie cold. As 
soon as the weather is 
wanu enough, the scales 
fall ojeMi and the stem 
npou which the little 
leaves are placed pushes 
out; the leaves thiin- 
selvcs rapidly enlarge, 
and soon the tree has its 
naked limbs hidden by 
the green covering. Fig¬ 
ure 1 shows the shoot 
just pushing. Most of 
our forest trees make 
their growth in a very 
short time; the new 
slioots push rapidly in 
sj)ring and unfold their 
leaves, and then n-mtiin 
quiet. But wh.at is the 
tree doing all tlie sum¬ 
mer? It is doing sev¬ 
eral things, and among 
the most lm|M)rtant of 
tiiesc, it 1.4 prciiaring a 
the growth of another year. .\t the ends of the branches 
and at the points where the leaves join the stem there are 
quietly and slowly forming these curious buds. Tlie buds 
are within and without composed of leaves, and the 
scales w hich look so dark and unlike leaves, are only 
leaves fonned in a particular way to serve a particular 
purpose. In the Buckeye, in flgurc 1, we can see, in early 
spring, that, while tlie outer scales are very unlike leaves, 
the inner ones have a slight leaf-like look, and so along 
up to Jierfect leaves. Is not it strange that the tree 
should seem to know that something would be needed of 
it nest spring and work away during summer to pack up 
carefully the young leaves, so that they will be protected 
from the rains and frosts of winter? 
I>o C'lits l.,ovc ItSiiKic. 
Several incidents which have been communicated to 
the A(;riculturiff, seem to prove that cats enjoy sweet 
sounds, although they make horrid work when they try 
their own voices. One writes, that when the ladies of the 
family sing, the household cat will at once jump into the 
lap of one of the party and remain there until the music 
ceases. Three persons in dilTerent parts of the country 
have written that their cats have been detected running 
over the keys of the piano, apparently enjoying the sound. 
It would be a rare performance for one to be taught to 
play a tune, but we think that can hardly be expected. 
Resipool llic 
“Take my place, sir, if you please,” said a boy, rising 
from the seat he had occupied in a crowded street car, 
and addressing an old gentleman who had just entered.— 
” Thank you, my boy, but I’m sorry you should have to 
stand,” was the reply.—‘T shall not mind it, sir; and I’m 
sure you need the scat more than I,” returned the youth ; 
and the old man took his jilace, a look of weariness, that 
had l>een noticed in his face when he came in, leaving it 
as he did so. It was a little thing for the boy to do, but 
it was a kind, respectful act, and some of those who saw 
it felt that it jiromiscd well for the boy’s future. 
Another old man was w.alking down the street some 
days later, when another l)oy came by, apparently in great 
haste. ‘‘Come, hurry up, old ’7G, or you’ll never get 
where you’re going;” were the rude words he spoke, as 
he rushed by. Tiie old man made no reply, but looked 
sadly after the boy, and moved slowly on. “7 should 
never speak like that,” my young reader will say, and 
perhaps with a feeling of indignation against this boy. 
Well, I trust you would not. There are very many ways 
in which the young may show respect for the old, or 
rudeness to them. When you see an aged man or woman, 
never forget what kind of treatment they may rightly ex¬ 
pect from yon. Remember that they were young and 
strong and merry once like yon. But that was long ago. 
For them tlie busy day of life is nearly past, and night is 
near. Try to make them happier. Y’oii will be glad 
some day to remember that you did so. Uncle Paul. 
“ AVd,” though not two v'car.s old, 
cats his dinner at the table with the family; and his 
mother finds it very difllcult to keep him still long enough 
for “ the blessing.” One day, after much trainfhg, he 
folded his little liunds and sat very quietly until jusUat 
still, he suddenly called out “ ’at ’ill do (thet will do) 
jiapa, pass plates now.” Of course there was a smile._i[. 
The accompanying figure shows one of the hundreds of 
buildings, which may he made with CrandaH's improved 
building blocks, noticed in a jirevious numbei' of the 
No. SCO. muslraied nebus.-rhia is ingeniously made so as to read in three ways 
very great number of buds for 
the close of the service, as his mother was beginning in¬ 
wardly to congratulate herself that for once, ho bad kept 
Agriculturist. It is here given as a pattern for some of 
our young friends, who have procured a set of tlie blocks 
to work by. No doubt, some of you could build a more 
tasteful structure, and if you succeed in making one that 
looks better, and will send a drawing or photograph of it, 
we may have it engraved, and call it the model building, 
until some one else succeeds in showing something more 
elegant. This will exercise the ingenuity and taste of 
all who may make the trial, whether successfully or not. 
I’lizzlos to l>c 
No. 207. ^Y(yrd Puzzle. —Mace, Nutmegs, Raisins, Rice, 
Sugar, Tea, Salt, Lettuce—half the letters in these words, 
with half a letter added, will name a well-known news¬ 
paper. What is it ? 
No. 208. BiMe What family of eight persons 
lived on a mountain, and all believed in the Word of God ? 
Answers to 5*i*oi»Iems mid Puzzles, 
The following are answers to the puzzles, etc., in the 
May number, page 187. No. 202. Woi'd Square .— Pear, 
Ease, Asia, Real _No. 203. Illustrated lielnts.—Bcar 
and forbear; with long-suffering overcome your foes- 
No. 'XA.—Geographical Enigma.—lilo correct answers re¬ 
ceived_No.205. Arith- 
. rnclical Problem. Twelve 
minutes. — The follow¬ 
ing have sent in correct 
answers. “ S. G.,” Jane, 
Robert and S. II. Me. 
Neel, George and Mary 
Carver, II. T. McCrca, 
MaggieUnderwood,Hen¬ 
rietta Clayton, F. W. 
Livingston, McIntosh 
Robertson, Ninnie J. 
Winn, Kate Fuller, Mary 
V. Caper, Augustus C. 
Buzby, N. T. Wikolf, L. 
M. Wright, Jas. M. Dan- 
ser, I. R. Webber, R. W. 
Fair, Vvbn. II. Elliott, 
Mrs. C. Eddy, Mary E. 
Reigart, E. C. Haines, 
Ephraim A. Chapman, 
“ W. H. IL,” H. C. Twil- 
ley, “T. D. S.,” Win. A. 
Fulton, Mrs. O. Mefford, 
Charles E. Hawkins, 
Matthias Barricklow, 
Samuel F. Seib, Isaac T. 
McLain, E. P. Brown, 
Belcher and Samuel, T. 
E. Lockwood, Andrew 
Jackson, Algernon R. 
McChesney, W. S. Ne¬ 
gus, S. Gussio Kilgore, 
___ Laura Dickson, Hugh W. Kay, JI. Mulloney, 
Bessie. Clara H. Schirenck, Harry S. Watkins, E. Lane. 
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