(MACHINE. 
No more “Kerosene Horrors.” 
GLASS LAMPS BREAK ANI> EXPLODE, CAUSING 
mi _ 
»<N 
MAYN’T I BE A BOY! 
Mayn't I tie n boy?” said our Mary, 
TU© tears In her great eyes blue; 
I’m only a wee little lassie— 
There’s nothing a woman can do. 
’TI 9 so: I heard Cousin John say so— 
lie's home from a great college, too— 
He said so Just now in the parlor: 
* There's nothing a woman (Min do.’ ” 
s'a.hmehs 
AND 
Canvassing Agents 
CANNOT FIX'D A MORE 
Pleasant and Pi-olitalsle 
WINTER Kx\IPLOY r >IF.NT 
THAN TO BT.Lh 
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My wee little lassie, my darling,” 
Said I. putting hack her soft hair, 
I want you, my dear little maiden. 
To smooth nwuy all mother's care, 
Who Is It when pa comes home weary. 
That run* for his slippers and gown? 
What eyes does he watch for at morning, 
Looking out from their lashes of brown? 
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MUCH IMPROVED AND AT GItEAYI.Y 
Is there nothing you can do, my darling? 
What was it that pa said last night?— 
My own little sunbeam is coming, 
I know, for the room is so bright.’ 
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15. The steadiness of the flame is especially iiwulfr/ul. 
7. It is a successful rival of gas at a trifling expense. 
We will refund the money on receipt of ibe lump, 
if any of these claims prove Incorrect. 
One canvassing agent sold Louies the 
firat dnjr in going from house to house; another 
21 : another 2 n. Ac. one agent sold 1 H in one hotel: 
onufflgent sold nw lamps in a town containing only 
11.1 fnndlte*. Good agents average M 2 per da v. 
Special attention given to supplying Churches, 
Hotels, Halls, Ac., at reduced rates. 
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GENERAL, AGENTS FOR TIIK IJ. S., 
Jfl.t llrondwny, Cleveland, Oliio, 
10 forrlnndt Hirooi, New York. 
ITT* Send reference# with your letter. 
And them Is a secret, my Mary— 
Perhaps you will leurn it some day— 
The hand that I* willing and loving 
Will do the most work on the way; 
And the work that Is sweetest and dearest— 
The work that $0 many ne’er do— 
The great work of making folks happy 
Can be done by a lassie like you.” 
[The Congregatiohalist. 
THE BOY TO SUCCEED, 
So much stale, abstract truth is preached 
to youth continually, that we fear they some¬ 
times get weary of it, and take to mischief 
and ill-doing out of very spite. Yet we 
trust those truths which are set forth in the 
Rural's columns from time to time never 
awake a contrary spirit in any youthful 
mind. We sympathize so keenly with 
young life, wherever we lind it, that we can¬ 
not help wishing to nid it on in every possi¬ 
ble way to the highest standard; and our 
little preachments are the offspring of this 
wish, and are made as kindly and affection¬ 
ately as though we held each youthful hand 
in ours, meanwhile, and as though we looked 
down in our nearness into the clear depths 
of each pair of young cjts. 
And we have a fancy that childhood likes 
a bit of sermonizing, occasionally, when 1 lie 
voice is pleasant that utters it, and the 
“ firstly ” and “ lastly ” are not too far apart. 
Yet the most entertaining sermon, we sus¬ 
pect, is a story,—for a story may be a ser¬ 
mon, just as the most profitable sermon is 
an example,—for every example ta a sermon. 
Therefore when the story and the example 
are combined there is both entertainment 
and profit; and for this reason we give the 
following little record, commending it es¬ 
pecially to nil ambitious boys: 
A few years ago a large drug firm in this 
city advertised for a boy. Next clay the 
store was thronged with applicants, among 
them a queer looking little fellow, accompa¬ 
nied by a woman, who proved to ue his 
aunt, in lieu of faithful parents, by whom he 
had been abandoned. Looking at this little 
waif the merchant in the store promptly 
said: 
“Can’t take him; places all full; besides 
be is too small." 
“ I know be is small,” said the woman, 
“ but he is willing and faithful." 
“ There was a twinkle in the boy's eyes, 
which made the merchant think again. A 
partner in the firm volunteered to remark 
that lie “ did not see what they wanted of 
such a boy—lie was n’L bigger than a pint of 
cider." Rut after consultation the boy was 
set to work. 
A few days later a call was made on the 
boys in the store for some one to stay all 
night. The prompt response of the little 
fellow contrasted well with the reluctance of 
others, fn the middle of the night the mer¬ 
chant looked in to see if all was right in the 
store, and presently discovered his youthful 
protege busy scissoring labels. 
“ What are you doing?" said he. “ I did 
not tell you to work nights.” 
“ I know you did not tell 111 c to, hut 1 
thought I might as well he doing some¬ 
thing.” 
In the morning the cashier got orders to 
“Double that hoy’s wages, for he is wilting.'' 
“ Only a few weeks elapsed before a show 
of wild boasts passed through the streets, 
and very naturally all hands in tko store 
rushed to witness the spectacle. A thief 
saw his opportunity, and entered at the rear 
door to seize something, hut in a twinkling 
found himself firmly clutched liy the dimin¬ 
utive clerk aforesaid, and after a struggle 
was captured. Not only was a robbery pre¬ 
vented, hut valuable articles taken from 
other stores were recovered. 
When asked by the merchant why he 
stayed behind to watch when all others quit 
their work; the reply was “ You told me 
never to leave the store when others were 
absent, and I thought I’d stay." 
“Orders were immediately given once 
I more:—“Double that hoy’s wages; he is 
■dv ‘willing arul faithful." 
To day that hoy is getting a salary of 
^ $2,500, and soon he will become a member 
k of the firm. Imitate his example. 
But she knew not, that, wild with grid’ and 
despair, 
In a foreign dungeon her lover lay, 
Where,done on stone shut out every ray. 
He never again his maiden shall clasp. 
For he’s held by my second'x iron grasp. 
With feverish thirst he calls for a drink— 
Ere long he hears the rattle and clink 
Of the Jailor’s keys, n-s he brings the cup, 
And bids the wretched man drink it up. 
Quickly the prisoner slakes his thirst. 
Ib aven pity the maid! In the draught accurst 
Was mingled my whole —and with bating breath 
The prisoner sinks in the arms of death. 
Lucxus Goss. 
Answer in two weeks. 
RURAL FOUR-YEAR-OLDS. 
“ \niEU. school inst.”-fol-ndbd 1855 . 
J\ la a rob able and practical Educational Bureau 
To aid those who want well quail tied Touchers; 
'I'o represent Teachers who seek positions: 
To give parents Information of good Schools; 
To sell, vent and exchange School Properties. 
Fourteen years have proved It efficient in securing 
“the right teach r.n ron tii i: utour place.” 
J. W. SCHEKAIKRIIORN, A. M., Actuary, 
No. 14 Bond St., New York. 
fMoTHERS of Smart Children are invited to contrt 
bute to tilts Department.J 
A Trifle Dogmatic.—Little Charlie A., a great 
talker, though only two and a half years old, 
was on a visit to ids uncle, and was very much 
elated with a large shepherd dog (they had no 
dog at home.) Presently a little poodle dog 
came into tin* room, and he exclaimed, “There 
comes a little baby dog!” 
I’liyslologfenl.—A friend of mine has a large 
“Adam's Apple." One day, while sitting at din¬ 
ner. bis til tie four-year-old boy, looking at it in- 
tenlly, said,—’* J’a, what is that that goes tipand 
down your neck so?” He replied, “I do not 
know what it is, my son.” “I know, pa; it is 
your meat fetch or,; for every time you open 
your mouth for a piece of meat, that goes up 
after It." 
Poetical,—A little child of a well-known artist 
in New York City on first arising, a few days 
since, went lo the window, and, looking out 
upon the fresh beauty of the early day, and 
feeling the sweet inspiration which such a scene 
naturally carries with it, turned to her father 
and said,—" Pjft I pn! come here and smell of the 
morning!” 
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MISCELLANEOUS ENIGMA.—NO. 4, 
1 am composed of twelve letters. 
My 12,3, M, 7 was used iu building the National 
Ei Alice. 
My 1, 8,ft. 11 is a kind of fish. 
My 2, (J, 4 is a kind of fruit. 
My 5,12 is an abbreviation much used. 
My whole is a great annoyance. 
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. SST"Answer in two weeks. 
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Coffee Pot. 
BIBLICAL ENIGMA.—No. 2, 
T am composed of fifty-six letters. 
My li, 54, 21,1C, 45 was an ancient measure. 
My 11, 18.4, 24,84 was an ancient musician. 
My 14, 55,2, 22, 36 was an ancient prophet. 
My 20,20,81, 8,12 was a celebrated man. 
My 25,1,7. 43.13 was an ancient city. 
My 28,30, 44,4,47 was an ancient king. 
My 80,41,35,10, 45 was an ancient officer. 
My 57,21. 30, 52, 51 was an ancient animal. 
My 37, 1,40.27.10 was an ancient river- 
My -ill, 60,38. 3, 23 was an ancient town. 
My 44,8,20. 33,6 was an ancient measure. 
My 40,37,20,42,41 was an ancient mountain. 
My 40 , IT, 7, 30, 0 was an ancient plant. 
M y 53,23, 50,15 was a precious stone. 
My whole is a verso in the Bible. 
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ANAGRAM.-No. 3, 
F.v vsemuonv, hwo ni enstii omlog 
llabe oyru adre edkimli ot hte ombt 
Dnrgeg tno, nhew rstcahlsni og ot stre 
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The term for I 8711 will begin on Wednesday, the 
23th of February. The College has just completed a 
large building for the occupancy of students, lias 
purchased now apparatus, and is better prepared 
than ever before to promute the education and com¬ 
fort of students. , 
Instruction is given Irtthe Mathematics and their 
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As means of Illustration the College has farm, gar¬ 
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Caoss-WoitD Enigma No. 1.—Concord. 
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YEW YORK STATE ACi’L SOCIETY. 
ANNUAL meeting. 
Tito Annual Mooting of the New York .State Agri¬ 
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City of Albany, on Wkdn K8MA y, February 9th, 1870. 
ut noon, tortfic election of officers, and other general 
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On tv i.hxksday evening, an Address will bo deliv¬ 
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On Thursday, the Exhibition of Grains, Fruits. 
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.OIL AND LIME. > 
A maid sat sewing in the castle hull 
Near an arching window in the wall; 
And quickly her busy fingers flew 
As she thrust her needle through and through, 
With a gentle love song her toil beguiling; 
And her eyes grew bright and her lips were 
smiling. 
As again and again her song she rehearsed. 
And she placed ou her lover’s’kerchief my first. 
For her lover was coining from foreign land 
To give her his heart and to claim her hand; 
And for him she wrought this ’kerchief with 
care. 
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