and the baby voice is hushed and the baby 
form is now resting in the quiet churchyard 
beyond that little grove. There Insanity 
stretched out his arm and laid his withering 
curse upon a son and brother. Into that 
home the demon Rum came and stole the 
father’s pride, the mother’s idol. This house 
with all its elegant surroundings is inhabited 
by one who deals out death unto his brother 
man; while over yonder Infidelity reigns su¬ 
preme: and that lake, so smooth and bright, 
holds many a form beneath its treacherous 
waves. So it is every where. As long as sin 
is in this world the vale of Perfect Happiness 
cannot be found. Truly 
“This life Is not all sunshine, 
Nor is it all shade.’'’ 
and it is perhaps best to look as much as pos¬ 
sible on the sunny side and forget the shad¬ 
ows if we can. Yes; it has a bright side and, 
although in poems and paintings the disagree¬ 
able things are omitted and the beauties some¬ 
times exaggerated, still there are many beau¬ 
tiful things that have never been mentioned, 
many delicate tints and changing scenes that 
cannot be pictured with an artist’s brush, and 
much peace and happiness that can be known 
only by experience. True, there are many 
annoyances there, but where are annoyances 
not found? Troubles and trials are there, but 
they, too, are everywhere. Hard work is 
there, but in what department of life is suc¬ 
cess to be attained without hard work? 
Though there may be toil and worry there are 
also rest and joy. If there is but little knowl¬ 
edge of the thought and actions of the great, 
busy world outside, there is also but little 
knowledge of its vices. There may be only a 
few opportunities for acquiring the graces and 
accomplishments of cultivated society, but 
there are also but few temptations to sin and 
folly. The enjoyments of such a life may be 
commonplace, but they are none the less real. 
That very lack of what is sometimes called 
life is one of the greatest blessings. Do you 
despair of doing good, of making the world 
the better for your life because your lot has 
been cast amid rustic scenes, away from the 
whirl and activity of the thronging crowd? 
Rather should you say, “The lines arefalkn 
unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a 
goodly heritage.” 
True worth cannot be hidden in the forest 
depth or in a frontier home. It will make 
itself felt as well in the unlettered peasant and 
humble servant of toil as in the learned phil¬ 
osopher or the ruler of the land. 
“ ’Tls not chance nor yet fate, 
’Tis the greatness born with him and in him, 
That makes a man gr, at.” 
Many a truly great and noble man, many a 
benefactor of the race, has lived and died, un¬ 
known outside of the walls of a country home. 
Rut does not your ambition soar to greater 
bights? It has been said that the majority of the 
prominent men in our laud spent their boyhood 
days in country homes. There in their daily 
work they learned, “to do with their might 
what their hands found to do” and thus fitted 
themselves tor the duties of after life in what¬ 
ever position they were placed. .Lincoln’s 
youth was spent in poverty and seclusion in 
the backwoods of Illinois; and Garfield was 
‘ only a country boy, an Ohio farmer’s son ;j 
and yet to-day their names are honored and 
they are remembered as two of “ Columbia’s 
noblest sons.” In the old weather-beaten 
school-house, or in the fields around it, many 
a lesson is learned that is not found in text¬ 
books. With changing teachers and with so 
many facilties for fun, it sometimes takes long 
to master books; but there are other things to 
gain, and the short recesses and the noontime 
are tilled with pleasure and with good. Brave 
hearts, as well as cultured minds, are needed 
for the struggle with the world and with the 
evil in it, and there both of these may be ac¬ 
quired. “Seed time and harvest and cold and 
heat and summer and winter, and day aud 
night:” each has its lesson of faith and hope 
and love to teach. 
When we see the white clouds in massive 
piles above us, with the glorious sunlight rest¬ 
ing on them we are reminded of the time when 
the “ Son of man shall come in the clouds of 
Heaven with pow er and great glory-” 
“There’s nothing bright,.above, below, 
From flowers that bloom to stars that glow, 
But in its light my soul can see 
Some feature of that Deity.” 
“And then, I’ve just been thinkiu’ that when a’ thing 
here’s sae bricht. 
The sun in a’ its grandeur, an’ the mune wi’ quiverin 
Ucht, 
The ocean 1* the simmer, or the woodlan’ i’the spring; 
What maun it be up youner 1’ the pala-e o’ the King?”' 
Oh, “It’s a bonnie, bonnie warl that we’re livin’ in the 
noo, 
An’ sunny is the’ lan’ we often traivei throo’;” 
And yet “this is not our abiding place” but “we seek 
a better country, that is an heavenly” "where Christ 
sltteih at the right hand of God;” and we know that 
"in His presence there is fullness of joy and at His 
jilgbt hand there are pleasures forevermore.” 
ELLEN LORIN. 
I find your paper interesting and instruct¬ 
ive. I am interested in poultry, and hope you 
.will give that subject as much room as you 
can. My season’s result to date, from eight 
hens, (Light Brahmas),commencing May 1st. is, 
eggs, 534; chickens, 49, 3^ months old and 
under, every one lively and healthy. I shall 
look with interest for anything on that sub¬ 
ject, especially the crosses you are trying with 
Dorkings, etc. 
Hyde Park, Mass. g,p.h. 
NUTSHELLS OF POULTRY FACTS. 
P. H. JACOBS. 
The advantages of the pure breeds cannot 
be overlooked if success in poultry-keeping 
is to be assured. A knowledge of the breeds 
enables the poultry man to select the breeds best 
adapted for the purposes required. When the 
fowls are “mixed” their duties differ. No 
system can be practiced without the use of 
pure breeds. This is the first point to learn in 
keeping poultry, for upon the selection of the 
proper breed depends the profit or loss. 
Before entering into the poultry business, 
have some object in view. There are several 
blanches—selling eggs only, raising broil¬ 
ers, aud marketing fowls and capons. No sin¬ 
gle breed of fowls will answer all these require¬ 
ments. If the object is to secure eggs, with¬ 
out regard to the sale of fowls, a non-sitting 
breed is best. If the broilers and fowls are 
objects the market breeds should be preferred. 
It is not sate to attempt to substitute a special 
breed for one entirely different. Have a 
special object and seek to excel in that direc¬ 
tion. 
Do not construct a poultry house for your 
own convenience. Elaborately built poultry 
houses stand as monuments of failure. They 
swallow capital and increase the cost. Bear 
in mind that interest on capital must be paid 
even to yourself. The profit is that over aud 
above all cost, interest on capital included. 
I he poultry house should be built with a view 
of promoting the comfort of the fowls and 
keeping them in a proper condition for lay¬ 
ing. 
Economy is always commendable. Economy 
in constructing a poultry house means that 
you should secure the greatest space on the 
floor, at the least cost. There are hundreds of 
designs of poultry houses, but the best has 
not yet been discovered, as it is a matter of 
preference. I prefer one that has the floor 
raised three feet off the ground, the space 
closed on three sides, and open to the south, so 
that, it will serve as a covered run in incle¬ 
ment weather. The nests and roosts may be 
on the floor above. 
Birds always prefer the open air. They do 
not favor remaining indoors, no matter how 
cleau and bright the poultry house may be. 
They seem to object to being entirely inclos¬ 
ed, but they will willingly resort to opensheos 
or any shelter that protects them from the 
wind. 
A flock may be composed of some of the 
best layers to be found, yet the average num¬ 
ber of eggs secured may be low. This is due to 
some of.the hens being unprofitable. Do not 
condemn the whole flock but select the best 
and send the others to the market. In this 
manner a gradual improvement will be made. 
It is the drone that entails extra expense. 
As I propose.to take up the several branches 
of the poultry business, in order to give a few 
hints to some who may be inexperienced, I 
have c alled attention to the above as being 
important under all circumstances, aud sup¬ 
posing the pouliryman desires lo make eggs 
a specialty l will call his attention to a few 
encouraging facts, as follows: 
A small hen will lay as large eggs as will a 
heavy hen, and requires less room. 
Fresh eggs are always in demand,and at good 
prices, no matter what the market quotations 
may be. Assure your customers that your 
eggs are collected daily, aud only from your 
own yards, and you can dictate the price. 
To test this go into the market and tiy to 
procure eggs known to be strictly fresh 
—not over 34 hours old. 
Always assort your eggs. Do not have 
several colors and sizes together. Put the 
dark eggs in one basket and the light ones 
in another, and pick out the small ones to be 
sold separately. It will pay, and assist in 
securing you a reputation. The New York 
markets prefer light eggs and the Boston 
markets dark ones. 
Endeavor to keep hens instead of pullets, as 
the eggs will then be more uniform. A hen 
will lay well until sho is six or seven years 
old. It is time to replace them only when 
they begin to tail. As long as they lay well 
keep them. 
Never use stale eggs for nest eggs. Nest 
e gg gourds are best. A single stale egg may 
ruin your reputation. 
The non-sitting breeds will lay as well in 
winter as the sitters if they are kept warm 
and comfortable. The first desideratum in 
winter is warmth. 
Better prices are obtained in winter, but 
the cost of production in summer is less. 
If a hen lays one egg a week she will pay all 
expenses of keep. Every egg over is profit. 
The greater the number of eggs secured, the 
lower the cost of each egg proportionally. 
Always ship eggs the day they are layed, if 
possible. The frequency of arrival of the 
eggs assures customers that an egg does not 
remain sufficiently long with you to become 
stale. 
When egg production alone is your object 
you need no males. The hens will lay as well 
without them (sometimes better), aud the eggs 
will keep three times as long. 
Never ship an egg that is dirty, or in any 
manner soiled. The appearance is a prime 
factor in the sale of any article. 
1 he non-sitting breeds are Leghorns, Ham- 
burgs, Red Caps, Minorcas, Black Spanish, 
Polish, Houdans, Crfevecoeurs,and La Fifeches. 
PERSONALS. 
John P. St.John is stumping Pennsylvania 
for the Prouibitionists. It is said tnat he 
gets $50 a night for his labors. 
Governor Ames of Massachusetts, has re¬ 
covered entirely from his recent illness, and 
has gone to Boston for the winter. 
The recent report that millionare Flood, of 
California, had died in Germany, turns out to 
have been untrue. He is still a very sick man, 
however, but may pull through. 
Prof. C. H. Fernald has a remarkably 
fine collection of leaf destroying moths. He 
has been years in making it and it is consid¬ 
ered one of the best in the world. 
John L. Sullivan is only twenty-nine 
years of age. It is said that he has made 
and spent $300,000 in the last three years* and 
now, with an impaired constitution and a 
weakened right arm, he once more face 3 the 
problem of life. 
Samuel B. Hale, of Samuel B. Hale & Co., 
bankers, has just died at Buenos Ayres. He 
leaves a fortune of $15,000,000 to his daughter. 
Mrs. John F. Pearson of Boston. Mr. Hale 
was born at Groton, Mass., in 1301, and went 
to the Argt ntine Republic in 1834. His for¬ 
tune was amassed in trade, banking aud cat¬ 
tle raising. 
—Seth Allen, aged 11, of Columbia Falls 
Me., is a likely lad, aud will make his way in 
the world. When he was eight years old he 
picked blueberries enough to buy a pair of 
steer calves in the fall. He broke them next 
winter,,and the following ’winter hauled laths- 
from the mills, aud thus earned enougn to pay, 
for winieriDg them. Last winter he hauled 
wood with them and did other jobs enough to 
pay for their keeping, and now has a well- 
grown yoke of cattle worth $75, which he 
proposes to sell. He will then raise another 
pair of calves. 
The King of Italy is known - for his tem¬ 
perance in all things, except smoking. He is 
an exceedingly small eater, and as to drink, 
his guests may have it in plenty but his own 
favorite “ tipple” is water. Lately on being 
told that his ill-health and nervousness were 
due to excessive smoking, he said: “Fromthis 
day forth I will not smoke another cigar, or 
anything in the shape of tobacco.” The result 
has been a most noticeable improvement in his 
health. King Humbert is a man of iron will, 
and no one doubts that he will keep his pledge 
to the end of his life. 
General Goff, the Republican candidate 
for Goveinor of West Virginia, during the 
war was taken prisoner aud shut up in Libby 
Prison. Boon after, one Major Armsey, a 
Confederate, was captured aud sentenced to 
be put to death as a spy. The Rebel author¬ 
ities threatened to make reprisal by hanging 
General Goff. The latter heard of it aud 
wrote to President Lincoln: “If Major 
Armsey is guilty, he should be executed, re¬ 
gardless of the consequences to me. The life 
of a single soldier, no matter who he may be, 
should not stand in the way of adherence to a 
great principle.” 
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The American with brawn and brain does 
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not care for elevation by descent, he can reach 
out and pluck the stars. 
But with brawn or brain impaired, a man 
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