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include half the trades of which a firmer is re
quired to understand more or
Not only does a farmer's Ufi afford MOM for
the exercise of any young nun s euergie and
ajaflmeo, it affords frttHfltw fur that ooutant
observation anil oomm anion with Nature, npon
winch as a foundation Jill true art i DMcd
The artist becomes pott onlv ai he ODOtrVH
ami imitates nature. Tha farmer can only be
successful in so far as he. liases his operations
on a knowledge of nature. The decadence in
the WOritl of a genius so unique as Michael An
gelos is noted from the time at which he botran
to trust to his memory to guide his brush or
chisel, instead of working face to face with na
ture. It is the old, od story: Hod's laws, which are
the laws of nature, are seli-eufoiving, and foot
buoy man, ! he artist or farmer, venturing to
transgress, venturing to think hit own whwora
wiser than Qod'l wisdom, ends by failing ho ut
terly as to become a byword and lainhiiis-stuck
to his fellows.
Book-leaniing is by no means tbfl one tiling
- mill nit j'laviue ui com
mercial morality" and the "tricks of trade" will
hardly nourish the st amiua of the "coining
man."
Honesty of heart and determination of nur
pose are, thank God, the monopoly of no ofaui
but it Beema to me that the farm iiimishcs a' soil
more suited to their nurture than the hot-bed
f city life ail'ords. The farm, moreover, rosy
DO so managed as to turn out menders of sur
ety more profoundly cultivated and h-ss siip:r
fiically polished than the average produce f
THE HORRORS OF WAR
Now that the Rnniaoi and Turks are en
gaged in deadly strife, thus renewing an old
iMd, it may be WOlih the thought to recall the
horrors which their former w ars have brought
utKu them. In 181 the opting Ronton and
Turkish armies stood facing each other on op
jiosrte kinks of the Danube, lining the night
between the 8th wid 1Kb of September, the
Turks succeeded, by making a feint, and so at
tracting the Russians to a spot some three miles
below the real point of pasouge, in throwing a
force of 2,000 men and four guns across "the
river, a short distance above tliurgevo. The
Ural attempts of tin- llnssmns to "drive this
small body hack Into the river were successfully
withstood; reinforcements were rapidly brought
over from the right to the left Iwnk, until
finally 30,Kkl men ami 50 guns w ere assembled
on the northern shore. Every effort to advance
further and drive kick the Russian army, w hich
had fallen back u in entrenched ,.....,, was,
however, repulsed; the Turks themselves were
obliged after a time to construct entrenchments
to withstand the c.umter-attacks against them.
Unable to drive back the invading force, the
Russians desisted from any furthur active
measures against it, but, bringing a strong
flotilla of gunboeta up the Danube, to prevent
supplies being carried across the river into the
Turkish camp on the left bank, they quietly
awaited events 'The provisions of the 'Turkish
force, thus completely isolated, unable to ad-
THE PI8H.0H0W,
The tishcrow (( 'orru twifni.jH) if continent
almost entirely to the maritime districts of tho
Southern States, where it aWunds at all seasons.
This species is irreirarious: vet. as docks of it
sail high above the water, they upjiear to be
paired off. These aerial excursions but for
hours of a line morning, after which the w hole
descend near the surface of the water, and tish
for half an hour, when they alight on trees near
the shore, and keep up their gabble, pliiitiiug
themselves for hours. Again repairing to tho
Water, they lisb until sunset, and then tly off
thirty or forty miles to roost on the loblolly
pine, uttering scarcely a single note as they re
treat ; but on the approach of the day, the woods
echo to their matin cries of gratulation; and
they promptly return to the sea-shore noisy and
happy, and are soon employed over the Wiys,
rivers, wharves, salt-ponds and marshes, search
ing for any sort of garlmge to appease the appe
tite. Toc do not tci upbj u rob other binb of
their eggs and young; even w atching the depart
ure of the oormorant and white ibii from thoir
ucsts, which they rob at the tirst opportunity
lu the salt-marshes they catch and cat the small
tiddler crab. 'They pursue with alacrity tho
smaller gjdls and terns, which they compel to
disgorge the small tish caught by them within
sight of their oppressors. Hut the fleet wing
ot the gulls often enable them to escape. They
are able to catch tish alive with considerable
dexterity; hut cannot feed Upon the wing, and
arc obliged to retire to some tree, stake, or sand
bank. They also seek on the backs of cattle for
the larva- of the "bot fly," which frequently
are generated in their skin, lu the winter and
spring, they arc fond of many kinds of berries,
such as the cassenn, (far OMMIM,) holly, lUx
opoen,! and the tallow-tree, Stfflkmn miuva,)
a South 1'aroliun tree of t hinese origin. As tho
mulberry ripena, they Hock to it, and the tig.
trees sometimes require to be guarded (ion thoir
depredation!. They are also fond of pears, ami
have ben seen feeding on at least one species of
smilax.
lu Florida, (ieorgia, and tho Carolina, tho
tish-crow breeds on moderately -sized loblolly
pines, (PintU tmiat) making its nest about thirty
feet from the ground, and towards tho extremi
ties ol the branches, hi New Jersey, where
they are frequently killed in the company of tho
larger crow, they are more careful, anil place
their nests in tho interior of the deepest and
most secluded swamps. 'The nest is smaller
and mora neatly finished than that of tho com
mon crow, and is Oompoaod of sticks, moai ami
! grass, neatly finished or lined with flbroui roots.
1 The am are from four to six. reeombUna those
of the crow, but Ml smaller. It probably
raises but one brood of young in a year.
The cry of this species, iri, An, Imr is like n
faint mimicry of the common crow; at other
times, it is more like an interrupted or half
stilled expression of pain. Ihiring the bleeding
season, the notes are much varied, and not dm
agreeable. The Might is strong mid protracted,
and at times very high. 'They alio move grace
fully on the ground, frequently expanding and
contracting their wings. 'They may ho an
pnmched and shot very easily; and when ono is
brought to tba ground in Huh manner, its com
panions sail over it in numbers, and may )h
readily killed.
BARTKOUn'fl OOLOMAt " LlDiKTY," In an
article entitled " Eram e to America," in Scrili
wr for JUDO, occurs the following description of
Hartholdi's oolonal "Liberty, which is to
tend in the harbor of New York : Allowing
twenty feet for the hight of the island above
the water, tho pedestal is to Ikj one hundred
UU 'en feat high, and the statue, to tho tlauiu
of tho torch, one hundred and forty-live. This
makes the torch at leant two hundred and seventy-live
felt above the level of tlui bay. It
will oqual ill bight the column in the PtaOfl
VendotM at Paris, and will be larger than the
colossus of Rhodes, ho much celebrated by an
tiquity, Like that statue, it will have to bo
oaet in pieces of manageable size, and built up
after the manner of an armored frigate. Tho
oonatrnotion will be a cniioni ipaoimen of en
sinewing skill, for which the culptor and Mr.
de Stuckle will be res is nisi hie. At night it in
proponed that a halo of jets of light shall radi
ate from the tecoploa of wo onorrooui goddess,
and perhaps tlie Maine of the torch may bl faab
iimod in crystal, in order that it may catch tho
light of tho Hun by day, and at night form a
glowing object illuminated by electricity.
THE HSU CHOW.
TrjE West SrJOUE,
A Sixteen Pafc Monthly Illustrated Caper, published
fOMlASD, Oruok, by
I. SAMCKL. ft Washinfrton St.
TKiists y sciiscniirio,
( IhlJ Mag l'eUKe to any rt of the 1'iiited States):
One copy, une vesr
Single Number a cent.
Iutro Ui bretjn i-ountriiu, 25 cents aJ.liii..imI
t- SiibwrijitUin must be in tdrtnot, ami
pftjuTs will ponurely te itopnu u the end of the time
UM) are mill fui.
BeoilttMieei ma be maie by reftetend letter, .ir bv
order mi any i.( this I'urthuid Imsines, Iiuukim.
Tliiit we totrvtlitT nuy sail,
Jut as n used to do
H ill CarUlon.
HON0B Y()LTU CALLING.
Rubens, the world-honored painter, once be
ing scut to tin; Knglish court as ambassador,
took the occasion to copy a Venus of Titian's,
that was in tho possession of an Ktiglishmau.
Some noble peer, discovering him in the net of
taking the copy, expressed his surprise at "see
ing an ambassador amusing himself aa an art
iit" "I some times amuse myself with leiug an
Ambassador, " was Uuhcns's noteworthy reply.
There was no shrinking from any contempt
that the noble peer might lie supjKised to enter
tain towards w hat would lie considered the in
ferior calling of artist. Rubeni honored his
profession, and the honor was, and is, fully re
flected on himself. For one person who reads
of ItuWiis, the ambassador, a myriad are famil
iar with Itubens, tho great master in art.
Now there is much talk of the need of induc
ing our Isiys to disregard the supposed attrac
tions of city life and to
STIl'K TO THt'. I'AllM.
A- one means to this end, let us honor our
profession, not use it Uicrely as a means of
money-grubbing, but make a pleasure of our
toil and take an artistic pride in our jiroducts
and OUT fields.
One day, conversing with a lawyer, I had oc
casion to speak of the action of a mutual ac
quaintance. The attorney excused some ap
parent want of courtesy on the part of the man
in question by classing him as "only an ignor
ant farmer."
Of course there may lie ignorant men in any
profession, even among those "called to the
bar," but it struck me the words were spoken
as tli uigh the lawyer apjdied the attribute of
ignorance to fanners as a class. Now I eu
tirely object to the assumption that
1UNOHASI K ANh AQSIOULTVU
Should be in any way coupled together. There
was a time when a man who was too iutiriu tt
continue the microns duties nf swineherd was
considered "the right man in the right place"
as school master. Some folks in the vicinity of
Sau .lose kpptar to hold to this opinion still,
and consider the ordinary pay of a good me
banic a renin nerat ion far too high for one to
w hom the highest interests of their children are
much too entirely confided.
Similarly, there are many dwellers in citiee
who consider that brains are of little value out
side of hucIi work as "putting" and "calling"
and "bulling" and "bearing."
Now, having had considerable experience of
otlicc life in one of the largest hanks in the
largest city in the world, anterior to my agri
cultural experien00 1 feel qualified to express
the decided opinion that a farmer has use for
jutt three timet, the brains that would furnish
imply an ordinary clerk. So let no young man
deceive himself that in choosing tlie ordinary
city life of shop keeer or clerk, he is entering
m a vocation worthy of his extraordinary ca
pacity of brain.
The veriest ignoramus, whitewashed with a
smattering of ciphering and book-keeping at
some business college, can soon acquire the ab
struse art of rlounshiog pen or yardstick in a
tasaUe manner; but, in my experience, a
fakhkk's APPRENTICESHIP IS sever enhkh.
1 find almost daily some addition being made
U) my store of facte and inductions. A habit of
continual observation is the tint ihh non of a
successful farmer's career. After 12 years' prac
tical fanning I find myself still far from "know
mg it all " The "all ' comprises eo much. The
old list of "tinker, tailor, etc., etc.," does not
cities. And let mc here h ave a lubjoot 10 gen
eral to write for a minute on one more ipecial,
I want to plead for
MoitK Mr sic,
lloth in town and country. A farmboUse witli
a piauuis quite a rarity. A farm-house with a
family that can laas a pleasant evening round a
piano, all taking iarts in anthem, glee, or mad
rigal, is a still greater rarity.
Now there are few pleasures umre attractive,
more innocent, or lietter adapted to make fami
ly life enjoyable, than the jtractice of vocal and
instrumental music;
"Miiatc. Uut ifFiillier n th. iplm n,,
Tumi Unit ryrlld U.ii iirnlr)m "
Wtetrel irrtrirl; in Rural I'rr,
Awkuh as Maxitaiti he is Kxm.An. -The
following significant paragraph is from a
Birmingham letter in the Condon TVnmi : " In
addition t" locks and hardware of various kinds,
the Americans are' now sending into this district
large quantities of machine-made Units and
shoes, which find a ready sale, owing to their
cheapness and neatness of apjiearance. " The
New York UuHttin adds : " It will lie the turn
next, perhajie, of machine-made ready-made
clothing, machine-made hats and cajie, etc
There is scarcely any limit to American ingenu
ity in machine-work, and in times like these it
is only ingenuity that can obtain a footing in
the Kuropean manufacturing market-.
Niw File. A rat-tail file, the teeth of which
are cut on spiral ribs, with grooves Iwtween to
facilitate clearing, is the subject of a recent
patent. It is made by twisting a Huted bar of
steel, and then cutting teeth on the spiral ribs
so formed.
v auce because of the Russian force in front of
it, unable to retreat because of the flotilla which
ellectiially prevented any bridge being thrown
across the river, 0000 began to run short The
weather liecamc cold; but there was no fuel
with which to kindle tiros. I'nder these cir
cumstances the Hiiireriligs of the 'lien were Very
great. For some time there was horsetlesh, but
it bad to le eaten raw, as even the tent-poles
hail been cut up and Mtrned. Hundreds died
daily, and their comrade had not strength to
bury them. I Hsease was consequently soon
added to famine, so that w hen dually, on th
Nth of Dooember, ieaee was concluded, but
i, 000 men, w ho are descriliedos Ix-ing but liv
ing skeletons with scarce strength to Miami up
right, wen left out of the :t0,0IH who three
mouths before had erossed the river.
IK. .PuHNsnv was observed by a musical friend
of his to le extremely inattentive at a concert
whilst a celebrated nolo player was running uj.
the divisions and sub-divisions of notes iqon his.
violin. His friend, to induce him t take
greater notice of what was gomg on, told him
the jierformanre was very dlthcult. "Ittlllcuit,
sir,' replied tiie doctor, "I wish it were im-oasibIe."
KriuiPK is now taking surprising quantities of
American fruit. The purcliaaus amount U over
I - ' j - i.i " i worth since last dune, ejuupared with
. i , ' worth in the same jwriod the year be
fore. Dried apples tigure largely in this move
no nt. Thie country exiorted over I'J.OUO.OUU
pounds nf them since last June, as uompared
with pounds the previous year.
Woman's Heaihikaii. Joeepfa Addison says
of woman's headgear: "I would desire the UU
sex to consider how telpOOliblf it is for them to
add anything that can be ornamental Lo what
is already the maatermeoe of nature. The In ad
has the most beautiful aiij sura nee as welhu; the
highest atatioU in the fiilliiau figure. Nature
has hud out all her art in beautifying tbfl EatHV
Bbo has bmobed it with vermilion, planted iii
it a double row of ivory, made it the seat of
smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened
it with the In ig lit uess of the eyes, hung it on
each side with curious organs of sense, given it
airs and grace that cannot be described, ami
Burniumb-d it with such a Mowing shade of hair
as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable
light In short, she seems to have designed t!io
bead aa the onpola to the most glorious of her
works, ami when we load it with mi. h a pile of
supernumerary ornaments, we destroy the yni
metry of the human lie, ore, and foolishly con
trivotncall off the eye from great ami real
boauties to childish gewgaws, ribbons and bonu
lacc" .
A itt-HHiAS IxVEMTKiATlo.n. A jiarty of
Kusaian uiiniiig eeujineeri visited Castlemaiiio
mx'iitly, for tho purose of investigating and
leeaarting to parttee la lEussia. i . - thing was
done in great aecreey. They expressed aston
ishineut at the Town Iteef, which employe
il-.nt two men only, sUting that there was,
from their eiierience in the Ural mountains,
nom for 'J,iMM or .'1,000 men. At other liuoe
they were astonished at the lethargy of the
miners leaving such treasures under foot, 'litis
jiarty of geiitlernuii intend to visit, as memlMirs
of a Hussian school of mines, other gold lielde,
and so far as could be seen, they are reticent ae
to what they are about.
UNE AND TWO,
If ymi n me be colli.
Or 1 1 IuImj to you,
The wurtd will l- on, 1 think.
Just a it used to do:
The irlnuds will ilirt with the motm,
The sun will kiss the sos.
The wind to the trees will whisper,
Ami lau'h at you and me;
Rut UM huu wtD not sklne su l.rylit,
The duuils will not seem so white,
Tn une, aa they will to tWOt
Ho I think mi hud better be kind,
And 1 hud best be true,
And let Ihu old luve ku on,
Just as It used to do,
If the wbnle of a nxjpi be read,
ir a booh be flushed UwHura,
sun thu world may read on, 1 think,
Just i- il uiicd tt du;
For uthcr lovers will con
Tlio pane that we have passed,
Anil the flOWllOJOOl fltd ol the binding
Will UHer unto the last.
Dut lids have a lonely look,
Am) one may not read the book
It opens only to two;
Bo I think you bad better be kind.
And I hod best tie true,
Aud let the rending go on,
Jusl ait it used to do.
If we who have sailed together
Flit nut of each other's view,
Tlie world will Mall on, think,
Just as it used to do;
And we may reckon bv stars
That ttatih from different -k i.-,
And another of love's pirates
Hay capture my lost prize;
Rut ships !-, time together
Can better the temper! weather
Than any other two;
Ho I think you had better lie kind.