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WILLAMETTE FARMER. 53 1b Hope Circle. OLD FAKMEH JOHN. Old Frmcr John la more prrplei-d Nay, Kaniu r .Mm In sorily vexed j Ho lalmrs ( arly, labor !. Vi t ever flndaati advi no fat"! Fit all hla tunings orw aulllfo ' Of needed clothes to pij lh price. Tho anmtn'ra conn1, tlio summers go, Thi' spring Blmwira waHtf tliu wlnti r's snow The whit,-, from ilnn I clo-n of day, llei-ilving naught but smiles for pay, lll good wlfu tollsi ati'l auiluu tare Ilia faded lip nl chock anil Lair. Arria on nrria stretch away, Of umutlniid, rum, of wlii'at ami hay; IINraitlit roam o'tr mam a bill, III. Iir Kikli t turn llm Kruaiilng inllli V. t tlila ahuiidaiito nothing Jleldi", Tii pay tlio mortgage on 111" fields. Fi nr alnnly aoti, fmir daughter fair, Claimed at lila lunula a fatlii r's earn, III' gave them labor without ml, Ai'il Mmw tin Ir amila llku Ida In bend Ii to thi- inrrowlug groove of lliouiiliti lull net to tin i amid, clothe" to bo bought. No Ikk ki no picture on the wall) f'arifib aa rooma, arid dn ary hall. Why t'.ilnk II atratig'i w b furiiir'M boya rHiiiuld h f V tlio ill)' Himp and n ilan 7 Should learn lo luatlin the idght iiflmifiQ, W hero naught oritracoor Joy may omor Via, Parinir John la growing poor I Vou fi 1 1 It aa yiu paa Ida dour. Ilia old brown limitv la amall and mean) The roof la warpiil by craik and wain; Tin, leanlini btra, tlm half hinged dimr, I'rot laliu ol 1 John la Ttry poor. Why think lUtrniiKnhlaiKiorr.M wife, Who coined for lilin her vi'ry llfu H'lnuld panto nt laid 'nralh tWinui's frown, And lay linr wetry Imril, n do u In J y, to walk tlmatriitaor llnivfii, hem naught la Hold, but all la glvi n 7 Old 1'arinir John allll tllla the will, (I Una lnn atihahdi in' i by Id lull, Wlilln r llway Klnna In wi allh may roll lVuni TraiinniitalioiiV hiavy lolli Hut. wild tlm llianj', ray of light I dawning uu tliu Uriiii r's night. - I iilutlrtal Agt. Moro About Hired Help. IFmnitlio I'Aiiriu ItmuLPmn ) IIkai imiiuiki, Feb. 21st. KlitToliH 1iihh; I iiiii thinking that )nu will Iicciiiiio tlrul of thissuhjict, lint jou iinitn all lo write lor tlm l'mst, iiml wlit-n jihi think llilH train hits rim fur i-iioiibIi pleuso put down tlio brinks, iiml I will nut uiiiiiluiii. I know li experience, mill observation Hint miiny ulm lilm lii'lp arn Imposed upon in u allium fill iiiuiiiiit; lull this dues not provii Unit nil am ineuii, mid low, who "turn Ihi'ir breml by llm sweat nf tin ir bruw" on llm farm, i think tin rn urn fur tun many in tint vuriouscull inn in lid', who "wnlk disorderly, and olniy nut tlm truth " l'r I'juliiplo. limit at Hiiinn uf tliu Lawyers, (ami wliu ii r i they but bind mi'ii?) tiny do huiiiii viryillity work tun, fur cash. Thnj hiiiiIiI nut hd ol u pair uf bliu.ki'lH, nut liny; lint lluv snip llm wniow mm iniiiiriihH in Unit which would buy many blankets, ami hiivu mailu tlm luriiitrs of California morn triiiililo lliaii nil lht biri'il b 1 put tK ther. Ami yitns limy puts by in Mjle, men bow very low, and si: "smutt fellows; gi King rich ton." Hut if liuniht pour mi'ii pans by, tlicy stand erci't iiml think, at IiuhI, "Oml I tlnuik thin Hint I am nut hi ullior mrti nrr." I liiivn iilliu nuticiil that mi'ii, mid wnmon ViUo linto uurkiil nut, urn lliiiliarilnal tupliai ; nut tliut wurklni; nut ui'i'eHsurily miikcs tlii'iu illHiirrulili', but it Mini natural for huiiiu tu shuu tin ir uiilliutity (it'll lliny call, Wlilln llim H Irui', it U iilmi a fact that luiiuy of llm bt nun in our laiiil ln'Kaii puor. In famllii'S uborn tin rn urn niviral Ihijh, mid tliu farm ilm h nut iilV.itil i uipluyuii'Ut ami tttip port fur all, aiuiiu uf llm huiik, i;o out to work until tin y p't a Mart In llko. Thon Bfjain una fnrtiliiiii fall tcry luail) iiputi iiiiiu, and it In cumin iiiiillul, fur it liuiiint li'iiat, Unit tlicy khiiiiM wurk wbcri'Vir thoy can Iiml mi opu- iiiK. "I'laaiiitaidl arr nt fur I'rlnrra And I'llmm (H for xmu dilute baa." I think i wry pcrauu hboulil ln prized lie ronlitiK lt lli' ir tntriiialit "urlli, Tlicru is no olbcr inin Mum! tnl. 1 likn tlm sentiment of tlm "(IrmiKirH ullu" in viiur lust iaaiie, but lis I lmt riiul "Kiiicliiro'H nrticb', 1 IliiHiglit 1 untilil lil.i' tu mill my luiliiblu nplliinn In iters, U wutilil bavn etery olio iiruiiiul liiui, fiel inlitliir. lalbis llm liel way to tlevatu iuiiu? Uovs it lielp Hum tuliw' b tier liven? "Mau'a Inhllinal ily In mail Maki a couullnaa ttioll-ahiU lileuril," I wiiuiler if U ever lenrni'il tlio "RoMni rub'"f If nil employ rs slinulil follow his advice, it would nut Im lout- until owl' jimiiu'imti of in telllii nee wiiuld Heik miiiiii oilier uccupalluii. win in he wuiild ! rei'eivid us "a man anions 1 In g purdnu fur writing so long mi article, but llm lull leal 1 fi el tu llm moral, sue ml, and tlnaiiciiil prin-perilv of out land, is tho uul) eiciiao 1 hitvt. to ollt for writing at all. S. Wo Inn (i already glvtn a largo spacn to this subject, mid will conclude with tlm following extracts (torn other correspondence.. I'tUTons I'm si, liieii." This wou i eavi-iiune but I lupunnst 'V ',",' "",,, ,. ,,T. i help Tlm s. is tr.. iiulno.s.il Is'. .....) ph)Mcal cl.arac.erislics In all i.uropcui.iv , n u..lil.'logetag..ndgi.l. And wl,)? Is?- ies. in hut couetr es. tliet.' is u i.isrked dtller l.a.s,.g.ilwhuln.v....l.ictluiiei.ut.hto.il.t,.in eucn obervbl,. l.,t e,i tl .. m-w com.r and athlr.nra.l...'etlill.al.,gotnteatl.li.g schnol;, '" w '" 'M ' "7"' U ray of n h. , they mingle in tin, b. at sue.. t. and r.n.,'- ""I'"1"!,",' ";"'" " f"r ' -l how lb., public dots nut see Unit th.y an- "" I .us. llm Autt,ilian and Afr ,mii coin . , 1. v., ' ' 1 nits arn bruuiM looking: muiiv shinies re- 1 Kill Sin Jjk, l'b. 10, 1S7I, I cnui.lries ol Cuba, Jamaica, and llriutl is well nmroita 1'iiKni:-" lUnchero " in tho 1'iikss I ktiuwii. Then, are huudrids of Ohiiies,. in . . i 1 . 1. 1. .. 1.. . .1. . .t ... .. ,, 1 halt 1 ranci'ico fairer than tliu Creole inhabit ftlm7tli lust. In ludnrdn tlmvicwstf "A ' , h,.(0 oomiUes. Then, is a markisl (Iraugir's wife" Ilia former nuiubtr, rutin r, in tiittcrciicp bteen tliu Canidlan and the Imu. my litimbb. opinion, goes luueath the well 1 laiaunii, between the New lluglauder and the Vnuwii lu.apilal Ik chnrncteritlo of Califntnia Teisu. fariiii ts, whin they thus tightly and milium Sotiii", hnwevir, think iuhiibitautsof llnuil, or auly (piirdon the word) draw Iht'lliiesol d troptcsl Africa, do nut become sbhiiluttly I'Hck lUHti'iitlon tietw ecu eiiiplnjer and iiuploj ee, I like tho negro inhabitants of those countries. It is reasonable to ptcaiiiiin that lnlmr aud the theory that I lie black face is desccndid rapilsi ate al'Mibilely thaeutial to inch other from tlm Ciucum tn is uuteiiablt., Aud so it exlalriice, mid in order lo devi 1ok to tlm full- might well Is. lull to ls if theae children liM'd eat extent llm complete-cupuitlts of Kith, they ss the colored ualivts of l!uo regions lii. mr.t bsruiuiilie mid not ili-li. There should l'luce a pair of white people, main and female, be no uoh Hung as oppri slou or pioactiptiou in llrail or tropical Africa without clotlus to of tlie part of t ltt.cr lowurds the other, What I slither tin ir bodies from the ras of the burn ruiployeis want Is Intelligent lsborers. Now, 1 itig sun, let them live by the chuscor by a pre bow van yi" think of evvt liicreaatngtlitiktiow-le.uimis agnculturi', let their children run ledge of tho individual who givts,vou a fair ' about nahed, and lit this continue (or two or ruuivalriil for jour moiiev, with his sen ices, thrit. ceutiiiies and is llmrv auyono who bo il vou druy liiui the suisll but bleased privn- lifui lluit they would pnwervo their original lige, after fits da) s t)il is Hccniuplished, of im-'color and coiifotination? They could not proving hl liiind Irom the ptruasl ( Us.ks Tliey would cither die away ot limit phyaicnl Irom votir shelves, or elevuling his morsl tern- (Miiatittitlou would change to suit the phvsicsl peranum by listening at Irasl, to ititelli'Ul (Vilidltion sutmuudltig tUein. They would converaatioii Iroui )ottt family circle? What most infallibly become bUck, and the color illicit t do vou upH.o a hired uun can lake would Iss'otuo hereditary after a few geiieta u yout stljirsif In. iaivutiiiually teiiiiudisl by tions. There are munv rirctimaUuces that you ot his uirnisl condition? Do you sre uoth- tend to show the probability of this. We have fug huuil not iutellectu.1l in yout hlreil msi. mentioned some already. It is wll kuown It Is toyoiltititetrst.siid should bey our OtUc that there exist black Jews in Cochiu, India, to elevate, not trstuplo upon thoo leas lortun- who claim to lw of pure Hebrew blood and lo ate than yourself. ' have settled there ten centuries co. Inform The most auooeMful (srmer I ever kuew was . and (eaturo they are like all other Jews, the on who aMociatrd with his wutkmru, who did I national character U plainly aUmptd on their not seem to consider blrnselt any better than they. His men liked lilm, and his interests wcro completely subserved. His was a model furm, and ho often remiirked as his years rip ened, that ho owed It nil to the industrious linnd ot tho common laborer, and felt proud to havo them sit by his fireside and enjoy them selves In his company. 1 would tliut there were more llko him, and that our friend IUnchero would copy him, and tiike a deeper and more earnest look down in to tho great well of human nature. Akmimoti Kami-. KLMtni, Solano Co, EniTons Pnms: I as a farm laborer, would llko to give my ideas concerning tho treatment that is duo to a "hired" man. Why is not a man that is good enough to work for you not good enough for your fumlly circle, table and uouso ? Now I contend that your hired man should be treated with kindness. Ho should bo al lowed tho privalrge, after his day's work is ilono, to seek what llttlo recreation your nun ily circle mny offer. If ho bo over so wicked elsewhere, tlio society of laditp will always be a means of restoring him to n sonso of liouo. nml nspecl. You liiro him nt ro much per mouth and hoard. You should glvo hltu good board, as that is part of his salary. If you deprive him of good, substantial fond, you rob him of his salary. You should not put him out in the barn to sleep, or any plnco where you would not willingly go yourself. You must not give lilm to tat scraps from your table, mid coliY't that looks ns if somu dirty sock had been wualied in warm wuter, mid given to men to drink. Your hired man should havo freo lic et s to books aud papers, whereby to cultivate his niliiil, IIu should in all cases be treated with respect; for hu Is n man, as good as you, for has not Clod crcakd nil uliko ? A 1'aiim Imuoiimi. Ukiak Vai.lkv. Feb. 12. 1871. KmTons ritrss: Hind men are not tlio only elms to which tyrants belong. Wo And those who ovu to tyruni.u over tin ir fillows in over class, from tliu princu to tliu lieggar. In our own experience, wu huvo known hind men who wi rn scholars mid g ntleiiiaiily in every reaped. Then w by, I nsk, exclude them from our tshlox mid our liresideH; for no oilier reason than tliut lliuj uru hind tu labor? I thirk thut it is this vi ry kuiuo aristocratic idea which ui'ikes it hu illtlluiilt to get u girl to do hnilHiiuork, I imagine that thiro urn plenty of giiU who would buglid to earn their own living, if It w i ro not (or tho fear of being look ed iIovmi upon. In my opinion it is far morn respectable for inun or woman logo out to work than to spend tlit ir time in Idletii'Mi, depending upon tluir relalivtH for support, llMiTlM. TuMAl.es, IMi. li.'d. It is not our province us Granger to en deavor to crcato all iirislccraey, as wo see its li.ul i lit eta all irtft tho world; but we should, tu tlm utmost ( our abililiis, strive not onb lo eh vale ourseUi's euciiilly, morally anil politically, but wu should idno ussiat out fellow num. Tliu time is fast iipptoiicliiug when wi shall neid llm nssislalici) of our hired help to light tliu great buttle of nform; mid their in llueiici) can now bo either gaiutil or loat, ac cording to tlm treatment they receive. Kind uess begets lou risptctiilid aehicrful, humst perlurmancu ol iltuy A Tt IIIMM.K OiuNIIMi'b WlVK. Man Mis Past and Future, and the House Wherein he Dwelled). nr Kiitoi'MA. Anr am. Mankind ov tiik Samk Out- iiin?-Chii tlm CnuciiHiiin race havo given birtli to all tho others ? Tin1 answer to this 1 any ono who had nut ri lli cted on tho subject, and who had iiothhig but his own limitid eipu- rlcuci', would tin iiivurlably "no I" That is, if ho Iiml not learnt d from tho Iltblo that (lud made all men that dwell on tho mrtli of one blood. Universal expt rienve would bo aguiiist it. lint utiivirsal experieiico cnu not hero be taken as a safe guide; for it dues not know ol tlm changf that may bo produced by remo val from mm country to another. All It provis is that the samti met', in tlm sumo coun try, preserve the s line characteristics, unvarit d from nun to ago, and from century tu century Thus, tin' Caticaaiau of Europe is the huiiiu to day lluit tin was in thniliijsnf Salomon; and the negro still pnerves llm huiiiii color, mid llm miiun lini'iinietitt which were given to him llireo thousand vcuih ao, by tho mints of tin l'liaroahs, on tlm rock-hewn tombs of Ki;,pt. i;m'Ni'Ih'ii shows unit removal Irom one moved (ruin tlm (n sh, (air color of their kin dn d in r.iiros. The clmugii Ih'Ci.iiu s tnore ' unit kul in tin ir children , mid, in New South I Walts, in Auatraliu, mid in Natiil, In Africa, a I salluw color is prevalent, and thine who are I main mi' ui,uii'.i iiiwnuiK t iiniiiv obliged to work under tlu sun, lnm a Alnugn li in, mid, in some inatuuees, a mulatto tint l'ligliah ntllcers, who have seen bard mtWco in India, cnmi. back all with darker coiniilnxions. solus not to bo dltiiigtiilinl from Hindoos, or 1 uiulattoes. 1 lie sallow, c taiiei-n color ol tin I cillul wbiti. people, of tlioSiniuiili-Amerii'iin I .i.illliixi Ilk illlillllur ! lllliltl.la it llt at tlinlin.k in physiognomy, but they are black. Have they been Intermixed with tho natives? They may have, but owing to the rarity of marriages of Hebrews outiiue of their own people and ow ing to the Mrong caste Bystem of India, there is room for donbt. But the same difference is observable amongst these remarkable people, even where there can bo no suspicion of mar riage outside of their own race, at least not to any appreciable extent. What a difference thero is between the light hir, bine eyes, and fair skin of an English Jew, and tho black hair, black eyes, and olive complexion of a Spanish Jew, and the Mulatto complexion of a Morocco Jew, The Arabs are another widely distributed race. Some are fair as Spaniards; others are darket even than Negroes. Uut they are not NegroeH. Every thing, features, build, hair, speech is Arab, all but the color. The fair Arabs dwell in the northern part of Arabia In FaleBtlne, Pernio, and northern Africa. The colored live In southern Arabia, the black in the upper valley of the Nllo. The Ahyssin iaus are conl-black Caucasians. They speak a languago akin to tho Arabic. Aretuey of mixetl negro blood? It is not likely. A Mulatto shows Negro features and characteristics an Abyssin ian or a black Arab does not. All black people are not Negroes. The fact that climate changes color may be seen by an inspection of a world map, to bo a universal law, not only in man but in the beasts; even in the vegetnblo kingdom. Tho nearer you approach the Equator tho darker llm peoplo become; the further you recedof rom It tho lighter. And thero are no startling Iran nltious, but tho shades of color mergo into ono another by almost imperceptible graduations. The fair Etigllshmsn, German and Scandina vian givo placo to tho olivo Spaniard and Italian; theso aro succeeded by tlio Mulatto, colored Moors and Kabvles, tho latter bv the yet darker Tlbboos and Ttlnricki, inhabiting tlm wide deserts of the Sahara; then come the Fellatiihs, darker yet, aud last of nil tho black N'i groes of the coast of Uiiluta. South of the Eipiator the skin iiguin grows lighter until wo llud tho Ilechtmuas and tho Hottentots, in South Africa, with complexions which aro only sallow, tcscmblilig those of the Mongols. Hero again wi Hud, as lu Abysitiia, Caucasians with dark skins the Knfllrs of tho South. Here we llud live sliadts of color betwien tho while and the black skinned peoplo. Tho shinies ate not tho huiiiu all through. Tho northern Slum lard Is fairer than the southern, tho northern -Moor than the southern, and each shade of color passes ii to the other at it geographical limits, without any setisiblo gradation. Through fifty degrees of latitude, all tlio shades betwien the extremely fair and (Xtremely dark complexion are found. It is tho same among tho aboriginal Inhabitants of America, although hero the dark color of Africa or Southern Aaia is never approachid circumstances not favor itiiz it. AmouiMt tho MoiilmI unions tlio sumo changes aro noticid. The Mongol proper is 110 darker titan a riputiluril ora lexati, ami tno nortlierii Chiuesu has red chetks aud skin as fair as tho Italian Hut timet cilliiu from north tu south tho natives of thu province of Quaug I'ong, though indisputably Chinese, are almost Negro in features mid complexion. So also in India. The unlives ol Northern India ami tho hill country aro (air, those of tliu South though Caucasian in form mid featutes, 1 xcel soino of tlu 111, tho Nigro in darkutss of skin. Ways or Caiiuyi.no Bmiii:s. In tho Vienna exposition uru a number of models illuslrnting tho stylo in which women of dillori'iit nations carry their Imbies. Tho Asiuliu Indian woman curries hers in a bluiiket hanging in front somewhat bolow tlio waist; tho Bi'iignleso woman, with tlio chilil tistiido low down upon hor left hip, nml Iter loft arm supporting its back. Tlio tiguro scorns ipiito indifferent as to tho dillimiltieb in this stylo of currying', which must bo a highly urtistio performnnco if does cleverly in reality Tho Egyptian woman carrier hers in a stately manner, tlio child sitting iistridu hor shoulder with its hands upon her head, and without any clothing to speak of. Tho Brazilian wo man carries hers in a somewhat similar milliner, also in full undress, it Hitting nstiido her neck. Tho Chinese luby is carried upright upon tho back in a blanket, uiitl tho South African in a bng in front, fortnod by a blanket about tho hips of tlm mother. Tho lower Austrian vtomuu car ries Iters by swinging it in a blanket in-mono shoulder upon her back, while tho northern Aiintriuu curries hers bound upon i bo.ird, after the styles of candy-models in confectionery stores. Tho L inland baby is carried in a sledgo-shaped cot, niiulo of leathui'. It Seems to havo been chucked in, feet foremost, and then a frame tied over tlio opening for its faco, whether to prevent it from crawling out or to keep tho dogs from kissing it, is more than can In) imagined. The most milium stylo of all is that of the Khiiuinmux women, who wears wide, high-top boots, and puts tlio baby, right-end foremost, down in tho outside of one of them, and doubtless, ucennling to Dr. Kane's description of Iter stvle, carrying her cooking and Inviting uteusiles in tlm other. Tlio North Ameri can woman carries her pupooso strapped to itboiud, and that strapped upon her lueka baud over the forehead. Tut: Hkvuty or. IIkaim. How cheering aud oli'Uinitig is tho young girl, full of life aud euegV, with rosy cheek, pearly teeth and sparkling eye. It does not lay her upon the sofa for a day to take u morn ing's rumble Her complexion tells of wholesome, nutritious food, and you know by the rosy redness of her lips that her breath is as sweet as the new mown hay. That invalid wives very often Iikmo all iii tliienco with their husbands is a notorious, vet not a singular fact, much as it is to lie regretted. Nothing will so soon outweary patience or cool the warmth of affection, as the complaining and disagreeablo no comiiauimeuts of ill health. Girls, if you would bo valued, choushod, beloved, at tractive aud useful wives, cherish good health. Oi.UANMXisiR. A neat, clean, fresh aired, sweet, cheerful, well arranged house, exerts n moral iutluoneo over its inmates, and makes the members of a family peaceable and considerate of each other s feelings aud happiness, Tho con nection is obvivous between tho state of mind produced, and respect for others, and for those higher duties aud obliga tions which no laws can enforce. On the contrary, a filthy, squalid noxious duell ing in which none of tho decencies of life aro observed, contributes to make the in habitants selfish, sensual, aud regardloss of tho feelings of others; and tho coustant indulgence ot such passions renders them rvckioaa aud bruUl. StUunLty JCrttina, Pott. Precocious Children. Tho Lyons (Now York).Pw Bays:"At tho annual olection of officers of tho Pros pyterlon Sunday-school ono year ago, the Buperintendont, Colonol Kroutzer, offered throo prizes to tho soholar who would commit to memory the greatest number of verces from tlio Biblo, and recito them in tho school. Tho prizes were 85, 83, S2. At tho expiration of tho year tho prizes wcro awarded ns follows: "First "Willio Young, who ropeatod 4,000 vorces. "Second Thaddous W. Collins, Jr., 3,p29 verces. "Third Willio Collins, 2,027 verces." To which tho New York Observer admin isters tho following mild and sensiblo ro buke: "It is very well to encourago children to commit to momory portions of Holy Scripturo, but thoro is danger of overdo ing tho matter, and injuring tho child by such rivalry: Wo would not givo premi ums to tho ouo who would learn tho most; wo would recommend to nil to loam n moderato portion weekly, but wo would not havo thorn nttompt to beat ono another in B bio lessons." Wo would follow up thoso bright chil dren, to bpo what thoy amount to; how much good that straining of such young minds may havo douo. Will thoy live and maturo, or will thoy dio young? Would it not bo moro sonsiblo to offer a prizo to ono who ilios tho highest kiio? or to the boy who climbs tho highest greased polo? Wo bollovo in committing mutter to mem ory, as a disciplino and for futuro nso; but wo do not bollovo in oven permitting a child to commit four thousand vorces of tho Biblo, or of any other book, to momo ry. Look out for brain fovor, dipthoria, curved spiucs, or iusanity in thocosoof precocious children. Dr. Holland is right in terming Hitch incitements to juvinilo meiitul effort, "Prizes for Suicido. Phre nological Jour. CiiAitMiso Oandouh. Not long ago the youthful Mr. O was ougaged to man ipulate tho ivory on a church organ not far from tho Hub. At tho eamn church and upon tho snmo occasion a Unitarian clergyman was engaged to oflloiat in the pulpit. Both of theso gentlomon left town tho following morning by tho Biimo train, and both occupied tho snmo seat, tho young organist recogcizing tho cler gyman, but himself unknown to tho cloth. Passing tho compliments of tho morning, tho cloth quuricd whether tho young man attended tlio Unitarian Church on the preceding day. Organ said ho had the pleasure, nml asked Pulpit how ho liked tho music. Pulpit said tho musio would havo boon excellent, if tho organ hud not been played in so loud and boisterous a manner. Tlion old Pulpil nsked young Organ how ho liked tlio prenching. Or gun said, "Not ntall; tho preacher was too loud and ranting." A gentleman in tho next seat who had listened to tho con versation, nml know both parties, turned about nml kindly introduced tho clergy man to tho organist. Disappointed Men. It is a sad nml dreary thing to trace tho history of tho public men of this nation, nml our best public men. They havo chased after vain show, moit of them. I think some of the greatest mon that havo dietl in my day died disappointed in tho best cud and mil bition of their life. And young men wuo nro growing up, and may bo called to pub lic trust, ought to look upon theso t hint's and set) what men sow and reap. They who build their lives on virtue nml truth and tho higher olomouts of mauhood, nre strong and indestructible; but thoy who do not build their lives on theso things lire, as n class, weak aud easily destroyed. There aro men who practice upon appear uiu'ch, and wboso success id surreptitious; and in tho end they como back to disaster. Theio mo honorable exceptions, nml they nro noticeable beoauso thoy aro excep tions, lleeilier. Yodfiq Folks' CouJfv. Stiuisotii hi' Smvij. Thisob. Among curious expeiimeuts recorded, nro some trials of tho strength of booties. A dark tube is made of card, closed with glass at ono end. This glass is hung on a pivot, like the swinging glass in a church window. Tho beetle makes for tho light, and pushing to get out, lifts from four to ninety times his own wight. Tho small er tho oreature, the greater his power. Tho molo, or tlio rabbit makes burrows in which the little aat would bo lost, yot tho ant's strength is relatively much greater than that ot tho mole. Tho excavating power of the latter is, however, most wou derful. Wo onco saw a molo turned out of his track with a spado. Tho little crea ture fell upon a gravel walk, and in less t,iiuo than it takes to writo down tho fact, tho four-footed engiueor was out of sight again. An African nnt bill is thousands upon thousands of times larger than tho builders. Tho pyramid of Choops is but uinet v times the hight ot a man. It a liou hud tlio power ot a grasshopper bo could leap over a mile; aud it has been asserted that if a innn could leap liko a ilea, the misstatements of the celebrated "Moon Hoax" might bo corrected by notes taken ou the spot. TitovuiLEs ron tiik TAvr.vi.izen. Hopeat the follow iug half-a-do.eu times quickly without 'tupping: Oig- ' t,, She ii-sholls. Hilly Button ate a buttered bisqnit. Did Billy Button ate a buttered biscuit: If Billy Button ate a buttered bismiit, whore's tho buttered bisqnit Billy But tou ate? "Invisible" writing. A solution of co balt nitrato may be used to writo with up on upglazed paper, and the characters w ill be invisible. Hold it before a fire, and tho characters will bo distinct A so lution ot sulphate of copper will also be invisible, it weak enough, and may be plainly seen if slieil with a little ammonia. Country Children. Llltto frenh vlolfts. Horn in tbe wIMwooJ, Bweetljr lllnrtratlnit !nn"cent childhood; Bhr s the antelope llrown ss a berry Free ss tbe mounuln sir, Romping and merry. Bins eyes anil hazel eyes 'Peep from the hodges, Bhailetl by aunbnnnru, Iyel at the oilges; TJp In the apnU trees, llilles or tlnnger, Manhood Is 'i kryo Stares at tho itraoger. Ont In the hilly patch, Seeking the berries Under tlm orchard trees, t'taatlng nil cherries; Trampling the blomoiim, Down 'innug the grimacs. No voice to hinder tbein, Diar lads and laites. Korrrlmrroririity No Interdiction! Freo aa the blnlllngs From cltymtrlciion I Coining the purest blood, Htreugth'nlnircacli muscle. Donning health armor 'Uaiutt life's coming buatle. Dear little Innocents? Iloru In the uildaood) Oh.thnUU llttlu ones Hid such a childhood I God's Muo eprca.t, uvi r them, 'Jod's garden benrith them; No avreetrt lirrltaco Could Vf i bequeath them I Reconstruction of Agricultural Fairs. From tho raclfle Kuril Fress. Tho Patrons of Los Angeles have undertaken a good thing iu tho reconstruction of tho Agrl cultural Fair of that district. It has long been apparent that luauy of our agricultural fair havo been far from what such exhibitions should be. Instead ot being devoted to com pttillvo exhibitions of agricultural proiluots, ami tho exchaugo of intelligent Uois on farm lug, they have degouerutetl, so far as their main fenttuo is concerned, into trials of speed for fancy horses. Speed is an excellent quality in a horse, and trials, within reasouuble limits, nro proper and right, lint whou owners of race-horses go from district to district, with tho view of making money by betting, tho busi ness descends to a point nut rccoguizablo in siiy legitimate agricultural enterprise, and nhould hu loft severely alune. The ohji-ct of agricultural fairs shonld bo tho illustration ami exhibition of all thut is hest iu iigtiuultiire tho best seeds, the best Mituiplos of products, the hcht methods of cul ture, the best liiipli'iut'lits to bo uuployed, tho hest stock of various kinds and a proper show uf their qualities, FUetness in trotting and running horses, should, of course, be shown and emulated, hut spetd iu working, and capa city for draught are fur moro important quull ties to bo studied and cultivated; yet how little itteutlou is paid to the two latter, while tho former is too often made Ihu chief attraction of iho eutlro exhibition, and calls for the chief outlay of money from both tliu Association aud State. The reformation of this abuso shonld, aud will ho, made ono of the matters to which ihu Fatrons of llusluiudry will devote their i special attention. Tho work commenced in Los AiiKeles should he takeu up in evety dis trict wheto tho above has been introduced, and the inanitgomeiit ot tho Statu fair in this con nection should iiIko receive their special atten tion. The Fatrons havo it in their power to reconstruct these fairs, purge them of all such abuses, whenever they exist, and restore them to tho legislative scope aud purposes for which oticli exhibitions were originated. Iu so doing wo feel cotillilent that the great mass of tho people will snutaiu them; anil when a proper Ktaudiird is set up anil maintained, wo belluvo thero will bo no diUk-tilty in making most, it not all our fairs, slate, district and county, self-stifctaiuing and productive of fur moro good to the agricultural and mechanical inter ests of tho State, than they havo ever been in tho past. Tho State Bo.ird of Agriculture has issued n call for a convention of agriculturalists, to rep relent the several district and oilier agricultu ral socitties throughout the State to meet at the rnouis of tho State Society on Tuesday next, March Ud, to consult as to tho hest means to aslst lu the development of tho agriculliiio ot tho State generally, and especially to agree upon Kii:h legislation ns will best promote the interests ot agriculture. Tho Vitilcultural Societies aro also invited to a representation iu this convention. The move is a pood one, end reformation in the particular, alluded to above, should form one of its leading features of favorable actios, we think that alono will nmply rt pay all tho trouble and expense of holding such a conven tion, Tho Sacramento Jtteonl, iu calling At tention to tho convention sajs, in this relation; "Wo havo no doubt that the general manage ment ot our agriuulttir.il f lirs, tho selling of pools ou the grouuds, aud tho proper rules for thi- divisions of reniiiiuis tillered, between the different iuterests, will be discussed, aud per haps tho matter of appropriations to agricul tural societies will bo considered." Since tho above was in type we have received the resolutions upon this subject passed by the ilealdsburg Gniuge, which were published In our last issue. We buve no doubt but thoso resolutions would be endorsed by every Urango iu the State, were they presented for action. New amd 'NVoNDeiircL Invention ron Faumkiu Skauless Giiaix Baos. V!e called nttention koine time since to an improved loom for weav ing seamless grain big, ybleh hnd just then been iutroilnced by Wm. Laird ft Co.. of Forfsr, Scotland. The machinery by which ., such bags had previously been made was' far from perfect, and did not tutu out an artida any stronger than sewed bags; but tho new bom comprised some essential improvements by which much additional btrength was secur ed; in fact, the seamless bag, made by this loom, when filled with wheat aud dropped from a given hight would stand perfect, without a tear, while it is chimed that ordinary sewed bags, made ot the same material ami dropped from the Barae hight, would hurst nearly or quite every time, The advantage of this adilitioial strength is very important to both the producer and shipper. The extreme liability of the sewn bag to burst aud to spill a largo portion of its contents wheu iu the field, ou the wharf, or in the ship's hold, ia well known to the farmer and the shipper. Some forty bales ot the new bags are now on the wuy to this coat. They can be supplied either in separate sacks or iu endless coil, which can lie cut to suit convenience. It will be seen by reference to outadvertisiugcoliimnt that Messrs. Bradley, Marsh A: Co., of Foit land. Oregon, have been appointed agents for this State. TlUtEE linestions to 1m nnt tn nnnalxa before speaking evil of any man: First, is ii true r oeconu, is it Kind t Tuinl, ia it neceaaaryt -J