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jfS3lS!SilM!fTITX9aBiatBa3emaammm r. 2 WILLAMETTE FARMER. .. A, V' mmmsim Kern Lake. I Wnrnrs roit Tint Hdiial 1'iuua, r Tiut.nk Wobiii.) Not llkotmltiil, proud Taboe, Nor jit, Willi piteous atonr, I.lkn Duiinir, ilont thini brightly Blow, I'nir Uku, lu all llijr Klurjr. Hut IlkokK'xxl insn'a holiest duds, Villi! (if nil Uktl IwatlOII, Tlioii llcKt) clrcliil by tliy reeds, A burning tu matlon. A likmlng to tho roiiiitlos herd'. Tint ilrink thy coiil, tlrnr wUrs; A Mi mini? to lbs myriad llnls That innko tliy marijii tlnlfquartim." A bl hkIiik to Hid wi-arjr rye, Tlijr llxralml His alilulnRi Win li luurn or tunlutt Huts tbo sky, W llli varied bnra roiiililnliiK. . i 'No MniiM disturb thn suttt n pwm, Tint mark tliy calm location, Havo wllil blnl'' arreaiu, or rattlo low, Or llnklliiK l U'D vibration. No Ftraiu-rraft artH thy rlpllntf wavis, Nor oar with atriikiHiarLhalnio Yit cbaiuEo liny coino with fuluruda), Ainl add another bb ndiiK. Ah I loam wntlirn from work llko lliliin, That UHftfiiliM NH la mi rlt , Trur KrralniMilaa kh.hI I'lvlnc, That all mi n may nhi rlt. Going Down Hill. ltV MIIH, H. T. POUOIITV. fnrnwr of IiIh '"flint looks bail," exclaimed While with mi expressive sllllko lioml. n.H lio pusscd 11 neglected gardoti with broken-down funco, in unci of IiIh daily walks. " Hud enough," wns the reply of tho com panion to whom tin) remark was addressed. "Neighbor Thompson appears to bo going down hill pretty fast. I can remember thu tlimi when tivorylnlng nroimd his littlo plncn was trim mid lidy." " It's quito tho contrary now," returned tho farmer. "House, outbuildings und grounds all show thu want of wire; I mil ufrnld Thompson Is in tho downward path." "llo rdwavH niiiiourcd to ho u steady, in dustrious limn," rejoined tliti second speak ' fltl thft Tlnf lirimrt llii-i -SMa ohnAmnlrAJn vu vaau " fj attVUaU illU JWUI DUUVUIUIkUl D wifo met with tho teochor of a small school in tho neighborhood whoro two of hor chtldron attonciod. I "Ah 1 Mrs. Thompson, I'm glad to sco .. tt .... il. l..ili.. IIT 1 . juii, wuh wiu nuiiib.iiiuu. x was nuom calling at your house Wouldn't it bo convoniont to sottlo our littlo account this aftornoon?" "Onr account!" was tho surprised reply. "Surely tho term has not yet oxpirod?" "Only hnlf of it. but mv nresentmlo 1 is to collect my monoy at that timo. It is 1 a plan which many tcachors havo adopted , of lato." 1 "I was not awaro that thoro had been any changos in your rules, and I havo mado arrangements to moot tho bill at tho usual timo. I fear it will not bo in my powor to moot it Boonor." Tho countenance of tho teacher showed , grout disappointment, and as sho passed I on in a dillcront direction, sho muttoicd i to herself: I "Just as I expected, I shall novcr get I n cont. Everybody says thoy aro going ' down hill. I must get rid of tho children ! in nonio way. 1'crhaps I may got a pair 1 of shoes for paymont of tho half-quarter if I manage right, but it will novor do to go on in tliis way." A littlo discomposed by her intorviow with tho teachor, Mrs. Thompson stepped , into u neighboring grocery to purclinso , somo trilling family stores, i "I Imvo a littlo account against you. I Will it bo convenient for Mr. Thompson I to sottlo it this evening?" asked tho civil shop-keopor, as ho prodticod tho desired nrlinlo. 1 "fs it his usual timo for settling?" 1 was again tho surprised inquiry, J ''Well, not exactly; but monoy is tight just iiuw, nun j. iiiii uiixiiiiin uj goi in nil that is duo mo. In future I intend koop ing short accounts. Thoro is your bill, if you would liko to look at it. I will call around this ovonlng. It is but a small affair." "Thirty dollars is no small amount to us just now," thought Mrs. Thompson, us sho thoughtfully pursued hor way toward homo. "It seems strange that all these puymonts must bo met just now, whilo wo aro struggling to recover from tho heavy expense of tho winter. I cannot under stand it." Her perplexity was increased ution find ing her husband with two bills in his hand, and a countenance expressive of anxioty and concern. "Look, Mary," said ho, as sho entered. usual neat order. Try this plan for a fow weeks, and ivo will sco what effect it has upon our worthy noighbors. No, no, nover mind thanking mo. I am only try- Tne Adoration of Woman. That adoration which a young man gives to a woman whom ho fools to bo greater l ll i,i.,i .1... .. ...i.,.,j.,il.,.l .in iu r.... ..... ur. " I havo a pair of ImmiIh on my leot at " " "'" '"" ""i"'" -"- "'"'. this moment, of IiIh make, und thoy havn ' - fr,om V'0 !,0: "r m,"1 "'" "H""- ''' dono mo good service," "'" l'''l"r in leather from whom I pui- "I lmvn L-umiriillv iniiiil.ivn.1 him for mv-. cliitswl my last stock. They aro both very solf and family," was tho reply, "and I ''Kent for Immediato payment, although must confess that ho is a good workman; '' lllv,1, 'dwavs bo.-n willing to wait a but novorthehms I Imllnvo 1 shall step into '' 'iths until I could muk.i arrange .Tr.lr Hmllli'u tlilx IM..rlllllL' .111,1 nntlir .. i IIHM1IH IO lltflll lllClr flllllUH. Illlt HUS'tir ....i. -. i,.,iu ,,r .i.(.,i. i i :.. n,i i tunes nover count slnuly. and if a man Alwnyn inuko it h mlo ntivcr to patronlwi n ' J",co Into behind, troublo Beonis " .a . a tl tfttW tit tltllltt ltltl " man wlio itppeurH to no running nonimi " ',"', " "I, " "V: , ,, ,, ,,,, 1..U..1. '1'1,,.1-n Ih ...mnrilllv H.llll.l risk ill1 ".lUStsO, replied till) wife. "TllO holiilnif thiwo who tlo not try ti hulii tlitim-, m,,.K"'"" tll'l'' w r H0,",lown "! selves." HVnn., Iron ...ui nu ... V i'lfii ill. uir. ill Inn .'.... u.l.1.1. .. ,.... ..w.. .... ,. -.,. ,. a - I. . . to sen about it pair of shees for hor this mogrocer ana urn oilier irom tno toncli- .iAittii. T t.tl fi.ltiiitr Vttllt iiviltilttlil itll.l IT ' .. a. r . -. . I Ifiltttl tftiu ni.itAtil i,1 lai n 1.n1f ni llm llo ih no Kriat luvornoi . M,,rv ''."r"""'"" . iib .u ntnl nv.irv hum in rouilv lit ifivit it 4 u hiimIi ' llitf. ) l'i til it fit ItillaJ fi.H mill ttm fni.in t miiiu inn urn iittiiu I'llin nil .11, if lli tiiHi call upon Hmith of miuo; however an fellow. idle, luiirrulsouio ,loor. I(ll '"" uppeitranco or a lati wlio lihiunlliii.t ia lliiiiilai ..I, l.i.l .ilia ...! .If.. lli-nxillllll Ik liUllilJ lUIUltl '4't'l, 1111(1 IIIH' 1 "And yet ho seems to be getting along "',.I.-V " ' 'i,. .,.,,... ..,, -.t ilvnl" t ing a littlo experiment on human nature . nm. letter tlmn himself, is hardly distin I know you of old, nnd havo no doubt i KUishablo from a religious feeling. What my monoy xvill bo safo in your hands." ,i00p and worthy lovo is not so ? whether Weoks passed by. Tho advico of Undo 0f woman or child, or art or musio? Joshua had boon strictly followod, and tho Onr caresses, our tendor words our still chango in tho shoemaker's prospects was i rapturo under tho influenco of nuturrn Indeed wonderful. Ho was now spoken sunsets, or pillared vistas, or calm, ma ul ns ono of tho most thriving mon in tho joctio statnos, or Ueojhovon symphonies, villago, and many marvelous stories woro 0n bring with thom tho consctousnoss told to account for tho sudden alteration, that thoy aro moro waves and ripples in an It was gonorally agreed that a distant rcl-, nnfathomablo ocean .of lovo and beauty; ativo had bequeathed to him a legacy . our omotion in its ltoonost moment posses which had entirely rolioved him of peou- from expression into silenco; our lovo at niary difllculties. Old customers and now jt8 highost flood rushes beyond its objects ones crowdod in upon him. Thoy had nov-! ftDd loses itsolf in tho sonso of divino mys or beforo realized tho beauty and durability , tory. Is it any weakness, pray, to bo of his won.. Tho polito butcher solcctcd wrought on by oxqnisito music, to feel its tho best pieces of meat for his inspection ' wondrous harmonies searching tho subtlest as ho entered, and was totally indifferent I windings of your soul, tho dolicato fibres as to tho timo of payment. Tho deulor in 0f f 0 whoro no memory can penctrato, leathor called to iuform him that his best anti binding togothor your whole boing, iinioi uwnnou ins oroors. no leacuor ac- past and present, in ono unspeaKauio vi companicd tho children homo to tea, and bration, melting you in ono raomont with spoko in high torms of their improvement, nn tho tendornccs, all tho lovo, that pronouncing thom among hor best schol- ims boon scattorod through tho toilsomo lurs. Tho drossmakor suddenly found i years, concentrating in ono omotion of horsolf froo from tho great press of work, , hcrolo courago or resignation all tho hard and in a friendly note oxprosscd hor do- jearnod lossons of solf-ronouncing sympa slro to oblige Mrs. Thompson in uny way in thy, blending your present joy with past her power. sorrow, and your present sorrow with all "Just as I oxpocti-d," exclaimed Undo your past joy? If not, then noithor is it Joshua, rubbing his bauds oxultingly, as wcokno93 to bo so wrought upon by tho tho grateful shooniuker culled upon him oxqnisito curves on a woman's cheek and at tho expiration of tho six months, with nock and arms, by tho liquid depths of tho monoy which hsd boon losned In tho lor beseeching oyes or tho swoot childish hour of need. "Just ns I expected. A ,,ont of hor lips. For tho beauty of a strango world. Thoy aro ready to push a Joroly woman is liko musio; what can ono man up hill if ho seems to bo ascending, say moro? Ueauty has an expression be am! just as roady to push him down if yond and far abovo woman's soul that it thoy find that his foco is turned that way. elothbs, as tho words of genius havo a wi ll! tho futuro, noighbor Thompson, lot dor moaning than tho thought that prompt everything about yon wear an air of pros- cd thom; it is moro than woman's lovo pority, and you will bo suro to prosper;" that movos as in a woman's oyoa it scorns and Undo Joshua, with a satisfied nir, to bo a far-off mighty lovo that has conio placed his monoy in a pockot book, ready uftr to us, and mado speooh for itsolf to meet some other oluim Upon his boilOV- tlmm? dm rnutidrul nnfllr. tlinillmtiloilnrm. olonce, whilst he, whom ho had thus bo-1 moVo us by something moro than thoir friended, with light Btops and cheorful prottincss by thoir closo kinship with all coiimoiiiiucu, ruiurucu 10 ins nappy iiomo. wo havo known or tontlornoss nna poaco. , , " " ' " Tho beauty Is in tho expression; (it is need- A ooaij DoEr,. I onco heard n stugo ios t0 say that thoro oro gentlemen with drivers story of Jonny Lind, when sho ,whiskors dyed and undyed whosoononoof was rid ng in tho country. A bird of bril-' Jt whatever) and for this roason tho noblost hunt plumago. perched on a trco near by, naturo is often tho most blinded to tho as thoy drovo slowly along trilled such a : charactor of tho woman's soul, that tho complication of swoot notes that it perfect- beauty clothes. Whonco, I fear, tho trac ly nstonished hor. Tho coach stopped, iy of human lifo is likoly tolcontinuo, for and reue ling out. sho gavo ono of hor fin- a long timo to corao, In spito of mental est rilUladcS. TllO beautiful Creatine ,,li!lnannlii.r lin nrn vnn.U- wllli (tin l.nat arched its head on ono sido.doforontially, i recipes for avoiding all mietakos of tho mini, iiH u iioiorminco to oxcoi us mmojs i kind. Ueoraa Kliot. livul. raised his cracuful throat and huiii- a song of rippling molody, that mado Jon-, Shu had played tho conuotto till his pa- nyrnpturousiy chip nor Hands wuiiocstacv:i !,. . nvi.m.an.i n.. , i. .... and quiotly, as though sho was beforo a , wnlktnp; onco with t'other follow, sho severely critio.il uudionco in Castlo flardon, j whispored in his disconsolate car, "I sho dolivored somo 'lvroloan nioiintaiu Hlmll bo homo noxt Saturday night." "So strain, till Jenny, in liappy delight, ao-1 i,aU I," ho said. knowledgcd that tho pretty woodland war- . bier decidedly out-enroled tho Swedish ' Onu can judgo soraothing of tho pn N'ightingalo. tionco of Hoosiors from tho statomont of . an Indiana pnpor that twonty mon hau- UOOtS. 0 , ,Hn,l ,,..- tblrtv.llvn rnrili r.1 ,n,l in rrnt . , ... , . , ,' ,. Rural Homes Amongst the Footnills. From the Pacific Itural Prei. ' at n rabbit, which escaped nftor all. 1. .1... 1. ....!...-.. 11 .1 :..i.i.... nir suiiHi in my conversation. II.. .rliiinlv i.nw. ito.t ru- " ,'V" Uwl" iJJ,, "l'1 ..' b a ,"? ii.,..j,M. .... .."... !.. 1.1-.. 1...U. "" employmmit us usual, und credit . "" "V "i "' "" "" r"i . :. ;V,rJ ... .mo, I m...ld soon satisfy all my ... ......V ...i.u ...... ..n..... .-- ......... .. ,i..r....,, which did not escape thn observation of farmer Whito. After u few passing re marks, tho pour shoemaker took his depar ture, and tho butcher opened his account book with n Koimiwliut anxious air, saying us ho charged tho bit of meat "I bcliovA it ih timo neighbor Thompson and I ciiuio to 11 Hottloimmt claims; hut to meet luom now is impossi. mo, aim iiiu lU'Kiiowicdgouieut 01 my ilia t lulity will Hoinl us still further on tho downward path." "Wo must do our best and trust in I'rovidmien." wuh the consolatory remark of his wife, us a second knock at thn door urtMieisl the fear that another claimant No timo to lorn., I should say," remark-' """ '"' " '" l'lr. T I J 1 1 llnl tllil lltlliniiilli. lit iiiiliiituniiiiiin it I ' ..... .'..'...(. .(I....1 ....... v ... I'ni'lo Joshua, 11 raro but over welcome visitor, presented itself. ' Seating himself in tho comfortable chair which .Mary hastened to hand him, he said in his somewhat eccentric but friend , ly manner: I "Well, good fellow, I understand tho 1 world docs not go unite so well with you as formerly. What is tho troublo?" trott ed the farmer, "Indeed! Have you hoard of any bio, neighbor White?" "No, I have heard nothing, 1ml a mail has the use of his eyes, you Know; and ( never trust any one with mv money who is evidently going down hill." "Oitlto rlnht. and I will mud my bill this evening. I havo only delayed on no count of the sickness the poor man had in ils lamiiy an winter, i si .pose no inuhi lho ri,,,v ..if , would not try to add III.! Illlt I'XMIIlll llltlltl t llllll'a n "There need le no trouble, sir," was take care of numlier one." "Hpeakiug of Tlionipoii, are you?'' observed a bystander, who appeared to take an interest in thocoimirsution. "do ing down hill, is he? I must look out for myself, then. 1 did intend to give him another mouth's credit, but on the whole, I guess the money would be as s.ifo in my own pocket." Here the four worthies separated, each with his mind tilled with the alluirs of neighbor Thompson, mid the probability that he was going down hill, and the best way 01 giving lilm a push .til . ui" ivj'it ti iiivi ni'iMii iiwij itj r lltltl till l must () t)u, unctions W,i0, lh0 Almighty sees to be necessary for us. We met with sickness and misfortunes which we en deavored to bear with patience. All would go well if those around mo were not determined to push mo in the down ward path." "Hut there lies the dilUoulty, friend Thompson. This is a selfish world. Kv- erynoiiy, or at least it great majority care only for number one. If they see it poor neighbor going down hill, "their first thought is whether it will ntlect their own interests; ami provided thov can soon ay is Show nosittiisof going behind hand, und all will go well Ot.n friends nro liko old novcr roalizo how perfectly thoy wero fit ted to us till thoy are cast asido and oth- ors finer and moro stylish perhaps, but TiiEiin onght to bo such an atmosphoro cramping and pinching in ovory corner, in ovory Christian churoh that n man go are substituted. Thon wo nro ofton forced i ing thoro and sitting thoro two hours to hunt up tho worn nrtiolos from tho nt-1 should tako tho contagion of heavon, nnd tie whoro thoy hnVO boon thrown, nnd for ' carry homo n ilrn to kimlln din nltnr wlinnon u little season at least rest our weary feet ho camo. lleecher. by wearing them. With our friends it is the samo; niter trjing in vain to fit our-1 .osh Jiniingssays: "Thoro aint onny selves to tho peculiarities of our now thing that win I ones, how often wo go back with a sigh , though a socoud ol relict to tho ttear people whoso very nurry it somo. (units may havo beeu brought uuout by serving us. komplotoly kuro Inzyncss, , wifo has boon known to Arkansas knows it has ono politician who is boyoud suspicion, becanso tho proof against him is too positive to admit a doubt. In the earliest days of tho human raco, when population was moro sparse than it has ever been since, nnd introductions wero also scarce, with littlo or nono of l.ifcilit Ab itAMAaiifiltil niVfftndllaim al.na lla.rt cards"-our fistr parents, utter their first ,UM.,C0 onution is 'roquoutly surprise, had to introduce themselves to ono another, though tho following dia logue is not found on record: Adam: Madam, I am Adam. I've: Adam, I urn madam. Thoy embrace. OrTKN do wo think whon wo ought to act, itud act whon it behooves us to relied ns latal as rashness. It is no excuso for tho Motropolitns railroad working n conductor sixteen hours a day, because ho can got his breakfast on tho car. Man has not lovo for spiritual lifo and I i.iki: to read nbout Moses best in the , immortality until sin breaks to pieces tho Old Testament. Ho carried a hard busi- earthly things on which his affections are ness well through, and died whon other , fastened, folks wero going to reap tho fruits; a man j . . must have courage to look at his own lifo alcohol kiiom SAwr,rT.-The cheapest ma so, and think what II come of it after bo's tIM of which to mako brnml r. whisky, ami dead and gone. A good, solid bit o work alcohol is nt present sawdust. Vo mentioned lists; if it's only laying a tloor down, before that sugar is now made ol it, and a tli somebody's tho better for it's being done rect couseipieuco of this la that this sugar, bv well, besides tho man as does it. Gtv. .V- proper fermentation and distillation, can be hot. I tuiulo Into alcohol, siul this again by rectification atiilllinoring.ititoatiyol the mixtures kuowu us (loop maimers are the blossoms of good &" wiiiskj, rum, arrack-, cognac, baudy, etc. sense, and. it may bo added of good feel-' ,l '"'' msnufactiire of alcohol from sawdust v of giving him lnn. wourti themselves, they cure not bow- In another part of tho littlo village situ- i. ., ,,. n... i.,,.., ' mm... ..i ... ,, ' , . ..' fjw. . ... ....' .'.'.,.. ...1 .ill,, ., liar scones wcru iunsiii;, "1 declare," exclaimed Mrs. Honnett, the dicss maker to a fiiMirite assistant, ns she hastily withdrew- her head from the window- whence, she had U'cii gu.iug on the passers by, "if there is not Mrs. Thompson, the shoemaker's wife, coming up tho stops with u parcel in her hand. to Keep up appearances. with you.' "Very true. Uncle Joslmn, but how is this to be done? Hills which I did not expect to lie called upon to meet for the next tluco months are putting in upon mo. My best customer ate leaving me for n ..I . . . . ... - nnowaius to engage mo to ui nor spring .. , forlmmt,, rival. In short. I am on lilt PO I!... ItriiiL- fif nin iin.l i,,ii,,lil t...f .. ...., ... .'..... ... ....... ...... HUfll. ... .1 lllllH' cle can we me." "A miracle which is vcrv easily wrought then, 1 imagine, my gotnl frietid. What is the amount of these debts which hang so homily upon you, and how soon in the work, I suppose, but I think it won u venture. Hverylioily says thoy tire run niug down hill, and it's a chance if I ever got my pay." "She has always paid us promptly," was tho reply. "True, bill that was in the days of her i common course of events could you dis prosperity. I cannot tiuoni to run any charge them? ' risk. ' ' "They do not exceed one hundred dob Tho ontriiuce of Mrs. Thompson pre; lurs," replied the shoemaker, "and with vented further conversation. " my usual run of work I could make all Bho mm evidently surprised at tho re-' right in throe or four months." f unal of Mrs. Heiuiet to do nuv work for ' "We Mill s.iy six," was the answer. "I hor; but m a great pressure ol business will advance you ono hundred nnd fifty win nbuubxl as mi mouse, there was notli- dollars for hix mouths. Pay every cent ing to U said, mid hlie soon took her leave. , tjit yu owe, and with tho remainder of Another application proved tsiunlly successful. It was strange how busy tiro makers hsd suddeuly bocomo. uu. . the money muke somo slight addition or the iniproveuiont in your shop or house, mid I put everything about tho grounds iu its tug, too, for if the law of kindness lie written on the heart, it will loud to that disiutorcstcducss in littlo things as well us groat things that desire to oblige, and attention to the gratification of others, which is the foundation of good manners. Tin: mysterious Egg in tho Hottlo. Take u good boutid egg and soak it in sound vinegar for twelve hours; it will then become soft and elastic. Now mtro. luce It into it bottlo and is now carried on in Sweden very economically and en an extensive bcale. We rejoice, because ii uio Bmn siapies, sucn as com, wheat, rye, barley, etc , arc med for this purpose, there is n destruction of material valuable for food; a breaking dow u of more complex valuable or ganic coiuponuiU into simpler ones, and if these same siuipb r compounds can as well be obtnitied from savrdnt, which neither nuinnd nor man can eat, there is a great saving in valuable- material. The only objection thus fur, ii mm in una uj.riliuuu h portion oi the pro fill it up with l,"tf! .". "?' Ike ordinary etbylto nlcohol, but lime water. The egg will bocomo unite J"e iconoi, or wood spirits, which is less somo astonishment as to , V' ",', , ..'.'i.. . ?". :u?'"0e n ordiniry ...vxiu.,., .,.i, nm, mcio is no uoiiot last Uu- prevetueuts iu this respect will soon l n.,t 1hdh..t Soil, I. his wise old age, jfll, onco took a new lyiuarriod couple aside, U produced at the cot ol thV3?rM&"" and said: "I want to give you this advice, great portion of the staples of food otherwise my children; Don t try to bo happy, adiptedfor the nourishment of millions nnd Happiness is a shy uyniph, and if you which now are contmuallv beinu daitrovpi'i iiv eliiisai hor you will never catch her. Hut "'' distillers oxer all tbo world. Juiiuiichircr i -.!. - I . Vilai.f It, I f!..d hard, and create how it got iu. just go quietly ou mid do your duty, and she win come to you. inuf IlultJtT. Ink- ilBAKt. or Imow. The brains of idiots have usually been found quite small often less than half the ordinary weight, and in aoire iu.Uuces less than a fourth. Unt in a list of re the stars too distaut, pick up the peb- c " ?! .nw "wtn recent workbr Dr. Flint. ........ i- .. i. ... '.'i i ? i. ,' . oue Uiot is shown to 1iat hr,,ln ili.t iv,.,.i iiaru 5, M ouneeI. two othen hlj bramj weiKhi little wore than IS ounces; the brain of an- HKvi:nr..NCK the highest, have patience with the lowest,. Lot this day's perform ance of the meanest duty be thy religion. hlo that lies at thy feet and from all Jiirynre VulUr. it As old bachelor said; "Thore's more jewelry worn now-a-days than when I was young. Hut there's ono piece I always admire which I don't often sco now." "What is that?" asked a young lady. "A thimble," was tho reply. (tt) oKtl ' '.' ,fta lwt degree of Intelligence," 4C.M. and that of one " below the condition of a brute," H.3, or lew than four ounce below the tuorat weight of the human brain. The cranial cavity van tneaiured by Morton in 553 iuitances: the largest, IH cubic Inches, was that of a German; the imalleal, that of an Aus tralian, only 5S cubic inches. Home Is the temple reared to lovo, The parents sacred thrones XVhen wedded peace and lore depart, The heart soon turns to stone. Volumes havo" been written on the grandeur and beauty, tho divinity and sanctity of "Home;" and still the theme is not exhausted. Tho very word home kindles a fire in tho coldest bosom, and lights anew tho glassy oyes of the dying strangor. Home is n beacon light to tho wayfarer by sea nnd land. Tho exile turns his longing eves towards homo, memory's tears fall thick and fast, and a longing comes o'er tho spirit of his dreams to visit once more the charmed scenes of his younger years, while ha would willingly forego a few years of life to be permitted once more to trend the halls of " tho dear old home of boyhood." Callfornlans know full well what it is to cher ish the recollections of home, nnd well It is for thoso whoso home wns a true typo of what homo should be. In tho oreatlngnud surround ings of home, thcro is moro responsibility at tached, than is generally conceded. The fu turo of tho littlo immortals entrusted to tho chnrge of tbo parents depends, In n great meas ure, on the Inlliiences of home. We may adorn the surroundings of home sons to vie with Eden in appearance; but If the affections aro want ing, tho wholo etrueturo is incomplete, nud homo becomes only a place. In the construction of rural homes the wholo Arrangement ought to be in accord with good taste, and hi harmony with the laws of archi tecture, agriculture, morality nnd intelligence. The presiding genii should bo wisdom nnd love, nnd tho littlo buds and blossoms will be found to bloom in nil tho graces which mnko up pure manhood nnd womanhood. With this introduction I will now give some facts regarding homes nnd homo productions nuioug tho foothills. Iu my Inst mticlo I dwelt on the natural appearances of tho different belts ranging from tho Sierras to the great plains In tho San Joaquin Valley. In this nrtlclo I shall confine myself mostly to tho productions of these diversified belts nud tho outward of tho "rural homes," found In all sorts of angular corners, csusod principally by the rugged na turo of Sierra's footstools. Tho first of impor tance comprises tho "Timber Bell." Composed principally of sugar pino, cedar, vollow pine, spruce pino, etc. Largo saw mills havo been erected at dltferent points, especial ly thoso easy of access, nnd by their united ef forts, tho lowor portion of the foot hills and a largo proportion of tho great vnlloy nre supplied with building nnd fencing material. It would be nn endless tnsk to enumerate nil the uses which this useful lumber is put to; 'tis a mine of wealth to California, overshadowing, ns It wero. tho richest mineral belt of tho world. Itural homes in this belt ure sought for, in con sequence of Its grazing capacity. Tho vnlloys nru clad with n enrpet of rich green grnss, throughout most of tho yenr, which makes this belt very deslrnblo for dairy purposes. When thu Government parcels out this valuable belt In six or seven hnndred ncre tracts, to nettinl settlers, California will havo no necessity to import nutter, or cm cnurned beef bones, ns nt present. Ten miles square Is generally claimed by the itenerant stock raiser , nnd largo herds of cnttlo fatten on tho pastnres, which ought to be set apart for tho production of butter and cheeso. Where ono home is found among these grand old plnerios, twenty happy homos ought to sond upwards tho cnrN ing smoke, telling of thrift and rural family al tars. The timo Is not far distant, when tho value and health of this almost unexplored belt will bo appreciated in accordance with its merit. The Climate Is col. I enough lu tho hottest of tho summer mouths for butter making, and by proper enro tbo quality cannot be surpassed. Quartz mining iu this belt is still in its Infancy; tho soil, has so generally and deeply covered the vein tuai tne moat ot tuem win remain hidden until some development takes plnco to nnenrth them. Still tho sound of the quartz mill is heard iu many localities, almost buried among tho grand eld trees of tho pluu bolt; and around them little villages have sprung up, creating rural homes with rare surround ing, bracing atmosphere, cool water nnd clear skies. Potatoes Is one of the productions of this belt, and in most of tho mining districts. Tho mountain potatoes aro preferred to any grown elsewhere, owlug to their soundness nud fiuvor, and their dryness when cooked. Hoy is nlso cut in many bottoms, but for want ot roads it is gen erally fed to stock, when caught iu the first snows. Stock generally leave these ranges In tho months of October and November, nlthough Komo who have uu abundanco of hay, prefer to feed, until tho young grass ot the foot hills makes a start. Desolation is the winter garb of tho Siorras, iu showing Bomu of tho grandest, nud wildest scenery in tho known world, nnd tho inmates of her rural homes tniibt enduro a long winter of storm nnd snows, or descend to the genial climato of the, lesser foot hills. My next will be tho rural homos of the mining belt. John Taylor. Lands. (from the raclno Rural fress, I.ditors Pniss: I venture, through the col-" nruns of your invaluable paper, to ask for ' advico from some of your numerous correspon dents on the following subject: I have te'. cently arrived in this country from EugUud, with the intention of settling. The southern ' part of this Stnto, where I have been on it short visit, is the one that takes my fancy most; and I intend, if I can snit myBelf, to "go in " for fruit culture, oranges, vines, (both for wine and raisins), alnionds. olives, walnuts, cio.; to tw supplemented by the cultivation of a cbrtnlu amount of grain, rnmle, cotton, flax, nndsilk.' Now, I wnnt to know where I can get land trWJ troli-ml, suitable for fruit culture, at a mod. erate price, with a fair time given for payment. I should prefer land near the foot-hills, and require from 100 to 150 acres. I should not object to pay a fair price for land well watered, ' Is there any land in this State worth having, to be pree-mpted-or is there nny lu Arizona, well watered and free from Indian incursions? Any advice or information on these subjects will be mnch appreciated by, and greatly oblige, Wrs Truly, tthix. " San Franjisco, March 3, 1874. If persons who have farming land for sale, in various parts of the State would advertiso the same iu the Ritual Paras, it could scarcely fail to be of benefit to them. When a man makes up hia mind to go npon a farm, he natu rally turns his attention to an agricultural paper for the proper information in relation to taking such a step, and looks there for adver tisements of farming land for sale. We receive et era similar to the above almost everv week, both from our Calif orula readers and from readers In the Atlantio States. Ens. Putss 1 A New tnbnlar wixWa.1 M.i. i . been contrived. It consistTof ten small &,,. lar wicks in place of a large one. They are arranged in a circle and antini..i .- . movable by a single rack"