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■JfitMarji $)c|wtinunt.uk«UMmiHsrui*«i rraUr tanting lain ruth, h*» rhkai barnPulat* tu a|.wanl UiHha4dhif foilh a mttm (tow. Hops ratlatM th* Kaart lt;* |Mla,A Mi (hi War-Jropa mm In Boa’,A ad UUl al (alrw. hrtfklar dajri. Uki rahMltpS, lalliac la (lad ihoi lUrmUlna narr slut aad Iim. Or morala* di* a|Mia Iki Siam, li lowly, tnwl nr.4 Charily.Hit ipoahi •!Hi (mill, laying railvelop itself wrongly, plainly proTM that arc take* I hive not lo* all the deposition* needed for ha* thlt;Oraaj, of kiaytaly pint talr.Maka aaah haart ihy daalllag plan.K-noM thi Ktvra.Ilya. Uia -lad ilgh forth aad anbooming mA at balmy May.Whoa tha (lib ibalt hi u tanftl Who an nartaar* of thilr Ural,A. 111! ana ata ehtwring ooiaia Whom Ihay maaa lo maka Umlr wWaa,awd but imperfectly acquired thoa* nendod for aooial Ufa. TV a powur of aelf-governmeat ii on* of Iba many impor-tont leaaon* to b« taught eblldreo, and can bJ developed by axrrelve. Whoso l» to rale' ow bia own pennons with absolute away1 mutt bo preetteed lo rating over hla paa-tiona during tha .lay* of bla childhood aod awrly youth. Thono reaped* in wbieb * child require* raalrainta are juat Iho reaped* in whloh ha i* taking after tha uaoivilired mao. Tha wild nature born wilhin; dsMruotive-oaaa, oombalivsnes*, aod (II tha lower fuoul-llea or tha brain must hate barn highly developed in ye olden time*. Although we hear of war* and runwra of ware, at the proa-ant day, they grew lam frequent aad tha dawn of that glorious day I* not far dbtant whan rod* and ferula*, eworda, bayonet*, and oaonona will be done away with. The oblld, the youth and the nation will be governed through the inflame* of a high standard of morality and a willing obediooua to do whatever b right. We do not expeot thb generation will ha liviug witnenea of this milieu ean do much lo haaten iu com ing. Aa abler S. H- M. beautifully quoted the hand that rocks the cradle b tha baud that rooks th* world. Than let that band be well instructed in all that b good and ), that the cradle be rightly roekad, aod wa may reat assured that a atata of high moral improvement will bo anro to fbllow. When we become olvilisad enough lo u»e moral foree education in the government of our ohildran wa will find it lar more praoti-cabla than a ooereiva treatment. Whore Iho. latter toods to exolt* antagonism aod bate the former constantly appeals to the higher feelings, improving the dispositions ot both parent aod ohild. And whan that child has grown to bo a inan and is toaaed about on a cold, unfeeling world , the memory of borne aod childhood will strengthen and guide him on through the battle of lifo. Aod when hb locks are silrerad o'er with age his earl; life will daily pass before him like a grand panorama, aod the scenes that will most ehecr and gladen hb heart will be those of hb childhood's happy days.8. Minirva Boyci. Pine Glen, March 1.he dee bb athirightthe jo holdirhard ii likesharpleaseewild d of the blast!for hibod I boysA Good Substitute for Flower Fotg.Government of Children.Very many people turn up their noses’1 at the bare mention of dried apple pies. We are food of them and lieliere aomo of those who despise them would considsr thsin a luxury if they could have them properly prepared.We think the great trouble lies in stewing the apple. Tbis is our tnotbod. Wash the applo clean, put It iu a porcelain stew-pan or a bright tin pnu or bantu, pour boiling water over it until you thiuk you have added all the applo will Uko up in cooking. Cover the dish closely and place it where it will coimueuoo lo cook immediately. After tbo apple ie thoroughbly cooked, remove the cover, mush with a spoon and aweeteu (maple sugar ia preferable). Let it oovk slowly, uncorered, for a few minute*, taking care not to burn, and if the apple wus tart and well dried, it will be rich colored and good fla-vorad. Add a littlo butter aod spice nod hour, the auuahioe of | bake in a good erust, aud you will bare a pie that will not go begging, even if it ia made of dried applo. Eo.A* Fanny wishes to have a obit chat about the children t cheerfully join her, and will advance a few ideas; although I feel like one on a large bland, covered with rare aod beautiful pearls, and able only to bring you a ftw, a very few. The goverumeot of children U a subject that should be of great interest and importance lo parents. Our little ones ere entrusted lo our cere to be trained aud moulded iuto noble moo and women. Therefore it ie well for us to search for the best means of accomplbhiog this do* aired abject—formation of character. If coeroive education be right, it must bo productive of good. If wrong, of evil. We believe coercion in mosCinstances unnecessary und wrong. One tact worthy of attention ia the evident disposition toward the abandonment of it, which the more niodoro systems of training evince. Children have rights as well aa adults. It is admitted by all that human happiqgas is tha divioo will. Tbat ••very man has perfect freedom to do all that he wills, pruvidad be infringe* not the rights or freedom of joy othor man. The same law applies as much to the youog as to the mature. The child haa faculties to sxereisc and should bare amplt scope for the exercise of theso faculties. We will give a few examples of the different mode* of government tbat hare come under our observation.Here b a household where the rod i* seldom used ; harsh and sugry words tre un-kuowo; pleasant, happy worn by both parent and child, and neatness and comfort pervade* the whole hoasehold. We leavelhia home with a smile on our own fsce, and a happier heart having enjoyed for a well-ordered home. We step into another home ; here wd find as handsome and intelligent looking children as one would wbb to see, but why this restless, unhappy expression on these little ficea ? We will wait aod and aee. No plants sr* grown hare except one little wandering jew and that baa so many dblooated joint* tbat it hangs almost Ii foies* over the edge of the broken pitcher containing it. No picture* ornimeol the walls sare the landscape on the fiaithlul old timepiece, while from behind it wo see no lea* than a dor.cn well-worn rods pointing as many different directions as a mariners oom-piaa. I’ulcruity with knit brows sod in a severe tone commands obedience with a sharp ■start and do aa I bid you, you little wreteb, or you'll ealch it. After sundry exhibitions of perverse feeling the ohild starts, showing howevtr by its sullen countenance and moo-herool mutter the animoaity it entertains It b ready lo return as soon as the pout b over aod eaaet the samo soenea over again with the addition of several smart applies-lions of the pointers over the olook. Th* belter feeliog* of ohildron under the Init mentioned dieoipliae are aa effootuslly crashed aad destroyed as the tender violot beneath the heavy tread uf a passing elephant. CktrtcUr was Ibe thing to be changed rather than couduot. It was not the d**ds but the feelings from which the deed sprung that required dealing with. First, to generate in the child's mind a sympathetic feeliog, we should show him in all our oooduot that w* are thoroughly hb friend, that feeling* are in lympalhy with hb, aud the battle ia eaaily won, the viotory gained. Although a parent's threats may produce fear ia a ohild tahioh will cause a eerUiu outside oooformity with reotitude, thsy not geuorats any lastiag attachment lo it. Aa one bae woll said, the utmost (hat severity can do 1* to make hypocrite*, it ean n* make convert*. If obildreo fail to hav* interest in tha duties they perform, they work meohauieally never attaining perfeoliol ia anything. Man iu hb origual stale wa* not Cited for the oivilised and aooial elate to which elvitbaiioa aod eduoatioo ha* led. The natural tcuJeucy uf every ohild lo deThese long, sunny afternoon* remiud us that spriDg b close at hand, and tbat it ia nearly tint* to be tasking preparations lor sowing Dower seeds, if we wish them to come lo maturity and accomplbh all their mission before they are ruined by the autumnal frost*.Meoy ol our teodcr annual* will not bear transplanting well, and must be sowed where they will be disturbed as little as poniblo when they are planted out. Cheap, service-boxes for tbu purpose oan be made Irom old pasteboard boxes or bits of straw board. Cat a atrip eight inches lung, and six inches deep—divide ibe length into five equal part* by cutting into it ODe and une-half iaebes. Fold tb* ends over each other so that the oarrow atrips at the end* will just cover each other. Take a few stitches to bold them together, and fold th* narrow atrip* ovar each ftbar aod fasten. When you wbb to remora plant* from the boxes, cut th* stitches aud unfold them. Larger boxes can bo made in the same way lor some of the smaller vegetables. Kl.Dried Apple Pies.How Dare He II hare juat picked up a piece of a torn Fah. :r and read, True there are some among us, mainly of (he weaker aod more foolish acx, wonder why so much learning and argument is expended to prove the superiority of farming to ail other occupations, aod why it should ueod more bolstering up than others.Now if my blood isu't up lo boiling point? am brimful of iodiguatioa I Weaker aod re foolish sex, indeed! I aba 11 advocate man's rights from this lime beneeforlh. 1 waot to vote. I oan't wait for my boy to apaak for me, although be baa on hi* first long-tailed coat, aud gallantly declares if be only knew who the dreadlul fellow wa* who thus maligna tbs fair sex, he should nail for pistols and ooffco for two without fartbsr delay. I ntver wa* in favor of capital punishment” before, but I'ui sure when women to help make the laws such sentiments it will lw considered treason and capital *. Shouldn't 1 liko to be judg* and jury both in bis caao? Weaker and more foolish sex !“ Something pretty, tbat, to fling i thb centennial year, whoo ■ur foremoth*™, the heroine* ot old '70 oluater ao Ibiokly about us. I like especially aa hb mother in tut have been of that weak and foolish sox. I wonder if she over aarrfod him puliug aod (ratting in her anus and got dinner for a dosen hungry moo ? 1 wonder if ah* ever walked th* bouse with him until Her head and aid* aud heart ached 7 1 wonder if ovar she aat by his llttli oouob through th* w*ary watch** of the night lialtning I* every murmur, toothing with loving word*, bathing the favored limbs and piaoing th* oooling draagbt to bb parohad Ups, 1 wonder if she taught him tb* prayer Our Father 7” I wouder if al way a tucked him up ooay and warm in lied till ho was a big boy, kiaaiog him good night, aad breathing a itltol prayer for her darling? Aad I wonder if he's gut a wife? Of course b* hasn't nor will b* uni*** be
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Saint Johnsbury Vermont Farmer
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, US
Fri, Mar 17, 1876
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