the young and unthinking, while riches and advancement are as ready to ensnare the more sober and matured in

lies the poisoned root of evil. Pleasure will captivate

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State; published for fifty cents a year, almost like a tract, for charitable distribution, at the expense of the zealous proprietor -an act pregnant with results, that will be remembered, when the high political honors he has received shall be forgotten. Next in this enumeration is the Working Farmer, nearly under the shadow of our own domicil, of recent origin, but full of truth, and fresh from the learned editor's own deep fountain, rather than the pens of correspondents. Next in local proximity is Allen's American Agriculturist, more taken and read in our own immediate neighborhood than all other similar papers together-sufficient evidence how highly it is here prized. With the New England Farmer we close specifications-a journal adapted to our own particular taste, and of course highly appreciated; not less because we consider its editor one of the first in the fraternity, than because his work sprang from the ashes of another of the same name, conducted perhaps a score of years by one beloved by all who knew him, and one of the most devoted agriculturists of his time, Thomas Greene Fessenden. He and Judge Buel were co-laborers.

Unintentionally we have omitted a passing notice of the veteran editor of the Plough, Loom, and Anvil, a periodical of great worth, both for talent and mechanical beauty. It is worthy of preservation for the library. Nor is it inappropriate to name in the same connection, that one of the most scientific and elaborate works on agriculture is now in process of publication in monthly numbers the Farmer's Guide to Scientific and Practical Agriculture-being the joint production of Stephens, author of the well-known Book of the Farm, and of Professor Norton of Yale College. This standard work will make two large volumes, having beautiful illustrations, and no well-read farmer will be without it. Although expensive, it will be worth all it costs.

Conclusion of the Circling Year.

While thus revolving seasons roll,
Obsequious to God's wise control,
Obedient to his plan;

With silent eloquence they preach,
The most important lessons teach,
To cold, unthinking man.

Behold thyself reflected here!

The Spring proclaims thy infant year,
Gay life the Summer's bloom;
Mild Autumn speaks maturer age,
Confirms thee fool, or hails thee sage;
While Winter shows the tomb.

Those who praise themselves, must expect to lose the praise of others.

On the surface of behavior, vice may be disguised under a plausible and polished appearance, while at the bottom there

years.

Means for Mental Improvement, 132 Pastry bad for Health,