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THE SOUTHERN WORLD, MAY 1,1885. ‘ 203 Humorous. TWIN PUNS. Departing, I had olaip'd a curl, That o’er her brow d'd hang; "She, amillngly said, “You’re like a gun, You go off with a ‘bang.’ ” At which I preased h»r lips, and cried; "For punning you’ve a knack; But now I’m like a fisherman— I go off with aimack.’ ” —Wilmington Star. Fun In Farming. Agriculture has a charm about it which I cannot adequately describe. Every product of the iarm is furnished by nature with something that loves it, so that it will never be neglected. The grain crop is loved by the weevil, the Hessian fly and the chinch-bug; the watermelon, the squash and the cucum ber are loved by the squash-bug; the potato is loved by the potato-bug; the sweet corn is loved by the ant, thou sluggard; the tomato is loved by the cut-worm; the plum is loved by the curculio, and so forth, and so forth, so that no .plant that grows need be a wall flower (even carp is loved by the carp ing frog and hen fruit by the succulent hound). I began early to spade up my angle worms and other pets to see if they had withstood the Bevere winter. I found they had. They were usually bright and cheerful. The potato-bugs were a little sluggish at first, but as the spring opened and the ground warmed up they pitched right in and did first-rate. Every one of my bugs in May looked splendidly. I was most worried about my cut-worms, and I began to fear they had suffered and perhaps perished in the extreme cold of the previous winter. One morning late in the month, I saw a cut-worm come out from behind a cab bage stump and take off his ear-muff. He was a little stiff in the joints, but he had not lost hope. I saw pt once that now was the time to help him if I had a spark of humanity left. I searched every work I could find on agriculture to find out what it was that farmers fed their blamed cut-worms, but all sci entists seemed to bs silent. I read the agricultural reports, the dictionary and the encyclopedia, but they didn’t throw any light on the subject. I got wild. 1 feared that I had brought but one cut worm through the winter, and 1 was liable to lose him unless I could find out what to feed him. I asked some of my neighbors, but they spoke jeeringly and sarcastically. I know now how it was. All their cut-worms had frozen down last winter, and they couldn’t bear to«eo me get ahead. All at once an idea struck me. I haven’t recovered from the concussion yet. It was this: The worm had winter ed under a cabbage-stalk; no doubt he v was fond of the beverage. I acted upon this thought and bought him two dozen red cabbage plants, at fifty cents a dozen. I had hit it the first pop. He was pas sionately fond of these plants, and would eat three in one night. He sIbo had several matinees and sauerkraut lawn festivals for his friends; and in a week I bought three dozen more cabbage plants. By this time I had collected a large group of common scrub cut-worms, early Sweedish cut-worms, dwarf Hub bard cut-worms, and shorthorn cut worms, all doing well, but still, I thought a little hide-bound and bilious. They acted languid and listless. As my squash-bugs, currant-worms, potato- bugs, etc., were all doing well without care, I devoted myself almost exclusive ly to my cut-worms. They were all strong and well, but they seemed melan choly with nothing to eat day after day but cabbages. I therefore bought five dozen tomato plants that were tender and large- These I fed to the cut-worms at the rate of eight to ten in one night. In a week the cat-worms had thrown off that 'air of ennui and languor that I had formerly noticed, and were gay and light-hearted. I got them some more tomato plants, and then some more cabbage for change. On the whole I was as proud as any young farmer who has made a success of anything. One morning I noticed that a cabbage plant was left standing unchanged. The next day it was still there. I was thun der-struck. I dug into the ground. My cut-worms were gone. I spaded up the whole patch, but there wasn’t one. Just as I had become attached to them and they had learned to look forward each day to my coming, when they would almost come up and eat a tomato plant out of my hand, someone had robbed me of them. I was almost wild with de spair and grief. Suddenly something tumbled over my foot. It was mostly stomach, but it. had feet on each corner. A neighbor said it was a warty toad. He bad eaten up my summer’s work. He had swollowed my cunning little cut worms. I tell you, unless some wav is provided whereby this warty toad scourge can be wiped out, I for one shall relinquish the joys of agricultural pur suits. When a common toad, with a sallow complexion and no intellect, can swallow up my summer’s work it is time to pause. America's Pride. True American men and women, by reason of their strong constitution,beau tiful forms, rich complexion and charac teristic energy, are envied by all na tions. It is the general use of Dr. Har ter’s Iron Tonic, which brings about these results. By the use of the B-stsm Automatic Level, every fanner can now do Lie own terracing. It i. construe ed on scientific principles, and is so very simple any one can use it. It is said not to get out of order. Sec avertisement. “The Mite’s Dollar”—That made up of church collection pennies. Wort Ever Issued. PREMIUMS It con'atuaoverSOO pages. 50,000 references and 1.200 illustrations, and Is the best and most pop- uar Cyclopedia for ail classes and conditions. It la not only the best, hut by far the cheapest, Cyclopedia over published. This handsome -ctavo vo'ume is printed on good pap n r, and handsomely bound in cloth embellished with gold. We will send this work and THE SOUTHERN WORLD, one year, for $1.25. Or. this work, THE SOUTHERN WORLD and THE ATLANTA MEDICAL AND SURGICAL JOURNAL, for $3 00. Or. THE SOUTHERN WORLD, THE CHRISTIAN INDEX for one vear, and copy of the book, for $3.00. Or, will send copy of the book, postpaid, to any address for $1 00. £3^*Rarely, if ever, has so much use iul information been published in one hook. The work has met with an im mediate and electrifying success, and is of preat value. ^BTThis will be a beautiful gift. Send tn you! ordeiB while we have a good supply. , JAMES P. HARRISON, Bus. Manager Cultivator Pub Co., Atlanta, Gs. Wo will send either of the books mentioned below, ith THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR for one year, on receipt of 91 AO for the subscription, nnd ten cents extra to pay postage on the premium, to-wlt: THE ILLINOIS COOK BOON. A complete work of Its kind, compiled by Mrs. W. \V. Brown, from receipts contributed by ladles of Paris, III. Every receipt 1ms been thoroughly tested, and proven to be good. Such a book Is ludlspenslble In every household. “ THE YOUNQ WIFE’S OWN COOK BOOK.” It tenches how to buy, dress, cook, carve nnd servo every kind of fish, fowl, meat and vegetable; ulso, how to inuke preserves, pickets, pastry, etc. COMMON COMPLAINTS 1K3 HOWTO CURE THEM. Bv M. La Fayette Byron. M.’ I). This book furnishes directions for the cure of all disease In plain and concise manner, so that any one can understand nnd apply the remedies. No fun\ily should be without it. HAND BOOK OF BUSINESS. A com plot® jam Ido to all kinds nnd forms of com mercial nml mercantile transit times. 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