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CURRANT BUsHEs Having noticed that cuTrant
bushes may well be made trees as shrubs, con-
clude to tell you how have seen it donc. In the
spring Of 1881, my father commenced garden, and
among other things, cuttings for currant bushes.
determined 70 make all experiment on. one Of these
cuttings, and as soon as It grew,I pinched off oil
the leaves except the top tuf, which let grow. The
cutting was about II inches high, and during the
summer tho sprout from the top Of this grew perhaps
10 inches. The nezt spring pinched of oil the
leaves TO about half way up the first years growth,
10 leave the lowest limbs about two feet from
the g,ound II branched WELL became handsome
little dwarf tree, when il came to bear fruit, il was
productive than amy other bssh in the garden,
and the fruit larger. lees infected with spiders
and other insects; hens could net pick of the fruit,
and grass and weeds were more easiyIkept from
about lie roots, and il was an ornament instead Of
blemish Now, would propose that currant cut ]
tings be set in rows about Ia feet apart esch
way, (iet them bo lcry and straight ones) trained
into trees. [Cor. Mchistu Farmer. s.
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ber life said a man who was recovering from
tho third attack Of Delis;um Iremcas, but l !.
SAINT bear the idea Of signing q pledge. ! do
no. like to sign away, my liberty Do you
want the liberty Of striking your mothers'--
said the physician That If | were to tell
you that you had struck your mothee vio--
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Such thing would be impossible; said
the young man. .g is M s5l
Not so,' rejoined the Doctor. You did
steike your mother severe blow in your
last illness. .yaa .6H


The youth loved his mother, and was
determined not TO strike her again. He
signed tho pledge, and isan active and use
fui member of the Sons Of Temperance. n


Pledge and Standard.


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