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... expanding its borders , developing its resources , increasing its power , the
intelligence , moral culture and refinement of its people , keeping pace with its
material growth , its manufactures and arts rivaling in skill and beauty the
productions ...
... expanding its borders , developing its resources , increasing its power , the
intelligence , moral culture and refinement of its people , keeping pace with its
material growth , its manufactures and arts rivaling in skill and beauty the
productions ...
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Now , do you believe that God put man in the Garden of Eden , “ to dress it and to
keep it ” —that from thence he was sent forth “ to till the ground , ” and was told , “
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground .
Now , do you believe that God put man in the Garden of Eden , “ to dress it and to
keep it ” —that from thence he was sent forth “ to till the ground , ” and was told , “
in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground .
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In this connection , a word upon the keeping of accounts would not seem to be
out of place . I do not speak now of farm accounts , technically so - called , -- the
account which every farmer should keep with every department of his farm ,
without ...
In this connection , a word upon the keeping of accounts would not seem to be
out of place . I do not speak now of farm accounts , technically so - called , -- the
account which every farmer should keep with every department of his farm ,
without ...
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periment upon it , do with it and what you get from it as you please , but keep a
strict account with it , and from year to year , see not only what you have learned
of farming , but how stands the matter of profit and loss . To say nothing of what
an ...
periment upon it , do with it and what you get from it as you please , but keep a
strict account with it , and from year to year , see not only what you have learned
of farming , but how stands the matter of profit and loss . To say nothing of what
an ...
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But let his son , when he begins farming , start fair in this respect , and accustom
himself to keep his accounts regularly and correctly . It will not only save him
money , it will save him much annoyance , vexation and strife . It may be said that
this ...
But let his son , when he begins farming , start fair in this respect , and accustom
himself to keep his accounts regularly and correctly . It will not only save him
money , it will save him much annoyance , vexation and strife . It may be said that
this ...
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Page 26 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Page 26 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures...
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Page 24 - See the wretch that long has tost On the thorny bed of pain, At length repair his vigour lost, And breathe and walk again ; The meanest floweret of the vale, The simplest note that swells the gale, The common sun, the air, the skies, To him are opening paradise.
Page 60 - And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Page 18 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Page 145 - it is stated, that " a cautious observer, having found a nest of five young jays, remarked, that each of these birds, while yet very young, consumed at least fifteen of these full-sized grubs in one day, and of course would require many more of a smaller size.
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