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Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 28, 4 July 1872, Page 3

WiMRT, (Jiiess, AND Politics. — We hear of the game of politics, and of movos being made on the political board. Practical politics, liowevor, do not so much resemble a game of chess as a game of whist. In chess the position of the pieces at the beginning is precisely similar for both contending parties, and every move is ruado by the deliberate choice of the players. The results depend, therefore, exclusively, on their comparative skill; chance is altogether excluded. In whist on the other hand, the distribution of the cards depend upon chance; that is to say, it depeuda upon circumstances not within the control of any of the players, but witli the cards so casually dealt out, each player plays according to his own free choice. The result, therefore, dopends upon chance or luck as it is called, and partly upon skill. This is exactly analogous to the state of things in politics. A largo number of circumstances upon which the practical politician has to act are beyond his control. They are like a hand at cards, dealt out to him by a power which he cannot regulate. But he can guide those circumstancos which are within his power, and the ultimate result will depend partly upon the character of the circumstances upon which he has to act, and partly upon the wisdom, skill, and prudence with which he conducts himself in reference to them. If the circumstances are very adverse, the utmost, skill may be unavailing to produce a successful result. If they be propitious he may be successful with a moderate amount ot good management. If the circumstances should be unfavorable, good management will only meet with chequered success, and will be no effectual security against occasional reverses, though it will be successful in the long run, taking together Voth favorable and unfavorable circumstances. —"Methods of Observation and Reasoning," by Sir George Lewis. AVhat Mr. Thomas Booth is said to have done when he commenced his career as a breeder of short-horns is precisely what auy sensible man should do to-day, if he desires to become noted as a successful breeder. He judiciously selected the best animals procurable of both sexes, and was careful to pair such, and such only, of the produce of these uuions as presented in a satisfactory degree the desired characteristics with animals possessing them in equal or greater measures, and unsparingly rejected, especially from bis male stock, all such as were not the required standard.

1.1 18 me little 10-XCil, »u,y» O'mvyu jiauw, timvopu the grapes. Farmers sustain moro damage every year from a little stagnant water beneath the surface of their fields than from tho great iioods on our mighty rivers. An experienced thresher pays more attention to some of the little pinions that revolve rapidly than to the main driving-wheel. He looks at every part of the machine, but more frequently at those which are most likely to get out of order. And ho it i« in farming. The steady big jobs will almost take care of themselves. It is the little details that are apt to be neglected, and yet upon tliem mainly depends the profit or loss of the whole year's operations. Look well to the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves. "Not Anithkr Drai'." —In former dayß, when roads were bad and wheeled vehicles almost unknown, an old laird was returning from a supper party, with his lady mounted behind him, on horseback. On crossing a river the old lady dropped off, but was not m ; ssed until her husband reached his door. The party who were dispatched in quest of her arrived just in time to find her remonstrating with the advancing tide, which trickled into her mouth, in these words : "Not anither (lrap neither hit nor cutild." , Why is a pretty, well-made, fashionable girl like a thrifty housekeeper ? Because »h« makes a great bustle about a very small vm'int. " Do you cast thing* here ?" enquired ft Yankee the other day as he sauntered into a foundry and addressed the proprietor. "Yes, we do." " You cast all kind of things in iron, eh ?" was the next query. don't you sec it s our business ? "Ah ! well cast a shadow, will you?" He was cast out.