New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-19

the horses around and around the whcathed, dulIus
ing aud moro its periphery ut every circuit, o
giteIing blades Of the reaper cutting wide swahes
with crisp crunching sound. that il was pleasant 10
| lear Then. also VIC that when they followed the
reapers binding and shocking although they did not
keep up with the men. yet their work was done WIN
precision and nicely, and the sheaves had an art
isc fnsh that the others lacked SO We said 10 our
selves They worthy women and deserve praise
their husbands probably too poor to hire help. anu
so Ike tue hclpmeets God designed them to be, they
have gt themselves TO the work of and are DONG
| il fanously. Good wives good womenr
"'And SO you arc helping TO gather the harvest We
said to woman of forty FIVE who sat on the reaper 10
drive ms che stopped her horses for brief rest.
"'Yes. ma'am, she replied; the men have all gone
20 the war; that my man can't hire help. and toiu
my girls we must turn to- and give him Luz Win 'ne
"'fTave you sons in the army =
eyes. maam, and shadow fell over tho motherIy
face: all three Of them listed and Neddy the young
est WAS killed at Stone River the last day OF last year
We've money enough to hire help could be bad and
nv man don't like for me and the girls 10 be wokn out
o. doors; but there don't seem no fep for It now
1--WE stepped over where the gifls were binding the
| fallen grain, and said TO one:
"Well IL seems that you, like your mother, are not
| afraid TO lend hand at the harvestingf
No. we're willing to help out doors 10 these times
My three brothers are In the army, my COUSINS anu
most Of the used TO hre-so that there is no help
10 be got but womens and the crops must be got H.
| you know, all the same
"'I tell mother said another OF the girls. as long
as the country can't get along without grain, nor the
army fight without food that we're serving the country
Just as much in the harvest field our boys are IN
the battlefield, and That sort o. tskes the eNRe OH rum
this business u doing meis work. you know and
| hearty laugh followed this statement 80
"Anoher was the wife Of one ofhe soldier sons with
three old boy todding beside her and tunonng
among The sheaves From her came the hearty assent
TO this new work which the strait OF the country hau
imposed upon her. and she added with kind 0ihOme!
pride that she considered as good binder as
man and coud keep up with tho best OF em. For my
part, willing to do anything to bep along IN 'nesc
war times.' ,,,.
were the women Of the harvest field an unwclcome
sight Patriotism inspired them 10 the unusual WORK.
ana each brown. hard handed toihng woman was De
rolnc Their husbands and sons had left the plow ~
the fIrrow at toe anguished call Of the county ana
these noble women had Loyalty hidden item GodspSeni
without weak murmuring or complaint had put s ther
own shouders 10 the hard, rough farm'wofk ieehhg
that thus they alsO served the common cause AunOhOr
TO the farmers wives and daughters of the great North
West Many women have done sirtpusly' but theso
| excel them al.'
Another method OF aiding the cause was Invented in
Austin Nevada Territory and the description OF thls
method is the history Of the nov famous SANITARY Sach
| of Nevada Flour. This is ss follows; 49,,
! In Apri lsGl Mr. r. c. Grdley. 9th firm Of Grid
lev Hobart & jacobs. Of Austin and Dr. Herrck, IN
officer Of the county, laid wager on the result OF 10
cal election Tho conditions were. thst Dr. Herrick
were he the loser should CARY twontypound saeA OF
-four through Maiu-st.. from the First ward tH'ob,
to the Fourth Ward Upper Austina distance OF auoui
mile and guarter-marching TO the ar OF Dhei , anu
that Mr. GriIey in the event OF losing shonId carr
the ouI from Upper Austin 20 Linton Inafenlls 70 ,he ,be
tune OF OA John Brown. Mr. Gridley lost and on the
! Doth Of April paid bis deb. The people assembled
ab nj hs store Mr. Gridley appeared with the sack oil
Aour trimmed win ribbons and hags procession
horseback headed by the city officials eeci theh .h
musicians on foot; then Or. lIerIick, carrying MI
Grd!ey's hat and cane then Mr.. Grdley, bearing the
sack. panied by hls son, boy OF la earring
a Gag Of appropriate Dimensions; then the DemocTauc
Central Committee. two Of them with flags one oi tgem
carving huge sponge aoit upon pole and apoiheI
new broom then citizens then boys. The spectaiois
chcered the mill Ubistes scTeeehed the band phyeg'
aud tie hills ccho-d back The strains OF Johr bFowh
Nos. sNtel( Lam
many II the crowd as could Obtain entrance fUNVNed
the principas INTO convenient taprooun' where the
ceremonies Of confessing defeat were performed Ihc
Aour was delivered 10 tho winner OF the Eager The nag
uas surrendered the broom was givea nv, IA Iecogh
ton OF the fac; that political party In Austin had been
lswept away ss with a bosom. Speeches were mhde
ard ttc Innate bu siness Of the tap for
time exceedingly brisk Tho procession theh returned
to Upper Austp, Mt. Gridoy no longer an humbe pc
destrian executing painful duty. but mogDel upon
mcttleaomo charger, triumphant. discharged OF hs
debt Tho proprieion II another Wen known tap In
vied the crowd within their bosPtabe "a.. 10 par
take Of what wes on the board oT mgAt 10 p'ASea
there.
! Now ilis was pleasant harmless Jest; and here;
dorbcss those who a. ginltcd H. rurposed II would
end Had they been told, they were tfampinR to-
Ward Chiffon, that tAo!r merTy making Weuid IN any
benefit tue cause Of the SICK and WSail'd 'o,',r
dhy bring into the Golfers Of benchcenee say sIVUV ~
: gold they would have secuted the foolish prophecy
What would they haYe thought Ven. eoI'u .n.! ia, :
known that those - pounds of Austin wheat were 10
be worth 90 tho Sanitary Commission on Tie IHclhe
coast alone s coo in goldi This fact, foT IL Was one
. | sOon was thus brought about.
Island was erected. and the ilusirious sack
xfs placed upon IT, Mr. Gndley made iew remarks,
offered goo ior the burden lately borne up1p hs shogl
dsrs The money 20 20 90 TIE sanitary fund. hT. i. H.
Wade then took the stand as an auctoneer. and
launched the -four upon that sea Of faIiuaceous popu
lerity on The ye.y waves ~ "Sn ,Sn me- ei ~
having the money and returning the hng It was sold
again and again, and yet again-the buyer 10 esel
case producing the purchase money. but declining the
pureiase Mr. Buell. { defeated candidate fcr mayor
u who for some uneIpaiued reason, was out OF gold
10 oGred certificate OF indebtedness Of the United
= SIic Irdtn for i5 but a. this when
% cashed would be bun paper st the bid In spite oi ia
y hberalty ruthossy Ieleeted sneh 's tbe oaols
mess produced uOon the Austin soul by TOO constant
metallic friction The offers In silver and gold went
Of on the auconecr whose eloquancc had already been
" All raeery p now swayed the auditory ns were corn
{ field stricken by the gale HIS tongue was tipped wIit
honey Lis fingers seemed touched with birduo lie
al who listened lost and he who bid paid tho amount
IS Of the bid. This Is Pacific ooastway ofdong things
"a our Eastern auctons where only the winner pays ar,
y Wien the BUYERS had relieved themselves Of tie
eagles and double eagles which they happened to have
Is about them combinations Of small change were made
o and very respoetabs offers were aggregated in hi
way Then the spirit Of class was brought into play
Of the merchants seeking 10 outbd tho mill owneTs ths
" miners resolved not be beaten by the landlords
When coin had entirely disappeared, aud all portable
D. evidences OF value had been swallowed up In tie wbtl
"a pool somebody bid town LOT. This was only ac
!. eepted because monopolist oi real estate who
happened 90 be present, offered 10 purchase The lot anc
produce the gold on the morrow Bids Of stocks anl
J. scrip not easily converted into mCney, ecet
to tho vauo Of meny thOusadds. When the sale wai
closed tie bids IN the aggregate were over s4p wlii
: accepted offers from Mr.. Bue II block OF lots II
- WatertoWn AID 81 another block from Mr. Jefferson
!, Work The procea.ion was reformed, the band afaii
awokc the echoes and the pleasures OF the day endeC
u ith sercnade 10 Mr.. Grdley, the hero OF Upper
= Austin.
t. About three weeks afterward It was proposed tba
the Sanitary Sack should be tnken TO God ii ana ~
a soId seycra times more On tie 10th Of May there
fore proper escnft beng obt0ned the bag was con