The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-11-25

lrresn y. Sss susana rA'issrl
NovS;ghSr.
Low the leaves l.c ia ,ne forest, on the
damp earth brown and elm;
C,4;iarneartac evening shadows; Hask \
Tie wi,ri Is Solrowirg siiil.
Vanished ne tie pine crowned monn-
tHs. hidden III dusky cioud;
see tie ylia. i al.e.h even from the wan
AMI dreary SKY:
Ersacih on the swollen streamlet, wildly
whirline roaming by;
And the branches. ieaiess. waving in the
ian wind. low are bowed"
November. die Mcuih Of 'rhankSgiv-
Ing DaNs Che season Of thanksgiving
hearts. rle crops are harvested ard sc-
rgr,d. ana though drought. or other
can~r.. may lANr cui sorc ot them ~'ot'
az abundance for all. uan and ,rs.t- Is
left
The terrible famines which occasion
ally cut oil lie people Of other l-sds.
Viii roi probably ~ ie't bore. our
country rs 40 WlG.iy extended. tisi sUnle
,nrlioa ui il y ili s.Na,- bs h'es.ea ~isf
ulnn.!t,lt larNe.i-. II drought, iDs.ci.
co. iarins prcseut crops irO'n aiaiAs,hE
in ihi- rr -ian. SON" u'aer "a me a lie
dominion s. oIs lister states 1i!i nave
a lgg'a- to spare.
lnoailief tiale-. this might noi hSse
a, He'd n- nlac! : but nos that he crLn-
trt i dreaded xith railroads and c.Egl-.
transportation i- - rHpln aai cheap
that one portion ~ lie country can sup
Div anaiits "a distant O..e With the
l.eee--i.i,s 81 liie iA Very -sGrs period.
In THIS Mcafe kiatiy isNorcc. it y one
III TIE greet -scUr.lie- against ,hu-e ter
rib.e raiamiiier which hare .css-ionAliy
taken pace ia other portions ~ NE
world Three Of four bundled years
ago the most xricvods iAulIes occurred
in Engl.ni, because the land was 20
wrcichedly cultivated. Men. women
and children persisted o. actual hunger
by thou saHt- aud those - 40 survived
kept themssivr- alive uy eating tie bank
of tsec-. aeogn-. aud i.ig-lais.
Tile November WORK VI oatnre j. no"
goinr on. nesv, rains usually seturoi'
tic earth. ~; ~ ,i.r ponds aud sirrnuis
,aryi4- Min ihen mol only mnis;ur'
ior ilr foC,- ~ pisW's. bat treasuriIA
M warmth Tor Niusrg usr. The Oesefv
Ing farmer savs.-"lt viii be q coli
winter Why. il j. asked. Becau>'
litile rain bss fallen, lle ponds anS
streams are low. aDi The winter viii b
"A cold one. And 20 il would prove
the rain we're Withheld. The full stream
III ponds contain 4 certain amount 0
heat which j. given of in the " inter
and the weather j. considerably modi
1icd hv il.
But tile rains not only do this: the.
also carry warmth 10 the soil. and vari
oa- elements OF fertility. which feed an'
stimulate lie roots Of plants. and pre-
pare them for vigorous spring growth
November f'rosts are also &c useful a
the dcw- OF June or the showers OF July
They have their time Of coming anu thei
part 10 perform. aud will not POSITION
them to auother season.
All these operations in nature. ough
10 be suggestive to the farmer, that b.
TOO. has various labors TO perform i
November, that ought not TO be LETT II
December
The permanent Improvements OF IL
farm, the care Of the animals whic
serve him. preservation Of the fruits an
other crops. which have been hagyeste,
the security Of buildings and celia
against storms aud frosts, and the soci
in,erchange> betW cen neighbor~ ~
relatives. all require the attention
the farmer in November.