Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-10
An AM EuniI.

The New York correspondent of the Cleve-
land Herald tells how poor young man of that
city came to own lots on Staten Island:
Two years ago a hotel keeper, well known
throughout the country, opened an elegant hotel
at one of the most frequented summer resorts.
He wanted clerk Application for the position
was made by young man, fine looking fellow
who confessed to being every poor If you would
share my rainy day reflections you must not
lose sight ofthe fact-that he was indeed dread
fully poor.
Mr.. l. did not think less of him because Of
his poverty, though afterward he had occasion
to think of it as an existing fact at the time he
was employed. For he did employ him, and
proceeded TO instruct him in regard to his duties.
The burden of the instructions related to the
bills, and were rather singular. He told the
poor young man that when he made out bill
for party he should make it appropriate
which meant in harmony with their style and
appearance, number of trunks, amount of lug
gage generally diamonds, and so on, and above
all, should have no connection with what they
have actuallygot in the way of extras or anything.
He informed the poor young man that people
generally who stopped at his house did not no.
tice bill of 'tems." "Did he comprehend
The Young man thought he did-and time proved
that he did.
Ghe hotel fourished meanwhile. The elite
patronized it-"people, you know with loyal
contempt for "items."
Near the close of this last season a gentleman
from New York stepped into the office of the
c. hotel and asked the proprietor for the
clerk, this poor young man. Mr.. told him
he was,out, would be in presently. Would he
wait? "Well, yes, said the stranger; 81 am
anxious to see B. (the clerk); | am nego
tating with him for fine property over on
Staten island"
ooh, then it can't be B you want to see.
He hasn't any property" Mr.. l. politely eX-
planned.
eyes, it is B" said the stranger. "You
have clerk by that name, haven't yOuW
eyes," said the pooryoung mans employer,
condently, "but he is poor; has nothing; came
to me very poor, two years ago. You can wait
and see him, ofconrse; but do assure you, you
have made a mistake"
AT this moment B. came in, walked up to
the stranger at once, and shook hands.
Mr.. L--spoke up, "Here, B., this gen
tlemau called to see you, he says, about some
property you own on Staten Island. You haven't
any property there, have you?.
Eyes, sill" replied the poor Young man, mod
est, though unembarrassed.
"How does that happen" questioned Mr..
D.. Didn't you come here owning nothing
very poorp
The poor young man Strengthened up with
the air of an honest man, diScharging a sacred
duty, and thus did he say:
eyes, sir; | came into your employ poor. You
instructed me to swindle and cheat our guests.
ing instructions did follow them, and put
share of the results in my own pocket. To-day
| am comparatively rich, and own that prop
erty this gentleman wished to buy. Now, what
can you do with me? | should really like to
know"
FLOWING IN CALIFoRNIA-The Scientific
American gives the following details as to the
methods of gang blowing in use in California;
"The fields are plowed with what are called
gang pows, which are simply four, six or eight
pillow shares fastened to a stout frame of wood.
On the lighter soil eight horses draw a seven
gang pillow, and one such team is counted on to
| put in GAO acres Of wheat in the sowing season,
| or from eight to ten acres per day. Capt. Gray,
| near MERGED, has put in this season 1000 acres
| with five such teams his own land and his own
| teams. A seed sower is fastened in front of the
| pillow. 1t scatters the seed, the pillow covers it,
| and the work is done. The pillow has no handles,
| and the plowman is, in fact, only driver; he
| guides the team the plOws do their own work.
1t is easy work, and smart boy, if his legs are
| equal to the walk, is as good plOwman as any
| body-for the team turns the corners, and the
| pillow is not handled at all.
| IL is astriking sight to see eight horse teams
| following each other over vast plain, cutting
| LANDS" mile long, and, when all have passed,
| leave track forty feet wide of plowed ground.
| On the heavier soil the process is somewhat diff
| ferent. An eight horse team moves four gang
| pillow, and gets over about six acres per day.
The seed is then sown by machine, which
scatters it forty feet, and sows from seventy five
to one hundred acres in a day, and the ground
| is then narrowed and cross narrowed.
| When the farmer in this valley has done his
winter sowing, he turns his teams and men into
| other grounds, which he is to summer fallow.
| This he can do from the list OF March TO the
middle of May, and by it he secures a remuner
alive crop for the following year, even if the
season is dry. This discovery is of inestimable
| importance TO the farmers on the dryer parts Of
these great plains Experience has now dem.
onStrated conclusively that if they pillow their
lands in the spring, let it lie until the winter
rains come on, then sow their wheat and harrow
it in, they are sure Of crop, and the summer
will have killed every weed beside.