Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-09-24

made - graa nherc hut cue EfcH bJflW,-hut
to hesAsls q uheai, II eats q esm, e peia-
toas.
uuere arV thousands q aerrs lying waste.
waiting c. sume hand . 20 turn the farruu,
scatter the ssssi. and reap the harvest" fhe
laburers are Too isH. They have gone 10 the
broad rrairics q the West. shcre. ~ Everett
nv. . Nsiune, on her murc houniiful loam.
Weavcs With her myriad spiudlos, iuto the It's
sacs q the var. Cor the comfort and dclighi q
her chiidrrn. the gorgeous tiuts u spring. and
the golden fruits q autumn.
II car farming vas more an intellectual Pur-
suit, II i Ecre made o. productive a. scienoc
wall some day make Il, i would interest and
profit enough % kccp our sons AZ home.
II Is one q the purposcs q providence In
giving ~ improved facilities In our labor, that
We may have leisure for the investigation AMI
mastery q the principles which undcrlie the de-
partment u agriculture. a. they have hocn devel-
opel and unfollcl by the experiment Of scicnti-
&c farmers. I do not here alludc to that holi-
day surt Of farming. called "faney farming.
rufcr to that other class which Is mos, practical
q all, "seisHiife fdrmiag" Don't get the two
miIcl In your minds, nor allow an ill-toundel
prejudice to shut your eyes TO your own inter
ests. Remember hat science is but organiEcl
and classified knowledge. Anything short Of
this Is mere quackery, and there is enough Of IL.
To detect the true from the counterfeit. rcquirs
intelligence and some knowledge of scientific
principles. All this is easily within cur reach,
by the multiplication Of books and essays upon
! this subject
have already detained you too long But
before closing, desire to recall TO your minds
the wcighty responsibilities which rest upon ths
citizens Of this republic, And here let me quote,
briefly, what has been better said than | can
say it;
"The future Of this great country is full of
exciting hope. But it depends entirely upon
the tilers Of the soil whether that hope shall be
realized or not The neglect to improve our
agriculture will be followed by the decay of
all else that we ought to cherish in morals and
government. as well as in the arts Mexico has
gone all TO picccs-thc property of her people is
the spoil Of robbers, aud their liberty the play
thing Of tyrant, simply because her agricul-
ture is a half century behind the age.
~ we-cultivated soil produces, not only
grains, grasses and fruits, but another and far
more precious erop-men-mcn who know their
rights and dare maintain them-a bold, honest,
intelligent people, the just pride, the sure de-
fcnse Of every nation. II startles the imagina-
ton to think what we may become in few years
il we adopt the improvements already made and
keep pace with those which are yet to he. We
have the grandest field to work upon that was
ever opened to the industry of man. A territory
is ours stretching through every variety of eli
mate and soil, from the wheat-feds of New
England, lying for half the year two feet deep
in snow, TO the orange-grOycs Of Texas where
winter never comes--yaleys of unbounded fer
tility, mountains filled with incxhaustibe wealth
; lakes that spread out with sca-ike expansc
rivers which make those of Europe seem like
brooklets in mparison-every thing in short
made on a scale of magnificent grandeur. With
} a population IN yards of forty millions, more
than doubling every quarter Of a century, liv-
ing under a government Of equal laws, -mov-
ing onward and upward with an energy that
, freedom alone can inspire, and aided by the
highest science in making the most of their
natural advantages; who shall set bounds to its
, growth and prosperity! Who shall curb the ca
rcer of such people, and set limit to its deep
founded strength! Milton himself never dreamed
, of power so boundless, or u people so blcst
| even in that enrapturing vision, when he saw,
"A mighty and puissant nation, rousing herself
! like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her
T invinciblc locks;' or like an eagle soaring with
her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzlel
eye at the full blaze of the midday beam, purg-
ing and sealing her sight at the fountain it
self of heavenly radiance
e" The man who with his senses open to the
: truth, would thwart such destiny, or refuse
his aid to accomplish it, is traitor-not only
to his country alone, but to the best interests
and highest hopes of the human race
The purse Of 800 open to all horses
owned within the limits of the Society was
not filled, aud was not trotted for.
The last and grand race of the Fair wa:
purse of 100000 open to all horses
Jerry Drew of St. Jehnsbury, entered
Sorre Kate; I. NJ. Tiernay of St. Al.
bans entered Barney Kelley, and Richard
Slaves of Pattsburgh, N. Y. catered
Geo. T. Harris. On the first half mile
Barney behaved badly and Kate took
: the lead, but Barney closed tho gap OIL
the third turn and came home a neck
ahead, Harris I'd.
In the I'd heat Barney lead of little
ahead closely followed by Harris and
Kate. These positions were maintained
to the end of the heat. When the drivers
came back to the stand the judges an
nsunced that in their opinion, the driver
, Of Harris Geo. S.aves) was holding his
: horse and that they should appoint 8
e new driver. This decision created som,
excitement, but was heartily endorsed by
f, the spectators. Some time was occupied
: = in selecting new driver, but finally Johl
: Utten took the reins for the third trial
. Under the rule, the I'd heat was declared
e void.
In Utton s hands Harris at once tool
n the lead and kept it easily during thu
: heat, with Barney % and Kate in thu
t rear.
. The third heat was similar to the pre-
t ceedng one, except that Kate barely save,
: being distanced
c In the last heat, Kate having come il
3D. three times, was entitled to Sd money
e and was Withdrawn by consent of TIN
! drivers and judges. The interest in tn
: race had by this time pretty much sub
: sided as it was apparent that Harris wa
$ much the superior for speed, and tool
: the heat and race as a matter Of course
i The following is the summary.
Barney Kelley. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Geo r. Harris NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2 IL
/ | Snrral X afn $500. 3 8 3 O