, 1874-11-14


relative for lifo In Il country which calls itself
ftoo md which declares Tint lta Justice Ia equally
administered to all alike.
NorE--The reader Is informed tbat this story ia
fonL!ed, In all essential pnr.icnaru which
actually occurred In England eight years hincc....
W.c.
TIE FARM AND GARDEN.
An Appeal to tho Hze,nborg.Eicrt II Of
the 14cEiAfntNrc for n Inv to EncOtar-
nge tho Keeping at SmnIt FIoeiks or
Shccp-Auntlul Meeting of tho nlti-
n"is horticultural Socicty-Ehe
Weather nnd Fnli.yrorls.
From onr ArrtctLtHrat Correspondent.
CHAMPAIGN, H.. Nov. II, 1874.
Now that tho political var is at close, aud
tho ranks Of tie Legislature filed, We may begin
to cast about to 300 what work
We, TIE PEOPLE.
will ask them to do. We tsuAt that they will not
forget TINT they are the servants, not tho
masters, of tho people of tho stats md that
they will look to Tho truc interests Of oil classes
alike, and not bo the promoters OF elasa-!ogisla-
tion. We have heard great deal OF late in re-
gard to monopolies aud class.lcgsfatlon, md Of
desire III the members of tho last Legislature
to disregard tho interests Of tho far.ner, We
must remember TINT that Assembly was ono Of
now men, nud unused to the making Of laws, and
therefore could not DO expected to mako rapid
progress III reform, and consequently NO may be
thankful for what they did not do, rather than
for what thay did do. At thia writing have no
idea who arc elected as our Lawmakers, but
am satisfied that n large majority Of them arc
honest, conscientious mon, WHO intend to do
their duty In the most faithful mannor. For
one, caro- not whsthce member Of tho Qonor-
al Assembly is farmer, d lawyer, q doctor, q
blacksmith, q merchant, q 1nnkor Of agricultural
implements, dcaler in grain, or belongs to any
other department Of business; providing TINT
ho ia good businessman. not eontf-
mental dreamer or O clorgyman,-for 8,scll
mon have not beau trained to business-habitB,
and should not hold Ruch mn office hut, fortu-
nhtely 80 faw Of this c1asB nro over elected TINT
We need hnyo no fear of thoir influence. We
may. therefore, aesur,e that tho great body OF
tle Assembly Is cotnpoaod Of honest mon, who
arc willing 10 do their duty when that duty is
pointed out to them.
I Iapnrebend that tho blame In part is on our
own shoulders, Tor not presenting our claims and
ExrLAlNiSd WHAT vi. NEED.
How should thu Assembly know wl,at the firm
ors need in regard to now laws, unless tbs farm
ors themselves come forwnrd and explain thoao
nootls7 Failing to do this, we have no reason to
pe ot hsss sssases and m ossses ossss Of e
ous people have their wants attended to, It is
bacause they have given the subject attention,
and brought It before tho lawmakers in proper
form. In orlor to do thta 1t Ia not necessary to.
OF the columns OF the city and country psesa,
wbicl, ia always opeu to them. Let ua, there.
fore, have fair understanding OF this matter,
that wo muat indicate in plnfn manner iuRt
what wo want done. and there will DO litt!o fear
Of n failure. There was a time when tile lawyers
vera disposed to mako laws In their own In
tosost; and the courts ret slioH tho result
Of such legislation In tho technical
ities that control tton,.-makng law tho
two mon arc ahla to agrae ou What ia right or
wrong. whcn soon through pair Of legal lens.
The time has come when tho peoplo denaanl
r}ainly,written lava, ,avcsted Of all trimmings
and ambiguous nlenninsa and TINT courts Hhnll
do justice, instead ct dcsiding according to some
old, mustv precedent. But. to accomplish tlleso
thtnga, tho peonle rAuat maka the demand, and
uesst the Legislature In making the reforms.
So 1nuol, preliminary to my topic which ia
ruE PROTECTION OF eNEEp,
and tho encouragement OF wool and
KNOWS Knows tl.at auoop Cannot - 10 III kept 'sra On
Brnall farms In small lots. simply on ac-
count Of tho groat number Of dogs TINT destroy
thonl. There is custcm, or rather law Of uour-
tesy, tint a1lows any palson, tho bend OF fami-
ly, rtch or poor, to la the owner Of one dog @
poor man two dogs, and very poor man throo
dogs. This may 9ppenr to l,a very strange
lNAHE u 6utlb PuUFlHt u LlGH lNhH 1AlNH Ltt
inform themselves. they will be surprised to SEQ
how uniform is the r1,lo. Some years since hal
a tonant who persisted In koennG ti,roo great
worthiesa dogs, and yet this man could not be
persuaded to keep riE. His wife said that thu
that thay had nothing to feed tue pig with. At
tile end Of tho yenr hnd 10 part with tho man
and his dogs. and to mako D special contract
with his a,lccesaor to keep two PIGS and to dis
penee with tho dogs; hut had to look up n
ntnn will. Il H,nn11 fan1i1v. va r,anH mt
dispute in regard to the. tnBto OF tltoao
people. nor IL 1t to our interest to pun
ish them hut, on tho other baud, wo
ahonla Ey,n try to a,e educate them ., up to
large: and, IS each ono is armed with vote to
protect lia dog, and inaBmucll as tlley hold tho
balance ot powor, politicians aaro not Interfere
with their doga By enactng stringent dog law.
Then, again, ths advocates OF
DOG LAM
are too radical; and thoy go ut Il to clean out
tho tloga at all hazards mid, at tle Rame timo,
they have very sineularl7 lost alght Of the
s sfsP If s ns Tiy nsssssag "fg y H s s ss Ses
@ o"e Of lis uaieuablo rsts tiatali H otfor poopla
arc bound to respect, At tho ,same time, this
dog:.taxing ought not to DO allowed to osoapo tho
no e1tra hardship ought to 10 Imposed, B.ioh "a
dogs. bach:, ratio OF ta1at ton Ia ont Of nil
hnrulony with our tux law, AMI has been
the main oa1ao Of tho failure OF tho
dog law, would uot abridgo tho rights Of auY
porson. but rather porsua1o them out OF their
orror. There was timo WHOM thought II nccos-
snry to keop ono Or two rat-terliern but
snco then ilayo loarnod cheaper aud uuoh
batter plan to got RID OF tile rats thougl,, beforo
pail several dol!ars ANNUALLY on eaol, ratter
rathor than to hase dispensed with ileir aor-
ylcos. hut rat-torrieta will not kill slSep, hear
suggested. porlana they will not. and yot ouce
pna no1gloor Sl5 for ahcop wotriel to dcatl. by
aot. Aud to-day do not own dog OF any kind,
aud do not tliink that ever al,all ito 30. I aud
them ct no value to guard tho rre,nI .sa
bit 4 9ollrco OF graat annoyance to