The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-12-30

A Letter to the Changers.

A Letter to the Grangers.
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letters ! bad in my mild pfoipsct Of
wiling % other subjese besidei such
as pertain TO the cultivation of the soil.
am glad to see that you disspprove
tofpastnring Afock iaEihec cpoblic roads.
1 think we ought to look to the con-
venience of the people, and improve
ments Of our different neighborhoods
even il it should take us outside, of
subjects strictly belonging t. farming.
At meeting in the west part Of this
ttswa Gfews swesks back FaS resslution
Fwas spaSdEby the lahd sowners to
fhsvs sdktS p@ mp in diaerent pieces
% theif hnds that "no huiting nor
shooting will be allowed on these
premises" This IL designed to be q
protection against the carelessness Of
hsntefs in leaving Are ipthe woods in
dry wsather 1t nsy in some MEASURE
protect The birdie from being shot,
nsrely fer sport or wanteuness. Birds
do l great deal more good. for the
farmers than they are credited with.
They live nostiy on insectsand worms
that are much more destructive to the
crops than birds are. can remember
when bards peek ed the srips Iapples on
1.-THE trees. But the humber they took
was very email indeed, and the large
share they left for us wss free. from
worms. The spples that are brought
from Michigan this winter, - far as L
thAys seen ars free xen EpAnse But
wh6t h1rh6l1re CT Eh8a 5oir nice
| frsitr nos ID Shat ffhow of, sbecause
the birds are shot and the insects and
grubs cannot be destroy ed effectualiy
without them. A farmer could afford
TO give small shore Of his spples and
plums to the birds If he could have
the rest fair snd soand. II he Thinks
they take tes large share ,of eherries
q sttsIbatieS, ,llsf him put Sp I pad
dy or something to frighten them
away, bnt on'tskoot thsm.A I
The best way of mending the roads
ought to claim your attention. A
fashion prevails with some supervisors
In making the reads very narrow. II
know sf = number Of places in this
toHp. vherslt j. scazcsly, ,pessibH for
two wagons to meet and pass safely in
dayliShey 0e1d 1dflhs@placss is north |
Of the center, and another il west OF
the station and still another 10 west Of
VIM. Wilsey, in Edinburgh. The safe-
ty Of travellers should be looked at ~
well ~ having : path Ter the horses to
walk on. This iditches are made toot
deep and they are made tee near the
middle ef the road. To overset in the
ditch weuld be - great . smisfoftune
~ to wade through the mud Roads
are tsrnpiked where there il no need
Of its being done. On high ground
where the water can be drained off
there is no need of making deep ditch
es. ard raising thelreAds. Ittakes one
ysar fer the roada te set ssolids after
they are turnpiked. So we have bad
roads fromsy gear t. year, Probably |,
of the labor applied with
Judgment Iwsulds make better roads
than We have now with All the poll
tax applied to turnpiking. Many
places you cannot turn out to stop at
house with buggy without
danger of oversettinx. II is unsafe to
ride after night. You would be in
danger of meeting some vehicle and
being crowded into the ditch. o! yeu
would be in danger of getting into a
Hitch II yeu had not light enough to
zee the middle ef the road. We have
'ixty feet given for our public roads
but last winter when we had ice all
over the ground 1t took careful driv-t
ng to keep ., sled from slipping into
he ditch on one side or the other on
Dad that had been turnpiked the
DINNER before, west of Atwater Sta
ion. This was the case with other
sads with which i Am. familiar III!
lope you will use your influence to
ave this narrow road nuisance cor J
ected. rr.ars
think too much prominence is !
iven to plays. II you want yosr :
ons to be industrious and thriving :
itizens yos sboulas tesch them the :
uperiority of industry over idleness,
be differspce between work and play] q
| business man cannot bc successful il
nless his mind 10 pre-eminently ON c
is business. A laberipg man cannot d
q e,prosperSp unlssA b 4 ihdpstrieus.
Is.i... yosas en shose sf u. !;
ID 1sts snlAIl = play we're dsIl At :, =
FssL PAY insiesdof bsiSg Pan aaxil- Q
Iry Of labor, is the antipodes of it. o
Atwater, Dec. 9th, 1875. W.
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