Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-05

turn the pretty yard into the commo.
highway. We never pass that place hn.
we are panied by the thought of ~
vandalism that has given a barren ana
cherries aspect to a home that migbt
have rejoiced in refreshing shade and !
wealth of floral beauty. But that wo1
years ago. We hope men are wiser and
more considerate now.
The cultivation of the beautiful sbo,la
receive some of the farmers ]attent;on
All his thought and labor need not ho
spent upon that which is expected to
yield profit only. His fences need No,
always be built in a Zig-zag fashion and
has bars might, without much extra ev.
pense, give place to gates that will not
sag. Advantage can be taken of SOM
situation or object about every home
stead, which by a little labor NAV no
converted into an object Of beauty. and
made to give fresh pleasure the who'll
summer. Land itself can be wrouoht
into any form desired, and by the iudi.
cious expanding of well directed labor
be made II of the most pleasing Oh.
jects about a farmhouse, We mean
that land directly adjoining the house
garden and home grounds.
Art al certainly improve much unon
nature III the attractiveness with which
it can clothe the almost unthought Of
soil about u homes. Grading, the
grassing over of bare spots, the cuttino
of neat walks in turf, the removing If
inequalities in the surface and maxine
just such a slope or form as is desired
these will so completely change the an
pearance of a home that a very little
outlay III this respect will increase its
money value and add to its attractive
ness.
In riding through the country n oc-
casionally sees places that he likes TO
study. He passes them slowly and
looks longingly backward to them. He
marks them rs places he would like to
own. What causes him to have these
attachments to the place? 1t is the
beauty Of their surroundings, the dis
position of tree and shrub and flower.
the rich suggestiveness of a half con
cealed rustic seat or summer-house. of
a pretty gate leading into a tempting
fruit garden, of a vine clambering over
rude lattlcc-WOrk-these reach his heart
at once, and although the place is not
his W he has an attachment to it only
second to that which clings to his own.
and the recollection of that beautiful
farmhouse, of which he obtained but a
glimpse while passing, remains with
HIM II pleasant satisfaction through
life. Does not the identifying of that
home pay better than that which simply
ministers to utility? And should it not
be an object with every farmer, in some
degree, to contribute to the love of the
beautiful implanted in almost every
mans nature-eXcept in such as cut
down trees and root up flowers?
We counsel then more attention to
the beautiful. Plant trees and shrubs
and vines, make your home surround
ings attractive by the help of rustic
structures-arbors, seats, gateways-by
the dS,t 99GBt+sti9d ttppBaliiR+Sgn Of LATHE "Vaar ltBh3S
objects employed. Don't hope to 10
all at once; and don't get discouraged.
Do a little this season and more anoth-
CT year. A tree grows slowly, but be
fore you are aware Of it, it has out
grown your expectations. Set out trees
t~herefore-for they will not grow where
you want them if you do not put them
there. How the odd hours of one sum
mer even, can be made to improve
and adorn ones home with beauty
hat will never fade, but be more and
more delightful with each returning
spring Tina,