River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-12-26
The Latter Day Farmer.


and must, go to work in thoughtful |
and determined manner to attend to |
his own business-that of agriculture; |
and if he desires to elevate his pro- |
fession, he must at once and always, |
study the experience of the more wide |
awake farmers of the past, and profit |
by their failures and mistakes as well |
as their methods or success, and by
his own experience too, making every
established fact in his careful inves-
LEGATIONS step in the upward course
of advancement tor which he set out;
nor can he lead off in the pleasurable
occupation of farming without work,
mental ard muscular without study
and research coupled with actual prac-
tice, any more than he of learned
profession can attain prominence and
keep it without mental industry.
The farmer too, to keep up with
other folks must be learned; the life
of man is not to be as stagnant pool,
but forever on the move, forward or re-
trograde; to-day the march is forward.
The farmer opportunities to walk
side by side with Sc of other pursuits
are increasing, he must have pre-
paratory train Is others have it to
| fit them for particular pursuits
in life. In mmon schools our
sons and dat erS must be taught
some of thu 4iments pertaining to
the science of agriculture. We believe
that farm property pays an undue pro-
portion of the taxes which go to main
tain schools and government, and that
| the votaries of the farm should be and
| must be, honored with better fitting
| for tiIling the earth and for citizen
ship.
The rural population of turbulent
France are now probably the most
| contented and prosperous people in
Europe; they own the land and the
government fosters their vocation.
1t sends out instructions to all the vii
| lage and country teachers to ''aim at
| fitting the scholars for citizens; i'm
| bue them with taste for rural pur-
suits; above all, obliterate that grow
ing evil, the tendency of farmers
sons to leave the country for the
town; the teacher to read, experiment
and eXpound in familiar manner
with rudiments of agricultural opera
| tions. Successful teachers receive a
bonus from the-government and from
local societies. The girls are taught
their department of the life of the
| farm"
There having been complaint in
Ohio that the State University sig
nores agriculture, the faculty of
that institution generously offered to
tue farmers a course of lectures, four
a day for four weeks, upon such sub
| jects as will be of use in farming, and
by the efforts of the State Grange Of
ficers and others, this excellent pro-
ject is to be carried out this winter,
oranges and other organizations to
send one or more delegates each, who
the subject matter of each lecture to
their respective societies at home-a
most enviable opportunity, far better
than Senator at Washington. Q. S.
o. w. Peterson keeps full assert
| Of Kinn,c uo1d ciluar opY1 hipo
ton and steel Spectacles and Eye
glasses. A good fit guaranteed. 226m
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE n. w.
r. R.-Last Thursday morning as the
Clayton train was making a flying
SWITCH at Marsh Lake, one of the
breakmen, Mr.. Alfred Root, after
pulling the coupling pin, fell between
the rails and was run over by the rear
car, which broke both his legs and
one of his arms. The company ply
stefan was ordered from Hudson to
meet the Western bound train with
the wounded man on board, at this
place. The poor fellow was brought
down to the City Hotel, but in such
Frustrated condition that amputation
was not resorted to. He was made as
comfortable by Drs. Epley and Baker,
as possible, until three o'clock when
death releaved him from his suffer-
ingS. He was a married man and the
father of two children, and had been
employed on the road for several
months. His wife and household eff
fects were at the time coming west.
and it was their intention to live at
Clayton this winter. His wife arriv-
ed in Hudson on Friday, and was wait
ing the arrival of the Clayton train, to
meet her husband whom she had not
seen for some time. On being in
formed that he was dead, the lady was
completely overpowered by the sud-
denness of tue fearful and unexpected
news. The remains of Mr.. Root was
carefully prepared for burial by kind
hands in this place and placed in
metallic casket and forwarded to Hud-
son Saturday morning, where the
stricken wife and mother awaited
them. God in his tender mercies will
temper the cold winds to the shorn
lambs, and He will be father and
comforter to the widow and father
less.-.St. Croi.r Republican.
CLOTHING CHEAP.-Two thousand
dollars worth OF men and boy ready
made clothing to be sold within the
next sixty days at r. w. Jennings.
| Among the most pleasant gatherings
of the holiday season was the Christ
mas festival at the NJ. E. Church.
The exercises were opened with pray
er by Rev. w. ID. Atwater. A Christ
mas exercise was joined in by the
school, interspersed with singing. 1t
was well rendered and the music by
the choir was well received. Mrs. II.
S. Baker presided at the organ as
chorister of the Sunday School. The
gifts were announced by C. Smith and
III. S. Baker. and six young ladies act