Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-12-05
lFor the Americana
+. Surry. ..Our Farmers Club.

Everybody knows our pa" said an un.
| sophisticated urchin, so everybody knows
our Club. The geographical position is at
the 'river's mouth" or half way from the
.Sdtcdust City TO Dry-rot Province, where
nestled in, are some forty families, twenty,
OF which are represented in the Club, while
the pdter fdmiiias of an equal number can't
be aroused from a comatOse state. They
"know all about farming" and don't want
to be disturbed by new tangled notions
We suppose clam enjoys retirement
within its she'll. and an owl In solemn, 81
lent thinking, IL so, il would be sAcrilIg-
| ions to disturb them.
Our meetings are on Saturday evenings.
unless the Fates an | FAIRIES OF "Old Prob''
| prevent. The exercises are various dls-
cussion. select reading, dialogues, decla-
nations, reporters essay, Red. white.
aud Blue" "a paper with deal OF excel
leuce OF style.) occasionally a home lee
ture. and questions historical. and other
wise, A. a sort Ut continent to crafty the
humorous Thus, We eater 10 the tastes
OF III. many. "female rights" are right
fully recognized, and the little folks are
encouraged 20 be heard a. well as sea.
The topics debated usually are Of an asri
! cultural character. carefully giving the
.'go-by" to themes which "atn At the
stars nor do our debatcrs indu - in the
borrowed plnmes OF sPread-cdgie oratory.
The questions TO which We talk, are mainly
such as go 10 soIve the Urcsu AID s~,,.-
problem. We assume that successful farm
ing Is a Patoh,eort of science, art. observa-
ton and experience, stitched together with
Il needle of common sense.
We have no webs,er's; no Choats; no
Harriet Beecher Stoves; no Gail Hamll-
toms; no Edison's talking machines"
| On the women do talk Yet. we have
many a one who can talk good. sound,
practical common sense. Farm expert
ences are related, individual experiments
are given, the various methods OF farm
management are told, not interesting, 1t is
true. to part the har-ln-the-mddle" BIZ
peds. but instructive to those who sweat"
TO get their bread
Our Club is a grand speaking school and
our young boys. and old. have made "A
deal of proficiency In this desirable Amer
lean art, and now indulge in ,ogic which
rarely ''limps."
The seed-thoughts thus sown, are pro.
ducing good fruit. At the inception of the
Club. three years since. not a bushel Of
wheat was grown within its populated lin
! is; this season, more than 500 bushels
have been grown, and nearly a 900 loads
| Of marine manurcs have been gathered in
| for another years crop. Three years since,
! scarcely a member knew grass from a
weed, now, many one can classify and
| botanically name them. We much rather
| listen 10 \ lecture on the chemical eompo-
| stiou OF manute-, than to see a spawned
| nag go its 40" or witness the exhibi-
! ton Of scren-leggsd calf
/ Oar great, present want is help. help
| from outsiders, AMI 1t matters not
whether their standard /. above. or below
ours, or whether they deal in plain Iacis
| homeiy grouped together.
| Our meetings are conducted couformabe
to parliamentary usage. good order, and
| decorum prevail We live In the hope, that
| not far in the sweet bye and bye" YOU,
Mr.. Editor. will give our latch.srring jerk.
RtEAL.