, 1879-07-18

un.hrcshed ttraw IL kept going Into the na-
chino. Al tho other end Of Tho, separator a
loose tnass Of chopped straw Ia cl!n5lng np tho
Hen pI.ch the bnudIes to t',c maeh'ne. They
arc warm. Tbs air Is doote with duht.
The heat ri The sMn ia torri0e. napldiy the men
become black VIII dust nfy .|y.s,ss snsak ,tsns nn1T 70
un1tl the machine atnps for sonc iHllnE re-
pairs. TlIcn they thrpv themselves down 70
rest. but ~ M instant ,l1e Tolss of ths dsi7ef;
the cylinder turns, huras sotty As It Rsta speed
,lr,, roara loudly ~ It catches the iull notion
Atgain The air ts thick With dust: aeatn the
straw is being rapidly scd Into uc han9es ison, p
stacrer Dronping he fork, he clasps h!s head
witt, biz hAluis and falls-.ncitcd with tha heat.
ilo is instantly graspea md carried to tne
aul liz rnrk Is resumed. Al nieht ct,rnes on
The tnrn arr tired out. Their akins arc on Nte.
70 drcaifuliy havo they been irT!tatcd w tho
dn.t NM! eha1 Of tic grain Th:.r eyes arc
l,ioolttlot; they aru hungry, Soon after supper
they all Eo to .leep.-sone IN tic barn: ott.erH
% tho floor u the house; at!1l others, saseless
OF nny comfort, as they antbkc out thelr pipes.
lie duwn On the ground alui sleep there.
Where do The men sntne from lint help handle
thetc 1nrEe rrnpsf We depend, Hrstt on the
eu,tgranls. who t'ock lnto country sublect t1
homestead; scs,nd, on wheat harvest "tra'nps."
rrst North Son,n kucp ts,c !i,e VI tic rivera.
| They work in rcxns until hrr harvest IS saved:
Thus, they Strike for the Al!asistippi River and
there take boa: for thu Nn,in ~, Mhem @ Isy sy
al.cnhark md 70 10 work. Fint"'l'h.: uMEtt,
they 10 further North, mud 40 Keep on until
NInMcsota ia rcarhed, ceasing rofk only Whet,
,t1 great fields Of wheat on me rec avef nst ho
warons aud ,lrirc North. These. In .hunHresI8
or ychv,e., cau he sccn going North to-day:
'Ilsey have mt the "rDp hs Texas. ING cFop ot
;ip,,Aern Kansa. has been kaveo By them. Tho
farmer, ot Nebraska arn looking towarl sl'c
Southern horizon for the wlIisc.topped Wagons
~ roll into slight. sonn thcy will be among tho
hest Of harvest .atH,s. Hui. son!s Ut thcnu have
ycrr imperfect idcas of thu r'yaiss OF pcrsDnal
property, and arc especially loo.u III mofs!a III
scGaru to horses.
West Is sold 10 b,tvcrs in the fltle VILLAGES nonC
the Western railroads. TIC buycrs, thrnc .r
foilr in number, cinb together. Almost daily
'iry meet a"l agrec ut%u t,'r pta:e 'nry ,, y''a
p,,rchases arc poo'c't and thr profits divided pro
raj. between TIN. tnan,bets Of tl'r pool,
ThonsIt ttns wheat Is lrr. from rye, II round,
plam,, nnd weighs .i1ty-thrce ponnds per
ius,ul. II 10 neycr No. |, seldom M 2, but rr'.-
c,n,ty No. !. Tls system ri organized plumber
on the pnrt OF thr b,,ycrs Is known to III" wheat
Ernwcr.; bul they can 10 nothing. the railroad
refuses 10 furnish them cars II tt"xewish Ia sh
their nwn wheat, Dr 1t they du gnt ears md
, shit, soincth!ug IL apt tn happen IT, mir car;
1t leaks. or the wbc4t-lhlcvrs make q raid
Du It. or the Crnt' eofnMisA'on H'c' ~ hsnsus
. City swiud.e them: or tue grain inspccturH VI
kunfas CRY or Ut. Louis make fraildulcnt m
/ ! speciions IN tie interest of thc co1nn'tss'hf
, nrn, who own tietn. So thu venture reeults
iisustrouslv to thr small grover wha struck fol
frtclu,1. a.d. with his harrd "t Fatlroads nut
, mj}deuiru sirvnctilcncd, he sweara profanndlr
n, return. 10 Ills f7rfI, III lus,l l:ts wagons wl
wheat to bc sttd To the local in'o'. 1i1rsr ,ncr
look at II. euy ii IS muHy. damp. damaged, ryc
mixed, oil cusur, moi through the awG't, md Y
. beat lie price down. The fasmer, knuwtng til.
: grain to he su.,ns', plump, well swrsltt!. aIn
oycr-wc1=hi, eau d. nothing. Tie secs 1t EFaie!
tak.s The p1sr o. IT, q ana .s KwS n"ss ~, ~
> cru the affairs uf tins world. And w'n1c
that he preserves any VI tho sweetness Of hunai
= nature In Ills soul.