The comet., 1879-11-29

| speaking OF Ut. musci iSA'' W.
of having noticed new style of fence
with which the Doctor has partially
enclosed his farm short distance be-
low Monticello. 1t consists Of common
rails with one of each set in the ground
at an angle of about 3S3 degrees, about
four inches apart, and supported with
small stakes in the middle. The ad-
yantages of this over the old style OF
fence are: 1t is safer; takes just half
the number of rails; and can't be
washed away by overfiows. The
Doctor has also invented a gait which
can be readily opened on either side
bv touching pulley without getting
off of your horse or out of your buggy,
and closing in the same way. III
strikes us as an ingenious and valua-
BILE invention, and destined to take the
places of the old inconvenient ana
troublesome gates hung across roads
and entrances to fields and pastures.
Hon. Isaac Newton, had case IN
Court and was there to look after IL.
He lives in the North east corner OF
Lawrence, near Mount Carmel, where
his father, the elder Isaac Newton,
lived before him, and who by industry
and good management made a hand
some fortune. Isaac, the younger,
was once Representative from Law
renee, and is still power in the coun-
ellis of the Democratic party. On
Tuesday evening accepted an invi-
tation from him to ride out in the
country to the neighborhood of Car
roll Maxwell's. found "Uncle Car
roll" as the boys are beginning to
call him. at home-at the home he
built for himself and wife forty years
ago. And 1 had the pleasure of meet
ing the old lady, Mrs. Carroll, also.
Both were as young looking, almost,
and certainly as happy as ever,
"Here 1 find you after an absence OF
twenty years." ventured to remark,
"as young and as active as ever, with
no change except that you have made
the house bigger, extended the farm,
and built up little town around YOU
am told, that, in spite of the war
and the financial crashes, you have al
ways got along, had plenty to eat and
to wear and money ahead. Tell me
the secret of this perennial youth and
happiness and success in life."
"Forty years ago." said Uncle Car
roll, II built the saw and grist mill
down there on the creek, sawed out
the lumber and built this house, and
me and Frances moved in, and we've
got to have our first quarrel. While
7 was at work clearin' and cultlvatln
she was at work cardin' and spinin.
When had to stay down at the mill
late at night she always staid up with
her knitting till I come home if il
took till twelve o'clock. What we
made we made together, and enjoyed
together the making and the use
These new houses you see below
them's the boys. They are startin
out jest like / did"
We then made a call on the boys
and talked with them. Each had 6
good farm of his own, and a house
and stock, and each were abundantly
supplied with all the necessaries OF
life and the pluck to move on in the
line of usefulness and prosperity.
We could not help drawing a con
trast between the hopeful and indie.
pendent condition of these boys with
that of some of our young friends who
permit themselves to be dependent
upon vacant counter.jumpership
which when they have obtained it,
is generally little better than a position
of starvation. The one promises
growth and outcome, the other, alas,
not unfrequently consigns its victim to
life of dependence and poverty
Why will our young men fly from the
farms, and starve or slave in towns
when the field is so remunerative and
so well calculated to develope true
m anhood and independence?
left Monticello Wednesday even
ing, having enjoyed pleasant reun-
ion with many old friends of my
youth, and added largely to THE
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