Iron County register., 1880-09-02
From Farmer,
Ed. RediSter-

, and though not half cared out is ready
for cutting, indeed is being cut in some
places. Further east, on the flat prai-
ries, the prospect is better; though
drouth seems general all over the
State. From the Illinois river to the
Wabash there is not running stream
to-day. Last year the young fish died
by millions in the smaller streams,
which are their breeding places, and
already the fisherman begin to com
plain that fish are getting scarcer.
This is one more misfortune, for it
would be hard to calculate the vast
amount of cheap and wholesome food,
such river as the Illinois furnishes.
Misfortunes never come singly, how
ever, and this behooves us to cast
about and see if science can furnish us
with any remedy for the many draw
backs we now suffer. Slowly but in
evitably we seem to be approaching
the fate of all large inland countries,
where cultivation has been carried on
in violation of natural laws. That de-
forestation has had much to do with
the deteriorating of our climate none
can doubt, yet it is doubtful whether
arboriculture could ever wholly reme-
dy the evil. Many here lay the great
changes OF late to understanding and
tiling; but more careful thought would
point rather to surface draining for if
| it should commence raining to-day,
and pour down without cessa ton for
| twenty-four hours, though fences and
| crops would be carried away, the water
would go too, as every ditch and fur
row and gully is open; SO that i'm a
week or two the land would be thirsty
and need rain again. It.wOuld seem
as though system of ponds or artificial
| lakes will become necessity.
Your correspondent. OK seems to
be in bad fix with hogs and bees To
the hog 1 am no friend, but when l
ride or drive through some of our
towns, where hogs are not allowed
to run at large, there are meat bones
aaS .sshes' heads lying about sinking
in the hot Street, plixed Yi.h ratting
fruits, vegetables and garbage of all
sorts; from Outhouses along the alleys
oozes the most noisome filth that sadly
needs mixing up with little clean
mud to allay the smell. "N" had bet
ter bear with patience the evils that he
hath than fly to those he wots not of.
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years in the midst of fruit; and so keep
them still; close to the house among
grape vine and fruit trees, where We
make preserves and where the children
play, and, except about the pump and
watering-troughs, they are no incOnve-
nience. If the skin of any fruit be
punctured or broken they will not let it
go to waste; but no one can show a sim
gle instance where honey bees pune
tured, injured, or destroyed sound
grapes, or any other fruit. The most
exhaustive experiments have proven !
this assertion, and public opinion,
which is only an average affair at the
best, is wrong in this matter, as it is in
a thousand other things.
A. J. Streeter, Greenback candidate |
for Governor of this State, spoke at
Winchester yesterday. Measured in
his boots he certainly is no mean can
didate either. He is frank, candid,
manly speaker, and several who under
took to question him found him ready
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pretty evident that this State is in the
tolls of railroad ring. When Lyman
Trumbull was Governor he failed to
execute the laws regulating the charg-
es upon railroads, and now the same
man, railroad lawyer, is candidate
for Governor on the Democratic ticket.
Cullom, TrImbull's successor, present
and the Republican candi-
date, has also failed to execute those
laws, though pressed to do so. Your
correspondent asked the speaker if
Cullom had not been waiting for the
decision of the United States Supreme
Court, given within the last two |
making railroads the subjects
Of legal regulation same as grist mills, :
ferries, turnpikes, &c. Streeter said he
lid not know what either Trumbull or c
Cullom had waited for, but he added |
hat when there was a rich party in the !
,ase lawyers could always find some t
'ide issue or excuse for waiting for a a
decision of the Supreme Court; but if
he offending party lacked money he =
vas always put through, and the de- \
'ision of the Supreme Court was wait L
ID for afterwards. After that came
o the conclusion that though speech :,
night be silver silence was gold. A {
'lunt old democratic Johnny Bull d
ried to get the speaker to wash the
kirts Of the Democratic party of all ~ ~
rad financial legislation, but found a
hat Streeter made a poor washwoman t,