, 1880-11-03
Refutation OF an Erroneous State.
ment in tho Atlantic
Monthly"
How Farmers Families Do Live
lit I,idfnnn. Illinois, and
NIichignM.
Their Prevailing Condition That
Of Easy and Generous
Comfort.
How Mrs. seabright, tho Represents
tive Of n Glass, Passes
Her Days.
n ths E,lj:nr ~ 9zt chicago Tribune.


Of "An ESSAY IL itnvc that all nnllIor will
write tic lr:.rr for l,ns1ilt: su1ne knowledge
Of the sni,irct uba1, which he wt!tcs."
jm The 1!t'nntic 1tHnthiH for August. 1850.
1 find nn nu!rl, rutLlrl IAN E,atishwoMat,
III the New England lllIl-Cnuu,ry." ltgiyts
Il sirn,lHr it,enl picture. tic graphic ir,t.ftul-
l,rss If which ,lo not plpsltinc II question:
but, w!IFn the writer l'rorrcIs 10 cOslpNrc
the narrow lacul!ty which Inns l,atl tic l,nnor
Of her personal observation with 0tllcr nArts
OF ollr country concerning which she Is lcss
accurately wel-infnrne'!,
sIll: FALLS l:;rO THE EI,IsOIs
upnn which The grent ilnyelisl SAW lit to llse
his peli III the essay nh,vc ,ncslti,,ned.
'rhc picture fills article presents Is not
lovely onc. On the contrary, II shows up II
condition Ut life which, for st0lht unprngres-
sIyvnpss, profnnity, loverty. and rigorous
limitation Of every kind, have never seen
es!t,aLptl. except In Nil 1s0llted settlement of
hn.ncsteatlels om the plnc-barreus Of North
Michigan, We nrp told Of II pcOple wlto lave
heitlor wealth nor enterprise; where there
Is "nn loyt Of life In itself, ntlli very
little enjoyment Int what cMn De sllatcicl
between two wheels Ut work, slowly grinding
the lnbnrer."
Afterwards comes tl,s remarkable state
ment: "l,y comparison will, The average
South and West. The most primitive New
El,ElaM Ito Is Que Of luxury and rrue-
1nent." Tic South 1nny nuke Its avn
tciensc. Touching tic West, desire 10 Of
fer n brief stntcment Of facts.
Tic average Wrst may, think, be fairly
represented by the States nf
INDIANA, ILLINOIS, AND MICHIGAN.
Over these States have travelled, ana from
o,,c ri tl,rm write. :.
T{s1tnS nIhn,1sr Tin nnSpnr Etn}na Within
scrii,rl the Far. WGst Of the Union. Zach
las history dating back to tho old days Of
the Frcuct, missionary anll trader: but they
hnvn l,rr,, ,leyrIo,,pd from Sntuu.,s will
hess into c,of tic eram'rst farming reEions
Sc settler tie "' IN 1n5i"a @ " bought s sti lis ini ia as
Government sale, paylng for n u,iartcr-sec-
,oi ano"t ~ ln.s !sual,, lelI 4,M ,.. VIII ,l
little else IN the wor!d bt!t !t's ax. W1th tIss
lie Inndo war Upon the mighty forest; a,ld
the daunt!e<s determination will. which lo
~, .,.,, 'I ,,,,a,.,'t IT, ,ss,,ti ts.',',
so,l 10 t"e sun M1u i"nehsa nls oseAu rum
between t'lu thick s.nbh!c OF sttlnlt's, ae'
settler lIl,st needs bc little Mlore fore-
hanicd. lIn nlnst hnye enough left utter
paying fur lis mud II b.,y tint ilerc,lleAn In
p'iElant, Il prairie hod.pIow, anil tho eight q
ten nx-tunm tn t,ove ii. l fancy he hardly
dreamed, IN llH turned t!losc bl!lowy fur
FIVE, n,Hs ,',nitt WITH lIs!e l.s ~ Me s "GosGte. ,
!v 'rv'G r y ~ ' s,, ~ nn,r .,f , osIMs .
ahl @ iss: ~ ",s hr'' t Il i Ish Il tarrv Ir'
si". nn mfss i;s strenrtl M IL HrnIralfy tm.y t
n" & Ms stas..IH ~. ~ - pigGinnn' ii' @ aneA
i.,t' s., A ,,' NV .. y = ~ M' a
sm far i v..1s witnnt h,'vi,, n., s n
MI" ,,Wl ~, ~ nv kIi ~ ieriilxer % sr ;1pan !,
t. ttI!eni; a''d tl'e Inst crop was as gooa US t'e
htSa. ca.u,., ,u.,.,. A..
1oIn Il i,a'Ia tviaa aha an southern Michigan LIS
''''u 20 "'N'asa w
- 1STO SMALL FARMS
luts of 1G0 aud 81 ucr.s l,eing the most conf
4 less ,lnnll,tr uf s00 ncres, willie Il, 0yery
Ing 3Ul, inn Ur even bO0 ncrcs, Tile suii is
rich, though mt heavy. N,ld produces tho
esI s,g,;n Mss -" n,n ae Ststl,,,, Int ;,, ms s1nr
tia wuriI oycr: but II iMaV ,,ot H. 81, - nrnermi
IL known that tl,lcI uf tic wheat r;lisrJ In
Northern intlia1ia II solI abroad nMlur tho
sn,nu. brands. In a!llItiDu. to wl,ent, corn
butter. nlul eu.s ire siiiD,uti frpm tIIs rsnit1n
to New York In Eicat q1ianiisIes. We si1tier
Tia usual exieetcies ii eiimnts cot,,non to
ss scn ta rs pse is % ~ se s et!rv eto
srrt tint tirre l,os unver leeu nj n e.nerni Sai-
Ure Of c.tl,,s, frot,. n,iv cnl,ss. c 81 simcu crons
wrre first raig,.i lsnr. '' "~' 1~S ~"f'
81 coursn. st1sl, IN n ij,tnp rs uoyerty. strict,v
spraklg,
CANNOT 1,E FOUND,
There nrc furmrrs win call t,,emse1vcs
rt,nr: hit t,,"v mr.. tniv -, Nv ~ cnm,,,m"isnn
brr ea iry their 1 l1cnu nu y T. h,,tnr nm,i
drIlik green tsn t,,r,,, iim.s n ~ tinv ~ tI,nv
whit IL do ~, Ihrre aru i tic ,,suni nu,'Iler
viii wuui jjSn n sncmu mira "1 ,nn,,av ti.m,,
thry en-, ,nakr NH wIt, ''o n,. cm,,snGmiis sui.:
,oflrn il, ,Ii,iir,'l;v wv ai mlg rsiv an ~ Gve ~
uuvrrv "m,,Ts}, ~" mh ~, n ,i'.m,',',r, ~ u,
iWopir' niont wi",n va "i i'nr. ~ h.,, r.ua;n;5,
su l1Iiirj,. woua ,'oM'trSs ri, Ir n,',n'.,n.s
Reo,iv nrmv IL ot,,",n,T ,EI,, G, nciiSf, y $
ssnS ,ar f n} w.. st y ,n Mp1'iiaMa 1!mneoMt tl.s
nv mt,, :rl,a "t"r @ . H.. ,tr.; tu s w. m".t WI
jiyssstr nu nnrl"t ~ TIA ' nr,. H," '1' hI w, ~,
turr,s wfr,, ,,au ri sE1, to ~, WsIv nne lt
frnIt m,,itrv In h.t, ~ s,s,., sM" e'l ""k ont VI
w,tan ~ M ,r",,aI,, "s" r1,t. !, WI 1. Un
nn,i nsil T. ~, ~, ,'tel1 i,,' Ir$ putcn'se!s Wy
hrr ,w tirivIn.~ 'm .f a,'e ar s,t,u atto' d"t
tiissy so,,rves U"h' WV ~ "e' '''''''ss ''o1''
Ting" ~ i:Hi u," ~, .,u W ,in'f Ms'y 'atee
mu Hs css",,ne" "ct st.r, .,"h H., u'ooo .,,'nc
iarn,,.Ia',nfsss ,'t ,1 ttaM wn bare n trnusc sculon
mi. w.1, ~ ..,,,,1t "t'' NM, mslU IT, .e m MsSte