The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-02-18

markably susceptible to chage so tender yet SC
hardy, so easily turned out & its course, even in
one season, that the Standardization or neglect
will make it lucrative crol or failure" He
prefers for seed the topmost er from stalks which
produce the most good corr. He selects from
stalks which mature early, aid the selections are
made before the corn is cut il the field.
HARRIET MARTINEAU o. RURAL LIFE
Whoever grows anything fees a new interest in
everything that grows; and jas to the mood of
mind in which the occupation is pursued, it is, to
town-bred women, singularll elevatlng and re-
fining To have been reard in farmhouse,
remote from society and BOOKS and ignorant of
everything beyond the bouHls of the parish, is
one thing; and to pass from % indolent or lit
erary life in town to rural pusuits, adopted with
a purpose, is another. In thefrst case, the state
of mind may be narrow, Gull and coarse; in the
latter, it should naturally be expansive, CHEEKY,
and elevated. The genuine poetry Of man and
nature invests intellectual md active life in the
open universe Of rural scenery Iflistless young
ladies from any town couldwitness the way in
which hours slip by in tendg the garden, and
consulting about the crops, hd gathering fruit
and flowers, they would think there must be
something in it more than tey understand. If
they would but try their handat making batch
of butter, or condescend to gaher eggs, and court
acquaintance with hens and heir broods, or as
sumo the charge of a single lest, from the hen
taking her seat to the maturity OF the brood,
they would find that life has pleasures for them
that they knew not oEpleaares that have as
much romance" and "poety" about them as
any book in the circulating library which they
patronize.
LOCATING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has proved
that low, sheltered valleys arenot well fitted for
fruit trees in such localitieshey are subjected
to injury from frosts both in early winter and
late in spIing. This has led to the selection of
northern aspects and otherwise exposed situa-
lions for orchards, under the elief that shelter
is an injury rather than bensft to fruits of all
kinds. This, however, is wrong inference,
although it is to some extern plausible one.
No amount of shelter will entirly compensate the
evils of a bad location; but, gwen good loca-
ton so far as regards soil andsurface confgura-
ton, then shelter may be made a powerful
auxiliary to success. It is a requent matter of
reference that the earlier planned orchards were
always productive, giving abundance Of fruit
with minimum amount of car trees luxuriant
and fruitful under treatment 7hich would now
be deemed negligent To account for this ap-
parent change it is customarT to say that the
climate has changed, but records of rainfall,
SHOWS, and temperature show 10 radical changes
have taken place. Yet it is perfectly true that
changes have been going On the forests have
haor, nd ~ +,o Il
blow with unchecked rigo, over the treeless
country, carrying iegu-s during sum-
mer and exhaust s4lEir Ere keen, pene-
trating, cold breez Of wn est orchards
are those which s. locate sgntly-sloping
lands, and then well pYotec,sl 81 II sides by
forest growths Most of theoIuer orchards were
planted in clearings of the Ciginal forests; sur
rounded on all sides by woods, extreme climatic
influences were subjected to modification, and a
greater uniformity of atmospheric conditions
prevailed. Judicious shelter is a factor of great
importance in the well-doing 0: orchards, but it
is secondary to that of selecting proper locality
as referred to above.
The climatic changes which follow the destruc-
ton Of forests are not wholly Indicated by the
thermometer; the deterioration is due to the
diminished supply Of atmospheric moisture. 1t
is well known that the removl of forests will
render a country comparatively barren: it is
equally well proved that the irst operation in
rendering barren countries habiable and prolific
is to plant them with extensive racts of trees.
CRowNs.-Why is it that for Thousands of years
the warrior has been crowned With laurels. the
poet with ivy, the citizen with mural emblems
and the husbandman with nothing; why are his
achievements without record an6 his name with
out honor, and his only reward hat which is to
be found in the words of Juvenll, "Laudater ct
alget; translated by Clifford" For virtue starves
on universal praise"
CREATION" How wonderful" says Hugh
Miller, "has the course of creation been! How
strange procession! Never YET an Egyptian
obelisk or Assyrian frieze-eac charged with
symbol and mystery-have our layards or Raw
linsons seen aught so extraordinary as that long
procession of being, which, staring out of the
blank depths Of the bygone eterlity, is still de-
filing across the stage and of which we ourselves
form some of the passing fgues. Who shall
declare the profound meanings with which these
geologic hieroglyphics are charged, or indicate
the ultimate gaol at which the log procession is
destined to arrive?"
THE ARMY WoRM.-Remedies md Precaution-
arg Measures.-That it is possible to protect |