The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-08
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The ess.ssy Midway b the sosss0
tsg lax ok the Amerscaa fasDsnL 70
binds The farms together iessead Of sspap
rating them. cad furuisho tbs messs By
whck . neighboraocd mas Be . unii -
the nsssou- The "commoa rnad'
comnoa interest snd 10 the commoa
expressioe a . commna life Aioax u
the s~ng-s paascs. and frosni 10 hs sniss
lasting and very sccnssi~ impsesssoos a
those who make u whs; e n
X . highway was foe travel and 10Th
Ing more. and travel wss simply the
gcssing from one pisc. 70 another. shss
. good roadbed of The shortest lsagsA
between connected points would met
the full demands u a country road Not
people travel largcly ior pleasure. and
when the going Is . duty. they desire 10
mix n much comfort with the comInis-
sol A. Is possibls. The roadside is The
constantly cbaDgiay panorama OF Al
who pass along any highway
The writer knows Of tw~o-iuaiiy good
road. 30 far A. the rosdbsd Is 90
cerned. ~ equal distances from sSinAga.
One IL kept clean, not excessively 80.
the grass . cut aud IL seil pays the
owners VI the land for Their . The
oiher common road has ~ f-bnshed
bitches along the side. which brist Q
with Canada thistle and other vie
weela The fences are hedgerows OF
Nth and p~ropsgaiing beds for poxious
plants that each e = seed down tho
who'll. neighborhead with .e,psns.ve
pests. The farmers along this portion
o. the highway have. with one accord.
turned the road into q common "slep
jar" into which they throw everything
is n large brush heap. upon which the
trimmings of the trees IN the door-yafd
are annually thrown. and become an OBJ
jet Of fright To many n horse that
passes By starlight A little further ON
n the ios-yard OF n farmer. The road-
side is appropriated ~ a place where
the necessary rails are spit from year
to wear. la this brush the turkeys
build . nest. and behind the logs . lit
ter Of pigs first sees the light Of day.
Born upon the highway. these animals
hold ali the claims of their birthright
The next farmer has his barn ;" on the
road" and with the tumblc-down piles
of old lumber. intersperscd with broken
harrows and cultivaiors which surround
il. the passer by must either shut his
eyes. aud nose too. or be q witness to .
thriftless. and even a disgusting scene.
Not far up the road things are even
worse. for. instead of the barn. the
house is on the public highway. and the
carriage track Is daily sprinkled with
the chips that fly from the slow and
melancholy chopper in his boundiess
roadside woody ard.
The farmers along the well-kept road
way have NO better farms than their
slip-shod neighbors on tho other side OF
the village; they. perhaps, do not make
any more money. But there are some
things in wnich they are vastly supe-
rior. They live on a higher plane. and
therefore a comparispn is difficult to
make, and not Tt ali necessary. The
wem-kept road gets all the pleasure
driving; no one thinks of going into the
unkempt district except on business.
The tidy road is . double and mutual
comfort 10 those who desire TO take q
pleasure drive and TO the farmers who
dwell along the highway. Nothing en-
liyens the common life Of the farmer
and his family like the sight Of frequent
vehicles upon the highway.
The difference in the eost Of keeping
the two extremes Of country road Is IN
favor Of the one that is nca and pleas
ing to the eye. There is an increase Of
hay and q great SAVING Of labor in
weed-kiIling. The roadside that is left
To itself is not moved. and yields only
weeds. The value Of the farms. though
the same at the OUTSET. are widely diff
fcrent now. Though the fertility of the
acres may not be TAR from The same.
the well kept land 10 alwa,s salable At
a good price. while the shiitiess farmer
must seek a buyer for his and.
The rows OF maple and elm trees that
were planted along the good road fifteen
wears ago cost but \ trific at the time.
but are now so valuable that Ia cut them
down would be counted a sin. They
pay q good profit in the shade and beau
ty which they afford, viii e at the same
time the work Of wood-making is going
on.-Farm md Garden.