The Press., 1885-10-15

the attention and plans of every farmer, and herewith secure, if possible, perfec- tion at the lowest reasonable cost. In culture this involves the use of the best tools and implements, the removal of all needless instructions, the best arranged fields and buildings, with regard to con- venience and use, and such plans as shall secure the result with the least outlay of time and money. Whatever we attempt should be done in time and we'll. In all these respects there is generally room for radical improvement.
 Again we should stop all the leaks on the farm. This involves the comfortable housing and good care of stock in winter, the housing and care of vehicles and inn plements at all times, and many things easily seen by every observing man. Suc- cess depends so much upon these little things that they loudly claim our close at- tcntion.
 9 THE FARMERS PRIVILEGES
 Of all others a farmer may be an inde- pendent man. He need have no cringing servility. He may be in culture, knowl- edge and manly courage the peer of any living man. It is his privilege to be Ma ture's noble man. In society, in church, in state, at home, or abroad, he may win the confidence and admiration of all classes. eu, GQ. from the shams and conventionalities of fashionable society and be the model genius for realizing the highest ideal of home.
 The farmers children, early in love with Nature ill her most attractive surround ings, imbibing the pure water and fresh air of New England hills, trained to habits of keen observation, close thought and re- fection, being in a grand museum em- bracing the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms, ever around them, why should they not have an ever-abiding interest in all that is noble, useful, grand and beauti- full? This is why the noble country girl surpasses the fashionable city belle as far as the diamond surpasses the schist, or as far as noble worth surpasses mediocrity.
 But country homes are not all such, and here radical improvement can and should be made. The farmer can, by combining good taste and judgment, make his home doubly beautiful with only moderate outlay. He can supply his table with the choicest luxuries of his own growing; he can treat friends and guests with genuine politeness, instead of shame in short, he can make home so delightful and his fam | fly so happy that there will be no pining to leave home to seek higher enjoyment elsewhere.
 I think farmers sons and daughters should be encouraged to entertain proper plans for future homes of their own. The allowing of noble sons and daughters to serve on year after year, after maturity, without any confidential advice about flu ture plans, is not only unwise but positive ly unjust. In this respect let there be timely reform.
 THE FARMER AS FACTOR IN SOCIETY.
 There was never a time when farmers needed clearer heads than now. Unscrupu- lous political leaders and machine man. agers are attempting to control political parties for their own selfish asgrandize- ment with little regard for the public good. The farmers influence should be powerful for the right, and invincible against everything that fosters or pro- notes intemperance.
 There is little doubt that in our farming districts the public schools might be made far more efficient if every intelligent farm CT should lend his aid to make the schools all they should be.
 I congratulate your county in having such an excellent institution as the Storrs' Agricultural School. Thanks to the gen. erous ,donors-thanks to the directors thanks to the state for necessary aid-and | stood ready to defend this noble school against it's enemies, and who stand ready to render timely aid for it's future perpetu- ation and improvement.
 And now, brother farmers, let us resolve that for us at least the future shall be bet ter than the past. Let no noble effort be lacking that the web of our lives shall be woven into beautiful pattern, that shall be honored here and be welcomed here after by the plaudit "well done.''
 A legend has it "that in a period of yore sovereign had three ambitious sons who privately went together to consult the Oracle of Delphi, to learn which of them should be the reigning prince. The answer from the oracle was this He who first after leaving here shall embrace his mother he shall be the reigning prince.' AS they left the youngest son spread his arms, fell prostrate upon mother earth and imprint ed upon her a hearty kiss. lie became the reigning prince."
 Those who in love with mother earth shall with hearty enthusiasm enrich, culti- vate and cherish her, give to her their treasures and their care, in return she will bestow honor, wealth, health, and true nobility, and they may be regarded as the reigning princes of the future.
 MT. Augur compliments very highly the fruit display at the Stafford fair. Of an exhibit by O. J. Holmes he said:
 "A basket of 20 apples-of 20 oz. apples were the finest specimens of that variety and the largest of any variety for so large number that have seen in Connecticut or elsewhere" And the elsewhere included the state fair of Michigan and other vest ern fairs attended this year.
 RELATED soMERs ITEMS.
 -Somers voted "yes" an the license question:. Thirty majority. Twenty-Five little urchins, in Somers