The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-01
FARMERS.

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with their q
filled with picO '' ''''
( gives interest to ar
much a. one hu31 :,
watching characters anNNl =
Ing thing IN the street. vet sssN
self homc-ick for ;h. country adR
sight of n fArm-bOusr s.rh ihs FAM liar
surroundings: it had bccn ~ lons .snc.,
l had seem n nice -wADi IN front 80 !.
cory home, well stocked garden. =
neat BARNARD with proud Lc.harn, ny
Black Spanish ,,ru,;ing al-on; di.pu,-
ing rights with the golden bronze turk
ey-. and n barn. 81 ihi. season bur~,ln.
with riches. that | sa!i 90 myself
will take trip around in thl. garden
+ spot of Germany and feast nav c,es on
the riches An old civilization can give 80
I know what farm J. At home. buf w.
arc a young people, W. -acrihc, every
thing Ia the " almighty dollar hcrv.
with q thousand wear. of civilization. |
shall ind IN perfection what we tayu
in embryo. ~. with anticipation
~hct,cd by long deprivation. planned
pedestrian tour. avoiding the railway
routes. that | nigh; have ihe real coLn-
try ilaVor.
A, We got sway from the c..y could
not cease praisIng ,he soil. and a, lh~r,.
arr no fences here. It was s,ugusrly
like one Il our rolling pra!riys-hsr,i.,
stone tu bc seen. TlcA luamN -sii
Winter grain was ali coming Up " "a =
good start mile after m.,. II l,s,.t.
ar chiccuTy. ali the root, ay,Gasln- a
foo, IN length | should ,ss. tr,m,u,iau.
crops, women hy the huuirti uu ta,lg
hands aud knees. generally aaNlu. au
old piece of >ackIny - Green uu. >.ssu-
with >padc-handlrd >pud> di-siu- up
the roots. arms and back, Ike AJn.,saI,,;
Others with clraVrr kulN,, cIv,r4u.
after the dicgrr>. ami drNrVuu.'t chop
PIN. the top~ of. then pi'ju. 'hr root,
one -id", turnip>, some rvad, ,o d...
a.Id IN other field, Just comm. up e.
identity no early freezing h,rr Im-
beetS and ChicCory every frw uIl.-.
teams. almost continuous. coln. tu aud
fro, loaded with roots. over road, Ia.
a floor so >plend,ily macJJamy-J. y,i
in the fields. following the d.ry.r,.
were pl"w> NJ work. showing abundant
help aud teams. P"tai"c, now being
dug--how? Away hy women. un
their knees. with ~hort-handicd rak,,.
and with their hand. their head. q. 4
up in red colt III kcrchi.f-. their ,lr,-,,
the universal blue calico that grac,. all
German women. ~ thcy turned To-
look At III. their faces seemed east i'm
one mold hard. rel. wrinkic.l. their
dress only Distinguishing the ,,-N. 9TH
erwi~c. they were ~ coarse. rough. un-
gainly. a. the men.
But all this time not "A farm-hou.e,
After awhile | saw clu-,rr ni uici
bui Idlng-. that seemed Iammci to-
gethcr IN this prSiric, evidently her.
was the home If this multitude owning
the rich soil had passed with curiou,
eyes. A. ] came nearer and nearer.
the picture had made ui the home, ~
America cam. up ia bold relief Good
Heavens Is tins the WAY farmers iu the
richest section of Germany i've On
one side II some hou~,-s were living
rooms. on the other the stables the
''bc>t tp do had their houses separated
from the stable, only hy ward. al
rcrking with manure. not sp.fc IL
grass. not a flower growing uu, If
doors: here and there wa~ a vine crow
ing up the side of the house. hut -
h.. -
thing. ] fear the vines were cultIy a,si
but for the money value of the grape.
they might yield. The children grncr- F.
ally wcr running wili-bring those too .
young To- work black with filth /
In front II many house, were .
thrcc-inch pipes. bringing the /
liquid manur. Ia proper height for .
the big cask that carried 1t Ia the 4
fields. IL was common sight To see
the crop of beet, banked up no, ten
feet from the front doors ii the DWELL
Ings. la fact. there were enough dis
gusting sights and smells in that iirst
village to call an Indignation meeting
in any American town. ] looked in
vain for the pretiily located church.
surrounded by the green. AMI th.
the village school. nesting under the
spreading oaks; or the inviting inn.
with broad approach. and ,h" comfort
able stables; in fact. ver,,hing that
makes an American village or farm
house attractive was wanting here. The
least rcpuIsivc mouse WIS the bccr-~s-
loon. with a riddl,d target over the
door
We went through half dozrn such
villages. differing. the one from tn.
other. in the degree If filth and re-
pulsivcnc-..
But j. II Ia br wondered a'o Can a
stream rise higher than IT, -ouTce'
Where women are treated n beasts.
can homes be- better than kennsls2
Where all the ablc-b0died men ar ia
the army. what can women do tut
work in their place. HnHorcr gar
mann CDr. 'OnptrY GcIiii.udD.
CLASSIFICATION.
a sabjeot little Und~rst"od by May I'm.