St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-24
THE RAINS COME.

Some of the Best Butter Made
Goes From This State-What
They Drink. .
Special to the Globe.
FOUNTAIN, Minn., June 1.-THE long
drouth is ended for the present, and the
winds come up from the southland warm
and life-giving to mankind as we'll as all
vegetation. The corn fields and grass
lands show up bravely, and the grain
fields have taken new lease
of life and are getting up in
the world with unwOnted vigOr. 1t had
been most discOuraging outlook for
the coming year for the farm products
in this section, but we hope the rain
that has soaked the ground the past
week has given grain fields aud corn
fields and clover patches chance to
live and give abundant returns to the
farmers.
The Cooperative Creamery COM
menced work the I'd day of May. and
made during the month, 23,845 twenty
three thousand eight hundred and forty
five) pounds of butter, which was
shipped to New York, and obtained the
highest price below Pennsylvania but
ter, that ranking above all other make
of the states. All in all the farmers are
pleased with their venture.
There are those that predict disaster
to the butter business from the many
creameries that have been built the
past winter, but those that are so near
each other in this county there seems
to be no fear of the future, as all
seem to be in good and safe
condition, yet it may be that
some of these new creameries
should have been finished and operated
as cheese factories. and thus supplied
the home demand at least. AS it is, the
cheese is from Wisconsin factories, and
the price is so high as to make it lux
ury instead of necessary article in the
family of every farmers household, in
stead of so much salt pork or beef as is
now used by them.
AS sanitary method the change
should he adopted for the sake of bet
ter health among the tillers of the soil,
and they are not alone the ones to re-
ceive the benefit, for such a factory
would find good customers in their I'M
mediate neighbOring villages, and thus
create further demand as we'll as great
er consumption of this product Of the
farm, and make it indispensable
as an article of food in every household
of the land. If we look at the working
class of England and see the rugged,
sturdy forms and features, and ascer-
tain their daily food, we will find it con-
sists more or leSs-the majority of more
of them live on bread and cheese diet,
and ''pot' of porter or ale
to wash it down. 1t is not all
that use the porter or ale. but
many do, while others use tea or coffee,
and these people seem, and really are
as healthy and strong to bear and do
as any other nation on earth can pro-
duce. 1t can but excite the admiration
of any one that notes the English men
and women, or, as for that matter. any
north of European emigrants that land
strong. healthy physique of such work
live very economically or die with the
lingering hungry cry for bread, of
which we practically know little, and
fear less, for as people we have been
exceedingly blessed. sometimes think
if these people knew what blessing
rests on them in their own
strong limbs and ruddy health they
would rejoice with exceeding great joy.
Its only those that are partially invalids
that know how to prize health, and they
know how to warn the healthy people
of their danger when it seems neceS-
sary to do so. And yet they would
not heed the warning; for their
wages are good. the good things of
earth cheap in this country, and in
time the change comes to them, and
they are not the healthy-looking men
and women they were when they landed
on our shores but few years
ago so full of health and strength.
They have fallen into our
way of living, and the bread
and cheese. the tea, coffee or
porter or ale that went with it, the
frugal, healthy repast has no charm for
them now, for they are with the
Romans now and must do as the
Ramans do-eat, drink and be merry,
for tomorrow we die. At least, it so
appears to us now, as we mark the
change that has come over these people
that came among us such a short time
ago. Mrs. MARTHA CRANDALL.