The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-15

BIONiu 80 Wei iOf tulb utst picnic, lOF
everything is SO tastelaily. as to the speak
els stand, and SO conveniently arranged,
and with our sister woman we vote the
brothers sincere thanks for their thought
fitness. The National colors. the tall
growth Of Indian corn aud the lovely flow
crs make the stand an inspiration in itself
to an Interested audienct.
We felt very much like applauding the
gentleman in his address of welcome when
lac said if all had lent a hand in preparing
the grounds and not have left it Il tho few
1t would have been more satisfactory:
this remark showing that the steady
grangers as well as members of other or
ganization leave the real solid grubbing
to the few who possess with the Drawn the
spirit Of interest as well. without which a
clearing OF the underbrush of society is
hard to accomplish and there will neces-
sarily be snags left which may prove to be
humiliating pitfalls unless we are the pos
SCISSORS ct a firm step and a clear brain.
ana even then we are not proof against
that which causeth our brother to Stun
BILE.
After an hour or two spent in pleasant
converse with friends and strangers whom
one always meets on such occasions, ia TX
ing over among other subjects the drawing
"a - must hGAuHi- bII eve > ElNlbl.
tue poise Of that ones head. the express.
iveness Of this ones face. or the grace and
freedom of that friends walk who is COM
ing toward US. The charms of this sort of
pastime in connection with the lusciousness
OF IL e first watermelon of the season de-
tain us until after time is up, and we
have missed most of State Entomologist
Prof. John b. Smiths talk on insect life
IN relation to farm products, which was
SAID TO be OF much interest: but our ears
were open to the different selections OF
music which has irresistible charms for us,
whether it be I'm the lofty vault, to gather
and roll back the sound Of anthems" or
in the darkling wood, amidst the cool
and silence, which reigned throughout
the programme, except as it was broken
by the voice of the speakers. or of those
who sang with the accompaniment of the
organ.
Chairman Dickinson then presented A.
). Apologize Esq, of IIighstown, who
came forward and criticised the manner
in which Mr.. Dickinson had introduced
him, Dir. Dickinson replying soto voce to
introduce himself then, which he immed-
lately proceeded to do, representing him.
sell as one oil the most enthusiastic grang-
ers in the state of New Jersey. And as
AL ILblbtA CIGtdfOiEd 10 SHOW the DIi0Ht-
ing effect of insect life upon farm crops. so
MIR. Apologize proposed showing a tenfold
more blighting effect of monied interests.
politics, etc., upon the farmers themselves,
and from our point of observation. as we
review it all in our minds eye, we must
confess, We're our memory not so busy re-
tanning the many anecdotes with which
his otherwise foreible address was sand
wiched, we would be better able to convey
to your large circle of readers more of the
body OF his discourse. He touched upon
many points of interest, one of which was
the relation of grange to the community
where it is instituted, it haVing a decided
tendency to elevate farmers and farm
work in all its branches, of agriculture as
being one of the oldest, one of the most
honorable occupations of man, etc. With
all this We most heartily agree and we
trust such educational influences nav not
only reach the brain of every tiller Of the
soil, but that it may meet with their
hearts approval as well; but, since an hon.
est confession is good for the soul, we will
confess again, had not Mr.. Applegate spoken
SO unkindly of a ". c. 7. L. meeting,
under the charge of President Downs. (our
own Mother President) in one of the
upper counties of the State, saying: That
amid all the large and f~ashionably dressed
audience gathered. Mrs. Downs could not
get one lady to come forward and conduct
the meeting, comparing the marked lack
OF executive ability shown here as COM
pared with any of the young ladies of the
Grange. Had he not made this thrust at
one OF the organizations that is working
the most steadily and steadfastly for the
christian advancement of all mankind.
and so Of the farmer and Granger, we
might have liked him better, but when be
strikes here he must remember he is not
only striking the members of the Wom- |
ans Christian Temperance Union, but he
is striking the farmers and grangers wives
and daughters as well, and tina their 10y
atty to this cause, which is of God and
not OF politics, (only as it is striving to
bring purity into this polluted arena) will
not allow such usage to go unrebuked, if
not III all places so openly, still in their
hearts. SO II he wishes to draw our inter-
ests to the benefits of the Grange, he will
need to be more watchful lest
he blight that interest before it is
thoroughly awakened, for we know from
observation that there are among Sour
women a very ereditable percentage who
do possess great executive ability; il not so
marked in the Northern counties of the
State, which is a question, since we have
many parlimentarians from up Jersey,
then the South Jersey women coun-
terbalance them in this respect, as does
south Jersey in all reforms, the true inter
ests of the Grange included. Now we
leave the floor. and we beg pardon Mr..
Chairman, if We have spoken unkindIy of
one of your vauId members, and we
hasten to assure you we think too much
of the man as lie struck our appreeiative
sense to desire to leave any scratches, but
truly, he smoothed our fur the wrong way,
and we do not believe in emitting to give
value received when possible so to do, as
we have previously stated in the MONITOR.
y desire We have long entertained was
graciouSly gratiied on this occasion, for
when the chairman announced that broth
er Simon Ncntzell would sing, our inter-
est was all alert and our cars were opened
wide, and we were fully repaid for our
attention, the only trouble being we could
not listen longer, or in listening could not
prolong the song.
Mr.. j. B. Rogers of Newark, treasurer
of the Grocers Exchange, and who ow Ms a
large farm about six miles out of that city,
endeavored to explain the difference be-
tween a farm crop" and an agricultural
crop" their relative value to the producer
and dealer, etc. We liked his views much
but some thought his arguments unprac-
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