The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-21

water icing allowed 10 stssd on il. Select
ing trees comes next, but I would not uD-
deriake 10 advise what you should plant if
I you contemplate starting an orchard, you
had better make diligenl inquiry among
your neighbors as 10 what varieties prodEce
the best results on their farms. It will not psy
to make experiments and those trees thai DO
well al one place win moi do so well tlious-
and feet below. Buy from nurseyman in
whom yor have confidence, and order moth
ing that yen no no; want and and see that
you get the varieties you ordered. In plant
ing, prune the roots carefully. and do not
set them in the ground more than Two inch
es deeper than they were in the nursery.
See that the trees are kept perpendicular. Il
Is good plan to put stake in the hole be-
fore the roots are put in aud the stake should
always be exposed to the wind. II stake
is driven into the ground for the purpose Of
Strengthening the tree after it has been plan
ed you are very liable 70 sever one or more
Of the most important roots. II Is wei. TO
always remember this. The second year
alter planting it is time to commence form
ing the tops when you cut Off branch al
ways leave bud where you wish the branch
TO continue growing Pears ueed to be plsnt-
ed deeper than apples and in a gravel soil.
although they will do well anywhere. The
more rapid fruit trees of all kinds are in
growing the slower they will be in bearing.
Grow your own cherry trees apple trees
should be planted IS feet apart. OF about Al
trees TO the acre.
Certainly no paper read before the Insti-
tute was more carefully prepared or contain
ed more practical suggestions than Miss Sa-
die L. Moore's essay on "oar Markets. >
Miss Moore read her essay in a clear, unem-
barrassed tone, and was freely appiauded
when she was through. She said We
have ah excellent market right at our doors,
and if we get up our articles in attractive
form, We have no trouble in disposing Of
them we never find our markets overstocx-
ed with choice products consumers are al
ways looking for the best of everything, and
we should strive to offer them superior arti-
cies. By carefully studying the wants of
consumers and paying strict attention to the
quality Of our productions, we will always
be able to find market
The Wife's Share" was the title of
highly entertaing talk delivered BY Mr. Terry,
of Ohio. He commenced by saying, Two
young people 60 into partnership each put
in certain amount of money aud give the
business the benefit of their labor; a,
the end of the year they divide the
profits Now, | would like to ask why.
when young man and young woman get
married-go into partnership-one partner
takes all the profits and the other gets moth
| ing unless she asks for it 1t seems-and
am sorry to say it-that woman is not re-
garded as man equal. Paul says, Women,
subject yourselves TO your husbands Bnt
he also says, . Husbands love your wives,
which certainly means, make her a full part.
ner. 1t seems TO me that the time has come
when the old dogmas of the past should be
! forgotten aud woman should be recognized
as the full equal Of man otherwise she is a
slave. She should have a fair division Of
the money her labor has helped 10 earn.
Too many men deny their wives the priv-
1 lege of putting their hands into the family
/ purse and taking out what she really needs
to satisfy her wants. The outdoor work
viii be mine, the husband shonld say, and
the household work my wife's VIC will not
ask each other for small amounts of money,
and If there are large purchases to make we
will consult about them. The pockeibook
will be placed wle-e We can both get at. it,
Why can't we trust cur wives? Women
have shown that they are intellectually the
equals Of men in all the colleges TO which
they have been admitted on an equal foot
| ing, and in many cases have taken first hon
ors. When given q chance women have al
ways shown themselves to be the equals Of
men, and are always more trustworthy. ID
is the endless monotony of woman's life that
is filling our ssylums with her sex. They
have seven days hard work. Men only
work six days No true woman will ever
ruin her husband by extrayagance Let
your wife know about your money matters,
and she will be more economical than you
are. | have a friend who married a city
lady, and took her TO live on a farm. His
income has never been more than Si00 per
year. He has placed a mortgage on his farm
to satisfy the caprices of his wife, but has
never told her word in regard to his fnsn
cial matters. Had he confided in her they
Il urori1 NOT he in s.nvarft, 10 Iaty n,r lane
are gradually coming to recognizes the wife
as her husbands equal, and they will soon
| go a step farther. A man and his wife pay
for their farm by their joint labor She has
/ spent her life in hard work, but her husband
! dies, she receives interest on only one
third of the farm her labor helped to buy.
This is not right. We should fix our estates
before dieing, so that the courts will not
| have TO settle them for us. Don't put this
of. but attend TO il at once. Ny farm stands
in my wife's name, and if / should die il
will be hers. Our bank account has both of
cur names at the top of the ledger, and
either of US can draw on il at will. Now.
this is pretty high platform end | do not
suppose ali of my farmer friends can stand
on it, but they can at least come up part
way. Give your wife at least the wages Of
hired girl do not compel her to ask for it,
and ten to one she will spend more OF it for
yolr comfort than she will for her own:
She can feel that the money is hers, and she
will delight to spend il for your comfort
Never ask your wife to render an account
for single cent that you have given her.
Make her full partner in every sense. is all
can say
Music by the choir.
Veterinary Science" was the next paper,
read by DR.. George Brallier Of Berlin. II
was most able defense of veterinary prac-
iice, and left no doubt in the minds of the
audience that the doctor was master of his
subject. The doctor very correctly claims
that the advancement in human practice is
entirely due to the experiments that have
been made on animals, and that the veteri-
nary is rapidly graining recognition and
will soon fill prominent place in the ranks
of science.
A whistling chorus by the choir called
forth prolonged applause.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY MORNING SESSION.
The court room was denseIy crowded
when the Institute was called to order at
800 m.
How can we best maintain the fertility
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