The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-04
THE wooD1AwN MEETING.

press on thursday evening before
a report Of the secound and doubt
less the "big day" could be put in
type.
There was fine display of fruit,
vegetables and general farm pro-
ducts on the tables this day. Big
corn adorned the trees and tent poles
which served as support for the
mammoth stalks. About 500 per
sons, as near as we could estimate by
Iglancing over the crowd, and the
first disappointment was caused by
sickness which prevented the chair
man, DR.. Mackall. who had been
selected to preside, from attending.
Thos j. Wilson, past master of Cecil
Grange, was assigned the chairman.
ship and Rev. Mr.. Bryan. pastor OF
Rising Sun M. E. Church, opened the
meeting with prayer and made q
short address of welcome which was
responded to by Col. Noyes.
The Grosh family, who are not
only good musicians and good
CHANGERS but practical farmers. en-
tertained the meeting with music on
organ, cornet, violin and piccalo.
The family, father, two sons and a
daughter, comprise fine orchestra,
and their excellent performance
drew from the crowd many compli-
mentary remarks.
DR.. Jas. A. Peoples, whose subject
was "How to Make and Maintain
Public Roads," was compelled to be
absent, by some important business,
and Mr.. John I. Carter was the next
speaker on the program and was in.
troduced by the chairman. Mr..
Carter is practical dairyman, and
had chosen for his subject: "Instru-
mental and Other Tests to Ascertain
the value of milk" Mr.. Carter read
a very interesting and instructive
paper on the Importance of knowing
the exact butter making value of the
milk of every COW, and described the
tests that are now in use for that
purpose. which are simple and easily
applied. When these come into gen.
eral use by creameries and dairymen,
the rich mixer will take the place of
the COW that gives a bushel Of milk,
nearly all of which is water.
By the time Mr.. Garter closed the
hour of early noon had arrived, and
after lively tune by the orchestra
the meeting was informed that Wood.
lawn W. G. T. U. had prepared an
excellent dinner which was smoking
hot and awaiting all who wished to
satisfy the gastronomic propensities
of the animal man, after the intelli-
gent being had been feasted to re.
past of reason.
DR.. B. Ell. Warren, of West Chester,
was the first speaker introduced after
dinner. His discourse was on birds !:
"Birds Useful and Detrimental to
Agricultur." The DR.. is member,
or has been, of the Smithsonian In
stitute, and is SCIENTIFICALLY qualified
to instruct on pathological subjects.
He had a number of stuffed speci-
mems. principally of the woodpecker
and sparrow. All the woodpecker
tribe. he claimed, were insect de-.
stroyers except two, which we're of
the sapsucker species. Those two
are migratory and only visit us in
fall and spring. The redhead wood.
pecker, flicker and smaller members
of the family are all beneficial to the
farmer and orchardist The DOCTORS
lecture was intensely interesting and
instructive, and we would like to
give a detailed report of it. if space
would permit.
Mr.. N. A. Dunning. of Washing
ton, D. c.. and editor of the National
Economist, the national organ of the
Farmers Alliance. made the great
speech of the day on the aims and
principles of the Alliance. His dis
course was principally on the linan-
cial system of the country and the
true nature aud Office of money. Mr..
Cunning spoke for an hour and
half, ond confined himself strictly to
presenting an array of facts which
challenge and defy contradiction or
evasion. The discourse was a revela-
ton to many who listened and that
it was deeply interesting was eyinced
by the marked attention given the
speaker, and cries of 'go on, go on"
when he was about to close. The
speech was greeted with hearty ap.
plause at the close.