The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-11-27

feeling the effects of it. Aud vet they
could get ne redress from the authorities
Of Newark. Recommended the old Eng
lish law Of arresting a man for trespassing
if seen off the road. What is the road forq
II a mar wants to see Mr.. Brown or Mr..
Jones let him go to the house and ask for
him. He has no more right to go into his
fields than anyone has to climb over the
fences iD our city homes. The west have
advertised their farms and we have done
nothing. Let us advertise our State. The
farm lands that exist here in New Jersey,
situated in an enviable geographical posi-
ton, between the cities Of PHILADELPHIA
and New York, should be better known
by those who are seeking to buy farm
lands. The extent Of unoccupled territory
in New Jersey is not known outside our
State, and a great many in the State do not
know of the acres aud acres that, with
proper care, might be made to bring good
returns and to blossom as the rose.
Thomas Borton read a report from Ru-
dolphus Bingham, Camden, of an improved
plant house, built on top of his dwelling
where the superfuous heat carried up
through pipes is sufficient to grow the
earlier vegetables much earlier than can
be grown under sash alone.
Meeting adjourned till 10 O'Clock
FIFTH-DAY MORNING.
NJ artha Paneoast read a short paper on
ssThe Rights of Farmers Wives and
Daughters" wherein she said farmers
wives generally have enough to do without
spending their time thinking about their
rights. 1t is one ceaseless round of bak-
ing, cooking, washing, s%crubbing and
cleaning from the first of January until
the last of December. | heard one of the
lords of creation say recently Farmers
wives have the right to stay at home and
work" All wives have the inalienable
rights our Heavenly Father has given
them to be kind, conscientious Christian
women. They have the right to do what
they know to be just and honorable.
Farmers wives, particularly, have the
right to teach their daughters how to work.
[Note-Why farmers wives more than
other wives?1 A farmers wife has the
right to be always smiling and pleasant,
no matter if the baby has been cross and
kept her awake half the night, and she
rises in the morning with a terrible head
ache and so tired she can scarcely gee one
foot ahead OF the other. She must have
breakfast smoking on the table for per-
haps a half-dozen men by the time her
liege lord is done the chores. Farmers
daughters have the right to be given a
GOOD. sound, practical education. but not
to the exclusion of everything else. They
have a right to be cheerful and helpful,
taking as much of the burden from their
tired mothers as they are able.
This paper was followed by remarks OF
an amusing character from Thomas ID.
Brown, J. Walter Pancoast, Thomas Bor-
ton and Franklin Dye. MOI so much in
relation to farmers wives. perhaps, as TO
why some of the farmers do not possess
them.
Clayton Conrow. Cinnaminson, Burling-
ton Co. then gave his excellent talk on
1.-The improvement of roads" He found
this SO much more prosperous a country
than be expected that the members of the
institute do not need to be leetured to upon
this subject. Spoke of the American peo-
pie expecting praise for so much, they
having achieved so much in the past CEN
turv. The influence Of a good road
is elevating, it is inspiring The opposite
has a depressing influence. Mentioned
some of the different materials used for
roads, the stone being the only material
that answers all purposes, withstand,ng
summers heat and winters cold. The
effect good roads nave upon the country
is certainly educational. Referring to the
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quality, and where The people are intelli-
gent, upright and Industrious. John Mac
adam, of England, the founder of the ex-
cellent kind of road bearing his name, al
though having met with much opposition
from the farmers of England, lived to see
80, 600 miles of it built before he died. Mr..
Conrow dwelt at some length upon the
rood qualities of the Macadamized and the
Telford system of roads, illustrating the
latter BY blackboard exercises, which be
considered superior to the former, and
which many say is nothing more nor less
than the old Roman system of construct
ing roads. Spoke of the great durability
OF the old Roman roads, some OF them hay
ing been built 800 years before the Chris
tan era. History does not tell by whom
they were constructed. Great many
Telford roads in the upper part of the
State. Here is where We are at fault. We
have put all the construction Of our roads
upon our townships. Our State has not
arose to the dignity Of planning in ieglsla-
ture. Mentioned France as having all the
roads under the care of the government.
Spoke of the wars in town meetings be-
tween the inhabitants Of villages and towns
and of the rural districts, the tormer want
ing all the Improvements of paving, eiee-
trio lights, etc., while the country districts
have nothing left to improve the roads.
This state Of affairs he mentioned as exist
ing in some of the upper counties of the
State. We want to see New Jersey kept
up to the front in this matter OF roads, but
if we don't look put other communities
will get and are getting ahead of us. la
the townships they rave been spending
So, 900 every year, these oyerseers. no good
to the roads, but something to help the
overseers to live On. Quoting from
Shakespeare of the effect upon some men
of clothing them with little authority. H.
Illustrated how much cheaper it is to the
farmer to haul his produce TO market over
good than over poor roads. drawing from
his own personal experience in this matter.
He remembers when the roads were so bad
in Burlington county that they could only
haul rs baskets of produce, which cost
them on an average l4cts per basket to de-
liver in market. Now With good roads 1t
costs them 34cts per basket, the difference
being in the number of baskets per load,
two horses hauling % baskets as easily
now over the Telford road as four could %
baskets over the old system. Does it pay
to AVE good roads or not? The last State
Board of Agriculture was a great affair,
the Supreme Court room being filled tc
overlooking, showing that the farmers
are in earnest upon these questions,
They are trying to get State aid ia this
matter of road building. 1nstaneing
| Gloucester and Burlington counties