The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-09-23

comes out on The farm with case OF
ginger ale, and also ono Of hay fever
bringing with him, too,a little red COW
crod book on how TO nmusc the soil so
that 1t will laugh In the autumn with
abundance.
The farmer obtains more such all
vice and example than most anybody
else. Those who fear that they may
not succeed as ragpickers in town still
know that they can succeed on the
farm IL the worst comes to the worst.
Even the man who picks up the stubs
OF costly cigars In front of the Au-
thor's club by means of gold headed
cane with brad In the end says TO
himself al night: @Yoilal IL matters
not Tray beyentl II 4 fail at this,
the clover scented fields arc awaiting
me-"
Even the sore eyed bcggar who
hauuts tho busy marts says over and
over again beneath his awe-inspiring
breath: II ann not at the bottom yet.
| still live in town. II | fail mentally
l may still be a farmer"
But Is there no way by which wc,as
farmers, may at least get a percentage
Of the vegetables that grow on the
face Of the earthg AllOw 1 pity tho
people," says Mr.. 4. Grenier, .who
from choice or necessity are confirmed
eaters of hog, and the mur,lerous mo-
notony of whose scrofulous diet is not
broken or offset by the gratifying
changes which the home garden az
lords p
We may not be able to have Nea-
politan Ice cream at every meal on tho
farm, but we may raise vegetables.
have this season grown the plainer
vegetables with great success, and
though some Of them have cost moro
than could wish hope to reduce tho
expense by another year, so that 1 will
feel it less.
We should not give up too easily in
trying to raise vegetables. Canned
corn Is better than nothing, but corn
grown on the place is far better. SO
il Is with all other truck. An acre will
keep large family IN vegetables and
produce some 10 sell. could not sell
any this year, but next year, II can
raise few extra vegetables and sell
them at what they have cost me this
year, will buy billiard table and fit
up dive In the barn, SO that tho boys
viii not yearn 10 leave the farm.
1 notice that we should take moro
care 10 have our vegetables early. The
earlier you can have your vegetables
ready in tho spring the more notice
they will attract / surmised this my
self this season, but my cold frame was
a shade too cold, | presume. at least
when my vegetables were ready Tor
the market they created no excite
ment. Again erred in selecting tho
site for my garden. I chose II because
Il had a good view of Mount Pisgah,
and In doing so forgot to choose
place that was arabic. Arability Is One
of the most charming qualities gar
den can possess. -
Fried pork and lardy pies give us
e"American complexion" and heavy
or hot bread helps 10 bring out ils
beauties. It's no disgrace to be peas
ant, but 1t Is disgrace TO cndow our
with the pork habit aud the
pork complexion in land where the
sun and soil anil rain invite us TO grow
and cat other things.
Salt pork over and over aud over A.
gain drives the farmer lad TO steal ap-
pies In youth and IN Inaturer years to
run for congress. Rancid bacon, im-
pure lard and heavy hot bread gene
ration after generation produce the
dyspeptics aud disturbers OF nation
the Sockless Simpsons aud The Wit
less Walsons of their time.
According to statistics taken In Illi-
nois Ia 1888, only IL per cent OF the
farmers had strawberry patches. Pork
and patent medicines play into each
others hands on the farm, and the boy
who ought 10 be young giant at 20
Is pallid, scrawny aud unhappy old
nan.
Many farmer boy has to 20 into
own for bis waiernicloDs, his apples
md his strawberries. lie may be able
% get taste Of them on tho Fourth
)f July, and that hrs to do, tor OH 9TH
,r days ho has 10 work so hard that Ia
he evening be Is too tired 10 steal
hem.
A farmers horse win not do his
work unless he has the proper food
md of the beat quality, but many
'armer's wifo Is required 10 cat nn-
wholesome food aud cook IL herself,
hen 10 do the other work aud become
he mother OF self-made aid socklcss
statesmen besides.
Let US take these great truths to
leart, fellow farmers, aud encourage
he truck patch, not for gain, but that
,ur wives aud children may be we'll
md happy. Would you rather I'll
amily with asparagus or pain Killer
should We properly nourish our chill
iren, or feed them with patcnt nedi-
,incs2
II Is true that We havo many, worry
many foes 10 INTERCHANGEABLE
weather. from without and insects from
these are not to DO met
Elth philosophy and other chemicals.
eternal vigilance is the price OF the
and the snmo rule may bo
applied to other egctables.-BilI Nyc
n Appeal-Avalanche.