The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-08-26
woodlawn Farmers Meeting.

The Changers could not have had
pleasanter days had they been made to
order for their meeting than Tuesday
and Wednesday. The meeting was
programmed to open at 10 O'Clock a. M,
an hour that it is difficult to assemble
meeting in the country, and not till half
past one had fair audience collected
on the ground. The program however
was followed pretty closely, the chair
man DR.. r. G. Mackall calling the
meeting to order shortly after 11o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Bryan offered prayer followed
by song by fine choir with organ
and cornet accompaniment. After
very neat and appropriate extempore
address of welcome by Dr. Mackall, a
recess till 100 was announced, and the
dinner tent was the most attractive
feature where Mr.. Hoffman had provid-
ed most excellent dinner which was
relished by the granger's proverbial
keen appetite. He is always ready for
this midday meal by eleven o'clock.
The call of the trumpet at the hour for
opening brought the people together
and after lively song by the choir,
E. M. Conard, V. M. d. was introduced
and gave very interesting and instruc-
tive discourse on that destructive
disease among horses. Cerebro Spinal
Meningitis, like many diseases which
afflicted the human race, the origin of
the disease is generally in dirt. Decay
ing vegetable matter left about the
yard and stables being the prolific
source of this disease. The disease is
not contagious but is miasmatic, the
germs finding congenial developing
conditions in decaying grass on marshy
ground, wet and mouldy hay, spoiled
grain, etc. The doctor described the
symptoms so minutely that horse own
ers present will be apt to detect its APP
proach il any of their stock is attacked
ty it.
AT the conclusion of DR.. Conard's
discourse Miss Staley was introduced
and sang solo, and she sang diyinely
too, and was heartily applauded as she
made her retiring bow with "the
music's dying, dying fall"
Mr.. G. S. Stephens of Philadelphia,
a member of the Single Tax Society of
that city was next introduced and gave
a rafting discourse of three quarters of.
an hour on the subject of Single Tax
Mr. Stephens is an earnest forcible
speaker, and his speech was mainly
directed to pointing out how the land
value tax would affect the farmers who
now pay of the taxes, it is generally
claimed by statisticians, so per cent of
this necessary sum which is expended
in administering the government. In
order to keep below rather than above
the mark the speaker called 60 per
cent the portion which the farm pro-
perty bore. while the land value, dlvest
of all improvement, of farming land
of the whole country does not amount
to more than 90 per cent of the values
of city lands, mines, etc. If then the
farm lands possess but 20 per cent of
these values it is not possible that the
farmers could be compelled to pay
more than 20 per cent of the tax if all
taxes was laid on land values. Mr..
Stephens pointed out the tax cost to
the farmers in this and other illustra
tons in the course of his very apt and
happy speech, which doubtless gave
many who heard his remarks much
clearer view of the single tax than they
had before.
Prof. S. B. Hedges, delivered three
addresses during the two days meetings,
the subjects being Economics of the
Farm" theological and Chemical
characteristics of Soil," and "Educa-
ton of Farmers Sons and Daughters
These three heads of the series of the
Professors most interesting and learn
ed lectures were, properly, divisions of
one scholarly lecture. We cannot even
give the merest outline or synopsis of
the eloquent lecturers discourses. The
marked attention of the audience was
the best compliment that could be paid
to the eloquent teacher whose heart is
in the practical education of the boys
and girls into whose hands the work of
advancing civilization is soon to be
| delivered.
Mr.. w. M. Benninger's subjects were
Fruit Culture and the superior qualities
of the Holstien- Friesian cattle as dairy
and beef stock. Mr.. Benninger and
Prof. Hedges spoke both days.
Mr.. N. A. Dunning delivered rat
Ting speech on his favorite subject,
Finance and its collateral subjects
railroad corporations and government
land grants. Mr.. Dunning is in poll
tics sup to the ears, as he expressed it,
and our readers will have an opportu-
nifty of hearing him later in the polit-
ical campaign which is beginning to
warm up.
Hon. John W. Hickman, of Chester
county, Pa, closed the second days
meeting with scientific lecture on
chemical fertilizers which he demon.
strated with the aid of charts. Mr..
Hickman's discourse is one of the most