Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

SOL have j1sf had my farmer In hief.
ne<,s.ei by ~ geolog,st. 60 out and post
IN entire tract Of country and instruct
eftae losixskeepcr % $50 that all persons
fht-rirlg toe wicket are correct IN tho
Annual passwords. explanations and sis-
mails. and the gardener Is required 10 80
thss al present are qualified To remain.
Last -sasun I set ont a number q
esnvasback ducks. hat they were not
familiar with ray boundaries. and there
fore got on another plantation. I hC,xd
aftsrwsrd aboct their having company
over there. bat Il I'D ret get through my
bead about he ducks III day before yes
terjsv
Ny xeolozdst hss been Of great use to
ne. tie has reduced the pitch Of my
fsrrn from ous-thiri to oos-quxter.
No man shouid try 20 farm In the Blue
RIDGE mountains without . knowledge
az geology on without scms ono ON tia
firm who Is thoroughly ccovcrssnt with
fkas science.
Ny fArra IL mostly phocsne. post pho
Gene and reccne. I learned this while
digging my well Below the farm proper.
hD~~vsr. lis the crssscsous. jurassic, tn
asrsc and jackAssdc periods.
The well has revealed all tl..s o. &C.
rouns q its great .iepth. yet the a N u
90 psrrenilcular and tho well 20 far
above tho house that by tunnshng In
eight feet from the kitchen door We strike
the bottom Of the well and get Ice cold
water TO run through the house and pour
In . beautiful cascade over the front door
st~rA
The wxserworks above the FIRST door
IRE si1npls. a large stove ir the bath
room " naasis 10 heat seven or eight paw
ing stos.es. which you toss into the bath
Tub until sufficiently heated. cold water
having been carried mp sufficient to I'll
sbe tub.
Gussts who really come 10 see us b.
cacse shsy aro flud q rs do not mind
csxryiny lie water up for their own per-
sonzi use.
Al frst I sricsi % rsiss the water sup
ply BY mc.xas u a windmill. but tho
Ylunber who put II ~ wa not the ono
frcm whom l bought II. and SO IL never
worked We then tried horsepower.
bus re ground was So elevated On one
side q the wsll and 80 depressed on the
other that he horse when comir down
bill STATED 40 rspasily that hs broke The
pGmp
asst winter filed an icehouss In one
day with good thick Ice. which shows
that va have good al the year round
climate CIR climate Is not wholly con-
fin>f 10 The summer.
Yet there are peopls who DO not hsvs
faith IN what cay. know . man very
~els--have borrowed nSney Of him. In
fact. y IN Sc first came here and did net
care what becsrne u his 9ropsr-y-who
hal 20 .r.eak IN whis-- and had ~
fsrfcrrhags. n the M, 5rlinx hrs p.llow
lokei hss ihas Il ons murdered. and
fr;ensls hsa Isl All huy. q him lie bal
rixff s~-ass ard bad - i've on CO. fiver
al And ennlsiont he va brDaght here
an mattress ard yet IN ax mouths by
breathing al ths ciiusss hs conii ard
undsr god care VS. - -urprts~i ..
sse change N has sppesrancs that I r.
taraei the money 20 him.
eurnraer or suturnn a the h~st tfry,s n,
como h.s-e. Cles . god hor~-. l hsrs
sne thst oonid - obtained q me for .
sfv<n s1rn. tie is an easy gated hcrse.
inr 49, = hunter our.s. | wsssaiA I iii
rot nndsr~s.rd shen what ,unse- ws.
-hoazht Il vsss hor~s who wcuid hnus
Pc ~ u I gnt lost OF anythinx. The
ran ss,d rat ~ wa horse 10 <nsw
raors than a nan. BE dces He Knows
more thar 10. ord l have h->n offered
shs char - rbrfssric and tisersfure in
Iinnsr's eoiizgp. Tins state. wrrte them
sz,et II they would bold the ofFrr open .
r,,sule - weeks tlouxht could soc~rs
r. trs ur. now cenid pct scrert a
sstef say kind ss pr>--~nt siHsit that
49, kssrsa knsws more thar 40. fur he
kn.rurs wherr ~ - zosrx. sni ssa noe.
Iwish sorneensae whaie brisklv xsIl0yins
ower hish worm fruc-- AMI hcru~ss' re~ts
f,es I ia kn.w letter What ale futnrs
r,ans ~ers tksa ia
Tht- r--sntrY II full q hcunss~ shs
r xAossni - Ch-ssnus Hill. ma sssipkis.
tns IA pirh~ssn hound with q scsi4ri
rer<. orr fsusx heFe arr - dep AL
snd3ex n stlev are snywhere, bst they