The Newtown bee., 1893-09-15
The Pulse of the People.
HE APPRECIATES THE IMPROVEMENTS

To the Editor of THE BEE; Moved by many motives I sit down to write few lines to you. And first let me sav that THE BEE ought not to be the last newspaper to receive the praise of the public. The reader ot THE BEE will find very few puffs in praise of itself. Nor do ex- tracts from subscribers extolling the paper, find 8 conspicuous place in the columns of THE BEE as some papers show. How com mon It Is to see in the great dailies ot the large cities, complimentary remarks printed. Surely, they do not seem to need the boost ot self or public praise in order to make people l things day after day. Now, my word ofpraise for THE BEE is not going to make people ap- when man makes earnest efforts to please his patrons, and when he adds real improve
 ments to the paper ot which he is editor Gas THE BEE Man has dOne), think it is high time to say word in his favor.
 Now what l wish to speak of first is, the marked improvement shown in the editorial column of the last issue. There are two real improvem ents. One, in the large dark heads at the side of the column which tells the reader at once what the subject treated is. This is a valuable and time saving device.
 People haven't the time to read everything in these days, and it is in appreciation of this fact that the editor of THE BEE am sure, has
 made this improvement. Mir Editor, if this sounds like a doubtful compliment, remem- Der that editors, in general, make the mis- take, Oftentimes, of writing very tame and uninteresting things, just as well as other pub I lie men do, say lawyers, ministers and lee turers
 So don't feel bad if here is an insinuation that even editors are classed among other i'm perfect mOftalS
 Now last, but not least, want to thank the editor for his leader, last week, called "Leaks on the tarm." That was capital and only too much needed. Every word Of it ought to be | laid to heart by every farmer. There is no l part of it that deserves more praise than an | other But will add that the paragraph on fertilizers was especially suggestive. would supplement it by making a suggestion to | farm yards. They ought to be hollOwed out, with slight chance tor water to run away, | but not so all of it could pass off. Ii they were made in the way pointed out, a splendid opportunity Is given tor carting in bog hay, old corn stalks and peat, as well as leaves They would rot in the course of the winter and make first class manure and besides add many a cart load to the usual amount ot fer, t1llZers now used. It does not mean much more labor, but it does mean a good deal Of profit for those who follow the suggestion. Almost all of the land in New England has been cultivated for I50 or 200 years and of the land must be less and less as time goes on, unless special pains are given to the produc- tlOn of fertilizers. They will keep up the productive power Ot the soil and then farm | is true Eastern farmers have been unable to successfully cope with their Western broth CTS, for they have new land. But that new iand is not going to be new always. And I am told that Western land is not being terti- lized as it ought to be, and of course farmers there in the West are making a big mistake. And so if New England farmers make special efforts to maintain the productive quality ot their land, the time is coming when an unfair competition with Western agriculturists will be impossible, and our Eastern farmers will reap plenty and prosperity again.
 Let him therefore heed this suggestion and learn by heart and practice the good lessons given by THE BEE Man, last week, and the New England farmer will surely enter upon a
 more thrifty career. Yours truly,-[ Lucifer.