New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30

October morning With the smell Of ripe apples
IN the orchard air-had only TO turn TO our old
Farmers calendar To md fun instructions for
making cider ike neighbor Dupy's Thrift and
his fondness for vegetables speak in one of the
Old Farmers Nav calendars:
Farmers in general TOO much neglect their
M as ana ne, ne more sanee we eat the less meat We
former need not ter SUS's inuGn more Than the
tendency i IS said TO make men ferocious like
them to docility and kindness.
Instructions concerning the proper manage
nent Of the fruits Of the earth began in a few
years 10 give 4 Larger place to little character
Sketches and TO picturesque anecdota. The often
repeated story Of the toad and the spider leads
ny hittTecge TO a lively discussion of The
witohcraft persecution in Massachusetts He
complains of the lack of perspective which
causes many readers Of to-day 10 regard il as
an isolated phenomenon. The observation-disclosures
had brought from old England he reminds rs.
''the same beliefs in the intervention Of the
ceFu in human affairs that everybody held. ana
tley lad seen 10 occasion 10 modify them Nor
haa lAelr coCntrymen who remained at home
n England suffered any change of heart Is II
reasonable u demand from the New Engianders.
lay or clerical, exposed as they were TO
peculiar tarrors in Wild country. a degree Of
calm nationality which was not found among
a at
home IN ease'2' our author holds that the sub
sitence Of The delUsion in the space Of year
and the fact that only twenty people were ex-
ecuted are 10 be considered creditable to the
prosecutors.
Master Thomas offered much excellent sug-
Gesticn to farmers on bringing up their children
and was especially strong on the subject Of
neat dairy and on that of supplying daughters
with plenty e fax for spinning. he drew the
line at field work for women. Its abomi-
nable!' says he. is this the duty Of a wife? Is
this the tenderness Of husband?" His opinion
Of rural cigar smoker is equally wrathful
=, f "j Il q Pg I Pig Bob Linchpin has got
~ had not yet become acquainted with the ton OF
ses ana f otber r+j 1l S cow utter r. a i
fathers farm Poor SOUL He WEI rue the Iav that
a. eArf tel among danG;es. But 50 il was. for his
COUSINS were altogether for being "bursters." and
-. We l-lslied into clan Of these mutton
o...1lE.l iro.i! clever E9tert - flashy Bob. and
among other things OF fs hionable consequence. he
l.5rL5ea 10 FFs4d a real SPANISH Whit! See the
bumps Of sefest.-r,, Poor Tfc1[ f ~ E c nS
uIpy -dazzler-fogo-combus
The chapter on Small Economies" is an anus
ing tissue Of the alrnanacs frugal suggestions
original and borrowed How to make good cof-
fee out Of dried and roasted potatoes-'few per.
sons can distinguish one from the other'-hoW
10 make elSht pounds OF the finest soap out OF
one pound Of soap and eight pounds Of clean
snow;-these are bits Of wisdom commended to
the farmers wife. Where Thomas's thrift.ness
gave way TO judicious liberality was in his in
s.s;ence that the country schoolmaster should
De competent person. "A cheap schoolmaster
makes dear school he says Hire not what
Neighb0r Simpkins calls four-dollar master
10 instruct your children; IT viii be throwing
away money. He who deprives his children OF
education al once robs himself and society," He
tnpresses il upon his readers in 1915 that 1T is
not every one who apes the gentleman that is
Ct for this undertaking. To strut in white top