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Correspondence.
London Letter.
(BEOULAR COBRESPOTDFBCE).
L ondon , Aug. 15, 1879.
The importance to the American
Farmer of all intelligence concerning
the prospecta of food supplies in the
great English market will, I think,
make interesting some observations
recently mad» in an extended tour
through the agricultural districts of
that country.
I observed that wheats carry them
selves well to the eye; but upon
walking into them you find the stems
far between, and little burdened by
broad flag, which, though a danger in
tempestuous weather, is a source of
nourishment for both straw and ear;
are short and light, with defective
spikelets at the base. The profusion
of annual and other weeds must de
tract greatly from the possible yields ,
and probably not a fourth of the fields
can produce an average. But as some
crops are only now in blossom, and
the grain in the forward still in the
state of white milk, it is yet too early
to prognosticate what the weather
may accom; lish toward filling the
ear with plnmp berries. Against the
prospect of a good yield in proportion
to the insufficient plant arc these three
considerations.—The time for flower
ing is unseasonably late, usually occu
pied in furnishing the ear with grains
and duly filling and hardening them
may be curtailed ; the probable effect
of a hot time would be to hurry the
ripening, seeing that the roots which’
might otherwise have sustained and
prolonged the green and growing con
dition of the plant, were prevented by
the wet spring and summer from go
ing down sufficiently deep into the
soil, and lastly, in case of cool and wet
weather between this and harvest, the
ripening would be still more unfavor
able—a satisfactory filling of the ear
principally depending on high tem
perature, when the plant is well root
ed and able to supply the nutriment
which the sun can cause to be assimi
lated and concentrated in the grain.
Artificial and other manures have
been so washed out of the soil that
their effects in corn—producing will
be little realizable in the present sea
son. I learn, however, that on the
farm near Saw bridge worth which Mr.
John Prout has cropped for many
years in succession with white corn,
selling off the straw, as well as the
corn, by auction, each year, the wheats
and barleys are again heavy, the
greatest crops being those of rivet or
homed wheat. This successful result
is due to deep tillage by the steam
plow, in conjunction with plentiful
applications ofphosphaticand ammon-
ical manure.
The same inclement Lesson which
has left all the orchards melancholy
with the absence of fruit has refused
luxuriant growth to the crops, and at
the same time developed every possi
ble forai of smothering and devouring
weeds. , Hoeing and hand-wfccding
have been of little practical, use for
months, and farmers declare that
weeds cut up in the morning have
rooted again before the hoemen were
out of the field.
It is a mystery how occupiers of these
com farms, rented at what mixed—
husbandry farmer would think mod
erate figures, can go on under ex isting
conditions. Indeed there are many
indications that numbers of tenants
will not long be able to pay their
rents. What shall they do? *Will
advisers recommend them to try milk
cans for London—a trade which many
dairy farmers already find overdone ?
Some of the schemes contrived for
farmers beaten by seasons and for
eign competition are more benevolent
than businesslike, more theoretical
than available in actual practice.
Minor productions of th,e farm must
always remain limited; and it would
be as idle, for example, to recommend
the Roething farmers to give up corn
and raise bufiter and eggs as to urge
that they should turn their attention
to cucumbers because a clever man.at
Broomsfield, near Chelmsford, cuts
and sends to Covent-garden 3000 per
week of the largest, straightest, and
-most tender-fleshed of these cool, juicy
relishes that are sold in London.
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More About Palouse.
Since returning from the Palouse
country, queries of every sort have
been given me to answer, and for the
benefit of these who wish what infor
mation I can give I hastily pen a few
brief and considered statements.
To speak of It in a general way,
the surface of the whole country is
very undulating, and being viewed
from the mountain peaks, presents
the appearance of the ocean—consid
erably choped up. The soil not of
an alkaline nature like the Walla
Walla country, is deep—thè surface
being a black loam, while the subsoil
is clay, this making it a large body o!
as good, if not the be> t soil for agri
cultural purposes I ever saw - It is
destitute of timber but covered with
fine bunch grass and well watered by
springs.
Timber, Buch as pine, cedar, tamar
ack, fir, &c ,is to be found in the moun
tains, and along the streams which
traverse the country at a distance of
one to twenty miles.
Pqople of every class such as are
found in all countries, have Already
taken a great portion of the land and
are improving it ina manner to make
comfortable homes. The cereals and
most every variety of fruit and veget
ables are being raised to perfection,
although frosts sometimes interfere,
especially in the flats or low places.
The elevation above sea level is from
two to three thousand feet. The cli
mate during the summer season is
similar to that of this va’ley with less
rain and cooler nights, but during the
winter months snow usually falls on
the ground several inches deep, and
lies there from a few days to several
weeks, with dry, cool, clear and calm
weather most of the time. Last win
ter was a winter of snow with the
thermometer standing at zero, but
still stock procured sustenance from
bunch grass of the south hill sides,
where snow had drifted off. A few
strong winds and an occasional thun
der shower visits the country, but,
judging from nay own observations
and the experience ef others, there is
as a general thing no more wind there
than we have in the Willamette val
ley, much less than in the country be
tween Walla Walla and The Dalles.
The Palouse and Great Columbia
river bason countries contain the fin
est of agricultutal lands, as well as-
good stock raising districts, with an
area many times that of this valley
and with as little if not mnefi less
waste land.
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There is demand for men of capital
and enterprise Jo open up and devel
op the natural resources of the coun
try. There is yet plenty of land for
the poorer classes besides the 1,200,000
acres of railroad land just vacated and
fallen into the hands of the govern
ment, ready to be entered as such
land, on and after the third day of
this month.
Lumber can be had at t?n to twelve
dollars per M., and rails at one dollar
and half per hundred. The market of
the country as yet, is principally lo
cal. The demand by immigrants for
grain for flour and feed will furnish
market for most-of the surplus for a
year or two yet, after then a much
larger surplus than this country can
produce will be ready for market in
case shipment can be made from all
parts of the country. At present
shipments can be made by the Snake
river steamers a great part of the
year, but as soon as the Northern Pa
cific Railroad with its branches are
completed furnishing a convenient
outlet to every part, and the present
high faritf of transportations dimin
ished, the country will te one of pros
perity and the great wheat country
of the north western coast
J. M P.
f
NO. 37.
that the persons toward whom God be sufficient to say
had abounded in all wisdom and
4. That these inspired men who
prudrnee, and " made known the mys "knew” were “the called according
tery,” (as in verses 8 and 9, chap i.) to his purpose.” They were the
were such persona as Paul, who re " whom he did foreknow,” i. e, that
ceived the revelation of God, and which God made known -before it
they were the persons who had been came to pass, as Acts xv. 7. “He
"chosen;” while the ehnreh'^at also did predestinate,” * • dill
Ephesus obtain their salvation by call “ them he also 'justified, viz./
"hearing the words of truth, the Gos affirmed, and “glorified” Sue Eph.
pel,’’ and of Paul’s “ knowledge of the i. 4-12, and also John xvii. 6-22, and
mystery ” by reading what lie wrote the contexts generally; keeping in
1 ask the reader to note closely in mind the past tens of the verbiage of
this connection I Cor. ii., the apostles the lesson, and you will not be troubled
only are indicated in the “we” and with the stale ideas that the numbel
“ us ” of verses 6, 7, 12 and 13. In of the elect is definitely fixed, or
these and many other passages the rather that these parties are now in
apostles only are embraced in the this world, or in other words that you ’
scope of these pronouns, and a failure are unconditionally elected to heaven
to note this, a way-» leaves the reader or hell—that depends upon the
with an improper understanding of character of your faith, love and
the lesson ; and further, unless by a obedience on the one hand, a disbelief
special qualification, the world or on the other. Again, remember that
alien sinners are never embraced in no man can be a competent witness
thé use of these pronouns. An ex beyond what he knows, and the
ample, 1 John ii. 2, says, " And he is things of God knoweth no man but the
the propitiation for our sins, and not spirit of God, (1 Cor. ii. 11, 12). 1 So
for ours only, but also for the sins of the apostle claims to have received the
the whole world.” But refering the spirit of Gqd, by which they might
reader agaiu to the numerous ex know the things that God gives us, •
amples where inspired men only are what they saw with their eyes,
embraced by the pronouns “ we,” “us,’ handled with their hands, and by the
and “ our.” We now come to the revelation of God, and by that spirit
lesson
.
.
was enabled to speak and write, is
2. The scope of “ we know,” Ac. competent proof of any fact therein
And I now insist that inspired men specified Sb spake John et al, and
Only ate referred to or embraced in, also Paul, whom the Lord appeared to
because (a) Paid was inspired, »nd- for this purpose, to make him a minis
with other inspired men could and did ter and a witness. Acts xxvi. 16.
" knmv that all things worked to So also awother, “ having had perfect
gether for good to them that love understanding,” wrote of “ those
God.” (b). No one short of an in things.” Luke i. 24.
spired man could “ know ’’ this.
By this the reader may “know the
Therefore the term we only includes certainty of those things wherever he
in this text the inspired men to whom has been Instructed,” " These things
God " revealed the mystery, of his are written that you might believe,”
will,” Ac.
&c. John xix. 31. Therefore the
Monmonth Sept. 2, 187‘J.---------------------- • The Sunday school teacher or beftef thus gained is increased in this
preacher who teacl.es that he ami his life only as it is confirmed by ex
Who are the “ We ?”
class, or his brethren, and worse still perience, and that experience never
And we know that all things work together for his audience,“ know,” 1c , is assuming includes "all things.”
good to them that love
to them who are
5. What shall we thus say to these
called according to his purpose.” Rom. viii. 28. • too much, is wise above what is
things
? If God be for us who can be
written,
and
not
strictly
speaking
“
as
This was the beginning of the Sun
against
us ? Verse 32 says, “ He that
the
oracles
of
God.
”
See
1
Peter
iv.
day school lesson for July 13, 1879.
spared
not
his own son but de
11.
So
what
the
inspired
men
knew
As far as we have been able to ex
livered
him
up
for us all, h<»w shall
on
this
matter,
Paul
testified
to,
and
amine the exegesis given in the
he
not
with,
him
also freely give us all
various lesson leaves does not suggest all Christians should believe it What
things
?
”
Thus,
qualifying the plural
the thought of the apostle ; and many was knowledge with the former is
pronoun
“
us
”
by
the adverb "all ’’ he
Sunday, school teachers and scholars faith with the latter It was eqough
extends
its
sc
ope,
making Christ a
were very much perplexed with the Jbrthe former to “ ¿atmi aLLthings,”
sacrifice
"
for
us
all.
”
So the church
lesson, and confessed they could do and it is enough for the latter to
nothing with it Wo suggest here in "believe all things.” I use knowledge at Rome and all Christians are in
"brief on fine th od of treating this sub and faith here In thoù strict sense, cluded in its scope to the eml of the
and further say that we know only lesson. If the reader is instructed
ject
1. It is important in this and all what we experience, and in this sense and edified I shall be satisfied.
Fraternally yours,
other similar production to determine we by no means know all things. A
S. H. HEDRIX.
devout
Christian
can
truly
say
that
the scope of the plural pronoun " we ”
Fairfield,
Iowa,
A
ng.
30, 1879.
he believes what Paid says, “ We
and also " us,” " our,” Ac.
(а) They can not include more than know, and that his experience corro
Hard Fare in College.
the person or persons writing and per borates what is here declared, this at
In Scotland, a college education is high
son written to and similar characters. best would only render the Christian
ly
exteemed, and the number of graduate»,
a
secondary
or
corroborative
witness,
(б) They may include only the per
in proportion to the population, is larger
and
that
only
to
the.
extent
of
his
past
son writing and those to whom he is
than in any other country of Enrope, or
experience ; of the events now tran
writing.
than in the United States. But the major
(c) They . ay include only the per spiring with their future and varied ity of students practice a more rigid econ
sons writ
and similar characters, effects, he can only say, "I believe,’ omy than is known in our country, and
e nd so r / cbtace the persons ad- while nothing short of inspiration many »[tend less in their entire course than
the av. rage expenses of a sing e year in
d»ess<jd,________ ________________ a_ would enable h;m to sav “ I know
Americau coll« gee. Dr. Guthrie, in his
An ex. ,
f the first and second that all things work together for good autobiography, tell several touching anec
is seen i>. . J< bn v. 2, 3: “By this to them that love God.”
dote* of the hardship* cheerfully endured
3. Thus we began and so taught a by some of hi* fellow-student*.
we know t’ nt tee love the children of
A stout country lad came to the Univer
God,” X-'
A n example of the third is class of some eight or ten old breth
found in many places in this and ren, some of whom are Doted for their sity of Edinburg, bringing with him a
large cheat. For three month* he took no
other epLLles, and especially in Eph. growth in the grace of God, and the meal at any hotel or reataurant, and asked
i. 1-12, where it often occurs and knowledge of the truth ; they were nothing from hie landlady except hot wa
clearly embraces only inspired men. satisfied, amt we fed that it is sa e, ter. It turned out that hi* chest was fil
Verse 12 says, ’’ That itv should be to we always strive to keep our teaching led with oatmeal, brought from hr* coun
the praise of his glory, who Ji st upon safe ground, we care not to pi ess try home, and be himself cooked it with
trusted in Christ" Verse 13, “In out too far least we should go astray. tue hot water received from the landlady,
adding as a relish a little butter and salt.
whom ye also trusted, after ye heard We must wait another time, if we A »Indent who in willing to submit to snoh
the words of truth, the Gospel of your ever do tell the reader all we taught privations, in order to obtain an education
is likely to mike the most of his opportu
salvation.” Again, Eph. iii. 2-3, shows on the remainder of the lesson, it may nities while at college.