several who have tried it to be a humbug. 
Mary Wager-Fisher says “If 1 were a 
young man with a capital of two or three 
thousand dollars, I am tolerably sure that 
I should ‘go west’. But with a family- 
wife and little children—and no money to 
speak of, I can imagine nothing more for¬ 
lorn than to try to make a home in the 
new T er West” 
There is one great advantage in farming 
by irrigation—you bring the “rain” when 
you want it. In depending upon the showers 
from Heaven, there is always more or less 
uncertainty, while water from the ditch is 
a tolerably sure thing. 
The Pea Weevil can be killed by putting 
the peas as soon as gathered into a box or 
vessel which can be made air tight, and pour 
into it a few drops of bi-sulphide of carbon, 
say a teaspoonful to the bushel, and close 
the vessel tight. It is a deadly poison and 
inflammable and must be carefully handled. 
If Aiaaps this dry hot weather it svill cer¬ 
tainly kill them. Try it! 
Mr. E. W. Bull of Concord, Mass., the 
originator of the Concord grape, had at one 
time 22000 seedlings. The Concord was just 
offered to the public in 1846, by Messrs. 
Hovey & Co., of Boston, and the first year’s 
sales amounted to $3200. 
Plowman Sermonette, No. 8. 
Jan. 1, 1800. 
From the Herald. 
A Little Son-shine.— There is joy to-day 
in the home of our esteemed fellow-citizen, 
the Hon. Robert Wilkinson. A little stranger 
has entered this home carrying with him a 
flood of sunshine. He -weighs only ten 
pounds, but his weight in diamonds w*ould 
mot buy one of his little pink toe-nails. Mr. 
Wilkinson is happy all over, from the crown 
•f his head to the sole of his foot. A con- 
•tant throng of visitors extended congratu¬ 
lations at the office this afternoon, and it is 
whispered that a table in the rear groaned 
beneath its burden of good cheer, and that 
every guest went away just a little happier 
than he came. But it is a joyful occasion, 
and we welcome the little visitor to this 
-world of sin and sorrow, hoping that he 
may worthily succeed his honored father 
not only in vast estate but in his most honor¬ 
able and distinguished career. 
Jan. 1, 1800. 
From the Herald. 
Personal.— Dick Harter, a laborer for the Hon. 
Robert Wilkinson, had a New Year’s present to-day 
in the shape of a ten pound son. 
Jan. 1, 1883. 
From the Herald. 
Our Great Grief. —The city has been en¬ 
shrouded in gloom to-day. for all that is 
mortal of the Hon. Richard Harter has been 
laid away to final rest. Business was entirely 
suspended, and the people turned out in 
mass to do honor to the memory of a great 
and good man. His was no ordinary career. 
His father was only a day laborer, but was 
a sober, industrious man who gave his chil¬ 
dren as the only legacy within his power, 
*a good education. Young Richard inherited 
the sterling traits of character of his father, 
and having the advantage of a good edu¬ 
cation, he soon rose to eminence in his chosen 
profession—the law. He served two terms 
in Congress and represented the interests of 
his constituents faithfully and -well. Not¬ 
withstanding his long official career and the 
temptations with which he had been sur¬ 
rounded, he was never known to taste a drop 
of liquor, and his character has been above 
reproach. Upright, conscientious, just and 
kind, he won the heart of every one who 
knew him, and every man and woman in 
this community mourns his loss as sincerely 
as if he were a relative or an intimate friend. 
For the last two days the body has been 
lying in state at his residence, the old Wil¬ 
kinson place, and a constant stream of peo¬ 
ple coming and going to take one last look 
at all that is left of the people’s benefactor, 
attest the sincerity of the popular sorrow. 
Richard Harter is dead, but the good deeds 
of his life are immortal. 
Jan. 1, 1842. 
From the Herald. 
Personal— Bob Wilkinson, who squandered a 
large estate in drink, died at the alms house to-day, 
of delirium tremens. 
—From the Western Plowman. 
Selfishness. The greatest hindrance to right 
thinking is self-interest, and it is selfislmess that 
causes many men to fail in their undertakings. 
