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brids, the u steel-clads” which have enough of the crab blood in 
them to give endurance and vigor. With early growth and ma¬ 
turity to adapt them to the most adverse locations necessary to 
plant, and yet with fair size and good eating qualities, from brisk 
tart to the condensed sweet of the Tallman, and from the earliest 
to the all-winter in season. 
With this presentation and review I would ask every farmer, 
Why not have a complete orchard? Why not give the orchard as 
necessary and reasonable attention as you do your farm-stock? 
Why not study the nature of the tree and of its enemies, so that 
you can “know good from evil” in all that appertains to its welfare? 
Why not every fruit-grower learn the simple art of out-door graft¬ 
ing and trimming, so as to transform many a worthless crab or 
seedling to choice fruit? Why not every farm have an abundance 
of choice fruit and flowers, beautiful shade-trees, evergreens and 
wind-breaks around the dwelling and farm-buildings, and so help 
to make the home a paradise to the children, a place of repose and 
comfort to the domestic animals, and the orchard a source of health 
and wealth to the familv, for all these are within the reach and 
province of every farm homestead in our state. 
THE PROPER ADVANCEMENT OF WOMAN. 
BY MRS. FANNIE B. DENNETT, MILTON. 
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[A paper read before the Du Lac Grange, at Milton Junction, Rock County, Wis., 
October 10, 1874.] 
We hear much lately of woman’s rights and woman’s wrongs. 
Our journals teem with articles advocating this one and strongly de¬ 
nouncing the other. Her friends are bravely defending her right to 
the ballot-box, prophesying a millenium of peace and harmony 
when that right shall have been granted her; and many a woman 
sits with folded hands in happy anticipation of the glorious work 
that awaits her in the future, all unheeding the good that her idle 
hands might now be doing. 
The ballot may or may not be a help to woman, or the world in 
general, were it granted to her. We know not; but we do know 
