VOLUME. 6.

CAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY. JUNE 7, 1S(J().

NUMBER 2.

KHKAK QKXTL.Y. VT i. ho wash wr»r.

Sp»k gently to the aged mao, Whose locks are whitening fast — Whose drooping form is bending low,

Before Ariel's blast.

He has not long to tarry here,—

We soon shall haste away;

Than gently soothe each weary hour,

Kach long—departing day.

Spaak gently to yoor mother, boy, ^ Bowed down with anzioas care ; Norerar cause her to well forth,

The swift and bhter tear.

Speak gently to the merry yonth, In spring's fnrescent bowers;

There’s pain enough reserved for him.

In future rolling years.

with their active services, to retire to , sorbs our attention. We must fortify ' the opinion would particuiurly, apply to their fields and crops. They were fa- ourselves with all kinds of'statistical l his region is that of soiling them. I only miliar~as far as the knowledge of their knowledge bearing upon it. The laws” ,l,at ’’J - t * ,is met hod an acquaintance day permitted—with all the intricacies | of our climate—oar unfortunate climate, ° r ,nine ff0,u one cow procures .all the milk

ticular was one of the shrewdest and must be noted in all ns results-that are

most methodical of farmers. And it of any value to us. , . was said of the Sage of Marshfield that To descend for a moment to particn- ^°' cer,, ' n 8 ,10rs,e *> our ?u -ccss in breed ..I., , ■ • , . , c , , , 1 mg them w barely reapeatablo. The Cape : I,bet judge of .lock lo hi. l.rs wc find tl,at ,n onr .bent cops M u y ttalliun is. poor cm.ture umlet«i«il. state. And doubtless these men fooud Nature denies us ranch success. Surely slow in pace, and cotoparatively destitute their devotion to the pursnit of tilling ! this course of occupying ourselves with of spirit. He may be called a hardy anithe soil invigorating to their moral na- ' wheat, when Nature so severely animad- mal. however, as any organization would be tore ; for a contact with Nature in her vertg upon the efforts directed thereto, surviving the poorest fare, and subjected to

is a waste of economy. But as regards the same annoyances in the way of insects Indian-corn, with Arhich we have far that his horned brethren are. Clearly here better success, we should busy ourselves i8 » c,,anc o for the greatest improvement, oocsiogl; in the .teinment of frceli uU “ ri e l,u 7.'* J'?. “«>!)' ■»" knowledge concerning it. Be proper “'i * ““"'“t *p.~. i~.nr.ge i, b, no 6 means unfavorable to a happy development inquiry we could doubtless make this * ^ eqviDe „. ck Bnl whal 1;af ‘ crop of more profit to us than it is* well done under cirsumstanres qnite iden-

ments. They saw in the plainest and Although we pretend to be satisfied with tfcnl with car own, we have altogether fallmost practical way the proof of the our own seed, and our own ways pf ed to do. as far as sheep and swine are j triumph of sturdiness, perseveranceJ B r o win g doubtless there,sm other concerned, naturally. 1 can speak but in ' fortitude and skill. Thej doaliUen ! *«J» rth* «*!»««« «<»• ' «»».'. The lj.«» beu.r lerin. .iron of my -i— ! reeognirc, Uint Nature bnr no fororitei, sane remarks bold good for nmny fruits T “

I.anre. ski, GmuKiK-We '■«" 1 cjrfpt „. Uo obse „ 0 h „ , ’ sod tegettblee, which srs now bat littl. «»r mwoftta ».» ww-p.! , tnet together on a hifthly Important ot** i' . j t. • j one knows, wlule as a general thing, ,. 0 ,ion inasmuch ns we see nbom '*"‘1 "romrer the general «.n,plft«y of Csitjl.telwrr.ong nr lt l» sopptwpd- csre der.tsd to tbers i. of it. v.rytftot ."mot ,n . evstem.tic ooi n.in t. lWc ‘* U “ *"“ ted 10 *»•!««• Of fra ” “ ^ ' SSrijuTSiC Pl.inly eno.gb, we attempt, in . .jstem.l.e nnd pains t. tUeir riHCalion They enjoyed lire sub. however-tb.t the gr.pe is pecr*.rly ter all ihia. lo make an.dv.ace oven in the ing way, .o iiseminae n0 c l stantinU cheerful life of farm houses, adopted to Uiis region. We know at standard-branches of our craft, which shall aruongMr farming population, li.nowl- j delighted in the plain but abund- aU events, that most varieties of the seem praiseworthy or noticeable. Of coarse * age is at any time ol exceeding ser- ant c | |per 0 f rnmi table. In their C ra P e l,fear P r ° rase, 5' U8 ' a, ‘ d t,iat 11,1 row °ntne bints in the way of obviating

ADDRESS

JMuertd Ixfoft Ike Cape May County Agricultural Society, on Saturday, May 20th,

BT WILI.IAM 1.. TIFT AW.

most beantilul forms—with flowers, with woods, with fields, with running waters —allays, who can tell how much envy and nnquietness, and bow many feveriah

dreams of selfish anibition.

And doabUess too they drew many a lesson of true power from their environ-

other de-

point of blood

vice*—bnt to the farmer, it is of para-

tnoawt importance. We at this time . , , , , sion, arrogated to themselves no airs wre by no means disposed to attempt, . , v , ,

IIlP ftioofi-/. rtWcimnn lint -i-earm e.gtdf-itif

of preten- R ood native wine has been manufactured t * ,e8 ° tronbles. for my discourse at present l-s no airs liere * ^ a further practice should is of an °lher aim. I leave the question

any pretentious oratorical display, at.d therefore shall confine ourselves strictly to the matter in hand} still it seems ne- : tiessary for the proper understanding of ’our subject, that we should by way of a

manners they were devoid

practice

! ihe theatre^ oS saloon, bnt wera content! P rorc l l lat f* 1 ® v ‘ n ® W 'H l« rerrlly ""C- ' he .'“ 1 tmning to tin,,..

with simple, manly dignity.

It is oa characters like these that the

American farmer—the true bone o„d tain cx, ,* n ^. ° ccu Py our attent * on '

. . a . ntnrt'c t-InnrAil ,rt timer, u-ill n,,

, ccssful beroabouta we hnvn n strong bint Ea 01 " 11 ™’ "r" 1 >li« mlellvera.l r„du,try : .. . .... w ,lc 1 " Pmp™. to onravivea to yet the

from Nature as to wuav buouiu, w u vci-a , u ..„ «. , ..

matter right, bull there are a few things

i'-“w, owMiuct—u>s nue: uuuo uuu . .... , . • * _ on which I, or any other observer, can speak

vwh. .tm. .. mommli .-nv nt . of the country—particulm'ly loves mwk's kindrea^Jp these will apply to with the utmost confidence, and on there r ^ ! J • y j , ■ to dwell? for Uiey were characters which tl,e P oar - WIlile the^ apple and the points 1 shall not hesitate to express my-

uuiled h,| npKc»tv With abilitv, the means P eacU are Ming in this region. .elfempliaiicxli^Jtis Heealess to say that

u ^ ^ Hol commanding sticcess with perfect the pear U not only fruitful bat its pro- I refer to the wealtKof manure with which w Awmcanw. ^ j . .-J u-itb i;>n A duct is generally free from the smallest wu ^rrounded. A superabundance of

We"**«Madl the. to be telf-evi-! ftp**** •*< «W> *» HtU. to-

epiblican form of irov- f aloatlon w,th worldly honors, tli^t they j aeUc,cnc J‘ r ' oW f 8 *aperior p.nrs art

iSenti tliwt a Ue^fcilican form of gov•erswieut relies almost solely fur itasupport npon the ngricnltural classes.— While we find in large cities and also in foreign countries the market and the mechanical ability so convenient for ns, me still find that large communities of men breed moct^ in the shape of extrav(gauce and luxury, highly prejudicial to rlhe Republican idea. In rural neigh* Fborkoods bewever, the Republican prinociple sustains itself with comparatively dittle difficulty; and it is from among *he ranks of the 'rural population that •tb* cause-of our American freedom is to (be most faithfaUy and disinterestedly up-

held.

. , , complishmonts are loiaea to the I We farmers, more tlmnaay other/~^x .

. . . • -, / sturdrbess and incorraptibi uy ! of men, ecercise the most vigilanA , . . , . . - .

^ .j 1* feet stale of society has arrived.

swamps abound alhoi

yet whoever

war. read, at tio,e to lav , a,,» . «r bigb v.loa i„ alU.l a„v market, and “i«k. of baaling amck lo hi. were resay at any time to lay Wem « . a : , Our sounds and bays arc at certain times Sown ; virtues which seem to us |« we are assured their growth «nc-! ij^y-*,^ wivl , fisll C S lich l„ tiarly inherent to those whose cfcief j ceed8 “ 8 > * K>W 1,1 ““h niore reason* know to bo almor.t the sole constituent of pleasure lies in the cultivation of Uie al,le for ns .' 8 5110 occupy ourselves with guano—and hence of the utmost vilue to land. them, than with certaih other crops the fanner; yet whoever thinks of availing With these troths before ns then, we which wc are forever attempting to grow himself of this product ? Indeed, save the should hold our calHog as a peculiarly w ' a ' out success. Further, we know creature Ife*.. as the King Crab. noniTof precious one. We should do our best l,lat ““J vegeUWes and smaller fruits, J 1,e multitudinous growths of our waters

to eo.oble it to every o'.j. W. rto.(d i “««««» “• Oor tnergvlic Prert-

l>o readv to attemiit all improvements dent, as we are all aware, has met with . y , p s* t forui no prei>o reaoy to attempt, an-improvements ' . tension towards being more than a mere that seem reasonable, both in our modes very superior success in the cultivation f armer j bv nl , mcanB , )ractice of husbandry and in our way of life.— 118 swe ®^- po^toc- Likewise wc w | 10 t i so pjjbly preach ; still the reflection Whatever tends to exalt our profession w « know that the blackberry, the rasp- is constantly forced upon mo, that no peocertainly tends to exalt us ns men. berry and the currant thtives well in this pie are more wasteful ofGod’s gifts than we When courtesy, good-breeding and ac-i aatiludc ^ be sure we have not the Oar nsgUgance cancorning the vast comnlishmonts are joiaefl to the farmer’s facilities of a market wherein to spHrthis rtc^-houses ef mnnuro within our reach, is

sort of produce, but thiS'trtlstacIe can ? rul} ’ “"im'donahle. hether we are less

watchfulness oeer the assnmplions of -Capital. We regard'with exteeme jealously any infriagemeet upoa the rights .of industry. A little too hotly, tf the j .troth mist be declared, we suspect the dntents and the purposes of tbe citizen, .and regard bis visitation among us -sometimes even as a misfortune. But rthis excessive-caution of oars has made ms self sustainingend truly independent. We earn onr bread by the sweat of no -other man’s brow. Every sheaf of ovheat garnered in the barn, is the repiresentative of a certain amount of care, ■thoughtfulness and providence, such as dew other classes of men are called np-

-on to exareise,

Economy, that virtue which is often A hey to a well-spent life, is our chiefest •excellence. The failures of foreign im* portations would affect our comfort but .comparatively Httle ; for although we rely greatly on the services of tbe merchant and professional man, we etill, without metaphor, are enabled te dispense with them almost entirely, end more so than almost any other people

x>n earth could do..

And moreover our profession should fee endeared to us from the recollections of the great examples that have engaged in it George Washington, the world ,renowued “Father of his Country,” a patriot without blemish, was a farmer;

i others of our country’*

Fereon, Wi‘

the per-

society has arrived.

But it is on our own efforts solely that •our fortunes rely. In a century whose rush and activity is so mighty as that of

ours, we roust tiirow off c

be easily turaounted-eE ell of o, ore then oev brelbreeie otberkti. , , tnucs, docs not remain.for me to sov; but aware—by tbe exercise of little more f u: a . • * mis speech 1 will venture, however, that if tbon ordmerj enerey. As bes been Xe,.„ K „ g | and re™er.,even .ub their seid before, our fortune lies solely in onr bersb clim.te *od berree .ell, were l.lv,™,l

everything like hands : and tbe great complaint of a with our facilities, the land would literally

SL l»oL- of mnrl-oi which we hear all aron nd blossom as the r ns “

inertness, lest we lose our pro£r snprem- l ac k of market

acy. The whole world seems ^throbbing with a life which has but oue aim— that of Progrzss—and it must not be said of farmers, if their own welfare Is to be duly considered, that they shrink from tbe struggle. We find that our position on the whole—particularly in this part of tbe country—deficient in those aids, which other professions are constantly equipping themselves with from the magazines and store-houses of scientific investigation. And while-sci-ence means simply Perfected Practice, we have been too chary of bringing the truth home. Our natural di inclination to trust tbe novel and nnassnred, has made ns sometimes nnmindfol of grasping tbe real and the tangible. Therefore the leading idea with regard to our future course, is aoutained in the one word Progress. By a practical application of this principle we can only hope to leave our heritage free and nntrammeled to onr children, and to as-

us, is an impediment in our way, which Another acriculturnl featurewhicli greatwe must arm ourselves, to be rid of, as ly occupies progressive farmers of our day much as we w.ould of afty other impedi- - "** that of drainage. This process is to roent. . With regard to oar stock-grow- nlmo^t entirely unknown Yet in its favor ins somewbet retneins to be seid. """ rew f “' u nia l be -iibotit eon. We koow very well thot ell o( u, been o Indict,on Our low-lniid«_.nii we Love pride io the breedios of fioe cottle. Bet *" -““"deuce of tken-ere riemphot-

ic illy our best lands They

this desire of onr hearts. Nature jqst as

re.olulcly prohibit,, ei, o. she docs tbe poi. 1 ' t ' rel *» th ‘ «' "I””-"" “"d of norilor..

and it is in this field if anywhere—aided

session of good wheat crops. To tell the

truth, we ere in ne w»y fitted for the rent. ,bc droming tile-thot oer tnily fnt line ing of entile. Gru.,'which grow. .0 “ ra >« b* Brow". Jlet th.t wh.ch enn be ebendnetlj in the interi.r, ia nlmo.t on-1 *" d ' ‘’ r ° r ° r ‘ ,r * il,i »B. of core noliee. tt™ly denied «s jo the ont.ml w.y, nod I“ bl t" , '' S “". v,bi "S ,1 “ “ tbii ' ,b *> when grown by tbeteeooe of dike, nod en,.| Ho ,"“ nd '* “ C0 ““ U )’ «"'ld»ho*% of dike, bnokmenU, iti, both no e.porHiv. crop,' “ d ■ ‘ l ** “ liule l “" li nod of inferior quality. Add to thi. the u "’“d kept mgenioe.lf dry by p„ m p. million, of insects with wbtcb on, entile “ d “ ‘'"''“If ‘“"Bareioferted in nemmer; tbe fierce eOfeet of ■ f" p ''“ rU * '"S" '1-" »»i ™ry tbe Africno bent of on, July, mod Aegost Wg«.l .tnl.., writ e.ttl. ecd nBriceltur,l y .elf—U of which dined- i Fiodid* ■“ etch, serely here is no ex.m-

pie that leaves nothing more to be said in

lh.interior.-wos.ethntweh.re tot Kt., f*™" diking »d dmning. Y„ „ i tie cell to engage oeraelve. with herds *.11 oworo, the *J««» i» one of slow Still, we koow ,lh.t, eertnie nomber of pr0, ' ,h - , ”” m0 ' b b “ ,b c "i> iu " “d horned entile,re. ririd «eee»ky witi, ^ «i™rifie n,d « reqms.t. to enrrymg it out,

■ ■ .. . . , ., , .former. Their mnnure is like gold to bint. . 1 we m B-J* 1 ‘a topic 1 ennnot r«n T To T ““’'’‘' f Uoreorer thr.rfie.h nodUmi, prodoct, i. fro," rom .or,n,thot .. ke5. nothing •hieb .boll be renereted for »E« , tb( , or bulu . t „5„ iIk , fofm , om , of nil «f ‘l« prorucnl edec. of ugigrtftn. throughout tbe world. . tbo .upl.elnmuu of bin food: therefor. lL “ I"—i'--Among tbe mont opporent of tbe I wb n e 1 would by no n.e.os ndriao nny ngri- b “ ,rtl!: " ,kI ■■ »» methods of our improvement are trnly i eultorist the growing of any large number are 10 our wasu “g droughts it demand#

a tree intercuange, of ideas. We must of cattle, it behooves one and all to be per-

son, npon a sandy s

vantages are to a great extant unknown in

far more attention than has ever been be- , stowed upon it. In this matter—as in fact

i petuativ on me mere tor ermj; new . . . .

to be the peculiar pride of these men, o? those, far -or near ’who iu ftr wav 1 our , a “ d cari ''S w,lh 0 1 0 ‘ ,er8 ln 1 * hl8h ** ^P-ge—timely vkMMiver thair coiin’rv could disnaH<c u , , , * * ^ ‘ for them. Among other methods iu tho , experiment is the chief wccessity. As' axbewtver toetr coun-ry couta aspwtfe, Jray* engaged wtti tbe caJUng that ab-^ care of cattle wbicb I have long been of 1 furas ray owa experience is concerned I

all fanners, it seemed to pat ourselves in correspondence with all ; petoally on the alert for diafovering new ’

j Can only say that I hwvu been assured that a comparatively poor field of corn in North Carolina yielded over ane hundred and fifly bushels to the acre, from being well watered at stated times throughout the

SUHimer.

It will be the object of our Society to aid us in overcoming all our deficient points of husbandry—as well those that 1 have not referred to, as those that 1 have. We pro- - pose establishing a correspondence with all J parties calculated to assist ns in any way. ; tVe also propose that members of our or- ; ganizafidii shall meet at stated periods to i interchange) informatibn,' and to discuss j points of Interest. . We likewise hopd to J disseminate and gather knowledge in print- ! ®<1 form. We 'nope for a growth sufficient to allow ns in the end to establish a library, and by these means to disseminate know!-' edge bruadrast through the country. We also hope at certain periods to giro favorable exhibitions of oar skill. At tbet exhiurfions we shall invite our farnie home and abroad lo display s-tmples of their produce of every kind ; mechanical invur.tors to display agricultural implements, and orators to expound the good cuu&o to u».--And if it is not loo gr&U presumption wu hope that the fair sex will aid us in our eu - deavors, ye look for them to take ns strong an interest ia our^work'as w* WIN selves take. The housewife who sees fit in due lime to display articles of bor handiwork unioug us shall receive great honorut. our handi^ the same shall be said of youth

and maidens of all degrees.

And we also hope that in our assemblages, and by our -iliiled efforts, to have an indirect moral office} upon the people. That which we chiefly need—as in fact all Americans need—to make our lives more genial and agreeable ic the pullivulion of Taxtk— Tasto which is certainly allied to the object we have in haiiil. ls?t us not consider H - fruitless or feeble if the cultivation even of flowers receives a large accession among us. This is a point on whic'j 1 have sma l bopo of engaging tlic masculine atter.tion, but from tho leminiue mind 1 expect greater * favor. Bat let it nevertheless lie said that • he who occupies himself merely with planting of shade trees is a cilizeu who truly deserres well of his country.' Also, he who, in a pleasant conception, decorates his homestead with the espalier or vine deserves well *f his country. And the reason why he deserves well of his country* is because in place of barrenness be lias added cheerfulness; in tho place of the ungainly ho has substituted grace, and therefore made his habitation mere habitable and belter calculated to fit him foY a sphere of a higher susceptibility to the Beautiful. For as a sage has said—"The Jit-uutiful is closely allied to the Benevolent," and wherever we see a genial, courteous race of mm, we may know that nt the same lim^lhey are great hearted qj)d chivalrous. * Therefore besides what we men may do, when a matron or maid comes to us with a collection of elegant flowers of her owa rearing she ahull bn entitled to a high pluca iu our regard. Also ubuu she proves herself an adept in the more sturdy branches of her household craft—such as a good bread maker or butler maker, we shall ; consider that she has deserved weU of us. And the reason of our lirqiefulnesajin Ibis case is that we rejoice that while she has proved herself all woman, and a hejpmaUt for a man, she has at the same Urao added a grace to his brown and sun-burnt life ' wlilctr perhaps be never knew befoim, and w hose inherent yet all penetrating jnliewy shall certainly re-act on him lo bis better-

! ing.

Bnt it cannot he -denied that the work ’ we have ent out far ourselves it* notably | arduous. Jt is not by supine rest that we ate to achieve success in. our society, but | on the contrary by energy and indnstrious I action. We know that tbe commencei.mnt of almost every voterprizc is both ■ difficult and uninteresting ; therefore ibe | opening of our career is one which calls j for the greatest watchfulness. And let it I be distintly asserted, that we are no aristo1 cratic organization, but on the contrary | democratic to. tbe extreme. We extend the right Ivand of fellowship to every man | rich or |>oor who feels the slightest sympathy with us. Some other organizations | might object when the ignorant and uulel | tered seek to join them, bat we have no ‘ such Kcraptes. Every man or womsu who j has a heart in the cause, let their position | be what it may, shall be one of as, and : particularly we request tbe fellowship uud I regard of the brown banded practical lar’l uir.rs. These men commonly abound with I wu bliuutfuncu of bard Lauded aud bard