Show PERSEVER perseverance ance ANCk COTTAGE PROVO PHOTO august 8 1663 1863 editor demerel desard sir A great deal has been said sald of late upon the culture c of f the grape and in one of the articles the writer said he thought grapes could be raised upon the tha benches in in utah valley vailey that was demonstrated last year to some extent for I 1 gathered from one square a y yard rd two and a half bushels and f X azu would ld sa say thib this year yean come e and see for yourselves I 1 have two rows eight rods long lorig forming an arbor from which I 1 think I 1 shall gather from 1500 to 2000 pounds of grapes many of the clusters last year sear weighed 0 33 3 pounds and this season as a general thing they will be much larger they are the los lios angeles or california grape I 1 have several other hardy varieties bearing this thia year but I 1 have one that was sent me four years yeara since from the department at washington which bore a few bunches last year and now though last spring it only covered about two square feet it covers over and there Is ia from 75 to pounds of grapes upon it it atia Is a very early grape ali all and d the tho fruit is nearly as large as the los loa angeles of a musk flavor and blue or purple its name ie Is the hydes hydea ellza eliza it is maidby dr grant to be a seedling from the isabella but ifft if it is it must bea be a hybrid the isabella being a fox grape and this is a musk the foliage id Is very fine some of the leaves measuring ten inched from stalk to point of lea leu it is very E strong and vigorous in its growth last year I 1 fruited a sie rie edling from the los loa angeles grape chieh was white it had five branc branches ties iles on one stem one of which I 1 sent to the department at washington I 1 named it the pride of utah or graves seedling bof not q after having laving te tested ted its qualities loey coey sent seul nor for cuttings ut tings which are growing growall in the pro gating pa a garden at baslington was washington lington this ear car I 1 have bome gome six other seedlings bearing be ar g what their flavor flavo v will be I 1 know snow not but they will be large I 1 am not a professional gardener but have llave had one nearly all my iny life but never turned my ray attention to the culture uro ure of the grape until the last few years when in england I 1 had the opportunity port unity of visiting many of the different n nob ob lemens gardens and I 1 had bad my eyes continually open and if a day passe passed d me without gaining samo knowledge I 1 put it down as a day lost the plan I 1 adopt in cultivating the tile gi giace ape is not the same as is ren gen generally giai oral 1 y practice practiced dhere here but something aft after erthe the plan that is mentioned in the agricultural report for 1866 1868 in remarks by the superintendent of tho the propagating garden at washington from page 97 to any of the brethren going south might call and bee bie what can be done by perseverance upon land deemed not worth anything and for the taking up of which I 1 have many times been laughed at and called a fool but now I 1 can auford afford to laugh yours truly DANIEL GRAVES 0 PAYSON s CITY U T au aur aug 9 loth 1868 editor despret mews news dear brother forming as the latter day saints do one great and united family we are all naturally interested in each others welfare no difference what part of Fa fathers thenis theriS wide domain we may call our home those who live in ogden like to hear that their brethren in parowan carowan are prosperous and happ yand that part of family who reside in parowan carowan love to hear of the well being of those who live in ogden the fact is whatever interests any one particular section of our territory interests all the other sections this homogeneous feeling this thia brotherly sentim sentiment ent which is ku known own to ex exist among this people and which is as wide spread as the territory which is inhabited by us is a matter of astonishment to our enemies and constitutes our strength and security as a whole the fact of our unity aa 83 a eople people is an argument in favor 0 of the divinity of the work in which we are engaged that the world especially that portion of it which is called chris bendow ten dony doni cannot gainsay or br refute but I 1 did not nott take my pea to write a f 1 8 sermon but to make you and your thousands of readers acquainted with the progress of affairs in tola tois portion of our common domain As the locusts have been visiting all parts of our teri i to the partial or total destruction of our crops you will be gratified to know that payson so far I 1 has haa escaped their ravages wo we have seen them in their migrations back and forth porth and they have even come down upon our cur fields and gardens with tremendous force I 1 but their visits have not been i i destructive ones the wheat harvest has already commenced and is progress i ing ng rapidly d til the e prospects at present i are that we wili will aba ve enough and to j s spare an unusually large amount ltv ofu 5 land was waa planted with corn last spring is i s and promises prom ices an y ryo pyo v aided vided its natural enemies the frest frost and aad arid arld away until it matures i i OUR SUNDAY gunday is a thriving institution under the fostering care of some of bf our leading men it is asiu assuming ming new now Import importance ance anee each succeeding week many of oar ore most experienced and exemplary elti zens are employed employ edas as teachers and their int Ini influence luence has a ar tendency to draw inta into the school many who would otherwise stay away we do not pretend that wy wey have a perfectly organized ora or a perfectly conducted school but we are doing the bestee best we can udder under the circumstances and hope to improve and keep pace withe with the times 4 I 1 A mellef was organized here last spring by bir bp council and the thesis sisters tera I 1 are hard at work in their calling alto gether there has been nearly 1425 sub ascribed scribed by the eluters alone aloni in ernde erode material to work up into articles of comfort for the poor and needy a class which I 1 am happy to state is not large jarge ly represented in lour jour community out Oaf ci i of the funds of the society the bisters slaters are pay paying afrig for the tuition of several orphan children an expenditure of means which I 1 consider not only onis j but brt in the highest degree praiseworthy and laudable sister bister jane simons is tho the of the society and sisters agnes douglass Dou glass glasa and mary woore moore we are her counsellors Coun and assistants I 1 was honored with an invitation in connect j i tion with our worthy bishop to visit the society at one of their recent meetings and was pleased with the indu indo try order and good spirit that seemed s to prevail among them many of our households were represented there and i I 1 was tr truly uly proud of the as assemblage and felt from my heart to say acl ach bod bless the sisters slaters and help them to do ati all the good they desi reto accomplish thee there are other items that might find a place here but I 1 will reserve them for fon another communication t your friend and brother i K ji I 1 isaian ISAIAH M COOL 28 t 4 K SALT creer creek ug 21 IW 1563 u editor deseret nets dear siran sin sir on 4 tuesday last shortly after sun Eun sunrise rise the li 6 citizens were honored with a visit from frona TO so we at a very old chlof chief supposed by 1 rt I the citizens to bo be upwards of one hun hurl dred years old and his tribe including 1 all his warriors they marched through throng r the principal streets and cameto a halt half at the resi resl residence clence of bishop bryan where they dismounted and had bad a F grand rand we pie after amu amm ems elves and the public we had a preach from joe and dl diek dick ck two smaller chiefs they then moved their forces down to the stores when several presents were mad made e to to them by the people which they received with shouts and other exclamations of joy they expressed themselves well satisfied and said they wished all old grievances set aside and wanted this thia to be a good peace and a long peace today they moved to payson to pay a visit to the citizens of that place everybody that has not gone to tho railroad is busy harvesting haying nud aud hauling grain the corn crop is looking very well and there is a goad good prospect for a fair crop of potatoes the T bei bel people in general are striving to carry out the counsel of the tho bishop aud and aroi nral living their religion yours respectfully i WM P F |