PLEASURE AND USEFUL
NESS OF FARM LIFE
“The Farm Furnishes Splendid Oppor
tunities For a Profitable and
Healthful Life.
The following from Bryan's
CJommoner is worthy of the eon
wideration of the country boy who
would like to leave the old farm
and get a .job in the city.
“There is but one measure or
greatness namely, service and
.service is the measure of happi
ness also. ()nl.v those who find
life worth living who devote them
selves conscientiously to some
work which satisfies the conscience
ami contributes to human welfare.
Money is useful as a servant, when
honestly acquired, but money does
not buy happiness. Social inter
course is necessary for recreation
and for the study of human nature
but nothing is more empty than a
life wholly devoted to society. Kv
en public service returns more
sorrow than satisfaction if it is un
dertaken from selfish motives.
Each one needs a life work which,
while furnishing food and shelter
and clothing, will yield a surplus
of advantage to the public at large.
The avenues of usefulness are in
numerable and one has no difficul
ty in selecting one so congenial
that work will become a pleasure.
“Work upon the farm demands
a larger number than any other
branch of industry. The study of
the soil, to learn what crops are
most suitable; the examination of
seeds, to ascertain which are the
most potent; expermentation with
methods of culture, to determine
which gives the best results—all
these are alluring departments of
work. Then, the insects which
must be fought and the blights
which must be avoided—these op
en up interesting lines of study.
“And the breeding of horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep what an
opportunity they furnish for in
telligent selection and scientific
care. Idleness ought not to be
described as luxurious or even tol
erable when farming is so much
more fascinating. 1 lie latter fur
nishes food exercise for the body,
activity for the mind and occupa
tion for the beast, while the form
er rusts the physical and mental
faculties and corrups the morals.
Reside-! the crops and the herds
the farmer has the orchard, the
berry patch, the vineyard, the gar
den and the flower beds to develop
ho re also is. an opportunity to
•employ bruin as well as music ami
to enjoy the consciousness of con
tributing to the sum of human
knowledge and happiness. The
farmer who adds something to his
own purse by an improvement m
breed, or plant or method of cul
ture adds something to the world’s
wealth as well as to his own.
“h 1ms been too much the cus
tom to advise studious and ambi
tious hoys to go to the professions,
but the tide should turn. We
need educated boys upon the farm
-»nd it will be a glad day when we
recognize that there is dignity in
all useful labor and that the possi
bilities of the farm are infinite.
“If the country boy longs for
the excitement of the city let him
compare the pale-faced, narrow
chested clerks as they stream forth
from boarding houses and Hats
with the vigorous, sun-browned
sons of the open field and he will
be able to estimate the penalty
which a mistaken pride has to pay
for wearing “good clothes" and
having clean hands all the time.
Our agricultural colleges are doing
a, great work in setting higher
farm ideals before the farmer boys
and these institutions will be
worth many times what they cost
if they teach the young men of the
country what splendid opportuni
ties the farm furnishes for a
healthful life, spent amid the most
wholesome surroundings, dedicat
ed to a large service and capable
of returning a sufficient reward.”
NEW MONEY ORDER.
Postmaster General Cortel.vou
directed the issuance of a new form
of money order which will, it is
believed, be proof against altera
tion in the hands of forgers. The
new form will be issued as soon as
the new plates can be prepared
and other necessary preliminary
arrangements are made.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
The following from an exchange
just about describes our views al
so:
“Some newspaper subscribers
often wonder, no doubt, why a
publisher will keep sending the
paper when the subscription has
expired. The reason is this: \\ hen
the subscription is paid to a cer
tain time, the time expires and the
paper is stopped, it looks as if the
publisher doubted the integrity of
the subscriber: and nine times out
of ten the subscriber will give the
publisher a “Calling down" for
insinuating that his credit is no
good. Rather than cast any re
flections against a neighbor’s hon
esty to pay a small debt, it has be
come customary for country news
papers to continue sending the pa
per. The city weeklies and dailies
do not generally follow this rule,
as their subscribers live at a dis
tance, and besides they are not ac
quainted with them and do not
know their financial standing. One
should deem it an honor to know
that his credit is not doubted,
when the publisher continues to
send the paper. Should the sub
scriber desire to have his paper
discontinued, he should inform the
publisher and remit to date, if any
amount is owing."
Grave Trouble Foreseen.
It needs but little foresight to
tell, that when your stomach and
liver are badly affected, grave
trouble is abaci. unles> you take
the proper kind of medicine for
your disease. a> Mrs. dim. A.
Young of Clav, N Y. did. She
says: *1 had neuralgia of tin*
stomach and liver, my heart was
weakened, and 1 could not eat. 1
wn> very bad for a long time, but
in Elect l ie Bitters 1 found j'n-t
w bat I needed, for t bey (juiekiy
relieved and cured me.’ Best
medicine for weak women. Sold
under guarantee by Sturdivant s
Drug Store, at 5<)e a bottle.
,.. cf-iidm-i; safe* suret A{o opiates
TRUNK SALESMAN'S KICK
W*s Delivered Against the Trunk’*
Bottom to Demonstrate Its
Durability.
They wanted a good stout trunk,
one that would stand hard usage,
and this on*1 seemed to be all right
in every way. Top, sides and ends
all looked rugged enough, hut the
bottom, one of the women said,
didn't look strong at all; it looked,
she said, as though it was just tin,
says the New York Sun.
"Tin, madam?" said the sales
man. "Why, that trunk's got an
iron hot tom. and it's t lie strongest
part of it. You couldn’t kick the
bottom of the trunk in."
And he demonstrated the fact
by throwing back his right foot
and kicking the trunk violently.
He may have had the knack of
delivering violent kicks without
doing injury, or possibly he had
shoes with cushioned toes, espe
cially designed for trunk sales
men’s use, to enable them sa fely to
give such demonstration, or j>er
liaps the trunk did realIt have a
stout iron bottom; but anyhow the
salesman's kick neither dented it;
nor left any mark on it, and "We’ll
take it," said the lady.
“You'll find it all right, madam,’’
said 1 he energetic salesman. “Aml
now shall I show you something in
traveling bags?"
OUTBREAK OF CHARBON.
Considerable excitement pre
vails in the southern portion of
Arkansas county on account of the
1 I appearance of charbon amoiijt the
cattle. horses and hogs of that lo
cality. Numbers of cattle and
' horses have died with this disease
' I on what b known as Little Prairie
! and the disease is spreading.
• ! W illiam Nowlin of Little Prairie
’ lost twenty head of cattle a few
’ i days ago and all of his horses and
j mules. W’. II. Bonner lost twen
ty-seven head of cattle and four
horses and mules, while numerous
lous other parties have lost both
cattle and horses.
Iloys that eat the dead carcasses
of the cattle and horses that die
from charbon sicken and die in a
very short tim•.
PRIZE FOR OLDEST SMITH.
The Smiths are spreading again.
■ Their organization is becoming1
- national. They have started a pa
l per called the Smith out in I De
troit. Now they otter a cash prize
. for the picture and biography of
t the oldest liviuy Smith,
i The Smiths of the nation an
’ nounoe tint there are over 1,11".
o(M» Smiths hi this country. The
oldc>l liviny Smith is therefore
, apt to ha\ e the honors of a pat ri
arch awaiting him.
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