Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-14
MIKE Farming Attractive to the Young.

In no point do farmers fail more in the education
of their sons and daughters than in neglecting to
make their rural homes attractive With little beau
tv in their dwellings, with few objects upon the farm
in which they have direct personal interest, and
taught by the conduct and language of those around
Them that there gher and easier paths to wealth
and Distinction it is little to be wondered that so ma
ny farmers long to escape from their laborlous
occupations and engage in commercial pursuits. MI
C. l.. Flint Sec Mass Board of Agriculture, alluded
20 this subject very happily in dinner speech at the
September meeting of the Norfolk County Agrlcultu
raj Society. The following is an extract:
Suppose the young taug ht to observe the char
acter of soils and their adaptation to different crops,
the structure and nature of plants the habits ii in
urious to vegetation, the habits OF the beau
tiful birds often accused of theft, the great striking
peruartes in the different breeds of animals and
the means of improving them-wilI they not have
subjects enoug to interest them in farming They
will find means of cuItivating the finest fruits and
ornamental trees to identifying the house. and give
! it air of neatness and comfort little taste IN
arrangement Of trees and plants, added to cultiva-
ted mind, soon HGds Wlhln ITSELF untold resources OF
living well and happily
/ 1t has always seemed 10 me. sir that the great
want of New England TO make farming attlaC
tive. And here can only echo the beautiful words
of your orator to-day. If we would have our chill
dren following farming pursuit, we must interest
them in it, and fit them TO pursue II ntellgentI". IT
the mind is not god the tolls of the hand rk
some and tasleless II the mind is interested, it every
thought, every passion is aroused to improve and ex-
cell no labor Is wearsOme no eXertion too severe
make farming attractive 10 the young they should be
educated forit And since life is short and knowledge
infinite. they need not, perhaps, spend years of the
best part of their lives in such studies necessary
only TO success in the law or in divinity The time
will come when the farmer will have more ami le
facilities for educating himself and his children. In
J. the mean time thousand objects, if properly observ
ed and brought to notice, will begin the work, anc
that in the very points CT greatest practical lmpOr
" lance
e But the young it is said, are ambitious and can
not be satisfied with the reputation of good and sue
: cessful farmers. They must go into the counting
room to make money, and be known as men of wealth
or they must embark in the intricate studies of til
+ law and through that upon the greater uncertain
ties OF politics, and achieve distinction, and, as the
think, honor, Uhey don't always 50 together, in til
- eyes of the world. They forget the brighter an
. purer reputation of comforting permanent ben
: eft on their county in the improvement of lis agri
r. culture. They forget that the very who fail a
d farming are who would fail at any thing else
- and that their chances Of success equal 10 farm
- ing 10 what they would be in other pursuits per
lie haps even greater since the field is wider and noble
e would raihG: haye the reputation of doing some
O. thing to improve the agriculture of my country, tina
=, to have the reputation of Napoleon
!" american Agr7cptturist
!" THE Gu44G MoNopoLY.-We observe by lat
< number of The Liverpool Times that the Guano
t. poly has excited attention in England, and that tn
- subject had been under consideration by the Roy;
= Agricultural Society, the members of which assoc
alton resolved to try practical measure for breakn
lie ii down The President and the Duke of Richmon
e. have determined to buy a cargo of Peruvian Guano
or New York, and offer it for sale in England If tn
plan succeeds the experiment is to be repeated.
correspondent In the same paper, however, declare
Ne the scheme 10 be very unlikely TO result favorab
H. as the monopoly exists in this country.
Ie Another paper, the North British Agriculturis
r calls attention TO the discovery of large Guano Islam
the East coast of Africa and suggests importation
~ from that quarter the most likely method of int
IL fering with the Peruvian monopoly There is lit
dy doubt, however that the combined opposition of En-
is land and the United States to the Peruvian syste
90 will do much to place the trade in this desirable fe
tilllser on far better footing than now is At
events, the traffic may be, through compulsion throw
open to competition, and both the merchant and Il
~ farmer may profit by the change -Boltm. america
'"S KNOW EvERYTHING."- The association about
oSs be started in Washington under this title will
OIL composed principally, presume of the reporte
di- ana correspondents of Northern newspapers TT
kno|ledge OF those gentry, who generally preface
piece OF important intelligence thus,-s.It is no
its well known" &c.-is proverbia and next to mirac
&C, ous lhey know things which do not exist as we
as muse "hch DO the terms OF treaties, which a
age being discussed with foreign powers thew undersa
much better than the ministers entrusted with n
EN- negotiation the secrets of cabinets thew know mo
HI; OF than do the cabinet ministers themselves and
duel Is exciting public interest thew kill off one
&c" Inc parties before challenge has been passed
Hence it is highly obvious that a society of =" Kno,
her, EVerythlngS can be easily formed in Washington.
the DEATH FROM DRINKING PINT OF LIQUOR lam
Dad Marshall residing in Philadelphia county dranL
pint OF liquor on Thursday last on a WAGER of s50
an9 N lhree hours became insensible, and died d