Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-08-25
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Work in Ohio.

Riding through Stark county, the Oth-
er day, the beautiful country about Can
ton struck US a little else than a para
disc for those who till the soil. Beauti-
full farms, yellow with ripened wheat
fields-rich pastures andf dfatcattle-farm
houses, half hidden by tTees-great,
rOOmy barns-teams and reapers in the
fields, doing the work formerly done BY
hand-thrift and enterprise Indicating
the earnestness and prosperity Of the
people.
Then we came to smaller farms, where
the narrower and shorter fields, the less
conspicuous homes, told of men who
were working with earnest hope and
confidence in the future. And they
tOiled not alone. Side by side with men
in harvest fields women worked.
On one farm we saw a man riding on
a reaper guiding a team, while three WU-
men raked and bound the golden grain
as it fell. With fiat straw hats, short
dresses, and color of health they tOiled.
LabOrers are scarce.
Harvest has commenced.
The success of the husband is the glO-
ry, the pride, the success of the wife, for
no partnership is so binding.
"GOOd afternoon, farmer friend
Why do the women work in the wheat
fieIds.U
And he looked as if surprised at our
mpudence.
little Odd-We would know the reason
''WeII, sir, I'll tell you. Harvest has
commenced. We must work or lose our
crop. Men are -scarce-taXes are very
high-the women prefer to help us do
tho rr-OrL- a11n coy-n unnnnv FOr fgEnz "
''Thank you"
We did not ask that farmer if he was
a Democrat or a Republican. He is a
wOrkingman. He is aiding to develop
the resources of this country. The wO-
men folks of his household were helping
him. Such are the people who make
America gFeat-whO enrich the country,
who improve the farm that they be tax
ed more.
And we will leave them to their work.
And when the labor of the day be DONE
while the man is caring for his team
and stock the women may go home,
and with aching bodies prepare the even
ing meal-then they can do the chores,
mend a few garments, churn, sprinkle
the clothes, and set the table for break
fast. Then they can sleep a few hours.
In the morning before the man Is up,
they can rise, iron, skim the milk,
prepare breakfast, bake, do more chores
and by the time the dew has gone and
the heat of day has come, hasten to the
fields and earn money to pay taxes.
Oh pshaw!
We wouldn't be a farmer.
Mr.. JAY Cooke wouldn't be a farmer.
We'd rather be bOndhOlder. We'd
rather invest our money in CUited States
bonds. Then we'd have no taxes to pay,
but could live on the interest earned for
US by the farmers of OhiO-the working
men of every State.
BOndhOlders don't wear old clothes
and ride reaping machines. Nor do they
get up before day and work till after
dark. BOndhOlders' wives don't have
rough hands, sunbUTnt faces, aching bod
| les They don't soil their fingers with
work. Their servants do this, and the
| farmers and working men of the cOun'
/ try pay these servants to wait on the
/ bOndhOIders and their pets.
The bOndhOlder drinks champaign
sits up till midnight-enjOys himself a
a watering place. He dances. He
! rides.
| He plays cards. The papers tell U-
what crowds of these people visit such
places to enjoy themselves before the
opera season begins. And they tell us
Of the dance
siNIrs. wore an elegant white
silk.
stNIiss J--wOre a splendid point
lace. with $50, 900 worth of diamonds.
"AIrs. W--wOre a purple silk, low
in the neck, en- trdiVc. She wore $780,
600 worth Of Iaces and diamonds
God bless the bOndhOldeTs. 1t costs
them nothing to live. That farmer and
his weary wife in Ohio can support
them. How Jay Cooke and all 9TH
er bOndhOlders like to hear Of good
crops.
And how all their wives would turn
up their noses to eat a mush and milk
supper-wash in tin wash-bOwl or ba-
sin, and sleep in the little bedroom Of
farmers home.
And what fun they'd have looking
over the dresses of the farmers wives,
''such odd things, unfit for servants ~
Work away, farmers, the laws are just
right now. You work and pay tax
es. We, the bOndhOlders, will spend the
money. No matter whether you are
Democrats or Republicans, keep right on
at work. BRICK POALEROG.