Smyrna times., 1870-07-13
nus c//uU eO rs
Stay in the Country.

Inc frequent letters we receive from vouno
men III the country about coming TO the citv
ana asking relative to the chances of emnIoy,,
IhCut' adEanccmcnt, etc, cOnstrain us To saw
WIN emphasis, Stag IN the COuBtj7jl And
TINS admonitory advice is founded uDon snma
actual knowledge of both country and citv jiC
ana aVocatlons-thG health and comnctonco
winch the one assures, and the uncertainties
dISappolntmentS and failures attending Tho
other ''io
Our large cities are ovcrcrow,lcd ond tbo
present IS most unfavorab,e period 70 chance
from country to town life and occupations. even
II such Is ever advisable. In New York citv
alone tens OF thousands of intelligent and skili-
lul people are out Unemployment or only living
from hand to mouth; and the times are such
that the prospects of those who depend mon
occupation III stores, offices and manufacturers
arc arc becoming more and molc di>couraginp.
MANY VINO have families dependent uDon their
iaDor lor support are wisely removing to the
c"uhIry-ahd not few capitalists and business
men are maniCStlng Shrcwdness and foreSiCb+
hy securing small farms or landed estates Tor
tie sons, with view of placing them hcvonJ
the temptations and chances of town life and
speculation. And We believe there are today
at least quarter million of people in this city
who would materially better their condition NV
gong INTO the cOuntry-on farms. or to now
ana growing towns in the West. South. &c
where land IS cheap and fertile, and labor in
demand and we'll rewarded
1oung men, and especially farmers sons.
VINO are looking city ward should carefully con-
sId'r the chances of success which at hest arc
poor indeed, as statistics amplv drmonytrotoN
and ponder well the life long consequences of
a change from country to city life and occuno-
tlonS. hose looking for employment in news
paper olnceS, (elther as clerks or brain work
erS, as are many who write us, are particular.
ly cautioned to look before they lean into the
tempting but uncertain and laborious wbirInool
oil journalism. For in this, as in most citv
professions and trades, there is little or no
roonl-GXccpt Tor such gcniuscs as are rare in
1ecui Tor one brilliant success, like that of
GreeIcy or RaymOnd, there are a Thousand s;g-
nal ialurcs-faiures which NOT nnfrnonantTI,,
render the asplrants and their families both
destitute ana miserable. An advertisement
Tor competent newspaper man or editorial
%IleI' would at once be answered by CITY resi-
uehC> quaIlned by long practice to occupythc no.
Sl'ioh hence how poor the chance of an inrx-
peliehccd countryman, unless he possesses su-
penOr caIaclty, or is backed by influential
iirlends and the latter can only aid him in start
lhg' lor persistent labor and decided brain now
u are requisite to achieve even average success
III a nclu SO hlled with active competitors
=, Let us cite case in point. On removing
the principal office Of the Ru10I to New Vort
we advertised in morning pauer for nm av,
perlehccd book -keeper-one thOrougblv coD-
versant with the newspaper business. etc. Re-
lore I'VE CLOCK OF the some day 1re reccjteJ
ScrcHy l0ur Wrftten 0ppLcations for tic ,10s;.
tt0H! AND many Of these were from men who
had been IN business and failed men former
~, Wel-to-do, If not rich, but now poor. with
educated ana refined families to support, and
IN nIfV (
qulres hard, well remunerated work. or n sur
plus OF means
And what is true in regard to journalism is
to great extent true concerning other profes-
SlOnS and branches Of buSiness-fOr nearly all
the sO-calicd respectable city avenues to com
pctencc, fortune or lame arc filled with indus
trOus, ambitious and persistent aSpirants and
competitors. Hence the chances to become
oteWarts and Nanderbilts, or llarpcrs and Ap-
pietOhS, are indeed few and far between. Bet
ter lar try agriculture, which is truly the most
honorable and useful, as it is the most natural
ana healthy pursuit of man. Yes, .Stdu an the
country, and avoid the lottery like change to
city life and habits, and from out door to Sc
dcntary employment. Remember that thOuph
tew-alas, how very few-business and prOles- |
Slonal men succeed in acquiring and retaining |
wealth and position, the many fail of securing
even a compctency-while thousands who be- |
gan llie with nigh h0pesand brilliant prospects, |
annually die in poverty and obscurity Bear
in mind, also, that the Farm is the natural nur
scry of Health. Virtue and Contcntmcnt, and
that it guarantees competence if not wealth
while the city with is avocations, associations
and temptations) Injuries and often DESTROYS
the health, corruptS the morals, and not nm
leads to bankruptcy in cash, consci-
cncc and responsibility. Avoid the turmoil of
the poisonous town by staying in the TRANQUIL.
pure, invigorating, life-givng and sustaining
country. We verify believe that, as a general
rule, every young man who leaves the farm for
the counter, desk, physic or law, forsakcs
for an uncertainty-and as to the ex-
tent Of that uncertainty, let the idle, starving
thousands of our large cities answer.
For the above and other cOgent reasons we
earnestly rcitcratc, Stay in the Country l-Rm
Jd NciO I0rLcr