The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-17

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settling in our midst is their love .
newspapers. Some of them are sub
scrlbers for as many as four papers
and. the beauty of it is, they walk "
like men and pay their subscription il
advance. Their conduct in this re-
spect is wise. We arc satisfied of the
fact that the reading portion Of the
county are not fully awake to their du.
ty in relation to those who buy no
books and take no newspapers. An
intelligent, enterprisng agricultural
class Is the great desideratum of all
countries. and as the veal or woe OF
every man is somewhat intermingled
with that Of his ncighbor, our own in
terest imperativcly demands that we
do all that we can to encourage the
spread of knowledge lie. us illus.
trate: Here is an enterprisng farmer
MIR. Snith-who spends an hour or
two every night in reading his agl icul-
tural, city or county paper, is constant
y making experiments, improves bis
land, and has the fine st breed Of hors-
es and cattle His own mind is devel-
oped and enlarged by reading, his wife
and children feel its elevatiug inhn-
cncc, and stranger would recognize
them at once us family Of culture and
intelligence. Mr.. Smith is a prosper,
Gus farmer, and, us money is plentiful,
he bnilds handsome and commodious'
dwelling, fills his yard with choice
plants, after laying it off with nicely
winding walks, and makes his house
and home delightful place to live in.
Visit Mr.. Smith on summers evening
while the orient moon is walking ma
jesticaly through the heavens, ami his
family, seated in the spacious verandah,
are enjoying the beauty of the scene
and the society of each other. What
a peaceful, happy retreat it seems to
he; and how charming his beautiful
daughter looks in her modest but
elegant attire as she gives smile. or a
word Of warning, to her little brothers
and sisters who are playing at her feet,
Life to them is like a river that is gil
ding serencly onward into the great
bosom Of the ocean. Were vein quest
Of farm we would naturally desire to
buy Mr.. Smiths, and be willing, in all
probability, to give an extra price for
it. (And were We in quest ola wife, Of
course the maiden. whose dark ewes
seem to be sending forth a constant
stream Of love, would suit us exactly |
But there are other things to be, con-
,idere1 besides the fertility Of the soil
and the beauty Of the house. If we
purchase this farm what kind orsocietv
will we have? What is the standard
If intelligence in the ncishboril ood ?
These are important questions which
materially effect the worth Of the land
md which sagaciOns man always con-
lers. Had Mr.. Smith been public
pirited, and encouraged his neighbours
o do as he himself had done, then
here would have been no hesitancy in
laking the Investment. But his great
uty to himself and to his neighbor he
las neglected, so that Ills farm, in q
geographical point OF view, and his S
amily in an intellectual point Of view,
re like an oasis in desert, aud hence !
is land is not really worth more. than
alf the money it would bring under
,ther circumstances. OA! that our
,eopIc would realize the great truth
hat the welfare Of each one is bound
p with the prosperity and happiness
f his neiehbor; and remember, too,
he truthful words Of the celebrated
)r. Watt, OF England:
Were so tall to reach the pole
Or grasp the ocean in my span,
must be measured by my soul
For It's the mind that makes the man.