The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
LAND AND LABOR.

we DelIeFe every one Quiz enueaVOr
to become land owner, the possessor
of some portion of mother earth. Aside
from all other considerations, it is mat
ter of some little satisfaction to be able
tosay, swell, here is one spot of ground
of which 1 am sole proprietor. 1t is
mine. The money for which 1 toiled
and delved parted with for this inner
itance." In this broad West, where land
is cheap, it is not difficult to become a
land proprietor. Every clerk behind the
counter, every laborer who can earn
more than what is necessary to procure
him food, raiment and shelter, can soon
lay by enoughto buy him forty, eighty,
or one hundred and sixty acres of land.
But we do not advocate the buying of
land solely for the mere satisfaction of
being land owner. Our plan is to own
land, but to own no more than you can
conveniently subject to cultivation. If
you have a thousand dollars, or a hun
bred dollars, spend but half of it in the
purchase of land, and with the other
half go to work to improve. 1t would
DO blessed thing if more of our young
men would turn their attention to agri-
culture. Farming, with the majority of
them, seems, nowadays, to be in great
disrepute. Almost every other pursuit
has more votaries than it can furnish
with employment. Here alone there is
plenty of room. OF the thousands of
young men who annually flock to the
West to seek employment, scarcely a
score give themselves up TO farming.
There seems to be an almost universal
belief that the labor of the farm is de-
grading. In our eyes it is the noblest OF
all physical toll. Healthfuland remuner-
alive, promising length of days, sweet
contentment and an amplitude of world
ly goods, while with the splendid array
of farming machinery now at command,
making labor easy and pleasurable, in
stead of difficult and oppressive, it is q
far more dignified pursuit than measur-
ing tape, or compromising drugs, or ped
ding pills.
| Within the last dozen years q great
change has taken place regarding labor
To-day the majority of mechanics make
more money than the majority of pro
fessional men; and common laborer;
get more money than clerks. In anoth
er dozen years the difference will bt
still greater. We expect to live to SCI
the day when labor, and especially farm
labor, will rise to the dignity of the pro
fessions, and when the farmer, verse;
in the nature of soils, familiar with al
their ingredients, shall be shown equa
respect with the minister of the Gospe
or the Professor in College.
Every age differs; but in every ag,
work is the key to success. No man
whether king, potentate, poet, general
or legislator, ever succeeded withou
work. No young man can expect t.
enter upon any vocation in life and t.
succeed without practical industry
Whether he have five dollars or a mil
lion, work is his destiny, if successful
When to his willingness to toll are uni
ted skill and culture, the result will b
all his heart can wish Of course tim
is required and perhaps gray hairs ma,
appear, before all his hopes are realized
Miserable is the old man who goes tot
tering to his grave with nothing bu
gray hair to show as the fruits of hi
whole life.
We are we'll aware of how great az
the difficulties to young man who ha
not been taught to labor.
1t takes a month or two for his hand
to become tough, and about the sam
period to learn to work naturally
From this time on his task grows easier
He will be astonished to know HOY
fast he has learned to labor on his ow
= land. Keeping himself informed b
, will apply skin. After young ma
: completes the growth of his body, th
: growth of his mind commences. TIL
: growth win continue for the remainde
of his days. Assiduous in developin
9 his mind, industrious i'll his physical il
t Dor, temperate in his habits, he wi
7 eradicate from his nature whatever
!, bad, bring out unsupported good quail
: ties, and win become highly esteeme
: and useful rs citizen and an honor
: his race.