, 1873-04-14

yield. Tho country is 1iablo to attacks Of dolir-
ium trcmens, horso-thioyos, and roughs other
wiso 1t ia said to bo healthy. Tho best county
is tho ono that consumes the leant whisky, and
has tho loast number Of politicians.
II drain-Dcalor" IL well located in lows, he
Ind bottor 60 slow On emigration but, II he has
tho ArhanBas foyer bad. ho had bottcr go down
thoro BY himself, and try the climate, tea-grow-
ing, and ootton-raising, for q year or two, and
aes q how he likos i. Or, IT hc will be patient,
cradle, II not more, about Arkansas, as 1t ntonds
to make that and other States i visit during
June, July, and August, in order to post its road
ers In regard to them.
4 CoNuNpnunt.
To tae Editor q 1he Chicago Tribune:
sm: Yosr Ro1a teorresporlent. r. .N.rsln winds
WHO Will adopt It that Iii days snd nights SHAH he
pleasant, and ths robins shall wake him jua a. tho
Mr.. Rnra'." DOES The sun usher tho dawn, docs
the dawn uaher the sum-
1uould iksvers much to know. Yonra truly,
Give 1t up and pass. VIII some oarly-rlser
please observe tho phonomena and explain, for
sometimes things aro not as they appear.
FAnM AND CITY LABOR. ........
To Tho Editor ef 7hs Chicago tribune: ''
SIN: In TnE Tn,uuNE for Monday Is, ~ usual, a
ss
me 1ael Always h.vs rod, md Vii conttnaa mi @ to
posssssod Of great interest. Allow M,
therefore, 10 my b. few words suggest
90 ha of ers o
slder;" He asks: (which y the most desrabfe: t3o
Sa or s s
s25 month and board youraef7" Second" TO own
small farm Oh your own account, Or to driya team,
Now, my dcar ''Nnra, y am, told you above, An
old farn-hand and, tust year ago. Inondcred these
that started for tho city, AMI ongsged not In tho
eng Of aPe omt a. II what yoa are at to cal
any rate; but, when sou SAY wo only earn s25
month, YOU arc slightly in error: Why, Mr. Rural"
summer T4st aversgcs SO month, Deduct $50 for
board, snd haye 80 ! month tho year round. And
hours work.
Now 70 - . c%ompsrs!on: % When working at tho farm,
than $40 for eight 1non.ha, being idio,
70 of ~ os, Gs ose % "ork 19r ny i9ns
sprlng and harvest season fourteen to fifteen hours.
think that thls atate Of affairs really deserves wha.
yoa l. stey s.3d about Framework: "1tta o'sscFo"dod
And now for your aecond question, as to what ID
preferable, to laye small farm on my own account,
vennss tb not as nan saen
mon seuso would need 1nany mfnutea to and out that
he preferred ths farm But ~ nusa wls. Is The
5000 or 600; and 10" many years working By tho
mona wonlu Is aake 10 e*fn tnasf "oa1 aato 70
N'Iy Int notwithttan5ipp nil tht. tnov tbat an mn,
pardonnbly iarge number Of young men from tho rral
homes are coming into the city hoping to obtain situ-
ationu Of ease, besides being wo paid. What aad
mistake the majority uakel but rest assured that
ths VII continue ns long as farm;wofk yartnany y
Il 1I pase t Do not to sal hs
1pn & NV ns .I11 - n.~ mors tsn +hs ,ein1
~ the cnntrarv bnevc thai Under nressnl nrces AZ
produce and liz management Of farming tho prlco Of
farm labor i too high.
no M cRP S PERMITTED :. ak =
aha @ eas IT, tne Tages ad Joe
tho eonn.ry @ s so much denors @ ~ It IL liz dsua
inn, unproasbIe mo,hoa In which farming Is pursued
not tho farming iteelf, Tint is driving Tho young
not only With f.rm-worf, bnt With everything coming
o rnn s a ~ n.s
~ sSs .e Of vonu nt
ing in vain Tor what j. styled aeenteal employment"
work that Il can be placed equal footing with
the syse.nattca1 economical aud therefore profitable.
pursuits of the factory snd different trsdcs? @ fqs
nnse wbe m ,hs fs4nnss a. ~ o,ass as to
up be that lind Of farmers emphsticsiy deserb
cd by President Welch Of tho 1owa Agricultural Col
1sge. In your corresrondsnee referred to. Then,
os an o , ,n9na r. ~ 10 ao
1sn !, M Aim n, ths s r. y6es:sls z agssea 4 yooas
fully yours, ''~"''' 8. T.
There is no doubt that there are two sidcs to
this oueston Of farm vs.. oitY labor Iho 11 ra;iD
ron;ln have M chnnrcd tl,c c,Trant nf thnca thnt
practtca1iy We arc ontornr nav ora'mtfe 'ans aps
whom there is 80 much to tompt tue farmers m M
tor tho ronson that at ppesea hiS tSa farm
crowded with produots thnt o mt nav thair aoat
Of producing, Ind at tho same tiae there @ iv1e !.
demand Tor more laborors on thofarm. H a. though u
crops. il tits extrn farm iabor cond I1uans ha ar
ployod in manufacturers that wo neel for III io'na o
use, and to supply heathy foroian troda oi o,io o
would be on tie nay to relief but our IONS sons who So
position that viii elyo thom MAJ nlc5ntp ~ nran
and plenty Of time to spend It. faiiinn n'S' TN
they too often, by vicious hnbita hacon,ee ,,a .1
pors on society aud disgrace to theIr frjaInas IS
A few OF those, however, have the Industry md
tho moral stamina to do somothinu NH - 49, na
win their way to competence. 1t I'll tho ~ sarne u!e