, 1873-04-14

yet surely, sappng tho prosperity Of nearly
every othor intorost, for the reason that tho
products Of induntry than my othor clasu. They
nro now ooonomlzing In ovory department Of
their expenses, aud thls ID felt in tho leasonol
domand, for not only the 1uxuries, but, in mnny
casos, tho necossArios Of llfc
Tho high tarld, and tho tradcs-unions, and
rings Of oil kinds, .aro making enoronohmonts on
common labor, BY reducing. the purchasing
powor Of money. Thnso combinations must no
to tho wall, ind trado and labor loft froo and de-
pendant gea on tho laTh Of snpn1y and demand.
ers any moro than combinations among gran-
donlora to koop up tho price of grain lias boon
to tho farmer. Tho man who works Lis ton
hours n warehouse gets 80, while tho carpen-
Ter and mason, Tor no harder or any moro hkitlod
iabor, receives $3.50 to So day. Tho roason
Tor thla Is, TINT those trndoa aro close corpora
ttons to which only a seloct fow aro admitted to
bocomo familiar with tlor myRtorlcn.
VI hundred young men WHO start out In
1aar1m'lto. H. to hundred In tho city, THO formor,
ditton and yet tho ono has been tho prey Of all
tho sharpern, whilo the other hna hat tic vices
OF tho city to contond with.
Tho complaint against the ovorworking Of
neods reforming, and an, pleasod to know that
such Ia tho case. and that framework and farm
habits aro undergoing change for tho better.
Tho old, Plrtanical plan Of working from day
light until . o'clock in tho evening, for six days
Or or shino, through hu'1 5alys fohea heeat tad and
winters cold, and then sitting through two
sermons OF two hours each, running through
from firstly to olghtconthly, Was enough to dis
~ Ideas Of ploty out Of him. Wo may rojoico
thnt tho hours Of labor aro reduced, and Tint
esr1aons hare boon shortened In lensst', II not
ss ss1a Ssn1 e s pS WISH s5 Ss ns'e sa to
great cxtent. tho educators Of tho pooplo. a
few years since, tho daily press had no place at
the farmers hreslde; but to-day 1t is no uncom-
mon thing, and It ia road BY the whole family,
Of events.
II one has any doubts in regard to these
changes, lot him him attendtwo or throo Of theso
largo gatherings OF tho farmers, and compare
them With tho town-meotfng8 Of q dozon years
since, aud he will DO able to soe tho marked dif-
fercnce In many respects.
4 farmer of Galona, In writing for a few npp1o
cions, romhrka, Myself and vito read tho az
rioultural department Of THE WEEKLY Tn1nuNE
with doop interest, and no fool as though 1t WAS
moro ambitious, and contented in our home -
homo that we havo aimod to mako pleasant; and
mauy Of tho ideas that re layo formed
Into living pleasant facts come to ua 8
Af through that department. the [Gf tho pspo15;;" pp5;
influence, and given up part Of its bigotry
and superstition; and the common farm-laboror
begins to take an intorost In ita pages, and feols
now ambition etiIrlng within him; while the
farmor's boys and tho farmor's girls, prcfor to
lounging at lilo village atore, tho bilard-ealoon,
or il tho spinning Of Btrcot-yarus, as was tho
habit OF 20 anciont maiden. Tho world moves,
and man standB with his hand on the throttle
valve. aud givos direction to the muscles Of iron
and tho sinows Of steel; no longer the rudo
workman hut tho flirector OF nther fnrcna that