The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-24
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The Hun. u. W Adams, Master o; Il e
National Grange Of tie Pa,rons oil Luz
landry, in cio-ing lis Fourth Oi Juiy ORA
tin Al O,upwA, I,wa, gave the following
! ~ his idea vi what the far,ner's home should
be:
Select the hand-omest spot Of ali, and
erect house Of neat and tasteful proportions
| and convenient arrangements. The zig,
hoish and expense will Of course b gov
erned BY the means st command. Plant
trees. both forest aud fruit, in such . way
n TO break the sweep of the winter winds.
Donate reasonable patch Of ground to small
fruits and vegetabiea, sufficient to supply
your table with abundance of all desirable
kinds all the year round. Make an acre or
more Of lawn in front and around the dwell
ling, intespersed here and there With some
Ornamental shade trees, evergreens and
10 sering shrubs. Train aud ivy over The
porch, honeysuckle on the window. Iii.e
the sheds and ou,buildings wi.h clump of
treee or climbing vlnea.
Your wife and daughters will have aome
artistic flower beds cut in the lawn, and =
rose bush BY the door, while singing brls
will build nests IN the trees Make the in
side of the house attrsc;ise-a pleasant
place TO sit, with inducem.n sufficient to
keep your sous from saloon. and your dAugh-
tiers from the streets. Among The absolute
necessaries Of life, most decidedly and en-
phatically place amusemenis, sport, fun. A
good ringing laugh is worth more TO stir the
liver and promote digestion than q dose Of
cAlomel, aud . deal pleasanter to take. II
You ever come across person, old or young
who cannot, on proper prOvacAti0n, give out
a good ringing hearty laugh. watch him!
He is either after your pocketbook or the
undertaken. Joy, fun, Laughter, sterling
good humor, good, healthy, vide awake
happiness are among the most noble and de-
sirable Of human attributes. Nothing but
men can laugh. Do not then smother, but
cultivae this distinctive feature OF humanity.
Especially youth must have amusements.
II is no matter Of convenience, it il a dire
necessity. The love of fun ia born with their
birth, and must have vent in some form or
other. II i, cannot be granted at home
surrounded BY its hallOwed infnences-it
will see& for it abroad. among dangerous
pitfalls and corrupting examples. You
may eysde the truth M much a. you please,
and feed the youth who ia starving tor fun,
on good moral, Wholesome precept, it will
not satisfy the craving, and at some unlocked
for moment nature will assert its rights and
seize the delightful morsel, even though sod
den and Corrupted, with bitterest sin. W.
mp-t yield to the inevitable, especially
when, AZ in this case, it ia synonymous With
the deIigh ful, and provide am,isements,
healthful aud mirtbful, and If at the same
time you can include instruction, all the bet
ter but amusen. ent for amu.emenis' sake
We must have. Ga the lawn have GRO
quet, ball, leap frog, hi-spy, dances. chase
the squirrel, and other sports, in which boys,
girls, parents and visitor. c.n join. Ia
doom, checkers, cards, backgammon,
j ,ckstraws, thunbs-up. dominoes, and other
innocent games should be always at COM
TO seek them IN the pnrlieus Of vice, de-
traciIve; amusemenis are, and thousands OF
youth have been compelled to encounter the
one to eaab!ethem to attain the other, which,
with the best but mistaken motives, was de
MED them at home. Maps, books, sgri-
cultural and literary papers should he sup
piled in abundance, and this Can annually |
be done With the money spent for tobacco in |
its various forms
In short, a farmers home shonld eqnal or |
excel in beauty, attraciiveness and comfort |
that Of any other calling. and then, and not |
till then can we expect the talent, the euergy |
and the ambition Of Our youth to seek
farmers home. When this becomes fixed |
fact our girls, in Both city and country, will |
not look with aversion upon the position |
Of farmers wife, and seek alliance with |
8 dainty youth via Is ensa:' d in Il e manly
and intellectual business Of measuring out
molssses and tape.