Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-05-14
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AN ADDRESS
re!irsred L.fore the Patrons of HusJan-
dry # .Nuscatine and Uaion counties.
CosJer, 1872, Ly Dudley W. adams.
Aasser cf,he Lora State Grange and
Lecturer o the National Grange.
When physicians meet in convention.
n they often do. it is customary for mem
bcrs &c The medical profession to read pa
pers for the entertainment and instruction
of The assembled NJ. Ds.
When roilrond men have convention
such ,crs"ns as have had active expert
ener IL abroad business do the talking and
have charge of the meeting.
Editoriai csnrentions are attended by
editors. and they, as firmly rs any other
class Of people. are Of the opinion that
they arc capable Of managing their own
business, and they are not in the habit Of
imploring the members Of other ca!linss
to furnish the brains to amuse or instruct
them.
Sh, emakers have organized themselves
into the order Of St. Crispins. and consid-
er hsmsdr,s able to paddle their own ca
noe.
Lawyers not only feel competent to ad-
dress aud properly edify conventions Of
! their own profession. but their modcay
does not forbid them from rendering val
liable assistance to less farorrd classes By
free use Of their surplus talent
But. when the tlers IF the soil have
me, in an agricultural society Of any kind.
it has been usually customary to select a
Iary,r, docfor. .dito-, or "pOliticiian' to
tell u what he knows about faE ming. The
idea has very rarely occurred to the manag-
ers Of such institutions that i, nj ch, be pos
sible for u fuTrer to have auy thing TO saw
On such ccca>ious which should be either
appropriate. interesting. or Instructive
When these professional oracles of our
professional managers selection open their
mouths. We are edited with rrhash of
such IDEAS as may be prevalent in tie
community. served up in great variety
Of foEns. and presented in great many
difcrsu, aud traUfJm lights. depending
Tor its culSfing upon tie business Of the
orator. as this is the stand point from
which ire arc viewed. and. Of course. this
view determines the nature Of tie pic
tir~.
Lawyers and doctors in beautiful colors
PAINT the neLlen's and independence Of
,hc farmers lite. They tell US that we
are tie most intelligent. moral. healthy.
aud industrious class in all the land. and
oil our present Is calm aud our future hop
py. Merchants tells US that no business
is 80 sure anu fiee from care as farming,
and 'ha, in no other calling do SO fcr men
eLd in bankruptcy. POLITICIANS laud in
s,cn,orian tones the honest yeomaury. +"
1.-The sinews Of the land" the "bulwarks
Of our nations liberties" 1.-The coarse
blouse Of homespun which covers the true
and homes, heart" and dcluges more OF
equally falsonr ndusediing stuff
Soff.hand,d agricultural editors give
long dissertations on the necessity Of saw
ing aE tie spare moments, and convert.
Ing them into some nsefal purpose They
tell Us how rainy days may be hboriiousiy
ssed in mepdiug old handles. aud
winter evenings utilized by pounding oak
lngs into basket stuff. while our wives and
daughters can molly assis, in averiing
bankruptcy by weaving the baskets or in.
gvricv~ly making oae new lamp-wick ou,
.! ~, sca.aiBs OF three old ones
Y l.s never occurred to these very nise
Instructors that farmers aud farmers fam
lilies arc hGman b,inss. with human feel
sngs. human hopes aud ambitions. and hu-
man desires. Il will doubtless be n mat
Ger Of surprise for them IN learn III n, fx r,,
srs may entertain some wish TO enjoy Hts
and have some ether object in life besides
everlasting hard cork and accommodating 9
few raliry dollars oy coming thenofrom
their own hfe Uood. and stamping Them
With the sighs Q, 'reary chadren and rcor,,
eires
What We van, in agriculture is new
Declaration IT Independence. We mus,
DO something to dispcl old p.cmiices. aud
brrak down these old actions. That the
farmer is 4 mere animal. to labor from
morn till eve. and into the night. is an
areien, bu, abom;nable kerrsy. We have
heard enough. ten times enough, asou,
the "hardened hand Of honest toll" The
supreme glory Of the sweating brow y
and hos magnificent the suit Of coarse
komespun which covers \ form tens srith
ererscsk. aud which has incorporated in
its every thread moments Of painful laho,
which the overworked wife had s.Ulen fiog
mccied rest
I tell you. nv brother ,illers Of the soil
there is something in this world worth liv.
ips for besides hard cork We hav,