Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-10-07

the farmer and in the language of tn
Granger Poet sing, 1.-The farmer
the man that feeds Us all.
Men of other professions seem t
think that any body can be a far
mer they seem to think there is NJ
necessity for education or study t,
be a farmer; by great many o
these men the farmer is looked upcr
as Il man fitted to toll and labor ant
Il being far inferior to the educated
and refined rs they esteem them
selves. The father too often think:
that If his sou is to be 4 falmer he onl,
needs education enough to tell wha,
COST a bushel and "A half of corn a
81 J Cts per bushel ? He thinks that
he has no need of Grammar, Geog
raphy, Algebra, &c. but the sor
who is to be Merchant or LAWYER
or Physician must study all these
branches to fit him for his profession.
And perhaps right here lies the
trouble in the matter to which the
farmers now seem to be awakening
IN the United States. The profes-
sional men having the advantage of
education, have us matter of course
been called to the positions of honor
and responsibility that would have
been better filled by the farmer if he
had been educated. tell you that
ignorance cannot compete with
knowledge; granting that the high
and honorable positions filled by pro-
fessional men have been ably filled !;
vet if the farmers had been men Of
e,luca;ion and had had fair repre-
sentaton in making and running the
machinery Of the government, and
an equal chance in the legislation of
the coun ry, it might and think
would have been Il better farming
country. While in Il certain sense
and to a certain extent man may
plow, hoe, and reap and SOW without
education, yet if trained to habits Of
industry, and taught to labor, and at
the same time that it is honorable to
"eat bread in the sweat Of his brow"
and that it is Is important to obtain
an education to be Il successful agri-
culturist, rs to engage in Il profession
or other occupations, then the farmer
would begin to ia ke the place and
command the respect he ought; III
view of the fact that the farmers and
laborers Of the present day are rs Il
general thing uneduclted, and con
sequently unfit for the duties and po-
sitions Of life, these positions are
sought and obtained by idle men,
men some OF whom would starve
rather than work men who would
sit on street corners and lounge, who
have Il perfect adherence Of labor
and scurn the laborins class who
would cheat the farmer or laborer
out Of his hard earnings, and who are
filing the positions and discharging
the duties of legislators, jurymen,
clerks and attorneys the only quail
fcation they have Tor these positions
is their education.
The industrial interests of the
country are neglected and we may
well fear that if these things continue
we will soon fail to produce enough
for home consumption. A knowI
edge of these fact, possibly gave rise
to the order of Patrons of Husband
ry it is de- gncd to be an association
of farmers and laborers and for the
ayowed purposes of elevatng and
educating the farmer, and placing
the business Of agriculture whele 1t
justly belongs, in the front of all pro-
fessions or pursuits; first from the
fact that to dress and keep the gar
den was the first WORK OF man when
created by the hand OF God, ald
placed in the garden of Eden.
| suppose that no institution ever
organized by man has met with such
general favor as thi. order. | would
be glad to have time to search, and
give something of its history, lis rise
and progress, and it, present mum
bers, but suffice it to say that their
number is legion and still they III
crease to what extent they my sue
ceed in revolutioniziug the affairs OF
the country and changing the pre-
sent sentiments OF men yet remains
20 be seen it is Il great work and
the number of wcrkmen we Eow have,
if true and faithful viii sool b.
heard and felt; in many places the
fruit Is already seen, and the cry /,
heard "the>e grangerS are SwCe .Jlng
the country, and becoming Il great
nower.
Shall YOU and | stand 5 i'll or As
farmer. will we join in? suppose We
do not endorse every feature Of tn
grange, vet it is an institution ana
designed for our benefit, and it lie
comes us in the absence Of any thin E
better, to take hold Of this not with
mercenary motives but rs men will
ing to work in clearing the fed or
elsewhere.
Let Us study to promote and adj
vance the interest of the order; let
US be regular and faithful in atten
dance let Us be mindful of our
pledges and our charges let us re-
ceive and practice its injunction ;;
let u, strive to be honest men for cur
signet saws, IAN honest mai is the
uCblest work Of God, let US be in
dustriouS for we are taught that ''he
that will not plow by reason Of the
cold, shall beg in haryet and have
nothing.
"He that tilleth hi, land shall be
satisfied with bread. but he that fol