The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-19

Why Is il that farming Is considered n
meiial occupation AZ the present dayy l.
IL Tor the reason hat the life Of a farmer
l. not seen in its true light. This is an
error in which all things. or the greater
part, are Judged from Appearances, not
from their Srne worth. or | might say this
Is a gilded age-that j., position in society
il graded according 10 the depths Of "A
mans pocket. For Instance. there Is Mr..
Shoddy, who lives In a fashionable part Of
the city. In a fine residence. with Ills re-
tinue OF servants AMI his fine turnoats.
liz makes no difference what his past life
has been, or by what means he accumula-
ted his vast wealth. whether by defrand-
ing the Government, or by the adultera-
ton of food and the necessaries of life. or
By the exercise OF his muscle in the ring.
or by the sweat OF the brow. Ii is all the
same; he has got the money. IL may be-
asked. in what way does this affect farm
ing as an occupation! Ii has its influence
In this way. Our young men see that il l.
the almighty dollar that gives them posi-
ton n influence in society. and cOnse-
quently they are willing To risk their lives
and honor. and will resort to almost any
means. honorable or dishonorable, for Inn
mediate accumulation of wealth. rather
than follow the life of a farmer. where
fortunes are not made in an hour. They
are not aware that the pursui; of agricul-
ture can be made n of the most happy
and independent, as well as progressive.
occupations that our Greater has placed
before Us. and a. for comfort and happi-
ness. il rests more ia the hands of a farmer
10 make IL so than any other profession i'm
life. His cares are NOT equal 10 the
tradesman's. who. when he invests his all
ia a stock Of goods. takes his risk
e fire. robbery. dishonest clerks.
bad debts. and frequent fail
ures of his brother merchants aud
business men. He sees their skeletons in
all branches of trade. and il is truly said
that a mans health and happiness are cast
er ruined by mental care and toll than by
manual labor. The question comes. what
can be done TO make the pursuit OF agricnl-
ture o desirable. Inthe first place. We.
as 4 general rule. neglect education. Let
our son aud daughters be thoroughly cd
ucated. so that our sons may be capable Of
assisting in revising our laws and assert
ing our rights in M legislative halls. and
then we may hope 10 see some Of the canal,
railroad. and other political rings broken
mp. and we shall not be unduly taxed TO
support an army of contractors and pOliti-
cal jobbers in wealth and aifiuence. As
We become better educated we shall be
more refined. and our homes will b. rem
dervd more attractive. Ii requires but lit
tie time and labor 10 plant shade and fruit
trees. and flowers. and by spending a few
leisure hours in 80 doing We shall be dOub-
ly repaid. There il no reason why onr
homes and firesides cannot BE- made as
pleasant and happy as those Of our friends
in town. ! do not mean a. costly and cx-
traysgant as theirs. for We must not con-
slider gu happiness as dependent on these
things. There are. too. some privileges
that We a farmers 10 not fully appreciate.
We can spend our evenings AZ home with
our families. This l. not 30 in many 9th
er pursuits Of life. Secondly. in the cold
and stormy daysof winter many leisure
hours can be devoted 10 reading and i'm
proving our minds. There i no reason
why the head Of every household should
provide plenty Of good reading matter
for the amusement and improvement Of
his family. Ii i but little expense. and is
Of the best paying investments.-Cor.
". y. Times.