The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-05-06
Cooperation.

The true starting point for co-opera
ton is the home. A well-regulateC
family has been called a model State. A.
society advances we see less disposition
to centralize all the different powers
judicial, financial and executive, in the
legally responsible head; indeed, mar
loses his fondness for arbitrary power in
proportion to his development out of the
savage state. Children ought to BIZ
trained in habits of self-respect, self
command and selt-support, and this can
not be done unless responsibilities suited
to their years are given for their free
exercise. This is a rather roundabout
way of getting at my subject, which is
that many farmers child and
many farmers wife who hears hel
husband talk about monopoles and
monopolists have lurking suspicion
growing out Of their experience, that he
is very good specimen of the monopolisi
himself. They hear a good deal oftenel
what he is worth than what they arc
worth to him; sometimes they are made
to feel themselves a burden.
Most men would be surprised to know
how long a shrinking, self-denyinp
woman will wait for something indis.
pensable to her own or her children's
comfort before she will ask for money,
Many fathers would be grieved if they
knew the makeshifts to which bows re.
sort (often there are so many open doors
to temptation) for want of some omen.
honest way of providing themselves with
little money TO spend as they please.
L am satisfied that these things are the
result of thoughtlessness on the part of
parents. y man naturally feels that he
must bear the brunt," and the income
must be carefully watched, that wife
and children may not see the wolf at the
door, and, in over zeal for this, lets in a
whole pack of wolves. Then there is
custom-always fortifying an old abuse,
or placing obstacles in the better way.
When child is old enough to render
any intelligent service this ought to re-
ceive adequate recognition, and he
should be made to feel himself an ele-
ment in the productive wealth of the
home. We could not have had such a
nice breakfast if Billy had not made the
wood so nicely ready for aquick fire.
the mother says as she puts the savory
dishes on the table, and Billy straightens
up and feels himself of consequence all
day. Perhaps the father surprises Billy
with halfdollar for cleaning the harness,
or repairing some tools, or for an extra
long chase after missing animal; nobody
can make Billy feel that his father puts
off hateful jobs upon Understanding
such service as right-if he has a good
of the value set upon his
work. These recognitions need not be
in money, necessarily-though | think
children learn TO use money to the best
advantage early, under the eye of par
ents who trust them and are wise enough
10 encourage rather than chide inevita-
BILE mistakes of judgment. 'Put YOUR
self in his place." should he written upon
every parents heart
If / were farmer would give every
boy and girl something to raise which
hey might enjoy the profits of: the
girls could have fruit trees, strawberry
beds, bees, poultry, herbs for drying II
earnt many lesson of the Shaker sisters
1t Mount Lebanon); the boys, colts,
calves, sheep and farm crops 1t should
De understood that this must not inter
ere with regular school or family duties
L should De play-work to earn tie
for greater pleasure. L
would treat my children in these matters
n the most scrupulous and exacting bust
icss way, without any indulgence-leav-
ng them to get the lessons of their mis-
axes just as they will have to do In the
outside world
How well remember the pretty bos-
lies" certain New England children
,etted and called their own, As recu-
arly as the seasons came round we were
ndulged with the pleasing fiction of
and only when we grew wiser
I'D we realize that TO have a new cali
yiven US in place of the heifer sold or
he heifer come in" and added 90 the
larry herd did not enrich US.
The boys had their colts apparently in
ee simple and the colts grew into horses