The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-17

more; but be sure to quit yourself first
so as to be home in time tor joan to
take care of your team.
Now send him to lido up the chores, !"
and if after supper he wants to read a
book tell him to put out the light,its too
late to burn one, and go to bed" II he
demurs. throw the boot-jack at him and
he will 90 in hurry.
Follow the above directions faithfully,
every day in the week except Sundays.
On the former days, you must have him
clean out the horse stable or the cows
stable, or the pig pen. or the cellar.
Your natural ingenuity will very re adlly
find many dirty job for John on rainy
days.
Sunday is day of rest. rest for man
and beast. Your horses are tired out, SO
| when John is ready tor church you can
have him take them down to the mead
ow and "herd" them a couple of hours.
Should he after dinner ask for one of
| them to ride over to his cousins say "no
you can't have him, you would break
| his neck before you got back" II he
says anything about his taking care of
them all the week." tell MIN all he's good
| for is to sauce his father.
Should he want . new pair o.
pants or suit Of clothing tell him you
spend more money in = year on his
clothes then what would buy 40 acres OF
land" Remind him how you have bought
him three pairs Of pants the last year
one pair ''drellin," one OF duck" and
one of '.jeane."
Be sure and give him plenty of spend
ing money, say fifty cents year
Should he ask any more tell him he
spends more money than the Presidents
! son he'll never be worth 4 cent.
Ii he wants you to get him u flute or
violin, tell him he is better adapted to
handling the scythe or pitchtork than
the fiddle-bow
When ever you hear a young man
| playing the fiddle come home wondering
why John can't play too. Should he men
| ton the word INSTRUMENT" tell him it he
had all the instruments in the world he
couldn't play. send him to school three
months during winter, give him what
ever old books you may have in the
house, books you used when you went
to school; they are good enough for
John. Keep him at home whenever
occasion demands it, such times as
butchering day, etc.
| Ii the cows should break into the hay.
stack while he is at school, wait till he
comes home aud then cowhide him for
not mailing up that loose board, lay the
| strokes on heavily for he will forget
light ones, but take notice each aud
every heavy one will always be strict
| " pleasant remembrance for John of a
very kind father
When you o,e your neighbor Smiths
son come home from college wonder
why John isn't like him
Some day your city friends will make
you visit, mark the wonderful differ
ence in the department and manners Of
John aud their boy. When the visitor
has departed. tell John how he is 4
| great.awkard, green, oyergrown BOBBY
not Tit to associate with civilized beings
lilo don't know how to eat or how to act,
his hands and feet are in his own way,
and his face is like big red beet; say
you are ashamed OF him, and the next
Time any one comes to not come neal
the place.
And now l will give you few closing
l uiiectiohs, anu II after gu nave peruSeu
the above and the following. my dear
farmer readers. please put down the
ANTI-MONoPOLl5r and look at your
boys.
LIST. Whenever John does any littl.
piece OF work-say it iscn't lit to be seen
It isn't half done
5ud. When he asks you to buy jack
knife. tell him he'd cut his fingers Oft. ht
is 50 d Wash clumsey.
Sd. Give him the coolest room in tn.
house tor his bedroom. and put no pic
lures. books or any thing boy loves IL
it.
4th, Ii he is high spirited boy. call
him headstrong and "oreak his neck O
break b stubbornness" and thena II
him because he hash any lite In him
/ VIM. HENRY