Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-26
STICK TO THE FARM.

The tendency Of young men reared
in agricultural pursuits to seek some
other vocation with the hope Of better.
ing their condition, has been growing
alarmingly during the last fifteen years,
and the bitter fruits Of the error are
gathered today by the enforced idle
ness and consequent suffering of thous-
ands who have mistaken their calling.
1t was natural error for young farm.
ers TO commit when ease and luxury
seemed to be within the reach Of all as
the diseased prosperity OF inflated val
ues and reckless speculation reached
the humblcst homes. There was no
class that escaped the poisonous atmos-
phere that paralyzed frugal industry
and excited dazzling hopes which new
er can be realized in any condition of
society. The plodding ways of the once
contented youth, and idleness, profiga-
cy and often dissipation insensbly as
serted their mastery. Then the sud-
den and unexpected gains of the farm
er helped along in the work of demor-
alizing the sober industry that alone
can give the wealth Of worldly goods
hand in hand with the unspeakable
wealth Of contentment. His lands were
apparently doubled in value his boun-
tiiul crops commanded fabulous prices
in the markets, and luxury sowed tares
in the fields OF economy and thrift.
The young farmer must have his filly
for the saddle and his carriage and
trappings for the road. When posses.
sed, the love Of display bred idleness
idleness became the parent Of unrest,
and unrest studied for some vocation
that promised sudden riches or political
honors and their attendant Injuries.
The country grew tame and uninterest-
ing-dull, monotonousan unpalatable.
1t was plow and SOW and reap and
thresh from year TO year; il was work
in all seasons, and wealth came slowly,
while In the towns and cities fortunes
seemed to bo made as it by magic, and
the poor of yesterday reveled in wealth
today. Thousands and tens of thous
ands of once industrious young men
were thus insonsibly lured from their
iar'hs anu .ne contenteu ana requiteu
INDUSTRY VI lne'r ia'ners 70 veh,ure IN
OF wealth and luxury in the cities. In
.no 'lue u specu'a.lon, Wncn money
was un'"'uou, oevauso cas'iy posscsseu
many ~ 'noso VINO were mus niislcu
eooneu 49,. " plospe,, put sNol 'nen m .ne
. sas' p,Iponue, e... "'oo a., nae ~ aoooP. 'ai'.
~ 1ro anu 'oprow US 'ne irui.lon oi .nclr
u,oaus' ,,'s pu. now, wno'' .ne s'eiii no, 70,
i ai'',cs u , 'no inoAorao,c roVuislon ., Al,
ous,'le's , uach " .ho .ruo s'anuuru ai u u
ssues' Ionilonls ,' 'neln anu distress ~
ie,' anu pansrup.cy 'scrashlng 'hrougn
al v'io,es, 'no must uniortu'i"'e VI al
- 'ns llI's'arrou s ngl,cu'lurls,, VINO mas
wandered rom nus lrienu,y ana gener-
GUS nc,us 70 icas. on 'ne nusNs Vi u's, ,
aappo'i,''nen.' ioung men "re 'einPtcu
llo"l ane'. @ iar'nS " snc 'ow 'ns'a"1es s ~,
VI y. vonsP'enoas ,n success , a.'n'neu "
.hoeo wv ,'ls S 'n9'' ymn nv. l"''n' 70 o".-
W slv WIN 'ne wVriu' iney are iorgo.-
iu', noM1'oI, .n". ony tuo ioi,u'atv :,
aro no'ou, wh,lo .h1 nunurcus wno ia's
y 'nv wa, s'uo ,,.p,, anu s''ew .no pa.us . =,
", .no euooeSSiu' y, i't .niohly WIN shattered
luois anu "l'nc,cu nvpvs' arc noea'hong
,uose WY mno . ". 'l nola'uou W W sno w1r'u' ,I.
az " iu'o, noe onu ~ y soo'o VI SI 'nos9
Mno ioaVo asl'oui.ur"i anu n,ecna'''oa, az
PURSUITS ioi 'no supposou eas'or ',,o VI
' oo,',''oioo VI sPoou'a.,vn, o'o"os Pu'saP,
pv'n'u'o"e VI u'.o' iaiuiv, 'e,, n'u 'uo ioM
wno eau e's'', " naso iu',''iou 'ne,r
u'cans' s'sn loi .no VonIe"' anu SUI
s"n''A, Pioepol? VI wv u"OoniV'y
no'ivs h,' my ueoe,t'' 's, fr ~ 1uo w way M"tu y
ainp.I'on ~ you.n, y quay % .nere s 70
"esua' M ~ anu a''os' s ;I u"'vnsa' u.s,'.ss I , !"
osv,y 0uS"'e' e.i ~, ~ ,'uas1y AM T,' ,,auo
ou's'u9 ., ~ y, ,uo '.''o's " .no SUI, iuoy
naNo .noli ,oaeons u,so' .noy na'o ooen
.ausu. .na' s'uaaia'ou .a wealth Is nov no'
piosPois.y ,ua. 'no 'iou1' ~ "uion oo,no ,.,0
WIN i'lia'cu prioes p1r'sn Us SPeoully
US 'nvy oo'no, anu ,na. 'no o'u.l'no ,
nusan.y anu ssenuy iaoor is .no on'y
.luo ,.:" ,oan.a',' =, 'ao me"',n . 'na. usnes
" I', "Ia'".'s1 a., ~ ''aes, ~ 'I'9ie"' t'r.'
peace lne world mas no escape IRON