The Red Cloud chief., 1879-06-19

AgF1estare ss1 OUR 1~sAsstTtsa
A divisioa cl labor b ces a ~ sssn-
ri iavs of socsssy. In Agrtcsfsurs h
has nos bssa - 0asksd In The psogrUn
a civtlixasies - In ths Dschanic ara.
bat svvn hsss h - hses grusa. asA b
destined 20 b grsas1. IL modern
farmer vhO shoaId undsstaks 70 cuisi-
vsts al he crops thas ~ sosl asd cli-
mate yin produce and brSsd 81 kisds
OF domestic animals, and e sAe ssDs
time make his own plcws. hasrovs.
harnesa. wagons. etc. voesd ssgsaiiy
and dsservedly ian Of cos While
this principle Of adivisioa Of labor has
become more and more scc<ssary . o
ciesy has advanced. and has contributed
NOT . little 20 lis advancsmsat, another
principle, equally important bat sos 80
apparent Il he uaiky 81 iassssss
amosg al the vansA indnssriss. rhs
social structure may hAve. and douoeSess
does have. Ia foundation In Asrscul,urc.
The first and greai want Of man 10 food.
Agriculture not only supports the life of
man, bat furnishes the nu material for
many manufactures and mechanic ara.
When the laboys IL The hnsbsndman
are rewarded with bountifui harvests,
the wheels a The m~Asuiscfurcrs Are
kept whirling. the ships Of the mcr-
chant are well freighiea. mechanics are
busy. and capitalists have = demand for
their money.
While conccding TO agriculture this
fundamental position among industries,
i, should be remembered that . foundA
,ure. II all men were producers,
whence would come the consumption
II all, like Cain. we're tillers Of the
earth, whence would these iillers GET
their hats, their coats, their Shoes, their
j~ack-knives, and their nswspapsrsS and
where would their wives and daughters
get their bonneta, their silk dresses,
their jewelry, their sewing machines,
and their pianosf The Northern farmer
may be . little more independent than
the Southern planter. ~ he raises .
greater variety Of products. but il the
farmer will look over his veil furnished
house he may be surprised o see how
dependent he 10 upon manufacturers and
mechanics for his multiplied blessings.
Scarcely an article Of furniture, even OF
the most necessary kind, is home. made.
His tables, chairs, bureaus. stoves,
clocks, carpets, lamps, hardware, crock
cry, beds and bedding, in short, almost
every thing in the house, show the hand
iwork of the manufacturers and me-
chanics. Let US look at the table . mo-
ment and see il this still holds true. To
say nothing OF the table-cloth, the china,
and glass and silver ware, the first thing
we are offered is . cup Of tea that
comes from China, sweetened by
sugar that comes from the West Indies.
The beef. pork and potatoes we
will take for granted are home products.
but they are seasoned with salt that
comes from Turks Island and with
pepper that comes from Java. while the
''seasoning" of most dishes comes from
distant quarters OF the globe. Were q
new colony TO be started on one OF our
Western prairies, it would be miserablv
defective il it were made mp solely OF
farmers. These should constitute q ms
jority Of the settlement, but in every
well-organized society there must be
ministers, lawyers, doctors, teachers,
merchants, and mechanics. In the early
settlement of New England it was quite
common for the farmer 70 have . work
shop in which he mended and some
times made his wagons and tools, Some
went 30 far in this spirit Of independence
As to keep q shoemaker's bench and
tools and . blacksmith's forge, but this
state of things, though perhaps conve-
nient to the early settlers, Is not adapted
the present condition Of society in the
older States. "Every man TO his trade"
is q good maxim. The farmer who
makes his own shoes may be q cobbler.
but seldom, II ever. will attain 10 the
skill of o shoemaker. He had better
give his attention 10 raising potatoes and
buy his shoes Of . regular manufacturer.
just 90 with his blacksmithing, wagon
making, tailoring. and all other trades,
and We may add with all the pro-
LESSONS.
The truth il, man wa msde 70
be independent Of his fellow-man. All
trades, professions, manufactures, COM
merce-in short, all industries. and all
men-are mutually interested in each
other, and stand or fall together.
The unity Of interests between all in.
dustries and oil men Of every nation and
every land Is q truth which men have
been slow to learn. Local, family, in
dustrial, and national jealousies have
filed the earth with discord, violence,
and bloodshed. Culture, aided by rail-
roads, steamboats,, telegraphs and tele-
phones. il slowly opening the eyes OF
men to the community Of in
among all industries and all
races. Agriculture h, doubtless, the
leading industry, ~ more than half the
Of the globe are engaged In
Il. Il is, also, - We have said, . funda-
mental industry, As il supplies the ma
terial for others; but ven agriculture
unaided can do but little 70 supply the
wants Of advanced modern civilization.
Manufactures, commerce, al the pro-
fessions, and Ill the mechanical arts arc
her handmaids. The body polite 10 like
the human body, made up Of many
members, bat al constituting one body,
and havings common Interest. -AAz-
amder Hyde, in tie NesS York Times.
A LOng.kept Secret.
. A wealthy couple here had lived To-
in perfect pesos for II years.
While sitting in the parlor one evening.
not long ago, the husband surprised his
BY saying, " I Am going 70 tell you
|. secret you have never hoard before