The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-04-18

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Loa,, ~ ni;es 1 r.wk;sh WHITING lean
carrnlo,,s shrewd nasal t.lker' whose
Industrial tastes lead him into swim
ding agencies" or peddling. for 4
living. Even 4 prominent agricultural
paper could not illustrate rural scene
some wears ago without putting an old
couple-man and wife the fore
ground. both decrepit. and driving q
decrepit old horse hifched 20 d rickcty
wagon Of fifty wears AGO. ~ il idea 81
what Is ID be seen in rural localities.
II il worth while for reading and re-
Elective farmers 10 ask themselves why
il Is that their vocation. more than any
other. Il the one chosen for caricature?
Dickens. in his stories. usually selects
individuals from among the low city
classes: vet re hardly takes them rs
tunes. but rather Is exceptional cases,
which they are. But when we read a
story now Of farmers eccentricities on
awkwardncss. there Is rarely any pre-
tense Of limitation-it Is 80 pointed and
fitted ont that II conveys the idea that
the class Is ridiculous as 4 whole. Blu:
whatever II might have been. say hun
dred wears aro. this Il not true now. bui
II Il well Ia consider why this idea Is Sc
slow TO be laid aside.
II sn,,. ~ III that eluc.tion and
closer negotiation have done fnr The W.
xanc.m.nf ~ farmer. n 4 class. there
n All = large remnant ~ m t.racy N
rnraI comm7n;f;e~ fhe w;-dom IN which
I. son,af;mas hoidlv defended II \.
,,rged rb.f ~. .rn yo;ny 800 f..f ~ th<
linz ~ schools AMI cd',cafion. becanss
one direct result i to make farmers
children fee; ;. above their calling. >
The bows. when thew ..ret an ednca.
ton n ~ into business Or the profes.
sions. and the girls pat up their nose,
at the idea Of marrying farmers sons
Such results are not the natural effect.
| 81 education. but oftener than other
| wise, the result Of m'sdirected hom,
/ teachings. Some ignorant farmers who
| through previous self-denial. or the u
| tainment OF 4 legacy in middle life, be
come able 70 educate their children are
| themselves quite apt to look upon farm
| ing A. unworthy an ambitious mind
| and frequently 20 express themselve
| before their children. and thus poison
| their minds. Besides. the education
| given ii such cases Is usually super
| fcial. and not that which develops IN,
mind. When farmer sees something
more than labor IN his business. find
enjoyment In its wondrous transforms
tons. and reflects also how far sucl
work i really above that Of mos
other callings IA it, usefulness 70 man
| kind and IN its clo<sness 10 nature
mysteries. he will not long consider I
IS wanting in pleasures. II Is igno
rance and narrow views that belittlc IL
and which give sting 70 the story-tell