Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-01
Appearances.


Appearances.
Appearances may often deceive, but |
the world judges things by them. The
outward show and semblance are gen.
orally taken az token of the intrinsic |
value This. is Characteristic of men.
who for the greater part take no troub-
le TO think for themselves. but take
their. opinions as they do their clothes.
.ready,made. But it is foolish to strive
against swift current when one can
reach the desired end 50 much more
easily by going with it. and therefore it
is best to accommodate. ones self TO the
popular habits and make a show OF
virtue, whether we have it or not. In
regard to this spular habit, however.
it is very often true index Of the char
acter of the man whose surroundings
are noted; and slovenly front yard. a
topping fence, dislOcated gate.
reeking, filthy barn-yard, and general
loOseness- and untidiness about the
homestead. are pretty certain to indi-
cate a careless unthrifty farmer. On
the contrary, homestead about which
neatness and order everywhere prevail,
where the stock is well kept, the build
ings and yards are clean, the fences in
good order. the gates substantially
hung, and always clo3e and fastened;
the orchards neatly trimmed and
prilned, the lawn green and closely
moved, the shrubs, trees, and flower
borders well kept; all these necessarily
| proclaim the owner an orderly, indus
trious, thrifty farmer, whose prosperity
may be measured By the prevailing APP
1 pearance of his surroundings.
8 Thus: one may travel along the roads
and note down as he goess with a good
deal of accuracy, the character Of the
| inhabitants He may geta deeper and
I still more accurate test if he goes be-
hind the scenes and views the back
wards. the rear fences, and the distant
fields. If The hindsight is similar to the
frcAt view, the owner may be put down
very safely as an upright, honest. con-
sistent man, in whom there is no deceit
or, guile, and who does not put on q
show for the sake of appearances and to
get a reputation which is not wholly
deserved; SO that appearances really do
! not deceive when. they are tested
I thoroughly, but only when the outward
show is partial. superficial, and but
thinly diguised: s~J.,.1 s,-,y =, &
4 appearance of his home for his own
credit He will stand well with his
neiehbors and be respected by strangers
in proportion to his deserts in this re.
1 specs. 9. 1t is his duty to himself, as wei!
o.. to his neighbors, to thus enhance the
| \ i,xo1 .>e Sc 1tx-
is virtue, too, to he encouraged for Its
results upon the, man himself. 1T II
discipline 1t is a part of a man:
SPtrainins which does not end till he dies
+ for, it has q great effect upon. biz
general habits and character. Still
more important is the fact that il
& lis training for his children
and helps to. form their character ant
streng hen their self-respect, which is s
very important factor in the problem o
The young persons moral life. For u
these reasons this timely subject SHOULD
receive careful attention and should b.
put in practice forthwith. One need No
saw he has not the means TO make :
show and to expend money upon tn
adornment- of-his home. This is no
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; appearance upon what we have, and no
striving for something we can not reach
A farmer in homespun, if his dress, j
scrupulousiy clean and neat. is quite a
respectable as another in broadcloth
4 It IS the manner and not the materia
/ which counts A plain board fence,
,, neatly and st congly put up. and = rotS
! gate evenly hung and provided with
!, good latch; which should be used, an
y smooth plot in front Of the house, j
nothing more than grass, with It'd
foothpaths and a clean well fence
! barn-yard in the rear, will serve to mar
l the -n1an as well as the ornaments
:roN.work,fence of his richer ne ghbol
In fact, plainness, ifsit is,neat and sub
stantial, is better than the greater pr
!. tense of the more elaborate show, bril-
liant in all fashionable colored paint
Q and the gaudy flowers chosen chief
4 4 for their conspicuous colors. " J
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