Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-08-19

pfissd a. zoe number and ussiulntss Of
these thoughts While we al honor and
respect The consgc. TIC viii. the inasS.-
Die perseverance, thai works On. hour AZ
TT hour. 10 the completion Of iis task
with no thought ioF anything bat the
end in view. and heartily rejoice With
the workman when hi. task j. done It'll
NJ great improvement, 10 any direction
vii. ever b. reached unle.. little dn-
eluieni creep into ihe mind u the lA5oi-
er. some thought shsiher this inccisati
labor l. necessary or profitable IL i
THE. that invented our most approved
machinery. ,hA, has made &c possible IA
simple machinery 20 a. the common IA
borcrs work That has ennobled 'abor
by freeing IL from constant. grinding toll,
and made 10 possible io' each and every
farmer 20 be- Independent Of hired help.
in great measure Byiakins pains aud
beginning IN .ca.on. bat LITTLE labor with
a hand be is necessary 20 keep The fields
Of growing crops free from weeds. With
little extra cate in blowing and P'ePai-
Ing ,he land. much q The labor Of plant
ing !. saved By careful selection 4
seed ih,rc are 90 vacant hills By care
fally studying ihe markets from year to
year. the proper cioPs are planted ani
secured. 20 bring 10 the farmer the high
e., msrke, price. T. has been veil said,
TIA, Il l. not be- Who works the hardest,
BAT be- who thinks ihc most, that is
pro.peroa, AMI happy Saeh j. certainly
the case. provided his thoughts ate p'ae-
teal and can be- pa, in practice fof h.s
osn ADD Others benefit We have often
been tempted 10 speak figh, out IN msei'
ing When Ne have seen writers claim
ihA, the POOR. hard.worked p farmer has
no time fof recreation Or social enjoymen,
OF literary culture. We know by esPe-
renee and observation that. a. class.
flrmer spend more leisure time every
year thar any other class that depends
solely upon their labor for the support 4
,hsmselse. and families. We are awAie
tia, much II the labor o. The farm i
tifesome lli even then i' has i's bright
side. Mott Of i, IL performed in ihs open
air.. under the health giving Influence q
hghi and a fr,ely-cncala,ing air fof The
lung. A constant change % occupation
~ the season advances break, The rogiine
and prevents the dallness charac'efi''ie
Of he IN a mill Or store, o. any same
49, that nigh, arise by consian, rc-
eurrcnoe % thc same labor Then there
i, a pride. a sense u freedom AID a fee.-
ins Of Ownership iha, comes 10 every &C
tive iiller q the soil. that gives lie and
1esi 10 his occspAiioa. Therefore. lei no
one de.Poni, for, with a duty done comes
feeling q oon,en,men,. and, uPoa the
farm a. elsewhere comes the rewsrl.
Ba, Ne have wandered from The suit
jec, only 10 show that It Is Pos'iole for
farmer. 20 think. % study, 10 have time
TO plan hi. work ahead, and 80 make the
mo-, Of hi. opportunities. Henry Ives
tells the Trbua, ho~. IN a shor, time,
be bull, potato planter iha, does it.
work well and rapidly. At fret be en-
ployed boy to drop the pieces a, the
right time into the machine. bat finally
has Fixed an endless bel, with dippeis
thu, does the work equally well The
potatoes arr cut with machine. also Of
his Own make; and he secures q good
stand. With bat very few missing hills.
tie also rigs a ouliivv,or thu; works two
rows a, time and is hung upon wheels
and gagged to any desired depth. Any
and al machinery that doe. the work Of
planting satisfactorily is a grea, sdyan-
tage as by IL use the work can be done
a, the proper time wi,hou, extra help.
This mans example might be followed
by many II they will "siop TO think !"
Then let US economixe our labor, learn
to accomplish good results by doing our
work at the proper time and in work
manlike manner. Every Sigh, will show
itself upon a farm as soon as anywhere
else, aud the results are fully as disss-
,rous. Nothing is gained by cons,an,
haste q worry. Ga the contrary, much
valuable time is lost. work is passed over
lightly, and the result, is failure every
time Eoonomize strength as well as
time do no, think by little extra hard
work to make up for opportunities for
improvement, Lost or allow a lack Of
thought to drive the work Of any season
into the las, half and then be obliged to
overlook much that !. Of value in per-
forming il.
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