Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-08-18
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GIVE TuE YOUNG MEN A CHANCE
uEirFUL knyiCE TOWARD "Tug ntEssEp
rEiNitNgE oF nEiNG INprrKNpENr
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other meetings. for more than ten years
past, | have met many thousands OF the
most progressive farmers Of Ollo aut al
ioin.ng State. ant have been strongly i'm
pressed ~ one fsct-that A. rule the
most prosperous farmers began llfe a. farm
lahorcrs AMI saved from their cages sun.
Client capital % buy a te m and tools. aud
perhaps a i.ttlo stock, before they began b
be- renters or cfoppcrs. II i easy 10 ilnd
in almost any community men OF wealth
aui Influence who began lie la this way.
I believe there i iasi A. good chante for
an Cutcrpf.sing young man % become the
owner of farm now a. In the days when
iaui wks much cheaper, bot whether he
doss 90 not depends almost entirely upon
himself First he must be Impressed with
the importance 20 sAvlug part % bis wa.
gcs from tho start
have hal ilst The experience of which
I write. for worked ~ the month f0r my
drst hundred dollars. AMI then cropped
on the thirds, The landlord furnishing The
team. tools AMI seed. ant g.ying me one.
thiri of thc Crup. until bad saved enough
20 buy a team and implements. was
greatly Impressed Ani helped when q boy
by thc wise things Horace Greeley wrote,
aul one ih.ug In particular was this The
young man Nap lays up 800 The nfst year
he ls h.s own master usually Accumgiatcs
property. wllIc hc Who spcnis AT hc earns
40 tlc hoglun.ng. seldom amoants % any
thIngf have uns been AIflng farm hands
syrry year flr more than tqIarigr 90
c c.uiufy ani have seen NJ Greeley state
meat grrfel o. thc letter over Anl over
aga.u some mrn Who worked flr nae on
tac farm arc nov wealthy, euicrpfisiug
c.tlrus. Willie others are tplay Il,t whst
ihey Wcfc twenty-five yeafs agp-iay Ia.
hlrcrs. hsIng ffom htni o. mouth, with
us am1.iIpn f1r of prospect of auythiue
better
Ttcrc arc many farmers who have uo
sons o. take charge Of their farms, Mo
hate reached thc iImc Of NE when tacY
urci t1 hr rri,sri from hard labor and
care. AL .t N1ll be matter of mutual
hrutll 10 thty wogd allow some worthy
rnung man OBJ manage thc farm on shares
WIil on Interest ln the crop man vii lo
more likely tp plsA thc N1fk Ani look A.
trr thr osufrs Interests ~ D. does bis
0Rn. aui usually he can make much more
than ID w1rk.ng ty tac month. Toe farm
sr can boafI hIm for moderate sum. to
ur paIi iu work iuf.ug thc Hiutcr, or ai
times when hr ls not uccici iu bis crop.
ari 10 IL wei also to have an afrang meat
hy Which ynl shaN furnish hlm extra help
in an emergency .if hc has not she money
CD spare i1 1c PAID back in work ~ him
when hc can spare ilc time. There vii
hr many iaFs daring ycaf Nlcn The land
VII rc 600 wtt O. work. that yoar tcnaut
can pui iu probably In repairing fences,
getting tht years supply of iaei, aui other
.lHs which sou must have done
There shogIt he an article 90 agreement
drawn up nriwc,n ihc landlord and thc
tenant. ln which everything should Pei
p.auiy sp.rf.d un both sides. ID noi
leave any details o. memory, bat have them
eAp.ic.i'y stated. all place his article in
tar hands of a man lu whom yoa both have
cluf icIcc hc to settle any dispgtc by fcf
efrrcc to tlc article. A young min who
can rrt surh a chance a. Ibis ou a g1Di
flrm. anI who Nil make himself 80 useful
o. thr ogrrr of thc farm thtt he feels De
cannot Do without him, can in a ics years
save enough money iO give hin good
startasarrrtcr or to make a fair payment
0u a farm 10 hc chooses o. buy one. To
sgll a YOUNG man say. ID not he in Too
much ofa hurry o. oNu team. f0r yul
can save more money o. crop f0r out.tlifi
p
hafarI rtnf fhe expense ~ fcriing team
tbc entire year aui tceplug harness and
t1n's ln repair
ItIalamrniahie fict that thc miI1f.ty
of nur farm hknis i1 uut save anything
rum year Oh year. AMI Ygt those who con-
mani from SIS o. 60 month i0r the
larger part of tlc year. a. lf-t-ciass hands
always can 60 ln most nelghborhoois,
could easily save from sip1 % siil a year
anfluafeN years they vii he able % aii
the Interest un their accumulsiions o. their
earnings TIE frst slNl which ] earned
arI saved d.i mc more real good than any
sl NUI have maic iu recent years. There
sr.Frr a surplus 40 ffstCiass farm hands
anI there age uut thc temptations to spend
that hes.t y1aug meu in cities viii not
-ay shat th.rc are uot calling. ln which
Young men can Leaf an easier lie than on
Ca farm. ani shnald NOT advise any one
O. look 0rwari o. q lifetime spent A.
farm lAblfer flr there u np need of 10 u
De- vii take Horace GrcciCy's advice and
las up siOI aYear of bis wages. II De- can
n0t 10 that .ci him Jay up So.
Oae thing That will help him save mon
a.. viii be to always buy clothes viii ref
ereuce tO thtlr wear CA The farm aiter they
are % longer suitable Or 1esi wear. Good
suhstantlal al.wooi suits, which look well
enough f1r a merchant or any one % wear.
ari which are very durable. can be bad
f1r from So % So. aui these will prove
cheaper than shodiy goods q. icss than
haf the price. and much better than hne
broaici0ih. f1r aner doing service for two
wears as best suit they will DO another
years service On the farm.
Remember. young man, you cannot eat
your peach and have 10, too. and 10 you
spend your earnings AZ The saloons, TIE
livery stables aui the tallors, your hard
times will surely come 10 the future, for
spcrithriii habits viii cling b you through
hic.