The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-06-26

twenty per cent. to the stro-..
| truth. eAceed tn
And now what is the matto,
farmers boysP They live ' IL With
world-the father in an old ~ any
matter how little SCHOOLING tbaN hue No
had, they are better educated ! have
is. NC matter If the father refus aa be
do more than subscribe to u uses to
paper, his boys are fairly pos, "eekly
the daily happenings all ovsr on
world. He wants to farm after 'as
ideas-they after new ones. ~ Old
along without knowing whether q gSt
land was east or west of the IL
States-without grammar, ortLnea
ply or being able to more than ,gs!'
his name-without collars or cuss 'lIe
neckties-wlthout books or paper s VI VI
amusements. and he is quite re arsof
that the boys can do the same. 'aia
The number of farmers sons -,
are leaving home, either with b. nV
hearted consent, or running away :
greater than you dream of. fi.sS
flock to the towns and cities to los'y
trades; to accept of mental positSrs.
to take any work which will paw na;,
way and prevent the necessity of ~
turning to farm work.
The farmer who realizes this NM,
ask himself where the blame lies sn%
then seek remedy. Is there REM emu
edyP Let us see.
In tha fret ,,1ooo fo,,~,o.z,
overworked. There is no doubt that hat
the farmer is, too, but that doesn',
alter the case. When you rout Inv
OF IA, 16 or Is out of bed at 4:30 or (
O. clock in the morning, and work "
till or half-past, you are MAKING
white slave of him. You not onlr
peril his health, but you deform HI,
body. That's the cause of so manv
sons of farmers being lop-shouldered
bow backed or otherwise deformed
and the origin can be traced to over
sxertion while growing.
There isn't farm in this country on
which the hours of labor couldn't bo
shortened to ten hours without causiA,
| loss of S25 per year. If ten hours +
enough for ditch-digger it IS all that
| farmers son should be called upon
% endure. If there are two hours be,
ween 6 o'clock and darkness on
evening the boy can take IN
book or paper, or put it to good use
n some other way. AS 1t is now. ba
,nows he is expected to slave from
daylight till dark, and when night
omes he is weary in body and agra.
ated in spirit.
And the remedy is not altogethdiH
hortening the hours of work. Tbe
oys must have things to interest and
muse them. They want books, mag.
zines and newspapers. If theresa
nance to fix up bowling alley let
ne boys go ahead and make one. The
anne of bowls is a healthy exercis
nd furnishes plenty of sport. If "
the boys has taste for music hslp
i'm on with it. Let him have fiddle,
ccordion, organ, or whatever instru-
tent he feels he can bring music out
I. Both boys and girls should be en-
to sing. To this end they
lould be encouraged to get up sing.
e classes, which might meet around
ON house to house. A young pa
e's social club, to meet in the same {
amer, would prove very interesting.
The farm can be made pleasanter
an the work-shop-the farmhouse
full of comfort and happiness as
" home in the city. When this
kes place the farmers son will not
the young man he is. He will bSE
vial, content, and enthusiastic. He S.
i'll be able to appear well in any so
ely, to converse with any one on the
pics of the day, and he will have
me future outside of the day in and
y out toll which is crooking bis
inc and thickening up his brains
Quad, in Detroit Free Press.