Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-28
CAUSES OF FAILURE.
Lots of Good Sense fos Unsuccessful ana
Dissatisfied Farmers.

toll from sunrise till dark for tho bare
of life; with no advantages,
social or otherwise, and no money to
spend for pleasure or Improvement.
In recent article | find such a one
described as obliged to endure his
hard fate Us there is no escape. The
author advised HIM to bear up under
the great load for the sake of his dear
family dependent upon him for support
/ say to expressions OF such sentl-
ments "Bosh." The chances are that
the wife or the neighborhool supports
such families. II it be true that hard
labor does not bring measure OF sue
cess, there is great leak somewhere
either in expenditures or in energy |
misdrccted But the probability Is |
that the man in question is Il chronic |
grumbler. lettering perhaps while
others are Mt work. He trades upon
credit, and shelters his machinery under
the broad, blue canopy, wherever night
or the Gloss of the seas N 0vcrtaKes H.
Twill venture that he pastures his cows,
his sheep aud his hogs in the same
field with his horses and along with his
geese if he owns any; that the nuts are
loose on his mower and the sickle is
dull, that his fanning-mill is old ana
his wheat turns to chess; that his farm
grows roughcr. and that he is too
shflless TO dig Il ditch; that the wet
spot in his field grows larger and
deeper till the willows spring up and
flourish like the green bay tree. TO
sum M the whole matter, | will ven
ture the opinion that he has the blues
and is d'sgustcl with his business; that
he is working without plans aud does
not profit by his failures.
Let me say to such II man "Hagt
About Facet Take for your motto
"Thjs one thing Do and think of it
at every Job you I'M lcrtake. Do every
thing lust as well as you know how,
and il will BE- done poorly enough. III
you do not know how to do thing as
Il should be done, ask some ono who
docs know. BE on the lookout for the
best way Waste nothing, lfyour seed
is not pure, get some that 's'
and keep il so. Get new screens
for your fAnning-mil, and your
wheat will not turn TO chess
Before YOU take that mower into the
field, see that 1t is in perfect repair. II
any part is defective. rencw. II at once
Keep every thing tight. Repair, but
never patch. Do not vat till noon TO
repair break; do it ON the spot lest
th, weak place bring extra strain upon
tho strong. When you put away that
mower. make note Of all repairs II
will nccd before another year, then
rroyide them in season. Put 1t INTO a
house the same hour You finish using
it. II your reaper is too old TO use AMI
YOU must have one. buy d new one
do not give your note for il but buy for
cash. Pay money for every purchase
even IL you have TO hire It, You can
buy cheaper, you will buy less and will
l. take better care OF what you do buy.
DO not do two days work in one,
and 20 fishing the mkt. Set up your
yrain so il VIII endure bad weather
Hire only the best of help, and If yoi
do get II poor man settle with HIM on
th, SPOT. Never invest in schcmc
promising sudden riches. DOnotspocu
late. 1t might be well to buy do!
and feed him on travelling sch I'M rs.
Bo strictly honest. If you have I
COW that is not Just what COW shout
= bo. say so when YOU sell her, Don
let tho best of the wheat get o
top in the bag. Find no fault with tn
~ weather il is both Wicked and foolish
y II is MS GOOD rs IL you hal ma le 1t yom
self. Don't grumble about hard times
or ret the blues. Other men hay
:. their dilliculticS-b1 Il man yourself
- Othcr mel succeed at farming; yoI
; cal
Study your business Quit u'in
3 tobacco. You have nomoncy to vast
Look on the bright side of thing
May be you have the dyspepsia, fo
re cat too much or too fast II things g
wrong there is n cause. Find ID; liX i
Pay every debt the day it is du,
T Excel in something. Be authority
= some line. DO not embark in ne
- scheme without careful investigation
II YOU have made mistake, rctrca
. but in good order. II you are engag,
> in brancn that does not pay or IS n
!. pleasing. do not surrender witho
7, terms. Hold the fort for the homo
u" of war. Cover your retreat, and
out with colors Aying, In other word
do not quit u branch OF Turning in III
: gust and at q great sacrifice. Wf
- til the tide sets in favorable directiC
for u change.
VI II YOU have decided you can not
y farmer, adopt the same principl
Do not quit in the midst of failure,
the chances are you will fail in t
10 next business you undertake, Go at
with will, Study it, Wiring succe
out of it. Then change your buslnc
uGs IL YOU will. The renewed contid1n
- in yourself will bring success in yo
. new calling, and the chances are it W
awaken an interest in the old one.
Ia, man fails utterly in one business,
~ is all the more liable to fail in the ne
for "from him that hath not shall
taken even that he hath. "
" II not successful look to yourself
- the cause and you will usually find
Compare yourself with some one W
- does succeed Don't say He hal
S. better chance than J." That IS
towards argument, A good char
n must be improved to amount to a
lll thing. 1t takes the same energy q
" attention to save and use that it d
to acquire. Some can do more u
others; but every man can do well If
N will " you succeed you will be
n. hand to claim the credit, so I you
IND be consistent and shoulder the blal
There is more difference in men Il
- in their occupations. All calll
afford more or less opportunities
n success and the best of them chron
. many failure. Look up. Thank
~ and take courage. Take n lofty Y
of life even on farm, and you will
= spcct yourself, be respected and
ia happy.-E. DarenpOH. IN RurdI