St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-10

so with no small degree of con-
tidence, knowing that the principal
points and features of success are ad-
mitted and undisputed. Richness and
fertility of soil. productiveness and
healthfulnesS of climate go unchal-
ienged. The long, cold winters, when
properly understood and provided for.
are the most pleasant and enjoyable
part OF the year, and the time is not far
distant when these seasons will be
sought as advantages, and will be a
DRAWING CARD
for the country. There are great
many classes of people to pass opinion
on this, however, and it is not expected
the dude will grow wild with enthusi-
asm over the presentation of a cold
winter in an open prairie. But there is
class of American nobility, men and
women, who have to earn their living
by industry: people who possess brains
and noble hearts, people who would APP
preciate a home they could call their
own in new and growing country; it is
with this class wish to have an informal
and common sense talk on the inn
pOrtant subject of getting and making
home. TO these l wish to present the
life, trials and triumphs of the Dakota
farmer, and if possible aid them in max
ling up their minds as to the best place
I to go and what their rewards and enjoy
ments will be after getting there. In
opening up this subject let us do SO
understanding that the great laws
of labor and industry are conditions of
mans existence, and are to be met and
complied with no matter in what pur-
suit he may engage OF way he may turn.
To take up claim and grow up in Il
country of perpetual Sunshine would re-
quire labor, and if youwerein country
of that kind the chances are your harvest
would be burned OF dried up. 1t re-
quires labor and sacrifice to build
up a home anywhere-either in
city or country. All success
lies in proper understanding
and appreciation of circumstances and
surroundings. No matter how favorable
the soil and climate, there must be
something in the man as we'll. There
is a great difference in farmers and men
who start out in the same undertaking.
Some will succeed and SOME will fail
right in the same spot in the same bust
ness. The opinion prevails with some
/ that after man has failed at every
thing else he still knows
ENOUGH TO BE A FARMER,
and can fall back on farming as last
resort, as it needs but little brains or
energy, The fellow who reasons this
way is the one who leaves his machin-
cry out in the field and doesn't think of
cold wave on him. This is the fellow
who finds fault with the country and
thinks he could do better somewhere
else; and no matter where he might be
settled, he would always be behind
and troubles would follow him; he
would turn his hand to some
thing else, if lie only felt competent and
his education would allow him. But he
is farming, because that is the lowest
scale, and place where mule can
hold position. The facts are, it re-
quires as much education and business
ability to succeed on a farm as any
where else. The man who casts his des-
tiny with the soil holds IA higher
and more important position than
is generally appreciated. This string
has been harped on for long time, but
the time is coming when the granger
will be known as
PRINCE OF THE EARTH,
and not clod hopper. There are but
two positions to be filled in life. You
must either work for yourself or some
one else. If you are boss on your own
hook, it is impossible not to be working
for some one else indirectly. Some one
else gets the benefit of your labor, or it
would not be good for anything. All
that can be done is to select the
field you thino you would be best salts
fed to labor in. If you furnish all the
money, take all the risk and response
bility, pay all the losses and take the
profits for your trouble and pay, you are
boss. If you let the other fellow do
this, and you take so much for your as
sistance in helping him along, you are
called and considered helper, and
often the helper has as much in the end
as the one called boss. But no matter
which way you turn or what the
position, whether you are boss or
simply helping. the boss, you have to
work to succeed or meet the require
ments laid down by the laws of Nature.
With these few explanatory and intro
ductory remarks you will next be intro
duced to the broad and green fields of
Dakota as a pleasant and profitable field
in which to labor. You shall stand at
midsummer surrounded by balmy air
and golden fields, and from there you
shall be lead to pass the enjoyments of
long, cold winter and feel the
elevating influence of the blizZard-Or
zephyrs not properly understood. 1t is
to be hoped after these things are made
clear and enjoyable the young man will
have things sufficiently pondered in his
heart to make up his mind which way
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