The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-08


elected 10 Office. Whys He is an indie
pendent thinker. He takes in all of the
human family and stops not 20 look at
those who bear merely local brands and
marks.
II is much pleasure 10 visit tins mans
farm, orchard, garden, barn, house. fam
lily. We always learn something new
from him. He wastes no time in idle
gossip and quarreling over abstract the
cries. He reads books, papers, maya
zines, etc. and stops not every time he
finds something that is new TO him or
that is not in accord with his way of
thinking. He is growing man and his
is loving family.
Not eighty rods away from his clean,
we'll arranged farm house Is another,
nearly lost in its setting weeds. This
man too Is rated on the tax books
as farmer. He has far more acres
than he can care for and cultivate.
His fences are rotting away, even as
lac is preparing TO go. His kline are lean
and his wife, children and credit are all
run down. lie moves in a listless way.
He stops his team TO talk with men and
TO see dogs exercise themselves by Dig
ging for wood-chucss. He says there is
no need burning the worms nests from
his apple trees, of repairing harm doors
and hinges. That his land IN rich enough
minus manure. That his wife must
work 20 earn her living That his chill
dren are smart enough TO shift for them-
selves. That there is no need of trying
TO be rich till president is found who
will make new laws, forgetting the
while that oil laws are made by the peo-
pie, or such agents as they elect.
There isnothing in common with these
two men, except they are neighbors,
fellow church members and fellow par
tisans. But they do not look upon re-
ligion or party with the same ideas.
They are travelling by different routes,
yet going by the same line. They are
as unlike as are the man here and tho
man i'm China. is il not strange that
neighbors are so different from each
other, and yet in sickness, in reverses,
in times Of accident and disturbance of
calculations are SO kind TO each otherg
Were all men TO follow good examples
what a world of Edenic gardens this
would be.
Were all men TO follow bad examples
what wilderness and plague spot IL
would soon become.
Why is il that we do not more follow
good examples that lead unto neatness,
order. peace, harmony and success? Or
der is heavens first law. Tie first
declaration Of God. The bringing of
order out Of chaos was the Alpha OF
creation, rs order, neatness, care for
what we have is proof that we are
children OF our Creator Father aud that
we have right 10 progress and sue
cess.
VIII tho good farmers do still more TO
encourage the careless ones, and will
the shiftless, lazy, thoughtless ones
level the weeds, clear away rubbish.
clean up their homes and add TO the
happiness and health of their familiess
Men differ more than they should,
especially as they depart from good ex-
amples, or .efuse TO open their hearts
and ambitions SO that Improvement will
be the fruit that will surely follow.
One day we asked the careless farmer
why he did not fix up his place SO IL
would be more attractivel
"Too much work" was the reply. And
vet il required more labor TO bring good
results from that farm than from the
other.
One day we asked the good farme !
'Why do you take SO much pains with
your farm"
at pleases me better this way. IL is
easier To cultivate. IL reflects back upon
my family, and other farmers and
farmer boys all about here are stimu-
lated TO make their homes attractive,
was the reply.
AS we rode away, and ever since, we
have been thinking that there is great
| difference in men. and those are the
most useful who set the best example.