Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-09-18
Farmers Homes.

"Bs II ever 80 humble there l. no place
like home" l. q sentiment that will hold
gooi ss long ~ Oh. world stands. Tue
sqaslii peasant In Overerowded countries
vnere The louily rich hold domlBecrlns
sway over the lower clssses. lives In his
flihy hu' eputentei. hscsuse al attempts
IN ssplre ~ b-ttsr surroundings sni con.
diuons srr crushed. or nippsd In the bud,
or, more likely. no bud IL ever allowed 10
form SO his days are spent In an uneni.
iox round OF vretcheines-. yet this ham
bic cot IL his home. All his pleasures,
however mesger. center there with his
family sround him.
Hat with the farmers OF the Ualted
States. how different the conditions The
Drmer's lot IL dependence. ani the lstter's
IL Independence. so II woali seem thai
the American farmer shoald have . com.
fort.ole, happy home. but What should q
home be- model homsi Ny idssi. that
. home should De place which q farmer
can srjoyi where bis children grow up
around him 10 years Of discretion. The
baililags should b- kep, Ia go0i repair.
Tue yards shoald be nicely fenced and
painted. Shade and frait trees shoald be
.st out 10 abundance Iouud thv dwelling
There should also be . nice garden with
vegetables, fruits aud berries In their sea.
.oa, 80 that TIE pork barrel will only have
10 oe visited a. Intervals few and far be
iseen" The children should have good
district school edacsiiou. and q vintsr or
tso a. the academy ifit can be Afforded.
What stock IL raised should be OF good
blood. 30 that the boys will be Interested
snd encouraged Improved mschlaery
Oaght 10 be used so that large rcsalts may
- obtained with an sxpsniltnrc Of out llt.
tie muscle With the reaper, horse fork.
.alky plow. and other riding machinery the
farm and farming have no tsrrors to an
ordinary energetic boy. There should be
q sOTk shop where leisure hours and rsiuy
lays may be spent A few necessary tools
should be there. the more the better; then
shsn rainy day comes. the boys will be
there. hard ~ work m,kins OF repairing
.omsthlng that will please the head Of tbs
family. AMI they sll .ooa become expert
10 the use of tools, thereby sAying 9 good
many bills. And a. rrgsrts th= house
TIE home-see TIA, 10 supplied with read
iag matter suitao,e - The ages OF The
children. Supply them With book. not OF
TIE y,lios-cOvyrei hind however; give
them eurreni newspapers, Q good agfi.
cultural paper which of coarse -Oali be
TIE Rarai. magazines etc. II they have .
ieslrs FOR masle get an organ or piano II IL
can BE- sfJriei. What continuA feast.
sni power for good is . musical instfu-
aent In family where all can gather
uoaui and Stag praises 20 The Great
Glvsr.
A boy tha, l. broash, gp under saeh in.
daences can be trusted. and. n the proper
,ge. 10 voali be veil N slse him . nice
csrfisgr. harness sni horse, which he has
-arnei many times over, sni when be
,iriye. Out and eircals,es with cOmpauions,
~ao. vithout doabt will be OF TIE sane
.tNmp a. him.elf. even then he viii go
home with pleasure because he ~as reared
10 . pleasant home. snd When he leaves
70 nghi lifc's bsile., 10 vill oe leave
t.kins of profousi sorros.-M. II. Q. O.,
in Rural Nss Yorker.