The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-01-25
Farm Life.

Almost every day We are more deeply
impressed with the soleain duty of uFy-
ing the BOYS 10 stick 10 the farm When
we contemplate the fact that the rural
districts of such grand agricultural
State as Illinois are Iosing population,
and that the cities are constantly gaining
the ultimate result OF continuance Of
such a state of things IS nothing less
than deplorabIe. Every ayenae Of busi-
ness life is crowded in the city. Those
who make success must sacrifice much,
and comparatively few care TO pay the
price for SUCCESS OF all the thousands
employed in great city, these who have
toiled hard and long to achieve success,
and by reason of their toll and painseak-
ing care, command such confidence that
their servicef are almost iu,liSpensibly
valuable, are comparatively few The
great mass is composed Of nobo,Iies-
They are employed. II employed at all,
because positions must be filed, even If
impeTfectly filled Bat day after day
they 90 to their work, commanding bat
little more regard than a machine, and
entirely uncertain whether through the
whim or real dissatisfaction Of their en-
ployer, they viii have work tomorrow,
or be thrown out Of employment They
live from hand to mouth, in very ua-
pleasantly strict sense of the term 10
the professions there Is no room except
for those who have signal ability and an
industry tha; viii prompt them to work
themselves literally TO death Indeed,
there is most dismal prospect for even
i brilliant young man in the professions.
4 few weeks ago young doctor was ar
rested for stealing books, and it was
shown that he committed the crime 70
ret money To keep him from starving
His arrest ausi conviction prompted sew
eral young doctors 10 write letters TO the
press, and they all united in saying that
the Young doctor, however well qualified
coGli not command 4 living practice
In conversation with three lawyers =
few days since, two OF them united in
the opinion that Chicago had hundreds
of lawyers who were either starring or
gaining living through unprofessional
practice. The clerks in cur dry goods
stores are overworke,l. In cur grocery
storas they are on their feet from seven
in the morning until six, seven and
sometimes ten o'clock at night, and the
pay is poor. The trades are full. Every
thing is crowded. and still there is a
steady stream from the country TO the
city.
1t ought not to be difficult fer the
young man who al least gets enough to
cat and wear and has a good bed 10 sleep
on, On the farm. to see that the chances
OF success in the city are too few to war
rant him in running the rIss. WekEaw
what the encouragement in farming Is
We know how poorly i has paid Of late
years. Bat this is not because OF any
thing in farming itself 1t is the result
OF unjust and oppressive systems. ansi
these can be reformed if the farmer IS
true TO his own interests, anil we believe
that they viii bereiormed The people
of this country do not propose to be
wholly eaten up by greedy monopolies.
Farming viii come to the front as pay
ing business. We cannot think that the
people of this country viii stand idly by
and see their republic crumble and oar
general prosperity ruined and these
are the inevitable results Of depoPulating
our farms and turning our population
into our cities. II is our duty as patriotic
citizens to make cur farms pay, By re-
lieving them Of all unjust burdens. We
vii relieve them too, and then there
Will be nothing to do but impress the
youth on our farms that nsesul, Iros-
perous farmerlis 4 more honorable man
than a well dressed or poorly dressesi
city idier- H.staH Rarui.