The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-06


ignorant. y reporter interview
ed Il graduating class of thirty
nine, at Il Georgian college, as
30 the intended professions of
each member, with the follow
ing result: IS selected Law; 8
medicine; 6 preaching; 1 ner-
chandising , teaching; , edi-
tors; l a mechanic; | farmer.
Only two Of the entire class pre-
ferre1 TO be producers; hence
how Important that we magnify
the high calling of natures no.
blemen, of those who produce
something-who increase the
worlds wealth.
But the only trouble about this
noble profession is that every
body knows all about it except
farmers themselves. Editors
know al about farming They
can tell exactly when is the
proper time for pumpkin pie
trees to bloom and bear. Poll
ticians know exactly what kind
ofseed is suited to the various
soils Of each individual farmer
Just before election. College
graduates give the poor farmer
valued pointers and classic ad-
vice about how to check agri-
cultural decay in their COM
mencement orations; the preach
er occasionally gives him a meek
little homily from the pulpit on
how to manage his business, aud
so on, with all the other So
called learned professions. (The
speaker very wittily excepted
himself.) But all this is very
natural fer the members Of each
one of such professions realize
that. their very existence de
pend upon the farmers success.
The fascinating and instruc-
tive speaker then proceeded to
formulate his special pleas to
youn, men to adopt farming as
the noblest profession.
1st. Because there is no pro
fession in which the motto:
"Esse guam rideri malo" is truer
than in farming. There is less
superficiability with the farmer
not only because it tells with
him sooner than with others,
buv also because the very noble
ness aud independence of his
work is unsuitedt to the fostering
and thriving Of pietenses and
shams. 1t is a nice thing to be
an editor and write learned ar
ticles about things he knows
nothing about and which no one
else can understand. II is nice
thing to be a doctor, scatter ing
health and burying the result:
, Of his ignorance, or when ht
does not know how to cure ;
simple case Of collie, to loot
wise about his head and call it
It is a nice thing to be a lawye
and understand that the prope
,, use of words is to conceal thu
F truth, though clearly ignoran
: of the fundamental principle
of law. 1t is nice thing to b
t a politician and know how t
) hide demagoguery behind hi
> pretended love for the "dea
people," 1t is a nice thing t,
;, be school-teacher, save tn
I n1ark-a school-keeper aud teacl
children short cuts to knowledg
: and hide moral and intellectual
incompetency behind sanctamc
niousness and generalities. HoN
al can farmers evade all these de
e ceits and shams? By elevatin
themselves to the position Q
educated and scientific farmer
lie Give your children sound rudi
L. II entary education by all mean
and give them a complete an
thorough education it possiul
When you put money in tn
r; bank Of knowledge, none, say
H. God himself, can destroy it.
2nd. Farmers enjoy an imm1
$ nifty from over work and ear
break down. In this high pre-
: ure age men in nearly ever
other profession soon wear Of
H. and become mental and phys
cal wrecks. It is not owe. ma
ual work, for that can be relic
IS. ed by little sleep and rest, b
,e it is worry and an overtaxing
70 the brain with business detail
,p Therefore farming is the an
4 dcte to worry-the kind of VIC
,e rying that kills.
,e 3rd. 1t is an an antidote
es dissipation and crime, folli
and temptation-the create
,g crimes of the day.
vs 4th. 1t is the antidote to +
of litical excitement.
x 5th. 1t is an antidOte to t
if slavery to fashion of wives a
he daughters.
of 9th. It is an an antidote
of chronic inertia, sometimes ca
.el ed laziness. For who ever hea
ce of a lazy farmer! Though,
he der ordinary circumstances, e
al ry man is as lazy as cireumst;
Sc. ces will permit. But he IN
work is ever present to
no farmer.
. 7th. 1t is the antidote to
modern craze for wealth. A
nv an antidote to the want
mt wealth, for no class of men kn
ng better how to bear poverty,