The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
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time wasted than in the Fall and Winter
months, when time is absolutely thrown
away. 1t has long been the custom of many
people to spend whole days i'lling about the
small towns, hearing the news generally,
and wasting much of their hard earnings for
the qualification Of imaginary wants.
Market days should be like all other busi-
ness days-go as quickly rs you can, sell
what you haze to sell, buy what you must
have, and then, like an energetic, true man,
return home immediately and so to work at
something else. In other words, keep busy
all the time. The busy farmer is the sue
ccssfm farmer. --
Although times may be hard and money
scarce, the busy farmer eau manage to keep
himself clear of debt and in easy circum-
stances.
The old adage ''thcrc is more in managing
than making is true one and it is equally
true that the managing man is making man.
Energy sharpens the intellect and promotes
success.
But it is the wamton waste of time that is
f"r"m"s! III oiir present article. OF course
the farmer cannot always estimate in money,
the value Of his time spent in the various in
significant jobs to be done about farm;
yet he ought TO know that his work amounts
to something, let it he ever so small, and
that something made is better than nothing.
In fact, no right Thinking man will deny
that much of the success of every profess
sion depends upon perseverance in doing
not only that in which there is direct
money reward, but also many things in
which there is no visible pccuniary return.
Hence the necessity of our people becoming
more saving oftime, and in training the mind
not to he satisfied while the hands arc idle
Instead of hunting and going to to&>n on
Salcs'lay, and loafng about public places.
any able bodied man can make his dollar
more or less, on the farm in our favored land
-\n energetic man of this county during
last Winter aided by his two boys, cut n large
amount of wood, and sold it to neighbo:ing
factory, realizing between $500 and $500 in
money, without any actual cash outlay.
Would that everybody would 80 utilize
their winter moaths, for. altho Ugh they
might not realize onc-tenth Of the actual
money as the man who cut the w,,I still
some actual income would be derived, and
better still, habits of industry, thrift and
enterprise "ould rapidly grow among the
farming classes.
Habits Of thrift more than anything else,
are what nc Southern Farmers need and
think the good women ofthe c)untry should
lend their advice and services in bepinni,o
the needed work. This cooking business
needs vast deal of renovating The day
Tor ante brll'm kitchens and coloreI COO ks
Is about ended. The woodpilc, the we'll,
lnd the storc-rsom must come nearer the
stove ROOM water must be easier t91&hRw
han formerly; in other words pun eI1--,
DO had; and our fair women mus, come ont
"iriy and squarely aud acknowle Igc them
selves cooks, for this is the inevitable rcsuit
hat must necessarily come about--;nieeI.
ar hands have prepared our meals ever
ince we werea wcs child. 1t is so nice 10
It IN cozy little stove room early these
and grind the coffee, nut in
t"vc wood and enjoy sociM eqw0iity with our
o"h. Then there is no more euarrelipx
bout waste aad extravugsnce, aud s.ovcnli9
ess, and trif!inSues', and impudcncc. and
lth.
Ii these domestic affnirs are evil. TO bo
orne, lot us tighten them a.. much .s We
an and bear them ourselves, rather ihan
ave aided to them the trouble of the 9th rnG
vi above mentioned.
Some one has said that "woman /, the no.
lest work ofGoi." but we might imprcvs
lis sentimental de6nition by adding the
ore practical one, VIZ: Woman i,a lwo-,
q. ssou n"'m"l VINO cooks and washes dishes, -
ld The two together may give us an an
roximatcly correct i'lea of what wvm,u
ally IS. At any rate, woman may prove \
Try poicnt factor in assisting ii,r,r hu,-
mas to economic time, by demand
Irectihg the now ncccss wy reforms III the
'ckiDg department,