Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-29
AMONG THE FARMERS.


'erFeslce.i.ncs "a pfastirai asrirusarai tst.ls.
/ - .tifi Alifsss an cunIluunlrafi.lrs ir
isteei 80 tais lsYsrtHusut q AsHssVITrHal
'NH'As "htef'i l<rnssrfat Paris. Ne
rHE DIGNITY oF FARMING.
/ lfrgu a. ss-af rssi 81 q pubnc u.s.tiur -
hatlar'istsn tsfsnEs by SeorEg y cara
looi l. The dsily ne,~s.itv ~ man ana
cumes dirv,flV 90 inlirvctly frum ssfi.
culture. IN earlv times mrn suh.l.fe,l
largely uron fruit. aDd vegetables that
xrvN sIontsneouslv. Vet ~Csin Na.a
tilier 20 the ground. aud many of the
liehrrv patrtrths Nere cultisators Of
the spl and owners ~ large hcris ~
riruliurv uas hrought o. conshisrahlc
i'erfectiun la kgypt. from Nhenrs Il Nas
Carfiui into anrisnt Grrc,e and R0ms
Long hefore The thrisiiin era u Nas the
Highest praise that couli D. conferred
upon komsn to call him gooi hus-
haniWan IN meiefn times even manu-
hciur's arv largely dependent upon the
pr,-luris of ths earth. Hence ~ Al o,,-
Cupatiins. farming appears. ou the
hnlr. o. b. ths safest NJ other eccu.
Iailuu L. so surv of succe.s and 20 pro-
Wiling fur ths wants uf an ths people.
H| NlA| - ANN HNN.'fHN ~ NHHNfH NN|A NNNHH
cuu ln gemeuts. anil seldom hscumc very
wealthy. Rut most of them arr surc of
a Cumfstencv sni II securing fof them-
selves ani thrir families c,tmfouahle
support. Thrlf business l. NJ honorable
AZ anv la which men engage. AMI by
caurst anil friendly cooperation. such
as ths xrangv sfor'ls, thev mat iu the
futnrv he,ume mofe suc,. ssiul than they
have t.cn La The past. n IA. hcen aid
hv ,hoss eho ought a. know that for the
auioani 20 money lnvc.ts,i In farming u
Vielis greater T.rventsge than many
other pursuits. dnuhtle.s, this l. true.
Man, "a ihr distinguished men ~ cur
earlier ani later history have h~sn hon
orihl~ rulfixatnrs of Tho land. and " has
lsen usll sah they "hsse,i their living
ouf of IN WILDERNESS. snnohliug the
srrt axs and plnw. Shich werr such
useful Instruments in this psacvful war
f1rr. ant fnling no station morv exalted
than hums and ns surrounding. AMI
vi hcn ctlirl to prv-crv thrif hrcsiies
FROM hHsfile attacks. or to IL ln thc
ruuurils 20 The state. they performed
their obligations a. t-came men ani
cltifrns. and thru gladly rvtufuei O.
their morr cuugvulal employmeuis.
Men 20 thi. chtrtctsr dii not stop o. al !
m farming paM 90 II thry SER making |
mooney as fat as some othrrs. lhrt
asrr oouisui. as every holy shoud D..
in raining an honest ii,elihood hy ln-
dusfrt ani frugalfy. 0ncinnatus 49,
calisl frum The plnN g. D. thr Dictator |
ani th- savior ~ the nation, aui after
IsfrsfInr the eurmies - his Cuuuir' |
D. rlalIlt rrfuur.i o. The peaceful Guilt |
watson 20 his farm. eur Own immortal
Washiugton nftrr hasiug i~i thr ciii- |
ren I'D iicrs thrnuch manV trials sui |
surffinrs fn Nlriort rvturu~i his s0"ri
o. ronrfrss aui again rvsumr,i illr run- |
reuni aNu.1flon of nEfiouliurr. IT,
In,si ~ farm urNi o. his family au'
country anl vas never h1ppi"r than
uhsu among hi. hruad hrlis aul
uxuritut crops a. one shii. ~
knos q nn pursuit in whirh more rrnl
.nI Important sr,ilv can D. rrndrrvi
o. mt ,uuuirt than hv Improving hrr |
srri. ulturv. \ skiilful agri.ulturr VIII |
rauirihute ono ~ The mi ghtirsi hulUafss
of uhIrh civil ihsrtv eau hulst.
u.omls isfrr.uu vas more ardrnil' |
attached to agriculture. nnd while |
sirn.Ins foreign minister. hc Was con |
.tsutlv on thr alert to gain all tn |
knau is,i-, d. cuuI relative to The cul- |
fi,.,ti.u 20 the various proiucts oi
Tlr5fr lle derhurl that "thr pros
,-.rift II ths country ,-,u unly D. uNci
ut-,n .oliI hasis vhrrv ths manuitci- |
gr.r. are pIao,si ellie hy siie siih thr |
..-ri.tiIfuri.fs ten. l.rlsl fuinam IL |
rst-,rt..l o. have lrft hi. oXcu ani plov |
h. fhr HsH NJ Husokl,u. Com, When lie |
hrari 20 the light no lexington anI
1onruri. llc lD,~i his farm lfr attet |
ti.r var va over AZ truly AZ D. did -
forr. ,,l
hunirsi year. ago there rrsiiri in
Norton. Ml.... r. mtn uam~i "c"fgr |
Ieauari o. eh. the argv-t hni oNl-
rr ln the time. possessing morr ihan
thnu.tui acre. IT, Nas call~i upon io
o.7rupt more po.i. 20 honor than almo'i
.n, ofhrr msn ~ III. town. llr VS. sur-
r....,rly register ~ probate, Judge "i
fr,l..fe. u.Irv and thrn chief lusiicr of
H.. .7aurr 10 cummou pless. royal
.,.sn..I.r before the revolution. state
..n,t.r after thr var. aui thr nr.t rep
r...nf ,ti,, from hi. district in th, con-
.,r... ~ tn Inltrl states. bui ~ al
80. re- tr,Ie,i 4 griculturr as the uohlrsi
errl,ttn.nt 81 men. n pos.r..'-i in hi'
,,s. lirplf, superior 60 that oi ant
.,,i.r ,,iine. IL VA a. lineal descend-
La, ~ Irnnsri. Lord nlcre, 81 Ing
Int purinr hi. lif, time. hy ihr death
~ tlir lt.t u The family in Englani' The
,lff. I..rrn.Is.i 90 him. lle Nas ufEvl
A.. u, and assume The lorishlp bat p" h'-
riIn..i a. 90 80. saving b. very much pre-
f.rr.-i a. D. lord ot scrrs ln Amrflca
fl,.p Ia h., Lord pacrv Ia Enghnd.
p.rlsI webster Was brought up on
.. -,, .nl during hi. later wear. D. Nas
l..piv Interested Ia agriculture. NJ
r,,.t la AL. diving momrnts be- had hi'
..,ftl. driven hN his window whefr -
-.,,tI =. them once morr before D.
r.....,i on from earth. Ia speaking "i
srrirulturv b. cncr saii. III i.,.l, u
ta a great cNteui u clothes "a Nh""u,
In wr .hould have no manuihc'ufe' suu
uo rommsrv. They All sianl t"E'utl
Uls pIliars in cluster, The hts'si
th- centre. and the largest i agfi'u"-
Nspy other. from the cultivation 81
a.. .ou have i-,cutnr eminent ln tH'
.t,tr ani the uttion. faihiul tn.i',
d., we're faithful eyrrVN herr. lh,N
.iisl "Iiruiiy GO labor anA pa ti''l'
f.,Uur. With their fellow men
l.,n..i sn.l iu.t. ''quiet and iracehn,i,'
.,,i,.n..~ honorr,i AMI rc.lerici hN al''
m, their Industry anil hieliiS they Pi,,-
III srrirururr foremost among Az, 10.
i,,n.fri-. of the world. In thr ~"rd- 81
Whittier,
...,.. a.. ,,.i, raii at knssrs their poser,
80. -. ID II. s.s 49, aul faNs
49, rrlf ur trsins npssi
ur rlsuts atres. h. ruerv tan a.
Nnr Rrrrp ~. fiTp. bat hrf'.l ahu
/ 60 A. ~, ri.ht waV o. write u. lh"fr
/ 4. -. to b. tris,l Va which one y
,.i.inrie All thr other lrfcn,lani. Their
,.rI,,lr, a.to vhich l. ihe heiirr'
| ,,bi.h thr marr important. They arr