Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-11-05
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TIT btNtFirS OF FARM IiFC.
oue vho l. Ignorant 20 the can.es that
rrtsrd the adtnncement 20 younr men
and soneu starting In the tourney 81
litr. might suppo.e that the Isolated
home q the farmer ami his scantv In
cumc souli prove e harrier Ca ths prog.
fr-s ~ his sons AMI daughiers. While
thli'lrrn 20 the morr wealthy. living In
cities and drnsely populated placcs.
puuld meet With sucCrss. This liea l.
erruneuus, for therr l. No better .clool
o. teach lndustrY, morality. scuuomy,
aud iu flrt the whole catalogue ~ ~
liEiuus or .rrular dutirs. than q Well.
rrrulaiol farm With an Intelligent hu.-
handmin AZ the head. The farmer Who
gathers hi iucume hy tilling the .oIl 4.
never Induced o. defaud hi nelghhor or
take What belong. to another without
giving an equivalent. so alWays remains
an huursi man. rhe slow proves ~ a,-
cumnhilng wealth by means ~ hus-
handr, cumpels the farmer 90 pncticc
rigid economv. habit "a living. which.
When once rsfahlishe,l. l. seldom ahan-
ionci, and generally lead. o. comJ--
iencv. fhe fsumer viih hi. small earn
iuEs chuuot affoui o. drink whiskey,
smoke gicars ur squander hls money for
unneCCs-sary or superfuous ariiclrs ~
no iuiriusic value, otherwise b. come. to
want
The irssons deeply Impressed hy Al
pastoral llfr in Younger days. seldom
faii tn develop noble manhood Ia later
wears. tinrinnatus. the Roman general.
lrfi his piue o. command the armlc. ~
~ cuuutry Daniel Webster. tn -
nuaur,l statesman. uas born and ork-
"a on n farm sith HI. own hand.. A.
mosi every di.iriCt ln ONfori County
has furnished morr ur les men 20 husi-
nrss. medical. literary or lrcal talent,
ehn vtrv the sons - farmers anil got
thr hrsf rudiments "a thsir education,
perhaps. hy torchllrhi Ia The Ola home
stead kitchen. Thr late pr. Green. pro-
fcs.of 20 anatomy Ia BoNdoin Colirgr
pr t.uriuu. An emlneui surgeon in Port
hnl. the late pf. Chandler. a popular
rhtslrian in Lowell. arr only frN uui
20 thr many sons of ONforl Who spent
lhsIr hoV h0,,i isv. iu harl work. often
iImr. ou a rocky farm.
Nora arr the 'cnehcill effects ~ an AZ.
rrufuul lfc cuudnul o. men alone.
Nlun.t ali daughter. ~ lntrlligvut ani
hour.i parvufs. though ~ llmtrll means
develop into tirtuuus and noble woman
hosal They arr taught un.ler thc Ia
trrnrl rt.if. that lu'lust-v. rronumt, ciu.
rif.an and a moral ilfr arr iho cardinal
virtue. ahi.h never fiil o. adoru an.i
rmisiiish thr female rh1nrtrr. thus I'm.
stead of ho,om.ug Inmate. ~ dru' ~
Ilflmt. thry so Out into che world goo
sisrs. lfrrfionlie moihrrs, "a bright
ornament tn veli-hryi .isrirty.
Young mru hnru 20 thc pourvr class
% parents iu ths ss'tlon 20 the Cum.
mnnafaith. srilom srrk an ciurltinu
Ulr fho.e ln thc farming dlsiricts oi
Maine llcrr. atau early az, thcN hui
emriotuenf in mlnufaCtorir. no pricr.
With ulhh thrV arc so ftr satisfied as
fu cuuiinur in the same routine - hlnr
fhnut anv aspirations Zoe higher
hraurhrs ~ huslness. Frequent pay
mfufs unable thrm o. carry e watch.
smoke cigars. hirr a stable team an,-
.f--nI weeks earning. in fcW hour.
a ur,slisalitv almn.i wholly unknown
among 500. hruaght zap on farm.
Tlr farmer boy Who dos not Follow
hushaulrv. tuf choosrs a literary, lrgh,
mrlioal or cl~rical profession, applic'
him.rif with energv, ani ahi~i hY hnh-
fs 20 Industry. cruuumy aud teml'r-
anre. isarue,l In his youthful days ur-'n
Oil. fathsr's farm. viii ssliom fail io|
make a prominent citirru aui m-et With
.ur,,r.. Ina the somewhat ariuous iouf-
T,uuru ruoN ON ONFuEp.
Pembroke. Mas. Aug, l~~1.