Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-16

A. thr Nrsr draw. n~sf u. Closr, the
prnhlsm which coufronts q guot mtny
f.fn~r., I. hos ta muster ffum their
...snty rv.sarre. enoagh o. pay ihslr
hllls. ani 81 give tbsm = rhincr % 10
gln t,s~ n~~ y~sr .qasre sih The world.
AS mst,sr % fsst, Nth . gr-st m,nv,
\ fear this qu-.iion will - diflculi of
.alu,lan. unless Nv soms enahling act
- bsr.hV tbe lesser shall - made rqual
10 IA. grrstsr. since this IL 81, " doe.
MT follow thst u I. right nor eNrn ueg~s-
.srv. Gui ss m,ttsr 20 rsl,uhiicn, YET
%. pur.ue oar Investigations. M Intel
Igrnt for,.lght In bu.ine-. !. . very de
.lrshie scqui.liiou. and pretty sure
fnrrF,tnn~r 20 sars~s.. The man uho u
the mat f,r-.--ins. or, as Ne term ",
hong .h.sslsSi. 4. the on- sho seldom gets
left la th. struggle for pro.p-fiiy.
I.t, or u " not. . mis,ske W. the mt
ter ot ,,sIsuiatIon that m ,kcs farming .o
unprontshle 10 large elias. 81 firmsr.'
4. rule ,ho.e wh In depend on f,r,ning
fsr a living sr- hsrl workers. While an
m,ny ot th. lsl-oring cls..~., who.e dsy
of toll 1. nov by ltw ten honrs, sr- b,Nl-
lng for eight, they - shehl and dig OF
ten time. from .un'i.c until sunssi, do
Ing the chorr. Ia the -srlv morning AMI
the du.ky e,-nlng. tagging b"svy pail.
~ "a M "a the pig. With pork az c.n's
= poanl, miikiag the coS., charming the
hutter, ani what notf Also, " ! may
~ allowed th. expression, the farmers
wI,r., =. r-gari. hsrd work, dlit" ani
double ditto. don't .sy there are no
l,ry on-. among the farmers. The con-
hrms.i Io.f-r. the chsp ~ho M. horn
tlr-i aud never got rc.iei, srr Ia he
foani among the illler. "f the .oll ss
well a. among all ether cla..e. Who r.~o-
PIE the f,cc ~ the earth; like parasite.
thev cling shsrry-r nature rroiucei
them, smn,hering the energies of hrift
snd rhe,king the grovih 81 prosperity.
They ar. about a. useful Ia their sphere
a. th. collin moth or the Colorado po'a-
10 beetle. Hut to resume, " seems io
m. a. though Ne farmers ~sre less able
IA h,se our plans on an Intelligent fore
c,st of the future than Ia sny other bus
ins.. pur.uit. - much depend. on In
nu.u,p. no hum,n WELDON can control.
IN 4. true th. forc~s of nature sr~ the
farmer. allies. and II u through thrm
n. A. sn,hlei to achieve .uccess. hut OF
ten they turn against him sni .mlie bis
pro.p@,t. With .ulien destruction. The
ie.ne.t calculation. cannot STAY the un-
timely fro.t. They are parhet nv the
drouth. .miiten nv the vlni, drowned
n, the f,oo,i.. consumed by th. ro,, and
d.,our,si nv ho.ts of ins-ct m,rsuders.
TruIv. .e-i tim. sni hir,esi come, YER
,,,Iny the prou,i.-, hut not always an
abundance. Again. . fear there IL lack
az .n.,.i,l training which In either call
Ing. I. almost universal. AMI " seems 10
~ quli. q popnlar notion, th't an'hoiS
4. compstrnt fo run farm. th't brain.
ar. l... n.e.led there th,n hrswn; this
r@rhap. !. ooe r-sson why .o m'ns hs'e
,dopi.,i farming q. an occupation. who
arr In vulgar Iarlsncr, persons of no
calculation. Their plans are the rrsu't
of Impul.e instead of for-thought. ani
are = unc~rtsln In their ouisome az snv
OF the happenings In the chance world
of m tfsi's dream. still u is not true
thai al the fools are farmers. no mor-
than that all the knsves are LAWYERS.
IN. f,r-.~eing. shr~wd and careful m,n-
.yrr. m. .h,rp m,n of business has hls
nro,ot,p~ In many = farmer. Who in
sehIeyins .ucsess has ennoble.i his CALI
Ing. Ia hi. occupation siso, which ne
| ,...ltat.. a morr Isolated life, the farm
| ., IA. not those opportunities for sharp
ening his faculties which come To the
| h..Ipe-. m,n. The sttrition of mini
xI,h mind In the hard hsttle of life puts
, keen eiye to wit AMI gives MN that
| eonf,d.n~e In his own ability which IL go
r..-utisi TO success. Sh,rp hat honest,
/. a common expression. hut ! fear the
kos,sf .hsrp msn ton often gets the beat
emil of the hsrg,In In dealing With the
dsH honest MN. 4.
\, doe. seem ss though ton much OF
the farmers Substance nov falls prey
IN the .p~culsior. Everything hrmer
nro.Iuce. to sell IL msde to pay several
nrofits before it reaches the eonsumers,
.nd what he has 20 bur IL marked up In
coat by too much handling.
On the whole there Il little doubt thst
f,m~rs a. clsss are poorly paid. Ine
frugal savings Of . lifetime ~ill scarcely
sousI the prosperous merchants month
\, balance of credit. That the remeiv
for come Of their mlsfortupes lIes In reach
Of their own hands, also seems to oe
true.
We farmers, ~ . ciass, do believe, are
shIstIess In mstters of czIeuIatscn, ana
pr~oe 10 bsse our plans on exikencses
whIch prudent forrc~st OF the futnre
shouId LEAD us 20 disfrust. u 10 know
ocs's own foliy Il tis beEininG OF vis-
a., Vt - - wiliAg 70 bsas sos swnns