Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-10-14
TALK ON HARD TINES.
HOW oSr r,nsrn Avo,ps rmrS.

II I. raining this morning. 4 neigh
hor comes In for q socisl chit. After
touching on polite. q little NV friend
ask: slow l. II that YOU prosper so
well on hundr~i-scre farm la these
hsri tlmc.r'
II know nothing of hsri tlmc.. Gee
them choru.e,i by IN. political papers,
and have looked around Ia hnd them,
ha, In vain. n the politician. would
conhne their anxiety to looking after
their ofiicc seeker. aud nc, worry az
much ahoui the farmers, they would en-
Joy morr pcscc NJ mini"
"lour expenses must bs quite large.
Noa paw a man $50 year aud board
him. which IA worth si5n. sni then exts
help In having ani harvest, With hoard,
musi l,e sso morr. Aud then yoa have
\ girl In the house Al - wcrk Tor eight
months, 49,, and hoard. which IL At least
80 more, amounting In all for help to
sis"
"Ncs, sir: your hgurc. arc very coz
ret. The item of boari u easily die
po.cl oi. With the cxc-plian ~ gro
c-fic., nav man raise. the hoard. not only
for himself ani thc girl, bat for mIseif
aud wife. Then ". have our brad and
m~ai, our batter. milk. eggs and che..e,
our fruit. eur potatoes ani Ncgrtablc..
Tb~r, Il not day after lettuce Ia large
enough io eat. bat that some Que goes 10
the gsri.n ~ fruit yard for something
for IN. table. NJ grocer, bill amounts
To- about .si a year. nxe. aud insur-
ancc are so. ! work my fsTm on a az
"a plan. know Ia What fields the dif-
fervnt crops will grus neat year. sc~l
graiu l. nov selected for the different
hslds. Keep as much stock as ! can
fed Niih profit. having an eve "a drouth
neNt year. I milk siN co~s and raise
nav crram oh the Cooley plan; the
creamery company take nav Cream thfvr
time. = w-vk. make and .sll my batter,
and g,t NV money oncr a month. !
ssll is~ veal cal,e. In the spring.
have nv o~n say of ralslng pork.
stsrt In early spring With eight or ten
plg. ~ the bssi br,Sl varieties. ! crusd
ii.s,n a. fast ss u !. saie until the wealth
~ /. cool enough a. keep fre.h meat. !
slaughter ih~m on the farm; my custom
~. arr ms old and longtime acquaiu,-
anccs. anl they know nav pork u fsiicn-
,~l on the purr.t IL fe~i-grass, MIX
aud corn. through the summcf-and They
wsll knoN that thsrc arv no Cc.sI,ools
~ carrion lrfi arouni Zoe them Ia have
arcr.. a.. ~ my pork l. 20 the purrst
klni. aud my customer. are willing io
nav nfty c-nis o. Que dollar mor- Tor
whai they know to D. purr ani health
full
EDO 700 Away. buy the highest prize
s.i artislssF'
"No always; the hlghe.t pricc'l
anlcle. arr M, invariably the bcs,. !
buy on tho rule that the bc.t Il the
cheapest"
" Nou alWay. .ccm To have money to
pav 40 you huyF'
"Ne.. aud aiway. have something Ia
ell. Mixed farming explains all 81
that"
"Nou APPEAR to - remarkably healthy
Zoe p~r.ons "a YOUR agc. Allow mr Ia
al th~ age of yoar.slf ani ~lfcf'
II am IS past, aud NV wife I. ~ past.
That 4. al ar,ouuis,l fot by having Ncll
cookr,i, Wholesome tooi. anil never In.
iulglng in uNcr-eatlug. our dit u
morr vegetable than m.at. We dfcss
warm and kssp the house well Nrniilai-
81. That .oFt of living, With clear
consrienr~. viii give prf.on health
,nd lcngih ~ dhys. sine" NV earliest
rvyollcCiion have never .e-n dsy THAT
I rouh not walk oui In the fr-sh ,ir.
"Nou have t~o .ons and ihrrc dangh'
ter. woulL u not l.. t-iisr "a have one
of Voaf .oa. With you Ia your oil Asei
"Ns to that csnuot ssy. u would
b. plra.antcr. They sr. hrgr, stout
young mcu. ani can DO for thrm mselNrs
lettrr than can do Zoe thsm. Ihrif
sb.rnc- N.ridcs the rvmirk of the OIL
Dutchman Sho aid Bring up boy
aud .way be go-s.
"You seem io D. very happy In your
plea.ant home aai small surroundings.
,.os.,i day, sir."
..Gocd day; call again. ."-Codniry
Gentleman.