Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-11-17
posslslllIlts oE FARM lIfs.

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h.-.y ,si 81 ,hs sss~ssxsH orsnr hy Ne
wos,hy sscrvssry. nro. =. y. smsr.~s.
We mesn by "fsrm life" the lives ~
those hose homes arr outside 10 the
elite. and villages, outside of the noise
aud confusion ani every dsy whlrl of
the business ,.ntrc.: cut In the valleys
and on the hlli.id-s of tb. widespread
ing Voantry. out from the bo, strrets.
snt ofttim~- UNIV hole-one atmosphere
10 the town, and among the shade trr-.
aud refreshing hr~eres and natural
scensry 10 the farm. rhi. u what We
mean by farm lifr, mi de- those ~ us
Who nav q, .o situated or located, have
q true conception 20 What farm llfr really
mesnsi Do ". righily consider the eN-
alied privilege. aud opportunities thst
come to us because of our relation To
tl. ccuntry snt to th. FARM We claim
that a.s whole they have no; ~ yc,
bcen dulv con.lierrd and fully sppr--
cist-i. Too much strrss has hec0 put
upon the money sile of the question,
ani not enough uron the physical. moral
aud social side. roo many tini"s hs.
IA. question b~-n sskc,l, "Docs fsrmlng
pay hnsnclillyr' l-aying annotiC,si the
more important question. "lbces u pay
In the development ot the principlr. ~
true manhood aud womanhoodf
We DO not Intent to speak 80 much ~
what ha. b-,n. a. ~ Whist may he. IN
con.liering this question. II u not
ONLY the privilege, bat the duty of us all
90 b. reaching sfisr, snd bringing Ia our
use all the BENEFICIAL influences thst Ne
eau possibly obtain In thi. brief llfc ~
ours, ant II Ne ~iil bat open our eve.
o. the facts a. they rally exist, se shall
fini that Ne hsS. net q. vet measured
tl,- possibilities that lie directly Va The
pathway 20 the farmers ~ this country.
fgiur, gvncratlons sill glance hackssri,
and wonder how Il VAS posslhlc fo' the
agricultural millions of oaf land % d"
- slow In tndlng cut the Advantage
aud opi,oriuniile. ani privileges that
ssrr al IN. While 49, frely sni ~ gen
sr,aslv hsli out Ia them.
Ia this csuutry fsrmsrs ate In thc ms-
iofltv. fifty-tNo Ter cent ~ all The
votes throsu arr fsrmsT.' votes. Ihi.
make. II possible for them io control
legislation Ia their favor, " they Sill.
Ani they ~, beginning to ind thls out,
ant thsy all learn more and still mofv
IN thls dlrrytiou ss the ,-ars sdNancr.
PROM tie farm come IA. great staple
products that f-.-i the world. They can
com. frum no other soaryr. The ftrm-
~, then. can. II be ~ill. tax" the hr.t
ghoi.c Tor him.slf aud family. Ihe
richest milk, the sweetest cr-am, the
,loi,e.i huiirr, eggs fresh from the ns.i,
.traN t-rri-s frv.h from the Wines, fruit
frr.h FROM the tr--.. az al AZ his di.-
posal. g. nav ga Into his own garden
ani make choke 20 the bcsi ior hls
table, sni 10 onc dav ssy b" shalt MT.
Who has ac,c.s "a the moaniain springs
ani tho pure waters % the S.ll so much
~ tiss farmsrf Ahd Who !. hfoueh, Va
contsc; wiih the purv air - heaven. aud
tho Vari..i .c,Bsry 20 forest apd held,
river aud LAKE, mountain. plain ani val
lev, a. tiI- one that "li,-. aud move,
and la. b.ing" upon IN. farm
w sry not speaking nos ~ individual
cssss of cfty.strickrn, discouraged,
o,.r-wotk-,i And undrr.f,Si t-lngs that
NOR. of le.. shouni in eNvry section
nor Arr Ne drawing a pen picture of the
grumblsr, aud IA. .hlftlc.s, and the dis-
Contsnts,i. aud the missr, Nhose sur-
rounding. are slsays Ia harmony With
themsslVc., but ~ arr drawing true
picturr 10 IN. possihllitIe. of farm lite.
Aud We claim that these Probabilities
will ~ fully rvalifc,i When the time
comes. a. 10 surrly will, that the basi-
nc.. ~ farming will 10 considered hy
al classs. "a standing h the front, not
ouly In importance, bat IN all the char
astsrt.tl.-. that make any honorable
EN. o nj
ths question com-. dircCtly home Z" "a
ali. What shall Ne do, 90 what seton
shall ~e take Ia bring about ,hi. happy
rs.ultf
Il ~ill D. reached throush Individual
aud organized Effort. III" two mast
uOfk together, aud u !. usslc.. "a ig-
nor- either a. gr-at factor. la the upliii-
ing of our common brotherhood, and
bfo.dsning the inhuenc. 20 farm life.
4. the stream cannOt rice above the
foautain, 80 an Organization cannot, Va
Il. moral Ani intellcctaai standing, fi.e
above that of it, individual mcmbsf..
hence What our or,i.r most needs are
men aud Nomsn ~ high moral character,
Of Intellectual calihre, of substantial iD-
ru-nc., to give Il solilliy ani .tr.ngtb.
The community looks, aud sill con
,inue a. look. Ca our great farmer.' or
ganlyatiou. Ia, la q large measure, moli
public sentiment; to elevate the farmer
aud his home IA make possible the ideal
pIctur, of farm life 80 often held up be
fore "a. and to lead la every grand aud
snnobling work. Let "a, then, Away.
r,msmbsr m. sacred yoss Se took At
the altar of our order. ani obeying IL.
BEAUTIFUL riiaalistic tcachlngs, may W.
NOV. steadily forward to the great pos
.lbllnl-- that lie directly Ia the pathway
~ IA. true American farmer.-Mainc
Farmer.