Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16

Some of the Advantages That Are
Consequent Upon the Praetacs Of
Agrfculfure.

Some of the Advantages That Are
Consequent Upon the Praesace OF
Agriculture.
Mrs g. p. o. Of this city In the Rural New Yorker
In a recent Rural New Yorker the case a.
mentioned OF a widow left with children to
educate. and $4,000 cash as her whole CAD
ital Special stress was laid on the fact that
her capital formerly earned Z Der cent.
while now she can obtain but g. and the
difficulty OF bringing up q family on $3.50
q year. Undoubtedly It Is TO the best inter-
ests OF community that the rates Of inter-
est should be low. AT least that n a gener-
orally accepted theory: but i notice that
when the rate Is high business men make
more money. i remember that my father
told me that when he was . young man.
NIFTY years ago In New England, a man was
considered rich who had less money than
the widow mentioned. She would be rich
today IL one-third of her capital CS5,0uo) was
invested In a small farm near a city. Such
q place Is now easy to obtain. That these
farms will rise In value, as Commercial
prosperity declines in our country. 10 indis-
putaple.
woman with growing children and a
small capital can give them luxurfes on q
farm that the interest on the money repre-
SCI. ted In its cost would not permit People
living on small incomes I'm the city do not
know what good food is. The cheap cuts OF
are the most they can hope for; cramped
house-room, the street for a playground
and the saloons for recreation, this In the
fate OF the poor children in the cities. Now
that the public school IN omnipresent, the
question of education does not enter. Cheap
books. the daily press and the circuls ting
library are accessible to all. Churches. book
clubs, the cheap book shops. will educate
any child who has a thirst for knowledge,
and that thirst il born, not created I'm our
children. II the demand is for something
higher, free scholarships and various kinds
OF assistance are within the reach OF the en-
ergeuc scholar. Not least among the ad-
vantages Of country living is the sense OF
greater personal Importance in a rural COM
munity.
poor person in the city is such a very
small potato. Ones self-respect receives q
constant chill by the neglect OF his neigh
bors. who are 50 much better OF that one
can not avoid wholly the spontaneous feel
ings OF envy. malice and all uncharitable-
ness unless he Is very greet-minded per-
son. No one has ever lived among city
children without observing the dreadful
rivalry between them on matters OF dress,
OF living. OF social position, &C. Country
bred children grow up more naturally They
learn In natures school: they find ma tural
pursuits; they are in better physical and
moral health. and. IL they live near enough
the city to be inspired with the ambition
not to be elodhoppers. their lives can be Of
the best. Their characters and bodies are
stronger. The bone and sinew OF our coun-
try comes from the farms almost without
exception. The country-bred man brings 20
the city his robust health, which 10 the
prime factor In commercial or professional
success. and he brings a certain honesty
OF purpose that close contact with nature
develops In us all.
Believing in the capacity Of women 10
manage farms. as is evidenced in every COM
munity, the Rurals widow with a cash cap
itai OF $4,000 and several children 70 love
ana TO work for. seems to me to be an OBJ
M har -
US hope that she has enough intelligence TO
eppreciate the advantages the country az
fords for an investment for her money her
health, her comfort and her peace OF mind.