Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-17
rrt FARMER AND FARM uft.
ACKcULruRr At riir nAsE--cuLruRr
REQUIRED 90 Irs NorAgIEs.

Mr.. ". =. Hanna In behalf of the gov
ernor 90 Kansas welcomed the members
of the Kansas state board of agriculture
At its IA annual meeting, In the follow
Ing words:
AS true agriculture Il the basis of
all wealth and prosperity % our state
and nation aud of the world, aud as
what tends to elevate the one also ele-
YATES al the others, Ne welcome you as
leading representative sgriculturists,
whose hearts should truly sympathlre
with every effort to elevate aud ennoble
the leading Industry. IA true knowl-
edg, Il the soarce ot all excellence, the
true epliome Of power. so do We humble
tillsrs 10 the soil feel the need of the
highest possible culture In our calling.
We recognize the possibilities OF im-
proyement and elevation to be derived
from the meetings 90 this board. that
accompanying the perfected papers,
followed by the most Intelligent aud en-
haustl,e discussion, all replete and
Astounding In advanced ideas on topics
so directly connected With our life work
that u bccomes a higher school Of adj
sanccd thought, which should permeate
and rcyolutioniie all parts of the state. ;"
riI REAUIIrUL ~ rNKN LifE.
There l. some danger that farmers
will bevome so intent on making their
lands pay a money return that they will
losc sight Of much that l. beautiful Ia
country life. II Il not all of life to b,
able to sAy st the end of each year that
there l. good margin on the right side
of the farm account. This u all right,
ot course. Ne are on the farm a = bush
ness. We ought to do our best tn make
Il pay. But u vill not do To make mon-
ey the sole obi,ct of our labor. fhl. l.
especially true IL Ne have children. To
bsnd every cnergy from daylight to
dark. from week. cnd Ia weeks end,
aud from one years beginning "a sn-
other, to the getting of money, l. demon
sliIing % the farmer, % his wifr aud
doubly so Ia hls children. l.ife's be2in-
ming l. a most Important era. III Ia the
yoang u D. clouded by the gloon Of .
home wher, the only object In living u
ta get money. the shadow rarely lifts.
The whole life will - tinged With the
m-mofy ~ tho-s' early days ou the farm.
I believe that L. Que great reason why so
many leave the farm. Their lives In the
old home wAs ceasslcss grind, unrc-
lieyed by anything which touched the
tendercr side 10 nature. What, then,
shall ~ DO "a remedy this Make home
a. beautiful a. possible. Suppose the
house /. old aud you are not able Ia
build another. llesutlfy II a. much A.
you can. ~ct cut trr-s around ", clear
away Weeds. tumhle-dovn fences and all
unsightIy objects. let grass grow
frr.h aud gwen all about IL. Plant
flower. In pleasant place. Aud 80 all
over the farm. n will coat only little
time Ia make Il beautiful. Inside make
the house homslikc--s few books and
papers, music II YOU can afford u; at
e,entide let there D. an ingatherin2 of
all the children. Read aloud Ia them
and have them read also. Be Que of
them and have share In all that inter
esis them. study nature with them.
-Farm Home.
DISTANCE LE>ps E>CuA>INt>r.
Mary sidney has sad: "one reason
so many farmers daughters leave the
paiernal roof Ia SEEK situations else-
~herv il because % the poverty Of agri-
culture"
Although these lines were written by
an able aud worthy woman, Vet ! take
strong exCsptions to such teachings, aud
bitterly regret that 80 generally when
line l. put Ia print concerning q farmers
wife or her work. Il l. With lamentations
and sighs. Not unfrcguently the Coun-
try women are called slaves and their
work drudgrry. The farming commun-
ity themselves have had u thus and al
loved thsmsslVe. too often Ia think that
way, ill there are thousands l presume
who actually believe that our y the
most labOriOus life that can IL lived.
maintain that our l. not life of drudg-
cry. that the average farmers wife u
not a slave To- her work, that u l. not
IA. work and poverty 81 our homes that
drive our daughters from us. but rather
the Imaginary hardships of our lots,
COMPARED 10 the glare and glitter Of an
untried city life.-farm Magazine.
ruE LARGER ISSUES 90 LITE.
IN. Nashville Christian Advocate
saws: livery man ought To be Inter
e.ied In his own work. Gu no other
condition u Il possible for him Ia
achieve the greatest success. Hut he,
nevertheless, makes a serious mistake "
be allows himself To become 80 much en-
crossed In his personal tasks o. to lose
sight ~ the larger issues 81 life. Moth
ing Il healthier for the human spirit
than the giving % a due measure of re-
gard Ia tie concerns of the community,
ths state, ths world"
Young men and women often st
Al fh.a IA
that {. theirs. of nothing To do. The,
simply mean, u they would only recog-
nire II. nothing that they want Ia do.
There l. always work for the willing
worker, aud work tells In the end on
character.
Emerson says: II think that only ls
real which men love and rejoice in-n"'
~hst they tolerate, hut what hey
choose: what they embrace and sNow.
Life l. shown to be longer In the