The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1894-02-21
GEN. EVANS ON FARM LIFE.
THE EXPANSION OF RURAL RE
SOURCES DISCUSSED.
The Farm Home Capable of Attractions
Thst :Connot Be Given to Houses in
the CITY

The Farm Home Capable OF Attractions
Thst :Connot Be Given to Houses in
the CITY.
There is charm about the story OF
old Obed Edom, the honest. brave old
farmer who took the ark into his house
and kept it there until it could be es.
tablished in its national position. The
home of this steady JEdean must have
been a model worthy of imi tatiOn. 1t is
certain that according to the law of his
country it was his own house, held by a
good title and unencumbered by mort
gage. Doubtless the earliest duty that a
man owes to himsely, his family, society
and State is to provide home where he
can enjoy the sweets of family and social
life, and which he can hold as free
citizen eff his commonwealth. This is
sometimes difficult tot do, and oftentimes
unforeseen difficulties prevent the attain
ment of this great object. But ''happy
is the man who is in such case" where
he can call his home his own, however
humble ltmay be.
The farm home is capable of attrac
tons that cannot be given to the houses
in the cities by the expenditure of thous-
ands of dollars, The site on the hill,
the natural growth in the yard, the
broad views unobstructed by hard rows
of brick and mortar, the sweet, fresh
air, and the pure water from the well CT
spring, are all advantages which nature
provides for the family in the country
home. VIVA a splendid place in which
to rear the tender offspring of the family
into we'll rounded maturity, free from
the excitements that overstrain the form
ing nerves. Perhaps this has something
to do with the fact that so many sue
cessful men in cities proudly point tc
the fact that they spent their early years
as toilers on the farm.
By all means make the country home
the most attractive spot on earth True
enough that the farmers toll is not of
ten rewarded with riches, and he has
many obstacles to overcome in order t.
succeed even in making living But
admitting all that, he has a calling
which can be adorned with the graces O
home and social life To do this, h.
must be still a practical aud not Senti
mental farmer. If flowers bloom abou
his house. the corn will still toss its tai
tassells and hang out its weighty ears il
his fields. Music by his daughters in The
house will not supercede the melody o
the ploWshare in his ground. Thu
farmer is a man whose home can SHOW
comfort, beauty and utility all com
bined.
Much has been wisely written abou
the necessity of improving the farmer
home life, and line must be added t.
line and precept to precept until Twin!
in the country comes at least to part.
with life IN the town. To this end thu
grouping of good homes must receiv
more attention, the roads that lead t.
market, to church and to the neighbo
must by common consent and untec
endeavor be improved. The schoo
house ought to be better structure
and the churches must be near.
'Tell me about home life," said
philosopher ''and | will foretell tn
destiny of your country" AS the fami
", so the nation of families, ana as tn
farm home appears, so may we judge Q
the real prosperity of the land. Sad in
deed the situation of a land where all ii
glory is just the gliding that appears i
show of municipal wealth, where tn
homes of the people express by "a mourn
full dilapidation either that poverty pre-
walls or the advantages of the countr
home life are unappreciated.
Georgia is leading in many noble er
5terprises, but that which most CON
mands attention now is the expansion Q
its rural resources.-Gen. Clement A
Evans, in Southern Cultivator for Fet
Tuary.