The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-05-09
PRINCETON MILE Laos COUNTY MINNESOTA
OWN A HOME.

In this Country, a Blessing With
a in the Reach Of
All. .,".
Situated as a favored people, in
one of the grandest States of the
Union, with unlimited resources,
natural wealth of untold millions,
thousands upon thousands of broad
acres yet unoccupied, soil fertile as
the ] veritable gardens, lands at
minimum prices, on any terms, to
suit the convenience of the pur-
chaser, there are no sensible con-
illusions why people should
not have spot that they may call
their own, their home. Every
person is held in higher esteem by
his fellowmen, if he has made a
home for himself and those de-
pendent upon him, or If single
man, for the one who may, some
day, share with him. A writer
has said, and it bears the impress
of good common sense, S'That
man can not regard his lady with
proper love who would involve
her3in all the possible consequences
of q homeless life.'' Young mar
ried couples often start out in life
with the idea that boarding will be
more suitable, more pleasant to
their tastes than indulging in what
is thoughtlessly termed the drudg-
cry and hum drum existence of
housekeeping. Almost invaria-
bly,, it is a quickly dispelled illu-
sion, and they begin to hustle
themselves to enter the proper
state, the natural condition for
Ewedded people, that of living by
themselves. Previous to marriage,
parties see each other through an
undiSeerning sight as to each others
faults, A complete knowledge is
absolutely indispensable, before
husband and wife can enter upon
life as fitting partners for one an
other, and the seclusion of home
life is the most favorable place for
such developments. There, in
the home, appear sooner or later,
the true inwardness of what the
man is, and the complete revela-
ton Of what the woman is. Many
things must be learned, involving
trials and errors. After fully
compromising the true reality in
relation to each other, then the
rational mode of living comes in,
and those who have the moral
rectitude and force of character to
follow out the work of mutual
adaptation and forbearance, are
blessed in full in the enjoyment of
each others society, and conse-
quently the pleasures Of happy
homes. '|That's all nice to moral
ize about,'' says a struggling fell
low, 'Sbut not easy to acquire. -
1t is true, talk is cheap, and so is
land, hence a home can be easily
obtained. Enough in this fertile
belt to keep man and wife, can
be bought, say a five acre tract for
$40 or $50, on easy terms. A
small house that will afford shelter
and protection can be built for a
small sum. Does that look hard
to do? To the man who says yes,
there should be no home except
such as are provided at the ex-
pense of the people. If young
people could get rid of social am
bition, selfshness and neighbour
hood pride, the matter of getting
a home would be as nothing to
them. Start in on a small scale,
build as your prosperity comes,
which it will as sure as fate, if care
is used. Add little here, some
thing else in another place and be-
fore you begin to think of being
old, you have homes that are beau
tiful, the center Of observation to
outsiders, the center of comfort
and hanNinocc for v1o1rco1vnc OF