The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-13
HOMES OF FARMERS.
, Has Been In the Country
and is Happy.
TURNING A GRlNDSTONE.
should Four Water Into All
Hopper-Country Life Full
of Pleasures.
Tor The Post.

H.
~ have been out In the country.
mods. along the creeks. over the
In the homes of the farmers. l
the plow. planted, helped to
ld.ns. helped to kill hogs. helped
young horses, helped to build an
hunted goose eggs and turkey
set hen
NV who first suggested that God
country and man made the
S a philosopher of infinite wis
ere 4, not for that Internal long
ealth and the continual discon-
arises from political agitation,
FRS and their families would be
est people that ever lived in any
lie world. Fortunately. or unfor-
they do not realize their power.
lop that sustains civilization has
ha,loa upon the farm. Every
wealth. and every channel that
kilyer and gold into the lap OF
flows from the farms Of the
Gold IN IT'S last analysis reveals
h and tears of the people who
plow and WELD the pick. All the
Africa. of the CALIFORNIA; and
Son would be worthless were
farmers to furnish bread and
Tor the brave men for whom al
rts, burning sands, snow capped
Is, savage Indians and more saw
pes possess no terrors. stop the
wealth and want would wall IN
hd the wizards OF alchemy would
tell starving world that the
II converting gold into bread was
bered AMONG the secrets of the
6roughly well established fact OF
hat farmers can not successfully
Hand act together for any great
time is strong evidence that
master architect behind all the
this world. That would be too
hjtlcal potcntiality for any one
hoople TO POSSESS under any form
kment. 10 the student of history
as If the farmers organize ana
bn the political field in their mai
gnant with promises of realizing
ns Of the Durest and loftiest phil-
in every branch of political econ
Just as they are in the act OF
us upon the threshold of the
h some shrewd leader discovers
In orator and n politician ana
ATTEMPTS to use and abuse the
hon the farmers open their eyes
der off after new gods.
+ possess the power to dictate
of existence TO every other
peope--ihe power to fix the
every article If commerce. OF
lyle thing that they sell or buy
r TO say 10 opulence get on
es and we Will give you bread,
bower to say to the King on '"e
kome down" -
nows but what some fine day
realize all this and give TO the
government like that OF the an
eruvians--a government under
me can become rich or poor, the
ling a language from when the
INIT and hunger have been eliini-
Fmers of The United states have
light and influence in all the al
ihe country in quiet. but I'M
bly, potent way. that they hardly
IThe trades, the lcarned profess
III the ranks of the merchant
IRE constantly recruited from the
Farmers sons. with their robust
ions. their steady nerves, their
sinews and big brains, 80, into
and soon stride ahead of the
and cigarette suckers. They
BIZ. courageous and honest. Non
Them ny hundreds and thousands
Feat wholesale houses of all the
les from New York 10 Houston.
md them Communicating and
lowing an other classes at The
he spaper offices and In the
they never forget that they came
plpw handles. never forget the
and their influence for good as
Through life with the songs Of the
the woods still ringing in their
beyond all power of human
Pm. The farm not only furnishes
with bread and moat-it fur
with brains. Farmers are the
FL soVeic.gna of the world and
h' 10 lie happier than kings and
b palaces.
kensihle man loves the farm. the
Fs. the sunlit hills. the Wild woods
birds. Many OF us nave loved
daughters 1t was Gus,ave Elan
loved one for Two whole days
rom the fact that she had never
NE injured "A piano.
ma better men have loved them
uMes two whole days because
had caught brightness from the
and fycr without that naughty
I which the Gilbert sang because
4 OF perfect form with the SYM
ne farmer ana the beauty and
OF the wild flowers with which
ana possessed of the innocence
Ipyhammer of The Post.
farmers sons and daughters,
ttfh q ata "a
employment in the htIas. lcnrn
fe are other requisites besides
tailh necessary to achieve sue
fscly Young man on the threshold
(,orouehly realized that character
Ne would already be rich. II
nan capital. more than a deposit
~ IN NE vaults of a bank. Ii has
feouilly than government bonds.
ihinent indorses bonds; God is
|pr character Every boy who
Pnstahds the value of good char
! N possession of n Secret more
pan letter of credit over the
OF an emperor or n Rithschilds.
~ god. Fix II In your mind.
men OF affairs, men in the
H world, men in every avocation
KY were financially ruined today,
nc millionaires. Without
on such character ave ma tiers
lsuuhuon. They can smile at the
poverty and laugh al adversely,
!, can bc said OF young man
uses he requisite business uuali-
''ut he Is honest truthful, In
energetic and courageous he
p'un urn srbund and carries the
I'Ht" to every avenue
~ TO fortune and power,
Ee's arc empty. the skies
~ are bright. and the sunlight
kaliy already glows about him.
thousands of openings IN Inc
"ofld Tor Just such young men,
same world there are thousands
ksanows who have nearly as many
Ike character and live up to it
nilg VIII come to you.
kJ.nlhS ! saw n farmers soma
pA,hs, sun-bnrned little fellow
through the street toward n
Ia" Group Of town boys. whose
Cncppupiiess thought thfy were at
.ooI attempted 10 guy and
Ina VI me country boy. lie took
NJ va ma luredly until one OF The
ttnes knocked his hat off. Then
81 ~, aiming blows right and left.
~ me whole lot in about n min,
lSgH OF i and went on to chmrch