The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-11-17
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We have spoten slstvbsre Of the Dis
ooorssins outlook Tot ssriculinfe 10 the
soeth aud IN Mes Ksslsnd. There 10 oue
tbios which gill so fu towards rescnins
the farmers iron their pefll, and that 10
intelligence. TIE note Intelligent msn
10. The lees llAsly gill be be 10 fail TIE
more intsllissni the farmers OF apy com
nabiiy, State OF disuio, Of the ooart y,
the more litely gill The .sticuliers Of
that section be 10 etioy success. Good
seboolf. good roads. good libraries, aud q
residing. studying. thinking community
Of isfmeff. cont.ins The greatest elements
Of snccs.. The grcs, difference between
sn Intelligent. eptsrprisine farming CON
munity aud i,s opposite csp be seen by
suy one going from prosperous seeii lns Of
Verne ont 10 tome sou hero State
Ash the basintss men 10 aim 9st any part
OF the South II the farmers Of their sec
ton are intelligent. enterprlsios. aud pros
porous The nearly nnspimous reply sil
be that they ara rot Their brains sre
full OF cob sebs They ere poor readers
do not take farm papers, are not ptogres
si,e. A great msny sre really the
poor white trssb" Of whom We 10 The
North used TO resd. The rich Of the
South befofs the var we're either business
men 10 the cities or wsre owners OF plauta
tions and sl.ves. There wtre very few
small farmers 10 comfortable circumstsne
or, such a. have been scattered over New
England Tor more than . century aud .
half. II is cot TO be wondered that the
southern farmer is poor when we consider
HE tecedents. bis eduosiion. and bis
system OF fsrming' Bnt 1t must be said
that II the southern farmer can live under
all bis adverse conditions the northern
farmer ought to take courage ! believe
it wonld do the Vermont farmers world
OF good TO visit The South aud see just how
men and women live there today. They
would 60 back home feeling that they
we're kings compared with their southern
brethren.
know what il Is 10 Iiue 90 poor. Yer
mont farm, know good many OF the dis
courssiDg conditions under which many
OF the dscourseing @, nditions under
which many lstor. know how easy il is to
get dishesrtened, to feel that ii is no use
to struggle along; and then | know some
thing OF the help 1t is to farmer to have
q clear brain, to be we'll informed, to keep
10 touch. by the agricultural press, with
the rapid development Of new conditions
and ideas in farming The worst cobwsb
! farmer can have in bis brain IL ignor
snce, and the second is encouragement,
The best way, believe. for farmer to
leel today 10 to accept the situation. 10
have bis eyes open TO see just how things =
IRE, TO realize that bis business is 10 peril
v bile yet BIT mixes 9 good deal OF faith
With his thoughts OF the situation A
zeal Cbris,lsn faith is the best thing in
he world, and wish every farmer had it.
But . great many do NOT, so oil | can say
8 this: In your fsrmina do the best you
IAN for your business, for yonr family.
or yourself, and Tor those about yon
/ farmers belong to q doomed class. as '
ome assert. then let them meet their
loom like men. But the worst will be =
low in coming. very slow il farmers do as K
vell as they can. The best way TO feel lie y =
bat We are weak and hsl OF ourselves b
nd that we must have help from God TO n
ucceed. II oil the discouraged people, II
,rmers and oil ors. would only be dis nj
outraged with aud about theuselyef, then NJ
o ss certuin old time hing did. who II
Encouraged himself 10 the Lord bis n
fod," there would be very few discourpg st
] people 10 the world. IA
So. there is the cohweb OF unbeliei, that RI
pred JUDGE, thst OF thiftlessnesp, that Of
tanning Others for our losses. sufierines. vi
I'd failures, instead Of turning away from ~
| suct thous hts and looking for better 4 !
Iiugs. II once . msn pes into the power 4
doubt, envy. bstred OF the iich aud We
'osperous, aud ull that sort OF feeling. be
III have Q TORY time Ct i, q taste OF
bat men c.ll ell 10 his heart while here
the esrth TIE I ct is. verv few north
o farmers real u how well Cff they are
We could oply tee our blessings instead
our hsr ships, We should be so much =
tier Of. As have said, il wcud be o
pct useful less o 10 give the northern
,mers view 81 the farmer OF the South
ink OF . house With Two or three = DOM.
glass Windows Loose a lor that rsitlee II
zen walked upon, holss 10 the wall il
iich you could thrust your hand
rough, barns ~ much worse IS Jou
aid we'll imsgiue. End yet come OF the
Idest and most coo 'ented people 10 the
rid live 10 just such bones A few Ct
I'm trs we'll 10 do Tor tho South, But
1--WE cent cotton and poor soil, the T.
lack OF decent schools. the oppression
he middlemep, the general poverty.
/ OF what we call comfort, the rno
VI aud ruu ont look that almost every
a, has ~hss -@~ts no,iharn farmer
10 the midst OF II sllf SIT