The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
THE FIRST IMPULSE IN HUMAN
LIFE.

When persons begin their life worl
or are thrown upon own resources ant
eXertions for support, the first motiv,
is the making of living. There mus
be enough income from their labor tt
keep those who are dependent upor
the labors anil to provide decent sup
port for themselves, or they labor il
vain, or at Il loss. 1t is obliged to he Il
hard struggle for day labOlers who
have no reserved capital to carry them
over tight places, to pay unexpected
doctors bills or funeral charges for those
who must be buried. II sickness over
takes the only wage Garner in the fam
lily, then everything stops at once, ex-
ccpt rents and provision bills and debts.
III considering the opportunities for
making living, it is astonishing that
the people who must work Cor pcrish)
DO not consider the advantages that ag-
| rlcultulc offers, because it is the only
calling where nature works all night
with the growing crops, to aid the man
who works all day to make the living
for himself and family. For example,
take the day labolcr with half dozen
children, from TWO to twelve years of
age. Suppose he is a carpenter and
makes Sl.5O day at his calling That
will bring him in $50 for 26 working
days in the month, supposing that
he has a job that never fails,
and the cash is always con tap"
lie can hardly get house to live IN
near such work under SG per month.
Ills fuel will average S5 per month in
the winter time, If they arc warm and
comfortable, with family of eight. If
the eight members of the family are
clothed and shod, as they deserve to be
in this land of civilization, he will do
well to come off with another SO q |
month, not counting what they eat and
drink, which will consume the rest If |
the carpenter makes "bucklc and tom
que mcet,' he does exceedingly well. |
Should the job fail, or the wages get |
tied up in court, as some time happens,
then the whole thing stops, as before
said.
Take this man, with six children on
Il rented farm, where he supplies moth
ing but his labor. Counting his wife,
who can hoe and pick cotton-in Il
arc five who can aid in
making the crop. The house and fuel
are furnished gratis. They can run two
plows, and cultivate so acres of land
in corn and cotton. If they are will
ing to do so, such Il oroppcr can also
manage ten acres in whcat---thc land
ord furnishing land, seed, mules and
implements, for twO-thirds as rent, re.
&c living only half with the corn and cot
ION as rent. If the ten acres produce
only ten bushels to the acrc-thc labor
er gets at least 80 bushels to his share,
,fter threshers arc pald-amply enough
70 give his family flour bread the year
round. Along with corn and vegcta.
Dies, ETC., he is well supplied. Twenty
i've acres in corn should make at least
10 bushels to the acre if properly cul-
ivatcd, and much more when extra
Dains are taken. The half OF this yield
Will not only bread his family, but feed
COW and some pigs luXuriously.
These a"c the essentials of living, and
lot dollar OF expense, except the
clothes and the food perhaps IL the
irsl wear. Twenty-Five acres IN cotton
hould make at least IL bales on fair
lcreagc land. Allowing one balc for
lis share of guano bills, there are five
>aleS that may be his own property,
With proper industry, at the end of the
ear.
OF course a farmer must give the
same time in labor-as the carpenter
% make a parallel comparison. He
must put in the same hours and do his
work as faithfully; and while the sum
ncr heat is trying, he can sit by the
ire in wintry storms, While the saw
md plane must go on from January to
Dccember-cold or hot, rain or shine
or be docked for lost time.