The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-07-13
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Tue farmer 10 differently situsiea from
most others vhe vork With their heads
They vo,l for some one slse. be works
for himself They vork ior stpulsied
.sgcs. be gets vhst be can make from
the ssle Of bic proine,s Farmers often
look With longing syes upon the regular
vssts OF The working mar, and many =
farmer hss given MP his isfm and sont 10
the tovn 10 worn Tor bis wsses, bat net
one 10 thousand has found what be sI
peoied to OF comfort aud ss,i,ise,!on 10
working Tor others Wsges ere nice bat
BY the lime The rent Is paid. oil The fam
iy supplies bought, and the cost OF lisins
a aie up. there 10 no more left than there
wss 10 the old days on the farm, while the
many CON tort that we're ''ihrown IN With
the lie on the farm sre entirely lsetinf.
Ia these hot days wben the hours are long
on the fern and the work hard, the farm
or may often think Of his bard lot, espee
tally % be reads Of the scconut OF wages
being raised, Of prosperity come. bu, tie
farmer 10 % we'll OF - the workinenep,
and far better in many ways Certainly
no farmer without very good reason
should leave his country home and move
10 The town or city With the thought that
be is going to be much happier or better
of by 30 doing. In this world things sre
no. what they seem before Jon get them
The happiness OF large part OF mankind
comes from anticipation. and when They
get what they seek there is oitentime dis
appointment. 30 when farmers go TO The
city or town they are sure 10 be dissp
pointed 10 many Ways.
But how 10 the farmer to make the best
OF bis position Oh the isrm2 He may
rank high Is . brain worker. be may be
middline sort OF . man. or he msy be
mere drudge. Nov when you 90 outside
Of the farmers among the vorkingmen,
ron will lad the three classes OF work
men. There ere those who have the
brains and the ability TO earn very good
good wages. Then there is The average
workman, who earns % average amount.
Then there is the mere drudge. who is
able to earn only the lowest wages. Ot
course the seiHshness Of man has some
thing 10 do with wages. Plenty OF EN-
ployers there are who will. II possible.
hire good msn for the poorest pay, eI
cept when there 10 . brisk demsnd for
workers. Bot Is rule 1t will DO found
that the amount OF mans wages is meas
ured by the brains be puts In bis work.
The more responsibility there is put upon
. man, the better be is paid. A section
boss gets twice % much ss . section hand,
and the boss does little or no hand work.
But the men who are entrusted with the
handling Of the great engines get three
times ss much % the section boss They
may get O. % uch 10 one month ss many
farmers get in three or four, ss much Is
some get 10 six. But II is not an essy
time these men have, Few farmers
would care to exchange places with them.
Their position is often one OF extreme
hardship and heaviest responsibility.
There is . postal CLERK who gets what
most farmers would consider . princely
salary. but mind you, be has to work for
il. It is no light matter TO keep things
running on postal car. The place Is one
Of the closest application to duty, and one
OF constant peril.
Wherever one goes. be will find that
high wages generally mean hard work.
90 on q farm, the earnings usually CORES
pond with the amount Of brains aud skill
cd labor put on 10 the land. 10 other
cords, oil wages are high in proportion
10 the skill OF the wage Garner. Unskill
cd MUSCLE gets the poorest pay. As we
90 toward skilled brainwork the pay
rises, until ws find the men Of powerful
business capacity receiving the highest
salaries, whether they be workers for
others or conduct business for them
selves. This 10 . lesson for the farmer.
The more skill be puts into bis work, The
more money will he take out Of it. And
this includes skill 10 marketing bis prod
ucts ss we'll ss growing them. Vermont
Waterman.