Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-02
EMPORIUM PA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY g. 1899.

ing a decent, respectable and self
respecting life, and be credit to the
town| And the merchant looked at
him moment and said: "Say, here's
two dollars, go and see how many you
can convert" Selfish man that he
was, he saw the point and gave the
two dollars because he knew that the
first clothing that that man would buy
when he became sober was a decent
hat instead of the old broken derby he
then had on.
1t was Gods own Son who told us it
was more blessed to give than to re-
ceive. But, my friends, are we not
broad minded enough, and selfish
enough, too, if you want to put it
that way) to see the point in our own
case
The more we help the town, the
more farm produce they will need, and
the more the town helps us the more
goods we will be able to buy at their
stores
We wish to impress this idea par
ticularly on the man who keeps the
hat store and all the other places of
business in the town.
We do not furnish you simply with
potatoes and apples, corn and wheat,
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equally necessary to your existence;
tn, fact is, we have drained the best
blood in our veins to keep your cities
alive.
History tells us that the majority of
your law makers, your leading states
men, your governors and your great
generals were furnished from our fire.
sides. Why or how can this be?
Listen; the superior bodily vigor of
the country boy enables him to endure
greater and more protracted physical
and mental strain and when your ap-
parently brig nd more energetic
boy begins t. down, we have a
boy right 1ually bright and
energetic to mis- place and excel
even the expectations the city boy had
for himself.
Mr.. Chairman, we wish to thank
you and our young friend also, for his
example as we'll as his welcome words.
We learn from his life that the mere
fact of living in town does not get
man a job or make him great, but that
an honest sympathetic heart, aided by
healthy, intelligent and willing minds
and bodies, having a decent respect
for the opinions of God and mankind,
are essential to all the world and must
be backed up with plenty of hard work
in all kinds of business.
Books are the catalogues OF collec.
ton OF facts, principles and expert
ences acquired by others in the use
and accomplishment of any particular
XII d of work or business, methodiclly
and practically arranged for our learn
ing.
If there were no fixed laws and
fundamental principles in book-keep-
ing, architecture, music, medicine,
farming, ETC., there would be no need
of books or teachers for any of the oc-
cupations of mankind.
If it is necessary for city business
man to keep himself posted about the
facts and experiences of other men in
his line of trade, why should not a
farmer study agricultural books and
post himself on the facts and general
knowledge contained in them.
1t is generally accepted idea that
there is little for the farmer to learn
away from his field either in book or
the lecture room.
Addition and subtraction may be
laws of arithmetic, but they were laws
of nature long before arithmetic was
thought of. In nature nothing is lost
or increased; but particular quality
or substance is sometimes changed
from one place to another. The guam
tity of land never grows less no matter
how hard we farm it. We may improve
or lower the quality Of our acres
according as we add or subtract the
elements that make the land prOduc-
tive and we should recognize the fact
that God has placed the forces and
materials of nature in the air and the
sunshine and rain for our use.
We are here to-day, Mr.. Chairman,
and my dear sir, to learn what these
elements and forces are, and how to
reac hand use them.
We thank you for your hearty well
come and for the kind hospitality you
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