The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-04

q pugiiisuc encounter; shifted from
place to place by sudden revolution
which Is liable TO take place any day in
our great Journalistic establishments;
precanous life becoming more and
more precarious-if you understood Il
you would be more Sympathetic. Be
sfable when you have not an AK to be
sharpened on their grindstone. Discuss
In your mind what the nineteenth CEN
fury would be without the newspaper,
and give encouraging words 20 all who
ART engaged in this interest. from the
chief Of editorial department down to
the boy that throws the morning or
evening newspaper into your basement
window.
Encourage mechanics. They viii
plumb the pipes, or they win calclmine
the ceilings, or they win put down the
carpets, or they will grain the doors, or
they will fashion the wardrobe. Be not
among those who never say anythingto
a mechanic except 10 find fault II he
has done a job well, tell him 1t l. splen-
didly done. The book is well bound, the
door Is well grained, the chandelier is
well swung, the work is grandly accom-
plished. BE not among those employ
ers who never say anything 70 their
employees except to swear at them. Do
not be afraid you will make that me-
chanic 80 pulled up and arrogant he
viii never again want 10 be seen with
working aprsn or in shirt sleeveA for
before the night comes Of that day
when you praise him there viii be a
lawuSt brought against him because he
did not finish his wsrk as soon as he
promised it, forgetful Of the fact that
his wife has been sick and two Of his
children have died Of scarlet fever and
he has had q felon on . finger Of Tie
right hand. Denounced perhaps be-
cause the paint is so very faint In color.
net recognizing the fact that the me-
ehAnie himself has been cheated out of
the right ingredients, and that he did
not hnd out the trouble In time, or
scolded at because he seems to have
Ianeu horSe py unskaufnI shoeing
when the morse has Tor months had
spawn or ringbone or springhalt. You
feel you have the right to find fault
with q mechanic when be does III. Do
you ever praise q mechanic when be
docs wehT
Encourage the farmers. They come
into your stores, you meet them In the
city markets, you often associate with
them In the summer months. Office
seekers go through the land, and they
stand on political platforms, and they
tell the farmers the story about the
independent life OF q farmer. giving
hattery where they ought to give sym
PATTY. Independent OF what2 ! was
brought up on q farm; worked on .
FARM know all about II. / hardly
saw a city until was grown, and I tell
you that there is 10 class Of people in
the country who have II harder and
who more need your sympathy than
farmers. Independent Of what? ofthe
curculio that sungs the peach trees,
OF he rust In the wheat. Of the long
rain, with the rye DOWN. ~Independ-
ent OF the grasshopper, Of the locust,
OF the army worm, Of the potato bug7
independent OF the drought that burns
up the harvestq Independent OF the
COW with the hollow horn, or the sheep
with the foot rot, or the pet horse with
a nail In his hoof? Independent Of the
cold hat freezes out the winter grain
Independent Of the snow bank out Of
which he must shovel hlmselfa Inde-
pendent Of the cold weather when he
stands ~thrnshing his numbed fingers
around his body to keep them from
being frostedf Independent Of the
frozen ears and the frozen feet9 In.
dependent Of what? Fancy farmers
who have made their fortunes In the
city and go out in the country 20 build
houses with all the modern improve
ments and make farming a luxury may
not need any solace, but the yeomsnry
who get their living out Of the soil and
who that way have to clothe their fam.
ilies and educate their children and
pay their taxes and meet the interest
on mortgsged farms, such men find q
terrific struggle. demand that Office
seekers and politicians fold up their
gaseous n imbecile speeches about
the Independent life OF q farmer and
substitute some word Of comfort
ora"n from the fact that they are frei
from city conventionalities and city
epidemics and city temptations.
MY most VIVID remembrance OF boy
ood Is OF my father coming In on {
very fot Gay from the harvesting field
snn seating himself on the dooraill DO
cause he was too faint to get into th'
mouse tne Perspiration streamingf IRON
ioreneao ana from chin, n my moth
er Trying 10 resusaita'e him with
cup OF eold water which be was tot
iaint 70 holo 10 MS OWE lips, Will
saying 70 us: Don't be frightened
.nerss no,nlng 'ne matter. A iitti'
treo' tnats al; niue ured." Eve
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lalalng sooul 'ne independent me o
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