Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-03-04

--sen The wheels Of our great brain
sickened al the often
o,roach Of men who want compliment
arv newspaper notices. OF who want
..,xsnaDer retraction; one day sent 70
.-oor. burial. tho next day 20 report
nrgilistic encounter; shifted from
,,sce 10 place by sudden revolution
which is liable 20 take place any day in
our great journalistic establishments;
,recarious life becoming more and
more precarious-if YOU understood II
YOU would be more sympathetic. Be
Fable when you have not an Ak to be
,harpened on their grindstoue. Discuss
in your mind what the nineteenth cen
turv woulG be without the newspaper,
and give encouraging words 70 all who
are engaged In this interest, from the
chief of editorial department down 10
the boy that throws the morning or
evening newspaper into your oasemeE'
window.
Encourage mechanics. They viii
plumb the pipes. or they wiz caicimine
The ceilings. or they will put down the
rarpets. or they will grain the doors, or
they will fashion the wardrobe. BE not
among those who never say anything 20
n mechanic except 20 find fault. IL he
has done a Job well. tell him IL is splen-
dif1v done. The book is well bound. the
door is well grained. the chandelier Is
well swung. the work is granoly accom-
nfshed BE not among those employ
srs who never say anything 90 thclr
enpioves except 20 swear al them dc
nor be afraid YOU will make that me-
chanic so pulled up and arrogant he
viii never again want 90 be seen viii
working apron or I'M shirt sleeves. to'
before the night comes Of that "a.
when YOU praise him there Will oe
lawusit brought against him because
did not finish his work as soon as n
' promised il. forgetful % the fact ina
Is wife has been sick and two OF IN
children have died OF scarlet fever an
he has had felon on finger OF 10
right hand. Denounced perhaps 10
cause the paint is SO very faint m COLO
I not recognizing the fact that the nat
{ chanic himself has been cheated out
; the right ingredients. and that he dl
nof find out the trouble in time,
scolded at because he seems 20 ha'
g lamed horse by unskillfu! shoeir
r when the horse has for months IA
y SPAWN or ringbone OF springhalt. ~
al feel YOU have the right 20 hno iat
q with mechanic when he does ilI-
IN YOU ever praise a mechanic when
does weli2
20 Encourage the farmers. They col
Oh into your stores. you meet them In I
st city markets. YOU often associate VI
a them I'm the summer months. ON
" seekers 20 through the land, and II
70 stand on political platforms. aud ~
ne Tell the farmers the story about
'st independent life Of a farmer. givi
u'- hattery where they ought 10 give ss
pathv. independent Of what2 \
I'VE brought up on q farm; ] worked o
II farm: know all about IL. hGr
me saw a city u1til was grown. and !
m YOU that there is no class Of peopi'
'od the country who have it harder
eat who more need your sympathy l.
ots farmers. Independent of what2 OF
be curculio that stings the peach tr
ant OF the rust in the wheat. Of the ]
ore rain. with the rye DOWN. lndcp'
me ent Of the grasshopper, OF the loc
'or- OF the army worm. OF the potato b
IN IrdepenGent of the drought that b'
vim up the harvest? Independent Of
ngs COW with the hollow horn, or the 81
ght with the foot rot. or the pet horse
rag n nail i'm has hoof? Independent o.
Will cold that freezes out the winter gr
VIII Independent of the snow bank o'
late which he must shovel himself? /
pods pendent Of the cold weather whe
: for stands thrashing his numbec fin
'nts around his body to keep them
beer. being frosted2 Independent of
who frozen ears and the frozen feet?
and dependent OF what? Fancy far
aste who have made their fortunes i
'hng city and go out in the country 10
may houses with all the modern imp
lie he ments and make farming luXur!
not need any solace. but the yeou
you who get their living out Of the so
ave a who that way have 10 clothe their
Use. lilies and educate their children
has nav their taxes and meet the in
hood on mortgaged farms. such men
ICE OF terrific struggle. l demand that
{ the seekers and politicians fold up
urag- gaseous and imbecile speeches
iii be the independent life Of farme
, his substitute some word Of CO
,urse: drawn from the fact that they al
ought from city conventionalities AM
y. she epidemics and city temptations.
make NV most vivid remembrance {
infer hood is OF my father coming il
Before very hot day from the ssrvestin
that and seating himself on the door