Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-11

NNuIk man WIN AN"N 10 inc CITY NNNMNN
work under the direction of n foreman.
or someone 90 whom he DO accountable
and must observe prompt hours. and N
he ie not on hand when the bell rInra
~ likely to lose the half day and N
this occurs often he may lose his place
II he stops work cor 20 day his Income
Ftopa. and h. cannot take % DAY nor
nm hour 60 visit friends who may come
90 see him without losing the time
and may not be ablo to rnt time 10
visit them at nll With the farmer II
o. different. Tor by hlH wisdom he chn
enlist the forces of nature and get thom
at work 80 that when De ls resting or
sleeping they are preparing him food.
Tie can choose 60 some extent the hours
Of HE labor. and " friends come 90
SEQ him may take some hours IN the
heat OF the day 90 talk with thcm ana
make up the time I'm the cool NJ the
evening. The farmer works generally
under hcnlthful conditions. in the open
air. and not In close. hot room, or %
stury onice. and this h. something 60
be- thankful Tor.
The farmer can always md profitable
work 10 do. and this is r. blessing, Tor
which no one knows how thankful Dc
ought TO be. until he has spent wcuu-
some and hopeless days hunting for
work. when his family were hungry
90 be- told everywhere that he applied
that there was no work 60 be had
Hundreds OF thousands of men IN the
cities. who have laid up little money
and have looked forward 60 the time
when they might own "a home, have
seen every dollar Of II used 90 support
the family lu "a fow months Of sickness
or OF enforced idlcnpss. when. ON nee
count of hard times" capital had boon
Withdrawn from Industry, and mills
and factories closed. ana dozen men
were seeking work 90 where one was
wanted. Under these conditions tho
farmer purHucs the even tenor of his
way. growing crops as usual or max
INK necessary improvements on hiH
farm, and with no fear N want for
his family can live ON yclloW legged
chickens Jersey cream and golden hut-
ter, and eat fresh eggs with fruits and
vegetables and DroadHtuuH and meats
uf hig own production. a f'W acres
of land viii feed hiH family, and De can
taxes, and wear hia old clothes while
be- waits for bcttor times.
To be sure. there arc hard days on
the farm, but what ne 10 there that
does not lind them2 10 seems Co mH that
4 should not dare to keep a. family IN q
city whore in hard times such things
MS no labor ana no home supply OF
food was possible, and that the fHW
dayH nf hardship on tho farm shrink
into inHlguincnuco when compared with
tho anxiety which one must feel who
knows that sickness or accident may at
any time deprive his family " ull iu-
come. and soon compel them tu cot tho
bitter bread ~ charity. ono can ole
ways ocouomlzc ON the farm lu hard
times. and can DO n cheotfully ou "a
FUN stomach. but whom There Oh mo-
work tu be- had. and the cupboard iH
bare" there a. no chance iHr yruuu-
my. but only for humiliation ana SUE
! forlnE.
Where h pleasure IN country NE that
! tho city does not afford The study
| vi plant and animal lifo II always iu-
| terratlug. and birds and blossoms are
| attractive. The farmer always Keeps
/ horses. and the roads are good in SUM
| mcr everywhere. and he can drive out
! with his family every week, one thiug
| which many who would like 10 live un
| the farm dread ln country lifn o. that
1 they fear that they VIII full behind iu
/ intelligence. but this need not De- tho
/ case. for there lH always leisure Tor
| reading. and hooks. papers and maya
zines are within the roach ut every
ouc. and the temptation to loaf and
| waste time is less ln the country than
| In town.
| / am acquitted with a large number
| OF farmer boys about hnlt uf whom
| have gone TO tho towns and cities. and
half have settled on the farm. can
not tell the exact proportions OF lNNN
| who have made a success IN life. but
| know that the odds are largely In favor
| of those who have remained ON the
farm. nH most OF them have saved
| money. and are getting start In llfe
| which promises q competency Of middle
life. while the larger part of those who
went 20 the city are living from hand
TO mouth. with little prospect ot even
owning homes.
| II takes pluck and industry TO be-
come the owner Of q farm, but 20 I
does 20 succeed In any calling, and th'
chances Of q moderate competence are
better on the farm than In almost nuy
other calling.
There DE- one other thing 10 which
wish TO call attention. and that 81 th'
fact that prosperity on the farm give.
| "a chance 10 take things easy In th.
decline OF NE better than most uthrI
CullinrH. once OUT Of debt and Will
the farm iu good condition, the farmp
cnn hire the hard work done and TAX.
the lighter work ON himself, looNui
after the po0itry and the garden, ant
let younger and stronger hands tax.
the lead. while IN many other CalnuE
the man must work In the harness eve
~ day. or give up entirely. Tho sue
| Cpgsful lawyer. doctor preacher of
| manufacturer has built his success b'
! personal qualities. and can not dclcgnt.
the care to OthnrF but the farmer car
direct the work OF his farm nnd dc