The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1902-06-26
the SPIRIT OF UNREST.
Rcsdiaess to Forsske the kaown Good iol
the Uncertain Bettcr--A Sermon
from South Dakota.

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In whatever section Of country you
will find general spirit Of unrest among
the farmers. They read wonderful tales
Of crop yields, prices, climate, etc, and
straightway ARE filled with a desire 10
move. They want 10 find perfect
place, that wherein they live falling
short OF perfection In many points.
know a man who came TO this coun-
try some twelve years ago from Michi-
gan. He came with very few dollars
In his pocket, and wife, but no child.
ren, In his family. He located on n
quarter section Of land, built small
mud or sod shan,y and began To live
with hope Of success. The years have
gone by, the sod house was long ago ex.
changed for u pleasant frame house;
the outbuildings have grown in number
until some six or seven for various pur.
poses are grouped around. From the
one COW, by various additions, has sprung
n small herd Of perhaps twenty, besides
those sold from year TO year, and the
steers have been turned OF, many at
one year old and some ut two, so that
the cattle have probably counted up
pretty well toward fifty or scvcnty.nvc
In all. The two old horses which were
used 10 start with have long been re-
placed by a team OF five and n young
colt or two still growing. The family
has grown until there are now five child.
rem and one who passed on" a com.
Portable living has been made, and the
place he bought for some three hundred
dollars has increased In value TO from
twelve to fifteen hundred. But-nnd
here Is where the wonder comes in-hc
" restless and always has been: he wants
10 move, TO 60 back TO Michigan and
take some 10 acres OF land with Its
stnmps on and take some comfort In life.
Why? Because he wants TO move. When
he was there he had virtually nothing,
and he has made steady increase since
settling here; but u relative grew an
enormous crop Of potatoes on a small
patch Of ground last year which ncttcd
him something over thousand dollars
Why? Because potatoes have been
scarce and high In price. Such crop
never fell to that mans share before,
and 1t may be another ten years before
such another time comes. The climate
here is all wrong, the wheat production
cannot be depended upon, etc; but the
real reason is because the spirit Of un.
rest has taken possession and he wants
to move.
knew q family who settled In this
section who became fcvorish to move
and go TO "a warmer climate. They went
TO California, stayed few years, went
east somewhere and stayed awhile, and
finally, after vibrating like a pendulum
between east and west, settled back In
the place whence they startcd-this
section. Not that am holding this
state to DO better than any other, but |
want to make the point that where We
are is very good place To be, and that
1--WE" means each one Of you.
We read OF the scmi.arid region, and
no doubt more rain falls In some places
than In others, but some things grow
better In comparatively dry soil, and
vice versa. Extremes are not conducive
10 the best vegetation. The excessive
heat OF the last summer has made more
sales In renl estate probably than my
other ono thing. Wherever ''mau Is
found" the extreme heat WAS there, and
many crop failurus resulted. In this
section the wheat was burned In the
milk, and 1t was not from lack OF rain or
moisture In the ground; there was
enough OF that for magnificent har.
vest, but the heat coming rs 1t did and
continuing so long blasted = great many
hopes ms well as wheat crops
Corn that is bringing such high
price was represented by the papers Us
popping In the fields. This makes me
want TO quote from an article recently
read regarding the corn crop and the
states which produce II. The writer
says: ,
The world at large and tho eastern
United States depend upon Ohio, Indi.
ana, Illinois, Missouri, iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska aud Minnesota for their sup
ply. No other states grow u surplus,
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