The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-18

has been done, and the men who
have become truly great and noble,
by making benefit TO humanity the
ruling incentive of their lives. What
business is so directly useful; upon
what one does the nations prosperity
SO greatly depend as upon that of
the agriculturist?
Happiness This does not lie in.
attaining our aims unless in them
selves q aims are pure and high.
Happiness is surely never found in
making it the direct object of our
living, for that creates selfishness,
and n who is only concerned with
getting and having for self cannot
be truly happy. For farmer or any
other person,
How best or most you others bless
Therein lies your true happiness
The proper measure of success"
Wealth 81 cannot FAY that a far
mer ever amasses the large sums of
money that it is possible to do in
some other occupation, but I believe
l may safely make the assertion that
as large a proportion of farmers are
well-to do as in the Ease of profess
sional men. A smaller proportion
are very poor. "Lawyers and doc
tors" do not all "get rioh' by any
means. I had great pleasure lately
in attending a Farmers Institute,
and I can say that I have seldom
Q 10 q body of more fne-looking, in
telligent, prosperous men; and in
their addresses and discussions they
showed themselves progressive, wide
awake and witty. There was not
the least occasion for condesoension
OF commiseration, I tell you. I be-
lieve your father might have been
proud-any man might-to see his
son onesof such q goodly company.
It should surely be a source of graft
foation to have a child choose to live
where he might daily explore Ma
lures storehouse of treasures, from
which the more he takes the more it
increases, making him rich indeed
and no one poor, such wealth as
nothing can rob him of through life,
that carries with it no sordid or
selfish tendency, no blight of bigotry,
no curse of greed or guilt. Natures
magic touch on the hearts that learn
to love her offerings is 80 refining
and ennobling that the parents who
bring their children within this in
fuence have given them more, oft
times, than mere money could ever
buy, have put within their reach
more and purer pleasures than mere
worldlings can possibly know.
Many boys have difficulty in de-
gliding what calling they prefer, and
parents are usually thankful when
they show decided inclinations, and
are glad to allow them to follow
their preference because it is a we'll
established fact that enc succeeds
best in what he likes best.
But, my boy, should your father
still hold to his opinion you can obey
him, as I know you will, and still
attain your own aim. Do your best
in whatever he advises. Don't try
to prove yourself right by making a
failure but make all the money you
can in it, as fast as you honestly can,
save it and invest in a country place,
as most successful bushes men r
now doing to have a place for rest
and retirement. You may not be
able to, own so extensive a place as
that of|"Skibo," Andrew Carnegie's
country home in Scotland, or many
other noted country places described
in Country Life in America, F." but a
lovely, cosy country home where you
can surround yourself with fresh,
live and growing things, and where
1 know your father himself will be
glad to come to visit and, perhaps,
to live with you. II. r. WELLS.
American Boy.
A boy was tempted to pluck some