The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-16
Seleft MisrrIlunu.
The Kitchen Garden.

There is great deal being said and
written about the Importance of grow
ing flowers and vines and making
homes attractive. that the young folks
will be tempted to stay in them; but
not so much is said about raising vegc-
tables and fruits that will help to give
them sound bolies-,lus making non
essentials of more Importance than the
essential.
This is month when many young
farmers are setting out in business for
themselves. Many Of them have not
much capital to start with, ard the
writer in his easy chair and the insti-
tute lecturer might do better than to
lay needless burdens upon them.
II weeds are kept down, fences in
good repair, and general tidiness pre-
walls, family can enjoy life without
taking time and money for extra adorn-
ing and beautiying their premises,
while they let debts go unpaid; their
good names become tarnished, and
they are looked upon as having no
business qualifications. A good name
is of more value than decorated lawn,
fine horses and carriag ages, costly furni-
ture and dress. A good name cannot
be maintained without prompt pay
ment Of just debts. There is little
fear but farmers will do quite enough
ornamentation when they have money
to pay the bills. Anyway, children
that can see nothing in standing by
their parents but the finery they fur
nish to please them with, might as
we'll 60 and try for themselves how
money comes. Such children are only
burdens to their parents.
1t would be much wiser not to be
too anxious about keeping young men
on the farms After giving them such
counsel as you deem to be true, then
let them decide for themselves; but
keep your money under your own con-
troll. Advice is thing not reished
much by young people. Almost any
college professor, life insurance agent
or gay companion of idle hours can
have more weight as advisers than the
old folks, who have devoted their best
years in service to them. Bought wit
is said to he the best, and it seems
sometimes as if it was the only kind
there is. Many man has ruined him.
self and been poor and dependent in
his old days because of doing too much
for thankless children.
This is depression simply to show
the futility of insisting on that which
we cannot control, and neglccting those
things which we can. If we cannot
grow roses and cabhages both, grow
the cabbages; if We cannot grow swee,
peas and marrowfats, stick to the mar
rowfats, for they will stick closer to
us; if we cannot cultivate shrubs and
currants, hold fast TO the currants; i
We must choose between lilies and
strawberrics, choose the latter. 1t is
not for everyone to have everything
but to make wise and practical selec
tions is of vital Importance. Thai
farmer who thinks it just as well to lie,
his garden go without tillage, and buy:
vegetables of the huckster, is doing {
good thing for the huckster, but not fol
his own family. There is health anC
strength in the fresh, crisp vegetable:
of our own growing that cannot be
found in the wilted, decaying product
of distant markets. Even if it cost:
as much to raise them as to buy them
you are the gamer in the quality anC
in having them at hand, fresh an(
nourishing. whenever you need.
A young farmer in his haste to ge
j in spring crops often hunts up excuse: