The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-08
FARMER LIFE IDEAL
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D-nd=-. In Clf1 shers Eao~ Nsth-
IsE of HIS I.1-F-ueesr-. ass A.
fheuEh ths Work Ia Hard ass In
ee.~ast the Beware o. sur~-
r. suzs e .sa farusrs uho are dls-
c11rzEs1 teczuss thLg luTe ncs uz6e
fortune O. tai f1r-zs and wh0 FED
. tnclloed 20 e1ry tl.e-r lrr-ber to1srs n
. tie ctr. i--rrl--s tat lie In The cisy
il nore 1esrtle taEu tbsl-s szssr
and 1Ded ufL rlt-ty q leisure 20 so-
y1y al t1e ris1sares ultd ublch the
rus-tc irr-Iu1fie- Elts ard Elori1es
t5o,=s fcalt .1les ard activities.
tlsy nee5 n--T rrg Co l1d oct thslr
O. sake Far aids ar ueel and
los uucl q TIER sftr1crirs-ess ug.1a
ua1rer vlew.
10 fbs clry u1u q ordinary nesns
and ur-.1-tuuifIes. who IKE TIE orii-
. u1ry farmer. has % hlnk accoult 20
fan tack upo1 I'D case o Cl1r-ercy.
lie ts out 81 r1ulti1- grind ard Eith-
out tie 500 tirg irfua-ces q nature
ttrt surrurrL fle former rC guiet the
ferer and u-ras1 uifl uLiel the srrug-
ele c1-raflriru alf Turmoil around
tu keep his uerFes CD the rack day
sfter day Asa rule. sulh men Pre- not
ther o-u u-l-r. h-t must order
I their Fr.er L. On. .ul inllilati01s
70 pleas tie f..r..s tlat hare control
over Their .ir 11ilzs in order 10 keep
brad in the mouths and clothes on the
I bscks o, both rleDselves and their
fsuilies
I The farmer. n he dos not feel vel.
can rise in the morning AZ whatever
hour q pleases him 80 10 DO. for an
hour o. 80 o. a day O. two does not
make much difference in bis Affairs,
EXCEPT az the most critical periods Of
planting and harresting He can have
his own opinions, and voice them. too
On politics and religion and all the
stirring questions q the day without
fear Of anfagouizlng the powers that
be. who can sack" him u his views
and opinions do not happen 70 coincide
with those OF his masters OF over
lord (the boss.
That the farmer IL a hard worker no
body can deny. Filling the soil Il not
nand % man 10 earn bis bread by the
sweat Of his face" the farmers life
has been a life of toll II takes some
strength and effort 70 dig a living out
OF the ground II Is not easy to earn q
living. much less a fortune. without
effort. aud the farmer Is not the only
one who "sweats" Brain workers
have no slnecure. although some per
sons Imagine that all they have TO do
IL 20 sit at 8 desk and add up figures
or 10 twiddle a pen IN their fingers The
life Of d salesman behind the counter
is most wearlsOme and mODOtonous.
: The beautiful days OF spring go by,
the birds are singing aE they build
their nests. the flowers are blooming In
the valleys and on the hillsides. and the
grass is growing greener and grecncr
IN the meadows. yet never a glimpse
y does he get Of the beauty Of the bright
J world except when he can take a car
ride Of an evening or on a Sunday or
holiday.
r A grOcer's clerk works more hours
b and harder than the average country
boy. who can 90 10 the corner" and
pitch qu0its and gossip With his crOnies
when the city young man Is Just get
. ting from work. and, as for the man
(. who delivers milk IN the city. be has
even harder work and longer hours
A. Z In the morning and even earlier
= his wagon Is heard on the streets aud
himself racing from top to bottom Of
, the high apartment buildings ln the
cold and sleet Of midwinter's morn
p Ing or in the enervsting heat Of sum
( mer. At breakneck speed be goes, and
one could almost imagine that his life
. depended upon getting through bis
r. rounds In due season. Competition Il
10 great that he must neglect nothing
u and always be pleasant and Obligina
] 10 the most unreasonable OF customers
= for fear OF losing one. There are the
r icemen, carrying fifty pounds and Otter
100 pounds Of ice up four flights OF
stairs. which is no easy task. and as Y
g Is not skilled labor the pay is probably
Il not more than IL should he, considering
" the amount OF strength expended
a Hard as the work IL and moderate M
p is the pay, no man can AFFORD 10 lOss
o bis Job. so he has 20 be very careful no'
d 10 antagoniEe bis employers.
r The man who does business on q
y small scale and is his own boss prob
u ably finds II no easier to make living
p. for be has 10 do the greater part of hii
n own work. aud In the case Of bad oI
/ Improbable season Is sometimes not y
2 well on as his hireling who Is sure OF
: his wages at least.
o That man who owns his land anc
, has good health is a poor farmer who
4 cannot make al least a living for him
n self and family. II may not be a sump
y tuous living. but II may be compare
" lively comfortable one. This cannot
be said Of all sorts Of occupations.
There is another hope ahead for th'
}, farmer II be doesn't have good lucl
/ this year. be may the next There Il
always a chance that there win be Z
A better yield In crops and a better pric'
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