The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-07-06
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girls who rest in the CONSCIOUSNESS OF
having put in a good years work.
few more days and country young
folks will have nothing much 10 90 out
to eat melons and fruit, go to the meet
ings and picnics and have a good time
generally. 1t does me good to watch
them believe that girls are growing 10
be prettier and sweeter and they nave
a better chance to show OIL now IMAM
;they used to have. 1t IS easier 10 se<
nm nicnics now than it used to be anc
taking excursions on the railroads IS
delightful thing that old-timers never
had the privilege TO enjoy 1t is almos-
as easy to go a picnicking from one
state TO another as it used to be to go
ont on the creeks and branches OF ones
own settlement and there are not so
many chiggers and red bugs now as
there was to annoy after the plcnlcs
were over. The young people who go
ON excursions of the present have but
little idea of what such occasions used TO
he Old folks do not like the crowdlng
and scramble of preSent-dsty excursion
but Youngsters tell me that bh's GROWING
as they do crowd. is not so horrible and
| guess it is not, but it loses to them
many pleasing things that young toIks
used to have. There was never more
pleasant thing than taking pretty girl 3
hand and walking the big roads as they
used TO walk but the world, IL seems
is looking to more substantial matters
and | am ready and willing to help along
though it hurts to give up the oid-ume
customs The passing away OF the oid
OK teams will now be followed by the
passing of the horses and mules out
Lot MS hope that better ways of travel
he
session will do great things for country
life if the trend of public sentiment is
maid attention to, and L think it will be.
The growth of feeling to preserve the
birds has already begun to show. There
are more birds in the woods now than
for twenty years and they VIII increase
faster from now on. All people are Will
inp to help the condition of country life
if they only knew how and 1t should be
the wisdom of the Legislators to devise
how. The country homes are many Of
them III lovely places and If rowing
bands of hunters and berry Sdtherera
We're suppressed entirely it would be
great help in dismissiug much of the fear
that attaches to this loneliness. 1t is
easy 10 count dozen to twenty berry
gatherers any day at this season and
while they are after berries, they keep a
them in ruthless manner. The country
would be cured of an element that only
create fear wherever these rowing bands
venture and the Legislature should q
least do whatever they can to encourage
the preservation of game by intimidat3ng
these rovers. All the agitation that We
can get on these lines would be tim
well spent NO man should conclude thai
he can do nothing 70 help along in such
matters. y few farmers Of our country
have been severe In keeping these rovers
off their farms and the game is abundant
on these places The trouble IS that there
are so few that do what they might on
this line-What is everybodys business Is
pretty apt to be neglected and what the
law makers should do Is TO devise some
plan by which these matters are made
the special business of certain officers
We all have some notions about how these
rovers should be suppressed and grow
ing notion is that the matter of working
public roads should be taken care of BY
the states.
The present system of working roads
IS the most unsatisfactory thing that We
have. Counties do not seem able to man
age this road system within themselves
and with the state taking charge then
we could have many improvements. and
it IS TO be hoped that a way would be
found to do away with much OF the lone
illness that row pertains In much OF
country life We take it that a telephone
system established in connection with
road work would be a wonderful helm in
bringing country people in closer touch
and would do much i'll removing the fear
that now prevails from rowing bands Of
berry-gatherers and game destroyers.
Jr1- IL,
lie road would answer for felenhoning
from precinct to precinct and this could
put proper officers on notice of these
rcvers and would eventually do away
with much Of the idleness and the fear
that the idlers create This single wire
idea would be a help in handling cattle
also, and that in itself would more than
be worth the expense. 1t is a most vex-
adous thing to drive cattle along roads
with no fence, and damaging too. Moth
ing hardly makes a man madden than
to have drove of cattle break through
his crop whore located along the pub
lie road. The most prosperous states
are giving more attention to road work
by issuing bonds for the purpose. There
is much prejudice against issuing bonds
among country people, but it is giving
way, ana [ am of the opinion that our
legislature could do no more popular
thing than to take charge Of public roads
and devote liberal appropriations for the
purpose. one generation ought not, and
could not, build proper roads. The coun-
~ chaingangs are not giving satisfac-
ton except in large counties of wealth.
Were there are many criminals and
money to buy prisoners from weaker
counties
But | only desire to do something lor
the good Of agriculJure-if there are bet
ter plans let US have them. one Thing
is certain, ana that is that farming ana
living in the country should be helped in
every way possible. 1t is an alarming
fact that our farms are being turned
over to sage and brars. and whoever
helps to cure the blight that is causing
this has done d great thing. Country
homes must be put in closer touch some
way and the loneliness ana fear over
come. There is social pleasantly in
meeting al the churches and gatherings,
but this is not sufficient, the home life
must be made more agreeable. ! DOUBT
if one-twentieth Of an acre of Georsi4
soil is being cultivated. IF factories are
causing this then it were better tina; We
have no factOries-the most important
thing now is 10 have agriculture TO sue
coed and country home life made so
pleasing to the youths that they viii
cease the desire of engaging in other
pursuits SARGE PLUNKETT
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