The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-15
Life on the Farm
A FARMER

! This applies to everything, relig-
ion, politics, war, etc.
/ We will not try to show how this
is brought about In all these differ
ent subjects, but we will admit that
we have caught enthusiasmfrom the
Enterprise Publishing Co.
The interest 1t shows in the well
fare of our county, the people in
dividually and collectively. 1t in
cludes all the towns, villages, cross
roads, churches, schools, factories.
shops and industries of our people.
They get an Item of news hare and
an item there. When they think
they see good thing it is brought
before the people.
If danger is seen it is also brought
before the people. 1t is a wide
awake newspaper and we know the
people appreciate it, but the Enter
prise needs no praise from me for
progress and prosperity, onward and
upward is stamped on every page.
1t is my aim to furnish from time
to time items for publication such
as l think will be of interest to
the people. In this | am not
seeking notority, but hope etc say
something that will be of benefit to
readers of good paper.
am farmer, at least, that is my
calling, and has been for forty
years. / live on the farm and / try
to make things grow.
l have no patience with Mark
ham 5 idea oi what a farmer IS or
should be. Farming is no longer
drudgery, but it is in my opinion
the most pleasant place on this
earth. There is no other place where
one has such an outlet for his ener-
gies and there is no other place
where he can have such complete
rest when he needs it. He can be
lulled to sleep by the sweet music of
nature, songs of birds and rustIing
blades of corn. Here on the farm
we need no pure fbod law, for we
can regulate the purity of our food
to suit ourselves. The eggs are
gathered daily; there is old Pied
just of the grass with her bag al
most bursting with pure milk
there is IA nice fat chicken fresh
and clean; go to the garden and get
fresh, pure vesetables. We are
not confined to one floor or two
floors, but mother earth with her
green carpet is most inviting. Here
indeed it is home sweet home. OH
how sweet; how fresh; how pure!
Away from smoke, dust, hurry,
hustle and many unpleasant noises.
Now every man ought to try to
own home, though 1t be a small one
or poor one. He should lave
home. Here he can have a King
dom. He is monarch of his sur
roundings, for which he might be
envied by angels. Never stop be-
cause it's good; make it better.
Innocence should be commended
for the work he is doing. He tells
you not risk all on one crop. If one
crop should be blighted, you will
have other resources. IL your en-
tire crop Is planted in cotton and the
boil weevil destroy it, you are gone,
and should everything be planted
in cotton, we wouldn't get pay for
gathering it. So we would get but
little out OF it. Big crop or small
crop. We have five different
kind of seed on my farm, and plant
ing 1t early, though we will not plant
as much cotton this year as we did
last year.
We want to speak a word of praise
for the Sardis people. Under ad-
verse circumstances they have al
most completed a splendid church
and hall. The hail will be the prop
erty of those fraternal orders; the
w. o. w. the +. L. of A. and the
W. G. They had hardly enough
to buy the lumber but Mr..
Nall, a splendid young carpenter of
was employed to be
general boss, And the people EaN g
built their own house. !
There is hardly better built house |
n Ellis county. The people here
all deserve great credit, young men,
I'D men, but Bill Middleton, with |
rs energy, has rustled and hustled; |
IA shed and encouraged, perhaps |
more than any other man. And I'm |
lie Bill says If any of the boys that |
nave done such noble work should /
De caught mp before the grand jury /
or any little mischief he hopes they
will be light on them. This Is the /
home of Uncle Bob Mayfleld, and |
he people here love Uncle Bob. No
nan who has lived in Ellis county
las spent q more quiet, pleasant, in
ustrious life. Being the oldest
iCggier he has seen a wilderness de-
Top into q great common wealth. |
4 ali men were as good as he, the
ourt house and Jail would not be
leeded.