Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-08-30

Herald, of Newton, made an address al the
Sussex County Farmers Picnic last week
that contained so much Of good mental food
for farmers thai we believe large portion
of our readers will not only enjoy but find
profit in perusing it. He said:
Mr.. President, ladies and gentlemen:
1t is distinguished honor to be invited
to address SO large gathering of prosper
GUS appearing Sussex County farmers
honor most thoroughly appreciate.
THE AGE OF LICENSES.
It has doubtless occurred to you, Mr.
President, as we'll as to those gathered
about me, that we are living in some
what peculiar age-the age Of licenses as it
were. There is surprisingly little a man
can do to-day unless he is the possessor Of
regularly issued license. If you have
need Of doctor to prescribe for your ply
sical infirmities, he cannot attend you I'M
less licensed; the veterinary sun geon can
not look after your sick horse or COW with
out a State certificate; dentist cannot
pull your tooth or make set Of teeth for
you unless permitted to do so by legislative
enactment; an unlicensed druggist cannot
prepare prescription for you; lawyer
cannot plead a case for you in the most in
ferior court, nor can a minister marry you
without being licensed, and should you die
and want to be buried in an up-to-date
manner, you must needs employ licensed
undertaken.
WISDOM OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
If it required by law that speakers be
licensed prior to appearing before public
audiences, we should present as our Gre
dentials, or license, the wisdom contained
in the following incident: More than one
hundred years ago there lived farmer, a
most studious reader of the "Poor Richard
Almanac, and perfect idolizer Of the
editor, statesman, philosopher, Benjamin
Franklin. It was standing mystery with
this farmer from what sources Franklin
cleaned his great knowledge. He deter
mined, after much reflection, to visit the
famous editor, notwithstanding this nee
essiated long and tedious journey on foot
to Philadelphia Once in the presence OF
the great Franklin, he gazed upon the
pleasant countenance Of the social appear
ing, and what we to-day know as an all
around, frst-class, approachable fellow.
At last the farmer made bold to propouud
to him the all absorbing question. Is was
to the point. s'Mr. Franklin" he in
quireu, "where in all the wide world did
YOU ever learn SO much?'' The answer was
correspondingly brief and to the purpose.
"Why, my good friend" replied the most
popular editor America has ever known.
II am never ashamed to seek information
frcm man who knows more than do -
For more than thirty years in a newspaper
Office, | have been putting questions to the
farmers of Sussex and my native county OF
Warren, relative to farm management, and
from the information received, have ac-
quired practical knowledge that ought,
if it does not, prove of much good TINS
knowledge tells me that great advances
have been made in the vocation Of farming
within the last decade, and that these adj
vances will continue in an even more rapid
pace in the years to come. The outlook for
the New Jersey farmer was never brighter
than it is to-day.
EsPoNsIvE-PRoG
The betterment of the conditions OF the
Sussex County farmer arises from the fact
that he is awake responsive to the call Of
progress; is quick to adopt labor saving
methods for the conduct of his work; takes
advantage Of the free rural mail delivery;
profits by the use Of the telephone, and is
ever alert for the contentment and well
being of his stock. Twenty years ago there
was not drinking bucket in a single
stable in the wealthy and populous town
ship Of Vantage. 1t appeared to be left to
the speaker and this we say with no small
satisfaction, to introduce this humane de-
vice into that township, and we are glad to
know that an invention at that day styled
not only impracticable but useless, has
been 50 generally, not to say successfully,
adopted
HOW BEST TO INTEREST THE FARMER e son
IN FARMING.
How best to interest the farmers son in
farming is a topic that has never to my
knowledge been discussed during all the
years Of the Sussex County Farmers Picnic
Association from this platform. It is a
most important subject. The situation Of
the farmer's son (and the farmers daugh-
ter for shat matter) reminds me Of an IN
cident During the Civil War two very
good old ladies were discussing the deplor-
able situation. Said one to the other: It's
just too awful for anything, isn't it s
Eyes, sadly replied her companion. After
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