Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1906-02-09
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Much has been written of late
Years in advocacy Of a return to1
/ the soil of that which makes The
| land poor. One Of the things
that should be returned, how
ever, received nothing more than
a passing notice, and yet it isl
one OF the greatest impoverishs /
ments from which the land is
suffering today. We mean the
young rnen of the farm. 1T III!
true that the Drawn and brains.
of the commercial and profes,
isional world have come almost
entirely from the farm in the.
past. 3s.5 It
There is the making Of energy
and pluck and perseverance i ia
the boyhood on the farm that
! gives a marked advantage over
fthe panpered product Of the
drawing room that enables the,
young man from the farm to.
master the great commercial and
prof essional prob blems with ease.
Early taught to depend upon
his own brains, to work out his
own probl ems and srrmount his
own difficulties, he becomes ass
much accustomed TO boldly
plunging into an undertaking as
his city cousin does OF getting
into the latest society gossip al
the club. Once in, his training
on the farm has taught him
never to- look bacl that once
having put the hand to the plow
there is no looking back k and
the determination that comes
from the fight with nature has
made conquest certain.
1t is no wonder that in the
struggle of life where these ele-
nents Of character are So essen
tial, that he should lave an ad-
vantage over the man whose
early training has been largely
for the purpose Of making him
an or ament.
But with all these things to
encourage him. the young man
on the farm must not think that
the prof ions and the counting
rooms are making imperative
calls for his talents. /.
Al The ability of The farmer boy
tozfll the requi uirements Of the
city 3 enterprises has been SO
eloqa asnfly explo oited that tool
many have turned to the genteelI
callin.ss, as they are termed, and
the result is that the prot fessions
are full to OyeraoWing and the
competent man must tight a !,
giant 8 battle to win a foothold
in them. 75l(,
The results of this sovercroWd- e
ing are jaststhe same as it would
be in any other business OF call
ing. Supply has been greater y
than demand, and the inevitable +,
law that connects the two has
lowered the price of the supply. !,
The prof fessions have become !
The greatest drudg cries in life. 4
Men when once they haVereach /, !,
ed a creditable position are 5f
marked with the brand Of sue Il
less. But because Of the over ~
the struggle is far tool
aard for the reward.
Life is too short to spend thel
gEeater part in winning a place. |
What is needed in this country t
y q returning to the soil Of some 4
# the braWrl and brains deVel-Il 1,
,ped on the farm. q
There is the widest field in the Z
vorld today. 1lt
Science GOV ers the farm as la
thoroughly alb it fills the labora- ~
ory There il more finance id q
he successful marketing of the Il
rops than there is in loaningl Il
money of depBitors at good III I'll
crest rates and taking double tx
ecurity and forturl tely there is b
bordering on the stock market
hat would give Wall and Llorl i,
ard streets pointers II
It is one OF the refined professl u
ions. e il respectable. ia Fiji
onoyahl lei Iio