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

tinued, ssYes, and there's the Nortberners
praying that they will win, and the South
erners praying that they will win, ! just
suppose it's this way: the good Lord him
self don't know just what to do about il, !"
4 DIFFICULT QUESTION FOR THE FARMER S
son TO DECIDE.
That's identically the situation with hun-
dreds upon hundreds Of farmers sons to-
day. ssIhey don't know what to do about
it!, The city holds out many, very many,
attractions for them. Modern literature via.
books, magazines and newspapers deluge
the public with recitals Of phenomenal sue
cesses Of what is alluringly termed Cap
tains Of industry" Clerkships in banks,
Offices and stores, with beautiful surrounds
ings and CHEEKY and congenial companions,
at weekly compensation impossible for
the farm to yield, are the principal attract
ions that draw the boy from the farm to
the city. These go long way toward i'm
pressing him that farm life is too slow; too
uneventful; too prosy; too altogether simple
for him 1t completely drives f5om his
thought that good, old axiom, shat has
come ringing down through all the ages:
sGod is perfection; perfection is sim
plicity."
CITY LIFE HAS A DARK SIDE.
There is another side to city life the
farmer boy would do we'll to ponder.
Where one Thousand secure easy clerkships,
at fancy salaries, there are hundreds Of
thousands who exc out az existence OF
wearisome labor. While in great maui
featuring house in New York recently be
tween the hours of twelve and one o'clock
the speaker was conducted to the basement :
to Inspect piece OF machinery Enter
ing the room, bell was sounded and the
electric current was turned on, taking the
place of but glimmer of gas previouly
lighting the great rooms Looking about
we discovered scores OF men eating cir
midday meal in what moment prior mad
been practical darkness. The attendant In
formed us that competition was so terrible IN
the city that every known device was re-
sorted to to economize Money could be
saved by burning noelectrieity between the
hours Of twelve and one, and the mechanics
fthe attendant further informed me) did
not care anything in particular about eat
ing in the darkness after they became used
to it Think Of that sons Of farmers
Again. Recently labor troubles arose
between what is known to printers as the
Typographical Union and Typothae. The
latter organization were employers. They
secured the country for printers Many
from country printing offices, attracted by
high wages, temporarily offered, accepted
positions in the city offices. In this con-
tingent Sussex County was not without
representation. A young man told me OF
his experience. He said the room was
| close and stuffy and filled to the door with
equipment and workmen. The first morn.
ing be went to work he thought to drive
the gloom surrounding him from his mind
by whistling He had no sooner entered
upon this diversion than he heard the sharp
ringing of a bell, and moment later an
errand boy was at his side with the preemp-
torg order that he at once appear at the
foreman's desk. Full of wonder and
apprehension he responded to the call. de
was informed, in pert language, that when
be came in shat Office he should leave his
whistle at the door What would farm
ier,s boy do if he could not whistle while
engaged at his work, lessening the fatigue
of toll and rendering his heart light and
blithesome.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR THE FARMER.
The encouraging outlook for the farmer
is brought about in variety OF ways. we
mention particularly the tunneIing OF the
Hudson River. This is being done to-day,
at various points, at an expense OF hun
dreds ofmll lions of dollars. The days OF
the North River ferry boats are numbered.
Their usefulness will soon be recorded
with the things of the past; their tedious
DELAYS in dense fogs and by flowing ice in
the wintry season will likewise become a
memory. The completion of these wonder
+ full tunnelling enterprises mean much to
New jersey. 1t means that this state will
become the garden spot for New Workers,
who, after day Of active business desire
to pass the night in the country leaving
behind all that is trying, vexatious, burden
some. This will necessarily mean malk-
ed advance in New Jersey realty. Farms
will come in greater demand Prices will
show constantly upward movement Over
and above this, situations will be open, at
good salaries, for hundreds upon hundreds
Of ycung farmers skilled in all that per-
tains to farm life, to assume the manage
ment of these farms. The better qualified
tbey are for this work, the better will be
their compensation. From this stand
point, it is specially interesting to know
| that everywhere througheut this country
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