The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-11-15

iNnhftNt Ills uilhA' - 4 et''f
for the boys aud grown-ups, BOTH to
work: The average sale in farmVille
under normal conditions is not less
than 10000, 900 pounds, each year. Inc
boys have already figured how much
more per pound this little tohScco
farmer got by selling through the
Association. Now multiply this by
10000. 900 and see how much money
legitimately belonging to the farmers
v no sell in Farmvllls, would go into
the pockets Of the farmers If the same
average was kept. How much would
il be, boys? To whom does 1t belong,
grown-ups? This vast sum that year
ly goes flom this Farmville market
alone? Then get the numbero OF pounds
sold on all the Virginia markets. ana
multiply it by this same extra number
Of cents per pound. Itmakes a large
figure. doesn't it? What would 1t do
if distributed among those who toll to
earn it?
But 90 back, reader, and look again
carefully at the second sentence Of this
bows letter: IL am trying to raise To-
bacco to make what money | can, so
when am grown I'll have a small
start
BLESSINGS Oh thee, little man,
barefoot boy, with cheek Of tan.
With thy turned-up pantaloon,
And thy merry whistled tunes
With the sunshine on thy face,
Through thy torn brim's Jaunty
grace:
From my heart ! wish theJoyi-
/ was once barefoot boyW
am have a small start" Would
he have had it if he had sold the to-
bacco on the warehouse floor? What
would you think of the man who
would try to pull him back and pre-
vent him from getting his start? What
would YOU think Of the man who went
INTO the tobacco field and destroyed
his little crop by night? He would be
a miserable sneak wouldn't he? What
would you think Of the man VINO
went under cover Of darkness and stole
his little crop from the barn? lie
would be a thief, wouldn't he? Wha
would YOU think Of the daddy who
would take his little crop and sell II
and keep the proceeds for himself? h'
would be a hard father, wouldn't he
What do you think Of the men who
make a secret bargain not to bic
against each other, so that they car
get this little mans crop for nearly
fifty dollars less than it is worth
They are financiers, aren't they?
And this is just one child among
ten thousand that long for that "smal
start That "small start" often spell
the difference between success an'
failure in life. What bitter blow
is to a child to work for his honest due
and find that ii has been taken from
him. Worse than the disappoinl
ment. is the shock that comes to hi
soul to know that anyone would IT,
to t Ike the fruits Of his labor an
transfer them to other pockets. Hereil
lies the deepest damnation Of a trans
action Of this nature.
Fifty dollars? What is fifty dollars
To the boy it is a fortune. And Oh
the iov he feels when he thinks tina
he has worked for every penny Of il
and has honestly earned it by tn
sweat Of his brow Oh, what a pit
that he should ever have the pal
come into his heart, and the cloud
his face, when he learns that in IN
sweat Of his own brow another sha
eat his bread All, Fathar Of tn
little ones, can such things be?
What can fifty dollars do? 1t ca
stalt a child on the road Of opportun
ty: it can start him toward the goo
school, the good college; toward b
coming a man filled with the desire
help his felowmen; aye, honestl
earned. it can, like the widows init
accomplish much under the touch
God. And it can start soul to Hel
il can land him there; and it can fas
I en- him there so tight that not the graz
5 of Almighty God can lift him out.
We have had the opportunity befo
l to say-and we repeat it-that all Il
average farmer asks is a fair retul
- for his toll. This he is entitled
1 HIS wife is as dear to him; his childr'
U are as precious, As those Of the ma
e nate. Ifhe suffers under a cruel bu
D ness system, he did not create
3 Selfshness created it, and It's insa
i able nav calls for more and more
> his toll. Who but himself and /
e wife and children know Of the I'LL
Is saving here; Of the giving up OF sol
IS little pleasure there; of the lack OF
l. better dress for wife, and for lit
Il Mary; Of the weary waiting oil III
y Johnny for the suit which was prom
s. ed him months ago; Of the tears Il
rs scorch a fathers soul because his be
m must woodwork -work-instead
y going to school and learning
Sc lessons that are good for mind a
ID heart? It is no fanciful picture.
y the truth were known in hundreds
a. cases. and that truth were told
er simplest words, those words wo'
Id cause strong men to weep.
to Well, what Of it all? Simply Il
{? That little boy has got his "sm
Sc start" He got it through the Iooa
e. Association. And thousands OF 9th
~ hooauaa Of the Association. are gett