The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-28
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This & beautiful day isandayo and
Ian article just read In tie Business
Farmer has led me Into a train Of
thong hts$ from which u ind IL hard to
extricate my mind and gave me an In:
tense longing for the ability to put
my thoughts Into coherent language.
The article II refer to Isl entitled
tLendership on the Farm; being an
address delivered last winter at the
University. at aIorgantown before the
\ winter course class in Agriculture, BY;
Kenyon L.. Butterfield. president Of
Massachusetts Agricultural College.
and is worthy anybody's careful study.
One OF the thoughts i have Is that.
ave don't take enough interest In etlu.
catlonal subjects. The time has come
when all classes OF people must be
educated but especially the farmer,
and he must apply that education to
his work and to the elevation of him
self and family: and he must not be
selfish. but must try to uplift those
around him: not in bigoted way to
show of how much he knows, but
!, Just as large hearted friend AMI
nelghbor. who feels an Interest in
those around him and wants to see
his netghborhood the best nelghbor-
hood anywhere. President Butterfield
4 emphasized the fact that the up-to-
date farmer must take an interest in
politics: in education and in church
and Sunday school and everything
that uplifts those around him.
Choosing Life Work. &
The writer has book or above title
by Lewis n. Ffske published by Eaton
& Mains, that Is worthy of place
in every home. but 1t was Prof. But
terfield's article that gave me this
thought. We who are parents should
take a deeper interest In our chill
dren's education and the choosing of
their life work. We should encourage
them in deciding early. in life what
that life work will he and when their
natural bent Of mind in a certain d.
rection is discovered ne should helm
them to fit themselves early in life
forp their chosen occupation for 1t Is
bad policy to start late. Sam Jones
told OF a man who came rushing onto
railroad platform Just as the train
was leaving. Travelling bag In hand
he chased the rear coach a short dis.
lance and then out of breath and per-
spring gave up the race. A bystand.
er volunteered. you did not run fast
enough" "Oh. yes did, said the.
traveller "but didn't start soon
enough Starting early makes I'D to
a great extent for not being a fast
runner. have fourteen year oil
daughter whose ambition is to be a
teacher, an educator. and has worked
for six years with thnt object MS stead.
lily In view as does the person have
an object in view who starts to town
on business.
A son eleven years old has express.
ed 4 desire for farming and horticn!.
trre. have told him that II in nv
power he shall have course in an
agricultural college and full chance
to be.a success. Encourage them
to choose early and cite them to their
father who was failure. not because
nature refused to give him brains, bu.
because he failed to use those brains
properly and in season. being Just
enough of carpenter to build n very
ordinary house. enough painter to do |
poor job painting 1t. very ordlnary
amateur photographer. sort OF anna
teur writer. a coal miner. a railroad |
repairman. in fact an amateur at sew
eral things and professional Mt moth
Ing, and finallyst discovered that his
properHplace in life was n trucker
and fruit grower; SO late in life as |
to be hampered with debts. age. liz.
tnorance and large family and TO
drag at the tail end of the process.
sion when he might have been in front |
with the band wagon IL he had only
the decision earlier in life.
Free and Cheap Help for Farmers.
The sort of help refer. to is not
laborious either foreign on native, but
the sort that helps you Is put your
brain to work. In many occupations
1t is hard to get help or advice. When |
was trying to learn the Photographic
business found that the majority of
photographers acted MS though they
had secret that must be guarded
Jealousy and in nearly all walks OF
life find men slow to tell others what
they know. Among farmers how
ever the opposite is true and the
more enlightened a farmer is the
more eager to help others besides the
help furnished free by State and Ma
ton and of which SO few avail them.
selves.