Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-03

Snme years ago my husband, q rail-
road man. died In neighborins
state I was left q widow with eight
little ones. six boys and two girls
Being far from the land OF my birth
and what kindred had. decided to
return 10 my old home. Q thriving city
of South Carolina My husband own
ed some town property at this place.
and fortunately had IA house untenan,-
ed al the time So. after settling my
Affairs. ! moved my family there
only those who have experienced IL
know what a sad thing IT Is for the
widowed mother and grieving wife.
who has TO gather her little brood
around her and make a new nest A
new nest new hons. alas where
there il no father 20 love. guide Alright
and protect from all harm. resolved
With Gods help to raise my little ones
70 b. a credit TO that dear father who
had gone on before
With a heavy heart tried 10 be
cheerful and make home pleasant for
my children My eldest son went TO
work In an once and the others. with
the exception OF my two youngest.
were sent 20 a good school. a year or
two passed aud my second son decid-
Al that he too. would 20 10 work or
all thlugs he wanted 10 farm Just
think OF Il. seventeen year-ol boy,
reared IN town. where We could not
have garden How can YOU farm.
son asked. with uo experience and
no one 90 teach YOU To please him
! rented "A fev acres near town. which
he planted IN corn and peas. Our
bone plot he put in COTTON. potatoes
and vegetables win not go into de
tails. but with the aid Of a good farm
Journal he made hts ffrst crop-a fair
crop OF corn. fne PA hay. bale OF
cotton. nifty busbsAs ~ potatoes and
plenty of vegetables This success IN
a small way nred has ambition. so
boguht small farm seven miles from
town
That year proved bad crop year.
stu he made expenses and cleared
little money In the meantime found
that my LITTLE boys al home were
growing away from me In spite ~
my efforts to prevent they we're gci
ting lu bad company snd would go on
the streets when ! could lnduc" my
boys 20 stay home the ncighbor boys.
good and bal. dropped Ia ! soon
realized that unless some decisive
step was taken my BOYS Nerc % fair
way 70 be- ruined Hut what 60 DO
could no, decide Onn day. while a.
the farm. ! kept thinking. What can
| do 10 save my boys
A. sal tbere my idle gAEe "a s.ndcr
ed over the quiet Fields aud green
woods All Al once Il dashed into my
mind that here ~As the solution 10 nay
problem Then and there I decided
TO sell ny home IN town and build
me nice homo on the farm My
friends protested. -You will b. ruin
I'd. -" You can't farm" You wont like
the country Every one tried 70 dis
courage me. but Kept TO my deter
mination
hlNN I nave A|NN' AANAAAf W Ahtt''
rooms. ten foot yerandas with colonial
columns IL Is furnished and a. com
Portable a. any city home NJ child
rem have a new piano. graphophons etc.
am not making barrels Of money.
but am doins fairly vril With the farm.
/ am running a thrceho-se farm this
year and am independent % labor as
! have four boys large sDoagh to work.
have a fine vegetable garden and
an acre In sweet potatoes have
seven fine hogs and pair Of register
- Berkshires 20 raise from. and a.
hne mule colt AZ there De- Ia The
country l make plenty Of milk and
butter and have "a OCCASIONAL beef TO
sell Have lots Of nice chickens. tiocks
~ geese and ducks. turkeys. eta
Ike the country Country life | thins
the finest In the world But better
than all. find that my lit;le boys
are mine again There IL no mis- hief
for them 20 get ln;, When there Is no
farm work 20 DO. they 20 nshing or 20
that Aa,sa O.. E. ght i.r small boys.
- q VA hole" Some avs tho hI-t
and plums ] am never wor.
ried about them, nor wonder what they
are doing When night comes every
little sleepy head 10 ready for bed
II IA such a comfort TO have them all
10 myself. as n were We have a fine
school near us and this fall | want to
send my eldest laughter 10 college.
The little boys have their friends from
town occasionally They enjoy this
They work cheerfully and seem to
take as much interest In every thing
A. | do myself
so ! may say that home In the coun
try has proved a SUCCESS In every sense
Of the word | am thankful for the
sweet privilege OF making a country
home
The United States has $4,000 new
Farmers" who have graduated from
agricultural colleges. The first Amer
lean experiment station was opened