The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-08
The Inspiration of the Farm.

conducting a country life boosting
campaign has elected this letter from
VIM. ]. Bryan:
81 am very fond of country life. |
lived upon the farm from the time |
was six until | was twenN-three, al
though during the last six years OF
the period was at school in the win
ter and on the farm only during vaca-
tons. We now live about four miles
from town and in selecting a place
for a winter home in Texas we chose
a spot some three miles from the rail-
road. While it is specially advan-
tageous to children to have the out
door air and exercise that can be best
secured upon farm. the parents find
enough in the quietude and whole
someness Of country life to more THAI
compensate for the attractions of the
city. The telephone, the rural deliv-
cry, the electric car lnet the good
roads, the improved lighting systems,
the bringing of water into the house
all these are tending to make farm
life more attractive and will, | hope,
turn the thought away from the city
and toward the country"
A poll Of men now prominently be-
fore the public would show that
easily majority are either products
of the farm or now own and for a
portion of each year reside on farm.
Five Of the nine cabinet advisers of
President Taft were either born on
farms or now have farm interests.
Fully two-thirds of the United States
senator's from the states of the corn
belt represent their farmer constitu-
ency, because they have had farming
experience. The governors of most
of the corn belt states are graduate
farmers who know enough about
practical agriculture to work in the
field with the best of the help.
The fact of the matter is, the farm
is welcome haven Of refuge to the
man in public life. Tired of the stress
and strenuousness of fighting for an
existence wearied by the multtudin-
GUS cares of office, he lays down the
burden, either temporarily or per-
manently, and retires to the farm
with sigh Of relief. There he finds
rest and rebuilds WORKOUT tissues.
There he forgets for a time that there
are things which once bothered him
other than planting and reaping and
seeing Nature repeat her miracles
that the world may be fed and cloth
ed. There, after the turmoil in his
brain has subsidized and aching
muscles have become rested, his mind
clears and the problems which besei
him are solved with a clarity OF
thought and business of conception
which make toward the continued
prosperity and Righteousness of the
nation.
It would be interesting to know
how much of the real, inner history
of the nation has been written on the
farm. II has been an inspiration te
statecraft, science, art and literature.
From Cincinnatus to Patrick Henry
the call for men to bear the brunt Of
the worlds battles has been heard
and needed by the man behind the
pillow. From Sponsors 'Faerit
Queene" to James Whitcomb Riley.
"Knee Deep in June" the pretties
bits Of literature have been tribute.
to life in the open. The invention.
which mean the most to the world ir
its feeding; clothing and material ad
vancement have been products of Of
intended for the farm. The creates
marvels in healing humanity of tn,
ills to which flesh is heir have beer
brought about by farm assistance. L
it any wonder, therefore, that NOR,
and more each year men delight Il
put aside city things for country, Il
quit noisy pavements for quiet lanes
to render tribute to that which ha.
been the best inspiration and tn
most comforting solace in all phases
of life in all time?-Farm and Stock
man.
DR.. w. F. Kuhn il Removed.
St. Joseph, Mo-, July.-Dr. w. F
Kuhn, Of Kansas City, was summaril.
removed as superintendent Of Stat
Hospital No. 2 at a special meeting o
the board of managers. DIR. F. A