Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-26

afraid to praise the boy.
We Americans are remiss in giving
due appreciation in words. We are so
squirmish about being gushers. Well,
our families would be whole lot hap
pier if we would gush less at fault
finding and more in praise. "Hello son
you've got the chores well along" or
''well lad you got ahead of father in
waiting on mother" would sound
mighty good from dad to the boy and
rest his legs, Tighten his heart and
make the farm the place to live on and
stick to- Surprise them with handing
out dollar or so after an extra exer-
ton. 1t will make dad dandy in
their mind.
Say fathers how many times in their
lives have you hitched up the team and
invited the family or boys to go off and
''see something"
How many boys in this county have
seen DEBORAH, New Hampton, Austin,
Bluffton, and all the towns long days
drive from home.
Don't worry about the things you
can not do for your children, until
you've done all you can first. Larger
things will open for you when needed.
Next summer begin these trips, COM
pare buildings, farming, soil and stock.
You'i II get new ideas and loose some old
ones which will benefit you and Cresco.
Study geography by team till that
bank account gets big enough so part
of it will take you and the boy trip
to the stock show or state fair. Or
raise colt or steer for that special
purpose. Money spent in travel is we'll
invested; cash may vanish but scenes
and knowledge from trips remains as
long or longer than you. Every paper
has more interest to you after you've
seen the places mentioned. Go with
your boys and be boys-good ones.
Let the boy raise patch of corn or
taters his fashion. even if he does
eclipse yours, and offer him the best
: tools. Let him tend a pen of shoats or
calves ard have the extra price they
bring over your bunch If he is going
to be farmer he must learn, and must
0 see something in cash in his fist or he
0 will be trying some business that will
n give down dollars. Ask his opinion OF
y what land is the best for corn or oats
J. and his reasons, select some Of his
n choice too.
+ Send your boy to Ames and give hin
u a business course if he does not care
S for High School or College.
q The time of pinching on the farm i.
re about past. So there is time to devote
re to finer thoughts and development o
II the higher manhood and womanhood.
Boys its up to you to make the mos
If of yourselves in every way, walk
Is dress, talk, manner and thought t.
% raise the manhood of this Century an,
the grandest nation of the planet
ID That's pretty big contract but boy
,r raised on Iowa soil can do it. TIL
% world has seen what some Iowa me-
is have done and shall see more and great
or er ones.
al In each one of you are unlimited pos
ut sibilties that will unfold if you cor
,h stantly try to live up to the best i
a your nature. Fill your mind full G
e. good thoughts and bad ones will nc
h. tempt you.
ID Be thoughtful of father and mothe
and charitable toward them KNOWN
IS always they do for your good eve
to though it be in an imperfect mannel
no Be chumy with sister and practice con
r. pany manners on mother. 1t will kee
a. her young and happy.
IS Live daily in Gods love. Look
p the stars, flowers and nature fl
strength and humility. Believe strong
We ly IN yourself. Say often l can and
en- will do my best in every place l a
put. Listen to nothing or go to place
at where you would blush to meet sist'
CHI or mother Live each day so at eve
re ing time you can look yourself in tt
ur face and be proud. Be sure you g
GU the right idea of good time, one TIL
to leaves no stain or bears a penalt
, a Mistakes will be made but as long
life lasts try again, it is the motif
eel that God counts more then the dee
IS. A patient, faithful, clean life in hur
err BILE place is successful one.
,e. Remember through all you have
by soul which is dwarfed or elevated
GU your thoughts and habits. Recogni
We it and give it a chance to domino
I'd your career. Let conscience help "
on choose your friends and decide pro
lens. You will have new and que
,er thoughts of yourself, life and religio
md Welcome them, talk them out and ov
he with mother, some old gray friend a
your minister. This is to be centu
,ou of moral and spiritual growth.
IN? amorg the leaders. Each day gi
INT praise that you are born of white pa
will ents, in this Century and on Americ
md soil. Then aim to live up to your glo
lily Gus inheritance.
BOD James Whitcomb Riley was fal
CHI, boy and one of his notices is: ''T
you inner side of every cloud is bright a
en-. shining. l therefore turn my clou
the about and always wear them inside G
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