Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-26
PART II.

EOME ADV ANlANTES VI I-At-h LII -
considered from the standpoint Of oP-
portunitv farm life offers many favor
able conditions. IL Is not a business
Whereby one may as rule obtain great
w4sIth, though some men do maze large
fortunes out Of the soil. and there is no
reason why many others should not II
they follow strictly business principles
The majority of men can not hope TO ac-
nitro great wealth I'm any vocation.
while farming offers them a means OF
raininE a livelihood as good or much oei-
ter than the city iaborer can nope 10 eh-
icy. At the same time, il permits them
to Increase their wealth through the de-
veiopmsut of fiocks and herds and the
tn,nrcvemert of their farms Thus in old
age they will have at least a competency
sun cient to permit OF their retirement
from the active duties OF life and rest
and enjoy the sdeciining years.
Tie cost OF living IS rapidly increasing.
and though the mechaRfc and laborer or
the city may be well paid. still they can
never enjoy the good things Of life that
abound in the country, because hrst'
fhev can not obtain them. and, second,
they cannot afford to buy them \ man
even With small farm can have all OF
the choicest meat in season in the form
Of fowl pork mutton. etc, all OF the
desirable vegetables fresh from the gar
an: AN of the choicest fruits from his
owrrorcliard and whey ard and the best
a. mix. butter and cream from his own
dairy nerd He has horses and carriages
for pleasure driving that would cost num-
dreds OF dollars in the city There IS n"
reason why his lawn should not be a.
Osil Rent as any persons and as well
.n,o--ided with adornments which will nos
onIvs add an air OF comfort and distinc-
ton 10 his home. but provide an abund-
sncc Of flowers for decorative purposes
as well.
some OF these things may be consid-
cred aesthetic and not in accord with the
free life OF the farm. but II Is the lack
OF these things that causes the housewife
TO be disseminated with life in the coun-.
try and that makes the average city maii
fee 50 much superior to his rural neisn-
Dor.
: The country thus has much to offer the
moor man In the way OF privileges from
rrhich he Is debarred in the city. He has
fhe privilege II he is active and indus
trious of enjoying the best the land az
feds OF living like a king Because he
does not do so and because the country
hcu,e is frequently bare of furniture and
books and OF the things that go to make
I'd life. there is still no reason why they
cannot be had and as there is less temp
experditure OF money for gewgaws ami
: tribes. there is a chance to improve the
home and to add to ones possessions
Though the acQuirement. of wealth on
the farm is SLOW and even laborious, II Is
hetter in many instances than the poor
mar who Is a laborer or a simple me-
chanic succeeds in doing under city con-
ditions-
Ono OF the objections TO rural life has
- fsraH Of i'm
There is an idea IN the mind of many
persons that I'm order 10 be happy one
must be in society. one must have daily
visits from their friends TO the exclution
os the good old family life that meant SIS
much and was so thoroughly beneficial
I 20 ALL The country is more densely pop
s ulated and il Is quite rare for one not 10
s have neighbOrs close at hand The
churches in the country are improved and
the farmers arc building pixies here ana
there -ssey also have telephones In their
houses and the daily paper is delivered at
rhcfr door. And in the summer. when the
weather is hot out under the shade Of the
.bir tree< he has a seaside resort at his
own door over yonder there is school
house which. thanks to recent legislation.
viii he greatly improved. and thus one
of the most serious objections to country
life in Georgia will disappear because the
urinary school is now 10 De made strong
er and more effective. while central sec
oudarv school will afford the children of
-ffse community the same advantages
ftes-- have hitherto found it necessary TO
q ro.the city 10 obtain Has not the
eordition OF Isolation practically passed
away in the country. and do not the
things Just enumerated constitute the
very best and choicest things Of life
which. when taken into consideration
with the other privileges which country
life permits, more than offset the cleo
fric lights and the hum and buzz anc
hurrah Of the city,
the farmer is frequently dissatisfied
and says there is no money in filling the
son- HIS desire is TO get away from
the farm and go into business or enter
the professional field. He fOrgets that
ff he makes a good living and gives his
family the pleasures that have been emu
I irerated nc is doing all the average man
cxn hope to do and much more than the
y-cat majority OF men succeed in doing
- i= dissatisfied with living in the
s.counfr,- because ne has false notions of
what constitutes success He believes
that the city affords many pleasures
tllas are seeming though unreal The
farmer is frequently dissatisfied be-
cstrss NJ is so hard to convince of the
errors he Is making which really Sc
riousIy interferes with his profits. This is
due 20 his suspicion OF men and to his
prejudice against new methods. and to