Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-09

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|er. and with a smile that character
lied her, bade him welcome 4
The house i'm which Mr.. and Mrs
Dickey and their family. now of thir-
teen children. are living is a story and
half house with three rooms below
and one upstairs. The house is neat
and suggests coziness.
One might think that when Nature
smiles upon person for one thing
that that would be all But Nature
deals beautifully with the Dickcys in
Other thirSS besides raising children
TIE ncialIbors told the writer that
MIR. DiclloN'c crops were always good
that ne always reaDed hountiful har-
vest and many of The neighbOrs and
people about Canaan had sought him
to know his methods OF producing
such excellent crons.
IN talking Of his children and other
children Mir. Diciley said, God put
man here 20 earn his living by the
sweet Of his brow and woman to bear
children to her SORROW. and if she does
not. SHE VII have to suffer here or
hereafter. We never complain OF any
tnirG that Goa puts upon us To bear
| believe that God is using myself and
Mrs. Dickey as examples to the world
in having us raise children that peo-
pie may see What God intended every
couple to do. You can see that the
system of raising children is the same
as our system in other things. One
man IN this world has q lot OF money;
another man has none. The only diff
terence between me and John ID.
Rockefeller is that Rockefeller has all
N" money and / have all the babies"
You ask me if find it hard to sup
port such large family" repeated Mr..
Dlckey with twinkle in his eye. Il
Shall have to say yes, it is hard but
at the same time Mr.. Dickey surveyed
the thirteen children, as they stood
around the room with a fond fatherly
look. Il find it hard, but | enjoy it..
l love children. l not only like my
own children. but like all good boys
and girls. There has never been
time when my children did not have
enough to eat
BY the way, Mr.. Dickey,'' asked
the caller, ''how much -four does it
take each year to feed your family?"
Fourteen barrels said Mr.. Dickey.
How many Dotatoes?"
"A hundred and fifteen bushels
"How much wood do you burn in
year -
"Twenty-three cords of good hard
wood"
Il tell you,' spoke Nh. Dickey in a
proud way, its quite a job to bring
up a large family and bring EN- up
iecb Inf 7 want "a foil van ,ioht hero
that ! have always been clear OF
debt; when ! have bought anything
| have paid for it at the time or else
l have gone without l own two
farms and l don't owe a dollar to the
world. l believe if 1 had just once
let myself get behind 1 never could
have supported this family
Mr.. Dickey is small in stature and
has a good-natured look on his face
at all times. He is very calm in dis
position and gentle in manner. He
appears to be as proud of his whole
family as if he had only one child.
He says My wife and | never find
fault with our station. We take things
as they come. God never puts upon
us anything that We cannot endure.
The following is a list of the chill
dren: Mrs Mae Bowman, Canaan;
Mrs. Ada Kicker. Pittsfield; Arthur
Dickey, Santa Rosa, California; Mrs.
Maude Chase, Benton: Mrs. Blossom
Brooks, Augusta; Miss Nina Dickey,
Portland; Edwin Dickey, Pittstield;
Mrs. Fay Moore. Clinton; Everett,
Merritt, Lena, Margaret, Charlie. Jr.,
Ellie. Mildred, Ivan, Floyd. airline,
Theodore. Jessie, and Baby Dickey all
at home in Canaan.
NJ, Youngest child is a daughter,
there being thirteen daughters ana
eight sons. The oldest son IS MN
lister in California Mr.. ana MRS.
Dickey are the grandparents Of seven
children.