Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-10-10

There ds one other question THAT
- now bothering the farmers of
the u. S.. and that is how to keep
the boys ON the farm. The Audu-
bon County Farmer has seen all
kanda of recipes on this but l ann
told Hhat they won't cure. Just
- SOON as the boys get big enough
to lift a fence rail and burst their
Snspender buttons they want some
thing lighter and. aim to go to the
city to get a job shoveling TOOTH
picks or some other feather weight
articles. Last week 1 got let
ter which states: My boy is seven-
teen years old and Inclined to be
q anttle fast. What WOULD you adj
sAse7
The first thing to do with the
had friend, is 20 shoe him with
long toe cal and tighten his
slspenders. II lis will tend to curb
sps,ed and also tend materially to
regulate his ami ition. A young
man when first turned loose in the
world is like bull yearling i'm fly
time, inclined to be speedy and
promiscuous. Put a pair OF wooden
shoes on him and let Hmm pull cock
2e-burs. If he has desire for re-
creation. take him to his grand
mot HERS grave. Don't trammel him
as to compan,-have him offend
tlae undertaker's convention and
teach him to be an emba.mer. This
will make him sociable and give
him cheerful disposition.
A boy must have perfect free
dom. Let him dig post holes and
-cleam out the cistern whie you go
to Down with the top buggy. Many
4 boy has BEEN spoiled by compell-
ing him to ride in carriage be-
istnd a spirited matched team. 1t
= not natural for boy to pull
- the reins. Get yourself new
automobile and bore 2-imchI hole
through the door of the shed so
the boy can look at it. He will
spend hours in this way which he
mlght spend otherwise in riotoue
Nving- Don't be stingy with your
boy. Give him Dime every sin
months and tell him how to spend
Gt. Many a boy has gone wrong
from worrying how TO spend his
money given him while on the farm
Should a circus come to town be
sure and have your boy see the
street parade. The contamina tine
tnlflMences of a circus are aid or
the inside. You should see these
yourself and tell your boy abouI
! them. If you are afraid to SHOW
him the parade let him climb some
oak tree and listen to the bane
from a distance. He Will the1
come down, go to the barn, ana
whistle band music to the rats.
Don't ask your boy to wear wood
I'm shoes to church. Get him ;
nice pair of cowhtde boots with rex
top and thick soles. He NIGH
meet a. snake and want to kill 1T
Also do not ask your boy to wear
.stdff collars or he might break hi.
neck when he Looks up to see The
catterpillars waltz down the hight
ming rod
You should pick out an old mais
with a farm and bank account 70;
your son to marry, and teach him
the frivolity OF ribbons and bright
coIors. Build him log house or
the farm ana! let him spend his
Sundays closing UP the worun holek
IN the logs. This will cultivate hi
patience and make him more ODE
ddent to his wife. Tell his wife tc
wear blue aprons, SO that when he
looks at her he thinks he is gaz-
ing at the sky and seeing angels
His actions will cause the wife to
make molasses taffy and paint her
cheeks with poke berries, Thus i'm
proving her sweetness and appear
ance. If you can get the boy to
work adm might once in whdle
1t will tend to shorten his gait, and
by changing teams on him twice
y day for a spell when narrowing
soft ground You will soon get him
40 that he will not step so hdghA
&c this won't cure his high STEP
ping make him gather frog eggs
tn 9 pond where there is enough
quick sand to drown a steer. II
he detests frog eggs throw in some
BIB bullets which will answer the
same purpose
A young lady in this county hal
. canary bird that always picks
at the diamond on her finger ring