The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-07-16

copyrighted. 1914. by Thomas ]. Sullivan.
If you know how to spend less than
you get you have the philosophers
stone.
Economy Is the parent Of integrity,
Of liberty and of ease and the beau
teous sister of temperance, of cheerful-
ness and of health.
Willful waste is a cruel and crafty
demon that gradually involves her fol
lowers in dependence and debts and so
fetters them with irons that enter their
Inmost souls.
Economy is a procedure by which
a certain sum of money can be saved
and waste, on the other hand, by which
the same sum of money is dissipated.
To illustrate. farmer wishes to
buy an ak. The local merchants price
Is $140, but the farmer can buy IAN
Ak from the retail catalogue house for
$125 He is economical and is going
to save that Is cents.
Abandons Machinery In Field.
The previous summer the economical
farmer bought new mower with
which to harvest his hay and paid
therefor $S5.
The machine was nice and new and
shiny, and when the farmer completed
the cutting of his hay he promptly un-
hitched his team and abandoned the
pretty new mower to the tender ele-
ments Of the bayfield,. and there it re
mains. the seat and tongue protruding
from huge sn0wdrift.
That seems to be case where waste
took economy by the hand and led 1t
out into the fields and lost 1t.
Neglect Is Noticeable.
1t is regrettabIe fact that the prac-
tice is not uncommon; that it Is the
rule rather than the exception among
farmers.
Look out Of the window of any
train as you pass through the country,
and almost the first thing that meets
the eye is neglected piece of farm
machinery standing In vacant field
unprotected from the rains Of the
summer, the winds of the fall, the
sleet, ice and snow of winter and the
mud and mire of spring
What must be the condition Of that
machinery when In the course of time
the farmer is again ready to put it
into service?
Have rust. neglect and the elements
added to its value and efficiency?
Deprecated so Per Cent.
Have they not deprecated it at least
30 per cent in every way? Neglect of
this kind is willful waste.
There is no better field in all the
world in which the farmer can prac
tice economy than in the proper care
of his machinery.
Some farmers protect their machln-
cry all right from the elements. They
haul it in under shed
The barnyard fowls have also discoy-
cred this mice shed" and find that
machinery makes the incest kind of
roosting place, with the result that
when the machines are again brought
out into the sunlight they are things
of sordid appearance rather than of
worth and beauty
Machinery Rusts Out.
The back door robs the house, and
the back door leads to the machinery
shed and to the open fields. Go out
and see If your machinery is protected
from both the weather and barnyard
dirt.
Remember 1t IL better for machinery
to wear out than to rust out Saving
10 cents on an ak and losing $40 on
a moving machine is false economy
the practice Of which leads past the
gate of thrift and industry and up to
the door Of ''woeful want and willful
waste" and to the fireside Of Incidence
and neglect
The man who negects and abandons
his farm machinery In the field is not
only the most indolent man in the
world. but also the most stupid.
And the strangest part Of II all il
that a man will admit his Incidence,
but will fight II called stupid
He sort Of persuades himself to be-
lieve that Incidence cherishes all the
peaceful virtues and that without de-
stroying the others 1t merely suspends
their functions.
Be Frank With Dealer.
Be frank and open and manly with
yourself and ask your dealer to be
the same.
Then there will be more consumers
in the town to feed. and the farmer
will profit by It. So will the retail mer.
chant and also the consumer, citi-
zens Of the town. the professional man
and the employee. as they will be prof
itably employed and earning money.
When the citizens of town have
money In the bank or jingling In their
pockets town worth while is In evi-
dence; farming community worth
while is also very noticeable
What helps one helps all. and no cat.
.alogue house can better conditions in a
locality that works together in this
sway
Selfishness, jealousy and stubborn.
ness are certain kind Of harpoon
that cuts deep
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