The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1920-05-06

Observations

Observations
Stick closer 20 your farm; don't
be urcd away, though the drouth
comes and shadows fall over you,
try 20 be hopeful for the thought
waves that are going out In our pres
ent times are like the wireless mes
sages through space. II you are very
susceptible and your mind attracts
them even as the wireless receiver
does its own messages, you are IN
great danger. There are those
thought waves passing and repassing.
They are mostly degenerating They
lower your aim. They are revolving
and in the end you will have reaped
dragons teeth. The safest and sur.
est foundation Of our present social
and financial structure rests on the
farm. II must 90 on and Will go on
through all time, though farming 10
now entering a new era. The tree Is
shaken and IL looks like our whole
earth was in the throes Of a mighty
earth quake. Remember IL has been
said in the last days, perilous times
shall come, men shall be lovers Of
wickedness more than lovers OF God.
There are disturbances coming up
and the news flies from one TO the
other. Though you may not agree
with me, there are subtle influences
that are travelling from mind TO
mind II is disquieting. il alters our
courses, it sits at our tables, it even
invades our most Holy Of Holes
(heart). So the only power to sub
due such influences is good, hard
work, sweatened toll. Well, some may
agree with me, some will not; as for
me and mine, we say the farm can
be made the most attractive place
on earth. II takes toll Of course; II
needs touch here and there. The
farm has a lure for mine which is
great. / really love TO see the cot
ton, the corn, the grass, the weeds all
represent blessings, even weeds.
Some time ! may tell you why weeds
are blessings. enjoy milking the
cows. enjoy all the blessings Of
the farm life. Ny whole heart is
there. Some may only look at farm
ing from financial standpoint. That
is to my mind also good. There are
reverses in all business. Farming is
also a business and many farmers go
broke. ! may also 20 broke. Mer-
chants fail also. We are even now
passing through trying drouth, but
listen. There is hopes of tree, even,
ii be cut down, il may sprout out |,
again and bear fruit, even better |
fruit We are all supposed TO live if |
we work and God will not let us
starve. Farmers are not called hay |
seed any more. He is an important |
10, he rtsboo1 81 Gall /
some look on farming as low call |
ing. Those woh do are to be pitied, |
for they are maybe brought up 10 be- |
lieve that but the rank and file of |
America is sane. You could do no
better deed than teach boys and girls |
the ways of farming. ! am no expert |
AT it, but since | came west | have |
made rs bales of cotton in 1888. |
Plenty of feed and no two years in /
Fannin county, Texas, did ] do as
well. | am always happy at heart. ] |
have a sanctuary there for my God, |
warm place for my country, a warm |
place for my friends, daily and week |
ly papers come regular and ! can al |
ways know the news as soon as my /
city friends The city people-we
have need of them. They buy and eat |
the same as we do Some of them |
can't always get just what they |
want because they have no farm TO |
produce il. ! once lived in the town
and know whereof | speak The city !
has many attractions, they all cost |
effort and money. Some one has
made sacrifices That makes all at
fractions possible. | have not got il
in for the world. The world is what
we make it. and at some future time
and season, this world will be one of
the most beautiful spots (planets)
For God said he would make his
footstool glorious and he has never
failed in promise. So let's all try TO
live right, work right and if you
can jew the merchant down, then
unn have done rirhf alsn See7