Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26

CWritten Specially for The Bulletin) do not see the New York World often Whether this be my good fortune or my nisfortunA shall leave others to say 5ut the other day I read In another newspaper. a resume of an article re- ;ently appearing in it. l quote:
 Tn respect of the American farmer a sorrespondent of The New. York World advances the statement that he is the most prosperous man in the world today considering the amount of his invest nent: that. barring fire and natures ca amities. he is the only man secure In is home 2: that he is the only man ab- olutely sure of three square meals a iay for himself and his family and of warm clothes and a hot stove; . that considering his means. he can provide his 'amily with comforts, recreation and ed- ication not surpassed by people we call -ich that his is the only occupation de- .eloping the best all-around man. nor fiiy. mentally and physically that his s he only occupation enabling man of lnIy fair intelligence 10 acquire for him. sef a comfortable self-sustaining home. and that no ether industry ever under aken by man will provide for a few thou md dollars a comfortable home for srua family and the sole right t0 suf- irieut real estate. capable of being easily f0eratsd by average industry and brains so as to produce an income adequate for til reasonable family requirements, pay o- u1keep and improvements and show It tiE end If each year at least six per -erl net cash on thJ original investment"
 There you have yourself. esteemed fel- lw farmer pictured out to the life. Now you s-e hos you ho.d the modern Garden 1t Eden il -our title deed. At last you are frankly told what phenomenally iucsy ritter -ou are.
 ln other words this shows what city .lrn-and-clty-b-sd man. intelliyent enough n write % letter. thinks your condition is.
 Do y1u rrc1eA,z the picture?
 We old fciIowv remember the school dooF s.3--- of the two knights who, meeting as thy came from opposite di- -actions. fought 10 the death in a dispute 1ter the c0ior of a shield suspended at rie wayside Ths one who came from the -orih said it was a white shield; the 7ne who came from the south said it was
 r'ac, sh:e,5 % they chopped each oth- tl 70. ces at is eastern edge because .acl one was sure the other was a liar nd a -ecreant knight. But, just before hey died. some one came along and ask .r the cause of the quarrel. They told 1im. He looked up at the shield walk af around it. saw both sides-and laugh d a bitter laugh. It was white on one side and black on the other. Both knights were right from their one-sided points ot view At the same time. both were wrong from the full, all-ebracing view Of both sides.
 They killed each other simply because they wouldn't either of them. take tn, fa far.1- E@+b efI If ,1air a thing as a painted shield, hung, sign post like at the wayside.
 \ great man. people in real life have killed and been killed for no better req son. A great deal Of treasure has beer wasted a great deal of time lost; world wide suspicious have been engendered community hatreds and feuds embitter ci the orderly course of civilization blocked hinderod. diverted-all becaus men and parties and nations would rathe d.ht over the color oe some shield tha .ake a look at both sides to sec if 1t wa the same color on both.
 Now. don't for a moment believe tha this snooth-spoken gentleman in Tn World really wants to kill anybody mere lv for disaSreeing with him Sartai sure is it that I haven't any such fee,in toward him. But you. brother haysee6 and l. who both khaw how the shiel looks on the side he doesn't see-w can't help wishing that he could be toss cd by some educational fate over on ou side and compelled 10 make good his ow assertions.
 All we would ask Is that he be droppe on an average New England farm wit his fami y and compelled. there. to d 5uc. three of the things which his rathe remarkable vision seems to see the othe farmers all doing. viz:
 First; Insure his family a secur home. three square meals a day, pler ty cf warm clothes and a hot stove.
 Second: Provide them all with tn comfort. the recreation and the educatio