Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-20
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during the winter for the mon. He
found a poor student It Princeton
who could run up on the train daily
and give simple lessons in reading
and arithmetic. He impressed it up
on Sam and the other young men that
unless they could read for themselves
enough to keep up with the new dis
coveries in the science other farmers
would get ahead. OF them and. grow
bigger potatoes and sweeter ears Of
corn than they did He kept up a
verse with them about what they
were going to do, and how the. place
was going to grow, until they felt al
IL they owned the earth~,aHd neantst to
show the world how we'll they were
running It. In short, he simply pour
ed his own spirit of enthusiasm into
them, and made-the whole hard sum-
mer Of unaccustomed labor one great
game; and when the proceeds from
their first simple crops came in from,
the sale of such products al they did
not need for their own use In the
colony. Michael carefully divided 1t
among his various workmen and at
his wish they went in a body and each
started a bank account 1t the little
National Bank Of the town. It was a
very little of course, absurdly little,
but it made the workers feel like mil
~lionaires, and word Of the successes
went backSto the city. and more and
more tho people were willing to come
down. until by fall there were thirty
eight nsen. women and children, all
told, living O N the farm. - -.
OF course that made little appreci-
able difference in the population of
the alley, for as soon as n family
moved, out another was ready to move
in, and there was plenty Of room for
Michael's work to go on. Neyerthe-
less. there were thirty-eight souls on
h way to a better knowledge Of life,
with clean and wholesome. surround
fngs and a chance to learn how q
read and how to work.
j. The carpenter was set get ready
more tiny houses for the next sum
ns,rs campaign, the tents were fold
= ed away, the spring wheat was All in:
the fall blowing and fertiliztng com
pleted n whatever else ought to be
done to a farm for its winter sleep:
half a dozen cows we're introduced In
to the settlement and a roomy chick
en- house and run prepared. Sam set
abou Observation-Disclosures, and teach
ing his helpers. Then when the
cranberries were picked the colony
settled down to its study.
The Princeton student and ,Ahe ,agri,
cultural, student grew deeply interest
ed IN their motley school. and finally
produced a. young woman. who came
down every afternoon for . consid-
Grafton. and taught q kindergarten. to
which many of the prenuturely
Esgrown-up mothers came also with
great delight and profit, and incident-
ally learned how 10 be better. stciean-
er. wiser mothers.s The young WON
nm OF her own Geo added a cook
ing school for the women and girls.
Once q week Michael brought down
some one from, New York is sasiit,se
ths g,p poor s childish .Is people. ana 50
Once a wealthy friend of MI. SfIolt
asked to be taken down to see TIN
! place. and after going the rounds of
the farms and making himself quite
friendly roasting chestnuts around me
! great open fire in the big house, s
the original cottage was called. re
! turned TO New York with manys cDn-
gratulattons for Michael. A Few days
aftervafd. he mailed to. Michael the
deed. OF the adjoining farm ofT one
acres, and Michael, radiant.
Swonderins: began 70 know That his
people were coming true. There
would be room enough now for manv
a year to come for the eople he
needed to bring down.
Of course this had NOT ,alfs been
done without discouragentents. Somr
OF the most hopeful Of the coiJnists
had proved unma nASeahle,acc4 unvfll-
ING 9 work: some hadasunssway,sor
smuesled IN sorns whisky. ~. There
2 been two or three incipisnt row.,
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disappointing enterprises, but vet. IN
work 5NaS. gping ON. Z
AFs Endloott. ~
Michael 49, holding vel Win M
smployesss apd they wsre Abss!nnin9
gsS ~. ate. hi.p Of peFsnsrship With
iarToutserlppe4 yfsnch IL his studies.
9 seemed 10 master evcrythins hs
toSened WITH ~ aaesFnase that show.
1sds eyeef iptellsctuaJ appetite. \
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