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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Jan. 



ling the sulphur market of the world, and add- 

 ing to the pro.-peiity of the whole country by 

 cheapening the production and improving the 

 quantity of that great fundamental agent, 

 "sulphuric acid," the preparation of which 

 from impure pyrites is so often a source of 

 annoyance and loss In all kinds of manufactures. 



For the New England Farmer, 

 MEN WANTED. 



A few weeks since I cut the following arti- 

 cle, with the above he&ding, from a newspaper 

 that fell into my hands : — 



Men Wanted. — The great want of this age is 

 men. Men who are not for sale. Men who are 

 honest, sound from centre to circumference, true 

 to the heart's core. Men who will condemn wrong 

 in friend or foe, in themselves as well as others. 

 Men whose consciences are as steady as a needle 

 to the pole. Men who will stand for the right if 

 the heavens totter and the earth reels. Men who can 

 tell the truth and look the world and the devil right 

 in the eye. Men that neither bragnorrun. Men that 

 neither flag nor flinch. Men who can have cour- 

 age without shouting to it. Men in whom the 

 courage of everlasting life runs still, deep and 

 strong. Men who do not cry nor cause their voices 

 to be heard on the streets, but who will not fail nor 

 be discouraged till judgment be set in the earth. 

 Men who know their message and tell it. Men 

 who know their places and till them. Men who 

 know their business. Men who will not lie. 

 Men who are not too lazy to work, nor too 

 proud to be poor. Men who are willing to eat 

 what they have earned, and wear what they have 

 paid for. 



Is it not lamentably true that there is a 

 great lack of such men as are here alluded to ? 

 1 think the feeling is quite general among 

 business men that those placed in positions of 

 great pecuniary responsibility are less reliable 

 than at any former period of our nation's his- 

 tory. They are more liable to betray the 

 trusts committed to their guardianship. The 

 prevailing spirit of speculation proves too 

 strong for their integrity. The temptation of 

 great, and (as it looks to them) sure gains 

 impels to the use of funds that belongto others. 

 The salve that quiets their conscience and 

 blinds their ejes to duty is the expectation 

 of replacing what they had no right to take. 

 Los resulting from their first venture, lead 

 to a repetition of the crime in hopes of mak- 

 ing it all light in the end. Repeated losses, 

 however, involve them irrecoverably. Many a 

 man who was looked upon by those who knew 

 him bi-st as being grounded upon unswerving in- 

 tt grity has been ruined in this manner. The 

 trouble was that he allowed the first thought 

 in that direction to have a lodgment in his 

 mind. The cases of defaulting bank officials 

 and others of recent date are apt illustrations 

 of this truth. 



Auothi r class of dishonest men are those 

 who *lo business on credit, when they know it 

 is impossible for them to pay for the goods 

 • they purchase. A house in this city that re- 

 ported a surplus of $60,000 last January, 



failed in less than six months for $120,000. 

 They acknowledged to a creditor that the 

 statements made to him and others in January 

 was false. The excuse given for the false- 

 hood was they hoped to work out in some way. 

 This seeking a desired end by such means is 

 never safe, and never guiltless. It is not 

 worth while to specify the various phases of 

 dishonesty and trickery that abound, as most 

 are too familiar with them, it has come to 

 such a pass among business men that they are 

 driven to regard every man as a rogue, until 

 he has proved the reverse. Heretofore, the 

 farmmg community have been regarded as a 

 class less subject to this sweeping condemna- 

 tion. It is not well for us, however, to be too 

 Pharisaical because of this fact. Too many 

 cases of deception and trickery are resorted 

 to by farmers, for us to exclaim that we 

 are more honest than others. How many give 

 short weight, short measure, put the best and 

 fairest on the surface and hide all defects from 

 sight? Far too many, I fear, from what I 

 have seen and beard. 



In too many instances in buying and selling 

 stock, the rule of honest, fair dealing is too 

 often departed from. I recollect of a gentle- 

 man remarking to me that the worst swindle he 

 ever was subject to was perpetrated by a far- 

 mer of whom he bought a horse. Being a 

 farmer the gentleman confided in his story, 

 without seeking for a confirmation of its truth. 

 From that transaction he was taught the folly 

 of relying upon a class or calling, supposing it 

 to be composed entirely of honest men. His 

 experience is too common for farmers to call 

 it exceptional. 



Money gained at the sacrifice of principle is 

 an illusion. It is not gained permanently. That 

 is, it will take to itself wings and fly away. 

 Reputation also suffers. The whole result is 

 a loss every way. A man may be rich without 

 money. Millions, without a quiet conscience 

 and a contented mind are but a burden to their 

 possessor. A rich man on the brink of the 

 grave would gladly part with all he had for a 

 longer lease of life. Honest men are hard to 

 find, and we should welcome them from what- 

 ever source they come. 



There is an antidote for all this crying evil 

 to be found in the application of the golden 

 rule to our daily life. I apprehend it is to be 

 found nowhere else. All other panaceas are 

 illusory and disappointing. This cannot fail. 



Boston, July 30, 1869. k. o. 



For the New England Farmer, 

 HELP AND STOCK FOB A PAKM. 



"I have bought the high-priced, fertile 

 farm," said Mr. Bullion, as he met his friend, 

 Mr. Jones, "and now as spring is drawing 

 near, I must hire help to begin its cultivation. 

 What kind of help shall I hire." 



"This is, indeed, a question of some im- 



