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THE ILLITs^OIS FARMER. 



^^Y. 



It w.is a hmc!; timf before it could be dives- 

 tfil "';' t'. e r nk ve^eiahlo taste, but tlii? has 

 nc'W l)i Ciiiii ■ one of the simpL'st tliiiigs pos^^ibic. 

 All .iTO (f < ane oti each far'u in the State 

 ■wi 1 -.v.'.v than ^'!pp'y the popu'ation with good 

 sii'iii a.; il i-' it 'will make si^gar at a piofit, one 

 otLii- ,uTe will i-uip'y that now indispensible 

 luxu V. 



Bkit!!! AVokk for Littlk than Bkg — We 

 av"> m .~y a 1 1" 'i ■■', -iv-; t n Gj!1 s 'e Farmer, 

 yf'wh il (>e W'lO, Iierau-'e they cannot get as high 

 -W!2''> as t'oiy t'ink they are entitled to, prefer 



to liv 



I'len^^s than to work for low wages. 



(■::•! '.ot a.Trvd t'l piy such hish jiici's 

 i':i:a';ii'cr of the se:son — iiul they are 



Evc'Y li liM'Sl man «ill surely preffr to work 

 forn'iThln: .nt his board and lolging than to 

 beg '1 h tc a.f, however, many men — and wo- 

 rfi'ii tii'i — " ho ^I'ein to ch r'sh the contrary opin- 

 iov. The AI is-achosef ts Fanner, un ler thr 

 he^-dirig, '• A p'.r/z'o for Farmers," alludes to the 

 nifit er a-* fulhavs : 



T'le prices clru g"il for 'abnr on the farm have 

 ben ii'L^licr rh.i ;i ■iny othe- article in the market. 

 Bar I uv, si CO '' e hay ai'd grain sra'-on are past, 

 fat-K) 

 for r"' 



not ili'^i'is^d to piy such prices wlieii tlie busy 

 Bra or. !•< over — fur all articles of produce aie 

 low :i!al nior^cy 'S n^'t plenty. 



Va-r iiuiiibers of abb' bodied men are now out 

 of i'O.-i^i s-! aii'l str.iHiiig throni;;! tlie la-id, 

 "wnll-iM.: i:n and d 'wn in it." Tiiey daily pass 

 • bronuh the highways and incjuire tlie wnj' to tlie 

 poor )i<;ii>e. f o • a ni^ilit's keepiag — and they pas-: 

 fit^m town to <»\vn atid tell tiieir stories to beuev- 

 ole"t ])'• 'pi" who ''re s*ra''igers to tln'in. 



The<e stn Hers a' d bngte s are seemingly a= 

 strong '\: d Ilea tliy as farm laborers, and ought 

 not 10 be encouraged in begning. Their plea is 

 that they ca.i ol^ain no emi'loyinen'. But when 

 invi'el 10 wnrk, fhey dematid such high wag-^s 

 that tatmers cannot afford ro employ tliem. 



>'finy of tliese meti might earn ten dollars a 

 mnnth. and be bnavded and lodged. Put they 

 •would n.'f -u' init to such degi-adation as thi< — 

 they pn-f r b g'.ing frr.m town to town, and im 

 posing rn hone-it feop'e. Farmers would li!<e to 

 make perujiinent improvements at tiiis season of 

 tht" year, prr:viile ) they couhl hire at a fair rate. 

 But iliey cannot aflord to pay high prices when 

 the busy season is over; 



m^^The Polynesian, a paper published in 

 Hoii'dulii, Sandrich Islands, warnd its readers 

 against the barbarisno and shocking state of so- 

 ciety in the United States, and contrasts it 

 with the peaceful life cf the Sandwich Island- 

 ers. 



— A cobbler's sole support — in shoe rents he 

 finds his awl! 



To School Teachkrs. — We would call the at- 

 tenti' n of school teachers to the following law 

 and circular from the Superintendent of I'ublio 

 Instruction : 



" The State Superintendent of Public Instruc- 

 tion shall also be, a' d he is liereby authoriz d to 

 grant and issue State certificates of eminent 

 qu ilifications as teachers, to such persons as u^ay 

 be found worthy to receive the same, upon ilue 

 examination, by himself or othcts whom lie sliall 

 appoint for that purpose, and who shall exhibit 

 satisfactory evidence of practical experience and 

 succe s in teaching. Said State certificates -hall 

 suprr edu the neces-ity of any and all other ex- 

 aminations, and shall be of perpetual validity in 

 every county and school district in the Siate; 

 anil the fee for each of such certificates shall be 

 five dollars, But a State certificate m-iy be can- 

 ce ed ly the Sti'e Superietendent upon proof of 

 immoral or iiiiprofessional condrct " 



'■ I'lic next exuuination under the abov pro- 

 vision of biW will bo I'.e'd at the city of Boom- 

 ingtou on Tharsdiy. Fiiday and Sa'urday, the 

 19ih, 20th and 21st of December, ISGl eommen- 

 eing promptly at 10 o'clock a. ra., Thursrlay the 

 lOtli. A committee of acting teachers fro'n dif- 

 ferent parts of the State, selected for thiir long 

 experience, trie i abilitj', ami sound jodgtuent, 

 will assist me iu the examination." 



. Farm Houses, — A correspondent of the New 

 Hampshire Journal of Ajriculiure says: 



In passing thrmgh ou- farming towns, tlie cb- 

 f-ct vant tr ive'cr wil be oftcti pahjfully ioipr.'-sed 

 with the untidy ajpearance of the farmers preni- 

 ises. Bleak, banco and unsigiit'y, with Ijaully 

 a tree shrub or tlower to indicate the prisciice 

 of civilized hunriu bidi:g-:, vvho would wonder if 

 such were to be hi;, dwelling place at the 

 anxiety of the farmer to "sell out" an i ti'y his 

 fortunes in some more lucrative business? (Con- 

 tentment iu such a place would prove him some- 

 thing more or less than human. 



Wiiy is it that fanners, is a class, are so care- 

 less of appearances? If, as I believi% tiie 1 ive 

 of tlie beautiful is implanted in every human 

 breast, why should n^t the farmer cultivate it ? 

 If forms of beauty di light and attract us — if 

 they refine and elevate us — leading us upward 

 from a merely sensual to a more spiritual life, 

 why should we not surround our dwellings with 

 objects which will be a delight to the eye rather 

 tha'". the r.-verse. 



The farmer's life is too often one of mere 

 drudgery, when, were he to improve the advan- 

 tage of his position, it might be one cf continual 

 delight. The removal of unsightly objects from 

 the vicinity of the dwelling, filling th" yards 

 with flow(rs, would cost but a trifle, either of 

 time or money, and would add materially to the 

 happiness of the household. 



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— A witty philosophers says: "Some men's 

 mouths seem to be like the dikes of Holland — 

 made to keep out water." 



