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if  he  had  bought  a  nice  village  place  with 
10  acres,  he  could  have  enjoyed  country 
fife  just  as  well,  with  plenty  to  do  and 
less  worry  and  no  risk.  In  my  opinion 
the  most  usual  mistake  of  elderly  city 
people,  with  limited  capital,  is  to  buy  a 
large  farm.  They  do  not  realize  the 
amount  of  energy,  hard  work  and  expe¬ 
rience  needed  to  run  a  large  farm  at.  a 
profit  and  besides  to  pay  an  interest  on  a 
mortgage.” 
‘‘There  is  a  retired  minister  over  in 
Hopeville  who  talks  of  coming  to  see  the 
farm.” 
“You  can  cheat  a  preacher  like  thun¬ 
der!”  remarked  Bunce,  the  agent’s  local 
helper,  and  a  farmer  "on  the  side,”  in  a 
sly  coarse  whisper. 
(To  be  continued.) 
Providing  for  Old  Age 
A  wishes  to  make  a  will  and  leave  B, 
his  nephew,  all  his  property,  upon  the 
condition  that  I!  shall  let  him  have  a 
homo  on  the  real  estate  and  take  care  of 
him  as  long  as  he  lives.  Please  let  me 
know  how  the  instrument  of  writing 
should  be  drawn.  I  think  it  should  be 
a  contract  between  the  two  parties  and 
properly  witnessed  and  then  recorded. 
Virginia.  j,  f.  q. 
An  agreement  or  contract  concerning 
the  disposition  of  one’s  real  or  personal 
property  at  his  death,  or  to  make  a  will 
containing  certain  provisions  is  perfectly 
in  order  and  if  duly  executed  and  en¬ 
tered  iuto  is  valid  and  binding.  In  your 
case  it  would  be  all  right  to  have  it  in 
the  form  of  a  contract  which  should  con¬ 
tain  provisions  protecting  A  in  case  B 
failed  to  perform  bis  part  of  the  oon- 
( Continued  from  page  633.) 
“That’s  it.  Specialize  on  something. 
If  you  take  the  regular  lines  of  farm¬ 
ing  you  will  compete  with  a  hundred 
thousand  men  who  have  been  in  the  busi¬ 
ness  all  their  lives,  and  they  are  no  fools, 
I  can  tell  you,  no  matter  what  some  city 
people  seem  to  think.  You  can’t  hope  to 
beat  them  at  their  own  game,  and  it  isn’t 
the  best  game  anyway.” 
“But  with  a  specialty  I  would  have  a 
better  chance  of  getting  hold  of  it,”  I 
ventured. 
“Of  course  you  would,  and  less  compe¬ 
tition  too.  You  could  work  into  it  what¬ 
ever  business  training  you  have  picked 
up,  and  you  would  have  your  little  fine 
more  to  yourself.” 
“I  think  you  are  right.” 
“I  needn’t  caution  you  to  begin  slow¬ 
ly,  and  in  a  small  way,”  he  concluded, 
smiling.  “Fixed  as  you  are,  you  can’t 
very  well  do  anything  else.” 
So  I  pumped  him  the  best  I  could  for 
details,  and  then,  on  his  advice,  called 
on  a  few  men  who  were  following  the  spe¬ 
cial  lines  I  had  in  mind,  and  there  were 
precious  few  such  men  at  that  time.  I 
visited  “Fnele  Isaac”  Welch,  talked  into 
liis  ear  trumpet,  and  received  a  little 
fatherly  advice.  I  saw  Lambkins  and 
Dr.  Sanderson  and  Bertlam,  and  the  New 
Acres  farm  man  at  the  city  poultry  show, 
and  I  hunted  up  a  couple  of  combined 
fruit  and  poultry  farms.  I  could  have 
learned  more  from  all  this  had  I  known 
just  what  I  needed  to  ask.  They  were 
all  willing  to  talk  with  me.  Of  course  I 
had  to  give  up  my  job.  The  hunting 
around  for  points  cost  about  $20  of  my 
scanty  capital,  but  it  was  well  worth  the 
money. 
CHAPTER  III. 
The  Wiieke  And  How 
Why  did  I  come  to  Mapleton?  It 
was  mostly  through  Landers,  the  real  es¬ 
tate  man.  His  home  was  in  the  town. 
ITis  interest  in  me  sagged  off  when  he 
found  out  what  little  money  I  had.  but  he 
had  made  the  town  seem  interesting.  I 
was  using  my  wits  for  all  they  were 
worth  and  reckoned  I  might  do  better  by 
myself  and  cut  out  his  fees.  I  figured  the 
owners  would  expect  to  get  enough  extra 
for  their  land  to  cover  his  commission. 
But  I  hung  around  him  for  a  day  or  two, 
and  was  glad  I  did  so,  for  I  learned  some 
more  of  the  ins  and  outs,  and  became  ac¬ 
quainted  with  a  few  of  the  people  of  the 
town.  Somehow  a  bunch  of  them  got 
talking  one  evening  on  the  subject  of  tbe 
farm  real  estate  business  and  locating  oa 
a  farm.  You  may  be  sure  I  paid  atten¬ 
tion. 
“Choosing  a  farm  ranks  next  to  choos¬ 
ing  an  occupation  and  a  wife.”  asserted 
John  Joy,  a  Mapleton  farmer  who  be¬ 
came  one  of  my  best  and  most  helpful 
friends. 
“If  we  have  any  room  for  choice,”  ob¬ 
jected  a  neighbor.  “Many  farmers  have  to 
take  the  farm  that  father  or  grandfather 
chose,  or  go  without.” 
“In  such  cases  the  farm  has  often 
chosen  the  farmer  instead  of  the  other 
way.  The  man  has  been  brought  up  to 
understand  the  farm  and  has  learned  the 
branches  of  farming  supposed  to  be 
adapted  to  the  conditions.  Yet  tbe  in¬ 
herited  farm  is  often  a  misfit.  Tbe  .born 
market  gardener  is  left  a  remote  dairy 
farm,  and  the  young  man  who  loves  cat¬ 
tle  and  poultry  farming  finds  himself  on 
a  natural  fruit  farm.  Some  of  these  mis¬ 
fits  would  do  better  to  sell  out  and  buy  a 
place  that  suits.  Even  the  traditions  of 
fathers  and  grandfathers  may  sometimes 
be  a  hindrance  on  the  old  place.” 
“That’s  so,”  agreed  the  other.  “Re¬ 
member  that  retired  clergyman  who 
bought  the  Brown  farm,  good-looking 
buildings  and  good  scenery,  but  poor  land 
and  lots  of  rock.  Never  gave  anybody  a 
good  living.  But  then,  like  a  good  many 
more  such  farms,  there  was  a  big  show  of 
buildings  and  the  agent  stuck  the  preach¬ 
er  for  twice  or  three  times  the  real  value 
of  the  farm.  The  poor  man  sunk  all  the 
money  he  had  and  had  to  leave  in  a  few 
years  because  of  a  mortgage  foreclosure.” 
“Yes;  those  retired  people  with  a  little 
tract;  have  it  witnessed  and  recorded.  In 
a  matter  of  this  kind  it  is  well,  and  safer 
for  all,  to  call  in  one  well  acquainted 
with  the  laws  of  the  State  to  prepare  the 
contract. 
Naturalization 
In  1891  I  took  out  my  first  papers  to 
become  a  II.  S.  citizen  in  Rhode  Island. 
After  six  years  I  moved  to  Massachu¬ 
setts;  after  one  year  I  moved  to  Con¬ 
necticut;  after  10  years  I  moved  back  to 
Massachusetts,  and  since  then  have  lived 
in  same  town,  that  is.  about  seven  years. 
They  told  me  last  year  my  first  paper  is 
now  worthless  owing  to  its  age ;  others 
say  it  is  all  right  and  in  two  years  I  can 
get  my  second.  Can  yftu  give  me  some  in¬ 
formation  op  the  matter V  j.  it. 
Massachusetts. 
Your  second  papers  or  petition  for  ad¬ 
mission  to  citizenship,  must  be  made  out 
and  filed  not  less  than  two  years  nor  more 
than  seven  after  the  first  papers  were 
filed.  You  will  have  to  start  over  again 
now.  You  must  have  been  a  year  in  the 
State  in  which  your  application  is  made, 
before  you  can  apply  for  your  second 
papers. 
Disposition  of  Persona!  Property 
A  was  left  a  farm  by  her  parents,  was 
past  40  when  married  and  has  no  chil¬ 
dren.  What  part  b,v  law  can  her  hus¬ 
band  hold  and  can  she  will  it  all  to  him, 
or  a  fife  lease  in  it  if  she  prefers  to  do 
so?  c.  l.  w. 
Ohio. 
A  widow  or  widower  is  endowed  of  an 
estate  for  fife  in  one-third  of  all  the  real 
property  possessed  by  the  other  and  may 
remain  in  the  home  of  the  deceased  free 
of  charge  for  one  year,  if  dower  is  not 
sooner  assigned.  Subject  to  this  restric¬ 
tion,  you  may  will  your  property  to  any 
oue  you  wish.  You  may  will  it  all  to 
him.  Or  you  may  will  him  his  dower 
interest  and  give  the  rest  to  other  parties. 
“Some  people  are  humorous  without 
even  knowing  it.”  “As  when,  for  in¬ 
stance?”  “Here’s  a  man  advertises  a  lec¬ 
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