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fnces^sSh th ° usand , dolla «- Among my acquaint- 
wouM he ] individuals; men whose annual income 
would be ample to provide for every want even if thov 
s iou re use henceforth to perform physical labor They 
and e thenth h ’ 38 th ?, S f ying is - “ to carry them through;” 
a fontilv of1 rC Tu3 d be f fficient lcft fa die heirs, to ruin 
It • ^ Slx children after giving the lawyers half! Tn 
their homes you will find ito libraries; 2 plctums no 
lectures "or concert ** Carpets -, The T seldom attend 
They can’t afford it S ’tu CVen dairymen ’s conventions, 
wl atV Tn h ff , They are sav ' n S their money—for 
wu-J- ° buy more h °S s ! They have never heard of 
n ier, or Longfellow, or Herbert Spencer, or Huxley 
They don t know whether Shakespeare is liy n «- or dead 
1 hey are ■ interested in European wars, because ?h°seSe 
■ ~ ! Cf r 0 hogs. Almost their only enjoyments are eat 
mg drmking, sleeping, and accumulating 
What will education do for such ? 
, n 1 repeat it will increase their capacity for enjoyments 
latioris! them in thdr f var ' c ’ ous > inordinate accumu 
. , Tbis H ter is c!es * r able. The accumulation of cxces 
sively large fortunes is oftener a curse to the heirs and to a 
community than a blessing. To borrow a figure The 
-snow, when evenly distributed over the land, becomes a ' 
source of pleasure and profit; but when piled in drifts 
ZT mU h ' g1 ’ ™P edcs travel and becomes a source of 
u ted itebenefite' Wit ! 1 l Vealth: Wh6n even >y distrib- 
,r‘‘drtff Can scarceI y be over-estimated ; but when 
ifts it becomes a hindrance rather than a help in the 
onward march of civilization. The Creator evidemiy so 
understands it; for he seldom fails to give to avaricious 
giasping parents, spendthrift children who quickly scatter 
(with the help of the lawyers) what has been so infudb 
cious’y piled up. Indeed, I sometimes think this is win¬ 
ced permits lawyers to exist. (If you have a fortune 
“f i ' veied f » *>■' £«<> ™. 
What will education do for the farmer ? It will enable 
mm to spend more money for his own real enjoyment and 
Md friends m °It° n m thC genU , ine ha PP in -ess of his family 
ana h lends. • It will convert■ hovels with bare walls -mil 
are floors into beautiful homes with pictures and carpets 
