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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1901)
Conservative. with the young man ? " and in reply , drew a very dark picture of the future of the youth of our country unless he ( the candidate ) should be elected. No person who knows anything of the past or of the present , can agree with his reply to his own question ; had he commenced as a laborer on a section thirty-two years ago , as did the writer , and kept in touch with labor and labor ing men through all these years , he W. 0. BROWN. must , with a heart full of gratitude , acknowledge that it is "well with the young man" better than it has been in all the years of the past , and instead.of preaching the heresy of discontent and discouragement , bid the young man turn his face cheerfully and hopefully to catch and welcome the lising sun of the new century , so full of promise for the youth of this great nation. Cleveland , O. , June 14 , 1901. WHAT IS SUCCESS ? A successful life cannot be measured by any set standard as each individual must be considered separately. What constitutes success for one life cannot be styled as such for another. To rise above one's surroundings of earlier life is generally looked upon as a success , although from some standpoints il should not be so considered. Every individual oan be said to possess some ambition or hope for the future the realization of which must be callec a success , if to reach such goal requires some efforts , the attainment of which satisfies unto a degree of contentment. A life oan hardly prove a true success unless it offer unto its owners content ment , which is necessary for happiness without which success in life is to be seriously doubted. As the goal to be reached differs with each individual according to his talent , inclination education , etc. , each must be con sidered differently and measured in accordance. Opportunities for commercial success fttfnjSlgtfM of worldly or national character climiu- sh with such developments as have characterized our commerce of recent years. It must be conceded , howovj ; hnt under present conditions it require ! higher talent to attain success that in the present age would be so considered by many , viz : Thirty years ago , various systems of railroads offered many desirable opportunities for inde pendent positions , although many merely consisted in the management of small systems. To attain to the elec tion to any of these independent posi tions was looked upon as a success , although the duties devolving may have covered but a small mileage. Today , with manifestly fewer systems of rail roads , due to recent consolidations , there are fewer such independent positions , hence less opportunity for individual success in such direction. What can be said of railroads may also be applied to other interests. Today , to attain to the management of a short line of rail road would hardly be looked upon as a success by the world who are so apt to hold such attainment , relative to the larger lines , with which we associate present successes in railroad business. In this country , where every citizen shares equally in the voice and respons ibility of government , and should be called upon to exercise his citizen functions , no life should be called a success that doesn't feel it incumbent to accept an equitable share of govern mental responsibility and duties devolv ing thereupon. This can only be properly met by a studious and con scientious participation in public mat ters and willingness to accept public duties when called upon. The idea ) success in life would therefore contem plate an embrace of such duties , this especially when , having gained a financial competency for future needs oJ self and those dependent , some efforts without personal sacrifice , can be devoted to social and economical condi tions , that augur so much for our future and will be fully reflected in our future citizenship. It is of course assumed that in attain ing any desired goal , only result of honest efforts can be considered. Re sults through dishonest channels are not to be entertained , it matters not how deep seated they may appear. Financial success , which meets the approval of a discriminating public should not be fostered unless with i has been developed such character as to merit the respect of fellow citizenship and approval of any future judgment to be visited upon us. J. A. BLUM. South Omaha , Neb. , Sept 10 , 1901. TREES AND DROUGHTS. EDITOR CONSERVATIVE : I had a careful examination made of the effect of groves on our farm during the late drought , and enclose the repor made. I do not agree with the idea of Jamage done by shade of groves being jronnch importance. Possibly a con siderable area in the aggregate imme diately urffler the shade of trees is H&ly affected ? but the cultivation of crops that give snjtal yield costs little and is necessary1" to'keep such land hi order. I believe the eS ofoS numerous grove's and rows'of trees in the years of drought to be very important. Yours truly , R. M. ALLEN , Gen. Mgr. Standard Cattle Co. Ames , Neb. , Sept. 8,1901. To MR. R. M. ALLEN , Gen. Mgr. Standard Cattle Company. SIR : Incompliance with your request I beg to submit the following report of observations relative to the effects of * groves , hedgerows and other tree plan tations in protecting the crops on ad joining fields , especially those lying to the north , and acting as shelter from hot , drying winds which are so damag ing to growing crops. As this season has been a particularly severe one upon field crops it was well calculated to show up the benefits of tree plantations in checking the evap oration of moisture from fields lying under their protection. According to directions careful exam inations were made , and as this large farm contains so many different kinds and forms of plantations a very com plete study was possible. The most striking effects were noticed on corn fields lying to the north of groves , andrews rows of trees running east and west. The reason for this is quite apparent when we remember the hot south winds which prevailed during the first two weeks of the present dry season. Where these winds had a clear sweep the crops very soon showed the effects of drying , and it is a matter of fact that our most exposed fields are the driest. The best example of the protection from these drying winds afforded by trees may be seen upon the North Mills' corn field where a close row of young willows , twenty to twenty-five feet high , runs along the south side of the field and is backed by the large grove of the Mills farm. Four rows of corn are somewhat shaded by the trees but the next fifty rows are much taller , greener and more vigorous than any portion of the field. The sorghum field to the east of the corn also shows the effect of the shelter for about two hun dred yards , but in a less degree. The willow hedge here is taller and more open , offering less resistance to the wind. The effect of shading is notice able for from twenty to thirty feet out from the trees. The row of large wil lows along the south side of the Middle Love corn field shows its effect to a dis tance of fully two hundred yards north. ' J-
