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
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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
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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.
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