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Show MAKING THE HOME REAL ; To a certain extent tho cities are absolcd from blamo for luring the boy from tho farm and the more or less stable existence of tho tiller or tho soil to tho uncertain lot or the city laborer or clerk. According to arguments advanced by thoso who hpvo inadn u study of the small town and country deelopmout, tho blame for the desertion of tho laud by the young must rest largely with the parents par-ents with tho farmers themselves. Tho nvcrago farmer has until recently re-cently boon Interested in his crops, cattle nud n bank account more than he was In the comfort of his wife nud children. With tho city man It has been tho reverse. Tho wife of the elty mechanic, whose Income was far smaller and Immeasurably less secure se-cure than tho Incoino of thu farmer, has ror years boon having hot and rohl water In her kitchen, a bath tub In Iho house and gas and electricity wllh which to cool;, wash and Iron. Her household work has been cut lo a minimum. Tho wire or tho runner, In most cases, Is still drudging away unnecessarily. Because or this drudgery! drudg-ery! nnd the wnnt or a comfortable anil consequently Interesting, nttnic-llvo nttnic-llvo home, the migration to the cllj hns been unprecedented In recent j ears, " Ono lias only to uso his brain n llttlo-to discover tho various machines ma-chines which might be Installed li the farm home at n compnratlvel siiioll expense, and which would go a long "way toward making life on the fin m lighter for the women and more attrnctlvo for the children. It Is n fact that farms run on a modern Imsls pay larger dividends. Farms so run not only keep tho children at homo but keep them Interested lr ihelr home, In tho farm and the farm work. Farmers who feel that there Is soinollilng wrong with their farm and who begin to see their children be-coiuo be-coiuo restless a aort of constant yearning lo get away will find n solution so-lution to thn whole problem of keeping keep-ing tho family together, In brightening brighten-ing tip the home nud gUIng it an all of modernity. Not only Is this applicable lo the farmer, but to Iho resident of the small town as well. Tho rising generation gen-eration are not wont to be so contented con-tented with their life as were their ftithurs nud mothers. They must have certain things, which though easllj within reach or their parents are or-tentlmca or-tentlmca overlooked, only to lm dls ' covered after It Is loo late. Tho conn-try conn-try homo may be iniido as attractive as any other; moro attractive and comrortnblo and healthful In fact, 'lr make It so Is to solve thu problem of keeping the boys and girls on tin farm and In tho home town. |