St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-09-27

sold for two dollars . bushel, and Ill
branches Of business we're lively and
profitable; and II Dr.. Slim was the con-
siderato man they took him 70 be. hc
would look upon the matter In the same
light II not then-but the alter.
native was not discussed.
"Are you ready for the question:
asked tho chairman.
mot quite." said . voice from Q -
mote corner Of the room. and plain.
unlettored man, With . shrowd bet
kindly faca moved 70 the 'front.' and is
was announced that Me- Ball bad the
door.
II don't often feel any call to make
speech" said be. ''but when do. gen.
erally call . spade . spade. and done
with IL Ny preachin' Is apt 70 b rather
personal % 70 speak. and perhaps IL
Wtll bo this time Squire Roomee osys
1t costs . great deal OF money 10 run .
church. and he's right And IL costs
great deal % run . farm Of much sisa.
and griss mill and high school and
. steam thrasher and . good many things
that we've got 70 have. Why. It was only
last summer I was ridiu'.. long With
Squire Boomer past his farm, and ho
stopped his hoese to show mo the crop
ON that twenty.acre lot near the road
He said he had laid out moro than dvo
dollars IN acre In ditchin' that lot and
buyin' fertilizers and seed; said he
shouldn't got his money back In one
year or two. but there was . good deal
OF satisfaction In scein' how that land
had come up under good tillaga As
said he didn't believe In any penny
wise system Of farmin.. Fact Ia sayo
he If you starve your farm. IL viii
starve you-' He says to-day No should
manage our church Affairs just - we do
our own; that Ia on business principles.
and I agrce with him. IL We starve the
church and the minister. they'll certain.
~ starve uA ltS the liberal soul thatu
be made fat-not the stingy one
''ME Mullins. he deals In general
merchsndise. and runs . pretty large
establishment He says trade has beeu
uncommon dull for year o. more; bus
al the same he Il going TO raise the sal'
ary Of his head clerk and book.keepes
afty dollars this year. just because he
WAS such . faithful fellow and looked
after his employers interests % we'll
4 tell you. HAIL. says be. = man must
show his hands that be sppreciates
their work II be wants EN- 70 take IN
interest and make things bux2' Boz
when It comes 70 tho minister. he pro.
poses 70 work this plan BY the rule Of
contrary. All that's necessary 70 make
the finances OF this church prosper.
seemingly. IL 70 let the minister know
that his laboes ere worth less By two
hundred dollars . year than when hs
came horc.
"Ncighbor Snodgrass 10 fond Of sayin'
We must cut our garment aocordin' 70
our cloth. but be don't always practice
his own preachin'. ] won't into bis
house last evenin' to set awhile, - I
ofeen do. and Mis- Snodgrass was cut
tin out . eheckered shirt for her bus
band She bad the cloth spread ont on
the door. and laid the pattern on this
way and that way: but finally she said:
Its no use; there isn't cloth enough.
John: you'll have 70 get three-quarters
Of yard moro to make the sleesea'
Now, by his own rule. be should have
said: 'You must cut that garment %.
cordin' to tho cloth. sleeves or no
sleeves-' But he didn't cay any such
thing. He Just eaid: All right Lu-
cinds; I'll get the cloth tomorrow when
60 to the village and there's the
bundle stickin' out OF bis coat pocket
this minute.
''Ele and are In the habit Of helpin'
each other with big Job now and then.
in . neighborly way. Last speing
helped him build . picket fence the
whole length Of bis farm on the high.
way. He laid out 70 have lumber
enough on hand before Ne begun. bot
he fell short considerable: said be didnt
mako allowance enough for shsky pick.
cts. just ~ we don't for shaky slip
rentA Now. you'd think. to be consis-
tent be ought 70 have spread them
pickets . tribe moro. or else finished up
tho two or three rods lacking With some
Of them old fence eailA Hut be didnt |
do any such thing. He sent bis team Oh |
pickets on hand before no needed 'em: |
and he had hundred Or two loft over
for repairs. . surplus In the treasury.
70 70 spaak
I've hear . good deal about euttin' |
down our expenses. bot not . word
about increasin' our Income. 0entlemen |
talk q II. In church mateerA 10 better |
wear Q shirt without sleeves. q it wero. |
than 70 buy little more cloth; ~ bet
ter picco out . new fence With old eailA |
rather than 70 got few moro picketA
Tho bible tells about time when the |
bed is shorter than . man can stretch |
himself on 1t. and the coverin' narrower
than that he -eans wrap himself IN itl
Seems 70 mo come of - have aboot gos |
thcrA t.n
ut has been moro than hinsed here
today that the minister has more
money 70 spend than NO do. and may b
he does But that u none OF our bust.
nesA We called him here and 6xed the
mount OF his salary oursolves; and !
thiak Il would b . mighty mean pro
,eedin' 70 ask him to throw Oh ee0o just
because we've failed % do business o
prineiples-to lay this load au
IN bis shoulderA when not man Of -
aad tried % lift is With one Of ouf, little
1nges& 20 % speak
'.Now I say that this paltry debt Of
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