Mower County transcript., 1903-07-29
Farm BEL COLUMN,

II. l.HllnllllIvlllil lllll J DIly "a JUL UIllll
can an 'tssee what right nations sha,yg
sticksin' y their nose into other peoples
fbusl I'' lness y any more than individual
ff1[ folks hay at the same job. We seen
tsoe much trouble and SO little good
come con from this that I quit it less than
e. century ,al t ago. I've been cogitatin,
lover 'e this l1 Russian business and our
president q sendin' il that petition about
Illltreatln tin the Jews over. in that land
Of semi bari rbarism. can't see what
solitary grain Of good or profit it did.
The The Russians simply wouldn't even
read it but moved to lay it under the
table forever, because they said that in
ma alters purely, Of their own internal
Ipo'lilcciess 'lc they couldn't allow any dicta-
tic ton 2 or regulation or terferation from
an any outside powers. And why amt
that rite? Spose that Russia should
stick si'c ! !. under Uncle Sam IS nose a petition
/ s. from ol the Liberian "a fricans prot
/ against thew the colored population
lis bein' murdered and bounded and
4 roasted "a in this country, / don't believe
/ that it would set very good. I tell you
! that thai lots of friendships haV been cut
by this interferin' business in what
don't M concern you. 7 on box a naybor's
boys ears for strikin' his little sister
and your naybor's wife is more likely
to come after you with her broomstick
! than an to go after the boy with a switch.
1--we l' alWus notised that the man and
woman that minds their own business
get along the best but if you are look
! i IN for trouble just stick your nose into
somebody's else affairs. + %%osss. zs.s
Its 81. smity lucky that this year amt
ltlhe the big year in politix. Folks are get
tin nifty impatient over the refusal of
the congressman we elect to push the
things they promised when they were
s'ael seekln' the franchises of the people and
which the people dem and. L reckon
that the first and foremost demand and
issue is reciprocity with Cuba and 9th.
er lands. y ust see what Uncle Sam is
Ilosin' already by not totin' to Cuba's
Just needs. Here four years ago, we
exported to Cuba $37, ,OOO,O 600, three
years ago we exported to Cuba ss32 900.
4 600, cog two years ago we exported to Cuba
t$28, ,OO0, 600, and one year ago we got
/ down 81 to $25, 900 900, and this year is
saEsmai \ ll iler5sti n ark otl, Bnclesa
trade with Cuba has thus steadily. de
|clined, that of=our European competit
ors has been increasing rite along. In
other words, our rivals are reapin' the
main benefits Of our big expenditures
in establishin' Cuba as a republic. The
chumps in congress don't care however
but tell you they will heed what the
people demand or there'll be a new
DEAL. Another burnin' issue is the wise
revision of the tariff accordin'. to the
| Iowa idee Of not protectin' monopolies
/ that are robbin' the people by extortior
and unreasonable greed. Another issue
1 is our keepin' what we've got in thu
Philippines and + tdevelopin' our com
4 merce in the far east.x All hands want
4 ( a j. Ilsthmus canal SO that amt an issue
4 4 But 3 It the party that reciprocates with
4 Cuba, and that supports RI Roosevelt's
Il antitrust measures and that giys sut
i re revision of tariff and foreign commerce
i and prosperity and protection Of right
Eeous home industries will keep to tht
front as sure as Van SAINTS name is
/ Sam. 4. #a5a I. rs. I. s;s sS H B, n s
Il What won't these scientific fellow.
4 icontrapt next? ! see that a German
/ Inventor has succeeded in turning com
i mon milk into stone, and skimmet
milk at that, after it has been turned
lover and skum on both sides ant
u fchnrned and curded and all the rest
II This skinned milk can be hardened
,linto. combs, table tops, mantels, but
J. tons, knife handles and i don't know
what: An exhibit Of the stuff is nov
on at Hamburg and anybody tha
wants to see it can walk over and in.
aspect to their satisfacti tion II does no
!, catch fire like celle loid, il don't soak III
y y water, it !. don't smell bad. Put il !
little lamp black and YOU hay5S stru