Mower County transcript., 1904-06-15
the wheat looks kind of stunted the.
oats and fax are hummin'. There's al

the wheat looks kind of stunted the
oats and fax are hummin'. There's al
wus somethin' prosperin' in the diS
versifed lot Sometimes it's the fat
cattle and hogs that brings the money
and then it's themilk and butter,and
eggs. Sometimes it's q big hay crop
and then agen it's lots of corn fodder.
The farmer that puts everythin' into,
one CROP. don't care what, will find
that when that crop fails he is busted.
My renter has got some nifty fine colts /
comm up that amt been any more !
bother to raise than SO many steers.
We've got lambs and calves and pigs
and chickens and ducks and turkeys
and litter of cats and they all count
and it's somethin' comm in every
month of the year and alwus somethin'
in, the diversified lot that is good pay.
in for the perticular season. I pity
the chaps that are in country where
they have to raise only one thing. #5
I've been ruminatin' on that statistic.
givin' the proportion of prominent men
that are college graduates, seven tenths
i'll remember right, the turn bein' that
it a man wasn't a college graduate he
had only three tenths as good a chance
of gettin' prominent. Now I'm exceed
ingly in doubt over this propositions.
I'd like to know just what and who the
prominent citizens are. If it means
just doctors and lawyers and preachers.
why, they amt fit for much without O.
good dedication and lots of 'em amt
good for much with one. If it means
the fellows that get into Congress, we
know that the big push down there is
corporation lawyers quietly pushed in1I
~ corporation influences and retainedl
to do their service and look out for
their interests. But I calkerlate thatJ
in any given community, the promi1
nent men amt half Of 'em college gradu-
ates and recken that there are other
ways Of fittin' for life than just college,
education. Look right in Austin.I
See who the prominent men are there
Lots of 'em never see the inside of al
college. Look at the prominent far.
mers in this county. How many Of
,em are college graduates? A man
don't hav to know Greek to, tell what.
is the best kind Of dairy cow. I amt
sayin' anything against college breedin'
but all I kick on is to claim that all
prominent men are of that Stripe.
And did you read about that Mime
apolis millionaire that was slicked out
of $4,000 the other day by gang of
confidence men? It was simon pure
lottery deal with the old chump winner
and he had to show up his $4,000 for
responsibility and the sharpers sneaked
it all away from him. The city papers
are alwus so glib about the country
Rubes bitin' at sucker games that they
forget to keep tab on the city gumps
who are beiI' swindled right along in
Investment schemes and swindles and
tricks that country chap wouldn't
even look at. I reckon that when it.
comes to showdown, the city suckers
can outnumber the country victims
about sixteen to one. 1t don't do any
how to be twittin' on facts. It's case
of boomerang. If the cities didn't hav
the constant influx of new blood and
nerve and good sense from the country,
they'd soon degenerate into whole
push of suckers and degenerates that
would be the feedin' ground of all the
social buzzards of the earth. If I was
in the fake business, l wouldn't take
to the country for victims but I'd
strike rite for the cities. The fact is
that when rare country chap gets
taken in, everybody knows it but the
millions of city suckers are able to
keep their foolness out of sight.
Itwon't do for Farmer Ben to express
his opinion too heartily Oh the PROPOSE.
tion set before a womans recent con-
vention that we're it not for women not
a line OF scandal would be print
in an American newspaper, but TIL be-
jiggered if things don't look q little
that way. There are lots Of newspap-
ers printed just for men which the wo-
men don't get the readin' of and the