Mower County transcript., 1904-09-28

Vol. ~
FARMER BEN'S COLUMN.
So boss Tommy Platt's machine in
New York has got run into and been
busted kermash and the poor old boss
steps down and out. He had great
run of power .thro all these years die
tatin' to presidents and all the big fell
lows and Drunnin' his machine right
over the rest of politicians without
ruth or care. No wonder the tears run
down the old mans cheeks when he
saw his grip lost and his machine bus
ted and none so poor as to do him hon
or any more. I've seen that same thing
happen over and over. There amt no
boss, even if his name is Platt or Quay
or Addicks but will hav his end and be
showed aside for new leaders. It's as
true all the way down to a county or
city boss. While they're in power they
think they are little gods and they get
swell headed and overbearin' and indie
pendent and lots fear 'em but when
they're downed nobody pays any more
attention TO 'em than to dead rat.
The crowd rushes to the band wagon
of his victorious successor and cuts out
the old boss like he was poison. l never
could see much comfort in this political
boss business anyhow, but 1 spose that
Willie one is on top it's kind of nice to
see the other fellows cringe and crawl
to you and get down on their marrow
bones.
see by my paper that another man
has died from hydrofobia from bein'
bitten by. a dog several weeks ago and
there was no relief for him. 1t looks
like we was in continual danger every
mint from these worthless ours that
roam round and bite whatever they
choose with none to molest 'em. J. was
goin' up to town the other day and l
heard dog bark and I'll be switched
in less than a mint if there wasn't
thirteen dogs all tumblin' together to
see if there was scrap in to which they
can get. Dogs scare our sheep to death
so there amt no profit in that and they.
catch our settin' turkeys and bite our
children and eat our adult shinbones
and tear our clothes off of us and scare
our horses so they run away and break
our. bones and all this without one tiny.
single item of gain OF profit lin return.
There ought to be some way of gettin'
at this public nuisance. To start with,
it would be a good scheme to slaughter
ninety nine out Of every hundred as
they come then look over carefully
what is left and pick out what is worth
less among them and cut their tails off
behind their ears. We would be get
tim down to scientific and practical
basis of operation in protectin' our
selves from canine ravages.
l don't blame those girls down in
Logansport, Indiana, one bit who hav
combined against penurious sweet
hearts. Their complaint is that the
young men sit around the girls homes,
hav 'em play and sing for 'em, fan 'em,
make fudge for 'em, and: liv on the fat
of the land so long as the girls furnish
it but Just as soon as it comes to the
aforesaid young men takin' their
sweethearts buggy ridin' or to the the
atre or sendin' 'em bonbons, flowers
music, books and such, then they play
the tightwad act and don't spend a
nickel on these things which are es-
sential the world over in every well
regulated courtship. What can the
girls do but boycott such closefsted
sweethearts and bring 'em to taw in
these important matters Of course it
amt wise for girls to encourage their
steadies to be extravagant and spend
thrift. That is goin' to the other ex-
treme, But when the girls furnish the
music and fudge and coultin' room
and fans and delightful company it's
too jughandled for the boys not to
yield up nickel to furnish part OF the
general fund of courtin !appurtenances
and hereditaments.
O. o o
One of the big cotton brokers down
in Beantown financially busted last
week and his debts was 81 ,114,125 and an!
his assets footed up exactly sl,2Oo'
He'd been very successful in pullin' the
wool over the eyes Of Investors while Will 9
he got his hands on their wallets ard
for long time he flew high and lived
in the aristocratic suburbs and was a
leader in sassiety and was 1t in big
circle and now when the bubble is
busted he amt got enough to bury
himself decently. That is just what is