The Breckenridge news., 1905-03-08
PELLVILLE.

During the cold spell farmers spent
most of their time in the stores eX-
changing ideas and talking generally.
In speaking of rabbits John Burdett, a
fine man and good farmer, said he and
his brother hunted one evening and
killed forty-two in two hours. He says
they strung them on a long pole and
carried them home, when they dress
ed them and put them in cold storage
by using large barrel. They put in a
layer of rabbits, then layer of snow,
which they pounded down with a
mall. They had several hunts and the
same thing was repeated until they had
a barrel of frozen rabbits, which they
chopped out and used as they needed
them until late spring.
A. J. Skinner, who never was known
to prevaricate, says while at Knots
vile one night last summer he was
awakened by violent electric storm.
The keen, penetrating peals of thunder,
Immediately after the bright flash of
lightning, frightened and completely
unnerved him, when the storm passed
over he found that three of his sound
Jaw teeth were loose and could with
difficulty be held in his mouth. In
few days they frightened up and are now
as good as ever.
Considerable time was used in talk
ing and argufying about the merits and
demerits of the A. S. of E Some
would contend that it was the one and
only thing needed and that the founder
was the second Moses, who was leading
us farmers out of the wilderness. they
argued that all laboring men were be-
ing organized and long and bloody
war was inevitable. Some contended
that vigilant committee would visit
the farmer who insisted on planting
more crop than is prescribed by the
union and cut up and destroy it and, if
necessary, burn his barns. Others, who
are level headed and conservative in
every deal, do not agree with them and
will not countenance such lawless
outbursts.
There is coed lodge here and some
of the best men we have belong to it.
"Lynchburg price or bust" is our mot
to and it looks like they will get it.
While it will not attempt to criticise
the organization we do think some of its
members would gain more by hustling
around and trying in some conceivable
way to make somthing for their dear
families, instead of lounging around,
talking three eights and A. S. of E., as
though that was all that is necessary to
secure for them, their heirs and assigns
with convenant of general warranty,
peace, happiness and plenty forever
and eternity. Whenever a new thing
starts up some people let go of every
thing else and grab hold of it. They
talk, theorize, philosophize and "blow
off, from early dawn till set of sun, and
then some. Watch such a man. He
never was success at anything and all
the organizations on earth combined
will never make him anything but
kicker and blow hard. They never ed
ucate their children and in consequence
they grow to make more howlers and
discontents. We are truly glad we have
no howlers in Pellvllle.
1t is right for farmers to organize and
have meetings where they can talk and
exchange ideas and cultivate a good
brotherly feeling. The A. S. of E., is
all right and we believe will do great
deal of good, lbut farmers must not ex-
pect too much from it, we must hustle
some ourselves and make every edge cut