The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-01
LETTER FROM GOEAN.
Our Correspondent Writes on Several
Subjects.

Govan, June 2S.-When quite a
small boy I remember on one oc-
casion l witnessed the death of fine
mule belonging to a neighbor. He
was really one of the prettiest and
largest mules I had ever seen. 1 had
ridden behind old Tom on several oc-
casions, and at his death too felt
the presence of broken friendship; If
we are allowed to bestow our affec-
tions upon a brute animal and so
reckon it as the kind we cal! human
friendship.
Nevertheless, l loved old Tom and
regretted his death, and you may call
it anything you may like. AS the old
mule gasped his last breath, an old
negro man who had ministered unto
him, said: dat mule didn't know
his strenk." I was somewhat puz-
zled at the expression. 1t didn't prop
erly convey the idea. How in the
world would the mule have known
his strength should even he had had
the intelligence to know that he was
a very strong mule? BY strength l
mean the amount of power with
which he would be capable of pulling.
Perhaps he would have intelligence
enough to know when he would be
pulling the most of the load, then l
suppose he would ascertain that he
would have been the stronger mule.
Anyway, the old negro meant to con-
vey the idea that the mule was
powerful strong mule, and he con-
yeyed the thought as best he could.
l think the old negro's expression
is thoroughly applicable to the farm
ers in reference to coming into the
Farmers Union.
If all of the farmers of the South
ern States would come into the Union
and lend their strength and influence
to it's cause We could soon make
monopoly of the business i. e., we
can destroy the parasite (the specula-
tori that preys upon the vitals of the
farmers interests. But the farmer
don't realize his strength. Well, it is
to be regretted that he does not.
Col. E. T. Brown, of Georgia, says.
Suppose, for example, Europe
should combine to declare industrial
war upon the United States. What
steps would it be necessary for US to
take to break the force of the alli-
ance? One simple edict issued
would suffice to accomplish the de-
sired end: You shall not have an
other bale of American cotton until
peace is restored This one declara-
ton, strictly adhered to, would bring
the combined power of the earth to
terms.
1T is literally true that cotton is
king but owing to the unintelligent
way in which the people of the South
have handled and marketed this God
given, natural monopoly, King Cot
ton is invested with but few of the
powers and attributes appurtenant to
the crown"
Hence we readily see of strength.
The Farmers Union began in August,
1902. The price of cotton was at
that time below cents. Since then
it has been above 10 cents. But they
tell you that the farmers can't do
anything. The union has already &C
complished a great deal, and ask 9TH
ers to come in with them so as to
make it a more complete success. But
rather they stay aside and say: (1'l
watch the movement; I won't join
yet,O when they could come into the
Union and use their influence to
great good, perhaps.
One writer says: The auto is here
to stay and we may as we'll make up
our minds to give it a fair show on
the road. I find most auto people
are very decent about giving a full
share of the road and are good
enough to acknowledge any act of
fairness on my part. Of course there
are road hogs among auto drivers;
but then I have often found the same
kind of animals driving farm wagons.
All the hogs are not on the same side
of the road"
presume the writer means that
should he meet an auto hog that he
will give him all the road. would
suggest this as advisable, especially
if the hog is driving at fair speed.
The best thing for the man who uses
the horse is to carry him where he
can constantly see the auto, so that
he can become reconciled to them.
Doubtless there are many who believe
that their animals will never become
tanned to them, but my opinion is
that they will become more used to
the auto than they would the railroad
car. A locomotive is doubtless more
fearful to the horse than the automo-
bile.
Cooking supper for papa" Who
remembers reading the above last
week? The pathetic words came
from the lips Of the seven-year-old
son of Allen Wesley Pierce, a farm
er living in the State of Texas. This
man had just suffered the misfor-
tune of losing his wife. His seven
year-old son and younger daughter
attempted to help their papa cook
supper when the gasoline stove ex-
ploded, killing the younger child in
stantly, the boy dying later. On his
death-bed, lying beside the corpse of
his little sister, he told visitors be-
fore dying: 4 was cooking supper
for papa
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