The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-12

'nufiHcI III WnIcn he performs the du
ties which devolve upon him.
The first is to his home and fam
lily.
The second to his government that
pefhl him to enjoy tho blessing and
happiness o! his home and family.
The third Is to better the conditions
ana advance the interests OF his chus-
cn occupation.
Since we arc looking at the farm
cr's side of the question. what should
be his action and what can lie do 10
better his condition?
There are certain conditions exist.
Ing that must be met and overcom.
tn obtain results desired by tho farm
or. What legislation Is needed must
be secured by his combined efforts. i.s
an individual among one hundred mil
lions OF people he is iniinitesimally
small. and as an individual lie is
hopelcsSly helpless TO do one thing 10
obtain relief. The moment the farm
cr attempts to. relieve any burden
created by uniu:t taxation or unequal
distribution of II. IL makes no differ
encc in what direction, he Is met by
an organized force: No argument is
needed at this time to convince any
intelligent farmer that such is the
case. II Is not enough that he COM
pli H. and wants something done.
but lie is morally bound to do some
thing himself and not merely wish it
done. lie has power and II Is his duty
TO use that power SO as TO make it
available and his influence felt or his
power available as m individual land
! say he can nOtl his duty Is to make
II so. and that can only be done
n hi al aff
farmer owes 1t to society to assist III
securing honest Legislators and just
representation. Thnt a lethargy ex-
lists nmong farmers in regard to po-
iltical duties Is evident from the class
CT legislators shat represent them.
composed as II Is almost wholly of
men from other professions and pos
scsslng but little interest in the af-
fai-s OF .le farmer. The farmer has
submitted GO long tn the powers that
bc that In many places he has lost
confidence in his ability to lo any
thing. and above all needs the stimu-
lating Influence of farm organiza-
ticn to awaken his energies and give
nm courage. IL the farmer hopes to
Keep pace with other callings In the
race OF life he must travel at The same
rate OF speed. In order to do this he
nluft einrloy some OF the same agen-
cies. and organization, above all, is
the one upon which no relics. If lie
would maintain u high standard OF
womanlood he must secure for her
equal privileges in social and etlucn-
tional circles.. for whenever she falls
below him in, ability or culture she
ceases to be his equal or idol: II he
desires his boys OF girls to be shining
lights In the world. whether on the
farm or. elsewhere. he must give them
the opportunity for deyolOpmant. un-
til thoir orb Is compasscd or sphere
complete.
Ia! Phillips OF Sandy Springs ask
cd that we tell the ditfcreuce between
monopoly and socialism. The differ
cnCn hciwccn monopoly and socialism
IS that undo: the rule OF monopoly
few men would own everything, while
under the rule nj socialism no man
In short time would own anything
If there were no other difference So
ciallsm would be wor.c than monOp-
oily because, while both spell death
In the end. socialism. being the quick
er death. leaves US less hope and less
opportunity OF escaping It,
recently visited that part of olh
Virginia where George Washington
was at one time the largest farmer in
America. His original will-still to
be seen mt tho old Fairfax County
court house. shows that he was the
owner OF nearly 10000 acres of land.
OF this great acreage $500 acres were
In Fairfax County. In 1853 a memo
randum showed that he had crops as
follows: $50 ncres grass; d60 acres
Oats: 700 acres wheat: zoe acres corn;
besides several hundred acres In rye.
buckwhcnt. potatoes. peas, and tur-
for the use Of his family and his ne
groes. He owned between 800 and 400
slaves.
Az late as 1854 only seven years
prior to the beginning Of the Civil
War there were only three white fam-
lilies living on the $500 acres, which
Washington had owned IN Fairfax
County. At present over 150 families
own subdivisions of this land. or farm
subdivisions ranging In size from 80
to 250 acres. ha'
DR.. Breedin says his hens are get
ting 30 lazy that they don't get up
until quarter after nine in tho morn
ing. and asks for advice Your prob
lem may be solved doctor. by having
chicken pic every day Until there nre
no hens to "get up" and then get in q
lot OF nice hustling hens.
Every farm should be sanitarium.
Fresh air. fresh water. fresh vegeta-
bles. fresh fruits. fresh eggs. fresh
milk and fresh cream can be hld In
abundance. Whit health resort can
do better?
Nature never made greater mis-
take than when she deposited sand on
the surface Of certain farms instead
OF placing II down ten or fifteen feet
SO that It would be out of the way. II
know few farmers who have farm