The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

taken hold of this newspaper with the
intention O. pumpfn fresh, hot, red
blood into 'er veins, or putin meat an
muscle on FER bones an maxim 'er
serve a useful purpose to the commu-
nity.'' Here Abner paused and look
ed at Howard above the paper he was
holding.
"I'm little afeard Hi1lhouse is goin'
to be mad at that statement as web
as our changin' the name Clarion to the
New Clarion, but he will be down in
Augusta an needn't read it unless he
likes. This here town." Abner read
on, 4" has been in need of live sheet
for the last quarter of a century. The
Clarion was flung to the breeze away
before the war, but we amt gofn' to.
blow or brag about 'cr age, fer 'er
snail pace in the past amt nothin' to
be proud of.
i" In the first place. we are gOin' to
stand fer boomfn' our town an sur
roundin' country. We are goin' to adj
vocate paved streets and sidewalks i'll
town an good disable roads In the coun-
try. Thar are some occupied an unoc-
cupied pigpens right back of our sane
tum. the stencil O. which amt to our
TASTE an this mornfn' we found
friends brind1e cow halfway up the
stairs to our quarters. We don't know
whether she was lookin' fer 'er calf or
one of us.
50 Last spring we saw seven wagons
mired up to the hub within three miles
of barley, an blushed with patriotic
shame as we got down an helped the
owners make a corduroy road out O.
fence rails split an owned by another
man before the horses an mules could
stir a peg. We don't wish harm to
other towns, but we are goin' to make
barley the metropolis O. the Cherokee
section.
Sc Another item. In talzin' over this
property we bought all debts OWN to
the Clarion, an as the Lord is our hope
an matnStay we didn't know thar was
so many crooks walkin' on two legs in
decent society. Our worthy predeces-
sor must have been an easy mark
We've spotted this gang, and from this
on when we shake hands with one OF
them an say good mornin' or ask
about the weather Wen just have one
thing in mind, an that will be the coin
that's jinglin' in the wrong pocket.
"sWe'1l tell you what to do fer your
rheumatism, how to avoid yore wife's
tongue without a divorce an how to
cure the sore on yore mares back
when a black line. is drawed across
yore account, not before
q Another item Cash down is to be
our slogan We want it understood,
too, that we have got enough home
knit socks to last a lifetime. We amt
runnin' a produce store either. Time
was when a farmer could pick up an
overripe watermelon in his patch,
catch hen too Old to lay or a rooster
too nigh death to be gallant, take it
to his editor an leave a poem a. yard
long in memory of his wife's mother
an call 1t square, But as both Of US
are confirmed bachelors we amt in
terested in table stuff or motherin- |
laws.
"a new railroad is bein' talked Of
in high financial circles, an we believe
we kin influence it to head this way.
That assured, cotton factories, wooden
mills am foundries will follow to make |
use of our wonderful buiIdin' sites, |
water power an other natural re-
sources"
~GooI good! Couldn't be better or
more to the point!s Howard cried en-
Enthusiastically.
Thar is another idea I had" Abner |
went on, with less embarrassment. |
''See what you think about it, The |
Clarion has had fer a good many years |
a mighty lively bunch O. rural CORE |
spondents that hit an slap at one an
other in a witty an friendly way. |
Now, to my mind, they can be made |
a wonderful help to u.s."
'HThey certainly cam" Howard de- |
clared
well, my idea is to make 'em even
more interested than they ever have |
been" Abner suggested, "an' this is
what occ aired to me: Liyin' SO wide |
apart as they do, half of 'em amt seen !
the other half, an Il would be a lot o.
fun to fetch 'em together in a sort o. /
whoopin' up convention here in town.
I'm wf1lin' to pay fer the grub, an I'd |
like to give a big spread some night at |