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"heapinC up wrath against the day Of
wrath" The treatment that Germany
IS inficting on Belgium At the present
time would seem to be a case IN point
All the able-bodied males over seven
teen years old are being carried by force
into Germany TO work in their manu-
factories and mines and in ammunition
factories, where their labor is utilized
TO further destroy their own kindred,
left IN Belgium. In connection with
this deportation millions OF cash are
forced out of those who still strive to
keep an oversight of their devastated
property. II is devastation, destruction
and the very essence of inhuman tyran-
ny. There may be g military policy in
this deportation, but there is neverthe-
less utter disregard of moral obliga-
tioas, due from each human being to-
ward weaker brother. That n day of
reck oning will come, sooner or later. is
certain. That international indigna ton
will be. aroused against any nation which
needlessly affects the helpless and the
innocent, is admitted and that somebody
will finally pay the price is beyond con-
troversy, and the story Of Belsium's
misery will become the ignoble burden
Of shame for Belgium's oppressors in the
coming ages. There were more than
100000 of Belgiums in the summer Of
1914. and they were busy, happy and
contented. Today the very great ma
jority are in agonies of anxiety, har-
raised by bitter grinding poverty ana
facing the entire loss of their homes and
worldly goods. The rest are in exile.
To this unhappy condition these boys
and husbands and fathers are now
forced into q condition of slavery, as
deplorable as the Turks are forcing on
those helpless Armenians.
Where is the boasted civilization of
Germany? What will befall the ma
tions which thus forget God? Have cul-
tivated human beings thus lapsed into
savagery?
MR.. BRYAN AND DRY DEMOCRACY
There was considerable interest in
our waiting for the first words of Mr..
". J. Bryan after the presidential cleo
ton was over. The first words are
for DRY Democracy" The vote for
the dry candidates has not been pub
lished so far, but the understanding
is, that IL will be very largo in
number Of states. Mr.. Bryan declares
that the women were anxious for prohi-
bition and of the % dry states, seven
teen went for Wilson. The vote for
prohibition was close In four other
in two others-which he carried. There
are 4S states and If Mr.. Bryan Is
correct in his count, Mr.. Wilson was
elected as favoring a dry country
also woman suffrage. He also says
Mr.. Wilson carried nearly all the states
where women vote, and he believes that
prohibition and woman suffrage are the
two prominent issues now before the
people of the United States. 1 fully
II, l. II,
that neither issue can be sidetracked
in the next congress. II my opinion
is worth mentioning in this connec-
ton, L will also venture to say that
the party which takes the lead on these
two issues, will be the successful par
ty in 1920.
Mr.. Bryan was presidential candi-
date for three times, and it is under
stood that he has very clear vision
when he is not running himself.
He nominated Mr.. Wilson at Balti-
more in 1912, and earned the enconi-
ums of thousands of Democrats on that
occasion. He may be n true prophet
for 1890. Anyhow, he is worth care
ful attention when he speaks
COTTON PRICES.
AS / went past n big warehouse Of
flee on yesterday morning, L inquired
as to the market In Liverpool, New
York and New Orleans. / was told
that a bale had just sold a few min
utes before l arrived for 90 Ia cents
per pound. A five hundred pound bale
would easily pay all expenses, AMI
maybe pay everything from the time
the seed went into the ground last
April and yet give the farmer one hum
bred dollars net.
In the year 1857 We sold cotton at
- hsYE hn Shn
until the drop came to the market.
Those who saved their cotton during
the war got 80 cents q pound after the
surrender, and common calico sold for
30 cents per yard here in Gainesville.
The present price is a war price. AS
we have been frequently told it takes
a 500 pound bale to make sufficient
gun cotton explosive to fire a forty
two centimeter gun one time. The time
has also come when cotton seed are
prime necessity to make lard to put in
bread. The hulls are a prime neces-
sity to feed cattle and for dairy ra
tions. We will hereafter raise cotton
to get the seed as we'll as the lint.
Unless the boil weevil gets too
mighty, we will see more cotton plant
ed next year than ever known before
and If the European war keeps up it's
present lick. we will get a good price
for the cotton to keep the guns in am
munition. IF there was emo hereafter
and all were satisfied to help kill and
destroy, then cotton will help along the
killing and destruction, and help the
farming classes to make plenty OF
money. But when the war stops
look OUT!
Rev. p a. Kellett, Rev. w. r. Foote,
Rev. Elan +. Dempsey, Rev. X. Read,
Rev. A. NJ. Pierce. Rev. J. c. Atkins,
Rev. g. w. 'Tumlin, Rev. j.. \. Sharpe.
These men have long been prominently
and influentially identified with Meth
odism in Georgia and no applicant will