The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-04-06
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SUoSatOis VI EuloTy university, VIII
preach for Rev. b. F. Pine at the
morning hour at this place. Every
body is invited to near him, it is
also planned to be a Homecoming
occasion
With Che spring weather, the
Sunday School is taking on new life
and deeper interest.
There is not a nobler work than
that of the Sunday School, and re-
suits are in proportion to the in
terest taken. 1t lays the founda-
ton for almost all good in the way
of morality, spirituality and charac-
ter. The best citizens, the best
communities, Schools, societies.
churches and home all owe their sue
cess to the influence of the good
old Sunday School of their child
hood days, and yet some people will
drift on and be indifferent and I'M
concerned.
We are pleased to say that Mr..
K. l.. Benson mas moved to the
place recently vacated by Mr.. John
Allgood, Capt. R. c. Twins old
home place"
Mr.. Joe Mostella is suffering with
rising on his foot also his mules
ran away with him and family Fri
day very fortunately no one was
hurt.
Mrs. c. M. Head has been quite
indisposed for several days under
the skillful treatment of DR.. Kemp
we nope she will soon be her for
mer self again.
The latest TO purchase a Ford on
our street is Jim and Boots Camp.
And it's daisy if it is just like
all the rest (Qatest models) the
boys work in Atlanta and will
board at home with their mother.
You see what Ford will dol
The citizens out this way would
rejoice to pass up resolutions thank
ing any of the commissioners for
filling up some bad holes and some
muddy places that even Ford
bucks at some times, and then some
more, when it rains and no one
seems to be bothered about dry wea-
ther just now except for want of
1T. All well, the old maxim is all
is well that ends well, and why
should the farmer fret, he's half
way in the saddle now and if it
continues to rain on for 80 DAYS
more ne will plant less cotton, more
corn and get % cents for his cot
ton and have a big eric of corn.
be all the way and altogether his
own boss and not care two straws
If it did rain and put him late.
The farmer is not yet getting the
full profits of his labor. neitoar
will he come fully into his own I'M
til he is able to pay just as much
for hired man on the farm as the
average business man pays his
man, if the business of any man
banker merchant, manufacturer.
jobber, wholesale or retail, is SO
good as to authorize the paying of
one hundred dollars per month the
farmer ought to receive high enoug,
prices for his produce to enable
MIN to pay like sum for his hired
hand. At the present rate of un-
reproduction and overconsumn-
ton in 10 more years cotton will
sell for $1.00 per pound. Wheat
$500 per bushel, corn $500 per
bushel, eggs $1.00 per dozen, but
ter $l.OO per lb, chickens $500
each, milk cows $4,000 per head
then if Mr.. farmer will get him an
automatic kicking machine aud
come in contact with it every time
he attempts to plant all cotton or
neglects to grow a full supply of
everything he needs for his support
at nome he will perhaps get sense
enough kicked into him after a.
while to keep him from being
burden to himself, to his family. to
the merchant by making him JIM
mensely rich and able to pay his
men SO well for their work.
This government is right now
spending 100000 trying to find
out what has brought about the
present soecalled high cost of Iiy-
ing and it is this in a nutshell. for
the past twenty years the induce
ments have been so great to 90 20
the city to work and so poor to stay
on the farm that so per cent Of all
the best talent that has come up on
the farm have gone to the city to
work at trades and professions, not
IN single instance has anything
come to the farm except OCCASION
ally rundown in health or a get
rlch-quicker and they have 50 much
town in them until you can never
get IT out. We will. take for ex-
annie twenty loodipu forroo-a j.