French Broad hustler., 1919-04-03
SOME HOT STUFF.
(By Uncle JOSH

Say, you uns, gather round the fire
side again. Throw on a good back
log and begin oiling yer bird gun fer
we uns is going ter open fire on the
enemy with the heavy artillery and
if them what is agin US knows what is
best fer them, they he'd better git in
their trenches, cause we uns is out
fer blood.
Now I allow as how this here will
be the last lecture what 1 will give
fer publication fer some time and
afore l begin I want to beg the par
don of you all fer having ter use some
of the language what follows. Jest
overlook it fer an old mans failing,
cause when I git all het up on this
here subject of a Farm DemOnstratoc
amt responsible fer what I says
sometimes. It makes me so gol durc~
ed mad as how I could bite my hang
nails, ter think thet we are living il {
good country in q pretty much ciyl-
lized world and then some Of the men
in this here county what is supposed
ter be good farmers are agin herinS
a Farm Demonstration.
Yes sir, do you urs know. thet that
there is a fact? Them as what is op
posed to the Demonstration is soma CT
the good farmers of our county. SoMe
Of you uns know who they is and
some of you uns hev asked me ter
publish a black list Of them there
men, putting them down as them what
is hindering the development Of this
here county. But won't do this jest
now, cause 1 want ter give them a
chance ter switch over ter the side Of
progress. Then I hate ter let the
whole world know who them there
men are.
Some folks allowed as how there
was mystery about letting the De-
monstrator go, but we uns know as
how Cne or two of the County Commis-
sioners OF this here county was elect
ed on the platform ter git rid of the
Farm Demonstration.
Now they makes all kinds Of excus-
es fer getting rid Of the Demonstrator.
Some says as how he haint got the
right political belief Well then I
says ter you all as we'll as ter the
County Commissioners that if he
haint right politically it is gol darned
easy ter git one what is. All yer have
ter do is ter tell them there what is
his boss that yer don't like him anu
they will gladly give yer another
man what is right. Yep, they got all
kinds in reserve, from Socialists ter
Republicans and from BOlshevists ter
Democrats. hearn tell as how they
he'd one Bull Moose, so 1 says ter you
| big County Commissioners if that is
all the objection ter him, git rid Of the
present man and git one what suits
yer, but don't do without none at ali.
Now maybe you all would rather hev
| a man what toots his own horn more
that what Mr.. Flemming does. lie
amt a good hand at that and some d
we uns admire him fer it. It shore is
easy ter git one what is whole brass
band if yer want sich a one.
[ hearn. tell as how some people
think as how a Farm Demonstration
costs too much fer their pocket looks.
Wal, he costs about 12c on every
| 81. 900 assessed valuation Of :er prop
erty. New amt that lot2 Especially
since most OF yer property is assessed
way down low. But if he wasn't dolns
no good 1 would say ter DISPOSE OF
the Office no matter how little it was
costing. Yer know anil / know and
County Commissioners know that ine
is doing good though ana can 80 10:
more. y
Now what surprises ma Is traT
know as how some % the big farme~@
of the county has urged the Commas
E;ssfoners fer gift rid of the Demonstra-