The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-22

guano that otherwise must be
bought on time.
The consultations indicate that
this is no yea1. 20 buy new mules.
wagons. mowers or binders. and
surely il would be cruel TO deprive
the manufacturers Of farm m2chin-
cry OF the wares. tor which they
have so high an affection. $50 is
now asked for one AneS shovel in
my town: Surely Mr.. An1eS must
think that The farmer is fixing TO
dig Two neM Panama Canals
II is further prophesicd that this
is going TO he the best year that
we have ever enjoyed for patch
ing up. fixing over. and even run
ming on the rim until we see the
light OF returning day. Not only
the eonreSllationS. but the other l.
000 billion stars point to an cX-
eeeding prevalence Of traps TO
catch the farmer IN, the many awk-
ward moves which he Will neces-
with the boil weevil. Lacking fixed
rules 10 guide him against these
pit falls he will prove an easy prey
70 the wiles Of the trained dip
lolaat. When Philo Gubb would be-
como detective. he got himself
a rule book which, directed him
under all conditions. When he
scented danger he hid himself be-
hind Il tree and consulted this
book. Every farmer needs 10 get
him q. like book at once. When
a stranger drives up TO your house
for the sole and unselfsh purpose
of comforting upon you a great
benefaction. YOU are TO get behind
a tree and consult your guide
book. 1t Will tell YOU that he is
fixing TO pull Your leg and that
YOU should we'll 2noint the same
with 'opossum grease before again
adventurins into his presence. IN
times past when he wished TO sell
you an Oil we'll your guide would
have told YOU that YOU should have
required him TO deliver the said
we'll in tire lcft-hand corner of your
back yard and then wait on YOU
TO pay him from the oil obtained
thefefrom If the kind visitor had
wished to sell rou 8 fish scrap
factory the bolo would have ad-
vised that YOU smell oyer the prop
he. Of
YOU aparati which will destroy the
boll weevil. be kind to him. for it
is u wonderful thing which he
has accomplished. go With him TO
your demonstration agent and
gather together the farmers who
have gotten good results from this
said machine If the mans time
is too valuable TO do this. by no
means detain him long enough to
carry Off a note for any Of Your
money.
This guide book viii also advise
that you sign no papers. especially
those that are not to be used. or
which are a mere matter Of form,
a dividend sufficient TO pay the
entire amount of the venture into
which YOU are being enticed. 1t
will also tell that in these times
it is not healthy TO sign papers
without first consulting Your pas
tor your doctor and your under
taker All of us have much Won
dered how il is possible for these
polite and we'll dressed friends OF
ours who visit us in fine auto
mobiles and silken socks to SO out
prosper US when all Of their time
Is consumed in uplifting us. We
had finally concluded that they
were able to so greatly outshine
us even when we followed all Of
their advice, simply because it is
more blessed to give than to re-
ceire. When, however. we con-
suited our guide book. it said.
Look in the glass for! the goat"
We We're so impressed with wha,
we saw that we consulted the book
again 10 see why an animal SO
strong had been unable 70 escape
from y condition so lowly. The
book said that while we were at
work and the dust was in our eyes
a great many people had unbe-
knowing TO us climbed up on our
backs. and that our legs had sunk
into the earth until our chests We're
so pressed upon the ground that
We were not able even to draw a
full breath. and that if We did not
ut once lie down and roll over we
would very soon expire.
Economy is a jewel but we now
find that prudence is an even
more essential adjunct in oul. deal
inGs with our friends.
McIver Williamson
Mon; Claire. March 4.