Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-10-19

the climate as satisfactory to all the
inhabitants as right Here in Bril-
tol. When one is not pleased with
the weather today, they forget all
about 1t when they sec what the
morrow brings forth. Som one who
had time 70 waste figured it ort
or thought they did, and wrote an
almanac. In which they crowded the
weather irfo four divisions. Had
they used the word '.probably" rs
do the weathermen instead of COM
ing right down to the eNset minute.
we would read their writing with
much more interest. But they nev
er lived in Bristol, al least we new
Ell knew Of any one resident here
writing an epistle under that head
ing. Yet we have a lot of folks who
put implicit faith in their favorite
almanac If the weather fails to
coincide with the prediction. it is
the fault of the weather. When
they plant in the moon. and when
the crop fails, ii is the fault Of the
seed or weather, and they try
again. We have read several diff
ferent species of almanscs, Hous-
tons physical geography. and talk
ed with-or rather asked questions
Of educated folks. and they all tell
us that water seeks a lower level.
And then we find here in Bristol the
springs on the hilltops are the last
TO go dry. We don't want you to
get the idea that water don't run
down hill here. Nor that we would
attempt to prove that whoever it
was said water seeks a lower lev
el" was wrong. In fact we are get
ting more and more to the fact that
we are not atheistic about any
thing-but we find the Almighty
makes nature cut capers here in
Bristol, that the wise from the halls
of learning did not notice. when
they told us how it is and why. All
of this leads us to believe that if we
knew more about nature we could
read even the Bible more under
standingly.
Somewhere we made the state
ment "Whon women wore their
dresses higher and lover" a'fr!end
did not understand that Now thoy
are in reverse and wearing them
lower and higher. We might add at
this time, the older We get the less
it worries us. 1t takes a lifetime TO
make man here in Bristol, with
foods brought from all parts of the
globe And two years to develop a
steer, and they are both appraised
for what they will produce. The
thing that led us to write the above;
as we write, we notice the cattle on
the hill side, and our mind recalls
that portion Of scripture which calls
attention to the fact that the cattle
on the hills belong to the Lord; and
our childhood we thought of how
rich and great and wonderful a
Lord he was to own all the cattle
but today after looking over the
stock market-oh well. you see
what we mean. The cattle are of
better stock. Durhams, Herefords
of the beef type, with Jerseys in the
dairy herds predominating but the
fattest steer today has no cause 70
look down on his poor brother rath-
er the latter has cause to feel elat-
ed. ne may live to see the time
when his hide will sell for enough to
buy pair of baby shoes Bristol
folk are like folks elsewhere. When
cattle, hogs or sheep start on the
toboggan, some of them sell and
others keep right on.
In previous instalment we
spoke of gathering the names Of
all the soldiers buried in Bristol
township cemeteries Comrade B.
r. Haines informs us that the Le-
gion contemplates the task of not
only gathering this record of the
whole United States, but suitably
marking their graves.
We understand the grange is to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of
the birth Of Muttonburg, Bristol
village, Meigs creek. ''Meigs," but
always "Muttonburg. Some folks
seem to want to compare the village
with Chicago. There has always
been plenty of room for the village
TO increase and grow and expand
but the trouble as we see it, all the
folks who wanted to do something
big, smelled an opportunity some
where else, and took the scent, and
went hence, and left those who were
to live where the air was
pure, where they call each other
John" "Jack," Mary" and
Jane" Where instead Of not
knowing their next door neighbor,
hey knew everybody and their
business in not only the village, but
he township, and are always ready ;
o attend to their business-but one ;
good thing about it their services {
ire free.
And then the story is told of !
,oung lad who got drunk on a bit ;
.hough sober, got him to a house,
put found they could get him no !