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f \ V ^ Iv' -t THlTIL^nAY. JULY 14, 19S2 w Farm Demonstration Notes C. B. Cannon, County Agent Boll Weenl Most of the cotton throughout the county is getting too largest© apply sweet poison for be»t^ results. In j checking over various fields iii the I countv last we«k T found where poi- i son has been used no squares were can or taste or h«r-it U just, ;; ,a;;t”'V‘,;;s7itutionkramend-‘ “"<* poison has not piam unreasonable doubts and fears prohibition tor submission t*!^"" . .c s. t„e e^t,j.t of 8 and 10 per cent. A] Both parties in their national con- numb<.r of farmers report to the office ventions haye pledged themselves to the submission of such an amende ment. Why can’t it be done right i away? The difficulty will be in framing an amendment which can" obtain a thirds vote in both houses, Amoican Business And the Depresnon ^ " (By R. Perry Shorts, Regent, Uni versity of Michigan, and President of I the Second.National Bank and Trust ' Comoany of Saginaw, Michigan.) tPri grtfiXist stumbling bhik tot recover^' right now is not ^ .leign; loans, or banks, or any other ecofiom- ‘ WASHINCTON •Y RAPPORO MOiLCr Washington, July 11 ic pribleni. 1. isn't even anytbinp^ w_e-;;™*^‘<-‘'™ -The most ex political gos- congress try at this ses- in the minds of our people. Our worst tiouble today is in our heads. Fear has filled our land with cowards. Our vision is blurred and we are groping in the dark. Do you know that life in surance statistics prove that if all of the thousands of prospective suicides wfould only postpone killing them selves for another week, !K) per 6ent of them wpuW never commit suicide at all—because, that which they fear is going to happen never actually oc curs. This fear must be fought—it i- everybody’s battle — and only as the battle succeeds w’ill pro.sperity retun.. Hundreds of solvent banks have rc- that more weevils are in their cotton this year than since 1922. Since it is getting too late to use sweetened poit. ;8on, the cotton should be dusted with • calcium arsenate f»r the squares two- picked up, which is the most which j,' P*'*^ctical means of control in large t:m majority rauiie.l by tbr ‘fcWo"- If tba dust is used 1 would ; on for the submiss.o', of a ronsf't.i-' *“ « io.ml amendment. P" ® !*»!" “Pfrt, »ppljnnir ^ , same while the air is still. Very satis-1 The Democratic platform calls results have been obtained by' an amendment explicitly repealing the j up squares and burning them. - - eighteenth, or prohibition, , Xhe present dry weather with its hot cently been closed by the unjustified, although coupled ''^’‘th this ^ temperature will al.so aid in keeping, fear of their own depositors—para-■ demand that the federal r^^jj ^veevil under control. Ivzing whole communities and adding •"♦'"t effectively exercise it.< power. Poultrv ' to enable the states to protect them- . , , / i sdvbS UKuinst importution of into,xi-. numbrr of calls huvo come to the liquors in violation of their ■ poultry has the sore head (chicken _ , , , , , ' j pox). This is a contagious disease that i The Kepubhean pat form, how'ever,, throughout the flock either' pecifically says. Me do through *drinkini^ water or contact of j birds. .Sore head make.« its appearance] / new burdens to the backs of the poor. A "money hoardei.,’’ or a "rumor spreader’’"^n times like these is a •‘traitor’’ to his own home town and ought to be (jaarantinsHl and chloro formed. .And whut is the .‘•'cnic of it all? M’hat Ls there to be afraid of? M’hy should we worry about war (Ubts when even if they were all cancelled our annual im onu' would be reduced i era by only $2.09 per jH-rson? M’hy fret ' the any more aluiut bank failures wheii ovtr L’O.Otib banks are .still doing busi- i-e.-js and if they were strong enough ♦o survive the pa.-t two years on their i‘Wn resouiees, liiey certainly should able to "ride out of the .storm" with the I’nited States government now standing ready to help them’’ eating laws." a sulmiission limited to the i.'-sde of rcfentitm’or rep«*al.7ttnddtHlaresihat .small sores. Some- the proiiosed amenHmeut should con tain provisions retaining in the fed- government power to, jireserve gains alieady made iii dealing with the lifjuor tra^he, while allowing staU- to ileal ywth their problem as thi ir citizen^'ftiay deti-rmim*. .subject to the jiovter of the federal govern- mt lit to jirolect jfitates w here tio ^lo merit Lime* the case is so .severe the .eyes are closed up and the bird loses its eyesight. To control the disease, sepa- i-ate any bird that shows signs of pimples or sores on its head and .tre-at with tincture of iodine. The sores near the eves should not be treated W I' uld , .J . I with iodine, but may Ik* treated W'ith caibolated va.seline or iodex, both be-' ing a salve. If the birds have been in-1 ariM'ud- fected with this disease they are im-j re(|uire the affirmative mum. thereafter. There is a treatment i "nicr^' exist. . / sul init a constitutiona voles of 2(Kt members of the house of 'f,,j. head and. such treatment representative^ and of (»4 .senators, should be applied when the birds are IS distressing of cour.se, to think^about tbe six or seven million men/tlow un employed—but how about fhe db ndl-'iv^.,, thirds of'the rnember.'hip of each 4 5 months old. The expense will lion men who are still at work , ^v-j Neither party has enough vary with the cost of material for the erybody talks about the farmers who | pj^sent congres.s t< put inoculation. There is no need of treat- can’t pay interest on their mortgage*! ^ moposal through as a party ipif the flock after there -^but »e hear little about the .IK out, of every 100 farmers that are not , „ . .,,w . - , .a... . a. , mortgaged at all. M'e need leadership spread encouragerm'nt is an out- Amocrats have 21b today to holp; Hepuolieans 214. If bit of trouble may be expected with | and construe- mites. One of the be*st controls for, ♦ u-nan*.l uninnir our neo- ‘‘uunted Upon to support a wet t ^ueh is to spray thoroughly the chick- ole Fear always comes from ignor- amendment at this time, it would still; hoqse with half kerosene mixed' a'lce-- and ‘“.7,7 .i" Republicans, in^i.^ half^urn, n.ut.;r oil taken Iron.; three, billions a year on education.. Let; through. car or other machinery. Also, body us put all this fear behind Cis and' <>n chickens may be controlled by; thank for the irreat wealth and’ ^^**’'*‘ Republicans, the u.s4* of nicotiue sulphate, known as; lSty7f ourc7un?rrNr„Zr:^ ■'-.Krais, one Karmer-Ubor sen- ..bu,k |,„f 40,” placed on the perch] tion in the world is even half as well;,7.“''','“^'] H*"* "'‘’’Z off as we are. Our life insurance as-,“" '7 Di-mocrats and 1, of the roortmu. sets alone amount Ui more than all of R> Pul'’"'"" sciators to icive a wo- stick-li(tht fleas may lie eontrolled U debts put loitether.l""'''", -PP'-«'«I ■" “",hy KreasinK the bird's head with cas-l amendment. ^ the breeding place of the fleas and de- our governmeht debts put logether.’ M’hat do we know about trouble? Our, ,u i • :* eommodities are low, our manufacl 'f tured ^uod-s are low. our securities are "■ »'p ""Pt low, our real estate is low, and m addition to all this we have, unlimited natural re.source.s, unlimiU*d money, unlimited liraius, and the highest crt*dit rating in the worUl. . M'e .Americans should hold our con fidence and our courage on a high and steady plane. M'e know, that business TrosptH'La.ja4;t;..always overestimrrtrrf iti prosfierilies and always underestimat ed in depressions. \V«' al.-u know that America has a Idt) per cent ri*cord o marching straight through every de pression to new record peaks of pros perity and that our country today is sounde r and stronger and richer than ever before and stands foremo.'-t among all of the iiatiun.sof the earth in the piomise of future growth and development. ^ L*'t us. then, do our fulj part in this great conslru.Uite .effort to inspire new conlidence and courage in our fM'onle to ‘'•Uld*' them on their way possible that might be done , during this month of July if a deter-j j. mineil effort were made to get rid of the sul)j«‘ct now, and so n'tnove ili from the pr<‘sidentiai campaign per-i manently.-In view of the apparent j popular intere.'t in this .subject, to the 1 exclusion of all other campaign is-j sues, tho.se who would lik*‘ to see the | ele*'ti«»n lesult turn upon <jU4'.stion.s of t'conomics and deep-seated jxililical jirinciples would be glad to have the f, prohibition topic wiped off the boards immediately. To achw'vy that result, it is believed that a great many drys and middle- of-the-roaders would be w'illing to make coneessions and modify their personal views, if any hope were held out that by ko doing a constitutional by .soaking the soil with per cent creolin or sail solution, h'leas will breed in such places as woodpiles, chips, or in filthy places under the hou.S'e. ‘ ™ Todd Reunum ^ ^ On July 4th it was my pleasure to J>e at the Todd reunion and mingle again with friends and relatives from <'harl<)tte, Oreenville, ('olumbia, l^au- rens, (’linton, M’hitmire, Goldville and I^anford Station. College boys and girls, teachers, sten*>graphers, nurses, merchants, in- L 1. 1 surance men and farmers were among amendment which would put the whtile group. Three ministers were there, pastors of some of the clan, s "JF J got constipated, * I would get dizzy and have swimming In my head. I would hare very severe headache. “For a while I thought I wouldn't take anyWng—may— be I could wear out the headaches; but I found they were wearing me out. “I found Black- Draught would re lieve this, so when I have' the very first symptoms, I take Black-Draught and now I don't have the headache. “I am a firm be liever <iucsti*»n up to the people of the (^j^vre, pastors of some of the states could be drafter and adopted at where there are preachers there , this .-ession. That, is regarded as much jg always fried chicken, atfd the table,: more feas.ble, strange as it may j in the yard near the beautiful rose! .jMem, than the ainendnient_of_tbg.A2*-1 garden, w'as with chicken and! stead act at this session, even though | Q^r Cousin Joe Simp-j it would reijuire only a inajonty of.gyj, ex^iiibited his culinary arts each house to change that. with his -pot of delicious chicken stew. The Democratic Proposal I ,, , . , , . 1 4^ ........ I Horse shoe pitching, checkers, con- ' The Dernocralic party platform pro*' ,p„sal advoc.tvs the inunvdiat.-.aWi.-i':^*!*^" ^77 ,a fication of thv VoUtvad act 'o w^al-, entvrtamravnt. And ,t was wrth izv ih. manufacture aud *al* of beer ‘""'"W t" ««"■ Todd a and other beveraKea “of such alcoholic I *>•*'* content as is permissible tinder the! Six t'rmer Ung Brarun school 1 constitution.” The Volstead act de-i teachers were-present and 1v»d their I 1 ai._a — 1 „4..;„;„.- nw>tiir4>K maiHo Mfs. Ruth Todd Poole, Todd. Mrs. Leah the forms ' clares_that any beverage containing pictures made cohol is intoxicating and is, therefore, I Martin Benjamin, illegal. ! Donnan Scott, a' ' i/i in BUck- Draught, and after using it 20 or more years, I am satisfied to continue its use.** —F. M. ifMimmity, Ofn§* vm m THEDFORDS Black- Draught OUBIf who ara ron-down, or ovarr Diatttli, ahouM takf if IU>KSN aed fffalcr a Hgwid—gei tKc new. Mrs. Anrdje May , , Miss Bertie M’right, The contention of the wets is that | and Miss Lydia Sloan, an alcoholic content of six or sevenj The wind was blowing a gale but per cent, which waS the average into the hearts of those present there strength of lager beer in the old pre- was peace and happiness after a day prohibition days, or even of ten or spent together at the G. W. Cunnin'g- twelve per cent, which is also a')v*ut ham home, old Joe Todd place, the proportion of alcohol in th^ so- ^ "■ ONE PRESENT. ^ called “light wines,” is not in fact in-1 ' ] ; ~ T!T T7~, i toxicating, as such beverages are or-, resuhmission, tlw* drys still think they dinarily used. The Democrat^ party’.- “^e strong enough to block any at- proposal is to amend the law and le-i^^mpt to make the sUtutory restric- galixe beverages with an alcoh ilic ‘ tions on liquor any wetter than they content higher than the present one- ^'ow, near-bee^ Some cut observers predict that there, will be a more bitter fight over that! proposal than there will be over thel constitutional amendment. Therv are* many members of congress m both. , houses and of both parties who **re j , uncompromisingly dry. They will ac-! ]cept and vote for a constitutional! ] amendment putting the question up to j I the states, because they bejieve i hat it will be impossible to obts:i‘ the I ratification of such an amendn’cnt by three-fourths of the 4H states. 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