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THE SAGER’S SAYINGS. Until the powers that have to do ■with the economics take cognizance of the intolerable conditions that prevail wherein one class, the tiller of the soil, is impoverished and an other and far less worthv is accord ed a manifest subsidy and take ade quate measures to adjust such con ditions, so long will the spirit of communism keep alive, and make no mistake, the red banner is gaining adherents by leaps and bounds, ap palling as it is to the normal mind. But when the governing body in clines toward partiality for one class, the insufferable chicaneries of the farm bloc in Congress to the contrary, notwithstanding, then rea son is submerged and the mob in stinct holds sway. It is a palpable fact that all ele ments, even to the smaller fry that inhabit the corporate limits, con spire to keep the tiller of the soil In abject bondage. They are considered a necessary evil to be balked and thwarted and only entitled to the left overs after others and surfeited with the blessings of life. He is like a mongrel pup in the kennels of aristocratic dogs and paradoxical as it is, the majority of themselves are rather apologetic for their great call ing. He pays all costs of production, traffic and distribution of his pro duce, which is the one essential ele ment to existence, and has meagre reward for his labor, all real profits going to the middleman and the railroads. His holdings are all visi ble. The tax authorities harass him for returns on his Ingersol and ev ery biddy on the premises must be accounted for. His turnover is once a year. The valuations of the merchant, banker, et al.. are turned many times during the like period, but are taxed on only one transac tion covering a fraction of the year’s activities and the “invisible,” mostly cash, remains exempt from its just burden of taxation, while the farmer on the one turn over, with no money to soak, pays up and shuts up so far as the powers are concerned. This identical state of affairs only more pronounced is what wrecked Mexico. The farmer pays three per cent taxes on his holdings that have a single turnover a year. In like pro portion should other sources pay the tax receipts would be so large till the highways to every nook and cranny of the state could be perma nently paved with no bonds to burden posterity instead of the gul le.vs and rotting bridges that mark ■ the roads at present. The unequal reward of rural effort | as compared to the city worker’s share is most monstrous and far fetched and a problem in the eco nomical structure that must be ad justed if the urban centers together with all industry are to maintain prosperous conditions, for ,t is all dependent on profitable working of the soil. The husbandman of earth’s re’ sources is paying too great a penalty for the privilege of producing the wherewithal for the unresponsive consuming class, and in resentment “Slimy Taste” [ "When I feel stupid, get constipated, or bilious, 1 take a good dose or I two of Black-Draught and it sets me straight,” writes Mr. George B. | Haislep, of R. F. D. 2, Columbia, S. C. “It cleanses the liver and I feel I Ii all right, and have not used any other medicine as Ido not see the need be of It. I am a guard at the State Reformatory, and have been for three or more years. When I first heard of 188 BLACK-DRAUGHT v,. : Liver Medicine and the good medicine it was, 1 had been having a tired feeling when I'd get up in the morning. 1 would be stiff and sore, and had a slimy, qq bad taste in my mouth, but didn’t think so much of it till 1 began to feel stupid and didn’t feel like eating—then 1 knew 1 needed medicine. It was then 1 began Black-Draught, and 1 felt all made over, ready for any kind of work, ready to eat and sleep. So, for any return of this trouble, j j I take Black-Draught, and for 25 years it has been my medicine, and I wouldn’t be without it at all. My work is constant. lamon my feet a j lot. 1 am out of doors, and fresh air and Black-Draught are all the I medicines I need. I recommend it to others for 1 know it is good." Sold Everywhere. 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Organized co-operatiion, of course, is a great factor in solving his prob lems and some strides are being made to that end, but where so much superstition and credulity which generations of treachery has engen dered exists it is hard to make him see the light. Practically all other classes are stabilized by organization and such classes are certainly gar nering a rich reward for their fore sight. Their net earnings (?) exceed that ever known before while the net earnings of the farmer have disappeared and net losses are his portion. (Concluded next week.) SOWHATCHEE NEWS. We are enjoying a few days of sunshiny weather and the fanners who have lots of grass and boll weevils are taking advantage of it by killing as much and many as they can. Come out to our meeting this week. We feel like we are going to win the victory and that many souls are going to be won to Jesus Christ. Miss Julia Austin, of Arlington, is the charming guest of Miss Fay Lane. M'rs. H. A. Perry, Mrs. E. H. Giddens and Mrs. D. B. Willis and children, of Beaumont, Texas, are the welcome guests of home folks, the family of Mr. G. A. Willis. It is a great pleasure to us to have Bro. T. M. Mathews, our pastor, with us today. He is a great man in God’s work and may every effort be put forth to help him in this meeting. Old Caesar is sick this week and can not write. But he says he has something wonderful to tell us next week, so let’s hope and pray for his early recovery. May God com fort him in his illness and may he be able to back to church soon. Produce 1,000,000 in 2 Months. The eggs of one fly when hatched 'produce about one million flies! Every one of them will spread ter rible disease. They all carry chol era, typhus and tuberculosis germs! For health’s sake destroy flies ev erywhere. Start TODAY. Get a can of Royal Guaranteed Fly De stroyer. $3.00 per gallon, with sprayer FREE. Sold and guaran teed by Hamilton Hardware Co. and Ball-Ainsworth Hardware Co. advt. 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