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We Must Conform
To The, Conditions.
Wi.at tl'(* New Year lias in store
for us. The retail merchant and
I’niineis arc doner connected and
more dependent on each other than
any oil * ; class, and they both had
as well net in line, or conform to
conditions its to fit*lit and try to
accompli.--! the impossible. The
farmer was the first to profit in
1917. They made a crop on a ten
to fifteen cents basis and received
from 20 to 00 cents for. The ro
t il merd.a-it had a good trade
si Ring .nods at the old price. The
firmer’.- cotton brought twice as
ii. ic.li for him; the working man
c the f..i in n reived more for Ills
I !ki| t h,*r any other class that
\ear. The war was creating a de
m *i;d fm everything. The me
cl-anics 111 ■ i\ cd moi e raises egrly
1 in ;• iiy other laboring class in
town. l,i\ing expenses advanced
laj'idh. as Idnd was being sent to
the hai t let ii lds <‘lerks and all
so: ill tnvui salaried men were get
tr g scared.N a raise They bad
1 m :; . uf i lmii - lives In make both
ends meet Every hotly wax mnk
o s nouii-N . even blow boys who
l>d scarci iy loinied to adjust
t -. ii pi<>’ stock, called themselves
s' . i rclianiis and got more for
.-.I si • mg a mil on a Ford vvith a
pai: p:i." s that did the .skilled
bi lk i : bier who had worked day
# ,nul jii1 1 1 building on his talents
bn _vi if. All because the factor
ies w •!( day and night
liking all the best skilled labor
and leaving good jobs for tin* av
cage plier niivllHllie, reducing 1110
vuw.bci 'oi tin* l inn. t Vupenters
nid 10-iel. masons got more raises
iloiu tin* average salaried man or
bad, ole* k ; y el, nil have advanced,
folio dug cotton and tlie ngrieul
litma! produelr. So.it is only pa
tina! 1 ..<i os tic raw material ad
v. m od id's!, it must be called up
on deelim first, and il lias, to the
sorrow of all ot us. No one re
gret.- it more than the writer, but
it would have been far better if
we had begun to adapt ourselves
!o ~aioe instead of bucking, and we
are not through yet. The low
b vel lias not been reached for
*\• i b reasons. Mu mi fact wring
pi‘"l- l av. laid oft men by the
'•.■n ..lids and u ill not need them,
hr *_ real labor saving devices were
installed during the war which
will ci able the shops to use loss
men to turn out a normal produc
tion, and normal or below normal
is all that can be expected. So,
back lo the small towns "ill come
Ik. mechanics that left us two
vears ago, and they will crowd the
screw driver and plier mechanic
back to the plow stock, all for more
farm products.
Wages and salaries have gone
up until no merchant fan make
inoiicv at these deflated prices.
I!- is no better off than the fat mev
today The inanufaetu rev's over
head expenses are high; new iu
vi siniriils, adv anced salaries and
wages; all this Noll owed cotton on
tbi'advanee. and must follow on
ibe decline, yet getting down la
in' i no easy job. and today the
farmer's intej esl is opposite to the
factory labor. They are both
produc es, oi rather the tarher is
i' , producer and tin factory is a
•... erte , converting the farmer’s
raw iimterial into goods to sett
1. i ’ ic tho funner. So it his
\ o< s sta\ s up 1 ho differential bc
-1 cci ' >u matei i.tl and tho iiihmii
, To rod | >vo<l iK’l w ill bo sprout,
< due: it tli* larmri - s profit tho
v 1,1, <s tin morohaut’s profit is
i * * lured. Tho merchant pays
i . i l\ t" in as nun i li freight as ho
did fom years ago, and his rents
ami ia\os have advanced, atul Ids
clerk lit* . whirl) was tho last to
dtclim Vow, as labor in tho eit
i -,s. faoioiics and mines is roduood.
troiihh u ib him and production
oill slow dowu so. as tho demand
will keep tin products lVnn rcuch-
Lug a low level like the raw ma
terial: then more |*ooplo will be
lack in the farm.
Therefore, if we do not get
friendly with all other nations of
the world and be in shape to sell
them our agricultural products we
have not come to the worst yet.
Hut. we believt peace will he de
clared with all nations on some
kind of terms, whether it is a
league or an association of nations,
with or without article ten it will
come. Some kind of commercial
lelations must and will be rein
stated, and until it is done not
much advance will come in larrn
products. We all made money
a few years, only a few saved it
and have it to draw on to take
care of their losses now. Home
reinvested in high price farms,
ueichinuli.se oi improvements and
¥v< worse off thru i if they had nev
*er made it Others wasted it in
different ways and are worse off
than ii they had never had it. Hut
it is ton late to look back. A\ e
might as well conform to the con
ditions. It is useless to grieve
over spilled milk; feed the cow
better and milk her oftener. VYe
might li\ i' more economically, andj
this means less demand lor cotton.i
As Mr. Schoyer, secretary of the
legislative committee of the Far
mers l nion of Nebraska, told the
joint committee of Congress, that
in 191!) four bushels of corn got
him a lint, and in 1920, they asked
I him twenty-four bushels or corn
for the same hat. So lie cleaned
j his old one and has the corn yet.
.That is exactly xxh.it the worbl is
| doing now . Hut after all, it " ill
,not raise prices. All we can ex
;peet is for all lines to come down
as early as possible, then the farm
'laborer will benefit by the me
chanic ami factory labor coming
down to a level with his own, and
every labor union’s demand will
tax the farmer. lb' will pay it
all. as it will keep up the manufac
turing cost and continue the big
differential between raw material
and the mnnufaetcred article. It
is for all of us to look beyond to
day V profits and live on less and
he contented and bo willing to live
and let live. Say the business
man's prayer, and it will apply to
fanners as well as to business men.
Tim following: is an honest business
man’s prayer by Uertou lira ley:
“I.out give ive visions that shall sec
Hi 'Vend the profit of today.
Inin the ours which are to lie,
That l may take the larger way
Of labor and achievement ;so
Help me in fashion, struineli and sme
A work my fellow men shall know,
wrought to serve and to endure.
j
1 ms'ln tm fortune. Lord, nor elilim
To scorn the recompense 1 earn;
Hul help me, as I play the game,
To give the world its just return.
Thou made 'si the earth tor nil ot us,
Teach me, through struggle and stress,
To win and do my share, tor thus
dm profit lead to happiness.
•-s-*rK
tomt'd ire from thoughts of little men.
Which Idied the soul to greater
t kings.
Save me from the smug content and
then
Prom giia'd :\vd selfishness it brings:
Nid mi to join that splendid dan
Of Hv.smess Men who seek to tea* i
\ calm considered working plan.
M'o make the w old a better place.
lord lot illl- faith of those tr mine,
croi tl evoiuive. simple, true
T.ot in*' ton not in their design,
l.ct nie hut share tho work the* do;
T. iu*h mo to hold this task above
\|| torsoi thought* within my kon.
Tin:t tl*,s I may bo worth.' ot
The ••am* "t ItusinosH Man.”
-
Now ils tip to Jill olassos to hood
tho business nntrt’s prayer by Mr.
IW.-dey. to work more, spend less
and make orojss and run ruir busi
tm-ss on toss anti work out
ot by helping oaeli other
THE HARROW TIMES, WINDER. GEORGIA.
instead of knocking. Each man
take his medicine, shoulder his
part of the load and quit trying to
pile it on someone else. Keep
the burdens distributed as much
as possible.
i is my new year’s greetings
to you, especially Mr. Healey’s
prayer as quoted above.
Very truly yours,
11. L. WOODRUFF.
WHAT IS THE GREATEST
MENACE TO YOUR
COMMUMITY?
AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO
HELP?
The day of the tallow candle, the
brass kerosene lamp, the ono-hotß|
shay, the double team carriage and the
otieox plow have passed. Today we
buvo the electric current with a ni
trogen lamp, the electric coupe am)
the gas driven limosine, the fiying ma
chine, the tractor in our fields plow
ing deep and making fertile (he worn
out lands.
We have made wonderful progress
along all lines for the betterment ol
mankind and the longevity of human
life. The once dreaded yellow fevei
has been conquered, the malarial poi
ton has been discovered and bids fail
soon to be eradicated, the deadly ty
phoiil fever germ has beeu isolated
and a vaccine prepared. UipthLheriq
has been almost put out of business;
tuberculosis is being fought aKeess
fully; small pox has been given a
knockout blow, but there remain
three diseases which could he easily
controlled with a ijuieketiod public
opinion. These diseases are syphilis,
gonorrhea and chancroid. These dis
eases, usually referred to as vineroal,
have been kept tn the dark; .have been
hidden lTom the public until (hey are
today perhaps more prevalent man
jCuy oilier of the infectious and con
tagious group. One reason for their
prevalence is the cloak that is thrown
around them. They must he brought
into the open and there fought to a
finish. They are most serium in
their consequences; the public are in
ignorance as to their farreactiiug ef
fects on the population.
Two deaths out of every thirteen
are said to be indirectly due to syphil
is. A areal many premature births
are due to this disease; a vast army
of crippled, deformed and feeble-mind
ed children have inherited this awful.
insidious disease, while to gonorrhea
we charge a majority of the blindness*,
sixty-five per cent of all abdominal
operations on the female organs and
almost all childless marriages, as well
us one child marriages.
The cost in dollars and cents to our
mate in institutional care for blind
ness and insanity is over $300,000 per
year
We are, therefore, forced to the
conclusion kl’at it is time our people
should openly face the facts, and that
ihose and senses be brought from dark
ness to light, that they may be eradi
cated. Every individual should put.
aside false modesty, prudery and cour
ageously do his individual duty as a
citizen and see that his own children
are told the tacts; that his community
is made clean; that prostitution, the
source of most of the infection, is put
out of business and that good, whole
some recreation is provided for young
people. You. the reader of this, have
a responsibility ami duty; face it and
help your state.
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM
Ophthalmia Neonatorum is a term
applied to a disease often de
velops in tlio ex es of infants u few
days after birth ami frequently, iu
spile of the most energetic treatment,
results in permanent injury to the
eyesight, if not in blindness. Physi
cians and midxvives are required by
law to recommend the use of. a pro
phylactic solution which should be ap
plied to the exes immediately alter
birth. This solution is perfectly
harntli ss amt in practically all cases
iTevcni- the development of the di-
Cost of Caste.
A Hungarian immigrant tells of life
In hi native town, a remlniseeuce of
what is gone, in tin' World's Work.
• I hold a good position in a hnnk
In Budapest. Kvery morning I was
driven to tn.v work in a flakker. and
every afternoon I wa* driven to my
home 1 mention thai llakker beeause
it run he taken as it symbol of the old
life in Budapest. just as the flve-eent
subway ride to business ran to* taken
as symbol of life in New \oil,. lit
Budapest ii was easy, gay, frivolous;
almost every one who made a lire
leu-e of what we failed living spent
more (halt he earned. 1 do not want
to forget the good th ugs ill tlir old
life Magyar hespi'f+h.v was. o|ieu
hatitled, warm, title; hut ttnaueiull?,
Magyar ■ hd litV-wa* I**i**<->h -vunw
aluMtst till were living hejwid. their
Income*. If a faintly tried to reduce
It- expenses, to live trnihfttUv. it lost
o. PVM
Chose Wife by Her Feet.
Heading persons’ characters from
thetr feet is the method Sir Robert
Baden-I'owell, the chief scout, has ad
mitted he employed In choosing his
wife —“The best wife I ever had.”
The secretary of a boy scouts’ troop
gives these examples of foot reading;
“Hhort steps denote a fussy, swag
gering little person.
“Hurried, Jerky steps, a nervous per
son.
“A slow slouch, a lazy man, a loafer.
“Smooth, quick steps, an intelligent,
observant person.”
A boy scout observed that a stolid
person often walks flatfooted.
11. V. L. Itoss, the walker, said:
"The walker l most distrust, especial
ly where a woman Is concerned. Is the
one who comes down hard on the heels.
I believe this is a sign of a bad-tem
pered person.”—From the Continental
Edition of ihe London Mall.
All Dressed Up.
“The seashore jokes about short
bathing costumes are back numbers,”
said Cortlnndt Bleecker, the society
leader at a Newport ball. “All the
same—”
Mr. Bleecker chuckled merrily.
“Here's a good one, all the same.
Two Newport girls were jazzing in
tln*|i- 'maillots’ the other morning on
the beach. Vou know the ‘maillot’ rig
—no skirt, no stockings, no sleeves,
and hardly any legs. Well, the first
girl -"Hid as she jazzed:
” ‘lt’s Jolly to have u little dance
after your bath, isn’t itV*
‘‘‘Yes,’ said the second girlv ‘only
you feel so dressed up in these mail
lots after last winter’s ball gowns.’”
Growth of Y. W. C. A.
The present membership of the Y.
W. < . A. in the United States is
559.31 r*, an increase of approximately
300,000 in the last five years. There
ate 1,212 association' centers in the
country, 351 of them in 231 cities of
more than 25,000 population, 111 in
smaller communities and 750 in col
lege'-. This is exclusive of work be
ing carried on by the Afherkiiii as
soViation in eight European countries,
and in India, Japan, China, South
America and Honolulu.
An Important Decision.
■■'lTiis celebrated novelist: says he
frequently sits at his typewriter all
morning without being able to write a j
word.”
"I know Just bow that is,” said die
debutante. "I once sot for two hours
at iii.v writing (aide before 1 could
write the oue word, ‘No.’"—Birming
ham Age Herald.
Optimistic Idea.
Nothing is so uncertain as the mlcdf
uf the rubble.
DEPENDABILITY
When Thompson Brothers tell you that
they are selling High Grade Petroleum Products,
you can depend upon it.‘ v
If vou want High Grade Gasoline that will
make vour motor start easily and run smoothly
these frosty; mornings, we have it.
*
Our Filling Station is open day and night,
you can always depend on getting filled up there
regardless of the hour.
We appreciate the fact you have confidence
in us for you have shown that by your liberal
patronage.
We wish for you and yours a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
i
Thompson Bros. Oil
. Company
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Beginning January Firit, 1921,
Gasoline will be strictly cash to
everybody.
*
If you send your car by some
one, send money or check by him.
Wishing every-one a Pros
perous New Year.
We are respectfully,
WINDER* MOBILE COMPANY *
Blunders,
We are ail given to making mis
takes. No one is wise enough to be
always right. But the person who
makes the same mistake twice has his
feet set straight for the goal of fail
ore. If you are called down for mak
ing a blander don’t get mad or dis
couraged. Just make up your mind
then and there that you’ll not make
It again. Fix it well tn your mind;
use it as a lesson and an inspiration.
It’s a perfectly good stepping-stone,
and ought not to be employed as
millstone to bang around yoar neck.
"Sfc-
Stc;m Against Sails.
Modern naval development may be
said to hr-va begun with the rapid In
crease la the size of ships which took
place at the close of the fifteenth cen
tury ; and mediaeval history flnallj
closed with the battle of Lcpanto In
1571, the last great acs.ot !c which
rowing galleys played on important
part. From this time the sail-pro
pelled man-of-war was gradually itn
provi and uiitu early In the nineteenth
eente/y, when sails began to give way
to steam-
THURSDAY, .TAX. 6, 1921.
Take the Short Route.
When you talk observes an educa
tor, whether in conversation or In
meeting, use short words, of which
there are more than there ore of long
ones, apd to'<e the most direct road
to your meaning. Your meaning’s the
same.
eskif. es Flay>ootbalt.
FootbU? a favorite amusement
with Eskimos of all ages. The foot
ball fe a smfili round ball made ov seal-
Rkln and stuffed with reindeer hair.
In Labrador, ns in Greenland, It la
whipped over the Ice with a thong loop
attached to a wooden handle. It can
bo caught In the air and returned with
terrific forev by means of this instro
uient.
F fund the Dragon Fly.
Aunt Elizabeth asd her nephew
Harold, were loosing at u comic pic
ture, the characters represented by
insects and animats. They were point
ing out each kind, tint the dragon fiy
hadn't yet 1-con located.
spoke up. “I think this is
Aunt Mlzabetn. He looks
wore rtrstgsdu' sumpln'."