Show A FARMERS PRAYER oh lord I 1 am thank thankful tui I 1 am not like other folks and yet I 1 am no ph ardsee I 1 am that I 1 am not the owner ot of city real estate I 1 am thankful that I 1 own no stocks and bonds which I 1 had bought at peak prices I 1 am grateful for guidance that kept me out ot of the speculative grain gra n markets I 1 ha have not drilled an oil well and I 1 am thankful for that it Is good not liot to have to read the stock market quotations each morning before prayer and breakfast to learn how much poor ert eri am than I 1 was the day before I 1 am pleased chati am not in retail merchandise with a bulging ledger of unpaid bills I 1 thank thee 0 lord that I 1 am not a laboring man without a job or in danger of losing it I 1 wear no white collar to the office wondering whether I 1 am to remain until night I 1 surely am fortunate fortunata that I 1 ara am not a coal operator nor steel manufacturer fac nor a railroad official hunting trade where there Is no trade i 1 om am just tour ioor farmer biti s acs of land ill paid tor for once it was worth more but I 1 did ri t sell it I 1 thank thee I 1 did not buy more at that price t give me 0 lord my pigs and cows and chickens my health ruy ray nt reneth and roy my faith I 1 am not making money but I 1 tun am not losing so much that I 1 face disaster li and hunger I 1 live in an three bountiful meals a jay jar these thou hast provided me what 1 seaver happens once I 1 looked with envy upon these my follow fellow citizens I 1 thought they lived in luxury and peace this morning 0 lord bless them and comfort them and give them divine raco grace to face their plight may mar the day of upturn and better things come tor for all of us I 1 am grateful to thee tor for the small blessings that tall fall upon me and mine and my land forgive my sins and overlook my hypocrisy and shortcomings and believe me 0 lord I 1 sm pm content that I 1 LIM am not as others are |