Show exaggerating THE HARD TIMES mortgages have been fore foreclosed ci before tenants have agnen up their leases farmers have been busted there ha have hac c been forced sales and bankruptcy ever year but there are tire more of those failures ures now mail in lit normal scars a men tried to go into high priced arming on oil short capital the u v ore ere not prep prepared ired for a disastrous price break the could not finance the deferred pani cut on oil their contracts for the ex exzenie expensive lands the hall bought conditions condition hae lime been much gursc in lit different sec timis and at it different periods in lit the p it NN ith in tit tho the demor memory of inell 1101 11 living ilig hut but me c forgotten forg ottin the old troubles all and ue arc are in lit the mood mw RM to notice and agonize oer matters that ac c not pi p iauch attention to in norm normil i I 1 times at nna an rate we cannot licup mutters b 1 an all abject surrender dei by ii inning around and telling one another tales of trouble wo we nork out our on it j is 4 udess aset ss to pass the hat and expect the lie public or the govern ment to to make good our losses or ui atre our future profits the nation tanno man aho w got guis into inlo farming nud and protect prot ct from loss it cannot boost crne against a orld con coil dr dation even enen if it were illing illi ig to tr such doubtful experiment the nation cannot extend credit when credit r is not due or lend monedi money herc here there is no hope of repa repayment anent it cannot guarantee against bad judgment or it is 14 admitted now itow that a large per cent of the tile farmers are men weathering through and eifle e er bod 11 j is 4 sorry fr the lie tc te nanta and farin farm on s who suf fend lobres it is absurd to hi tia atiat agriculture is flat or oil its IN back in lit the gutter gcorge 1 L daniels in farin life ne ho iio lias hai phad pi ad gillie guilin to lit t lear 1 told the editor of tin OIL advocate the of lil 4 enst that it M vas just a case lase of a it smart abek casterner sterner ei trying to niale a reputation the inspector nia ilia not line enado much of a reputation for himself by toy tracing the but he lie sure ure put ne i on oil tile buin the powers that be have decided that our doi dottor tor may prescribe ill live e gallons of beer ami antl three gal 1 ions of wine at one binte come on oil ath mth the pr rip dot do and we will ill tip 3 on oil t two 0 bits if ou tell us where e an all get it filled |