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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

Secretary Wilson, as the official
head of the great family of American
farmers, views with some consider
able satisfaction the abundant crops
which have blessed almost every sec
ton of the country.
The harvests have been heavy" he
said, land the farmers will make
more money than in an average year.
The prices on farm products will be
lower. but the crops will bring the
farmers, nevertheless, more money.
Living should be cheaper, too. The
hay and grain crops have been enOr-
mouS-probably record breakers-and
meat as result should be more plen-
tiful and cheaper. | say it should be.
The producer and consumer are so far
apart, and so much goes on in between
these two principals that it is difficult
to say just to what extent production
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

the boiled cob at roasting ear" stage.
And, among others, okra or gumbo
makes equally as good soup In win
ter as when fresh in summer.
When it comes to canning AMI pre-
serving. there is little real comparison
between the home canned product
and bought goods. 1t time is CON
sidered as money. canned tomatoes
can be bought probably cheaper than
they can be grown and canned a
home But how about the results?
If the farmers wife should 90
through the ordinary canning estab-
lishment she wound probably conclude
to do every speck of her own can
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

affects the cost of actual consumption
A great deal goes to the middleman;
too much. | believe 1t is a long and
devious pathway from the farmer to
the man who eats the things which he
has grown. | gave out a statement
here the other day intimatlng that the
local Washington dealers We're charg-
ing in certain instances too much, and
Il ~ ~ came at me with a Wrathy
assertion to tue effect that | Gid not
know what / waA talking bout and
int he made profit OF only forty
per cent.
Co-Operation in the South.
81 have been watching the South
with a great deal of interest" con-
tinued the Secretary They have ac-
complished more in effecting an or
ganization down there to bring the cot
ton producer and consumer together
than has been attempted with any
other of our great agricultural produc-
tons. The cotton crop Is big one
this year though not by any means a
record breaker The grass and hay
crop is probably the biggest we have
ever had; our corn crop is probably
record crop and our wheat crop is one
of the very largest"
THAT is the order of Importance OF
these crops?'
NO, | should put cotton third in i'm
portance-graSs corn, cotton, wheat;
though of course, our meat animals,
taken as a whole, are more important
than any one. Why, the poultry pro-
duction alone is worth 400 million dol
lars a year-as great or greater than
the value of the wheat crop. We will
undoubtedly export some very fine
hogs this year-chOice corn fed hogs.
Pork is our greatest meat export. A
quarter of billion dollars would
hardly cover our animals exported this
year. l fancy, probably amounting to
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

two-thirds of the value Of The entire
wheat crop of the country.
No Longer Big Hog Eaters.
"The American people are n longer
such great pork eaters, you know. We
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

A TALK WITH SECRETARY WILSON.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL

send our hogs abroad and are eating
more mutton, veal and beef.
1.-The present condition and the fu-
ture outlook Tor the american 1Jrmer
is good one then, Mr.. Secretary"
Yes, things certainly look well,
generally; yet / believe we are very
near to sort of agricultural crisis
hardly a crisis perhaps, but an import
ant and radical change. The farm
hands everywhere are leaving the
farm for the factories. Wherever
there is any manufacturing you will
find this to be the case.
The farmer has pretty nearly reach
ed his limit. He is doing about all
lie can do with his hands and with the
most improved labor saving farm ma
chinery worked by good horses. This
bad condition on the farm Is going to
affect production and prices, and that
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
THE KITCHEN GARDEN.
More Than Two Thirds of the Livir e
of Family Can Be RaiseJ.

If the farmers wife could induce
her liege lord to contribute tie same
care. patience and labor next spring
. the kitchen garden which his
grandfather did during his day, there
would be perhaps a considerable gain
in the households economy as well as
much satisfaction developed for the
housewife. The old folks insist that
even with the greatly increased van
ETY. and excellence in fruits and vege-
tables, due to many plant generations
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

ming hereafter and avoid setting on
her table sour green fruit, artificially
colored and sweetened with coal tar
products.
With the supposed degeneration Of
the individual farm garden, il is in
teresting to note that the professional
market garden. as an industry, has
tremendously increased.
The farm gardens, "market gar
dons" and truck gardens" of today
are the producers of a multitude of
miscellaneous vegetables" almost I'M
known fifty years ago. In the census
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

of selection and breeding by the seeds
men aud scientists, the kitchen
garden on an average is not so we'll
planted or tended. has less variety,
and on the whole is much inferior
to the same institution in the good
old days" when grandfather was
boy.
1t is an oft repeated argument, in
every farm Journal that more atten-
ton should be given to the garden;
that fully two-thirds of the living for
the farmers family, however large,
can be produced from a good garden,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

very shortly. 1t is impossible to say just
what the effect will be, but a change
is coming. The farmer must have Ia.
Dor, but with the prices of farm pro-
ducts as they are now, he can not meet
the wages offered by the factories;
therefore the farm hands are gradually
shifting toward the centers-the towns
and the cities"
MIR. Wilson Not a Theorist.
J would like Mr.. Secretary, to have
a .ncsSagc from YOU 20 the American
farmer for the coming year"
"Oh. | can never discuss things in
an academic way" remarked Mr., Will
son, with a smile. You will have to
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24

of 1890 the large increase in garden
products was recognized, and a sys-
tematic count of their bulk and valu"
was made 1t is possible. therefore
to make ten-year comparison of the
increase of such products, and this re
cords the remarkable increases from
100 per cent to 400 per cent in the five
several divisions of the country. The
North Atlantic States had a well de-
veloped industry in garden products
before 1890. which accounts for the
relatively low increase. However. 100
per cent in 10 years, while the popu
lation increased only a trifle over 20
per cent, is amazing.
When Tomatoes Were Believed
Poisonous.
Could our great-granddaddie VIII
thought tomatoes poisonous. and our
at-grandmothers. who grew them
as ornamental plants in window pots,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
I'M MEMoRiUM.

WHEREAS, In His wisdom and love,
the All-Wise God, whose mysterious
ways often are beyond the understand
ing Of men, has seen proper to call
from our midst our beloved and worthy
brother Knight, OTHA A. CAVENi
therefore, be 1t
ResOlred. That In the transfer OF our
brother Knight from this life, Eva
Glare Lodge No. 5, has lost 3 most
worthy and devoted member, the com.
munity an active, energetic, honorable
citizen aud his wife and family a most
devoted and loving companion.
ReSOlued, That ell knights of Pythias
wear the usual badge Of mourning
that these resolution be spread OF re-
cord on the minutes of the Keeper Of
Records and Seals, that they be pub
lished in the Okolona papers, and a
copy thereof, under the seal Of the
the Lodge, be sent to the bereaved
family.
Respectfully submitted,
T.W BRowNLEE1
G.. w. COLE, ir. COMMITTEE.
S.. T.. ADAMS,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Congressman Il. Bowen, Ruskins Tan
well county, Va, writes:
~ can cheenfusgy recommend yOuI
valuable remedy. Peruna, 20 any o1e'
who IS suffering with cafarrh, and W1o.
Is IN need Of permanent and effeclivS
cure. IN Bowen.
Mr.. Fred. D. Scott Larue, Ohio, Right
Guard Of Hiram Foot Bali Team, writoss
@As a specific for lung TROUBLED place
Peruna at the head. / have used a my
self for colds and catarrh Of the bowels
and ii Is a splendid remedy. II restores
vitality, increases bodily strength and
makes . sick person well In a short hmo'
I give Peruna my hearty Endorsements
Fred. d. Scott.
Gen. Ira C. Abbott, @8M street, N. WI
Washington, D. O. writes;
al am fully convinced that your reme
edy is an excellent tonic. Many Of my
friends have used Il with the most benz
efcial results for coughs, colds and CO.
tarrhal trouble."-Ira @. Abbott.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator Of Reser-
voir Council No. f68, Northwestern Le-
gion Of Honor, Of Minneapolis, Minn-
writes from 258 Polk street. Me-;
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
10 cIMNERs AND saw MILL MEN

win be in Houston for some time.
Am q first class all round machinist
with ten years experience and am 3
member Of the machmist union, which
is a gauruntee OF Lay ability. ! will 60
anywhere and do any work In my line,
L have the latest improved Gin Saw
files. A stitch In time saves 50 when
applied to machinery
u. g. BURNLEY,
Box Al, Houston, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
les. "---Dan. a. GrOSYenOr.

A County Commissioners Letter.
Hon. John Williams, County Commits
sioner, Of SIT West Second street, Duluth,
Mimi, says the following in regard to
Peruna:
GAS q remedy for catarrh 1 can cheer
fully recommend Peruna. know what
it is to suffer from that terrible disease
and I feel that it's my duty to speak a
good word for the tonic that brought me
Immediate relief. Peruna cured me Of a
bad 5 OF catarrh and know it viii
cure any other sufferer from that dis
Saa.D-Iohn N1uiamR-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

II you are located in the congested
section Of the country, where the great
trusts and combines have all the
smaller individuals struggling for bust
ness by the throat, where the winters
put a stop to your efforts half the year,
or where business in your line is over.
done, come South. Here will be found
natural advantages not enjoyed by
any other section, a aospitahle people
ready to welcome good additions to
their society and to business callings,
and a country as fine aud as healthful
and IS grand aDdI glorious as the sun
has ever been known 10 shine upou.
Come aud look at It. You will like
the South, never fear.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
a Conrressmnn,s 80.

Hon. II. w. ogden, Congressmanfrom
Louisiana, in a letter written at WASH
ington, D. c., says the following Of Pc
runa, the national catarrh remedy;
81 Gan conscienfiOuSly recommend
your Peruna as a fine tonic and al
around good medicine 10 those who
are Ia need of q caf@rrh remedy. e
has been cOn1nlended TO me By people
who have used il, IS s remedy par
G-vsqrly efS Give ia fbe cure Of ca-
o. Z. .r~r. ff~se We reed q good
& l~4eGiciae J know Of nothing
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to sincerely
thanK the many friends and neighborc
for their sympathies and prompt Of
forts Of coincidence in nj great hour
Of sorrow and afiiction.
MRS. THEREsE CAVEN,
Mr.. and MRS. MI CAVEN.
MRS. O. L. TAYLOR.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
cARD OF THANKS.

desire for myself and on behalf OF
my bereaved family to return to the
good people Of Okolona, my most sin.
cere thanks for their kindly office and
care throughout the illness and in the
last hours with us Of my beloved wife
RoRERT HAUGHToN.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
ube messenger

TN MESSENGER accepts display adver.
me from reputable business men and
arms al Is cents per Inch Q Insertion, and
business reading notices or locals, 90 ~
cents per line for nrst Insertion. B cents per
line each additional Insertion. II cuts are
used. 25 per cent additional no wood bases.
NOTICES OF marriages, deaths, lodge soclalsi
church or other entertainments, are admit
ted free, m limited % 10 lines Al In excess
OF 10 lines must be paid for % 10 cent? PEI
line, cash for same TO accompany the copy.
An legal notices at legal rates, payable pc
fore amdavit Of publications. fed
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

"I have been
troubled all my
life with catGrrh
in my head. /
took Peruna for
three
months s, and
now think 1 am
PERMANENTLY
cured. I believe
that for catarrh
in all its forms
Peruna is the
medicine Of The
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

HUNe UINa 40 WNV5THNV03 VI II E0"VV0 V"VN -"
Hon. Dan. A. GrosvenOr, Deputy Auditor for the War Departments aletter
written from Washington, D. G, says;
"AH0w me to express my gratitude TO you for the benefit derived
from one bottle Of Peruna. One week has brought wonderful changes
and am now as we'll as ever Besides being one of the very best
sOri1g tOnics # is an excellent catarrh remedy
DAN A. GROSVENOR
In recent letter he says
81 consider Pernna really more merfoTOuS than ibid when WrOfe
nj last I receive numerous letters from acquaintance aH over the
Country asking me If my certificate is genuine. Invariably answeJ
80. - n,u A Gr0cvenOc
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
county Sunday School Convention,

Rev. g. o. Bachman, who lectured
ct the Presbyterian church Friday
night, awakened new interest here,
and after the lecture the following
committee was appointed on the or
~qanization Of q county Sunday school
convention: Prof. j. j. Huggins,
chairman; A. T. Stovall, ID. McCar-
ley. HI. i. Morrison and f. j. McDOn-
nell. In the near future the committee
viii endeavor to hold q rousing meet
ing at some point In the county.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

There win be q special meeting ct
the Presbyterian church after morning
services Sunday next, for the purpose
Of electing deacons'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15
Treat Catarrh in spring.

The spring is the time to treat catarrh.
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
q cure Of catarrh. II Q course Of Peruna
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures II Peruna IL
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicates catarrh from the system
wherever It may be located. It cures
catarrh Of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh Of the head.
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement Of your cas- and he win
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Aadress DR.. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman sanitarium. Columbus, o.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account Of the great
merit and popu larity Of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. Ask for Foleysa
Honey and Tar and refuse any substi-
tute offered as no other preparation
viii give the same satisfaction, IL is
mildly laxative. It contains no opiates
and Is safest for children and delicate
persons.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Mr. b. G. Bullard, Of Troy, was over
Tuesday, looking after some business
matters.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

A proceeding has been brought
in Jackon County, Fla, to disbar
Benjamin s. Liddon, ex-chiei JUS
tice Of the Florida Supreme Court.
Colonel Caleb House, who vas
European purchasing agent for
the C0niederacy, died at Highland
Falls, N. r., aged 70 years.
Great land frauds are being IN
earthed ia Utah, coal lands having
been secured for small sums as &C.
ricnltnral and grazing lands.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

For Sale-Full blood Single Comb
Brown Leghorn Eggs, S1.O0 per setting
OF IS eggs. J.. s. WILKES,
Martin, Tenn,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Look at that new ]. Rubel & Co. ad,
and II you want good clothing go IN
and see what they are talking about.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

FOB SALE.-1OOO bushels good ear
corn, ct my place, 4 miles West Of
Okol0na. W. r. DUNCAN.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The Duke Of Portland's p cture gall
lery is 236 feet long and covers more
than q quarter Of an acre. It .is the
finest private gallery In the world.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

We. 0dmh, Cuaaan, Ie11a Writo
aI suffered with chronic catarrh 81
many years. took Peruna and e com
pleteiy cured me. / think Peruna a th.
best medicine in the world for cataIfh
Ny general health Is much Improved b
its use, IS / Am much Stronge- han
have been for years."-W. x. Gdmh.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

Ihave a good Violin in good order,
viii sell same cheap. Enquire.
ALFRED JOHNSON.
Ate r. Riohard,a Jewellery store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The prospector in Southern states
needs have no fear but that he will
find hearty cooperation in every.live
community in any enterprise in which
he desires to invest his capital and de-
vote his time. Nine tenths of the new
enterprises established throughout the
South during the past, Eve years have
been builded and financed with home
capital, that is money belonging to in
dividuals in the communities where
the enterprises have been built. As a
matter of fact the Southern people
could rebuild their own section, but
they are not clannish, and gladly well
come those who come to them from
any section Of the land to lend a help.
ing hand, because this makes the ad'
vance all the more speedily pushed
forward.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

OKOIONA, MISS, MBRCH IS, 1905
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

age. It cures when ali other remedies
fail. / can heartily recommend Peruna
as q catarrh remedy."-Mrs. Elmer
Fleming
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-03-15

The sure enough opening Of the
spring season, the chirp Of the merry
birds, the song Of the lusty farm hand,
the romping of the festive cali, and the
joyous spIle Of the farmer as he con-
templates the growing crop soon to be
so soothing to the eye, all 60 to suggest
that the time is also at hand for every
town in the Southland to buckle on its
armor for a mighty effort during the
year 1905. Only the most gratifying
succese can come to those communities
where the people are Of one mind on
the point Of a Greater Southland. the
utilization Of every factor to bring
about this much desired result, the
fixed determination that there shall be
no rivalry save ss to who shall best
serve for the great work in hand.
Are you ready to work. Come on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-26
KANSAS FLAG DAY.
Governor Hoch Names June IA as
Time of It's Celebration.

Governor Hoch today issued a pf6ela-
nation declaring Wednesday, June IA,
to be Flag Day, and urging everybody
to hang out d flag on that day.
Flag Day is supposed to be an in
vention Of especial Importance in the
teaching of patriotism 1t is a mild,
Twentieth century substitute for the
Fourth of July, and it is intended es-
pecially for the benefit of the public
schools. As most of the schools will
have adjourned by. June A. the OBJ
servance of the day is not likely to in
teFfere with classes.
The following is Governor Hoch's
proclamation:
In all countries and in all ages peo-
pie have had some sort of ensign, some
patriotic standard around which they
have rallied and which has represented
their tribal and national interests. Ad-
vancing civilization instead Of discard
ing these emblems of patriotism has en-
HANGED their Importance and sacredly
enshrined them in the hearts of the
people. rs
In harmony witka these historical
facts the continental congress on the
18th day of june. 17T6, resolved, that
the flag of the United States be thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the union be thirteen stars. white on q
blue field representing new constel-
lation.'
1.-The return of this anniversary, soon
to occur, seems a fitting time for the
revival of patriotic memories and for
the cultivation of a larger love of COUP
try Our starry banner afectionateIy
called old Glory is the symbol of ali
that is good in government Let us
cherish it. let us cultivate greater
love for it. let US teach the young to
reverence it.
In harmony with these sentiments
I recommend that Wednesday, June IA,
1905, be observed everywhere in Kansas
as Flag Day; that the flag be flung to
the breeze from public and private
buildings; that where possible patriotic
services be held particularly in the
schools. and that the day be observed
as generally as possible as a patriotic
holiday"