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cts, and thew have, By this means,

cts, and they have, By this means.
accumulated millions. Why should
the cotton raisers not combine to re-
duee the acreage this year, and by
TIE aid Of the government bureau
Keep, IN future years, the production
within the worlds consumption, and
merely dictate the price Of cotton IN
the markets of the World?
Everybody admits that il the plant
ers do combine and reduce the acreage
20 or 80 per cent cotton will go back
TO 10 cents per pound before the next
crop is made. But you hear it on
every side that the farmers won't get
together; that they will attend the
meetings and talk reduction to all
thelr neighbors and then go home and
plant bigger crop than last year.
The man who will do this is possessed
with the spirit of a Shylock; is at
heart q miser, and in practice an an
hanIas. You can and should meet
and organize in every precinct,
county, State and Territory where
cotton is grown and agree on the 25
Or 80 per cent reduction, and faithfully
and honestly carry out the agreement.
sod w, dAQ Lie BUREAU 45I1Gll 4SAS
June confirms the fact that the acre
age has been reduced 25 or 80 per
cent, cotton will then go tip as rapidly
as 1t declined when the bureau made
lts estimate Of the 1880 ,000-bale crop
last year. If you fail to reduce the
acreage this year and from any cause
make another 1900, 000-bale crop,
You will invite disaster and ruin, and
entail on yourselves and the entire
South, period Of depression, misery
and want such as she has never ex-
perieneed since the days OF the Civil
War.
Reduce the acreage Is to 50 per
cent, and under same conditions as
last year you restore prosperity and
happiness to every Southern home,
and restore to the South the CONNER
/ eial supremacy she SO richly deserves.
! hope the cotton raisers will take
each other by the hand. and, with
Roman courage, move in solid pha-
lanI# to the accomplishment Of this
one glorious purpose. If you do unite
and accomplish this purpose, you will
have Sset a precedent that will be
worth millions to you in the future,
and demonstrate to the world, in one
instance, at least, that farmers can
help themselves. j. e. LANCASTER.
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THE RED FISH OF DEATH.
Singular Visitation in the Hawaiian
Islands That Presages End of
Some Notable.

A large influx of the a1alauwa. the
famous red fish about which the Ha-
waiian superstition has it that their ap-
pearance denotes the death of a mem
Der of the royal family or some one oc-
cupying high place, is now causing much
speculation among the Hawaiians on
the waterfront, says a Honolulu report
Of recent date.
The schools of alalauWa first mads
their appearance about a week ago. On
Saturday, Sunday and Monday night
fairly large schools of these fish ap-
peared. On Monday night they came il
an amazingly large number. On Tues
day night there were fewer of them.
and since then their number has beer
gradually diminishing It was expected
that it would cease altogether very soon,
The fish generally appear at about five
o'clock in the afternoon. The Hawaii
ans say they cannot tell where they
| come from Schools of them swim up
and down the harbor for little while,
and then disappear again. The fish are
about three inches long and of a bright
red color.
The Hawaiians say that the fish only
| appear very seldom, and that their ap-
pearance in so great numbers is at pres
ent an infallible sign of impending death
of some one occupying a high station,
| As soon as the schools of fish cease 10
come this death will take place. A few
Of these fish appeared just prior to the
death of the late Robert Wilcox. With
| that exception the boat boys say they
| have not been seen in the harbor since
the death of Queen Kapiolani and Prin-
| cess Kailulani.
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Her BLOOD TOO thin
GENERAL DEBILITY RESULTS FROM
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD.
The Remedy That Makes New Blood
BanisI,es Weakness, Headaches, In

The Remedy That Makes New Blood
Banishes Weakness, Headaches In
digestion and Nervous Troubles.
Hundreds of women suffer from head
aches, dizziness, restlessness, languor
and timidity. Few realize that their
misery all comes from the bad state Of
their blood. They take one thing for
their head, another for their stomach,
a third for their nerves, and yet all the
while it is simply their poor blood that
is the cause of their discomfort.
If one sure remedy for making good,
rich blood were used every one Of their
distressing ailments would disappear, as
they did in the case of Mrs. Ella F.
Stone, who had been ailing for years and
was completely run down before she re-
allied the nature of her trouble.
For several years, J" said Mrs. Stone,
At suffered from general debility. IT
began about 1896 with indigestion, ner-
yousness and. steady headaches. Up to
1900 I hadn t been able to find any relief
from this condition. I was then very
thin and bloodless. An enthusiastic
friend, who had used DR.. Williams Pink
Pills, urged me to give them a trial and
I finally bought box.
~ did not notice any marked change
from the use Of the first box, but de-
termined to give them a fair trial and /
kept on. When I had finished the
second box Icould see very decided signs
Of Improvement in my condition. I be-
gan to feel better all over and to have
hopes Of a complete cure.
II used in all eight or ten boxes. and
when stopped ] had got back my regu-
lar weight and a good healthy color and
the gain has lasted. can eat what I
please without discomfort. My nervous
ness is entirely gone, and, while I had
constant headaches before, very rarely
have one now. Icheerfully recommend
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills to women who
suffer as I did"
Mrs. Stone was seen at her pretty
home III Lakewood, r. l., where. as the
result Of her experience, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills are very popular. These IA
nous pills are sold by all druggists. 4
book that every woman needs is pub
Iished by the Dr. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady, II. Z. It is en-.
titled stPlain Talks to Women, and viii
| be sent free on request.
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These statistics we obtained from
government reports and from Cotton
Movements and Fluctuations, q book
published by Latham, Alexander &
Co of New York. a recognized au-
thoritv. For convenience in referring
to the above tablet I shall use only
approximations.
Bv the above you will see that IN
1s96-97 we produced nearly 100000
bales of cotton, which brought 1921
900 900, or 7 cents per pound. For
189T-98 We made little over 11,0O0,-
900 bales and received only $685., o00,-
400. or 6 cents per pound, and in
18g8-99 we agaiR made over 100000
ha1es and received only $2S2,000, 900,
or an average price of 5 cents per
nn1,nd But in 1S99-1900 we made
5000, 600 bales which brought $780,
900 600. or an aveage price of 8 cents
per pound. Note how the size Of the
crop controls the price.
For the succeeding four years We
practically raised 100000 bales
each year and received, on account
of increased consumption, 8, 8, and
10 cents per pound respectively Tor
these four years.
This table clearly SHOWS lie eASSe
az the law Of supply and demand as
annliea to the cotton industry. and
some wholesome lessons may be
learned by comparison OF the crops
and prices for the above years
The 100000 bale crop OF 1862
only lacked 81. 100000 bringing the
farmers as much money as they got
Cor the II 100000 bale crop Of 1898,
and the 10000 bales actually sold
FIR $40. 0oO, 600 more than the 11,0oo,-
400 bales raised in 1S9S=so. So much
for the year preceding the two bum
nor no. crops OF 1s97-98 and 1898-9e.
In 1s99-f90o you made a little over
ff1l, ono bales and got for It $685.
nm fltln which was s25,000,00o more
fban YOU got for the 100000 bale
e r..r, Of 1s97-eS and $S1,oo0,0oo more
star VOL cot for the 100000 bales
raised in 1898-99.
me relations of small crops and
niab nrfces and large crops and low
. arices are SO clearly shown by sta
t5stice I deem It advisable to give
a sa-1119 smother table which, in connee-
sion with the above table, will cover
,,r,dpetfon and value Of the cotton
a a,.ors for the last. twenty years. and
Iii enable YOU to make other inter
astinp and instructive comparisons
Table showing crops IN hales ana
JsIa
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A CLEAR COMPLEXION.
A Simple Home Treatment FOR Black
heads, Red, Rough and Oily
Skim nnd Dis&igurine
Humors.

IF you are afflicted with pinples, black
heads, red, rough or oily skin, or disfg-
uring hulnors, you will find this simple
home treatment most agreeable. speedily
effective and economical. Gently smear
the face with the great .emollient skin
cure, Cutscura Ointment, but do not rub.
Wash off the ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and
battle freely. Repeat this morning and
evening aad you will soon be rewarded
with skin soft, white and clear. Cuti-
cura Soap, the best toilet and complexion
soap in the world, assisted by Guticura
Ointment, will preserve, purify and
beauty the complexion and keep the
skin in healthy condition, prevent
1ns blacfheads, pimples, eruptions or the
return of eczema and other skin troubles
Used as a shampoo it eleanses the scalp
of crusts and scales, removing dandruff
and promoting the growth of the hair.
For red rough hands, itching palms and
painful finger ends, Cutieura Soap and
Ointment achieve marvellous results often
in a single night.
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Kin or Cure.

It is said that many years ago an
Irishman called on a New York doctor
and asked him to attend his wife, who
was ILL The doctor, however, desired
the man to pay in advance or enter IL
to an agreement to pay when his sery-
ices were no longer required.
ttAn' it'll be kill Or cure for twenty
do1lars?' said Pat.
Eyes
Pat was satisfied and left the NJ. D.
to perform the contract. The woman
died, and in due time the doctor pre-
scented his bill. Pat looked at it for a
moment, and then asked:
AN did ye cure herr"
mo" admitted the physician.
can did We kill herr
The bill has not yet been settled
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
REASON FOR EXCITEMENT.
Not a Mere Everyday Occurrence, But
an Occasion of Extraordinary
Importance

When HusIey came down to his
place Of business the other morning he
was 1aboring under q high pressure Of
suppressed excitement, relates London
TiE-Bits
Can't be with you to-day he
promptly announced to his partner.
Got to get back home Tell Ward
that we can close that deal Of ours
later.
Butts very important. Delay may
mean loss.
No matter. There are some duties
stronger than that of making money
You know my married son lives next
door to me- There's sickness in the
house
Nothing serious, hope?''
None too serious to suit me" said
Husley. with his thumbs under his
Vaisteoat arn1hoIes, strutting about the
office as il it were a bird cage. Got
two nurses, two doctors, my wife, an
old aunt and q delegation of women
from the neighborhood. .
.'The old nonster!' was the partners
mental comment, but he said aloud:
Then they can get along without you.
Wen, / should say not. 1t is an ocea-
sion that requires a general there on the
spot. | tell the nurse what to do. make
the old aunt go into the back yard when
she wants to weep, keep the other wonl-
en- from holding a hen caelling matinee
in the house, let the doctors know I'm
watching every move they make. aIle
keep the servants in line.
when the cat started upstairs this
morning threw it into a tree-top, and
it's there now. When the dog barhed,
kicked him clear through the window
into tbs garden. When the errand-boy
from the grocer's went whistling about
the house, I told him to shut up till fur.
Their orders, or I would crush every bon6
in his body. When the n1ilkman came
with that fenGish yell of his. server
like notice on him, and I've been paying
a regular procession of hand-organs to
move On. Oh. I'm On guard. and when
hear little piping noise from upstairs
and there is too much confusion l feel
just like keeping order with a Lee-Met-
ford
"Aha! I see. It's baby!"
"a baby!" scornfully:: $tit's twins
mani" and the new grandpa swelled ar
like toad when it has swallowed q
wasp.
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1.-THE LAW Of
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
q Sotton, BY !. E. LaneasterAs Basic Principle t
Applicable to This Commodity.
= nc Cotton Raisers of the South;

oe CO cotton Raisers of the South:
has ION - raising. like other industries
tine . ups and downs and at this
EST ~ a. are suffering one of the low
ces+a ~ most sensational declines in
- IT, since 1889, when your en-
ea s1op Tor that year only averaged
: 1T Ish1s per pound.
- leeent decline in cotton was so
e eaeapeeted and rapid your losses be-
r 49, enormous before YOU scarcely
1s -, Ihe real situation
ho ne thousands Of tenants who la
e. alea with their wives and children
- -. oays, weeks and months, exposing
90 TO both the winters winds
sss1a ene burning rays of the summers
~ 49, " make and gather this cotton
s :, = Gearing a large proportion Of the
rrlliiiohs lost by the slump in price.
lAe landlords are also bearing their
pioportlon Of the losses. That both
landlords and tenants engaged in rails
lns COTTON are confronted with grave
anu serious difficulties, affecting both
.a5I present and future interest, no
o1e VIII deny. That they are anxious
~ meet and overcome these difficult
les al VIII admit The two para
mount questions with the cotton rails
eIs at present are: First, to raise
ne price Of cotton back to the 10
cent basis, to enable them to retrieve
portion at least of their present
losses Second, to establish and main
TAIN 9 10-cent basis for the crop OF
1so4-o5 Looking to the accomplish
menl OF these coveted results many
schemes have been suggested and
various plans discussed through the
press, such as holding the cotton for
higher prices, sdiversffcation of
crops andaa large reduction in
Inc acreage for the coming year" All
or these plans have more or less merit
in them if faithfully entered into by
the cotton raisers and their sympa-
thizers.
There is hardly an incident that
happens that history does not record
g precedent or parallel. And it is
equally true that there is always a
corresponding cause for every effect.
Political economy teaches us that the
law OF supply and demand controls
the price of all commodities. This
principle is true, except in 50 far as
it is or may be temporarily modified
by combines and trusts, but as basic
principle it is especially applicable to
cotton, as the history Of this com
modify will prove.
In order that the cotton raisers may
see for themselves the results to
them of large crops and small crops
for the last few years, have gath
cred from the most reliable sources
obtainable, statistics showing the
years acres planted, the total bales
made, the total value of the crop, and
IN the last column the approximate
average price per pound, as follows
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EDITORIAL NoTE.-In order to
prove the wonderful merits Of Swamp
Root you may have sample bottle and
a book of valuable information, both
sent absolutely free by mail. The book
contains many Of the thousands upon
thousands of testimonial letters re-
ceived from men and women cured.
The value and success of Swamp Root
are SO well known that our readers are
advised to send for {. sample bottle In
sending your address to DR. Kilmer &
Co., Binghamton, n Y, be sure to say
you read this generous offer in this
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Society in Arkansas.

One of the most pleasing features
of the sociahle given by the ladies Of
the Methodist Church. 1T the Tar
buckles, last Friday evening. was the
reading Of an original poem by Miss
Eu1alia Mae, eldest daughter OF the
hostess Of the occasion, Mrs. Hon.
John G. Tarbuckle. widow Of the late
Hon. John O. TarbuckIe. Inspired ~
the sight, in the early morn, Of a
cherry tree, in full bloom in the front
yard, Miss Eulalia Mae penned the
lines in the afternoon. She recitea
the poem, IS has been said, in tbs
evening; and sometime after mid
night their next door neightor, Squire
Peavy, who had attended the soeiable,
walked in his sleep, as he had occa-
sionally been known to do IN his
days after retiring while iahoring IN
der an intense mental stain, and
went over and chopped down the
cherry tree. He has since expressed
the deepest regret for his Involuntary
vandalism. but, Of course, that will
not restore the tree.-Polkyil1e fArlz.1
Clarion
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liver and bladder troubles the symp-
toms of which are-obliged to pass your
water frequently night and day, smart
ing or irritation in passing, brickdust
or sediment in the urine, headache,
baekache, lame back, dizziness, poor
digestion, sleeplessness, nervousness,
heart disturbance due to bad kidney
trouble, skin eruptions from bad blood,
neuralgia, rheumatism, diabetes, b1oat-
ing, irritability, WORKOUT feeling. lack
Of ambition, loss OF flesh, ga1loW COM
plexion, or Bright's disease.
Il your water, when allowed to re-
main undisturbed in q glass or bottle
for twenty-four hours, forms sediment
or settling or has a cloudy appearance. it
is evident that your kidneys and bad
der need immediate attention.
SWampRoot is pleasant to take and
is for sale at drug stores the world over
in bottles of two sizes and two prices
fifty cents and one dollar. Remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
SWamp-Root, and the address, Bing-
hamton, n. Y, on every bottle.
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will make one other comparison
t 1s the 5.7os,1s5 bales oo1 raised oaa in
} lssn=of The 1s.274,s4o bales raised -
lsss=9s. .,as tho above figures.
can't you readily nn 1aas abovf my 1e es
bureau reports o o. ages, crop. sent the
than = ], fo, saff.,n from 8 and 20 cents
prices .e o. eo per poands And Is y not
to 10 eenss 81 10 see and understand
just q 9 5.a,,.aa,, report for 1891, show
Why inc ~ . 30 100000 bale crop, should
ing over yer : n rHs from and 10 cents
sss : nan ss 5sss e. 2's ssa l A
aszs aas t b t. tine I a1sssa t. t
bureau es1 aarracfnass. This year the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-18
An Eve sueeialist.

J. K. Perry, representative Of
Faulkner & Co., a wooden firm Of Chi
cago, wears a glass eye, and he
doesn't care who knows it, says the
New York Globe. Concerning this he
told the following:
If you are ever troubled with your
eyesight," said he, land wish to have
the defect remedied, see that you go
to 8 genuine specialist. have only
one eye now, and I am naturally care
full about looking after its welfare.
Not long ago my eye did not seem
to burn just as brightly as usual,
so went to man in Chicago who
claimed to be a specialist in diseases
CT tile eye. He took me into his con
su1ting-room and requested me to
stand in the light, SO that he could
get q good look at my eye. AS he ex
a1nined it from time to time he shook
his head graVely.
How is it? I asked, trying to
suppress a smile. Anything serious !?
You have govt in your family,
he replied evasiyeIy.
mo. and there never has been,
said.
"tWell, at any rate you have il
yourself; / can see that from your
eye
Anything else wrong?' asked.
az must be frank with you he
replied; that eye of yours requires
immediate attention or you will lose
the sight Of it IN a short time. ]
think I can give you something thai
will quickly fix the trouble.
well, thought#that specialist had
carried his bluff far enough. Wher
/ told him he had been examining
my glass window all the time he be
gan, of course. to DIurt out all sorts
Of excuses. but I he'd
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To Prove what SWamp-Root, the Great Kidney Remedy
Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of this paper May
Have Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail.

kidneys
and suffering than other disease
neglect other kidney trouble permitted continue
fatal results follow.
Your other aentionut kidneys
because they
begin taking
the kidney liver bladder
kidneys better
other organs to heata. 4 trial viii convince
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IT was Good.

Chloe, our maid of all work, had the
true Etiliopian's fondness for good eat
ing and, like so many of her race, she
often used language more lofty than ap-
propriate One day Chloe's mistress made
an extremely good pudding for dessert.
Chloe took a generous taste Of the pud-
ding, smaelSed her lips and said with evil
dent satisfaction:
NY. OH eff dat don't taste melo-
diaus f'3-T 33DDincott's
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In Chica go.

HOW do you like my new low-neck
dress?n asked the Chicago society lady
as she came into the presence of her hus-
band. Just before going out to dinner.
"It,s all to the good, dear, replied the
man Of affairs. '.but where on earth are
YOU a oin' to tuck your napkin ?:''-
Yonkers Statesman.
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Query.
query
oetor, what is the matter viii

=
Doctor, what is8the matter with
me-"
The man who had called together
al the experts that he could collect
to pass on his condition raised him
self up an1iously as the spokesman
came in.
That able practitioner smiled sadly
and shook his head
at is too soon yet to determine
he replied.
"Too soon!' exclaimed the patient.
s"Too soon! Why my dear sir, you
doctors have been examining me with
instruments and pounding me now
for the last forty-eight# hours. Aren't
you in a position to name my
trouble?"
mot quite yet, sir" vas the reply.
well, when can / known
The able doctor rested his glasses
refectingly upon the bedpost.
my dear sir he replied, Just az
soon as We can get together and de-
termine the matter by tWo-thirds
majority. Life.
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SAVING Trouble

Does your 5anitor attempt to show hia
authority
NO. answered Mr.. Flats. He didn't
have to show his authority. started in
by giving him to understand that | fully
recognized it without any argument. =
Washington Star.
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THERE IS JUST ONE SURE WAY
Dodd's Kidney Pills Build Up RIM
Down PeopIe-They Make Healthy.
kidneys and That Means Healthy
People What Mr.. and MIS-
J. L. DufTey Say:

Nora, Ind, Feb. etf-(speciaD-That
the sure way Of building up rundown
men and women is to put their kidneys
in good working order Is shown by the ex-
perience Of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph l.. Duffey
Of this place. Both We're weak and worn
and dispirited. They used Dodd's Kid
neE Pills. and to-day both enjoy the best
M. Daffey says: Il was ve1y weak
and almost past going. | tried every
thing waleh people said was good, but
got no benefit till I tried DoddSs Kidney
Pills. They helped me in every way and
/ am stcong and well now
Mrs I,uffey says: Il was so bad that
if anybody would lay down string I
felt I could not step over it. Since tax
ing Dod.fs Kidney Pills / can run and
jump fences"
Healthy kidneys insure pure blood;
Dodd's Kidney Pills insure healthy kid
neys.
The political plum, not unlike the per
siinnlon, sometimes has an unpleasant ef-
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Peaceful Household.

Baggs-What! You and your wife
never qutrrel?
Waggs-Well, we haven't quarreled dur
ing the last three weeks.
Flows that"
We're not on speaking terms, Chi
cage News.
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Cost of Golf.

It is calculated that in England, Ire
land, Scotland and the United States
$50, coo, 600 a year is spent in golf. There
a-e 879 golf clubs in England, $50 in
America. GS2 in Scotland and 134 in Ire
land, numbering altogether SOC, 600 play
prs