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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
CUT ACREAGE;
HOLD COTTON
Is Plan Proposed By Directorate
Of National Farmers Union.
MEET In NEW ORLEANS
Proposition Will Be Laid Before Farmers
of the South at Conference in
Memphis, January 7.

A plan to reduce the acreage of cot
ton next year in an effort to control
its price was arranged at the meet
ing held in New Orleans SATURDAY
by the board of directors of the Far
mers' Educational and Protective I'm
ion of America. A meeting was call
ed to be held in Memphis CT January
Z next, to lay this plan before the cot
ton farmers Of the south.
The proposed reduction in acreage of
cotton is to fix the minimum of cotton
at about Is cents per pound.
The holding by cotton planters Of
at least 100000 bales of this years
crop in warehouses until cotton brings
10 cents a pound, was the principal
object of the meeting Of the board
Of directors. Considerable reticence
was shown as to the purposes of the
meeting. The financial situation was
thought to require the most careful
cooperation by planters in order to
hold up the price Of cotton.
the warehouses and to make
warehouse receipt on cotton as nearly
as possible the equivalent of money,
in order better to insure the success
of the storing scheme. The recon-
mendatiOns adopted at the meeting will
be submitted to the cotton planters
in each of the states represented at the
meeting. These states are: Louisi-
ana, Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Car
DINA, and Arkansas. c. 8. Barrett of
Union City, Ga, national president OF
the Farmers Union, presided.
1.-The union controls 100000 bales
today" said President c. S. Barrett,
of Georgia, of the union, and we are
confident that at least 65 per cent Of
this can easily be held off the market
without any suffering resulting to the
farmer through lack of sufficient funds
and supplies from other crops. shall
be greatly surprised if We do not
see cotton selling at Is cents a pound
before January 1, 1908, but believe that
a reduced acreage next season Will
make it even higher"
1t is proposed to establish agencies
at Galveston, New Orleans and SaVan-
nah to enable farmers to keep in close
touch with the spinner and save the
middleman's profit.
A circular alleged to have been writ
ten by prominent New York cotton
Spectator urging bankers to force
cotton on the market by foreclosure
was read to the directors They de-
cided to issue an official call for far
mers to withdraw deposits and other
wise to boycott banks which attempt
to force the marketing Of cotton by
The directors announced
that their reports estimated the pres
ent crop at 100000 bales.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
FOR EDUCATION
OF RURALITES
Secretary Hays Pleads Before the
Agricultural CommiSS onerS.
HEART TO HEART TALKS
At Meeting in Columbia By Heads CT De-
partments in the Various
Southern States.

The second days session of tho
Southern Association of Commission.
ers of Agricultural Workers began at
Columbia, S. c., Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The days proceedings were Of in
tense interest. The main feature Of
the day was an address by Assistant
Secretary Hays of the United States
department of agriculture. The as
sistant secretary spoke at length anu
in various terms along the line of the
development of what he terms 'Coun-
try Life Education" He advocated in
the strongest language the Inaugural
ton throughout the United States Of
a thoroughly organized system of In
termediate or high school agricultural
education, by districts arranged ac-
cording to population, character Of
soil and other physical characteristics,
the federal government furnishing the
principal support for the system. Mr..
Hays was heard with marked atten-
ton and his address made a most de-
cided impression.
During the afternoon he had in con-
ference with him each one Of the COM
missioners of the southern states, In
order to thoroughly familiarize him
self at frst hand with the conditions
prevailing in the different states. In
the course of the afternoon he accu-
mulated q large fund of information,
which was transferred to maps and
blanks, that will be of value to the de-
partment in its future operations.
Secretary Hays was prevented by an
engagement in Washington from at
tending the reception given in the
evening by Governor Ansel in honor
of the association and returned to
Washington at p. m.
At the afternoon session the report
of the committee on tick exterminap
ton and live stock sanitation was
presented by DR.. Tate Butler OF North
Carolina. The report recommended an
appropriation of 100000 by the fed
eral government for carrying on this
work, stating that the present appro-
priation was too small and the area
covered by the government representa-
tiyes too large to materially affect the
pest. This report was adopted
President WATSON, at the morning
session appointed committee for each
of the states charged with the opening
and handling Of the report upon which
the annual cotton Estimate is to be
based.
The attendance was considerably
increased the second day, among 9TH
ers arriving being Commissioner Will
kinson of Alabama and Commissioner
Patterson OF North Carolina.
The entire day was devoted to adj
dresses upon experimental and demon
stration work, notable addresses being
made by Special Agent b. H. Rawl Of
the United States department Of agrl-
culture on dairying, and on the gem
eral subject by Messrs. Carey Of Ala
bama, Parker of North Carolina, bod
son Of Louisiana and soule of Geor.
gia.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
CONGRATULATIONS CALLED OFF

Proposition to Send Telegram to Alabama
SolOns Nipped by Baptists.
At the session of the Georgia state
Baptist convention at Valdosta We'd
nesday morning a sensation was
sprung by an effort to send tele-
gram of congratulation to the Ala
bama legislature on account of the
passage of the state prohibition bill.
1t was promptly knocked out because
the convention opposed anything look
ag like a union of church and state
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
CONGRATULATIONS FINALLY SENT.
Georgia Baptist Convention Transmits
telegram to Alabama Solons.

Georgia Baptist Convention Transmits
Telegram to Alabama SOlOns.
At Thursday afternoons session Of
Georgia State Baptist convention in
Valdosta, the matter Of sending
eongratulatory telegram to the Alaba-
ma Legislature, on the passage of the
prohibition bill, which created some
excitement, Wednesday, was sprung
again.
Rev. J. C. Solomon reintroduced the
resolution, wording the proposed tele'
gram as the previous one. Many dele.
gates opposed it again. and
on the grounds formerly stated, hold'
ing to- the complete enforcement Of
church. and state, but they were final
ly out oted.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
EXTRACTION LAWS QUESTIONED
In New Writ Presented in Supreme Court
by Greene and GaYnor.

A petition for a writ of certiorar in
the famous case against Benjamin d.
Greene and John F. Gaynor, in which
they have been convicted of embez-
cling some 100000 from the govern
ment of the United States, was filed
in the supreme court of the United
States at Washington Saturday.
The question will be raised as to
whether a person indicted in this coun'
try for a crime not included in the Ca
madam treaty can be tried for such
crime after his surrender by the Ca
madam authorities upon demand for
extradition based on other crimes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-11-29
Four Hundred Lose Tobs.

About 400 men, employed in the
shops of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad, at West Albany,
N. y, have been laid off. This is
about a quarter of the entire force.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

one of the passengers thereon being
scientist in the employ of Uncle
Sam
A large albatross had been follow
ing the steamer and keeping pace
with it for several hours, and the
wonder grew among the watchers on
shipboard as to how the bird was
able to fly so swiftly while apparently
keeping its wings extended without
tapping them. AS this is a common
manner of fight with the albatross,
the explanation has been offered that
the bird takes advantage of slight
winds and air currents, and so is
able to glide upon what might be
called atmospheric slopes.
AS the albatross sailed alongside of
the ship, about fifteen feet away, the
scientist snapped his camera at 1t
and obtained a photograph which as
tonished him and his fellow passeng-
ers.
The photograph revealed what no
eye had caught-the wings of the al
batross, each some five feet long,
raised high above its back in the act
of making a downward stroke. The
explanation naturally suggested is
that more or less frequently the bird
must have made a stroke of this
kind with its wings, although the eye
could not detect the motion, and that
the camera CHANGED to be snapped
just at the right moment-Philadel-
phia Record
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
SURVEYOR AND PANTHER.

A surveyor employed by the. St
Louis Bartlesville & Pacific Railroad
Company, which purposes to build a
line from Joplin, NJ, to Pond Creek,
Okla, saw a remarkable sight through
the glass of his transit instrument
while running a survey on Sand
Creek. fifteen or sixteen miles north
east of Pawhuska, in the Usage In
liam Reservation recently The coun-
try at that place is broken an indented
with canons. The surveyor had turn
ed his instrument to see the fiagman
behind him. The flagman was seen
plainly, but beyond the flagman about
three hundred yards was something
that caused the surveyor to gasp in
establishment. A large panther, at the
edge of the small clearing, was gaz-
ing intently at the surveyors. Through
the glass the panther's every move
ment could be clearly seen. The sur
veyors shouted at the beast, which
quickly ran into the timber-Black-
burn correspondence Kansas City
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

unless you sign these papers
Quick," he cried, turning imperious
eyes upon her. Sign here,"
But the frightened, exhausted wo
man had slipped to the floor in dead
faint, and Mrs. Tompkins. who-not
liking the looks of the man. as she
explained later-had been listening
behind the shabby portiere, was be.
side her in a second.
I'll wait till she comes to. It's
very important; all to her own in
terest,'' said the visitor in a milder
tone.
It's not so important, nor so much
to anyone's interest, but it can wait
till after Thanksgiving" she said
coldly. Here. Norah," to the good
looking maid who had appeared in the
hallway, help me get Miss Brooks to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
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SURPRISE ~ z! an eA &

1t won't be like any Thanksgiving
ever knew; but, no matter what. [
viii be thankful, l Will" murmt red
Sarah Brooks, trying vainly to check
her tears and covering close to the
little register for warmth. 1t emitted
trpid air, but slightly modifying the
On III of the small back bedroom which
the little spinister had at very low
figure because she kept it in order
herself used an oil lamp instead
of gas
She had not made light yet Even
kerosene costs money, and the moon
gave light enough to fret by Nearly
three months had passed since she
had lost her place in Hodge & Gam
mons store.
She had filled place after place in
this establishment most faithfully for
nigh to twenty of her forty-three
years. There was no complaint
against her. The firm dropped Miss
Brooks and Miss Gray, to each of
whom for some years past it had been
paying $40 week, simply because it
had found a man to do the work Of
both women at SIS a week.
1t mattered little to Miss Gray-she
would be married at id-November--
but for Miss Brooks, older by ten
years, and without kindred or lover,
the loss was measureless i'll. Not
that she realized it as such at the
outset. Miss Gray was kinder than
a young woman getting ready to be
married could reasonably have been
expected to be; and Miss Brooks her
self was of sweet and CHEEKY nature
and had no doubt that where one door
had shut another would presently
open. At least, there would be place
for her in another department of
Hodge & Gammon's, though at lower
wages. Through her long service and
limited experience, her life had ssown
into the very building and she shrank
from an absolute change almost as
from the wrenching asunder of soul
and body. But the gray streaks in
her soft brown hair stopped her re.
turn to the salesrooms as with bars
| of adamant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
CAVE WHICH THE INDIANS DEC
GRATED

Two gold prospectors recently DIS
covered in the Santa Susanna Noun
tains, about fifty miles from Los
Angeles, CAL, the largest and most
remarkable cave in western Amer
lea. While looking for indications CT
gold they found an opening which
they entered. The opening led to a
great cavern, consisting of many pas
sages, some of them wide but most
of them narrow and lofty. The pas
sages lead into great halls, some con-
tanning an acre, studded with stalag-
mites and stalactites, in some cases
so thickly that it is difficult to get
through. The walls of one of these
halls are covered with rude draw
ings, some almost obliterated but 9TH
ers still CHAR. The drawings repre-
scented incidents of the chase, show
ing Indians on foot pursuing bear,
deer and other animals. One wall
painting shows the bear pursuing the
hunter The work is done with a
soft, red stone much used b the In
dians for that purpose Scient fic
American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
IN KASHGARIA.

There are few places in the world
so difficult to get at as Kashgarfa.
Though it lies in Chinese territory
the journey from Pekin occupies no
less than six months. From India Cara
vans take two months having to cross
meanwhile the three highest mountain
ranges in the world by way of sew
eral passes measuring $4,000 feet
above sea level Then from the tail
end of the Russian railway system in
Central Asia one may reach Kash-
garia in three weeks by several
routes, all involving the transit of
difficult and storm-swept passes
Kashgaria is said to cover ar area of
$4,000 square miles-a statement
that has little interest until consider
ed in relation to the proportion which
is cultivated by man. 1t is startling
to realize that human endeavor has
been capable of rendering fertile lit
tie more than a hundredth part and
that ninety-nine hundredths of it Is
irredeemable desert.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

Those same gray streaks, from
which her fresh, unwrinkled skin,
bright eyes and trim alert figure
seemed powerless to distract the at
tention of possible employers, proved
her undoing at every quest. In vari-
Gus phases, softened now with half
contemptuous pity, sharpened anon
with cynical brutality, she was denied
In her timid application as too old"
to be of any use. Experienced 1t had
40 chance i'm the race with youth.
The gray streaks had widened dur
ing these dreary days, the refined fea-
lures had sharpened and the delicate
color faded The little hoard against
the proverbial rainy day, after twenty
years of poorly paid labor, had been
small at best, but it was smaller even
than it need have been, for Sarah
Brooks had never been able to with
hold her mite from a fellow-creature
In distress. And now, despite the
wonted insane feminine economies in
food and street care fare, the tiny
hoard was iessening at a frightful
pace.
She thought ruefully tonight
though Gliding herself for meanness
in thu memory-of sundry S. and $40
bills loaned on promise of repayment
next month" to fellow workers long
since departed to fresh fields and pas
lures new, and getting warm at last
with the aid of her well-worn winter
cloak and the tepid register, she lost
herself in the pitiful little dream of a
letter in the morning mail in which
some one of her many debtors should
return his or her loan.
A peremptory knock on her door
brought her sharply back to realty.
Gentleman in the parlor to see
Miss Brooks." announced Mrs Temp.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

fitted stranger till he had gathered up
his pen and papers and reluctantly de-
parted, saying that he would call to
inquire for Miss Brooks in the morn
ing.
1T is nothing but starvation" whis-
pered Mrs. Tompkins to Norah on the
landing few minutes later. I'll sit
with her till she takes this bowl of
beef tea and a bit of toast to it and
try to chirk her up a bit. Hank!
There's the bell again."
door was burst open, and only Mrs
| Tompkins' cautious hand saved the
beef tea, as the bride of fortnight,
but late Miss Gray, of Hodge & Gam
mons, flung herself upon her old
shopmate.
"Oh, Sarah, dear; what luck, saw
it in the Wayfarer this morning. We
got back from Washington last night
l told Tom all you ever told me about
your family. He has looked up every
thing and it's yours, sure enough. 1t
was advertised before, but no one
who knew about you could have seen
it,. =. Nothing to do but present your
proofs and draw your money Tom is
down in the parlor. He's just as glad
for you as | am. He's darling, he
isl"
But, Caroline. / don't understand.
First, there was that dreadful man
with the papers for me to sign, and
now you have found out something.
What are you glad for, and what has
it to do with me?"
"Why, everything in the world. You
haven't seen the Wayfarer, with the
advertisement of the unclaimed. de-
posits in the Peoples Saving Bank
your uncle-John Peter Brooks-he
must have put it in ages ago-$4 ,004.
The old rascal! Oh. / don't mean
her uncle" and Mrs. Tompkins turn
ed from the brides Mortified face
Don't faint again, Miss Brooks;
though you did the best job of your
life when you tainted, just as you was
agoin' to sign that scoundrei's paper"
Miss Brooks had the Wayfarer in
her hand. her eyes riveted on the
heavily penciled line which held the
potency of comfort and ease for the
rest of her days.
"Oh, thank God; thank God!" she
cried at last. Il knew He would not
| fail me-"
Miss Brooks had the happiest of
Thanksgivings, but Mr.. Irving Will
sons reception at the hands of her
landlady that morning greatly impair
ed his appetite for turkey" Boston
1 Pos.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
PIICKY TIGER BIRDS

midas tiger bird, SO called because
he is the one thing the royal beast
fears, is no larger than a sparrow.
Yet so bold and combative is ne
that if the great cat is surprised by
a sufficient Lumber of the little crca-
lures far from the protecting shelter
of the jungle it will go hard with
him. When alone the bril- will not
attack. Supported by flock OF
friends, however, often numbering
several thousands, the birds will seek
out his hereditary foe and give bat
tle.-South Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
LADY IN WAITING.

The daily papers have announced
that Lady Salisbury has been appoint
ed lady in waiting to the queen, in
the place of Lady Emily Kingscote.
who has resigned that Office. Lady
Emily Kingscote vas not lady in
waiting" but she was a woman of
the bedchamber. The Office of lady
of the bedchamber can be held only
by a peeress. Lady Emily was APP
pointed to the queens household in
1868, directly after her marriage, and
she has held Office ever since. Lady
Emily is a daughter of the first Earl
Howe and a sister of the late Duchess
of Beaufort and of the late Lady
Westmorland. She is the second wife
Of Sir Nigel Kingscote, who was Lib
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
FASHION NOTES.

Large, life-size white lilies orna-
ment immense hats of white velvet.
Silk and linen fabrics are used as
trimming on wool gowns.
The bow at the neck is centred with
a big plain buckle of the sort used on
pump bows.
Among the new trimmings there
are bands. of colored silk filet heavy
with self-colored embroidery.
Alternate panels of bias and straight
striped silk make effective skirts for
semi dress wear.
Light facings in dropping brim-
med dark hats and dark facings IN
light hats often render becoming a
model which might otherwise be un-
becoming, but contrast facings are
by no means the rule.
Simple, legible lettering for en-
broidering is more unaffected and
dignified than intricate hieroglyphics.
Smart people are wearing rich,
dark hats with costumes in any of
the light colors like pearl gray, light
tan and fawn.
The checkerboard effects are pro-
duced in the colors of a fabric, in
the weave of plain colors, in the IN
terweaving of plain braids and rib
bons used as trimming and in various
other ways.
A pretty sash, called the Japanese,
is made with wide girdle, short fat
bow and long ends.
A new model is the Georgette. 1t
has A rolled brim with decided slope
in the back
Wide tucks are especially effective
on light weight pongee.
A neat jumper suit, made of fancy
plaid taffeta, has semi-gored Skirt
tucked to the knee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
A PRETTY YOUNG GIRL.

A young girls complexion NO rouge
can initiate. The soft light in .
young girls eyes no eyedrops can i'm
prove. The natural wave of a young
girls hair no curling iron can make
more attractive.
When a woman becomes really old
the same fact applies. A gray-hairei
woman, whose face shows the lines
of a useful, happy life, whose eyes
tell the story of the children whom
she has lovingly brought up, whose
wrinkles are signs Of her thoughts
for others, whose life has been spent
making the world that much better,
is as beautiful as a young girl is
pretty.-Editorial in the New York
World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
THE WIFE,s EARNINGS

In France a wife's earnings belong
to her husband. If a woman earns a
dollar by washing and ironing, or
hundreds of dollars by great paint
ing or popular novel, every cent OF
it belongs to her husband. If she
should happen to get possession of
the money and put it in bank, she
could not draw it out without his
written consent. 1t belongs to him
to do with as he wills. He don't have
to get her consent to draw it out or
spend it either. For fourteen years
the women of France have been work
ing for law TO give wives the con-
troll of their own earnings.-American
Cultivator.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28
A HoMELY TRIBUTE.

"She always kept the salt and pep
per shakers filled and plenty of soap
in the bathroom" Such is the home
ly, but expressive tribute that is to be
cut on the tombstone of a Kansas
woman. She may have made pleat
ed shorts for the Fiji islanders, but
not till after she had sewed the but
tons on her husbands shirt, darnei
the socks for the family, and taken
scrupulous care to have her children
looking as tidy and happy as an or
phan asylum on holiday parade. Be
cause homes and charity bazars had
no attraction Tor her mind like the
duties of her own household. The
salt and the soap, emblems of purity
and cleanliness, are indicative Of q
life that was careful, thoughtful. use
ful.-Nashville American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-28

Thirty streets and open places in
Paris are named after eminent chem
lists, the latest being Place Berthelot;
and SO are named after famous ply
sicists.