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The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

Downright. by Joseph B. Bowles.l
Sendaf. Japan.-Although made fam
GUS by a famine, Sendai is now the
center of a record rice crop. From a
condition of hunger and distress that
called forth more than 100000 from
warm-hearted Americans, this region
has now passed into period OF rare
prosperity. The rice crops are 20 per
cent above the average.
A Famine and International Relations.
Only memories and few hundred
orphans remain as reminders of the
dreadful famine of year or so ago.
Among the memories is an enhanced
appreciation of Americans and their
religion. The aid so promptly and
generously given during the famine
has affected all of Japan. In amount
it exceeded the gifts of Japan and all
the rest of the world combined, reach
ing a total of 100000. In this region
especially the feeling towards the
rice country" which, curiously
enough, has always been the way the
Japanese write the word America
is warm beyond expression. The gov
ernor of the province, the mayor of
the city, the general in command of
the military forces here, the presiding
Judge of the courts, the editor of the
leading newspaper, and many private
citizens assured me in most cordial
terms of the citys gratitude for the
assistance rendered to the famine suf-
ferers.
1t took American enterprise to ava
ken even the Japanese to the serious.
ness of the famine situation. AT their
Thanksgiving day service in Sendai
In 1905 the American missionaries
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
Hard to Realize.

Mother" said a college student
who had brought his chum home for
the holidays, permit me to pressat
my friend, Mr.. Specknoodle,'
His mother, who was little hard Of
hearing, placed her hand to her ear
I'm sorry, George, but didn't cutie
catch your friends name. You'll have
to speak a little louder, I'm afraid
81 say, mother" shouted George I
want to present Mr.. Specknoodle
I'm sorry, George, but Mr.. =
What was the name again?
"Mr. SpecRnoodle!" George fairly
yelled.
The old lady shook her head sadly
I'm sorry, George, but I'm alrala
it's no use. 1t sounds Just like speek
noodle to me."-Everybody's Mas
zine,
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
ARE we oRoANlzEp FoR7

WHAT ARE We ORGANIZED FOR?
Jlhts question is the biggest one con
nected with our mNvenment. 1t will
take some real thinking to solve 1t.
One may say Joined to, buy for less
while another would say, I Joined to
get better price for my products;
while another says he Joined to dowB
every other class and build himself
upon the ruins Of destroyed CONNER.
cialism. All of this brings about a
cGnfounding Of tongues that makes
success impossible A correct under.
standing of the real purposes of the
organization on the part OF each mem
Der Of the Union is necessary In order
for wise consideration along lines that
will assure success.
The Co-Operator would feel that II
had accomplished great deal If,
through is editorial columns 1t could
get a coIEect understanding on this
one question, What are we organ.
lied for?" For when all our members
fully understand this we will move on
harmonious lines to victory.
The first effort Of the Union should
be to take out of our lives the spirit
Of enmity and fill it with charity. Then
remove from us the principle of greed
and avarice and fill us with the princi-
pie of justice and equity. This would
give us a desire to do unto others as
we would have them to do us instead
of doing the other fellow before he
does us.
1t is well for Us to consider what
we are not organized for that we may
more fulsy understand what we are
to do. We are not organized to destroy
any part of our commercial, social, re-
ligious or political system where they
are progressing along paths that lead
to the road to higher and better civ
ilization. 1t will take all the agencies
cooperating together to reach better
condition. We can not hope to build
up this great organization upon the
downfall of any of the necessary agen-
cies or helps in this help.
Our duty is clear as to our attitude
to all churchs, schools, fraternal or
ders and legitimate commercial enter
prises. 1t is not to pull down, but
eliminate the Illicit and confirm and
euild the legitimate.
We are organized to take care of the
business of the farmer, both in pro-
duction and distribution. In other
words, to rasie and sell the products
OF the soil In the past we have only
studied the production of wealth and
not its distribution.
The educational feature of an organ
ization should call every farmer to
thoughtfulness and study, for it fs
only through intelligence that we will
be able to take possession of our own.
We are organized to plant at the very
foundation head of our commercial
life the principle of justice, equity and
the golden role that it may take root
and give a health tonic to our entire
civilization.
The Farmers Union has a respon-
sibility that no other organization In
this country has and In proportion to
a correct understanding of this re-
sponsibility and our action in keeping
with our principles, will be the good
effect of our effort on our fellowman
-Co-Operator.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

The only question about the Union
in the minds of many people seems to
be whether the Farmers Union is the
"Order that has come to stay" o. is
no longer questioned as to the wisdom
of farmers getting together as all
other workers are doing. Every man
who has sense enough to come in out
of the rain knows that this is the only
salvation of the farmer Now, as
there is nothing else under heaven,
even claiming to be a farmers organ
ization, it looks funny to see anyone
longer hesitate. Get in on the ground
floor.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
AED
CO. OPERATIVE UNION
- OF AMERICA

The manufacturers Of farming tools
and vehicles had a meeting recently,
and the whole trend of the talk was
that prices must be advanced. Now,
1t is the easiest thing in the world to
meet this advance, If the farmers
would only do it. The way to do it is
to put every farming tool, every We
hicle and every implement on the
place under shelter every night when
at all practicable, and never leave
anything out in the weather for sim
gle moment when It can be put into a
plase of safety and protection. If the
farmers would do this, it would cut
the demands for such things fully half
in two. Would half of the demand
bring the price down? You bet 1t
would. The factories are now running
over time, and the dealers are hardly
able to get stocked up at all. Cut the
demand in two, and the factories
would Immediately seek a market, and
the "overproduction of cotton would
have parallel. At any rate, this
sort of thing on the part of the farm
ers would be the only sensible thing to
do anyway. How much better a tool
works when it is clean and ready at
the commencement of the job, instead
of having to be used half day to get
1t so that it can be decently used.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Eject of Their Warm Drink IN '0'l
Morning.

"a year ago l was wreck llo-
coffee drinking and was on the pOll,|
Of giving up my position in the senO'''
room because of nervousness
81 was telling friend about u WI
she said, We drink nothing al n's
time but Postum Food Coffee, and u u
such a comfort to have sometmns "
can enjoy drinking with the cnl'a, % Il /,
81 was astonished that she wouiu =
low the children to drink any A'nu
coffee, but she said Postum was III ~
most healthful drink in the woIla .si N
children as well as for older ones p
that the condition of both the emu i.
and adults showed that to be q lAV. r,
"My first trial was failure in
cook boiled it four or five minutes III
it tasted so fiat that | was in uespe'|
but determined to give it one ~ IA
trial This time we followed 'ns N u
rections and boiled it fifteen np.s IA
after the boiling began II wss ,s,sld
clded success and / was compN"
won by its rich delicious haYou,' 'asa III
short time l noticed a decius1 ssn3
provement in my condition az WI
growing better and better mon'n ,,aoils a.
month, until now am ps'} sssou}
healthy. and do my work in lns Z, ss ,sorlj
roon, With ease and pleasure W.,
not return to the nerve-destroyiHS
tp. coffee for any money. .ba
There's Reason hesu a
nous little Health Oias''
Road to WellviIle." in pkgs-
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
What is a Drop?

In medicine drop is 'gutta," or a
"minim." The words mean the same
that is, one-sixteenth part of a fluid
dram. This is the official table: 60
minims (guttae or drops) make one
fluid dram; eight. drains make one
fluid ounce; 16 fluid ounces make one
pint; 2 plnts make one quart, four
quarts make on gallon. Forty-five
drops of water or common teaspoon
full make one fluid DRAM two table,
spoonsful about one fluid ounce; a
wineslass is about one and half fluid
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

The farmer, more than anybody else,
is interested in building and maintain
ing good roads. Everything he handles
must use the public roads. 1t is the
way he travels to church, and the way
his children go to school.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

1t is time that the Unions were ia.
king some notice of the movement to
fill the South with emigrants from all
over Europe, and particularly from
Spain and Italy. This means the plant
ing of more cotton and the consump-
tion of no more cotton; the produc-
tion of more food stuff, and the sale of
less, to the Southern farmer. This is a
condition that must be met, and right
away.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
Waste.

Hear about somebody scattering
snuff in the house at Harrisburg?
mo; bat it was waste Of mo
terial."
"How's that?"
"Why, only one or two Of the ief
lows up there need to take snun y
make the whole crowd sneeze'-
Philadelphia Ledgsr.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
rhe calmness Of pesnalr.

Soubrette = Good heavens! We
cant stay over night in this hotel!
Comedian-What is the matter with
it?
Soubrette-The bellboy says it's
haunted
Comedian-That settles it. We
stay. 1t is our only chance this sea.
son of ever seeing the ghost walk :
Baltimore American.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

! The day has gone when diversified
tion needs to be discussed. 1t went
with the crowd of rain makers who
brought plenty of water from the
clouds by the firing of rockets, and
with the man who plants his potatoes
Sin the moon"
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

Every now and then we read of the
So-andso Farmers Union Debating
Club. That sounds mighty good to the
old-timer, who in the days gone by
Joined in the country debating club,
and decided whether the Monroe Doc
trine should be enforced as a matter
of right, or as matter Of expediency,
or some other equally profound sub
iect.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06
An III Wind, Etc.

"Her marriage was very uniortuf
ate, wasn't it?" "oh, no; she consle
ers it quite fortunate" why, unusr i'
stand she was divorced" "ExaclaI
and her divorce was the opening Of ns'
stage career, which is now very PROM
ising."
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

ounces, and teacupful is about four
fluid ounces. But, my brethren in
suffering. how many different sizes of
teaspoons, tablespoons, wine glasses
and teacups are there in this world of
ease? And as for drops; no two
liquids, If dropped from a bottle in the
old-fashioned way tholding the end of
the finger over the mouth) will drap
drops, or drop draps of the same size.
New York Press.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

There must be warehouses, and the
farmer should own them. He has the
cotton at first hand, it has cost him
less than it will cost anybody else, If
1t is sold at the right price, and he can
therefore, hold it to better advantage
than somebody who has to buy it and
then add his cost and expenses.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

The Farmers Union should stand up
for the quality of stuff under the Farm
ers' Union label. Make it a guarantee
of first quality, and it will need no
sort of boosting to keep the price
right. But don't amalgamate with
other orders.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

There is a constant tendency in the
minds of some of the Farmers Union
people to want to mix up and ANAL
gamate with the labor unions of the
towns and cities. They make serious
mistake. There Is little or nothing IN
common between them, and the whole
idea comes from politicians who would
like to ride the organizations into
office, or business men" who want to
make good by fleeing somebody. No,
thank you, the farmers will be kept
so busy tending to their own business
that the won't have time along in
August to look at all the Amalgamated
Haymakers' cards to see whether all
the students from the Eastern col
leges who come west to WORK in the
fields have paid all their assessments
to the union. No, the thing is too
many; the farmers are farming now,
and are not making shoe laces.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

The cotton crop has, in the hands of
Providence, been reduced to something
like a money-making quantity.
The weekly Corinthian., 1907-06-06

In the language of flowers the peach
blossom means: l am your captive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
Dumas' "Camille."

Dumas famous play Camille" Is
dramatized novel; The book is called
"The Lady With the Camellias," and
the author, Alexandra Dumas, Jr..
based his central character on Marie
Duplessis, a Partisan actress, to whose
kindness and patronage he owed much
of his early success. He stopped one
day, through missing a train, at COM
mon little inn at st. Germain, frequent
ed by laborers and carriers. The idea
Of the story struck him while there,
and he began it, writing ON corner of
the inn table. He remained there
three weeks, at which time it was fin
ished. The first publisher Of the story
gave the young author $240 for the
privilege of printing two editions, ag
gregating 2,70O copies. When Dumas
proposed third edition he was told
to go about his business, which he did,
making an immense sum for himself
and his next publisher.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

Office. Bromley had already turned
back to the cashier the fines he had
collected. but a rapid computation
showed that the envelopes and the
statement to the cashier developed a
discrepancy of more than So The
foreman had been detained in the Of
flee on preteXt, and when he left the
building it was in company with
blue coated official, and the girls lin
gered on the corner to hold a jubilee
over the downfall of their enemy.
"Who's going to be cashier now?"
demanded one of the celebrants. Matte
grew red
I'm to be in charge for a little
while,' she said Mr.. Everett ar
ranged that last night"
'That's too bad" said one of the
girls.
'Why, please?" demanded Matte
holly
1--WE won't have any one to speak
for us when we want to go on strike
against YOU
"That's So" laughed one of the 9th
ers 'All the other girls on the COM
mittee ran away
''I guess l shall not be in charge long
enough for you to get sore on me-"
said Matte Importantly. I'm to be
married in a month
This was news indeed, and the girls
crowded eagerly about her. For mo-
merft she fought off their questioning,
but at last she faced them defiantly.
''I'm going to be married to Mr.. Ev-
erett, If you have to know" she said.
''That's what you get for. being on
the committee" said one Of them en-
viously
''Well," reminded Matte, there's
four of you that can't say you didn't
have a chance, and don't mind telling
you that PM glad you didn't take it.
Jim Everett is worth interviewing the
president himself for"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
HE DISCOVERS
NEW COMET
Wisconsin University Men
Confirm Claims of ANA
teur Astronomer.

Madison, Wis, April 10th.
While standing in his back
yard with a telescope J. D..
Mellish, an amature astrono-
mer, at Cottage Grove, a
small village four miles east
of Madison, discovered a new
comet on the night of April
18th.
The comet was last night
sighted by Professor G. c..
Comstock and A. S. Flint of
the university of Wisconsin
observatory. The comet,
they say, is faint and is NOV
ing eastward at the rate of
about eight degrees a day.
They cannot say whether it
is approaching the earth or
receding from it. DR.. Com
stock adds that the earth is in
no danger from it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
By CARROLL GORDON.

do you draw up resolutions and
things?" asked Kate Masters eagerly.
NO" scorned Matte. you send a
committee to the boss and tell him we
won't work any more"
I'D rather write" declared Grace
Kelso. I'D be scared to death to go
in there and talk to him."
Writing isn't half SO good" declared
Matte ''You just tell him what the
matter is and that We'll go on strike if
Bromley isn't dismissed, and that's all
there is to it,
"All," repeated Kate. Il SHOULD think
it would be enough. The idea of going
right in to Mr.. Temple and telling him
that we're not going TO work any more
unless Bromley is sacked. I'd be so
scared I.couldn't speak,
I'm not afraid said Matte dis
painfully.
Il vote tt: t we make Matte Lester a
committee all by herself" suggested
Grace, and the motion was unanimous
Iy carried without the formality of "a
seconding.
mo, you DON'T cried Matte. ''I'll do
the talking. but we want lot of girls
for the committee. 1t has a good eff
feet"
In the end q committee Of five was
appointed, and it was agreed that the
noon hour the next day would be the
proper time for making the demand.
Matte lay awake half the night think
ing what she should say, and her argu-
ment was continued in her dreams
The room was all excitement the next
morning, and as the noon hour ap-
preached the excitement grew more
intense Every girl in the room left
her lunch untouched to accompany the
committee on it's errand of protest and
left them only at the beginning of the
short hall at the end of which was
Edward Temples Office.
The departure of the escort seemed
to have a bad effect on the others, for,
as Matte raped ON the door and a
deep voice responded, the other four
girls right about faced as by common
impulse and fed down the passage
way.
For a moment Matte watched them,
dismayed Then with firm hand she
turned the knob and entered the ROOM
In place of the gray haired man she
expected to find the room was tenant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
DR.. Shoop's
Night Cure
M. M. SWEET

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coughs and colds? Mothers who
have used it will quickly answ er:
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The pleasant cold remedy that ex-
pels the cold through its laxative
action on the bowels. conforms
strictly to the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Contains no opiates. Sold
by M. M. Sweet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

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DR.. Shops Night Cure is the Local.
DR.. Shops Restorative, the Constitutional.
Theformer-Dr. Shops Night Cure-isa topical
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ment. Ghe Restorative reaches throughout the
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The Night Cure. as its name implies, does its
work while you sleep. 1t soothes sore and infam.
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builds up wasted tissues. bringing about renewed
strength. vigor. and energy. Take DR.. Shops
Restorative-Tablets or Liquid-asa general tonic
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
1.-THE FUGITIVES'
BY
FLORENCE WILKINSON


NXTE are they that go,
w Plunging before the hidden blow
Werun the byways Of the earth
For we are fugitive from birth,
Blindfolded, with wide hands abroad
That SOW, that SOW the sullen sod.
We cannot watt we cannot stop
For flushing field or quickened crop;
The orange bow of dusky dawn
Glimmers our smoking swathe upon
Blindfolded still, we hurry on.
How do we know the ways we run
That are blindfolded from the sun?
We stagger swiftly to the Call,
Our wide hands feeling for the wall.
Oh We who climb to some clear heaven
By grace of day and leisure given,
Pity us. fugitive and driven,
The little whip curling on our track,
The headlong haste that looks not back!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18

when your back hurts it is almost
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is nothing so good as the use of De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills.
They assist the kidneys. Sold by
M. M. Sweet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-04-18
Two Odd RIunders.

There stands in Westminster abbey.
London, splendid monument of Crom-
well in riding attire. The spurs which
adorn his high boots are upside down.
showing that while the man who Gre
ated the statue was an expert in this
line he was totally unfamiliar with the
&rt of riding. These reversed spurs
are not always noticed by visitors, but
those who know about them find them
one of the most interesting features
of the monument One of the famous
swords welded by that warrior, the
Black Prince, is to be seen in a window
in the same building. 1t is a painted
window on the landing leading from
the floor of the palace to the commit
tee rooms above. On the weapon held
In the hanGs Of toe prince may be read
an inscription in which the words
prince of Whales" figure prominently
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-10-31
Audubon VS. Guthrie Center.

A midseason football slump beat
Audubon. But one defeat is not bad.
All games before this have been won.
Guthrie Center claims to have the
best team, and when the return game
is played here say they will bring over
one hundred rooters. Think of it a
town bringing one hundred rooters to
cheer their boys to victoryl An artic-
lie from Guthrie Center to the Register
and Leader said our boys out-weighed
their team sixteen pounds to the man.
The statement is far from the truth.
Perhaps our team averages Six or
eight pounds to the man heavier than
their opponents. Our team did not
work together. That is the whole Sc
cret of the game. James Law was the
only player on our team who could
successfully carry the ball. Their
players went under the runner and al
ways dumped him. The boys were
well treated by the people of Guthrie
Center. The return game will be play
ed November sixteenth. See the bat
tie that our boys will put up.
The Audubon High School players
we're as follows: Frank Hays center,
Maurice Horton and Harry Laubender
guards, John Doak and Gibson Law
Tackles, Homer Booton and Clifford
Elwood ends, James Law full back,
Theo Mantz and Robby Carper hall
backs and Fern Parnham quarterback.