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The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

America has become land of ner- vous emotionalists, largely owing to our sins against the dietetic health laws of nature.
 "Only outdoor exercise in cold eli mate would enable vigorous individ- uals of our species to digest the viands forced upon alimentary organs enfee- bled by sedentary occupations" wrote Dr. Felix Oswald.
 Brain workers must have different food than laborers, because brain work uses up parts of the brain and nerve centers, while physical labor uses up other parts of the body.
 Grape-Nuts, a food for brain work CTS, prepared by scientific food makers, is pure, natural food made from se- lected parts of field grains known. to contain the natural phosphate of pot ash and other elements required by the system in rebuilding and repair ing the brain and nerve centers. This food is skillfully cooked at the factory and is ready to be served instantly with cream. At all first-class grocers and made by the Postum Co.,, at Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little health classic, 'The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. There's a Reason
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
SWALLOWS DESTROY WEEVlL.
U. S. Biological Survey Has a Novel
 Plan to Aid Cotton Planter.

The Biological survey of the United
 States has hit upon a somewhat novel
 plan for aiding the Southern cotton
 planter in his war against the boil
 weevil.
 The survey has been Investigating
 the pest in Texas for several yaers,
 and finds that no fewer than 3S spe-
 cies of birds feed on the insect. Of
 course, it is not claimed that birds
 alone can check the spread of the wee
 vii, but it has been demonstrated be-
 yond doubt that they are an impor-
 tan help. Among the foremost of these little allies are the swallows whose food consists almost entirely of in-
 sects and the idea is to increase the
 number of swallows, both at the North and in the South, then the colonies nesting in the South will destroy the weevils in the summer months, while In the fall, after the local birds have
 migrated, the northern bred birds, as they pass through the Southern states,
 on their way to the tropics, will keep >NN
 numerous in the North as they used | to be. The tree swallow, for instance, formerly abounded, but of late years | it's numbers have greatly diminished owing to the persecution of the Eng | fish sparrow who invade the swallows | nests, turn them out of doors as it | were, throwing out the eggs and kll- l ing the young birds, if any are found. It is said that the barn swallow is l also seen in lessing numbers, this is attributed to the fact that the mod ern barns are so tightly built as to deny them shelter. The cliff swallow, l once so common In the northern states has been almost entirely banished i from many localities owing to certain ] parasites being found in their nests, these being taken for bed bugs, but 1 this is a mistake as these swallow parasites are peculiar to the birds ana need not be feared by man.. The mar | tin is considered to be the most inn portant ally of the farmer among the swallow tribe and it should be en- couraged in every way to locate on the farms, either by binding boxes for
 them where they have not been built heretofore, by transporting box with young birds in it to neighboTing farm
 or by bringing up the young birds by hand, feeding them meal, worms, grass hoppers and the like. Most Amercan
 birds are migratory, are the property of the nation rather than of. individual states and cooperation between the
 several states, both North and South, for the preservation of insectiverous birds is an idea worthy of adoption.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Summer Pruninu,.

Sumn2er pruning is very important, especially to old trees that are in a vigorous condition. Uusually the old tree does not give an oversupply of vitality and while it may present a vigorous appearance it will not have enough vitality to mature growth of leaves, new shoots, and develop fruit. Since the new shoots will re- ceive attention before the fruit, they will suffer if a systematic pruning is not practiced Summer pruning should be begun the first week in July in the latitude of St Louis. Then the presence Of the young fruit can be told and every water shoot that does not possess fruit should be cut off All weak shoots that are filling up the center of the tree should be removed as should all those which are making a rapid and water growth.-Journal ol Agriculture.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Always in the Way.

Recently country doctor in tht north of Ireland, bachelor, who wa, locally noted for his brusqueness ane irascibility, was driving along a nor row lane, or "boreen," when his pas sage was effectually barred by an ole woman, who was returning from tht bog leading an ass whose pannieri were filled with peats. The woman led the ass to the side of the lane as quickly as she could, but not quickly enough to please the short-tempered doctor. "Faugh!" be exclaimed, with snort of disgust. "Women and asse: are always in the way" 'T'm glad " have the manners to put yourself last" said the old woman, calmly The doctor drove on without another word.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Push Crops with Side Fertilizers.

July is a month of unremitting work for the farmer, and especially is this true this year. The seasons to June 20th have been unfavorable to hot weather crops. such as corn and cot ton. The growth is small and in many sections the stands are badly broken. These conditions now require rapid cultivation and every means to pus the crops forward.
 Cotton especially will be materially benefited with side application of a mixture of cottonseed meal and ni- trate>of soda, 50 pounds of cache per acre, early in the month, and the same amount again from two to three weeks later. Many farmers are experiment. ing with complete fertilizers for side applications with fine results. Fertil- izers containing ammonia, largely from nitrate of soda 10 per cent; phosphor- ic acid, from 3k to per cent, and potash from to , per cent, at the ratio of 100 to 150 pounds per acre. With prospects of a small crop and high prices this fall, it is advisable to mal.e these side dressings this year.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Secret of Crop Success.

Frequent and thorough cultivation is the main secret of crop success. Whether the season is wet or dry, cul- tivate If it be dry, the necessity for keeping a constant dust mulch over the surface of the ground is great. It prevents capillary attraction and holds the moisture in the lower stratum of the soil If the season be wet, the weeds will grow apace, and the horse hoe, the hand hoe and the wheel hoe should make frequent trips among aH kinds of growing crops until the lay ing by" period.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

In our mad rush to get things for the least price and to sell for the high est price, we are apt to misuse power and we are sure to abuse privi- leges. For instance: Cotton IS now
 selling for about four times the price it brought in 1896; carpenters are get ting nearly twice as much for the
 same hours of labor, cattle are selling for twice the money, lumber is selling for 50 per cent more money, steel IS nearly twice as high, coal is costing nearly twice as much. In view Of these heavy costs, it looks unreason- able that there should be a clamor for a reduced passenger rate and for a reduced freight rate on all the rail ways. There is danger of overdoing the power to control these arteries or public life; there is danger of cutting them down until men who have money will be forced to seek other securities. The moment that the burdens of tax ation and the reduction of income get to that point where tho investment is a losing one, that moment money will not be forthcoming for the building Of new lines, extension and improvement of old ones, and stagnation will set in. There is such a thing as killing the golden goose, and there needs be no explanation of the case of railway transportation having 'hewn out the wilderness" This country needs more roads to penetrate new fields, open up waste places and to make the wilder ness to blossom and bring forth fruit.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

fore using Doans Kidney Pills l sui fered everything from kidney troubles for a year and half. I had pain in the back and head, and almost contin- uous in the Joins and felt weary all the time. A few doses of Doan's Kid ney Pills brought great relief, and kept on taking them until in short time I was cured. I think Deans Kid. ney Pills are wonderful"
 For sale by all dealers. 50 cents box. Foster -Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

The Farmers. Union continues to build warehouses. The papers of the State bring to the front news of appli- cations for charters every week. This is one of the greatest movements ever started for the sensible handling of our great money crop-cotton. and will revolutionize the business if these establishments are numerous enough to care for. the surplus Push the movement until every county in the State will have one or more.-Miss. Union Advocate.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Riudest Kansas Bahx.

Kansas City, Mo.-A baby boy that weighed 1512 pounds arrived at the farm of Cecil Van Berger, near Shaw. uee, in Johnson county, Kansas. It is the sixth child born to Mrs. Van Der. ger. None of the others weighed more than eight or ten pounds at birth The child Is healthy and well level oped," said lJf. E. P. Chace Tt is. l think, the largest baby in the state ol Kansas, without doubt" The moth. CT is native of Belgium.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Corn for Your SiIo.

It is not yet too late to plant corn for the silo, nor too late to build the siIo for next winters feeding. If there is a rich piece of land near the barn that has grown wheat or oats it may be planted to silage corn. You need not be alarmed about the severe tax on the land, if you will feed these crops and put the stable manure back on it. Plant little thicker than when corn is wanted-just a little thfcker,- fertilize and cultivate well, and you will produce the cheapest and best feed for winter use that it is possible to produce.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Wilt Disease of Cotton

The wilt of cotton is first seen about the last of June in the South, when the leaves turn yellow on the edges, and it continues until it reaches the the disease is a fungi The soil will become infected with the germs, which will remain in the land for years. It attacks the roots of the cotton plant The remedy is rotation of the crop to different lands each year When wilt shows itself the stalks should be pulled up and burned. Select seed that are not subject to the wilt.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

It is almost impossible for you to es- cape condemnation if your local is not getting on well, if you are non-at- tendant. Even those who go to the meetings are not always free from condemnation. Going is the one pri- nal essential but to go unprepar;n to offer your brethren something in the way of instruction or admonition or entertainment is next to not going at all. It is dead easy thing to fail in your duty to yourself, to your local and to your fellow man. Don't fail to be Johnny on the spot in everything that will make the Union what it ought to be. It is the only organiza- tion that is even pretending to do any thing for the farmers nowadays in an organized way. Stay by the ship!
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
The farmer is a sIow.moying sort of

The farmer is s1ow-moving sort of a fellow. All the other avoeations had organized and were squoe ting the life out of him, and he had to organize. He has done this, and now the fellows that were soaking it to the hayseed" are nearly breaking their necks to get his assistance in their troubles. It is good time and this is 2 good place to say that the farmer is exceedingly busy attending to his own business, and expects to be busy for the next two or thlee hundred years. See!
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

not g1ow as many sweet potatoes as we ought to. It is valuable crop and easily grown. Planting potatoes were scarce this spring; but by put ting out cuttings from the vines we can grow potatoes that will keep bet ter than where grown from sprouts. It pays to manure the potatoes liber- ally. Cottonseed furnishes a fine form of ammonia for sweet potatoes. The Georgia Experiment station recom- mends the following mixture for sweet potatoes Acid phosphate, 320 pounds; cottonseed meal, 3G0 pounds; kainit, GAO pounds If muriate of potash is used in place of kainit, use 160 pounds. This mixture should be distributed in the rows and bedded on week or two before tke vines are set. By add ing 20 to 90 pounds muriate of potash to each sack S-3-3 guano a good fer tilizer for sweet potatoes will be pro- duced.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

When a class of men are taken for fools, it is because the majority of the class act as fools If the sharpers take farmers for "easy marks" for all sorts of skin games, it is because some of them have proven to be ''just the game" It is to educate this sort of a thing off the earth that the Union is in existence today. The time is com ing when the farmer will say to the consumer what the price of the farm product shall be. It is here even now. Watch wheat and cotton for awhile.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
BRIDGE WHIST CRAZE
SUMMER COLONY AT NEWPORT
 WILD OVER GAME.
Many Prominent Society Women Give Up Their Whole Time to It. Golf Clubs Again Popu-
 lar as a Result.

Newport, R. I.-Newport has the bridge whist craze. So has Narragan. sett Pier and Bar Harbor, but it is at Newport that the epidemic is most virulent.
 Here pursuit of the game has be- come an obsession. Big sums of money are won and lost every day at the tables Women in most instances are the most inveterate of the gamblers. The flushed face of the woman gam bier can be seen daily in carriages that flash along Bellevue avenue. Her her. vous, eager manner betrays her. At ordinary social functions she waits pa- tiently for the outsiders to depart in order that the elect few may creep away to the boudoir of the hostess for an hour at bridge.
 Bridge is not the only gamt More than one splendid villa here now con ceals dainty roulette wheel and a private faro layout for the delectation of the elect.
 To such an extent has the passion for play gone that some of the older heads are seriously discussing the or ganization of an anti-gambling crusade. The effect of gambling on the nerves of some women in the younger set, as well as on their pocketbooks, is ere ating alarm.
 And then the golf club claims atten- ton. The golf club had run to seed It was so far away it didn't offer any particular diversion after one had made late, however, unwonted prosperity has come to the club. Bridge whist did it. Confronted with q situation that spelled ruin for the club the man. agers appointed womens committee to take matters in hand. The commit tee turned to bridge whist. Now the golf club has become one of the most popular institutions at Newport. Mem bers even occasionally play golf as a recreation after several hours of en- ervating play at the tables.
 Here it is that the passion for bridge is seen at it's height On recent afternoon there were eight tables go- ing. Refreshing breezes swept in from the ocean. Half a dozen of the best known women in New York and Phil adelphia society lounged outside on the terrace. Within at least 20 young women and & few men toiled feverish- ly at bridge.
 Among the stories they tell sub rosa at the golf club is one of a young wom-
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

t1ey SSI out Ol ol luOl
 it causes backache, headaches, dizziness languor and distress ing urinary troubles. Keep the kidneys we'll and all these suffer- ings will be saved you. Mrs. S.A. Moore, proprietor of a res taurant at Water vile, Mo-, says: Be
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Remember that our organization is a militant one. Of course if those who have been wanting to sap the life blood out of us want to lay down arms and capitulate there will be nothing 10 fight, but so long as there are organi- cations of mon whe propose to need 1essly live off our earnings, just that long there is need for the organized fight, Keep it up all along the line
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

The State Union could not exist if 1t were not for the local Union. This admitted fact ought to prove to all that the matter of real importance af- ter all is the local Union. Don't for get this.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

The moment that the local allows personal likes and dislikes to have any place in it's thoughts and actions, that moment trouble and decadence begins. Cut out personal and preconceived opinions from the work of the Union.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Every now and then, it ought to be said for the benefit of a few, that even the Union cannot do your work for you? It can and will see to it that you get pay for what you do, but it is not an organization to get you out of a place of duty and responsibility in the human race.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

The closer you get to a mans home, the nearer you can tell what he needs. This is where the local Union gets in it's real work in the chain of Unions. Make the local as good and as strong as you can.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

To assert that the Farmers Union should not engage in any kind of Iegiti- mate business is folly. Anything that will save our people money on the ar ticles they must purchase is legiti- mate, and it is the duty and, in fact, one of the fundamental principles of the organization, to protect it's mem bers in buying as well as selling.-Un- ion Guide.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Your local needed another member at it's last meeting. Did you take up the name of some one who would be benefit to the organization, or some one who is sorely in need of the bene- fits of the Union? If you failed that time, try it RIGHT NOW.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Mutual hclpfulness is the initiative impulse of the Union. Have you help ed any unfortunate brother this week? You could have done this if you had made tho effort Who is taking your responsibilities?
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Too many dogs on the place is worse than no dogs at all, but it is a mighty poor farm that does not need dog or two to help keep things straight around the poultry and barn. yards.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
It is a mighty pious idea to have

It is mighty pious idea to have lime on hand at this time of the year, and it is also part of the same idea to use it freely, both as whitewash and to sprinkle in all damp and moi some places. The hen house and the barn yards will be wonderfully helped by little sprinkling of lime from time to time.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Say, you, MT. Diversifer, are you fixing up for good fall garden? You ought to be mighty busy right now do- ing that very thing. The family which fails to "get half the living out of the garden" is not living up to it's privi- leges, and isn't having a very good liv- ip ,11
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

If you have not done so it is high time that you cut away the weeds around the place. They harbor all sorts of insects, and besides if they are cut and burned now, there will be a smaller crop of noxious seeds to con- tend with next springs. Cut the weeds.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Union iss- or the greatest good to the greatest number, even at the sacrifice of some personal convenience and the suppression of some personal likes and dislikes "He is the fellow for the place" should override all the 'I don't like him" in the world
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

It is the business of the Union to teach men sense enough not to vote and work against a man just because they have some personal dislike for
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
 AND OPERATIVE UNION =oE AMERICA -
OF AMERICA

Make your local just as good as you can. It is the center from which every impulse of life must go into the State and National Union.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

There is no room in the Farmers Union for common liars or deadbeats, and if you know of any such trash try ing to ride into notoriety or places of profit as Farmers Union men, tell it, and cut them out.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

season to buy a handsome automobile, and another young woman who lost so much that her father threatened to cut off her allowance and refuse to stand responsible for any of her debts if she does not quit the game. There are other stories of matrons who are heavily in debt to their fellow-players, and couple of men who practically support themselves by means of their winnings.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10


 While the County, State and Nation al Union are the creation of the locals, their actions must be absolutely sus- tained because of the very fact that the majority of the individual mem bers of the Union have made the Ma tional body to outline plan by which the entire army of locals can move as one, and the only way to attain sue cess is to obey the orders of yourself through the agent of your own ere ation. It is the only way to get united action. Is there a single member that would disregard it? Surely not'-Un- ion Guide.
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tr. the lowest places. Stock may


 live after drinking such polluted water, but no one will dare say that the water is pure and healthful. I saw a barn. ard few days ago, arranged in just that manner All the drainage from the manure pile ran toward the well, where both men and stock took water. That well would make a good catch basin, but it is hardly a fit one for drinking water-Jndiana Farmer.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have great work to do in keeping the blood pure. When
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
The Advantaue of Readina.

"Beg pardon, sir" said the weary hobo as he stood at the farmhouse door, "but might sleep in your barn tonight? I haven't had a roof over my head for ten days"
 T congratulate you" said the kind ly farmer That is a splendid thing II havn iust-.raad in npa of nau-ten=oani- magazines that it is not too much to say that to the delicate, highly-strung easily -knocked-up individual the ad vantages of sleeping in the open ail ere enormous. Pallid cheeks take or a ruddy hue, colds are unknown nerves are forgotten, and irritability becomes a phase of the past. A small plot and little perseverance, are the only necessaries and the re suit is assured. You are very wei come to the use of my potato patch and my sky is at your disposal. - Judge.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10
Take Care of the Manure,

The easiest way is usually the way manure is handled at this time of the year. It is not unusual to see manure piled up against the sides of stables. under the caves, where every rain runs down into it and leaks out al most all that is valuable. Frequently these piles are left so long that they fire" and then the manure is hardly worth hauling. If the manure cannot be put upon the fields pretty soon after it is made, at least put it under cover, where it will retain most of it's value. Another thing, on most farms barns are built on elevations and stock wells
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

Give Attention to Sweet Potatoes.
 The sweet potato crop will need special attention this month. We do
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

All over the country there is hus- ling for pickers. In many places they are already in tho fields. The staple is going to bring good price this fall, and there is no sense ill standing back on getting it out. That which is gathered early is cleaner and in every way better than that which is allowed to stay out in the weather after it is opened Get it out at once.
The Huttig news., 1907-08-10

While the boil weevil has proven a most disastrous pest in many locali- ties, many wise men think that they see in this visitation blessing for the future. In some localities most splen- didly adapted to the growing Of all sorts of fruits and vegetables, cotton had so absorbed all energy and thought that whole sections had gone cotton wild" In this condition every thing else had been abandoned, and everything depended upon the one crop This condition is bad anywhere and at any time