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The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-11

the value of the crops in factory pro
ducts. or they aren't FOR anything.
Surely not as beautifying additions to
the landscape, either in themselves or
in the advertising sign boards thai
gather round them as bees gather
round the kitchen windows when fruit
is being canned.
But this prime purpose" cannot be
carried out save for the wages paid
out to railroad employees" And
that's undeniably true. If it weren't
for the pay car, with It's envelopes
for engineers and firemen, brakemen
and conductors, train despatchers and
telegraph operators, freight handlers,
switchmen, section hands and the like
Of them, the ragweed would be UP to
your knees between the rails in a
short time. Railroading is exciting
but it is not yet become q popular
sport, engaged in for the sports sake
all hours and all weathers. Also, i
is commonly believed tht to get good
service you must pay good wages, not
only because efficient men cannot be
had on a large scale for low pay, but
also because they won't stay efficient
on low pay. When men aren't wei
nourished, well housed, when they
don't have time to relax and enjoy
themselves and rest up, they deterior
ate; they don't prize a poorly pait
job enough to nurse it by attention t.
what they've got to do. When folks
are tired they make mistakes. al
work and no play makes Jack dul
boy" the saying goes, and how dul
and dangerous Jack can be is shown
by the railroad accidents, which yea
by year increase in number in America
Year by year in those old countrie
which have not yet the blessings Of
pure democracy they are decreasing
A soldier on the firing line In actua
war is quite a good deal safer. les
likely to be killed or wounded, tina
railroad man. The prime purpos
Of the railroads is to carry the farm
er's crops to market and the value {
them back to the farm again, and th
railroads cannot be run at all save f
the wages paid out to railroad en-
ployees, and it Is fair to suppose tn;
with better wages to the employee
they would be run better.
What the veins anu arrleries are
# the private body, the railroad IL to Il
d body polite. and if the body polit
' that there's something wrong with Il
J circulation. High freight rates NAL
d that circulation sluggish; low wag
K make it sluggish. It would seem
II the plain man that it would be t
It most important thing Of all to NAL
N the freight rates just as low as ey
g they could be made and yet pay wag
i high enough to get and keep the me
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-11

When President Roosevelt delivers |
himself of an opinion on any subject
whatsoever. it is doubtless the policy
OF prudence to keep right still un-
less you are prepared to cheer until
your throat is all raw and tickling
That's the sure way to avoid trouble,
for not only is the president likely
to take out after the adverse critic and
rest not till there's hide hanging
on the fence, but there is more than
an even chance that the general public
won't stand for 1t. A man that has
set Of teeth milA-wnlJe and spek-
less Of even filing, to the very last
wisdom tooth something you hardly
ever see in people Of his years), must
have unbounded energy, and when ne
lays on the big stick, not even the
thickness Of a Sunday newspaper
doubled and folded and put where II
viii do the most good can ease the
shock very much. The American pub
lie. which mostly has trouble with its
teeth. and consequently with its diges-
tion. can't help admiring such man,
who hardly knows what it Is to feel
under the weather. And it cannot
help agreeing with him, since no men
living is quite so typical Of the gener
al public in its way Of thinking, per
ceiving that something is wrong, sin
cerely anxious to right that wrong
vet not knowing exactly how to gC
about it. Every chip SO far turncf
over has had bug under It, and MI
Roosevelts remedy is hand picking
That's the notion of the general Ameri
can public, which may be right or
not. We shall see.
The policy Of prudence, no doubt,
to preserve shut mouth. But how
for PHYS sake, are we to fortify ouH
selves against contagion? How ca
we help but initiate SO alluring an
illustrious an example Of rushing
where anglels fear to tread2 Lif
would be terribly poky if it were 2
ways prudent.
The immediate occasion for the for
going remarks (erected as q sort
lightning rod is the recent letter
Mr.. Roosevelt to Conrad Kohrs
Montana. It's worth a second lookin
over. Particularly that part about q
railroads. which has a special inte
est for farmers. No doubt you sa
itin the newspapers when it first can
out; or. If you didn't, you ought to
ashamed to say so, for II was wor'
attention. It In worth . second rea
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The Farmer, The Railroader
and The Stockholder

ing. When you come to think OF it.
that can't be said for many campaign
documents.
On the first reading over 1t certain
" does sound fine. Here we are. we
people Of the United States. band Of
brothers (if we only knew it,, ship
pers, farmers, wage workers, business
men. stockholders in the railroads
all with the selfsame interests, all
with the one aim, all suited clear to-
the ground by the same policy:
Economy, honesty, intelligence, and
fair treatment Of all" You could al
most sing it to the tune Of Dennis,
Short Meter:
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
Our conflicts and Cur cares.
We might differ among ourselves as
to our definitions Of rne words, accord
ing to our viewpoint. Economy
might mean one thing to the farmer,
and another thing to the stockholders.
sHonesty'' Ia hard one, and so is
intelligence. I'm intelligent, and 50
are you, if you agree with me. But
If you don't, you're dreadfully thick
headed. And while we all insist upon
s'fair treatment" there is some minor
disagreement as to just what is fair,
But let that pass. We're all band Oi
brothers, all except few who really
ought to be turned up and smackee
good, "the swindlers who profit by
stock watering" as the president calls
them. AS we hear the words we gri
our teeth and reach out for the ak.
It will be impossible here to feprin
the entire letter for a second lookinl
over, but there are few rasins, as
were, that we can pick out Of the pud
ding. He says, for instance, Of tn
railroads: Their prime purpose !
) to carry the commodities of the farm
/ er and the business men; the
could not be run at all save Tor tn
money paid out in wages to the raj
road employees.
f This certainly establishes q bond
f brotherhood between the farmer an
+ the railroad man. This undoubtedl
Z can be sung to the tune OF Denni
8 S. M. The railroads carry the farm
r ers crops to market and carry bac
" the factory products that the farms
e get in trade for his crops. Narrow
i down. and It's q farmers propositic
b or it isn't anything. The railroads al
i. to carry to market and to hrins bas
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efficient men to run them. TO the
plain man it would seem tnen that two
classes-(1J the farmer and CD the
railroader should get first considera-
ton.
But no. The plain mans wrong.
First Of all, according to Mr.. Roose-
ye1t: sThe stockholders must receive
an ampe return on their investments.
And the rates to shippers and
the wages to employees, from the
highest to the lowest, must be condi-
toned on this fact"
So we aren't a band Of brothers,
after all! Or, If we are, some of the
brothers are "the fair-haired boys"
who get to eat at the first table. while
the others stand around and swallow
hungrily. They can nave the leavings,
If there are any from the first table.
and what they get is conditioned on
this fact" A band of brothers, but
Get up. Jack. let John sit down. :"
IThis doesn't seem to sing SO well to
Dennis. unless the name of that hymn
tune is also that Of the farmer and
the railroader.
This is, however, just exactly where
Mr.. Roosevelt represents with photo
graphic accuracy the sentiments Of the
great American public. The stock
holder is entitled to come first, nine
out Of ten win tell you, because he
risks his money"
The engineer strains his eyes on the
track ahead as it open up in the dark
before the headlights glare; the fire
man bends his back to shovel coal by
tons; the brakeman scuttles along the
icy car top; the switchman must keeI
awake in his lonely tower; the section
hand must never miss broken rail-
All Of them risk life at more than /;
war risk. without them the railroad
could not run at all.
The farmer rises fairly early in tn,
+ morning, alInOuBn the cTltlclSm IA
been made of late that in some sec
tions of Wisconsin they don't hav
!. breakfast until half-past five; work
+ most OF the day till bedtime hi
Whoa hawl'' and his Gee haw!
with his seeding and his cultiVatinG
his reaping and his gathering int
s barns He doesn't only risk his life
S he loses it. And for every unneces
& sary dollar he pays for freight, 8
& much flesh comes off his bones.
i But bis freight rates and the raj
q readers wages (the very life Of both
e must be Conditioned" on the ''ampl
.e returns on the stockholders inves
j ments."
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CONTINUED on page 8.
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efficient men to run them. TO the
plain man it would seem tnen that two
classes-(1J the farmer and CD the
railroader should get first considera-
ton.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-27
Literary News and Notes.

The New England Magazine, founded
in 175S, celebrates the 150th anniversary
in the March number, the first issue
under new management. In this num-
her is announced the purpose to help
preserve New Englands water power;
to make known "What New England
Says" about national topics; to stop the
drain on New England's youth and en-
ergy by pointing out Opportunities at
Home; to bring ex-NeW EnRlanders
back to New England to visit, to sum-
mer, to live; to reflect the beauty and
greatness of the six New England
States.
The American Magazine is taking up
the presidential candidates in big
way. The other day Secretary Taft
told his campaign managers to keep
their hands off New York State. Rath-
er than anger his enemies, and split the
State, he chose to take his chances and
let Governor Hughes 60 to the conven-
ton with New York's p votes. OF
course Taft is still in the running, and
William Allen White will soon present
character sketch of him in The Ameri-
can Magazine. But how about Hughes?
Everybody is inquiring. In the March
number Ida NJ. Tarbell writes Of
Hughes. She makes the big lawyer
clear to the reader. One can see how,
before he came into the public eye
$685. he was preparing himself. The
reader finds, too, that the Governor has
a mind that captivates the imagination
"a mind that can take up a hard piece
of new work and go through it as
steel drill goes through rock.
In the year 1906, 10000 people were
killed and 100, 900 injured on American
railroads. This is an appalling number.
Yet the cause is not far to seek. Loss
of grip by the management, discipline
unenforced, mistakes let slip ulrecti-
fed ALI these amount to little until
railroad men wake up out OF the self
satisfied trance i'll which at present
they seem to be peacefully slumber-
ing" These are the words OF veteran
man, J. O. Pagan, in the second paper
OF series, Confessions of Railroad
Signalnan," appearing i'll the Atlantic
Monthly. 1t seems to be necessary to
hurt somebody or to smash up few
carloads of freight before any efforts
can be exerted, according to the rules.
to put stop to the neglgence,-th is
Mr. Fagans thesis. These confessions
are an important contribution to the
literature which reforms by exposing
from the inside.
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(ABsTRAcr OF rLTF. WRITE

ABSTRACT OF PLTF. WRITE
Action of assumpst upon an account annexed
TO the writ for twenty one dollars ($21).
Writ dated November II, 1907, retuInable to
and entered at the January term 1903.
Ad damnuni. fifty dollars $50.
The plaintiffs attorney is ". 7. Thompson,
Belfast Aianc.
True Copy of the Order of Court with Abb
Stract of the Writ. Attest:
3w7s TILESTON WADLIN, Clerk.
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WALDO SS.-Supreme Judicial Court, Jan
uary Term, 1908.


and now on suggestion to the Court that the
Defendant. at the time of service of the writ, was
not an nllabtant of This State, and had no tenant
agent, or attorney within the same, hat her goods
or estate have been attached IN this action. that
she has had no notice of said suit and attach
ment, it is Ortered, that notice OF the pendency
of this slit be given to the said Defendant, by
publishing an attested copy of This Order, to-
gether with an abstract OF the Plaintiff writ,
three weeks successfully IN The Republican Jour
nal a newspaper printed at Belfast, in the County
of aldo the last publication to be not less than
thirty de- Us before The next term of this Court to
be holden al EeifaSt, within and for the County
of aldo on the third Tuesday of April. 1905
that said Defendant may then and there appear
and answer to said SUIT if she shall see cause.
Attest: TILESTON WADLIN, Clerk.
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LYDIA PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

Mrs. VIII Young, Of 8 Columbia
Ave., Rockland, Me-, says:
81 was troubled for long time with
dreadful backaches and pain in my
side, and was miserable in every way.
l doctored until was discouraged and
thought would never get we'll. 1 read
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound had done for others and
decided to try it; after taking three
bottles I can truly say that never felt
SO well IN my life"
Mrs. Augustus Lyon, Of East Earl,
Pa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
II had very severe backaches, and
pressing-down pains. Icould not sleep,
and had no appetite. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound cured me
and made me feel ike new woman"
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Simple Remedy for La Grippe.

Tia grippe coughs are dangerous as they
frequently develop into pneumonia: Foley,,s
Honey and Tar not only stops the cough
but heals and strengthens the lungs so that
no serious results need be feared. The
genuine -Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
h Rafnsa s ulusi ties R. Il. Moody
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Trundy'S Linim6nt.

Will afford instant relief for headache, earache
toothache, backache, cures rheumatism, neural
pia lumbago, corns burns, bruises, sore throat
Mains around the liver, swelling of joints and
mans of all kinds. Allays inflammation and pre-
vents poisoping. For external use only. Price
On cents at X. H. MoOdy's. Made by S. d. Trundy,
stockton Springs, Maine. 1yr2o
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FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For Thirty years Lydia =: INK
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities.
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, OF nervous prostration.
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WOMAN s
bACkAChE

The back is the handspring OF
woman's organism. 1t quickly calls
attention to trouble by aching. 1t
tells, with other symptoms, such as
nervousness, headache, pains in the
loins, weight In the lower part OF
the body, that woman's feminine
organism needs immediate attention.
In such cases the one sure remedy
which speedily removes the cause.
and restores the feminine organism
to a healthy, normal condition is
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The Board Of Registration

For the City of Belfast will be i'll session at the
office of the City Clerk. in the Memorial Building,
on the Sd. itb. 18th and 9th days OF March. 1908,
from nine O'Clock in the forenoon TO one O'Clock
in the afternoon and from three to five O'clock III
the afte rnoon and from seven to nil e O'Clock IN
the evening, for .the purpose of registering the
names OF voters and correcting the voting lists.
Notice is particularly given that tiEGlSIRA-
TON OF VOTERS will close on Friday, the 9th
day of March, 1908, at five O'Clock in the alter
noon.
Personal appearance is required of voter in
order to have his name registered.
The Board of Registration will be in session on
the day of election to give any registered voteI
whose name has been omitted from the voting
list OF in whose name or residence as placed on
said voting list clerical error has been made,
certificate emitting him to vote.
G. p LOMBARD, Chairman.
Belfast, Maine, February 7, 190S.-3wS
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On and after Oct. 7, 1907, riains connecting
at Burnham and Waterville with through trains
Tor and from Bangor, Wateryile, Portland and
Boston, will run as follows:
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DeWitt's Carbo]ized Witch Hazel Salve
is best for cuts, purns, boils. bruises ana
scratches. 1t is especially good Tor piles
Sold by R. Fl. Moody.
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WALDO SS.-Supreme Judicial Court, JAN
uary Term, 1908.
W. II. Richards We. Robert Il. MOrey.

And now on suggestion to the Court that the
Defendant at the time of service of the writ, was
not an nhabtant of this state, ana had no tenant,
agent. attorney within the same. that his goods
or estate have been attached III this action, that
he has had office of said suit or attachment, it is
Ordered, that notice OF the tendency OF this suit
be given to the SAID Defendant, by publishing an
attested copy Of this Order, together with an alb
stract OF the PLAINTIFFS writ. three weeks sue
cesSively in The Republican Journal, a newspa-
per printed at Belfast, in the County of Waldo,
the last publication to be not less than thirty
days before the next term of this Court, to be
holden at Belfast, within and for the County of
Waldo, on the third Tuesday of April. 1908, that
said Defendant may then and there appear, and
answer to said suit. il he shall see cause.
Attest: TIkESTON WADLlN, Clerk.
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(ABSTRACT OF PLTF. WRIT)

Action of asSumpsit upon four promisSory
notes. each dated July "a, 1907. and aggregatng
seven huDdl ed and seventy five dollars STD.
Writ dated the thllteth day of October, A. ID.
1907, returnable to. and entered at the January
term, 1908.
AID damnum S12G
The plaintiffs attorney is W. p. Thompson,
Belfast Maine.
A true Copy of the Order of Court with Alb
Stract of tn, Writ. Attest;
3w7s TILESTON WADLlN, Clerk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-11-13

collar of velvet and trimming of butt
tons, but all suiting materials are
appropriate, and the seams at the
under-arms can be closed for their
entire length and the buttons omitted
II palmer, coat is wanted.
The coat is made with fronts, side
fronts, backs. side-backs and under
arm cores. When the cutaway effect
is wanted the fronts and side-fronts
are cut of on indicated lines, and for
the pointed effect the backs and side
backs also are cut to give the requi-
site shaping. There is regulation
coat collar finishing the neck and the
fronts are turned back to form the
lapels. The sleeves are full length.
made in two portions each. sS
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is seven yards
twenty-seven, four yards twenty-four
or three and three-quarter yards
fifty-two inches wide, with one-eighth
yard of velvet.
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Tucked Gninne.

The tucked guimpe is unquestion-
ably favorite one of the season, and
is to be noted made from a great
many pretty materials. This one can
be trimmed with banding as Illus
trated or left plain as may be liked,
and is adapted to the fashionable
net, chiffon, crepe Ninon and all ma
terials that are thin enough to be
tucked successfully. 1t has the adj
vantage of being snug fitting at the
lower portion, so doing away with
bulk at that point and it allows
choice of long or three-quarter
sleeves. In the illustration crepe Nj
non is trimmed with effective band
ing finishing the neck and the arm
holes.
The guimpe Is made with front and
backs, all of which are fitted by
means of darts. The upper portion,
the sleeves and the collar all are
tucked and the tucks in the sleeves
are slightly ovcrlapped at the seams
to secure the most becoming and sat
isfactory lines.
The quantity of material required
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ciated. The novelty of such an auto
sleigh as that shown in the accom-
panying illustration will appeal to
many. Runners are attached to the
front and rear wheels. An auxiliary
wheel which assists in propelling the
vehicle is placed in front of the rear
wheels. Wound around the latter
and the auxiliary wheel is toothed
chain, the purpose of which Is to grip
the icy surface of the road and force
the vehicle onward. Any auto can be
equipped with these attachments.
which are not made a part of the
permanent motor Washington
Star.
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Five Things About Minneapolis.

Everybody is supposed to know
about Minneapolis. but at least I'VE
things did not know-that the resi-.
dence portions are simply New Eng.
land over again elms and all; that q
frowsy and even dirty hotel without
electric lights in its bedrooms, which
could give no breakfast to traveller
leaving 1t before Z o'clock, could set
SO good table; that city could con-
tain so large a proportion. of man.
nificent boarding-houses, those here
having once been the residences Of
men who lost fortunes in the over
speculation In grain and its products
some ten years ago; that SO prom
inent paper as the Journal is print
ed in simplified spelling;A and that
the University of Minnesota has the
finest campus ! had ever seen in q
city.-Henry Holt, in Putnam's and
The Reader.
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IS. 1 ssn., married. a uhinaman.

0aH al the leading figures in the
Ehfneze E01nmy of San Francisco is an
aA1anzzOzn wnman who married q Chi
Anm1n She is sister of Katherine
Etanaus. Who married Howard Gould,
who Is siing her for a divorce. Her
name g1M Is Mrs. Sun Yue, and she
Superiority has afiliated herself thor
0nxhfy with the people Of her hus-
hands raee- Among these she is do
ing much nenevo1ent and religious
work She has converted to the
Cath0Ke tazth her husband, whom she
once nsrszed through severe illness,
nn2 %he has also made many similar
ecEn1nzsl0ns among the other Chinese
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q There was no reply and the. class
moved around uneasily.
Well, oDrien. what do you think
of Nero? Would you say he was
good man. Would you like to know
him?"
No answer, and o'Rrien looked long.
ingly at the door. s.ss
a well. wasn't Nero bad man?"
"He never done nothin' to me-"
was the unexpected response, reflect
Ing the Tammany policy Of not but,
Ting in.-Suecess.
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Newest Outing Hats.

If a woman sees soft wide hat in
fawn or brown velour trimmed with
a grouse wing and a ribbon, she must
not buy it for herself, but take it home
for husband or brother. This is the
newest importation in outing hats for
men. So far they have not been
worn, but the shops are making every
effort to-sell them.
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Auto sleigh.

Automobile enthusiasts will be In
terested in an attachment designed by
a Washington man whereby motor
cars can be easily transformed into
sleighs. Automobiles cannot be de-
pended upon to travel over roads coy-
cred with deep snow or an Icy sur
face, and this exhilarating sport must
be forsaken in winter. at the time Of
year when it would be most appre-