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The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
SHOULD COTTON SEED OR
COTTONSEED MEAL BE
USED AS FERTILIZER?

(From the Farm Gazette.)
Messrs. Editors: Extracting oil
from the seed OF our cotton is rob
b ng the soil Of the South. If
all the meal in a ton Of seed were
returned to the farmer free Of cost,
he would lose money in the trans
action, from the fact that hulls
and refuse contain other valuable
fertilizer property that never reach
the farm. The whole seed when
returned to the soil that produced
them viii not only return the nit
rogen, phosphoric acid and potash;
that are in the seed; but q large
percentage of vegetable matter, or
humus, that is SO necessary for
the absorption Of plant food by
the crop.
There is not a doubt in my
mind that the selling Of seed is in
jail cases done at a loss to the far
Imer. The mill men are the only
tones that get a profit at present
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
NOTICE TO SECRETARY AND
PRESIDENT OF COUNTY
AND LOCAL UNIONS.

Your State officials are making
every effort to systematizes the
Union work in Mississippi; but we
are experiencing great difficulty, on
account Of the failure Of many OF
those officials to send their names
to the State Secretary.
Another matter that is ham
pering our work greatly is the fail
ure Of these officers to answer the
letters promptly that go out from
headquarters. Every request that
goes out from headquarters should
be promptly complied with il you
would have the best service.
assure you that every question that
goes out win have careful consid-
Grafton before you are asked to act
on it. Your State officials must
have careful cooperation to bt
able to serve you to the best ad-
vantage.
Any delay in answering you from
this Office will be on account o
nv absence from the Office.
Do not fail to report to me if yol
have a warehouse in your county
the amount of cotton on hand, ant
the name Of your manager.
Respectfully,
(s-4-O8- ST. G. r. HIGHTowER.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
Mattel, Ala.
FROM MABEN, MISS.

DEAR EDITOR:
As | have seen nothing from this
part of the country for some time,
/ have decided to write.
We met yesterday with a good
attendance.
We had with us Brother Arthur
Belts, our County Secretary Treas
urer, who gave a soul-stirring lee
ture on diversified farming, and
warned us to make our farms self
sustaining.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04

We meet regular twice a month
We have a membership Of over
fifty members. We made an order
for our sugar and coffee. We are
holding the most Of our cotton for
Is cents. Our County Union meets
at Bradley, on the 28th Of March,
and we would like to have a good
lecturer with us on that day.
Our Local President is to appoint
a member each time we meet to
write to THE ADVOCATE. If you
think enough Of this to print it do
so. | viii close, hoping the Union
much success.
T. r.. GREGG.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04

prices. The farmer who sells his
seed goes to all the expense of
hauling the seed to the mill and
hauling the meal home from the
mill, if he buys meal; but nine
times in ten he let's the fertilizer
maker keep the meal, and then
buys back a pittance Of his
meal in his low grade fertilizer.
The mill man makes good profit
on the oil, hulls and meal. 1t is
very true, the oil is valuable in
many ways and it would be a
great pity to throw it away; but
better lose the oil than do a losing
business year after year and inn
poyerish the soil by refusing to
feed it properly. Almost all sandy
lands need for plat food nitrogen,
phosphate and potash, all Of which
are stored in the seed ready any
time the farmer wishes to use them
for feeding his crop.
/ know from actual experience
that seed always produce better
results than meal. If the mills
would give a fair price for the seed,
to enable the farmer to buy the
fertility he does not get in the meal,
it would not be so unwise to sell
seed; but this has never been done,
and never well be done, so long as
the farmer is willing to sell below
the real value Of the seed. When
a farmer sells his seed, he is selling
the fertility Of his land; and turns
round and buys something not half
as good as the seed. Some people
would call such a transaction fool
Iish. II farmer ever deserves to
be called a gumbo fool, it is when
he sells his cottonseed, for he
seldom gets anything nearly as
good for the soil as the seed; and
if he does, it is sure to cost him.
ton for ton, more than he sold his
seed for. ! will venture to say
that ton Of seed will make more
corn and cotton than any ton O
low grade fertilizer you may buy
anywhere from Dan to Beersheba
There is more plant food in ton Q
seed than in ton Of cheap com
mercial goods now on sale in all TIN
towns of Alabama and Mississippi
!, Selling seed, without doubt, is don
at loss in every case; and ! woul,
4 beg my brother farmers to qui
such a foolish practice and put th
seed back on the land whence
: came
J. r. McLENDol
! Mattel, Ala.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
Your friend,
A FARMERS WIFE.

This is the year you have prom
ised to make your best year. Begin
it right by becoming so good a I'M
ion man that your neighbor, who
has been holding off will see the
error Of his way, and be constrained
to come into the ranks Of his broth
erhood.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
DISTRICT LECTURERS.

The following are District Lee
turerS and their assignments 10,
the present:
j. w. JACOBS, Pittsboro PontotOc,
Chickasaw, Webster.
T. j. KING, Durant Montgomery
Carroll, Holmes.
E. T. KEEToN, Senatobia Tate,
DeSoto, Tunica
REv r. A. N. WILSON, Batesville
Pamela, Tallahatchie, Yalo-
busha, Grenada.
j. w. BoATwRIGHT, Waysiding
Marshall, Tippah, Benton,
Union.
JOHN L. LINDSEY, Upore Newton.
Neshoba, Leake, Scott.
III. d. DUTToN, Quitrnan Coving
ton, Forrest, Lamar, Jefferson
Davis.
M. I'll. VANDIvER, Caledonia Ok
tibbeha, Lowndes, Winston,
Noxubee.
B. N. EDENs, Aberdeen Monroe,
Ittawamba, Prentiss, Tisho-
mingo, Alcorn.
J. w. ANDERSON, Collins Jasper,
Jones, Clark, Wayne.
A. w. MYERS, Brookhaven Jeffer-
son, Franklin, Amite, wilkins
son.
M. a. Brown, Yazoo City Attala,
Choctaw, Yazoo
E. L. PATE, Freedom Calhoun.
Lee, Clay.
G. r. HEGHTowER.
State President.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
FROM BATTLEFIELD, MISS.


DEAR EDITOR:
We have 33 members in this
Local, and are getting along very
well, / think. They have their
regular meetings on the I'd and
4th Saturdays Of every month.
like the Union and love to read the
ADVOCATE. My brother takes it
and | read it every week. There
are no ladies in this Local. Some
Of the men objected to their joining
at first, and the ladies said that
if they couldn't get in at first they
would stay out. | think that if
the men won't let them in the Union
they should also keep them out Of
the cotton patch. Don't you2
(Some men are awful fools, Sister.
ED) / 60 to the cotton field my
self, and am going in the Union
some of these days, if they don't
black ball me. Wishing the Union
and the ADVOCATE much success
/ am
i Your friend,
: A FARMERS WIRE
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04
TO DISTRICT LECTURERS:

The reading Of Union literature
is the. best way Of developing inter
est. / request, therefore, that you,
on all occasions, try to get sub
scriptions to THE UNION ADVOCATE.
The outline Of work you have
received from this Office, should not
be construed to limit our efforts to
the matters referred to therein.
The individuality Of the speaker
and the local conditions should
have full play. Our purpose is only
to suggest matters, so as to make
the work as nearly uniform over
the State as possible.
Fraternally,
G. r. HIGHTowER.
(3-4-O8-2t)
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04

THE LYNCHER'S REASON.
A little woman, slight and deathly
pale,
Within her eyes
The dim shame fingers Of a sin
unsinned.,
She speaks.
Her voice is broken as her pride.
It hath
No music, and no color, no warmth.
From eyes like hers, and tones like
hers, a man
May learn how merciful is Death.
She tells
The story Of her guiltless infamy
Tells it beneath a fire of Interrupt
tions,
Cross questions, objections, and the
like,
Sanctioned by Laws procedure.
And insults from shyster privi-
legged
Thro' his employment to insult her
Tells it
From start to finish, and is not
spared a word,
Until, at last,
A pitifulIy living corpse, she falls
Back into fearful silence.
And, facing her,
The while, the beast leans forward,
huge and black,
Its simian arms crossed on the
breast of it
Whispering, at times, in the attor-
ney's ears
\ Suggestions as to questions to bt
asked
And tho the fear Of death and hel
i agape
/ Be in its belly, still unable quite
To hide a grin Of reminiscent lus
Behind a sweating palm
This is the picture
Do | hear you say
Again: THE law should take i
course?
AS an officer Of the law / woul
is say, let the law take its course
,, but as the man whose home hs
been despoiled, whose loving daug
d ter's life had been blighted, shou
say exterminate the beasts. Blu
If regardless of what you may thir
! or | may say the beast will
= exterminated. Jas. X. Vardama
f. 1T is always the stray bulIe
that kills the guide"
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-04

bU UU MANOE AL ~ A@AN& ~ AAN
THE GATE CITY OF THE
SOUTH.
There are many successful, en-
terprising concerns in the South en-
gagged in manufacturing articles for
Southern consumers, who deserve
more than perfunctory notice.
These establishments have large
capital invested and give employ
ment to a large number Of people
who spend their earnings among our
merchants and thereby assist in
keeping our money in our midst
There is one company located in
Atlanta, who is deserving Of the
patronage Of every Southern con-
sumer. They are engaged IN the
manufacture Of the well known $40
Golden Eagle Buggies and are doing
everything possible to keep at home
the money that has heretofore gone
to the Northern cities. If you are
a buggy user it will be to your in
terest to write the Golden Eagle
Buggy Company, Atlanta, Ga.
Station No. 20, for one Of theil
catalogs.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
ISTRONG AND STEADY 5
H0RATO ALGER JR
ssaasaaeaaass&saaa&a@asa&
BY HoRATlo ALoER, JR.

SO younger boy was put In Joshua's
place, much to his modification, and he
was degraded as he considered 1t, to the
rank Of passenger.
I'm going ashore" he said, sourly.
let me out here"
"All right" said Tom Barry. "I guess
we can get along without you. Here, you
fellows on the Arrow, just wait a min
ute, till we've landed Joshua, and we'll
race you back"
True to. his determination, Joshua
jumped off at the head of the inlet, and
the Pioneer was turned by her new pilot.
The Arrow and the Pioneer took their
places side by side, and the race COM
menced. The boats were similar, and thus
neither had the advantage on this score.
But the rowers on the Pioneer were, on
the whole, stronger, and more skillful
than those on the Arrow. On the other
hand, Walter steered perfectly, while
Joshua's successor, though he made no
bad blunder, was a novice.
The result was that the race was
clear one. Finally the Arrow came In a
length ahead, and Walter felt with quiet
satisfaction that the victory had been
gained by his efforts
He hoped that he would be as success
full through life in padding his own canoe
Joshua went home sulkily, and was not
soon again on the picnic grounds.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Fine Corn Cake.

For delicate corn cake try on.
baked in short-handled fryingpan and
mixed in rather unusual manner. Put
one and two-thirds cups of corn meal,
one-third cup Of flour, one-quarter cup
of sugar, one level teaspoon each Of salt
and soda into a sitter and sift, then
turn back and sift second time. Beat
two eggs In bowl, add one cup Of sour
milk and one cup of sweet milk, heat,
add the dry materials and beat again.
Have two rounding tablespoons of but
ter melted in frying pan, turn in the
batter and pour one cup>of sweet milk
over the top, but do not stir 1t In. Set
In the oven to bake half an hour. The
cake will have custard-like streak all
through II.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24

When the skins are thin and Of a
deep red color frequently do not pare
the apples, but at all times ! am care
full to remove all the core, especially
every bit of the lining of the seed cells,
and to bake them in granite or earthen,
never in tin, as tin gives them an
unpleasant flavor and dlngy color.
Fill the core cavities with sugar,
heaped or scant, according to the tart
ness of the apples; add also few
grains of salt, and sufficient water to
cover the apples Bake in quick oven
and baste freQuently.-The DelineatoE
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Egg Substitutes.

Many egg substitutes are made, sons
from skim milk, some from mixtures Of
animal or vegetable fats, albumen,
starch or -four, coloring. matter and a
leavening powder, in addition to the
mineral waters similar to those found
in the egg. Other egg substitutes are
little more than starch, colored with
some yellow substance. or course, such
products can not be made to replace
fresh eggs, in that they do not contain
much nitrogenous matter, or fat. Pro-
ducts made from them may be very
harmful.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Dumplinrs for Veal stew.

One cupful of -four, sifted twice, with
4 teaspoonful of baking powder. Half
a teaspoonul Of salt, half cupful Of
milk, one teaspoonful of butter Rub
or chop the butter into the prepared
flour, wet up with the milk into soft
dough, -four your hands well and, han
ding as lightly as possible, form the
dough into balls and drop into boiling
water. Cook for ten minutes. They
should be ready at the same time with
gravy, as they get clammy with wait
ing.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
To Make Tourh steak RENDER.

When meat is high priced it is not
always possible to buy the most ex-
pensive cuts. The steak that Is not
pOrterhouse can be improved by treat
ing it as the French chefs prepare their
steaks to make them tender. Put three
tablespoons of olive oil and one and
one-half tablespoons Of vinegar on a
plate and lay the steak In, then set
In the icebox for four hours. Turn
half dozen times at intervals, theD
the meat is ready to broil.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Chon suex of Reef.

Break into kettle half a package
of spaghetti, cover with salt water and
boil. When almost tender add half a
can of tomatoes. Put butter in frying
pan and fry in it three large onions,
sliced, till brown. Add two pounds Of
beef run through the machine. When
all is nicely Drowned add the spaghetti
and tomatoes, stir, boil for few min
utes and serve hot.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24

"Stapleton."
This was promptly taken from the Of
fee by Joshua, who had called on an ay-
erage twice a day for this very paper. It
proved to be printed on yellow paper.
and fairly bristled with figures, indicat.
Ing the large sums which were weekly
distributed all over the country by the
benevolent managers Of the lottery. Here
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Baked Ham. .

Wash and scrub ham and put in a
baking pan two cups water. Bake twen-
ty minutes to the pound. Take 1t up
and remove the skin. Stick into the
fat cloves and cover with grated bread
crumbs. Brown lightly In the oven.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Drowned Potatoes.

Select potatoes Of rather small size,
peel and cut into quarters. Throw into
salted cold water and leave them for
half an hour. Take them out and dry
them on clean towel. Have ready in
a deep frying pan or shallow sauce
pan clean hot fat, boiling hot, and drop
the potatoes into this. Fry to light
brown and drain in colander before
serving.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
A Pnir of Yiewpointr.

"a man." said the elderly suitor,
"isn't worth listening to until he 10
co."
"True,' reJoined the fair maid, moi
worth looking at after he In 40"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24

Take large sized plate, garnish
around edges with lettuce leaves or
parsley, place slices Of deep red to-
matoes, peeled, around edge Of plate
on the leaves, and heap sliced cucum-
bers in center of dish. The effect Is
pretty.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
NooooooAA~

"What! Divorced already! Why, I
thought they'd be linked for life" mo;
Jack got time off for bad behavior"-
Puck.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-07-24
Graham Gems,

To one teaspoon soda add three pints
of sour milk, two eggs, one teaspoon
salt, one tablespoon fryings, one-half
pint of wheat -four, and enough gra-
ham -four to make 1t thick enough to
drop from spoon. Sugar to sweeten II
desired.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
The Average Freshman.

He came to college without mani
fest aptitude; the secondary educa-
tion which might have been eau.
tious effort to dissect II out or create
substitute buried 1t deeply under
a mass of rubbish For him freedom
means diffusion or superfciality The
elective system tempts him In a diff
ferent dozen directions; arouses a
dozen interests that collapse at the
moment when effort or persistence is
demanded. This is the meaning Of
many isolated courses pursued in dif-
ferent departments. The elective sys-
TEN deteriorates into tickling OF the
palate. Eventually the boys real sal
vation comes. If at all, when, in compe-
tition with the uneducated barbarians
of the outer world, he faces the alter.
native of efficiency or starvation.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Fresh Water from Ocean.

Menama. the principal port of the
Bahrein islands. the center of the
pearl fisheries, gets its fresh water
from the ocean. Visitors often note
boats anchored few hundred yards
from the shore. the boatmen engaged
in drawing fresh water from springs
at the bottom OF the sea. These
springs well up strongly at consider
able depth and the entire water sup
ply of the town Is obtained from them.
The fresh water is procured In two
ways-either in goatskin bag. which
diver takes down with him and care
fully closes before bringing 1t to the
surface, or by letting down long hol-
low pipes of bamboo, weighted at the
lower end. through which the water
rises up uncontaminated to the sur
face.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Output Of British Potterie..

The value of the output of the Brit.
ish potteries is variously estimated at
from s27,750,0O0 to $39,O0O,OOO. The
potteries are located in various parts
of the United Kingdom, including Stat.
fordshire, London, Bristol, Leeds, New.
castle-on-Tyne and other small dis
tricts. The bulk Of the manufactures,
however, are in Staffordshire, in the
west of England, where extensive beds
of clay and mari have been the basis
Of the industry for nearly two cen
turtles. 1t is estimated that so per
cent Of the pottery manufactured in
the United Kingdom is in this district
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Valuable Railroad Property.

Lackawanna is the highest priced
railroad stock In the world. The par
value of its shares Is $50 and the
price ranges between $500 and $500. A
small transaction--a hundred or few
hundred shares-causes loss or gain
Of from 10 to 40 points. The road is
owned by the Rookefellers. Stillmans
and Astors (and their associates). and
is operated with the same foresight
that has always distinguished Stand.
ard OIL. Its mileage is small; It's div.
idens are enormous. Its capital stock
IL only $26. .200.00s.-New York Press.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Ingenious Ponies.

A rather curious habit has been de-
veloped by Mexican ponies in connec-
ton with the cactus thorns When
these creatures are thirsty, 1t is said
that before attempting to put their
mouths to the prickly plant, they will
first Of all stand and kick at the cac-
tus with their heels. BY this means the
thorns are broken and the leathery
skin bruised, and SO the ponies can
drink their fill Of the cool juice with
out injury-The Sunday Strand
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Railroad Brings Tranquility.

who has just returned from his second
visit to British East Africa Is much i'm
pressed with the effect Of the Uganda
railroad npon the natives along the
line. He says he scarcely recognized
them as the same beings he met there
II years ago. At that time he would
not have dared risk his life in the
Guasso-Ngishu highlands, but last win
ter he wandered over them for seven
weeks with only half dozen men to
carry his luggage. undisturbed by fears
Of violence.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Woman Known q. Sailors Friend.

Miss Josephine r. Upham has just
accepted the post Of woman mission
airy and organist in the new American
Seamen's Friend Society Institute in
West street, New York city. She has
had Is years experience in the work
for seamen and Genes direct from the
Sailors Haven, Boston. She is known
personally to sailors from every part
Of the world, who speak and look upon
her as their friend. Her influence
with men with whom she comes in
contact is very great.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Travel in Paris.

"Yonder comes another pair OF EN-"
said the hotel clerk, nodding toward
two drummers entering the lobby
It's getting to be great act among
travelling men of late to move over
the country in pairs. Those two feL
lows there always come together.
They're in entirely different lines OF
business, too. They claim they can
save money by travelling together not
only on their hotel bills but In other
ways. and that the scheme has divers
and sundry other advantages "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
War Of determination on Rats.

A Paris journal suggests that In
order to rid the world OF rats the vari-
Gus governments should offer re-
ward OF one penny for each rat killed
Denmark. II appears. has already set
the example. There. since law was
passed giving halfpenny head for
dead rats, the schoolboys OF Copen-
hagen devote their playtime to hunt
ing the rodent The bodies are taken
to the fire brigade station. where the
tails are cut on in order that the re
ward may not be claimed second
time. The bodies are burned the same
night In a furnace at the gas works.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Japan Has Large Rice Crop.

Official statistics from Japan are ia.
vorable in regard to the rice produc.
ton this year. 1t appears that the
crop will reach 96,3OO,OO0 hectoliters,
which is an increase of is per cent.
over the production of last year. The
value Of that crop, at the minimum
price of 81 francs 35 centimes the hec.
toliter, amounts to more than 2,O00,-
100000 francs, and this abundance
will result in increased exports.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-11-28
Brief Dinners the Rule.

Washington society has achieved
the impossible, In that no one with
pretensions to inner knowledge OF the
correct thing will give dinner party
which lasts more than an hour and
a half from the moment the cocktails
are taken until the men join the WON.
en- In the drawing room. One hour
and three-quarters 10 the time allotted
even to a White House dinner. and
the guests OF the president. after