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The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
For Extending Use Of Cotton.

]. e. Pearson at the recent Annual
Convention of the Farmers'N Union in
troduced the following, which was
adopted:
Realizing the Importance, not only
to the South but to the American ma
ton at large, or creating a larger and
permanent demand for cotton, we
recommend that the representative
from each state in this convention,
upon their return home, urge upon
every local Union and every County
and District Union that immediate
steps be taken to induce the members
that all demand and insist that deal
ers furnish them with all kinds Of
wrapping twine cord, made Of cotton
only, and that also all sacks for salt,
sugar, grain Of all kinds, potatoes,
etc, be made Of cotton bagging when
possible, and insist that webbing for
brides and halters and back bands be
product, whereas jute and sisal (from
which many Of above items are made)
are products Of forcing countries and
money expended for articles made Of
jute and sisal goes abroad to enrich
foreigners. We further recommend
that our members secure the co-opera'
ton of all commercial bodies in their
respective states and other organiza-
tions to aid and cooperate in purchas-
ing above articles, and insist that same
be made Of cotton, which furnishes
employment to thousands Of American
laborers, whereas jute and sisal ar
ticles are made by forcing labor, In
accordance with q resolution passed
along above lines by the Northeast
Texas District Farmers Union, COM
posed Of the counties OF Bowie, Red
River, Lamar, Delta and Fannin at
their meeting in June last the Texas
Wholesale Grocers' Association on mo-
ton Of Mr., A, P, Foute OF NAPLES
Platter Company, have taken steps
to comply with above recommenda.
tions, which was signed by Brother j.
E. Pearson Of Dodd City, Texas, prest
dent OF above Farmers District I'm
ion, and we are informed that the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Associa.
ton have also adopted committee re-
ports favoring to above recommends
tion, and they claim It will increase
the price Of cotton at least 1-2 cent
per pound and we urge prompt and
continuous action from our member
ship and all friends to bring about
this increased demand, which can
easily be accomplished by united and
continuous action"
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
A Contemplate Character.

The most contemplate character
which the Farmers Union meets to-
day is the farmer who taunts the
member of the Union for not selling
his cotton at 12 cents, as Mr.. Wise
acre, did. Ungrateful and ignorant
wretch If members of the Farm
ers' Union had dumped their cotton
on the market when these robbers Of
their brothers were doing it, the prices
Of cotton would have reached eight
cents months ago and would be sell
ing today at five and six cents. In
stead of being honored for their self
sacrifice by the their non-union neigh
bors, as they should be, their self-sac-
rifice has been coined into money by
taking advantage Of the good market
made by the holding movement. It
is like a drowning man, who has been
rescued by a friend, jeering that friend
because he did not have sense enough
to remain on land and take care Of
his health. It is like man whose
property and loved ones have been
saved by the sacrifice Of another ridi-
culing the friend for not having judg'
ment to take care of himself. Even
the cotton buyers and spectators ad-
nit that the holding movement saved
cotton from dropping to the lowest
prices ever recorded. This is the uni
versal verdict Of the business world.
Imagine, then, the contempt in which
the business man and cotton buyer
must secretly hold the farmer who Is
so ungrateful and so selfish as to reap
the benefits of anothers efforts and
then upbraid him for his unselfish
rk!-National Co-Operator.
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NAME WAS A COMPROMISE
Explanation Of Remarkable Coqne'
men Of Nevada Town.

A Nevada man having extensive
mining claims in the goldGeld region
tells Of a lucky strike that was made
last year near Carson City, a strike
that proved to be of such promise that
goodly sized camp Immediately
spTang up around It.
The two principal mine owners
were, respectively, an Irishman and
a Jew, and as a compliment 10 these
leading citizens the camp decided TO
leave to them the bestowal Of a suit
able name upon the new community
There followed many conferences
between the two, none Of which result
ed in an agreement The Irishman
stood out for a name that would sug
gest his native isle, while the Jew was
Just as insistent, on his part, for
name that should be suggestive Of the
chosen people This deadlock con
tinued so long That the rest Of the
camp grew restless, and finally insist
ed that there SHOULD be a compromise.
So the new camp was called "TIpperu.
salem. "-Lippincotts.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
WHO ARE YOU FoRf

Republicans who contemplate voting
for Mr.. Taft may be interested in
knowing some of the company they
will be in by so doing.
John ID. Rockefeller, head OF the
Standard Oil Company and the rich
est man in the world, is FOR Taft and
AGAINST Bryan,
II. H. Rogers, Of the Standard Oil
Company and the organizer Of the
System" is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
John d Archbold vicepresident
Standard OH Company, author Of the
Foraker and Sibley letters, is FOR
Taft and AGAINST Bryan.
John W. Gates. INSTRUMENTATION.
Gates" stock gambler and trust mag
nate is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
J. Pierpont Morgan. promoter Of
high finance, the greatest power IN
Wall street is FOR Taft and
AGAINST Bryan.
James A. Sdlman. president Of the
National City bank, the Standard S
bank, is FOR TAFT and AGAINST
Bryan.
Andrew Carnegie, who made $50.
100000 through a high protective tar
iff, is FOR Taft aad AGAINST Bryan
Charles L. Sheldon, treasurer Of the
Republican National Committee and
director in 20 Wall street corporations
is FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan
Z. r. Hartman, great railroad mag
nate, who raised $26O000 for Roose
velt's campaign in "a hours, in 1901
is FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan
J. j. Hill, second greatest railroad
magnate in the country, is FOR TAFT
and AGAINST Bryan.
William Nelson Cromwell, chief
counsel for Hartman and gigantic
trusts, who gave $4,000 to Talts cam.
paign, is FOR Taft and AGAINST
Bryan.
Every Wall street gambler and stock
manipulation is FOR Taft and
AGAINST Bryan,
Every trust, every monopoly every
high protected industry is FOR Ta1
and AGAINST Bryan.
With these men and these interests
FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan, who
are you for, Mr. Farmer Mr. Laborins
Man, Mr.. Small Dealer Mr. Merchant,
Mr. Average Voter?
Are these men and these interests
FOR Taft and AGAINST Bryan be-.
cause they love YOU or because they
love THEMSELVES?
Are they looking after your benefit
or their own? Do they expect that the
election Of Mr. Taft would inure TO
your advantage or their ADVANTAGE
If they are for Taft, and they are,
who are You for?
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The National Meeting.

The national convention Of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union Of America, held in Fort Worth
recently, showed the organization to
be in excellent condition and capa-
BILE of doing effective work in the in
terest Of the farmers during the COM
ing marketing season
With the spread Of the Union to
grain, tobacco and fruit growing
states, the work has naturally divided
itself into different departments and
the committees representing them
have outlined plans for handling these
various product which will, no doubt,
prove advantageous.
The system for marketing cotton
seems to have been advanced material
ly and with the cooperation Of the
membership the way is being opened
for direct sales to the mills, which
has been the desire Of many members
for sometime past.
Partisan politics had no place In the
convention and yet 1t was evident that
the farmers now realize that much in
jury has been done them by the ma
tional and state law making bodies
and that these injuries must be re-
medied This, however, Is recommend
ed by direct appeals to the congress
and legislatures and not through the
endorsement Of any political party
All in all, the national meeting has
added strength to the Farmers Union
mnYnmonL
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
EDITORIAL COMM MENT.

The New York Journal has a car.
toon showing a Standard on can "a
king the place Of The dome in a pic
ture Of the caoitol at Washington
Good, 1t is another evidence tnat the
people do not rule at WASHINGTON, hu'
that the trusts rule through the agenc'
% the Republican party As to legis
laNon, Mr.. sherman candidate fer
vice-president, said; "TAe Republican
party is willing and ready to accept
fun responsibility" Exactly, and the
Standard oil ard other trusts rule
through that party The only way TO
prevent such rule is to elect Bryan.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

The Methodist conferences continue
to denounce Speaker Cannon because
he refuses to let proposed laws have
hearing, 1t is all right to vote
against Cannon for his dic'ation as to
what legislation shall or shall not be
considered, but It is essential also TO
vote out the Republican party thai
makes Cannon boss.ship possible. De
feat of Cannon Is good, but would not
remedy the situation unless the Re
pubicans are turned out If Repub'l
cans win and Cannon is defeated, th"
same iron rules viii be carried ont by
a Sherman or Dal2cIl or some other
Republican pupil OF Cannon
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
On His Farm Of Forty Acres.


When a man has reared family OF
fourteen children on a farm of forty
acres-giving each and every young
ster a good education, comfortable
home until manhood or womanhood
is reached, and finally substantial
start in life-its big boost for acre
farming This was accomplished by
C. Y. Trice, who died a few days ago
in Kansas City at the home OF his
son. C. Y Trice, Jr., 436 Prospect
avenue. At the time Of his death he
was 81 years old.
Mr.. Trice came to Missouri from
Kentucky in 1850 and bought a 4O-acre
farm near Cameron, 1fty-five miles
northeast of Kansas City. He had a
wife and six children. Eight more
came in after years
After Mr.. Trice paid for his farm at
So an acre he had left only his wagon
and OK team He possessed no other
capital The soil, he determined,
must yield the family a living, and he
began a systematic and scientific cul'
tiyation of the land.
He planted even the fence corners;
there was no room for weeds. A
cookie burr didn't have a change to go
to seed AS soon as one crop was
harvested the soil was prepared i'm
mediately for another. Some Of the
land was made to yield two or three
crops a year ..
Under a fathers management that
forty acres yielded our large family a
good living" c. Y Trice, Jr, said re-
Gently. "It was our only source Of
revenue and it was sufficient, but
father knew how to farm. He was al
most half a century ahead of his time
with his farming methods that eX-
planned his success. He practiced the
so-called scientific farming fifty years
ago. We didn't have many luXuries,
of course, but we had plenty to eat
and to wear and we had an education
and father accumulated enough to give
us a start when we left home--all off
of forty acres"
To the up-to-date, energetic agricul-
turist the success of Mr.. Trice on for
ty acres Of land may seem remarkable
But there are many careless, slip
shod" farmers who fail to earn a good
living for a much smaller family on
twice that amount of land. And what
investment in the city, representing
even twenty times the sum invested
by Mr.. Thrice, would yield a like re-
turn?
Twelve of Mr.. Trice's fourteen
farm.reared children are living, and
there are forty-eight grand children
and fifty great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild. Out Of 113
descendants eighty-nine are living -
Kansas City Star
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Farmers Educational
AND
Cooperative Union
Of America
A Country ldyl.

A Country ldyI.
Have you dug your grass?" asked
the city chap
Of the staring farmer man;
For he thought he would not crush
the swain
Beneath his social ban.
How was the crop when you dug
your grass?
Did the weeyils hurt your peas?
And did the canker worms destroy
Your young cucumber trees?'
81 love, good sir, the country air;
From the town l fain would flee,
And lose myself in rural dreams
Meath the potato tree
I would pluck the turnip from its
vine,
Thro' the parsnip meadow push,
And rest beneath the grateful shade
OF the onions bending bush
"Oh! l fain would be simple swain
And drive my yoke of cows,
And rest at noon beneath the shade
OF the rutabaga boughs.
I'd hunt the woods where the CO.
coanuts grow
The whole of the livelong day,
Or start at morn with the rustic hoe
To dig the hills for hay,
"And if at MONDAY l grow faint
With my labors strain and rush.
I would mix the milkweed's lucious
milk,
With the mushrooms lucious mush.
I would pluck the pineapple from the
pine
But why has your color fed?"
But the good man fell with sicken-
ing thud;
That farmer man was dead
Selected.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

A telegram received at Democratic
hoaduuartars recently stated that the
Democrats Of Idaho had agreed
upon one set Of presidential electors.
and are now confident of carrying that
state. It viii be remembered that DNo
Democrats divided in the state con.
ventlon and nominated Two sets of
electors for Bryan and Kern. This
fact has given the Democratic author
tiles much concern, and they we're
much grauGed to learn that al dI.Gar
cncos have been settled and one set
Of presidential electors decided upol
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
SPORTING TERMS ILLUSTRATED
Difficult Advice.

"In your campaign speeches" said
the idealst, and in your private con-
versation, too, you must tell people
only the simple and direct truth"
DO you know" returned the candi'
date thoughtfully, 81 don't believe peo-
pie would vote for a man who seemed
as ill.natured as all that!"-Washing
ton Star.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Temporarily Indisposed.

One Of the workers in a Chinese
mission in Philadelphia became in
terested in two Cinnamon who, she
found, owned a hourishing laundry
business in her own home neighbor.
hood, She looked in once in awhile
to see how things were going with
them, and one morning found Sam
smiling and cheerful, as usual, but
John was missing
Where is John this morning?" she
asked.
"Oh," answered Sam amiably,
"Chlistian gentleman hit him In the
head with a blick, and he all same In
hospital"
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

Mr. Roosevelt, says Mr., WoodruT,
thinks the alleged finding of 100000
In the Democratic treasury queer %
But the good E. II. HarrIman's gift Of
s2Gl 600 to the Republican campaign
fund four years ago looked to the
same eyes perfectly straight and nor.
maI,-New York Evening Post II
has been shown that the Democratic
committee got not a cent and that Mr.
Roosevelt gave currency to a ialse
charge. He admitted that Hartman
raised $4,000 for the Republican
campaim fund IN 1904 Their they
were both practical men" and wore
working together,
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

II you have had any contagious dis.
ease In the house follow the direc'
tions Of your physician implicitly In
the matter Of fumigatIng the room az.
ter the patient has been removed 1t
is generally cheaper to destroy all bed
clothes and clothes worn by the sick
one than to run the risk Of another
outbreak OF the disease.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

The Republican National Commit
tees denies It has received this year, a
dollar from the Standard on Com
pany or any subsidiary corporation
Having said who is NOT putting nm
the money, now let them tell us who
is putting it up under oath. WIN they
do it2
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

1t has been demonstrated that the
best sailors in the United States navy
are the boys from the farms OF the
west. Still, the best place for the
country boy Is In the country.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

Did you know that turpentine ap-
piled lightly with brush on floors
and walls Of closets will destroy
uoths2
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

The letters from Standard on mag
nate prove that the people do not
rule, They may have bought some
Democrats but the party they o"yn
is the party that gives them tan1
bounty and has let them defy the laws
the party that controls the federal
government
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Avoid Boastinq.

The worst use that can be made OF
success Is to boast of it.--Arthur
Helps.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

It is estimated that in the United
States this year 3,19SOOO acres have
been planted in Irish potatoes, an in.
crease over last year OF "a per cent.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10

Watch your neighbor, and II he Ia
doing well, initiate him, But rather
make It worth while for your neighbH
70 initiate YOU.
The Harrison times., 1908-10-10
Cspudlne Cures Indication Pains.

Sour stomach and heartburn no matter
from what cause Gives immediate relief
Prescribed by physicians because II IA
pure and effective Trial bottle l0c Regu-
lar size 25c and SOC at all druggists.
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uncovering OF their guilty past, are we
therefore TO indulge no hope for bet
ter future2 We think not. But that
better future will never come by cri-
limitations and denominations; 1t will
never come by even the strong arm OF
the law alone; il will come, as come 1t
must, by the peoples awakening to their
political peril-the peril OF commit
ting our public Offices and therefore
our governmental affairs to the un-
scrupulous rich, to the men whose
money can command votes. But will
the awakening ever come? The pes
simist says mo" But the pessimist
is looking only at the ignorance and
venality OF the electorate and the un-
scrupulousncss OF the practical politi-
clans. These are not the people OF
the Eastern Shore. And il the buyers
and sellers OF votes have controlled
elections first on one side and then
on the other il is because the people
have not awakened to their peril
They will awake; they are awakening;
bribery will cease by the peoples man
date.
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TO KNOW MORE OF THE PRESI'
DENT.ELECT

HE article on another page OF
i this issue, dealing with Mr..
Taits public career, is the first
OF series which we shall run in the
WING from week to week, wherein
we hope to make our readers more
familiar with the lie and character OF
the man who has just been elected to
the Presidency OF these United States.
MIR. Taft will shortly become the Chief
Executive OF the Nation, the honored
President OF the whole people, and il is
only natural and right that we should
know something more OF the mans
personal and public life than is apt to
be considered in the heat OF political
contest Mr.. Tait's personality is
very charming one and we believe our
readers will be interested therein.
His public services have been so var
led and successful and notable as to
need no more extended review than
is given the article referred to above
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ton than Mr.. Taft's. The only occa-
sion for surprise. on the part OF many
people, is the SIZE OF the majority.
We do not pretend TO explain that
matter, except to say that il is with
out doubt due in part to the fact that
a certain Republican element was
much disgruntled by the elimination
OF some features OF practical poll
tics" which they regard as essential to
election contests. For ourselves, we
rejoice in their disgruntled feeling and
trust it will abide forever. 1t is no
particular misfortune TO get a wallop-
ing, but it is lasting and unbearable
misfortune to be expected to deal with
men who have no decent conceptions
OF the dignity and responsibility of
the electoral duty. For ourselves, we
hope the Republican party in this
County and State will be content to be
a minority party, with great cheerful
ness, until il can be a majority party
without employing some OF the cleo
ton features which certain Republi-
cans and Democrats regard as a vital
part OF practical politics.
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LET THE DEMOCRATS REFORM 1T

TT is more or less tiresomc to refer
i to election matters when the
election is all over and interest
therein is at very low ebb. But
there seems good and sufficient rea-
sons for the protests that are being
uttered by Democrats and Rcpubli-
cans alike. against the operation oi
what Is called the unfair, unjust and
INSCRIPTIONS election law under
which thi, State labors The claim
that TAFT carried this State by 10000
plurality. had the count been fair, is
not claim which seems To tbs en-
tirely sustained We are not prepared
to agree that the present election law
operates tn the disadvantage ni the
Republican party alone. But we are
prepared Ia agree that ills eternal
contention over an election law. which
seems acceptable only To- small Gle
mcrt ui the State. should be discon-
tinucd 10y such legislation As will
make it hcncciorth impossible We
are not going to aSscycratc with so
many critics. that the present election
law is simply high hanGcd method
of pcrpctuating the power oi the De
mocratiC Machine IN THIS State We
confess that We soon weary oi such
iteration and rc.itcration But no one
can blind his eyes to the fact that the
people are wholly dissatisfied with
that laws operations. and that many
non political critics regard il as a dis
grace To- the States fair name and
fame. The Democrats certainly seem
well cntrcuchcd in power at present
in the State; do they hold that power
by so prccarious tenure as to
fear the enactment OF legislation which
will secure at our elections a more
perfect expression and recording OF
the peoples will DO they believe they
can only hold Maryland by thwart-
ing popalar opinion at the polls. Ii
they are SO strong in the State as they
claim. why don't they do what every
body outside 81 the elect circle oi
the politicians is asking To- be dome
reform our election laws in the interest
Of fair and tul expression OF the
peoples will We are in hcarticst sym.
pathy with the purpose OF the Corrupt
Practices Vet but We find it hard To
patiently listen to- its advocacy by men
who would corrupt the franchise by
other methods, quite As nciarious as
the use oi money
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because he had spent four months in
West Virginia year before becom-
ing OF age. Every American citizen
supposcs he is entitled to register and
vote on age without any formality, but
OF course il he is Republican in Mary
land he must meet with some obstacle,
but we thought the Chinese puzzle bal
lots were the limit, but when an
american must go through the same
iormality as foreigner we have a
kick coming, II there is law to that
effect. This is the only State in the
Union that has. and we would like to
read it, as it was never published as
required by law. QUIZ.
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New Brown Suits

At So. so, $40, SI2 and SIS,
the new shades and new pat
terms. All worsted cloths and
full winter weight. We bought
these Suits of a small manu-
facturer who gave us inside
prices to get the money.
New Modes and Drabs at
same prices. The long So inch
popular Black Overcoats at
$40, sI2 and SIS, with plain
and velvet collars. All sizes
in Fall Overcoats at $40 to
$a5 in Black and Oxfnd.
The new Light Fancy Cheviot
Overcoats in Form Fitting at
SIS, $40 and S25. Regular
Winter Overcoats, IS to $50.
Silk Lined at s25 to $40.
Refers, e.. so to $40. Storm
Coats and listers at IS to $2S
New Styles in Boys Suits,
Refers and Overcoats. All
sizes for Boys, ~ to rs years.