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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08
Remember this is the
Gre atest Musical
Family Travelling
Afternoon Performance
on SATURDAY, and
Evening Perform
ances Every Night
Next Week.

farm buy. He showed by statistics
that 10 bushels Of wheat or OF corn
would buy twice as much during the 9
time when the Protection policy had
been in force, than it would under
Democratic administrations when the
tariff for revenue only principle was
applied and it may be said here that
this is a fact which any voter can
prove to his own satisfaction, by look
ing the matter up. It is matter OF
American history. 1t is easy to get
hold Of the tables Of statistics to see
what wages and prices OF products
were under the different policies
Each campaign many well sounding
theories are advanced and many heed
them. In most campaigns the
majority have taken facts and OK
perience and history in preference
to theories and consequently the
country has been under Republican
rule most Of the time.
As an illustration Of the advan
tage the farmers have when under
protective tariff, wages, farm pro
ducts and manufactured article
through higher wages to workmel
are high, Congressman Norris toll
Of an experience Of an implemen
dealer friend Of his at his hom
town in Nebraska. A democra
came to his friends store this year t
buy o wagon. The dealer asked hin
$40 for it. "Now said the Democra
farmer, let me tell you something
Back in good Democratic times
bought the same make Of wagon c
you, and it only cost me $780," In
dealer looked the matter up on hl
books, and found that this was fac
But he found something else. d
found that the farmer had paid ic
his wagon in grain, and the grain w'
at a very low price. He figured for
moment, and then he told the Den
ocrat farmer that it was true that b
had given him the wagon for 81
worth Of grain. BE showed him no
many bushels II had taken to pi
for the wagon. 'Now, said Il
dealer, u you want $50 Democrat
times wagon, Jon bring me the san
number 81 bushels Of grain you ga
me before. tn give you the wago
10 be- more liberal I will in the DO
|gain make you . present Of . gc'
surrey for your family to ride in; Of
i ind By my figures that 7 can 81
IIsdd h this 4 new Self Binder q
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

The s. S. Embroidery club met
last Friday with Mrs, Chas. States.
The invited guests for the afternoon
were: Mesdames Soule, Incl, Pine,
Mathews, s. P. Reynolds, Carson,
Bascomb. States, Sam Wilkinson,
Barker, Reeves, and Mrs. Groody,
Of Topeka. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Sughrue in two weeks.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

The Philomath club will meet
with Mrs. w. J. Davies tomorrow, as
Mrs. Gurdon Fox, who was to have
entertained them, is absent from the
city. On the twenty third they will
give their annual reception 10 the
Atheneum and Sorosis clubs at the
home Of Mrs. W. J. Fitzgerald.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

The Manager of the Opera House
at Newton, recommends the
Pixies as the Highest Grade of
Musical People, and states that
their recent appearance at
Newton was one of the best
attractions he has ever secured.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. States enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
last Friday evening: Messrs and
Mesdames Matthews, Bascom, Carl
Van Ripper, Arthur Soule, aud s. P.
Reynolds.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

Mrs. W. s. lie Baron and Mrs.
q. M. Baldwin are entertaining q
number Of guests at cards this after
noon at the home OF Mrs. lie Baron.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08
SOCIETY NOTES
The Atheneum club meets to.
morrow with Mrs. John Martin.

On next Wednesday the Sorosis
club will meet with Miss Sadie
Hanna; subject, "The Merchant Of
Venice"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08
OFFICIAL COUNTY and CITY PAPER
ONE DOLLAR YEAR IN ADVANCE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1908
REPUBLICAN TICKET

National
For President
WILLIAM H. TAFT
Ohio
For Vice. President
JAMES s. SHERMAN
New York
State
For United States Senator
J. L. BRISTOW
Saline County
For Governor
W. r. STUDIES
Douglas County
For Lieutenant Governor
W. J. FITZGERALD
Ford County
For Secretary Of State
c. II. DENTON
Harper County
For Auditor OF State
j. M. NATION
Neosho County
For supt. Public Instruction
E. 7. FAIRCHILD
Ellsworth County
For Attorney General
F. s. JACKSON
Greenwood County
For Treasurer of State
MAXI TULLEY
Montgomery County
For supt. of Insurance
CHARLES W. BARNES
Usage County
For State Printer
T. A. M'NEAL
Shawnee County
For Railroad Commissioners
G. A. RYKER
Reno County
GEORGE ". KANAVEL
Harvey County
FRANK j. RYAN
Leavenworth County
For Justices of Supreme Court
A. w. BENSON
Franklin County
HENRY +. MASON
Finney County
CLARK A. SMITH
Mitchell County
District
For Congressman 18th District
e. III. MADISON
Ford County
For State Senator 37th District
FRANCIS @. PRICE
County Ticket
Representative l0lst District
l.. A. MADISON
County Clerk
SAM H. C0NNAWAY
County Treasurer
SIDNEY P. REYNOLDS
Register Of Deeds
@. A. GUTHRIE
County Attorney
CARL VAN RIPPER
Probate Judge
W. H. PRESTON
Sheriff
G. N. BEEsoN
Coroner
DIR. II. WENTWORTH
County superintendent
RICHARD B0DYFlELD
County Surveyor
BYRON L. GLENN
Clerk of the District Court
II. d. CHAMBL1Ss
Commissioner I'd District
W. j. DAVIES
Commissioner Sd District
MO MAYRATH
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-10-08

Mrs. W. II. Jacoby entertained the
Embroidery club last Friday after
noon. The outside guests for the
afternoon were: Mesdames Merritt
Beeson, Barley, Hellwarth, and
Misses Alice Watson and Grace
DiBell.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20
FARM LIFE.

The advantages offered by agricultural in
dustries to young men Of this age are greater
than any other calling. It takes real man
to be successful farmer, but when he is sue
cessful he has done something and has some
thing.
1t beats clerling in store or bank, and
gives one freedom, good pure air, health and
ability to eat good, healthy food without suf-
fering from dyspepsia and other troubles caus-
ed by the lack of exercise. While farming
has its drawbacks, risks, disappointments and
cares, after all the calling affords young men
better openings now than ever before, and
there is no existence that should be happier,
in that one can lie down at night and peace
fully slumber without fears as to his ability
to please his employer and hold his job. Stick
to the farm, boys.-Opelika Post.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20

net profit was nearly $4,000, 100000, or about
80 per cent upon the capital invested.
If there is any flaw in this statement, no.
body has ever attempted to expose it. The
figures are not taken from any of my books
or from any reform publications, but are taken
from the official report of the government.
Very truly yours,
THOS. E. WATSON
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20

control the price of our products We will
make but poor Roadway in controlling prices
if we do not own the products, for pay day
must come some day, and the products placed
upon the market will always break prices.
This, now, is an individual matter. Let US
begin at the home, the very base of clvlllza-
ton, and bring about this reform, thus MAX
ing the farmer what, indeed, he should be,
the most prosperous and independent man on
the face of the earth.-National Co-Operator.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20
FARMERS COMPARED
TO MANUFACTURERS.

Mr. John A. Rush, Montezuma
Ny Dear Sir: [ did not look over the
speech as published in the Missouri World,
and they may have got the figures wrong. My
statistics were very carefully taken from the
Abstract, published by the government, and
know they are correct.
In the year 1880 there were nearly 100000
people engaged in agriculture. The amount
of capital invested was, in round numbers,
$12,0OO000,000. The product sold for So, 212,-
100000 Wages, at $348. 90 for each person
engaged in agriculture, would have amounted
to 1854, 222,000; therefore, the farmers did
not make enough clear profit to allow them
selves the same wages that were paid in the
manufacturing establishments; they fell short
Of this $212,0OO,OOO In this calculation moth
ing is allowed for interest on the capital in
vested, nothing to pay for repairs, nothing
to pay taxes with, and nothing for the
expense of management or the wearing away
of the lands.
In the year 1890 the number of persons
engaged in agricultural pursuits was $4,000
The capital invested amounted to $16,OOO,-
100000; the product sold for $2,460 100000
Putting the wages at the same rate paid to
laborers in manufacturing establishments, the
sum total would have been nearly $3,OO0-
100000. Therefore, you will see that the en-
tire product was far from being enough to
pay actual wages, without allowing anything
for interest on capital, for wear and tear, 5r
for taxes. During this same year (188O) the
amount of capital invested in manufactures
was slightly less than $4,000, 100000. The pro-
duct sold for more than $5,OOO,OOOOOO, and
after paying all expenses, including wages,
the profit was upwards Of $1,OOO,OOO,OOO,
nearly 40 per cent clear.
In 1890 the capital invested in manufac-
lures was $6,500,OOO,OO0, and the product sold
for much more than $9,OOO,OOOOOO. After
paying wages and for all raw material, the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20
FROM CALIFORNIA.


I herewith enclose $2 which please place
to my credit as subscriber to Watson JEFF
fersonian Magazine to commence with Decem.
Der, 1907, and forward. am not Geor-
gian; though I am farmer, and for this rea>
son read your article on cotton, cooperation,
etc., with great interest. It reminded me OF
talk the late Governor Mount made to the
farmers of Indiana few years ago, He said
for every bushel of wheat you raise on your
farm you take from your soil-your bank
20 cents worth Of nitrogen, potash and pros
perity, l. e., he explained, if you want your
farm to be as rich as it was before you raised
bushel Of wheat, you must go into the mar
ket and buy 26 cents worth Of fertilizer and
incorporate the same in the SOIL etc. Now,
sir, if you will examine the export statistics,
you will find that for the last % years,
excluding two, the United States has exported
about one hundred millions of bushels of wheat
average per annum; that is, we have exported
from the farms Of the North $26,O00,000 in
fertilizers per annum in wheat alone. Jim Hill
recently told the farmers Of Minnesota that
they had taken more fertility fro mtheir lands
In about seventy years than should have been
taken if judiciously farmed in five hundred
years. Prof. Curtis, of Iowa Agricultural Col
lege, in 1904 said:
Gin selling $1,000 worth of wheat off
the farm we sell with it about $3.50 worth
Of fertility" We know that the average price
Of wheat bran in the United States prior to
1904 was 500 per ton and that the United
States has published bulletin manure in
which it says that the value Of the fertilizer
in ton Of wheat bran is worth $33. This all
goes to prove that the late Governor knew what
he talking about
If the South exported her cotton in the raw,
she would approach the North in her prodi-
gality. The South is far more provident; she
sells her lint, which carries (like butter) no
fertility. She sells her oil after manufacturing
the same at home, and likewise her cotton seed
meal. This paper, Of course, does not touch
many other articles exported by the North
to her great loss. This may also give you an
idea of why the Northwest farmers of the
United States are going per annum fifty to sew
enty-fve thousand strong with bag and bag
gage to Canada, nor do they know why they
are going. Some will say for cheap land, but
they will all agree that they want bigger crops,
that the land doesn' produce as it used to,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-20
MORTGAGES MORTGAGES!


No farmer can be the free and independent
American citizen he should be and give a
mortgage on his crop from year to year.
mortgage means financial death to any one
who will give it. Co-Operator editor is glad
to know that now there is general awaken
ing, all over the country, on the subject Of
mortgages. Fifteen years ago in the town Of
Minneola, when Co-Operator editor first be-
gan this fight he stood almost alone, and it
was very unpopular fight indeed Today the
fight against the mortgage and credit sys-
tenn is one of the basic principles Of the Far
mers' Union, the greatest farmers organiza-
ton this world has ever seen. When we
first began the fight, the merchants Of our
little city we're very bitter against us, be-
ieving that we were trying to injure their
business. But they finally got converted to
the doctrine and became as great supporters
of the doctrine as we were.
The fight against mortgages is not fight
against the merchants or any other legitimate
business. This is fight not only for the
farmer, but for all other legitimate business
enterprises. The system is bad not only for
the farmer, but for the merchant as we'll.
With all the caution merchants can take, fully
95 per cent of them fail sooner or later. This
proves beyond any doubt whatever that the
system is bad for them as we'll as for the
farmer. It is financial death to the farmer
all the time and is financial death to the mer-
chant sooner or later. The farmer, now, be-
ing business man, or should be, should sim
ply refuse longer to practice a system which
he knows means his financial death, system
which literally makes slaves of himself, his
wife and his babies. The system also being
bad for the merchant, meaning ultimately his
financial death, the merchant should oppose
the system and do all in his power to do
away with it, and he will do so when he
properly understands it.
We should simply refuse to give mort
gage. The merchant many times is forced to
exact a mortgage if he sells on time IF he
sells credit, he must likely buy on credit,
and the man from whom he buys will not sell
him unless he exacts mortgage from those
to whom he extends credit. Thus you see it
is not the fault of the local merchants 1t is
the fault of the system under which we have
lived for so many long, weary years.
There is no way to be financially independ-
ent but to stay clear Of mortgages, live at
home, stay out Of debt, and thus be able to
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Florida Farming.

A. H. Green, one of Starke's suburb
all farmers, believes in confning his
efforts to a small acreage and getting
out of the land the best there is in it.
During the past season he planted on
ly three and three-quarter acres to cot
ton, but he sold 1860 pounds of the
feecy staple, or an average of 1885
pounds to the acre. His cotton was
thoroughly cultivated and carefully
picked and he got the top market price
for it. Mr. Green is just now supply
ing the local market with garden truck.
His turnips are especially fine this
season. In a lot brought in by him
Wednesday, there was one that weigh
ed six pounds, and another seven
pounds.
V. E. Sapp, of New River, is another
farmer who knows how to produce
something to eat at home. Half doz
en- turn1ps brought to town Wednes
day by him weighed twenty-seven
pounds, or an average Of 4 I-2 pounds
each. These turnips were planted on
October 1st on land that had already
yielded since last spring a crop Of
corn, melons, beans and other iood
products.
Florida farming cannot be equaled
anywhere in the universe.-Bradford
County Telegraph.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
No Savings Bank
IS Equal to
Good Real Estate.
A Big Boost for Florida.

1T is surprising to me that Ameri-
cans do not boom Florida as the ideal
winter resort Of the world" said Sir
Thomas Dewar, who is at the Hotel
Plaza.
What Florida needs is a corps Of
competent publicity men of Europe.
English people are getting tired Of
their aged winter resorts, but they
have not yet learned about the beau
ties of Florida.
think if you get the English peo-
pie to take up Florida, all America
would flock there in February and
March. You should have first of all
a line of steamships to make circuit
from London to Florida, and return
ing via the West Indies. Then send
your agents to England and to the
continent and let them spread the
wonders of Florida broadcast When
a man has been there once he will tell
his friends about it and he will go
again.
am on my way to Florida now,
and after few weeks of tarpon fish
ing I shall go over to Jamaica, and
when I get back to England I will be
of winter resorts today. I am sick Of
Monte Carlo and the Nile is poison
to me. | am sure thousands of people
in Europe feel the same way but they
keep on going to Rivera and other
places they are familiar with. If you
can once turn the tide toward Florida
it will become world famous in a very
short while New York Telegram
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Wonderful Tomatoes.

L. B. Belk, who has again taken up
trucking, is keeping up his reputation
as a successful grower Of vegetables,
and especially tomatoes. One bunch
from his place now on exhibition at A.
S. Watson's real estate office shows
sixteen we'll developed beauties, which
weigh nine pounds Mr. Be1k told the
writer some weeks ago, of the wonder
full productiveness of the vines of new
variety which he had discovered, but
we had no idea of ever seeing such a
marvellous lot of full grown fruit. Mr.
Be1k reports eighty crates from thehrst
picking from one-acre patch,-Bra
dentOWn Journal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Florida Oysters.

Strangers to the Ancient City Oft
times express surprise at the abun-
dance of oysters to be found at our
very doors. They seem to think that
the natural advantages of the oldest
city in the u S. would have been pref
ty we'll used up in these near 400 years:
And when Our Matanzas oysters and
North River oysters are sampled they
marvel again and aver that the Ches-
apeake oyster has no advantage.-St
A1to11 sti,e NJ ete0r ....
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Money in "Half-Cropping.'

Ben Rowe told The Standard man
the other day, that the man who
couldn't make good living and money
half-cropping ought to be imported to
a warmer climate, and gives as an ex-
ample what Mr.. Aaron Byrd has done
on one of his places this year, to prove
it. A few days ago Mr.. Byrd killed a
hog a year and ten months old that
weighed when dressed, 200 pounds.
He also has a we'll filled corn crib,
plenty of sweet potatoes, meat in the
smoke house, lots of the very best
syrup and has also made good crop
Of cotton, and bought good horse.
This is only one Of many instances
showing that when man has the git
UP and git" in him he can make some
thing whether farming for himself OF
ha1f-croDping. Here's to the hustling
and thrifty farmer, who is the backbone
OF the country.-Macclenny Standard:
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Orange Shipments.

It is estimated BY good authority
that about a quarter of million boxes
of oranges have been shipped from
Lake county up to date, this season,
and there is still a large quantity re-
naming on the trees. Prices have been
good, averaging from $3.50 to $500 per
box f. O. b., and with this amount Of
money in the county, we ought to be
able to stave off any money stringency
until melon time.-Leesburg Courier.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.

will be good After strawberries,
spring vegetables will come in; then
summer fruits, vegetables and pota-
toes; then the harvesting of hay, oats
and corn; and then fall vegetables of
all kinds. They can and do have as
many money crops as there are sea-
sons. And all Of fernando county can
have the same-Southern Argus.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

Before the civil war laid it's wither-
ing hand upon the South, the growing
industry, and the day is not distant
when the industry will be revived
While the tobacco grown in those days
was not equal to the demands Of the
present age, the lands that produced
them can be made to produce again,
and produce finer grade of leaf under
the shaded neutrality-suspicious.
Times.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

w. L. Sta1vey, of Haines City, for
merly of this county. made US a call
this week: He is in the cattle bust
ness in Polk county and is much
pleased with his prospects. Cattle are
doing finely and he told us of an eight
months wood-raised Devon calf that
dressed 2o6 pounds and netted him
$I675. Come to Florida, you frozen
Yankee, and raise cattle-Plant City
Courier.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Fine Vegetable Crops.

The strawberry season is now in full
blast at Riverland in this county. That
community has just passed through a
prosperous cucumber season. They
shipped many carloads of ,cQeunbeFs~to-
market. Their strawberry shipments
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

The great Northwest is sending num-
bers of her good citizens to settle in
northern Florida. Those people will
wake up the old settlers to a realization
of the opportunities they have been
doing alongside Of for many years.
Orlando Sentinel.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

The growers all report their straw
berry plants in fine condition. This
four hundred thousand dollar crop will
begin to mature in about ninety days.
Bradford CO. Telegraph.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01

sections
will fOrwar
to
Jaeksonvf
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-02-01
Before Everybody Sees It Is
The Time to
Make a Wise Investment.
SOME GENUINE BARGAINS IN FLORIDA PROPERTY

acres planted to mangoes, avocados, ines, sapo-
dlllos and other tropical fruits. and is all good
trucking land,,oWould be a good investment~ at
ST. 900 Price So 600
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-01-30
The Second Crop Potato.

The second crop potato has come to
stay. The yield from such is not ma
terially greater. but the vine is more
vigorous. resists insects better. ma
lures earlier and there are very few
culls. says southern writer in Coun-
try Gentleman. In the same cellar the
sprouting of the spring and fall plant
ing of the same kind varies six weeks
at least, and all potatoes intended for
late use are for this reason fall grown.
Another advantage is the fact that
when large second crop potato is
planted it is not prone to spring more
than two eyes. and to find three stalk
stool even in careless planting is an
effort. This is the reason there are so
very few culls. The northern potato
natures about with our second crop.
1t has won general acceptance in the
south. and theoretically it ought to be
as good. 1t has been tried by hundreds
OF planters side by side. but the con-
sensus of opinion Is that in every i'm
partial trial the native seed is superior.
The second crop seed is not disposed
to run out. The writer still continues
lineally the same stock he first pur-
chased. nearly or quite twenty years
ago. and the last planting is as vigor-
GUS and healthy as the first.