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The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL
 AND COOPERATIVE UNION - OF AMERICA -
COST OF COTTON PRODUCTION.
OF AMERICA

A gentleman on a Dallas, Texas, street car was heard to remark few weeks ago about as follows: I've raised cotton, and the cost of produc- tion was not exceeding , cents pound, and it is extortion for farmers to ask 15 cents" This is not the word for word statement of the gen. tleman, but was the spirit and exact substance of what he said. He spoke in some bitterness, too, and was in- clned, one would judge, from his man. ner and tone, to lay the blame of the panicky' times and hard lines resulting therefrom upon the Union farmers who were holding their cotton. He thought they ought to sell for what they could get for the products of their fields and the gifts of Mother Earth in payment for the hard toll of themselves and their families. His business was at a standstill. All busl- ness was languishing, and the farmer should sacrifice himself and the dear ones of his heart and his home that business might pick up.
 Now, this gentleman is not an un- kind man, nor selfish, nor unjust He was, and is yet, in ignorance of the facts in the case and does not com- prehend the fact that no interest or business can thrive, or even exist, as it ought to exist, and prosper, unless the farming classes are prosperous. He did not know, then, and does not even dream now, that this panic be- gan in October last and just ending, was the deliberate, unscruplous Work of Eastern '"captains of finance, for their own sinister purposes, utterly reckless as to what the effects might be on others so they prospered-a scheme, indeed, simply and purely for spoilation and to help along other ends they had in view for the further and continuous robbery of the people.
 AS to his estimate of the cost to produce cotton, let us look at that little. He says he raised cotton at a cost of only cents a pound. He did not do any such thing. At the time he farmed, some years ago, he might have produced cotton at an out lay of actual cash of only cents pound but that actual cash outlay did not represent the entire cost of pro- duction. His time was occupied in the management of the affairs of his farm. Was his time worth nothing? His education and his skill were brought into full play and force in the prep aration of his land, in the pitching or his crop, in it's cultivation, in fight ing and warding off crop enemies, Ill gathering his crop, in preparing 1t Tor market, in marketing it. Is all this worth nothing? Is the wear ana ex- haustion of body and mind and the worry and care incident upon the pro- duction of crop worth nothing? Is the capital invested in farm, in the teams and farming implements, III the feed stuffs for man and beast, needful in the years work, worth nothing? Shall there be no interest on this investment added into the cost of production? All these things we have enumerated above enter into the expense account and cost bills Tn eV- cry other line of business under the sun, and why not into the business or farming. too?-Co-OperatOr.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
The First Advertiser.

The author looked up rom .no first chapter of his mammoth history of advertising.
 q wonder" he murmured' "no could have been the first manufactures to advertise? It is an item that would fit in well here"
 "There is no extant data on the sup feet" said the farmer, but l nave avery reason to believe that the hen Is the person you are looking TOT.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
An Old English Coach.

rect in every detail, even to the step and the shield on the door. The win dows in the coach are heart shape, as is the door, while the wheels are most elaborate and full of significance, for each spoke is an arrow and is apparently run through a dark red heart.
 Three pretty girls look out of the windows, while the coachman and footman on top, garbed in white, drive three white woolly lambs that are har- messed to the coach with red silk cords. The predominating colors are white and red, with a touch of blue. AS wall decoration this valentine would be most appropriate.
 Though not as unusual as the coach, a fan valentine made of series of heart-shaped frames inclosing pretty
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

many years. For, unlike the average type, that is so perishable, these are more substantial-like pictures-and are really ornamental enough to hang on a wall or to use on a bedroom table. They differ from the ordinary styles in that there are comparatively few verses or lines relating to the day or conveying messages of love- In addition to these changes, there IS another marked one, that is the aD- sence of glittering gold or silver decorations, which save the valen- tines from being gaudy. The colors used are conservative, too, and alto gether they will make desirable pres ents for girls and young women, for they are free from silly sentiment tality and are quite artistic in de- sign.
 A strikingly pretty valentine that is fraught with meaning but unaccom- panied by verses is a splendid repro duction of an old English coach, cor
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
Dodojnu the Mortgage.

A farmer near Mckinney, Texas, has marketed thirty bushels of turnips the past season from quarter of an acre. The seed cost him 10 cents and he sold the product at 60 cents per bush el. He was well paid for the time he took to plant, take care of and market the turnips and he had something to sell when he went to town instead Of going there to buy wagonload or something he could have raised.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
PURE FOOD.
no Eood Commissioner of Any State Has Ever Attacked the Aoso'u'e
 Purity of Grape-Nuts.

Every analysis undertaken sho"S tbis food to be made strictly of Wheat and Barley, treated by our processes to partially transform the starcn narts into a form of Sugar, and tnere- fore much easier to digest.
 Our claim that it is "tood TOT Brain and Nerve Centres' is based upon the fact that certain parts or Wheat and Barley (which we use) con tain Natures brain and nerve-bulldlng ingredients, viz: Phosphate or To.. ash, and the way we prepare the food makes it easy to digest and asslmiiate.
 Dr. Geo. w. Carey in his book on "The Biochemic System of Medicine says:
 When the medical profession fully understands the nature and range or the phosphate of potassium, insane asylums will no longer be needed.
 "The gray matter of the brain IS controlled entirely by the inorganic cell-salt, potassium phosphate.
 This salt unites with albumen, and by the addition of oxygen creates nerve fluid, or the gray matter of the brain.
 "Of course, there is a trace of other salts and other organic matter in nerve-fuid, but potassium phosphate is the chief factor, and has the power within itself to attract, by it's own law of affinity, all things needed to manu- facture the elixir of life. Therefore, when nervous symptoms arise, due to the fact that the nerve-1uid has been exhausted from any cause, the phos' phate of potassium is the only true remedy, because nothing else can possibly supply the deficiency.
 'The ills arising from too rapidly consuming the gray matter of the brain cannot be overestimated.
 Phosphate of Potash, is to my mind, the most wonderful curative agent ever discovered by man, and the blessings it has already conferred on the race are many. But what shall the harvest be- when physicians everywhere fully understand the part this wonderful salt plays in the processes of life? It will do as much as can be done through physiology to make a heaven on earth.
 Let the overworked business man take it and go home good-tempered. Let the weary wife, nerves unstrung from attending to sick children or en. tertaining company, take it and note how quickly the equilibrium will be restored and calm and reason assert her throne. No 'provings' are required here. We find this potassium salt largely predominates in nerve-fluid, and that a deficiency produces we'll. defined symptoms. The beginning and end of the matter is to supply the lacking principle, and in molecular form, exactly as nature furnishes it in vegetables. fruits and grain. To sup ply deficiencies-this is the only law of cure.'
 Please observe that Phosphate of Potash is not properly of the drug shop variety but is best prepared by "Old Mother Nature" and stored in the grains ready for use by mankind. Those who have been helped to better health by the use of Grape Nuts are legion.
 There's e Reason"
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
HIS ONE DAY TO GET EVEN.
Husband Sent BurIesque Valentines
 and Had HIs Wife Guessing.

Say, old fellow" said Brown, as he laid his hand familiarly on Potter's shoulder didn't I see you in the stationer's a day or two ago looking at valentines?"
 You probably did. as l was in there" was the answer.
 Buying for some sister or niece" "No-for my wife"
 But you are over 50 years old and have been married quarter of cen
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

tury You don't say that you are still romantic?"
 "I say this-that my wife can beat me at argument or scolding or doing as she pleases whether l like it or not. She's obstinate and pigheaded and touchy, and the only way I can get even with her is on Valentines day. Then I get 100 of the meanest bur lesque valentines I can find and send them to her, and for the next three months she's wondering who sent 'em and treats me fairly well. Try it once. It is a good deal better than threatening her with the family ax. "
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
GET THE TREE-PLANTING HABIT

Nothing so adds to the beauty of a homes outward appearance as pretty shade trees. It makes the home look permanent, comfortable, prosperous, inviting. When one sees nice shady lawn, he feels like going in to rest, and he never comes home, tired, hot and dusty from his days work, if he has such a yard of his own, that he does not breathe an involuntary pray CT of thankfulness for Gods blessed trees.
 Nothing so adds to the outward ap- pearance of town as streets lined with trees. The stranger feels perfectly at home, though he may not know a hu- man soul, in the ordinary sense It was a man of true feeling who wrote, "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin" Trees, natures splendid exemplars, make the stranger wish to stay. Many Arlington people are planting trees. They are adding to the comfort and the beauty of their homes, and at the same time doing great good for the town. Get the tree planting habit-Arlingto Journal.
 When the Union came to William son County in 1903 the Commercial said then-when it was unpopular to do so-when some newspapers were denouncing it as a political machine that the farmer ought to organize. These newspapers and politicians be- gan to cast aspersion on the Union, but it grew steadily. They then jumped in the band wagon when the Union became powerful and popular. But now that the crisis has come in it's history-the time when all true farmers and patriotic citizens should stand together against common enc my-the old enemy-the latter pro- fessed friends are growing cold and lukewarm in their support. The Com mercial earnestly urges every member of the Union who loves his home and family. his rights and the great cause of justice, to stand firm today. Be steadfast, though the dark cloud come. There is victory ahead. Defeats and disappointments, panics and gambling will pass away. Put none but true, loyal. unselflsh men on guard, local, county, district, State and National. Then all is well, and the Farmers Un- ion will triumph. Let us stand to- gether Austin Statesman.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
Loves Lottery.

One often wonders how St. Valen- tines day ever got start. It is said that in England and France the young folk were given to playing game in which the names of all the girls and boys were written on tiny slips of pa per. thrown into general receptacle, and then drawn out lottery fashion. care being taken of course that each person draws the name of one of the other sex. The person thus drawn became ones valentine. and the allot- ment decreed by fate was supposed to impose upon the couple a sort of Joy atty for the coming year.
 All of which sounds very romantic and beautiful, but which in plain fact must have mixed things up fearfully and 1t is a question whether or not fate always selected the right maiden or the right beau.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

Non-producing consumers are a menace and a curse to the human race. All that they use is lost to the world, for it is invested in a thing that yields no returns,
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

So rare she is, so fair she is, I'm happy only where she Is. To see a beauty gleam of her, Then when away to dream of her, Makes even absence delight. Illumined by reflected light. So good she is, so pure she is, Of woman's best I'm sure she is: And love has opened the door to me. So what can life give more to me? No merit in myself I see,
 Yet her dear hand has lifted me.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

UGH quaint and attractive valentines are shown in
 the shops this season that the giving of them will doubtless find more favor with children and grown ups, too, than it has in
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

Shun the mortgage as you would the viper, and while you are helping yourself to industrial freedom help your less fortunate neighbor to walk alone
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
DON'TS.

Don't sell your cotton below b cents.
 Don't be a grumbler. It does not pay.
 Don't think that everybody should do just what you say.
 Don't decide that you are the only man that has sense enough to run the world.
 Don't go to the man for advice whose business interests are contrary to yours.
 Don't think when you are idle that other people should not work.
 Don't be a knocker. Be builder. This is the time for building, and every man must do his part.
 Don't be alarmed at some weary tales that you hear, as some men from different branches of the Farmers Un- ion have been "drapped" from the pay roll.
 Don't forget that there are always drones in the hive. These drones or drift wood, must be thrown out, and sometimes when they are they make a fuss about it, for it is nice to eat without having to work.-Union News
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
Loves darts CleaVe hearts Through mail shirts"

Surely it was pretty enough token to win the affection of any maid. These eighteenth-century valentines were indeed labors of love, and small wonder that on that day the belles heard the fall of the knocker with eager anticipation
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

Plant a tree in that untilable corner, It will require little or no attention, and will work along day and night until one day it will reach the divi- dend paying point. and it will then never prove unprofitable.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

Sentiment is the thing that brings the enjoyment to all things. This is what makes one man enjoy what is repugnant to another. But in our or der the first idea is business, and no amount of sentiment should dominate the right thing and the best thing to dc under any and all circumstances.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
Pretty Love Tokens of the Past

of Perth" on St. Valentines day, has his hero send the heroine a small ruby cut in the shape of a heart transfixed with a golden arrow, the gem being inclosed in a tiny purse made of links of finest steel. Around the edge of the purse was engraved:
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

Keeping busy is a good way to keep up ones courage, It is the busy opu- mist that makes life worth the living.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13
GOT IT..

Cholly-Er--h'm did you ever hear your sister speak of me, Willie?
 Willie-Sure; l heard sis say dat your head was shaped like a lemon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-02-13

WONDERFUL day, the four teenth of Febru- ary. 1t is so won- derful that 1t spreads its charm
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
Children's New Coats.

All the newest shades and styles in
Bear Skin. Plush and Cloth Goats at
from $3.50 up TO $40 each
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
STEALING CLOTHES
CHARGE MADE AGAINST Young
NAN IN COURT.
Jury on Evidence of the Com.
plainants.

For the alleged stealing of suit
Of clothes. Herbert Edwards. a young
white fellow. Was held over TO the
grand jury this morning In police
court. Il Is alleged that the package
OF clothes was stolen from Jesse and
Bailey chI'iress, young farmers from
Kovll.
Jesse and Balley chlldress aliegc
hat they left a horse and buggy In
front OF a house at Eighth and Fin
ley streets and entered the home.
The suit OF clothes was eft In the
buggy. In a few minutes Edwards
is said to have run into the house and
exclaimed that the horse had run
away. Near the corner the horse hal
stopped and the suit of clothes was
missing. Patrolmen England and
Prince were on the job and found the
suit of clothes in the possession OF
Edwards.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
NO REST PLANNED ,
FOR JUDGE TAFT
He Will Keep Up the Running
Fight 10 the Last.
Kentucky. Maryland and Number oi
Eastern States Are TO he
Visited.
HAS NO MORE WESTERN TRIPS.

Chicago. Oct. S.--Announcement
was made bv National Chairman
Hitchcock on his arrival here from the
east that Mr.. TAFT would remain on
tho stump until the close OF the cam
paign. The itinerary OF Mr.. Taft's
next tour. which win start next week,
has not been finally determined. but
will probably take the Republican can
dldate for one or two DAYS IN each of
the following states:
Kentucky, Tennessee. Ohio, Indiana,
West Virginia. Maryland, New Jersey,
New York and Connecticut. Mr.. Taft
will make no more trips through the
west. Mr.. Hitchcock said he did not
know whether President Roosevelt
would take the stump or not. as he
had no information regarding the
matter.
II was announced at headquarters
by Mr.. Hitchcock that Mr. Sherman
would repair in the east during the
rest. of the campaign. and that begIn-
ming October 10 Wee President Fair
banks would speak through the east
ern states.
Nj. Fairbanks will speak In VII
mington, Del, on October 10; in New
Jersey on October ~ and 13, IN New
York Octobor II 10 II: one day in
Connecticut and two or three days in
Ohio and Indiana.
Mr.. Hitchcock said that Senators
Long. Deliver and Smith will be eft
IN the wet to carry on the fight, and
that Secretaries Root and Straus
would aid Mr. Taft In the east on the
stump. The chairman said that the
Republican party In the west shad
shown such a degree OF vitality that
the Organization did not need the per;
sonal direction that he first Intended
To give II. He said he would return
TO New York on Thursday. Mr.
Hitchcock declared that Taft and
Hughes would carry New York. Re
gardlng Treasurer Sheldons visit TO
Washington, Mr.. Hitchcock said that
this was at the presidents initiative,
and that Mr. sheldon desired 10 te,l
the president some OF the difficulties
which he Is experiencing N the col
lection OF campaign funds. The chair
man said that the collection OF funds
In the east. through the organization
OF committees. had taken up more of
his time than he Intended 10 spend In
this work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
New Shoesl New Sheesl
And at Little Prices.

Hundreds are seizing upon this
shoe sale as the opportunity to lay
IN their supplies Of winter shoes
Great bargains Friday and Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

A great stock just received. Fri
day and Saturday this department
will be OVERLOOKING with all the lat
est styles aud colors from s3.75 up
TO $40 each.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

federate army under General Robert
T.. Lee, with whom he served two
years.
Later Major Thomas was trans
ferred to the command of General
Kirby Smith, and afterward to the
Mississippi department. in which
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
MINISTER To MOVE WEST.
Former Pasiucah Pastor Resigns From
Princeton.

Princeton. Ky. Oct. S.-The Rev
NJ e. Chappell. has rendered his res
ignat.on as the pastor OF the Central
Presbyterian church, 10 take effect
November l. On account OF his
daughters health. acting under the
advice of his physicians. he deemed
u necessary to seek work In mllder
climate and has accepted call to
Texarkaua. Texas For the reasons
given the church with great reluctance
and genuine sorrow agreed to accept
the resignation. -
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

sale liquor dealers of Louisville, died
at the age OF So. The greater part
of Major Thomas life up to the be-
ginning Of the Civil war was spent in
Washington, d. c. Al the outbreak
OF hostllltles ne removed to Virginia,
his native state. and ioIned the Con-
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

Dorothy. aged 8. who had been
very Ill, was much impressed with
the wisdom of the family physician,
Why. mamma" she said one day.
"if | wanted to die. couldn't, cause
DR.. Blank wouldn't let me.'-Chi-
cago News.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

he remained unt.l the close of the
war. In 1867 he established. himself
as a distiller in Lexington, and
year later came to Louisville, where
he had since resided.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08
MAJOR ". II. THOMAS DEAD.
Was Leading business Man OF Louis
VILE and an cx-Confesierate.

Louisville. Ky. Oct. S.-Major W.
n. Tbomas. for many years one OF
the foremost and best known whole
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

The Evening sus-iOc . Week.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-08

His Satanic Majesty finds flirting
for idle girls TO do.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-08-15
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