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The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13
ain De LAND OF COTTON"

Of mans attention as does the land
Of Dixie" The land where the Jasa-
mine grows wild; where the Magnolia
blooms and the mocking birds warble
their sweetest tunes. The cline
where the balmy breezes gently whise
per sweet music in the ears of the
sturdy toiler as he goes forth to OBJ
tain his daily bread.
The eyes and hearts of men are
turned to the southland. especially in
the spring time of the year when
the song birds sing their joyous melo-
dies as the farmer goes out to SOW
the seed of the golden grain in the
soil of Dixie land" Sunbeams dance
on the fertile surface. Refreshing
showers seek and find their hiding
place. The little plants push away the
clods and smile at the sun. BY and
by the fields don themselves in a
robe of verdant green. Gentle zeph-
yrs kiss the waving grain and tell it
the wonderful mission.
We see the rudy checked farmer
boy with nut brown hands and brawny
arms, clad in garments grown and
manufactured in the sunny south. We
see him as he gears his horses in the
morning and rides away to the har-
vest field. We hear him mingle his
M nyrxy whistle r,;+1, 4l,o iivrrIo - 49,
trace chains and the voices Of the
waking world. We listen to his song
of glee, as his heart sends forth in
melody, its appreciation Of freedom
and happiness. We hear the song of
the plough boy, proud and graceful in
his calling. He caught the odor of
wild flowers and watched the bees
gathering honey from the clover
blooms He saw the chilled dew
drops that lay on the leaves, like be-
numed butterflies, spread their
wings and vanish before the rising
sun. He heard his sweetheart singing
far down the peaceful valley as she
drove her milk cows to the pasture.
The air was full of melody and his
heart was full of dreams. He walked
in new made burrows and plowed un-
til the shadows of evening gathered
and the song birds ceased to sing in
the trees and the crows were flying
to the forest, and as he plodded home
ward in the twilight, he still dreamed
of the maiden down the way.
We see the farmer boy with rudy
sun-kissed cheeks walking with the
maiden in the morning, and while
walking together, they dream of the
songs sang the morning as she drove
the cows to the pasture. Instead Of
offering her a diamond ring, he gave
her a June apple, and instead of a
mansion he promised her cottage.
What is sweeter in life than content
ment in a cottage, where the morning
glories climb to the caves and the
robins sing among the apple bios
SONS; where the sun shines bright
through the clustering vines. Why
should the shylocks of greed and
graft pray upon that little innocent
home. Why should they be made
to go at the bidding Of a favored few,
toiling all through life to store away
the luxuries for others cannot see
why providence should send the many
millions through the earth with bride
and saddle on and a special few
adorned with spur and lash to be the
steadmens. Dear reader, shake off the
chains that bind you down and stand
...e.l.4 H.. ,,anna nn1xn Az n+n., fc,.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

has yet appeared to deny that his
criticisms are well founded The
most severe denunciation yet heard is
that Mr.. Smith has been guilty Of sun
reasonable interference"
That Mr.. Smith told the truth and
told it plainly is attested by the ex-
pressions of members of the New
York Cotton Exchange who have fig
lured in the limelight Of publicity as
the greatest cotton operators in the
world. They admit that reform in
the methods of the New York body
is necessary or it must die.
The truth is, the knell of the New
York Cotton Exchange has been
sounded, and trading in cotton in the
future will be done near the scene Of
the production of cotton. Heretofore
the property of the south and the
wealth of New York combined to en-
able the New Workers to operate in
the great product of the south accord
ing to their own sweet will
The south is rapidly getting into
position to finance Its products and
then the New Workers will do bust
ness according to the plan approved
and tested by the gauge of common
honesty.
In the past complaints against the
methods of the New York exchange
have been answered with the defiant
challenge: IF you don't like our way
of doing business, go help yourselves"
Now hear the wall that rises from
the New York pit when the light of
honest investigation is thrown upon
| it.
1t is unreasonable interference" to
say that the producer of cotton is
plundered by artificial and arbitrary
methods Of establishing values for his
product But no voice challenges the
truth of the statement plainly made
by Mr.. Smith as to the way in which
the cotton growers of the south were
plundered-- whether through design or
ignorance, it matters no.
Operators now trading on the New
York exchange will find it necessary
to change their base and get closer to
the cotton fields
The remedy prescribed by Mr..
Smith will not effect cure. It may
check the disease for time, but it
will not stamp it out.
The plan to send commissioners to
New Orleans for the purpose of ascer-
tanning and reporting true differ
ences" will not be satisfactory for
the same reason that the trouble with
the New York exchange in 1906
caused such an uproar. The commits
sioners will be human and they will
be interested, possibly, in the values
to be fixed, hence that remedy offered
by Mr.. Smith is open to objection.
Neither is it practicable to have an
average of the classifications of other
markets made for the purposs of en-
abling New York to settle upon
basis for settlement of future con
tracts in fair and honest way. Such
an average is not practicable for the
reason that the markets are far apart
in their rules Of classification. Savan-
nah, for instance, as was shown few
weeks ago, has no standard, but seeks
to base its classification upon Liver
pool standards.
The solution Of the whole question
is that the New York exchange close
its doors and let the operators, many
lof whom have iourneyed from the
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

that flows with milk and honey"
Soon the blossoms once pure and
white, change their hue to rosy red,
finally fade and fall, leaving tiny
green hemispheres Basking in the
sunshine and reveling in the showers,
they flourish until the gentle autumn
winds whisper to them to unfold and
show to man their beauty and pur-
pose.
All, the beauty in the unfolding. 1t
is the unfolding of the rose that sheds
it's fragrance to the air. It is the de-
velopment Of life that benefits the
world 1t is the good seed sown in
early youth, nourished and cherished
in the fertile soil of good character
and training, that develop and unfold
into manhood and womanhood. Young
man, young woman, heed the call and
gather the lessons to be learned in
the days of thy youthful training, for
in the bloom of maturity you will be
planting the seed Of characteristics,
which will crystalize into life, all that
is good, noble and beautiful
We behold the cotton stalk as it
filings its fieecy fiber to the breeze
and busy fingers pluck it from the
bolls New we hear the hum of the
old cotton gin. We see the seed fall
ing on the floor and the lint comes
out in swirl white as the driven
snow. In yonder factory we hear the
buzz Of thousand spindles. We
hear the tremolous oice of flying
shuttles wooing the fiber into cloth.
We see the article finished, which fills
the need and furnishes the comforts
wanted by millions of earth's weary
pilgrims travelling to an unknown
cline. Aye, we see the products of
labor go out upon the throbbing tide
of commerce. Then can we say Got
ton is King!"
Not only do we see the fleecy staple
grow in all its splendor in de Land
oh Cotton, but we find the tall green
corn yielding in abundance, the staff
of life, then we recall the words Of
our Great Creator when He said by
the sweat Of thy brow thou shalt eat
bread" Too, we see the delicious
berries and lucious fruits bud, bloom
and mature into juicy products that
appease the appetites of man, satisfy
ing every wish and longing. Reader,
had you ever thought what great
and grand world Dixie land is? The
sunny cline, the garden spot of earth,
where man may have every wish sup
piled. AT his bidding old mother
earth will yield up all the necessities
for his welfare in life. He may speak
through his labors and he can sit
and feast upon luxuries that even the
gods of ancient fame feign would
have left their thrones for but even
a taste of the sweet nectar.
He may command through his eff
forts and the earth will answer his
call with all the conlYorts of life. At
his feet he may find coal for fuel to
operate the great machines Of manu-
facture. From the hidden depths Of
the earth he may dig the raw material
and make steel to span the rivers and
chasm, to build his mansions high in
the air. Around him he can find wood
for shelter and protection. Dixie land,
the ideal CLINE Of earth On her soil
tread the noblest of men. Oh, man,
cast thy efforts, thy influence and
thy labors for the benefit of yourself,
vonr home and loved ones. Train your
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

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If truth creates class hatred, may
God have mercy for those responsible
for this truth.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

1t ought to be easy to make up
club Of five or more subscribers at
local meeting
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

Dead manhood does not speak very
much for resurrected Christ.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

TO break law that makes slaves
of honest men is no crime.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

we ought to say cost plus profit
equals selling price.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13

we ought to know what our pro-
ducts cost.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1908-05-13
Let US cooperate.

We ought to know what is a fair
profit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
nlsPuTlNa BOOKER WASHING,
TOMS LEADERSHIP.

Booker 7. Washington is having n
hard time these days in maintaining
his ALLEGED position as leader of the
s;esro race in the United States, and
would seem that he Is on the verge
Of losing whatever little usefulness he
Ifossessed. The reason why the ne
grces throughout the country are
burning against Booker Washington is
shsFeapse he has become an ally of
Genystary Taft, and has severa! times
sia te.y appeared on the same platform
si.b the secretary of war Washing
ssossa Job is to straighten out the kinks
III the negro vote which were put Iii
by President Rooseyelt's action in
tne Brc@nsyille affair Washington
hss 'abcfsi hard, but from the all re-
Ports she coloreh brethren remain
3ssenboTn and refuse to see things III
~ same light as Washington says Ne
sesS Them.
sSsass pK the negroes who has Locked
witsa Warrington Is Rev. r. G
ore Of the very lending ne
AliRisters Of New York. IN !
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Entered at the Newport News. Va.
gostofsice as second.class matter
sAruRpAY. MARCH Is. zoos.
.rAgl GOING OF REv. pR. SYKES.

EsIt was only last Sunday TINT the
pastor OF one of the leading churches
$6f Newport News said farewell to his
Rock. and tomorrow another bids
adieu to his parish. II Is Rev. DIR. A.
~ Sykes. rector of ST. Paul's Episco
pal church who is now giving up his
work In Newport News in order to
take up duty In larger field.
During the period which he has been
rector OF st. Pnul's, Dr. Sykes has
converted the church from strug-
gliag parish to a large and flourish
ing congregation by his individuality,
Sencrsy and earnestness. Wearing the
cloth, MS he does, of an extremely con-
sarsatiye church, Or. Sykes himself
shes been very liberal In his attitude to-
ward other denominations and toward
3 this people generally. His lalora were
not confined 10 his own church, mani
/ fold us they We're. He was the frlen,,
sllid promoter at all times of good
works outside of his own church--a
leader OF the leaderless and the rector
for the cliurchless. His minlstratlons
! naked not, What is your faith?" but,
what is your need?" Throughout
ibis rectorship OF St Paul's he kept
\ In touch with his fellowmen and was
always more than willing 10 aid those
who needed aid. His work among the
poor of this city. has been widespread
sfnd there are today many hearts sad
dened by the knowledge that they are
going to lose one who has proved
himself to be their friend in the hour
nf need.
Or. Sykes leaves his work In New
port News to accept Il call TO Graca
shurch in Lyons. N, Y, an unusually
4 Attsaqtive parish. Lyons is situated
sin the centraI-western end OF the state
lttnd Is the center of rich and pros
rerois fruit and farming country. The
+ parish Is an old one and there lis n
erect deal of wealth, refinement and
culture in 1t. 1t is an exceedingly at,
tractive field and one that Dr. Sykes
vii undoubtedly find very congenial.
1 rue members of st. Paul's and his
\ many friends outside of the church OK.
tend to DR.. Sykes their sincere we'll
wssnea and all hope that nothing but
success VIII be the result of his I'M
bounded energy and earnestness,
which are such marked characteris-
tics in any task he assumes.
All Newport News wishes DR.. Sykes
Z God speed.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

speech tho other day he discussed the
Presidents proposition that Congress-
give him authority TO restore such OF
the discharged negro soldiers of the
Twenty.fifth Infantry as he may see
lit to pronounce innocent of The
Brownsville shooting. Rev. Ransom
declared that the President is mis-
taken IL he thinks anyone is going to
appear before him and prove his In :
nocence. and that "the only way the
wrong Roosevelt, did TO the Browns
vile battalion can be righted Is for
Congress to reinstate the whole bat
talon with honor and with full pay
for the time II has been out of SER
vice.
THE time has gone by" he con-
tinued. when the whites OF this coun-
try can treat us unfairly all the year
around and then pat us on the back
OH election day. Certain politicians
talk 10 us about the genial Secretary
Taft. What was this genial secretary
doing OH the night that the Ohio plpt.
form was adopted? He was in Mis-
aonri saying that Northumberland
of the negro was better than violence
and that we had better not have n
vote than have KutKlnx ana whitecaps
coercing us not to vote or how to
vote. Mr.. Taft smiled when told of
the plank In the Ohio platform guar
anteeing the right OF the negro TO
exercise the franchise. The smile was
HIS, but the teeth behind were Roose-
velt's."
The quoted statement Ia evidence
that really intelligent leaders of tho
negroes realize that the President was
actuated solely by political motives
In switching around In his attitude
toward the negro soldier, and that the
buncombc state platforms and
speeches of Taft ana Washington. de-
claring In favor of reducing the
Sonth's representations in Congress
are in harmony with the general ef-
fort being made to conclliate ana bun
co the negro vote. Evidence is not
also lacking that the negro in the
North is in more rehellious moot
than he has been at any time since he
became n political chnttel of the Re.
publican party, hence 1t Is quite rea-
sonablc TO believe that Washington
has no easy task to placate him and
also that after the smoke has cleared
away the Tuskegec man will not have
me same elevated standing among the
blacks of the country that he now
enjoys.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
rhe HELPLESS Army surgeon.

"The deplorable collapse OF the
medical department of the army in
the Spanish war resulted in the In.
PRODUCTION in Congress of a measure
to increase its efficiency, but as q
measure of reform the bill is hope
lessly deficient in most essential fen,
lures. 1t makes no provision for that
most important of all adjuncts, an
adequate sanitary department. One
keen up-to-date sanitariap, thorough
ly skilled In hygienic, dietetic. and
ARCHAEOLOGICAL knowledge, and armed
With the necessary authority to en-
force sanitary measures is worth
many times the services of surgeon
In the field. restricted as he now Is
by red tape and lack of authority in
matters relating to his own special
department. The medical officer Is
given no advisory authority over the
soldiers ration. A regiment may be
suffering from intestinal catanh (and
have seen ninety per cent. of such
command In this condition at one
time), says DIR. Louis L. Seaman in
the April Appleton's, "and compelled
to live on a diet OF pork and canned
Deans and feTmenting tomatoes, unit,
they became hospital cases. Tn TO
TINS time the medical officer had no
authority even to order a rice diet
which would have prevented the men
from becoming invaded. Even in
iihie OF peace the medical office has
no authority TO enforce sanitation. al.
though he may he convinced that the
heaith of every man is being jeopar-
died
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Some people never do know when
they have had enough. Here we have
Caleb Powers, In Kentucky, laying
plans to get in Congress us soon as
no gets out OF jail Might be more
fitting IL some of the fellows In wash
ington got into Jail as soon as they
escape from Congress.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Rudyard Kippling is out with do
hunciation against people who ara
continually reaching out for wealth
with both hands" els right. Bet
ter use one hand TO hold onto what
you have already grabbed, while the
other does the reaching.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

old you tell your father the story I
read TO You Of Jonah and the whale 2"
asked a teacher of one of his brighter
scholars.
Yes, sir" replied the lad, "but he
didn't believe it. Dad never believes
any fish stories unless he tells them
himself!"--E Exchange.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

1t is stated that the Kalser's Chef
ieft because he had TO get up every
day IN to prepare the emperors six
o'clock breakfast of tea. bread and
butter and meat 1t would seem as II
the second girl could get that sort of
n breakfast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

you're SO u' ARIA" he said,
that | believe ii yoa were going visit
ing in heaven you would ask the an
gels If your wings were on straight"
Yes. my dear" WAS the cutting re-
ply, land I'd be so sorry because you
could never set there to see. Atlanta
Constitution.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

II understand he's the author OF sew
eral successful novels"
"oh, no. He's the successful author
OF several novels, but
Whats the diiferencef"
Hes merely succeeded in writing
the novels; that's philadelphia
Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

This news dispatch in yesterdays
papers So thoroughly takes your
breath away that you cannot even
comment on it; Big wharf rats in n
park in Tacoma killed and ate two
alllgators which were kept in green
house.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Here is one that beats them all. A
Boston man abandoned his pet cat ia
Chicago and the feline found its way
back home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

IT is good thing that Newport
News has wide streets. for If 1t did
not the ladies would have to all walk
Indian file when they come out on
parade with their new big hats.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

II Is no wonder that the Tennessee
mountaineers who stormed the Re.
publican convention in that state won
cut They come from the stock that
won the battle of New Orleans.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
Rubber INDUSTRY nooms rown,

BY the use of steam launches In tho
rubber industry on the upper Amazon.
the town of lnquitos has risen to such
Importance that q monthly steamship
services he's been established between
that town and Liverpool. only rubber
being carried.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS.

Gov. Johnson seems bound to have
a goad time with his little boom while
IT. lasts.-Albany IN. W Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

u viii talk when / damn please. ;
as the way Emma Goldman puts it
She pleases too often.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

If Nine, Anna Gould does marry
that French prince. the sympathy
That she will receive from the Ameri-
can people VIII be so scant that vow
will hear nothing OF 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

The Roosevelt program seems 10 be
TO do II lot of globe-trotting while MIR
Taft runs the Office for term.-Bir-
mingham Age-fIerald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

A st. Louis preacher says a man
who kisses a single woman should lo
shot Must want the men to conhne
all their love making to married
women,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

AS we read the signs, a whole lo
of favorite sons are destined to lose
their mothers ut Chicago next June
Richmond Dispatch.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Policemen are always lucky. The
two who got hemmed in an Atlanta nj
ley by mad dog were right behind a
drug store.-Atlanta Journal
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

she-what prompted Miss Gold to
take that old bachelor9 He (sarcas-
tlcaiiy)-K leptomania. should think
Literary Digest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Enemies of the White House will
work themselves into n lather when
they hear Roosevelt has found 81.
GOO berth for his barber-St. Louis
Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Senator Hale speaks of "our fleet
The audacity Of the man to contradic
me and my aeet.o
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Perhaps the big stick wonld not DO
so big If there was less talk about It
on the part of Democratic congress.
men.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

The cocktail glass may be empty in
Georgia, but somebody is becoming 4
by the manufacture OF
jugs.-Memphls Commercial Appeal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Bourke Cochran questions Chief
ability to read intelligently,
though the latter read the former out
of the Democratic party without mis-
calling IL word.-Dallas News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

IF there isn't a hell there ought to
be- says DR.. Torrey. and, to confess
the truth. it does seem that way
sometimes.-Detroit News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

It's safe TO knock some men down
before turning the other cheek.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

The smallest of men is the stingy
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

Tho distinction lstween = position
and job is that the fellow who holds
the position wears white collar
Salina (KansD Journal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

The United States Senate seems to
he ms dangerous place for health as
II is for morals.-Brooklyn Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

That was pretty stiff yarn that
Secretary Taft told the st. Patrick day
banqueters about having kissed the
blarney stone when he was over on
the ould sod, To kiss the blarncy
stone 1t is necessary to be let down
head-flrst, with friendly friends hold
ing hard TO the legs of the kisser.-
Milwaukee Free Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-28

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