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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-05
THE WoNDERn
Tuesday Special, Mems Suits $40

YOU can't match them at $22.5O $500. Such values
as this during the week before Easter are certainly
very uncommon
Why the lot includes rich blue serges with invisible
stripes-which make them very finished indeed It
includes fancy worseds and cassmeres that beautiful
fabrics includes gray suits of very fine fabrics made
by Hackett- Carhart and striped brown suits
made by the same house. 1t includes some
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-05
TwoRoornsFuu
BlueSergeSuits

Blue serges are back again this year
so great that the makers have now advanced
prices 20 per cent! But we bought before
the rise in price. We have hundreds upon
hundreds of them-conservatively cut or
with all the style features beautifully trim
med Ask one of our statesmen to show you
the two rooms full of them! And we never
offered such values in all-wool blue serges.
$3.50 TO $4,000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

swell lis at pres
physician, DR..
all that skill.
her friends hope
on be better.
/ p nssey Of the s.
the members
been called to
Han has been on
her mother Mrs.
Is near McCor
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
olitieal Questions Are Mainly
Moral Questions. "
Very Able Paper by Prof. r. S. Long of
Parksyille High School.

of our law makers and ofhcerS nigh
in authority are not always chosen
according to true moral worth, but
are voted in or out according to
their ability to bring about condi-
tions favorable to material growth.
Our country cannot grow to a
realization Of its greatest possible
ties until men as mass have grown
morally large enough to look above
the sordid treasures of earth and can
take their religious convictions with
them to the ballot box to: put
men in Office who will stand for the
right; men who will WELD the
greatest influence for shaping con-
ditions conducive to moral growth.
This money::getting spirit is
seizing upon us as nation. The
tide of gross commercialism has so
permeated our whole system that it
has swept throughout well-nigh
every auxiliary channel of our gov
ernment, bearing upon its foul
bosom the blighted characters of
many prominent men.
As civilization advances, and com
mercial progress is made, there are
ever arising new conditions and
new questions to be solved. If we
consider these new questions as
not being the proper place for Chris
tian work then we are disloyal to the
cause of Christ. l think of them as
under the curse of God is to deliver
them over to the dominion of Satan.
There are many Christian men
to-day who say >they will take no
part in the political issues of the
state as there is so much corruption
in politics. Others say they cannot
for it would take their time and
thereby cause a financial sacrifice.
To such men who are unwilling to
do their duty to their state and their
fellow man we would point them to
the parable of the trees which went,
forth to elect king, over them.
They could find no tree to be their;
king except;ahe hraanbl swhiehwass
otherwise useless and had dnothingt
else to do.
We have yet to develop a higher
standard of citizenship. We should
not sit complacently idle, satisfied
with what our fathers and fore
fathers have done and truly they
builded well--but we should press
onward and upward to a higher
goal. 1t is the duty and privilege of
the church, the Sunday schools, the
B. Y. P. o., and kindred organiza-
tions of other churches to give to
the state men of high, holy, and
noble aim; who are filled with the
desire to render their best service
forGod and fOrtheir fellow man.
Iffpolitical questions are mainly
moral questions, then those who
handle those questions should be
men of irreproachable character and
highestmural character.
Burke has said, Law is benefi-
cencs acting by rules Then those
who make the rules and execute
them, should themselv es be capable
Of beneGcence.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

| Again L 'Wduo Joul "oeShoioh,
farmers. Now is the time to fix
price on the 1909 cotton crop. Will
you make it 8 or -.L5 cents? 1t is in
your power to make it either.
II want to, if 1 can, impress upon
you that diversifcation of your
crops is the keynote of the situation.
| I want to urge every Southern far
mer to plant at least 35 per cent. of
his cotton land in food crops, so as
to make home self-sustaining. Now,
let's see if it will pay us as farmers
to diversity our crops. To my
knowledge, the farmer who has not
been making home self-supporting
has been swappings 81 for SO cents.
Now let's see if this assertion is true.
The farmer who bought corn last
year paid sl.lO cash for it,. If he
borrowed the money to buy with it
cost him s1.25 as he paid interest on
the money. Il he hauled it home
ten miles it cost him ten cents. 1t
is worth 10 cents per bushel to haul
corn ten miles. His corn cost him
sl.35. Now any good progressive far
mer can make alT the corn he will
need on his farm for 35 cents per
bushel. You see he gave dollar for
what he could have raised for 30
cents per bushel. Are any of the
Southern farmers guilty of the
above? If so go and sin no more.
Did you buy any bacon? 1t is sell
ling now for 70! cents cash. Still
swapping 81 for SO cents. Any
good farmer can raise enough for his
family use for3 cents per pounds.
Did you buy any hay? If you did
you are still at the same old way of
exchanging. If you bought . horse
or a mule you paid from 5000 to 50
so. You can raise one just as good
for lessIthan 500. Now, brother
farmers, do not say that you can not
raise corn for 35 cents. Try to do
it. / have met more than so farm
.ers this year that raised it for less
titan So cents per bushel, and as
many as 10 who raised it for less
than 90 cents. The farmer who is
sra; sing corn for 80 cents, bacon for
8 cents, raising his own horses and
making home self-supporting has
quit swapping 81 for5o cents. The
farmer 0ho is buying is still at his
old job. While the farmer who is
buying on a lien and mortgage on
his crop is just swapping 81 for %
cents, for the cash buyeris swapping
81 for so cents. He can raise it for
half he pays for it when he buys it.
Brother farmer, if you are guilty of
the above sin say to you, sin no
more. Now what price will you
have for the 1909 crop? Will you
have 8 or 10 cents? Remember it
is all in your hands, and you will
get whatever price you make it. To
get Is cent you will have to diversi,-
fly your crops and stop exchanging
81 for so cents or you will never be
able to get remunerative price.
Now, what is the use of the farmers
of the South to raise Is, 100000 bales
of cotton and not get for it any
more than they can fora 100000
or 5000, 900 bale crop? Think of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
Mailed. Letters.

Many persons are under the i'm
preston that asletter once mailed is
no longer. the properly of the sender
but belongs to the person to whom
tits addressed, This is.an error. I'm
der the postal regulations of the
United States and the rulings of the
higher courts in the Gland % letter does
not belong to the addressee until it
is delivered to him..
The writer has a right to'reclaim
and regain possession of it provided
he can prove to the satisfaction of
the postmaster at the Office from
which it was sent. that.he was the
writer of it.
Even after the3letter has arrived
at the Office which is It's destination
and before ithas been delivered to
the addressee itsmay6be recalled by
the writer byltelegraph through the
mailing Office.
The regulations of the postoffice
department require, aof. course, that
utmost care shall be taken by the
postmaster at the Office which de-
sires to withdraw, as the sender is
reallythe one who is entitled to do SO
and the postmaster is responsible for
his error if he delivers the letter to
an imposter or to an unauthorized
person.
The vital principle in our political
system lies at the bottom of this
matter. In this country the state
is the servant or agent of the citizen,
not his master. 1t remains merely
his agent throughout the transmits
sion of a letter. The state may prescibe
regulations under which its servants
may carry a message for the citizen,
but it cannot shirk Its responsibility
to him.-Washington Star.
ter, Katherine.
MIR. Leon stansell was in town
on Sunday visiting friends.
DR.. T. H. Williams, of Sumter,
made pleasure trip here this week.
sIr. T. S. Hill, of Baltimore, is
spen eending a few days in town.
= Miss Elise Crouch, Of Columbia
losllege, spent Easter here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

He overheard conversation be
tween two youngsters who were
selling newspapers. Say, Harry,
w'.s's de best way to teach girl
how to swim?" asked the younget
one. Oats a cinch. Fust you
puts your left arm under her waist
and you gently takes her left hand
- Come off; she's me sister,.
"Aw. push her off de dock. :"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
Timely Address by President
of Farmers Union.
Urges Reduction Of Cotton Acreagesand
Diversification of Crops.

the enormous expense of raising the
extra 100000 bales to bear the
market down. y And who does this?!
1t is the farmer. Think and con-
slider for a moment whatyou are do!
ing and you will quit it. Do you,
think for moment that the manu-
facturer would do any such ruinous
buiness as this? No, he would stop
one-half of his machinery at once
and curtail his output one-half and
make the same profit. Now, BROTH
er farmers, useia little good business
Judgment and common good horse
sense. / hear some farmer say Mr..
Jones is going to cut his cotton acre
age and 1 will just increase mine.
Sad, but this is too true to make
a joke of. This is just what the
speculative world says you will do.
The most essential thing for the
farmers to do this year is to plant
35 per cent of cottor and in food
crops and live at home
i took dinner the other day with
man Who lives in the, country. /.
can not say that he was farmer, for
his dinner did not satisfy me in cal
ling him a farmer, for everything he
had on his table was bought. Out
of curiosity / asked him how he
cured his bacon. He said Mr.. Ar
mour cured it for him. Iasked him
what tomato hefound was best for
canning. He told me his were can
ned in Baltimore. l asked him
What kind of turnips he sowed for
making salad. He told me he
bought that also. Then I wanted to
know what kind of cotton seed he
planted, and he quickly answered:.I
plant Toole's and Cooks. So you
can readily see that he was planter
and not real, real farmer. This
is the kind of farming that causes
8 cent cotton. / was in a grocery
store the other day and one of these
planters came in to buy some, corn
-four, bacon and hay. He, asked d
the he price Of corn IL o; -four Z. per
barrel; bacon, l29 per pound, and
hay, s23 per ton. He said to the
merchant, Are you going to rob
me?' The merchant told him he had
robbed himself. You didit by plant
ing all the cotton you could last
year.
'Now, brother farmers, let's look
at things square in the face and see
that October cotton is being sold
about 9 cents on the New York ex-
change. Now, are you going to
plant another big crop when you
know that cents is about the cost
of production? Surely not. There
is just one thing that will keep you
from delivering your cotton. crop
of 1909 for 9 cents, and that is organ
ize into the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union of America.
Plant 35 per cent. of your cotton
crop into food crops and you will
get as much money for an s,5oo,000
bale crop as you will for 13,oo0,-
900 bale crop.
B. Harris,
president S. G. State Farmers
Union"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
Gun,ption ON the Farm.

II your neighbor has a good man
who is satisfied withshis place, don't
try to entice him away. That's where
the golden rule comes in.
Because hard work made them
so, don't be ashamed of bent shoul-
ders. Itis better to be bent in the
back than broke in the pocket.
Get out of the nosion of making
beds" in your garden. Long rows
are best. Then the, horse can do
most of the work. From the April
Farm Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
7. MoDo ] q 'ERl'.
School Imp elnerlts Associa-
ton at win City
Power Active.

mo nan, .,ss sFs Ie Improve
y,mr,a,nts 1lnl,, s,iif1a IN q publ,
barbeene sfo Be- aF t.le eigh
IN 1.tbe ,proi,I,sIs fsf I. sIodoc pub
lie school Z s. 3 ,eeia u invitation j,
cordially exteIided tos neigh boring
nIaees.5 All are ia il1 aFiitedi State Su
psr;;n,tandanf lesr IL Z Al e dncation Swear
I ;nseen viii bMe M g af'sseIit q s to. speak OF
adnca al t;oI, e g s.13 Taibert OF
local ,tax q. he 81 lectual feast is
free. hut ta q ssifvafit tase of mans
love of pood sings these things
ara - , ba s., "a 81 him ONLY
aftsy: If :be ll,asss Iarf;s;is q nice little
f fty IS cents a ii Ia omen to he treat
ed Is eonally az foT twenty
cents! cen s
Spring Isl Isl eYs here iiti all hel
daintiness. AtS I'D other time is she
90 e;xa1uisiteiV 81 cate. TIE farmers
have got busy anSa al of their work
is progressing except On a few spe.
cial daysRhensl ii eitherstoo vet OF
too dry for any.llng except q fish.
And who can 81 i them when they
have once tasted a III cat sSsh stew,
chowder Or fry s Tot your cores
pondent.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
Innocent Boy "WaIloped." !"

A school teacher after having a
medical examination in her room,
wrote the following note to the par
ents of a certain little boy Your
little boy Charles, shows signs OF
astigmatism. Will you please in
vestigate and take steps to correct
it?" To which she received note
in reply, saying: Il don't understand
exactly what Charles has been doing
but / have walloped him tonight,
and YOU wallop him tomorrow, and
that ought to help some"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

Mrs. Pike-wcll, did you vote
yesterday? =
Mrs. Peck--No, 1 did not. You
see, my hairdresser was late in
coming to the house; then, my maid
didn't have my clothes ready on
time; Icouldn't get my hat on to
suit me, and by the time / got down
town the mean. old polls were clos
ed!-Y Yonkers Statesman.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

Is June the favorite month for
marriages out here, too?" asked the
New York lady.
Il don't think SO, replied the
Chicago woman: Eve been married
six times in other months, and only
twice in June."-Y onkers States
man.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14
(Rsad Before Parksville B. Y. P. u.

(R'sad Before Parksville 3. = r. VI
On. first thought this subject may
not seem to bear directly upon the
main theme under consideration,
VIZ Thou shalt love thy Eeighbor
as t,lyself." But with closar study,
we can see thatit is very closely re-
lated to the main topic.
By Political Questions, we
mean not only the great political is
sue. and the contentious of different
political Sparties but also those
things which pertain to moral and
social conditions of men, especially
the laws BY, which men are govern
ed.
The laws of our. country are a
code of morals, a SET, of rules, to
regulate the acts Of men. The chief
aim, Of, law is the preservation of
order and the promotion among
men of a true conception of what
things are right and what things are
wrong. Tt impresses the necessity of
rightcdoing. 1t impresses, the obli-
gation to respect the rights Of, other
men. 1t teaches men to know the
right and, knowing, to do the>right.
The fundamental principles of
all law are taken from the Bible.
The underlying principles are to be
found in the Decalogue. All other
laws are merely differentiations of
these same principles, so as to ap-
ply to. certain particular conditions
and classes of conduct.
Every law is made or should be
made with the aim of establishing
Justice, and also the conditions
favorable to the growth of the NOR
al nature Of man. We cannot make
laws which force upon him the
Christian life. That is personal
matter to be solvedfindiyidually by
each nan. But we can have and do
have laws which throw around him
influences and restraints which tend
toward the uplifting of humanity
and makesfor the establ ishment of.
81 pr;nci ii II Pies TO #hiieh All should een=I
form.
IF all men we're by nature dis.
posed to right actions, then many
Of the laws and political questions
would be useless. But alas! it is not
so; and tits for the protection of the
weaker brother that laws are neces-
sary. The good must be protected,
the evil restrained. This thoughtis
beautifully embodied in the divine
injunction, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thyself."
Whether legislation be in regard
to the relation to man, capital to
labor. to the protection of the weak,
the manufacture and sale of spirit
ous liquors, Of the solution of some
economic problem, it has a direct
or indirect relation to moral condl-
tions. These questions should be
solved always with the moral end
: in view.
For meeting these our govern
ment to-day has perhaps the high
est efficiency of any in history. let
ours is not the best that could be
developed. It's sad fact that many
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

looking for bni1d ding sites, thoughFas
yet no permanent work iis being
done.
soJoURNER.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

"what sort. of an after dinner
speaker is Bliggins?"
Zone of the kind that start in by
saying they didn't expect to be
called on. and then proceed to
demonstrate that they can't be called
Sofff. FIX.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-07
A sTAvE sILO.

be better for this purpose for cow and
young growing animals than good clo-
yer hay, as this comes the nearest to
making a we'll balanced ration. The
grain feed should be of such kind as
will help to make the best possible
ration for the animals. With such
feed as this the cows when fresh In
milk should do as well in winter in
the production Of q good quality and
amount Of milk as In the summer If
otherwise we'll cared for.
On our farm there has been a silo
for a good number Of years, following
the practice OF growing fodder corr
to cure and feed dry, and the conclu-
stong here arrived at are largely the
results Of experience. The farmer,
rightly situated, who builds a silo and
makes an intelligent use Of it can
hardly fan Of being pleased with the
results and will wonder why he did
not do it before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-07
Death of Peter DeTuncQ.

Harry DeTuncq, a compositor
in the Herald Office, and his sis
ter, Miss Josephine, who is a
teacher in the public school,
were called to their home in Ap.
pleton last Saturday by a tele.
gram that their father. Peter
DeTuncq. had been stricken with
apoplexy. Friends received
word from them that their faith
er died on Sunday. The deceas.
ed man was one of the early set
tiers at Appleton, having located
there in 1879. He was a native
OF Brooklyn, N. Y, and later
lived in Akron, Ohio, and Yves,
Bend, Wis. He was married tt
his surviving wife, Elizabeth
Grav, in 1882, and leaves 81,
sons and daughters to mourn
him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-07
Rheumatism

More than nine out of every
ten cases of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism of the
muscles, due to cold or damp,
or chronic rheumatism. In
such cases no internal treat
ment is required. The free
application Of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-07

"A movement was on foot for
the alliance Of King Charles of
Wurttemberg and the Grand Ouch
esq Olga. of Russia" said an artist.
can emissary of the Russian court
came to the young king, laid certain
proposals before him and submitted
a portrait in oils of the royal lady.
King Charles, after . close scrutiny,
said:
"'This portrait latters over
much. The eyes are too large and
brilliant, the hair too abundant, the
complexion too fowerlike and the
neck and arms too beautiful alto
gether.'
"tBut, your majesty said the as,
tonished Russian, you do not know
the grand Duchess
"fNo,' said the king, but I know
court painters"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-05-07
SlLAGE 9
LIVE STOCK.

A successful dairyman, who has
been feeding silage for a number Of
years, says Of it's value: Not only Is
good ensilage one Of the best feeds for
cows giving milk, but It will be excel
lent as q part Of the ration for fatten-
ing Of animals, perhaps with a little
variation in the kind and amount Of
grain fed with It
For spring calves the following wfn-
ter and for the older growing animals
silaee win be found worry useful AZ a
part Of their feed. Try It and you
viii BE- Surprised to ind bow we'll they
like II. It can be fed in moderation to
pigs and brood sovs Also with advan-
tage.
to put the crop In the silo than to har-
vest In the old way and handle vel
two or three times before it can be
placed before the cows or other stock.
And, further, l believe the crop thus
cared for WIN be worth at least one
third more, all things considered. than
when dry fed. A large amount Of
corn car be put IN the silo Of average
size, and when the work is completed
it is then under shelter in the best con
ditton now known and ready for use
when wanted.
The silo should be thoroughly con-
structed. be air and water tight. The
round form Is the one now mostly
used, and they should no< be too large
in diameter, but Of good height, for
the better keeping and feeding OF the
silage. They should be placed where
it will be the most convenient, thus
saving time and labor. Where there is
a large stock to feed 1t would be better
10 have two moderate sized s1los than
a very large one. Where 1t is destra-
bic to make use OF a large amount of
green feed in the summer season a
small silo, filed expressly for the pur-
pose, will be found Of the greatest ad-
vantage, as experience has proved
Where q crop Of corn Is well cared
the best Of them can be broken of to
husk and the remainder put In the silo
as soon as possible. Not only can corn
be made into ensilage, although It may
be the best crop for the purpose, but
clover, alfalfa and ever oats and rye
when at the proper stage Of growth.
A silo filled with a mixture OF corn
and clover would make an excellent
feed for stock.
Silage should not be fed alone to
stock. There should be along with it
a portion Of dry fodder, and none will