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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09
SENATE PASSES
 THE TARIFF BILL

Washington, July 9-The Senate passed the Tariff bill at Hill last night by a vote of 45 to 34. Ten Republican votes were recorded against the bill and one Democratic vote for it. The Republicans voting in the negative were: Beveridge, Indiana; Bristow, Kansas; Brown Nebraska; Burkett, Nebraska; Clapp, Minnesota; Craw- ford. South Dakota: Cummlns, uowa' and Nelson, Minnesota McEnery of Louisiana was the single Democrat recorded in the affirmative.
 At n:1S seven minutes after the bill was passed, the Senate adjourned af- ter continuance session lasting through luncheon and dinner. At 10 o'clock Senator La Toilette was be- ginning the third hour Of speech which he had said would not exceed an hour in length. No other speeches drich was confident that a vote would be ordered whenever the Wisconsin Senator should close his remarks.
 He was, however, doomed to disap- pointment, for MT. La Toilette had no sooner surrendered the floor than MT. Gore took it, denouncing the Dill, and suggesting that the President in fair ness to his campaign pledges ought to veto the measure.
 At 1O:45 o'clock Senator Beveridge, who spoke after MT. Gore, announced that the insurgent Republican Sen ators would vote against the tariff bill as the list above shows many of them did.
 Immediately after the announce ment of the vote the Vice President announced that the conferees would be Senators Aldrich, Burrows, Penrose, and Cullom for the Republicans and Bailey Money and Daniel for the Democrats. These selections are ac- cOrding to the rank of the cOnfereeS on the Finance Committee. The same arrangement in the House will result in the appointment of Chairman Payne of New York, Dalzell of Penn sylvania Mccall of MaSsac achusettS, Hill of Connecticut, and Boutwell, of Illinois, Republicans and Clark of Missouri, Underwood of Alabama and Griggs of Georgia, Democrats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09
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s9o 900 Balance to Close Ont

J. s. Wooster and O.. the widely known East Bridgeport dry goods merchants. offer the balance of their s20, GOO worth of dry goods in their great closing out sale at great reduc- tions in prices. Quick work is to be made of this balance consisting most ly of Summer goods of all sorts and kinds. In the lot are to be found choice assortments of percales. dress lawns. madras ginghams. underwear for men. women and children. hos iery for all gloves. laces. ribbons. em- broidery, houncings. notions. perfu- meries. soaps. Everything in the Domestic department on main floor. Corsets. wash suits. skirts. etc. etc.. to be closed out without delay regard less of usual prices. Corner East Main street and Barnum avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09


 According to classification made by the N. Y. Evening Post, there are in the Senate 27 corporation law yers,'' 40 lawyers without special 1eanings," g mil1ionaires, 16 with s1eanings toward corporations" 32 holders of railway and steamship stocks, N bankers and holders of bank stocks, connected with public utility corporations, g owners of large tracts of land, IT holders of mining interests and S holders of lumber interests. 4-r40H farmers there are 10,z merchants I, manufacturerss Il, and rated as poor mem 10.
 These facts throw a great light upon natorial action, particularly upon
 tarin duties A heavy majority
 Senate evidently represents
 the States nor the people. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09
rHE CORPORATE INCOME TAX

4The Senate rejected, by a vote of 2S to 47. a motion to substitute a general income tatax for the corporate income tax, Republicans voting. with the Democrats in the affirmative. Mo tiof1sa to- exempt mercantile corpora tions whose gross receipts are less than s150,0OO a year and to exempt coruoratiors with net incomes of less than s 1000 from the necessity of mak- ing returns were rejected by about the same vote as upon the main question. Both of these motions were reason able.
 An argument against the corporate ,incofne tax, which is being strongly urged, lis that as between a corpora tion and-a partnership, competing in bustnees, the former would be handi- cappped by the tax. In such case, sremedy is easily applicable-dissolve { the corporation and organize a part nership. Undoubtedly, many, Of the smaller corporations will adopt this lplan rof avoiding the tax Others may adopt it in order to escape govern mental examination into their busi- mess affairs which might uncover trade secrets of vital importance. i Should the corporate income tax pass the House without being so amended as to bring a Presidential veto, there will probably be many changes in corporate affairs. First, it will be tested in the courts. -prepa- srations therefor being already in pro- gress. Then, if sustained, the changes twill come. Organization of small cor operations will become less popular, for even if they should escape the tax by coming within the $5,000 exemption, they would still be subject to govern mental examination which would be extremely distasteful to most of them, besides necessitating more careful sys- tems of bookkeeping and perhaps thus causing increased expense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09
NOTICE.

Taken by virtue of an execution to me directed, and will be sold at pub- lie vendue to the highest bidder, at the public sign-post in the City of Bridgeport fourteen days after date, which will be on Wednesday, the twenty-first day of July, 1909, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy said execution and my fees thereon, the following described property to wit: Two horses, one wagon, one desk, one safe, harness, two scales, sausage machinery, engine and boiler Dated at Bridgeport, this 7th day of July, 1909.
 Attest:
 MAX COHEN,
 Sheriff of the City of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09

The readiness with which the Sen- ate passed the resolution providing for a constitutional amendment authoriz- ing the imposition of a general in- come tax, was probably due to a belief that such amendment cannot secure the necessary vote of two-thirds of the State Legislatures and will thus be rejected. There exists a strong prejudice against a general income tax, although it is a. fact, as stated by the Hartford Courant, that "a grad uated income tax, if it could be hon. estly applied, would be the fairest way possible for raising needed rev. enue. and for securing the wisest dis tribution of the burdens of govern ment-.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09

The Monetary commission-that is. Senator Aldrich-is to report next win ter, a banking and currency bill.- Mr. .Aldrich is said to believe it will be the crowning achievement of his Sen atorial career which will close in 1911 Like his tariff bill, it will undoubted- ly be constructed in the interest of the big money sharks whose principal de- sire at present is to reduce what they now consider a. redundant currency which is mainly the result of a stead fly increasing production of gold
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09

The report of the Direct Primary Commission has been continued to the next General Assembly. This is the course usually taken with measures which are not in favor but which are too popular to be openly rejected 1t Is a. cowardly procedure.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09

zThe Post Office department has founds by actual experiment. that it can manufacture ice at 65 cents per ton. It had been paying s7.65 a. ton. AS the department has been using a. ton . day the saving is very consid- erable. Many large corporations which use considerable quantities of ice, are likely to follow the P. O. de- paftmant'sr example
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-09

'The protective tariff is one of the most unfortunate things that could rest upon a nation,'' said pr. Charles w. Eliot in a speech in Atlanta on March 18th. Dr. Eliot is an ex-presi- dent of Harvard university and one of the deepest thinkers of this coun-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-01

be we'll maintained This is especially
true when one considers that the crop
of peaches is much shorter than that
of last year.
peaches also promise a lighter
yield than was indicated last month.
Rot has broken out in some sections,
and if weather conditions in the Mid
die West do not improve, the crop
will be very hard to market. Prices
received by Georgia growers indicate
that the demand will take all the fruit
offered at good prices.
Berry crops everywhere have turn
ed out better than was expected.
Prices have been we'll maintained, and
growers are correspondence happy.
'The really good fruit crop every
where seems to be grapes. From
nearly every section come reports of
a splendid grape crop, and quality
generally is good, except in a few
places where mildew and rot, caused
by excessive moisture, have appeared.
Rose bugs have also injured the crop
somewhat in some of the Eastern
states.
"The reports published below were
all made out about June "a, and give
an estimate of conditions at that time.
By next month the apple crop should
be far enough advanced to make more
reliable estimates as to yield and
quality, and we hope to have full re-
Forts from every section. By that
time, too, perhaps, there will be some
talk as to prices. At the present
time, however, indications point to-
good prices for good apples"
From these reports it can be very
plainly seen that the apple crop will
be short in the United States. That
does not mean a failure of the apple
crop, far from it, but it means short
of an average crop. AS stated in our
last issue, any change must be for
the worse and not for the better.
One of the dangers we are likely to
run into is stampede of the buyers
to corner the crop. I have always
maintained that the enormously high
prices paid for apples in 1907 was
calamity to the grower. 1t is true that
some growers made enormous profits
that year, but in the long run that
will prove to be damage to the grow
ers. I do not wish to see the condi-
tons that then prevailed repeated
OF course, no human power can regu-
late the size of the apple crop, but 1T
would be far better for the growers
to have a steady and reasonable in
come.
There are a number of inquiries at
hand that will have to lie over till our
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-01

quiries come in. may not in all cases
be able to give a satisfactory answer
to the questions asked, but I will not
pretend to answer when | can not.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-08-01

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
Pure Bred Poultry Pays Best.

Pure bred poultry pays best any
way you look at the question, whether
on the egg laying side or for market.
Considering the high price one can
obtain now for winter eggs. and the
comparatively small cost of chicken
feed, poultry keeping Is a profitable
business. | keep the Brown Leghorns
for laying purposes, and a heavier
breed, like the White Wyandotte, for
setting, as I do not use incubators.
declares a writer in Orange Judd
Farmer. The Wyandottes are good
layers and market birds. There are
several reasons why pure-byed fowls
are superior to mongrels. They have
beauty, are better egg producers, and
sell better in the market, thus giving
greater returns for the amount expend-
ed on their care and food With small
outlay any farmer can have a flock of
pure-bred fowls that cost no more
10 raise than scrubs, and bring in
twice as much profit, besides being
a source of pleasure to their owner.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what Il would do,
and / am restored to my natural
health. Mrs. Eta DONOVAN, Box
200. Willimantic, Conn.
The success Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
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gestion, dizziness, OF nervous prostra-
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For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe 1t to themselves
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Proof is abundant that It has cured
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

consin Agriculturalist. And many q
time, even after the crops have been
planted, the excessive moisture pre-
vents the field crops from extending
their roots couple of feet below the
surface to increase the feeding area
of the roots, and in case Of drought
afterward, the root system Is so
dwarfed and stunted that 1t Is incapa-
BILE Of supplying the plant with the
necessary nourishment and moisture,
often resulting in failure, to say moth
ing Of the time spent and how hard
the team was worked to get the land
in planting shape. A greater variety
Of crops can also be grown on a well
drained soil which can be- worked
early in spring and planted with the
assurance Of maturing a good crop. AS
I have spent more or less time the last
couple Of years putting in drains, /
win in a letter later on write of some
Of the mistakes made by many around
here when they put their drains in, 80
that others may profit by their expert.
ence.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
UNDER DRAINAGE.
Wet, Cold Soil Is Thus Made Good
Productive Land.

The low price Of new land in some
localities makes 1t perhaps impractic-
able to spend time and money putting
in a drainage system. The time and
money could perhaps be more profit
ably invested in buying and clearing
more land. AS a country becomes
more thickly settled, railroads, tele-
phones, good roads and many other
improvements are made, and the farm
er naturally gets better market for
his produce. Such conditions increase
the price Of property, and 1t is then
that farmer should consider how he
can get larger returns from his acres.
This Is possible only where crop ro-
tation is practiced. A good system of
field fences and crop lines follow
natural features, such as sloughs, pot
holes. marshes. or low lands, thus leav-
ing the fields in irregular shape and
size.
Wet lands are always cold. thus do
laying the planting season for weeks
sometimes. says q writer in the Wis
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
ALL ABOUT THE FARM.

How to get long well. Dig 1t deep.
find that cowpees are one Of the
most profitable crops to raise.-E. 8.
Everitt, Benton County, Arkansas.
If crops are injured by stagnant
water in a wet season in places,
there you should lay tile drains.
How about the fuel supply for the
kitchen stove during the coming sum.
mer? Do not fail to provide the good
lady Of the house with an abundance
of dry firewood. Now is the time to
attend to this.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

walk ups tairs
without stopping
on the way. /
tried three differ
emit doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
received no benefit
from any of them,
but seemed to suf-
fer more. The last
doctor said moth
ing would restore
INV health IheOan
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

Fig. 1.-Hay on the ground so that
Rack. air may circulate
freely beneath and through the
center Of the pile. Fig. shows that the
pile completely covers the rack. These
racks may be made Of any convenient
size, but the one shown herewith is
about six feet high when in position.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

British automobile exports nov
amount to about s22.Ooo.oOO . year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
Curing Seed Corn.

When curing this corn, the ears
should be hung in dry place either
in pairs (being tied together with the
husks) or at least very thinly on
rope or wire. and left hanging until
used in the spring.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

The hay may be piled foot or more
above the top Of the rack, says the
Orange Judd Farmer. Any light ma
terial may be used for this purpose
and when the racks are not in use
they may be stored under cover for
another season.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

the rack shown In
the accompanying
drawings. Fig. 2
shows the detail.
The VS. h ape d
pieces support one
another and the
horizontal pieces
hold the vines OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound Cured Her.

Willimantic, Conn.-"For Eve years
! suffered untold agony from female
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22

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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-04-22
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RACK FOR CURING PEA VINES.
Gives Good Circulation Of Air and Pre-
vents Moldlng.

The frequent difficulty OF curing
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
THE MASONIC HOME.
It Ought To Be Located In Mont-
 kOmery.

It Ought To Be Located Tn Mont-
 ROmery.
 Evergreen. Ala. May 20. 1909. Editor The Advertiser:
 I am glad The Advertiser is mak- ing an effort to have the proposed Ma sonic Home located inN Montgomery. Montgomery is the proper place for the home, and I undertake to say that If the question were left 10 vote of the Masons of Alabama, S5 or 90 per cent of the votes would go to Mont gomery. Montgomery Is the proper place not so much because eft is a central point and the capital of the State. these are good reasons; put the Grand Lodge Temple is located there. Here Masons congregate once a year to attend the sessions of the Grand Lodge. If the home is located in Montgomery thousands of Masons would have an opportunity at these sessions of visiting the institution who perhaps would never have an oppor- tunity of doing so If 1t should be lo- cated elsewhere. Eveeye Mason in the State feels a personal pride in our magnificent temple In Montgomery, and when the home is established every Mason will likewise feel the same or even a greater interest in. 1t. and if 1t Is located in Montgomery every Mason who attends the Grand Lodge would be afforded the pleasure of seeing this noble institution that he helped to establish
 I hope the committee will see the wisdom of choosing Montgomery as the place for the home.
 George w. Salter, r.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
RADIcAL CHANGE NEEDED.
Hand of Favored Interests Must B
 Stricken From Tariff Presentation.

Hand of Favored Interests Must Be
 Stricken From TariR Preparation. New York Journal of Commerce.
 Congress might itself create 8 com- mission to prepare a bill for rsvising the tariff. after thorough investigation ofsfacts surrounding production" &c.. a general conviction that the war tarln" was full of esscsses. and ine5 qualities and that FatSs which had been fixed 10 obtain iaxse Revenue or :soaia as a fgsaSs cS%sssios ssEss was an able one. thou gh welded to the protective policy to which the Wgs % regarded ss aso as sshorougs. soso The ee re port was very, elaborate and recom- mended reduction of rates all along the line, averaging about 20 per cent. Of what use was 1t all?
 The commissions bill was not a gov srnment measure, but the sugges- ton of a body which Congress had itself created, and It was then and ing to the demands of protected in- terests and seeking to satisfy them in order to have their political support and their campaign. contsipnuons ters and Its elaborate report was un- needed while the tariff got into polt- tics deeper than ever before: The com mittees of the two houses did the re- using so much of the commission's material as suited their purpose. and such changes as were made in 1883 were agreed upon in conference com mittee, and the failure of "tarin re- form" contributed to the political overturn in the following year.
 There is no lack of facts and in- formation or the means of obtaining them, and the method treating the subject in Congress has no relation to such dehciency. Our great need is a radical change in the tariff policy of the United States. in the principle up- on which 1t Is framed and the me- thods by which 1t is put into effect sThe hand of the favored interests must be striken off from the motive power of revenue legislation, The contend ing forces of protection and profit in the industries of the country should no longer be the n1akers@of the sche- dulles. will such a commission as Is proposed change all that, or must it be made a distinct issue and fought out before the people before the way Is prepared for framing tariffs by ex- perts which win have a chance of ac- ceptance?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22
We frequently see the remark in

We frequently see the remark in a contemporary that the tariff Is a burning issue" and it's. a fact. It Is burning the fingers of some good Re- publicans-if there are any good ones. And speaking of the tariff reminds us that when Congress met In special ses- sion on the 18th of March to revise the tariff 1t was freely predicted by some that the work would be finished in a month. but they are now in the third month of the scramble. and a mere looker-on can't see any sign that the end is near. It Is plainly not only Q burning issue but a heavy one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

The Advertiser greets and salutes The Talladega Mountain Home in its daily form. Talladega Is one of the very best little cities in this or any other tSate. There Is not a more in- telligent class of people to be found anywhere than those who live in Talla- dega city and county. and they ought to give Mir. Williams 6 strong and hearty support in this effort to give them a daily paper. It need not be of mammoth size to contain in each is- sue an epitome of happenings and events in which they are interested and for which they will look in vain in pa pers published at distance. The Dali ly Home is an exceedingly bright and newsy paper. The Weekly Mountain Home has for many years been a mod AI paper and we hope that the daily may prove to be an instant and con- tinuing success.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

Andalusia has been enjoying two good newspapers, but by the recent purchase of The News by Mir. Edgar Doty. who established The Star a short time ago. 1t is possible that there will be only one Whether this Is the case or not MT. Doty. who established The News some years ago. will make 1t one of the very best papers In the State and if the two are combined it will he difficult to find its superior any where. He is a newspaper man who thoroughly understands the business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-22

something in which any lawyer SO in- ciined can indulge. The last Legisia- ture made an appropriation to pay for legal services in connection with the railroad rate cases. and as MT. Sell heimer was one of the attorneys select
 ed it Is natural for the question to be asked. is he seeking only for inforna- tion as to railroad legisiationf For any other matter the State has a well qualified official and his services are at the disposal of the Governor or the head of any department of the State Government.