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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
.FARMERS'EDUcATIONAL UNION
BY Far Largest and Strongest Avrl,
cultural Organization That Has
Ever Existed.

The Farmers Educational and Co.
operative union Of America, now by
far the largest and strongest farmers
organization that has ever existed In
America. originated in Texas, the plan
being furnished by. Newt. Gresham,
who organized the first local at Smyrna
school house, near Point, in Rains
county, on the second day Of Septem.
Der, 1902. This local consisted Of ten
members.
From this small beginning the F. E.
and c. U. Of A. has grown to a mem.
bership estimated at 100000, and
has spread into q different states,
and is still rapidly growing and
spreading, with a determination to
cover the entire country, and to en-,
list as members at least a majority OF
all farmers.
The plan Of organization consists OF
local, county and state unions, and a
national union.
The constitution admits ladies' to
membership, giving them equal priv
ileges with male members, but with.
out payment Of fees or dues.
The general objects are both educa.
tional and cooperative, as the name
implies. It intends to educate It's
members into better farmers, better
citizens, and especially into better
business men.
Not content with teaching its mem
bers to farm the farm and allowing
other classes to farm the farmer
this union makes a speciality Of
looking after the business end of farm
ing.
1t intends to really free the farmer.
from commercial slavery by restoring
to them the privilege Of pricing theil
own products. To this end the fea
ture OF controlled marketing is made
very prominent. In the cotton grow
Ing states, where the order is the
strongest so far, the members owl
thousands of cooperative cotton ware
houses and many cooperative gins, t
enable them to hold their crops, ant
to feed the market only when it II
hungry" thus avoiding unproftably
low prices, over-crowded conditions O
transportation facilities and derange
ment of the money supply, and tn,
many other evils that have hereto
fore grown out of those just men
toned.
In the grain and live stock regions
the intention is te build or buy, wher,
necessary, system Of cooperative ell
evators, warehouses, packing houses
stock yards, etc., in order to practice
the principle of controlled marketing
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Farmers Educational
mi and Cooperative
I'M Union Of America

1t is useless to tell a man not to
put all his eggs in one basket-he
cannot get the eggs to put in.
A man may rise at three O'Clock
every morning and yet be behind the
times.
Wisdom is something which does
not come to a man until he goes
after It.
A farm with modern improvements
Is the result Of much money coming
in and some money going out.
To some men there is nothing toe
good to be sold and nothing too cheap
to be bought for their wives.
A lazy man is a man who considers
none Of the worlds goods too good
for him, but considers himself toe
good for the tasks necessary to pro
duce them.
The highest type of manhood is de
veloped on the farm.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
HANDSOME CREPE BLOUSE EALL HATS ARE To InWER
VIII Be High in Shape and Presum.
ably About as High In
Price.

Hats are going up! They will be
higher than ever this season. Some
OF the very latest-or earliest-fall
hats, which arrived in New York a
day or two ago, are a foot and half
and $500 high. They were designed
in Paris, but originally the blame was
Russia's. They are Russian toques."
Last year hats ran to breadth. All
this Is changed. The new kind fit the
head only a hairs breadth more close
ly than does the scalp. They come
down below the eyebrows in front and
to the nape Of the neck in the back.
Couture? Can't have any, dear lady.
There's scarcely room for your hair,
anyway. Rats, puffs, combs, switches,
braids, curls, waves-all, all are
doomed. d.
The Russian toQue Is composed Of
ascrown Of velvet, which rises to the
height Of one foot. 1t much resembles
an inverted brownbread tin. The
crown may. be draped with velvet
folds, which does not affect its height.
There is no brim. A band of fur rims
the toque and it Is this which almost
wholly conceals the hair.
An 1S-inch-tall aigrette, fastened
with a bow or ornament, and standing
steep on the front Of the toque, com.
prises the characterization. Ten years
ago Russian toque made its appear.
ance in America. But not this toque.
The 1899 model came down over the
wearer's back hair, but It was very
wide instead of very high.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
The Jersey Dress.

The Jersey dress has been met with.
but 1t has not been carefully intro.
duced. Its credentials have not come
with It and 1t is misunderstood. II il
hardly to be regarded as a coming
fashion-it is here. Whether or mot
II will be found favonte and enoour.
aged for any length Of time, As place
is within the present fashion period
and its time is now. II Is not nut
forth as dressy garment, but as a
fairly low-priced and convenient one
for the lover Of the cuirass, or fitted
princess. and for the buyer Of things
new. Its happiest expression Il a
beaded. glittering surface and q well.
tied sash. 70 z
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Care Of the Colt.

Let the colt follow the mare on
short trips on the road, but not on
long trips unless the mare must be
away from the colt for more than five
or six hours. The young animal needs
exercise, but too much exercise is moi
good for the colt or any other young
animal. Be careful about shutting the
colt away from the mare in barbed
wire enclosed pasture. In trying to
get out to the mare, 1t is likely to cut
itself severely about the neck, shout
ders, or legs.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Fight on Bucket Shops.

That the important matter to be
taken up at the national meeting of
the Farmers union at Birmingham
will be that Of organizing a crusade
against bucket-shops throughout the
entire country was the statement
made by R. H. McCulloch Of Beebe,
Ark, chairman Of the executive com.
mittee Of the Arkansas Farmers
union and secretary of the national
organization. Mr.. McCulloch said II
is the intention to go before con.
gress and wage the fight against
bucket-shop traffic and II possible
drive it out of every state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Dairy Products at Steady Prices

Dairy products fluctuate less in
price than probably any other prod.
uct Of the farm. Wheat and cotton
and other crops may rapidly ascend
or descend the scale of prices. but
the dairyman knows that his products
will sell at fair margin Of profit
every month in the year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Insure Your investments.

There is no more certain way Of in.
suring your investments than to re
fuse to transact business except with
thoroughly reliable, honest men. Ev
cry purchase is an investment and
you may be insured against loss by
availing yourself Of our guarantee.
printed on this page.
Death Toll Of Coal Mines.
During the last II years American
coal mines have killed 22,S40 men,
made at least 10000 widows and up
ward of 10000 orphans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
TOILET TABLE.

Taking a nap in the afternoon II
you are going out late in the evening
brightens you up.
For good perfume take five ounces
extract sjessamine, 20 of extract orris,
seven Of extract musk. one and one.
half extract vanilla, one and one-halt
drains each Of otto rose virgin and
santal for. two and one-half otto Der.
gamot' and two of benzoic acid. 40
minims otto super; water and alcohol
70 make bulk This can be made IN
lesser quantities.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
When Making Baby's Bib.

It Is q mistakeeto make a baby's bib
of toOssheer material. A fine soft
linen Of opaque grade makes q serv-
iceable as well as a dainty bib. Keep
the scaIlops shallow as heavy scallops
ruin the daintiness of the embroidery.
Even wien the heavier linen is chosen
it must be fine, not stiff, the sort Of a
bib tat is a real protection. Q
EVEN BIB should have quilted lin:
ing underneath it This is made Of
two thicknesses Of linen either the
same grade as ouaids or coarser. Cat
it in me shape of the bib.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24

and last the upper edges, sew the
rings to the points at the top.
A bag expressly for tablecloths and
napkins may be made In the same
way from white linen or any other
suitable material, and a large en-.
broidered or outlined initial or mono.
gram takes the place Of the pocket.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Hawaii,s Pre-eminencs

As sources Of supply for the mar.
tets Of the United States the Hawaiian
islands take first rank in the group
of noncontiguous territories, the value
OF merchandise shipped therefrom to
the continental United States aggre.
eating in the full fiscal year in round
terms s40,OO0,OO0.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Became a COMO Citizen,

Miss Crete Wildmaster, who was
married recently to Paul Laudbeck, a
hunter Of large game in Africa, was
the first European woman to acquire
citizenship in the Congo Free State.
She is native Of Austria.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
Glove, with Circle.

; The smart gloves that many fash.
ionabls women are wearing has the
back heavily embroidered with or.
cles In colored silk. This is in the
color, II not tone. as the kid Of the
glove 90
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24

Nov that oolored blouses are ia.
shionable the shops are showing some
delightful combinations. An especial.
ly worthy model was made from a
lovely shade Of villet crepe radium,
with shaped bands Of white embroid-
cred blue silk running from shoulders
to gtrdle, the latter of velvet shade
darker than the crepe. A round yoke
and stock Of tucked white silk NOUS
seine was bordsred by an embroid-
cred band matching the side pieces.
Sleeves cut II one with bodice were
tucked from top to hand and finished
there with a narrow frill of mousse
lins. To-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24
For the eatun lnnk.

The walls Of the lock Of the Panama
canal at Gatun will be REINFORCED with
1000 tons Of rails.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24

inch in diameter or larger, one and
one-half yards Of featherbone and
one roll Of white bias binding one
and one-half inch wide. Cut a
iour-inch strip from the entire length
Of the material. Now cut two
pieces % inches long and Is inches
wide. Round the corners on the
lower edges. Divide the featherbone
In halves and stitch 1t on the unr
der side Of each piece ten inches from
the top, as represented by dotted
lines in the illustration. From the
ends Of the featherbone shape to q
point in the middle Of the top. Care
must be taken to match the pattern
when the large pocket It stitched on
the outside. Join the two pieces to
gether by stitching each to the four.
inch strip Of cloth, with the seams
on the outside. Bind frSt the seams
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24

Blouse Of pale blue dotted foulard
ornamented with motifs of guipure.
The yoke and sleeve caps are cut
in one piece and are of the silk,
shirred and trimmed with guipure.
The undersleeves, also of the ma.
terial, are finished with deep cuffs of
the guipure. The sash is of plain
silk.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-09-24

Blouse Of biscuitcolored cloth,
trimmed in an original way with
darker velvet, with ecru gIpure, and
with silk buttons and loops Of sou.
tache.
The little tucked guimpe Is Of ecru
tulle.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
THE GREATEST INVENTION.

Some very queer propositions are ''put up to the
editor Here's the latest, and we're going to seriously
Editor The Press In these days of great progress what
invention would be the greatest blessing to mankind
INVENTOR.
An engine whose power could be so directed and
troed explode explosives at distance regardless
of the protection given such explosives would be the great
est OF all blessings to mankind
Nicola Tesla and other expert electricians have already
succeeded IN making engines that will send electric
rent through wall and discharge pistol. The engine
have in mind would be simply perfection of this idea.
Our engine would kill and hence, be the greatest
OF blessings to mankind.
Have thought about what would happen should
warke nation first perfect the art of building and man
aging drigibe airshps? What would happen if
stead OF hundreds OF years ago the abused lnsulted
warred Chinese should first discover gmpowder
Progress in the of airshps is bound to just
the use of gunpowder and other explosives has remen
dousy developed and thereby not only changed the geog
raphy Of the world but even changed man himself.
The present struggle of the nations for perfected air
ships is based jealousy and greed the parents of
The nation that control the aerial battlefield
troll the religion civilization and destiny Of the world just
gunpowder of two hundred hundred years ago
controlled the destiny of the American Indian.
No battleshp fortcaon could hold out against the
arshp of the future and military scitnsts already despair
of any land weapon that will be effective against it. for the
arship will be able to Stay its hostile fleets Notifications
armies and cities in the night time.
With the nations possessing airhps will be newt
able and probably frequent for greed grows fast and fur
ious upon opportunity.
But, here turn to thus far imaginary engine-the
peacemaker the killer the greatest blessing to
knd Sweep the heavens night day. with the penetrat
ing wireless current from peacemaker and all arsps
bearing explosives utterng to earth like ducks full
of No. shot Turn that current fleet of battleships
20 miles away, and these vast machines pop like many
roasting chestnuts Play upon army of men with
peacemakers current and it disappears like sand from the
top of fence under the force of the lawn hose for before
engines guns deadly but to those who bear them
Ali engine verify kills war! 1t takes the load of
millions of soldiers off the shoulders of the producer and
builder 1t diverts billions of money to caring for the
sick and poor and to making for intelligence and all sorts
of progress 1t creates and universal peace and
with it the full dawn of that universal brotherhood
of man, the first rays of which to in the life of
Jesus Christ.
blessing that could be invented for mankind. What do
you think?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
JEFFERSON KAI.SOMINE GOT UMBRAGEOUS
STARTED A FRACAS"

81 understand you colored folks
have gone and started a new
LODGE" said Colonel Gadsden,
meeting Jackson Johnson Clay on
Palmetto street.
"Yas-sah, yas-sah," replied his
constituent. Its like dis. Dey wuz
a ruction in de dismembership OBJ
de Centurians OBJ de Magic Ark,
an de succeeders busted erway an
orphanized a moo lodge an called it
de Prodigal Sons an Daughters OBJ
Balaam. Gabe Jefferson Kalsomine
orphanized it, on account OBJ him
bein' de leadin' renegade. Dey wuZ
only seben members, an each wuz
give a 'zalted high office wifi de
privilege OBJ wearin' royal purple
an a brozen helmet OBJ brass, an
all de canopy OBJ splendor. | wuz
de Outer Keeper oh de Tyrian
Portieres Dave Goliah Brooks he
wuz de Seneschal OBJ de Battle AK;
Sister Lucy Marshmallow she wuz
Radiant Queen OBJ de Utilities, an
her nanny wuz de Cherub OBJ de
Seraphim; ole man Washin ton
Gawdge Richmond wuz de Pazazum
Parent OBJ de Lost Sheep. an Hen
riette Henroost sat on his right
hand as de High Priestess OBJ de
Gig an Saddle. Bein's he wuz so
stout, Gabe Jefferson Kalsomine
done ordained hisself de Stalled
an Fatted Calf, wild de license OBJ
predominatin ODER de loaves an
fishes an ham-bone endurin' de
Rite OBJ Belshazzer's Feast.
Ode Prodigal Sons an Daughters
OBJ Balaam had all de pass WI DIS
an 'phernalia Identified to heart
an had de hall rented for cherry
secon Tuesday aftah de last Wed
nesday in de mont Den Gabe JEFF.
ferson Kalsomine done got UNI
brageous an stated a fracas becaze
de dismembership wouldn't bow
| foah times befo' de gilded footstool
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
PANDORA.

Many thousands of years ago the
people of this earth told strange
stories OF the creation and origin
of the world.
One of their ideas was that there
was a god or goddess who had con-
troll of every place and quality,
thus: Jupiter was god OF the
heavens; Venus was goddess OF
beauty. There was a great mum.
Der of them.
These stories are called myths
Here is an interesting one:
Pandora was to be married. Each
OF the gods and goddesses con
tributed a portion of their power
as wedding gift. These gifts
were all put into tightly covered
box.
They told Pandora she must moi
open this for fear the gifts should
escape and be lost.
Curiosity one day seized Pan
dora. and she opened the lid. Gu,
new the gifts. Pandora tried &c
close the box before all should
escape. She was able to save only
one gift.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
STORK BROUCHTFZRSTI
TURK TO ARK

, it was ignoble for a warrior to die
in bed, while to be killed in battle
was the surest way to win eternal
reward.
At first they had no religion.
Then they embraced Shamanism,
an obscure Chinese form of worship
COMFORTING with their own ideas Of
warfare and punishment. Fire wor-
ship followed. Then soon after Mo-
hamed's religion, There is no God
but God" began to spread, they be-
came enthusiastic converts.
A central element in each of the
religions adopted by the Tartars
was that of obedience and rever-
ence for authority. Rebellion was
the worst crime. This brought two
of the worst massacres in the his
tory of the world.
For fomenting a rebellion, the
inhabitants of the city of Herat,
100000 people, were put to the
sword within a week. For the same
offense at Bagdad an immense pyra-
mid of 10000 freshly severed heads
was erected.
When the ferocious Turks de-
scended on Western Asia they car
ried everything before them. By
the thirteenth century they were
masters of Asia Minor and were be-
ginning to scan the lands across
the Bosphorus in Europe.
In the early fourteenth century
the invasions of Europe began. The
Turks conquered during that cen
fury all the Balkan peninsula, and
only the warlike temper of the
Huns, a people like them in many
ways, prevented them from ravae-
ing much of Europe.
In 1453 to the horror of Christen-
dom, the Turks took Constantine
pie, the old seat of the Byzantium
Roman empire. This gave them
a solid foothold on Europe which
no European nation has ever been
able to shake.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
CAN'T MARRY OUT OF ALIMoNY.

Missouri makes another bid for the honor of being the
home of the meanest man.
chap back there went into court and tried to evade
the further payment of amony that had been charged up
to him when his first wife got her divorce.
He set up the legal exemption reason why he
should not pay. He argued that he 'the head
and support of another family" and that his wages
couldn't be spared to pay the aimony.
The Judge ruled that, far as he concerned man
could marry often he divorced but that he would
have to keep his alimony paid promptly in every
eff it hardship family No. to have part of the
husbands earnings go for almony family No. l. then
that is self invited hardship. The claim of family No.
is prior claim"
So the meanest man is up against it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26

Who was the first Turk? He
calls himself a grandson of Noak
Osmanli historians believe that
more than eight human beings
were in the ark. The additional
person was the eldest son OF
Japhet, born during the flood, and
his name was Turk, they say. A
descendant of Turk, in the fourth
generation. one Alindje-Khan, had
two sons (twins), who were
named Tatar-Khan and Mogol-
Khan.
Tatar was the father of the
Turks; Mogul was the father of
the Mongols. Turks and Mongols
were thus closely connected by
birth, and the wars which at once
broke out between them. and the
reconciliations that speedily en-,
sued, had much of the nature of
family quarrels.
The Turks were the more fire.
quently triumphant, one Mongo!
throne after another yielding to
their arms, without the cousins
nursing greater animOsity than is
usually left behind by wrangles
among kinsmen. Not till the
Christian era was well advanced
did the chronological name of these
children of Japhet appear in his
tory. The Chinese chroniclers
with characteristic difficulty in us
ing the liquid letter ST. call the
Turks 'Tu-Kiue" in reference to
an embassy which a Tu-Kiue king
sent to the emperor of China in
the year 500.
From the earliest times the
Turks were warriors. They were
the special guardians Of the Great
Wall of China. They fought with
the forces of India, Iran, Byzan
tium, Arabia, Egypt, at call. Mostly
they fought because they loved to
fight.
1t was part of their creed long
before the time of Mohammed, that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26

PASADENA Cal, April 26.-Mul-
doon's famous health farm near
White Plains, N. Y, is to be dup
Heated in the foothills of Pasadena,
fashionable suburb of Los An
geles, If the plans and efforts Of
Jean Strong, physical culturist of
Los Angeles, are successful
Muldoom's farm in New York Is
the most famous resort of it's kind
In the world 1t is there that worn
out men of every business and
profession have found a new lease
of life under the terrific course ad-
ministered by Muldoon.
Although the Pasadena institn-
ton will not be copied feature for
feature after the Mulldon school,
Strong plans to have it practically
of the same nature, to make 'em
feel bully as President Roosevelt
said of Muldoon's.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26

Just think, Texas was paid an
oil fine Of s2,O0O,0OO. Understand?
Paid in cash.
With wheat away up, the man
in the bread line will become
quite an envied Individual.
Kentucky's governor, refusing a
pardon, holds that being cross-eyed
is no excuse for shooting by.
stander Kentucky's reputation for
superb craftsmanship must be up
held.
1t would be just like some pert
paragrapher to refer to the Mac
Alimonnies in the MacMonnies' di-
vorce. u y
OF course, the poor baker will
get all the blame and JIM Patten
all the sympathy. ~
Is 1t worth $10,00O,000 to talk to
Mars? After communication with
the Maritans has been effected
they may merely ask us for a loan
of money. tH Ial
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26
BURN PREACHER OUT
IN FRACTIONAL FIGHT

ASHTABULA, Ohio, April "a
Fire, which destroyed the residence
of Rev. William Williamson, pastor
of the Evangelical Finnish. Luther
an church. forcing the pastor and
his wife and daughter to leap from
the windows for their lives, is be-
lieved to have resulted from a fac
tional fight in the congregation to
which he is minister.
Dissension among the members
of Rev. Williamson's flock has
grown bitter, and threats recently
have been made against him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-04-26

Special Correspondence to The Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 26.-Al-
though Charlie Gates has left here
for New York at the very urgent
command of his father, John w.
(Bet You MilliOn) Gates, San
Diego is still talking about the
four special trains he chartered in
one week to cover the space be-
tween San Diego and Los An
geles. Special trains in this neck
of the woods cost about $500 EACH
but Charlie didn't seem to care for
that. Besides, he told friends here
that he made killing In Union
Pacific short time ago, when he
cleaned up something like $780,
900.