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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

Is enough II have made four points clear:
1) Not only does the prosperity OF tne South
AS n whole depend upon the average southerner
but the wcll-belng of every individual Is meas.
ured by tho efficiency OF this average man. In.
evitably are poorer for his poverty. richer
for his wealth.
ca The great majority OF these common peo-
pic OF the South being farmers. Sidney Lanier
waa right when he declared that IAN agricultural
change Is tho one substantial fact upon which any
really New South be prcdieatod"
90 The possibilities of such an agricultural
change indicated by the fact that the average
value OF products per farm for tho South Atlantic
States ia $500 iosa per year than for the North
Atlantic and for tho South Central 1888 less
than for tho North Central.
tuThia agricultural revolution can be brough.
about only by better achemo of rural education
better both in quantity aud quality: not only
longer terms but with a curriculum adapted TO
tho needs of country children. This rural edu.
cation. too. must not stop with the children. ba.
wlvea and land owners and tenants. and farm
MANAGERIAL Of these being educated dea.
ns,oly as Tho school boy himself by means Of
aad farm papers. and farmers clubs. aud demon
stratloa work.
In fact. IL II the ono immediate and imperative
duty Of Southern statesmen 90 that In our
every State constructive and well-rounded pol.
icy OF rural development ~ inaaEuratcd and prose-
ea;od. with unfaIling carncstnw8s being at
once tho moat important aud tho most neglected
phase of Southern progress.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
The Farmers Share.

frr~ IiE editor OF The Outlook. in treating Of the
Ms Presidents upliu Commission. says: First
49, should educate the non-faTming class
50. In our Judgment. tho chief obstacle that the
American farmer has TO eontona wlgh to-day Is
that tho banker. the merchant tho manufacturer.
tho lawyer. the doctor. the minister. the profess
sor tho artist, tho legislator. and the editor know
too i,tlc about him aud his work 80. When
do railways pass their dividends. when do news
papers lose their subscribers. wh.n do banks fall
Into the hands of receivers. when do actors play
to empty bUnehoa. when do doctors fail TO eollecs
their bills. whca do tho universities suffer Tor
gundu7 when the crops fail" Aud he argues
that all should be educated TO knowledge OF the
history Of agriculture and It's primary Importance
TO tho welfare Of the whole nation. Then. Too
that tho farmers should be- educated. not alone
Ia the collcgce. but In all the schools Ill., Every
dintrlc, school should have garden connected
with II. and every teacher should ho required 70
know enough about the growing of vegetables
fruits. and flowers To interest and instruct the
pupils In some phase Of garden work" Then
too the farmers should combine and cooperate 10
some sort OF joint stock companies and empio!
their own distributing aud selling agents so tna'
thcy could get "a fair share OF what their crops
sell for.
The farmer In Orange County. New YORK. re
colsea two cents quart for milk for when tug
consumer pays in New York City. sixty miles
away. eight cents quart Soyenty-nve per GEM
Of product IS disproportionate amount TOT INV
producer and consumer TO pay the distributor
Aud the Same rule prevails with all other prov
nctA OF the farm.
ON the Eastern Shore OF Virginia the Truckers
have stock company which handles and sens
all their products. keeping posted by wire win
all the markets. The stock belongs To the gro"
ora. and they make what formerly went 10 .ae
commission merchants. and at the close OF ano
season have about $4,000 10 distribute ai'o
selling their truck. There is not a crop grow
but could be sold In the same way II tho lar'"0''
once realized the value of cooperation
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

IN HAVE no time In this brief address to speak
Mo- in detail OF the plans by which our $500
III more year per farm are to be realized. Suf-
fee 1T to say that we shall manage the land Itself
better-now more barbarously handled by us than
by any other civilized pcople-land wearing out
with us in ten. twenty. or thirty years whereas
/ walked over lands in Europe this summer which
had been cultivated for centuries before your
forefathers and mine FIRST heard that Italian
named Columbus had discovered new land be-
yond the seas-and are now producing even big
ger crops shan then. We shall grow stock and
so get two profits from land instead OF one. We
shall grow our own manure and so save s25. 000.-
600 q year on fertilizers. We ahall use improved
seed and improved stock aud very nearly double
our profits through this one change We AhAll
use more horsepower and farming machinery
run our brains with two TO iour-horso power
Instead of one-horsc power. And tn hundred
other ways shall improve the South's agr-
cultural practice. bring IL up TO Northern and
Western siAndarda-and thereby up 10 Northern
and Western pTonta. by reading farm papers
and keeping VI With our Experiment Stations and
agricultural workers. you can learn the plans by
which the reform In 10 bc brought about. let
mo nov speak in conclusion Of tho agencies 10
DO uaed
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02
THE AGENCIES THAT aRE To III rsr.p.

First of all thea there is the school We must
double the energy We arc putting into our great
educational eruradc. There IN no tinr TO dis
pate about the form Of education. Wo nccd more
common school education. moro high school cdu-
cation. moro college education. moro technical
education, more classical education. ugi without
dlaparaging tho college or the university. @ould
say that moat Of all must give greater atgon.
ton TO the tho public schools IL IL ia them that
the farmer the average man. gcts his education.
Wo cannot make our Southern farmers adopt
Iowa methods long as Ia the average Southern
State there arc ato times many whttr farmers
@ho can't read farm paper OF fertilizer formula
there IN Iowa. NC cannot lmptuvo our
farming untll educate our farmers. sc cannot
develop tho South until dorelop the southern.
Nor is IL enough that &C have longer public
school terms: wo must have better public schoola
And wo must make them train for lfc. for pracs
IDEAL ,hings. Teach the farm boy boa cotton and
corn and tobacco may be improved By seed aucc-
ton: how a plant feeds. aud ho@ holls c1'
hanated. wha; cicmcnta arc found ia common
feeds,unn and which make fat and which make
muscle which co~a mako money ia Tho dairy.
aud which should be- selected for becf@and D
thousand other things. Not ohly should tho Gle
mcnts Of agriculture DO public school htady I'm
the rural districts. but there should be reyuln-
ton in tho Textbooks for other HiudcH In your
spelling book. for instance. where do you md
such words nitrogen. potash. protein. or even
such common farm words as clovis s!ngieiroc.
mnttock. ctc.g Made by city people for city poo*
pie. the books and teaching have not been adapt
cd 90 the needs Of the country children. We
shall take long step forward when tho farm
boy has proportionatoiy fewer problems in arI,h.
metic about foreign exchange and latitude and
longitude and the metric system of weights aud
measures and more about how 90 calculate a
feeding ration for cows or fertilizer formula
from certain quantities Of potash. phosphorie acid
and nitrogen. and when ho studies proportion.
ateiy less about far-awny Australia and KAN
ehntka and more about the soil that hes walks
over and plows In every day Of his life. Agri-
cultural high schools will continue this work. and
the agricultural college viii carry tho process
Rtill further with the leaders.
Much as the agricultural colleges. the ngri-
cultural high schools. and the agrlcuituraiized
common schools. however. will do for the farmer.
their good effects can hardly be seen until the
next generation. and We cannot wait until the
next gehot alton for our deliyerance Fortunately
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

Int perhaps tho most Immediately effective
plan ever originated for helping tho Southern
farmer Ia through what IL called the farmers
eo-upeFasiv. demonstration work. plan Of such
pAtcus merit that II In n wonder Adam ddn't
shInk of IL AZ q matter OF fact. however. IL
brgua but a fcw years ago by the National
Department Of Agriculture. Ia under tho direction
OF Dr. Seaman \. Knapp and tho idea has alne0
been adopted by moro than one state Department
Of Agriculture. The plan is 10 have a strong man.
great agricultural leader like Dr. Knapp. Of
tho head of the general movement. Then la each
State tho most successful and moat progressive
farmer Who can be- had In named State agent
similarly ia each county district. tho beat
farmers join la AS local agcnts-And until
hundreds and Thousands ot farmers are nnthnaiaa-
ideally at work. each one acting under intEruc-
tiona from the most progressive aud HucccRHfu
farmer OF his ncighborhood. This system OF help
Ing the farmer in of incntimablo benefit Only
fo~ weeks $50 saw a statement from Harrison
County. Texas. signed By the leading bankers
aud business mon declaring tina, tho work IN the
preceding twelve months alone had been worth
100000 TO that county The obdurato
farmer may Bcon at learned bulletins. ha may
refuse 10 be preached at by Farmers Institute
lecturers. and no may ignore test farm expert
mentn an not practical" but be falls right into
the ranks with the great forward movement OF
agricultural progress when practical money
making farmer OF hla own acquaintance becomes
his cnptain~-or rather his teacher. guiding his
hand IL were. while he learns 10 write the new
and magical letters of science and profit upon
hia own soil
EOtE FACTS ALI sOITHERNERs SHOULD
REMEMBER.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-01-02

for us. therefore. there are n dozen agencies
which are educating the adult farmer no less
effectively than the schools educating the
farmers boy.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
Shows No Sign Of Insanity and
TestitIes Calmly.
DELyEs INTO LIFE HISTORY
Jerome Puts Witness Through
Severe Examination.

White Plains. N. Y, July 20
For six hours Harry K. Thaw occupied
the witness stand while District At
torney Jerome, the man who twice
tried to send him to prison and who
once already has thwarted an effort
to release him from criminal insane
asylum, delved into his life history.
Thaw emerged creditably from the
ordeal and showed no signs of insan-
ity on the stand.
Thaw, the members of his family
and his retinue Of attorneys and ex-
perts are unanimous in their opinion
that he has proved his fitness to be
at large. His friends believe that if
he acquits himself as well in the flu
ture Justice Mills will have no choice
but to grant his application for re-
lease from Matteawan.
Neither Thaw nor the New YorF
district attorney displayed anything
but the utmost good nature. Ere
quently the dialogue resembled the
chat of friends. Sometimes Thaw
thought he had scored point and
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31

smiled with the keenest enjoyment
The smile was always reflected on
the face of his white haired mother
Before he took the stand Thaw kissed
her and frequently at critical mo-
ments shot reassuring glance in her
direction.
Jerome strove to establish Thaw's
insanity, mainly on his alleged hallu
cinations regarding Standard Whites
treatment of young girls. Time and
again he asked the witness own opin-
ion of his mental state. Thaw's re-
plies in substance were II have al.
ways been sane, medically. When
killed White l may have been legally
insane for a few minutes. I am sane
now"
Thaw explained the evidence of his
alienists at the trial by saying that
declaring him insane they had been
misled They were told, he said, that
the charges he made against White
were untrue and they inferred that
the charges must be decisions.
Three years confinement does not
seem to have embittered Thaw. He
expressed regret for certain of the
more unspeakable charges which he
made in his will against the man he
killed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
DEN MARK,

The government expedition under
Captain Einar Mikkelsen, the Arctic
explorer, sailed a few days ago aboard
the Danish steamer Alabama" for
Greenland in search for the bodies Of
the unfortunate Erichssen party. They
will cruise along the southern coast Of
Greenland and if their efforts are not
rewarded they will institute an ex-
tensive inland search for the bodies.
There are at present over 5000
Methodists in Denmark, with thirty
churches and church property valued
at more than one million crowns.
There are 1000 Methodist Sunday
school children. Last year sum of
100000 crowns was solicited for for
eign missionary purposes.
Professor Harold Hoffding has been
appointed as Denmark's representa-
tive at the one hundredth anniversary
which will be observed at the Univer
sity of Cambridge, England, in the
near future Professor Hoffding is re-
garded as one of the countrys fore
most educators.
George Brandes, the celebrated Dan
ish critic, and Carl Torp have been
awarded the Dannebrog's insignia,
second class. Both men are well
known all over Denmark and Brandes
has, as is well known, an international
reputation as one of the worlds lead
ing critics.
A telegram from Copenhagen states
that Denmark has declined to partici-
pate in the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
tons in New York.
MARION s. NORELIUS.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN
King Alfonso Suspends Const
tutiOnaI Guarantees, II

Madrid, July 2S.-King Alfonso hss
issued a decree proclaiming mattxsa
law and the suspension of constta-
tional guarantees throughout Spain.
The kings proclamation of martiza
law throughout the country followE
his arrival from San Sebastian, efrCR
which point he had been summoun
by Premier Maura. The official Fdas
patches of the night had continued ha
show an alarming condition of al
fairs at Barcelona and neighboring
towns in Catalonia.
A special meeting of the cabina
was summoned. The situation fnn&he
disturbed districts, as well as the crit
zeal condition of the Spanish militazg
forces in Morocco, was fully discussed,
The result of the conference was tfa
issuance of the kings decree procaai8
ing martial law throughout Spain ann
the suspension of all constitutions
guarantees.
The latest reports from Barcelo&
shows the condition there increasing
ly grave. The rioters have attackhG
the convent of the Little Sisters of ths
Poor This followed the riotous dis
orders when the mob assaulted anS
then burned several of the religious
establishments.
New disorders are now reported
from two other interior points, AlfaE
and Rioja. This shows that the zoDe
of popular agitation is spreading be-
yond the turbulent Catalonians ann
is affecting the Valencians.
The chief Indignation of the peopYE
is directed against the governments
policy of rapidly recruiting a large
army to cope with the condition coE-
fronting Spain in Morocco.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
VOTE FOR GENERAL STRIKE
English Miners Will Support Scotch,
Brethren in Fight.

London, July 28.-Balloting by thu
members of the Miners Confederation
of Great Britain to decide whether or
not a national strike should be de
clared in support of the Scottish min
ers, who are resisting a wage redue-
ton of pence day, has been coE-
cluded The ballot resulted in 51S
361 votes in favor of general strike
Only e2,9S0 voted against.
This unmistakable determination OF
the men to support their Scottish col
leagues and the apparently equally de-
termined refusal of the employers -tG
agree to the miners terms renders
the work of intermediary difficult
Another conference between the em-
ployers and the men will be held at
the board of trade under the chair
manship of Winston Spencer Church
III and unless compromise is then
reached a general industrial upheayaa
appears inevitshIs
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
SEVEN ARE KILLED IN WRECK
Part of Wabash Train Plunoes Int
Missouri River.

Kansas City, July 26.-Seven per-
sons were killed and three perhaps
fatally injured in the wreck of Wa
bash passenger train No. when it
plunged into the Missouri river thirty
miles east of here.
Of the eight cars which made up
the train five and the engine are in
the river, with the water covering all
of them except one end of the Des
Moines sleeper. A dead-head Pull
man, mail, baggage, day coach and
sleeper followed the engine into the
stream The chair car and two Pull
mans alone remained uninjured.
Eight mail clerks were saved be-
cause the roof of their car was torn
off, permitting them to get out on top
of the car and swim to the shore.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
ASSAULT WAS UNSUITABLE
Senator Stone Acquitted of Attack on
NEGRO Waiter.

Baltimore, July Ex-senator Will
liam J. Stone of Missouri appeared in
the Central district police court here
to answer to the charge of assaulting
Lawrence G. Brown, negro waiter
on Pennsylvania railroad train ON
which the senator was travelling from
Philadelphia to Washington
Justice Grammar, after hearing the
evidence, which included statement
by Senator Stone, decided that the as
sault was justifable and dismissed
the case.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
TANNERY MEN RESUME WORK
While Not Settled, Strike Is Believed
to Be Over.

Kenosha. Wis, July 24.-Work was
resumed in all departments of the Al
len tannery and it is thought that the
strike, while not settled, is prac-
tically over. Nine hundred men are
at work and one of the officers of the
tannery says the strike is over. No
trouble of any kind developed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31

woman and is deeply interested In all
military affairs.
Rumor has It that the Swedish gov.
eminent is negotiating with Count
Zeppelin for the purchase Of two OF
his airships. But the Swedish govern
ment also requires that he furnish in
structions to a company Of picked
men, but this will be somewhat diff
cult for Zeppelin to do unless he can
secure permission from the German
government to do so.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
AT THE COMPANY'S TERMS
Butler (Pa.) Steel Plant Strikers Re-
turn to Work.

Pittsburg, JUG 26.-The strike at
the Standard Steel Car company's
plant in Butler, Pa, has ended More
than 1000 former employees returned
to work at the company's terms.
Seven leaders of the strike movement
were discharged.
Officials of the company say that
hereafter American workmen will be
given preference in all departm
particularly in the construction of
cars
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
SOCIALISTSIN STOCKHOLM

They Are Fast Becoming Terror to
All Law and Order in the Swedish
CapitaI-Letter Written by Anarch-
list Wang Prior to the Murder of Ma
Tor General o. L. Beckman-SeVen
Russian Anarchists Arrested Prior
to the Arrival of the Gar in Stock
holm.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-07-31

1t is proved by ancient carvings I'M
earthed in Egypt that the bellows were
in use for forging fires in the fifteenth
century B. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-07

Of playing with their dolls and engaging
in house games, and wished they might
nnd some other amusement. "Oh, lets
look at pictures in books" said MaybeHe
Where is that great big book with all
those pictures OF queer animals and birds =?
IL will be great fun to look at that
.Oh. that book" asked Oracle. Why.
it's In the library, and mamma told me
not TO go into the parlor or library. you
know. Otherwise Id 20 and get that
book. for l love to look at the pictures
In IT.
Maybelle hung her under lip. saying: 4
think IL mean that We cannot have that
book 10 look through II wouldn't do any
harm TO go into the library just for a
book and TO come right out again. Your
mamma said We should not go in there
10 play.
Oracle thought 1t over and decided that
perhaps it would be all right 10 go into
the library to get book, so said to May
belle: We'll. we'll run into the library
and find that book: but well not stop In
there a minute Oracle had never dis
obeyed her mamma in the slightest thing,
and felt that it was just bit disobedient
TO go into the library at all, even for just
a minute But Maybelle, her dearest
friend. wanted the book. Oracle felt
almost bound To get il for her
The two little girls went into the libra
~, and while Oracle was down on her
knees looking on the lower shelves of Il
big bookcase for the desired volume May
belle climbed upon stool which stood
against the writing desk, that she Nigh,
examine print which hung ON the val
over the desk. A she leaned over to look
al the picture she lost her lalance and
fell against the writing desk. upsetting a
bottle Of ink Oracle WAS on her feet in
aiantL. and helped Maybelle 10 the floor