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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

will all come to naught. They have
laid the British lion at their feet, but
internal strife will rend them" Tne
pages OF history too plainly show that
these doubts were not altogether
Igroundless. In the earliest days u
was the towering soul of a Franklin
that rose in grandeur and In majesty
above the storm and saved the iran
ship of state from the rocks OF angry
and contending opinion. Later, great
Kentuckian. who would rather be right
than president, twice composed the
differences of contending sections, ana
for time averted the awful disaster
lof civil discord and of internecine
war.
We shudder when we recall what
subsequently happened, when the
counsels of unwisdom and intolerance
ltriumphed over the counsels of charity
and peace But from the smoke OF
conflict rose the rugged form OF an
other son of Kentucky speaking al
most "as never man spake": with
malice toward none, with charity for
all, with flrmness in the right, as God
gives us to see the right, let us strive
to finish the work we have begun,
that this nation, under God, shall have
Ia new birth OF freedom, and that gov
Iernment OF the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish
from the earth" When these words
were spoken, political freedom
through political democracy was on
trial for its life. To-day economic free-
dom through economic democracy is
on trial. What will be the outcome!
Circumstances have again placed a
band Of Kentuckians in their old place
the place their forbears so often
filled with undying glory, at Kings
Mountain, New Orleans, The Thames,
on Mexico's Heights, and from Sumter
to Appomattox-and that place the
van and forefront of battle. Behind
you follow the hosts of the oppressed,
Iill.accoutered, undisciplined as yet,
from whose lips go up to God and
man: you take our lives when you
do take the means whereby we live"
A high privilege and sacred duty yours
to guide, instruct and deliver this peo-
Iple. Fraternally yours
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
COMPROMISE SPIRIT
WILL AVERT DISCORD
With Harmony Restored,
Differences Will Be For
gotten in Fraternity.

Now that harmony has been restored
between the leaders or the American so
ciety Of Equity and the Burley Tobacco
Society a word Of caution might not be
out of place. The problem Of the Burley
Tobacco Society was to pool the tobacco
under a pledge that would hold the tooac
co and secure an economical and eqult,ap le
management Of It. The pledge adopted by
the Burley society was drawn to secure
these two ends. The business end or II
was the function Of the Burley Tobacco
The American Society Of Equity cher
ishes the ideal Of national farmers or
ganization OF which every farmer shall be
Ia member However desirable that may
be as an ideal. II must, like all other Ideals
be accomplished gradually-it cannot be
forced But the ultimate end set by the
American Society Of Equity Is prohtable
prices for farm products. That end VIII
reference to one farm product was secured
through the agency OF the Burley Tobaccc
Society, many OF whose members were
not members OF the American Society OF
II then tho American Society Of Equity
cannot see It's plans and policies realized In
full II can with patience and WISDOM
abide by a compromise and depend upof
the justice Of its cause 20 win for II graz,
would have.
Cannot Turn Back.
II IL very present and practca! cond''
4 ton that confronts tobacco growers, They
cannot aHOlu 10 lose all lildl ~ l'IS Hfhi Y
fight against the trust has gained by con-
tinuing wrangle over the best methods
20 keep the ground that has already beer
gained Hold your ground by a method
land look to the future for the best method
Moreover a spirit OF vindictiveness
tends to ALLEVIATE rather than to win ad-
Iherents. The American Society or Equity
cannot afford TO destroy q pool this veal
because Of minor objections. The mair
Ipolnt has once been secured and Is further
guaranteed by the Burev Tobacco Society
There was never any reason why the edu-
cational organization should have come ir
conflict with the business organization
Both organizations have IN the past done
well their allotted work; both can In the
future he depended upon to continue to dc
well each I'm its own sphere. Tho life anc
usefulness OF both Is endangered by dis
sension. Don't quarrel with the man yol
hone to convert. Don't decline all breac
because YOU get only half loaf All Of
life IL q compromise. No individual or In
stitutIon ever got all that It wanted as u
wanted H. Forget differences I'm a cordia
effort to mol everv leaf grown % the eng
that 2 good price may be secured "A price
that will cover every expense from tht
burning of the plant bed TO tho writing Of
| the last check and closing the books. The
Iexpenscs If tho selling organization arc
! lust as legitimate expenses as the expenses
| Of production. These EXPENSES should h'
Figured I'm fixing the price and the price
lis not high enough until every expense
Is covered and n Legitimate profit left.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
Ex.Congressman Kin1baA
Endorses Burley Society
Tn Hearty Sympathy With ool He Urges Farmers tt
Stand Together for Common Good'-Frlcuon oh-
avoidable But Divisio Would Be CRIME. y

by those who imagined that their lead
ership would be more effective. Even
Washington and Grant were not ex-
empt from such attacks. IL the Bur.
ley Tobacco Society continues to hold
the tobacco growers in line against
the trust and retain the present prices
of tobacco, the money that has been
and will be paid out for expenses will
be the best Investment ever made by
practical business men.
Prosperity In the Balance.
81 am not a tobacco grower. The
only interest ! have In this matter is
the interest that every good citizen
should have in the general r~asperity
of the community, and in IL access
of those who till the earth, for they
are the greatest factors in the creation
of national wealth. | have had no con-
ference or interview with the leaders
Of the Burley Tobacco Society and the
public will doubtless bear me witness
that there Is no particular reason why
| should cherish for them any unusual
affection or be on any very close terms
Of intimacy with them.
But believe that upon the sue
cess or failure OF Mr.. LeBus and his
associates to pool substantial per-
centage OF the 1909 crop rests the
future prosperity Of the tobacco grow
ers, and the happiness of those de-
pendent upon them. A division OF tle
Burley forces at this time means the
ruin of the cause they are fighting
/ for
"Believeing this to be true l could
not wish them anything but complete
success"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
WILL POOL AS ONE
MAN TN MASON.

. A Maysville dispatch to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says THE last few days here
developed better conditions, which now bid
hurley tobacco in this county Ordinarily
September ] is early enough to expect to
cut tobacco. yet now farmers are prepare
ing to do this very thing next week. Most
OF the crop Is so well advanced as to lead
one to say 1t is made. The acreage 10
slightly above the normal. but the weight
Is far below. This singular condition
these are scarcely known this year. Tho
germ Of the plants seem stined so that
one plant viii attain luxurant grow Tn
while its next Ultimate will be dwarfed,
thus showing whole fields half good and
half bad. This years crop OF tobacco has
not cost the raiser as much work and
worry as former crops
Mason county farmers will accept tho
White Burnley Associations ruling, and al
most a solid front will be presented when
the roll Is called for delivery"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
MAILING LIST TO
CONVEY INFORMATION
Burley Tobacco Society Will
be Able to Reach Mem
bers by Letter

Much has been said about the dif.
flcuty of getting information from the
Winchester office and members Of tho
pool as well as newspaper reporters
have complained of a dearth of news.
Much OF the trouble experienced on
this score was due 10 lack of serious
reflection. After the spectacular per-
iod was passed the business settled
down into a well defined groove just
as any business Is apt to do.
The Burley Tobacco Society had the
tobacco and the American Tobacco
Company had the money and there
was nothing TO do but to wait until
the American Tobacco Company got
ready to make a fair exchange.
Whenever there was sale made It
was reported to the papers and be-
tween times there was only routine
business and clerical work often al
most q whole session of an Executive
Committee meeting would be consum-
ed with the affairs of one particular
county and II would not have been
helpful to the movement or fair to
the county to have made public the
matters under discussion.
matters that II would have been well
to get to members of the pool that II
was not desirable to communicate
through the public prints. But the
Society did not have mailing list OF
its members and 1t had no paper OF
its own.
At one time the District Board pass.
ed a resolution authorizing the Press
| Committee to buy the necessary
equipment and to establish paper.
The Press Committee felt wholly un.
prepared to launch into the field of
journalism and did not make the ven
lture-mainly because of feeling OF
lunftness and unpreparedncss for such
an undertaking.
| Much of the complaint that came
from newspapers was due to the fact,
first, that the newspaper expected
something when nothing was to be
had. and second. that the naturally
Iretcent farmers who composed the Of
fetal bodies has small sense of In
cident and no faculty of making good
story out of nothing.
The whole trouble with a farmers
organization Is due to misapprehension
aud lack Of information Farmers as a
class are apprehensive and inclined to
be suspicious. Any false reports in
newspapers tend to create dissatisfac-
ton and unrest. Conclusions drawn
from false data are naturally false.
II is the wish Of the board to be In
direct communication with the mem.
bers Of the society and it hopes to find
means of establishing such commun-
| ication. The present campaign will
result in a complete mailing list Of
all growers in and out of the pool. This
will enable the board to reach every
member by circular letter. The matter
too of a newspaper devoted to the in
terests Of the grower is under consider
alton. Much has been accomplished;
much remains to be accomplished. Be
patient and lend hand.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

in which Bourbon county gave way to
the requests of the organized grow.
.ers. II is greatly to the credit of the
good people of Bourbon county that
they did recognize higher right than
IA legal right To their everlasting
credit be it spoken
Hopes For Competition.
Mr.. Clay hopes for an Increase in
Icompetition in the tobacco business.
Irpon what does he base his hope when
the monopoly grows stronger year by
year? AS well hope for competition
in the oil or steel business. The grow
ers are confronted with a present sit
uation.
Results Of Free Speech.
After having delivered himself in
full Mr.. Clay has not adduced one argu-
'ment that has not hitherto been met.
The fact still remains that the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company has n practical
monopoly Of the tobacco trade and
that like other human institutions II
will make as much or the opportunity
AS possible. Unmolested it will re-
duce the price Of tobacco to the mini
mum wage.
The farmers remedy is in concerted
action-pool the tobacco and meet a
single seller with single buyer. The
price and the time Of selling will be
satisfactory in proportion to the num-
Der that go into the pool II all go in
the price will be good and the time
OF waiting short. Stand together for
the good OF each and particularly for
the poor man who most needs protec-
tion.
Pool all the tobacco, have all the
business ability IN the tobacco grow
ing constituency in the pool. then Sc.
lect the best men to I'LL the Offices.
So shall peace and prosperity follow.
NJ A. l..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SIX CENTS, OR SEVENTEEN

The question Of signing up the 1909 crop
also Involves the question OF whether you
prefer six cents p pound for your tobacco
or seventeen cents or more. All the argu-
ments put up by the trusts can't blot that
out.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
n SUGCES | lNN
The Burey Tobacco Society Should Be and Can Be the
Strongest Moral and Educational Force in
the tate" ''-'--''-

EXTRACTS Executive Committee of the Bu
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
Past Week in Cotton.

The closing prices of cotton this
week as compared with the closing
Last week are in favor of the cotton
farmer, net advances of from 20 to 25
pointsi in futures being noted and / Ice
to SC in spots. On Saturday and
Monday the heavy movement of cot
ton to market was used by the bears
to put futures down total of some 10
to 20 points, but the coming of the
middle OF the month, Wednesday,
September 10, found the shorts very
ready to cover and there was some
spirited buying both on Wednesday
and Thursday. From Wednesday to
the end of the week the market was
very steady, showing advanced prices
each day both in futures and spots,
Galveston News.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
Wanted.

Success Magazine wants an
energetic and responsible man or
womau in Sinner to collect for re-
newals and solicit new subscrip-
tions during full or spare time.
Experience unnecessary. Any
one can start among friends and
acquaintance and build up a
paying and permanent business
without capital. Complete outfit
and instructions free. Address,
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1903, Success Magazine Building
New York City, N Y. 7-3t
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

j AN immense crowd hear d
Senator Joe Bailey at Dallas last
Saturday night in his reply to
w. J. Bryan and in defense of
his congressional acts. Bailey
can be counted on to hold his
own against all Corners.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

TOO many mistakes are being
made by the officers Of the law
In their efforts to capture crimi-
nails. Two innocent men have
been killed during the past week,
one by the state rangers and one
by the Brazoria officers.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

T. A $1,000, 1000 sugar mill is to be
Established at Mercedes, Texas.
This will give the Rio Grande
country a big shove forward,
The money is to be furnished by
eastern capitalists.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
conpIimentary Reception

OOAAA PAAAA- 80 ~r+h y 49, = $1,000
At the home of her mother,
Mrs T. S. Hughes, Miss Mae
rendered a pleasant reception to
her many friends on Wednesday
Of the past week, complimentary
to her sister, Mrs. Charles ANS
Ter of Kerrville, and also to cele-
brate the anniversary of her
birth. Promptly at 4 o'clock the
guests arrived at the home Of
the hostess and were greeted at
the door with a pleasant smile,
and given that cordial hand-shake
which makes enc feel that they
are to feel perfectly at home,
which every one present fully
realized.
The entire afternoon was spent
in jolly conversation, while Mrs.
Hughes and her daughter related
interesting stories of travel upon
their recent tour through Cali
fornia, Colorado and other States,
which delighted their hearers.
Both old and young we're in at
tendance upon this pretty social
gathering, and they we're amply
repaid for having attended, for
most royal time was given them.
Pretty center tables were scat
tered about in the Dining room,
and also on the back veranda,
where dainty lunch cloths were
spread, and the many guests
were invited to be seated to par
take of two course luncheon.
which was served by pretty little
Misses Mildred Fry and Elsie
Pannewitz in an artistic manner.
Chicken salad, sandwiches, pic
kles and ice tea were served as
a salad course, while an iced
course consisted Of angel food,
fruit cake and ice cream. Every
one did full justice to the refresh
ments and enjoyed the treat no
little.
Darkness was fast creeping on
ere the happy throng were aware
that the time was at hand when
they must bid tine hostess faTe-
well, and again return to their
respective homes, though loathe
to leave such happy and dear
friends, each in turn thanked
Miss Mae and her mother for the
nice time had and journeyed
] homeward.
The guests who were in attend
arce upon this social gathering
at the Hughes home were Mes
danes Charles Flato, Ed, VOL
tiers, Earl Fry, Jungbecker
Wendtland, Merrem, Chas. Wei
hansen, Sophia Amsler, w. Il
Amsler, Amsler of McGregor
Grasshoff, Dunn, Waugemann
Tulemeyer, Stuermer, Francis
Guittard of Waco, Chas Amslel
of Kerryille, Pannewitz, Haber
macher, Thornton, Martin, STRIFE
, beck, Martha Blake Of San An
tonic, Ella Moeckel, Ed. Merse
burger, Williams, D. G. Daniels
Joe Hughes, Gray, Chovanetz
and Misses Selma Jungbecke1
Tillie VOTERS, Sophia Amsler
: Tommy Thornton, Hillie Wendt
: land. Berta Thornton, Mar.
Martin, Ethel Burkett, Elsi
! Pannewitz and Mildred Fry.
A Enrr,zrn
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

+ THE North German Lloyd
Steamship Cassel landed at Gal
weston last Friday with 5CS pas
.sengers. One woman with five
little children had to be deported.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23
For Sale.

Ten Jersey COWS, fresh in milk;
some registered, some graded.
Apply to Drs. Schulze & Gray,
Sinner, Texas,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

Four hundred and ninety nine
State banks and trust companies
are in business in Texas, only
about a dozen of which have
chosen the bond sys tenn OF
guaranty. The greater portiQ
have adopted the assessme! b
plan.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

EXCHANGE GOSSIP.

With Gonzales cotton selling at
1910 and cotton seed at 500, the
people of this county ought to
get within hailing distance of the
car of prosperity this fall.-Gon-
zales Inquirer.
Same over here in Sinner.
Hon. Sam l.. Green and family
of Columbus have moved to Hous-
ton, their future home. Mr..
Green has for many years been
one of the most prominent attor-
neys and men of affairs in our
county. He was for ten years
nty attorney of Colorado
county, leaving that Office to ac-
cept the district attorneyship of
/ the Twenty-fifth Judicial Dis
trict, which Office he likewise
held for ten years, without even
having an opponent, except for
: the Democratic nomination for
the first term Eagle Lake Head
light.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

THE prospects now are that
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College will open on September
Fl with the largest attendance in
it's history. Col. r.. T. Miner
announces that although the ac-
eommodations are limited and
the number of students applying
will crowd the limits of the dor
nitories, that no boy will be
turned away, but a place will be
found for every one.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-09-23

A MAN hunt has been going on
in Brazoria county during the
past week. Two negro prisoners
escaped from custody, killing
one the guards. Three white
men aud two negrses have SO far
been killed, and the escaped
negroes are still at large, al
though surrounded in a thicket
in the Oyster Creek bottom.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-05-13

hostile and his brother sayages mpior
ing them to obey Miles and to come In ana De Dad In
dians Young Mans speech had some enect
Then Red Cloud wanted to follow the example OF the
young chief No knows definitely whether Red Cloud
sent out by the general commanding or went on
his talking errand of his initiative, but he
went
The hostiles White Clay creek and west
of Porcupne Butte. Red Cloud reached their camp and
he talked at the council fire. Then there happened
curious thing On the heel of the chiefs pack band OF
the young bucks broke and began to raid There
fight with squadron of the Seventh cavalry near
the Roman Catholic mission school, and army wagon
train attacked at place not far distant from the
agency.
Red Cloud back to the agency Even his native
command OF himself could not give control to the twinkle
that In his ancenteye But what talet that he
told The Indians with bad hearts had rejected his
pleas for and surrender and had driven him. their
old chief. with and with blows from their
He had plodded the trail from the to the agency
foosore and foodess and in this day Of his failing sight
he would have been lost had his granddaughter Star
Eyes-or some such name for here memory is at fault
led him all the way by the hand
1t was with sob In his voice Indian
gets that old Red Cloud told his story. Way
inside he enjoying the Joke of It bitter perchance
than were his hearers. The old Chief who had made
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-05-13

Capt. Penny stayed Pine Ridge a long time and
the Indians bore testimony to the ration
bags showed signs of having leaked
tents before they were delivered at the doors the
Sioux tepees.
There is firm paeface conviction that the red man
has no sense of huInor. 1t better, perhaps to
qualify the statement by making it trhe sweeping
1t is the paeface distance who thinks that the In
dian has funny bonethe frontersman knows other
wise.
There is o.d Red Cloud. the Sioux chieftain with
in short Journey of the joys which happy hunting
ground holds for him. who probably laughed
in his life, but who behind his stodity hides
keen appreciation of the fun of the thing
be found in the composition of any of his white
conquerors.
Nearly 40 years Red Cloud, in the prime of his
fighting days, led with other chiefs attack on the
whites near Fort Fetterman. Red Cloud
of his foes that day. Afterward the paleface
soldiers with blue coats too many him. Fed
Cloud had change of heart.
He said that he had plucked out hatred That was
one of Red Clouds best jokes, when The whites
could not see his face because it turned away
the council fire the old chief smiled his
with the Joy of it.
quarter of a century divided fight at Fort Fet-
terman from that at Wounded Knee. Red Cloud was at
the Pine Ridge when the of the battle be-
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-05-13

distance footsore and foodess during the night,
was looking unusually robust and wellfed
dition that frosty January morning IS years
1t would be something OF Joy to know just what
old Red Cloud said the Brule and Ogalala bucks
beyond the White Clay creek. The old fellow was an
orator. and when there white men listening
he the way to the seat Of the passions.
Is the Indian lacking in a of humor? Old Red
Cloud used to get genuine enjoyment out OF tell
ing his unsophsticated paleace listeners the of
how he talked peace in the hostile camp than Kicking
Bear did in running of settlers stock-and this
means much.
There probably will be again this
tnent such scene of splendor that which
the final surrender of the Indian bands Short
Bull Kicking Bear. Spotted Elk. and the The
render took place at Pine Ridge in late January 1891.
and for hours the savages came in the ridges
seemingly expected assault They painted the
daubed with vivid pigment 1t the close of what
perhaps will prove be the of the great Indian
uprsings 1t the passing of the glory great
of savage
When that warfare the plains of South Dakota
brought end there still hatred enough In
the several of the cheftans another
outbreak possible. Kicking Bear Short Bull Sioux
cheftans of proved yaor and of known hatred for the
whites, brought Sheridan,
Illinois, where they kept prisoners until 1t
believed that their lust had died Finally they
sent back to the reservation and there today while
keeping strictly to the path of 1t is only In the
of things human to believe that after a century
dshonor at the hands of the whites their hearts
still for war; though their hands and their bodies are
incapable.