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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10
THE NEW FASHION BOOK

This is thoroughly illustrated book showing hundreds
of the very latest styles for all occasions Inc prce OF
this book is 20 cents but the inside page IS
pom which can be exchanged for Standard Pattern,
so the book costs almost nothing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10
Cadet Hose for Boys and Girl,

Another shipment of Cadet Hose arrived this week
We have sold this Hose for several and we con-
slider them the best 2Sc Hose for Bows and Girls Cadet
Hose hipproo and rub proof Irish Linen strength
ems knee heel and toe. Put them your children and
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-04-10

Nationally Advertised Goods Sold Here:
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE
Mexico Suspends Tariff on Corn to
Relieve People Suffering from
Drought and Floods.

To obviate the extortionate prices
that are being asked for corn by spec
ulators, the Mexican government has
promulgated an order temporarily sus-
pending the tariff on that commodity
and admitting corn from the United
States free from duty as long as the
necessity demands, says Cooperation
Owing to the prevalence of extend.
ed drought, such as Texas has had,
and floods, the Mexican crop Of corn
has been seriously depleted to such
an extent that actual suffering exists
among the people owing to the high
price and scarcity.
The Mexican government believes
in looking out for its people when
there is serious need and it is more
than probable that no cry of "pater.
nalism" will fool the Mexican people
into disputing the right of their gov
eminent to come to their assistance.
even though It may interfere with the
extortionate profits Of spectators and
corporations.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
.BUCKWHEAT AS
A CATCHCROP
Takes About Sixty Days TO Ripen
and Yields 10 to 10 Bushels
per Acre-By e. s. Keasey.

We sometimes lose our seeding in
the oats or wheat and rather than re-
seed we pillow the ground as soon
after the harvest as possible and SOW
to buckwheat. Buckwheat Is an en-. .
haustive crop, but occasionally use
1t to further my grass seeding plans.
/ have never failed in getting a good
catch Of grass or clover, though
sometimes buckwheat fails in making
a good crop. When weeds grow in the
wheat stubble after harvest you may
be sure that the clover seed is gone
1t takes only about go days for buck.
wheat to grow and ripen. 1t will usu.
ally yield 10 to 20 bushels per acre,
so 1t pays well for the labor involved
and at the same time makes a fine
shade and protection for young grass.
and clover sown at the same time
with buckwheat. ! SOW about three
pecks per acre, with $50 pounds Of
phosphate. Much nitrogen is leached
through the soil II there is not some
growing crop to preserve It. Buck
wheat consumes but a small amount
of nitrogen, while the clover gathers
an abundance Of this necessary eIa.
ment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Ground for Strawberries.

Good new ground and fair drainage
are necessary for strawberries 7
would not take barn dressing because
of weeds, says a writer in Baltimore
American. Select plat of ground
four rods by % feet, setting out so it
can be cultivated In four rows. Mark
the rows, raise them with the horse
hoe, then set out perfect plants.
Pinch of the blossoms, trim of one
third the plant and put in the ground
just to the crown. | let mine run in
the matted row, cultivate them and
keep the weeds out. A bushel and a
half a rod is not an unreasonable
yield. We can't always get meat and
fish in summer, but if We can have a
good dish Of strawberries and cream
We never leave the table hungry. In
the fall cover with meadow hay, never
straw, as there are SO many weeds
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
COOPERATE IN FARM PRODUCE
Advantages Arising from United Ae
tion in Raising and Growing
Crops Of All Kinds.

The attention of the farmers is
again called to the advantages arising
from united action in growing and
selling stock, grain, produce of any
kind, in order to make and hold a good
local market for the same.
But even where there is united ac.
ton along breeding lines, something
more can be done to make the local.
ity one profitable alike to the buyer
and to the grower. II in a given
neighborhood, say dozen men would
arrange to begin feeding their hogs
or cattle at the same time. in the
same way, with common sale date
in view, much larger and better
quality of beef could be put onto the
market at some given date, to the ad.
vantage of the feeders.
A market where a carload or choice
cattle can be picked up on call is a
desirable market from the shippers
standpoint He will be willing to
shade his prices somewhat in favor
of those ready to meet his REQUIRE.
ments, or failing that, the grower
then has it in his power to combine
and ship for himself, and probably
greatly to his advantage.
This Is a phase of the marketing
problem that should not be lost sight
OF during the time between this
and the opening year. Where two.
or three, or half a dozen men can 20
together, feed at the same time, and
put their stock on the market when
1t is in its prime, they will find
neat profit in the operation.
No effort should be neglected which
has for its object the bringing of
buyers to sellers. When the seller
has to send his produce, whatever II
may be, to a distant market to be
sold by third party he is at a dis
advantage. This is a situation which
cannot be escaped at once, but 1t
should be grown out of as rapidly
and generally as possible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Colors OF Eoos.

Mr.. A. R. Norwood of the Leicester
(England) museum remarks that the
colors Of birds eggs can In a large
number Of cases be traced to the ne
cessity Of protective resemblance"
White eggs are usually laid by birds
nesting In holes in trees, or in dark
situations, like owls, woodpeckers and
some pigeons. Most birds nesting on
or near the ground lay eggs of an
olive-green or brown color. The eggs
Of grouse, ptarmigan and so forth re-
semble the heather amongst which
they are laid. Those Of the hinged
plover, little tern and oyster-catcher
resemble the sand and shingle Of the
beach. The lapwing's eggs closely
simulate bare soil or dried bents. The
young chicks show similar "protec.
tive" colors.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
FIGURING ON ANOTHER CROP
Farmers Should Plant Wheat, Oats,
Potatoes and Other Crops to Make
Living at Home.

AS the time Is coming close at hand
for another crop, now is the time for
us to figure our standing crop. Boys,
did you ever stop to count up the cost
of our years living and what it costs
us to buy it out of this old cotton?
Did you keep your books of all the
outgo and income for one year out of
this all-cotton business and then stop
/ to think what we are doing?
Did you know that the gambling
thief was stealing all our income we
have?
Such men as cotton classers from
one or two at every station where cot.
ton is dumped off, class cotton for
you and the big shippers paid by the
cotton companies do business for us
at salary Of $1,000 year.
Well, that looks good to the class
ers; say, boys, how does 1t look to
you? Well, l will say that It looks
like the Irishman's razor back pig to
me, and he said, "The tail was too
long by half"
Now, boys, let's all plant some
wheat, oats, potatoes, peas, pumpkins,
sugar cane, peanuts and corn and
raise our hogs; yes, we can make a
living if we will only try, writes ]. T.
Ray In Cooperation. Such a thing as
debt among the old pillow boys will
be unknown. Say, boys, it is shame
on our past to do as we have been
farming. It>is worse than a shame to
go to town and buy meat and bread
all on credit.
Say, you take meat at the price
now, Is cents, and flour at $3.50 per
hundred, cash. Meat at 16 cents cash
500 pounds Of meat will cost you
$50 and 1000 pounds of -four costs
5000 and so up the line it goes and
gets worse and worse. 1t looks like
the lrishman's cat that fell in the
well. He looked at the cat'as it was
going of almost dead. said, Faith
and begad, look what a long tail 1t
has got; it would look better with no
tail at ALL" So we would be better
with no debts at all. Come out on the
business of the living we'll and that is
to do it. at home.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
BELL ATTACHMENT FOR A TANK

An attachment on a tank that fur.
nishes the house with water is of
much Importance and is easily ar.
ranged. Just above the tank, as indi-
Gated In the sketch, two pulleys
should be suspended, over which the
cord runs which carries the float F,
and the weight W. The float in the
tank may be hollow copper ball or
a block of wood. The ball is perhaps
preferable, since the wood tends to
become waterlogged and thus will
change In specific gravity. At the
other end Of the cord, hanging down
outside the tank, is a weight. The
float must be heavier than the weight
so as to be able TO fall in the tank
as the water falls. The float will be
pushed upward, and, therefore, the
weight downward by the buoyancy of
the water as it rises in the tank. By
means Of the pulleys, therefore, and
the float the rising and falling Of the
weight outside is assured.
For the electrical contact, outside
the tank wall two wooden brackets
AC and BID, should be fastened at
such heights that when the tank is
full the weight w rests upon the low.
er bracket, and when the tank is
empty the same weight will rise and
touch the under side of the upper
bracket. AS the brackets require to
project past the cord suspending the
weight hole or slot should be cut
In the upper bracket to allow for the
movement Of the cord. On the under
side Of the upper bracket two brass
or copper plates, A and c, are at.
tached and similar ones, B and D. on
the upper side Of the lower bracket.
These plates are connected in pairs
by wires, S and T, 8 connecting A
tached and similar ones, B and D, on
plates on each bracket should be, Of
course, separate from one another, but
so placed that the weight at its high
est or lowest point may touch both
plates and thus bridge the gap be-
tween them and complete the circuit.
The weight should be Of metal and
should be furnished, both above and
below, with points so placed that
these points will touch the plates. The
points will give better assurance of
contact than broad surfaces would do,
since a little dust adhering either to
the plates or to the weight would pre-
vent contact. The wiring Is done as
shown in the diagram, viz: By run
ming a wire from either one Of the
pair Of plates + and B to the battery
2. and thence to one pole of the bell.
Another wire from either one. Of the
pair of plates CD to the other pole of
the bell In any part Of the circuit
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
MUST STAND FOR THE UNION
iIf Farmers Expect to Be Successful
They Should Keep Their Business
to Themselves.

I want to explain or say a few
things about handling the lumber
business in the union. You old Grang-
lers and Alliance, we know how we
suffered by not attending to our busi-
ness. If we expect to be successful
I'VE must keep our business to our
selves. If we commence selling at a
price that will save the union from
one to five dollars, and sometimes
more, you give it to the yard as a
leverage to cut under. Of course they
can cut prices on US when they want
to and they will do it to put us out
of business, but they can only do that
ito put US out of the lumber business,
writes T. G. Simpson in Co-Operator.
They will then go back to the high
old prices. You can remember what
they did with our alliance -four mills.
They sold -four below the price we
could afford to sell at and our alliance
people quit our mills and went where
they could get the flour the cheapest.
OF course we had to sell out Just as
soon as the alliance mills closed down
You all know what the result was.
Flour went higher than ever Just be-
cause they had to make the consumer
pay for the loss on the cheat and also
for lost time. Now you can see where
the trouble was. Because we did not
stick to our own business and run II
and let the other fellow alone. We
lost 20 years because we did not stick
to our crowd.
Now | want to say that we have the
F. E. & c. union. We have the or.
ganization, but l want to say we must
cooperate or we will go just like the
Granger and Alliance went-out of
business. l don't care how large an
organization we have. If we had the
world organized into one body and
had no cooperation, it would not be
worth a thing. So we must stick to
the point. What has made the rail.
roads, the oil trust and lumber trust
what they are? Nothing but co-opera.
ton. They organized and fought to-
gether, not each other, but for each
other. When anything came up which
calculated to be of interest they all
came together and fought it out for
themselves.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Dairy on Poor Farm.

A poor general farm. by intellI.
gent management, through dairying
may be>made into rich farm and be
placed on a high paying basis. 1t is
the most direct and the cheapest way
Of feeding the soil and of making It
grow more fertile and productive each
year. Rough and concentrated feeds
given to dairy cows not only go for
producing milk and butter, but for
rich fertilizers to build up the soil
with the proper handling Of the ma
nure. The man who makes dairying
one Of the main branches Of his farm
ing and sticks to 1t for a number of
years, may not get rich quickly but
is sure to get rich sooner or later.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
FARMERS Run OWN ELEVATOR
How They Are Managed In South pa.
kota and Wlseonsln-one Seasons
Business at Madison.


The following article relative to
farmers elevator companies is taken
from the Indiana Farmer:
Learning Of the desire on the part
OF some Of our subscribers to form or
CARNATIONS for owning and managing
farmers elevators, we addressed a
note Of inquiry to the editor Of the
Minnesota and Dakota Farmer and
here is his reply:
Your letter Of the 29th ult. in refer
ence to farmers elevators is received.
We have such an organization In this
city and | interviewed the secretary
and asked for a copy of their bylaws.
They have no printed copies, but l
Cleaned the following from their writ
ten copy. Name. Farmers Shipping
association. Organized under the gen.
eral corporation laws of the state.
Capital $1,000, 200 shares. Purpose,
handling and shipping all kinds of
farm produce and articles Of farm
consumption, coal. lime, salt, etc.
Charter runs 20 years. Have nine di.
rectors. Constitution consists Of six
articles; bylaws, 25 sections. First
nine sections pertain to duties Of d.
rectors and officers; 10 to IA, meet
ings and seal; 10 to IS, about stocks
and assessments; 10 relates to men,
bership; 20, transfers; 81, election in
June; %, amendments; %, not more
than So per cent. Of stock can be held
by one person or by other than farm
ers; %, order Of business.
They pay the manager here $50 per
month. These companies are gener-
ally successful in this state, the one
here paying as high as 40 per cent.
Their success depends largely upon
the manager. A few have failed. |
asked the secretary If the association
paid more for produce than other ele-
vators. He said the prices were about
the same as the old line companies
paid, but that the presence of an in.
dependent company had a good effect
on grain rates in a town.
Very truly, sR.F. KEER.
BroOkings, S. D.
Mr.. Keer sends US the following
showing the results of one seasons
business: h
The Madison, Wis, Farmers Ele-
Vator Company have just closed I'D
their first seasons work with the fol-
lowing result: The net earnings are
81 per cent. They will have about
$4,000 to distribute to their stockhold.
ers and will be paid as follows: Two
per cent. in reserve; eight per cent.
on stock; seven per cent. on coal and
flour purchases; two cents per bushel
on grain.
Shipped 1873 cars of grain. Bought
l6O'lSO bushels Of grain; 3S,s3S
pounds timothy. Sold 1883 tons of
coal; two cars -four. Hard coal that
sold at 1916 win cost the stockholde,
1912; soft coal that sold at 81 will
cost him 1851. Average price paid fol
grain; Barley, SIC; corn, 5Sc; fax,
$l.14; oats, 43c; wheat, S5c.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

Many preacher smothers the truth
in his attempts to protect 1t.
We would all live in a fools para
disc but for life's bitter blows.
Good advice is seldom taken save
as 1t is given in practical doses.
No man gets any higher in charac-
ter than he wishes all others to be.
Keep your troubles for yourself and
your smiles for friends and the world.
Boost your union Just a little all
the time; 1t will do no harm at any
time.
Indications are that there Is a spirit
Of revival In the union all over the
state Of Texas. -
Many men think that they are
welding big stick, when 1t is only
a track hammer.
There is satisfaction in knowing
that your neighbors are probably say
ing just as disagreeable things of you
as you are thinking Of them.
MANY a farmer fails to get ade-
quate returns from his farm because
he stays at home too closely, puts In
too many hours a day following the
pillow, and does not often enough visit
good farmers in his neighborhood or
other sections Of the country where
good farming Is DONE"
The farmer who is dissatisfied with
his income from the farm needs to
think seriously as to whether or not
his farm is planned right for the
largest returns, remembering that
good farming calls for keeping up
the productiveness of the farm while
getting maximum crops economically
from the soil.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Pneumatic Hoslus and Thinning Of Sugar ssst,.

One Of the principal costs In beet
cultivation Is the hoeing and thinning
Of sugar beets. Numerous ideas have
been suggested, but none Of them, ap-
parently, SO satisfactorily accom-
plishes It's purpose as the Bajac pneu-
matte combination, a plan and front
view Of which Is shown in the draw.
Ing herewith, says The Sugar Beet.
The first appliance constructed was
for hoeing and thinning, but later
there were many other combinations
for which 1t was found to be suited.
The main idea works very much on
the same principle as several types Of
automatic hammers, a pump compress.
sing the air into a reservoir at a
pressure Of six kilos per square C.
There are flexible pipes connecting
with the reservoir, and through these
the compressed air passes. At the
other end of the pipe is a piston;
rapid strokes follow in succession as
soon as the air circulates. There Is,
as shown, an automobile Of l2.horse
power, In which man is seated, be-
hind which may be a plow or any
other implement needed, depending
upon the work to be done. The motor
Of the automobile may be geared with
the air compressor placed in the back.
There Is a safety valve and an auto
matte regulator, which begin working
as soon as the desired pressure is
reached. The compressor is kept cool
by means of circulating water. 1t is to
be noted, says an expert, that dry air
taken at atmospheric pressure and at
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Joy grows as 1t is given.

Joy grows as 1t is given.
Looking down never lifts up.
Small talk often makes big trouble.
Habit serves the good as readily as
the bad.
Most people slip up on their own
smoothness.
The greatest sorrows are the ones
we never reach.
! Big plans for tomorrow are the
stun that sloth fattens on.
: Most men like to let their light
shine when they get new car.
I The best evidence of a .woman's
strength is her ability to hold her
tongue.
Some Of the higher grade of poll
ticians have discarded the Golden
Rule for one Of steal.
II the farmer will not study bust
mess for himself, he must let some one
study and do business for him.
The man who did not sell his brood
sows on account Of the high prices Of
feed and the inducements of extra
high prices for pork the past sum-
mer, is ahead of the game and the
man who let them 60.
Bankers consider the farmer a good
risk, because he deals in things that
are real. There is no speculation
connected with his business, except
that which goes on after he has turned
loose his products.
If you have any troubles don't pro-
coed to air them before the public,
who are only too glad to see you
sQuabble among yourselves, but settle
them in your locals. There has been
enough of mud singing in the past
two years. Quit it and stick to bust
ness, and if any one gets in the way
throw him out of the road and push
along.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Foreign Bodies in Cattle Field.

Bits of wire from hay baling are
very destructive to cattle. 1t is the
habit with some men when baling hay
to drop bits of wire that are shipped
OF into the chaff at their feet. The
char is afterward forked into the
baler. The cattle swallow the small
bits OF wire and die from the effect.
The trouble is more noticeable in the
alfalfa districts of the west and
southwest than anywhere else, be-
cause of the quantity of baled alfalfa
that is fed to dairy COWS in the vi.
Gritty Of cities and towns. A man
working with a pair of wire nippers
at baling press can do a great deal
Of injury just by being careless.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Apple Crop Of Year.

The apple crop for the United
States and Canada is estimated at
S5,OOOOOO barrels, 100000 barrels
more than last year. East of the Mis-.
sissippi the crop is poorer; west of
that river the yield is less but quality
superior. Capada is credited with a
very large percentage of the total in.
crease; her crop, except that Of Nova
Scotia, is said to be Is per cent. larg-
er than last year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03

q temperature Of 20 degrees c.. when
compressed at SIX kilos, win attain Q
temperature Of 21s C. When the Rir'
to be compressed Is saturated with
vatery vapor its temperature at ak
hlos pressure win not exceed so de-
grees c. The air reservoir is placed
under the seat Of the conductor.
In the engraving the three men N
front are completing the operation Of
hoeing and thinning. We can see In
this combination considerable changes
In future beet cultivation; contractors
could handle large areas at very low
cost and defy competition from hand.
operation for the same kind Of work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-12-03
Corn sIIaa. ch.an.

Corn silase is about the cheapest
and most efficient to supplement the
winter ration for dairy ana beef cat.,
tie. horses, calves and sheep. Il a.
cheaper to handle the corn cron N
the form Of silage than any other w,v /
And. should there be another SUNNI,
OF little rain, the well stocked sIlo,
furnishes succulent green feed. ana
comes as a great relief to the iv,...
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