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prophet is without honor in his own
country, by having our own local
place us on a program to discuss the
same subject at diversification meet
ing to be held December 12. This is
the kind of encouragement we need
and we will try to make good by max
ing the January issue Of the Local
Guide Fertilizer Number.
In our issue of December Is, we
printed the following:
Result, Not Theories.
We note in the Local Guide, edited
by Brother Harrington, that The Ad-
vocate is placed in some mighty good
company anent Fertilizer knowledge,
but was unaware that our brother ed
itor was an expert. We have watched
his efforts for some time past to dis
lodge the sale Of a process for home
manufacture and now the promoters
come out and offer cool one hundred
dollars if anyone will come to the
place where it is used and find it not
well liked. If they have no facts OF
cannot produce tthe goods" it looks
like easy-money for some one, it is
tsthe goods" and not the analysis that
counts with most farmers. We would
prefer to see all fertilizer made and
mixed at home even at the same cost
We understand that several experts
are advocating the elimination of com
mercial fertilizers entirely The Ad
vocate always advocates RESULTS
not THEORIES, so show us "the
goods, and we will espouse the cause
Now Brother Harrington, please reae
carefully, and you will see that we diS
not Intimate that you are an expert Q
any kind as you will note we said, sbu
was unaware that our brother editol
was an expert and as for even ;
hint of a sneer in the above regrad
ing the effort" we fail to see it, as al
effort is an endeavor or. an attempt
and we believe that has been the ex
tent of the issue.
Now brother, you said, Let us %
fair; we'll how about you quoting ar
ticle s, as referred to in your article
above? Why did you cut the sentenc'
in two? which reads as follows;
8. "The name and address Of an,
patent-right vender, selling paten
rights to manufacture any article an
taking a deed Of trust to pay TO
same" While you misquote il, thougl
we trust unintentionally, by stoppin
at the word vender, we will not alloy
our Imagination to suppose it was il
territorial Now brother as to the wri
ers 'infallibility,D will only say that
appreciate this honor thrust upon m
and will try and hold up to the mar
you set for me and feel that everythin
set out by me is truth, that | will a
ways uphold right, and my ideas
truth and right will read the sam
from either side of the fence.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1909-01-06
Seymour, Miss. Dec. 30. 1908.
Your brother.
q. B. WALLER.

To the Editor Of the Advocate, Jack
son, Miss:
Dear Sir: My attention has been !.
called to the lengthy article. appearing
in the Jackson News of recent date
wherein is contained a discussion Of
the probable outcome of the state con-
vention of the Farmers Union at Jack
son on the 18th of this month. This
article states that it is very likely
that there will be warm contest at
the convention over the question of
abolishing the business agency. The
article also dwells at length on the
coming election of officers and says
that President Hightower will prob
ably be reelected though Mr.. Bass
of Hazlehurst and another member
are likely to oppose him. The article
in question goes very much in to
detail and the writer seems to show
great familiarity with Farmers Union
affairs.
What myself and the other mem
bers of the union in this section OBJ
ject to is the publicity given to the
affairs Of the union in a daily paper.
{ hold that this publishing Of the prob
able outcome of union convention
and of a union election weeks before
it takes place is contrary to the prin-
ciples Of the union. The Advocate is
the organ Of the Farmers Union, yet
this very matter which appeared in
the Jackson News was not mentioned
in the Advocate. The members of the
Union look to the Advocate as the
mouthpiece Of the state organization
to the locals, yet here we have an out
isde paper publishing to the world
matters of an inside nature which
our own paper has discussed but
meagerly Ii the Advocate is not to
be the medium through which are dis
cussed matters pertaining to the In
side workings of the union, to the ex-
clusion of other papers, then ! am
frank to say that do not see the
necessity Of a union paper.
i The article appearing in the Jack
son News is evidently written for
political effect, particularly with refer
ence to the proposed aboiishing Of the
business agency. 1t looks very much
as If some one was attempting to do
little proselyting beforehand, to
flush the covey'' as it were and create
the impression as that the abolishing
Of the business agency was fore
gone conclusion 1t is the policy OF
the Farmers Union not to dabble In
politics and if politics is to be intro
/ duced into it, it will soon go the way
Of the Farmers, Grange.
t The discussion in daily paper hav'
J ing a general circulation Of matters
which should not have been mentioned
t except between members Of the url'
ion, and particularly this speculatine
5 upon the probable results Of con
. vention and an election Of officers
r both with the evident intention OF
+ creating sentiment and influencing
r votes in favor of certain measures
!, indicates very clearly that there i
\ a serious leak somewhere in the or
!. ganization.
a Union affairs should be discussed
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1909-01-06


sense of the word.
End. At the State Union last jan
uary large percentage of the work
done by its. so-called body and com
mittees were nothing shorter than a
pure, rotten and very corrupt polit-
ical lot of machinery. therefore the
.so-called state officials is not by the
desire Of the majority Of the humble
toilers Of the union, and to prove this
first / will ask to be informed by our
good brother, or some one, to tell
what right has a political office-holder
such as are in the state capitol to.
suggest to the Union in whole or in
part, what members of their body to
elect to office in the union, as was
DONE
Sd. Brother Harrington accuses me.
Of making a personal attack, / openly
deny this, unless the brother and the
entire Board are guilty, and if SO, / am
not responsible for It.
Referring to the inviting of the law
yers, merchants and doctors audience
to what should be said behind closed
doors, this reminds me Of the time the
devil caused old Mother Eve to sin,
the old cloven-footed sneak waited to
get God, the greatest Of Lights and
Rights. out of sight.
If we, as business men and Christ
ians, tolerate wrong directly or indi-
rectIy with a knowledge Of it and say
by our keeping still, we don't care, or
do as part of the committee, or all Of
them, as other officers did when Bro.
Russell wrote the article that was stop
ped, you can rest assured that lawyers,
merchants. doctors, bankers and
Christians will all fail to respect us
as they would if we keep clean.
AS to the history you speak of writ
ing, in the name of God tell me what
is your history in the days to come,
to profit the people of today, this re
minds me of fellow waiting until 10
han Smith was dead twenty-five years,
then taking basket Of flowers to his
grave and saying, "Johan, smell Of
these and their smell will help you
to stear clear Of hell. If you have q
flower for me, let me smell it before
die. AS to my thinking the tail ought
to wag the dog, deny this, but will
say that / was only able to locate the
dog by coming up behind him, there
fore seeing his tail first
| Brother, / am aware that you are moi
the whole board, and could not be, anC
/ as to Brother Russell, Brown and Mey
er, or anyone else knowing Of this, al
/ you state, / hereby ask Of all of then
as / did you. AS to Bro. Russell, is i
not a fact that he got out a letter ant
the board and others stopped it from
going to the people? If you try to giv'
the facts to a jury in crime and th'
lawyers and court stops you, are yo1
to blame? Why, / ask you, also ever.
member of the board, why did you al
low WEIGH to tender his resignation
after you discharged him? Then ret
{ ommend him to other states.
J Have the county presidents got tn
right to say we shall or shall not hav
any Office, if the members do not, ar
: they the "chief cook and bottle wasf
ers' Of the union?
AS to the men who chose you, the
may know straight up, but do they an
| the choosers of all the rest Of th
$ board, also all of the board know tha
Z you have straight heart, this is tn
r thing
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home., 1909-01-06

To the Editor Of the Advocate, Jack
son, Miss:
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-22
$199,OOO,OOO

PAoC1OOO5SOS
In short, capitalization of $780,
100000 was converted into a capitali-
cation of $189,0O0,OOO out of hand
and without adding a single dollar to
the actual investment in the road it.
self.
And this $189, 100000 enters into
Mr.. Stickney's calculation as part of
that poor, starved railroad capital
that gets hardly any return because
rates are so low.
Being criticized in some quarters
for this rank imitation, the Rock
Island people then issued a compare
tive statement proving that, with
$119,OOO,OO0 Of pure water just added,
the capitalization of their road, per
mile Of line, was still decidedly
smaller than that of many other
Western roads-which is quite sig
nifcant.
Following this initiation, Rock Is
land brought $29,0O0,000, Frisco COM
mon-all water; never paid a divi-
dend-and gave in exchange go per
cent in bonds and go per cent in
stock, or 100 per cent in all. Frisco
bought control of Chicago & Eastern
Illinois by issuing certificates at
$3.50 a share for the common stock
and $3.50 for the preferred. Mr..
Morgan obligingly relieved Colonel
John W. Gates of $3O,6O0,OO0 Louis
vile & Nashville stock and sold it to
Atlantic Coast Line for $10,000,-
900 cash, $35, 100000 in four per cent
bonds, and 100000 in stock, or
$50,0O0,000, in all. The manner
in which Mr.. Hartman trebled the
capitalization of Chicago & Alton has
been extensively explained and COM
mented upon Of late.
Just here one is reminded of an
other argument on the railroad side
of overcapitalization, put forth by the
Chicago & Northwestern, which may
as we'll be noticed here. They say
that if there was originally a good
deal of water in railroad securities,
the large sums that have been taken
out of earnings and applied to per-
manent improvements have made this
good-so no harm, finally, has been
done. :. In the last two years Chicago
& Northwestern, after meeting all ex-
penses and charges, including very
liberal appropriations for mainten-
ance Of track and equipment, has
earned net and clear fifteen per cent
on its total issue of capital stock. But
it has actually paid rather less than
half Of this in dividends. The re-
mainder it has devoted to extensions
and permanent improvements. In the
last four years, the amount taken out
of earnings for permanent better
ments, over and above the regular
and liberal appropriations for main
tenance, is $23, 1921, 6O4. IF one goes
back eight years the amount reaches
$5O,OOO,0O0, or half the total stock
outstanding at the date of the last an
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-22
THE CHEAT OF OVERCAP1-
TALIZATION.

1Here is only one way IN which they
could have made these fortunes-that
is, by causing the railroad to issue to
them securities vastly in excess of the
money they put in, and then by charg-
ing such rates for transportation as
would make the artificial securities
valuable. The common stock, GER
tainly, was all water, In 1899, when
the Central Pacific settled its debt to
the government by giving three per
cent notes, it was deemed expedient to
readjust" its capitalization and it's
relationship with the Southern Pa
cifc So holders of $67 ,275,5OO Cen
trail Pacific stock exchanged their
shares for the same amount Of South
ern Pacific stock and received in addi-
ton a bonus Of twenty-five per cent
in four per cent bonds The old bonds
were exchanged for new securities,
each 81 900 receiving from 1850 to
ST. 400, according to priority.
The Southern Pacific railroad was
originally quite modest enterprise.
To build the road from which the
present fourishing system grew, cost,
according to testimony, less than ST.
100000, while the syndicate that did
the building issued to itself 100000
900 in various securities. The South
ern Pacific, which is holding COM
pany, at present has over nine thou
sand miles of road Its funded debt
and preferred stock issue amount to
$4,000 per mile Of road-which, in
all human probability, is more than
was ever actually invested in con-
structing and equipping the lines. In
addition, it has $197, 849,253 common
stock. On this common stock divi-
dends are paid at the rate Of five per
cent year. Last year, after meet
ing all expenses and charges, the road
earned more than eight per cent on
this common stock. How could it
possibly do that unless it were charg
ing higher rates for transportation
than would yield fair return upon
the investment?
Still the Same Old Game.
They say that stock watering in the
railroad field, though practised with
regrettable vigor in the early days, is
now a thing Of the past. But saying
so doesn't make it So The process
continues, but, in the main, in some
what subtler forms. The year 1901
was not an early day. Somebody then
bought, in the market, great quantities
of the stock of the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy road-at about 1925 or
$3.50 a share. Presently it was an
nounced that, under the auspices Of
Messrs. Hill and Morgan, the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific roads
would jointly buy all the Burlington
stock offered at 5000 a share, payable
in four per cent bonds. Those two
roads did buy $1O7OOO,OOO of Bur-
lington stock, out of total of $780,
100000, and issued therefor $214,00O,-
900 Of four per cent bonds-which
were then sold to investors, who, to
be sure, got but modest return upon
their money. Say, for the safe of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-22
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high because the capital invested gets
such small return.
In 1902 the Messrs. Moore and their
friends bought up $7O,O00,000, in
round numbers, of the stock of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
which had paid from two to three and
half per cent a year in dividends
through the hard times. By the sim
pie devices of lease and a holding
company,
They converted this $70,000,O0O of
Rock Island into
S 100000 4 per cent Bonds
49,000,O00 4 per cent Preferred
Stock
100000 Common Stock
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-22
PAGE FIFTEEN.
Locust Grove Institute

- SUMNER SESSION begins eight weeks instruction t
regular South
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
AUCTION SALE.

At the residence of the late George s. Velie, Stepney, Conn. IS mile from Burr Hawleys store. Consisting of the following personal property: horses, all around farm and business; cows, young, due July and August; calves, out to pasture; buggies, some good as new; sleigs, first class sorder; all farming utensils, moving machines, horse rake, wheel harrow, cultivators, one lot of hay, shovels, forks, harnesses, good as new, set of iron bobs, carpenters tools, some household furniture, one lot of coal, vinegar, one lot of paint, wood, and a great many other things too numerous to mention, in fact everything found on a first class farm. Bay mare, brown mare, Jersey heifer, colves, business wagon, horse lumber wagon, covered delivery wagon, Concord buggy. top buggy, cutter, 1 horse wood shod sled, wheel harrow, moving machines, horse rake, buggy harness, work harness 1 lot coal, parlor stove.. cultivator, cross cut saw, set of iron bobs, lot chickens, horse blanket, hives of bees. These goods must be sold. The sale will start at 1O.30 a. m., sharp, rain or shine.
 SATURDAY. JUNE 12.
 The farm will be sold at private sale.
 s. T. VELIE. Adm.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
Stock and Tools Free.

Four cows, heifers, pair horses, 100 hens, wagons, machinery and tools to he thrown i'm with this big. productive, well located 100-acre farm; excellent soil; healthful location; bountiful shade; 2-story, Broom house; good outbuild- ings; lots of fruit trees; big money maker; only $500; part cash; see photo- graph, page 76, Strouts May-June Bull letin, copy free. D. A. Strout Co.,, Dept 62, 47 West 34th Street, corner Broad way, New York.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
OVERLOOKING LAKE, 20 ACRES,
 $500. EASY TERMS.

Building on this nice little farm are in good repair; include recently remod- tance from house; cuts 10 tons of hay; lots of apples, plums, cherries, entrants and berries; great place for Summer boarders; only s9G0; easy terms. Page 80, Strouts May-June Bulletin, copy free E. A. Strout Co.,, Dept 62, 47 West 34th Street, corner of Broadway, New York.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
WyandOttes For Sale.

14 White Wyandotte bullets and cock erels, June and July matched. Laid .238 eggs for March, 297 eggs for April. Price s15. One Rhode Island Red cock erel, June matched. Price s1.50. A few Rhode Island Red eggs from special matings; 5Oc per 14. Mrs Grace c. WellWood. Bridgew tier, Conn. Tele- phone 134-2, New Milford.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
The NeWtc*=:.n. ioCo.
 Newtown, Friday, June II, 1909.

c. N. Clarke of Nichols is sending out free samples of his celebrated Vegetable Liver Pills. People who are troubled with biiousness, con- stipation indigestion, headache, dizziness, etc., should try them as they cure the above ailments where other pills only give temporary re- lief. See his advertisement in an- other column.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

I will be at the Town Clerks office for the. collection of taxes on the last Saturday of each month from a. m., to n, mn. On all the other week days at the office of Taylor & Hubbell, from ' a. m. until 4 D. m. John F. Houlihan. Tax Collector, Newtown, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
FOR SALE,

Driving horse dark bay 5 years old. not afraid of auto or trolley. Also light buggy and harness. w. B. Marvin, Birmingham Iron Foundry, Derby, Ct
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

FOR SALE-Two Keytone Hay leaders, used one season; also 20 second hand Mccormick mowers and hay rakes. Will be sold at low figure to close them out Charles Sanford, Valley View Farm. Bedding Ridge, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

FOR SALE-A four year old new milch Ayrshire COW. E. T. Hooks, Botsford Hill, NeWtoWn, Conn. Tel 54-2.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

Dean's Rheumatic Pills for Rheuma- tisn and Neuralgia. Entirely vegetable Safe
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
For Sale.

Work and driving horses. c. B. Weed, Stratfeld Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

ROARDERS WANTED-Veryp pleasant loca- ID tion. especially healthy. House has mod ern improvements. Could accommodate fam fly with automobile. Terms gladly given on application. Mrs Moses Devaux. Marbledale, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
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FOR sALE-A few bushels of Japanese see I buckwheat. Mrs James BIrr Mon roe, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

FOR SALE-Woodlaw Farm. Situated in Newtown, Botsford Hill district, con- taining S4 acres of well divided mead ow, pasture and wood land. Will rent said property for a term of three or five years. Call or address Miss Mary A. Costello, R. D. l7, Standby Hook, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

DOR SALE-Good farm of l2O acres. two y story white ho use, 3 barns. five minutes walk from store. school house and churches: Will sell for S3OOO, 5000 down and balance at per cent. Address L. R. Carter, Il East Main. St., Waterbury. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

IITANTED TO BUY-10O head of cattle
 w Highest cash prices paid for good stoc Address A. s Edwards. R. D. ?. Bridgeport Ct. Telephones R."
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11
Wanted.

Boardsrs for the summer months high ele- vation, pleasant scenery, good table, free transportation from and to station Sam Green, The Shamrock, Sandy Hook. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

FARM HOUSE ot Monroe to rent for the summer or longer if desired. s. w. Smith, Ansonia. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

A GOOD SMITH AMERICAN ORGAN for h sale very cheap. In good condition. c. E. Osborne, Stepney, Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

DOR SALE-One good work horse, col . black; weight about HOO lbs, good workt
 and driver. c. L. Hingle. Bedding Center. Ct.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

WANTED-Chickens in any quantity; 16c per tb for young live chickens and 15c per ib for fowl. Coos Market, BOA Main St., Danbury, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

ITO RENT-Furnished room in the country, for slight housekeeping. Address Farm, Box 31, R. F. D. 34, NewtoWn, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1909-06-11

EOR RENT-4 pleasant rooms by month or U for the season. John Frank. Route 16. Newtown, Conn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-03
SICK TWO YEARS
 AFTER THE GRIP
Tonic Treatment Is Necessary After the Acute Stage of the Disease Is Past Before the Health Can Be Fully
 Restored,

A single attack of the grip may mean . lifetime of misery if proper precautions are not taken to restore the blood and drive out the lingering poisons that cause the SO called "after-e6ects" of the disease.
 The danger from the grip is seldom over when the characteristic symptoms, the fever, tks catarrh, the headache and the depression of spirits pass away The grip leaves behind it weakened vital powers, thin blood, impaired digestion and over-sensitive nerves-a condition that makes the system an easy prey tt pneumonia, bronchitis, rheumatism, ner. vous prostration, and even consumption. Too much stress cannot be laid on the importance of strengthening the blood and nerves during convalescence.
 Mrs. W. H. Parker, of No. @ West Union street, Newark, N. r., tells oi her cure by this treatment, a follows:
 "I was sick for two years followina an attack of the grip and could ret httll relief from the doctors treatment. ] had bad cough for over . year ane everyone thought I WAS going into con sumption. Twas extremely nervous and had trembling spells which affected ma 50 that I couldn't sit still. During thh year had to lie down most of the time
 My heart palpitated and my heat ached frequently. lost great deal ii weight, had no ambition and was noi able to do much work. had no appe tite at all and my stomach was weak.
 "I was led to try Dr. Williams Pinl Pills by reading of cure of case simi lar to mine and felt some benefit in c short time. The trembling spells Jeff me and picked up right along until ] was cured"
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills have also cured such blood diseases as anemia rheumatism, after-effects of the grip and levers. Owing to the intimate relation between the blood and nerves, the pilli have been found invaluable in such ner. vous diseases as dizziness, nervous de bility, neuralgia and St. vitus' dance.
 Dr. williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re. ceipt of price, 30 cents per box; si1 boxes for $2.5o, by the Dr. William, Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-03

beginning September 5. He will Ieava here Friday with c. F. Bishop Preso ident of the American Aero Ciub He will try foE the Grand Prix, the dist ance of which has been reduced from sixty-two to thirty-one miles.
 Mir. Bishop said today that Curtiss had signed no contracts for flights in America. MT. Bishop, Mir. Curtiss and Edgar w. Mix of Columbus, O., made a successful balloon trip today of for ty-eight miles. They came down in the Department of Tonne.