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United labor bulletin., 1910-10-27

!. GRAND RALLY OCT. 30.
!. The Publications and Lectures
:: committee of the Denver Trades
!. and Labor Assembly has ar
!: ranged with the Direct Legisla- :
!. ton League, as instructed by the
!. central body. for a grand rally at :
!. convention hall, Albany hotel, :
=. Sunday, Oct. 80, in behalf of the
!. Initiative and Referendum. John :
!. w. Uren and John z. White will
/: be the speakers. Mr.. Uren is the
!. author of the Oregon law which :
!: gave to the citizens Of that state
! the Initiative and Referendum.
: Mr.. White is member OF Chi
: cago Typographical union and
I: one of the most brilliant lectur- :
I: ers on direct legislation in Amer
!. lea. These men are speaking In
I: behalf of the Direct Legislation
!. League.
United labor bulletin., 1910-10-27
DENVER PLAN" LABEL LEAGUES

Union Label League NO. !, Of Denver, Colo.
J. w. White. pres Edw J. Hines. sec, "a
Fridays. 31S Club bldg.
Onion Label League NO. 2, Of Pueblo, Colo.
Sherman F'osdick, sec, P. %. Box 4S5.
Meet Wednesdays, Trades Assembly hall.
Union Label League no. 3, OF Salt Lake
City, Utah-W. r. Mickey, sec, 216 s. w.
Union Label League no. 4, Of winnipeg,
Manitoba-P. o. Box 40. Winnipeg'
Union Label League no. s, of Kansas city
Mo.-James A. Haynes, 1891 Troost ave.
Union Label League NO. 6, of St. Louis,
Mo.-EIw. Edwards, sec, 1852 S. Grand.
Union Label League NO. 2, Of minneapolis,
Mimi. w. Deacon, Sec, 3O14 2Oth ave
South.
Union Label League NO. g. of Peoria, Ill
Miss Josie NJ. Wehrle, sec, S03 Hurlburt.
Union Label League No. g. of Spokane,
Wash.-Louis LeClair. rec.-sec.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
The Foundation of Rural Prosperity.

rClI7 SURE FOUNDATION for Rural Prosper
~ ity, Good Live stock. Well Fed" This was
0A> the title lately. and good" stock and
well fed" stock are the important points. An
animal that even when well fed will not pay eth
e. in beef milk is poor animal to keep. and
poorly fed stock OF any sort make poor manure
The value Of the manure made on tho farm is IN
direct proportion to the food value OF the ma
terials fed. Manure made from straw and shucks
is straw and shuck manure. while manure made
from peayine hay, cottonseod meal and corn takes
its richness from the food used
y large farmer In South Carolina once told me
THAI he made cotton at a cost Of Al cents a pound
and he made bacon a, same price and at that time
cotton selling for six cents and his bacon
averaged him { cents q pound. And tho making
OF The bacon gave him more manure 10 Increase
his cotton crop and enabled him 70 make some
thing on cotton even a. ;hc then low price Live
stock o. any sort VIII always help The cotton crop
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
Our Low Yields of Cotton.

[TN HE AVERAGE COTTON crop Of the whole
lhH Cotton Belt is less than 200 pounds of lint
- per acre. good deal less And yet when
we know that all over the South there are here
ana there men who seldom fail TO make 500
pounds, and smaller number who make more
man this, and now and then one who makes a
thousand pounds it is evident that to make this
low average there must be many who are growing
cotton at an actual loss. for 200 pounds hardly
pays more IMAM the cost of growing it. In fact,
II does not pay the cost Of those who are carried
ny d merchant If every farmer in the Cotton
i'eit maze bale an acre, 1t would not take half
me area 10 make the usual crop, and the remain
lhg acres could be growing something to feed the
iahd or the cattle. and helping to improve the
sand so that one-fourth of the area now pIanted
would make the crop
may not live to see it. but the time is coming
when a Southern farmer will be ashamed of a
crop or half bale an acre, and will be dlsap-
pointed at less than bale The leayen is work
N's. and as the young men come to take charge
f assirs, there is going to be a general breaking
away from old methods
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
Rotate All Crops.

NJ X LEACH says Peanuts should never
Fl be planted on the same land two years In
- succession" True and you can put cot
ton. corn and other crops in place OF peanuts and
II viii read all right That suggestion 20 How
rye on the peanut land is good one There !a
too much bare ground in tho cotton and peanut
sections IN winter. Mr.. Leach Bowa peas and
stu! makes peanuts. and knew men who make
small crops OF peanuts who say that co1poaa ruin
The land Tor peanuts Any crop that IS grown
for sale be improved by building up tho land
with peas and crimson clover. even to tobacco for
which many Of our farmers are afraid TO make
the land too rich
Read what Professor Barrow says about hunlna
ana theh 20 10 work "ith good rotation OF
crops and the feeding Of legnmc forage 70 got tho
humus into the soil
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
Professor Massey
Editorial Page.
Little Things That Count.

r~1NE OF THE LITTLE things in the estima-
va ton of many farmers is the home garden.
WI I have just been at work in mine this
anoruing and want to say few more words about
the garden. have two frames each with three
sashes 3x6 feet each In one of these frames
my tomato plants are growing and getting strong
for setting outside this month. In the other
SOW a lot of flower seed for home decoration, for
I want my home to look attractive. l have as
tiers, scarlet sage, moon flowers to climb on the
porch, and cosmos for the late fall blooming. My
sweet peas are, Of course, in the ground. They
&re along chcken-wire fence that encloses my
garden to keep the neighbors hens out, and they
will make the fence look pretty. Then I have
planted twenty-eght varieties of towering shrub
berry around the house in a we'll prepared border
and among them have planted 90 gladiolus bulbs
and will have scarlet sage along the edge Of the
shrubbery border
My early peas up, of course and have been
worked clean. Beets up, too, and lettuce and rad
ishes, mustard and brussels sprouts Three kinds
of mustard are in the ground. Then on rich
and sunny border have sown an ounce Of seed
of broad-leaf sage for next falls sausages The
sage plants will be set after the early peas are
on, and Will make much larger crop Of leaves
than keeping old sage bushes in the garden
SOW sage every spring, and find it much better to
do this than to keep the old plants Ny early
potatoes were planted several weeks ago and are
now nearly ready to come up. Sweet corn will go
in next and snap beans, and as fast as one plant
ing gets fairly up, l plant more, and thus keep
up a supply all summer till frost and the late
snaps are packed down in brine for the winter
and can be taken out and soaked over night, and
are all right for dinner the next day.
shall give no quarter to weeds Of any descrip-
uon My tomato plants will be trained to stakes
with single stems, and l in this way get bet
Ter and earlier fruit To-day sowed some toma-
20 seed outside to come after the early ones
Eall and for fall use. and when frost threatens
Will gather all the green tomatoes and wrap each
IN paper and pack in boxes and put in cool
place Tree from frost, and will bring few in at
lime TO warm room TO rpen, and will have
silceo tomatoes till January AS my garden will
De Kept at work and kept clean, I will not be
bothered with cutworms the eggs of which are
lald on weeds in the fall. Then as my garden is
large, and the city right at hand can sell all
ehe surplus to the grocers right in the garden
next falI expect to have great many more
aashes and large area in frames covered with
grass to grow lettuce all winter
There are farmers all over the South who could
hhd a great profit in garden we'll attended to
III TACT, the garden can be made the most profit
able acre the farm
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09
TIE sting Seeds.

H7T TAKES But little time to test the ger
WI minating power Of the seed we are going
49, to plant, and it may make all the difference
between a good stand and poor one to have all
the seed planted to be of strong termination
But in the garden seed we buy, and, in fact. i'm
all the seed plant, the heredity back Of the
seed is Of more Importance than the exact per
centage Of termination. OF course we want
good percentage of termination in any seed, but
there may be, and generally are, samples OF seed
that have a high termination which are poorer
seed to plant than a sample that shows lower
percentage of termination. because the first may
not be so we'll bred or so carefully cleared OF
variant plants the latter The breeding o,
the stock from which the seed came is OF far more
percentage Of termination. In fact, in many
garden seed the more worthless the stock the
stronger the termination, because nature is always
trying to get back to natural conditions. The best
growers of the dwarf forms OF garden peas for IN
stance take minute care to weed out the rank
growing "rogues" that always are appearing I'm
the crop, and to which the whole would tend to
run back II allowed L. grow. These rauk-grov-
ing weeds or rogues have the strongest vitality %
any, and sample that has not been we'll rogucd
during the growth OF the crop may show strong
er termination than the we'll roguei stock But
the gardener who depends solely on the percent
age of termination would make a great mistake In
Of buying seed is so largely a matter OF confidence
that we should always buy from the seedsmen OF
the highest reputation. and pay the best price for
the seed will be atoned for many times over In
the crop
There is a notion that Northern grown seed are
not only earlier but better In the South This ia
true OF some things like garden peas but not in
great many other things. The sweet corn seed
Of the seed stores is almost always grown in Ne
braska This, planted in the South. will be early
but so far as crop Is concerned, almost worthless
Corn, or all plants needs to be grown In the local
ity where It is to be planted and by careful selec
ton, we can get sweet corn that will flourish in
the South, but YOU have got to acclmate It FIRST
and breed Il at home. One OF the largest water
melon growers know In Maryland has all his
seed grown for him in Florida as he has found
that they better for his use than those in his
own fields. In fact. all the watermelon seeds sold
by the Northern seedsmen grown for them I'm
Inc south. There many seeds that we can
produce we'll in the South II we will take tho
pains to keep them pure and improving; but saw
ng seed from the refuse OF the crop In the garden
Is sure road to inferior article
friend once asked me TO try some OF his
early May peas that he had been saving for years
planted row alongside OF peas | had bought
early class. put tall brush to my friends peas
expecting them TO grow tall and they went TO the
top OF siX-foot brush and half way down again
before they bloomed. He had evidently hoo,
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

saving what was left on the vines after they got
too old TO eat. and the climatic effect and the
careless growing had run them All to rogues and
they were two weeks later than the Northern
grown seed. Garden seed need to be bred under
the best conditions just field corn does ana
these conditions vary with the climate. North or
South, East or West
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

Happy Is the land titled by the man who owns
l. Happy Ii the man who owns tho land hs
uiA Land Is cheap IN tho South and tho man
VINO - content TO be renter all his ITO lacks
either thrift or ambition
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-09

Certainly as the Editor says ec are in full
sympathy with the onc-h horse man. for ne hone
TO sec the day when they will all have nj leaat
TWO horses No one can get his land up TO It's
best condition OF productlfencaa who breaks tho
soil with a single horse or mule Improved farm
ing means plenty OF horse power aud small farm
eFs VINO are neighbora can save much In buying
machinery that can DO used alternately
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
EPWORTH SUNDAY-SC
cHRISTMAe ENTERTAINMENT
---sssS HifsS EiV iLN1 tEiVNiLiv

Epworth NJ. E. Sunday school will
give its annual Christmas entertain
ment this evening in the auditorium
of the church, which has been hand
somely decorated with festoons of
holly, wreaths, trees and electrical
effects for the occasion by William
Smiths class. The program is as
follows:
Singing by school, BELLS of Long
Ago. Clarke: prayer, the Rev. George
Z. Williams; singing by school, Song
of Peace" Clarke; responsive reau-
ing; address of welcome, John White,
Jr.;N singing by school, Haste TO
Bethlehem" Clarke; exercise, "Santa's
Welcome" George Underwood. Harold
Jackson, Paul Owens, Myrtle Smith,
Mildred Smith, Ida Nowland.
Primary school Notwithstanding
by school, "Christmas Letters" exsr-
else, Dearest Day" by nine scholars,
followed by eight scholars in exer-
else, Christmas Candles singing by
school, Holly Branches" recitations
by Dorothy Williams, August Lane,
Harold Harman and Helen McCadden:
recitation. "A Note to Santa Claus
George Underwood; singing by school,
Hail the Royal One" Clarke; recita-
ton, Two Little Mitts," Edna Strong;
exercise. "a Brilliant Drill" in cos
tune, Myrtle Smith, Anna CochraS.
Emma Evans, Helma Donovan, Helen
Booker, Edith Deputy, Catharine
Welsh, Ray McCadden. Aleta White
side. Hannah Eberhardt, Marion Hat
field, Maude Person. singing by
school, "The Wondrous Message"
Clarke; address by pastor; distribu-
tion Of gifts by Santa Claus from an
old-time fire place.
The program is in charge of Miss
Elizabeth Moore and Mrs. Elizabeth
Booker, The adult school will also
be rendered a social on Thursday
evening at which entertainment and
refreshments will be provided.
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
COLLEGE WIDOW"
AT THE AVENUE
ChaS. F. Miller Cordially Re-
CeiVed on His Return En-
gaGement With Company

The Avenue Theatre was packed to
the doors yesterday afternoon and last
night when The College Widow the
well-known satirical comedy, was
given its opening presentation. A
college play is always acceptable at
this season and the participation OF
the Delaware College eleven in the
football game scene in the third act
gives the production a local colorins
that is not only appropos but decided
ly welcome.
Charles r. Miller. the well-known
leading man of last season, was given
an enthusiastic welcome when he
made his first temperance at the
matinee. A similar reception was ac-
corded him IN the evening. Mr.. Mil
Ter had always been a big favorite
in Wilmington, and the enthusiasm
with which he was received was not
only a tribute to his popularity but a
very forcible expression Of approval
OF the action of Messrs. Conness ar
Edwards, managers of the AvenlA
Company, In re-engaging him.
AS the widow" Miss Ailleen May
the leading woman of the company
gave a mos commendable impersona-
tion. Miss May probably has no super
Tor in versatility I'm any stock com
pany in this country. She played the
part Of THE College Widow" with all
Of the vlvacity needed to make the
role a success. She was indeed a
true Jane Witherspoon, daughter q
the president OF Atwater College, who
was given the title of widow" be-
cause OF the students she buried at
every commencement; the lovers she
lost when they graduated.
The cast of the Avenue Company is
enlarged. Lynn B. Hammond, as
president of Atwater College and
father of the widow" gave a high
class characterization.
Mr. Chatterton's impersonation OF
Dr. Bolton was good, of course, as was
also the Interpretation of the role OF
bud" Hicks, a freshman, by Charles
Dow Clark who has achieved remark
able success here. The feminine
members Of the cast all contribute
materially to the meritious presenta-
tions. They are Misses Ethel Blande
Ethel Strickland, Mabel Strickland
Florence Short, Florence Davenport
and Grace Shaw.
Messrs. w. J. Townsend, Carson
Davenport, Arthur LaRue, Harry T
Fischer. Joseph O'Hara, Harry Gibbs
Alexander Leftwich, Joseph Tiers
Paul Byron, Reese Cassard and
Arthur J. Wood also did particularly
well. The scenic effects and cos.
tunes are elaborate and appropriate
The scenery is an exact representa-
tion Of that used in the original pro
duction Of THE College Widow" by
Henry W. Savage at the Garden Thea
tre New York.
Matinees will be given this week a
the Avenue on Wednesday. Friday anC
Saturday. The large advance sale o
seats demonstrates that the theatre
will do the greatest weeks business II
its history.
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
FARMERS DISCUSS
COST OF LIVING

Some interesting discussions mark
ed the regular weekly meeting of Dell
aware Grange last evening The dis
cussions were participated in by all
present, the first subject being, "WhO
is responsible for the high cost of liv-
ing" and the other being How can
a mother make the home the happiest
place for children?"
A communication was received
from Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Walker in
which they accepted an invitation ten
dered to them sometime ago by the
grange to install the newly elected Of
ficers. The installation will be held
on Monday evening, January 3. Rout-
inc business occupied the gerater part
of the business session.
Miss Alice Frederic delighted the
members with a piano solo and Miss
Alice f. Mccoy recited Christmas
Night in the Quarters" The literary
program closed with a select reading
by William H. Mccoy.
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
MERRY XMAS
ron NzTU1C nam
run I'll i S>FUUK
Santa Claus, Aided by Police,
Provides Children With
Treat
CANDY AND STOCKINGS
FOR EACH NEEDY TOT

The big-hearted citizen who by a
gift of $500 TO Chief Of Police George
Black made il possible to make more
than 1000 children, whose parents
were too poor to provide a Christmas
Tor them yesterday, did one of the
most charitable acts Of his life. II
was said that he was not present to
see the good he accomplished, but
bis Christmas must have been a happy
one wherever he was, for no one
could bring happiness TO so many
without enjoying a portion himself.
The distribution Of the dainties was
grand sight and those who were al
lowed IN the City Court room where
the distribution took place, Will prob
ably remember the occasion all their
lives;
Long before the time set for the
treat to start the youngsters to whom
the police had given cards had gath
cred in the rear a. the police station
and patiently waited until the courts
business was finished. Some OF the
children wore shoes out at the toes
and stockings that had many holes,
but the little ones didn't mind the
cold All appeared to be happy.
AS soon as court adjourned Chief
Black started the line Of children in
notion PatrOlman Mike" Barr was
at the rear entrance Of the police sta
tion with a hapy song on his lips pass
ing In the little ones as fast as those
I'm the court room could give each a
warm pair Of stocangs and a big Rag
of candy, nuts and fruit
Patrolman aNeddy" Abrahams, also
was there and he was about as busy
n policeman is was ever seen around
the station. Sergeant Baily and Kel-
leher and Patrolmen Elliott, Wardle
and others and not to say the least,
Captain Kane and Matrons White and
Davis. did good work in handing out
the gifts and keeping the long line
OF children in motion.
There were several children I'm the
line who were without sufficient
clothing and these the police provided
with sweaters. The pretty coat, the
gift Of employees OF Greenhanms Mar
lSet street store, which was to be given
TO the hoy most I'm need of It. was
handed TO Charles Quinn, aged years,
who lives on the East Side Of the
city. For q few moments after re-
ceiving the coat Charles was too eN-
cited TO speak.
An instance Of the pathetic side OF
the affair was n little fellow who
entered the court room weeping. He
had lost his ticket and his little sister
Catherine was home sick and his
mother too was sick and could not
bring her He was taken care of and
got stockings and candy not only for
himself. but also for Catherine.
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
"NEMOURS" HAS HAPPY
FIRST CHRISTMAS

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred l. DUPONT OBJ
served their first Christmas Day in
their new residence, Nemours, by a
Christmas tree for the children Of the
employees OF the estate. When the
fifty little folks, with their parents,
assembled in main hall at 4.S0 o'clock
o'clock, with their parents, assembled
in the main hall at 4S0 o'clock on
Christmas morning, a huge tree blaz-
ing with electric lights and orna-
ments, and covered with gifts, met
their eyes.
Each one of the happy children re-
ceived a 45-inch candy cane, tied with
blue and silVer ribbon, the Nemours
colors, and a blue satin cornucopia
filed with bonbons, and bearing the
words, "Nemours, 1910," written in
silver letters. Each girl received a
doll from Mrs DUPONT, and each boy
a mechanical toy from Mr.. DUPONT.
The parents of the children were
also generously remembered. A few
invited guests assisted MIR. and Mrs.
dupont in receiving their employees.
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
CITY JUDGE GIVES
MORE LIBERTY GIFTS

Judge Cochran was lenient toward
prisoners who were arraigned before
him yesterday. Ten men who had
imbibed too freely on Saturday night
were dismissed The brightly lighted
room and the pretty Christmas tree
for the poor children of the city with
the 900 bags of candy for the
youngsters made a striking compari-
son with the dock fun Of prisoners
not many feet away. The prisoners
showed much interest I'm the tree and
the piles of candy to be distributed
soon after court adjourned.
One after the other of the prisoners
charged with the minor offenses faced
the Judge and pleaded guilty.
Dismissed. Don't come back here
again the Judge replied. and with a
happy smile the unfortunate passed
out of the dock.
Joseph jenkins, alias Saunders, col
ored was fined 81 and costs on the
charge of assault and battery.
The charge of assault and battery
against Harry Watson, cOlored was
dismissed. The same disposition was
made OF the charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct against Joseph
Walsh
Hearing in the case of Rosie Porter,
colored, charged with larceny and
keeping a house of i'll repute, was
continued.
Holten Lynch was charged with the
larceny Of lead but the evidence was
not sufficient 70 hold him.
James Faulkner was charged with
reckless driving. but his hearing was
postponed at the request of Assistant
City Solicitor Chaytor
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
Busy Week for West Members.

Christmas week will be a busy time
for the West Presbyterian Sunday
school. The elementary classes will
have their Christmas festival tomor-
row afternoon. In the church to-
morrow evening the last public meet
ing of the old year will be held. It
will be a prayer service to which the
church membership is invited. The
Baird Memorial Mission. at Second
and West streets, will hold its Christ
mas festival on Friday night and on
Thursday night, January 5, the Sun
day school orchestra will entertain
the intermediate, senior and adult de-
partments of the school at a concert
TO which out Of town talent will con-
tribute
Evening journal., 1910-12-27
Y. W. c. A. FESTIVITIES.

No classes will be held at the Y.
W. c. A. until January 6. A series. of
festivities has been arranged for. On
Wednesday evening last the first of the
series was observed when a Christmas
tree was held Miss Agnes /. Downey,
the secretary presented the gifts. The
hef assistant and the ma
tron were also the recipients of a
large number of gifts. A household
party will be held next Thursday even
ing at which Miss Downey and Miss
Emily Martin. the physical director,
will be the hostesses.
The members Of the Arrow club will
be entertained at the association build
ing on Friday evening.