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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
PURPOSES OF FARMERS UNION

To secure equity, establish justice
and apply the Golden Rule.
To discourage the credit and mort
gage system.
To assist our members in buying
and selling.
To educate the agricultural classes
in scientific farming
To teach farmers the, classification
Of crops, domestic economy, and the
process Of marketing.
To systematic methods of pro
duction and distribution.
TO eliminate gambling in farm
products by boards Of trade, cotton
exchanges and other spectators.
To bring farming up to the stand.
ard OF other industrial and business
enterprises.
To secure and maintain profitable
and uniform prices for cotton, grain.
live. stock, and other products Of the
farm.
To strive for harmony and good
will among all mankind, and brother.
ly love among ourselves.
To garner the tears Of the dis.
tressed. the blood Of martyrs. the
laugh Of innocent childhood, the
sweat of honest labor, and the virtue
OF a happy home as the brightest
jewels known.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
FARMERS ARE BUSINESS MEN
So Declares President Barrett IN Con-
vention at Charlotte, N. Clio
Secure Legislation.

The national convention OF inc
Farmers Educational and Co'opera,
tive Union Of America was held d.
Charlotte, N. c., the other day with
thousand delegates, representing d.
most every state in the Unlon' III az
tendance
Addresses by different members VI
the union on subjects Interesting "
the statesmen Of agriculture followed
the opening preliminaries.
In his annual address, president w.
S. Barrett spoke first of the farmer as
a business man. Here and there he
declared, the individual farmer mas
much to learn concerning business
and business usages. But the 1mpor-
tant point is that the leaven IS at
work and the man who tills the SOIL
and the country is absorbing WIN
miraculous rapidity the lesson that
business principles must be foremost
in the management Of his affairs. Inc
change Is epochal in revolutionary
sense.
IN every gtate have invaded" ne
continued, "the farmer debates TO-DAY,
not so much the everlasting round OF
politics or the cruelty selfish a1nD1'
lions of politicians, but how to make
his acres return the maximum OF dol
lars: how to make his best own op'
portunities: how to furnish the best
opportunities to his sons and daugh'
ters; how best to tighten his Wlfes
toll; how best to make attractive
clean, healthful and permanent the
home that shall shelter them all.
1--WE have organized state unions IN
three states during the past year
California, Indiana and Virginia." he
continued. Catch the significance o.
the national scope shown by these
three organizations.
"As an evidence Of the determine
ton OF the organized farmer to punish
Indifferent public servants and reward
those who have shown their true col
ors and abided by them, It Is q vel
known fact that the Farmers unto1
defeated several congressional cand1
dates and few senators in few
southern and western states. That Is
moreover, merely the beginning OF tn
organizations fight to secure atten
ton to It's demands from men in pub
lie life.
I'm number of states where tn
Farmers union has made itself plai1
in asking proper legislation from legis
latures, it has gotten practically all
demanded. In other states, for IL
stance, Arkansas and Alabama, it ha
never been turned down on slngl
one Of its requests"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

The short road to wealth generally
turns out to be the toughest
An empty wagon always makes a
great deal more noise than full one.
You would never know some men
were Christians unless they told you
so.
Here is to the man who speaks the
best and thinks the least Ill Of his
neighbour.
The kind of farmer who occupies a
farm can most always be told by the
class of poultry he keeps.
Many a man who IS fooling away
his time in the literary field might
be useful in a potato field.
Some men use so much energy
blowing their own horns that they
cannot accomplish anything else.
Men who are always yelling for a
square deal sometimes forget to whis-
per when the other fellow gets the
worst of it.
-Four flushing may win for lit
tie while but no man can win by II
in the long run against honesty and
square dealing.
Almost anyone will give the other
fellow a chance, but it won't do much
good unless the other fellow gives
himself a chance.
The shovels. sweeps, bull-tongues
and pillow points should be sharpened
Look forward and have everything II
readiness for the busy season.
Just about the time man gets Il
firmly fixed In his head that tho farm
cannot get along without him, thu
boss makes up his mtad to fire him.
There is always one man at barr
raising who runs around. splits on hi
hand. yells instructions TO everybody
eats more and does less work tina,
any other man on the Job. Know him
Many q man shakes hands will
himself and believes he is successful
when he has become rich and yet h
may be farther away from real sue
cess than any other man in hi
county.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

The diamond is pure carbon and
the hardest substance In nature. 1t
burns In a temperature Of 800 cent?
grade. producing carbonlc acid. All
diamonds are not equally hard, and
there is sometimes varying degree
of hardness In different parts OF a
large diamond. Some diamonds glow
In dark room; some are florescent,
appearing milky in sunlight" D1a'
monds are Of many colors-pure white,
yellow, Jet black. dark brown, light
cinnamon. green, blue, pink, and
orange. the diamonds OF each mine
having distinctive character. An e1-
pert can usually tell the mine by ex-
amining the stone. Most of the dia-
monds OF today come from the famous
Kimberley and De Beers mines, IN
South Africa.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

The battleship Orion, which Great
Britain launched the other day, Is
1900 tons smaller than the cruiser
Lion launched few days before, and
IS slower; but she will throw weight
of shot and will carry an array OF tor
pedoes that will render her more dan
gerous in standup fight, The Orion
is declared to be the most powerful
battleship aaoat. But how long will
she be? Only one sure thing can be
predicted of the Orion; and that is, in
few years she will be on the scrap
heap and still more powerful fighters
will be carrying the flag in her place.
There Is no end to the race In building
battleships.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
NOT CUT OUT FOR SOLDIER
Widow Healy INDUCES In Some Plain
Speaking to Her Devoted but
Timid Lover.

The counting Of the Widow Healy
gby Terence Corcoran was a tedious
affair to every one in Magraw place,
most of all to the widow herself, who
tried various expedients to assist her
timid admirer.
''I'm thinking l might go for a
sojer," Terence announced one night,
when his fancy had been stirred by a
newspaper account of military
pageant. I'm not so old but I could
do it. I was wanst in school regi-
ment.'
"You go for a sojer!" cried the
Widow Healy in mingled scorn and
alarm. "a man that calls on a lone
widow for two years and more, wild.
out pluck enough to spake his mind,
hasn't the makings of drummer boy
in him."
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
Good Advice, but

A traveller entered railway car
riage at wayside station. The sole
occupants of the compartment con-
sisted of an old lady and her son,
about twelve years old. Nothing OF
note occurred until the train steamed
into the station at which tickets were
collected. The woman, not having q
ticket for the boy, requested him to
"corrie doom"
The traveller interviewed and sug-
gested putting him under the seat.
Man" said the excited woman, its
as shair as daith; but there's twa I'm.
der the salt a'ready!"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
The Weeds Return.

"Confound these election bets, any
way!" grumbled Harker.
Lose heavily" inquired his friend.
mo, won ten boxes Of cigars and
they were so rank sold the whole lot
to the corner tobacconist for a dollar"
We'll, you made a dollar. anyway
Eyes, but that is not the worst of
it. My wife saw the boxes In the
window marked "A Bargain, 3d. and
bought the whole lot to give me as a
birthday present"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
EIjrtinn With Fashion.

That innate tendency on the part
Of the fair consumer to flirt with fash.
ion, playing fast and loose with vari-
Gus commodities, is responsible for
the uncertainties that have prevailed
during the mouth. There was such a
lack of confidence as to the ultimate
acceptance of the various lines pre-
pared by distributors and consumers
chat buying was somewhat minimized.
Prosperity or adversely has nothing to
do with the millinery business. FASH
ion alone makes or breaks.-Millinery
Trade Review.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

a t71n,or caused by rupture; l Wrots
to you for advice and YOU t 4ada me v nGs
to get disco9saRE4 sea 9af 20 Co Com
I I; did i take It and soon the lump IN nm my
5 side broke and passed away."-Mrs.
fso R, HUE HUEY, lis Mineral Ave-, Galena'
A Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable e tab Con Con-
pound, made from TOOLS es+ a a,,cn neafSi
remedy rem for curing the worst forms Of
female ills, including displace!ments'
Inflammation, fbroid tumors, irregu.
larities, periodic pains, backache, bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, mmges.
ton, and nervous prostra1on; ~ cos;s
but q tride to try it, and the resull
has been worth millions to many
suffering women.
Ifyou want special advice Wrato
forit oMrs.P inkham, Lynn, u s'ss'
It is free and always helpful
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
a FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.
A lady doctor writes

A lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, l will not deny myself the
pleasure Of taking few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup Of Postum. It
is food beverage. not poison like
coffee.
Il began to use Postum eight years
ago, not because ! wanted to, but be.
cause coffee, which ] dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and uniting me for bust
ness during the day.
ION the advice Of q friend, first
tried Postum, making it carefully as
directed on the package. AS had
always used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. It looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and 1t was a
pleasure to see the cream color it as
my. Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to look--'like a new sad.
die
Then l tasted itAcritically. for I had
tried many substitutes for coffee. ]
was pleased, yes, satisfied, with my
Postum in taste and effect, and am
yet, being q constant user Of 1t all
these years. rs
Il continually assure my friends and
acquaintance that they will like 1t in
place Of coffee, and receive benefit
from Its use. have gained weight
can sleep sound and am not nervous
| There's Reason .3
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellville" In pkgs
Ever read the above letter. A nav
one appears from tiii1e to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest. ss$s
Ever read the above letterf IA new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full sof hunaal
Interest.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
OIL FUEL IN STEEL PLANTS.

Biologists and other experts dlileF
as to the period that must elapse De-
fore the coal fields now actively min
ing will show signs Of exhaustion.
Vast areas of coal deposits exist ID
Alaska. China and elsewhere when
remain untouched, but approximately
400 years Is the lowest calculation OF
the time required to consume the coal
deposits of America and England al
the present rate of consumption. IN
the meantime vast changes IN the
production of power for manufactur'
ing purposes are certain to take place
Streams In all parts Of the world Will
be utilized for generating electricity
says Philadelphia Press. problems
relating to the transmission Of the
current over long distances with
minimum leakage are engaging the at
tention Of electrical engineers. A solu'
ton r.ill surely be Forthcoming. A cen
fury hence the smoke nuisance IN
cities may not be understood, for the
simple reason that all power used IN
factories and heat for domestic pur'
poses are likely to be supplied by va
ter-generated electricity. The produc'
tion Of coal has already become so ex'
pensive that experiments in the use
of oil as fuel in steamships and war
vessels have made considerable prog
ress. Relative success appears to have
attended these trials.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

Moissant, who, with his mechanician
weighing 1872 pounds, made an aero
giant flight near the English channel,
Il a native of Chicago, but he found
that burg too slow for him, took In a
few Central American revolutions and
then beat the French at their own
game of sensational flying. He has
the real spirit Of Yankee Doodle.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
CREDIT SYSTEM IN GERMANY
Farmers Form Landschaften Associa-
tions for Purpose Of Securing
Loans on Their Land.

Responding to inquiry, Counsel Gen.
eral Robert P. Skinner of Hamburg
furnishes the following Information
concerning the Landschaften associa-
lions in Germany:
A number of farmers credit institu-
lions exists In Germany, of which the
most interesting, as being most appll-
cable to American conditions, are the
Landschaften associations, which have
performe duseful work in Prussia
since 1869. These cooperative organ
izations resemble. to some extent, the
American building and loan associa-
lions, with this distinctive difference,
tlat whereas the American societies
are composed Of persons who deposit
money for the purpose Of obtaining a
reasonable interest thereon and others
who borrow such deposits, the German
Lanschaften associations are COM
posed exclusively Of borrowers, whose
combined credit is made available
practically to each constituent mem.
Der.
The Landschaften organizations are
societies Of farmers. usually farmers
Of considerable Importance, whose
mortgage bonds guaranteed by all
members of the society, and which
being so guaranteed are readily salable
upon favorable terms. The bonds are
payable to bearer, and thus consti-
tutes form of collateral which can
command the money market as readi-
~ as the great business corporations
Of the country.
Members Joining these associations
are required to submit to an appraisal
of their estates, and thereupon are On.
titled to make mortgage loans for the
ultimate repayment Of which the so
ciety assumes responsibility up to one
half or two.thirds Of the appraised
value of the land. The association it.
self pays interest as it comes due, and
eventually pays the principal. REIN
bursting itself from the borrowing
member, together with such additional
amounts as may be necessary to meet
the cost of administration and amorti
cation.
A description Of the actual organiza
ton OF the Landschafticher Kreditver
band fur PROVING Schleswig- Holstein
with headquarters at Kiel. will illus
trate the mechanism Of these associa
lions as class. 1t is empowered t
ACQUIRE real property and issue mort
gage bonds payable to the holder
thereof. Only persons who own agri
cultural or wooded lands can becom,
members, and then only when thei
estates represent certain earning
power or a determined value. AS no
body Joins the association unless II
need OF capital, the initiation fee 4
calculated at 4 rate Of one-tenth o
one per cent. Of the amount to be boz
rowed. Persons who acquire propert
eracumbered with mortgages guaran
teed BY the association must becom
members thereof, and must assume al
1 liabilities arising under the mortgag
contract. Refusal to do 80 ia tollowe
BY the cancellation of the mortgage II
sell. Members who enter the associs
ton by reason Of this acquisition 9
encountered lands pay no initiation
4 fee. Members who have discharge
ell their obligations to the associatio,
may resign
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

AS barefoot dancing has been intro.
duced at Newport by fashionable
dancer. and the chief Of police has or
dered his own arrest, thar resort is at
present challenging New Jersey for
the championship In unusual happen
ings.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

A New York judge has suggested
that q woman attorney, like her mas.
culine colleague, should take off her
hat when addressing the court. Per-
haps this will be met by the excuse
that a busy woman attorney has no
time to tidy her hair-and that she
looks much better in hat, anyway.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

A Chicago professor elucidates the
theory that the smalle1at breeds the
had boy. We were under the impress.
sion that the main Indictment was
that 1t does not breed them at all,
good or bad. Also it may be reflected
that bad boys were known in abun-
dance before small flats were dreamed
OF.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

New York, the craziest city in the
world. chews more gum things than
any other city according to recent
statistics. Does gum-chewing 20
from hand to mouth, and from mouth
Ito brain?
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

King Manuel Of Portugal has been
forced to hide in the mountains for
the purpose Of keeping out Of the way
S st the Portuguese revolutionists. II
seems 9 shame to spoil the summer
5of an absolutely inoftensiye young
king in that way.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

not sleep. IL Kepg
growing larger and
by fall it was as
large as a hens egg.
I could not go to
bed without a hot
water bottle applied
to that side. I had
one Of the best doc
tors in Kansas and
he told my husband
thatI would have to
be operated on as 1t
was something like
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
A Question:.

Vera (eight years old)-What does
transatlantic mean, mother?
Mother-Across the Atlantic, OF
course; but you mustn't bother me.
Vera-Does trans" always mean
across?
Mother suppose It does. Now, II
you don't stop bothering me with your
questions shall send you right to
bed.
Vera CATER a few minutes silence)
Then does transparent mean cross
parent?-Ideas.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

ADVISED
OPERATION
Ct1redbyLydiaE. Plnkhatn's
Vegetable Compound

Galena. Kans. year ago iass
March I fell, and q few Gays ai 1a
there was soreness in my rlght siue:
Tn q short time bunch came ana y
hnthared me so much at night l coulG
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21
CaujjfoWorr.

It Is difficult to mature cauliaoweY
in hot weather and it is usually. a
mistake to attempt It on a CONNER
cial scale. Dry and hot weather gen.
orally causes the plants to break or
to produce buttons" instead OF solid
heads, ...= ss*sss.:s
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

When young man admires girls
hair she thinks he is hitting for
bunch of 1t to wear in his locket.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-21

where do you live, my lass?"
"Tee hee! No. Ali Steenth street,
but mamma doon't allow gentlemen to
call on me jest yet"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
Food Values in Vegetables.

The maligned onion belongs to
the lily family and contains price,
less elements of health and nour-
ishmet, especially to nerves and
blood. The turnip, also, has
medicinal and food virtue, though
it is not SO nourishing, containg,
like cabbage, over ninety per cent
of water. The yellow turnip il
considered a mild nervine. The
unpopular carrot is almost mir
aculous as a blood purifier, and
French women consider 1t as i'm
portant as any cosmetic. 1t has,
also, undreamed-o of possibilities Of
preparation. Calling things by
other names sometimes helps mat
tiers, or making fashionable by
favor of the famous. In Ceylon
they term okra 9ladies' fingers;"
the vegetable marrow of Europe 10
virtually the same as our Summer
squash, but is used in, to us, UNI
heard-of ways. Mr.. Luther Bur-
bank has improved the Elephant"
and his new crimson winter rhu-
barb IL . wonderful thing. But IN
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

National Stock Yards, I'LL, June
7. 1910.-Cattle receipts $500. Steers
active and strong. Nothing choice
On sale. Heifer market slow and
generally Is to D5c lower than
last weeks close. We expect more
moderate receipts and a good
steady market the remainder of
this week.
Hog receipts 5000. Market active
and 1oc higher; top today $3.50.
Bulk 1896 10 89.45. Packers paid
top prices today. Clearance good.
Outlook strong next few days.
Sheep receipts 600. Market gem
orally 26c higher; top mutton
sheep $5.S5. Top native lambs s US.
No choice clipped lambs or Ten
nessee spring lambs on sale. Out
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
Big POur-FOot Flag IPre.

The Twice-a-week REPUBLIC of st. Louis
offers anyone sending them 3l.25 to pay for q
three-year subscription to that excellent
semiweekly, Il handsome 3Ox4s-inch American
flag. Everyone knows that The Twice-aWeek
REPUBLIC is the biggest, best and Oldest
metropolitan semiweekly In the United
States. The flag they are giving away is
guaranteed to be fast color and each stripe is
sewed. Every American citizen Should take
advantage Of this big offer, which may be
Withdrawn at any time. Remember, in adj
dition to the flag you will get The Twice-a-
Week REPUBLIC for three full years-3ls
copies all for sl.25. Send all orders direct to
The st. LouisRepublic, st. Louis, Mo.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
Death of B. f. Hensley, Sr.

Again the grim angel of death
has visited our county and remov-
ed from our midst q of our old
est and most respected citizens in
the person of B. Frank Hensley,
who departed this life, Sunday
afternooo, June 5th, 1910, at his
home in Buell., aged 81 years.
For many years Mr.. Hensley
was an extensive farmer, cattle
breeder and shipper, in which he
was em%inontly successful, and In
which business he made many
warm and staunch friends by his
proity, answering integrity and
fair dealing. His word was as
good as his bond and no one for a
moment questioned it. so much
faith had his friends and %acquaint-
ances in his high of honor
and justice. The esteem in which
he was held in life by his fellow
citizens was fully exhibited by
their attendance at his funeral
which was held in this city Tues
day afternoon under the auspices
Of the Masons, of which order, he
was an honored member.
MI. Hensley leaves an aged
wife, three sons and two daughters
and one brother, B. R. Hensley of
this city, to mourn his death. AS
a husband and father he was low
ing, kind and indulgent; al a
friend staunch and true; and as a
citizen, faithful in all that which
serves to make up good citizen
ship and his presence and counsel
will be sorely missed in the COM
munity in which he lived SO long
and we'll. P.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-06-10
YOUNG PEOPLE ON OUTING.

The following young people are
e%njoying(?) a few days. outing at
the club house on Loutre this
week: Misses Pauline Nuns, Alice
Nuns, Clara Vogt, Mary Gupton,
Flora Baker, Clarice Johnson, Jes-
sic Gupton, Maybe1le Cove, Pau
line White, Anna Gupton, Esther
Locke, Mabel Blackwell of Mober-
ly, Jewell Mangus of Moberly, No
"a Gregg of st. Louis, jeanette
letters of st. Louis, Halle Ear
nest, Frances Knofler, Julia Hud-
son, Virginia Hudson, Lydia Hun
ter, Dorothy Holmes OF Mexico /;
Messrs. Frank Appling, Chastain
White, John w. Menefee, Dick APP
ping, Wilmer Hudson of Column
bia, Eugene Holmes, Dave Ball,
Robert Holmes, Carey Ellis, Sam
Sharp, ir, Hugh Hassler, Stanley
Kellar, VIM. Wheeler, Earl Donald
son, J. T. Griffith Of Moberly, YER
non Graham and Max Meyer. Mrs.
Leah Bellamy and Mrs. Bert Luckie
are the chaperones.