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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

nITTSBURG, PA.-Death played
I grim joke on a Pittsburg workman
the other day, appearing to the poor
fellow in his most unfamiliar gulse
John Warnack, thiTty-five years old
and a steel worker, came under the
influence of a 3O-ton magnet and was
yanked upward, being SO badly injured
by the impact that he died in a local
hospital two hours later. His head
was caught between the steel billet ne
was carrying and the huge magnet and
crushed.
These magnets, be 1t known, are one
of the greatest labor-saving devices
of mans many inventions. A huge
piece of soft iron is swung about IN
the works where wanted through the
action of a travelling crane or big
derrick. To this iron IS connected
wires through which a strong current
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
INCREASE PRICE Of COTTON
Christian Monitor Says Upward Ten
dency of Price Of Staple Is Nat
uraI and Wholesome.

In regard to the higher price OF cot
ton, the Christian Monitor, published
In Boston, prints the following:
After the complaints from spinners
and others who are interested IN
cheapening the price Of cotton to their
own advantage, it is certainly cheering
and refreshing to read the following
from a paper published in Boston, the
Christian Science Monitor. Here is
what 1t has to say relative to the In
creasing price of cotton:
1.-THE great southern staple has been
making a steady advance since the
middle COS. Every recession, from
whatever cause, has left the price per-
manently some POINTS higher, About
the time the Atlantic Cotton States ex'
position was being promoted person
would have been set down as a dream.
er If he had predicted that within tit
leen years the price OF the slap e
would go beyond ten cents. Today the
outh is 1amiliariZins itself gracefully
with higher figure, and conservative
men are looking forward confidently tc
continuation Of the advance Tnt
anne causes that have. raised the prizes
Of nearly every other raw product are
/ behind the steady increase in the quo
ations Of cotton. The principal O
hese. of course, is the steady increase
consumption Cotton is entering int
more uses than ever before. It is II
ulore universal demand On the othe
hand, the south Is not producing cotton
anywhere up to its capacity. There j
deci ed disposition among southern
3 farmers OF the more intelligent ass t
/ prevent the cheapening Of the stapl
by over-production. The movement 10
he .diversifcation OF southern crop
has exercised a considerable influence
| 200. On the whole, the upward ter
dency of cotton is natural and whole
& some, and one of the many things 9
this time adding to the sum of tn
south's prosperity"
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
MUCH CORN IN MISSISSIPPI
State VIII Make Largest Crop This
Year in History-One Hundred
Bushels to Acre.

The Mississippi agent Of the bureau
of statistics makes the following COM
ment in regard to the corn crop OF
that state:
Mississippi will this year make the
largest corn crop in the history OF the
state-or within my knowledge at
least. The crop is made and largely
gathered and the yield will be large.
In many sections on small acreages
more than one hundred measured
bushels per acre have been gathered.
For the first time considerable corn
will be shipped from the county in
which it was made. Recently parties
went before the railroad commission
in this state and asked for and re-
ceiyed rates on corn to elevators, etc.
Heretofore there was so little corn
made for shipping that the rates were
never asked for.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
GOOD METHODS IN FARMING
Gradually Farmers Are Being I au9"'
to Abandon OId-Fashioned 'oea'
and Take Up Modern

The farmers capital being the SUI
or that portion of his Land that -
used for the production of crops /. -
most important to the producer tnsA.
he should understand Thoroughly ino
determinately what are the cons.,Vu
ent parts composing this soil, SO .l'as
he can in his farming know just uow
and why such matters should pe 'uu
cd or taken from his particular soll'
if he expects to gain the most HULL
his labor.
In the past, no attention has oeeh
given to this, but the farmers coil'
tinued from year to year to cultl'a'o
the same soil in the same ola way
without considering the probability Oh
the exhaustion of the fertility OF tno
soil that had been placed in 1t "nen
it was in a state Of nature II hao
heen hard work to arouse the pro-
ducers of farm products and INDUCE
them to study new methods and adopt
such as have been proven the best by
men who, having segregated the
facts from the experience of practlcal
and thoughtful men, stand ready 10
furnish the information that Will re-
store in a way all the necessary quall,
ties to the soil that will make 1t JUST
as good as new"
While the efforts Of the united
States department Of agriculture "
arouse the farmers to realization OF
the great importance of following the
instructions that will produce the pest
results has been nearly a thankless
lob in the past, still here and there
some have grasped the idea and have
applied such principles as were neces'
sary to their own condition with sue
cess. Gradually through constant les
sons and constant lectures, there has
grown up disposition among more
< and more of the farmers to follow the
I new teachings and to abandon the olc
and futile methods that had been
handed down to them from the Ia
theirs.
Q Among the causes for this change
0 may be mentioned the organization o
the Farmers union, the Farmers con
gress, the Cotton Growers association
!, and kindred associations for the BET
y ter protection and education Of thel
class along better lines. These organ
I izations have through their method
educated their membership slowly
may be true, but surely, until toda
there is a general awakening alon
u. the line, and the future Is bright Wit
"a hope for the regeneration Of all tn
farmers in the south at least.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Prize Poem Is Penned by a Lunatic

the prize she had won, they sent her
check for $3.50.
The woman was placed first in the
hospital at Rochester on May g.
1894 In 1907 she was removed
with other patients to Hastings, and
on May II, 1909, again was trans.
ferred, this time to Anoka, where she
still is held. She's bright-unusually
bright in some ways" said A. D. Ware,
assistant superintendent of the Hast.
ings institution, "but she has delu,
sions. Her insanity is hereditary A
sister, niece and uncle are inmates OF
Minnesota hospitals"
The woman is Miss Betty Clay
committed in 1894 from Ramsey
county to the Rochester asylum. AT
times she is perfectly rational and
has full possession of her faculties
Her dementia is OF the spasmodi.
type, and is accompanied by weir,
I decisions. #
It is said that some of her bes
verse has been written while unde
|! the spell of these decisions. Her
scriptions are weird and uncanny, IS
though charming.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

CT. PAUL, MIMI Minnesota has
~ poet, or rather a poetess, who has.
achieved measure Of fame and for
tune despite the fact that for 16 years
she has been an inmate Of state hos
pital for the insane.
Some time ago magazine offered
prize for the best literary contribu-
ton to be submitted within certain
time. The winner was to be present
ed with free transportation to Europe
and return. Among those who en-
tered the contest was a woman, a
member of a well-known Minnesota
family. So excellent was her effort
considered that the prize was award,
ed to her. When the editors Of the
magazine learned who she was. and
that because Of environments she
would be unable to take advantage Of
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
FARMER WHO RoBs HIMSELF
Diversified Farming and Rotation OF
Crops Improves Instead OF De.
stroying Productiveness.

The farmer who makes a practise
Of raising grain exclusively, hauling
it to the elevator and selling 1t, is
robbing himself, or, in other words,
depicting the fertility Of the farm,
say the American Swineherd.
Every year as the crop is gathered
and sold off the place It is left with
decreased productive power for the
future, It is like mining or digging
out the value of the soil and shipping
to the market. It is selling your farm
virtually through the elevator.
It may take several years before
you get to the bottom, but it is a
ruinous policy and one that must
either now or later be checked, or we
will have repeated the same condi-
lions that moro than a thousand
years ago took place in Rome, where
the soil was so exhausted that one
bushel Of seed wheat could only pro.
duct four bushels in return While
they were great warriors, orators,
statesmen and scientists, they neglect
ed agriculture, the real basis Of pros
perity, and their nation went to the
dogs,
| selling the. corn by the hog route
or through any other live stock is re
tanning the fertility By proper
system Of diversified farming and 70
tation Of crops you can build up ant
improve instead Of destroying thu
producttv eness. :5 Ri.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

GAN FRANCISCO.-Nothing so clear
y ly shows the yigor and recupera-
tive power Of San Francisco as the ef-
fort 1t is putting forth to secure the
great exposition of 1915. designed to
celebrate the building of the Panama
canal.
A little over four years ago the city
was crumbled to the dust by the
earthquake and fire which swept sos
city blocks out Of existence. Last
April, just four years after the great
cataclysm, the citizens OF San Fran
cisco, assembled in mass meeting, sub
scribed over 100000 toward an in.
ternational exposition to be held
there, and since that time 100000
more have been subscribed. Few cities
in the world are capable OF this great
revival. Not only has San Francisco
arisen from her ashes, but she now
faces the monumental task of fnanc
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

You get nothing for nothing.
All that glitters is not necessarily
brass.
Our salvation is not in sacrifice, but
In production.
People are happier for a lot OF
things they don't know.
A good investment is frequently the
one fellow doesn't make.
The trouble with most Of us is that
we are critical rather than construc-
tive.
Some people always act as II they
thought they could tiptoe their way
into heaven.
It would take more than an alarm
clock to make some people rise tc
the occasion.
There's hardly anybody who doesn't
put on airs about an important person
he has a bowling acquaintance with.
The men who always boast OF voting
the ticket straight are largely ru;pon
sible for the crookedness in politics.
The cistern into which nothing goes
Is soon pumped dry. The life int
which no good Is put never yields an!
good.
The reason some people don't tall
moro than they do is that they can
think of anything else to say abou
| themselves.
There is work that is work, and pla
that is play; there is play that is Wor
and there is work that is play-and l.
only one of these lies happiness.
Do you do by your neighbors a
YOU would like to have them do b
you? If not, why not? Is it not tn
only honorable course for anyone I
pursue?
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Sing Sing Prison

AZ GW YORK.-Once more he bar
~ riers of stone and steel and the
wit and watchsulness OF selected
guardians that make Sing Sing prison
theoretically escape proof, have been
1outed by the criminal wards Of New
York state. Since it's construction the
big institution has been regarded by
criminals as the easiest prison to
beat owing to its crowded condition
and the necessity of allowing men to
sleep in makeshift quarters More than
200 men have eluded the guards since
the SOS, but only a few have enjoyed
their liberty. Nearly all have been re-
captured and have lived to see the day
they were sorry for their dash for
liberty.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

The inevitable predictions as to the
character of the coming winter are BE-
Ing made. And 1t was just as newt
able that they should disagree. From
one source we have the announcement
that wild animals are putting on an
extra heavy coat of fur in preparation
for exceptional cold. OF course the
farmer who observes that the husks
on the maturing corn are unusually
thick, presaging winter OF more
than usual frigidity, has been heard
from. And so forth and so on as re-
CARDS the chilly side OF the question.
But on the other hand weather
sharps" have noted that conditions
prevailing about the time the sun
Crosses the line" foreshadow mild
winter. All OF which may be put down
for what it is worth, in the calm as
surance that nature will run the cold
weather program without any assist
ance from outside.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Nurse-HiVins! The baby swal-s.
lowed bottle Of ink an not a bit OF;
blotting paper in tn house!
NEWSPAPERS TAKING 1T up
Metropolitan Dailies Giving Advice
How to Check rheumatism and
Kidney Trouble.

This Is q simple home recipe now
being made known in all the larger
cities through the newspapers. i It is 0
intended to check the many cases OF
Rheumatism and dread kidney trouble
which have made SO many eripples, u
invalids and weaklings of some of our
brightest and strongest people. s;$
The druggists everywhere, even In b
the smallest communities, have been
notified to supply themselves with the
ingredients, and the sufferer will have I.
no trouble to obtain them The pres
scription is as follows: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound
kargon, one ounce, and Compound
Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle. The
dose Is one teaspoonful after each
meal and at bedtime.
Recent experiments In hospital
cases prove this simple mixture ct
fectfve in Rheumatism. Because Of
Its positive action upon the eliminprs
tive tissues Of the kidneys, 1t compels
these most vital organs to filter from
tne blood and system the waste im-#
pur1tfes and uric acid which are the
cause OF rheumatism. It cleanses the
kidneys, strengthens them and REL
moves quickly such symptoms as.
l o1aactkache, blood disorders, bladder
weakness, frequent urination, painful
scalding and discolored urine. It acts
as q gentle, thorough regulator to the
entire kidney structure.
Those who suffer and are accus.
toned to purchase a bottle Of medi.
cine should not let little incon-,
Ven1ence interfere with making this
8 Up, or have your druggist do ii for yo,,,
44 ~.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

California astronomers report the
breaking up Of a big sunspot into a
group Of uncommonly small frag.
ments, and intimate that the phe.
nomenon may be the forerunner Of
some extraordinary disturbances It
liz about time for the sun to come into
the spotlight again. The big luminary
was eclipsed, in scientific interest for
q time, BY the appearance Of the Hal.
Icy comet and the speculations and
observations accom- anying that celes.
AiaI exhibition,
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
TO Insure Crop allure.

The best way to insure crop failure
is grow grain year after year; let the
farm get weedy; let the weeds pump
out moisture both when crop is grow
ing and after It is cut; pillow shallow,
and not to harrow right after plow-
ing and if it is fall blowing not to
harrow early in spring. To make 1t
still more effective do not apply any
manure or pillow under any green crops
or rotate the crops. z+
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Soils for Alfalfa.

Good crops Of alfalfa seed may be
produced on variety Of soils, rang,
ing from black gumbo to sandy loan
but the general experience is that the
soil should be well drained and 81
average fertility, Very fertile land
and soil supplied with an abundanc,
Of moisture, produces plants, but not
seed. (.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
4oH, YOU clDER!"

Fall Is the season Wien man -
moved 70 praise OF things humble III
origin, but rich in fulfilment. 1he
young turkey struts about, preparing
himself for November's ideas; the
woods cackle with the dropping Oh
hickory and butternut as the poys
sent clubs into the branches, anu Il1e
pumpkin swells and yellows on the
vine Especially is it the time "hen
the muse inclines to sing OF cider
And the muse might be in far worse
business, says the Detroit News. Inc
Romans knew the drink, ana pelole
them the Greeks. In the days OF
Isaac and Jacob the pastoral tribes
were familiar with its bead and zesl'
To such drink does the palate yearn
In these October days. Exalted De
the natural, undistlIled juice OF the
first pressing. A good custom Is the
old one of grating up llttie nols
radish and dropping 1t into the
secured casks that are to hold inc
liquor. It improves and LENDS the
tang, which Is beyond the powers u
description. With a cool place Tor us
storage, the resultant product can De
kept In any receptacle. II no cool
cobwebby cellar be at hand, then
stone Jug will do admirable service
From either a geneous-mouthed pitch
er, topped with the lightest, ares
bubbles that ever rode an underlying
depth of rich, clear brown, can D'
brought out to make an autumn O
winter evening with book and hlckor.
meats and popcorn and snappln'
fire an evening of life, indeed.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

In a schoohouse yard with the query
Hey, youson the bicycle, got knife 3
and hy a messenger boy on the sires
With. Say. what time is il :" Fl e
query is respectfully referred TO scho,.
teachers and parents in general
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

Has aviation as sport no longer
power to attract? Reports from the
old world are to the effect that the
principal British and continental
meetings this year resulted in finan.
cial loss to their promoters, who are
acut' total of $4,000. Most Of
the "bird-men'' also are worse off in
pocket through participation in the
exhibitions. Some big money has
been made In the United States and
In Europe by winners Of prizes Of
fered in aerial competition. But there
are numerous ssgns that the matter
has been overdone, both here and
abroad.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Philosophical Reasoning.

1t may be unpalatable advice. to tell
man who is suffering undersa strong
sense OF injustice to be cool re-
strained, and disciplined; but Il is
only by he}practise ofsthese qualities.
that he will ever remove the cause Of
his discomfort,
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

Americans are not the only ones
who engage in the search for lost
treasure or unclaimed estates. Very
little has come Of efforts to find Cap
tain Kids loot and other valuables,
though no doubt attempts will be con-
ttnued And now an association has
been formed In England for the pur.
pose Of recovering about S70So,000 in
specie believed to be in tie British
frigate Lutine, which was wrecked in
1909 and sunk at the entrance to the
Zuyder Zee. The association has
been incorporated, and doubtless
there will be plenty Of persons ready
{ to take chance by investing in the
shares. But the probability is tina
almost any ordinary business venture
would bring better returns.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
Ever Bearer to Him,

We know5a man who says that ghea
is no doubt that everything cor ]
high these days. He states that eve.
his mether-in-iaw is growing uear.s
to. him with every passing hour
Judge ...ss
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

"y ,,oord mv cold cure as being }, 0euI' '"'
~ ,s Insurance INC Policy. "-MUNYoN' :,
few doses of Munyon's Colo 51n cure nin
P IT relieves e the head threat a aaar pset,
ca GI' be conveniently carried in .n 11y
R Prire Is cents at any druggists: write to
,, III yu1 Doctors. They will car nd,;cs
d d your case and syrs you nu tuv YOU
b bv mail, absolutely free. They put soN
under no Obligations n,o+ors MUNYON'S
Address Munyon's Doctors stre snu'' Phil.
Laboratory, SD and Jefferson streets 49,
adelphia, Pa.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04
ciyility Of the Young.

A friend asks what department OF
education has in charge The teaching
of civility to the young He says that
ii one day he was accosted by a crowd
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-12-04

Receipts of sheep at Omaha make a
new worlds record, more than $4,000
having arrived in one day This i'm.
mense number taxed the stockyard
facilities almost to full capacity Yet
the announcement of these facts is
coupled with the statement that the
market prices showed no tendency to
break" Heretofore it has been alleged
that high rates for meat were due to
the short supply. But with unprece-
denied shipments of sheep this rule
certainly does not apply to at least
one class Of meat. What is keeping
up the prices? Would it be unfair to
suggest that the pa4kers' trust might
throw some light on the situation?
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-30
arsViIle

Some farmers down near Orfordville
have sold their tobacco for Is cents a
pound.
Mrs j HI Erdahl of this city was OPP
Grated on at the Beloit hospital for gall
stones Tuesday. The operation is said
to have been successful.
R B Cordell, wife and child, of Lo-
gansport, Ind, are new arrivals in our
city. Mr. Cordell will be connected with
the hardware department of the Econ
omy.
Miss Marion Purinton gave miscel-
laneous shower Tuesday evening at her
home for Miss Nellie Decker, to which
goodly number of her young lady
friends handsomely responded.
We are pleased to note that Mr.
Turner will close his store Sunday af-
ternoons for the future This is step
in the right direction. We would like
to see all places of business closed all
day on the Sabbath. Sunday trading
is only a bad habit which could be
broken with benefit to both buyers and
sellers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-09-30
Correspondence =
Albion

Albion
Mrs Thronson of Amos spent Sunday
at Albert Hanson's.
M A Head attended the Jefferson
county fair Thursday.
CD Stout of the Stoughton high
school called on his mother few hours
Saturday.
Mrs Samuel Burdick is numbered
with the sick. DR. Martin of Edgerton
is attending her.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Saunders of Ham
mond, La, visited friends here several
days this week.
Ed Slagg left Wednesday morning
for Madison to enter the state univer-
sity for the year.
Mrs Seaver went to Johnsons Creek
last week for q stay with her daughter,
Mrs Greenwood.
Nathan Kelly and wife returned Sat-
urday night from an extended visit in
West Virginia, Ohio and Walworth,
Wis.
Eugene Painter of Edgerton and
prOCnor Nay Oh hdFVdrO, LII, Will CH0lT
wives, called at the home of their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs H Palmi-
ter, Sunday afternoon.
IA Babcock and family and Mrs A
B Landphere, of Milton, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his brother. Mrs
Landphere remained during the week
for further visit with friends.
Mrs M A Head and two children,
Dorothy and Donald, went to Johnsons
Creek this week for visit with her
sister, Mrs Greenwood. They will also
attend the Jefferson county fair and
visit friends at Fort Atkinson while
away.