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The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
CONCERTED ACTION IS URGED
cotton.Holdno Movement VIII Assure
Fair PrIces for Remainder OF
Season, Says Barrett.

In statement issued on the cotton
situation, President Barrett OF the
Farmers union, says IL, majority
of mcmbors of that organization are
holding cotton, and that If farmers
generally In the south will act In
concert with them, prices viii from
this time ascend to the level Justified
by the intrinsic demand Of the staple
MIR BarrettB statement follows;
To tho Oncors and Members Of the
Farmers Union and Cotton Farm
ers Generally
The Farmers union has outlined a
definite program looking to the hold
ing ol cotton, and II is thus far meet
Ing with success, The majority Of
our members In the southern states
are, think | may state with safety,
holding back their cotton from the
markets until such time as the price
corresponds with the value of tho
staple to civilization Even where
cotton has been sold by the farmer
II Ii, rs q rule, being hold by the
local merchant who realizes the price
tendency will be upward and who Ia
determined to reap proht on thu
transaction
II non.members generally viii CO.
operate with the Farmers union and
refrain from sailing their cotton ~
present prices, the campaign TO So
cure Just figure will bo an unQuali'
fed fuccess
II In needless TO state that the
quotations now prevailing are far be-
low the actual worth OF the staple
but they are also sufficiently 10 show
to every farmer IN the south, wheth
er or not he ID aflillHted with the
Farmers union, the advantage Of
coming IN with us that we may win
thla fight
Our interest Ia mutual The bust
ness man who has bought or will buy
cotton, the Farmers union member
or nonunion farmer who grows cot
ton all have millions 10 gain Ivy got
ting from civilization what the
staple IN actually worth You can rest
assured some one Ia going TO reaD
the profit Logically, that some one
should be the man who had raised the
cotton Ills has been the labor and
waiting, and hin should be tho re-
ward
II Ia from q solid business mo
tive, therefore, that we aek tho CO.
operation Of all eemehts In the
eouhem elates IN this important
comrngn The price OF cotton N go.
lng up ma certain Ha sunrise II re-
mains only to see whether all farm
era will gel the advantage Of the rise,
or whether they will thoughtlessly
sacrifice their rights
Hold cotton That should bo the
keynote IN scfprolocton or every
man IN The south remotely concerned
IN raising or hHndllng the hber
CHARLES q BARRETT
Union CITY, da
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
GETS GOLD FROM SEA WATER
Or. oskar NageI Claims That He Has
q Machine Which viii
Do This,

Oskar Nagel, Ph, d., an Austrian
chemist whose homo Is at 80 East
Forty.llrst street, conildod to the news
papers last night that he had invented
way to extract gold and potash from
sea water and that with a plant that
will cost complete not more than
$4,000, he could take from the sea
$l,300O00 worth Of gold n year. This,
he added meant q gold production Of
about $4,000 n day TO get which will
cost about $500, leaving u clear profit
Of $4,000 each working day In tho
year.
Doctor Nagel purposes, after he has
passed the salt waters Of the globe
through his extracting pumps and
squeezed the gold and potash from
them, to return them again to the
seas. so that there need be no ppre,
honsIon Of the disappearance Of those
useful bodies of water.
Doctor Nagel told first OF his method
Of getting potash from the sea, Ho
did not say that no believed he could
extract the great commercial article,
OF which $20,000,00O II imported each
year into the United states from Cor
many, but stated most positively that
he has proved already the yaluo Of his
inyentlon,-New York Times,
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11

Nature is a good doctor but she
makes her patients pay to the last
cent.
The lawyer buys his automobile
with the cashed-in jealousies of the
farmer
Health is the product of right living
plus common sense plus inherited
vigor of body
The sins of omission write as black
a record on the pages Of life as those
Of commission,
Snuff-using is one Of the dangerous
vices Tobacco is one Of its least
harmful ingredients.
If you make mountains out of mole
hills, don't expect others to like your
ideas Of topography,
If old-age pensions were granted In
this country few women would be
likely to apply for them,
Few men viii admit the possession
Of any superstition, but few will
willingly occupy room l3 in a hotel,
Failure is not the worst thing; CIV
ing up Is, Don't make the same mis-
take twice, and don't give up once
One can tell that horse is well
bred simply by loking at him, but
one cannot be so sure about a man,
Sometimes when q man Is pretend
Ing to be looking for wife he Is
merely hunting for a good cook. Be-
ware Of such,
Mother stands for the referendum
and the recall on the farm, as Willie
learns when he wants to go fishing at
an inOpportune time,
II Is easler TO climb down q tree
than to climb up, which explains why
the top Is never crowded and why
there Is always room there.
A speedometer isn't needed to as
certain when one is going down HILL
The state Of the buildings and fences
sufficiently proclaim the fact,
What the corn heard with It's own
ears, the potato saw with It's own eyes
Few men know what Is good for
them unti some wise woman has told
them,
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
FORECAST OF NEW FARMING
Business Farmer Has Arrived and
His Coming Means Application
of More Modern Methods.

The pioneer stage of farming is
about over Another generation will
see the last Of the free land snapped
up. The younger men among us will
find land values increased during
their day in proportion to the dearth
of land and the increase Of demand.
Idle acres will slowly come into use,
Wildcat speculation will gradually
sober down, Time will bring about
! the adjustment of the type of farm
ihg to the soil and market conditions
Of the locality We shall hear less Of
big money" crops We shall find
more of solid farming values and real
contentment
We are even now in the midst Of
| this transformation Of the farming OF
continent So long as the west
lay open to the settler even the aging
and soil-worn east set its cap jaunt-
lily on its head and farmed in a don't
care" way Now, in the span OF life
given to the average man, all this Is
4
property rather than a speculation;
the farmer a business manager rather
than a real estate boomer, says the
Farm, Stock and Home, He Is grow
ing less concerned about a big show
ing, and more interested in a fair
profit plus the maintained fertility
OF his acres The business farmer has
already arrived!
His coming means the application
Of factory methods to the farm, II
means the more complete use OF the
land as an agency Of production it
foreshadows the immeasureablo
growth Of power as applied to the
work OF the farm, increasing thereby
not only the output, but also the
demand for a labor that must be
skilled in order TO hold its own. II
portends close, effective cooperation
between farmers, and the advent Of n
new factor into industrial, and pos
slby into political life, viz; the farm
er as an organized unit The present
forecasts future OF q largely In.
creased number of small farms espe.
cially near the great markets, on the
one hand, and great estates-either
privately or comparatively controlled,
on the other The mddle'sIaed, non.
cooperating "got-it-alone" farmer Is
due on the cards of destiny to grad
ual elimination,
We should begin to look these So
cial facts soberly in the face and to
shape our course Of action according
ly, Let us begin to build our homes,
our barns, our schools, and our neigh
borhood organizations not for the mo-
ment, but rather with n eye to the
future Let us shape our business
along solid rather than on snowy
linos-work into good stock, organ
lie comparatively for mutual benefit
along every possible line, study the
large economics Of the business, and
educate our boys and gIrls TO beat
out record il they can
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
WHEN JOHNNY CAN'T HEAR
Boy at Play Is Always Deaf When
His Mother Is Calling
Him.

Johnny"
That was his mother calling from a
window and Johnny playing In the
street, but Johnny didn't hear her.
And them
Johnny! Come here"
But Johnny is at this moment
reaching up to catch high baA and
his ears are closed to all calls; where
upon:
Johnny, do you hear me?"
But Johnny doesn't. He has caught
that bail and now he is fielding it to
another boy standing by a tree. SO,
now:
johnny this time with a little
staccato in 1t, and perhaps a faint
suggestion Of slipper.
And does that open Johnny's ears?
Why, he's at the bat now and pre-.
pared to hit the ball swat that will
send II half way down the block, and
all things else are as naught TO him.
But now hear the Vigilant mother,
this time gently for she knows that
boys will be boys:
Johnny, l want you to come in
now"
Johnny Is at this moment running
like a wild man, or boy making for
that tree he was throwing at mo.
ment ago and utterly obliylous Of
everything IN the world, the parental
voice included But that cleayes the
air again now;
J)hnny"
Johnny is standing with one foot at
the root Of the tree and the other foot
extended, all ready to Jump and run
when the boy at the bat hits the ball,
Johnny"
And Johnny runs like all pos
sessed, not for home, but for tho base,
and there he stands, while from the
window comes again the voice.
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
PROPOSITION IS TWo-SIDED
City Girl and Country Lad View the
Farm Life From Different
Angles.

81 have often wondered, Mr. Glover
TOP, If the people living on these dear
old farms amid scenes of such peace
full and quiet rural beauty, have as
keen an appreciation Of the wondrous
beauty of field and hill and meadow
and sky as we dwellers in the city
have when we catch our all too fleet
ing glinpses Of them when we face
hitherward for our brief midsummer
holiday" said Miss Annabelle Gush-
ington to Adoniram Clovertop when
he was taking her from the station
out to his farm
Then she added;
20, | am quite sure that you must
be sensible Of all the charm and beau
ty Of your quiet, happy peaceful en-
vironment, Are you not, Mr.. Clover.
top?"
"Wa-al, it's this-away" said Mr.,
Clovertop-"when a feller has pulled
out O bed at three-thutty in the morn.
in an has MIXED nine keows in mus
keeter an fly time an the keow crit
ters has basted 20 with their tails fer
couple O. hours an mebbe kicked ye
over a few times an then ye have to
give a drove O. screechIn' hawgs their
feed an d hundred ole hens Is chasin'
ye all over The barnyard clucHn' fer
their breakfast an a calf or two drags
ye all over the barnyard while ye air
tryin TO git them away from their
mothers an the thermometer shoots
up to a hundred in the shade an ye
have to dig weeds or bug taters all
day or git in hay or chase ten or a
dozen miles after some keow critter
that has got out O the paster, an then
ye have all that milkin' to do over
again at night an ye finish up yer
chores by lantern light the longest
day In the year, when all that hap
pens, maam, ye amt in no condition
to git sentimental over lights an
shadders' an peaceful scenes an
sich like, Thar's two sides to oy'ry
proposition an | reckon my side o
this beauty bizness amt the same as
yours CLOWN sunsets and rosy
morns don't appear the same to me
as to you!"--Judge,
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11

A woman IN apt TO regard a bachelor
M n man who IN too much " n coward
TO got married,
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11

All the worlds n stage, and all tho
men and women are moroly klCkcrB,
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
Poor Day for Trade,

Rainy day trNdo amt what Il was
before that moving picture show start
cd up next door" said tho umbrella
dealer sadly, Used TO bo when poo'
pie got caught In tho rain they cOmo
In and bought umbrollosi now whom
they got caught and the barker for
Tho show sees 'em heading for my
door ho gQyei
"'step right IN en- II stops raining,
Costs you less to zee the nhow than
to buy nm umbrella and, by onokY
II that amt what most Of 'em do"
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
Boy Who Knows How.

Whether tho "throe f's"-fods, frIlls
and friyolIties--haye displaced tho
"throo r's"--reading, 'rltIng and 'rith.
motic-in the education Of tho child,
Il 10 nevertheless true that teaching
the boy or girl to be more solf,rollant
and quickwlttod has certain Ndyant.
ages, In Brooklyn tho other day n
man was injured and had nm artery
severed, One OF those who hurried TO
tho aoono was boy on roller skates,
Tho man was bleeding to death, Tho
boy removed one Of his skates, took
off tho strap, and with stick some.
body picked up the youngstor made n
tourniQuot, stopped the bleeding and
held the tourniquet IN place until the
ambulance surgeon arrived, thus aiding
materially In saving tho mans life
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
Work With Concrete.

Concrete requiroa careful proper.
tloning mixing and curing,
Cement buildings should not ho
plnatorod directly upon tho concrete
wall
Ccment beams, and any concrete
with n span Of over four feet, should
be reinforced
Build concrete fence posts In a
warm shed or In the basement during
the winter They viii be better for
tho weeks Of seasoning
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
Sorting Eggs.

Care should be taken at all tines
never TO permit moisture TO come In
contact with the eggs,
Small and cracked eggs should be
carefully separated before the market
baekel goes 10 town The rejected
ones, when perfectly fresh, can be
used to better advantage In the hpme
for cooking.
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
MIddloman 0uslod.

The eheafeat and really most eatla
factory sources Of protein Is In feeds
grown on the farm Glover and al
falta grown on the farm pays tribute
TO 20 mddumnn
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
Defective Education.

"There must be a bad way Of teach.
Ing the elementary branches IN this
city"
what makes you think that?
Because this election inquest
shows that 10 many Of the election
officials can't count"
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
TO Dnlvn ogTT nA1hHIA Illtl 4 THE srnrr,,

Tnho tho Od standard uiiOyEB rAsrki. MS
CHILL TONIC, You know Whit yuu Hfu taking
Tho formula IN plninly printed on pycry hoitl u
showing " IL almpy Qunine ana Iron In a tastelrh
form, and the lnuAt pHeulual tufm Boz ufsui
people aud children, " cents
The Harrison times., 1911-11-11
auapIelon.

"Dldnt your queer friend tell you
he had taken D degree In several cit
ies7
"Yes."
"Thcn III bot II was Tho third do.
grco,'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
Auction Bulletin
HENRY l. maritime S AUCTION

Having sold the farm. the under
signed, residing one and half miles
north of the city of Lancaster, near
Whitcomb school house. will sell at
auction on
MONDAY, DECEMBER, IS, 1911.
beginning at 10 a. m, the following
named property . .---- - -
Three Horses sorrel horse
years old, weight about 1, $50 pounds
gray horse, years old, weight
about / $50 pounds; bay mare
coming years old.
Fifteen Head OF CattIe-1O good cows
heifer calves, 1 red polled bull
coming years old next spring.
Eight Hogs brood sows, young
brood sows. / red stock hog
About $50 good chickens, 6 white
ducks.
Farm Machinery Mccormick
hinder, 1 Mccormick mower, 1 tiger
seeder. curn plow. stubble pillow.
IA inch, one 3-section harrow, / Deere
disc, ] new check row corn planter
with 80 rods wire, / Weber tanning
mill, 1 bob-sled, 1 wagon, one
2 seated open buggy, 1-seated top
buggy, 1 hay rake / hog rack. All
machinery in good shape. 1 24-ft
ladder, 2 sets work harness, iron
kettle.
Hay, Straw, Grain-4 tons hay,
half stack good straw. 10 acres of corn
fodder. 400 bu of good oats, more or
less, about - bu. mixed grain.
Household Goods-One bed room
suite, hanging lamp, 2 heating
stoves, 1 extension dining table, 1
kitchen table, center table, cook
stove, 1 couch. beds, 2 loyal. cream
cans, one DeLaval Cream Separator,
600lb. capacity; 3 2O-gal. Jars,
Singer sewing machine, 1 Shoninger
piano, / Wisconsin incubator and
brooder, 1 Ocean Wave washing
machine, 1 small churn and numerous
other things,
Lunch at II 80 a. n
Terms: $40 and under. cash over
SO one years time will be given on
approved bankable notes bearing per
cent interest.
HENRY I. HARTLINE.
P. A Bishop, Auctioneer.
Geo. Moore, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
"The MuItimiIIionaire Wants to Meet
You Again"
environment.

GraduaIIy, as she gained polse, she
confessed to herself that she was hay-
ing very stupid time 1t wasn't a
bit like Christmas; although the color
scheme of the table was green and
red, there was no holly, no mistIetoe,
just gorgeous American beauties and
wide satin ribbons. She had a vision
Of the table set in the shabby dining
room at home. In the center would
be a great bunch of holly, and above
it would hang a little wax angel. At
one end she saw her father, his knife
cutting through the cracking brown
of the turkeys breast. The delicate
fare Of the hotel paled in comparison
to her mothers cooking. At home
there would be large helpings Of
mashed potatoes and turnips and
gravy. The cranberry sauce would be
served in big dishes.
AS they drove home together Mrs.
Phelps said: You were a success, my
dear If you will let me, III bring you
out. Perhaps you will make a grand
marriage. 1t would be a great thing
for a girl like YOU"
Molly's response was not enthusias-
tic. She did not like to appear IN
grateful, but she had had a most un-
happy time. She had been a stranger
in strange land.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

meet rich men, opportunity to wear
beautiful clothes.
do you really want me to go to
your dinner?" she asked, half timidly.
"Of course" Mrs. Phelps said; "and
want you to try on the gown now
1t was a wonderful gown of white
chiffon with the hem heavy with sill.
yer. There was a twist of white tulIe
which banded Molly's red-gold hair
win silver rose at the side. The
slippers were silver, and little loose
on Molly's tiny feet.
'They can be tied on with ribbons, .
Mrs. Phelps decided, "and they won't
show under that long skirt"
In front of the long mirror Molly
saw wonderful vision.
Mrs. Phelps brought from a box a
long wrap of lace and ermine and rose.
colored velvet.
II was afraid that color wouldn't &c
with your hair" she said, "but it gives
You distinction, after ALL"
On her way home, again clothed in
her shabby suit, Molly told Terry
about it.
"She is going to give a Christmas
dinner at the Belvidere," she said,
"and one Of her guests has disap.
pointed her. She wants me to take
her place, and I'm going to do it,
Terry"
Terry's face fell. "Then you won't
have dinner with u.s." he said. We'll
miss you, Molly"
{ ON, but it's my opportunity" her
face was glowing. "Think of the
people I'll meet"
He did think of the people she
would meet, as he tramped home
alone in the cold twilight. Terry knew
something of the world, something Of
the men who would be at that dinner
Babe and Billy protested strongly
when they learned that Molly, the
light Of the household, was to spend
her Christmas evening away from
them.
"It will spoil all our fun" they said.
TERRY will be here" Molly told
them. Mother has planned a late
dinner, because he has to work part
Of the day"
She felt little conscience-stricken,
however, as she lett them, and not IN
til she had donned the beautiful gown
at Mrs. Phelps could she put the
thought of their fearful faces out of
her mind.
It was a wonderful experience to
ride through the streets in the limou-
sine, wrapped in the rose-colored
cloak, with a great bunch of valley
lilies in her hand. She felt like
princess. She had the air of a prin-
cess, too, as she swept through the
wide corridor of the hotel, following
MRS. Phelps.
Her pleasure was ended, however,
when she met the other guests and
sat down at the big round table.
There was confusing display Of
knives and forks and spoons, but her
native wit prevented any awkHard.
ness.
It was the men on each side Of her.
however, who alarmed her. Molly
had never been at a loss fol a word or
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
AROUND The COUNTY
900 o-o-oooool o-oo-oooooooooS
Special Correspondence to the Herald.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
a new baby daughter has arrived
at the home of MI. and Mrs A, Judd
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Block are
spending some time in Chicago.
Henry Kaump, of Sioux City. Ia,
was here last week to attend the
funeral Of his sister,
r. J. Huntington is very sick at
his home in Platteville.
James Fox has gone to Denver
where he will make his home IN
the future.
Mrs. Fay Chase is here from Dakota
and will spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. John Chapman.
Harry Crawford and wife are
planning to move to Joplin. Missouri.
Mrs. Orville Holmes has come
home from an extended visit in
Washington.
The Congregational people sent
Thanksgiving dinners to A families
VIM. Messersmith a resident of
PlatteVilIe for go years, has passed
away. The end came by heart failure
Thursday morning.
The stockholders Of the Platteville
Fair Association met yesterday after
noon at the city hall for their annual
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Shepherd
are planning trip to California in
January.
J. B. Piquett Jr, family have
moved back to Platteville from
Missoula, Montana.
A new brick block is being planned
for erection on the site of the late
fire On Main street.
Miss Lillian McKernan is visiting
in Chicago.
Mrs Lou Arthur and Mr.. N. Bevers
are visiting relatives in Sioux City,
Ia
Phil d. Hendershot is now owner
and proprietor of the Burton Grocery
store.
The Mcdonald family have moved
to Denver, Col.
Mrs. Overton of Seneca, S. Oak, is
spending the winter in PlattevilIe
The Gem Theatre was closed down
Monday on account Of failure to meet
expenses.
The Gas Company had a demonstra-
tion Of the new paper bag cooking
Saturday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13

Was Molly going to be swallowed up
in that strange world, where men had
millions and didn't have to work?
But Molly was demanding some Of
her mothers turkey.
Il hardly ate thing at dinner" she
said. 1T was awful sitting up there
and having people stare at me-"
They brought it to her with delight.
and she had to taste a little bit of eve.
erything and praise it.
When it was time for Terry to go
she went with him to the front door,
and they stood for a moment under
the stars.
"Will you be going back to them 90
Terry asked, jealousy.
why should II" Molly asked. 'You
couldn't 60 with me, could you,
Terry?'!
The next morning, when Molly went
back to her sewing, Mrs Phelps said.
"The multi-millionaires wants to meet
you again. When shall we plan for it,
Molly?"
Never" said Molly calmly. 81 am
going to marry Terry, and then
won't have any time for multi-million-
aires, will I?'