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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
GOOD CHANGE.
Coffee to Postum.

The large army of persons who
have found relief from many chronic
ailments by changing from coffee to
Postum as daily beverage, is grow
ing each day.
1t is only simple question Of try
ing it for oneself in order to know
the Joy of returning health as realized
by an Ills. young lady. She writes:
Il had been a coffee drinker nearly
all my life and 1t affected my stomach
caused insomnia and l was seldom
without a headache. had heard
about Postum and how beneficial II
was. SO concluded to quit coffee and
try 1t.
II was delighted with the change
can now sleep well and seldom ever
have headache. My stomach has got
ten strong and can eat without suf
fering afterwards. / think my whole
system greatly benefited by Postum.
my brother also suffered from
stomach trouble while he drank cof
fee, but now. since using Postum. he
feels SO much better he would not go
back to coffee for anything"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville,' in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled--15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with
beverage Instantiy-30c and Soc tins
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's Reason for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

Some one advised me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ihad
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so told my
husband he might get me bottle and I
would try it By the time had taken
it felt better. continued its use, and
now l am well and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since was so wonder
fully benefited by it and hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEkvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger = 1t has stood tho
test for years.
II there are any complications you
do not understand write to Lydia e.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confldentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman and
held In strict confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

The horses place in the life OF the
country has been threatened many
times. but he has shown that he was
never really In danger, and he is IN
more request now than ever before.
When the first railroad was built in
New England 1t was opposed on the
ground that 1t would take the value
out of horses. In 1926 committee
from the Massachusetts, legislature
concluded, after investigation, that the
steam locomotive could not be ac-
cepted In the United States as a sub
stitute for the horse. as motive power,
writes Joseph A. Rickart OF Missouri
In National Stockman and Farmer.
Later the bicycle was counted upon to
weaken the position of the horse
drawn vehicle for pleasure, and TO
some degree for business. The trolley
car displaced a certain number of
horses and mules, but did not take
much from the prestige OF the equine
race The motor car and the motor
truck were considered the certain
doom of the horse, but he remains,
gaining in numbers and demand.
The reduction In the average size
of farms in the United States. as
shown in the 1910 census, makes more
farm horses necessary. Experiments
have proven that 1t requires proper
uonately more horses to work a small
farm than 1t does larger one, for
there are more idle days during the
year for horses on small farm than
on large farm. But 1t is the demand
for good horses from the cities that
is responsible for the advancing price.
The motor truck has taken the place
of draft horses to some extent, and
figures are given by interested parties
that show the great economy in using
motor trucks over horse power.
Various Influences. pro and con. are
affecting the horse market at this
time. On one hand there is an excep-
tionally good demand from the cities
for large e1pressers and truckers. The
government is buying horses, and may
buy many more. On the other hand.
the open winter permitted farmers to
do much plowing. particularly In the
central and western states. When
spring came. instead of having to
work all their horses. and perhaps buy
more. somefarmers were In a position
to sell one or more OF their teams
During the Boer war England bought
large number of horses in this coun-
try for service in South Africa. Kan
sas City dealers secured most of the
contracts for these horses. and horse
and mule receipts at Kansas City
jumped from $4,000 head in 1899 to
100000 head in 1900. and almost as
many were received in 1901. volume
of horse and mule business that has
never been equaled at that market
since.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
REAL HOME FOR THE HOLE
Finds Secure Abiding Place After ;
Period of TroubIous
Wanderinqs.

Everett P. Dahlgren, the millionaire
opponent of woman suffrage. said at
suffrage debate in Boston:
Il always declare that woman
shouldn't enter politics till she's full.
filled all her prior duties.
Prior dutiesl Prior dutiesl' So
young lady Knocked me one day.
What do you men mean by these
prior duties" that you're always talk.
ing about, Mr. Dahlgren?'
80 then l told the young lady this
story:
Once upon time, began, a little
hole was born; and it looked around
to see where 1t should take up its
abode
1T first decided on a window. but a
man came straightway and put in a
new pane. 1t next choose chair seat.
but the housewife sent for Gamer.
and in a jiffy a new seat was put In
the chair. The hole now selected q
baby's rattle. and the baby was SO
pleased that it began to tear the rat
tie to pieces, and the poor hole, half
crazed with fright. had Just time to
escape. 1t threw itself, more dead
than alive, into the first thing that
came to hand. which happened to be
the sock of a suffragist's husband.
There. at least, the hole seems to
have found real home. Its peace
has not been troubled from the be-
ginning, six months ago."
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

But only a fraction Of the number
OF horses In the country are handled
each year through the big markets.
The horse business is entirely differ
ent In this respect from the business
In meat-bearing animals. In 1913 of
the 2l.000.000 horses in the country,
only $4,000 were handled at the prin-
cipal horse markets, namely, st. Louis,
Chicago. Kansas City. FIT. Worth. st.
Joseph and Omaha. the relative impor-
tance OF these markets for the year
standing In the order named. st.
Louis. Kansas City and St. Joseph are
the only markets named that receive
mules In any considerable numbers
They received 100000 mules In 1913.
In addition to the horses received. At
lanta and Memphis handle a great
many mules.
The horse business at these leading
markets last year was greater than 1t
ever was before. In 1908. Ave years
ago. total receipts Of horses and mules
at these markets was 333, 900 head; in
1908, ten years ago. 10000: and in
1898. fifteen years ago, the total was
$4,000 head. So far this year these
markets have received practically the
same number of horses as they re-
ceived during the same period last
year.
Horses at the markets are sold by
the head, at auction to the highest bid
der, either singly or In pairs, except
that unbroken range horses are sold
in car-lots, by the head Auction sales
are held one or two days each week
at each of the big markets. the differ
ent markets having mutual arrange
ment as to the days of the week.
which are fixed SO that buyers may
travel from one market to another
and attend sales at several OF the mar
kets each week. II they SO desire
Doubtless a vast number OF horses
change hands in the country privately,
but country pricee are governed large
ly by prices ruling at the horse auc-
tions at the various markets. Horse
dealers travel about the country and
gather up horses, and ship them to the
central markets. and In this manner
the market price is established in the
country
Prices for work animals cover a
wide range. s75 to 800 for light
weight, serviceable animals for street
driving and light expressing. medium
weight chunks for city service at SIPS
to $175, farm geldings. $40 to 5000,
farm mares $3.50, to 1925, wellshaped
horses weighing 1.150 to 1850 pounds
at $1S5 to s275, and 5000 to $3.50 for
horses Weighing around ton. Fancy
drivers and saddlers are not as much
used as they were ten or fifteen years
ago. and fewer of them are produced.
but prices on them remain at substan-
tial figures.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

a few acres hold their own" the
many suffer for the few.
To expand our farming we must
widen our methods and raise some
highly organized crop that is adapted
to our rotation OF crops and our farm
and that will pay profit when grown
under intense conditions.
Intense tillage makes the soil more
friable. easier to cultivate and teem-
ing with bacterial lie. a condition
brought about by opening up the pores
and giving the air and its cecompos-
Ing agents an opportunity to start
bacterial action. The plant food that
is insoluble. thus becomes available.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
RESPONSIBILITIES.

Didn't you ask me why paid rent
instead of owning my own homer
asked Mr.. Crosslots.
Il made that inquiry" replied the
real estate man.
well. I'll tell you. When the roof
leaks or shutter drops off it's
mighty handy to be able to ask your
wife not to bother you. but to go and
tell her troubles to the landlord"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
THOUGHT SHE
COULD NOT LIVE
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Unionville, Mol suffered from
female trouble and got SO weak that I

could hardly walk
across the floor with
out h olding 6 on to
something. l had
nervous spells and
my fingers W ould
cramp and my face
would draw. and /
could not speak, nor
sleep to do any good.
had no appetite, and
everyone thought I
would not live.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
EXPANSION OF OUR
FARMING METHODS
Farmer Must Raise Some Highly
Organized Crop That Is
Adapted to Rotation.
(By r. q. wEArHERsroNE.)

In a measure the use of chemical
plant foods is the basis OF expansive
farming. The profits from using these
plant foods will depend upon their
right purchase and use. Rightly used
they enable man to place more Of
his land under a remunerative system
Of crop growing.
We have been farming along too
narrow lines. The fertility supply from
our farm stock as compared with the
size of our farms. never gets far from
our barns and feed lots. SO that while
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
Poor setting of EruIt.

The poor setting OF fruit, which
often follows a long rain. is due more
to loss In vitality of the pollen or to
some mechanical injury to the pistils;
also, In large measure, to the fact
that bees and other insects which pro-
mote the beneficial cross pollination
between varieties are absent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

An old bachelor says that there are
no marriages in heaven because there
must be some way to distinguish it
from the other place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

The morning after is a cheerful one
for the man who devotes the night
before to sleep.-A1bany Journal
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

Don't despise an humble beginning.
To master the violin it is necessary to
play second fiddle first.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
His Speciality.

Employer = Not afraid of early
hours, suppose?
Young Man-You can't close toe
early for me, sir.-Answers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
Scene: The woodshed.

she-Tell me OF your early strug
giles.
He-Theres not much to tell. The
harder l struggled. the more the old
man laid 1t on.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL. YOU
Try Murine Eye Hsemssdy for Red, Weak. watefy
just Eye Comfort Write for Book OF tho Eye
by mall Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

Makes the laundress happy-Jhat's Red
Cross Bag. Blue. Makes beautifuI, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
To Blow In, Probably,

A leather belt in an English fac
tory has been running at speed of
1900 feet minute from 9 to IL hours
a day for more than 32 years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
NothInq Like eeIno careful.

Shall l pump up the tires, sir?"
Wait until we get out into the
country. jacques. / heard doctor
say that the air around here is very
impure"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24

placed anywhere. at
tracts and kills all
nies. Neat, clean. or
nnmental. convenient.
cheap. LAsts all
season. Made Of
metal, can'tsplli or tip
over, will not soil or
njure anything.
Guaranteed effective.
All dealers ortsent
express paid for ti.oo-
Ave-. Brookiyn. n. 7.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
NEWS
HOW TO BUILD YOUR LOCAL.

Building local is different from building house 1t more
like building body local living organism To it
any kind activity will will always
old will stick and become workers whenever there
$ something doing
But that work is best which brings the greatest results
We fully with the above statements from the national
office
tanned than be had through earnest effort build the party
press ones state and in ones locality No permanent
victory for the ssonscous workers be at the polls until
district at least has its local Socialist
No important offices have been by Socialists where this local
oe none which have Given reasonable demonstration of fber fit
Nearly three years successful preparatory
concusvey that the Commonwealth sone of the fit and
are right now engaged earnestly in making it filter
BY introducing the Commonwealth freely your community
NOW thereby lay the foundation for effective cam
paign during the coming general election in Washington
Real Socialists not fashioned in the heat Of mere areup
matter of persistent education through eucdaon from the MARKHAM
point of view of the facts Of past history and the correct analysis OF
upon the inner meaning of all and reforms
augurad by the mastercass their interest though offered
as remedies applied in the interest OF the working class
offot ecaso Is NTERESTTNG rs vol &c nfor9ing insnir
ing its influence well sound its interpretations Friendly
apprecave letters received daily the Commonwealth office de
clare in substance that the correspondents find every line printed
this paper to be worth while reading and every page bsng
with arsenal of facts which strike telling blows against the decay
fortress of bourgeois political superstition capitalist msedu
cation Every line pregnant with meaning and deep significance
Now then: any valid why Commonwealth
should not meet with the determined and enthusiastic of
prejudice any why YOU
bers of your local buy hundred copies of this paper each week
this matter next meeting and strive hard to get favorable
action taken then and there?
Another thing
Commonwealth is strictly mionlabe paper We
nearly quite thousand inches advertising each
year shop
reciprocity than fair introduce motion
IN YOUR LOCAL UNION for the purchase of fifty hundred
copies of this paper weekly
We fighting the battles of the working class year in and
out and feel that deserve the support of all union
deserves of the
Commonwealth practically So take advantage of this
low for a fighting organ of the working class
If motion fails union take by
$O0 yearly subscriptions from individual
of the union
THINK THIS MATTER OVER SERIOUSIYl THEN ACT! u!
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
WHAT SOCIALISM rs.

The ethics of Socialism are identi-
cal with the ethics of Christianity
Encyclopedia Britannica.
1t is simply applied Christianity; the
Golden Rule applied to everyday life.
Prof. R. P. Ely.
Let no man fear the name of 80
cialism" The movement of the work
ing-class for justice by any other name
would be as terrible.-Father William
Barry.
A science of reconstructing society
on an entirely new basis, by substi-
tuting the principle Of association for
that of competition in every branch of
human ndustry.-Worces Dict.
A theory of society that advocates
more precise, orderly and harmoni-
Gus arrangement of the social rela-
tions of mankind than that which has
hitherto vailed-Webster Diction-
airy.
Socialism requires that the process
of production and distribution should
be regulated not by competition, with
self-interest for its moving principle,
but by society as whole, for the good
of society.-Dictionar of Political
Economy.
Socialism does not consist in VIC
llently Selling upon the property of the
rich and sharing it out amongst the
poor Socialists do not propose by a
single act of Parliament, or by a sud
den revolution, to put all men on an
equality and compel them to remain
! so. Socialism is not wild dream of
happy land where the applies will
drop off the trees into our open
mouths, the fish to come out of the
rivers and fry themselves for dinner,
and the looms to turn out ready-made
suits with gold buttons, without coal
ing the engine. Neither is it a dream
of a nation of stained-glass angels
who never say damn, who love their
neighbors better than themselves, and
who never need work unless they wish
to- No. Socialism is none of these
things. It is a scientific scheme of
government, entirely wise, just and
practical.-Robert Blatchford, in Mer-
rie England
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
THEN ACT!!!
WE'LL NEED YOU.

During the months of January and
February we will need the active as
sistance of every Socialist who reads
this paper. Both subscriptions and
advertising normally fall off some
what during these two months. But
the Commonwealth can't stand any
falling Off of its income On the
contrary, we must find means Of in
creasing our average weekly income.
The paper is now earning more than
it ever has in proportion to its cost Of
production. But it is not yet on a
self-sustaining basis. No one can
make it self-sustaining but it's friendly
readers We must have more names
on our subscription list, and the new
names must come in ceaselessly, faster
than old subscriptions expire. To get
these new readers and subscribers we
must depend upon YOU!
No Socialist paper in the United
States could run a month were it not
for the voluntary efforts of comrades
who get in and hustle for new sub
scribers.
Comrades, we'll need your best eff
forts during the next sixty days.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15

Just think If each Socialist In
the state would send In one ten-eent
sub, the future success Of the Com
monwealth would be assured
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
Directory Socialist Locals

II any local has paid for entry in
this directory and has been omitted
from the list, please notify this office
at once and correction will be made.
The rates for this directory are $500
per year.
Seattle, Fifth Ward Local-Meets
every Friday at p. m, 2O12 WestlRke
Ave. Nesta Wells, secretary.
Local Everett No. Meets every
Wednesday evening, o'clock, at the
Socialist party headquarters, 1912 Cali
fOrnia St, Everett, Wash. Peter Hus-
by, Secy.
Granite Falls-Mests every Friday
night at o'clock In Miller Bldg
Julia Herman, Rec. and Cor. Seey.
Hlllysrd-Mssts every Thursday
night at AS Samson Ave J. C.
HARNESS. Secy-Treas., Box So7
HillyArd.
Mountain ViSw-Business meeting the
second Wednesday in each month I'll
the homes Of the members. Props
ganda .setiAg the fourth Sunday IN
each menth at the Mountain View
school house. D. C. Buchanan, Cor.
Secy.
Local Pert Angeles No. Meets every
Sunday at headquarters at 2 p. IN.
Fred Coos, Seey.
Prosser-Mests on the first and third
Sundays in each month at p. m, in
the eeure house. II. d. Lake. Seey.
Presser.
Sedss- Weensy - Meets every Monday
evening e. y. Boldly, Secy., Box 457,
Sedrs Woollsy, Wash.
SllVana-Mests the second and fourth
Sundays at p. m. at Union Trading
hall, Silyana. Anton Jensen, Secy,
Silvana, Wash.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
MONEY LOST IF WAR WITH
MEXICO.

Military authorities say it would
take an army of 100000 men and six
months to subjugate Mexico, and
would cost 100000 a day.
After that it would cost an addi-
tional $15,OOO,OOO each six months for
an army of occupation.
This is only the money cost. There
can be no accurate estimate of the
loss of life, but that would be heavy
because our army would have to fight
all Mexico.
Yet this is what Hearst wants this
country to do to protect the invest
ments he and other rich Americans
have made in Mexico.
Let the Mexicans fight it out them
selves
OF course, not a single American
who has investments in Mexico would
shoulder a gun.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
THAT OBJECTION BY MOUNT
VERNON.

Local Olympia recently submitted
for seconds and referendum, an amend
ment having for it's purpose the ex-
tension of democracy within the party
by giving to the locals the power of
nominating party officials.
That such an amendment is in line
with party principles and much in de-
mand, needs no argument, but here
comes Local Mount Vernon with an
objection in the last State Bulletin,
on the ground that our amendment
conflicts with the state constitution of
the party.
Such an objection can have no force
for the reason that any part of con-
stitution conflicting with an amend
ment is superseded by that amend
ment.
1t is not like a law that can be de-
cided to be unconstitutional, but
stands as the last expression of the
power to amend or repeal.
In this case the amendment provides
for time of issuing and closing refer
endums for nomination and election of
party officials and section 43 would
not apply to those referendums, while
it, no doubt, would apply to all others.
Local Olympia hopes that other
locals will not withhold their seconds
on account of the objection of Local
Mount Vernon.
D. A. BENNER,
Secy
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT
THIS?
Spiketon, Wash, 10, 1914.


Editor Commonwealth, Everett:
Dear Comrade-Please find enclosed
New Year greeting in way of money
order for $500 to cover following sub
scriptions:
Geo Mocknasky, Spiketon, one year,
$1OO.
Mann Hutchinson, Spiketon, one
year, $10O.
John Porich, Spiketon, one year,
$1.OO
John Wuk, Spiketon, one year, $1.00.
James King, Buckley, one year,
$1OO.
John Smith, Spiketon, six months,
so cents.
Jas. Widdall, Spiketon, six months,
so cents.
Wishing you and our paper pros
porous year, am, yours for the cause,
VIOLA M. O'REILLY.
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WE APPRECIATE THE EFF
FoRT-YES, AND THE
DOLLAR!

Winthrop, Wash, Jan. 8, 1914
Dear Commonwealth
I am enclosing herewith my renewal
to the ONLY paper of the working
class in the state. I have tried to get
others to send with me, but the $ is
too scarce. l have two in view who
indicated their intentions of subscrib-
ing, but can not get them at present.
VIII do so at the first opportunity.
Yours for the revolution,
J. B. STRAUSBAUGH,
Box 25.
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