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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-11-09
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Boys Sweaters to years I4G
All Csc Silk Neckwear lac
Mems Csc Merino Wool Socks lac
God-plaited Cuff Buttons and Pins lac
Mems and Boys Shirts, odd sizes lac
White, 2 for 25c Linen HandkerchiefS, z for lac
Mems Mue-Skin MittS and Gloves lac
Boys SOC Fall Caps I4C
Boys Heavy Cotton Hose lac
ChildrenS Wool Stocking Caps 24C
Boys soc Flanneette Waists 34G
All SOC Silk Neckwear 34C
Boys soc Heavy Ribbed Union Suits 34c
Mems and Boys SOC Outing Flannel Shirts 34C
Boys SO and 75c KnickerbockerS 34C
Mems 75c Navy Blue Jersey Shirts 59C
Boys S1.O0 Negligee Shirts SAC
Mems and Boys 500 Sweaters FAC
Mems 81 90 Heavy Union Suits 4C
Boys 81 90 Wool Flannel Shirts Tao
Mems S125, all wool Staley Underwear 84C
Mems and Boys ST so Sweaters $I4
Mems $3.50, extra good Union Suits SI4
Mems $50 Flannel Shirts SIA
Boys OvercoatS-3 to yearS-$3.O0 values SIA
Boys Double Breasted Knee Pants SuitS-l0 to
10 years-$5 90 to $500 values S24
Youths Overcoats with convertible collar-10
to 10 years-$5OO to So. 90 values $2A
Youths SuitS-long pants-sizes 80 to 30
values up to $3.50, S2A
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
HOW farmer MAY
IMPROVE CREDIT
METHODS ey WHICH INDlviDU
AIS CAN MAKE IMPROVE
MENTs ON TERMS.

Washington, d. c., April S.-Three
plans by which farmers in actual prac-
tice have succeeded in improving their
personal credit and securing loans al
less than the prevailing rate of inter
est are outlined In new publication
OF the United States Department OF
Agriculture, Farmers Bulletin No. 654,
"How Farmers May Improve Their
Personal Credit"
The first of these plans has worked
out in certain localities in North Da
kota so well that the farmer has beer
able to borrow money on his personal
note at s per cent at a time when the
usual rate In his vicinity varied from
10 TO IL per cent. To secure this re
duction in interest, the farmer agreed
that the bankers should buy the dair,
stock for which he wished the loaI
and sell 1t to him at actual cost. The
purchase in a number Of cases wa:
conducted with the advice of state o.
federal dairy specialists. The men Wit
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

lion pounds came direct from other
Asiatic countries and IL million via
English ports. Turkey in Asia also is
the leading source for our imported
figs, imports therefrom in 1914 being
Is million pounds, as against 3 1-3
million from Greece, l million from
Italy and smaller amounts from Egypt,
French Africa, and Hongkong. Our
imports of grapes range between 1
million and | 1-3 million cubic feet
annually and all of them, except negli-
gible amounts, are from Spain. Italy
occupies a similar position with re-
spect to our imported lemons, having
supplied between 140 million and $50
million pounds annually during the
last few years. Spain sends us be-
tween three million and four million
gallons and Greece about one, million
gallons of olives annually, while Italy,
also an important producer Of olives,
sends us less than quarter million
gallons of olives annually, but ships
to our shores large quantities of olive
oil.
fContinuod On Para Mrhfl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
Doctors Said He Had Dropsy

Some time ago | had an attack of
gripped which finally settled in nay kid
neys and bladder. / doctored with the
doctors and they claimed had dropsy.
tried other remedies and got no relief
from any of them. My condition was
such that | was unable to work for
about two months and the annoying
symptoms caused me a great deal OF
trouble and pain. | was hardly able to
turn over in bed. Seeing one of your
Almanacs, | decided to give Dr.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root a trial and after
taking several bottles was able to re-
sumo my work again. | cannot say
too much in praise of your Swamp
Root as the results in my case were
truly wonderful.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT BALLARD,
Mansfield, Pa.
Sworn and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of May, 1912.
Ray c. Longbothum,
Notary Public.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

hogs, horses, mules, cows, and otner
livestock on these farms, besides PROB
ably having surplus which can read
ily be turned into cash profits. Con-
siderable corn was planted few weeks
ago in the southern counties and the
major portion of it is now looking
well, promising. But the biggest acre
age to this staple will be planted next
week if the weather permits.
Along with corn. some farmers are
planting melons, velvet beans, peas
and other forage crops. A few ars
planting peanuts in corn fields. All OF
which goes to prove that Mississippi
farmers are making a determined ef-
fort to produce their feed at home and
keep several hundred thousand dollars
every year in the producing communl'
ties where it can be used to further the
modern farm and better farming meth
DDS by adding livestock and poultry
building better barns, new silos ana
otherwise improving the home places.
The one-crop system is "goner" ID
the Hattiesburg trade territory.
Sweet Potatoes Close Second.
A very large acreage also is to be
devoted to the growing of sweet pota-
toes and the setting out OF the plants
has already begun. From this date IN
til April 20 is the principal period for
transplanting sweet potato plants, and
by the latter date hundreds of acres
will have been planted to that crop,
which, according to most of the cores
pondents, promises to be close sec
ond in Importance to corn when the
crops are harvested. Farmers general
" have received fair prices for sweet
POTATOES heretofore, also good markets,
and the acreage is slightly increased
this year, as for the whole territory
and better methods are to be used IN
the care of the crop when dug. A num-
Der of drying kilns are to be erected
and hot-bed potato houses are now
numerous.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
LAURA AND PETRARCH.
The Poets Ideal and a Sad Case OF
Hopeless Love.

The Poets Ideal and a Sad Case Of
Hopeless Love.
Petrarch was one Of the unfortunate
poet lovers. One day in the Church Of
st. Clair, in Avignon, be met Nine. De
SADIE, better known as Laura" a de-
lightful blond, whose soft, dark eyes
contrasted strangely, yet coquettishly,
with the pale golden hair that rippled
In ringlets over her white forehead.
This dainty dame was OF noble birth.
enjoyed high social standing and was
considered the belle Of the entire sunny
south of those days.
The Italian poet fell helplessly and
hopelessly in love with the French
beauty. He wrote in her honor hum
dreds of sonnets full of the choicest
tenderness, in which he described his
sweetheart's mental and physical
charms, and vowed that never lived a
fairer woman than she. Yet she was
obdurate to his suit, though she con
fessed herself pleased with his society.
She was by nature fond of admiration,
and she felt proud of the fact that she
had won the devotion of one of the
greatest poets of the age. Wherever
she promenaded. whether in the parks
or streets. she heard the gossips muir
muir as she passed. There goes the be
loved of Petrarch.
Laura was platonically fond of her
poet. but no amount of poetry could In
duce her to bestow a warmer affection
upon him. She died of the plague In
1348. Her death was rude shock to
Petrarch, who still loved her and
mourned her loss for the remaining
twenty-six years of his life.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Tribune.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

furnished the money were thus in
position to make certain that 1t was
used for productive Improvements
which would enable the borrower to
repay the loan. Under this plan, IN
fact. the farmer may be said to have
borrowed the improvement itself in
stead of the money to buy it with, for
the disposition of the money was taken
out of his hands.
Tried in Idaho.
A plan of the same general charac-
ter was carried out a year or two ago
in southern Idaho, but in this case
three or four banks united in the pur-
chase of a carload Of dairy stock. In
another case in Nevada local cream
cry supplied the money and held back
a part of the return from milk and
cream delivered by the borrowers Al
together 491 cows and heifers were
distributed among "a farmers, the az
gregate amount of money represented
by the loans being sSs,4Ss. This is
the simplest of the three methods. 1t
consists essentially in permitting the
lender to say how the money that he
loans shall be spent. Under such cir.
cumstances he naturally feels more
secure, and the rate of interest lessons
with the risk.
In regions where for various rea'
sons this plan has not proved possible,
another method is to have the farmers
collectively assume q certain guaran
tee for the notes given by individuals
In Southern Montana, for example.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

of leans 100 quarts of tomatoes. J.
also helped with the canning Of the
Strawberries, cherries, peaches, toma-
to butter and catsup, apple jellies and
gooseberry JAM"
Gas to my other club work, will
say that / was at Des Moines during
the State Fair, and helped to record
and care for the exhibits sent in by
club members. also gave canning
demonstration for the county teachers
meeting at Clarinda on the 26th OF Sep
TENDER. The demonstration was held
in the Domestic Science rooms at the
High School building. / took my own
Gamer, tomatoes and apples, and most
of the other necessities, besides most
of my collection to show the different
things one can conserve by this meth
3D.
"As a summary / will state that my
expenses were S15.61 and my profits
S115.57, besides winning $23 in prizes
at the state fair. / have enjoyed this
work, although it has been long and
sometimes a bit lonesome. 1t has been
way by which could not only have
my own spending money and pay my
expenses at the Farm Camp, but also
have a bank account of $780,"
| Another member of the Garden anc
Canning Clubs in the Northern states
whose work is worthy of special men
ton. is Miss Sara Dickinson of Sharps
vile, Pennsylvania. She won first
prize in her state with a record of 1866
pounds on her tenth-acre. Her costs
were $12.33; her net profits, 1851. II
is difficult to compare the profits made
by the different young women in the
garden and canning clubs, as the mar
ket price of fresh vegetables differs
very widely in different parts of the
country, and a member with a very
good crop may sometimes have to sci
at very low price, because of pre-
vailing market conditions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

After the coolest March that Missis-
sippi has experienced in forty years.
the average temperature ranging more
than ten degrees below norman
throughout the period, the farmers OF
the state have commenced preparations
for planting with redoubled vigor' ana
ON every hilltop and valley in the COM
monwealth today the soil is peins
turned by the plowshare, and the sou
seeded with the seasons crops.
Farm work of all kinds has been re-
.ordod from two to three weeks-tna'
1. growth OF vegetation is that far De
hind but in many localities plowins
has been finished and all that remains
r. he done is to plant the crops.
AS a rule. the farmers in this state
do not plant either cotton or corn until
the first ten days in April, and they
have not suffered serious bacKse'
by the cold weather.
prenarations now under way lnul-
cate a cotton acreage reduction OF at
least one-third, as compared with last
wear. and the greater portion OF the
acreage heretofore planted in COTTON
will be developed to corn and othei
grain crops,
Despite the bad weather OF MARCH,
Mississippfs farming prospects Is lar
from discouraging.
Cotton is going to be the money crop
this year-the staple on which farmers
will RELY for ready cash, and they VIII
devote a larger acreage than ever oe
fore in the history of the state 10 I'll
versifed crops.
From all sections of the state come
reports of great activity among the
farmers. An earnest effort viii De
made to make up for lost time. Inc
farmers believe that, at last, spring 10
actually here. 1
The reports show that on every farm
there will be large corn. acreage-sui'
acient to supply feed for all OF Tue
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
SOME CONCRETE FACTS ABOUT oo,..,

corn will he produced in previous year. Some
xnect to raise Planting has begun Eary corn IL
| uhernco counties looks Well
TO- rsn,arng of sweet potatoes begun From now unt
90 - hundreds of acres this which Is
big x..a ,uonorod
Cotton will this Cotton gave way 10
foodcro .oo..on,
pic cabbage crops are planted in many sections
rho snrng crop potatoes is promising more pes
planted. - ,. largo vie,d-wil
be fed to stock NJ. ,.o,,od
All vegetables look fine Not injured Oy colu weather" W ~
wonderfully -. o,,oaroa
refreshed since spring erass H
The planting o cane will begin soon All i" WIN ~
for
interest is increasing the need OF dipping 'a's' 0 nave
now regularly
hean meas being planted along WIFI
| in sections o;o,o,r dom
It is not believed many that the cola weather na ~
vegetable crops Oie
@ farming districts of from ten days 10 Inree eA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
FRUITS AN J NUT
IMPORTS DOUBLE
FOREIGN TRADE TAKES A BIG
JUMP DURING THE LAST
TEN YEARS.

Washington, d. c., April 8.-The
foreign trade of the United States in
fruits and nuts, $92,S40,172 in the cal
endar year 1914, has doubled in the
last decade. Imports were 9,231, 1874
and exports 33,6OS,77S, including in
each case trade with Hawaii, Porto
Rico, Alaska and the Philippine Is
lands.
Bananas with a total of 16 million
dollars; lemons, 5 IA million; olives,
2 IL million; grapes, 1 IL million;
pineapples, 1 1-3 million; currants,
l IA million; preserved fruits, 1 mil
lions; and figs, nearly 1 million dol
lars, are the leading classes of fruits
imported. Cocoanuts, copra, etc, 5 IA
million dollars; walnuts, IL mil
lion; almonds, IL million; peanuts,
about 2 million, and flberts, 1 million
dollars value, are the principal nuts
imported.
According to official figures COM
piled by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, Department of
Commerce, imports of lemons have in
creased about so per cent, figs about
so per cent, cocoanuts have quintu-
pied, and bananas, walnuts, and al
monds have doubled in import value
during the period under review.
Meanwhile Hawaiian pineapples, main
ly canned, of which the imports were
not sufficiently large in 1904 to justify
a separate enumeration, are now be-
ing shipped into the United States at
the rate of 6 million dollars worth
per annum, last years total being 2 IL
times as much as in 1911, while i'm
ports from Singapore, which at one
time reached several hundred thou
sand dollars annually, have now nearly
ceased. Porto Rican pineapples, main
ly fresh, are coming in at the rate of
1 IL million dollars worth year, as
against a little more than half that
amount in 1911. While Cuba is the
leading source Of our fresh pineapples
from foreign countries, the amounts
received therefrom remain practically
stationary and the rapidly growing
consumption is being supplied chiefly
by canned Hawaiian and fresh Porto
Rican pineapples.
About half of our imported bananas,
aggregating AZ million punches last
year, were from the Central American
States, about one-third were from the
British West Indies and the remainder
chiefly from Cuba and South America
In normal years France supplies about
three-fourths of our imported walnuts
but in 1914 her share was only Ii mil
lion pounds out of 80 million pounds
imported. Italy, Turkey in Asia
Chile and China rank next as sources
of imported walnuts. Greece contin
ues to be the great source of our cur
rants imported from foreign countries
having sent to our ports practically 3:
million pounds last year, as agains1
800 thousand pounds from the rest o
the world. Asiatic Turkey furnished
American markets with nearly 80 mil
lion pounds of dates, while 2 Il mil
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized to announce
ALEXANDER CURRIE as a candiaate
for County Attorney, subject TO the
action OF the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
For County Attorney.

The News is authorized to announce
ANDERSON M. FOOTE as sandi-
date for County Attorney, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized to announce
w. N. RICHARDSON as a candidate
for Circuit Court Clerk, subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
County treasurer.

The News Is authorized to Announce
D. X. HEMETER as a candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the &C
ton of the Democratic PRIMARY.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized to announce
T.. CURRIE an a candidate for Supes-
intendent Of Education, subject 10 the
action of the Democratic Primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
For Board Of SUPERVISORS.

The News is authorized TO announce
]. L. BATSON as a candidate for
member OF the Board of Supervisors
from Beat Three, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
For Sheriff.

The News is authorized to Announce
A e. HARRISON rs a candidate for
Sheriff of Forrest County subject to
the action OF the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

10 farmers organized an association
and appointed trustees to represent 1t
in negotiations with local bank. The
trustees were authorized to guarantee
a limited amount to the bank on the
joint and several liability of the as
sociation members. With this addl-
tional security the bank agreed to adj
vance $4,000 to the association at .
per cent when the general bank rate
was 10 and IL per cent. Two delegates
from the association purchased with
the money two carloads of heifers
which were distributed among the
members, each animal being charged
with a proportionate share for all the
Incidental expenses connected with
the transaction. Each purchaser
pledged himself to care for and breed
the cattle by methods approved by the
trustees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The Vermont maple sugar men ex
pect to clear s1.5oO.0O0 on this spring
crop. Some 5000 tons of sugar has
been made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News Is authorized to announce
]. p. Pace as a candidate for Coun-
ty Treasurer, subject to the action or
the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
Outlook of Farmers
Is Not DiscOuragi,1g

MORE CORN WILL THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE
MARCH WAS COOLEST IN 40 YEARs-FARM WORK OF
ALL KINDS RETARDED CROPS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED
EXCEPT FROM SET BAcK-MANY PROFITABLE CROPS BEING
PLANTED AND
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News IL authorized to announce
JOHN T. HANEY as a candidate for
County Attorney, subject to the action
Of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized TO announce
STOKES v. ROBERTSON as eaRdi
date for State Revenue Agent, subject
to the action Of the Democratic pr
mary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
For Chancerx Clerk.

The News is authorized to announce
HERBERT GILLIS as a candidate for
Chancery Clerk, subject TO the actisn
of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
Letter to
Dr.. kiimer e. Co.,
Binohamton, NJ. Y. |
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII Do
For You

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News Is authorized to announce
w. A. CONN as a candidate for Sher-
ifr, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News Is authorized to announces
w. Il. FAIL as a candidate for County
Treasurer, subject to the action OF The
Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized TO announce
H. T.. CLARK as candidate Dor Tax
Assessor, subject to tho action OF tn,
Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08
For Circuit Court Clerk.

The News is authorised 20 announce
H. X. NeLEMoRE as a candidate for
Circuit Court Clerk, subject 10 the
action of the Democratic primary, 49,.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The q. s. now owns 5000 islands
supporting population Of ten mil
lions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

Superintendent Of Education.
The News Is authorized TO announce
L. G. HOOD as a candidate fer SuDes-
intendent Of Education, subject b tho
action Of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorize
T. ]. NIXON as a cand III n Il
cult Court Clerk, subject 55z HI
of the Democratic primary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

members, each animal being charged
with a proportionate share for all the
incidental expenses connected with
the transaction. Each purchaser
pledged himself to care for and breed
the cattle by methods approved by the
trustees.
The Third Plan.
In the third plan the guarantee IS
furnished not by the farmers them
selves but by an outside interest. AS
the plan was developed in Wisconsin
and Minnesota, this outside interest
consisted of local business men who
were in their way as much concerned
as the farmers with the general i'm
provment of agricultural conditions in
their regions. Under this plan the
business men subscribed a certain
percentage of the funds loaned with
the understanding that this was to
constitute a guarantee fund to protect
the bankers. Otherwise the plan was
| in it's essential principles like that
adopted in Montana.
None of these methods require more
than a temporary organization. A
permanent cooperative credit associa-
ton is, of course, a different matter
which has, however, many advantages,
Such associations encourage habits OF
saving, afford training in business
methods and may establish a collec-
tive fund for common agricultural pur.
poses as well as providing loans to
their members on more reasonable
terms than they could obtain individ-
ually. The fundamental principle o.
their management is that no loan must
be granted unless the committee in
charge believes that the member and
the association viii both be benefited
The funds for the loans may be secur'
ed through payments on shares, through
deposits, and by borrowing from out
side sources. Associations doing bus,'
ness of this sort, however, are subject
to statutory regulations and it is, OF
course, important that these regula
lions be understood and observed by
the management.
A cooperative credit association.
must not be considered as in any way
a substitute for other banking insti
tutions, but rather as an ally OF them
The deposits in such associations are
frequently in such small amounts that
it is unlikely that they would be placed
in a regular bank. On the other hand
the total of these small sums is fire.
uuently considerable and such part OIL
it as is not. loaned to members of the
association is usually placed on de-
posit in the local banks. In addition
to the service which the association
can render to it's individual members
both by aiding them to obtain proper
loans and by discouraging them from
making unwise ones. The association
can also be of service to the commun-
ity in a number of ways, among which
collective purchasing is perhaps the
most prominent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-08

The News is authorized TO announce
BARNEY o. DOHERTY as a candt
date for Sheriff, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.