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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

1t is reported that Secretary Of
War Baker and Senator Chamberlain
dined together this week in the Sen
ate restaurant. 1t was not Secretary
Of War Baker that charged that
Senator Chamberlain had distorted
the truth. 1t was President Wilson
Had no dined with Senator Chamber
lain, 1t would be time TO "sit up and
take notice."
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

The Court Martial In Texas Is
now proceeding to try forty more
members Of the Twenty fourth In
fantry. If they do less trying Of
colored folks and more fighting Of
white ones, we would be doing more
to win the war.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

They are shipping colored folks 10
Europe now. They are about as we'll
off in one place as in another. A mans
life is not his own and his freedom
seems at times to he mockery.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

1t is all coming out right. God is
rodding our enemies and some OF
our friends and He will bring al
thingss right in His own time.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

Colored folks, save your money
Buy land and be happy at times even
though you are miserable ut other
times.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

Many of our friends are sending in
money Off the II anet. Some of them
nre sending us new subscribers We
need both.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

Remember to obey the law, If you
know the law. But it is difficult to
know the law these days.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

Worry kills rs many people as
disease.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

Never fail to practise pelitcness
1t will pay you in the long run.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02


T AS $4,000
f AL
] Gs,ns 1nn ~ ,, a.n
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

misgivings as to its tendency. The
constitution and Bylaws OF our Or
der are III tho reach Of oil who wish
to examine thom. There are also
solemn admonitions inculcated in the
Lodge room that Go not reach the ear
or any except those who are account
cd worthy OF membership.
OUR MOTTO is LOVD, PURITY
AND TRUTH and upon these three
pillars rest the structure of cur In
Stitution. We believe our Order Ia
conduc VIC to tho welfare of both
sexes and it Is the enjoined duty of
all to watch over one another in
sickness and in health and to re-
monstratc with those who wander
from the paths Of rectitude and
sobriety. We hope you will decide
to come with us In this onward
march and We will do you good.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02
And again:

From study Of colored employees
in twenty Of the largest industrial
plants, in the Pittsburgh district, ar
bitrarily selected, we find that most
Of the concerns have employed color
cd labor only since May or June Of
1916. Very few Of the Pittsburgh in
dustries have used colored labor in
capacities other than as janitors and
window cleaners. A few Of the plants
VISITED had not begun to employ col
ored people Until In the spring Of 1917
while a few others had not yet come
to employ Negroes either because they
believe the Negro workers to be IN
ferior and inefficient, or because they
feared that their white labor force
would refuse to work with the blacks.
The superintendent OF one big steel
plant which has not employed color.
cd labor during tho past few years ad
mitted that he faced decided short
age OF labor, and that he was In need
Of men; but he said he would employ
Negroes only as a last resort, and
that the situation was as yet not suf-
fic!ently acute to warrant their en-.
ployment. In a big glass plant, the
company attempted to use Negro la
Dor last winter, but the white workers
"ran them out" by swearing at them
calling them "Nigger" and making
conditions so unpleasant for them
that they were forced to quit. This
company has therefore given up any
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

DR.. Abraham Epstcin's dissertation
on the condition of colored people in
Pittsburgh grows in interest. He is
certainly generously fair in dealing
with our people and his description
of existing conditions bristles with
facts. No one has appeared to deny
them. lie says:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

From our survey Of the situation
1t must be evident that tho southern
migranst are not as we'll established
in the Pittsburgh Industries as Is
the white laborer. They are as yet
unadapted to the heavy and pace
set labor in our steel mills. Accustom
ed to the comparatively easy.going
plantation and farm work or tho
South. 1t will take some time until
these migrants have found themselv-
cs. The roar and clangor of our mills
make these newcomers a little daz-
ed and confused at first. They do not
stay long in one place, being birds
OF passage; they are continually
searching for better wages and &C.
commodat!ons They cannot even be
persuaded to wait until pay day, and
they like to get money in advance.
10 lowing the habit they have acquired
from the southern economic system.
1t is often secured on very flimsy pre-
texts and spent Immediately in the
saloons and similar places. It Is ad.
mitted, however, by all employers of
labor, that the Negro who was born
in the North and has been in the North
FOR some time, although not as sub.
servient to bad treatment, is as Of
f!cient as the white; that because OF
his knowledge Of the language and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

JOHN MITCHELL, JR., EDITOR
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-02-02

lie follows this warming with The
following comment upon the intelli-
gent citizen Of color:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
MESSENGERS of Death.

There are about 200 separate and
distinct kinds of shells fired from Ger
man guns, and each and every n Of
them has been given at least one nick
name by the Tommies, according 10
London Tit-Bits. Some of them have
been given several.
The biggest kind of high explosive
shells, for instance, are known in
differently as DIRTY Dicks" Jack
~Johnsons.' Coal Boxes Flower
Potts. "Crumps,' "Black Peters or
''Whjstling Willies."
The smaller kind are BLACK Ma
rias" and "Woolly Bears" according TO
whether the smoke they emit when
bursting Is black, or white with a yell
lowish tinge.
High explosive shrapnel and trench
mortar shells are respectively "whizz-
bangs" and 'pip-squeaks," from their
habit of giving only those warnings Of
their approach. "Archibalds" are anti
aircraft shells. Ordinary ~shrapnel
~projectiles are Little Willies.'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
BUREAUS FOR farm
ORGANIZATIONS That Make County
Agents Effective.
PLAN F0R'SECURING SUPPORT
Ideas Outlined in Guide Recently Pub
lished by Agricultural Department
Adapted to Various Condi-
tons.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of ~Agriculture)
The counties which have been most
active in cooperating with their coun-
ty agents are, with rare exceptions,
the mes which are reaping the great
est benefits from their services. Elk
p~erience shows that help and advice
of the farmers themselves are neces-
sary to the success of county agent
work, and the support of both rural
and urban population is needed. The
means of securing this local support
which has been found most effective
in the extension work in the northern
and western states, officials of the
United States department of agricul-
ture say, is to establish a county or
g%auizatiOn usually known as a farm
bureau" In a guide recently pub
lished by the department and known
as Handbook of Farm Bureau Organi-
zatiOn for County Agricultural
Agents." detailed suggestions are Civ
en- for forming such an organization.
The plan outlined can be adapted read
lily to the various conditions of differ
emit counties. 1t may be established
In counties having inefficient organiza-
tons, in counties contemplating the
employment of an agent, and in places
where the agent is now unsupported
by a local county organization.
Functions of Organization.
The chief functions Of a county or
yanization, as outlined In the hand
book are:
1. To coordinate the efforts of ex-
sting local agricultural forces, either
organized or unorganized, and to or
ganize new lines of effort. 1t does not
supplant any existing organizations or
compete with them, but establishes a
clearing house through which all may
Increase their efficiency without in any
way surrendering their individuality.
2. To bring to the agent the coun-
sci and cooperation of the best farm
ars in the county in planning and exc
cutting an agricultural Improvement
program.
8. To furnish the necessary local
machinery for easily and quickly
reaching every community in the coun-
ty with information of value to that
community or to the county as a
whole.
4. To encourage self-help through
developing and exercising leadership
In the rural affairs of each community.
5. To reveal - all the people of the
county the agricultural possibilities of
the county and how they may be real.
lied.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
PROPER CARE or MACHINERY
Farm implements Depreciate More IN
Value From Neglect Than From
Actual Use.

Farm machinery depreciates In value
more rapidly from poor care than from
actual use. That is, Il larger part OF
the 10 per cent annual depreciation is
caused by exposure than by use.
A 160-acre farm reeds about $1,000
worth of machinery. Ten per cent
depreciation means 500 every year and
more than $50 Of this Is lost through
lack of care. Sheds for this machin-
cry would cost about $500, which at o
per cen q year would mean $12. The
difference between $50 and $12 cannot
all be credited to profit, for part of
the care of machinery lies In labor and
material. Still there would be a fair
margin. Housing, repairing at the
proper time, and painting the wooden
parts are three essentials III the care
of machinery.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
South African Shoe Trade.

Cape Province has numerous firms
which manufacture boots and shoes.
Many Of these are engaged in the pro
ductiOn of hlgh-class footwear though,
as q rule, the better class of footwear
that is popular in this country, is OBJ
tanned from overseas, writes Consul
General George III. Murphy, Cape Town,
The foreign producer, with his highly
specialized factories, is able, with the
aid of the importing merchant, to focd
the market here with enormous guam
titles OF boots and shoes, either made
For the South African trade, or form
ing a part of his surplus output. The
result is that the South African pro
ducer is unable TO command a suffi
cient market to warrant extensions of
his plant to meet large calls which
may be made by the wholesaler. He
must content himself with producing
h~igh-grade footwear in small quaint
ties FOR the retailer.
Large quantities of boots and shoes
are being received from the United
States, partly as a result of the i'm
possibility Of obtaining adequate sup.
plies elsewhere.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
When the Doctors pespaIred.

There have been recorded during the
war many being cured by accidental
means, such as a sudden noise or an
unexpected visitor, or as a startling
question, and in one case at least Q
midnight fall out of bed. But one Of
the strangest cases belongs to a for
mer war, observes a correspondent,
where a soldier lay IS months under
the influence of catalepsy. Finally. In
despair. the doctors ordered the bag
pipes TO be played near the patients
bed. That did the trick.
There is a story told Of a skipper
who had a medicine-chest containing
cures numbered one to seven. For dys-
pepsia he administered a stiff dose of
No. z. For sprains, No. 2 was the bot
tie, and for rheumatism, No. s seemed
to work the oracle. But on q lengthy
voyage the skipper ran out of No. z,
so when next a member of the crew
had a pain In his middle he dosed him
with a mixture of 2 plus 5. Nobody
had another pain during that voyage,
or, at any rate, confessed to having
0ne
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
ALL MEN AT HOME SHOULD
PREPARE FOR WAR

The first test a mar is put thru for
either war or life insurance is an exami-
nation OF his water. This is most essen
tial because the kidneys play a most i'm
portant part in causing premature old age
and death. The more injurious the pois-
ons passing thru the kidneys the sooner
comes ~decay-so says DIR. Pierce OF Sur
gical Institute. Buffalo, N. Y, who further
advises all people who are past thirty to
preserve the vitality of the kidneys and
free the blood from poisonous elements,
such as uric acid-drink plenty of water
sweat some daily and take Anuric, double
strength, before meals.
This An-u-ric is a late discovery of DIR.
Pierce and is put up in tablet form, and
can be obtained at almost any drug store
for GO cents. For that backache, lumbago.
rheumatism. rusty" joints, swollen feet
or hands, due to uric acid in the blood.
Anuric quickly dissolves the uric acid.
al a little Anuric before meals and
prolong your life. Send 10 cents to DR..
Pierce for trial package Of Anuric.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by n disordered stomach
ache. constipation. sour stomach,
indigestion, fermentation Of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is a gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold In all civilized countries.
80 and 90 cent bottles.-Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
A DESIRABLE WIFE
Lonely Young Pioneer Who Did Not
Know How, Found 1t Was Really
Rather Simple.

In a new settlement in the thick
forest, 20 miles or more from a city
ana ten miles from a railway, were
located q sawmill and a few scattered
homesteaders who worked at the mill
when it was running and attended
their little ~clearings at other times,
relates a writer in the Chicago Trib-
une.
One day in the cooks camp, connect
ed with the mill, the man and his wife
in charge began joking the homestead
er about being the only settler in the
whole community without a wife and
family.
How can l help it?" said he. There
are no manageable women that /
know"
"Oh, there are lots of them that would
be glad Of a good home such as you
could furnish" said they.
"Well, you just find me one,' said
the homesteader, ''and / will make you
a present Of the best COW on the
place."
Not to be bluffed, they accepted his
proposition Then they got busy, run
ming over their list of acquaintances
in the city, finally selecting, for their
matchmaking expedient, an estimable
lady Of their acquaintance, living with
her married sister in the city.
The victim selected for the sacrifice
had reached that age when unmarried
worcen cease tt celebrate birthdays
and begin to regard the tapering end
Of statistical possibility with more or
less concern. The homesteader was
about the same age, and, evidently,
| just as much concerned about his flu
ture on earth. A friendly invitation
was forthwith extended to the lady to
spend a week with the cooks family
at the camp. 1t was innocently ac-
cepted.
The homesteader was conveniently
invited to a Sunday dinner with the
cooks family, and the tragedy was
staged.
A case of love and desperation at
first sight. In the afternoon, chap
eroned by the cook and his wife, the
party casually strolled over to the
homesteader's bungalow, where they
found everything 'spick and span,"
with just enough %incongruity in the
arrangement TO make the fingers of an
orderly ~housekeeper Jingle with ambl-
ton to put things in their proper cor
ners.
A few months later the records in
the county clerks Office gave a hint
Of further developments, which were
staged ut the sisters home In the city
The happy couple at once settled in
their new home 'and lived happily
ever afterward."
In the excitement the poor COW was
crowded off the stage and forgotten
by the matchmakers, but a short time
later, looking out one morning, they
saw Mr.. Homesteader driving a COW
into camp-as good as his word.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
HEALTHY

in regulating and assisting all her
natural functions, and in putting in
system. 1t lessons the pains and bur
dens, supports and strengthens weak,
nursing mothers.
It's an invigorating, restorative tonic.
All druggists sell the tablets for 60c.
Castor oil is good for children or adults,
and especially good for aged people. A
pleasant form Of a vegetable laxative that
is TO be had at any drug store, was in
May-apple (podophyliin), aioes, jalap.
Ask at any drug store for Pleasant Pei
let's" and they can be had for little money.
They contain no calomel and are of vege-
table constituents, therefore harmless.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17

ways. II the ground turns up lumpy
the large clods can be crushed by the
harrow better while damp than when
dry.
When much trash has been plowed
under the soil dries very quickly, be-
cause the refuse underneath holds up
the soil and makes air holes and pits.
The harrow will adjust the soil and
arrange the trash much more satisfac-
torily by using 1t as soon as possible
after blowing. 1t retards evaporation,
and the little pits and holes viii also
fill quicker and easier.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
IMPORTANT TO GIVE VARIETY
Duplicate Spring Conditions as Near
as Possible to Obtain Eggs in
Winter Season.

Everybody gets eggs in the spring.
Why? Because spring Is the natural
laying season. If we want eggs at
other times of the year we must "foor'
the hen by duplicating spring condi-
tons as nearly as possible.
Variety is important in the winter
ration. A hen Graves and seeks diff
ferent kinds of food. In the spring
and summer when she ranges on the
farm she gets a variety, but In the
winter, when there is no grass or cio-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
SOME POULTRY DISEASES

When the crop IS hard and un-
yielding there is danger Of the
bird becoming crop bound.
When the joints are hot and
swollen and the fowl is disin-
clined TO stand, rheumatism has
taken hold.
When the nostrils are clOgged
with dirt and the eyes water,
ward off Ii possible case Of Group
|, by timely treatment. If the case
|, is bad apply the Ratchet and
!, bury the carcass.
When the bird seems lame and
has a small swelling IN its foot,
remove to a house with no
perches and obllge it to roOst on
a bed of straw. Bumble-foot is
easily cured in the early stages
|, If the cause is at once removed.
When a hen seems to drown
!, down behind and goes repeated
ly to the nest without laying,
she is usually suffering from a
disorder of thA oviduct, and
might as well be killed and eat
en-.
When the hen seems giddy
and turns round and round, she
is probably suffering from apop-
lexy.
When the bird has leg weak
ness, with no disorder of the liv-
err, feed lighter and give plenty
, Of bone-forming material.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
TOOL SHEDS MOST VALUABLE
Shelter Costs Comparatively Little
When Considering Damage to
unsheitered Tools.

"A tool shed costs little compared to
the risk Of neglecting the implements.
Binders, mowers, hay presses, tractors,
silage cutters and other machines rep
resenx considerable capital and 1t is
economy to shelter and care for them
when not In use. The shed Is really
insurance. upon implements from sun.
rain and rust. and there Is another adj
vanfase hcssdc the loss and deteriora-
aa,t tsst f. saving titass
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17

II Sole. published at Milan, contains
an article on the formation Of IN as
ISOLATION for the purchase Of foreign
raw hides. The directing committee.
1t states, met at Rome and nominated
as president Commentators Gennaro
Maffetore OF Naples. me seat OF the
association In Rome was nxed At ne
IHetel ERlendlA.8 Aese the Hool4n
16tknfo frstn1Ieds Hsha1 bcn po1rlr
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17

yer, no bugs or worms, when the wa
ter is frozen over, when the snow is
on the ground so that she cannot pick
up a bit of gravel and sand, these
things must be furnished in her feed.
A hen is different from most ami
mails. She will balance her W ration
il given an opportunity.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
HARROW SOIL AFTER PL0WED
To Insure Satisfaction in Many Ways
burrows Should Be Gone over
Before Dried Out.

The plow and the harrow should
be kept closer together In operation
than is the case with those who wait
until the field has been completely
plowed before applying the harrow.
If it is at all convenient to do so, the
harrow should be run over the newly
turned burrows before the fresh earth
has dried on the surface. This will
Insure greater satisfaction in several
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l or. Bay
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compound,
and Il OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
A Ciri,s Csnis!.

Mary, Johnny tells me that when
ne went into the dining room last night
ne saw Mr.. Bliff with his arms round
your waist"
what q story, mamma! Why, the,
ges was out"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
GOOD RACKS FOR SEED CORN
Wooden Affairs in Which Ears Are
Placed on Separate Shelves
Are Convenient

Wooden seed racks, in which the
ears are stored In rows on separate
shelves, are convenient dryers, and
have no drawbacks in a dry. breezy
place. although the air cannot circu-
late freely on all sides and dampness
may be held where the row of kernels
rests on the wood.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17

nervousness, n u
was in a run down
condition. Two Of
our best doctors
failed to do me any
good. | heard so
much about what
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound had done for
others, i tried il
and was cured. /
am no longer ner-
vous, am regular,
a N n IN aycelleut
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
WRINKLE VARIETIES OF PEAS
Soon as Ground Becomes Dry Enough
for Thorough Preparation Plant
Them In Garden.

While the smooth varieties of garden
peas are capable Of standing more cold
and wet than the wrinkled sorts, they
are scarcely worth the planting. Az
soon as the ground becomes dry enough
for thorough preparation SOW tho
wrinkle variety OF peas.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17

health. / believe the Compound will
cure any female trouble. Mrs. ALICE
HELLER, Christopher, III.
Nervousness is often q symptom OK
weakness or some functional derange-
nent, which may be overcome by this
famous root and herb remedy, Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as
thousands Of women have found by
experience.
If complications exist, write Lydia Z.
Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
suggestions in regard to your ailment-
The result of its long experience 10
at your service.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-01-17
W. N. U, SIOUX FALLS, NO. a-,sis.

from healthy
mothers. A n d
m t h g 8 will
c e My be
h e II
they'll take DR..
Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription.
N o t ing can
equal it in build
ing up a wom-
ans afranufh