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The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
A VOICE FROM PRISON


From one of the prisons which are
filling 50 rapidly today with the best
Of the working class, comes the follow
ing message to VIM. z. Foster from
one whose spirit the capitalist class
has not been able TO break:
my dear Comrade Foster:
received your letter. do not fear
the truth. our cause is just and honest.
You have no idea how | worry about
you and other militant brothers and
comrades in trouble now. | know the
defense council does not look for any
financial support from the helpless
comrades in prison. framed by our
enemies; blood suckers who live in
luxury on the sweat of the workers,
but | will say this: | am going to sell
my tobacco which we get here every
month for our hard labor in prison
here. | am glad and willing to do
without smoking for the coming month
just to see you and the other loyal
comrades fight for freedom and justice
and hope every worker and workers
son will answer this call in the hour of
need TO help fight and keep our best
workers out Of prison as labor of
America needs such fearless men.
wish you would write also to my for
mer friends who were good socialists
when was among them. | hope you
will hear from them with some, finan-
cial aid. You also will hear from me
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
LLANO The Trail That Leads the Cooperative Commonwealth

and industries are all owned by the COLLECTIVE
ity; where each works for the other; where
each receives the same compensation for a
days work; where no member will accept
anything which any other member cannot
have on the same terms, if he desires it
in short, imagine place where the golden
rule is the only law imposed upon the COM
munity, and you are picturing the Llano CO.
operative Colony.
After eight years of work, Llano Colony is
rated in the commercial world as worth over
$250.000. But Llano's least asset is its COM
mercial rating. The fullness of life. the joy
of living, the satisfaction of working, the
security for the future, the healthy environ
ment, the opportunity for education, the af-
lection of your felowmen these are priced
more. much more, than what the commercial
world calls success.
This colony now has something like thirty
industries, all collectively owned. Among
these are: apiary. auto garage, building de-
partment, brick-making plant. blacksmith
shop. butcher shop, broom factory. crate
making factory. chicken farm. dairy with
about 20 milking cows and herd of thoro-
bred Holstein heifers, goat ranch. hog ranch.
with several hundred Duroc- Jersey hogs,
sweet-potato storage houses, dressmaking,
grist mill, handle lathes, hotel, hospital, IL
brary. steam laundry, land clearing. fruit or
chards, print shop. peanut butter factory,
magazine and weekly newspaper, picture
show and theater, wagon-making shop, cam
dy kitchen. shoe shop, harness shop. and
many Other. smaller concerns.
Then Llano's farms and gardens provide
the bulk Of the living for the colonists, the
farmers specializing on sweet potatoes. SUI
gar cane, peanuts. corn, beans. peas. etc.,
while the gardens provide greens and gar
den truck for the table the year around
The system of government is exceedingly
simple. Stock is sold in the corporation at
one dollar share. and only stockholders
are employed by the Colony. An agreement
Of employment is entered into between the
Colony as an organization and each individ-
ual. Each member is employed at what
he best can do. or which needs most to be
done A board of directors is selected each
year by the stockholders. which board in turn
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
Revelation Interpreted
The Mysteries of the Apocalypse of St. John
Revealed
A Remarkable Book, Making Plain the Way
Unto Salvation, Written by G. A. Kratzer
One of the Founders of The Universal
Life Institute, Of Creighton, Nebr.

The Book of Revelation is vast assem-
blage of parallels, symbols, and alIegories, SO
presented that the entire book makes one Of
the greatest dramas in the worlds literature
According to the prophecy in the book itself
the time has come for the unwilling of Jesus
Christ" that the mystery of God should be
finished" Mr.. Kratzer has taken off the
veil and set forth its teachings in plain En-
glish, so that the book is of infinite value and
delight for every one who realizes the great
truth that the mind is a KINGDOM that must
be ruled Mr. Kratzer believes that this book
contains more teaching of fundamental impor.
lance than any other known document Of
equal length, for it points out all the dangers
and difficulties and sets forth all the saving
truth to be experienced by humans in their
initiation into the Kingdom of Heaven.
This wonderful book of 400 pages, artist
calIy printed on the best of paper, beautifully
bound, may be had in black cloth, stamped in
gold, at $3.50, and in full morocco, flexible
binding, round corners, gold edges, and stamp
ed in gold. at $500, postpaid, by ordering ii
from
THE LLANO PUBLICATIONS
LeesvilIe. La.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

in few days. am going to see my
friends in prison and try to get up a
donation of at least five dollars and
have it forwarded to the Defense
Council. am also glad to tell you
that | received the Labor Herald and
believe me it is real stuff. | have read
ii three times already. will close with
best wishes and kindest regards, be-
lieve me, | am fraternally yours, For
industrial freedom,
Here is the voice of the militant pro-
Ietariat that prisons cannot still. To
those on the outside who tire of the
struggle it should be source of in
spiration to further effort.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

~ INCE THE DAYS Of Jesus Christ, the
human heart has longed for the time
when no mans hand would be against
the hand of his neighbor, time when each
mans interest would be Identical with the
best interests of the whole community. The
progressive thinker; all down through the
march of civilization, has yearned tor bet
ter state of society in which to live. FOR
this reason, more than any other, men and
women have left their native soils and TAX
en- I'D the duties and terrible hardshlps OF
pioneers, searching for the golden opportun-
ity.
From the East men go West; from the
West they go farther West; but the smeary
hand of exploitation has always followed
close behind, leaving them often drained to
the point of poverty.
To get away from the tithe-paying system
--fro-, rent, interest and profit have
struggled and fought and planned. Colonlz
alton enterprises have come into being in
many parts Of the world, having as their OBJ
iect the grouping Of congenlal workers IN an
effort TO eliminate these Objectionable phases
Of human life. Many OF them have parity
succeeded, only to be wrecked upon the
rocks, because of lack Of understanding
of each others motives.
After studying most Of the former attempts
at cooperative colonization, and marking
well the rocks and shoals in the stormy seas.
Job Hartman founded cooperative COM
munity at Llano. California, on May LIST,
1914 This community operated and pros
pered at this location until 1917, when the
water for irrigation purposes proved unequal
TO the growth Of the Colony, and a new and
more resourceful location was found in Lou
isiana. where they are now located.
Founded on three great principles OF soci-
ology equality Of opportunity, equality of
income. and equality of ownership, the Llano
Colony has proven that men and women can
live together in harmony and prosper. This
Colony is incorporated under the law as
protection against interruptions persons and
disgruntIed self-seelers Imagine if you can,
miniature cooperative commonwealth, and
you have Llano Colony Imagine CONF
munity where all the land, the farms, tools,
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
WHY GRAINS ARE
DEGERMINATED
BY Alfred W. Nc Cann


Nature has lodged the rich mineral
elements near the surface Of the grain.
which is completely removed BY the
modern milling process. That IS why
all the food reformers have insistently
advocated return to the genuine old
fashioned Graham flour ground be-
tween stone burrs. and the natural
brown rice. = ~
The reason for refining grains and
cereals is entirely a commercial one.
The germ in wheat, corn and other
grams is rich in phosphorized oils.
When locked up in the whole grain.
these oils are protected from the ac-
ton Of the oxygen Of the air by means
of the bran layers. and the oils can
keep for an indefinite time. When
released from the grain in the process
of milling. they eventually decompose
under the influence of the atmospher-
ic oxygen.
The commercial sale and transpor-
tation Of flour. as carried on at the
present time require that this product
be stored for considerable periods.
Ground whole wheat and corn cannot
undergo long periods of time that flour
and cornmeal is now held. The oil Of
the exposed germ, undergoing natural
decomposition. imparts to the entire
product rancid taste.
Mother Nature, it appears. never In
tended grains to be ground and stored
either for use in the distant future
or for spectators who hold on to them
awaiting favorable prices. 1t is more
likely that she meant them to be con-
sumed soon after they are ground.
The commercial miller not only re-
moves the germ because it interferes
with the keeping" qualities Of the
! flour and meal made from grain. but
he also finds it more profitable to take
advantage Of the weakness of human
nature.
Man is singuIarly impressionabIe
creature. He selects his food moi with
his intelligence, but with his eyes. The
miller knows as long as he can supply
flour that is creamy white, or rice with
the polished surface Of mirror, and
barley with the gloss and attractive
ness Of the pearl, the pubIis will imme-
diately fall for it, and no questions
asked about their worthIessness, as a
food for man. will ever be asked.
White flour means flour robbed of
the bran and germs. The absence Of
bran and germs means the loss of
more than three-fourths of the most Vi
talizing and life-sustaining elements OF
the grain.
A polished rice kernel has three
fourths of the food value polished
away.
PearIed barley is about as nourish-
ing as the pearl itself. Yet the die
tates of business are that such debas-
ed food only must be sent to the mar
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
WHEN DON WAS OUT

Dorothy's big sister was inclined to
be a BIT flirtatious and to keep, at
least. two strings to her bow constant
ly-in fact, stringing her beaux seem
ed TO be her specially.
One Of these beaux was favorite
Of little Dorothy's, because Of confec-
tionery munificence. and the little girl
had counted confidently upon him as
a brother-in-law possibility.
So one evening. when the other fell
low was present, Dorothy called the
big sister aside and said:
It's all right, suppose. for you
to let Fred come to see you. but |
don't want you to let Don lose his sem
iority rights!' '-Ex.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
SOME FACTS ABOUT LOUISIANA
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN
BY George D. Coleman.

New York State has only 5l6
square miles more than Louisiana,
and Pennsylvania has $3.50 square
miles less than Louisiana. Louisiana
has 1896 square miles of surface
and despite misinformation, only
1907 square miles are water surface,
as its lakes and bayous are all along
the Gulf Of Mexico. Thirty-six per
cent Of its area is hill land, and we are
located on the highest part Of the So
called West Louisiana hill country = .
Our railroad station, Stables, being
over 300 feet above sea level, and
some of our land being 400 feet in
altitude. While there are no hills, the
country is rolling, and the drainage is
good. Only seven percent of the
States area is bluff land, and that is
all east Of the Mississippi river. The
late overflow of the Mississippi river
from broken levees was confined to
a small area that touched none of our
railroad connections. Unlike many
states. Louisiana has wide variety
of soils, and one can find almost any
kind by looking for it.
But it is in its climate that Louisiana
excels. as we have an average Of nine
months of frost-free weather in the
year, and often more in our location.
I'VE are near enough to the Gulf to be
kept much cooler in the summer and
warmer in winter than Shreveport, Ito
miles to the north. The average an
nual rainfall at Shreveport is As In,
while here it is close to. 20 inches.
Complete crop failures for want of rain
are unknown here. Last winter was
an unusually wet winter, but the past
summer there was no lack of rain.
1t is not generally known that there
| is probably no other country, much
less state, that produces as much sui
phur as does Louisiana, and its capa-
bilities in this line are not yet half de-
veloped. The story Of how sulphur is
taken out of the ground in Louisiana
without mining, but by being melted
with supeyheated steam and pumped or
forced out in this fluid state, would be
a good story for Sunday magazine
article. The same is true of salt. There
is no larger body of pure salt in the
world than has been found in the state;
beds of it whose depth is not known.
But, so far as known, there is neither
salt nor sulphur on or under any of
the lands we have so far acquired, and
we may therefore turn our attention
to the thing we are more interested in,
agriculture.
We own here, free of any incum-
brance, lot of fine hard wood timber,
and pine is abundant. We have bottom
land producing as fine sugar cane as
is grown in the State, and some parts
are the best in the State. We also grow
sorghum, from which we make syrup,
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

and japanese cane. We ell our siIos
with both Of these, and they make
fine ensilage. We grow the best Porto
Rico sweet potatoes, and no finer var
iety is known. By putting them in our
concrete curing houses we keep them
over until the next crop comes on.
I'VE grow peanuts. Of the Spanish var
Iiety, from which we make the peanut
butter, peanut milk. peanut candy and
straw for our milch goats and mules.
We grow corn for food and feed. We
have two gardens. one Of 40 acres near
the hotel and smaller one about a
half mile distant We grow water
melons and canteloupes by wagon
loads, Strawberries in abundance. green
corn, okra, tomatoes, and many other
summer crops. Among the crops that
can be grown practically all winter
long are radishes. beets, rutabagas,
turnips, onions, celery, cabbage, let
tuce, and few others.
Our big 40 acre garden has reciey-
ed 500 tons Of compost from the ferti-
| lizer plant and some 200 tons Of black
rotten saw dust, mixed with leached
ashes, and we expect it to give good
account Of itself this winter. We have
a herd Of common goats other than
the mich goats that provide a good
share of meat, a goodly number of
hogs that furnish meat and lard, herd
of Holstein cattle and, lately acquired
+ by trade IS common cattle of the coun-
TRY that afford beef occasionally for
our table, as we'll as hides for our tan
merry.
| As to our industries, the Colonist
Diary and the colony literature have
so well described them that it would be
waste of space to write of them, but
the service Of our garage and black
smith shop is more and more sought
after BY people who have had taste
Of good work done. The same may be
said of the wagon shop, only the work
,ers in it 'have troubles Of their own
! in that they are showed under with sat
lisfying our own needs. Right now they
are pushing the work on an eight
wheeled wagon for logging, and they
have the plans and iron for another
wagon with tires eight inches wide.
That's some wagon, if you'll believe
me; and it isn't every day you see
iron tires eight inches wide. Another
100000 brick will be out Of the kiln
soon, and we hope to get them into
the walls of the new garage and ma.
chine shop building before our neigh
bors find we have more brick and
come shaking their money at US
to buy them. But there's still another
100000 brick on the floor Of the dry
ing she'd waiting for the kiln to be en-
ptied before they move in and gel
burned.
All can say in conclusion is: if
YOU think we are not moving and do
ing things down here, lust drop in and
see for yourself. Don't take our word
for it, but come and be shown-or we
shall do the Texas act, and put it in
your hand.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
Bundle Rates

Colony boosters may now obtain
copies Of THE LLANO COLONIsT in
bundles for distribution among their
friends at the following rates:
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

n INCE THE DAYS of Jesus Christ, the
p human heart has longed for the time
= hand would he AGAINST
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18
Time killed stays dead.

HAVE YOU A FRIEND WHO IS in
TERESTED IN REAL Co-OPERA-
TON? SEE THAT HE BECOMES
A READER OF THE LLANO COLON
IST AT ONCE. ORDER A BUNDLE.
The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18

Boost Universal Cooperation By
getting subscribers for The Llano Col
onist.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-05-04
Mirror Ads Get Results
1T pays to ADVERTISE"

The following complimentary
letter which we received from
Reps Dry Goods Co, of Spring
|tield,shows that, when linked with
honesty OF purpose and square
dealings, printers Ink" never
fats, and that the Mansfield Mir
ror is one of the hest advertising
mediums IN this part OF the
state:
Springfield, Mo
May !, 1922.
Editor Mansfield Mirror
Mansfield, Mo,
Dear Sir:
The resropce to our advertise
ment run in your paper has hcen
81 great that We find ourselves
unable to take ,!c>re of SINE.
Please 9o IN your Issue OF tnlS
week the following announce:
ment:
Rps Dry Goods Co, of
Springfield Mo, announces that
their offer for soc tOX ol Soul
Kiss Face Powder, which was
made to readers Of this paper.
was withdrawn on Wednesday
May'3d."
If you will kindly runAhis an
nouncement for us as a con,pli
mentary notice on account of
1.-THE advertising which We have
given you, and will give you in
the future, YOU will greatly oO
lige
Yours very truly,
Reps Dry Goods Co.
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Calomel Good but Awful
Treacherous.

: Next dose may saiivate, shock
liver or attack yonr bones.
You know what calomel is.
us mercury; quicksilver. Cal
omel is dangerous 1t crashes
into sour bile like dynamite,
crampiDg and sickenirg you.
G lionel attacks the bones and
should never be put into your
system.
If you feel bilious, headacby,
cOnstipated and all knocked out.
just go TO your druggist and get
pa bottle OF DodsoD's Liver Tone
for a few cents which is a harm
less vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomei. Take q
spoOnfuli ana if it doesn't start
your overland straighten you
up bettarIand quicker than mas
ty ca,opel aud without making
you sick. you just go back and
get your money.
Don t take calomel! II makes
you sick tie next day: it loses
you n days work. Dodson's Liv
er Tone sataightens you RICH,
up and y0n feel great. No salts
necessary. Give ii ~ the child
rem because it is perfectly harm
less and can not saiivate.
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More Chances to Win

A copy of the 1929 premium
list for the Ozark Stock Show
has just reached This office
The intention of ,Waking the
Stock particularly appealing to
the small exhibitor and beginner
is yer more apparent in this
years premium list than it has
been in the past. Instead of
giving special prizes for cattle
shown from the OzarkS this
| year, as was done last season,
the premium money is offered
in large clasSificatiOns running
from eight to ten places in a
class, 20 that practically every
man who has anything to show
at all worthy will get in the mon
ley sufficiently strong to have
something to pay his feed bills
and expenses at the show. The
way the premium list is made up
this year it is impossible for any
professional exhibitor TO carry
off so much money, as has SON"
times been the case in the larger
shows.
Substantial increases have
been made this year in the prize
money for Holsteins and Jerseys.
They are receiving practically as
much as the Herefords and
Shorthorns, or 500 more than
last year. The Po!ands and
DurocS are the same as last year.
Copies of the premium list
may be obtained by writing The
Ozark Stock Show, Fl. II. Mel
son Manager, Room 2 Jefferson
Theatre Building, Springfield,
Mo
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B. Y. P.'U. Program.

Devo ionai meeting: Topic for
Study, Charity.
Leader Alexander Smith.
Scripture Reading, Corinthians
IS.
Prayer, Minnie Dean,
Billie quiz, Tennie Gi Leland.
Introduction, Leader
Does tn, Bible teach Charity
or love? Gladys Shelton.
Charity AS it is understood to
day? Josie Sells.
Charity may east merge into
love? Earl Cole. .
True Charity must lave true
love in it? Leo Dean.
The necessity and scope OF
Charit? Mrs, skeleton.
Where money counts least:
Grace McCallisler.
Charity not to be seen? Merle
Cole.
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Orchard
BETTER PACKING FACILITIES
Economical Handling Of 6oxed Fruits
Demand Construction Of Well
Equipped Houses.

prepared by the United S atss Department
OF Agricultural
"The construction of we!-p'nnned
and well. equipped packing houses Is
essential TO Tie. economical handling
of boxed apples in the northwest.
The recent building program has NOT
kept pace with the demand OF the
Industry and severe losses Lave been
sustained on account of limited facil'
tiles FOR packing and for storing I'M
packed fruit temporarily. The sltua-
ton has been aggravated by the piior-
nous increase in production during
the past few years, as well AS by the
serious shortage of transportation
equipment"
Specialists Of the bureau of mar.
kets aud crop estimates, United States
Department Of Agriculture, thus sum
up the results of their study Of meth.
DDS and practices which have given
the 81 aatcst Satisfaction in CONNER
cial operations. Full details of the
work are contained in Farmers Bull
letin l20i, Northwestern Apple Pack
ing Houses, recently issued by the de
partmcnt.
Ape packing houses may be clas-
siiied in two groups, individual packing
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HELP THE
Mansfield Readers Are Learning The
Way.


It's the little kidney ills
The lame, weak or aching back
The unnoticed urinary disorders
That may. lead to dropsy and
Bright's disease.
When the kidneys are weak,
Help them with Doan's Kidney
Pills.
A remedy especially for weak kid
neys. Ask. your neighbor.
Doan's have been used in kidney
troubles for so years.
Endorsed by $4,000 people-en-
dorsed by citizens of this locality.
Mrs. Joel Caylor, e. Main ST.,
Cabool, Mo-, says: Typhoid fever
left my kidneys in a weakened con-
dition and / became all run down
until I was in miserable shape. MY
worse complaint was a dull. constant
backache and | could hardly straight
en- after bending. / had severe dir
ny spells and felt languid and tired
out most of the time. heard about
Doan's Kidney Pills and got some.
The first box helped me'very nuch
and / continued using them uSul en-
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Price coo at all Dealers. DOM
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Caylor had. FOster-Mil-
Co. Mfrs. Buffalo. N. Y.--.Adv
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c. E. Program
Christian Church.


l. adpr. Gladys Fuson.
Topic: BetterSabbath keeping.
Scripture Reading, II: 10: p,
Wanda Craig.
/. What ends are tn be sought
in keeping the holy day:
Julia Divan
=. What did Christ do on the
Sabbath? II. NJ. Norcross.
3. What suggestions as to the
use Of It's hoursare in the name
the Lords Day? Bro Lar
imOre.
4. What $ the highest use of
the Lords Day? Faye Yates.
5. What motivcs are there fol
seeking thebestuse ofSunday:
Myrtle Williams.
6. What differences in ones life
will he made by the way Of
keep ng tie Lords Day? Mr.
BurfOrd.