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8Uli'itll!iHN atAttCUAl ANUr/UUUiKH 1/fllUA fAflBWUHU
United with
FARMERS UNION PA88W0RD.
Issued Weekly
ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM.
Entered at the Dallas, Texas, postofflce as mail mat-
wr of the second class.
A BAD EXAMPLE.
In the current number of Everybody's, Churl.-s
Edward Russell writes a scathing criticism which,
■las, is well-dressed. This country's inglorious retro-
pessiveness during the past generation, in all thut re-
lates to the problem of equitable wealth distribution,
is dwelt upon in a manner nowise calculated, to swell
•ur already inflated national egotism and self-suffi-
ciency as a people.
''Once we taught the nations what to do. Now
we teach them what not to do," savs Mr. RubsoII. "It
U even so. In all the remaking of New Zealand a tre-
mendous force has been the determination to escape,
mt whatever cost, the conditions prevailing in the
United States. All the world knows what has hap-
pened to us. The story of the American trust has
penetrated to ever corner of the globe; the very boat-
men on the Wanganui river and the Maori school-
boys will tell you that America is dominated by its
rich men and corporations and distracted with labor
upheavals. To all mankind we seem to have become
the awful example. Often in Switzerland and Ger-
many I waa startled to find how keenly, even to the
minutest details, our troubles had been noted, and
sere in New Zealand not a line of their significance
overlooked in the discussions provoked bv the
Rew measures. "I«t us have no trusts here as they
MTe in America," men said. "Let us have nothing
like the American railroad companies, bribing legis-
latures and watering stock." "The strikes in Amer-
ica are terrible calamities; we must not have such
thing* here." The newspapers teemed and still teem
with such comments; and if we have done ill for our-
fldves we hive at least done well for our neighbors,
Mrice mwj disastrous effect upon America of the un-
equal distribution of earnings and of the opportunity
oral a spur to the regeneration of New ^1^.'*
REFORMS IN COTTON MARKET SUGGESTED
It now appears evident that some radical and far-
mering reforms in cotton market methods will fol-
Iwr in the wake of the current widespread agitation,
of which are of greatest importance to the cot-
States. The farming interest* of the
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MILTON PARK, Manager, Dallas, Texas.
DISCONTINUANCES.—It is found that a large major-
■ty of our subscribers prefer not to have their subHcrlp-
£lons Interrupted and their files broken In case they fall
to remit before expiration. It Is therefore assumed that
continuance is desired unless subscribers order discontin-
uance, either when subscribing or at any time during the
Kear. Instructions for discontinuance will receive atten-
tion at the proper tiftie.
Change of Address—Subscribers requesting a change
of address must give the OLD as well as tne NEW ad-
dross.
RENEWALS—The date on your wrapper shows when
your subscription will expire. Tnus. .Ian—07 means that
payment has been received to January. 1M7, Including
the last Issue of December. 1906. Two weeks are required
after money has been received before the date on wrapper
can be changed.
We take pleasure in correcting any and all errors. Don't
fall to give full particulars, dates, amounts, etc., when
making a complaint.. Write names plainly. This will re-
duce mistakes to the minimum. Our local agents are re-
quested to aak their Postmaster to inform us of any
change of address or any copy not taken out. 8eoretariee
should write us for special terms to agente.
DRINKING BLOOD.
So subtly do many trusts operate, and so success-
fully do they, in many instances, conceal the rapacity
pf their operations, that their victims remain in com-
parative ignorance of being the victims of systematic
plunder and outrage, until the season is over, and
then the despoiled are too busy hustling to undertake
to get restitution. Now that the summer is over, for
example, the people of New York will raise no kick
now, no matter how glaringly the oppressive greed of
the l'ce Trust may be exposed. While the facts ad-
duced in the case against the American ice compa-
ny—the inhumanity to man, even to babes—practiced
by the trust, is a revelation of shocking atrocity, yet
now that ice is no longer a daily necessity to be pur-
chased from the trust at its own price; now that the
uple are enjoying a few months respite, they don't
other about what is "done past." People in the
country, who have never lived in a densely populated
city, do not fully realize that in the city ice is not a
luxury, but a prime necessity, in many ways.
According to the People, the trust first reduced
the ice fields, available for New York's summer sup-
ply to one-third that of the year previous. The next
etep waa to raise prices higher and still higher—three,
four, five hundred per cent. On top of that, the trust
watered its stoek—not by drops or cupfuls, or pail-
fula—but by whole hogsheadfuls.
The assets claimed by the trust amount to 94G,-
825,488. Of this amount only $13,964,883 was tan-
gible. In other words, $33,360,606 was water—or
nearly three times as much water as wine! Nor was
this all. The trust declared a 9 per cent dividend on
jts inflated or watered assets; the dividends actually
raked in, considering the much smaller real assets,
were nearer to 33 per cent, or $4,16!),293 of plun-
der—plunder? Nay, blood !
In order that the trust owners should enjoy the
summer, and be ready for the rigors of the winter,
the poor had to bleed. But not the poor adults mere-
ly, the poor babes especially. Addressing a "mothers'
meeting" a few weeks ago at an uptown public school,
one of those well-fed female lecturers to working-
men's wives upon their "derelictions" stated that 24,-
500 little ones had died in the city the previous year.
How many of these were parched to death for the
want of ice that has become a necessary of life!
It is no figure of speech. The capitalist class is a
▼ampire class. Thirsting for the wealth that Labor
produces, the capitalist class also thirsts for the blood
of the working class—and drains it. It is not spar-
kling wine, it is the blood of children that the Ice
Trust magnates are quaffing. -
South have determined that New York's unfair con-
tract, which enables the speculator to "bear" the prion
of the staple through the tender of undesirable cot-
ton at unwarranted values, must be eliminated and
that the New York Kxchange henceforth must be
operated in the manner and under the fair rules that
govern the conduct of the New Orleans Cotton Kx-
change, and in the event this reform be not forth-
coming tneanH will be employed to bring Federal
pressure into play in an effort to put the New York
t'otton Exchange out of business. To this end the
Southern Cotton Association has announced its in-
tention of calling upon the postoffice department to
issue a fraud order against the New York Cotton Kx-
change.
The second reform the South, through its State
legislatures, will demand is the complete elimination
of the hucketshop and of bucketshopping, a way hav-
ing been found by the Minnesota legislature to suc-
cessfully accomplish this end by means of a provi-
sion that reads:
"It shall be the duty of every commission mer-
chant, co-partnership, association, corporation or
broker, doing business as such, to furnish every cus-
tomer, or principal for whom such commission mer-
chant, broker, co-partnership, corporation or asso-
ciation has executed any order, for the actual pur-
chase or sale of any of the commodities hereinbefore
mentioned (grain, provisions, cotton, petroleum or
stocks and bonds), either for immediate or future de-
livery, a written statement containing the names of
the parties from whom such property was bought, or
to whom it shall have been sold, as tlie case may be,
the time when, the place where and the price at which
the same was either bought or sold, ami in case such
commission merchant, broker, co-partnership, corpo-
ration or association fails to properly furnish such
state, the fact of such failure shall be prima facie
evidence that such property was not sold or bought
in a legitimate manner."
The act above quoted defines a hucketshop to be a
place where commodities arc traded in without inten-
tion to effect a delivery. A severe penalty is providd
for violation of the law.
Competent authorities in Minnesota assert that
since the new law was enacted every hucketshop in
the State has closed up, but that the legitimate and
necessary business of future trading has not been ad-
versely affected, nor has the extensive news service
maintaind by authorized brokerage houses, and
which, during recent years, has become a very valu-
able adjunct to buyers and sellers of grain, cotton
and stocks and bonds all over the country been cur-
tailed by the law's restrictions.
Within the past two weeks many letters have been
received from Texas, Alabama nnd other Southern
States by representative New Orleans cotton men ask-
ing information as to the best methods that may be
employed to drive the bucketshops out, but without
injuring the New Orleans Cotton Kxchange. which
represent# the producer'# interest in the struggle for
cotton price control.
NATIONAL COUNCIL
A national council, composed of the heads of the
respective State unions, with a secretary added, could
transact the same business and do everything that a
national union can do, and do it at one-fifth to one-
tenth the cost, us well as doing it more satisfactorily.
This plan would remove the friction incident to a na-
tional union. The State presidents are necessarily
intimately familiar with the wants and needs of their
respective sections—much more so than any other
men that would likely be selected. There would be no
temptation toward creating artificial duties as na-
tional directors, for they already draw regular sala-
ries. It would eliminate the rivalries for place, not
merely between individuals, but between States and
factions. Each State would then have the man of
its choice. The national council idea has many other
important points of superiority. It is simple, safe,
economical and is the only way to allay the feeling
and the soreness now existing. It would bring new
hope and life and enthusiasm in our ranks. Let u3
hear from others on the question.
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY UNION.
Every Union man should read the Farmers Union
Magazine, edited by A. M. Colwick. It is replete
with strong educational editorial, selections and con-
tributions, which no up-to-date Union man can af-
ford to miss. It is snappy and breezy, as well as vig-
orous, and is the very thing to use for propaganda
purposes among your non-Union friends. The price
is $1 per annum, but by special arrangement we are
enabled to furnish both the Farmers Union Magazine
and the Mercury-Password for only $1.25 net.
The Cabot (Ark.) Warehouse company was in-
corporated with a capital stock of $.">000, with M. C.
Beasley, President; M. C. Bizzell, Vice President;
W. E. Beasley, Secretary; A. J. Chambers, Treasurer.
The average non-union farmer is now half dis-
posed to join the Uuion. All he needs is a little
encouragement.
WHAT TEXAS IS.
\ man once asked a native
What Texas soil would grow;
Said he, "I'll never tell you, for really
1 don't know.
"The soil's so rich in this great State—
Remember what I say—
That if I told you everything
I'd not get through today.
"Just take the product# of the earth
From every land and clime,
And Texas soil will equal
The best grown, every time."
"Why, sir," said he. "if wall# were built
Around us ten miles high.
We'd have the best of everything
And wouldn't half-way try.
"We hare our mines, our countless herds, •
And industries galore;
And hands that work, and hearts that beat
For Texas evermore.
"And women fair, large men and stmn?.
Our cities rich and great—
I'll tell you. sir, what Texas is:
The world rolled in one State."
O. HI'aJin
Tbe last quarterly meeting of the
Farmers' Union of Nacogdoches coun-
ty for the year 1906 was held at the
court house in Nacogdoches on Thurs-
day and Friday of last week. Twelve
Local Unions were represented and
considerable business of Importance
was transacted.
State Organizer and Lecturer J. D.
Neal delivered a short address, going
over the work already accomplished
by the Union and telling of the plans
for more and better things that are
now being worked out. On Friday
morning Bro. Neal delivered a pub
lie address to the farmers and business
men, which made a fine impression.
He showed that the Farmers' Union
has grown in four years from a mem-
bership of 10 to more than 700,000,
and has saved to all the people of the
South many hundreds of millions of
dollars. He proved that the organi-
zation was not alone a benefit and
help to the farmers, but that Its work
was benefiting the bankers, doctors,
tcaohers, preachers and all classes of
laborers. He showed that future spec-
ulation in cotton by the gamblers on
'Change had robbed the people of the
South to an extent that had almost
{pauperized them, and that the Farm-
ers' Union, through the warehouse sys-
tem, would stop this. He called atten-
tion to many other things the Union
had ^ ready done, and pointed out
much that it would do in the near fu-
ture. IJro. Neal is a forceful and
practical speaker, a real farmer a
man who raises cotton and corn on
his own land by following the plow
himself—and has the interests of the
farming people greatly at heart.
A mass meeting of the Union peo-
ple of the county will be held at Nac-
ogdoches the third Saturday in this
month.—Nacogdoches Plaindealer.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions adopted by the Dean
Local Union, No. 306, of the Farmers'
K and C. Union of America: We,
your committee appointed to draft suit-
able resolutions on the death of Sister
Dorothy Lutlier, beg leave to submit
the following: "Dorothy P. Clary was
born on the 13th day of Sept. 1852; she
was burn and raised in Smith county,
Texas: was married to W. It. Luther,
Dec. 21, 1871. There were born unto
them ten children, two of the children
are dead; eight living, and are among
our best citizens and are an honor' to
their parents and our country. Sister
Luther was a devofed wife and mother
and an affectionate friend, and a stead-
fast Christian, and her friends were
limited only by her acquaintance. Her
Influence for good was recognized by
all who knew her. On Dec. 7, 1906, it
pleased an All Wise Father to remove
from our midst our friend and sister,
Mrs. Dorothy Luther. Therefore, be it
Resolved that in the death of Sister
Luther that we have lost a true and de-
voted member of our Union, our com-
munity one of its best women, and a
home has lost one whose place can
never be filled.
Resolved, That v/e Jtender to the be-
reaved husband and children our deep-
est sympathy In theiti.sad bereavement,
and commend them to their Savior and
Heavenly Heather, In Whom their loved
one trusted.
Resolved, That a copy of the reso-
lutions be furnished the family and
the Tyler Courier and the Mercury-
Password. ,
W. F. HALL,
W. M. McCLURF.,
MRS. M. A. SINCLA1RE,
MISS LINDES WILSON.
Committee.
va, Stella; O. R. Hodge and E. H
Stlnesipher of near Bethpage.
Next County Union, the fourth Sat-
urday in January, at White Rock
Each Local Lodge should bring with
their credentials in January a local
secretary's report.
JOHN W. HUNT.
Secretary Pro Tem.
TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
FARMERS' UNION IN MIS- .
80URI.
Brethren: Inasmuch as we have been
been notifed of the adoption oi tbe
new constitution, I beg to say that in
the near future we shall announce time
and place of our State meeting, at
which time we will organize a State
Union in Missouri.
I have written National President
C. A. Barrett of Atwater, Ga., asking
his presence at our meeting. We
have already written the mayors of
two cities with reference to securing
place of meeting.
As soon as arrangements can be
made for place of holding this meet-
ing the same will be announced
tnrough the columns of this and oth-
er Farmers' Union papers.
We have also take nup the matter
of transportation, and will most like
ly secure excursion rates.
H. M. RAY,
Stale Organizer.
GOOD CROP8.
Bro. G. T. Davis, Trent, Tex., has
already gathered 52 bales of cotton this
year from 65 acres, and more to pick
yet. How does this sound to the fel-
lows over in Georgia and Alabama who
get a bale from four to five acres?
Remember, there was no guano or oth-
er fertilizer used.
Bro. J. M. Brown, president of the
Angelina County Union, writes that
dissatisfaction is spreading in the
ranks of the Union in that county on
account of the manner in which the
"National Constitution was adopted."
Among other things he writes: "No
fight was made against it, as those who
do not intend to abide by it, saw it was
death to their principles either way.
Their initiatory obligation required
them to support the constitution and
by-laws of the order, yet they believe
it to be a violation of that obligation
to support a measure that openly vio-
lates. the principle on which the consti-
tution Is founded, and which they feel
honor bound to support." There were
not more than a dozen members pres-
ent vat the regular County Union meet-
ing—only three locals represented. No
interest seems to be taken in the Union
now.
Bro. Wm. Graham of Grit spent
Tuesday and Wednesday In Dallas. He
was sent by the Mason County Union
to consult with President Calvin in re-
lation to cotton matters. The car
blockade Is very embarrassing at Ma-
son; the F. U. warehouse has consider-
able cotton and is unable to ship it to
Houston, owing to dearth of cars. Bro.
Graham i3 one of the old war liorse3
who has done splendid service in the
lecture field in Southwest Texas.
its merits. Bro. Vernon has not lost his
deep Interest In the union movement.
The big district Union meeting at
Hot Springs, Ark., last month was well
attended. Green B. Patterson made
one of his forceful addresses. Consid-
erable business was transacted.
If your secretary doesn't report your
county or district meeting, let some
oth?r more active member do so.
That's the way to keep up the inter-
est.
We club this paper with the Farmers'
Union Magazine for only $1.25 for both.
Subscribe today. The F. U. M. is a
"crackerjack."
Comanche County Union is in session
at this writing.
western Excursion Bureau have an-
nounced a rate of one fare and one-
third for the round trip on the certif-
icate plan to Atlanta, Ga., and return.
It is urgently requested that as man/
as can, attend this important gather-
ing. Prominent men from various
parts of the nation will be on hand
and address the assembly. Full re-
port of the meeting will appear in
The Mercury-Password the next is-
sue following the meeting.
CLUBBING LIST.
PRESIDENT CALVIN'S DATES.
Hon. E. A. Calvin, president of the
Farmers Educational and Co-operative
Union of Texas, will fill the following
appointments;
Colorado, in Mitchell County, Jan.
17; at Sweetwater, Nolan County, Jan.
18; at Abilene. Taylor County, Jan.
19. Two speeches will be made each
day—one to the Union in executive
session and one to the public. Every
Union brother within reach of the
above points is urged to meet him at
one or more of these places.
Come and bring your families. If the
weather will permit, and have a grand
Farmers Union rally at each place.
The local unions in the vicinity of
the above points will please arrange
for place of meeting and give these
appointments the widest publicity pos-
sible.
We will send The Mercury-Password
and any of the following for $1.60 per
year:
Watson'b Weekly Jeffersonlan, Dal-
las Semi-Weekly News, Atlanta Consti-
tution, St. Louis Republic, New York
Thrice-a-Week World.
THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
Tom Watson's matchless monthly,
the JEFFERSONIAN, and EVERY-
BODY'S MAGAZINE contain the
cream of economic thought. Both
these, with The Mercury-Password can
be had for one year for only $3.75.
Send In to-day, and start with the
new year.
YOUR CHICKEN8 ARE PRETTY
SURE TO COME HOME TO
ROOST.
Don't fail to hear President Calvin
when he speaks at the points named
elsewhere in this issue. He has some-
thing of the utmost importance to say
to every Farmers Union man. Those
who are not members of the organiza-
tion are cordially Invited to attend, as
he will show satisfactory reasons why
tbe Union is a good thing for Texas.
WILL
DI3BAND RATHER
SUBMIT.
THAN
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted by Gladish Local:
"Whereas, The officers of the Na-
tional Farmers' Union have attempted,
and are still trying to run the so-called
National constitution over the mem-
bers rough shod, by counting ail ab-
sentees as voting for it, a tl lg un-
heard of before, be it
"Resolved, by Gladish Local Union,
No. 4017, that we will never pay a
cent of dues to the said National body,
believing, as we do, that the fundamen-
tal principal of the Farmers' Union,
to-wit, justice, equity and the Golden
Rule have been violated. Be it further
4017, this Jan. 5, 1907.
"Resolved, That we will disband, be-
fore we will submit to any such uifa-
raous proceedings.
We will stand by and defend the
State constitution. And we ask, urge
and believe the membership in Texas
will do tbe same.
Resolved, further, that we are proud
of our State officials, believing them
to be men of ability and energy, and
above all, strictly honest. We don't
believe they will permit any such high-
handed corruption foisted upon the
members in Texas, the mother of the
F. E. and C. U. of A.
Resolved. That a copy of these reso-
lutions be spread upon our minutes,
nnd that our secretary be Instructed
to • copy of them to The Mercury-
I'-1 'or publication.
i behalf of and by order of
G'adish Local Farmers' Union, No.
4017. This Jan. 6, 1907.
E. BLUMBERG, Pres..
H. D. FARQUHAR, Sec-Treas.
Hempstead, Tex.
Eastland County Union held a very
successful session at Ramsey on Mon-
day and Tuesday of this week. Quite a
sum of money was appropriated for a
speaker to canvass the county. The
Eastland County brethren mean busi-
ness, and realize that in order to build
up the order more lecturers must be
placed in the field and more union lit-
erature circulated.
During the past week we have en-
Joyed a visit from our old friend and
business associate, Harry Tracy, who,
for the past eight years has been a
resident of Swisher County. Time has
dealt gently with him, and fate has not
made him penniless. His many friends
throughout the State will be pleased
to learn that he is enjoying the even-
ing of life with reasonable blessings.
On Jan. 3 Bro. J. S. Airheart or-
ganized a Local at Cuero with the fol-
lowing officers: John M. King, presi-
dent: Henry Rabke, vice-president; J.
M. Harris, secretary; F. P. Elchholz,
doorkeeper; H. Neimeyer, conductor.
W. T. Eichholz was elected delegate
to the County Union, which meet Jan.
4 and 5 at the court house in Cuero.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE.
Quite a contest is going on among
the cities in the South for tbe meeting
of the conference of cotton growers
and allied interests which is to be held
some time this year. Neither the place
or the date has been fixed upon yet.
The president of the National Associa-
tion of Cotton Manufacturers, Mr. Jas.
R. McCall, favors a Southern city. At-
lanta, Chattanooga, Birmingham and
Memphis are all candidates for the
place.
The organizations to take part in
the proposed conference are the
Southern Cotton Association, the
Farmers Educational and Co-operative
Union, the National Ginners' Associa-
tion, the American Cotton Manufac-
turers' Association, the National As-
sociation of Manufacturers and the
International Federation of Cotton
Spinners and Manufacturers. With
the concentrated wisdom and experi-
ence of the leading spirits of these
various organizations focussed on the
cotton problem we anticipate some
practical remedial suggestions.
The Mercury-Password was favored
with a short visit on Tuesday last
from National President Barrett. Mr.
Barrett is enthusiastic over the pros-
pects for grand work to be done this
year by the Farmers' Union. The
brethren everywhere should rally to
his help and make 1907 a banner year
in Union work.
Bro. Geo. B. Terrell is open for en-
gagements for lecturing. Any County
Union wishing the services of a live,
spirited, magnetic worker will do well
to communicate with htm. HIb address
for the next few months will be Austin,
Tex., as he is a member of the pres-
ent Legislature.
The Society of Equity has a consid-
erable membership in Kentucky and
they are adopting plans much like the
Farmers Union of Texas. At a re-
cent meeting in Cynthiana of tobacco
growers, most of whom are mem-
bers of the Society of Equity,
3500 acres of tobacco were peldg-
ed to hold for 16 cents, which is
a sharp advance over prices now of-
feree by the tobacco trust. At Win-
chester, Ky., a meeting is called for
the growers of Burley.tobacco to adopt
plans to protect themselves against
the "bears," who aim to swipe the
crop at starvation prices. Arrange-
ments are made to advance money to
all tenants aud others who are com-
pelled to have cash.
COUNTY MEETINGS.
Hermit—Jan. 11, Greenville.
Rockwall—Jan. 11-12, Rockwall.
Ellis—Jan. 26, Sardis.
King Dist.—Feb. 2. Tipton.
Callahan—Jan. 9, Dressy.
Fort Bend—Feb. 2, near Rosenberg.
Navarro—Jan. 13-14, Glooming
Grove.
Pulaski Co., Ark.—Jan. 17-18, Ebe-
nezer.
Dist. No. 20, T. T.—Jan. 11. Atlee.
Dist. No. 25, I. T.—Jan. 10, Durant.
Atoka Dist. No. 23, L T.—Jan. 25,
Tupelo.
Dist. No. 15, I. T.—Feb. 22, Stuart.
Montgomery Co., Ark.—Jan. 11-12,
Black Springs.
Nacogdoches—Jan. 19, Nacogdoches.
STOPS ASTHMA ATTACKS.
MCDONALD COUNTY, UNION, MO,
The Farmers' Union of McDonald
County, Mo., at Williams school
house, Dec. 22, in regular session.
We had speaking by our worthy
president, Fred M. Best, on Friday
night, and I understand he hewed to
the line. Saturday morning's session
was an open one, and the morning
was spent in listening to an interest-
ing speech by Elijah H. Stlnesipher,
after which we partook of a food and
substantial dinner. Thanks to the
ladles of Bethpage and vicinity.
Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President, A. P. Haberthler. Ander-
son: L. E. Nutting, Goodman; sec-
retary-treasurer, John W. Hunt, Mor-
al: business agent, C. J. Haberthler,
Anderson; chaplain. W. O. Lett, Bar
low Union; lecturer. Fred M. Best,
Lanagan; doorkeeper, Thos. Brock.
Bethpage; conductor, M. Turner, Sim-
eon; executive committee, J. w. Spi
The poem reprinted from the Jef-
fersonlan In this issue, entitled,
"Everybody Skins the Farmer," ecrattn-
ly contains "more truth than poetry."
The farmer, who supports all, is the
prey of all.
So long as the farmers are deprived
of a just proportion of the value of
the products of their labor, just that
long will there be need for farmers
organizations and co-opcratlon.
Your neighbor may not be a member
of the union. If so, invite him to at-
tend the next meeting with you, when
you can put in his application and In-
troduce him to the brotherhood.
State Lecturer Neal attended the
Hamilton County Union, held near
Hlco last week, and made them a stir-
ring address. The attendance was good.
Bro. W. 8. Miller, National commit-
teeman, was In Dallas last Tuesday
on business with the 8tate headquar-
ters.
Bro. J. A. Vernon, recently of Coman-
che county, and now of Bangs. Brown
county. Texas, who was one of the
early field workers In the union cause,
called one day this week. He Is repre-
senting n new concrete block machine,
and Is quits enthusiastic in regard to,
Medical Experts 8ay That Catarrh,
Asthma and Bronchitis are Curable.
New York, Dec. 19.—It will be joy-
ful news to thousands of sufferers
from catarrh and bronchial asthma to
learn that these lesser diseases Of
respiration can positively be cured.
Heretofore it was Impossible to over-
come these diseases in unfavorable
climates, but now they readily suc-
cumb to this truly marvelous remedy.
This is a marked advance in medi-
cal science, and in order that every
one needing Toxico treatment may
test it without cost the Toxico Lab-
oratory, 1267 Broadway. New York,
are sending a free trial to every one
writing for it
BIG BARGAIN8 IN MACHINERY.
One 22 H. P. Weber gasoline engine,
good as new. Will sell it I o. b. Dal-
las for $500.
One 75-light dynamo, in first-class
condition, f. o. b. Dallas for (100.
One 6 K. W. machine, as good as
new, 110 volts, we will sell for |126.
One 30 K. W. generator, 125 volts,
540 lights, speed 900 revolutions, $300,
f. o. b. Dallas.
One 10 K. W. generator, 125 volts,
200 lights, $125.
The above machines are guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction.
Parties interested will please ad-
dress or call on Milton Park, room 27,
Gaston building. Dallas. Texas.
SPECIAL RATES TO ATLANTA, GA.
For the big National rally of the
Farmers' Union, to be held at At-
Ga* Jan. 22-24. Uae South-
You buy cheap things, made by
women and children in sweat shops,
and by underpaid labor, and you may
expect that the chickens will bring
home to you consumption and other
diseases, and so long as a machine
does most of the work, and what hu-
man labor is used, is underpaid, they
of course can't buy your products,
and your chickens bring home to roost
low prices. And again, one of these
days the machine owner will wake
up and find no immediate demand for
his goods, and he will draw the flrea
from under his boilers, and the fel-
low who has been working for wages
won't have any, and again your chick-
ens will come home, and you will
wish that you had co-operatively own-
ed the machines, together with the
wage-worker and the consumer, and
all had a fair labor exchange, and your
chickens would have brought home
peace and plenty, instead of panic
and distress.
Did you ever think why England,
a little ialand country, held such a
supremacy in commerce? It waa sim-
ply because they took notice and ac-
quired machines that produced fin-
ished things out of your raw prod-
ucts and the toll othera gave them,
built up and aupported a great nation,
and just so long aa they could keep
other natiena or coloniea from man-
ufacturing their raw materials, just
ao long they kept them paying toll,
and controled them.
And it'a true, in your own land,
the fellowa who have controlled in-
dustries, and therefore, machines,
have controlled politico and the coun-
try to auch an extent that millions of
people have formed unlena to fight
them, and thoae millions have apent
more money in fighting than would
have bought the machines upon which
they worked. But why talk longer!
Send $1 in cash, indorsed upon your
note for $50 to the Rio Grande Wool-
en Mills Company, cooperative, at
Albuquerque, N. M. That ia the com-
mencement of co-operative manufac-
turing, and next fall when the chick-
ens come home to roost these are
some of the things they will bring,
more than the $10 saved off of a few
little purchases from your company,
an earning to apply on your note earn-
ed from the fact of your patronage,
absolutely pure sanitary goods, and
laboring men and women that can
meet you on the common ground of
comradeship with love and good will
expreaaed upon their facea, instead ot
envy and hate.
A lesson learned that wil bring a
membership together who will quickly
make this national, having in this way
sown the seeds of justice, equity and
the golden rule. These are the fruits
we may expect when the chickens
come home to roost. Ain't it worth
doing, even if we have to sacrifice?
So don't wait. There are many things
to do and preparations to make that
are only waiting for you to do your
part.
RIO GRANDE WOOLEN MILLS CO.,
Co- Operative.
Albuquerque, N. M.
WANTED for the U. 8. Marine Corps;
men between ages of 19 and 33. An op-
portunity to see the world. For full
Information apply in person or by let-
ter to Marine Recrultlne Office, Post-
office Building, Dallas, Fort Worth or
Waco, Tex.
A. A. BERRY SEED CO,
BEANS. PEAS. BEANS. PEA8.
MARKET GARDENER8.
Wo have a good crop, you get the
benefit of the low prices. .Send in
your orders.
Beans.
Missouri Wonders $3.00
Rod Kidney $3.75
Bost of All $2.75
Early Mohawk $2.75
Long Yellow Six Weeks $2.75
Imp. Red Val
6 Burpee's Bush Lima $4.00
Cut Shorts $3.75
Dutch Case Knife $3.75
Hort. Pole $3.50
Prolific Trees
Peas.
First and Boot
American Wonder
Notfs Exeelaier $2.75
Premium Gen^ ..............
Stratagem ..................
Dwarf Gray 8ugar
White Marrowfat
Blaok Eye Marrowfat
Tom Thumb
These prieea hold good aa long aa
stock laata.. Bond for prioe liat and
catalog.
A. A. BERRY SEED CO,
Bon 79, Clarinda, Iowa.
Cancsr Carsi 1
No KiHt, N Nia
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