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HOUSTON DAILY rOBT: ' AIOJSDAY MOKNI27G: DECEMBER 16.1912.
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Of Interest to Women
. By ftarriot Russell
NTTHTNQ THAT TENDS TO IN-
tlll Into the heart and oul of
young 'America a fooling of pa-
trlotiim la worthy of tho keenest thought
and effort on the part of the grownup
portion of the 'population of our broad
land.
There la a movement on foot now an
effort being made to save the htstorio
Edgar Allen Foe cottage In the Bronx
New York from danger of destruction
In the future. The borough preldent
haa aiked the Board of Estimate to ap-
propriate 15060 for the purchase of tills
Interesting landmark.
The frame atructure in which the un-
fortunate author spent several years and
In which Poe'a wife died' Is now almost
obscured from sight by tall apartment
houses. A new seven-story apartment
house Is now under 'construction close by
the little . shrine and one' of the high
walls will touch the little house and with
the completion of the building the Poe
cottage will be almost obliterated from
sight. The plan Is to remove the house
to Poe Park a short distance away and
have It placed In a commanding"- spot
there for permanent preservation.
It Is our duty to preserve the places
that are of historical Importance for the
coming generations and It la a duty that
most of us gladly and eagerly assume.
Old Philosophy for Modern Spinsters.
There never was In the world two
opinions alike no more than two halra
or two grains; the most universal quality
Is diversity.
Every man feels Instinctively thst all
tlie beautiful sentiments In the world
weigh less than a single lovely action.
There Is no work of genius which has
not been the delight of mankind no
word of genius to which the human
heart and aoul hare not sooner or later
responded. v
The universe Is change: our life is
what our thoughts make it. ..
Many are the lumps of frankincense
on the same altar; one falls there early
nnd another late but it makes no dif-
ference. .
Whatever happens at all happens ss It
should; thou wilt find this true if thou
shouldst watch narrowly. .'
Let not things because they are com-
mon enjoy for that the less share of
uur consideration.
Books that you may carry to the fire
and hold readily In your hand are the
most useful after all.
Earning Money.
Dressing dolls particularly at this time
if the year. Is an occupation that many
omen can follow to make a little extra
hnofiey. One woman handy with her
eedle. started quite a little trade by
nsking dolls' clothes.
r or small oons sns cnargea iv cams
ind for large ones. 50 cents up to a
ouple of dollars acordfng to the slse of
he doll and the elaborateness of Its
vardrobe.
Then she started to make the doll mllll-
iery. lain rrames mat are intenaea ior
lolls' hats can be bought In the five and
en cent stores. .
As these were cheap looking she re-
overed them and trimmed them with
Iny plumes of ostrich such as ran be
ought a couple .of dozen to a bunch for
i bout 10 cents among the novelty feath-
TS.
The smallest flowers that could be
ound In the shops and rosettes of hat-
naklng. Modlth Coiffure.
The smartest hairdresstng of the sea
son calls for locks flatly colled over the
lead with a low pompadour or fringe to
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You are In danger of doing oame un-
wise thing which will not be to your
credit If you have the. affaire of others
under your care be observing and use
your best Judgment striving to act with-
out prejudice.
TJoee born today will be too fond of
theorising to be careful of actual things
and will have to be taught the Import-
ance of practical details. If trained in
this respect their naturally sclentlflo
minds will enable them to reach high
places.
"ofen the '"'heed and when this style
suite the shape of the head and the face
It la charming. If the thing can not be
done well it is better for women to hold
to their pompadours or parts and colls
n tns hitter are more becoming than
the casque" and its kindred hold to
them anyway says a New York Sun
writer.
The one law of hairdresstng Is that
first last and always the coiffure shall
suit the Individuality of the woman and
the woman who has discovered a sim-
ple end supremely becoming fashion of
wearing her hair will do well to stick to
It through all the changing modes.
The modish hair today Is most often
parted and worn very low on the fore-
head a thing made necessary by the low
poised hats-- and since It Is difficult to
make parted hair drop low over the
center of the forehead the fringe has
come into favor. Not an old time bang
but a mere shdow of a fringe that softens
without hiding and breaks the line of the
waving parted lock without reallv fill-
insr la the point. If the parted hair Is
well trained if will look better without
the fringe. -" '
The hair ornaments worn with evening
toilets this season tend to keep the hair
In place and encourage the neat and trim
air of the small coiffure for most of
them are on the fillet or bandeau order.
Nut Loaf
Mir four cupful of bread crumbs with
one cupful of chopped nut meats one
chopped hard boiled egg. two beaten eggs
one tablespoonful of melted butter one-
half teaspoon of salt one-quarter tea
spoon of white pepper one-half tea-
spoon of powdered sage one teaspoon of
onion Juice and sufficient milk or water
to moisten. ' Turn into a buttered pan
and bake about half an hour In a mod-
erate oven.
Potato Salad.
8l!ce cold potatoes a small onion and
one cold hard boiled egg Into a dish and
sprinkle a little pepper and salt over
them. Take three tablespoonfus of vine-
gar one of butter one -Via teaspoon of
mustard and heat It over boiling water.
Let it get cold and pour over potatoes.
Prepare in the morning and serve at
night.
Rye Bread.
Put In your sifter one cupful of wheat
flour three cupful of rye meal half a
cup of cornmeal teaspoonful of salt one
teaapoonful of soda. Put one tablespoon-
ful of lard half a cup of sugar one egg
In whipping bowl stir well two cupfuls of
sour milk mix together well then put In
your flour and stir It well for It will be
quite stiff. Bake one hour.
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A Brief History of Immigration
.VII The Steerage Pastenger.
. It Is doubtful If anywhere else la ithe
entire civilised world ean such rile and
disgraceful treatment of human beings
In masses be found as- on the majority of
the steamships which carry our Immi-
grants to us. The condition's which these
people meet beggar description and the
official pioture that has been painted of
It is so startling that It could scarcely be
accepted did it not find corroboration In
every unofficial picture of the steerage
that our best Word artists have painted.
One stands amased that- greed tor gold
could lead men to subject their fellow be-
ing to such conditions aa the steerage
passenger endures according to the reve-
lations of ths Immigrant Commission.
Tho plctare It draws is a careful one. The
data was obtained by special agent
traveling as steerage passengers on
twelve trans-Atlantic (liners and from
cabin observations of the steeragb on
two others. This was done In 1W8 when
the Immigration reached a very low ebb.
Tho commission Is careful to tell us that
tho Information was obtained at a time
when travel waa at Its lightest and the
steerage at its best.
Three kinds of steerage are now recog-
nised the old the new and the com-
bination of the two. The old brings the
bulk of our immigration from Southern
and Eastern. Europe. It is unspeakably
bad. The new brings the bulk of the
Immigrants from Northwestern Europe
and it is all that can be desired. Be-
tween the two classes of ships are those
which are being transformed from the old
to tho new. On these a difference of
17.50 per ticket Is the difference between
decency and indecency between a cham-
ber of horrors like the Black Hole of
Calcutta and comfortable quarters.
Heretofore the steamship companies
have apologised for the filthy conditions
of the old steerage by saying the-immigrants
were a piggish lot of people who
would render the first cabin as filthy
as the steerage if they were permitted;
they also asserted that it was Impossible
to better conditions as long as "such cat-
tle" peopled the steerage. But now -we
find In the ship that has part new and
part old steerage accommodations that
the immigrant In steerage is not differ-
ent from the remainder - of humanity
he will be reasonably clean If he haa a
reasonable chance. The commission con-
cludes that "there Is no reason why the
disgusting and demoralising conditions
that have generally prevailed in the
steerage of immigrant ships should con-
tinue." Let us glance at the commission's typ-
ical picture of the old steerage. The in-
vestigator who painted it was. a woman
who made the 12-day voyage in the steer-
age traveling as a single Bohemian peas-
ant woman. Before sailing all steerage
passengers were supposed to be vacci-
nated. The women and men were vac-
cinated In separate rooms and an Inspec-
tion card stamped by the United States
ieeeeessi
Letters From the People
Personal Views of Writers
Co-Operative Cotton Mills.
To the Post:
i Peter Bedford manager of the Farm
Life Commission haa Invited public dis-
cussion of the problems confronting the
commission and Mora C. Clark of Gaines-
ville haa addressed an open letter to Mr.
Radford on cotton factories outlining a
co-operative pla for building cotton
mills. Mr. Clark would solve the cotton
marketing problem by bringing the cotton
mills to Texas.
To the Hon. Peter Radford President
Farmers' Union of Texaa Dear Sir: In
addressing this open letter to you I am
.ciing upon mo urgent irqurai ui mf
numoer or people mat i give puoucity 10
my ideaa herein expressed.
The cltisenshlp of Texas la greatly con-
cerned over the efforts of the Farmers'
Union assisted by the bankers. In the
struggle for better prices .for the cotton
crop.
. All classes have occasion to be vitally
Interested for sn additional price of only
one cent per pound amounts to not lees
than $14000000 on the crop of ltll.
While wishing your splendid organisa-
tion all the success possible permit me
to remind you that thla la a struggle be-
tween the farmer and the spinners. One
seeks to get as much the other to pay
as little as possible for the crop.
Why not do away with thla conflict?
I subjnit that it la unnecessary and un-
profitable. The amount lost to Texas
during the past 16 years. In this contest
is enough to stagger the imagination.
There Is a remedy. If It Is applied vig-
orously and earnestly for a few short
years the result will be a record of in-
dustrial development that will be the
marvel of the age.
It la well and good to store cotton In
warehouses and bring It out a few months
later and put it on the market. It is far
better to put it In cotton mills and bring
It out In manufactured goods and put
these on the market. If the first plan
leaves $300000000 in Texas for one crop
the latter plan will leave fMO.OOO.OOO
among our cltlsens.
Again It Is well to. Influence foreign
capital to come to Texas and build these
cotton mills to manufacture ' the crop.
It Is far better for our farmers to build
and own them. The first plan continues
the struggle between the farmer and
spinner; and the profits of the mills will
go to the capitalists outside the State
who bultd them. The second plan solves
the entire problem keeps all the profits
In Texaa and with the people who are
entitled to them.
But how ace these much desired re-
sults to be accomplished T The process
Is simple enough.
The Plan.
- Let the Farmers'. Union take the lead
In organising a company to build theee
factories.
Make the shares $1 each. Call on each
cotton producer In the State to Invest at
least $1 In stock for each bale of cotton
he produces and continue to do so each
year. The capital stock csn be in-
creased yearly 1 tor thla purpose.
Mak the stock nontransferable for a
period of five years after Issuance. This
Is Imperative in order to assure tho con-
tinuous progress of the original plan and
for other reasons too evident to a think-
ing mind to need mentioning here.
Make every factory a part of the same
corporation and locate them one at a
place throughout the State without par-
tiality asking the various towns through-
out the State no more than the site.
Let each factory represent an invest-
ment. Including operating capital of SI-
000.000. -
Each and every cotton farmer can not
put up 11 per bale but some of his
neighbors will put up' more and the
writer can not believe that tho other
cltlsens of every cotton producing county
In the State will see to It that their coun-
ty subscribes its part of the fund. In
fact while the crop of loll on this basis
would almost finance five million-dollar
factories I bellefa there Is $10000000 In
the State ready; eager and waiting to
be put Into the proposition.
The cotton mills of the Southern States
are very profitable.' Success Is assured
to the corporation -building theee mills
each large enough to employ the most
skilled workmen and managers and all
engaged In a healthy rivalry to excel.
Once let the plan be launched: and as
all the classes begin to realise tho mag-
nificent results you will find the Idea
growing with accelerated speed. Ia three
year you will find It easier to raise $i
per bale than $1 now.
The fanner will quickly see that If he
sella his cotton too cheap to the mill
he -will get It back In dividends on bis
stock.
The truck farmer the poultry raiser
the dairyman the merchant the manu-
facturer tho - banker the professional
By Frederic J. Haskin;
consulate certifying that they had been
vaccinated was given them. In her ease
not one of the three scratches had punc-
tured the skin. She found that others
had fared the same way.
The compartment in the steerage for
single women she describee aa better
than those for other steerage passengers.
The bunks were arranged In tiers each
having a straw mattress covered with a
slip sheet. A small blanket was the only
covering provided. There was no pillow;
a life preserver under the head of tho
mattress was the substitute. It waa
practically Impossible to undress prop-
erly for retiring because of lack of pri-
vacy and Insufficient covering. When the
steerage is full each passenger's private
apace is limited to his bunk alone. It
must serve him at once aa sleeping quar-
ters colthes closet baggage room kitch-
en pantry and what not. There Is not
a hook upon which to hang clothes not
a receptacle for refuse not a cuspidor
aad no convenience for use In times of
seasickness.
There were two washrooms used In-
dlscriminatelly by men and women. One
of them was seven by nine feet with 10
faucets of cold water along two of the
walls. The wash 1 basins resembled In
slse and shape the ordinary stationary
laundry tub. They had to serve as wash-
basins dlshpana laundry tubs. In the
other room the equipment was Identical
except that there was a hot water spigot
trat did not work and a four-foot trough
for. dish washing with sea water sel-
dom hot from one spigot. '
Many of the passengers made heroic ef-
forts to keep elean. It was forbidden to
bring water Into the sleeping compart-
ments for washing purposes but even
when the women rose early and carried In
a little water In the soup palls as soon
as they were discovered they were brutal-
ly driven out by the stewards.
The law requires that each Immigrant
shall be furnished with all the eating
utensils necessary. They are each fur-
nished with a cheap worklngman'a tin
dinner pail a -spoon and a fork. Each
Immigrant must caret for his own pall
and as a rule haa nothing but cold salt
water with which to wash It throughout
the entire trip. The palls are so cheap
that usually the aalt water rust them
and makes them unfit to use before port
Is reached. Again the law requires' that
tables shall be furnished for the passen-
gers to eat upon but these are only long
single-board affairs usually In a part of
a steerage sleeping compartment not used
on that voyage for bunks. All of the
foul smells from the sleeping compart-
ments come unobstructed Into these Im-
provised dining rooms and drive the pas-
sengers to the open deck.
The Investigator says that one morning
she wished to see If It were possible for
a woman to rise and dress without the
presence of men onlookers. She waited
her chance and although the breakfast
bell rang at 8:56 and she was ready for
a meal at 7:15. the steward warned her
tooooososasoooe)sose
man are all directly Interested. All are
ready to help the Farmers' Union turn
prosperity loose in Texas. Will you give
them the opportunity? -Respectfully
yours
Mora C. Clark.
' Gainesville Texas.
How Long O How Long
To The Post:
How long must the counties In this
State cry In vain for justice? Favored
localities have for years j-loted in the
luxury of -quick transportation while
others languish and pine for these neces-
sities to development of their resources.
Where does the blame He? To the writ-
er's mind it Is no mystery but he is per-
haps thickheaded.
In the first place what Is the rate of
taxation In this State? In the average
county. Including all tax it Is about 55
cents on the hundred dollars outside of
corporate limits. But who pays this ex-
tremely light tax rate. Both corporations
and private individuals. Is that all? Alas
as far as the corporation is concerned it
Is not. '
Two and one-half gross receipts and
one and one-half intangible tax which is
alone more than the yearly Interest rate
oa money borrowed to build and equip
these corporate propertlea. Are the rail-
ways making money even at that?
You have but to scan the recent annual
report of the railroad commission for the
answer. A deficit recurring annually of
millions. But someone asks. Why don't
the railroads Increase their rates to meet
this increased taxation? . Simply because
the railroad commission nas the nxing or
rates. They have only to grin and bear
the robbery." v
If they could remove the tracks and
equipments when business did not pay
then the commission would cease this
high-handed holdup game but they are
helpless and must perforce stand and
take It deliver the good.. Yet some
wise (?) statesmen object to allowing
them to Issue bonds that they might get
money to repair their rundown properties.
Then If the commission continues to allow
them just rates of traffic they must aban-
don them. Accidents must necessarily
multiply and damage claims will sood
bankrupt them. Yet Texas boasts of her
friendliness to capital that seeks invest-
ment in her borders.
Railroads throughout the regions in thla
State barren of roads would add to our
values hundreds of millions of dollars and
result in the .expenditure of multiplied
millions to construct them.
Is It the presidents vice presidents and
general managers you are holding up?
Oh no; It hi the hundreds and thousands
of private Individuals who own the slocks
and bonds of these corporations.
The officials very few we bear own
stock and their salaries are regularly
paid. Who else suffers? The employes.
Who else? The merchant who can sell
them less because the roads can not pay
them better salaries. Anyone else? Yes;
the farmer the artisan because the em-
ploye has less money to spend for what
they have to offer in exchange.
Hence we see that this ruinous policy
la far-reaching In Its effects.
Yet these near-sighted merchants
farmers and artlsana still dance to the
piping of the demagogue when he draws
the long bow (rather jaw) as he shouts
and sings "Damn the corporations."
Doubtless the voters . of the districts In
crying need of transportation send these
corporation baiters to the Legislature to
make It Impossible tor capital to build
In trrelr territory. Some one please rise
and explain wherein Ilea the Justice of
making corporations pax per cent or
$4 more on the $100 than does prlvste
capital? Then have the "gall" to say
that Texaa Is Just and fair to capital
coming here to develop her business.
Bah! Will the Thirty-third Legislature
have any members with courage to de-
mand justice be done In this case?
Is this all? By no means.
The borrower In parte of Texas Is pay-
ing 1 1-1 to 1 1-1 per cent per month for
money while Tennessee Alabama and
other Southern States have to t per
cent money by the year.
Texas Is producing for export this rear
bout 1500.000.000; the cotton crop alone
bringing $350000000 counting seed prod-
ucts and yet you find the majority of
small cotton farmers in hard financial
plight
The reason. The short years we have
had In feed stuffs have forced them to
become borrowers. Into the millions and
having to pay millions In usuroua Inter-
ests keeps them poor. Yet these same
farmers have been foremost In electing
legislators to keep capital out of the
State. As long ss the press Is silent we
must continue to languish under the
load.
If this writer war asked what is Texaa'
rot to come so late again and gave her
ply eV piece of bread. The meals that
vae served were bad In quality and prep-
aration and more than half of the food
waa thrown Into the sea. The dally in-
spection of the Immigrants was a farce.
They were assembled and had their in-
spection tickets punched six times cover-
ing six days. From ths time the women
went on bokrd until they landed they did
not have one moment's privacy. Not one
young woman in the steerage escaped at-
tack. The Investigator herself waa among
these and yet the steerage officials made
no effort to punish the offenders. Some
resisted for a time and then weakened;
some fought with sll their physical
strength. Two refined Polish girls fought
with pins and teeth. The atmosphere Is
described as one of general lawlessness
and total disrespect for women which
naturally demoralised the women after a
time.
Summing up. the Government Inspector
says that her life during those twelve days
was In a disorder and In surroundings
that offended every sense. The vile lan-
guage of the men the scream of the
women defending themselves the crying
of the children wretched because of thelv
surroundings and. practically every sound
that reached the ear Irritated beyond en-
durance. There was no sight before which
the eye did not prefer to close. Every
Impression was offensive. Worse than
this was the general air of immorality
due almost wholly to the Improper inde-
cent forced mingling of men and women
who were total strangers and often did
not understand a word of the same lan-
guage. Contrast this terrible picture of condi-
tions that cry to heaven for remedy con-
ditions that apply on steamships carrying
.perhaps two-thirds of oar Immigrants-
contrast It with tho picture of tho now
steerage where the people are given
staterooms where practically everything
is on a simplified second cabin basis the
floors kept scrupulously clean ample
toilet facilities separate for the sexes are
provided where clean towels clean nap-
kins and clean bed linen are furnished
where satisfactory food is supplied where
the wants of the sick and of the chil-
dren are looked after where women trav-
eling alone are safe and not the prey of
both crew and male passengers and the
difference is astonishing and yst the dif-
ference In price on ships that are only
partially converted from the old to the
new steerage Is only $7.60.
How long the United States will permit
the-major portion of its prospective citi-
zens to make their voyage to America
under such conditions as the Immigration
Commission saya are typical of the old
steerage no one can definitely foretell
but the indications are that these disclos-
ures will result In prompt action by Con-
gress. The travels of the agenta of the
Commission In the steerage seem to have
been the first time that the Government
ever has studied the steerage question In
first-hand way. Perhaps 10000 Ameri-
can Immigrants have received such treat-
ment as the Immigration Commission
found to exist and millions of them fared
worse than that.
greatest need he would anaw.gr "States-
men" and statesmen that would not
cower before a foolish electorate in their
suicidal course.
Injustice Is sin and "sin is a reproach
to a nation."
Will John H. Kirby B. B. Paddock
and Louis J. Wortham lead this fight
for Texas' Jjonor Texas' prosperity?
Cisco. Texaa. W. H. Klttreil.
Scared Into Heaven.
To The Post:
However sincere and well Intentloned
religious teachers may be it seems to me
that the study of the Bible so largely
through sectarian glasses is causing a
mass of Scripture to be ignored and Is
not glorifying God or advancing the cause
of Christianity. Indeed the philosophy
of dominant teachings seems slightly re-
moved from blasphemy. The Almighty
is represented as having made the awful
mistake of creating billions of human
beings and permitting an evil course of
history which destines nearly all to an
eternity of some kind of mental or physi-
cal agony notwithstanding the evident
fact that God foreknew the result and
possessed all love and wisdom to plan
otherwise and all power to do as He
pleased. Then the Father la pictured aa
sacrificing His beloved Son in the crud-
est manner as a frantic appeal to man-
kind to flee from eternal torment and
fearing such appeal might fail God of-
fers the marvelous . additional Induce-
ment of joint kingship with the highest
of heaven all the time vainly attempting
to scare them into accepting the heavenly
throne by fear of all-manner of eternal
torture In hell fire and brimstone by
fireproof devils etc.
There Is something In human nature
which Instinctively honors and worships
greatness of power or wisdom or benevo-
lence even In their fellow men. The he-
roes of history the Caesars Napoleons
Edlsons Bryana or Roosevelts "along
their trains the shouting millions draw"
without holding out great hope of re-
ward or threat of punishment and our
captains of Industry are crowned with
the admiration of the world for their
great ability In planning and result-getting
yet so unwise incompetent unjust
unmerciful loveless revengeful and
hideous Is God's character pictured by
the hell theory that He commands not
such respect as do common mortals but
lnstesd the very names of Himself and
th Savior are nlade the commonest
"cuss" words with seldom a civil statute
against It. Shame! Shamel
After all the Bible and reason will
show that heaven's portals open not to
the scared mortal. Fear and love are
deadly foes. Those actuated by fear re-
main at heart enemies of God. Only
those who become Chrtstllke who . de-
velop perfect love against which God's
universe haa no law or threat of pun-
ishment "only the pure In heart will
ever see Goo." Utterly Impossible to
drive or scare any one Into heaven.
The Bible rightly understood will
cause every knee to bow and every
tongue to confess that God's glorious at-
tributes of justice wisdom love and
power have compelled their adoration and
worship Infinitely more than mortal he-
roes and to aid in defending God's holy
character against the fiendish blasphemy
tof the hell theory we will mall absolute-
ly free to all who write a pamphlet
"Food for Thinking Christiana." which
examines every hell passage In the entire
Bible leading to over 5000 Scriptures In
direct or corroborative support that the
Scriptures do not teach eternal torment at
all but that "sheol" (the only hell word
In the Old Testament) and Its Greek
equivalent "hades" are nowhere asso-
ciated with the words "hell fire" or
"fire" but their definitions are "the
grave." "the unseen state." "the place
of the dead" and that the revisers of
the Bible (the brainiest scholars of all
denominations) translate such words aa
"hell" only about 20 out of 71 times gen-
erally translating them "grave."
Write today. Tours for the whole
Bible. . Bible Student.
Houston Texas.
How to Oct the Voters Out.
To The Post.
Tour editorial comment under "The
Right of Suffrage" In Issue of December
t. Is but a repetition of what you have
often equally well said before in your ef-
fort to Induce voters to exercise the suf-
frage. Hundreds of other newspapers
have done the same but to no effect. "Vot-
ing and sitting on the Jury are two things
the cltlsen does not like to do and will
avoid If he can.
Perhaps we have two big political trusts
that take away ths inducement to vote by
depriving the common people of small
means but good abilities of tho oppor-
tunity to get elected to office and thus
cru-"h their laudable ambition to aspire
to position In the public service by run-
ning for office. . It seems to be necessary
to afford more facilities tor Independent
candidates to come before the people If
the voters are to be gotten out. A few
strong Individuals coming out . and can-
vassing will bring out the vote In each
community where they are running.
We need more Individualism In politics
and less machine made candidates. Indi-
vidualism takes with the voters or these
degenerate days.
The cure for falling to vote is to have
three or four candidates for each oftrse In.
very community so as to give tho people
Owing to the delay in getting
our stack we will
s
Not Open for Business
until '
Saturday Dec. 21st
Krupp & Tufflyjnc.
302 Mam St.
"Will a Sled Go in This?
a chance to put the men in office they
want. This will stir them up.
Joseph Cuney
The Interests of the Southern Farmer.
To Tho Post.
One day this last fall I heard a farmer
make the statement that the Immediate
object of his worry was that he feared
that he could not get $60 for a certain bale
of cotton that he Intended offering for
sale the next day the last bals of his
cotton crop; that ha wanted to realise
that much for then be could pay oft his
account and have sufficient money left to
purchase himself thick woolen shirt and
a pair of pants.
And being somewhat familiar with this
farmer's financial condition I know that
he meant exactly what he said.
And this man has a family too a
wife and several children and his only
crop is cotton. Then the question natur-
ally arises: Where is the money to come
from to supply the unquestionable needs
of this family until another crop is har-
vested? And there you are!
Arises a questioner and interrogates:
"Why is cotton this man's only money
crop? Why doesn't ho raise something
else to sell bogs poultry fruits why
doesn't he do this and why doesn't he
do that? Oh why doesn't he?
Never mind; we'll answer you later on.
Some weeks ago there appeared an edi-
torial In the Fort Worth Record anent
this very subject. The caption of that
great editorial I have forgotten; I meant
to add it to my scrap book but it was
mislaid and I can't find it; but anyway
the theme was that legislative tribunals
did not take proper cognisance of the
farmer's interests they did sot protect
struggling farmers aa well aa Infant In-
dustries that acute recognition of a
"business man's" failure was always tak-
en but that no more attention waa paid to
a farmer' failure than ia given to the
chirping of a cricket on a still autumn
day.
The very nature of any government Is
more or less paternalistic; some features
of our Government are distinctly social-
istic. Tho National Department of Agricul-
ture the State Department of Agricul-
ture are engaged In a socialistic work;
the teaching of agriculture in public
schools Is socialistic; 'our public free
school system Itself is socialistic. The
National Department of Commerce and
Labor la socialistic' All charity work
whether individual municipal or of what-
soever other kind Is socialistic. But who
would advocate the abolishment of these
features of modern clvllisatioa?
But please remember that our protec-
tive tariff that ship subsidies and all
such are distinctly paternalistic. And
If paternalism Is made to benefit people
who need it If it does not benefit all
people all parts of tho oountsf that
need it and benefit these all alike" then
It Is rank injustice. And If It Is made
to benefit persons businesses. Industries
or what not that do not need It Instead
of benefiting people who do need It under
the same government then it Is worse
than rank injustice.
There waa a time not so far remote
when We had no State Departments of
Agriculture; there waa time when our
National Department of Agriculture waa
of practically no benefit to thla sgricul-
tural Nation; there waa a time when It
seemed that the farmer waa considered to
be merely a necessary evil. And there
waa a time and this time Is more recent
than It is remote when the rural high
school the teaching of agriculture and
domestic economy In public schools and
L other improvements for rural life were
hooted at as things cmmencai me a ream-
ing of consummate fools. In fact I waa
called a fool for advocating these things
only bout seven years ago.
Tho Departments of Agriculture our
fiublio schools and other agencies are do-
ng a great work today; but listen tho
real good of this work will not be realised
in this generation but in the next genera-
tion. The Government ought not to stop nor
to be content with this food work; but
what about making better the lot of tho
farmer who is today following the plow?
And listen again: The same persons
and the aame Interests who were so scep-
tical seven years ago are still sceptical
sceptical of further Improvements for
rural life.
Viewing the matter aa one may he Is
confronted by this question: Does farm-
ing pay? The answer Is no not in
proportion to other occupations.
The farm hand can receive three times
his farm wage at saw mills railroad
nTHATmi
"Bine" Feeling
t McptVkUac yM Oat
It ssay be Hut your Ivor is tired and refuses to work sr your
digestive organs bavs had tso aioeh to do and seed care. Perhaps
yea save seen eating the wrong kind of food and year blood is toe.
rick er iaxsepverlaoei Was. yaw eWtastamlo.
Jgjg Golden Eledical Discovery
will give the required aid. ToskM tke mttr systoaa. Hie weak stomach I
saade strong. The liver vibrmtee wita Bew life. The bleed ia cleansed of all
hnpuiitle. and carries renewed health to every vein and nerve and arascle aad
rna el tae eocy. no more eiiacn ox
the "blase.' Life become worth while
sgsia aad hope takes plaeoef I Mi sir
ItuM H petting Dr. Pierce'
Golden Medieml DUcmvery.
Sold y dealer tn mediciM.
at the Corner
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Next t' money ther haint nothla' that
turns a feller's head quicker'n a woman
with a sweater on. One o' th" best
things about th' campaign jlst closed Is
that business still stands without
hltchln'. .
shops and auch places of publlo work.
Herlce help on the farm is hard td gel
And thm farmer can not afford to bay
higher price (or assistance. -Gotnc
back to the consideration of the
farmer whom we spoke of at the begin-
ning of this artlole one reason why he
does not "raise something else to sell"
Is that such would require additional as-
sistance oa the farm and such now seems
out of his reach. -
' The "one horse" farmer with an lnv
vestment of about $1000 makes about a
very Scant living aa a minimum and
from about $75 to about $300 a year as a
maximum profit. The shopkeeper or mer-
chant with an Investment of $1004 makes
about $500 a year aa a minimum profit .
and at least doubles his money aa a
- r -
ABE MARTIN
If a farmer possesses sufficient capital
to farm on a large scale his profits would
be correspondingly large. But consider
win you. that no branch or the tnduatrisl
wnrln 1 nAlllnv lonHlw fnr nl I 1 ft
day aa is the agricultural branch. And
this .money Is hardly to be had at any .
iwwiittuH raie 01 laiereeu
Just before the late presidential elec-
tion. President Taf t endeavored to in- .
augurato a banking proposition for tho
purpose of furnishing farmers with cap- ;
Ital. but the fact that he had had thous-
ands of opportunities to Institute such a
measure or. at least to propose it be-
fore he stared defeat in the face caused
the country to look askance at hie prop- -osltlon
and Bay that he was grasping at
straws and working only for political ef
fect. Besides some time ago a move-
ment was started by an Illinois banker
to furnish farmers with capital and this -movement
Is rapidly spreading prin- .
ctpally through the Northern States and
much good will doubtless come of It. But
the fact remains that at present tho '
farmers of the cotton growing States are
unable to .get that financial assistance
they so sorely need.
Revertrnr arain to the farmer whn
wanted to get $(0 for hia bale of cotton:
Another reason why he does not "raise
something to sell" Is that he does not '
possess the capital and more than that
probably own not get it.
. And again: In proportion to the profits
to what he has to buy the farmer does
not get a sufficiently high price for what
he has to sell.
a merchant with a small family and do
ing business upon a small scale sup. .
ports his family respectably educates his
children enlarges his business from time
lars profit esch year above expenses and
business expansion. He does not employ
but little If sny assistance In his store. .
There are thousands of Just such cases
ss thst. But that same man with the
same capital and Investment could not
make over five or alx bales of cotton
and perhaps $100 or so of other monev
crop; end with cotton selling at even II
cents a nound. he would find it tthr
impossible to put anv money back into
his farm and business or to enlarge his
bank account. And this outside of anv
consideration as to the support of his -family
the education of his children and
such. And with cotton selling at li
rents a pound or $100 a bale his situa- '
tion would not be much better.
And the farmer we have under consid
eration mlirht 'Talse something else to
sell" If he could only get a living price
for what he now has to sell. "
Another reason why the farmer does
not "raise something else to sell" Is thst
there. In many Instances. Is no incentive
no encouragement for him to do so. pr4 i
naps tne market for these things at his .
home town Is not developed and he live
such a lone- distance from that mark.i .
that he would find it extremely difficult
to market his stuff even If the market '
were good and the roads several months
of the year are something terrible to con- v
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