The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, October 29, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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Farmers' Educational
and Co-Operative
Union of America
Matters ^ Espccial Mom y t to
the Progressive Agriculturist
i uinnufacinror ami t hi> merchant, nuist
avail hluiKelf of all those improve*
mi'litfi In iiiacliinen and ttiothodB ttiat
an foiiml. after careful calculation an
to first eont ami 1 maintenance,
to produce latter reaulti than the
name time ami money would If ex-
pended in the old lasliloned way.
Yet even after lie lias sown, cared
lor and liarv -ted his erops, the form-
| rr of to-day le.inlr- a further kriowl-
prkes and business
e him to reap tlio
thought and labor,
bookkeeping will
to cost of main*
edfte of markets,
methods to etial
full results of hi
A simple system o
afford informal!
The man who hitches his horse to a
fine shade tree oiwht to be condemned
to hold the liitchliiK strai) in his teeth
until lie learns better.
It is estimated that 20 per cent, of
nil farm machinery sold is rendered
useless in three years by neglect, and
the manufacturers smile.
The bill In the distance always looks
steeper than it really Is, when we come
up to it, and our troubles generally
shrink as we approach them.
Not all of us can be rich, but we can
keep out of debt, lay by a little every
year and have contented hearts Many
rich men do not possess this little
ussel.
It la a good thing to hold tip our
heads as we go along through 111 e, hut
we must not keep them so high that
we will miss seeing the opportunities
that lie at our feet.
Is the boy getting a bit restless nnd
talking of starting out for himself'
Why not nivo him a working interest
In the farm and show that lie does not
have to gn away to make money and
become independent ?
Hoard of Trade speculators say they
are lucky If they guess the market
in seven Can the farmer,
notliliiK of the game,
four time.'
who know
to w in again t
business I
better s
genial Hiirroiindjiif.
defy of trui
friends than
hope
men whose sole
them ?
farm among con
and enjoy the Bo-
nd tried in iglihors and
mve to town in middle
tin
to I" at
i\ on 111
tenance of, and leiurns from, the sev-
eral kinds of live stock kept and tho
various products of field, garden and
orchard It "1" show nt a glance
what Is due from customers and from
commission men. and what is owing to
the bin d men. and to the storekeepers
and farm supply houses. The boy or
t;!iI of the faintly who is bright and
quick at flgun ready, perhaps, to en-
icr the graded m hool or academy, can
easily gather from a hook on the sub
Jeet enough knowledge to arrange a
system of accounts, and thus add a
few dollars to his or her mouthly In
come,
FARMER RECEIVES TOO LITTLE
Transportation Companies and Mio
dlemen Secure 65 Per Cent, of
What Consumers Pay.
I do not contend that consumers ara
always paying loo much, but the farm-
er Is getting too little of what the con
sinner pays For every dollar the con
Burner pays for agricultural products
the farmer gets mi an average of
about ;;;> cents, while transportation
companies, uilddleiiK ii and others get
about G!i cents, writes, J. H. Worst,
in Coiuiih rclal West. To make my
rer
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age to ri
different
-I out
on t in ii i
or freeze In an in
Ity of strangers.
meaning
11 made l
I farmer n
of potato
part of the work,
the risk and iiiMii
of the expel, e of
el of potatoes.
GOOD METHODS FOR FARMERS
Further Knowledge of Markets and
Prices Required to Reap Full
Results of His Labor.
As every one
(xperlence, It I
prabably knows from
possible to expend a
lot of energy with small resulting which equals
profits The man who weilds u pick | sinner pays
ho die "others" are,
iiiK illustration: A
cents for a bushel
pi norms the major
i ikes practically all
s the greatest part
producing that bush-
(Hie pound, sliced,
boiled lu hot lard Is . old for nearly as
i much as tIn- liu; lief cost.
So far as r< lutes to wheat, I am
, myself a consumer. It requires four
bushels and iJ pounds of wheat to
make a barrel of Hour. This wheat
at ftO cents per ! ishel sells for about
$1 2a. From it 2...' loaves of bread are
| made and sold at five cents per loaf,
$ 1 - -what the con
The difference between
GREAT LOVE STORIES
3 OF HISTORY c
By ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE
VIRGINIA AND ICILIUS
I Copyr.ght Ujr lh« Author.)
and shovel at one dollar nnd fifty ! the buying and selling price of a steet
cents a day does a great deal of phy
sical work, yet ho feels fully compen-
sated at the week's end when he re
ceives his wages of nine dollars; and
It must be Baid that if he Is faithful
and steady, even giving good measure,
he can feel satisfied that he Is doing
Ills share of the world's work,
But when we come to consider
economy and efficiency in planning I
large enterprises, it becomes neces
sary to secure as large results as pon- j
slble with tile least expenditure of
effort and money, writes .1. II llaynes
1n Farm and Fireside. This Is seen
1 ti the const ruction of engineering
works, like a railroad or a canal,
Where the steam shovel displaces the
man with the pick and shovel, doing
the work of many men In less time
nnd at less cost, and much more efll
clently. What truck gardener, who
wishes to derive the largest profits
from Ills four or five acres of mis-
cclluneous vegetables, would be with-
out the modern, up-to-date garden de
vice that combines lu one implement
a bill and drill seeder, a wheel hoe.
a cultivator and a plow? Would any
farmer, nowadays mow his
; on foot and the meat from the block
i fully bears out. my assertion. Toma
hoes average about fit) cents per bush
| ed, and sell, when sliced, to the con
I sinner at the restaurant, anywhere
I from $r>0 to $75 per bushel. In addi
lion lo ibis the waiter must be hand
somely tipped.
CO-OPERATION LIFTS PRICES
Illustration Showing How Two Farm
ers Secured Good Figure tor Cot-
ton by Bunching Product.
The following from tho Teague
(Tex.) Chronicle of September 21 Is a
forcible example of what co-opei allot,
will accomplish:
"Yesterday a number of Farmers"
union people came In from the vari-
ous neighborhoods nnd bunched 71
I bales of cotton and sold them to tho
highest bidder. T. J. Alexander and
John itiley were the only bidders lot
the cotton. Mr. Kiley buying the cot
| ton at 12: so, while the best grade
single handed, was only 12:60. Thin
ten-acre sale was very pleasing to the farmers
field of hay with a scythe In prefer j and was a good thing for Teague, bo-
that it Is a
ence to the horse mowlng-machin
Truly, a traveler through the rural
districts would conceive a poor opin
ion of the man who Blight be seen out
In his field of oats reaping all the
ripe grain with a cradle. No; to
make progress In these days of flerci
competittrin, the farmer, just like tho
BENEFITS IN ORGANIZATION
Combinations Now Order of the Day,
and Should Be Based on Use-
fulness to Both Sides.
' Combinations are now the order of
the day. Their value should be based
on usefulness lo both producers and
consumers. The live and let live prin
ciple ts the right one.
There are many ways in which farm
ers as a class have found It beneficial
to organize. In the great trucking sec
tion of Norfolk, Va., there is a truck
ers' produce exchange which lias been
In successful operation for nearly ten
years, says a writer In Farm and Fire
side. It has been the means of in-
creasing the profits of the farmers
and adding fiO per cent, of more to the
value of real estate in that section
Recently the sugar chemists in the
gulf states have formed an association
having for one of its principal objects
the bettor protection of the plants
from being Imposed upon by men who
claim to bo sugar chemists, but who
are not. A special list of sugar mak-
ing experts and competent engineers
cause it demonstrated
high priced cotton market
"Cotton has been gradually advanc-
ing all Ibis week, and is now close
to the 13c mark and good Indications
that it will keep climbing. The crop
is very short and the speculations are
getting keen."
will now be kept, bo that (he wants
of sugar-planters can be supplied at
once in a manner that will be both
safe and satisfactory.
A 15-year-old girl in 449 B. C.
hrough liberty to Home The price she
paid was her own life The girl was
Virginia. Her fate forms one of the
most romantic, dramatic love stories
in all history.
Home was In those days swayed al
ternaleiy by two great political par-j
ties, the wealthy aristocrats known j
as "Patricians," nnd the plain peo- I
pie, who callcd themselves "l'lebel !
ans." Appius Claudius, a patrician,
had persuaded the Romans to elect as
their rulers a Dec mvlrate (council of
ten men), with himself at its bead.
Tills council had c rushed the liberties
ol the people. Tin- plebeians had for-
merly been represented (and protect-
ed), by two electeil officers, called tri-
bunes. Mut tho office of tribune hnd
been abolished. Appius Claudius and
Ills favorites were allowed to misgov-
ern the city to suit themselves.
Some miles outside the walls one of
Home's two armb was encamped. In
this army was a brave plebeian named
Lucius Vlrginlus, who had risen to
the rsnk of centurion (captain). He |
had one daughter, Virginia, whom he !
adored, and who, in her father's all j
sence, remained at the centurion's i
house at Home under care of her old |
A Schoolgirl's ,""s" Youn* :lH
Ltver. sl"' wnB' Virginia
had already fallen
In love with her father's friend, the !
brilliant young orator, icllius. The
two were betrothed, although Virginia
was still a Schooi;;irl.
Appius Claudius had seen Virginia
passing to and fiom school and re-
solved to make her Ills slave. He
dared not seize her openly. So ho
told Marcus Claudius, one of his hang-
ers-on, to elalni that she was one of
Marcus' own slav- stolen from his
house in early childhood. The case
was to be brougln before Appius, who
would give Judgment In favor of Mar-
cus and later receive the slave from
hint as a gift. Accordingly one morn-
ing. as Virginia was hurrying to
school, Marcus ami his servants ar-
rested her. Iclltn rushed to his
frightened sweetheart's rescue, lly
his fiery e)nauelN:t) be Kllrriul up the
anger of the townsfolk against Appi-
us. A mob threatened the tyrant*
forcing him to modify his first plan of
deciding for Marcus. He agreed,
plausibly, to postpone the bearing of
his case un'll tho next day, bo that
Vlrginlus could bo present to testify
In Ills daughter's behalf. Then Appi-
us sent secretly to the army, ordering
its generals to prevent Vlrginlus from
leaving camp. Hut a messenger from
Icllius reached the father first, and
Virglnlus hastened to Rome. Next
morning he and Icllius brought, Vir-
ginia before Appius.
In vain the father and lover ap-
pealed for Justice. Appius, without
waiting to hear the evidence, decreed
that the weeping girl was Marcus'
slave The people clamored against
this wicked decision and attacked the
man who made it. Appius summoned
his guard to heat back tho crowd
Vlrglnins saw he could hope for no
redress either by force or by law. One
thing alon > could save Virginia from
i life of slavery. The father's resolve
was quickly taken.
During the confusion VlrglnltiB drew
lit.- daughter lo one side, clasped her
to til breast and whispered words of
lender farewell. He kissed her again
and again and — Blabbed her to the
heart! Brandishing the reeking knire,
he strode across to Appius Claudius,
crying:
"On your head be the curse of her
blood!"
Icllius, wild with grief, snatched his
dead love's body in bis arms and held
It aloft thai all might see. Tho mob
went mad with rage. They brushed
aside the guards and charged the ty-
rant's Judgment scat. Appius lied to
his own house for safety. Meantime,
Vlrginlus, still gripping the red knife,
hurried to the army and told what bad
occurred. Icllius mounted a fleet horse
and galloped to where Rome's other
army was encamped. Lashing tho
troops to fury by hi« passionate ora-
tory, he led them back to Home, There
they Jollied the army which Vlrginlus
had aroused.
People and soldiery alike took pos-
session of the city. The Uecemvlrnte
_. . was overthrown
The Clamor for , ,.
.. and Its members
Vengeance. Impr,BorK>d Tho
old popular government was resumed,
with Icllius and Vlrginlus as tribunes.
Appius Claudius was thrown Into'
Jail. There (whether by execution or
suicide Is not known), he met his
death. Virginia was avenged.
The pretty, harmless little girl who
had been slain on the very threshold
of life and love did not die In vain.
From her blood sprang liberty and the
people's rights. Yet tho pathos of tho
sacrifice so far overshadows I he ben-
efits that it has kept alive tho mem-
ory of Virginia, In song, story and
drama for nearly twenty-five hundred
years.
The Final Transaction.
"Father," snid little Rollo, "what is
the ultimate consumer?"
"He Is the last person, my son, that
an article reaches In its commercial
existence."
"I know what you mean. He's a
man who goes into a hotel and orders
culcken hash,"—Washington Star.
For Colds and Grlpp—Capudlne,
Thi< bent remedy for Cirlpii nmt Colds {.
ItU'kH1 Capudlne. Relieves the aching nnd
fcverlslines*. Cure* tho cold—Headaches
11 mo. I I'm Liquid—Effects irninedlataly—ia
lb uud 60c at Drug Stores.
The nearest approach some fellows
make to getting a job is to go around
with a snow shovel In summer and a
awn mower in winter.
Tho proprietor of Wtigley's Spear-
mint chewed it in preference to all his
other brands before he advertlsod it
Don't think that because a man is
ivilllng to lend you a helping baud
ie'11 stand for a touch.
Empress Aids Actresses.
The Herman empress has Inaugu-
rated many philanthropic organiza-
tions In Berlin, one of tho most useful
being that of the Central Association
of German Actresses The work of
Ibis society Is to enable actresses to
provide themselves with necessary
theatrical costumes nt the lowest
cost. The empress gives this charity
all her court and evening gowns, and
many of the ladles In Berlin society
follow bef example. Those ladles who
do not feel Inclined lo give outright
sell their clothes to the association
as cheaply ns possible. Tho empress
is president of this admirable society
charity, and the pleasant intercourse
established hv it lias done much to
rnlse the standard of the social side
of tho German stage.
Scotland's Temperance Wave.
There is a wave of fear In some
parts of Scotland that the spread of
the temperance movement will cause
a marked decrease In the consumption
of Scotch whisky, with corresponding
loss to all wbo are Interested In its
production. "Uynnmltards," as naph-
tha drinkers are called, have reap-
peared In Edinburgh. This "naphtha"
is a milky colored compound of great
"staying power," and is composed of
alcohol mixed with one-tenth of Its
bulk of methyl nlcohol and threo-
elgliths of one per cent, of petroleum
with ns little wnter added as taste
calls for. It kills quickly.
Trained Animal.
The animal trainer having been
taken suddenly 111. Ills wife reported
for duty In his Btead,
"Have you bad any experience In
this line?" asked the owner of Hie cir-
cus and menagerie, with some doubt.
"Not Just exactly in tills line," sho
said, "but my husband manages the
beasts all right, doesn't he?"
"He certainly does."
"Well, you ought to soe how easily
1 can manage him."—Tlt-lllta.
Says the Philosopher.
"Rv'ry man to bis trade, oven to
bosses."—Boston Herald.
Men Censors of Millinery
Milk for Colts.
If the mare does not have milk
enough, cow's milk may be given to
help out, but It must be done with
common sense. Very rich milk should
not be used. The milk should bt
drawn warm from the cow, and sweet
cued at the rate of a tablospoonful of
sugar to a quart of milk,
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Exercise Breeding Ewe.
An old sheep breeder says that ex
erclse for the breeding ewe is most
' ssential. No matter how near per
feet the ration may be, if exercise bo
forgotten, failure will follow.
The store bill is hard on the profits
or the farm. Cash saves money and
vexation of spirit.
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The farmer who guesses at things
doesn't know that he is really right
until his neighbor tells blui.
fhey Are Responsible for Decided
Slump in Prices, According to
Washington Dealer,
To watch the parade on F street no
nne would dream that there was a
slump in the millinery trade. Never-
theless, high class milliners say that
there la and moreover, they blame
the men for it.
"We are almost giving our hats
away," Hald the head of the millinery
department in one of the big stores in
this city, "in all my 20 years' ex-
pi Hence I nover knew millinery to bo
sold lor so litiio. Hals sellings last
year ut Jl'5 and $35 are now selling
lor fill and $15. I should say that
there was a difference of from 10 to
l r i enl. all along the line.
"I believe the men aro much to
blame for this state of affairs, for
they sai down so unmercifully on the
early styles. Von see, wo started In
with many odd styles, what are called
In the trade freak shapes, but their
life was short. The styles chaugcd
almost In the twinkling of an eye, so
that tho extreme styles of the early
spring literally had to be thrown
awny. Hals costing $50 and $76 went
up to the workroom to have the trim
mlng removed, and the shapes wore
dumped Into the wastebasket.
"You see, husbands simply shut
down on their wives wearing such ex
tretne styles. I have had no end of
business men come to the shop this
spring In company with their wives to
pick out their hatB, to prevent them
from Investing in a peach-basket,
wash-basin, or Inverted-bowl shape
Never before has so much fun been
poked at millinery as this season
The consequence Is that tho bottom
dropped out of prices, and they have
not been re-established."—Washington
Star.
KI'KAINNAMI IlKl'ISKH
tlwtppear Ilk* ui.imr under the lien I In/ touch of
Pnrrjr I atria' PitlnkUler (Hiring thin try * rat In-mo
houaehold ahotild he without It. In !'«•. Abe, bOc Miei.
The man who has been down can
Appreciate being up in the world.
KISS!
EVERYB0D
15 fine
for your
breath finer yd
for di^esiion
A Simple Cold
la n ucrlooa tlilnff. Often, In-
deed him I he nrglrct of a aeent-
tnirlr trifling cold been fol-
lowed by dlaaatroua conae-
quencea.
It altould be borne In mind
perpetually that the COLD of
to-day la the ('onaumpllon of
to-morrow.
The Inalirnlflonnt cold la tho
untiring pathfinder of thoaa
deadly dlaeaaea.
Pneumonia Pleurisy
Bronchitis Consumption
They atart with a men cold 9
atop It there.
SIMMONS COUGH SYRUP
will <lo It*
Manufactured bj tha
t. C. SIMMONS. JR., MED. CO., Sh.rnun, Teias
Sickly Smile
Wipe it off your otherwise
good looking face—put on that
good health smile that CAS-
CARETS will give you—as
a result from the cure of
Constipation—or a torpid liver.
It's so easy—do it—you'll see.
911
CARCARRTS 10c a bo* for a wmI'i
treatment, all druggist*.. BtffgrM teller
la the world. Million boxr« u tuouih.
F RLE
Mnrjr T. Goldman's
Cray Hair ftaitor.t
reatorra oriftitftl color la
In '.iihful tuapmtr
tx front 7 to 14 day*. Eo-
" rely different from Mur-
ing clue. Its effwt U
Prlxet for Clean Shoes.
Ono of the managers of the Mar
thatn (Eng.) aehool has offered prizes
to the children who attended HchiK*
with tho cleanest shoes.
*T*a* "*** |H rinmoot. Doaiaol
™TTT^,*,^",waiih off nor l< -k unnat-
ural. Ilaa no aedlment, ao H> neither atlrky nor
greaay it a ita |.nra ami claar aa water. IXta t a*-
pen meni what tli<>na*n<la of other* hare fooad
aafa and aatmfartery. For aumt ln aaarnmh atao-
iBtaty fraa. wrlta to MA HY T. OOUJMAN, VAQoU
i*aa Btdg.. Ft. mut. Minn. IU aura to ataalloa nrif
laal mlur of ymu hair Full sii+hoUl —l r —Uby all d—
Save the Baby—Use
PISO'S
> CURE ^
m UST mailt
Should be |iven at once when the
little one coughs. It heels Ibe del-
icste throat and protects the lungs
Irom infection—guaranteed sale and
very paletsble.
All Drussta*^ >< m*.
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