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I ARMERS' EDUCATIONAL SAN ID CO-OPERATIVE UNION I OF AMERICA The man who raises what he uses, as largely as he can, i. the one who always has a few dollars to loan to his less sensible neighbors. He it is who does not have to pay out all he makes to go on. Let every farmer be a Burbank on a small scale. The improvement of breeds, both of the vegetable and ani mal kingdoms is slow, but always along progressive lines. Let no day find you not better off in some way than the day before. Don't forget that the first word in the name of the I nion was chosen after much dliberation, and then its place was assigned blluse of its im portance. You Ialist know, and you must know to the uttellrnost finality. if you would dto the wisest and best thing. Educate, edueat, all the time A diversifier is one who has a vari ety of crops going all the time. It takes a smarter annd a mInore industri ous man to keep half a dozen things C going that it does to kee(lp only one iron hot, but it is this sort of man who gets there with both feet every 1 time and all the tinme. Thank goodness, the idea is begin. 0 fling to percolate that the land in the R odd corner costs as miich as that in i the open field, and should be made to o: "pay its keep'." lh,r is not an odd d1 corner that will not afford a good ai place for a tree, anud a tree is one ) of the best things on the place. The timber dearth that is just be-. ginning to be felt in some parts of this w country, is going to be something ter- h( rible within the lives of many now liv ing. Save a tree when you can, and w1 remember that it is always a good th time to plant a tree, though some to times are better than others. One of the ways to save a good deal th of the cotton that is now being wasted a between the patch and the mill is to io0 build a bunch of mills all over the pr( cotton growing section. Some of the for money lying idle in the banks (shown sol by the reports to the Government) ha' should be used to build some mills. It is sometimes a paying thing to b tun a cotton mill or a canning factory "18' without direct profit. If a bunch of fai farmers put up a cannery and get a int market which they never had before, les they are ahead of the game, even if eve the cannery or factory never declares a dividend. It is the final end attained that should be looked for. the ma It is wonderful how the demand for tha fruit grows with the growth of the of population and education. Twenty sit' years ago, apples that sell now in the hog fall for two dollars a barrel in the field could have been had for fifty cents or even less. People are learning that doctors don't mix much with good or- a chards and gardens. eve cro; It is as much the duty of the mem bers of the Union to teach and insist upon honesty and good morals of all members as it is to teach the value of hanging together for all the material you interests of the farmers. After all prel has been said and done, the only geti thing that will stand the test of eter nity is the upright man. fit c acti The day of the open saloon is about c over in this country, and the boys are wany coming ul) clean and clear of the taint K of the bottle. The railways and the plen big corporations, faults though they by3' have, are to be credited with the te, growth of the sentiment that the drinking man is not the man to be T trusted with important matters. houI More than ever there is need for a w perfect understanding and co-opera- rig tlon among farmers who farm-the no farmers who farm the farmers already that have all sc.s of understandings, and farm they have been working to a charm, but as EDUCATION AND CO-OPER- Th ATION grow that perfect understand- price tng will be of less and less avail to to gt the farmer who farms the farmers. tihe 1 When the nights that have now started to grow longer get lengthy enough for the boys to get together Be at night to discuss the things that are for the good of the people, the first do y thing that should come up should be the consolidation of the smaller schools. In many places this is im- pin practicable, owing to conditions that n might be easily remedied. To go a In little further is a small matter when ,,n taken in connection with a much bet- and tar school. The highest possible grade of school work is not possible where each small community must have a separate school, with one teacher, Se whose range runs fromn the trundle- haSe bed-beginner to those entering algebra Fin and Latin. Make good roads and con- IWe solidate the schools. but y There is one thing that should be impressed upon the mind of every hu man more strongly than any other, T and that is that it is a waste of en- at ergy of time to worry. Study not to slight -ose your held. More lives are worn tful aut by worry than by all other things cepti combined--just worn to a total fraz- ." sle, and all because of a lack of train- yog ing. The steady head and hand soon0 the al does all the repairing possible, in dis. "Vir aster, and it is done with less expen- "Vir dfiture of energy that would have been man, I requlired to have had a "spell,*" which sister would have helped nothing at all Stat.e - As the constant drop of water wears away the hardest stone, we hope that the continual pounding on the roa question will bring th:ngs to pass that will awaken the farmer to the fact that the building of goods roads is of more importance to him than to any, ' body else. W\hen a subscription 1, taken up and the nietrchlit puts down a good, roundl suit, it imayv b safely written that the sum :s to be rntaL e uses, off the farmer: for the melchant hiS le who no other soulrc of gettrnlg nmoney, Th oan to ultimate reduction is that the bul)4, e it is Ing of the roads tmust he done bt all he the farmer ither ihr lirect!ly or Indilrect. ly-voluntarily or by ,'lircunlocut:On, iThe time to ,makiie a spilt-log drag ink on is today. ent of - d ani- The farmer is not a ltoor .'riter, along and he is not Interestc.I in the cheap id you postage idea. That i. a matter that in the must he looked after tby the man who wants to Clrcuilari, e lh,, country at a rd in letter rate of pOstLie. What the td ini farmer is interested in Is Cheaper o1n ts freightl ratees. lie is the ultimate pay. is i r- or of all fretights, ibecause he is the is you producer. It lticalkt noi d:ffertence how lality, complicated tho civiliziation may be. I best come, it always gets lack to the farm. thil'l or-the man who digis the wealth out of tile coutry to paty the freight. lie vari is the source of all the money, hence z. It it is uip to hint to put up for the costs lstri- of the case when redulced to Its final hings conclusion. one man The business of the Union is to ed every i eate, co-operate, and to bring to "gether the producers in an intelligent effort :o produce the greatest amount egin- of the best stuffs of all sorts, and to i the got the bhet price for it. Then, it fol. ,t in lows thai it is lihe incidental business icI to of the U'nion and all its members to odd do all they can to make life as happy good as possible for every human being one with whom they come in contact. h You have noticed that the man who 0 be. gets tip way before day and raises the ti this whole cotmunity with a notice that ter- he is awa ke and doing something, is s liv- not always a startling success. He and who is on time anti always at it, is ;ood the man who finally holds the deeds ome to all the good things. Don't get the idea into your head leal that the Union proposes to make you sted a living without some good old-fash to loned hard work on your part. It only the proposes to see that you get the pay the for what you do, and to help you to do swn some of the things right that you nt) have been doing wrong. N Texas' wheat crop is about 2,000,000 to bashels this year, against 14,000,000 ory usually. The man who puts all his by of faith in the one crop has put himself w t a into a bad plight in this section. The )re, lesson of diversification comes to us to if every day. In res ----- th, led After all the fuss and feathers about the American hog in all the European ini markets, and pa'ticularly in Germany, wi for that prince among the meat producers wi the of his continent is still master of the an nty situation. This is a good year to plant Al the hogs. fe( at will settle the cotton "rush" in the 60 or fall, and will help to maintain the evenness of prices. Diversification of nal crops will make the high price, and IlaI nothing else will.id ist for all If you have managed to keep Mr. pie of Mort Gage from getting his hand on Wr al your crop up to this time, you are in all pretty apt to pull through without hia as ily getting the cream of your earnings. ure er- Th mortgage is made for the beneet fit of the mortgagee; a business traus. b ut action involving a debt is almost al. AB ways in the interest of the seller. mat nt Keep the fight up against the im. sr he plement and vehicle trust this week ey by putting things under a good shel. the e ter when not in use. suit e ---- prin be The cotton that is now in the ware. groi house is worth 12 to 13 cents a pound. leve "sig a When there is a perfect understand. and a- ing among producers, there will be line e no more of the murderous competition and ly that has been the ruin of so many the id farmers. heig ' ---- -------- -k o S There is every evidence that the pacc Sprices on all meat foods will continue the o to go higher. How are you fixed on the the pig question? of tl y The Thirst for information. r Bobby-There is our watch dog. e Willie (five years old)-How often t do you wind him up?-The Royal. Fatal Fault. r "She's really too young to go shop. ' ping alone." S "Yes, she is rather impressionable." a "Impressionable? I don't see-" a "I mean she's liable to get excited and buy something." Had the Advantage. First Man-How do you do? Second Man-Beg pardon, but you have the advantage of me. First Man-Yes, I suppose I have. IWe were engaged to the same girl; %ut you married her. The Earth's Surfa'e. Two sisters, one tipping the scales at 200 pounds or more, and the other slight to extreme slimness, but beau tiful, were being introduced at a re. ception. "What's her name?" whispered one young man to a friend, referring to O the slim sister. "I didn't catch it." TheIt' "Virginia," answered the friend. "Virgnia!" repeated the young I man, in apparent surprise. "Then her Bu siater must be the whole United Stateslt"-Lpplncott' Magauina. ,e that :ro T so the SfaZ't r iý of th heigh oft o auy. - a ion ou Can TlI m: THE HEIGHT OF THE TREE. !• Th You Can Tell It Without the Aid of buiwl4, an Instrument. ne r/ iirect. To know how one may without in ut:on, jtrunlents---and with approximate ac drag curacy--obtain the height of trees, butldin gs, and si ilar lofty objects which are Inaccetssil)le to measure mre r, ment 'by hand," is a bit of simple chheal knowledge tlhat may sonimetirnmes be of tht great value-antd is always sure to be Swho am lsis g and inst ructive. at ea ior the purpdose of illustration take the any tall tree that stands upon fairly caper eIvel grotund. P ay ake a rough guess at the height s the thow of the trt e, and mark a point that dis tance away, adl on as neadr a level with the, ft of the tree as ossible. farm. Accuracy depes largely upon this. 1 out At the lpoint stelected set firmly up Sright a rod of known height--for con entce nicen(Ce nall it seven fkeet above the costs ground. The'li operator must now ob taini, if he does not already know it, the height of his eyes above the e round. For a man of five feet ten and a half inches, let us say, this mleasuriment is likely to be five feet nt six inches-that is, four and a half d ton inches less than the height. But, says t d to Youth's Compllanion, if a tape is con- 1 ness eniently at hand, it is better to make t s to an individual and accurate measure Inent. i Ning Now let the "surveyor" lie flat on his back with his heels close against the bottom of the pole. By "sighting" who over the top of it, he must bring the the top of the tree in direct line. that In order to do this, it may be neces- i is sary to make one or two experiments Ho is reds T aa ead b Ct you tsh only C pay o do a you on en St. 000 Diagram of the Method. fo 000 rit his by setting the pole forward or back- tl self ward. sts The Care must be taken, however, not to us to force the alignment by any stretch- i` ing or "scrouching" in order to bring of the eye into the desired plane. out When the proper point is found, as c ean indicated In the figure, the surveyor ny, will see that he has furnished himself ha ers with the two similar triangles ABC as the and ADE. The length of the side we aIt AB is known to be in this case five tel feet and six inches; the side BC is a seven feet; the side AD is quickly lat measured, and found to be, let us say, he 60 feet. he The geometry student will turn of of naturally to the proposition about sim- pl nd blar triangles and their homologous i sides when he reaches this point. But an for the general convenience, the simn- the Ir. pie arithmetical process is given. a on Write out the proportion-or carry it an re in your head if you can-AB is to AD we' " as BC is to DE. Putting this In fig- res urea: Five and a half is to 60 as sel seven is to be unknown quantfity-the ing eheight of the tree. Miultiply AD (60o) the k' by BC (7) and divide the result by ter pla AB (5d), and the result is approxi- Th mately 76 feet four inches, the de- ino sired measure of the tree. thr Wk ith this formula firmly in mind ery e. the surveyor may secure the same re *- - sult by a simpler method on the same L principle. Drive the pole Into the scht , ground until the top Is just at the is Slevel of the eyes; then lie down and hol "sight" as before. Since the lines AD who 1, and CB thus secured are equal, the a g , lines AD and DE will also be equal, ayu n1 and it is only necessary to measure the y the line AD in order to obtain the that height of the tree. If the surveyor sch knows the length of his step, he can thin " pace the distance, and thus measure e the tall tree pretty accurately without p the use of foot-rule, tape or anything TI of the kind, is a rial POOR JOHN. mea acro I it fo hanc is e --T deal Uncl - ,- outsia / f7 ation made adval are a Eve made Of course, without a doubt, be m It's best to have It out; Then I'll never have a toothache any Holmt more. I've hit the very thing The doorknob and a string: The But I somehow kind o' hate to shut the e more THE TWO CORKS PUZZLE. It Seems Simple But It Is Hard to Do. Take two corks and hold them as shown, viz., each laid transversely across the fork of the thumb. Now N with the thulmb and second finger of the right hand (one on each end) take hold of the cork in the left hand, and, E. at the same time, with the thumb and second finger of the left hand take kid of hold of the cork in the right hand and draw them apart. The above sounds simple enough, it in- but the novice will find that the corks e ac- are brought crosswise, as shown in trees, the lower section of our illustration. )jects tsure niple be of to be take airly roight i I eveci 'is. c ion- How the Corks Are Held. the it ob- The puzzle is to avoid this and enable t w it, theln to part freely. the Solution: The secret lies in the po- i ten siti n of the hands as they are c this broit together. The uninitiated feet brings them together with the palms c half of both turned toward the body, with t says the consequence we have described. e con- To solve the puzzle, turn the palm of r Hake the right hand inward, and that of the h ture- left hand outward, in the act of seiz- tn ing the corks. They will then, says on the Montreal Herald, not get in each inst others nway, but may be separated c ing" without the least lifticulty. h ne en the STEVENSON'S AUTOGRAPH. ces- How the Author Rewarded Thought. ants fulness of a Collector. at Robert Louis Stevenson, whose ca "Treasure Island, Master of Ballantrae tr and other stories are dear to every i boy's heart, had a great dislike for seeing his name misspelled, in such forms as Stephenson, etc. Following is the letter he wrote to one of the numerous persons who 591 asked the favor of his autograph: "Vailima. Uphola, Samoa. "You havoe sent Inc a slip to write on; you have sent me an addressie Eli envelope: you have sent It to IIiO ha] stamped: many have done as much be fore. You have spelled my name let: right, and sonic have done that. In one ar, point you stand alone-you have sent me ,ck- the stamps for my post office, not the stamps for yours. What is asked with so mnuch consideration I take a pleasure not to grant. Here, since you value It, and ch- have been at the pains to earn It by such Re; unusual attentions-here is the signature Ing of "ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON "For the one civil autograph collector, as e- i-" Hcc 'or Don't you suspect that "C. R." must co elf have been a stamp enthusiast as wellh BC as an autograph collector? For it de would occur to few others than phila ve telists to inclose Samoan stamps for is a reply from Vailinla. ely Y The Ant. Dr. Flagg tells an interesting story rn of some ants he observed: "A pie was Di T placed on a shelf in a cupboard, with a Swide ring of molasses encircling it, ut and, wanting the pie for breakfast, Sthey set out to get it. They first imarched about the ring, leaving an it ant here and there at places which D were seen to be less wide than the Wh Srest of the ring. Then they carefully g selected the narrowest place; and, go. i ing to an old nail hole in the wall, g they formed an endless stream of por ,y ters, each bringing a grain of plaster. :.- They built a causeway through the Smolasses of these bits of lime, and in three hours from the time of discov d ery, they were eating the pie. e- Not After That. o Little Fo'rest had just started to e school, says the Chicago Tribune, e Ils father was accosted on his way d home one evening by a neighbor, B who said: "So your little boy is ea great fighter at school?" On ar 1, riving home the father summonedi e the boy at once. "Forest, is it so e that you fight with the boys at r school?" Oh, well, I fight every' s thing up to the fourth grade!" t Umbrella Without Handle. S The umbrella of a Vienna architect Is a covering of silk or other mate rial supported on the shoulders by means of two thin rods and a band across the chest. When not in use it folds into a very small space. The hands are left free, and the device is especially recommended for per sons who sometimes work in rain, like architects, engineers and art. ists. Bigger Than He Looked. e "Dear me, Tom, you eat a good beta deal for a little fellow!" remarked lots Ii Uncle John to his nephew. "I s'pect I aren't so little inside as I looks 2 outside," was Tom's ingenious explan. ation. Gulls as Letter Carriers. Successful experiments have been made in Toulon to use gulls in place. of carrier pigeons. They have this advantage--that, unlike pigeons, they are always ready to fly, even in the fiercest storm, Self-Made Men. Everybody likes and respects self made men. It is a great deal better to be made in that way than not to be made at all.-Oliver Wendell Holmes. Sunny People. The world delights in sunny peo ple. The old are hungering for love more than for bred.--Drimmond. Fborsae New Austrian Railway. Hitherto tourists from the United rd States who chose the southern trip to Europe left the steamer at. (G;iraltar or Naples, but many, chiefly those Is who had already been in Italy, now 17 come to Trieste and continue from w here their voyage by the new Aus Strian railway. TIhere can hardly be a more beautiful country than the ', regions which are made accessible by Si this new Transalpine railroad. The C new railway is owned by the state, I and is 1::0 miles long. There are 49 tunnels, with a total length of ten miles. There are 50 bridges, one of s which, across the river lzonzo, has the longest stone span in the world. iThere are. besides, as many as (;78 smaller bridges and viaducts.-Con. sular Reports. Test Its Value. Simmons' liver Purifier is the most I valuable remedy I ever tried for con stllpation or disordered Liver. It does its work thoroughly, but does nu)t gripe like most remedies of its char acter. I certainly recomnmend it when ever the oppllortunity occurs.--M. W. Thomlinson, Oswego, Kau. For Hardening Drill. Hardening an ordinary drill in sul phuric acid, states the English Me c(hanic, makes an edge that will cut tempereid steel or facilitate cutting hard rock. The acid should be poured into a flat-bottomed vessel to a depth of about one-eighth of an inch. The point of the drill is heated to a dull cherry red, and dilpped in the acid to that depth. This makes the point u extremely hard, while the remainder remains soft. If the point breaks, re harden, but with a little less acid in the vessel. ` a Riddle. "What.Is the difference between a ]I. chauffeur and a surgeon?' asked the T every ready joker. in "Give it up," answered the man who (; was bored. ta "The c(hauffeur runs people down P' and,the surgeon cuts them up." Hastily boarding a passing street car, he made a safe getaway.-De- TH trolt Free Press. Austin College FOR YOUNG MEN 59th year begins Sept. 18, 1907. Courses leading to degrees and to practical business life. Two vears I'RIF'ARIAT(ORY course. Elegant Students' Home and Y. M. C. A. hall are being erected for fall use. Ath letic park, literary society halls, libraries, 'aboratories. Expenses very reasonable. FOR FULL INFORMATION ADDRFSS Registrar's Office, AUSTIN COLLEGE, SHERMAN, TEXAS. McCANE'S DETECTIVE AGENCY, a Houston, Texas, operates the largest force of competent detectives in the South, they render i written opinionm in cases not handled by them. Is the Sailors' Friend, Sixty thouarnl ,:l s look tob lHanburv fr ,tdi , tC( for tion. .l r. I la u1 , the States shit :ing ( ;:; i ner port of New 'Yrrk. I 'f i the judge and jury. i" rmen Whe (n foreign ('raft nr mi'ist apr fore him for their ;.i;>',rs [ going to the conji orf the sailing masters .lan: of the of the,e nmen that frmnr.,V tmen, such as c('orn.':ng theam their outflts fronm the, t o captains, have beeh d, .r awaq under Mr. Hlanbur.' ral. His is on the larttery l ak. New where he easily (an reach l ships leaving that port r . 9 • 75 "Guara$t THE DEVIL t Iy ioui square deal that will saye you moneyand appointment, drop usa p ,". .withyour anid postoflice address p :inv writtenu and we ll send you catal ,es freet how sasisy you can `I ilv from usoneasy Iv p;tyn'nts a stanrdiur, Iih-igrade, " 's?'eriter at iess than lo',--grade price; improved Edison I'honora:,h with (;old Moulded Records; a Iome Soda tain, and ma:.y' other artces -all val servicea;nle, instructive, entertaining, We can save sou On l pnsaie, Ilkcng. 'A Address. THE AGENCY CO.. Dept A. 2119 Church St., Dandruff Get rid of that dandruff before it your hair. Those tiny little scales on yA are a sign of dryeass. A dry scalp sourish your hair. Barry's Tricopherous is especially prepared to cure deadrff build up dry, thin, starved scalps. 0 centq per bottleatvnur drufritt's. orbym ildt. B.eRCLAY " CO..-4 ttoeit.. Medical Departm Tulane University of Louisl Its advantages for practical instructlon, b_ ample laboratories and abuLdant hospital tals, are unlqua ed. tree actess ias grl g rat Charity Ilo-pltal with 900 beds sa_ patientsannuallyr. hpcal intruction slg te at the bedside of the sick. The next sessioa October 31 1907. For catal rue and inf addressPROF. . E. CHAILI.F M D. P. O. Drawer, 261, NEW oH It I v. anuwwer, Mai, NEW ORLEAJ5,1 ila Buy a Good Farm No try as Dr. C. F. Simmons is Offering the People of Thi Section the Greatest Opportunity They t, Ever Had to Own a Beautiful t Truck or Fruit Farm. an ch he Why Not Buy Now at Practically No Cost to You. The Chanoe I - Never Come Your Way Again. I1, . ºr r i. Mr. W. N. Hutto, the well known gentleman of Jacksboro, TexaS e writes: n Dr. C. F. Simmons an Antonio, Texas. Jacksboro, Texas, Feb. 26, 1907. In Dr. C. F. Simmn, San Antonio, Texas. v. My )ear Sir:--I have just returned from Atascosa County. where I went for thle putlo oof investigatin' your .95,0OO-acre ranch proposition. I spent the 21st 2'2nd and 23r3 of this February un the ranch, and during those three day I drove not less than 125 miles and visited every pasture on the ranch, and examined the property as thoroughly as it was .o possible to do within that time. I saw every artesian well on the ranch except the one in the Hall pasture. I was near it and could have seen it by turning back, but I had a'Y lready seen enough to saltify Ilme. and did not take the time to go back. . r, l took your booklet, ''New lome Sweet Ilome" with me and I compared the ict ures in it with what I saw, and I found them absolutely correct. r dr.anlk water at all thle wells I saw, and the water was good for drink. I ng and all other purposes in all (f them except the gas well. 1 did not like S it very well, but I have tasted a great deal worse water. I am sure it is o good foer all stoc;k and irrigation purposes. I saw the cattle drink it, and they seem to be thriving on it. I put a match to the gas well and it began to btrn at once. I am of tie opinion that oil is to be found on this land. Just of of it there is an oil well from which I procured a bottle of oil which I carried home with me. 1 talked with Mr. Brown, the gentleman now employed in putting down t an artesian well on your land for you, and he told me that he had been drilling wells in that vicinity for the last six years, and that good water can be obtained at any place on the ranch from forty to two hundred feet, and that flowing wells can be obtained anywhere on the ranch at S depths ranging from three hundred feet up.. The land is all as good as represented bv you, and lots of it much better. The Votaw pasture is the best all purpose land I ever saw. I shall recommend all of my friends who want tomfortable homes In I the best climate in the world to purchase from you. I am more than pleased with what I saw, and as you have said, it Is the "Opportunity of a Lifetime," especially for the man with small means. Wishing ym success in disposing of this land, and furnishing homes within the reach of the ordinary man, I remain. Very truly yourn, W. N. HUTTO. Write today for book of views and full description of the ranch. $2i0-pai $10 a month until paid, without interest, will buy a 10 to 640 acre farm and two t* lots in the paradise ofAmerica. DR. CHAS. F. SIMMONS, 215 Alamo Plaza,. SAN ANTONIO, TEX tLWintersmith's SCllil TONIC Cures Chills I . had els ANDs seldom falls te make permanent cure. Ouaranteed under Food and Druge Act of lhM Malarial Fevers 3o. o90.. At ,u drugists; or sent prp Soc and $1 ARTU R A CO.. Oo'llAts. Leulsvllo V. CRESCENT ANTISEPTI GREATEST HEALER kIOWN TO SCIENCE. Non poisonous, Non Irritating. 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