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analyzed in Memphis, Tenu. Bays he will give it to the union on halves or sell. He dripped some of the earth and found it to cure many things, such as cuts, burns and blisters. I will close, wishing the Advocate and friends great success, and will come again if welcome. I remain as ever your true union friend, Alto, Jasper Miss.

Father T. D. W. T. LEWIS.

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The three last named were the traitor farmers. He paid his two-bits and went into it, agreeing to reduce his acreage on his intended crop, and that would enable him to get a better price for the next he raised. He could not see that was only worked up by the cotton speculator to bull the market until he could dispose of the stock he had on hand at a big price. Now we see that the common cotton buyers do not buy and hold in big lots any more. He is dealing in futures; he is selling our cotton while we are planting it at a fixed price, to be delivered along as he can get it from the farmers and making his Jack just the same.

But to return to the Traitor Farmer. We see him after he agreed to reduce his acreage going home with his hands in his pockets, talking to himself this way: "Now is my time to' fool them and get ahead of my brother farmer. I believe he is a good, truthful fellow; he will re-, duce his crop one-fourth, as promised, and that is the thing that will put the price up when all other plans fail." If only one farmer or one county, or even one state, had thought of turning traitor it would have worked all right, but when a'majority of all cotton farmers decided the same treason caused the biggest 'crop that was ever produced. "Traitors, you see'." Then the idea was to hold the cotton off the market, but with a good number of union men In debt and forced to sell when the boss said bring it in, and the non-union man traitor took advantage of the loyal part of the union and put their cotton on the market, thus supplying the demand; has helped the gamblers to get it their way anyhow. Then to take a solemn obligation that you will not reveal any of the secret works and then go right out and let the first scoundrel you meet pump it all out of you, and then boast to him what the union is going to do.

Then there are some newspaper editors who pretend to favor the organization that will publish to the world everything they can get or guess at. General Arnold was a brave soldier and that great and good man George Washington was putting all confidence in him, but Arnold had a treasonable devil in him and wanted to rule or ruin, just like we have them by the hundreds today in the United States, and we fear some of "flse purps" are May the God getting in the union, of Heaven and earth deliver us from such enemies. Let us thank God that we have such men as managers for us as National President Charley Barrett of Georgia, President Hightower of Mississippi, M. A. Brown, T.

S. Haney and Brother Wilson, who are all good speakers, and can give us good advice. We should help them and hold up their hands instead of proving traitors to the cause. I have hothing to boast of, and do not expect to ever- get a horse, bridle or saddle out of the union, and do not expect any honor, but I have been in the organization four years, am 58 years of age, and I have never missed but three of my local meetings in the four years; have phid all my dues regular; but what I am praying for is that it may be a benefit to the rising generation, for the man that will not "provide for his own household is worse than an infidel," so I want my provision to come through the principles of the Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America, and if I get it that way I believe that God will bless it in the Fraternally, T. D.

COOK. final windup. Barnes, Miss. THE FOUNDATIONS OF SUCCESS. Farmers, it is our duty to be economical, and to do so we must be intelligent, and if we are intelligent the interests of the farmers and of the state are not likely to suffer.

As administrators of the public affairs, as guardians of the public honor, as servers of the public peace, these men must be intelligent or else the old ship of state is likely to be driven upon the rocks. It has not been long since the war cloud rolled away; it has not been long since a war England and America seemed inevitable, and I am convinced to believe the time is at hand tor those farmers who know more of the laboring class of people, who know more about solving the great problem in the scientific world, to assist their adjacent neighbors in having that pampered speculator to come down and out of that stone wall building into the field of labors. Certainly he will come down, but when he does ne will stand at the head of the rank because of his skill in knowledge; so help us to look far into the invisible and realize there is a brighter side of life and may we be able to live in that brightness. It is a significant fact that those who have solved and those who are still solving great problems in. scientific, mechanical and social world, have not been nor are they yet ignorant men, but men whose minds have been so trained by industry as to prepare them for -their tasks! If a man is intelligent he will and can see what things are aids to prosperity.

Cotton has long been king in the South, but within the past few years intelligent farmers have seen that the supply of this staple is far in excess of the demand and hence there could be but little profit in its cultivation; and so they have turned their attention to truck farming and to stock raising; but the ignorant farner who cannot even tell how and why a grain of corn sprouts when planted, is unable to see the relation of supply to demand, and so he will never get out of the rut of poverty, because he will continue to plant cotton until he dies, and his children after him will plant cotton unless they are more intelligent than their father. Economy is the road to wealth. If the husband pays fifteen dollars a Talking Machines Graphophones Electric Pianos Player Pianos Orchestrions Band Organs Pianos Organs Do you need anything in this line? If so, call or write for Our lines are of the best makes and we are in a position to arrange any reasonable payments that will suit your BARGAIN LIST ISSUED WEEKLY. ASK FOR IT. E.

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i Opp. Jackson, oooooooooooooooooooooooooc month for house rent when his salary is only twenty dollars. If the wife Is a regular attendant at balls and a giver of large and expensive din-! ners; if the couple were poor when they began life together, they will remain poor all their lives. If we would have prosperity come to us, we must see to it that our extravagance does not eat up our profits and involve us in debt. If a man loves his country he will strive to build it up and protect it; if a man build up and protect his country if necessary, he must first build up and protect himself and his home.

Lord help us to become more; intelligent," and get out of that old way of trying to farm and can't because of ignorance. With an inspiring will, I am yours for success, WEIR MORGAN. Kerr, Miss. FROM VENUS, MISS. Dear Editor: If you will allow me space in your paper which is a welcome visitor to my home each week, I will come into the circle of brothers and sisters and chat a little while.

I see so many good letters from different locals that I am beginning to realize what a great light the Advocate is to those who read it. I notice that a great many of the correspondents say it is the first time they ever attempted to write anything for publication, so we can see that our people are gradually beginning to realize that it is a good thing to express our thoughts to each other through the columns of our paper, the Union Advocate. In this way the people become interested and their hearts are touched and when you reach the heart there will always be a result from the efforts put forth in the behalf of any good cause. I wish that farmer and farmer's wife could every be made to realize what a great and noble organization the Farmers' Union is, and if we practice the rules as they are laid down for us, God will bless and help us to gain the victory. Mr.

Editor, there are two sides to every question, the right side and the wrong side, so let us look into the matter and see if we are on the right Does not the Word of God condemn those who oppress those less fortunate than themselves them that he that is glad at calamities shall not go 22-16. and tell When the wicked rule the and is it not a fact people mourn, that today the farmer and farmer's wife are mourning because of the rule and oppression of the wicked? in union there is strength, and strength there is But in power," and the hewers of wood and drawers of water have decided to take pattern after those who have oppressed them long, and are banded together to stand for their rights, and if alL the farmers were as determined as I am we would put the next president in the white house, and have a hand in all the affairs that pertain to the welfare of the farming class, ana not let the rich men of Wall Street control our affairs any longer. Brothers, let me urge you to attend your union meetings regularly, pay your dues and try to get all the good men and their families into the union so you possibly can; obey orders and fetand by those who are giving their life and energy to the cause. Subscribe for the Union Advocate and read it. Hoping you will'give this letter space, I am, with best wishes to all, Yours fraternally, A.

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