The Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1910 Page: 2 of 4
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Oklahoma Farmer and Labprer
* (INCORPORATED
MOTTO "Organization is the Spirit ot the Age."
OFFICERS:- w. T. FIELD, President; FLOYD A.
CALVERT, Secretary.
Published bv the Oklahoma Farmer anil Laborer Company,
• Guthrie. Oklahoma.
W. T. Field, Business Manager
Published Weekly at Guth'ie. Oklahoma, 208 w.Harrison Avenue
' Huleryd ni Second-clans iiintl* 1 Octobcr s, iy>). at the Post Qfficc at
Guthrie, Oklahoma, under the Act of March 1S79."
TERWS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One Year
Six Months
$1.00
50c
Advertising Rates on Application
OUR ENDORSEMENT
Ile§olved, That the Guthrie and Logan County
' Co-Operative Union does hereby endorse
The Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer as its
official organ, and recommends to all aflila-
ted organizations that they Rive considera-
tion to advertisers that use the columns of
said labor paper.'
IT IS reported that the Farmers Union Advocate
preparing to move back to Oklahoma City.
OVER in Pottawatomie the cotton crop is looking
pretty £oo*i for an average yield. In a political way in
that Cs onty there isn't much doing, but from the outlook
the democrats will carry the county by the usual majority.
THE republicans seem to be somewhat t wor ried for
fear that they will not get a square count in the Novem-
ber election. They had better be worrying about votes,
not the count, for if they were in the majority there
would be no worrying about the count.
TEDDY is beginning to give the "standpat" repub-
licans some uneasiness. They fear that the ovations he
is receiving on his tour through the country means some-
thing, and they are not going to be abJe to down him in
the next national convention for a presidential candidate.
IT doesn't look very much like the popularity of Gov-
ernor Haskell is waning to any great extent, as the Mus-
kogee Phoenix, a strong republican paper, is making a
I i J for his citizenship after his term expires. It, says,
"That he is a town builder, and a citizen that any town
can be proud of.'4
WASTE IT MSHINGP. *
• From the Wichita Eagle.
CSJ ATIONAL expenditures for the ensuing year made
and authorized by congress amounted to $1,098,847,-
184—considerably more than a thousand millions! .Let us
see what that fact means, says the New York World.
In the lir.-t ply6 it D)6ftni thftt vtmipsodiof
year nearly 1 per cent of our entire National wealth—
il20 OUO,OUO,UUO; or nearly one-half of the national
wealth ot'Switzerland *2,400|000,000; or of Portugal
300,000,000; or more than one-titthot the national
wealth of the thrifty Netherlands—$5,000,000,000.
Secondly, it means that we are spending every year
more than the entire assessed, valuation, real and per-
sonal, of most of the states in the Union, in only *°ur"
teen of which is there property in excess of. a thousand
millions.
Thirdly, it .means that we'are spending every year
almost as much money as all the farms, city lot* and
buildings in so great and rich a state as Indiana are worth
for taxation—$1,110,391,650. .
Fourthly, u means that we are spending in one year
one-third oi th8 entire output ot ill our gold miiMH in 120
years, $.J,0t>3,7b7,O00!
Fifthly, it means that we spend every year more
than the entire capital ol all the National banks in the
United States 143,Mi5—and nearly one-third of all
our savings bank deposits—$3,713,405, <09.
Sixthly, it means that we spend to y®w on®"
third of the value of our foreign commerce—$3,056,-
li.vr.N ,
Seventhly, it nu an- that we spend each year our en-
tire corn crop 2,668,051,000 bushels and that oui wheat
crop for a single, year 664,602,000 bushels---would be
sutticient to run the government only-six months.
Eighthly, it means that, excluding Sundajrs snd holi-
days. there'is .pent at Washington every, day in the year
the enormous sum of $3,5674>8o.66!
Ninthly, it means that lor every man, woman ana
child in the country we spend each year $1.
Tenthly, it means that for every tainily in the United
1 States the yearly expenditure at Washington is $55.
If the waste at Washington is £300,000,000 a year, as
Senaior Al ir.ch has intimated, tfvery American tamily
sutlers by this protligacy to the extent of $16.66 every
twelve- ni' 'iith.
■ This is enough to buy a suit of clothes, it will buy
1 an overcoat or a cloak. It will buy a dress. It will fur-
nish a room. It will buy nearly three tons of anthracite
coal. It will buy four or five pairs.of shoes. It will buy
1 two or three barrels of tlour or over 300 loves of short-
: weight bread.
rhe cost of one battleship—112,000,000 to $18,000,000
needless and an incentive only to jingoism and war.
would endow a great university, establish and support a
; dozen fine hospitals or equip and maintain forever 100
I good libraries.
Tiim on the light!
The above goes to show the extravagance of a re-
i publican congress at Washington, and when a rock-
| ribbed republican paper as the Wichita Eagle shows up
such extravagance there must be something rotten in
! Denmark, and as it says, "Turn on the light.
It is high time that the people of the United States,
I especially the taxpayer and wage-earner, know what is
| becoming of their money, anil then look at your tax re-
! ceipt and vote, the Oklahoma republican boomerang.
Head the above and reflect, and without a doubt you
will become convinced that you, who pay the taxes, are
j the ones that are keeping up Cannonism and the great
corporation spendthrifts.
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN struck a poor state
to laud the 44high protective tariff" in, when he glided
into Oklahoma. It may be all right in the Eastern t.ates,
where they employ child labor, at a few pennies a day,
but not in the enterprising West, where child labor is
abolished, and a decent wage is demanded for a day's
labor.
UNIONS teach men to live upright, clean lives, to
protect the home and family, to respect and revere the
commandment, "Honor thy father and thy mother. to
champion the cause of tin weak, to urge the abolitioiffcoi
child labor, and seek fair remuneration for a fair day's
labor. Can the opponent's of unionism find any flaws in
that platform?—Eight Hour Printer.
HID it ever > \v t< yop that the ste. l bridges now
being built in every county in Oklahoma ire costing the
people nearly fifty per cent more than they did a year or
t« agoT This is on account ot* the Pa,yn$-Aidrich tariff
law, which raised the duty on structural steel, framed
ready for erection, about ten dollars per ton, while it re-
du'-ed the tariff on faw material thus giving the manu-
facturer a chance to catch us both ways. The man who
will sit down and figure out what the increased price will
be on all the bridges built in this state since the passage
of this law up to the time they are completed, will .be
.. ted at the amount of m ney that fnis law has put in
the ix>ckets of the steel trust without giving anything in
return. —Alva Pioneer.
IT IS one thing to yell grafter, but let us stop and
i''. nsider. In order to be a grafter a public officer must
either directly rob the public funds under his* control or
i * must rtciive bribes for official acts. Since Oklahoma
has rur^for less money per capita than any Republican
t 1 n, and since Onaboma's state credit is
maintained at one hundred cents on the dollar, how can
there be graft from the public funds?" I.et the knocker
answer th
ttff- e >r;> rati"
questi
ive ney
And since the bribe-givirtg special
^ured a single line to be written in
constitution fAiey certainly'did not pay anybody
; they did not get, and since the state govern-
>klahoma is charged with driving capital out of
by our severe regulations of the special interest
v
s for being -
,re being bri
>f the people
The corpo
ev do notge
hen.
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BLESSINGS Of HARD KOMI.
ARD
happy conscious!
healthy appetite.
) satisfy it. It*!
o disease, but bui
with \
v
immunity to disease, oui uuuds up tissue
help to tight off the monster, and paints
on the cheeks and revives the dull ene!
a Unsu
!••! t • th -tiit. a
i%the limeliirht nf • • rills fame, but IRM
fidence of his fellowman, gives him a t
•*
hoar<*tt ! *
It is the best tonic in the world'* prea
no substitute is just as go. J. MeUtncho
hate vanish before it as mist before the
shalt thou labor." reads the Good Bo
DtMOCRATlC TICKET.
STATE.
Governor—Lee Cruce, of Ardmore.
Lieutenant* Governor—J. J. McAles-
ter, of McAlester.
Secretary of State-Ben F. Harri-
son, of Calvin.
Treasurer—Robert Dunlop, of New-
kirk.
Auditor—Leo Meyer, of Sayre.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
— R. H. Wilson^ of Chickasha.
Attorney General—Charles West, of
Enid.
Commissioner of Charities and Cor-
rections— Kate Barnard, of Oklahoma
City.
Labor Commissioner-C h a r 1 e s L
Daugherty," of Oklahoma City.
Corporation Commissioner—George
A. Henshaw, of -Madill.
President Board of Agriculture —
G. T. Bryan, of Perry.
State Printer—Giles Ferris, of Man-
gum.
Inspector and Examiner—C. A. Tay:
lor, of Pond Creek.
Mine Inspector—Ed. Boyle, of Chant.
Insurance Commissioner—P. A. Bal-
lai'd, of Coyle.
Clerk of the Suprpme Court- W. H.
L. Campbell, of Ada.
Supreme Court.
For Associate Justice—M. J. Kane,
of Kingfisher.
For Associate Justice, J. J. Dunn,
of Alva.
Congressional.
First District-N. E. McNeal, of
Pawnee.
Second District-E. L. Fulton, of
Oklahoma City.
Third District-James Davenport, of
Vinita.
Fourth District—Charles Carter, of
Ardmore.
Fifth District—Scott Ferris, of Law-
ton.
Crimimai Court of Appeals.
1 nomas, ii. Doyle.
GETTING CLOSE TO NATURE
Prize Offers from Leading Manufacturers
Book on patents. "Hints to inventors." "Inventions needed."
"Why some inventors fail." Send rough sketch or model for
search ol Patent Office records. Our Mr. Greeley was formerly.
Acting Commissioner of Patents, and as such had full charge of
the U. S. Patent Office.
GREELEY & MANURE
Patent Attorneys
Washington, t). c.
To those who Require Job
Work of any Kind
Such as 1>
in fact any
icati with
will find our prices
11 11 fade,- Letter Heads, Envelopes, Etc, ♦
kind of Job Printing, you should conimun- *
us before having jour next job done, i oil .
the lowest, first class work and ♦
quality considered.
Address
Prompt attention to all orders.
FARMER WO LABORER PUBLISHING CO.
(iUTlIIilE, OK LA.
DIVERSIFIED FAHMISS.
From Pawnee Courier-Dispatch.
KLAHOMA presents the best opportunity for divers-
ified farming of all the states in the ur.ivn. Sit la-
ted as she is on the borderland between the north and the
south she can bring forth in abundance the products of
both sections. With the proper selection of pure seed the
crop experts state that Oklahoma wheat will be of the
highest quality, and will demand the highest market
price because it matures a month earlier than sny other
section. This is a corn section, millions of bushels being
shipped to other states each year. Oats make a bumper
crop, while alfalfa yields from four t<> six Ions to the
acre. Cotton, a dry weather plant, can always be de-
pended on for good yield*. Good grazing makes this I
cattle country, while the great corn crops and the great
packing houses within the state will encourage hog rais-
ing. The mild winters make the fruit crop almost
always a bumper. In addition to all these there areman\
minor crops such as kartir corn, cow peas, peanuts, etc.,
that our s*«il p:-« duc(v- in large quantities.
In view of such diversity of crops why should a dry
season bring distress, if only the farmers take advantage
of the various crops. This drouth has demonstrated that
entire dependence in the corn crop is ibsojutdj disss*
trous. Last year the corn yielded well, and the cotton
was poor, so this year there was an increase in the corn
acreage and a decrease in the,cotton, with the result that
the failure of the corn crop leaves many farmers in bad
straits. The man v^io had data, wheat, alfalfa 1 c *
ton in addition to his corn, will not sutfer a total loss of
his year's labor.
If oni>
.nd
1 st
of the
in this
rsitv
)klahoma farmers woufd take advantage
of crops, a crop failure is not a possibility
Agent Enumerates the Various Ad-
vantages of Slimmer Camp to
Modern Individual.
"I think you will fir.d this carr** <\W
right," said the agent, ihsinuatir.r
"You might go over its adv; n
again," said the modern ind X
who wanted to get close to nr
"Well. It has hot and cold t ?
water, 14 bathrooms or a bath n
practically every suite The e' c
plant is complete In every respect,
besides light, furnishes motive
for electric runa! :ts and a v
cleaner, not to mention a cr
cooking outfit. Several of
patrons are represented in th
gallery, and we ar > In ho; es ot '
an old master or nvo before thn
mer is over if we can get them f;
lshed in time."
"What means of communication
"Private v. ire to Wall street. I<"
distance telephone and a wirele
plant.
"Can an aeroplane come dov
near?"
"Special landing: place for a v
planes in rear o? camp—Just be
cleared "
"What is the prlc^?"
"Ten Um us i I a month.**
"I was in hopes I could co*r
; thing cheaper."
. ' "Hardly You Qee. the camp tri
has bought up everything—"
"1 understand Well, I suppose
shall have to take it The doctor h
said that my children need the
and—"
The asrent elevated eyebrows.
"Children?" he said, with a frown
t "Yes Three. A baby, a four-year*
, old, and—"
"Very sorry, sir, but we don't take
children The oi^y thi^.g for y -o
do is to hire the roof of some New
York office building. Altitude about
the same, you know '*
! THE HEW YORK HARDWARE STORE i
♦ .
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN J
♦ «
♦ ♦
: Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Cut- :
: :
: lery, Pumps, Guns, Etc. j
: —: —_ |
i Gas Fittinfl and Tinwork a Specialty j
Wt
Heaters
handle tlie Famous Garland (Wis Kanges and
Phone 2'J.
218 Oklahoma Avenue
► ♦♦♦♦♦ <
T
air,
HE purity of medicine isn't everything
—then must be strength, too. 'I he
M K I) I CI N KS
W(, ge]|—every drug, chemical and
pharmaceutical—must he standard
by reliable tests for purity fresh-
ness and strength. Then they are
compound* d according to the phar-
macalari, and come to you as med-
icines
THAT CURE
llring all your prescriptions here tor
the best' results to patient and doc-
tor
(Name aitd atldressj .
®vvl Drug Store,
Phone 25'). 104 t Oklahoma Avenue.
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COMFSN'f. UNEXPECTEDLY INTERRUPTS
" HE coi
ral ti
sold aiul
, 11.mini-?: n ^ettin^r aftor tlie Natu-
, .my, that furnishes pas to .different
The order compels the company to
-? un ali its lines at different points from .
lishf i to the cities, In some instances
. ;nter, ;t i> u-: rted that the company
1 fur Ant pus than was pumped through
in the right direction and our curpora-
be commended for their interfer-
•" ■ • - r.atara! m ' t
j given up from the bowels of the earth FREE,
ne of God'? great blessings for the use of man-
nd not for a corporation to make millions of mon-
"n • /
d for all mankind.
■ larg<<meter will show the amount pumped du-
t
.is is a move
behalf
t boad
ai.a i that
ed in each city will show wtMthj
than is a«tually pumped.
; ■ ■ h.. + .t'v
l-
ni Ji
' consumer.
are
msum-
•
> •
le gas was u.-v i 1 '
of joyous pride
■ * '
n oper ap'precia-
feel the wary.,
Imbratory, and
la and gloom and
sun. "Six days
>k, a command
THE Socialist party stSnds pledged to woman suf-
fragi'^ind tlii." party has made rapid gains in Oklahoma.,
Thinking men in the democratic and republican ranks
ha. f 5 .it "I i.o.i * r i
powerful o*anization and at its state conventions never
fails to endorse votes for women, as an important factor
for the industrial woman. —Ida Porter Boyer.
one wbn h exhort ' i'
THE fill, raias that p.mi ig an app- .train ■
It Took Nine Negro Farm Hands ta
Round Up Startled Lit-
erary Van.
In the days when Col. Charles Fd-
tfurds. fornir-r secretary of tlu Iif-k.o-
cratlc congressional campaign com-
mittee, was traveling for a commer-
cial concern, he reached a little south-
ern town on one occasion, when tti«
only hotel there wns crowded Kd-
wards Insisted he had to have a
rfr.r ti." r.'e.t. ami 'the ' c erk
inally told hli. that there was ora
room he cuuld shure with another
I man.
Put' he conrluded. "j'ou'll have to
si- In the sain bed w th blrn."
Fd^ard- ng'- d to this. and. ss !l
n-u . " v t| • • t " f •
he thought had be-n assigned to bl.n
I He hastily prepared for be# and
luletly lay down beside his bed fel-
]'-t Latet ti t! s t^fht h- awoke nd
saw a t;.an slttitjg at the foot of th«
b, d n; g :■ V •: l'.glt a. ac . •
•| "Great heavens!" eiclalmed Kd-
ward*, sitting up " Are JTOV going to
I put a third fellow into this fred''
*Vlthout a word, but with a terrified
eipresslon on his fare, the man who
ih ' • r. . g dlvi d thro'ig t «
window, carrying with him most of
the window sash Fdwards look« d
around, and saw that the man he had
heen sleeping with was a corpse H«
bad gotten Into the wrong room
"It took nine negro farm hands."
says Fdwards. In ending the story, to
in l hat lit.
J. D. BURKE,
THE ill GUSH GROCER
IN GUTHRIE.
No Phone.'
!0U SAVE SO PER CENT BY TRADING WITH US.
Opposite Post Office,
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t. i
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BANK OF INDIAN TERRITORY
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
State Bank. . Capital, $50,000.00
PEK60NAL INTEGRITY of its utlioers and EFFICIENCY
of the laws governing its transactions are the best evidence
.if SECURITY that any bank can offer its patrons. Upon
this basis, we invite comparison and solicit your business.
Do j i sit - guaranteed by the Depositors Guaranty Fund
of ilklahoma.
. OFFICERS: *
U C GUSS, President. R0BT. S0HLBERG, Vice President
C. R, HAVIGH0RST, Cashier F,, 0. BUENTIN, Asst. Cashier
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