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der the style of Taft and Sherman.
It is argued by Mr.. Taft's friends
that no electors who had been thus
listed would have moral right 70
cast their votes in the college for Mr..
Roosevelt, unless perchance, they
should be voted for, as Mr.. Finn has
suggested, in a separate progressive
column also, and receive more votes
in that column than under the regular
republican designation. The Philadel-
phia Record, democratic paper, says
that it any of the republican candi-
dates for electors do not wish to vote
for Mr.. Taft the one honorable course
open to them is to resign and let de-
rendable friends of the President take
their places. But the colonel urges
otherwise.
The road out Of this muddle cannot
be. clearly foreseen, but no doubt Il
way will be found that will not lead
to the disfranchisement of any body
of voters. The courts of law and of
will be pretty sure to find
a remedy.
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DO sAT,rLEs CAUSE RAIN.

Statement by Prof. Willis T.. Moore.
Chief of Weather Bureau
That rain followed many of the bat
ties of our civil war was due not to the
effect OF the discharge of firearms but
to the fact that in the regions where
the battles occurred rain falls on an
average of pne day out OF three. and
that commanders are more inclined to
move armies and begin engagements In
fair weather. In fact, while rain Is In
progress such operations are commonly
impractica BILE on account of the condi-
tion of the roads. II by the regular
operations of nature rain does not fall
within two or three days after battle
ID is due to the fact that drought pre-
walls The idea of rain following bat
ties Is expressed in the writings of Plu-
tarch, who states his opinion that the
vapor rising from the hot breath. blood
and sweat OF the struggling masses Is
condensed into rain by the conclusion
of the weapons and the hoarse cries
of the victors. In a form little loss
crude the belief that rain Is caused by
battles has survived to the present day.
but IL Is absolutely unfounded.
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Reform Negatived in Georgia

The expected has happened. A spe-
cial committee of the Georgia legis-
lature has reported against the con-
sideration of an amendment providing
for the direct election of United
States senator's, because the PROPOSE
ton comes from Congress backed by a
two-tnirds vote of those present in
each house instead of by two
thirds vote of the entire membership.
This demand is contrary to all prece-
dent and it will gain no hearing
among the intelligent and the impair
sial.
The dishonesty of the report c. the
special committee is shown in the in
timation that the pending resolution
contains a new attack upon the re-
served rights of Georgia, when as a
matter of fact it leaves the ccnstitu-
ton unchanged. 1t leaves it where it
has stood since 1880. Section of
article / stands untouched by the
pending resolution, and the pending
resolution contains no new or addi-
tional attack upon any reserved right
Of Georgia or of any other state.
To come right down to brass tacks,
the resolution in question is an attack
uopii the reserved rights of bosses and
ci;qIes to control the election of
United States senators. That is what
it is, and that is no doubt the reason
why cold water is thrown upon it in
Georgia.
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II is Our Canal and Our Zone

= And now the Australian parliament
objects to any rebate of canal dues To
American ships, because it would be
detrimental to the interests of Au-
stralia.
This is pretty how DIDO any way.
Did we expend $400, 100000 in build
ing canal to please this or that for
eign locality? Not if we know our
selves, we did not.
If this country should buy the ship
canal that links Delaware bay with
Chesapeake bay, would we be ex-
pected to consult Australia or any
other country concerning the toll
sheet or any other feature of its oper-
alton?
No part of the canal mentioned lies
outside of the United States. Neither
does the Panama canal, and the rule
that fits the. one fits the other. We
own the territory through which the
canal has been cut, and it will soon
bristle with our Notifications.
The long and short of the matter is
this: 1t is ovr duty and interest to
treat all foreign ships alike, but we
are free to do as we please with our
own ships. We should not impose
tolls on the latter merely to enable
the transcontinental railroads to keep
freight rates up. America built the
canal and owns it and all the hair
splitting that is going on has the rail
roads behind it.
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OCEAN STORM WARNINGS

storm warnings displayed at over so
points along the Atlantic. Pacific and gulf
coasts. and the shores Of the great lakes.
the sailings of a vast number of vessels
engaged in ocean and lake traffic are de-
termined Storm warnings set for sim
gle hurricane have detained in port on
the Atlantic coast vessels and cargoes
valued at over s90.o0o.000. It Is possible
to foretell the course of a storm travelling
northward from the West Indies, but
there is no system of finding out what In
happening out in the Atlantic. Under
sunshine, ship may communicate within
radius OF 200 miles, and at night the
larger ships extend their radius from 30
to 1000 miles. Probably the regular trans
atlantic routes will furnish more observa-
lions than are needed, although in the
South Atlantic. where ships are few, tho
sea observations will not be frequent
Ships must be equipped with good barom-
eters and observers taught to read reports
and to encipher them. West of the thirty
fifth meridian observations would be re-
peated to America. east of that meridian
to Europe. thence to be transmitted by
cable at the London meteorological Of
fee
All this will take time and money TO
begin. 1t will pay. Doubtless the ap-
preparation committees In Congress, be-
fore whom the subject will be brought
next, winter. will be persuaded that it IL
economical and feasible
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ny Jupiter, an angel. or, If not,
An earthly paragon.
-CymbeIine
In the First Six Months

The figures Of iron production in
the first six months of 1912 in this
country disclose total of 14,072,274
tons, and leads experts to estimate
the years production at 100000
tions, which would be a new record.
The figures include all kinds of pig
iron.
This district turned out in the six
months 8S7,512 tons, as against 809,-
795 tons in the first half of 1911. The
total production of 1910 was 1929, lat
tons, and il this years production ia
to equal that of 1910, the monthly
production will have to be increased
to about 10000 tons.
This district made more iron in the
first six months than was made in
: New York, The two states are, how
ever closely punched together, rank
ing next below Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Illinois, the three greatest iron
making states.
Alabama has 10 stacks all told, and
only 10 were in blast at the end of
June. All districts have Anticipated
furnaces, but Alabama has an unusual
proportion--19 in blast and 30 out of
blast. Some Of the latter may, how
ever, be utilized if the demand for
iron becomes heavy and prices are ad-
vanced.
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From the New York Times.
HIEF WILLIS L. MOORE of the
I weather bureau at Washington
- expects much of the plan formu-
lated at the National Radio-Telegraph
conference at London. which proposes to
give the right of way over all other WIRE
less messages at sea-excepting calls for
help-to weather observations and sig
nails Of approaching storms. Each gov
eminent. according to the agreement, will
secure its own observers, take It's own
observations. and pay service tolls. BY
the exchange of observations, when the
agreement shall be ratified by the gov
ernments represented at the London con-
ference. Professor Moore predicts the
construction of daily weather map for
the Atlantic ocean. and. finally, for the
Pacific" He adds:
while many observations will be col
lected by repeating them from ship to
ship, 1t is our expectation that informa-
ton with regard to the location and fu-
ture course of dangerous storms will be
flashed clear to the middle of the ocean
from one or two powerful centers on the
American coast, all ships receiving the in
formation at the same time"
Then tropical hurricanes may pursue
their course over the ocean without find
ing human lives or property in their path.
This is not a visionary thing, but 1t Is
a probable accomplishment of the fu-
ture," Chief Moore says. By means OF
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xx,,.on,. Excellent Chance.

1T have been a voter since 1876 and
/ do not recall a year when the pros
poets for democratic victory were 80 fine
three months before election as they are
today" said Peter ]. Eilsidge of Chicago.
I'm the summer of 1892 1T was felt that
the democrats would win and they did
win by landslide majority. l believe
Wilson will sweep the country next No
vember AS 1t looks now he will have
the largest majority In the electoral
college In the history of the democratic
party. meet many republicans who
say they will vote for Taft but who
concede privately that this is a demo-
cratic year.
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BILLBOARDs IN FRANCE

From the New York IrlDune.
The French government evidently pur-
poses TO deal strenuously with the BILL
board nuisance. on principles of aesthet-
les. apparently, rathee than of thrift.
There is no country in which the exenp-
ton of some valuable property or pront-
able business from its due share OF tax
alton would be regarded with more re-
pugnance. But the object of the pending
legislation Is not to derive a revenue from
the billboards, but rather to abolish them
altogether. as contrary to good taste and
therefore to good civic morals.
Accordingly, 1t is purposed to establish
scheme of taxation which will be MOTH
ing short of confiscatory. Boards less
than six meters in length will be taxed
SO square meter yearly; from that size
up to 10 meter. $40 year the square
meter; thence up to 20 meters, $40; and
all above that size, $50. Thus a signboard
or boarding so meters long and three
meters highland there are not few as
large as that--wil be taxed $4,000 a year.
That is prohibitive. as 1t Is doubtless
meant to be. Even a sign only five meters
long and two high will be taxed 500 a
year It Is estimated that the average tax
under the proposed law will be more than
$500 on each sign, and II is expected that
In the great majority of cases it will
prove prohibitory.
Doubtless a handsome revenue 10 the
state could be derived from a moderate
tax, and doubtless, also, II Is well to let
business be promoted by advertising. But
there are bounds beyond which other con-
siderations are more important than state
revenue or business prosperity. A pleas
ing landscape has a practical value which
is impaired by a profusion of obtrusive
and ugly signs, such as literally line the
railroads in some parts of France. In
this country the same evil exists, though
perhaps not to quite 80 great degree;
but no such strenuous measures have been
taken as yet for its abatement. One
of these days 1t will probably be neces-
sary to show that we order this matter
at least as well as they do In France.
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Life-Iike Portraits

81 am glad to know that the Poly
technic Institute at Auburn, and the Uni
versity of Alabama seach possesses an
oil portrait of the late DR.. Y. T. Lup-
tom said an old citizen, who takes an
interest in higher education and in art.
''These Lupton portraits are from the
studio of Miss Edna Smith Of Birming-
ham. They are life-like and in drawing
and color measure up to high stand
ard of Nart. The portraits were pre-
scented to each institution referred to
by Frank A. Lupton of Birmingham and
his sister.
OR n. T. Lupton was one of the
great men of Alabama. He was born In
Virginia. was educated at Dickinson col
lege, Carlisle. Pa. studied under the
renowned Bunsen at Heidelberg. Ger
many; was war director of the chemical
manufacturing department of the Confed-
crate arsenal at Selma; was professor
OF chemistry at the Southern university
at Greensboro; was professor of chem
istry and president of the University OF
Alabama In the early los. From 1875 to
1885 DR.. Lupton was professor of chem
istry at Vanderbilt. He was professor
of chemistry and state chemist at Au-
burn from 1885 to the time of his death
In 1898.
Miss Smith, the artist, has painted por-
traits of several of Alabamas notable
men. but in none has she won more
praise than In that of DR.. I4upton.
I'VE cannot have too many like-like
portraits Of those distinguished citizens
who labored and achieved much in the
upbuding OF the state.
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Good Road DAYS

Three days of this month-the 18th,
10th and 16th-are to be set apart as
be set apart as good road days. The
state highway commission and the
Alabama Good Roads association are
making earest efforts to have these
three days generally observed. Every
farmer and every man living in a
rural section is expected to partici-
pate actively in this movement for
the Letterment of Alabama's high
ways. Weather permitting thous-
ands of men will be at work on the
roads that day, and untold benefit
will be the result.
While there has been considerable
good road building in this state with
in the past three or four years much
remains to be done. Alabama is not
the most backward of the southern
states in the matter of good roads,
but her people should not. be satisfied
until she leads all other southern
states. This is a rich state-wonder-
fully rich in natural treasure. No
state in the Union has greater COM
bination of wealth producing re-
sources. 1t is greatly favored in soil
and climate. 1t produces great crops
of cotton, corn and hay. Truck
farming and fruit growing are profit
able in Alabama. This state has
large lumber interest, and coal and
iron have made the Birmingham dis
trict the manufacturing center of the
south. There is every incentive,
therefore, for citizens throughout the
state to push the good roads work,
and make Alabama famed for its we'll
graded and well-macadamized high
ways.
Let everybody remember August
Ia, 10 and Is. May they be notable
days in the years record of high ac-
complishment.
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From Leslie's Weekly.
The "wor,S'' ahead was to find out how
many Eskimos and other human beings
live along the barren coast of Hudson's
bay, between Fort Churchill and Chester
field inlet. 1t was only one small end
of the gigantic task of making an official
government census of all human life in the
SOC, 900 square miles of wilderness and polar
barren between Hudsonis bay and the
Great Bear ON the east and west, and the
IS degree and the Arctic ocean on the
north and south, The work was begun
more than two years ago, but 1t Isn't COM
pleted yet, except In the 100000 square
miles along the west short of the great
bay.
There have been few undertakings more
filled with the elements of romance and
adventure, of hardship and the pic
turesque, than this taking of a census IN
country of savagery and desolation,
where human life is enumerated at just
about the rate of one man, woman or
child to every so square miles. In 1t have
played their parts the old Hudson Bay
ocmpanys factor the Royal Northwest
mounted poiice, ADVENTUROUS tio"ois "tiN
explorers. dogs and sedges, canoes and
snowshoes, to say nothing of that other
still more picturesque part of the game"
the people whom the government is
seeking Kogmollocks, Nunatalmutes.
Crees. Chippewayans, half breeds, French
and Indians of dozen different tribal
names are now down in black and white
In what is without doubt the worlds most
interesting and unusual census.
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Politics in the Courts

More and more the muddle precipi-
tated by the bull moose faction is be-
ing carried into the courts. The lat
ter try to steer clear of political in
tricacies, but this year they will be
compelled to consider in some states
political questions.
In the states in which republicans
aud progressives will be asked to vote
for common electors, questions of law
as we'll as of common honesty will
arise. The courts will no doubt en-
deavor to decide the questions of law
and to the public conscience will nee
essarily be left the questions of honor.
Pennsylvania presents the biggest
muddle of the entire series. The
state is entitled to 80 electors. In
the republican primary the state went
for Roosevelt by big majority, and
in that primary delegates were elected
to state convention. The convention
met and elected a full list of cam
Gidates for electors, all devoted
Roosevelt men. The Pennsylvania
ballot law provides that the names Of
candidates for electors shall go on the
ballot in column at the head of
which the names of the party nomi-
nees for President and Vice President
appear; and accordingly these dis
puted candidates will be grouped un-
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HARDwoRKING DOLLAR

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II noticed statement in an Eastern
paper the other day that has disquieted
me good deal" said a Cleveland man
recently. THE item called to my atten-
ton the fact that 1t takes a dollar, at
the usual rate of interest. more than
two years to earn dime. You can
see the effect Every time spend a
dime think of that toiling dollar spin
ing away in the dark somewhere. The
dime I spend means moro than two
years of steady application. and vet
let IT go a. II 1t were of too small value
to be at all considered. Why. It takes
a dollar more than year to earn S
oentsl Think of that whom you slip the
next nickel across. It really makes me
feel uncomfortable. I wish hadn't
read the stupid thing"
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RuRAI WIGHT SCHOOLS


From the Christian Herald
Many counties in Kentucky are estab-
fishing moonlight schools" and espe-
cially adapting them to the particular
reeds and problems of the people within
their boundaries. Other states are sure
to follow the example set by Kentucky.
Some will meet with less success and
some will fail; successes and failures
both are very sure TO lead into the pio-
neer paths that must be trod in every
radical onward and upward movement
for the welfare of the people. Very GER
tain it is that the broad safe highway
leading out of ignorance and supersti-
ton to useful and enlightened lives Is
sure to built, and within the next ten
years will be laid the foundation of
complete system of public education
adjusted to the needs of rural America.
Next year not only will the ignorant
be allowed the privilege of moonlight
schools, but school trustees, magistrates,
country merchants and preachers
with their wives and relatives have
pleaded for admission to the classes
These schools might serve as an exam
pie TO other rural communities whose
people are remote from learning.
The effect of the Rowan night schools
on the social life of the country is adj
mirable. The uncommon school associa-
tions seem to develop a spirit OF good
fellowship before unknown, welding the
whole community In sympathy and real
relehborliness. The demand for books
hos also GRAVITY Increased in the "Moon-
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NEARER HOME

By Phoebe Cary.
One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me Ger and Ger:
Pm nearer my home today
Than ever have been before;
Nearer my Fathers house.
Where the many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne;
Nearer the crystal sea;
Nearer the bound Of life,
Where we lay our burdens down:
Nearer leaving the cross;
Nearer gaining the crown.
Oh. IL my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink;
If 1T be / am nearer home
Even today than I think:
Father, perfect my trust:
Let my spirit feel in death
That her feet are firmly set
On the rock of living faith!
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THE REPUBLICAN DRIFT TO WILSON

From the new YORK worth.
A straw vote taken by the Press
among republicans selected at random
from its subscription lists and not liv-
ing In this city or other large cities
gives the following result:
or the 1000 first replying, all of
whom virtually voted for Taft In 1908,
442 said that they would vote for Taft
this year, 3sb for Roosevelt. 1s2 for
Wilson and 81 said that they would not
vote at all or were undecided.
In other words, IS per cent of these
1000 republican voters are FOR Wilson.
If the swing among republicans to the
democratic candidate were maintained
in the same proportion throughout this
state II would mean a gain of over
112,000 republican votes for Wilson to
say nothing of democrats who voted
against Bryan four years ago and will
vote for Wilson this year.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
We hunt for our successes, our failures
find us.
Reforming a man isa lot harder than
marrying him to do it.>
Most people think they are deeply in
earnest when they are only wildly ex-
cited.
It's the girl out walking with a man
that has to stop to kiss and hug every
baby she meets.
man can think he's dying TO take
his wife to the theatre If she's away for
she summer.
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From the Chicago Tribune.
Medical authorities now claim that
writer's stamp" and other similar states
of apparent muscular paralysis are act
ually due. not to the firing Of the mus
Giles, but to brain flag.
1t appears that the particular part Of
the brain which controls special COM
binations OF muscle action. such as the
movements of writing or the working Of
a telegraph key. tends to become more
quickly exhausted In some individuals
than In others. Such exhaustion leads to
state in which the brain Is actually un-
able TO send out it's necessary messages
to the hands and fingers to write, tap q
key, hold violin bow, etc.
Furthermore, once tn enerve cells, the
batteries" Of the brain, get thoroughly
run down it Is not easy to restore their
energy, Heretofore 1t has been supposed
that all troubles OF the kind were due
simply to overtiring of the muscles con-
cerned
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WHY THEY WENT

From I.lppincott ;.
AS the Sunday school teacher entered
the classroom she saw leaving in great
haste a little girl and her still smaller
brother.
"Why. Mary, You aren't going away?"
she exclaimed in surprise.
"Peathe, NTH Anna, we've got to CO.
was the distressed reply. "Jimmy'th
thwallowed hitf COLLECTION.
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I'm spite of the fact that we have had
great deal of national politics this yea'
and that we are approaching presiden-
tial election, business conditions are UNI
usually good" said ". c. fleming of
Philadelphia. There is marked activity
in almost every line of trade. And never
was the outlook for fall business bright
or than it is now. This Is the most pros
porous wear since 1907