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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

Copyright, 1913, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Washington. d. c.
HVHIS letter is about the great Amer
lean Abraham. the patriarch Of
our agricultural interests boss
farmer of the United States. I might
rather say, the boss of the farmers. for
it is about the man who is at the head Of
our great farming industry, the one whom
Of all others Uncle Sam has chosen for
the next four years to devote his time
and brains to the lettering Of the farm
and the farmers.
/ refer to the new Secretary OF Agri-
culture, David Franklin Houston, a live
man in live place, and the place which
many think is just now more important
than any other on our big patch of this
great, round earth
David Houston is at the head of our
agricultural industry Do you understand
what that means? He is in charge of the
business that makes the wheels of the
United States go round. He has the keys
of the treasure vaults which fill our pocS-
cts and furnish the money to remedy our
financial mistakes. He is the boss work
man over the mine out of which we an
lars, knowing that an equal or greater
sum will be hoisted up the same shaft
year after year for generations to come.
The output of that mine last year was
50, 500 100000 and within the past 16 years,
according to Secretary Wilson. It has
amounted to more than s1o5,ooo.ooo.Ooo
One hundred and five billion dollarsl
The sum gives no idea except that of big
figures. How much is 1t? Is there any
thing that will give US a comparison? l
have before me the assets of the great
est countries on earth. The United States
leads and next comes Great Britain.
Great Britain has more money than any
other nation outside of our own. and
Russia has by far the most land. You
could sell out Great Britain at its own
valuation and the sum realized would be
only $70.00O,000,0Oo You could carve up
Russia and peddle out it's territories in
Europe and Asia an dthe total amount
would be only $685. 100000. Now il you
add the two together you will have $685.
0o0, ,OOo,O 900, or just what we have got out
of our soil in the last 16 years. You have
heard of the fat wooden stockings OF
France. the mighty industries of econom-
zeal Germany and the wealth of the Aus
trians, which they spend so freely on hu-
man enjoyment. All the riches of France.
Germany and Austria are not equal to
that sum, and il you should take every
dollar in cash and in property out of
Italy, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Portugal
and Switzerland and add them together
they would not make much more than
ri of
earth has poured into our pockets. She
gave us last year almost ten billions, and
at the same rate of production she will
within the next 1S years spill out enough
to more than equal all the wealth we
have now. Our total assets are estimated
at $125, 100000. They are only 16 per
cent more than what we have taken out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

lima the city child gets SIS and in Ten
nessee he has $50 for his education. In
each of those states the country child re-
ceives only S.. 30. In Mississippi the an
nua1 cost of educating every city child is
S14, while only $3.50 head is spent on
the children who go to school outside the
cities. In Alabama the expenditure on
the city child is $40, and upon the country
child A.O.. In Missouri the Syerage cost
of teaching the city boy Is s33. while that
of the country boy is less than 50. In
some states the proportion is less In favor
of the city. although the city child al
ways comes out ahead. In Wisconsin the
city child gets $32 year and the country
child $25. while in Kansas the city child
receives $S6 and the country child less
than $40. Now it seems to me that this
is all wrong. The child of the country
should have as good opportunities for
education as the child of the city It is
our children who form our greatest ma
tional asset, and ] believe 1t will pay the
nation to take care of all of them ir-
respective of the fact whether they live
in the city or country"
By and by the talk drifted from the
schools to the crops, and from the
crops to. the best means of getting money
out of them. He talked of cooperation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

pace, and receiving the ovations Of the
crowd.
The Emperor is always ready to em-
brace any innovation. He may be regard
ed as the most progressive of all the
court and nobility. while he is always a
good decade in front of the man in the
street in, his appreciation of new inven-
tions or contrivances for, saving time.
He did not, however, take to the idea of
an automobile. The Automobile club pre-
sented him with two cars on the occa-
sion Of his jubilee. They were used by
members of the imperial family, but it
was only on the last visit of the late King
Edward of England to Ischl that the EN-
peror was persuaded to trust to the new
kind of conveyance. since that date the
doctors have been most anxious to per-
suade the aged Emperor to adopt the au-
tomobile. as his ordinary means Of con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14


Emperor forgetting the, need for precau-
tions at his advanced age, orders his car
riage without consulting the doctor. The
latter, is sometimes only informed of the
monarchs intention of paying visits on a
raw spring day, in an open carriage. after
the vehicle is already at the door. and the
Emperor has sailed forth. clad in moth
ing but his uniform, as he dislikes the
military cloak and will not allow his at
tendants to wrap him in carriage rugs
like an elderly person who has lost his
vigor. During the past three years the
grand maneuvers were put OF and court
pall postponed indefinitely merely because
It transpired that the Emperor intended
to assist at both, and the doctors were
too anxious for his health. Knowing that
demonstrations was vain they simply had
the court function and the military event
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

ricultural Mechanical college of Texas,
and chancellor of Washington university
at st. Louis. He has also. been president
of the University of Texas, and he was
at the head of Washington university
when he came here. During the greater
part of his life he has specialized in the
study and teaching of economics, and his
present mission, so many men think, is
that of applying the latest discoveries in
modern economics to the uplift of the
farmer
The new Secretary of Agriculture does
not think that the farmer has monopoly
of the good things of this earth. He be-
lieves that the city man has many ad-
vantages over him, and that the condi-
tions should be so improved that the two
will be upon nearly the same plane as to
health, education, business and credit.
Said Mr.. Houston:
Il want to see the methods of SANTA
ton which prevail in the cities extended
to the country. Every rural community
should have well paid expert physi-
clan, and should be under the charge of
the state board of health. More atten-
tion should be paid to the eradication of
typhoid fever and malaria, and to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

elimination of bad water and milk. A
war should be wage upon the mosquito
and the fly. and the country schools
should be under medical inspection, and
every boy and girl should have the same
advantages that the children in our most
advanced cities have now. We have been
spending a great deal to develop our soil.
We spend millions of dollars annually to
keep fever away from our cattle and
cholera away from our hogs. We spend
other millions on the gypsy moth, but we
let the health of the community take
care of itself. 1 think the development
of the people and fitting to do their work
in the world is quite as important as in
creasing the crops and protecting the hog
Take the fight against the mosquito the
fly and the hookworm. They are the most
destructive animals on earth, and the
money spent in their control will bring
more dividends than that laid out on the
boil weevil or the Texas tick
Il have before me some figures as
to this matter of our city and rural
education" continued Mr.. Houston. Here
are half dozen states where the city
children are annually receiving for their
schooling several times as much money
as the country children. In North Caro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

and organization as regarding farm Ire,
and then took up the department of mar
kets, for which Congress has just appro-
prated $4,000, and for which more money
win be advanced as needed.
The secretary believes In cooperation
among the farmers. He says that the
farmer has the biggest business on earth
in the amount of the product that he
gives to the world and that in COMPARE
son with other big business he gets the
least out of II. He thinks this Is largely
due 10 the lack of organization. The
farmer does not know how to buy nor
how to sell. He purchases in small guam
titles under an expensive and objection
able credit system, and everything he
buys is from organized capital, which is
often operated as a monopoly Almost
everything he sells is to organized capital
or it goes to middemen or spectators or
to commission merchants whose opera
tions as semi-public agents are almost
uIregulated
The department OF public markets will
look into these matters. 1t will be direct
ed by experts who will investigate the
conditions under which the various pro-
ducts are sold and will give information
to each locality Tt will deal with grad
ing and packing and with the position of
the middlemen. In such matters the Sec
retary says, the government can only sug-
gest and show the farmers how to go to
work. 1t cannot act as marketer nor
will 1t buy the produce of the farmers It
will only show him how to make the most
money out of his goods.
As it is now. the secretary believes that
our farmers are raising enough to make
their business pay we'll. Our agricul-
tural department and the agricultural col
leges and experiment stations have for
years been doing what they could to in
crease the crop The mission of the de-
partment for the next administration win
be not only to continue this but also to
show them how to get the most money
out of their crops, and how to get the
best results from their labors. He wants
in the first place to make country life
more livable, and at the same time to
make it more profitable
Sueaking of the crops, asked the see
retary as to our food supply of the su-
eHit g oeSihS that many pcoplt lnouBHt
the nation was in danger of starving. He
laughed as he replied:
''There is but little danger of that We
are on the edge of our beginning in pro-
ducitve agriculture. We have enough
land and enough good soil to produce
more than we shall need for many years
TO come. 1t is ridiculous to talk of a
continent like this or a hemisphere like
this reaching the limit of its production
As yet we have only scratched the sur
face, and by organization and intensive
agriculture we can multiply our present
output many fold. What we want is or
ganization and intelligent, cooperation;
and that on the part of the government
of the nation and the states as well as
OF our individual farmers. If the more
settled states would take the matter in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
by Reading This
First

TIME opening scene is laid in the
Palatial home Of Charles Nelson,
whom the world calls a successful
man. In reality Nelson's money has
caused his wife to become a society
leader 80 that he gradually finds his
home becoming more and more cherries
and less like a home. lie enters his
house to find his only son drunk and at
tempting to kiss Mary Burke, Mrs.
Nelson's secretary. He upbraids the
boy, who turns on his father and ac-
cuses him OF maintaining another es-
adjustment uptown Mrs Nelson en-
ters the room just in time to hear the
accusation Nelson confesses to her
thar the charge is true Nelson leaves
his home and moves to the Alpine
Apartment Hotel His daughter deter
mines 10 follow him. He telephones to
the Winthrops, some close friends, for
help. Alice arrives at the hotel She
begs her father to take her with him,
but he refuses and sends her to the
Wlnthrops Alice tells Tom Harding
her fiance, that their engagement is off
temporarily, Mrs. Harding arranges to
bring Mrs Nelson 10 the Alpine Apart
ments Nelson hears Of this arrange
ment from Mrs Harding, but declares
his wife win probably refuse to see him.
He goes upstairs to await notii-
cation from Mrs Harding concerning
the decision Of his wife Mrs Nelson
arrives and Mrs Hardlngs plan for
reconciliation seems about to 20
through when Kitty Claire, the "other
woman in the case walks into the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14

To clarity fat which has become too
dark for use, place it in an enameled
saucepan with water and half tea
spoonful of carbonate OF SODA, boil for
20 to 25 minutes, and leave till cold
Then drain of water and remove pieces
from underneath. The fat will be found
to be quite fresh and white again.
Here is a way to decrease your gas
bill Get a square sheet OF iron, light
one burner of the stove, and place the
sheet iron on top, The heat travels
through the iron so quickly that several
saucepans can cook their contents at
the same time with only one burner
going
To clean a smoke BACKED ceiling,
make fairly thick paste OF starch and
water, and apply this with a pad Of
flannel When dry, brush OF with a soft
brush, and you win ind the result well
worth the trouble.
When steaming potatoes put a cloth
over them before putting the I'D on
They will take much less time to cook.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
Daysey Mayme
AndHer Folks
By FRANCES L. GARsIDE
YSANDFR JOHN App1 r7.rC,-

I Islander JOHN APPLETON had
been detained at home by s,c,
ness just long enough to exhars,
all the reading matter around b,,,,.
that interests a man. And, believe ~.
that is not much.
He had read his papers through 49,,
through, and tried to read the Rro0,,
ing that lies carelessly around on IN.
paror table of every literary ambit,on
bitten woman's home Then. in do.
peratlon, he picked up his wife's favor.
lite magazine, and bumped down int
comfortable position in his chair
Surely" he thought, IT will a.,
something here to interest me"
The first picture showed two v.u..
one had her back partly turned AVA
wore relieved expression. The o,La.
was smiling, and whispering sonstblr,
IN her ear. Both were SO pretty rv'
sander John enjoyed a moments anti,
/ ipation of the love story he felt .n,.
would follow.
This is what he read undar tAs -.
lure OF the girl with a grievsd sxpr.s.
sion: "A good tub dress. Nav \,
made at cost OF seventeen dollar, y
cotton wolfe is used"
Lysander John rubbed his ewes srS
stared. He thought 1t strange thar.
should be such a story about spch
pretty girl with a grieved expression
He didn't understand 1t. Perhans tbs,,
was plot that he would learn NOR,
about later He read on. Under IN.
picture Of the whispering girl he read,
Developed from cross bar material
Simulated slit skirt Messalne band"
He felt disappointed. deiuded. cheat.
ed. He had seen his wife and daugb.
ter read this magazine by the hour
Surely some of the stories in It had
more action, more plot, more interest
He didn't understand what the whis.
pering girl had to do with a bar. He
didn't like the thought. Never heard
Of the Messaline," he reflected. Must
be some Italian band"
With a sigh, he turned q page, and
there saw a picture of a woman with
four little children, One was throw.
ing a ball into the air; another stood
with both arms around q big gray
hounds neck; another had both arms
around the woman's neck, and the
fourth she held IN her lap.
Lysander John Appleton likes chill
dren. There have been times when he
decided that some day he would be SUI
| perintendent of Sunday school He
felt that at asst he had found something
he could understand, and once more set
tied comfortably in his chair. He read:
THE newest styles In inexpensive
creations"
Then he lost all self-control and
threw the magazine at his wlfe's head.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
:: SNAP SHOTS
By LILLIAN LAUFERTY

life-that is the best fortune that car
be found.
Can you make love without falling II
love, too7
DREAMS. By ROBERT LovEMAN
Dreams, like children, hand in hand
Wander through the shadow land;
At the night they softly creep
Down the corridors of sleep.
Dreams. like children, laugh and weeI
In the mystic house OF sleep;
Then hand in hand they run away.
Frightened by the noisy day.
God bless the Present! II is ALL
1t has been Future, and 1t shall bt
Past
Awake and live; Thy strength recall,
And in one truth unite them fast.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
Household Suggestions

and be much more meany than when
done in the ordinary way.
Films on starch can be avoided by
making starch in the usual way, adding
half a teaspoonful of salt. and cover
ing with thick cloth to prevent steam
escaping.
Brown boots and shoes should be
rubbed over with a slice OF raw potato
before the polish is applied. This cleans
and removes the stains quite easily
To remove the mark Of a scorch. wet
whatever is scorched with cold water
and place it in the sun. When dry, the
mark win have disappeared.
When buying apples pick the heaviest;
also test the fruit by seeing H.. when
pressed with the thumb, II yields with
slight cracking sound.
II lampwick Is getting short, sew n
piece 81 flannel 60 the end OF Il. This
VIII be found to be as good as new
wick.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
DREAMS
BY LILLIAN LAUFERTY.

T. am dreamer-pra stil let dream
I Let me see the sunsets and the twights CLEAN:
- Let me trust my comrades,
Let me love my friends
Let me hope-tho' plans may fail
Eaca new day sull let hail
DREAMS TIL living ends
n ] am dreamer-le my dreams come true
Let my dreaming make nd-let my waking purpose find
Let me give Of loyalty
Smiles and suushinea CLEANS
Let me help 90 make Gc fair
Filled with strength spirit rare
Texture Of my deans.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
Grenier Aims High.

But II his confederate's interests suf-
fered, the total fixed In Grenier's origl-
nal scheme in nowise became affected
He meant to have a hundred thou
sand pounds. and he firmly decided not
Ia go beyond that amount His letter
TO the bankers named one hundred and
nifty thousand pounds. and he caIc,-
lated that by stopping short at two
thirds Of the available sum he would
not give any grounds for suspicion or
personal inquiry.
Yet he would shirk nothing Mr.. Alb
ingdon and Miss Atherley must be
avoided at all events; others he would
face hithely. He took care to have
ever on the table in his sitting room
a goody supply OF wines and spirits
II any one sought an interview, IT
might be helpful to sham slight de-
gree Of intoxication The difference be-
tween Philip drunk and Philip sober
would then be accounted for readily.
| But rest-that was denied him. It
/ was one thing to harden himself against
surprise. quite another to forget that
dishgured corpse swirling about in the
! North Sea
! He wished now that Philip Arson had
I not been cast forth naked. 1t was a
/ blunder not 10 dress him. to provide
/ him with means OF Identification with
some unknown Smith or Jones.
| When he closed his eyes he could see
shadowy form wayering heIplessly in
I green depths Never before were his
hands smeared with blood. lie had
touched every crime save murder.
| Physically, he was a coward In plot
| ting the attack on Philip, he had taxed
his ingenuity for weeks TO discover
some means where he need not become
Masons actual helper He rejected
project after project The thing might
be hungled SO he must attend TO each
part Of the undertaking himself. short
Of using q bludgeon
He slept again and dreamed Of long
fights through space pursued by de-
mons. How he longed for day. How
slowly the hours passed after dawn.
until the newspapers were obtainable.
with their columns OF emptiness for
him
letter came from Evelyn II was
a tribe reserved, with an impulse to
tears concealed in g.
81 asked mother for hfty pounds -
she wrote 80 the Blue Atom Incident
0at ended, but don't think ! Will ever
understand the mood In which you
wrote your last telegram. Perhaps your
letter now In the post hair expected
at mldday-wDn explain matters
somewhat"
~ a r.efr ..rH
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I should be gwen "a your handwriting,
and not typed"
There was JOY intoxicating almost
"a madness, in this communication, but
! II Was not unleavened by the elements
| Of danger and delay
His signature had been accepted with
out demur, he could control an enor-
nous sum without question. these we're
the enhancing cerrairtics which dazzIed
| his eyes for a time
But IL was horribly annoying that a
millionaire should keep bis current ac-
count so low. and the concluding par
graph held a DOGGY, not wholly I'M
foreseen, but looming large when It &C
/ tually presented Itself
The memorandum In Philips hand
writing on Evelyn's letter was now
thrice precious. He hurriedIy scruti-
nized II, and at once commenced to prac-
tice the words
Devonshtre' and sharpe" gave him
! the capitals Tor Dear Slrs" He was
a loss for capital &C" but he saw
/ That Philip used the simplest and bold
est outlines in his callgraphy, and he
must risk "CT' without the upper
loop. In Lady M" too. he had the
foundation II the e" TO precede the
requisite figures. Soon he framed a
- '''' lowest WORDS possible.
Yours Of to-day's date received.
NIndIy sell Consols value one hundred
and ttty thousand pounds, and place
the same TO my credit"
lie copied It again and again. until
It was written freely and careIessly.
and every letter available compared IA
vorahly with the original in his pos
session. Then he posted #. thus saw
Ing "A day, according to his calculations
with this mlssive committed ire
coverably to the care Of His Majesty's
malls, Victor Grenier's spirits rose