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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23
May Rediscount Paper.

The regional reserve banks may
rcdiscountAthat is, buy at a dis
count from its member banks
prime commercial paper" when the
desire convert these
assets into money. The exact terms
of this important provision as to the
character of paper upon which the rn"
gional reserve banks may furnish
cash are as follows:
Upon the endorsement of any OF
it, member banks. with a waiver of
d mand notice and protest by such
bank, any federal (rcgional) reserve
bank may discount notes, drafts and
bills of exchange arising out Of ac-
tual commercial transactions; that
is, notes, drafts and bills Of exchange
issued or drawn for agricultural, In
dnstrial or commercial purposes, or
the proceeds of which have been
used, or are to be used, for such pur'
POSES, the federal reserve board to
have the right to determine or de-
fine the character Of the paper thus
eligible for discount, within tho
meaning of this act.
Nothing in this act contained
shall be construed to prohibit such
notes, drafts and bills Of exchange
secured by staple agricultural prod :
tets or other goods, wares or mel.
chandise from being eligible for suct'
discount: but such definition shall
rot include notes, drafts or bills Gov
cring merely investments or issued
OF drawn for the purpose OF carrying
or trading in stocks, bonds or other
Investment securities, except bonds
and notes Of the government Of the
United States. 4
Notes. drafts and bills admitted
TO discount under the terms OF this
paragraph must have maturity at
the time Of discount of not more thar
90 days: Provided. that notes, drafts
aad bills drawn or issued for Ngrl-
cultural purposes or based on live
stock and having a maturity not eX
caeding six months may be discount"
Ell in an amount to be limited to /.
percentage OF the capital Of the -
elaI tregiOnaD reserve bank, to be
asceuained and fixed by the federal
reserve board"
The regional banks may also dis
count acceptance, based on the I'M
pcrtatiOn or expectation Of goods.
Use of New Treasury Notes,
The new treasury notes, whIch
arc to furnish the elastic" element
in the currency system. and to add
% the country's circulating money in
line Of need, will come into use in
lie following way:
The notes will be printed by the
government. with distinctive style
or each regional reserve bank. One
# the three. directors named by the
federal reserve board for each re-
.ional bank will be known as the
federal reserve agent" for tharmnk
md q supply OF the notes will be
,iacel in his custody.
4 Should a regional bank desire to
,ay out more money than Its cash re-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23
Christmas Entertainments.

Christmas entertainments will be
given Thursday evening at the Dla-
mond Street NJ. L. church. FIRST NJ.
u. church and the palatinc Baptist
church. Rehearsels have been held
for several weeks past and each of the
programs promise to be among the
best ever given.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23

sources will permit, the law provides
that II may put some of its redis-
counted commercial paper into the
hands of the federal reserve agent
uad receive in return the new treas
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23

serve required, is per cent. OF de-
mand and five per cent. of the tIma
deposits. Six-eighteenths must be
Kept in the banks own vaults; seven
eighteenths in the regional reserve
banks, the remaiping five-etgh
teenths in either place the bank may
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23
BANKING SYSTEM
CONTINUED from Page one.I'

CONTINUED IRON Page one.y
York, Chicago, st. Louis and other
designated cities In times of sud
den financial demands, when banks
have loaned up to the full limit Of
their resources, these reserves fur
nish little relief, because II they are
paid OF TO meet demands the banks
are left in a precarious condition.
Regional Reserve Banks.
The basic principle of the new law
is to get these reserve funds out into
circulation when necessary, without
lcssening the safety OF any nanH.
and to provide Il place to which local
banks may rush in Il crisis and get
cash for the prime commercial pa
per" they hold in their vaults.
This is 10 be accomplished through
chain of regional reserve banks, or
reservoirs of reserves" in which an
banks shall deposit Il stated part OF
the money they are required to Aoid
MS reserves. Under the new system
VIXEN financial furry comes, til"
banks can take commercial paper,
! such as notes, drafts and bills OF eX-
change, to these reservoirs, and
secure the use Of their own reserves
or if necessary even the reserve Of
other banks, by depositing this Sc
curity.
The new regional banks Will re-
c6iye about one-half of the bank re
serves of the country. They, in turn
will he permitted to loan back to the
banks all but 50 per cent. OF these
re serves, so that in case OF emer'
%cncy, millions of cash can DC
brought out into circulation quickly
The banks will have to pay for these
leans, however, as individuals have
10 pay for a loan from any local
hank; and this charge is expected Ia
prevent the too free use of the re-
serves held by the regional banks.
New Emergency Currency. :.
4 new form OF paper currency II
also provided for. to come out in case
Of emergency, and which Is expected
to go back into the hands OF the gov
eminent when times are normal
These treasury notes will be print
cd by the government and issued
| through each regional reserve ban"'
and will bear the guarantee botl' ni
the regional bank and the govern"
ment.
If the demand for currency in any
section of tho country exceeds the
supply OF circulating money, a 4"
giaual bank can secure this new mon
cy from the government and put II
mic circulation: but a gold reserve
Of 40 per cent, and commercial pa
per equal to the full value OF tiIe
note. must BIZ hell rs reserve be-
hind each note so issued. This pro-
vision is expected TO be the influeNc"
that will drive the new money back
into retirement when 1t is no'longer
needed.
Federal Reserve Board.
At the head of the system Will
stand federal reserve board at
Washington, appointed by the prcSi'
dent, and to consist Of the secretary
of the treasury, comptroller of lhcI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23
Returned Home.

Mrs. Florence Ayers, Of Elkins, and
Mr.. z. NJ. Ayers, of Cass, w. Va, who
were here on account Of the illness
of Mr.. b. L. Butcher, have returned
lone.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23
Badly Mashed Hand.

Mr.. Thomas Tetrick is suffering
with a badly mashed hand which he
injured while at work for the Fair
mont Brewing company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-23

expected here tomorrow 10 spend
Christmas with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. A. 0. Rice, OF Guttey street.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
YoAKUM COUNTY


Little J. NJ. Marcy, son of
Mr.. John Marcy the mail con-
tractor, was pretty badly hurt
for a while Tuesday morning by
jumping off an automobile which
was being driven at the rate of
about II or Is miles an hour.
He complained of being hurt
about the head, if he had fallen
IN a different way he would have
more than likely been seriously
hurt, but is now alright.
Tom lvey sold to a gentleman
named AL Poppin. whose resi-
dence we did not learn, 1900
three year old steers this week.
Messrs. Geo. +. Herman and
John Scudday of Brownfield, re-
ceived about GOO steer yearlings
last Thursday week which they
purchased of j. M. Yates of
Glen Park neighborhood recent
lv
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
Brownfeld TO Entertain

The people Of Brownfeld are
preparing to entertain all who
will come and partake of their
Inequalities on the sth of August,
in their Woodmen-Old Soldiers
celebration. The Lubbock Cow
boy Band is to figure largely in
the entertainment for the day,
and in letter from the COM
mittee to the management Of the
band accepting the proposition Of
the band to play the engagement,
they extend 10 all Of Lubbock a
hearty invitation 20 attend. The
Brownfield people are broad
minded liberal and know how to
entertain, and we are confident
that everyone who attends will
not regret il.
l.. b. Nevis was up from the
Lynn county ranch Tuesday.
Mr. Parish. of Paducah. was
here this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
LYNN COUNTY

Lynn County News
A petition with 90 names will
be presented to the commission
ers' court at their next meeting
the second Monday in August.
asking for an election to be held
10 determine whether Tahoka
snail continue b. have a pool hall
or not.
Friday morning Of last week
Geo. Small. ST., finished cutting
nineteen acres of oats on his
farm two and a half miles east
Of lahoka, and those who have
seen this crop say il win thrash
from 20 10 80 bushels to the acre
G. w. Small, Sr.. who has been
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31

pendicitis. He reports her on
the road to rapid recovery.
We understand that Noah Bell
will likely buy one Of the Ames
silos. Noah believes IN so com
bining stock raising and farming
that he will get more profit on
same amount Of labor expended.
He figures right. too.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
Luke J. Caraway, brother o

Luxe j. CaraWay, brother or
j. X. Caraway of this city visited
here the first of the week. This
is his third visit to the Plains and
says he likes the country better
each time he comes. He thinks
there is a great future to this
great country. His home is in
Weatherford. Parker county, and
stated that the prospects for
good crop in that section was
very gloomy. Hot winds had
damaged the crops very ex-
tensively. He left Tuesday
afternoon for Sweetwater and
will visit with a daughter twenty
miles south of that point after
which he will return home.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Wiedel, on last Monday morning.
a fine boy.
K. B. Shaw was down from
his ranch near Abernathy Mon
day.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
TERRY COUNTY

ItKkl COUNTY
Hr1wnfeh Hrrsh
Messrs. Ames. Phillips, and
others Of Lubbock. were here
Tuesday in the interest Of the
Texas Portable Silo. While il is
rather late in the season. we
understand that several contracts
will likely be made in Terry
county.
Russell Jones came in Monday
from Lubbock. where he went
20 see his sister. who recently
underwent an operation for ap-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
To CoIonize &c" Ranch

The deeds transferring the
famous &c" ranch to 0. w.
Kerr have been received by the
county officials of Midland county
and recorded there. Mr.. Kerr
will begin soon the colonization
of the ranch on large scale.
This is a big undertaking and
promises much benefit in opening
up the South Plains.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. j. Stapleton.
of Dimmitt, stopped over Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. K. II. Lowrey
in this city, resuming their
journey to Tahoka Monday where
they will visit with relatives.
Homer Greenhill went up to
Plainview Tuesday to spend
few DAYS at the home of his
uncle. n. Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Robinson
visited relatives here Sunday
and Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
NeighbOring County News
From Our Exchanges

over much of the state says this
crop is as good as he has seen
anywhere.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31
Earnest trects SHo

Colorado. July rs. The silo
has made its appearance in
Mitchell county. Judge c. n.
Earnest has Just completed the
erection of one on his farms east
of Colorado of 1870 tons capacity.
and everything is in readiness to
commence the work of filling it
next week.
lnasmuch as il ia the first silo
erected in this part of the
country, or at least IN this
county, II is attracting quite a lot
of attention among farmers and
stockmen.
Feed crops. though not IDEAL.
are the best for several years.
Cotton, generally speaking, il
very fine. especially the later
planting. The early planting is
showing 20 some extent the effect
Of hot weather and hot winds Of
the past week. A rain within
ten days would produce more
cotton than could be well gather
ed.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31

Ben Oliver, the popular repre-
sentative Of Golfers Weekly
was calling on that company's
customers Monday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1913-07-31

Miss Faurest Of Ehzabethtown
Ky. - visiting her aunt Mrs. G..
B. OvertOn.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
COULDN'T RAISE
HEAD OR HAND
And Had Lost All Hope Of Re-
covery. New Runs Sew. =
\ ing Machine.

Scottsville, Ky.--In an interesting
letter from this place, Miss Jennie
Meador writes as follows: II was in
an awful condition. caused from wom-
anly trouble. Was confined to my bed,
and couldn't raise my head or hand.
In fact, l had lost all hope OF ever
getting well.
| began taking Cardui, the woman's
tonic, and can now work In the gar
den, run sewing machine have gain
ed 10 pounds, and am as happy as can
be.
You may publish this letter IL you
wish. wish all ladies suffering from
womanly trouble would give Cardui a
trial, as / am sure it would help
them"
Cardui is pure vegetable extract,
that has no severe medicinal action,
but acts mildly and gently, as a medi-
cine should act, and therefore can
have no bad after effects.
You can rely on Cardui to help you,
just as It has helped SO many thou.
sands OF other women In the past
half-century. It goes to the seat of
the trouble and builds up womanly
strength where 1t is most needed.
II is always wise to have bottle
ST Cardui on hand, ready for use. Get
q bottle today, SO that you can take
dose or two whenever you feel you
need 1t. At your drug store.
;. N. B.--Eyss q. Chattanooga Medicine Co.
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga Tenn, for
,Stsesi isgfrHefis1s on your case and "a pagebook
Home Treatment for Women" sent In plain
Wrapper
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
Garden in Hot Weather.

When hot weather visits us the fate
of most gardens hangs in the balance.
At this time, the garden needs our
care more than at any other and we
feel less like giving it the necessary
care. The weather is hot and the air
is still, and a hammock in shady
nook looks better to father than any
Man With the Hoe" tableau, especial
ly after hard days work. Remember
that the kind of weather that gives
you very tired feeling. makes the
weeds grow rank and bold and dries
the garden soil until 1t is almost wa
terproof.
Probably you feel that you don't
need the exercise nearly as much as
you did in the spring, and probably
you are right; at the same time 1t will
do you good If you take 1t properly,
and you cannot afford to have the
garden go to pieces just when little
work will pull it through in grand
shape.
Get up half an hour earlier than
usual aud do your garden work then,
instead of waiting until the tired even
tide or trying to lump 1t all into a
weeks end job. A little daily work
in the cool of the early morning will
send you to your regular bread-and-
butter Job feeling many times better
than that little extra sleep would.
Gone is that brown taste-gone the
dead-alive feeling that the long sti-
fling summer night brings.
Nature is at her loveliest while the
dew is on and half the fun of garden
ing is getting close to nature. Do your
gardening before you are tired out and
enjoy 1t to the utmost.
We have previously told you what
to do for the weeds, which, like the
poor, are always with us. Unlike the
poor, however, they need no assist
ance, but the strongest possible re-
sistance, because they are altogether
too well able to fend for themselves.
Cut off their heads, cut off their
feet, burn their middles, and do 1t be-
fore they have any offspring. Then
start In and do 1t all over again, be-
cause they resurrect mighty fast IL
given the slightest opportunity.
Keep the soil surface In a dry, pull.
verified, NEEDLESS condition, and never
let 1t harden. Pull the weeds out OF
the rows. where the hoe cannot reach
them, because they do more harm
here than between the rows.
If the garden shows lack of moist
ure, 1t must be furnished, and the best
way to do this Is to irrigate at night.
This is better than sprinkling, be-
cause the water soaks in deeper and
evaporation is much less at night than
in the daytime. A thorough soaking
once a week is plenty and the soil
should be cultivated the next morn
ing to hold the water.
This, then, is the time when q soil
full of manure is appreciated. It
holds more water and does not bake.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
UNIQUE CASE OF FlLIAL LOVE
To Help His Mother Penniless No
bleman Tries a Clown Act In
Paris Theater.

Visitors to Paris who have recently
wandered by chance into one of the
cafe concerts" which are mostly fire.
Quented by that class who neither toll
aor spin, must have been amazed and
taddened by very unusual music
hall turn, writes the Paris correspond.
ent OF the Brooklyn Eagle. Every
night, between the sentimental ten
or" and the "chanteuse legere." a
mournful looking young man appears
He Is greeted with derisive yells.
He sings, or tries to sing, senti-
mental ballad and comic song. He
also initiates animals, the noises OF
tools and the whistllng of locomotives.
The effect is so deplorable that the
audience recently insisted on the mo
BILE clown apologizing for his lack OF
skill. He humbly advanced to the
footlights and bowed. to right, left and
before him. Then in voice choked
with sobs. he began to express his re-
greet With pathetic resignation he
went down on his knees, offered pro-
fuse apologies for his lack of skill and
promised to do his best to please them
In the future.
Few who have seen this lamentable
exhibition know it's origin and ex-
cuse. This abject buffoonery Is in
spired by one Of the noblest motives
filial love. This descendant OF one Of
the Oldest and noblest families in Ven
ice was left alone, when very young.
with his infirm and penniless mother.
For many years they lived on the
charity Of friends, but the old woman
is now in such health that admission
into an almshouse would be the only
means of saving her life. But this
cannot be obtained without the pay
ment OF q certain sum, and her son
is now employing the only means OF
procuring 1t open to him.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
Sweet Peas.

No flower Is more generally beloved
than the old fashioned Sweet Pea. It
was dear to the hearts Of our great
grandmothers and their great-grand-
mothers as well, and for no telling
how many generations back of that.
It belongs to a large family whose
scientific name is taken from the pc
culiar butterf1y-like form of the bios
SONS. The garden varieties of green
peas, string, wax. navy, pole and lima
beans and the ornamental beans, are
It's first cousins. Some of our most
valuable field crops, notably alfalfa,
red, crimson, alsike and white clover,
are first cousins once removed, and
every wild flower that has the butter
fly blossom is more or less distantly
related. ..-
Really, we have immense cause to
he thankful for many members Of the
leguminous plants. AS field crops
they form the finest kind Of hay and
pasturage, and they are the only Gull
tivated plants that possess the power
of transferring nitrogen from the air
to the soil Without them it would be
practically impossible to keep our soil
productive.
In the fior4l field, this family is not
30 numerously prominent as some
other groups, but the Sweet Pea
makes up for any shortages In num-
bers by its rare merit.
No flower will grow better under as
many varying conditions as this one.
Light soil or heavy, fertilizer or no
fertilizer. deep trench or shallow,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
TransmissibIIlty of Genius.

The sale of relics of Robert and
Elizabeth Browning by executors OF
the estate of their son. the late Robert
Weidemann Barrett Browning, which
began May 1, again calls attention to
the fact that the child of union
so richly lowered, from the literary
and artistic standpoint. failed to show
traces Of the genius of either parent.
He was an artist, but did nothing ex-
traordinary. 1t would almost seem
that genius not only has a way of
sometimes consuming its possessor
but also of consuming itself, as far
as the immediate offspring are con-
cerned. At any rate, the evidence as
to It's transmissbility Is still lacking,
although, of course, there are plenty
of facts to justify belief as to the
transmissibility of special talents.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
His Quick Fiop,

Hundreds of letters are received ev'
cry month by John E. Gunkle. who is
known throughout the country as the
boys friend. and is Familiarity ad'
dressed as "Gunk." He always has
his eye open for the bad boy, the
tough kid of the neighborhood, This
is the kind of boy that he likes TO en-
roll in his league and decorate with
one of his badges.
One of the masterpieces that he re-
ceived through the mail from one of
these boys says;
Dear Gunk: / thought would
write to you and see If couldn't get
one of them badges, | have several
bad habits. swear, chew, smoke Gig
arettes. and say my prayers every
night, but II you'll send me badge
I'll cut them all out and be good"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
Its orIain.

Miss Elsie De Wolfe, is one of the
reception-rooms of the Colony club,
was talking about the new servant
trust.
1T originated in the Philippines"
she said. among the army servants
there. 1t travelled west to Honolulu.
1t is now spreading, they say, on to
San Francisco.
This coming trouble reminds me
of a story.
WHO originated the proverb about
q rolling stone gathering no moss?'
one man asked another.
1.-THE other man quietly replied:
THAT, my dear fellow, Is quota
ton from an eloquent but vain appeal
to a suburban cook to stay on one
month more"
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12
Abrldued bible.

An abridged Bible is being advo-
cated--oue that will contain only the
vital parts of the great book, and
that omits hundreds of pages of mat.
ter now not read at all except by stu
dents No doubt such Bible would
become instantly popular, because it
would all be interesting and to the
point. In this age, none except stu
dents will wade through very long
books. Everybody wants the truth
boiled down to the very shortest
space. The great story of the cruel
fixion is told in very few words. and
all the essentials of the Bible for
the average person could easily be
covered In one-fifth the pages required
for the whole work.--Gallipolls Tri-
bune.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-06-12

much care or little. It will do It's very
best to bloom early and often. and 1t
viii succeed most remarkably well.
Did you ever know any persons who
did not like the perfume of the Sweet
Pea? We do not, and we are sorry
for them If there be any such.
In variety of tints the most fastidi-
GUS can be suited, as there are 40 or
so different shades and mixtures. to
choose from. They range from deep
pansy purple through all shades and
mixtures of blue and red. to the purest
vivid white. The colors are not mere
ly surface colors. They are deep
colors that actually live.
The proper way to grow sweet peas
to their greatest perfection is to dig
a trench foot wide and a foot deep.
as early as possible In the spring. Fill
in six inches with rich, loose loan and
plant the seed three inches apart and
one-half inch deep after soaking them
In water. AS soon as the seedlings
are six inches high fill in with earth
around them until only two inches OF
the plant shows. This treatment will
insure a more extensive root develop
ment and more resistance to drought
Fill In from time to time until the
bottom of the trench is level with the
land. Furnish support for the vines
either woven wire, branches, or a
fence, and they will run up several
feet.
Be sure that you pick all Of the
blossoms as soon as they are perfect
and the plants will bloom from early
summer until frost. II allowed to &c
to seed the plants will promptly cease
blooming.
The Sweet Pea might well be oul
national flower. May 1t bloom for
ever