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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-10-02

Under date of September 18th
President Joseph Hyde Pratt, sent
ua1 the following letter from Bris-
'ui-Ea-Tenu., to Rockcastle dele
ga'cS:
"Dpar Sir:
Ae are glad to notify you that
tou have been appointed delegate
10 the Sixth Animal Convention OF
the Southern Appalachian Good
Re ads Association, to be held at
Bristol, Va.-Tenn., Oct. 6 9, aud
we cordially invite and urge you to
be present.
The Good Road movement is
progressing by leaps and bounds
IN tho Southern Appalachian Ter
rltory, and in the Southeast, and
IT is important that those interest
et in the subject should get to,
gether ard compare notes, aud
hear practical questions of fnanc.
ing, location, construction and
maintenance of roads, as we'll as
Federal and State Aid, discussed
Some of the best equipped mer
III the country will address the
Convention on thee and other
Timely subjects. Phe progress Of
the Road movement, with the
difficulties encountered and over
come, and other practical exper
fences will be reported and dis
cussed.
We are al-o Ia uiug the WON
ems clubs, who are interested il
this great mo cement. TO send del
egates TO this convention.
The Bristol Board Of Trade i:
assisting the Association in al
effort to make this the creates
Convention the Association has
ever held The Delegates will be
driven in utomobiles over the
splendid half-million-dollar pike
system of Sullivan County, Tenn.
and shown the practical side Of
macadam roads being contributed
by State Convicts in Washington
County, Va. as we'll as otherwise
instructed ana entertained.
The Convention will be held ia
the auditorium of Hotel Bristol
where an exhibit of County road
maps and photos of roads and
other scenes will be shown. Every
delegate who has or can secure
good photos of scenes showing
roads being constructed or main
tanned, or alter completion is in
vited to bring same. Photos OF
difficult road or bridge construc-
ton are especially desired.
l hope you will plan to attend
this Convention, and if you know
of others who would like to attend
as delegates, please send me their
names and addresses.
The railroads will make especial
ly attractive round trip rates for
this Convention, and We will mail
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-10-02
KEEP YOUR STOMACH AND LIVER
HEALTHY

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working Liver and regular acting
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use DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
They insure good Digestion, cor
rect Constipation aud have an eX
Cellent tonic effect on the whole
system-Purify your blood and
rid you of all body poisons through
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Druggist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
The "Debutante SIoucb.

Kate Epson Clark, in I.eslie's
Isn't 1t about time that we discarded
it? Or is 1t part of the new DANCES,
and bound to stay as long as they do?
In report made to the Graduate Coun-
ell of WELLESLEY college. Miss Bertha
Baily complains that college graduates
walk badly and stoop. Well, dear Miss
Bailey. how can they walk we'll in such
skirts as Dame Fashion has handed out
to us lately? And the college girl does
not wish to be out of style. The stoop-
ing, too. Is just n part OF the general
"debutante SLOUGH" which all girls have
been affecting. Miss Bailey admonishes
the senior class especially to rebel
against these unbecomming and in
artistic ways.-but when millions of
women all the leaders of fashion"
among them, are against you, what can
you do? Don't blame the college girls.
1t Is true that they ought to be more
sensible than the unedueated They
really ought to break away from these
idiotic styles, and inaugurate better
ones,-but that is likely to be too much
for the strength Of the average girl.
The attack should be carried higher up
When there is a general demand for
better fashions In dress and mien, then
they may come. 1t is the whole body of
womanhood that needs to be aroused,
especially that apparently thoughtless
and careless part of II known as the
society section once get them start
ed and Dame Fashion may bulge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
A BOYS POCKETS
Lots of Food for Thought to Be Found
in the Contents

From the Mothers Magazine.
The contents of a boys pockets are a
pretty good indication of the boys char
acter and any mother who studies them
carefully will find food for thought in
plenty.
The boy with a Mechanical turn of
his pockets with pebbles. shells. bark or
trees. bugs, worms; in short, with any
thing that he desires to study.
The boy with mechanical turn of
mind will be pretty apt to treasure in
his pockets a good sharp knife, a six
inch rule, a pencil. and some bits of
wood, wire and Irvine. He will also be
apt to have half dozen queer contriv-
ances. the result of hrs inventive genius
The idle, thoughtfulhess boy will put
anything and everything into his pockets,
without regard for "rilyme or reason"
Articles, wholly worthless. will predomi-
nate.
The degenerate and the boy who has
fallen into bad company, will treasure
cigar stubs, cigarettes and matches.
broken pipes, tobacco, bad pictures and
bad literature.
The teachers In our great public schools
realize clearly that to know boy one
must first know his pockets. They have
made some astounding discoveries, some
pathetic ones, some that were tragic and
the study of the boys pockets has been
Of intense interest
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erty, unless such destruction or seizure
be imperatively demanded by the ne.
cessities of var.
To attack or lombard towns. villa ges,
habitations or buildings which are not
defended.
To pillage a town or place, even
when taken by assault.
To punish a spy, without trial. even
If taken In the act; and a spy who
after retoining the army to which he
belongs, is subsequently captured by
the enemy must be treated as a prison
er OF war and incurs no responsibility
for his previous acts OF espionage.
To compel the population of occupied
territory to take part in military oper-
atoms against its own country.
To bring pressure upon the popula-
ton of occupied territory to take the
oath to the hostile power.
To contiseate private property.
All of these specific prohibitions are
based on the declaration that "the
right OF belligerents to adopt means of
lnJurlng the enemy is not unlimited :"
Special provisions are made to compel
the humane treatment of prisoners 1t
Is also provided that advance warning
must be given. wherever possible. to
the peaceful inhabitants of a town be-
fore bomhardment is begun. In seiz-
ures and bomhardments it Is also COM
manded that all necessary steps
should be taken to spare as far as pos
sible edifices devoted to religion, art.
science and charity, HOSPITALS and
places whore the sick and wounded are
collected. provided they are not used
at the same time for military purposes. :"
II is further stipulated that family
honors and rights, individual lives and
private property, as we'll as religious
convictions and liberty must be re-
spected"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Rigid Laws of War

tOSWalu II. Scnutte, IN Leslie ST.
Both the Uninted States and Mexico
are signatory powers to the "Conven-
ton with Respect to the Laws and Gus
toms of War on Land" adopted at The
Hague in 1899, and therefore are bound
by it's humane proclamations This con-
vention promulgated formidable series
of rules. The most important restric-
tons which 1t imposes upon those en-
gagged In war are to prohibit absolutely
the following acts:
To employ poison or poisoned arms.
To kill or wound treacherously indf-
viduals belonging to the hostile nation
or army.
To kill or wound an enemy who,
having laid down arms. or having no
longer means of defense, has surren-
dered at discretion.
To declare that no quarter Will be
given.
To employ arms, projectiles, or ma
teria1 of nature to cause superfiuous
injury.
To make improper use of a flag of
truce. the national flag, or military en-
signs and the enemy's uniform, as well
as the distinctive badges of the Geneva
(Red CROSSE Convention.
To destroy or seize the enemy's prop
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Bank Statement

New York, June 20.-The statement of
the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $33, S39, 250 reserve in
excess of legal requirements This is de-
crease of SS,41,950 from last week. The
details follow:
Actual condition. Loans 81, 126, 204, 900, de-
crease $S,204,0 00 specie 1929, 1874 600, decrease
S12.7S4.000; legal tenders S79,552, 600, increase
$4,967,000; net deposits s2.046, 1893 900, de-
crease $40, 900; circulation Sal ,16S 900, in
crease $4,000; banks cash reserve in vault,
1929 1853, 900; trust companies cash reserve
In vault, S73,023,000; aggregate cash re-
serve $500, $50, 900; excess legal reserve, $32,-
500. $50, decrease SO, All, $50; trust companies
reserve with clearing house members car
rying % per cent cash reserve, $S7, 81, 900.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement: Loans and
Investments 1918, 327, 000 increase 81, 202, 500;
gold $43 329. 800 decrease SIP, 400 currency
and bank notes s100S2, 300 increase $l76,600;
total deposits S615, $751; 100. increase S517, 500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
THIS SWEDISH COIN
WEIGHS31 POUNDS
Fell Overheard After Leav-
ing Mine in 1659-Dredged
Up Ten Years Ago

One of the largest coins ever struck,
being 2Sis by Il inches and Weighing
81 pounds, has come into the possession
of the American Numismatic Society. at
One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street
and Broadway. and is now shown in
one of the glass cases in the main ex-
hlbltion room. says the New York
World The piece Is of copper. and its
coinage value In 1859 was eight Swedish
dalers- equivalent to about $500
American money As curio and rarity
its value has now multiplied at least
one hundredfold.
In general appearance the coin is a
rectangular ingot. with I'VE large.
round staps punched in IL. one In each
corner and one In the center. Stamps
were placed in the corners TO prevent
Clipping" Each corner stamp carries
the swedish crown in the center, and
the the date. 1859. Around the edge is
the inscription of Carolus Gustavus X,
the reigning King. The center stamp
states the value at IS in silver.
This coin was struck in Avesta.
Sweden While fresh from the mint 1t
fell overheard in the harbor of Riga,
Russia, from which dredge hshed 1t
10 years ago. 1t came finally into the
ownership of Emerson McMillin, who
has presented 1t to the Numismatic
Society.
Coins of this kind were called plate
money" Sweden turned them out con-
tinuously for ITO years. beginning In
1919, in the reign of Christina, daughter
of Gustavus Adolphus, in denomina-
tons of eight, four, two, one and half
daler pieces, with pieces of Ave and
three dalers in one year. The coinage
had been In progress 10 years when the
specimen now here was struck. In 1715
the Swedish Government melted down
116 bronze cannon and made them into
S6,i60 plate money dalers.
Such large pieces of pure COPPER
were issued as money in order to find
an outlet for the products of the Swed-
ish copper mines without depreciating
the value of the metal All plate money
is becoming rare. Daler and half daler
pieces are most often found: twos and
fours are scarce, and the eight daler
pieces are no longer to be seen In Eu-
rope except In the large museums
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
ONE MAN BUYS RAILROAD
1t Has Big Name, Is Eight Miles
Long and Uses Auto for Engine

The Kansas Southern and Gulf railroad
was sold at sheriff's sale and the sale was
confirmed by Judge r. c. Heller at an ad-
journed session of the district court, says
a Westmoreland, Kan, special to the New
York Sun. The road, which extends from
Westmoreland to Blaine. a distance of
eight miles, was bought by c. e. Morris.
receiver for the road This Is probably
the only road in Kansas that has no
bonded or other Indebtedness. Mr.. Morris
is the sole owner of the road, but expects
to organize a company, improve the road
and probably extend it to Wamego.
Mr.. Morris for the last five years has
been operating the road as receiver. He
does the passenger business and hauls
q large part Of the freight with a heavy
automobile which runs on the tracks and
has Hanged wheels. There are attached
to the automobile small boxcars or flat
cars as the needs of the traffic require.
This train does a good business and is
said to be money maker for its owner.
1t haus five or six tons of freight or
20 to rs passengers at trip. The regular
trips are made each day, but this road
will make special trips when there are
three or four men who desire to go to
Blaine.
The Kansas Southern and Gulf railroad
was built in 1890 by the Thayer- Moore
Brokerage company of Kansas City. In
a couple OF years after the road was built
flood washed out mile or so of track.
The company had been losing money on
the road and refused to put 1t in opera
ton again. The people of Westmoreland
turned out with teams, scrapers. shovels
etc.. and rebuilt the road. The company
still refused to operate the road and It
was thrown into the hands of receiver
and for 10 months the city OF Westmore-
land operated the road.
The road was then foreclosed and the
city bought it for s13,500 and turned 1t
over to Smith Bros. & Colman, who gave
a bond to repair the road and either ex-
tend 1t to Wamego or operate 1t for 10
years. After operating it for five years
they laid down the burden and G. e.
Morris was five years ago appointed re-
ceiver and has since been operating the
road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
ROCK ISLAND AGAIN
DOMINATES MARKET
Steel Advances to Highest
Level of Week-Sentiment
More Cheerful

New York, June 20.-The Rock Island
close of business Friday. which if carried
to fruition, promises to be the most COM
plete financial overhauling ever projected
in the annals of American railways, again
dominated business today ON the stock
exchange. The securities of the original
operating company, which are clearly to
benefit under the terms of the new plan,
made material gains, while the common
and preferred shares of the Rock Island
company, one of the two holding COM
panies which are to be wiped out fell to
new low records.
In the final dealings of the list under
the lead of Union Pacific and United
States Steel advanced to the highest level
of the week. Trading, however, mainly
represented the usual weekly settlement
of contracts.
Sentiment was inclined toward greater
cheerfulness, despite indications of further
delay in the handing down fthe freight
rate decision. the new angle in the Mex
lean situation and trade reports of an
adverse character.
London and the continent offered little
comfort to this market, the former IN
clining to irregularity with weakness and
hesitation at Paris and Berlin. Private
advices from Paris offered no definite
hope of an abatement in the gold demand
from this center
The drain of gold from this port was
again reflected in the weekly bank state
ment which showed an actual cash loss
of about ss,000,O0O, due entirely to that
movement.
The bond market was steady with total
sales par value of $1,590.000 Government
bonds were unchanged on call during the
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
FURTHER SHARP
BREAK IN COTTON
December Contracts Sell Off
to 12.43c-Weather In
spires Selling

New York. June 20-There was a
further sharp break in the cotton market
today with December contracts selling off
to 12.4sc or $685. per bale below the high
record of June 1. Favorable weather.
improving crop accounts. weak cables and
gloomy reports from mill centers seemed
to inspire the selling movement, which
was active and more or less general.
Closing prices were barely steady and
from to 10 points net lower.
The opening was steady at a decline of
3 to points in sympathy with Liverpool
and in response to overnight buying or
ders. There was a good demand al the
decline and prices rallied few points
right after the call. The selling, how
ever. seemed to be more urgent with
bears more confident than at any previous
time since the decline started and the
market became weak and unsettled.
1t was reported that members of the
local trade who had left here a few days
ago feeling bullish on crop and price
prospects were sending In very favorable
reports as to crop conditions in the east
ern belt and part of the local selling was
attributed to these advices. 1t was also
that some of the larger southern
long interests were liquidating on the
decline and a good many stop orders were
uncovered as new crop positions broke be-
low the 12iac level.
Rallies of or points occurred, but
We're not maintained and last prices We're
the lowest of the day on new crop deliv-
cries Leading spot interests were again
good buyers of July, but offerings of that
position were heavier and the price broke
to 12.6oc. The selling here was doubtless
promoted by the favorable weather out
look for Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
PRICES SENT DOWN
7 TO NEW LOW LEVELS
SOftness Develops in Week
End SessiOn-July Il
Points Under

New Orleans, June 20.--Softness de-
veloped in the cotton market on the
week end session and prices were sent
down to new low levels for the week
and present downward movement Sell
ing orders came from both sides of the
market and were based partly on pessi-
mistic trade accounts from foreign mill
centers and partly on the continued
improvement on reports from the cot
ton belt. The weekly statistical state
ment also called forth some little bear
ish comment, shorts making much of
the point that the visible supply OF
American cotton is now 2,40O,978 bales,
against 219S,086 year ago.
At the lowest of the day July was 81
points under yesterdays last quota
lions, while the new crops were IL
points under The close was at loss
of to 10 points, the whole list con-
sidered Liquidation of long cotton was
in heavy volume at times and the fresh
buying for long account, which has
been a feature of the decline thus far,
was not so much in evidence as during
preceding sessions of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
SELLING FURRY
IN WHEAT MARKET
Enlarged Offers of New
Crop Shipments Response
bic for Weak Close

Chicago, June 20.-Enlarged offers OF
new crop shipmentsN from first hands re-
suited in a stampede of wheat specuh-
tors today to the selling side. In conse-
quence, the market closed weak at ss@s4u
x cent under last night. Corn wound NJ
Adssdss cent net higher. oats off ia@-
@n4 cent and provisions varying from I'M
changed figures to 10 cents advance
During the selling furry in wheat. sew
eral million bushels were thrown sud
denly on the market. and caused a break
of more than a cent from the top level
of the session. According to some au-
thorities, signs pointed to arrivals of
new wheat greater than ever nave been
witnessed.
Bullish estimates of farm reserves
caused a sharp advance in corn. which
was not fully maintained. 1t was figured
that only los, coo, coo bushels would be avail
able for the five months preceding the
arrival of the new crop. and that the
feeding demand would leave nothing for
commercial use.
Profit taking by longs wiped out ao-
vances In the price of oats. Farm re-
serves We're said to be low.
Provisions developed firmness, the re-
suit mainly of higher quotations for hogs.
1t was said also that there was an inn
proved demand for cured meats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Weekly Cotton Goods Review

New York, June 20.--While trade was
more quiet In cotton goods during the
week, the market has held steady and
jobbers are doing a good business in
cloths for immediate shipment. This is
particularly true of printed wash fabrics
of a sheer character the buying of which
has reached proportions not touched in
many years. Gray goods markets were
quieter and there has been some asng
in price on a few staple constructions.
The finer yarn goods are showing more
activity and larger sales could be made
If mills would accept current prices.
Duck continues slow and heavy duck
is easy. There has been a restoration
of old prices on bleached cottons and
branded goods are now well under order
for delivery in the next 60 days. Export
trade continues dull and shipments are
declining. Ginghams are quiet. Prints
are in moderate request. Brown sheetings
and drills are irregular. Curtailment of
production In yarn and cloth mill CEN
tiers Is bringing about scarcity that Will
be felt before the new cotton crop comes
to hand. Prices on cloths are as fol-
lows:
Print cloths, 2S-inch. 64x64s, 3s4c nomi-
nall 64x6Os, sac; 3S1s-inch. 64@64s, 3-16c;
brown sheeting, southern standards, Sc !;
'denims. 9-ounce, 14c; tickings S-ounce,
1shc; staple prints. SIC staple ginghams,
&c; dress ginghams. 9alc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21

New York Cotton Futures
Port Movement

New Orleans: Middling, 13 13-16c; re-
ceipts 2i77; exports, 5174 sales, APO;
stock. 94,379.
Galveston: Middling. 10 Lille; re-
ceipts 1896; sales, /; stock 121,11S.
Mobile: Middlng, 13c; receipts, 16S;
stock. 1924.
Savannah Middling. 13%c; receipts.
1904; stock, 2S,140.
Galveston: Exports, 1; stock. 1921.
Wilmington; Exports, 100; stock, 49,
|102
Norfolk: Middling, 13%c; receipts,
1870; exports, 1863; sales, 514 stock, H.
75S.
Baltimore; Middling, 1s7sc; exports,
$50: stock, BIG
Boston: Middling, 1910; receipts, s4
exports 202. stock. 10000.
Philadelphia: Middling, 1Shc; stock.
1909.
New York: Middling, 1880 receipts,
90; exports, S27; stock. 116,051.
Minor ports: Stock, 1907.
Total today: Receipts. 592l; exports, S779;
stock, ALTO.
Total for week: Receipts, wi: ex-
ports, S779.
Total for season: Receipts, 1o,26i, 1852;
exports, S.634,5G1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. June 20.-1Special. )-Un-
der the influence of good weather, Eu-
ropean and American markets are re-
acting upon each other in seeking
lower prices.
This feeling is more dominant In
Liverpool than here as they feel abroad
after the experience of last season, that
the government has made the most of
the rain conditions during May. and
that the crop is now steadily improv-
ing.
Here the action of Europe has been
a great disappointment and many are
disposed to liquidate and walt until the
weather conditions come to help them
out on their ideas as to the yield of the
crop.
1t looks tonight AS though Europe
would be again lower on Monday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Coffee Market

New York, June 20.-There was further
scattered selling of coffee today for both
foreign and local account. Opening was
unchanged to points lower. Prices later
made new low ground for the movement,
ard closed at to net lower. Sales,
q, 900. June, S.64c: July, S.69c; September.
$3.50; October, S.9Se; December, else; jan
uary 9.1Sc; March, 925c; May, 9.31c.
Spot quiet; Rio No. Z, 9Ac; Santos No.
A. 124@12asc. Mild dull; Cordova, 121g@
Ice nominal.
Havre unchanged. Hamburg, ZAP lower.
Rio unchanged. Brazilian receipts. %, 900;
Jundiahy, 5000. Santos cables quoted As
5sxS00; futures, 50r lower.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-21
Fruits and Produce

Wine sap apples, box. So; Gano apples.
box $50; Missouri Pippin apples. box,
s2.75 Lines, per 100. $lQ1. 25. Lemons, box,
$50. $3.50; Florida grapefruit, $4Q6. Califor-
MIA oranges, crate, $3.50. Pineapples, crate
50. New Irish potatoes, s1.25 bushel;
tomatoes, $2.50@S crate; cabbage, 21ac
Id; celery. crate. $3.50; squash, crate, 81
bananas. per bunch, 1901. 75 peanuts
No. ]. &c h.; new crop red and yellow
onions, 4c lb.: imported onions crate, $3.50
watermelons, Florida, S40Q45 hundred
cucumbers. per crate 81; snap beans, 81. "a
crate; peaches, .s2Q2.50 per crate: black.
berries, crate. $3.50. Cantaloupes.. g.
corn. 4o@s0c per doz,: okra, six-ba skei
crate, $3.50; huckleberfies, 81 .5O@3.