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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18
flag, a righteous flag.
Hail to this flag.

Tag, righteous flag.
Hail to this flag.
Do you think of it as command.
ing influence in the world about you =?
1t is the safeguard of states anc
nations and races.
Do you think of it as an agency
in the active affairs Of life?
1t is the captain of all the indus
tries, ther uler of every mart.
Do you think of it as a factor in
the realm of science?
Its discoveries and inventions ant
creations are innum& able.
Do you think of Il as historyy
II is = torch of learning, lamr
Of experience a colossal dome OF
achievement.
Do you think of it as bounty Of
nature?
1t has sown blessings broadcast, II
Is teeming harvest field, 4 garder
Of opulence, whey and rich in pur.
pie clusters.
Do you think Of it from the stand
point Of artf
It has dotted the land with arches
and palaces. and domes, and statutes
Do you think of it as music?
II has IN It the assertiveness OF
the robin, the plaintiveness of the
dove. the madrigal Of all the larks.
Do you think of It from the view.
point Of home mad the freside? II
enfolds the laughter Of children, the
breath Of love, the courage Of man.
hood. the hope and faith Of age.
Do you think Of Il in = more sac.
red rslstion3
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18

| ana white, corresponding to the num-
bcr of the colonies, with an azure
field in the upper corner bearing the
red cross of st. George and the white
of st. Andrew. This was the begin
ming of the flag Of stars and stripes
In this form it was hoisted by Gen
eral George Washington over his
headquarters at Cambridge, Mass
January 1, 1776. The same pattern
Of flag was raised by Lieutenant
John Paul Jones on his vessel, the
alfred" its first use on a man-of-
war.
The right Of freedom was proclaim
ed by the colonists on July 2, 1776,
and, two days later, on July 4, the
Declaration of Independence was
adopted.
In response to the demand for a
banner more representative Of the
aims and ideals Of the new country,
on July IA, 1777, one hundred and
thirty-seven years ago today, con-
gress declared the national flag to
be thirteen stripes, seven red and six
white, with thirteen stars in cir
Gle on a blue field.
According to most authorities the
first flag Of this description was made
by Betsy Ross, at her home, No. 239
Arch street, Philadelphia, a building
still preserved and pointed out as the
birthplace Of our national emblem.
George Washington, acting as COM
mitteeman, submitted the design Of
the flag to Betsy Ross, and it was
upon her suggestion that the stars
were made Of Ave points, as in
France, instead of six points, as in
England.
In 1875. after Vermont and Ken
lucky had been admitted into the
union, two stripes and two stars were
added to the flag.
The war Of 1912 was fought under
such flag and it remained In this
form until July 4, 1918, when the
stripes were reduced to the original
thirteen, and the stars increased to
one for each state.
These changes also brought about
| a re-arrangement of the stars from
the circular to the present group for
nation.
For a time the constellation was
depicted as one large star, thus sug-
gesting the motto, E Pluribus Unum;
"One formed of many"
The red, white and blue colors in
the flag were inherited from England
and Scotland, and the stripes from
Holland.
The combination Of stripes, colors
and stars was an American idea.
The red in the flag has been In.
terpreted to mean defiance to all
forms Of tyranny and oppression, ths
white is indicative Of purity and char.
Ity, while the blue represents justics
and fidelity.
In the American navy a specia
flag is displayed during the Sunday
religious service--a square pennani
Of white, charged with a blue cross
emblematic of faith, and this is the
only flag that is permitted to fly
above the stars and stripes within the
proper Jurisdiction of the American
government.
In its present form, thirteen colon
ial stripes and one star for eacl
state, the flag represents the Ameri
can nation as it was at its birth, a,
Il may be in the future when othel
stars shall have Joined the constella
tion.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18
Tribute 10 the Flag BY
John Wilmer.

SVmu Wumek.
In his tribute to the flag, Mr.. John
A. Wilmer said:
Brothers and Friends:
In the sense that 1t has met un-
equal conditions and withstood them,
that it has challenged unnumbered
perils and conquered them, that il
has encountered uncommon hardshipz
and surmounted them, the American
flag may be said to be Of most heroic
origin.
The conflict In which It was born,
and from which Il rose to it, present
sminsncs. added more Of lustsr 10 the
annals Of histery and rssultsd In
mors Il good 70 human kind than al
Of he tournAnsnts than all of ~
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18

The altar service in which the vows
Of patriotism were renewed was beau
tiful but mingled with solemnity, as
here the order paused q moment to
give thought to the absent brothers.
Singing "Auld Lang Synen by the
members of the order followed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18
History of the Flag.

History of the Flag.
Mr.. Ray M. Morris gave the fol
lowing interesting history of ths
flag:
The history of the American fla5
began with the landing Of the May
flower in 1920.
The first colonial flag was known
as the "King's Colors," combining tn,
red and white crosses Of England an,
Scotland upon an inner field Of blue
During the memorable struggle o
the colonists to establish themselves
various attempts were made to evolv,
general flag emblematic of thei
cause, but nothing definite resulted
The aminating sentiment of the fa
theirs of the republic was that o
freedom, and in support thereof tn,
word Liberty" was emblazoned upol
many Of the flags employed in thos'
early days.
So great was the prejudice agains
England and the trappings Of loyalt,
that the use Of the "King's Colors'
became intermittent, and was finall,
discontinued.
Similar prejudice developed agains
~ crimson banner subsequent,
ADOPTED by the mother country. ant
ksavn q the Cromwell Flag"
IA the year 1907 the colonists se
Ieetsd = red flag rs their ensign
b6esiag in the upper corner the greer
synbel q = pine tree on white field
This banner was In popular favol
~ saAny ysars, and u thought Il
hsve bsen h ons carried BY the Am
sficans n ~ battis Of Bsnksr Hill.
n 17fg : fiax - dssiensd fc'
~ ennttnsntal army spd navy. show.
~ thltsea al4ssnnte stxipss x ri
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18
FLAG DAY
CELEBRATED
AND GREEN
MOUNT REST
DEDICATED
BY ELKS
Statue Of Elks is Unveiled in Menu
ory of Departed Brothers-Larse
Crowd Attends Flag Day Exercises
at Redmen Hall and Many Accom-
pany Ledge to cemeterl to Witness
the Dedication and Unveilins cere-
monies.

In expressions that characterized
the American flag as the greatest as
set to patriotism and citizenship; ir
expressions that told Of love, obedi-
ence and suffering, in expressions ol
respect and reverence, Flag day exer
cises were appropriately celebrated
by the B. P. o. Elks at Redmen hal
yesterday afternoon.
From the moment the Elks, the G
A. r. and hundreds of friends Of thu
fraternal organization were seated ii
the hall until the last strains of Am
erica died away, the very atmosphere
seemed permeated with the spirit Of
patriotism and reverence of the Am
erican flag and a new appreciation Of
its significance as standing for tn,
unity Of country, the rights of hu
manity, the emblem of freedom ant
justice for all mankind.
The exercises opened when tn,
members of the order filed down tn,
aisle to the seats reserved for them
and the Bostonian orchestra sounded
the first notes of The Star Spanglet
Banner, the audience standing as 1
tribute to the national air.
Following the impressive introduc
tory exercises by Exalted Ruler Row,
Pingrey, members and officers of tn,
=
order, W. A. Reese, chaplain of tn,
order, invoked the divine blessing OF
the meeting, thanked the Almight!
Ruler for the protection Of the flaI
and prayed that it might ever con
tinue to represent justice, mercy an,
brotherhood of man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-06-18

Address by Willis A. Reese.
The patriotic address was delivered
by District Deputy w. A. Reese. His
eloquent remarks follow:
There has never been an Elks lodge
opened unless there was present in
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In closing, the audience Joined in
singing America"
CONTINUED on Page ~
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>''~''S" anu W Tie people OF the
whole state, as well as to the ma
tion at large, to protect the lives
liberties and property of all who dwell
within its borders and every loyal
citizen of the state owes duty to
assist and support the constituted
authorities in their efforts to preserve
order. There can be no question but
that it is the duty of the governor
to the state to preserve order and,
so far as lies in his power, to protect
the lives, liberties and property of
those who live in the state. Also
there can be no question but that It
is the duty of every loyal citizen of
the state to uphold the governor in
his attempts. To refuse to do so when
riot Is rampant and the red flag Of
anarchy is waving over those who
are engaged In the tumult, Is to
refuse to protect the purity Of that
banner we so dearly love.
The flag we honor today stands
for organized government, for the
protection Of every individual in his
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
Of lawful occupation whereby he
can cary a livelihood for himself and
family; it does not represent anarchy
or lawlessness. 1t stands for freedom
but not for license to destroy what is
not yours. 1t stands for honorable
peace. not for revolution.
It Is not 4 question Of who Is
or was right in the beginning Of the
troubles. It is simply . question Of
supporting the government under
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16

stuffs can look forward to adequate
relief in the near future. Not so with
the cotton and tobacco growers. All
of the working capital and the credit
of these two classes have been invest
ed in the seasons crops, and they are
confronted with the total absence of
market; the inability to sell at any
price; and the inability to secure
such measure of relief from credit
agencies as will tide them over.
In all our history there has been no
like situation-therefore our great fl
nancial authorities, our treasury de-
partment and our government (which
seems to be unable to move unless it
can find a precedent) ere at sea. There
is but one power in this country which
can relieve the situation adequately,
and if Congress had been big enough
and wise enough to grasp the gravity
Of this situation, and its meaning to
the future welfare Of our people, il
would have instantly utilized the cred
it Of the American government to the
extent Of at least three hundred mil
lion dollars, and taken off the market
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
To the American People:

During the ten years that | have
been representing the National farm
ers' Union, in every question which |
have discussed, dealing with the in
terests of the farmers, and therefore
contributing to- tileH interests of all
the people, I have always striven with
my utmost strength to tell the exact
truth.
During these arduous ten years
have met with great encouragement
from the newspapers of the country
in my work, and desire now to ex-
press my gratitude to them for the
loyal support I have received from
the great majority, even though al
times here and there, some timid edl-
tor has been fearful that l would go
too far. At times, it has been my duty
to call the farmers attention to the
fact that his business interests were
affected, in large measure, by legis-
lation at Washington; and in so doing
have been compelled to criticise some
Of the measures of past administra-
tions. I have not hestitated, when the
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16

truth demanded it, to say that efforts
were Intentionally made to deceive
the farmers.
A new occasion has arisen which
imperatively demands from me that
shall tell you the exact truth, in so
far as I am able. One-third of the
farmers Of the United States, living
in the Cotton and Tobacco Belts, are
face to face today with bankruptcy
through no fault 81 their own. They
have raised normal crops, and for
several years past these normal crops
have been easily taken care of by. the
world, if not at big prices, at least
at prices which have enabled the far
mer to live. The great cataclysm Of
war, which has involved the greater
part of Europe, in one day entirely dis
located the business world, and has
placed these cotton and tobacco farm
ers in condition of the EXTREMIST
peril which has threatened them in
fifty years. With the renewal of ship
ping facilities across the waters, and
the urgent need Of food stuffs, oul
farmers who are producers of fooC
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16

Spectators are giving advice as to
the raising of cotton next yeac. These
spectators know about as much what
will occur in the next twelve months as
the planters know. We believe plant
ers should raise all the grain possible
and feed the grain to hogs, cows and
poultry, for which there is always a
market, whether the cotton crop be
large or small-and if there be more
meat than there is a market for then
they can eat it, or cure it and put it
away-save it for a coming market.
Meat raised at home is much cheaper
than that you buy from merchants,
and you have no assurance that what
you buy is not that held over from last
year or the year before, waiting for
better prices. Plant corn, peas, oats,
rice, and potatoes. Plant for the table
and for the stock pen, and you will not
starve. If you can raise more hogs,
cattle and food stuffs than you can
consume at home there will be mar
ket for the surplus. "Live at home" is
a lesson that should have been learned
long since by some Of our people, and
the prospects just now is that it is go.
ing to be forced upon them by the
wars now going on and the possibili-
ties Of new wars, closer to us.-Cen-
terville Jeffersonian.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16

The quail hunting season in Missis-
sippi opens Nov. l, and on Monday
there will be large exodus Of sports
men from Jackson in quest Of the
feathered tribe.
Advices from the adjoining counties
is to the effect that there is a good
bird crop this year, and fine sport is
promised. Unfortunately, however, pot
hunters have already been busy in
some localities, and have killed birds
in large numbers.
The season for deer opens Nov. Is,
and several of the big game hunters
of Jackson are planning trips to the
delta or hunting clubs in Louisiana.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
Keep Cotto nDry

1t is observed that me- nv farmers
arc taking their cotto' 4 home after
ginning and storing +. in their barns
and sheds. This Is all right if they
are careful to keep the bales in per-
fectly dry place and safe from fire.
Dampness SCOT rots the cotton fibers
and greatly reduces the price. Some
people have the absurd idea that by let
ting cotton become damp the weight is
increased and the bale brings more. On
the contrary such cotton is docked in
Weight and the grade lowered, come
tin6ss ruined. Keep your cotton dry
Ttta Bepa Times.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16

a sufficient amount Of cotton to be
held until conditions become general
in Europe. This would have steadicd
the situation so that the remainder
would have been sold in American
markets, il not at a renumerative
price, at cost price.
| do not want to make this letter
too long. l want to call your atten-
tion, most earnestly to the situation;
to the failure of our government to
come to the relief of these producers
in their extremity. Time and again,
Wall Street has been in trouble, we
have seen the Secretary Of the Treas
ury hasten to New York and put be-
hind the gamblers in that city the
strength Of the government, in order
that disaster might be averted. Time
and again, the government has found
money for every sort Of thing and
scheme but never for the producers. |
could fill columns, if it was necessary,
recounting things which the govern
ment has done along the line Of find
ing money for all sorts of schemes and
schemers. But it is not necessary. you
know it to be true. The annals Of the
country for the last fifty years are
full Of illustrations. But, at this mo-
ment, when the great producing class,
which has been the main contributor
to the funds which the government
has used so lavishly and in so many
directions, are in an extremity, the
same government cannot find any
money or any precedent for helping
the people VINO have been paying th'
biggest part Of the bills all these
years.
i Do not misunderstood me. Non'
of the American farmers, whateve
their particular speciality may be
have ever called for charity from tn
government. When / used the wor,
"help" here. mean that the govern
ment can furnish the resources whicI
will tide these men over critical sit
uation, and government will receiv
back its money with interest.
What is to be said Of government
which, faced by a situation Of thi
kind, can do nothing to relieve 1t ex
cept a flood Of talk, deceptive prom
ises of smooth politicians-for We d
lars put out through the medium @
middle men, who must have their tol
and liberal toll at that, before eve
that inadequate dribble can be used
leave the matter with you. ! ca
only hope that the hardships throue
1 which we are doomed to pass in II
4 future will awaken our producers
\ a closer investigation and a great'
tehfulness than they have exerci
i ed in the past, and will not pin the
! faith quite SO strongly to the prom
| less Of smooth politieians-for we
not seem to have an over-productic
Of statesmen. c. S. BARRETT.
1 Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 1914.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
senath, Mo.

Mr.. T. II. Karnes, Yorkville, Tenn.
Dear Sir:-Replying TO your fave;
Of the 4th inst, beg TO say that J. r.
Black Medicine Co., is thoroughly re-
liable and their DR.. Blacks Eye Water
the most nearly specific for sore eyes
Of any remedy ever handled. I sold
nearly two gross last season and did not
have to refund a single bottle.
Cancer Drug Store.
Sent by mail on receipt of price. 25c.
Address: ]. R. Black Medicine Com
oany, Manufacturers. Kennett. No.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
Georgia CoIbert's Body Found in Cis-

Saturday the body Of this colored
woman was found in cistern near
her home. The condition of the body
was in such a state that it was i'm
possible to tell if she had been muir
dered. Several were arrested on sus-
picion, but all were turned loose but
one, Almon, wfto was sent to Jail
charged with the murder to await
further investigation.
Shoes, Shoes. Howard and Foster
make is the best. Call in at Lightcap's
and get pair.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
BONES

WANTED - Any kind just so
they are dry. Will pay 60 cents
per 100 pounds.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
WANTED

One hundred five years OF age TO
prizes offered oy ne 10 %
given away at the opera House Christmas Eve
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
RULES OF CONTEST

ANY Of that has picture maoe al
this and Dec lst is eligible On ta
at the
opera House s4th Of Dec And the child
holding the First Cash Prize ana te
next highest will get Cash Prize.
Start there Will De no more
entries after Dec 1st with SO
the Mutual Fhone or
better still, call a full details
Very Respectfully,
THE GARNER STUDIO.
Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-16
Stovall and the Irish.

In his address at the state fair
grounds yesterday Hon. P. S. Stovall
candidate for governor, said:
IT thank God that ] have no Irish
blood in my veins"
Mr. Stovall has uttered many foolish
and insane things during his public
career, but the language above quoted
is about the limit.
He may not be aware Of the fact
but at least twenty per cent Of the
white people Of Mississippi have Irish
blood in their veins-and they are
proud Of it.
We don't know what sort Of blood
Mr.. StovaH, has in his veins, as HI
didn't take the trouble to proclaim hi
ancestry, but in thanking God tina
he is devoid of Irish blood, we hav'
only to say that he has mighty httl
be thankful for.-Jackson News.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
RURAL CARRIERS FAIL
TO GET EXPECTED RAISE

Kansas rural mail carriers will
not get the substantial increase in
pay for which they were hoping.
The postoffice appropriation bill, as
passed by the house, gives them an
increase of $50 year, which is con-
siderably less than had been hoped
for by the carriers There was a
flood of oratory in the house in
favor of giving the rural carriers
large increase and many members
secured leave to extend their re-
marks in the Record" SO that they
can let the rural carriers among
their constituents know their atti-
tude. But an amendment giving the
carriers $250sa year for the upkeep1
Of their outfits went out on a point
of order and the question, therefore
could not even be submitted to al
vote. The Kansas rural mail deliv-
erymen, in common with those Of
the rest of the country. had made
quite a campaign for an increased
Allowance, submitting to their rep
in congress detailed
statements of the cost of maintain
ng their outfits.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05

Iaterstats Charges Chanee-Not. Rf-
fcetive within This State

The new interstate express rates
become effective February !. tomor.
row, with II companies concurrins
In the classification OF merchandise
and rates. The express companies
concur only In rates in the United
States.
The new rates are not effective In
Kansas. They were accepted by the
Interstate conmerca commission.
but the commission OF Kansas has
yet to accept the rates.
Under the new rates. the classes
are practically unchanged. The
change comes In the rates, which are
much lower. In the determination
OF the new rates the United States
has been divided into 294 blocks.
Each block is a square, the dimen-
sions being one degree OF latitude
and one degree OF longitude. Several
cities have the same block number.
Abilene. Solomon. Salina and other
HcdTUy Clticb Nidllhihb tuo huhuOi
1928. To determine the rate on
package 1t is only necessary to turn
to a general tariff to secure the
block number. Another table gives
the rates on packages OF various
weights to points within the block
on all classes OF merchandise.
The only real change in the clas-
sification is in the terms. First and
second class rates are now placed
on merchandise which was known
Is merchandise and general specific
under the old method. AS an In
stance OF the new rate on special
a barrel of vegetables
rom Texas weighing 100 pounds
will cost $2.48 under the rates for
pecial commodities. Under the gen.
raj table Of rates II would cost
bout three times this amount.
Using the new system Of rates
OF five pounds Of the first
lass may be sent to Chicago for So
ents, while under the old rate 1t
would cost 20 cents.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
HOLD BIG MEET FOR
FARMERS AT PARSONS

Manhattan, Jan. 31.-The farm
ers' convention to be held at Par
sons, February and 4, under the
auspices of the agricultural college,
is attracting widespread attention.
The agricultural college, the cham
Der of commerce of Parsons, the
Frisco railroad, and the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad are CO.
operating.
The program is unusually COM
plete in dealing with the important
phases of farm life in the southeast
section of the state. There will be
six regular sessions in two days
with an extra session the afternoon
of the second day for the women,
making seven in all.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-05
s1OO Reward. s1OO

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages,
and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the
and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.