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Crop Moving Money

The federal reserve bank system
Will not be in operation until Septem-
Der too late to be of benefit to the
banks and farmers in moving this
years crops.
But Secretary of the Treasurer Nc
Adoo will be ready to lend the banks
government money for crop moving
purposes. He relieved the banking
situation last fall by voluntary and
generous offer to lend out of the
treasury all the money that could pos
sibly be needed. And the fact that his
offer will be repeated will eliminate
now as it did in 1918 the old time
strain caused by tight money in the
late summer and early autumn.
Next year the federal reserve board
will be in thorough working order and
will then be expected to take care of
the crop moving situation. In the
meantime the country is fortunate in
having Secretary of the Treasury
of Mr.. McAdoo's liberal and con-
structive views as applied to practical
business.
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Weird ChirOgraphy

1t is related that Charles Reade. the
novelist, was cut to the heart when
Punch invented the story of a COM
positor who, in a fit of despair,
caused by his inability to read the au-
thor's writing, threw himself off
Waterloo bridge. After that time, it
is said, Reade carefully revised his
manuscript and for the final COPY
which was to be sent to the printer he
employed copyist who wrote hand
like copperplate.
Reade first wrote the outline of his
stories on huge drab sheets of paper
These were carefully revised. Then
he would read the work to friends and
adopt any suggestions which SUITED
him. Still another revision took place
before the manuscript was turned ovel
to the copyist, who prepared it for the
printers. Even then two revision.
were sometimes made before the COP,
finally reached the compositors.
Nowadays stenographers and type
writer's have made chirography al
list '1ost art" A busy man sign
his name and that is about as far al
his use of pen or pencil extends. 1t i.
~ longer considered necessary te
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| W. II. II. Young, 70 years old who is
known on the Pacific coast as the lot
terry king has been released from Jail
where he was sentenced to serve 10S days
for violating the lottery law. Young has
| promised never again to sell lottery
| ticket. More than 30 years ago, while
| he was working in San Francisco.
Young's closest friend, a man named
Edwin Shaw bought lottery ticket
and won several hundred dollars. He
Kept playing the lottery until he had won
$4,000 He invested the money in land
that-has since made him very rich.
Young decided to try his luck in the
Lottery, and in the first six months of
his play he won a capital prize of $4,000.
puring the next five years he won $12,-
900 more, and invested his money in an
orchard near Los Angeles. He continued
TO play the lottery in a small way. how
ever, and in the course of time he was
made an agent. His orchard was not a
success, so he came to Los Angeles and
established headquarters for the lottery
traffic With an old gray horse htched
TO an implanted buggy, he used to. travel
through southern California selling lot
terry tickets. People along his routes
used to wait for him, buying the tickets
they hoped would bring fortune. In
course of time the authorities learned
''ia' ne was lottery agent. He was ar
rested number of times, but was al
ways released when he had paid a fine.
The prospect of having to serve a long
jan sentence daunted the old man, and
he decided to retire
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The Panama-Pacific Exposition

s., Alabama should have a large ex-
hibit at the Panama Pacific Interna-
tional exposition to be held in 1915.
Most of the expositions have attracted
crowds of visitors from all parts of
this country, and few of the larger
ones have been visited by many for
eigners.
The San Francisco exposition will
be one of the most notable. As the
whole world is now interested in the
Panama canal, American manufactu-
rers can well afford to make special
efforts in exhibiting their products.
The industrial display of San Fran
cisco will probably be the most ex-
tensive ever made. Commissioner
O'Hara of the Panama Pacific exposi-
ton visited Montgomery yesterday
and called on the governor of Ala
bama to suggest that this state erect
a building on the ground Co cost about
100000. That is moderate sum fol-
SO important purpose. No state in
the union has such varied resources
as Alabama. Many individuals and
corporations will make exhibits at the
exposition and the state must be con-
spicuous there as such.
Not only should there be a display
of the products of mines and factories,
but agriculture should be made very
prominent. Within the past five or
six years farm land values in Ala
bama have doubled, and within
the next year or two such val
ues will reach still higher level. The
reason is plain. The farmers have
learned how to till the soil in more
scientific and business like way.
The demonstration work of the Ala
bama commissioner of agriculture and
the teaching of the Alabama Polytech-
mic institute at Auburn have wrought
a wonderful change. One bale of
cotton to the acre instead of three
acres for one bale is now coming to
be the rule. All the other crops are
being cultivated by the same intensive
methods, and it is as easy to produce
rs bushels of corn to the acre on a
large field as it used to be to produce
at the rate of 20. Alfalfa is going to
be one of Alabama's commercial
crops, and within a few years this
state will rank at the top in its crop
records.
1t is not bit too soon to begin ac-
tive preparations for an exhaustive
display at San Francisco. We can
have, and certainly should have, dis
play that will make everybody talk.
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Enthusiasm in University. Movement

The hot weather is having no ener-
waiting effect upon the Methodist uni
versity movement The Chamber of
| Commerce leaders who are enlisted
in the cause are not only brimful of
enthusiasm, but they are working
with a feeling of confidence that
presages victory.
Three cities have been mentioned
as candidates for the great university
to be established, but the contest is
practically between Birmingham and
Atlanta. Columbia, S. c., is a dis
tinguished old town. 1t breathes an
atmosphere of rare culture; but the
university must be centrally located,
and South Carolina is too far east. As
has been said frequently, Birmingham
is the logical city from geographical
point of view. And then, too, it Of
fers site that is ideal.
The modern university prospers bet
ter in large city than in a small
city. Columbia university in New
York and Chicago university thrive
as they do largely because of their
great city environment. Birmingham
and Atlanta have now about the same
population, but the census bureau
gives credit to Birmingham for more
rapid rate of growth, and it is plain
, to see that in the next census this city
will outstrip the Georgia city. Any
university built and developed on an
ture. There are young here who
will live to see the Birmingham dis
trict with population of 1,O0O,000
Certain it is that Birmingham will
cross the 100000 mark before any
other southern city comes anywhere
near it.
AS the location of the university is
to be decided on or about July Is what
ever is done by Birmingham in the
way of raising money as an induce
ment must be done with dispatch.
Preliminary plans have been we'll laid.
1t is now for the business men of Biz
mingham, who will be greatly bene-
fitted by the building of the splendid
university here, to subscribe literally.
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DELcAssE .coMEs BACK.

From the Philadelphia Record.
M. Delcasse the strong man" of
France. after a rather lengthy period
of observation, again takes seat in
the French cabinet. He was minister OF
foreign affairs at the time when the
dispatch of a German naval squadron
to Agadir threatened a European con-
hiot over Morocco; in fact, M. Delcasse
was the originator of the policy of
peaceful penetration" which hsW made
France practically master of the Moor
ish sultanate. Germany had to be APP
peased by the sacrifice of the offensive
French minister of foreign affairs and
since then NJ. Delcasse has been in
eclipse. The international alliances
which he made have not been weakened,
however, and his emergence and accep-
lance of the ministry of the marine may
presage the resumption by France of
an advanced position as naval power,
The new cabinet whole is strong
and includes, besides Delcasse, such pol
itical stars as Ribot, who is premier,
and Leon Bourgeois, minister of foreign
affairs
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THE MEXICAN FLAG

From the Indianapolis News.
The flag of Mexico is the mate of the
Italian tr-color. though the green of Italy
is paler than that of Mexico. The three
colors are green, white and red On the
white in the Mexican flag is the seal of
Mexico. 1t shows an eagle on a bush or
branch of nopal-a common cactus-hold-
ing serpent in his beak. The interpre-
tation, says the Christian Science Monitor,
is sometimes given that this is the serpent
of despotism, but the legend of the seal
goes>further back than the despotism of
the Spaniards. The story is that during
the time of the Aztecs the people We're
loking for a place to found their city.
They came to the borders of Lake Tex
coco, and there they halted. They saw
before them an immense golden eagle
some say small eagle-on cactus with
a serpent in it's talons and it's wings
spread to the rising sun. Forthwith they
laid there the foundation of the great city.
Tenochtitlan, which is the City of Mexico
of today. The date set for this, of course
conjectural, is about 1926.
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HARMONY AND HYMNALs
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

from the Pnlladelphfa Ledger.
In making a new hymnal for all the
Lutheran bodies, the general council
of that denomination has taken a stem
in the direction of federation. From
16 different hymnals. a new collection
has been culled, which best represents
the Lutheran theology.
The hymn book has always been a
meeting place of sects Professionals
have no objection to singing Cardinal
Newman's Lead, Kindly Light, and
evangelical Christians unite in sing
ing Nearer My God, to Thee written
by Unitarian. Music eliminates doc
trinal differences. Theological state
ments emphasize them Perhaps the
chief value of the hymnal is it's con-
tribution to church unity.
Incidentally it may be said that the
melody of church hymns might be
greatly improved, as well as the liter
airy value. Many good hymns have
been spoiled by poor melody, and 9TH
ers are destroyed by poor singers The
model hymnal has not yet appeared.
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THE kENTUCKY CARDINAI.

Sonnet in Memory of viii S. Hays. by
II. A. Cottell, in the Louisville Courier
Journal.
As morning blushed and peered with
eye of gray,
Through orchard bough with May time
blossoms laden;
A minstrel red from out the realm OF
Aidenn
Poured from his heart a welcome to the
day.
He sang his native song and flew away.
But never strain of Mozart. Bach or
Haydn
Atuned to voice, or pipe. or string well
played on,
Could thrill the soul like that wild roun-
delay!
In morn of life simple song | heard
Sung by an untaught minstrel blithe ana
free;
Who held magic like that early bird
That charmed me with its artless melodv
Like to that bird my minstrel took bis
flight
In Aidenn now he halls the morning lirbt
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NATIONAL DEBTS

From the New York American
The debts of the leading nations of the
world are as follows, in round numbers
United States, $4,000. 900; Great Britain,
$500 100000; Russia, $4,000, 600, 900: France.
100000; German Empire, 81, 240 900, 900;
Australia, s1,4sO,oO0,OOO; Canada, 100000
600. The United States is not only the
richest country in the world, but has
greater wealth than any other two coun-
tries on earth combined
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GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF CHS HOLM MURDERERs

Cornelia fingered until May To- when she
| died from the effects of her wounds
Among the witnesses were Dr. Chamber
lain, who had attended Cornelia.. He tes-
4, titled that she died from the effects of
i her wounds; that one of the bones of her
leg was injured. and two of the bones of
her arm were broken by buckshot and
that she was wounded in the face by some
blunt instrument, and that no treatment
could have saved her life.
| The state made an effort to establish q
conspiracy on the party of Gully and 9TH
ers to kill Chisholm, Gilmer and Rosen-
baum, and that in carrying 1t into effect
they killed Cornelia and other parties
On this point the state gained no strength
Among the declarations made after the
killing of Chisholm going to show a con-
spiracy was one by the defendant that
1--WE have done what we came to do" and
that IF there is any hanging to be done.
here is my neck
The defense closed it's case at $50 p. IN.
on September 10, and at 10 o'clock on the
following morning the testimony was
closed District Attorney Ford in sum-
moning up, attempted to show con-
spiracy on the part of Henry J. Gully, the
defendant, and others to murder Judge
Chisholm, and that in carrying their de-
sign into effect Cornelia Chisholm was
killed. The strongest appeal for the pris-
oner was made by Col. S. M. Meek of Co.
lumbus Miss, known as the Eagle or
ator of Mississippi
The case was continued until the morn
ing of September u, when at 1920 o'clock
Judge Morris closed his charge to the
jury. The u men at once retired and were
only out about half an hour when they
returned a verdict of not guilty, and the
political feud which had deprived a wife
of husband and mother of two chill
dren was at an end At the time of the
trial Mrs. Chisholm resided in Washing
ton and she was accompanied to Missis-
sippi by Gen. Stewart L. Woodford. an in
innate friend, who remained with her
during the trying ordeal.
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GUITEAU's CURSE

We shall hear lot about Guiteau's
curse now that the last of the jurymen
who convicted him of numbering President
Garfield has died. 1t is, indeed, true that
pretty much everybody who participated
in the trial and execution of Guiteau has
been overtaken by death. but when we
reflect on the time that has elapsed since
his crime our wonder over the success
sion of fatalities is abated and we are
not impressed with the need of invoking
the supernatural in order to explain the
procession of court. officials who have
followed the murderer to the grave. John
P. Hamline, foreman of the Jury. un-
doubtedly shared in the malediction OF
the assassin, but as he died at the age
of 90 and survived the conviction of the
murderer for years a slxeptic may be ex-
cused for saying that he would have died
Just the same If he had not been cursed.
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IN KIpLING,s INDIA

DR.. Arley Munson, in the Boolman.
1t is said that the Burmese are the hap
piest people on earth. 1t is not hard to
bel ieve this when one hears the merry
talk and laughter and sees the bright
faces and care-free, indolent air of these
little brown people who are declSed with
fragrant flowers and clad in silk of the
gayest colors, pink, scar.et. green, yellow
and magenta. Their hattened features
show their relation to the Monaghan;
and always in the mouth, whether of
man, woman or child, you see the big
greenish- white cheroot for the Burmese
baby learns to smoke when it learns to
walk.
Interesting are the timber yards where
the elephants act as coolies:
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apologize for writing a poor hand,
since there is seldom any need to ex-
hibit ones deficiency in that regard,
except in social correspondence. The
man who takes pride in the illegible
signature he puts on hotel register
is as easy to read as anybody else in
his business correspondence, because
it is written on a machine.
A few old-fashioned authors still
use pen or pencil for writing books,
but the plutocrats of the profession
are those who can make typewriter
"smoke" between breakfast and
lunch, devoting the afternoon to chas-
ing golf ball over the links and the
evenings to posing in a conspicuous
part of somebody's drawing ROOM
People have about decided that life is
too short to bother ones head over
acquiring a copperplate style of
handwriting. Most of the chirography
nowadays is a hasty scrawl, done with
a full realization of the valuable time
that is lost in not using a machine.
The click of typewriters is heard ev-
erywhere. The temper of compositors
has improved greatly and it is now
possible to learn the contents of the
average letter at glance, instead of
sitting down to puzzle over is that
are not dotted, It's that are not crossed
and ms that look like us.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES


My prediction is that we will have an
electric storm next Sunday and that after
cooling spell of short duration, high
temperature will return and remain until
about the middle of July" said an old
goosebone prophet
According to my notion. we will have
delightful weather the latter part of July
and throughout the entire month of Au-
gust. II we have had the hottest June
that anybody can remember, there will
be ample compensation in the compara-
lively lower temperature that will prevail
during the last six or seven weeks of the
summer season."
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birmingham is far ahead of other
southern cities in the number and at
Effectiveness of its outlying residence
sections said II. f. JONES' who has
recently built a home at Roebuclz
Springs.
Many residences have been built in
that neighborhood recently and many
more are to be built within the next
IL months. Engrossed in business in
town as | am garden and a pas
ture in the suburbs delight me.
love to work in the garden in the
morning. This exercise is equal to
a line tonic. have about three and
a half acres, and for a man of my
fondness for the country Roebuck is
a real joy"
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NNE of the most revolving crimes in
\ the United States during the past
century was the murder of the
Chisholm family at DeKalb Miss, on
April 29, 1877. 1t was the outcome of the
peculiar sort of politics of that period
in Mississippi, and was a tragedy of a
feud that had existed for a number of
years.
On Thursday evening, April 26, John w.
Gully, a prominent citizen of Kemper
county, was assassinated by an unknown
party. Evidence was given by two negroes
to the effect that the deed was done by
Benjamin Rush, a white man, who had
been instigated to it by Judge w. w.
Chisholm and several others. Chisholm
and his son John were arrested, and Mrs.
Chisholm and her daughter Cornelia,
insisted upon sharing their confinement
On the Sunday following a mob at
tackled the Jail and Chisholm was NOR
tally wounded and his son and daughter
killed. Miss Chisholm in defending her
father shot and killed DIR. Rosser and Mrs.
Chisholm seriously wounded young Gully,
whose father had been killed. Those whom
the mob accused of being implicated with
Chisholm in the murder of Gully were
taken from the Jail and hanged.
Henry J. Gully was later arrested
charged with the shooting of Cornelia
Chisholm. and the trial was begun in
DeKalb on September 8, 1879. This Missis-
sippi tragedy had so excited the country
that when the trial took place representa-
tives of all the leading dailies We're pres
ent correspondents.
On the first day of the trial Mrs. Cnis-
holm was the chief witness. She related
how Rosser had shot her son John, and
how another son, Clay, had carried the
dead boy down the Jail stairs, and how
Cornelia, who had thrown her arms about
her father to protect him, had been shot
by Gully Gully also later fired the fatal
shot which killed the father.
Cornelia was carried home fatally
wounded, while Judge Chisholm was as
sisted home by his wife and young son.
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TOMORROw-TRIAL OF MICHAEL EYRAUD
THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER

From the Hartford Courant.
In a recent issue of Current Events APP
pears the statement that the oldest news
paper, which 'stil continues to be pub
lished' in this country, is the New Hamp-
shire Gazette, founded in 1866. We cannot
let such a statement pass unnoticed by
the oldest newspaper in the United States
of continuous publication in the same
place and under the same name, and that
is the description of The Courant. This
paper was founded in 1894 1t has been
continuously published ever since that
date. 1t has always been published in
Hartford. and it has always been The
Courant. The New Hampshire Gazette
suspended publication at one time and
changed it's name several times. and is
now only the weekly annex to The Daily
Chronicle.
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would have to send an army to Mexico
City and occupy the country until a
stable government was set up; but
if mediation succeeds thousands of
American lives will be spared and mil
lions of dollars saved. It was neces-
sary for the United States to occupy
Vera Cruz, but if further Intervention
can be honorably avoided, President
Wilson will have scored a signal
triumph.
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DAMAGE DONE BY MIL1rANTs

London Correspondence washington Post.
No official estimate CT the total damage
done by the suffra gettes Is available but
in every case reported the value of prop
erty destroyed has been made public.
The serious outrages on property began
in 1912. Prior to that there were only
isolated cases of window breaking at the
residences of the premier. his cabinet
ministers and Others
The estimates of property destroyed are:
l3lZ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4u,UU0
1918 ....................... 100000
lclf f,UUu,uUu
Churches and historic mansions burned
and pictures slashed make up most OF tn.
totals.
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HIS GRIEVANCE.

Look here" said the irate suburbanite
to Mr.. Josh, of Josh & Buster, real es-
a lot at Swamphurst."
so did," answered Mr. Josh. Amy
thing wrong with it?"
Just this: I expected to put a bunga.
low on that lot and not a houseboat."
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THE STRUGGLE FoR GOLD
rom the Washington Herald.

FROM the washington Herald.
With much of our gold going to
Europe as result of the unfavorable
trade balance; with Germany. Russia
and France boarding their supply. and
England possessed of system
whereby boarding becomes unneces-
sary. the United States will be COM
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A TIP TO PEDANTs.

The man who thinks the habitual use of
long words indicates superior intelligence
should glance over some of the old stuff
that was written 1000 years ago and is
still being read.
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Senator o'Gorman says his notion of
an ideal life is to be the proprietor of a
secondhand bookstore. No doubt there
are ambitious persons in his state who
would be glad to see his wish gratified.
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1t is hard for the man who carries all
of his available cash in his vest pocket
10 understand why it should require
three years for some people to estimate
how much they are worth.
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The Rotarians in convention as
sembled at Houston have heard soma
good things said about Birmingham
even If this city has to wait awhile
for the big meeting.