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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01

ed States" says Mrs. de Ncyra. 81 do
not mean to infer we are perfect, for
we are not. My people have most of
the defects, | suppose, that other hui
mans have, but at the same time we
are far from the people that many
Americans have been made to believe.
Not only are we Il Christian people.
but our race has history that we are
not ashamed Of. Throughout the Phil
ippine Islands the people are now
working earnestly 10 improve them
selves and their conditions so they will
fairs. We all love America for giving
us a chance TO help ourselves and for
having promised us our independence,
which is one Of the dearest desires of
the entire citizenship Of the islands,"
TO American women whose ideas of
Filipfnos have been founded on Sun
day supplement- descriptions of wild
tribes, Mrs. de Neyla's gentle manner
and evident culture have been a reve-
lation. She is sought By women's clubs
't'huHt VI Hcl 'iiIUllIS unuulcI us an
!mprOmptu speaker on the subject
nearest her heart7-the. women OF her
country. 30 -
At a recent Washington gathering
she gave in perfect English concise
account Of the work of a wOman's club
in Manila which supplies milk to the
babies of the poor and trains mothers
TO care for their young children. She
told OF another wOman's club which
has branches all over the Philippine
Islands and which maintains day
nurseries for the children of the work
ing women, provides Christmas cheer
for the Icpcrs, the insane and the con
yicts. and gathers data to influence leg
islation for the benefit Of Filipino wo-
men and children.
The four little De veyras, shown In
the picture, having attended the pub.
lie schools in Manila, slipped right into
the same grades in the schools of
Washington. Even little Mary, the |
baby of the family, speaks three lam
guages--hcr native tongue, Spanish |
and English.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01

r'Tlf ' A
tor.n HIS principles hold fast which
country,
it, aoM to
those die
While t2a Europe Philippine the
goernonca indirectly a
ton Philippines
To his
will understand shall
end all be
Till the last moment of my life Shall be thinking all
happiness"
Spain had meanwhile
that if his icd
end Rial
TO DEATH But had the firing
teachings
the whole Filipino
Rial of
Philippine natonasm Of
80 1916 when Rial
himself said his life for his comtry's redemption. .
While Philippines
m! MIND and could throw
the leadership of the Filipino people
is the spirit Of Jose Rial The
pehdhce seem 10 be
Rial is The
he Is not dead his
re adoS the homes of the families
IN ms honor while
In lie Rial beautiful
giving MS HE Tor his national
WI" sucb spirit
reach heights Of
Whle awaiting death his
a remarkable My He
alcohol cooking lamp where execution 1t follows
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01
;: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE ::

vacated by them, l.. II. Cash and FAM
lily have moved from the Charleston
farm to the Bonnie Terre Farming &
Cattle Company's farm near Bonnie
Terre, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hammock,
formerly Of St. Louis, have moved to
the house vacated by them; Samuel
Jones and family have moved from
NJ. w. Jones' farm near Blackwell.
Mrs. Z. F. Meyers was a Bonnie
Terre visitor part Of last week.
w. W. Snyder and Lawton Cross
man were Bonnie Terre visitsors one
night last week
Geo. Hammock transacted business
in Bonnie Terre last week.
Quite number from Melzo and
Prospect attended church here Sun
day morning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01
Democratic
Meetings

A delegation of men and women of
the Pennington CoX-Long -Atkinson
Democratic Club will meet the Dem
ocratic voters of st. Francois county
at the following named places on the
dates and at the hour placed opposite
each for the purpose of organizing To-
cal clubs:
DeLassuS, Monay, Oct. 4, at 1880 p.
M. '...
Doe Run, Tuesday, Oct. 5, and 1880
p. NJ.
Ljbertyvillc, Wednesday, Oct. 6, at
2 p. m.
Knob Lick, Wednesday,, oct. 6, at
! p. m,
Cicarvicw, Thursday, Oct. r, at
1870 p. m.
French Village, Friday, Oct. 8 at ,
p. m
Hazel Run, Friday, Oct. 8, at i p.
n.
Esther, Saturday. Oct. Q, at 2:3O p.
m.
The Democratic county candidates
are requested to attend these meet
ingS. All Democratic men an women
are earnestly and cordially invited to
attGhd the mcCtnLs in their reSpcc-
tive localities.
THEO. ID FISHER,
SCcy c l.. A. Club.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01
RIAL, FILIPINO MARTYR,
WROTE REMARKABLE POE


Every year June 10 is celebrated by
Fflipinos as the anniversary of ahe
birthday of the Filipino martyr, Dr..
Jose Rial, regarded as the greatest
man the Malay race has produced.}
Rial, who spoke seven langu YES
and was cultured and much travty led
man Con one occasion he Travelled
across the United States), earned the
enmity of Spanish governors in the
Philippines by protesting against the
oppression of the Filipino people. AS
boy he had witnessed scenes that
sent shafts of grief into his poet
soul, and he early dedicated his life
to the liberation of his "land ,adored."
At the risk of his life, and at the
sacrifice of his career, friends and
loved ones, he became the spokesman
for the stitled grievances of the voice
less multitude, and thus became 1.-THE
living indictment of Spain's wretched
colonial system"
Rial could have saved his life, as
he had been warned by friends not to
return to the islands. He could not
be disSuadcd, but before returning to
Manila left letter with n friend in
HongkOng TO be opened after his
DEATH in which he wrote: GLADLY do
/ go to expose myself to peril, not as
any eNpiati0n of msdecd (ror in this
matter | believe myself guiltless of
ANY, but TO COmUlCtp my work and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01
MY LAST FAREWELL.
BY DR.. JOSE RIAL,

Farewell, dear fatherand, cline OF the
Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost:
"ihuly ,,f now | go to give thee this faded
And wSere, it brighter. fresher or more
Still would give it thee. nor count the
cost.
On the field of battle. midst the frenzy of
oshsrs doR asxs ar g hSSa their iyss without
The placs, matters not-1cypress, or laurel
;. or lily white
Seq ffo DE- e open :; piaip combat or martyr
IT'S ever the same to serve our home and
x d country's need. r.
! l., an. 1t,at when l see tAsadawn break
.'E = ne gloom ofsHsgaits to herald the
And & 6. color , is lasdux ny blood thou
F r: vi VII i (: :;sa A; $.,.
ny s::s% 4 d ass. sRsgsa 5gs
Were 6 to see thy loved face. o gem m the,
From ss slsS% ,ssa Erlsfa fFeml cal ana
NJ Ai sse. On thy srowe4ae,4sat ID thine
|ss. Il ~ 5f ny liyilaas@ and rnlns
ARhaiI! cries the soul that Is now take
All haii!, And sweet IT ,is.for. tliee to MpirelL
TO die for thy sake thata,thou hay'st
aspire; Ell
And s nisS, in thy l bosom eternity long
4k..sss4spss k.sss--@sa4N
II over my grave some day thou -seest
grow 81,
tndhe grassy sod; D humble fi5wer,E 4,
Draw 1t to thy lips and kiss my soul 80.
While ! may feel on my brow in the cold
- H. tomb below sE4' -ta 7-,f1 tt.z5
Tho touch Of thy Tenderness. thy, breath,sI
q y warm flower. vi Tf;.I, -.
8 b -tX. s-rr.iA stt.aH -
Let the moon beam over me soft ands
=, sefeffe, " : "a
Let the dawn shed over mo It's radiant
!. t 4 ! ne wIna win sad lament sr.r mo
AND do oil my cfossa yird should BE- jsesI.y'
Let 1t thrill there its hymn. of peace to my
aa.Y esnea; Il ETTIIO9 :
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-10-01

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as 10 2lR!ai!i9 ban sGsGai. sd
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

reasonable speculation. There has been some tendency to buy cotton in very large quantities and store it against the expected day when there will De in creased price for cotton. But on the whole American business life is not car ried on along speculative lines. It is for that reason that the banks have been well disposed to accommodate merchants and manufacturers, as well as exporters who have sought credit so that they may the more easily carry on their undertak- ings
 One fact .s brought out in the statement
 of Comrtroler Williams which confirms a suspicion which vas held at the time of
 the floating of the Victory Loan, as we- as soirt of he-other Liberty Bonds and
 that is that had it nto ben for the as
 sistance of the banks these loans would not have been successfully made. That is understood to be the fact so far as the
 last or so-called Victory Loan, is con-
 cerned, for in reality, although there was rejoicing when it was announced that this loan had been successfully floated, neverth heless the floating of 1t was, mere ly banking transaction the treasury department representing one side ana the banks the other This amazing record of the growth of the national banks in six years viii furnish a traditional chap ter when the whole story of our rela- tion with the war is concerned, and also will demonstrate the strength of the American banking institution and their ability if managed as wisely in the fu- ture as there have been in the past to
 serve the people in the way it was in
 tended to serve them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

ertheless to this day from eight to ten millions of them are outstanding and probably none of them will ever be of- fered for redemption. That represents one of the items upon the debit side or the ledger Now, notwithstanding the fact that the expenses occasioned by the war caused enormous increases in the obliga- tions of the government perhaps not far from twenty billion dollars and interest, is approximately equal to the total bond ed debt of the United States, and as was early in 1914 it is possible to report officially that the national banks or tne United States increased their reserves Dy l 100 per cent in six years. The comptrol- | Ter of the currency, MT. Williams, offers an illustration of this by saying that the national banks of the United States m | creased more in the six years that the | 1911 and 1920 than they did in the entire l lffty-one years which elapsed since the passing of the original national banking act in the administration of President Lincoln.
 l Taken by itself. this reported increase | is to be regarded as an evidence of the stupendous banking increase in the United states. partly caused, of course, by the European war but in no small part by the healthful influences established by the national reserve bank, and which cu- ricusly enough went into effect shortly after the European war began.
 Some brief reference to the figures con | tained in Comptroller Williams state ment may re of avail in contemplating Ithe effect of this increase, what 1t means to the business life and prosperity Of the United States, and to unimpaira2ie strength of our nations banking system For instance, using round numbers lComptroller Williams says that at the close of 1919 the national banks held az gregate reserves of nearly twenty this.e billion dollars There will be inevitable lcomparison between these figures and
 those which report the indebtedness oi ithe United States. For the national bank reserves are somewhat in excess of the total Indebtedness of the United states lit is a wonderful thing that while oui expenses were mounting by millions tC a total which would have seemed in
 credible six years ago, so also the re serves of the national banks were aist Increasing hy relatively like amount.
 IT. a single year, that is 1919, the tota reserves of the national banks increased
 by two and a half millions, round mum lbers, over the reserves reported for 1918 The increase continues and is progres
 sve because between the call for re ports made by Comptroller Williams tt
 the national banks in the fall and thu
 call for reports as of December 3l, shows there was al increase in the reserve:
 of two hundred and sixty millions.
 The federal reserve banks were carryin!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
THE STATE UNIVERSITY

One of the biggest and most important measures killed by the legislature this week was that proposing the removal of the state university from Oxtord to Tac1rson. as demanded in a bill offered hv Representative Sheldon of Washing ton county-a distinguished gentleman who served the state of Nebraska as gov ernor a few years ago His idea was to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

on December 31. 1919, lawful reserves, gold and legal tender. amounting to one bil- lion three hundred million dollars, and this was little more than hundred mit- lion in excess of the amount which the law compels the banks to carry. There
 fore it is clear that notwithstanding the large issue of paper money there
 stood behind these issues ample re- serves. In this fact business men of the .U nlted States can find assurance that
 the paper money will remain amply pro tected and that a paper dollar probably anywhere in the. world would be accepted As equivalent to a gold dollar, because
 the world will know that an American
 paper dollar will be redeemed in gold. THE EFFECT UPON TRADE
 In these statistics are to be discoV- cred one of the reasons why the United
 States has been able to carry on an enor-
 nous domestic and foreign trade. The resources of the national banks, coupled with the resources of the state-chartered institutions, are if skillfully handled and wisely mobilized, sufficient apparently according to the view of Comptroller Wil- Hams, to take good care of American business interests, of course taking heed lest there be too yielding to temptation to over-speculation.
 Speculation is sure to be continued, but the best authorities say that all specu- latfon is not of itself harmful. The mer- chant who foresees a scarcity, say, of ted buys large quantities of tea in China and ships it to the United States With intent to hold it until prices appreciate.
 That is not regarded as harmful, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

build one great university at the capital of the state.-one that would be uni versity in fact as well as name, and which would embrace all the other state colleges. His speech in defense of the bill was one of the most powerful of the session, but it failed to break down the sentiment that clings around the old uni versity of Mississippi. It was estimated that the removal could be made for about S3,O00,000 and that the benefit would be teIfold. but the legislature Was not look
 ing for good investments unless returns could be seen inst4nter instead of twenty years in the future, as promised by the friends of the measure. Its defeat was very decided, and the city of Jackson will rot have to put up the half million dollars promised in the event the Sheldon bill
 became q law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
PAYING DEBT
 OF AMERICA
Rx HOLLAND


 New York, March -..-iSpecial.) )-Short- ly before the Kaiser commanded his armies to march across Belgium into France reference was made in Congress and out of it, especially in financial cir cles to the fact that the United States was rapidly redeeming her bonded ob- ligations. Some predicted that as our government would soon be free from that. For instance. there were less than billion of government bonds awaiting re- demption All of these could have been easily paid, although 1t was necessary to wait until the time for redemption came One of the curious debt obligations of the United States at that time re- flected an incident of the var dayA A scarcity of small currency. silver and even cents, prevailed so that the people were compelled to use postage stamps and milk tickets. or other accommodA~ tions of that kind. Then Congress an- thorized the issuing Of fractional cur lrency, commonly called shin plasterA Although the treasury department was ready to redeem these while John Sher- man was Secretary of the Treasury. nev-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
Patterson-Kennedy Race
 Promises Some FireWorks
nr rREp H. GOnMLEY

and will look after the interests of the shippers. In his first comment on the campaign after his headquarters were opened, he said that his opponent is run ming on an issue of 'anti-Kilby, but that in addition 10 being an "anti-Kilby' can didate. he is an "anti- work and anti people" candidate.
 Z These declaration would indicate tha
 this campaign will bring some fire. The support things said and done previously and mring to mind the act of the legiss lature requiring all state officials to reside in Montgomery. which was rem dered invalid because the enacting clause was not inserted. Mir. Kennedy refused to move to Montgomery, as did S P. Gaillard of Mobile. associate commis- sioner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG It's Easy-If You Know Dr.
 Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of kesping young is to feel young-to do this you must watch your liver and bowels-there's no need Of having a sallow complexion-dark rings under your eyes-pamPies-a ,,i,h hlnous us snarkle Your doctor will tell you ninety per cent of all sickness comes Eom inactive bowels and liver.
 Dr. Edwards, well known physician in Ohio, perfected vegetable com pound mixed wfth olive oai to act on fhe liver and bowels, which be gave 10 his patients for years
 pr. Edwards Olive Tabiets. ne sur s4it1,te for calomel, are gentle m then % scs;on vet always effective. They brnX sbo,,t % that natural buoyancy which aii ! shc,,Id en;oy by toning up the liver ana % rlsarine the system of impurities.
 st nr E EEdEards' Olive T Tablets are known hv their olive color. l0c and 21c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
s'Cure Your
 Rupture Like
 Cured Mine
Old Sea Captain Cured His Own
 Rupture After Doctors Said i "0perate or Death"
,w,s asmedy and Book Sent Freq

fw,s asmedy and Book Sent Free.
 Captain Ceilings sailed the seas for snany years; then he sustained a bad double rupture that soon forced him to not only remain ashore, but kept him badridden for years. He tried doctor after doctor and truss after truss. NO yesIlfts! Finally, he was assured that he must either submit to dangerous and abhorrent operation or die He did seithsri He cured himself instead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
pURyIs GETS HIS MONEY

Will Purvis has been paid the s5o0o the legislature voted him for his serv- ices as a convict in the state peni- tentiary. and is about as happy as was ev CT any boy who found quail nest with a dozen eggs. Purvis is the man who was hanged at Columbus some fifteen years ago for murder he never committe. and who. because or the slipping of the moose fell to the ground and lived to tell the tale, thanks to the thousands who witnessed the bungling job ana who refused to permit the sheriff to try his hand at hanging a second time. Purvis was afterwards sent to the penitentiary for life by Governor McLaurin and two years later pardoned. Returning to his cid home in what is now Lamar county he married and is a highly respected citizen of the community. Of course' 5000 is small compensation for his horrible experience at the hands of his state, but it will help a poor farmer nightly and was gladly accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

Montgomery, March 2.-(Specia- j--in
 terest in the campaign for president or the Alabama public service commission will be second only to the campaign for the short term senatorship, according to those who watched the start of 1t during tNe week S. P. Kennedy, incum- bent, has been a candidate for reelection for several weeks on .an "anti-kilny platform" and shis campaign manager has announced that this doctrine and this only will be preached until the primary.
 A. G. Patterson of Albany who en- tered the race two weeks ago, and who Is backed by business men and shippers of various sections. has declared that he will make the fight on the pledge that he will give his entire time to the office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21
CERENOITs WITH SCHOOLS

That Mississippi has gone education
 crazy" has been a frequent cry during
 the past few years. but the state has
 made great strides whether crazy or
 not, and really there seems to be
 good deal of method in her madness.
 The educational leaders managed to
 beat it into the heads of the people
 that the school teachers were the
 poorest paid people on earth. especially
 in Mississippi and in due course of
 time sentiment became so strong that
 patrons and trustees united in good
 cause and salaries began to climb by
 leaps and bounds The result is that the state superintendent of education
 has been given a heavier salary in- crease than was voted to any other state official save the governor and the judges of the supreme court; the salaries of county superintendents were all raised. and teachers are now raid enough to live on. at least where as heretofore they were half starved, salaries in many instances being less
 than $500 per year. and hundreds or the best teachers left the state or quit the profession for the army or the | farm The legislature has doubled the appropriation to the common schools, | the per capita being now $4 instead of S2.50 as heretofore. and in addition a. million and half is put in the hands | OI IHe SldNe DOdTO OI euuCdllOif u SSC | that free school terms run just as long !. in the poor counties as in the rich, 1 thus equalizing terms everywhere.
 | TAKES CARE OF VETERANS
 As the years roll by and the ranks 1 of the long gray line grow thinner and 1 thinner Mississippi becomes more and
 more appreciative or the services of the brave men who struggled and suf- ! fered through four long years of war 1 iL defense of the southland. and great sums are promptly voted to take care 1 of those who are left on this side the river The sentiment of the present Legislature was to vote round mil lion per year to the confederate vet erans. their widows and servants, bu
 in view of the fact that so many have gone to their last reward the appro priation was cut to $S00.000 per veal and promptly voted This gives tt
 those most seriously injured anC
 known as Class l. $z00 per year Gas 2 $50 and the remainder of the funt is divided pro rata. so that $50 pc
 year will be the smallest sum paid t
 any of them. In addition to this lib ] eral sums were voted to the suppor
 and maintenance of the Soldiers Hom at Beauvoir. the old home of Jefferson
 Davis, on the gulf coast, where 250 ar
 kept in comfort and plenty from on
 years end to another. Wherefore, talk ing 1t all in all Mississippi is doin 5 her part by the survivors of the los cause, but would do more if able.