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tion Of the harvesting. while there has
been no corresponding increase in
the transportation facilities to accom-.
modate the whole crop at once. In
the old times the farmer cut his wheat
and stacked It in the field. Then when
the .'thrashing machine came along.
in IFS route from farm to farm, he
got his grain in bags or In bins. He
could wait . little time for this opera.
ton. But now. even when he owns
his own machine, that does the work
at one stroke, he has little leeway
Of time. The wheat must be cut when
Eit is ripe, and IL must be carried OF
the field at once, else there Is danger
of rot or rust.
Suggestion has been made that the
solution of this problem lies in the
adoption OF the motor truck a. feeder
to the railroads. Undoubtedly great
quantity ok grain could be thus moved
OF the fields, but the cost would be
heavy.
In the present case time Is an ele-
ment in the equation, because the i'm
mediate market price Is good and the
farmers want to turn their wheat into
cash at once. 1t Is reported that the
bulk Of the $3.50. 1000, 900 that Kansas
farmers now have In prospect as their
wheat income will be srent in nquida-
ton OF obligations. the hold-overs from
last season. But thu fact will not
lessen the political significance OF the
big crop. "A certain Western Senator
who knows his Kansas intimately re.
Gently remarked that agricultural un-
rest would be very greatly allayed by
a bumper crop. 1t has come, and If
1t can be quickly marketed there will
be q measure Of farm relief that will
have considerable measure Of effect
upon the November elections.
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America, but by the time we are as
old as some Of the countries Of Eu-
rope are. today. maybe we viii be able
to show or tell them something.
The open season for the Lifters'
League OF America is on In earnest.
The roads are full Of them. Yet
Lifters would seem to be entirely the
wrong word. The I4ifters do no lift
ing. They always want to be lifted
| and they do not hesitate to ask for
what they want. It is a vast tribute
to the generosity OF American motor
| lists that so many Of the Lifters are
given free transportation from ore
end Of the country to the other. Hik-
| ing, It would appear, has become a
lost art in America. The man who
starts out to hike stops to be lifted,
/ and the motorist who passes him up
In the thought that perhaps he really
wanted to hike, gets at least black
look If not black malediction.
The difficulty with the lifting situa.
| ton in America is that there are evil
characters on the road as well as de-
| serving ones. There are at least a
| few scattered instances of the Lifters
turning upon their benefactors and
numbering them or stealing their car
| in an unguarded moment. This has
initiated against the Lifters and most
motorists nowadays look twice before
they stop to take on passenger.
Most Of the roadside tourists, how.
/ ever, are merely out for adventure.
Many Of them at this season of the
year are college students Cumming
their way about the country for the
sake of the experience. Many mere
boys and Boy Scouts ask for short
| distance rides. Most of the time they
| merely want a ride in one direction
| so as to get one back in the opposite
direction.
A Swedish student recently at the
Pennsylvania School of Forestry.
near Waynesboro, was immensely in
trigued by the travel tales of his fel.
low students and asked them to take
him on a Journey" He scarcely ba-
| lieved 1t could be done. But in two
weeks time he had been lifted to
washington, to Baltimore. to Phisa-
delphia, to Pittsburgh and then back
to school. The journey was revela-
ton. He promised to take the idea
back home, but was afraid it would
| not work In country where automo-
biles are not SO plentiful as in Amer
| lea. Lifting" will be a p'irely
American custom for some time to
come.
jewelers. in some of the smaller
American cities are endeavoring to
| introduce into this country the Gus
tom of the husband wearing a wed.
| ding ring as well as the wife. They
| would go even farther than this and
have the intended bride give the In
tended groom an engagement ring,
made up OF his birthstone or the
stone of the month In which the en-
gagement occurred.
Probably 1t will be long time be-
fore the American girl can be con-
WINGED she should give her fiance one
ring to keep him in line during the
engagement and another to keep
him hitched after the wedding
Then, too, there Is the suggestion
that some of the timid bachelors OF
this country. who are afraid all wonn-
en- have designs upon them, might
resort to wearing wedding rings on
all their journeys away from home
to warn the adventuresses away. The
confirmed bachelor" will resort to
almost anything.
Copyright 1920
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Short Measure Gasoline.

inspection Of sixty-fiye gasoline sta
tons in Washington has revealed that
thirty-two Of this number are selling
short to the customer This short
measure ranged from few ounces,
due to ,aulty operation of the pumps,
failure properly to drain the hose. and
a too speedy shutting of Of the valve.
to full gallon at two stations, where
i've gallons were paid for and only
four gallons were delivered.
This situation Is serious. Motorists
have practically no protection against
the interruptions dealer. Gasoline
gauges on automobiles are notoriously
unreliable, ana 1t is only in q rare case
that shortages are noted and proved
by the motorists themselves.
A good many Of the dealers selling
short are probably not Intentionally
cheating. Pumps in some cases. espe-
cially old ones. are prone to develop
leaks and lack Of pressure. But there
have been many cases in the past. in
all sections Of the country, where
dealers have been shown to have
shaded the measure delivered and
to have profited thereby.
The campaign OF the District de.
partment OF weights and measures Is
strongly commended, and the motor
lists OF the city are gratified that their
interests are being protected against
both the INSCRIPTIONS and the care.
less In the purchasing Of gasoline.
It Is clearly up to the conscientious
gasoline dealer to conduct his business
in such way that the shadow Of sus-
picion shall never fall upon him. His
pumps should be regularly inspected.
and his men should be carefully in
structed in the filling Of tanks.
When almost half Of the stations
inspected show that short measure Is
being given, 1t breeds lack of conf
dence on the part of the motoring
public. and there are probably many
who believe that the old method OF
five.gallon jugs is preferable to the
pumps. The motorist could at least
tell, with the old way, whether or not
he was getting all that he paid for.
Regardless OF all this. however. the
dealers of Washington must not allow
the black mark to stand against them.
They must demand accuracy in their
pumps and in their men, just as they
demand the fun price from the GUS
toner.
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Bureau Of Fisheries has perfected
some fairly simple rules for the cree
ton of pens. 1t also maintains sort
of dollhouse for the first wintering
of the new crop.
Likes Cheap Food.
One advantage of turtle as a do.
mestic animal, II he ever becomes
such. is that ne will eat almost any
thing and prefers inexpensive food.
Fish makes him a good diet, crabs
and oysters delight him, and he will
stow away vegetables such as turnips.
chopped meat, corn meal or almost
anything else. Fish is likely to be his
chief diet if turtle farming becomes a
business. since he will eat any sort OF
fish and can be supplied with varieties
or sizes that humans do not care for.
The Beaufort station can feed hun.
dred terrapin for or 10 cents q day,
so that raising them for market
sounds like good business PROPOSE
ton, so far as the feed cost Is con-
cerned. M
The terrapin is not subject to any
diseases yet discovered. but needs to
be given a fairly clean place to live
and fed rather well If he Is to grow
at a fair rate OF speed. Some of the
young appear to be stunted and re-
quire three or four years more to de-
velop than the normal product.
Freshly captured wild terrapin do not
breed freely the first year, but after
a couple Of years in captivity they re.
produce at a good rate. The females
outnumber the males eight or nine to
one, which is considered good luck
for the prospective turtle farmer, as
the females not only lay the eggs,
but are the largest and best market.
able product.
Two Policies Possible.
The Bureau of Fisheries is not GER
tain whether the solution Of q res
toration of terrapin to the markets
and tables of America lies in stocking
the coastal waters with wild terrapin
or encouraging turtle farming. It Is
starting to do the former and win
help any ambitious turtle farmer
with free advice If he wants to try
the latter. AS the terrapin is a
five-year crop. 1t will be some time
vet before the Government experts
find out all there is to know about
crossing breeds in the effort to de-
velop larger terrapin, or forced
feeding, in an effort to mature a crop
In shorter space OF time.
It has experiments under way look.
ing to both OF these detectives. II the
North Carolina enterprise is thor.
oughly successful. some of the other
coast States may start their own
hatcheries and try to revive the terra.
pin industry. While 1t was once ils.
bitual to cook terrapin in wine, several
successful substitutes have been dis.
covered by modern chefs, and the
deiicacy should continue to command
q high price, which will come down X
production rises to q large conner
cial output. 'si
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Whether Or not ones education il
worth the time and effort expended
In its acquisition can be determined
only by the use to which it is put.
IL we continue in q field as narrow
as that which we occupied before
entering the halls Of learning, It is 4
failure. re through timidity or re-
strfcted vision we serve ourselves and
our FELLOW men no better, Il is q
failure
Condr. BYRD and Capt. Amundsen
pushing OF into unknown regions
stir our imagination. Do not merely
admire them. Initiate. Let us push
on into the lilnitless areas toward
which our highest ambitions attract.
Do not be content with q job. Be-.
gin a career. Do not be afraid to
leave q community In which, because
Of routine tasks and d. large circle
Of acquaintan you may find II
difficult to measure your capacity. Go
forth into q work where constantly
You will feel the urge To battle ND
ward. u
Unused education depreciates as do
material commodities upon the naer.
chants shelves.
LiGe's prizes are awarded to those
who seek them; they are not deliy.
cred at your door.
lCopyrixht. l0e01
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RESTORED CONFIDENCE.

AsAs30 SAeA1AS NSbASA' A<sAAsLAss
Acts. rapt.S8: seTo open their
eyes. to tRYm them from darkness
to light and from the pOtcer Of
Satan unto God Z
THE one word which the finger oi
God has written on the brow Of every
Thus Victor Hugo discloses the
impulse that inspired him to write
his monumental work, Les Mise
rabies" Speaking OF this extraordi-
nary book, some one says that. .'hay-
ing fingered long over Christ's idea
of man and God, Hugo determined
to write the story of Gods pathetic
struggle to recover maia from igno.
rance, suualor and crime to his pris-
tine splendor; God wlI never doubts
but that at last He will lead man back
to rectitude, purity and divine good
ness. 9 The central figure in this Inn
mortal story Is Jean Vatican, one of
the most striking characters ever por-
trayed In fiction. A climax Is reached
when Bishop Myriel forgiyes Jean for
having stolen his silver candIestIcks:
Jean Vatican, my brother, you be-
long no longer to evil but to good. 1t
is your soul that am buying for you.
withdraw It from dark thoughts and
from the spirit of perdition, and
give It to God" The confidence dis
closed by the bishop In this outcast
gave him inspiration to struggle on
until ultimately he triumphed.
The great purpose Or the ministry
OF Christ was to reveal to man the I'M
fulfilled possibilities of his life. His
unfailing attitude toward those who
had fallen was one of hopefulness and
great expectation. He literally won
men and women back to lives OF
decency and seif-respect by assuring
them of His belief in their capacity
to recover. No religious teacher that
the world has ever known has dis
closed greater optimism concerning
man than did Jesus of Nazareth. 1t
is amazing how men respond to the
message of hope. The thing that de.
stroys and embitters life is that kind
OF condemnation that takes from a
fallen man or woman the last vestige
Of self-assurance.
Years ago criminal who had spent
over 80 years In penitentiaries came
under my care. An incident In his
career that parallels in part the story
of the bishop and Jean Vatican was
one that brought him In touch with
the late Henry Ward Beecher He
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Slump in Equality.
- TIA I,oa angeles Times.

From the Los Angeles .rinaes.
Under recent action OF the legisla,
tiire there must be separate barber
shops for men and women IN Con-
necticut. At least It Is forbidden that
8. barber should serve lady customers
In the same room as his male patrons.
Possibly 1t is thought that the Police
Gazette is still kept on hle for the
shayers, but this no longer eIahar-
,raRses the DANES. The women were
supposed to have won their full equal.
ity with men before the law. They
can vote. sit on jury and smoke
cigarettes, but Il they may not sit ifl
the same barber. shop with the men
81 what use are the privileges they
hohbed size must md some place
where men are not having their
whiskers singed. she must hunt NJ
q joint 0f her own Kind Ihse - &
distinct SLUMP TOWARD TIE arcA IL
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clearly up to the broadcasters them
selves to rid their ranks Of the
OFFENDING minority By whatever
action is possible ana again furnish
the public with the type Of whole.
some radio entertainment that II has
right TO expect.
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Plain agriculture has failed to
evince much sympathetic interest in
the League Of Nations or the World
Court, failing to see how they are like
'Iy to operate for farm relief.
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The plans outlined by Mussolini
contemplate the substitution of the
word Dictator as significant Of all
the greatness heretofore attached to
such titles as King" or Emperor"
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The Sultan Of Morocco did not like
the Charleston as he saw 1t in Paris
Any kind of a sultan must be ex
pected to show signs Of resentment
toward the innovations now in evi
dence.
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America is never narrow in matters
Of money. The international situation
requires some tact to avoid a gener.
osity which will humble the pride Of q
debtor.
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Embarrassment of riches again as
serts itself. The New Jersey explo.
sions indicate that we had more trini
trotoluol than we knew what 10 do
with.
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SHOOTING STARS.
By pHLANDER JOHNSON.
Freedom Of Choice.

Freedom Of Choice.
Why do we sorrow, when we might
Be happy, gay and free?
To JOY each human has a right
Likewise to miseree.
And so. with smiles the hour is rife,
Or else in grief We waste
Our time. Each mortal leads his life
According TO his taste
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Dispatches from Paul Smiths. N. r.,
indicate that President Coolidge is
having one Of the busiest vacations
on record.
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: There is little doubt that President
Coolidge has clinched the fishermen's
vote. If lie can secure the farmers
vote as easily, all will be well.
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which he imagines would be q vast
fniproyement on the original PLAN
THESE Ineddling iilettanti win 40 wen
to keep still. n the Hnical notions Of,
ali the squirts III the country are to-
have weight IN the matter. Washing
ton Mili F1u,Ain without 3 Monumenk
until the crack 81 doom.
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Shifting Standard.

From the Fort Worth Record TELEGRAM.
jail. Now II n merely y vicissitude.
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1t has become a national custom to
present Charles e. Hughes with a
presidential boom once every four
years.
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Entirely satisfactory

Entirely Satisfactory.
For singin' "The Star Spangled Ban.
ner'' I'm strong,
AS best am able to do.
/ don't know the words an I get the
tune wrong, .
But. somehow, It always rings true.
TELL de truth, said Uncle Eben;
..but you won't have much to say II
you keeps yol mouth shut till you y
sure you knows whut de truth is
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Kidnapping.
A kidnaper met with a kid.
VINO proved q publicity scrapper.
The kid was awake. What she did
Was. with profit. to kid the kid.
naper.
Jud Tunkins says a prize fight i q
brief incident entirely surrounded BY
pictures and literature.
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Deciding Consideration

Deciding Consideration.
where are you going to spend the
Summer a.a
I'm the mountains" answered Miss
Cayenne. II have decided that an
outing costume becomes me more than
bathing suit Z
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No Fisherman.

No Fisherman.
do you ever 80 fishing?''
NO. answered Senator Sorghum.
81 have already enough constituents
on my hands who don't believe half Of
what, / tell EN-
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Rate by Mail--PayabIe In Advance.
Is. MARYLAND and Virginia,
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Acts. G1pi.28: 80 open their
eyes. TO tWTm them from darkness
to light and from the potcer OF
Satan unto God. =
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snow that there Ii q probability
that the washington Monument is to
be completed at last,
Monument says The Star Of July
faesisners II. 1876, 'the critic
seA6 askers. whose mission
iii lie seems TO be to ind faliit with
everything they are not fiisst consulted
about. are coming rapidly 10 the front
with their objections to ~ design,
ana each one has son1ethlng ~ ofier
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hp .,,11yy and Sunday ;, yr s!s Z CO. mo-. 81
sunday "e Only i y r.. 1866 oc mo- mo-.
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Brown at Chippewa, ana Boyd VIII
ming proud laurels at Fort George,
and old Pike dying triumphing at
Toronto, and Commodore Perry on
DonouEh on Lake Champlain, and
Andrew jackson, GROWING victory
with victory, with the 1000 squirrel
hunters from Kentucky and Tennes-
see, behind the cotton bales Of New
orleans.
And Palo Alto and Resaca de Ia
Palma, and Buena Vista and Mon
terey, and Chapultepec and OLD
Mexico. in the days when $4,000
American boys went out and fought
nation of 100000.
And Fort Doneison, and Shiloh. and
Vicksburg, and Gettysburg, and At
iarta, and the march to the sea.
And George Dewey at Manila. and
Sampson and Schley at Santiago,
and the marines at Guantanamo
C800 marines holding on 10000 Span
isia veterans), and the boys at San
Think 81 ii, from Bunker rim TO
San Juan Hill! A glorious roll, that
nobody In the world can call but an
American.
And now we add the ST. Afihiel
0At1ckttp NA1G nCl8utN VI & " "a nttt y
night AZ the bridge at Chateau
Thierry, the advance to the Meuse-
Argonne, the approach TO Sedan. the
storming Of Grand Pre-. the capture
Of Montfaucon, and the charge by
the marines at BeIIeau Wood, No
other nation has such roll call as
this. It tells the tale OF superb and
supreme sacrifice. II tells us that
i million men have died II America
that liberty may live, besides the
$1,000 who died In France
X Is no exaggeration I'd say that
100, 900 American women have ago.
nized that American liberty may not
die. The result II that we are, In
deed and III fact. the child If the cen
turtles. and the heir to the ages. and
the beacon light 81 iihef4y and the
last iopo 0f humanity. Tf we fail, the
world d lost and civilization viii b.
ct back for 1000 yeax1
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01
Goodman, Miss.
Dear Editor:

wish to say here at Goodman we are boasting
Of having good lodge. When Prof. C. F. CASTOR
set up here last September we had only IA men,
bers. Now we have close to 100 and new ones
are coming most every meeting night. We shall
not rest at Goodman until our lodge reaches $50
members.
l went out in the field on December 27, last
and set up II lodges with about $50 members by
the 9th of February 1926. l was taken i'll and
had to stop.
The people where worked are very much inter-
ested in the Afro-Amercan Sons & Daughters and
say it is the leader in Mississippi.
We want the president and custodian to know
that our support shall be loyal and continuous
Yours truly,
MINNIE B. WRIGHT.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01
Way, Miss.
Dear Editor:

We the members of lodge No. 105, feel glad to
write a few words in regards of the Afro-Ameri-
cans We are glad to be part of such grand
organization, doing so much to help the needy
among
We want the leaders of the work to know and
feel that they have our unbroken support and that
our determination is nothing less than "Way" for
the Sons & Daughters.
Our president, Bro. Albert Banks was recently
with us and doing the course of his remarks we
were greatly enlightened on the topic, "The Neces-
sity of Organization Among U.s."
We are always glad to have our leaders with us.
Yours truly
EUGENAI HENDLEY, F. S.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01
Satartia, Miss.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Please let the following article appear in your
valuable paper:
On September 9th, 1925, we were organized
by the Hon. T. J. Huddleston. with ~ members
but because of the scarcity of money few OF our
members fell by the way since that. time.
Under the leadership of Rev. w. 7. Jackson. we
are expecting to build our lodge up to 100 or moro
Also our financial secretary, Mr. d. c. Carter. has
made great effort to hold what we have. as we'll
as done valuable work in getting new ones.
BEATRICE JONES and CLARA A. MOORE.
Travellers Rest Lodge No. sc.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01

Inverness, Miss, Route 1, Box rs.
Dear Editor
l am a member of the Afro-American Sons &
Daughters and think it is the greatest order in
the world for negroes. l would to God that every
colored person would join the Sons & Daughters.
l shall do all l can to have men and women join
this order.
May God bless these honored men and women
and let them live long to humanity.
Yours fraternally,
NANCY FOSTER, F. S.
Inverness Lodge No. 2.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01
Vance, Miss.

Please allow me to say few words about
Nicholas lodge No. SO. Our lodge has been torn
almost down but getting along very
nicely, with Fl members reporting. Since we have
Z had time to get ourselves settled, we find that
the ro-Amarcan Sons & Daughters is the best
order ever established in this community
Our aim is now to make our lodge 100 members
strong before January l, 1927.
Prof. CASTOR and Rev. Thompson We're with us
the 21st of June and made everything plain
10 u.s. We thank them for their visit
Yours truly
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1926-08-01
Ebenezer, Miss.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
fiease allow space in your very valuable paper
10 say few words about Ebenezer Lodge No.
al. Our lodge was organized January, 1926. Wa
are very thankful that we are growing and wa
are gong to push forward with the hope of re-
porting at the grand lodge, second. if not first
best in the list.
we nave added six new members this month.
Oar motto: Go and Grow. Watch U.S. ioin II.
Frsternaliy yours,
n. Fl. THATCH. F. S.