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t .MADISON COUNTY RXC02LD, Uhe Medium 1901. nUDNCII B3LOAD NEWS, Established May 16. 1907. T . Through which you reiektht 4 T i i j . ..! pec pie oi naautoa county. t Consolidated, : : Nov. 2nd, 191! f Advenisinjj Rates on Application I 1111 II 1 t 111 1 1H I 1J H-H- 1 1 II H-l I I M'H-H'iLl l I Ml TOE ; THE ONLY NEW3PAPCR IN MADISON COUNTY. ' ' ' : v. "7"-; VOL. XV. ; ' ; ,' y , ; MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY JULY 11, 1913. ) ' NO. 28. ( 1 i ii 1 " ' i i , i .. Madison County. Established by the Legislature Be Inn 1ASA.'K1 " Poulatlon, 30,132. County Seat, Marshall. 1646 feet above sea level. New and modern Court Houie, cost 133.000.00. New and modern Jail, coat $15,000.00. New and modern County Home, coat U0,000j)0. . - .': Offioers. ' Hon C. B. Maahburn, Senator 16th District Marshalf, N. C. , Hon. James E. Rector, Representa tive. Hot Springs, H. C. N. B. McDevitt, Clerk Superior 7slA O. Snrlnklo. Register of Deeds. Marshall, N. C i C. F. Runlon. Treasurer, Marshall, . N. C. R. P. D. No. f. R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, Wblte Rock, N. C Dr. Cbaa: N. Sprinkle, Coroner, Marshall N. C. Mrs. Ellia Henderson, Jailor, Mar shall. N. C. John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall, N. C. ' ' Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physician, . James Haynie, Supt County Home, Maraball, N. C. Home located about two miles south west of Maraball. I - ' . Courts. ' Criminal and Civil. First Monday be fore First Monday In March, Com menctaf Feb. 2th, 1M. CItU lit, Monday after First Mon day in Maron, commence May 20, mi . Criminal and Civil, First Monday after First Monday in Sept Com mences Sept ttb, 1912. Civil th Monday after First Mon day In September. Commences Oct ber 14. UU ; BOARDS. County Commissioners.' W. C. Sprinkle, Chairman, Marshall, N .C. " R. A. Edwards, Member, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 8. Reubin A. Tweed. Member, Big Laurel, N. C. J. Colemaa Ramsey, Atty. Marshall, tt ft. ' ' - ' ' Board meet first Monday in every month, - - . Road Commissioners. A. B. Bryan, Chairman, Marshall, N. C R. F. D. No. 2. J. A. Ramsey. Secretary, Mars Hill, N.C.R. F- D. No. 2. ' Bam Coy, Member, Murs Hill. N. O. (L F. D. No. 2. O. W. Wild. BK fine, N. C. ' Dudley Chlpley, Road ' Engineer, Marshall, N. C. George M. Pritchard. Atty., Marsh all, n. a ... Board meets .first Monday In Janu ary. April, July . and October -each year. ':r; .'.-, ".'A-v - ..! Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs,, Chairman, Spring Creek, N. C. -'-' , - Thos, J. Murray, Member, Marshall, N. C R. F. D. No. 3. W. R. Sams, Marshall, N. C, R. F. D. No. 2. . : v4:-'' . Prof. M. C. Buckner, Supt. of Schools, Mars Hill, N. C R. F. D. No. I. Board Meets first Monday in Janu ary; April, July and October - each y ear. . Colleges and High Schools, Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L. Moore, - President Mars Hill, N. C. Fall Term begins August 17, IS 11. Spring Verm begins January 2, 112. V Spring Creek High School Prof H A Willtn PrinclnaL Florin r Creek. N. C 8 Mo. School opened August 1, 1911. ;;... ?;!.-, -iS.- ;:0'',". Madison Seminary High School. Prof. J. M. Weatbsrly, Principal, Mar shall, N. C, R- F. D. No. 2. 1 Mo. School began Octber 2, 1911. - Bell Institute. Miss Margaret B. . Orifflth, Principal, Walnut N. C, 8 Me School began September 9, 1911. , Marshall Academy. Prof. R. O. Anders, Principal, Marshall, N. C. 3 M School began Sept 4, 1911: ' Notary Publlos. J. C. Ramsey,' Marshall, N. C, Term expires Jan, 1, 1914. " : J. H. Hunter, Marshall, N. C, R. F D. No. 3. Term expires April 1, 1913. J. F. Tilaon, Marshall, N. C. R. F. D. No. 2. Term expires April 3, 1913. C. J. Ebbs, Marshall, N. C. Term expiree April tl, 1913. , .''A'vt J. W. Nelson, Marshall, N. C. Term expires April 28, 1913. ' Roy L. Guder, Marshall, N. C Term expires May 3, 1913., Geo. M. Pritchard. Marshall, N. C Term expire May 25, 1913. " ; Dudley Chlpley, Marshall. N. C Term expires July 29, 1913. W. O. Connor, Mars 'Hill, N. C Term expires Nov. 27, 1918. v J. A. Wallin. Big Laurel, N. C. Term expires Jan. 24. 1914. -' D. C. Bullock, Stackhouse, N. C Term expires Feb. 22, 1914. D. P. Miles, Baraard, N. C. Term expires March 14, 1914. J. G. Ramsey, Marshall,' N. C, R. 4 Term expires March 16. 1914 J. -E. Gregory, Joe, N. C - Term ex pirea Jan. T, 1914. . . . Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek, N. C Term expires Sept 24, 1914. . C C. Brown. Bluff, N. C- Term ex fs T. 9, 1314. , ". T. r rot PnrtnT,"N.- C O. A. T-', S. XI. I Comntiidr; J U. t ri, Ai.aiant , Keeta at .thi .Cc":rt Eocte Eatnrday before the sec io&d t'sMnj In sack month at 11 a. sa TARIFF TO TAKE 4 EFFECT AT OIICE EXCEPTIONS," HOWEVER, MADE IN . WOOL AND SUGAR SCHED ULES BY COMMITTEE. MORE REVENUE PROVIDED Tax on 8pulrlous Wines Was Provldsd for by Levying 25 Per Cent Ad Valorem Tax. Washington. Majority members of the senate finance committee decided that all acbedulea of the new tariff bill except sugar and wool should become effective immediately after the enact ment of the measure into law. , Sugar, with the approval of the Dem ocratic caucus, will be aubject to the Payne-Aldrich rates until March 1, 1914. The , committee tentatively agreed upon a date for the wool sched ule, but did not announce it because of a promise to confer with Senators Walsh and Thomas, whd could not be reached. The committee will confer with them before, the final session of the caucus. ' ' ' . - Additional revenue waa provided for by the committee when ft decided, in view of the revenue tax on brandies used In fortifying sweet wines, to levy a revenue tax of 25 per cent ad valorem on what are known as "spu rious wines," wines made from pum tnls and fortified with chemicals. . Containers of such wines must bear a label, showing what materials enter into the product Just how much reve nue will be derived from this the com mittee could not estimate, because the tax probably will curtail the present output considerably. Another change proposed relates to the clause prohibiting importation of convict goods. It was amended so as to read that such goods be exclud ed from countries which do not "pro hibit" qpnvlct labor. Originally the clause read from countries which did "restrict" convict labor. Chairman Simmons said that he ex pected general debate on the bill to begin soon.- He will report the meas ure soon, and It is his opinion that the debate will 'be limited to five weeks. - .. v - ,. WAVED THE AMERICAN FLAG 'Riot Ensusd and Americans Tram :"' Pled and Others; Injured. Winnipeg, Man. The waving of the American flag here while thousands of provincial soldiers were parading, pre cipitated a riot during which the flag waa trampled and a number of persona received minor injuriea. ' In the fight which followed s num ber of civilians were hurt but none seriously. The 'American whose name could not.be ascertained escaped without serious harm, and with the aid of the police eluded the crowd. The soldiers took no part in the dem onstration. . ' The Incident occurred ' when thou sands of soldiers from Winnipeg and Manitoba were marching through the city on their return from annual camp, at SowelL where they had been man euvering under Sir Ian Hamilton, fa mous British South African war gen eral. When the One Hundredth regiment Vas passing a local bank, an American appeared on the curbing, waving an American flag and shouting "Hurrah for the American flag." J. B. Mitchell, colonel in command of the regiment, ordered one of hia men to request the American to put away the flag, but before the soldier could reach the American angry civilians pounced up on him, tore the flag from his grasp and hurled it into the street Before U could, be reached the flag was torn. - Two Killed In Auto Race. Cojumbus, , Ohio. Harry C. Knight, known as the "Hero of the Indianapo lis Speedway," was almost instantly killed and his mechanician, : Milton Michaells; both of Atlanta, was fatal ly injured here when Knight's front wheel drive car blew a right tire and turned turtle on the 110th lap of the 200-mile automobile race I contested under the auspices of the Columbus Automobile association. He was said to have been running at 75 miles an hour when the accident7 occurred. , . '. Fierce Fighting In Macedonia. : . London. Evidence that serious fighting is occurring In Macedonia Is. found in the arrival of large numbers of wounded and prisoners at the vari ous Balkan capitals,, but owing to si lence at Sofia and to the conflicting and probably biased stories from Ser vla and Greek sources, it Is impos sible to form an accurate idea of the struggle.; There has been no formal declaration of war and although it Is reported the Bulgarian minister to Greece has been recalled, he has not departed from Aflwna. 1 Angry Mothers Mob Chauffeur. Pittsburg. Angered mothers who had seen an uncontrolled automobile plunge through it throng of several hundred children preparing for a pa rade on the streets of West Pittsburg, almost tore the clothes from the ma c';'ne's chauffeur. Abe YupfMnjf, be f..;a la was t'irni 1 ev r to t.e I 'e. C a cf the ' irt-a H V a tbro. - was fcuied and twelve ..;.-. a were turt. YuengHng d h;,-.i .. J brakes on his 'au tomobile refused to work while he was coming down a steep grade. ' HENRY BOND r rflllilllilK' Henry Bond of Brattlebqro, Vt, wsa re-elected president of the Northern Baptist convention at Its recent meet ing In Detroit The convention com prises all ths Baptist organizations In the northern fart of the United States. AHEAD OVER $40,000,000 940,08329 SURPLUS FOR THE UNITED 8TATES GOVERN MENT REPORTED. New Fiscal Year Begins With a Very Largs Balance on ths Right Side of Ledger. Washington. Uncle Sam closed the fiscal -year 1193 with a surplus of 140, 083,229, representing the excess of receipts over expenditures, exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions. This exceeds last year's surplus . by $3,750,000. The Panama canal expenditures and public debt transactions, however, wiped out the surplus of ordinary receipts over or dinary expenditures and created a de ficit tor the year of 92,149,000. Total receipts for the fiscal year amounted to 9725,782,921, while the ordinary disbursements were1 8683699,, 692. i - - Corporation taxes yielded the gov ernment 334,948,870, or 35,365,766 more than duriag- thw fiscal year 1912. Custom, receipts for the fiscal year reached 9318,142,000, an Increase of nearly 97,000,000 over the previous year. The record drinking and smoking of the American people In the past twelve months brought the federal Koverninent the enormous . total of 9309,478,000 in Internal revenue re ceipts, which was- $16,500,000 greater .1 J 1M, ) . U1HU IU IVlA. Under the first year's operation of the new pension law' the government paid veterans and widows 9175,134,- 000, an Increase of 321,537,000. The fiscal year closed with S164,- 704,000 in the general fund of the treasury as compared with 9167,152, 000 a year ago. The cash drawer of the treasury contains 365,253,000 as the working balance of the govern ment - The trust funds of the treas ury include f 1,086,727,000 in gold coin and bullion. The government spent 941,741,000 on construction of the Panama canal in the past year, making a total of 3318,229,000 spent on the canal to date.i The mints coined during the year $37,147,000, of which $30,058,000 was in gold. The, 7,492 national banks now in existence have a total outstanding circulation of national 'bank notes of $737,065,050. Tax on Futures Opposed. New Orleans. The proposition con tained in the Clarke amendment to the Underwood tariff bill to tax one-tenth of a cent a pound all cotton futures contracts has aroused, aggressive op position on the part of members of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange and many others Interested heavily in cot ton trade throughout the South. Hun dreds of telegrams from cotton deal ers in a dozen states have been re ceived t the. exchange asking that its officers make every effort to pre vent the enactment of the amend ment Into law. - , . ' . v Flies Across Lake Michigan. Chicago. Logan A. Vilas, an ama teur aviator of Chicago, made the first aaroniana flleht across- Lake Michi gan. His trip, made in a hydro-aero plane from St Joseph, Mich, to cni nn mnntimnd one hour and 44 min utes. .Vilas was accompanied by Wil liam Bastar of Benton, Harbor, Mich, and followed the steamship Lane irom sl Josenh to Chicago, the distance being about 68 miles. He said shitt ing air currents compelled him fre quently to change the level on which he was flying, ... ; Land Grant Taken by Government Portland, - Ore. Federal j Judge Charles S. Wolverton signed the de cree In the Oregon and California railroad grant case which forfeits to the government 2,075,616 acres of land In the Wllllamette valley helw by the Southern Pacific. The decree Is based on the failure and refusal of the Ore- I n and Cettfrn!a Kauroaa company Itid Ha suhcessor, the Southerv Pa- hiriJ company, to sell to settlers the land granted by. congress in 1S70 at a stipulated price of $2.50 an acre, FESSES LIES DAVID LAMAR ' ADMITS USING NAMES OF LEGISLATORS TO WALL STREET PEOPLE. TELLS REMARKABLE STORY Organized Effort to Influence Wall Street Financiers Is Admitted i ,. on 8tand. Washington. A story of misrepre sentation, impersonation of . public men and organized effort to Influence Wall street financiers 'probably with' out-parallel in the history of con gresalonal Investigation was unfolded before the aenate lobby committee. A prosperous-looking, self-possessed Individual, calling himself David La mar of New York, self-described as an "operator In stocks" and admittedly the bearer of several assumed names, was the principal In the remarkable session. ' With entire abandon arousing the committee to laughter, at times by his naive admissions, he told of his imper sonations, his participation in attempts to Influence Wall street operations, and hla association with Edward Lauter- bach, a New York lawyer, in efforts to have Lauterbach retained by the Mor gan Ann, the Union Pacific and other great Interests to head off congres sional activity In Washington. He telephoned to financial men and lawyers In the names of Representa tive Palmer and Representative Rlor dan. He assumed the guise of Chair man McCombs, of the Democratic na tional committee, to telephone to Chairman Hllles, of the Republican na tional committee. Lewis Cass Ledyard of New York, counsel for the Morgan firm, waa one of his attempted victims. Mr.. Ledyard came to the witness stand armed with almost a verbatim account of all the conversations held with Lamar, who had represented himself as Con gressman Palmer. As be read the record of the conver sations, In themselves unusual In their tones, Lamar, sitting -nearby, laughed and nodded, saying "That's right" and slapping his leg with apparent enjoy ment V, . , BRAVERY SAVES THE SHIP .'.. , : Men Stick tb Peri When Accident Hap- . pened to Ship. Newport, R. L Bravery of the en gine room crew of the battleship Lou isiana helped the vessel out of a dan gerous predicament when a valve bon net blew off, flooding the starboard en gine room. Incidentally the accident gave Capt Templln M. .Potts, who was dismissed by the naval "plucking board," and retires, a memorable ex perience at the close of his service. The rush of water through the pas sage opened by the displacement of the bonnet carried men off their feet and forced them against the machin ery, but they Btuck to their work. Captain Potts sounded the call for collision drill, bringing men to quar ters, and automatically closing the bulkhead doors. A collision mat was put overboard, mattresses and blan kets were brought into use, and waste was jammed Into the hole, but to no avail. Finally the pump began gain ing on the water, and the battling en gine room force was able to cram into the hole a waste can. This was jack ed securely,, and the flow of . the threatening water was stopped. . When the accident occurred the bat tleship was without steam, only oue boiler being in use for minor purposes ., How Daniels Keeps Cool. Washington. Secretary Daniels has discovered how to keep cool. His pre scription is: Think of cotton and tar get about the warmweather. The sec retary made known his ; discovery when some one at the navy depart ment deplored the hot weather in his presence. "Do you realize," he asked, "that this is the finest posisble weath er for raising Cotton? Don't you know that on days and nights like we have been having) you can almost see the cotton growing? And do you realize that it Is the cotton export crop of this country that keeps the balance of trade in favor of America?" - North Carolina Lawyers. AshevUle, N. C With about 150 judges and lawyers present the fif teenth annual convention of the North Carolina- Bar association met here in a three days' session. The principal address of the first session was that of Judge James S. Mannln, of , Ral eigh, the president of the association, which was in form of a message to the lawyers of the state. Reference was made by him to the legislative Issues pending In North Carolina at this time, but no recommendations were offered. ' ; ; ;,: -( ' Old Lady With Gun Runs Off Officers Griffin, Ga. A fifty gallon still was captured eight milese south of Grif fin by Deputy Collector Emmett Hln ton and deputy. The still was lo cated about fifty yards from the home of Mrs. Sarah Baugh, an old lady of 82 years, who gave two of the officers a lively race for a short time. Believ ing the officers to be robbers. Mrs. Baugh drew a gun on them and mads them leave the place and would have nothing to do with them uiita Deputy Collector HInton assured her of their mission. . 1 , .ii con CONGRESSMEN LEVI P. MORTON Levi P. Morton, vlco-preeldont of ths United States from 1890 to 1893 and governor of New York In 1895 and 1896, who has boon so gravely III that his life was often despaired of, cele brated his eighty-ninth birthday annl vsrsary In a better condition than he had boon for some time. . BLUE AND GRAY IN REUNION ADDRE83ES BY SECRETARY GAR RISON, GOV. TENER AND GEN. BENNETT YOUNG. . """"" Every Reference to Reunited Nation Draws Cheer Veterans Suffer From the Heat Gettysburg, Pa. In the pitiless glare of a sun that sent the mercury bubbling over the 100 mark and made clothes a burden and a bath only a de lusion, the armies of the North and the South began the formal exercises set to mark the semi-centennial of Gettysburg. Veterans to the number of 15,000, the army officers estimated, filed into the big tent set apart for the exer cises, sat in the haze of heat for two hours and shook the camp with their cheers when the speakers made ref erence to a reunited nation. Every seat under the canvas was taken long be fore Secretary of War Garrison and Governor Tener, th orators of the day, came chugging up in their au tomobiles. Although the men In gray were tor outnumbered by those in blue, there were possibly a thousand Southern ers in the amphitheater and what the y lacked in dumber they- made up in lung power. When Governor Tener finished his speech Gen. Bennett H. Young, commander-in-chief of the Confederate veterans, rose slowly and bowed to him. "I can give you something that no one else can give you," he said. "We will now give you the rebel yell." Nine famous Confederate generals and a thousand veterans of the South gave it so loudly that it was heard far back In the camp toward Gettys burg. When General Young stepped for ward to deliver his address he was greeted with wild enthusiasm, the Union veterans, led by Commander-in-Chief Beers, giving him three lusty cheers and a "tiger." . MANY WOMEN KILL SELVES Alleged That Forty Women Have Taken Their Lives In Durango. Mexico City. Forty women, mostly of the better class, have committed suicide In Durango since its occupa tion by' the rebels after a long seige, according to a private letter received here. . The women, said the letter, be came desperate because of their treat ment by victorious rebels. Consular advices say rebels who en tered Durango conducted themselves like bandits, burning a large part of the business section after looting it and . joining in the- wildest excesses. The report says foreign flags were not-respected. Private advices from other sources says several German women in Du rango were forced to submit to Indig nities from rebel adherents. EI Paso, Texas. Rifle pits and trenches were being -dug by federal soldiers on the western outskirts of Juares and barbed wire is being stretched as an additional defense against attck by thae Constitution! ists. : V1' State Senator Accepts a Bribe. Webster Springs, W. Va. State Senator Ben. A. Smith was convicted of bribery In connection with accept ing. $2,200 to vote tor Colonel Wil liam Seymour Edwards as a candidate for the United States senate. After a prolonged trial the case went to the Jury, and a verdict of guilty re turned. Senator Smith is the first member of the West Virginia legisla ture ever convicted of such a charge. Senator Smith and his wife were over come when the verdict whs announc ed by the Jury. Saloons Closed In the Mohave Desert San Bernardino, Cal. The Mohave desert has gone dry For the first time in its' history the desert is minus the, saloons which dotted 'the sandy stretch for a distance of 200 miles. These "wet" spots were squeesed out Needles is the only desert town still supporting saloons. Licenses for Nee dles were renewed before the county supervisors suddenly decided to "dry up" the Mohave country. The hot test day of the year marked the ad vent of the "dry rule," some of the desert towns reporting 120 degrees. VETERANS HEAR THE PRESIDENT Mr. Wilson Delivers Address at Gettysburg Celebration. DRAWS LESSON FROM BATTLE Declares Great Army of ths People Must Fight Peacefully to Perfect the Nation All Love. Gettysburg, Pa., July 4. National day in the seml-oentennlal celebration of the Battle of Gettysburg was made especially notable by an address de livered by President Wood row Wilson. In his audience were, many thousands of the veterans who fought in the great battle, as well as a great throng of other visitors. Tile president's address follows: Friends and Fellow Citizens: I need not tell you what the battle of Gettys burg meant These gallant men In blue and gray sit all abot us here. Many of thorn ' met hero - upon this ground In grim and deadly struggle. Upon these famous fields and hillsides their comrades died about them. In their presence It were an Impertinence to discourse upon how the battle went how It ended, what It signified! But 60 years have gone by since then and I crave the privilege of speaking to you for a few minutes of what those 60 years have meant What have they meant? They have meant peace and union and vigor, and the maturity and might of a great na tion. How wholesome and healing the peace has been! We have found one another again as brothers and com rades in arms, enemies no longer, gen erous friends rather, our battles long past ths quarrel forgotten except that we shall not forget the splendid valor, the manly devotion of the men then arrayed against one another, now grasping hands and smiling Into each other's eyes. ,: How complete the union has become and how dear to all of ua, how unquestioned, how benign and majestic, as state after state has been added to this great family of free men! How handsome the vigor, the maturity, the might of the great na tion we love with undivided hearts; how full of large and confident prom ise that a life will be wrought out that will crown Its strength with gra cious justice and a happy welfare that will touch all alike with deep content- ttjent! We era . debtors to those 60 crowded years; they have made ua heirs to a mighty heritage. Nation Not Finished. But do we deem the nation com plete and finished? These venerable men crowding here to this famous field have set us a great example of devotion and utter sacrifice. They were willing to die that the people might live. But their task is done. Their day Is turned into evening. They look to us to perfect what they estab lished. Their work is handed on to us, to be done in another way but not in another spirit Our day Is not over; it Is upon us in full tide. Have affairs paused? Does the nation stand still? Is It what the 60 years, have wrought since those days of battle finished, rounded out and completed? Here Is a great people, great with every force that has ever beaten In the life blood of mankind. And It is secure. There Is no one within Its borders, there Is no power among the nations of the earth, to make it afraid. But has it yet squared itself with ' its own great standards set up at its birth, when it made that first noble,, naive appeal to the moral judgment of mankind to take notice that a government had now at last been established which was to serve men, not masters? It Is secure In everything except the satis-, faction that its life is right adjusted to the uttermost to the standards of righteousness and humanity. The days of sacrifice and cleansing are not closed. We have harder things to do than were done In the heroic days of war, because harder to see clearly, requiring more vision, more calm balance of judgment, a more candid searching of the very springs of right Tribute to Their Vslor. Look around you upon the field of Gettysburg! Picture the array,, the fierce heats and agony of battle, col umn hurled against column, battery bellowing to battery! - Valor? Yes! Greater no man shall see in war; and self-sacrifice, and loss to. the utter most; the high recklessness of exalt ed devotion which does not count the cost We are made by these tragic, epic things to know what it costs to make a nation the blood and sacri fice of multitudes of unknown men lifted to a great stature In the view of all generations by knowing no limit to their manly willingness to serve. In armies thus marshaled from the ranks of free men you will see, as It were, a nation embattled, the leaders and the led,' and may know, if you will, how little except In form Its action differs in days of peace from its action in days of war. May we break camp now and be at ease? Are the forces that fight for the Nation dispersed, disbanded, gone to their homes forgetful of the common cause? Are our forces disorganized, without constituted leaders and the tnfrht of men conscloosly united be can; 9 we contend, not ! 'i arreted, tut with pr' '-alitles and r oners sad wickeiiiHf-s In hlch t'ar . Are we eo&tect to i'e still? Covs our i-'k-a mean symri sy, our pea.e c . V mont our y',r r right ac:U a, oar t turlty self-coir-prfcheasion a&d a c:r confidence In choosing what we shall do? War fitted us for aotlon, and ac tion never ceases. ; . Our Laws the Orders of the Dsy. I have been chosen the leader of the Nation. I cannot justify the choice by any qualities of my own, but so' It has come about and here I stand, Whom do I command? The ghostly , hosts who fought upon thess battle-; fields long ago and are gone? These) gallant gentlemen stricken In years! whose fighting days are over, their glory won?' What are the orders for) them, who rallies them? I have In my1 mind .another host whom these sett free of dull strife In order that they might work out In days of peace andf settled order the life of a great ne-j tlon. That host Is the -people them-t selves, the great and the small, with- out class or difference of kind on est I' naT but the vision to guide! and direct them and order their Uveal ariffht In whfit w An Cnr AAnaHtu-, tlons are their articles of enlistment.) The orders of the day are the Uwsi upon our statute books. What wei strive for Is their freedom, their right to lift themselves from day to day audi behold the things they have hoped) for, and so make way for still better days for 'those whom they love who are to come- after them. The recruits are the little children crowding in. The quartermaster's stores are In the- , mines and forests and fields, in the shops and factories. Every day some thing mus be done to push the cam paign forward; and It must be done by plan and with an eye to some great destiny. - ' , How shall we bold such thoughts In, our hearts and not be moved? I would not have you live even today, wholly in the past but would wish to' stand with you In ths light that streams upon us now out of that great day gone by. Here Is the na tion God has bullded by our hands. ' What shall we do with it? Who stands I ready to act again and always in the spirit of this day of reunion and hope and patriotic fervor? The day of out country's life has but broadened Into morning. Do not put uniforms by. Put the harness of the present on. Lift your eyes to the great tracts of' . lite yet to be conquered in the inter est of righteous peace, of that pros perity which ties in a people's hearts and outlasts all wars and errors of - men. Come, let us be comrades and ' soldiers yet to serve our fellow men In quiet counsel, where the blare of trumpets is neither heard nor heeded and where the things are done which, make blessed the nations of the world In peace and righteousness and love. LOOK TO RUSSIAN OIL, FIELDS , 4 Ar'CrUln tsNflyssi Important Part in r timiviiing. mnr.im Battleships. - , In discussing the fact that the use of oil Instead of coal as fuel in the English navy Is under consideration it is time Russia should pay serious, attention to this question. If England' is replacing Its own cheap coal by the more expensive foreign product there -must be important advantages on the' side of naphtha, and In the future Russian fleet the part to be played by this fuel will be a most important one, the Novoe Vremya says. Many mills . and factories have gone over to naphtha as fuel and the consumption Is Increasing every year. Russia owns immense oil fields and it could be the chief supplier of the world. The need of organization in the business is recognized' by the. government and a number of special' meetings have been held for discuss ing the subject New conditions have. ' been laid down for the exploitation of government territories, and the regu lations for Investigations have been changed. ' Some territories known as being rich in oil have been closed to private enterprise, such as the 'Ap sheron peninsula, near -Baku, and vari ous Islands of the Caspian sea, as well as some territories In the Transcas plan Ural and Gerghana districts, and,' others' in the north of Russia and Si beria, amounting to millions of acres.,. The reason for this action Is the wlshl to preserve these districts from ex- haustion. Another question concerns the mat-t ter of investigation. It Is quite neces sary that the right of Investigation be , granted on a large scale, and not only for comparatively small lots of ground, where the investigation might not pay. The government Is aware of this fact' and, according to the new regulations the plots of ground allotted tor Inves- -tlgatlon are to be increased tenfold. The most advisable system is to' grant concessions that would Induce capitalists to place their money In such undertakings. Under the new regulations regarding the investigation of naphtha districts, the government) proposes to publish geological de scriptions ot the various' districts. ' Ready Wit Saved Situation. A very laughable incident once oc curred in the house of commons. An Irish member having risen was as sailed by loud cries of, "Spoke! Spoke!"' meaning that having spoken once already he had no right to do so a second time. He had evidently a second speech struggling In his breast for an Introduction into the world, when seeing after remaining for some time on his legs, that there waa not the slightest chance of being suffered to deliver a sentence of it he observed with imperturbable grav ity and In rich Tipperary brogue: "If the honors We glntlemin suppose that I 0 r fas g , ;e cf to spake agialn they are a. I merely rose for the ring that I had nothing tin the subject." 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