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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Not a HardshiD.

do MFR. and Mrs. Wickelson. the PEG
pie who live across the hall from you
ever disturb you at night by their quar-
reling? am told that they fight like
cats and dogs"
"They do fight, but we are not dis.
turbed In the least. My husband al.
ways permits me to let the transom
down and listen without a protest.
Chicago Times Herald.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Farm for Sale.

A farm OF Ill acres, three miles
below Nation, Ky, on the old
State road running from Shady
Grove to Weston; so acres clear
ed; two fine orchards, good water,
good house, barn, etc. Will sell
at a bargain.
F. M. Daniel,
I'm lMattoon, Ky.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Her Sarcasm.

"What branch Of art does your friend
preferT asked the young woman.
II don't know" answered Miss Cay
enne, 'but ! should say he is an i'm
pressiOnlst."
"Has he produced anything remark.
able In that liner"
"Yes; the impression that he ia an
artist" Washington Star.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Chance TO Get Even.

Young Bridegroom-Darling. think
] should like to take your little brother
with us to Niagara falls.
Bride-How kind that would be Of
you. Harry!
Young Bridegroom-Yes. should
like to push him over them.-Chicago
Tribune.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Farm for Sale.

We have for sale farm of 22a
acres creek bottom land, part of il
well timbered, about q miles OF
Repton. on the l. @. railroad and
four miles from Mnrion. Mr. Abe
Baker will show the land to per-
SONS interested.
Blue q Num-,
Agts for Walking, Carrithors &
Co.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
That Depends.

"What is the difference between a
sharp man and smooth rascal?"
Frequently there is no difference.
The term depends upon whether you
profit or lose by the operations Of the
man In question. Chicago Post
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Cold Comfort.

"Looks as though our day was DONE"
said the detected horse.
"Oh. I don't known replied Opt
mistic DObbin. They'll need leather
for certain parts Of these automobiles,
and they'll probably use our hides for
that."-Philadelphia Press.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Reliable Medicine.

"Do you believe In mind cureT
"Yes." answered Mr.. Meekton's wife.
at sometimes works with matters Of
habit. Every time give Mr.. Meekton
piece Of my mind about smoking It
cures him for several days."-Washing-
ton Star.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Salary Raised.

On II recommendation of Sem
ator Deboe, 7. F. Newoom Ma
rom, KY, a clerk in the Census
Bureau, has beea promoted from
81 900 t. 81 200 per annum.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10

Don't wait until you become
chemically constipated but take
DeWitts Little Early Risers now
and then. They will keep your
liver and bowels in good order.
Easy to take. SAFE pills. Robt. F.
Haynes.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
LECTION OFFICERS
sen by the Election Board
For November Election.
o following were selected by

Following were selected Dy
ounty Election Commission
, to serve as election officers il
ne various election precincts in
Crittenden county for the election
to be held on Nov. 9Th.
MARION NO. l.
j. NJ. Freeman, w. H. Bigham,
judges; Fl. A. Haynes, clerk; W.
+. Minner, sheriff.
MARION NO. =.
+. b. Gregory, w, Ii. Weldon,
judges; P. FL. Woods, clerk; H.
koltinsky, sheriff.
MARION NO. 3.
L. NJ. Duvall, P. G. Stephens,
judges; r. l. Num- clerk; w. X.
Powell, sheriff.
MARION NO. 1.
G. f. Williams, w. d. Brantley
Judges; Sam Paris, clerk; Tom
Dollins, sheriff.
MARION No. ).
j. +. Conger, e. W. Cruce, jud
ges, G. W. Perry, clerk; d. b. he.
vii, sheriff.
FRANCES.
w. E. Asbridge, W. +. Oliver,
judges; w. O. Wicker, clerk: Mi
nus Rushing, sheriff.
DYCUsBURG.
j. G. Watson, Owen Boaz, judi
gas; II. j. Yeats, clerk, Marion
Charles, sheriff.
UNION.
j. A. Davidson, q. B. Taylor, |
judges; j. B. Carter, clerk; j. II.
Settles, sheriff.
SHERIDAN.
W. B. Sullenger, r. L. Griffith,
judges; A. j. Bebout, clerk; h. E.
Flanary, sheriff.
TOLL.
Charley Taylor, q. B. Crawford,
j ndges; G. B. Hina, clerk; j. f.
b ozeman, sheriff.
FoRDS FERRY.
II. n. Wofford, j. E. Dean, iud-
ge5; Tom Rankin, clerk. James
D4ughtery, sheriff.
BELLS MINES.
n. Grady, w. G. Hamilton,
s.; Jeffrey Travis, clerk; j. ID
:, sheriff.
ROSEBUD. 4
20. Drury, Smith Newcomb.
5; j. r. Summerville, clerk |
travis, sheriff. II
PINEY.
!. Deboe, w. III. Mckee, iud
!. +. Dean, clerk; Henry
holds, sheriff
SHADY GROVE. La
Hey Stations, w. E. Todd, jud-
,es; j. q. Asher, clerk; Il. w.
Wood, sheriff. |,
The county board of Election t.
commissioners is composed of r
heriif John II. Pickens, P. s.
laxwell and w. b. Yandell.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
Dull wittea.

Borrowell-I can't imagine what you
zee In Smithkins. He's 30 very dull.
Wigwag-He's sharp enough to cut
you.-Philadelphia Record.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
The Objectionable Sin,

The objectionable Sin.
Girls are getting awfully finicky."
"What's the matter nowT
"That girl refused me-"
"Did she give any reasonY'
"She says I made pun while was
to her."-DetrOit Free Press.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
His old Habit. Abandoned.

ut was too bad about Nell Richman's
husband dying 30 suddenly. wasn't itY'
"Did he die suddenlyT
Eyes. Hadn't you heard about itr'
"No. I thought he was from Phila-
delphia. "-Chicago Times Herald.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10
m
Ties Wanted.

Wanted TO buy 100000 railroad
ties: May delivery. Box 300 Oma-
ha, Neb. 2w
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-10

Hey Stations, w. E. Todd, judi
ges; j. q. Asher, clerk; Il. w.
Wood, sheriff.
The county board of Election
Commissioners is composed of
sheriff John n. Pickens, P. s.
Maxwell and w. b. Yandell.
The colored American., 1901-10-05

FAIRlLONT, W. Na.-(SpeciaD-The
hrry-niuJh anniversary Of the Eman-
cmafm Proclamation was celebrated
aer. last Monday with great eclat.
Hon. Judson W. Lyons, Register Of
.. Treasury, and one Of the greatest
orators the race has produced, was the
~r... If the day. Fairmont con
a.a- ..- a population OF about 5000,
-.. ... only were the cities and towns
. EaaaganeIa County represented,
Gu Il. adjacent towns and cities. so
. .ln tlrong was many times the
>.1... .ae population. The white peo-
u. We'd with the colored people in
.-..wsaH- nonors and in showing at
....au TO NJ. Lyons. lie spoke at the
".ra.nd IN the afternoon, and at
a.-aa by special request, he spoke at
'.. court house. Mr.. Lyons was highly
u.a~eI with his visit and spoke of the
harmonious relations and the absence
o.. friction between the two races in
laauont His speech was the best
speech ever delivered in Fairmont. he
spoke in part as follows:
Nan is SO constituted that he likes
f.. auow the reason Of things, the cause
That leads one or many to q certain
.oug~e of action. 4 foreigner, 4
Stranger 10 the history of this c0un-
Try for the last thirty years, Oh hear
l1- SO much about the coIorod man
during The days of reconstruction,
would at once conclude he had not
only been in absolute sway, but had
Used his power to oppress and degrade
his former master. aiding in making
""~ that were 50 tyrannical and
drastic that he could not enjoy his
-o.dom and live under them.
Wcn as a matter of fact, the colored
man had only a share in Constitution
making Of the six or eight years sue
"almg the Rebellion. and never a
0.aroiLing share. He had just beer
liberated from nearly 300 years of un
-.u.ted toll and untold suffering. lie
lad been denied during those centuries
II" -.oom every opportunity and priv
.-. that millions are now spent t
send to the heathens. In addition t.
these things, they had the pr0vocatiol
that came in the form Of the "Blacl
-""~.' as they We're ,called-laws madt
between the cessation of the hostili
-.@ and reconstruction. Concerning
These htdeous statutes, Blaine says il
.-S Twenty Years in Congress-" "As
sent TO the Thirteenth Amendment t.
Tie Constitution by lie Southerl
States was but q gross deception $
long as they accompanied it with leg
The colored American., 1901-10-05

lawmakers of Alabama, who had just
given their assent to the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution. They
made it the duty Of all sheriffs, JUS
tees of the peace, and other civil Of
ficers Of the several counties Ito re-
port the names of al minors under the
age of is years whose parents have
not the means or who refuse to sup
port said Minors and ~1hereup0n it
was made the duty of the court to "ap-
prentice" said minor to some suitable
person on such terms as the court may
direct" Then follows n sug gestive
proviso directing that "if said minor
be the child of d freedman" (as il any
other class were really referred to)
the former owner Of said minor shall
have the preference" and the judge
of probate shall make a record Of all
the proceedings" from which he
should be entitled to a fee Of one dol
lar in each case, to be paid, as this
atrocious law directed, by 1.-THE master
or mistress" To tighten the grasp of
the owners nip on the minor, who was
now styled an apprentice, it was en-
acted in almost the precise phrase OF
the old slave code that whoever shall
entice said apprentice from his master
or mistress. or furnish food or cloth
ing to him or her without said con
sent. shall be fined in a sum not ex-
ceeding $500"
These laws were framed with ma
lignant cunning so as not to be limited
in specific form of words to the Negro
race. but they were exclusively con
fined to tint race in their execution.
In Florida the laws resembled those
of Alabama, but were perhaps more
severe in their penalties. The va
grant there might be hired out fol
full y months, and the money arising
from his labor, in case the man had NJ
wife and children, was directed to b'
appIied for ''the benefit Of the orphans
and poor of the county" although th'
Negro had been declared a vdgrant be
cause he had no visible means OF sup
port and was therefore quite as mucl
in need of the ayails Of his labor a
those to whom the law diverted them
Among the curious enactments 0
that State was one to establish and OF
ganize a criminal court for eacI
county, empowered TO exercise juris
diction in the trial and punishment o
all offenses, where the punishment dI
not effect the life Of the offender. !
is obvious that the law was originate
mainly for the punishment of the NJ
groes. and to expedite its work it wa
The colored American., 1901-10-05
The lessons OF Freedom.

Hon. Lyons Addresses Mighty Throng the Mountains
of West vrgna-The Gospel of Peace and the Lessons of the
Ably Discussed Eloquent GeOrgan-The Event the
celebration of the goth Anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
The colored American., 1901-10-05

islatiOn which practically deprived the
Negro Of every yeStige of liberty. That
that was no ohense in a white man
was made a misdemeanor, u heinous
crime if committed by Il Negro. Both
in the civil and criminal code his treat
ment was different from that which
the white man was subjected. lie was
compelled to work under a series Of
labor laws, applicable only to his own
race. The laws of vagrancy were so
changed as in many Of their provisions
TO apply only to him. and under their
operation all freedom of movement
and transit was denied. The liberty
to sell his time at a fair market rate
was destroyed by the interpOsitiOn of
apprentice laws. Avenues Of useful
ness and skill in which he might spe-
ciauy excel were closed against him,
lest he should compete with white men.
In short, his liberty in all directions
was so curtailed that it was d bitter
mockery to refer to him in the Stat
utes as freedman" The truth was
that his liberty was merely Of form
and not of fact. and the slavery which
was abolished by the organic law of a
nation was now to be revived by the
enactments Of a State.
Some of these enactments were pc
culiarly offensive. not to say atrocious.
In Alabama, which might, indeed.
serve as an example for the other re-
bellfous States. stubborn or refractory
servants" and servants who loiter
away their time" were decared by law
to be ..yagrants" and might be brought
before a justice of the peace and fined
$50; and in default of payment they
might be hired ont on three days
notice by public outcry for the period
of six months. No fair man could fan
to see that the whole effect, and pre-
sumably the direct intent, Of this law
was to reduce the helpless Negro tC
slavery for half the year-a punish
ment which could be repeated when
ever desired; a punishment sure to bf
desired for that portion of each recur
ring wear when his labor was specially
valuable in. connection with the cottoI
crop. while for the remainder OF tht
lime he might shift for himself.
There may have been more crue
laws enacted, but the statute book
Of the world might be searched IN van
FOR one of meaner injustice. The fore
going process of restoring slavery III
modified form was applicable to mel
or women of any age. But 10
minors a more speedy and NOR
sweeping method was contriyed by u
The colored American., 1901-10-05

said court no preSentment, Indictment,
or written pleading shall be required,
but it shall be sufficient to put the
party accused upon his or her trial that
the OffenSe and facts are plainly set
forth with reasonable certainty in the
warrant of arrest" 1t was further
provided that where fines were inn
posed and the party was unable to pay
them ''the county commissioners may
hire out at public outcry the said party
TO any person who will take him or
her for the shortest time and pay the
fine imposed and the cost of prosecu-
ton" The fines thus paid went in the
county treasury for the general ex-
penses of the county. The law was
thus cunningly contrived to hurry the
Negro into an OdiouS form of slavery,
and to make the earnings which came
from his hard labor pay the public ex-
penses, which were legitimately
cnargeable upon the property of the
county.
Accompanying the act establishing
this court was a law prescribing addi-
tionaI penalties for the commissions of
oTenses against the State; and this
like the former, was framed especially
for the Negro. It's first section pro-
vided that where punishment of an Of
Tense had hitherto been limited to fine
or Imprisonment, there should be su-
peradded, as an alternative, the pun
ishment of standing in the pillory for
one hour, or whipping not exceeding
80 lashes on the bare back. The latter
punishment was reserved expressly for
the Negro.
ANOTHER FLORIDA LAW.
"Any Negro attempting to keep arms
of any kind was to be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanoI', compelled to forfeit
the arms for the use Of the informer
stand the piIlory" (and be pelted by
the mob 'for one hour, and then
whipped with 50 lashes on the bare
back" The same penalty was pre-
scribed for any person of color "whc
shall intrude himself into any religious
or other public assembly of white per
sons. or into any railroad car or other
vehicle set apart for the accommoda
ton of white persons"
In the laws Of South Carolina th'
oppression and injustice toward tbs
Negro was conspicuously marked. The
restriction as to firearms, which wa
general to all the States, was especial!
severe. A Negro found with any kint
of weapon in his possession was pun
ishabIe by "a fine equal to. twice tn
value of the weapon so unlawful.
kept. and if that be not Immediate,
paid. by corporal punishment"
South Carolina also enacted that 81
person of color shall pursue the praC
tice. art. trade, or business of an art
san. mechanic, or shopkeeper, or an
ofber trade or employment, beside
that of husbandry or that of a seryan
under contract for labor. until he sha
have obtained a license from the judg
| of the District Court, which licens
shall be good for only one year"
the license was granted TO the Negf
: to be a shopkeeper or peddler, he va
: compelled to pay 500 year for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07
A BEAUTIFUL POEM.

The Opelika Post asks, for the author of the sujoined beau- tirul little poem which it says was sent 1t by a correspondent at fale. The author was Miss Josephine Hunt. of whom we regret that we can not at present give more information. The poem was written in 1888, when the authoress was only 20 years of age. and John Clark Ridpath was so well pleased with 1t that he had the lines printed on white satin ribbon. The poet. Whit tier. who was certainly a competent critic. declared that Miss Hunt had truly mastered the secret of Enslish verse;"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07
The Pension List Still Grows.

NuhduSlputd 1lthet.
 In view of General Sickles's attack upon Pension Commissioner Evans, be- cause of his carefulness in scrutinizing new claims on public bounty, it Is startling to read that 49,612 names were added to the pension lists during the year just closed, including no less than 2o.f43 original Issues of invalid pensions on account of the civil war, with is,S42 pensions to widows.
 When applications are made for pen sions for disabilities incurred in a war that ended thirty-six years ago. an of- ficer who did not scrutinize them care fully would certainly be negligent When more than twenty thousand of such applications are granted, 1t is plain that the scrutiny cannot have been unreasonably severe.
 The number of names on the pension roll is actually greater by some Z, 800 at the close of this fiscal year than year ago. the number of pensioners being about 99S. .000-almost . million. The best estimates of the enltstments ir the military and naval service of the United States during the civil war do not place the actual number of soldiers and sailors much above two millions The total strength of the army at the close of the war was almost exactly one million.
 How many of these men survive we cannot say. but if any member of the Grand Army of the Republic, which now numbers about 300. GOO. will look over the thinned ranks of his post, or If any person will count up his own asso- ciates, kinsmen or acquafntances among the volunteers of 1861 to 1865, and observe what proportion of them are now alive he can form some esti- mate of the probabilities.
 General Sickles has injured his repu- tation by becoming the champion of the cormorants and sharks who are seeking to raid the treasury.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07
THE SUFFRAGE PLAN.
A White County Paper is Disguised

A White County Paper is Disguised. Ashville Aegis.
 These are strong and substantial req sons prescribed in minority report
 There is a tendency among the best men of good minds in their zeal to get rid of evils to overdo the good, delay ing if not effectually destroying the achievement of the latter.
 The minority committee makes it clear that the clause quoted is contra " to the Federal Constitution.
 It might have gone further-and per- haps, out of respect for the majority of the Committee was prevented from doing so-and have characterized this subdivision as ridiculou4lyo unworthy the intelligence of the representative citizenship of the State one that will be a reflection upon 1t. if finally adopt ed. The full force of the objections urged against its adoption at glance, may not be seen. A further brief anal ysis, perhaps, might be well.
 First-It will be observed that mili- tary service is promoted in the disposi- tion of suffrage above the civil Fer- vice. It invokes the old heather idea that bayonet service forestalls all oth- CTS in the msintenance of good gov ernment. The tendency of this is ob- nOXlOuS 10 rSpuhlcan IreSuom ana should be stamped out instead of in- voked in the organic law of the states or general governments.
 Second-It is d first step towards tn- grating into the organic laws of the State an electoral class distinction-a dangerous step, too-as history teaches tending to threaten the freedom as we'll as lessens the elevation of citizenship in the arts of peace and the broad prin- ciples of the higher art of government.
 Third-Ciass distinctions as to the hereditary rights of American citisen- ship can never be set up in the organic laws of our States or the Federal gov ernment without disturbing and cor rupting the purity of such franchises.
 Surely the gentlemen, as learned as they are. will see where this clause drifts the ship of State in its tendency to imperialism. It is a real step in that direction-dangerous also-and one that will weaken rather than strength en the cause for which it is proposed.
 We have not the time or space to give to an elaboration of the subject its importance demands-the wisdom of the Committee or Convention must be on to keep clear oe extremes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07

we have feared that some of our read CTS would say to us, as King Henry said to Falstaff, Thou hast damnable iter- ation." and would quit reading about 1t. But just what is going on in Mis- sissippi is and has been going on in Alabama from a ''time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary" as old Blackstone puts 1t, and we suppose 1t will go on as long as there is a stick of hard wood in the State. But 1t is a suicidal policy. all the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07
The Proper Remedy.
Birmingham News

A man who could muster but thir- teen electoral votes outside of the tra- 1itionaliy Democratic South is certain ly In no position to dictate to the De- mocracy of the country. And it might be added that his dictation will not be accepted. What the Democracy needs is the remedy MT. Cleveland pre- scribes-for the rank and Ale to be given chance. There are abundant signs, too, that the rank and file Is go- Ing to assert itself in 1904 just as 1t did when Mir Bryan undertood to die tate the election of a Mayor for St. Louis. Bryan's disastrous leadership Is at an end. and his commands" now count for nothing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-07
M our-or-pArr DICTATOR.

No doubt most people were ready to admit that MT. Bryan carried arrogance about as far as any man could when he dictated the party platform last year but he had not then reached the sub lime height to which he has since at tained. In a recent issue of his Com moner he said:
 Do not allow a man to be placed upon any committee. precinct, county. State or national unless he Is believer in the Kansas City platform. If man op- posed to the Kansas City platform Is sent as q delegate to any convention he should be bound by instructions. and should have associated with him sufficient ma. jority who are sound on the platform It . man objects to instructions leave nm object to an expressions from the voters whom he seeks to represent.
 We submit that in overbearing and overweening intolerance this takes the premium.
 I am Sir Oracle,
 And when ope my lips let no dog bark, says he, and It remain to be seen whether those who have heretofore submitted to his domination will dare to bark at him now. It may be that there are some among his former de- voices who have gotten from under the glamour of his influence. and will have the courage to think for .hem- selves and, to refuse to be Hike dumb driven cattle" to go where he orders and come when he calls. and who will very properly decide that MT. Bryan no longer occupies the position of mouth and conscience for the Democracy.
 But is it not the most wonderful ex- hibition of arrogance that this coun- try has ever witnessed? If he ever had the right to issue the or ders of a political dictator that time has expired, both by limitation and by the voice of the ballot, and re should have the grace to accept '- verdict which is final and irrevocable. and take his place among those who re- ceive, not give. orders.