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Election Monday Sept. 1 1902

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
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For United States Senator JAMES P. CLARKE.
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For Congress. 9th District. JOET. ROBINSON.
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Leads Them All.

une B, 1902.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
"Purse.and-All" Conservation.

Many who count themselves wholly the
Lords do not count all their possessions
the Lords. Yet either we and all that
we have are Christs, or we do not feel
that we or anything that we have are
Chrst's There IS no halfway consecra-
ton in Gods service, although many
seem to think that personal conservation
only applies to those things that are
specifically included That was a very
positive truth stated by Prebendary Fox
at the Student Volunteer Convention in
Toronto, when he said, There are thou
sands who will trust Christ with the sal
vation Of their souls who will not trust
Him with the key of their cash-box." 1t
has been well said that personal conse-
Grafton must be spelled ''purse-and-alP
or it practically amounts to
nothing.
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Spear Points,

Conscience is Gods deputy in the soul.
Immortality is the glorious discovery Of
Christianity.
Christ recl;ons not by what is parted
with, but what is kept.
1t is a weak religion that man can
hide from his household.
a conscience void of offense before God
and man is an inheritance for eternity.
There is no human life so poor and
small as not to hold many a divine posi-
bility.
Humility is the altar upon which God
wishes that We should offer Him our sacri-
fees.
The same spirit of faith that teaches a
man to cry earnestly, teaches him to wait
patiently.
More dear in the sight Of God and His
angels than any other conquest is the
conquest of self.
No true work since the world began was
ever wasted; no true life since the world
began has ever failed.
To love God is our happiness, to trust
in Him is our repose, to surrender our
selves entirely to His will is our strength.
When God designates our work, He will
give what is needed for its accomplish
ment, if we keep in touch with Him.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

if you will go with Him it rust be IN
some better way than in other days.
First You must share His opinion OF
men. He was always eXcusing weakness,
always helping the distressed and al
ways rebuking unl1ind criticism; You may
need to forgive the man who injured
you yesterday, for He did, and If you
would be like Him you must do the same.
'yVilt thou 20 with this Man%
Second: He viii lead you into the
homes where distress Is tarrylng, rellev-
ing embarrassment as VIXEN lie made the
water into wine. Driving the won from
the door as when He fed the multltudes;
You will need to give your money as well
as your sympathy. "Wilt thou go with
this NAM" 1 think see Him treadiIlg
the streets of our own city where dig.
tress has gone before Him. There is IA
child with a heavy heart, and He. stoBs
long enough to breathe benedictlon {of
peace. Yonder is a man upon the Verge
of despair, and this matchess Savior Of
ours bids him come unto Him that ne NAV
find rest There IS a woman whose child
is diving whose mother is OK the brirL,
of Eternity, aTd. Iea who Stoke as never
man spaas bids her listen as He says,
i am the resurrection and the life
There is a celebrated picture which rep
| resents jesus walking through the multi
! tude Before Him all the people are dis
eased, while back of Him as he trods
they are all perfectly well. This is His
influence always. wilt thou go with
| this Man,"
V.
1 put it to all those Of you who are
not Christians, and bid you remember
that it is not an invitation to come to
| Christ simply but a command, and in
His name, after the manner of Eleazar, l
say, Deal kindly and truly with my
| Master" By His beautiful life, wilt thou
go? BY His agony in the Garden, wilt
thou 90? BY His betrayal and His, trial
Of mockeryi wilt thou 60: BY His ISIS shame an re-
go? His married face and His bleeding
back, His breaking Heart. His. cry of
! agony, wilt thou go with this Man? He
| hath trodden the wine press alone. for
you; He was man of sorrows and &C
! ouainted with grief for you. 1t is the
moment of crisis in your life. ''Wilt
thou go with this MANI Answer, and
answer it now as did Rebekah. Il win
go" Oh, say it; say it, and the Devil
shall hear it and tremble, the angels
shall hear it and shout for JOY. God Him
self shall hear it and shall rejoice with
| Joy unspeakable.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

Prayer is practical, is a means to an end
There is food for thought for us all in the
disparity between our prayer and our
working. We pray with an undoubted
fervor for the Kingdom of God. 1t is so
easy to say, THY kingdom come" 1t is
so hard to work for the coming of that
kingdom. To work, to translate prayer
into action, to do the deed on which the
coming of the king ON depends-that is
the test.-The Rev. Dr. r. w. Perkins,
President of the Leland University, New
Orleans.
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The Crusade in Brief.

The saloon is the breeding place of the
criminal
Saloons are the devils best nets with
which to catch those whom he seeks TO de-
YOUR.
The man who hest solves the Sunday
opening question for himself is the man
who doesn't drink on Sunday-or any other
day.
The drinkers have got the idea into their
heads that their families should not see
them get drunk-it being time enough for
them to see the effects of drinking after
thew are drunk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

When a crime has been committed the
police make round of the saloons where
the criminal element congregates, in search
OF clue, and they generally find it there.
The exnausting effect of the demands of
society upon its devotees creates a desire
for stimulant, and hence the ever-present
and generous punch bowl is often the most
popular feature OF the sooidi event
The American saloon is bad enough and
churchmen have made UP their minds more
upon making the six days of the week more
decent But surely do not lei NJ brine
Sunday down to the low level Of week
days.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

1t is the man who lives the well-regu-
lated daily life who is fit to meet an
emergency when it arises. Little bits of
pure inspiration very seldom come to or
are acted upon by slovens, self-indulgent
or undiscip1ined people. Similarly, the
Christian who lives ordinarily at a lower
level of grace, whose Christian life is de"
pressed and feeble, is unable to seize on
great opportunities of usefulness when
they occlr
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
Seeking the Truth.

Nicodemus represents large multitude
OF men and women IN the world to-day.
He was seeking truth if not salvation for
his restless soul He was so Interested
that he did not wait until morning, but
came to Jesus by night. Some have sug-
gested that he did this not because of his
anxiety, but because he did not have the
moral courage to come to the unpopular
teacher by daylight. If so the offense was
not an objectionable one, for Jesus did
not even rebuke him. He welcomes the
coming of the most timid, the most
doubling, the most unworthy. Nicodemus,
like nearly all the world who know any
thing about Jesus, recognized His moral
supremacy. They know He is teacher
sent from God by the same test that
Nicodemus applied. But that compliment
is immaterial to the Christ. That ac-
acknowledgement has no saving value. Tx
cept man be born again" iS the ever
lasting sine qua non. the absolute and IL
revocable condition for heavenly career.
How could Jesus have made palmer the
necessity of the New Birth" How is it
therefore that more than half the world,
more than half, perhaps, of nominal Chris
tendon, are persistently searching for
some other way Why is it so? The
world appropriates other common bless
ings from God's hands without demur or
question. His sunshine and sweet AIR are
taken greedilv and counted good. Millions
have tested His plan of life, His way of
salvation, and rejoice in. the experience;
They give us their word that they find
JOY and peace. And yet the world is slow
to follow. Is it sign of a perverse heart,
or a constitutional incapacity to act in
ones own interest? Jesus was patient with
the slow believing Nicodemus. But fIe did
not have nearly twenty centuries of
Christian testimony to bear witness TO the
truth That is why it will be less toll
cradle in the judgment for us than for
those of Tyre and Sidon and the genera
tons that have gone to their reward and
doom.-Ram's Horn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
Local Option In SYDNEY,

In ,ydney, Australia, the vote for
with municipal election, and was car
ried in every ward. So that, for
the next three years for certain, there can
be no new licenses in Sydney. Although
not quite so emphatic, yet by very large
majority. it was also carried that there
be no renewal of licenses for the same Pc
Rod -"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

Magistrate Meade, of New York City,
delivered brief temperance lecture when
Mary Woods had her husband up before
the magistrate for, non-support. She said
rum is of no account" Numbered Magis-
trate Meade. He is no good. No one
wants him around; he is general NUS
ance. A woman who lives with drunk
en- husband might just as well be locked
up in an iron cage with a royal Bengal
tiger"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

1t is wise for us to look at tie dangers,
to be fully aware of the perils, to be
but it is folly and foolishness to look at
the danger so exclusively, or to feel our
own weakness so keenly as that either
one or the other, or both of them COM
bined, shall obscure to our sight the far
greater and confdence-giving truth of the
knowledge, the sympathy, and the ex-
tended protecting hand of our Brother
and Lord
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
A Campaign of Education.

A Berlin firm, making electrical APP
pliances, is carrying on a campaign of edu-
cation against beer drinking among its
men, and has found an increase of ten per
cent. in product per man. Aside from
the physical harm which it causes, drink
is more and more recognized as handi-
cap in business.-Youth's Companion.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

When God gives us love, He gives it for
ever; Superficial sympathies, based on
accident. on proximity, or common in
terests OF the hour, are fugitive But the
love which sees what is best IN us and
cares for that, is something which cannot
pass away. For this is ike Gods love.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

The curse of drink is too apparent to re.
quire sober discussion; it is the crying
evil of the age. 1t is sapping the man.
hood of the rising generation, and alas
both sexes seem to have fallen beneath
the power of its seductive influence.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
Germany's Big Drunk Industry.

An article on drunkenness in the sixth
volume OF DR. Konrad's Encyclopedia of
Political Economy" make, the statement
that one-fourteenth of the men In gainful
occupations in Germany are employed in
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors, and that one-ffteenth of the ara
BILE land is required to grow the materials
for these drinks
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
The Strongest Things.

There are some good things in all men,
no matter how low they may have fallen,
and every effort should be exerted to
make them the strongest things in the
life of every individual.-Re DR.. Scott
L. Hershey, Boston, Mass.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
when God Laughs.

It is said that lie that sltteth in the
heavens shall laugh at some things May
He not laugh when a mai with big bank
account puts in petty sum, saying that
he gives "the widows mite :'-Sunday-
school TimeS
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15
GODS. MESSAGE TO MAN
I PRElcNAyr TuoucHTs FROM TIE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS

Poem. s. Prayer For Mans Passing
i."cN or Physical Development Is a
cHuNs II sorrow: Lack of Spiritual
neNSi"p .aent u Jnnoticed.
Let me not oa.- +ill o,..
Till that day.s f~bf Is done.
Wat soldier sres t0 Ieaye
The Til II > won?
And wed my work, and fam
Woul emed worthy of the ranks
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

If you VIII look up you will walk stead
i,y. Do no. ignore the danger, nor pre-
sumptuousiy forget your own weakness;
but when / said my foot slippeth, Thy
mercy held me up" Recognize the slip
perry ice and the feeble foot and couple
lnoweth them that are His. Alexander
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

Divine pity and forgiveness are extended
to ''the bitter in soul" Many a miserable
drunkard may be better man at heart
than the righteous man who despises
him. Many man has good excuses for
his drinking and loss of manhood.
But you have not that excuse. There is
no reason why you should fall under the
feet of this huge monster with the whisky
barrel on his back
Keep your blood clean and your brain
clear. If life is dull, make it bright by
honest achievement, or at least by hard
trying. A whisky bottle can't make you
better than God made you. Give yourself
advice to any other young man who might
think of drinking, wouldn't you? Then
take the advice for yourself.-New York
Journal
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

Let t,dight come, then night;
And when the first birds sing
Their matin songs, and light
Wakens each slumbering thing,
Let Some One walien me, and set
NV feet to steps that lead me upward vet
H. v. Sutherland, in Christian Register
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1902-05-15

1 wish in closing to take up the APP.
peal OF the Holy Spirit, and change the
''Wilt thou go with this Mani" And /
refer to Christ as this Man. He is the
chiefest among ten thousand. l bid you
come TO Him who walked with men, ate
with sinners, smiled with little children,
wept with weary women and died with
sinful malfactors. "Wilt thou 90 with this
NAM? You who are Christians [ ask you
the question, for many OF you have not
gone with Him, for "How can two walk
together except they are agreed?" And
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do under these coarse insults have bee, -.
to during this trial? / acknowledge fhs, ssu2Ject
violated the decorum of this court and sbor nave
punished But pray your Honor not 10 d. S,1 9e
me by punishment In the common fail FOR 1aas s9
that I cannot endure that. I beg you- Hon1aassi assi
far modify the sentence Of the court az tc a, 20
fict a fine upon mel care not how iarvSo 70 a
amount may be. The example Of such a rrss.1 We
be sufficient, and am sure justice would he d y5
dicated.' WI
But the judge was firm and Eexorable-tb. -
personifcation OF justice IN the act OF inafe.ssy
due punishment. Amid the profound ai,,as Ing
sitting silence. the Sheriff obeyed and IN hSs Hoss %
tody two OF the most prominent lawyers ~ ss
State passed out Of the courthouse and were soo
incarcerated-
Before the opening Of court that morning r,d--
Edmonds had received invitation to sYsod -
evening with ex-President Van Buren al SIInSs--l
valid. John to De his companion on ths yts1.
The morning after the day spent In fail dIIrgrs .
recess Van Buren, approached the bench IaiS 5iss
arm carelessly but easily upon IT, and In his nA s
liar manner, remarked: hope your Honor ss1-
well last night.
81. AS there was nothing to disturb ny surnberz r
most certainly did. was the reply
I" 7 thought, perhaps. IL might be possible tha.
your conscience your sympathy. or the thoughts Of
our unenviable position might disturb your s5r,
bers' said Van Buren. with a CHARACTERISTIC srais
But he continued. the law Is now vinds~ssaS.
my offence at least, is atoned. I suppose Judzs
our arrangement to visit the old man Is stIi T..
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force. He will be delighted 70 see me under ths
circumstances and, Judge, I think his respect for
you. on the whole will not be diminished
count of the lodgings you assigned me last night.
I know him of old
a. L think, Mr.. Van Buren. the time have lost
in this trial will render the visit to ex-Presdent
Van Buren, impossible, said the judge, and the visit
was never made"
Columbia County is a rich field for the legend
hunter. and many interesting tales Of Dutch pa
troon, of Indian myth and OF the days OF the Revo
luton, in which many Columbians played parts.
preserved. In Claverack Creek, near tie right
bank, and not far from the village, is SpoOk Rock
the story of which will serve as an example.
Long before the white up tbs river ar
Indian tribe had a village the bark of the
stream. The Sachem of the tribe very old
man, who had been a famous warrior in his youth
and who was still feared for his terrible temper.
His daughter. maiden OF strange, Cinnamon
beauty, loved the of the sachem OF neighbo--
ing tribe Her father did not cOuntenance the affair
of heart. and. 10 be the safe side, proposed 70
marry his daughter to sub-chief OF his tribe.
In some way the girl sent word of the approaching
marriage her lover and begged him to rescue her
He came at night. and they stole cut OF the village
of birch bark huts and fed along the creek.
Their flight discovered and the SdtheT started
in pursuit AS he followed the trail he swore he
would have the life blood Of the bold youth He had
nearly overtaken them when there vas a crash and
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most serious occurred in 1874. when the Sheriff at.
tempted to serve process against the property or
an anti;renter in the town Of Copake. He was
Indians and in command Of Chief big Thunder."
Sheriff driven back to Hudson and big
Thunder announced rally at Smoky Hollow, in
the town of Claverack A shot in the
progress of a mass meeting which big Thunder
addressing, and the authorities decided to
arrest him. His capture and that of his lieutenant,
Little Thunder" were effected with great difficulty
Then the Sheriff went after another Walter
Hutchins, known the white Chief" He had
boasted that he would never be taken alive but
was found secreted in garret, and offered no re-
Sistance
The men confined in the county jail at
Hudson, when the news came that they to be
rescued by a thousand armed men from the east
part of the county, who had banded together
for that purpose. The Jail and town placed IN
state of siege, and four pieces of artillery
mounted Troops furnished by the neighbor-
ing towns, and for month the town was like
military camp. The rescuers never came, how
ever and the rioters finally brought to trial.
big Thunder" sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the Clinton State Prison, but he
leased when the anti-rent party elected Governor
Young.
II was in course of the second trial of "Big
Thunder" in September, 1S45. that Columbia
County's most exciting court fight occurred.
Prince John" Van Buren. Attorney General of the
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State and son Of President Van Buren, was I1s as
sisting the District Attorney in prosecuting Big
Thunder who defended by Ambrose l. Jor-
dan. Judge John w. Edmonds. of whom 1t is said
more Independent and pure judge ever sat on
the bench of the Supreme Court of the State, pre-
sided.
1.-The position which he occupied on this occa.
sion trying in the extreme, says an account
of the time. ''Before him were two of the most
renowned counseliors in the State glaring at each
other with the ferocity of opposing gladtators,
ready rend each other in brutal conflict. For
long time forbearance, dignity and firmness OF
the Judge restrained them, keeping them within
the pale of respectful difference to the place they
occupied. But the fourth day. as the trial was
drawing to close, scene occurred rarely wit
messed in court of justice. The vindictive pas
sions of the counsel passed beyond judicial con-
troll and personal encounter ensued- Both law
yers had for time induged in personalities
which the judge could not suppress. Retort fol-
lowed retort, and denunciation was met by bitter
taunts.
''At length Jordan cried: The Attorney General
does not care for the condition of these men He
has contended for right justice. but to make
exhibition of himself-to pander to the missra-
bic ambition which the curse OF his father.
Though his father had brains to temper his, In
him it breaks out everywhere in puerility and
slush.
ivan Buren answered the legal objections raised
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city who were born or grew up within her boun-
oares and years they have felt the need OF such
a society," one which would bring them together
once or twice year. A few months ago the mat
ter wss taken up by several pushing Colunlpa mei'
and an organization, called the Columbia County
Association in the City Of New-York. effected,
s=ith Jacob T. Miller president
Already the club has held its first annual dinner
which proved TO be q spirited reunion Of men VINO
had travelled the same roads, hshed the same
streams and attended the same schools, and In
the rush Of life tn the big city had lost track or
each other. Several prominent men who did not
seave the home county for the broader city field
were guests at the dinner. Stories were told OF
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occupation gone, kept up perhaps tnat ltS
leaders might hold its vote ready for sale TO asp
ing candidates. For this purpose regular meet
ings were held. although they were seldom at
tended by any but handful of managers. They
tell an incident in this connection.
A few of the faithful met at one of the country
taverns and many cups of ale discussed the
chances of selling votes for the coming elections.
About 9 o'clock they decided to organize for the the
transaction of the important business which had
called them together Without a moments delay
politician named Finkle, who spoke thus:
Gentlemen. please come to order [ move that
Beacraft be chairman of this meeting; L second
the motion; all in favor of -- Beacraft as chair
man of this meeting say aye; Aye. Ayes carried
Mr. Beacraft git right round here and take the
chair -.
The operation of making seconding and putting
the motion, voting af1rmatvely upon It, announcing
the result and introducing the chairman into his
office was all performed by Fnkle will bout the least
assistance and without once pauslng to take
breath The business of the meeting was dis
patched with equal celerity, and it was then ad-
journed. 1T
The anti-renters were not always content with
peaceful meetings. Sherffs were murdered IN
cold blood deputies beaten, barns burned and
property destroyed as the feelings Of the tenants
passed their control. The last riot and one of the
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by Jordan with great calmness, force and dignity.
Having concluded his argument, he said with con-
tempt curling his lips: The counsel opposed has in
formed your honor the cause of my presence here.
shall not stoop to deny his coarse assertions: but
allow to add that it is quite out of place for
who stands here in this court with the con-
tributionS of murder and arson in his pocket to
criticise for any whatever
"A dark, whitening frOwn mounted the menacing
features of Jordan; his uostrils expanded vivid
CLEANS Of anger flashed from his large. expressive
eyes. and in a twinkling of an eye he planted
heavy blow on the face Of Van Buren, 1t was re-
turned with the rapidity of lightning and with
stunning effect; then: grappling with each other.
dered these great lawyers forgetful of their posi-
tions ministers of justice, deaf to the voice OF
the judge. to everything but their desire for
geance. But Sheriff Waldo. with his assistants.
rushed into the bar and separated the fnfuriated
combatants before the contest proceeded to any
extremity.
"As soon as order was restored Judge Edmonds
addressed them with great dignity. Should /
neglect to promptly punish you for the great wrong
cupy the bench. And he sentenced both solt-
tary confinement in the county jail for twenty
four hours.
when the judge concluded Mr.. Van Buren, arose
and with impressive dignity made an apology
couched in words of touching eloquence, conclud-
ing follows:
F'What could 1 do. your Honor, what could