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The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

|stti Lyle Collins, head of the Open
pg and Unmailable Division" Of the
|ostOtiice Department.
Each holiday season brings to her
sk thousands and thousands of
Santa Claus" letters and were she of
be ordinary type of clerk. thinking
hly Of the salary she draws twice
eonth, these letters might go into
|ncle Sans waste basket without SO
puch as thought for the writer's.
Not so with Mrs. Collins. Through
er generous heart, her love for chill
ren and, possibly, with memory or
70 Of her own when she, too, believed
? the real existence Of the children's
Rtron saint, this lovable woman at
Fnds first to her duties Of returning
BE letters to their writer's II this is
psslble and then she plays Mrs.
anita Claus" to her army Of little
bends.
hfistmas Presents to the Children
When such thing is possible Mrs.
oilns finds out the addresses OF these
nlldren, sends them some little thing
ley have asked for and gets her
Fends interested in them until she
as now earned the title which came
her so long ago merely through her
esoclations with this part Of Uncle
ans postofilce.
ihis is rather the sentimental side
Mrs, Collins work, but there is an
tner and scientific phase OF it which
As made her invaluable to the Gov
rnment, She is the official chiro-
laphieal expert of the Department
au through her efforts each year
ile'y per cent. of mail matter bear
Y manifesuy indecipherable ad-
iesses iinds its way to the person to
nom it is addressed.
MIS- Collins is linguist and deep
'uueht Added to this she has stored
i"sE IN her brain fund of general
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
POLITICAL TAXATION.
LEGISLATION LIKELY REQUIRING
PUBLICATION OF ALL LARGE
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Such Bill, Introduced Last Year,
was Looked upon as Crank Meas.
ure-Will be on a Different Basis
This Session.

Exposure of the practice Of the
great lille Insurance companies and
other corporations, OF making contri.
buttons to political campaign funds
and of devoting large amounts of
money TO influence legislation will
bring before the next session of
congress the question of the passage
of Il bill similar to that introduced at
the last session by Representative
Bourke Cochran, of New York, and
familiarly known as the Corrupt
Practice" bill. 1t may not be that
this bill will be taken up and given
the serious consideration which it
was denied at the last session, but
that bill containing provisions Of
the same general description as those
of the Cochran bill will be introduced
and pressed to Il vote is a moral GER
tainty.
The Cochran bill provided that
every contribution of more than $50
to national campaign fund should
be reported to the clerk of the dis
trict court Of the United States,
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
NEW PONTOON BRIDGES.
CoIlapsibIe Boats Of Canvas Which
In -e Carried by One Man.

The soldiers Of the United States En-
gineers' Corps seem to have solved one
Of the greatest problems which has
confronted generals in command OF an
army when on the march. Small un-
fordable streams are often encountered
ny the army and these must be crossed
in the shortest time possible. In fact
large rivers often confront an army
when about to give battle to the enemy.
and it would take weeks. If not months.
to construct even temporary bridges
to allow the men with their heavy
armaments to cross. The pontoon
boat, of course, is we'll known to every
reader Of history, for this most useful
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Criminal penalties were provided loF
violations of the law.
Looked Upon as a Cochran Oddity.

The bill was treated with derlslou
last winter. both by the daily press
and by gentlemen of the mouse VI
Representatives, the Senate ai''
Third House. 1t was worth lauS ~
peoplc said There was very i1lie i
corruption. they averred. the iuea
maj corporations employed leslsla,
tive agents and disbursed huge SUMS sums
of MONEY for or against certain DL.lN
r,s moonshine doled out by Ssllsn
tinnalists to crafty the morbid ranes
and the appetite for scandal Oh " p''
cuIiar class of people.
The legislative inquiry into me M ~,
fairs and conduct of the Equl'ap,e
life and Mutual insurance coii'li,u,,51, ,,,1
nj New York seems tc nave piieU p.i,,,s
the matter of campaign coh'rinu'''ii, in
and legislative disbursements !"
nthar than a humorous Tight IT In lil,,
tsrs not whether the corpor"t,,v,i, t,air
come forward voluntarily Win ~
contributions to cnnnH'rn l,,,u ,,,5,
whether they are solicited ana nouuu tney
cd by campaign collectors uilsl ivy
en tr,hnteHthe p result is the same r.,
Vice.nresident Gillette OF the 10 ~
tno1 Life Insurance Company I,,toa whe
tied that his company con''aUu, onc :
500 500 of the policy holders
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

to the republican committees in the
and John \. McCall, president of the
New York Life Insurance Company
admitted that he had contributed
Sl3O,OO0 of the company's funds to
the same committees. In fact the
big companies have frequently been
contributors to both political parties.
PUBLIC May Demand Legislation.
There are two questions involved
in any fair consideration of these dis
closures. The first is the desira bility
of corporations taking such an active
and influential part in political cam
palgns and the second Is the moral
lty of corporation officers making
contributions on their own initiative
out Of funds that are really trust
funds.
OF course law can be made pro-
hibiting campaign contributions by
insurance companies or other corpo-
rations. This may correct the abuse
or it may not. Laws are not always
obeyed or enforced. There, for exam
pie are the laws of Moses. The world
has been violating them for thou
sands of years. 1t might be cOnsid-
cred fair if the directors Of every in
surance company, savings bank, trust
company or other corporation hand
ling the peoples money, would adopt
rule forbidding absolutely all such
contributions and holding every OFF,
Ger financially and morally respon-
sible for its observance. Second. po-
litical candidates and committpoe
could announce that they would
neither solicit nor receive contribu-
tiors.
Public sentiment is rapidly crystal
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
MRS. SANTA CLAUS.
-,,c,r sIUS DEAD LETTER EX-
ta.Ir t-nr CTJDES STRAY CHRIST.
MAS GREETINGS.

,,,, Many Presents to Children
IA, a Remarkable Memory and
yynnaaYledce.and yna Deeipners the most
pu..ling Addresses
r,,sod away in a little corner OF
~ postottice department. at Washing
M Ns hsbind a desk which has held a
Eol o'"rd u interesting stories sits
aou, a4,'ing 2 white haired woman who Is
anr ua, tbe length and breadth OF the
VA W. as Mrs. Santa Claus"
A1t nss woman to whom this suggestive
! dear M name has been given is Mrs.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Strong on Details.

"'Rastus. where's that rake?'
DE rake's wild de hoe. Marster.
well, then, where's the hoe?'
"Marster, de hoes wild de rake"
We'll 'Rastus, confound it, where
are they both?"
.'Dey's boff togedder, Marster. Pears
like youse powful ticker bout details
dis mawnin'. You leave de regulatin
of all dat to me. Marster, and I'll look
out To- yo' interests"
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

izing into the conviction that corpo-
rate contributions should either be
made impossible or else required to
he made in such public fashion that
they would be robbed Of their bane-
FIJI effect
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

is pre-eminently the home meal of the
year the French chefs have to give
way to women who know just how to
prepare the generous wholesome
dishes that an American citizen looks
forward to finding on his dinner table
on the joyous holiday. President
Roosevelt also shows fondness for
carving the turkey himself.
A good old fashioned Christmas din.
ner, moreover, with all the essentials
from turkey to plum pudding is a reg
ular institution at the White House
during the present administration.
Perhaps President Roosevelt, with
his assertive good health and his fam
lily of lively young folks, are particu-
ly we'll qualified to appreciate rous-
ing yule-tide feast, but whatever be
the reason certain it is that during the
Roosevelt regime the Christmas re-
past has become one of the most i'm
portant as well as one of the jolliest
meals of the year.
To Be Family Reunion.
President Roosevelt and his family
follow the general policy of all pre-
vious occupants of the White House in
observing Christmas IS family fes-
tival. This year it will have especial
significance as a reunion, since of late
months the junior -.embers Of the
Roosevelt household have been scat
tered as never before. by reason of
their attendance at different schools
and colleges. The Roosevelt Christ
mas, while family affair, is by no
means confined to the immediate
household. The R cosevelt children
have long been all 1wed to entertain
their numerous coujins on Christmas
and other relatives are likewise in at
tendance, while the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt usually ask few per-
sonal friends to also join the party.
Christmas dinner at the White
House is served in the evening and the
President arouses an appetite for it by
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

The popularity of "Trilby" tor ,,n a
time exceeded that of any move! pun.
lished with the possible exception Oh
"ITncle Toms Cabin
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Time TO Move.

oh that were where would be,
Then would be. where | am not,
For where l am. l would not be.
And where I could - cannot.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

(aTh%'edse (roh,se which enables her to solve
Is'elns rss which would puzzle hun
w. o'her heads. Her knowledge OF
Ms t IN various cities OF Europe led
e' ;,. compilation Of a street directory
III lis countries.
ahe value of Mrs. Collins work in
(o,,,I (.,ns out addresses is all the more
Iostam ItUae when it is considered that each
|ivis,av |J,l,ve IN all the large cities has
Enboa, EIu especially set apart for de-
(lina i,'i1g lllegible and otherwise puz-
|one Sauuresses. So after this has been
(rs ellers which are still unclaimed
|nn 'eNt TO the postofiice at Washing
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
WHITE HOUSE XMAS DINNER.
THE ROOSEVELT FAMILY CELE.
BRATES IN THE GOOD OLD.
FASHIONED WAY.

Always Have Huge Rhode Island Tur.
key Which Is not Spoiled by French
Cooks. President Himself Does
the Carving.
Old fashioned cooks and old fash
ioned cookery hold the fort in the
White House kitchen at Christmas
tide. When the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt give one Of their great state
dinners to eighty or one hundred
guests. they usually entrust all the
preparations to professional caterers,
but when it comes to the dinner which
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Nnows All Languages.

\ ss. No. collins has made such n study
|ba s u, rather psychological work that
kon,,- nnows Just what section of the
kariOny' even to the cities. in which
kan us hauonalties have settled. She
(hs cp1 put her finger on the Japanese
knd nr,hese, nr Greeks, Spaniards. italians
Thd al the rest of them.
k,rs" "S particular talent has enabled
EbjcNI collins to decipher many a letter
Nu would have been otherwise un-
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

Senator Harris Baked.
Henry Clay Evans. late consul gen.
eral at London, was once in Congress
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
COUNTY COURT CLERK.

LUMPKINS-We are authorized to
Annousce' Barney p. Lumpkins, as a
candidate for the Office of County Court
Clerk OF Lawrence County, subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
HARVEY-We are authorized to
announce Robin b. Harvey as a candi-
date fer the Office of County Court Clerk
of Lawrence County, subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic party.
TURNER-We are authorized to an
hounce DIR. J. l.. Turner, as candidate
for the Office Of County Court Clerk of
Lawrence County, subject to the action
of the Democratic Party.
BLAIR-We are authorized to an.
nounce A. d. Blair, as candidate fol
the Office of County Court Clerk of Law
renee County, subject to the action Of
the Democratic Party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, a A inning city is saved by
dynamiting space that the fire can't
cross Sometimes, cough hangs on so
long, you feel as if nothing but dyna-
mite would cure it. u. T. Gray, of CAL
houn, Ga, writes: "My wife had very
aggravated cough, which kept her awake
nights. Two physicians could not help
her; Sc she took DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, Coughs and
Colds, which eased her cough, gave her
sleep, and finally cured her" Strictly
scientific cure for bronchitis and La
Grippe. At w. II. Lewis drug Store,
price SOC and LOO: guaranteed. Trial
bottle free.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
In MemOriam.

To McCallum Lodge No. $50 f. &
"A. NJ. We your committee appointed
to draft resolutions on the death of
Bro. J. r. McMasters beg to submit
the following.
The supreme Grand Master has
again sounded the Gavel of death and
called from labor on earth to refresh
ments in the Supreme Lodge above.
Our beloved brother j. r. McMasters
who was made a master mason in
McCallurl Lodge No. $50 in 1859
and lived consistent member of the
same until his death on Mach 10, 1905.
He loved masonry and had genuine
appreciation of all those noble qualities
that constitute true man and m; son
and conscientiously observed all that
makes Masonry beautiful and strength
ems our belief in the fatherhood of God
and the brotherhood of man. He was
an affectionate husband kind indul-
gent and loving father and a good
citizen whose life was exemplary whose
conduct exemplary and whose death
was source of universal regret
Bro McMasters was born Jan. ii 1912
in the Ord civil district of Lawrence
County Tenn. and lived al! his life in
the Bird and 4th districts and was con-
sidered one of the most honored and
worthy citizens of our community
He embraced religion about "a years
since connecting himself with the NJ.
+. Church South at Mt. Zion and lived
meek and humble follower of his
Savior until his death. We therefore
offer the following preamble and reso-
lutions.
Whereas The Supreme Grand Master
has seen fit in his wisdom to call from
labor on earth to refreshments in heaven
our beloved and esteemed Brother.
Therefore, Resolved:
lst-That we bow in humble submits.
sion to the divine edict of our Supreme
Grand Master in calling our brother to
that Grand Lodge above to live forever
and never again to hear the closing rap
OF the masters Gavel.
2nd--That,we strive to emulate the
good life Of this faithful brother and
that we tender to. his bereaved and
stricken family our sincere and
heartfelt sympathy and coincidence.
3rd-That copy of these resolutions
be spread on the minutes of McCallum
Lodge copy sent to the Lawrence
Democrat and copy to the family of
our deceased Brother.
4th-That we wear the usual badge
of mourning for 80 days not mourning
as those who have no hopes but conf
dent that if we live as Brother Nc
Masters that we will strike hands with
him at the door of that celestial Lodge
above never to part again.
Respectfully submitted,
A. A. HAGAN, Committee.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
A Worthy Cause.

The Chautauqna Auditorium on
the old Academy Grounds is
now in course of erection. Those
having it in charge expect TO
push the work to completion as
fast as possible. As this move.
ment is for the interest Of the
whole town many of our citizens
have contributed money, labor
and material to help it along, All
such contributions, however small,
are gladly received and invest
ment will he a good one, iii pro
noting Christian culture and feel
owship.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
Sheriffs Sale.
j. B. Powell Ia circuit court
VS. at
G. ID. Tidwell Lawrenceburg.

% d. roweh ID circuit court
VS. at
G. d. Tidwell Lawrenceburg.
In obedience to an order of sale made
in the above cause, at the April, 1906.
term of the Circuit Court Mt Lawrence
burg, Tennessee, will sell to the
highest aud best bidder on
MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1905.
the following described property towit:
all The rights, title, interest, claim aud
demand that the Deft,has in and to the
following town lots and tracts of land,
and al! of said town lots and tracts OF
land are situated in Lawrence Co
Tennessee, aad town lots are in the
town of Iron City, LIST Civil District,
Lawrence Co., Tennessee, and said lots
are(6) six innumber and assessed to d.
NJ. Tidwell, the deceased father of
Delft and are bounded as follows, to wit:
Beirg lots Nos 1875, 1856, 1877 1873, 139
& l40 in Block as laid out. Shown on
Map of Iron Cityin said Co. & State.
sand lots bounded on East by Hickory
st. North by 3rd ST., and West by
Maple St., and on South by alley, being
800 feet, $50 feet. See Deed Book
Is pages 445-6. Registers office Law
renee Co, Tennessee, and also on said
interest of Deft. in a tract of land sit
uated in End Civil District in Lawrence
County, Tennessee, and adjoining the
lands of, and bounded on the North by
the lands of John Bramley and adjoin-
ing the lands of, and bounded on the
South by the lands of Frank Ssndrell,
aud adjoining the lands of, and bounded
OH the East by the lands Of John
Bramley, and adjoining and bounded on
the West by the lands of Jim Pullen,
and said tract of land consists of 1000
acres and is assessed to said ID. Nj
Tidwell, aud being the tract of land
on which he resided at his death this
month, Jan. 1905, and SAID land, the
1000 acres is on the waters Of Shoal
creek. Also on said interest of Deft.
in another tract of land of acre in 2nd
DiStifCt VI ldNItHCo w. lClihSsoCSi
and adjoining the lands Of, and bound
ed on the North by the lands of Henry
Keolsch, and adjoining and bounded OF
the South by the lands Of Will Angus
tine, and adjoining and bounded on thu
East by the lands Of vii! Augustine
and adjoining and bounded on The
! West by the lands of Anthony llinkle
Also on Deft's. interest in e interes
in another tract Of land in 4th Civi
District of Lawrence Co., Tenn, beins
lot No. 80 in End Division of German
Catholic Homestead Association, am
being 80 acres and valued at SIS. Al
of said lands are assessed to d. NJ
Tidwell, deceased, and Deft's interes
in all of same being al undivided in
terest in same as AN heir of his salt
deceased fathers estate, his interes
| being in common with others, and salt
interests OF Dtft in said lands and lot
being levied on as the property o
Defendant.
This 18th, day of January, 1905.
+. C. WISDOM, Sheriff.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
Cured His Mother of Rheuma-
tiSm.

any mother has been sufferer for
many years with rheumatism" says w
H. H oward, of Husband, Pa, :. At
times she was unable to move at all,
while at all times walking was painful.
| presented her with bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and after few ap-
plications she decided 1t was the most
wonderful pain reliever she had ever
tried. in fact she is never without it
now and is at all times able to walk
An occasional application OF Pain
Balm keeps away the pain that she was
formerly troubled with" Fer sale by
Freemon Bros.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
EDUCATIONAL CONTEST.

Mis- Ida May Lackey again
wins the Educational Contest,
having a list ofthirty one errors.
We regret that we have not
space to print the list of errors
each week, and hope to do so
soon. We will say for the ben
eft of contestants that subscript-
ions are transferable, and you
can give them TO your friends or
sell them as you prefer.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
NOAH WHITE, Trustee.
Exposure

To cold drauglts Of air, to keen and
cutting wind, sudden changes of the
temperature, scanty clothing, undue ex-
posure of the throat an | neck after pnb-
lie speaking and singing, bring on
coughs and colds.
Billiards. Horehound Syrup is the
best cure. Mrs A. Barr, Houston, Tex.
writes, Jan. 81, 1902: One bottle of
Billiards. IIorehound Syrup cured fne Of
a very bad cough. lis very pleasant to
take. Sold by Freemon Bros.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19

cism Pattersons course in the Eth.
ridge School matter, whichappeared
last week, did him an injustice. In
the first place, to those who are ia
miliar with The Legislative
procedure, there is nothing to Mr.
Patterson's discredit, that he introduced
a bin which he did not support that he did
not introduce it as soon as the Sen
dtor did, or that it passed the Sen
ate, and not the House. The in.
PRODUCTION Of a bill is merely for,
NAL and does not in anyway com
NIT the man who does so to its sup
port. 1t merely means. that the
matter is given hearing, and to
this his hunblest constituent is
entitled. No representative, hav-
ing proper conception of his du
ty would refuse to present a bill
for his people whether it he good
or bad. 1t should be given u hear.
ing. That Mr.. Patterson favored
the bill when first presented to
him, may be true. 1t seems that
he gave those having it in charge
reason to think so. That he heard
both sides is conceded. Then,
that he changed his mind and OPP
posed it, is matter that does him
no discredit. He who seeks to do
his honest duty, by his people
should carefully study from every
standpoint any measure affecting
them, and then should act as his
sober well -considered judgement
dictates, rather than upon Il hasti
Ily-made assurance. A man, who
sees he is wrong ought to have the
backbone to change his course, ant
this paper freely commends Mr.
Patterson for doing this And il
saying this no other motive thar
our earnest desire to do simple jus
tie alike to friend and Toe, influ
ences us. Mr.. Patterson treat,
the management of this Journal
with supercilious disdaip and cpel
hostility because he did wrong, il
his capacity of public servant
and we said SO. But that does no
prevent us from doing him sim
pie justine, and in the Ethridg,
; matter, commencing his course a
the correct one for all agent of a
the people.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
SHERIFF

WATKINS-We are authorized to
announce Ben f. Watkins, as a candi-
date for the Office of Sheriff of Lawrence
County, subject to the action Of the
Democratic party.
HOWARD-We are authorized to
announce John w. Howard, as a candi-
date for the Office of Sheriff of Lawrence
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
TAKE NOTICE!
DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS

On the first Monday in June next the Court House door in the
town of Lawrencebug, Lawrenc, County, Tennessee will
offer for Public Sa all Of the real estate belonging to den-
quent taxpayers for the year 1904.
The following is list Of the denquents the district in which the
property is situated and the number of acres in each tract
as follows
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19

The Democratic Executive Com
mittee is hereby called to meet in
the Office of the Chairman, on
Monday June 5 1905, to arrange
u method of nominating candi-
dates for County offices, and to
transact such other business as
may properly come before it.
T. H. MEREDITH Chairman.
G.. 7. CRAWFORD Secretary.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
SIMPLE JUSTICE.

This paper has no commission
to defend Mr.. Patterson, and he
doub,lrss will not appreciate its
assuming the role of his champion
aud defender, Yet his public lie
c ,rd is public property and subject
toa public Journals commenda-
ton as welt-ss-its condemnation
lie can not properly object to eth
or. So we rise to remlrk that in
osH Npinion Mr. Sweanry's crili-
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
U. B. Meeting.

Beginning Monday night next
the U. b. Church will begin a
series Of services over Lawrence
Bank aud Trust Company. These
services will last through the
week and be for the promotion of
holiness. Everybody is cordially
invited taatteud.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK.

KENNEDY--We are authorized to
announce Jno, B. Kennedy, as II candi-
date for the Office of Circuit Court Clerk
of Lawrence County, subject to the ac-
ton Of the Democratic party.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-05-19
REGISTER

SPRINGER-We are authorized to
announce J. G. Springer, az Il candidate
for the office of Register of Lawrence
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.