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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-29
AMERICAN LAND MONOPOLY.
rs BEING FOSTERED BY OUR PRES
ENT SYSTEM OF LOOSE
LAND LAWS.

Homestead Communication and Desert
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
Settlement-Largely Utilized for
Land Grabbing.
Land monopoly is a black cloud of
dread from which Ireland is just
emerging, and we applaud England S
act, while we may yet possibly be a
little skeptical, in providing plan
whereby free Ireland may become a
fact
Yet we ourselves are as rapidly APP
preaching land monopoly in America
as it is possible to do considering our
vast extent of territory Land monop-
oily brings with it more state evils
than can be recounted in any single
article. 1t retards every internal de-
velopment, it smothers individual eff
fort and enterprise and finally it
transforms the stem and fiber of the
individual citizen from that of sub
stantial, self-reliant supporter of free
government to a supine, Indifferent
and passionless individual, lacking in
mental and moral poise and in those
sturdy and heroic qualities which
have made America the greatest name
in history.
Land monopoly, did you say?"
says the American land grabber.
"Why, there is enough land for the
children of the nation for generations
if not centuries to come. The gov
eminent owns in the West alone near
ly half a billion acres and how can
there be any land monopoly when this
vast area is always open to free entry
drv mir 10 9j9
Half Billion Acres Remaining.
It is true that there are valuable
lands in the West yet remaining open
to entry, or at least land which will
be valuable when it shall have been
furnished water for irrigation, but |
what is the general description of this |
half billion acres yet remaining under |
Uncle Sans control? Is it reasonable |
to suppose that the shreWd land oper-
ators, living on the ground, have not |
skinned the cream of this land, and |
are not doing so to-day-the fertile |
valleys and the rich plains, where
water can be applied-and leaving the
great bulk of the land to their pos
terity, land composed Of mountain
tops and impossible canyon sides
which will probably forever remain in
Tho hands of the government and at
least can never support life. Glance |
at physical map Of Colorado, just |
for an instance. and note the vast |
of mountains. There |
are many fertile valleys in Colorado, |
for the map is on a much reduced |
scale, but from it's appearance you
would think the entire State was com
posed of nothing but chain upon chain |
and range upon range of untillable
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-29

lContinuod On next pago1
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-29
Regularly Irregular.

y
in the usual way-by sticking strictly
to a scheme of my life which would
kill anybody else. 1t sounds like an ex.
aggeration, but that is really the com
mon rule for attaining to old age.
We have no permanent habits until
we are forty. Then they begin to har
den, presently they petrify, then bust
ness begins Since forty l have been
regular about going to bed and getting
up, and that is one Of the main things.
[ have made it a rule to go to bed
when there wasn't anybody left to sit
up with, and l have made it a rule to
get up when I had to. This has result
ed in an answering regularity of ir-
regularity.
I'm the matter of diet-which is
another main thing-I have been per-
sistently strict in sticking to the things
which didn't agree with me until one
or the other of us got the best of it,.
Until lately l got the best of it myself
But last spring 1 stopped frolicking
with mince pie after midnight; up to
then I had always believed it wasn't
loaded. For thirty years l have taken
coffee and bread at 8 in the morning
and no bite nor sup until 7.30 in the
evening.
81 have made it a rule never to
smoke more than one cigar at a time. /
have no other restriction as regards
smoking. I do not know just when ]
began to smoke; I only know that it
was in my fathers lifetime, and that
I was indiscreet. He passed from this
life early in 1917, when / was shade
past eleven; ever since then l have
smoked publicly. AS an example to
others. and not that / care for moder-
alton myself, it has always been my
rule never to smoke when asleep, ana
never to refrain when awake.
GAS for drinking, l have no rule
about that. When the others drink
like to help; otherwise / remain dry,
by habit and preference. This dry
ness does not hurt me, but it could
easily hurt you, because you are
different You let it alone.
First Standard Oil Trust.
"since I was seven years old have
seldom taken q dose of medicine and
have still more seldom needed one.
But up to seven lived exclusively on
allopathic medicines. Not that I need
ed them, for I don't think I did; but it
was for economy. My father took
drug store for a iebt, and it made cod
liver oil cheaper Than the other break
fast foods. I was the first Standard
Oil Trust. I had n all BY the time
the drug store was exhausted my
health was established. and there has
never been much the matter with me
since.
81 have never taken any exercise, ex-
cept sleeping and resting, and / never
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
LET DOWN BARS COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMlNA- TONS TOO DIFFICULT, SAYS
 PRESIDENT HALL. Strong Tendency Showing to Bring Religious Studies Back to Life
 in the Universities.

1
 New York, Nov. 24-G Stanley ], Hall president of Clark university ] Worcester. Mass. spoke on Certain Changes Desirable in the American College" at Columbia university last night.
 The modern college DrofesSor.' h. said, does not hold the same positio" , today that he did a few years ago. He has become merged into the mi
 varsltv. According to the modern college arrangement every pupil will soon have his own professor"
 President Hall is not in favor of the present system of college entrance eX. "ninations. He believes they are en- tirely too difficult
 "The tendency is to standardize knowledge so that it is like haled hay" he said. 'It is put up in pack ages. and is discouragin2 food to the youth who wants to preserve his indi- vidlalitv. At the Leland Stanford university there is practically no en- trance examination The seeker for
 knowledge finds the gates 10 he open to every one who can profit by the 'vilege. That man has read the
 bible in English is a sufficient en- rance examination.
 "The tendency nowadays" said
 President Hall, lis 10 sidetrac'l ali hH- F anistic studies. Astronomy. which is one of the greatest uplifting stu lies. is fast hecom 'ng a dead letter President Hall sad that "althouah
 .ehoion had reached a low ehh in tha colleges, there was a strong tendency l tc bring it back to life Religion.' h ,, said, s.is the central goal of all hr ! r'anistic things"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

to whom his employee denies the usa of his own horse and wagon. Think Gl your employe informing you that not only should you not ride in your own wagon, you should not transport anything in if. except d few letters, lnasazines, newspapers, books and toulzpouud parcels of merchandise! And yet this is just what the servants of the American people--United States senators and representatiNes- ale doing today. Their restrictions eff the rural pGst-wason service de prives he people of it's reasonable use cuts down its earnings. retards the de- velopment of the country, and eauses } deficiency in the postal revenues which, for the year ending June So 1905, exceeded $14,000,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
Ma ker.
WANT AND NEED.

There's a big difference between what a baby wants and what he needs. Deny him the one, give him the other. Most babies need Scott's Emulsion-it's the right thing for a baby. It contains a lot of strength building qualities that their food may not contain. After a while they get to want it. Why? Because it makes them comfortable. Those dimples and round cheeks mean health and ease. Scott's Emulsion makes children easy; keeps them SO, too.
 SCOTT BOVINE, 1oe Pearl St, New Ycrk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
SHAW VS. WASHINGTON.

Secretary Shaw Wrecently said Olll government must he one party or mob f,oer9c Washington repeatedly declar ZEthat party fealty was the @ravest sanger that threatened the perpetu " of the American republic The 1t et ons in several states on Novem- hrr last seem to indicate that the fmerican people are growing rapidly .r uphold the Washin9ton doctrine tlther than the more narrow Shaw eelaration. Mr. Saumel F.. Moffett 'ri'inS on "The Recovery of Free Government" in CoY.ers for Novem. er 223, says:
 Never in American history have loc1l "oft-vear" elections pro- 3uecd such heart searching an one po!itlclans and 2 ven such prom isa of far-reaching results as in l90a. The incoming of the re- turns was mourltullv recoenized ny Gov. Horrick of Ohio, who sail:
 Fhe greatest danger HOW con- fronting the American people is fht readiness iil response 10 some sudden whim or preteXt. to de Sert party principles and follow ~onN ind yidual who clai ls. samn tines with sincerity. often wth NtNorriSN tO represent a canSH hat k hi@hev than party fealty.
 Tho 'ectioo of 1905 did indeed ns.rk the almost total 1lisappear &aee of the ersat American su ersrit,an-the lelusion that par
 Y oreanizations wer2 insp red by 'nar'y principles. and hence 9fi 'i@atfnl claim OF the ale --ifuce of citizens Who believe in hosa nrincinles. II WAS this superstition that lay at the very haso of the neWer of the hosses. l. was GaSy for d boss to secure control of the non mating ma chnely of parry. but shat ae"- ,rol would have been of no use ta h m without some means af iN-= ipcine honest citizens to vote his ticket etter he cot ii nomiNatea Thnse r'ea~s w ro fa"Nishcd hy he eat superstition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
: l-s. ! ;l'. z 2. z, ALI

OUT G. i3
 n the best denfal schools In ta a!Atry. Then Ae acquired skill aHc .Ierience ill years of practice Now otfel you the best modern dentist in all branches at Moderate rates ii Us about yCul tooth tr0u5.es Gui }tilee is newly equipped with Ie latest appliances known to the ental profession With our Nitrous y.de G & Eita.ized Air and Electric. appliances make, Filling, Clean 1!aighteniue Grown and BriGge WoIn d F.Ntr; e-,aH absolutely painless We are the largest dental company in the South, and owing to buying GUT material in large quantities, are able to offer greatly reduced prices in all branches of dentistry.
 Black BroS.
 over Bank of Pine Bluff.
 Both Phones
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
EYES EXAMINED FREE

By c. L. Andrews, Optical Specialist
 Prescription classes ground to or der. Headache a specially. Nerrous headache overcome with glasses.
 c. l.. Andrews was formerly assist ant dissectins surgeon to Dr. McFat rich, head of Chicaeo's leading optical college Also assistant to Dr, Hood president Wagner institute, Washing r8n, D. C. Eyes tested free at your residence or place Of business. Leave calls Office D. w. Boyce, 1Q6 Pine street. Old phone No. }. New phone No. 3.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
ARKANSAS. : PUTT ] l IT 1CS N Y R.. ,. -l ]. ag SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE WITH THE PRESIDENT AT THE
 WHITE HOUSE.
Powell Clayton Tells of ku-kIux Days
and Present Governor of Ar
kansas.

Washington, D. C.. Nov 24.-Ar kansas politics and Gov Jeff Dav $ were discussed at the White House for the reoalement of the president who slinnod and Snorted alternately as Gen. Powell Clayton. former am- hassador to MeXivo. detailed incidents $ olitieal. and drew word pictures of jeff. Gov. Jeff, doing stunts to get votes.
 Gen Clayton said lf7if the governor had been his avowei enemy for years :tnd gave as a reasoI that the latter had accused him of murdering his aunt.
 1t was in this way said Gen. Clayton, T was in command of the militia during the ku-klux days in Ar kansas. and one day number of ny Toys happened to pass by her house when she was ill.
 She died as result of the illness C" the fright which the noise o' marching feet caused, and ever since Fen the governor has been my avow- "a enemy
 ..I was sorry. indeed. when f"s' learned of the good lady's death. hH. ' .'o not SC how any bl1mc ear be Ia; T my door.
 Gen. Clayton has made h home i" Masfin2ton with h g daughter an' aX9acte to remain here all winter wi'h the poss ble exception of month r six weeks. which he contemplates
 bending iu Cuha.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
C STUPID POSTAL LAW

On every week day over 30,oo0 post Naeons traverse the rural post routes of the United States, carrying to the homes of tine 125 American citizen kings of the average lOutC tupWard Gi i,000, ,Jo0 in all, and representing population of some 2U,oo0 ,ooo) the let 1efs, magazines and newspapers ot their public servants at the eonters Of public business, and which also adver tise to them that most important intel ligence to the modern man-namely. Intelligence as to where best to sat isy his wants and dispose of his wares. Strangely enough. however, while his public servants have provided the ru- lal citizen king w tn a public vehicle fol the transportation of inteligence, they have excluded him from it's use either for the transportation or for that of his supplies or of his produce '.he unconscionable taN--16 cents Der lound on merchandise limited to four pound pareels--is practically rro- hibitive.
 On the first establishment of the seiVica, many of the owners of the rural post wagons. believing them selves entitled under the law, to the rights of the old post coach, added to the transport of the mails the regular post-coach Ira fife, taking at their own risk and at their own rates passen. gers, baS2agl, large parcels of mer- chandise. anything that was offered, Ll. to ihe limits of their veh cles The business grew rapidly ad with prof teth to the carrier and To the dis ui.t which he served
 SUddt nlN, however, in 19a4, this gen. eral transportation business of tn. Iural postcoach Was abolished A provision in the postal appropriation illl of 1904 cut down the ruralwaeon service to that of the city foe@po Since then earri r who has dared to transport passenger or a parcel ov,N
 
 four pounds in weight on his vehicle has done so at his peril.
 Nil. G>WIvs t,leu shows what i2nol ant ani arrogant le2isa'iou we me ch.i4ed to subm to at the hands ot cur congressman and seuators. He sa:s:
 'ihiS reduction in the business o the tall p0st-Na 2on out~ide it's r,,,u Ian strvice necessi'ate8. ot co'5rSe IT. increase in tie carriers S;tIafieS and today salaries varying from si22 foi an oi-,i.-;sil>' rsl,it, jo S.,.o for a- .wea ty-foNr mile route are paid fol tht sery ces of a nan wssh q horse and Wagon, tFansaer,i iHs aB the asGra-o leate qa3stiti of mail matter N ish- lAe in the a2en ;tt2=..Hster eal!a>- ed and delivered per Iay-l2ss than t3e..tt pounds, md ;a Ai,s.eHsions less thaG ! hushtl while tho income re eeNci from the sS than TWO pounds ot ma arie n2iins on the avs rage daily sa3te $ not over Il cents per day tie against an average cast of over E per day
 Tie faalt. however is not in ths salary of the rural carrier. His sal oiy would he low enough, in all con science, if he were oblised to make his four 10 eisht-hour d9ily trip with . wagon altogether empty. The evil ot the situation lies n the fact that public servants at Washington deny :. to the rural public reasonable dse ut the prflic vehicle that 'aSe-s their doors. The Am riean n~h1ic gre yerv much in the condition of the farmer
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
A Perfect MlIk Food.

Is Borden's Peerless Brand EvaEnrai ad Cream. It has a delightful natu. ral flavor and is superior to the rich. Ast raw cream. with the added insur, pnce Of being sterile. Always carried by soldiers, sailors, hunters, campers and explorers. It has become a house. holu nece ssi,..-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1905.

Mr R. ]. Sullivan, manager of elre'l, lation of the Graphic, makes the cit! circulation his special charge. Sub ecribrrs failing to rec i've their papers properly, will confer a favor upon this department by reporting earelessness or failure to deliver at once. Phone. cid SC.
 ADAMS PRINTING CONTAIN f.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Daily, GIL pY. one W6e k.....z.z.S II. Daily one copy, one lHoath,... t. Daily, one copy, six nonths.... Dat Daily, one copy, one Vear..... 1s''' Sunday Edition, one year....... 2.ao Twice a-Week Edition ......... lot r''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

The men who say that alvertisinc Ices not pay are mon who have never .'iel if; CT who. having tried it. lid Noi try ii fairlv.-Iohn Wannamaknr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

Large spaces intellieentlv hard'a ] weld much better sesnlts ~rosa4t: ss, "tefv than small eesds-ToNGeeo leaf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

t7vor:; si,,e .-,an = n">o o~~>. cNv ''sYe ny thN r rshan as an inves
 'yH;ch To r ct e'-ie', a@l laree retnrss = .'. Jade! l;i4.l = 31l>l!.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-11-24

helieva in the eMcie ncv of alver tisins-.'. P. Primlty. Ch wing Gum Maker
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
AN ORDINANCE

To carry into effect the twenty sixth paragraph
of section fifteen Of Act No. 1876 OF the Acts of
year 1904 being an ordinance relative to crimes
under said paragraph, and to prohibit the same
IN the interest OF public morals, and to pro-
vide penalty for the violation OF any OF the
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board Of Al
derruen of the Town Ut Colfax, In Grant parish,
Lonisiana, In reguls5 session convened:
rooms, all indecent exposure OF the person on
the public streets Of Coifax. all houses of pros
titution and the inmates thereof. be and the
limits of the town of Colfax and be and are
hereby each ard all declared unlawful.
Be II further ordained, etc.
Section 2. That the owner or owners OF any
honse. building or other. structure, who after
thirty days notice of its character by the town
marshal knowingly permits the use thereof for
ton of this ordinance. is hereby declared guilty
of an offense against this ordinance, and such
use Is hereby prohibited.
Be il further ordained. etc:-
z Section s. That prosecutions shall be insti-
tuted under this ordinance as to violations OF
any provisions thereof only on the affidavit OF q
complainant Of lawful age. which affidavit shall
be in writing and sworn to before some Other
competent to administer an oath, and which
shall particularly designa the house or houses
and name the persons or person complained OF.
issuing warrant of arrest Of the person COM
planned Of or OF issuing the notice provided for
in section two.
Be it further ordained. etc.
Section 1. That any person found guilty of
violating the first section Of this ordinsnce, after
trial by the Mayor, and any person. or persons,
corporation. firm, or association. the owper or
owners of any house, building. or other stract-
ure. as set forth In section two. who shall be
found guilty after trial by the Mayor of violating
section two Of this ordinance, shall be fined in q
sum not less than ten dollars nor more than one
hundred dollare, or imprisoned not TO exceed
ten days or both. in the discretion Of the Mayor.
Be il further ordained. etc.
Section 5. That all ordinances and parts Of
ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed
and this ordinance shall take effect as provided
by charter.
Passed on this 18th day OF November, A. d.
1905. after consideration BY sections by vote Of
three yeas to no nays of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen. G. N. CARNAHAN,
Approved Secretary.
J. P. LEWIS. Mayor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
An Echo from Eternity's shore.

An Echo from Eternity's Shore.
The death notice OF a young wo-
man will be found in our columns
this week signed by the writer. that
is sad and distressing in its very
pIaintiveness. We are not the Judge
of any erring mortal, nor can we af-
ford to revile the dead. To the con-
trary. we hold with the celebrated
preacher who ran the Little Church
Around the Corner" and thought it
no crime to read the burial service OF
the church over the most forlorn oil
earth's creatures, and invoke Gods
mercy for a departed soul. 1t is not
that we would condone error In the
least, but we cannot ignore the teach
ings of Him who said neither do ]
condemn thee" II we expect at the
last day an answer to>our prayer
The mercy to Others show,
That mercy show to me.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
AN ORDINANCE

To prohibit any person leaving horses hitched
to vehicles on the streets of Coifax and to pro-
vide penalty for violation of tins ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen Of the Town of Colfax in regular session
convened:
Section 1. That from and after the promulga-
ton Of this ordinance il shall be unlawful foI
any person to leave vehicle in the streets of the
town of Collar with horses hitched thereto. and
that any person found guilty Of violating this
ortlinarce shall be fined not less than two dol
lars nor more than twenty-five dollars.
Be it further ordained, etc.
Section q That all ordinances and parts OF
ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Passed on this 7th day of November, A. D. 1905
by vote Of three yeas to no nays;,
C. N. CARNAHAN, Secretary.
Approved: J. p. LEWIS. Mayor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25

Miss MAUD SMUCK. born Nov. %,
1885, died Nov. 5, 1905. She was Il
dear girl. She leaves father and
mother, brothers and sisters to weep
her loss. She would sing and pray
through all her illness till the Lord
blessed her and called her home. She
would ask everybody to pray and
sing for her. How can We believe but
that she has found a better resting
place than here on earth. We only
hope that the Lord has blessed her
and given her rest with the angles
aud carried her to the home that we
all long for. May God be with her
till we meet again. We hope she is
resting with the Savior.
LILLE CARPENTER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25

"Possum and 'taters" seems to be
one of the leading dishes to be served
in Colfax next Thursday, Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Mr.. j. H. McNeely has five
'possums fattening for the occasion,
and on last Wednesday MIR. Wash
Hathaway brought ten OF the little
marsupial quadrupeds in from the
Futrell settlement. He disposed OF
them to several different persons with
the apology that he wOuld have
brought more with him, but the night
he bagged them was not a good night
for catching 'possums.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25
Galvanized tanks. 1900 to 5000 gal
Ions capacity, at J. w. Duncan Co.,
III
BANKRUPT SALE.

DANAhOI1 oAII<s
United States District Court for the Wes-
tern District of Louisiana.
In the matter of Clarence Nj. Mccain,
Bankrupt, in Bankruptcy.
Pursuant to an order to the Honorable
T. T. Taylor, Referee OF the aforemen-
toned court, will sell at public outcry
TO the highest bidder, subject TO the APP
proval of the honorable court, on
THURSDAY, NOV. 80, 1905,
the following real estate:
The northwest quarter of the south
west quarter. and the northeast quarter
of the southwest quarter. and the north
west quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section 6, township 8 north, range west.
Louisiana Meridian, situated in Grant
parish, Western District Of Louisiana.
Said sale to be made at the court house
in Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana.
Dated this the 18th day of October,
1905. JULES DREYFUSS,
Trustee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-11-25

Attorney G. H. Mccain came down
from Montgomery Wednesday night.
and remained over until yesterday
morning to attend to some impor-
tant matters OF litigation. He in
formed us that work on the new
school house for Montgomery is pro-
crossing nicely, the foundation being
laid and the framing about ready to
go up, after which the job will be
rushed to speedy completion.