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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

THE annual divorce mill has begun
to grind, and in three parts of the
supreme court daily unhappy couples
are being freed of their shackles at a
rate that would surprise folks not ac-
quainted with the rapidity with which
New York judges can do this sort of
business. On day when the calendar
is filled with uncontested cases some
times so or 70 will be decided.
But it is not the uncontested cases
that draw the audiences which makes
this sort of court so picturesque. 1t is
the cases in which one side fights the
other to avoid the granting of a de-
cree. Such a case has been going on
recently, and as the parties interested
have been prominent socially the room
was crowded at every session This
case had all the interesting surround
ings-the beautiful wife accused by
her husband, the tales of high jinks,'
the handsome correspondent, the angry
mother, the savage husband-all have
Inquired. But the characters them
selves were of little interest to the
student of human nature compared
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
INTERESTING AUDIENCES
In THE DIVORCE COURTS

to the audience, which has been typ
ical.
There was the fat and blonde lady,
drinking in every word of the testi-
mony, and nudging the nippety little
woman who always accompanies her
to such feasts. There was the smirk-
ing clerk, getting as near to people in
high life as he ever can, and the man
of 40 and a family, who ought to be at
home. Then, too were the women
of all sorts and kinds, who either had
just received their divorces or were
waiting for them and wished to see
and hear how another woman came
through the ordeal.
And the students of sociology
which most of them couldn't spell, let
alone defne-lingered with bated
breath and parted lips on every word
they shouldn't hear. The supreme
court these days presents a scene
which rivals every problem that ever
Haunted it's strained relations across
the footlights. Always picturesque
scene, always different, but always the
same old picture.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

expected him as executor of the estate
of Mrs. Glover to find a resting place
for the ashes of the kitten. Mr. Hoes
has offered the relic to several ply
sicians. He has found that there is no
general demand for the ashes of kit
tens, so he has taken charge of the
urn himself and is using it as a paper
weight
According to law the cremated kit
ten is the property of President Roose-
welt and he may at any time he
chooses claim the residuary ashes.
This, Mr.. Hoes is sure, the president
has no intention of doing. Mr. Hoes
says he will keep the ashes if he is I'M
able to persuade anybody to accept
them.
Mr.. Hoes efforts to discover rela-
tives of Mrs. Glover have extended
over a period of several months. but
have been fruitless. At this time there
is little more known about the woman
than was known when she was found
in her apartment after she had tried
to kill herself. She died in the Har
lem hospital, leaving will which gave
her estate to President Roosevelt,
many photographs of whom were
among her belongings.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

builders have started during the same
period less than 200 houses. They will
house less than 10000 families. 1t is
estimated that the Manhattan flats be-
gun during the first nine months OF
the year will not house more than 3d.,
600 persons.
But the reduced construction more
than supplies the population needs of
Manhattan. There are more vacant
flats in old centers than have been
seen in nearly decade.
Flat owners in many parts of Har.
lem, on Washington Heights and in
the Bronx are offering free rents to
attract tenants. At the same time the
increased demand in Brooklyn, in spite
of it's huge current construction of
flats, is offering a basis for higher
rentals. Few families who move into
Brooklyn flats can get so much as a
months rent free, even when they pay
higher rental than has prevailed in
the same neighborhood.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
Amhiuuous.

A Washington correspondent who
used to run a newspaper in Iowa tells
how the heavy advertiser of the town
once entered the editorial offices and,
with anger and disgust depicted in
every line of his face, exclaimed:
That's a fine break you people
have made in my ad this week."
Whats the trouble?" asked the ed
itor, in a tone calculated to mollify
the indignant one.
Read it and see!" commanded the
advertiser, thrusting a copy of the pa
per in the editors face.
The latter read: IF you want to
have a fit wear Blanks Shoes
Harper's Weekly.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
A Girls Giuule,

Samuel Shadwell, touchy old man
living in an Indiana village, had a
pane of glass broken in his house one
night not long ago and next day he
had a ten-year-old girl named Minnie
Dayton arrested for it.
When the case was called in court
he was asked how he knew it was
Minnie. He admitted that he didn't
see her, but heard her giggle. When
asked if her giggle was different from
that of any other girl he said it was,
but he couldn't tell why. Neither
could he initiate the giggle, and he
lost his case.
We all know what girls giggle is,
but if any of us were asked to give an
imitation of it we'd probably fail A
boy may litter, but when it comes to
giggling only girl can do that.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
STILL AHEAD OF AUDIENCE.
Comedian Made Humor of What Was
Approaching Tragedy.

willie Collier, the comedian, was
an irrepressible member of barn
storming combination which, some
ten years ago, did the tank" towns
of the middle west.
The company had been doing poor
business for several weeks when a
certain town in Illinois was reached.
Just before the curtain went up that
night, Collier was standing at the cur
tain "peep-hole," sizing up the audi
ence.
"How's the house, Willie?" asked
another player.
We'll" answered Collier, "there are
some out there. But" he added, i'm
pressively, we're still in the ma
jority, old boy, still in the majority"
-Harper's Weekly.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

oMEboDY with a head for figures.
to WI" VINO has been trying by statistics
COW, account for race suicide" has
m Iputed that it costs $40, 900 to bring
or enid. Many people will consid-
avora nat an over-estimate when the
hut s a. child is under consideration
erno Few will deny that children are
Npehsiye Injuries.
p.n comes the North American
a n,a Benevolent Association. with
less p'an Whereby children are to be
nes. eApensive. On the front of the
assoo,a n.tie pink circular which the
tho 0 W issues is the legend; "Join
lent n a American Parents Beneyo-
whioS association and reap its benefits
NJ are as certain as death"
dem ms. bernard S. Austrian is nresi.
poses u the new society, which pur-
mem I % give to every baby born to a
lets a 5000 in gold. Twins and trim.
a'e considered as one child. MRS
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
Not to Be Fooled.

A city lad spent a part of last sum-
mer on farm owned by his uncle.
1t was the boys first visit to the coun-
try, and everything on the farm was
delightfully."- unfamiliar to him.
One afternoon the youngster, who
had been prowling about the chicken
house, seized the product of one cacl1-
ling hen, and marched exultantly into
the house with his prize.
Let me have it, son." said the
farmers wife, land I'll cook it for
your luncheon"
You must think I'm greenhorn,
auntie." exclaimed the boy. Il guess
the hen cooked it all right. It's
warm "-Harper's Weekly.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
COTHAMPOPULACE MOVING
OUT INTO THE SUBURBS

ANEW YORK.-New York's popula-
N ton supremacy is moving fast
into the suburbs. Manhattan builders
are providing new homes for $4,000
nersons this year, although their out
mt in recent years has been more
than twice that volume.
Renting agents in middle-class dis
tricts say that there is tremendous
movement of fiat jewellers away from
Manhattan. A large part of the fami-
lies are moving to new houses in
BROOKLYN, Queens and New Jersey on
the lines of the underriver tunnels
which are to be opened this year.
Brooklyn is getting by far the largest
share because transit facilities there
now are fairly good.
In all the new rapid transit suburbs
fat builders have begun work on 5000
houses during the first three-quarters
of the year. They will contain homes
for over 10000 families. Manhattan
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
A Delicate Task.

"The newspapers" said the orator
solemnly, "do not tell the truth"
Perhaps not" answered the editor,
regretfully. eve do our best. But you
know there is nothing more difficult
than to tell the truth in a way that
won't put it up to some one to chal-
lenge your veracity"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
MechanicaIIV,

Judge-And what did the prisoner
say when you told him that you would
have him arrested? Complainant-He
answered mechanically, yer honor.
Judge-Explain. Complainant-He hit
me on the head with a hammer
Everybodys Magazine.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
Best in Existence.

81 sincerely believe, all things con-
sidered, Hunts lightning Oil is the
most useful and valuable household
remedy in existence. For Cuts, Burns,
Sprains and Insect Bites, it has no
equal, so far as my experience goes. "
G. E. Huntington,
Eufala, Ala.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. R. H. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
For
Your
aims
3 II
Word Derivatives.

~Petrel' and petrol" both descend
from petra rock. Petrol comes
directly enough. through petroleum. .
rock oil, but petrol through ST.
Peter. after whom the bird was
named because it appeared to walk
upon the waves.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
Liohtninu PHOTOGRAPHED Vase.

During a thunderstorm a remarka-
BILE incident happened at house near
Deal, England, the lightning imprint
ing a perfect photograph of flower
vase on a mirror before which it stood.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
For
Weak
Back
Had to Have Her Tobacco.

One of the inmates of Towcester
workhouse, a woman aged "a years,
has applied to the board of guardians
for an allowance of tobacco. She said
she had smoked II years and missed
her pipe so much since entering the
house she could not digest her food
The board decided to comply with her
request.-London Globe.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

He who knows not how to confer a
kindness cannot justly ask for one
Hereford
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28
Tennis and Temperament.

In a tennis tournament (more truth
fully than in a confessionaD are re-
vealed the good and bad qualities of
human nature. The man who loses
gracefully, plays with a bad partner
without afterwards alluding to his de-
ticiencies, and honestly admires an op-
ponent's skill, may be trusted not to
fail in any other trial of life.-London
Black and White.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edv-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con
sumption. and all throat and lung troubles.
At druggists, 25c, SOC and 300 per bottle.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-11-28

A soft answer turneth many young
mans thoughts toward the furniture
installment houses.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

of all races of people, those who OPP
posed him are dead and forgotten,
save some whose names were placed
In the books he has written.
We believe Mr.. Watson has mis-
sion to fulfill in righting the wrongs
Of an oppressed nation of people i'll
the political world. May we not say
he was raised up and set apart for
this very purpose? We believe it,
else he would have given up in dis
couragement long ago.
Who have been his greatest oppos-
ers in his reform work. We find them
among those in authority in church
and State, while the common people
have heard him gladly as they did
Mr.. Wesley in his day. And like
Mr.. Wesley, after his work is done,
his name and his memory shall be
perpetuated and go down the years
to come, while those who have re-
tarded his efforts to bless his people
and save them from oppression shall
be dead and forgotten, save some
whose names he may write in the
books he shall leave behind him.
May his days be prolonged till
his work shall be completed.
B. F. LEE.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

have pure democracy without pure
and teaching while on earth was dem
ocratic. I believe that we can not
Christianity, nor pure Christianity
without pure democracy. My prayer
to God is to speed that day when the
principles that you are advocating
will be enacted into law, and will be
the ruling power of this and all ma
tions. May Gods most choice bless
ings rest an dabide with you to aid
you in your noble work for the
rights of all the people
I am standing immovable upon the
principles advocated by the Peoples
Party. I believe them to be pure,
unadulterated democracy. / am with
you and for you. I had rather see
you president than any other man liv-
ing, but there is too much corruption
in this nation to elect a pure, true
patriot. There have been frauds
enough perpetrated in this nation
since the civil war to swamp three
monarchies. No other form of govern
ment but a republican form of gov
ernment could have stayed in exist
ence.
For fear that / weary you, I will
close. With best wishes for your sue
cess in this life, and the life to come,
I am as ever an advocate of equal
rights to all, and special privileges to
none. - Ess
Yours very respectfully,
WIN. A. SKILLEM.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

Decoy, Texas, August IL, 1907.
Hon. Thos. f. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Unseen Friend and Brother in
Reform:
I notice that you request all those
that are working with you to write
you. I have not sent in any sub
scribers, as I am old and afflicted
with pains in my legs, and can not
get around to solicit subscribers. I
distribute, your literature among the
people, and request them to subscribe.
Quite a number have promised me to
do so.
I have been reading your literature
for the past fifteen years, and find
that you never wabble on the spindle.
You are the only man that is writ
ing to the public that is advocating
true, unadulterated democracy. ] be-
ieve that the principles Of pure dem
ocracy, like Christianity, originated
in God, for the Bible, as I under
stand it, teaches democracy from
Genesis to Revelation. Christ S life
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
Yours very truly,
CHAS. L. ROGERS.

I have read a great deal after Mr..
Watson. In fact, have kept pretty
well up with him since he started the
Peoples Party paper in Atlanta,
of Mr.. Wesley's writings from the
years ago. [ have also read much
time he was at Oxford College, Eng
land, till his life's work was finished,
and what Mr.. Wesley was to the re-
ligious world in his day, Mr.. Watson
is to the political world in his day.
Mr.. Wesley had to contend with ali
kinds of opposition from the upper
classes, even in his own church, from
whom he had right to expect faith
fulness and earnest corporation.
Many of the ministers of his own de-
nomination locked the doors of their
churches against him, and turned
their backs on him, sometimes incit-
ing and leading the infuriated rab-
BILE in their mad efforts to mob him.
He was forced to preach in the
fields and the streets Of the cities in
many places, which he did in the rain
and the sunshine, in the heat and the
cold. The common people heard him
gladly, and sometimes he preached to
as many as twenty thousand at one
time. He had divine mission to
execute, and neither men nor devils
could step him, and today, while he
is speaking to about thirty million,
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

Dallas, Texas, Aug. %, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ca:
Dear Brother: | rejoice exceeding
ly with Seab Wright and others over
the passage of the anti-barroom bill.
| read with interest your review of
Bishop Candler's article, and take
your view of it. AS you will remem-
Der, | spoke IL Georgia for the anti
barroom bill eleven years ago.
I have never been a populist. I am
a prohibiticnist, and an independent.
| never saw the day I would not CO.
operate with any set Of honest men
on a sound platform to defeat The
liquor traffic, and I think that IS the
real nonpartisan attitude for every
prohibitionist.
Very cordially yours,
j. B. GAMBRELL.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
FRO1Y THE PEOPLE

they meant to amend by making the
bill effective January l, 1908. They
would then vote for any bill with
this amendment, as their terms Of
office would expire before that time.
Such public servants ought to be ex-
posed. I know that was the cause of
no anti-pass legislation this summer.
1t is easy to get the names Of these
fellows. On the passage of the sub
stitute offered by the committee, we
called for the ayes and nays. The
House Journal will. show who killed
that substitute. The large majority
of those fellows are responsible for
no anti-pass law. Some few of them
voted against this substitute on ac-
count of being under personal obliga-
tions to Joe Hail.
Excuse this lengthy letter. It may
be the facts are given you too late
to be of use, but your editorials call
ing to task such fellows do great
deal of good, and the people appre-
ciate them. With high personal re-
CARDS, and best wishes, 1 am,
Very truly yours,
MEMBER LEGISLATURE.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
Rochelle, Ca, Sept. 2, 1907.

Rochelle, Ga, Sept. 2, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ca:
Dear Mr.. Watson: AS you request,
| write to say I've sent in some eight
or ten subscribers to your magazine,
and it is sent to others here who were
subscribers to the New York maga-
zine. After filing the unexpired
time of the old with the new, the
subscribers promised to pay; so the
magazine was continued. I hope they
will pay all arrears and more, soon.
Several have moved off whom can t
see. I might give you list Of the
subscribers, if desired. Some are al
Pitts. I'm the only one here, that
know of, taking your paper. We ali
like your writings, and, in fact, we
think the magazine has no equal.
I, and many others, were tickled
at Clark Howell's editorial in which
he acknowledged you had whipped
the fight.
1t is amusing to see how the old
parties are falling in line with popu-
list principles-dressing their planks
and claiming them as their own floor
ing.
Allow me to say you are doing
"great good" and we are with you.
The hard icks you are hitting are
proving effective. Continue the
blows; don t spare the rod.
Our hearts are with you, and so is
God.
Truly yours,
W. c. CARTER.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
Louisville, Ga, Sept II, 1907.

Louisville, Ca, Sept II, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Mr. Watson: I have been
thinking every week since my return
from Atlanta that / would write
about matter which the people ought
to know. I mean write to you so
that you could handle it editorially
if you see fit. I believe every mem
Der Of the House has his record
straight on the anti-pass bill.
Every member voted for an anti-pass
bill, and yet it is a fact that ma
jority Of them did not want any anti
pass legislation, and proceeded in a
manner to keep their "records
straight" and at the same time pre-
vent any anti-pass bill from passing.
The people should know who they
were, and it can be found out. The
Atlanta Constitution made it appear
that the passage Of the Hall anti-r.e
bill in the House was a victory for
Joe Hall. It was not. Probably Hall
controlled a dozen members for his
bill, but no more. Those who voted
for the Hall bill voted for it because
they did not want any pass bill to
pass, that is the large majority of
them did. They knew that the Sem
ate would not accept the Hall bill;
they knew that if they voted for the
committee substitute we would
have an anti-pass law; they did not
want that. The scheme was "vote
for the Hall bill, the Senate will not
accept it; they will offer a substi-
tute, and if it gets back here we will
then take the position that we can u
be inconsistent. We voted for the
Hall bill and will not accept the
Senate substitute. We must be con-
sistent."
And they were. They were consist
ent in their efforts to prevent anti
pass legislation. What they antici-
pated happened. The Senate passed
the Felder-Born substitute, which
was similar to the committee substi-
tute which they killed in the House,
but it never got back to the House.
It was the purpose of these fellows
who were working this trick To try
and keep their records straight, and
when the bill comes up next summer
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26
PAaE TnN


Hon. Thos E. Watson, Thomson, Ga:
Dear Sir: I enclose herewith the
names and addresses Of four subscrib-
ers to your weekly ,Jeffersonian, with
the necessary funds for same.
I have sent in good many names
already, but have been sending them
through the Missouri World Office,
and I heartily wish / could send ten
times as many as [ have sent, for
I feel when [ obtain subscriber to
either one of your publications, that
I have done work that will be a
blessing to my friend and country,
and I want to congratulate you, to-
gether with the other few who have
been true to the cause of human
rights and justice IN the dark days
Of the past, on the seeming near APP
proach Of complete success and vic
tory and vindication. Yours Is
heritage that your children will be
proud of after you have gone to your
reward, and though you have been
misrepresented and slandered and vii
ified and abused and perhaps by some
misunderstood, yet you can now
thank God and take courage, for the
light Of truth and justice is begin
ming to dawn; right will in the end
triumph and our beloved country will
yet be redeemed from the clutches Of
plutocratic greed. So press on and
falter not In the great work, and [
will do what little 7 can here in
Louisiana to hold up your arms and
strengthen you In your noble efforts,
and may the Lord of hosts be with you
and continue to give you both wis
dom and courage, is the prayer Of
one who admires Tom Watson, and
has been in hearty accord and sym
pathy with him from our first ac-
quaintance through the press, over
twenty years ago.
I see a letter in last weeks issue
of the Jeffersonian from my old army
friend and comrade, S. J. Whatley.
I had lost sight of him. God bless
him in his old age. We will meet on
the great campground when all things
are made new.
And now, if you should take time
to read my scribbling at all, just cast
it aside with the thought that there
is one more who appreciates my la
Dor of love fer common people.
Yours for liberty and justice,
NJ r RET TON
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-09-26

Longtown, Miss, August L, 1907.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ca:
Dear Sir: You will please find en-.
closed fifteen cents in stamps, for
which send me a copy of your August
Jeffersonian magazine. [ desire TO
express to you my gratitude for the
kind and true things that you have
said concerning our governor, and I
sincerely hope that you will have the
pleasure of seeing him numbered as
member of the United States Senate.
[ am,
Yours very truly,
CHAS. L. ROGERS.