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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Aberdeen's Bryan and Kern Con-
fribufiou.

Messrs. Walker Fowler and John p
Thompson this week took up a popu-
lar subscription TO the Bryan and
Kern campaign fund, which was for
warded to the Memphis Commercial
Appeal through its agent, Mr.. Neil
McCaskiII, who holds the list open
for further amounts. It amounted to
S120, TO which was added added $12. 90
received by the Monroe Banking and
Trust Company, where list also re-
mains open for further contributions
These amounts were augmented later
by a generous contribution of so. 90
from Muldon.
All Of these subscriptions were for
one dollar each and very few persons
approached failed OF hearty response,
demonstrating the popularity of the
candidates and their cause and the
cheerfulness with which the average
citizen is ready to contribute his mite
towards securing their election. Mr.
Bryan's suggestion of dollar subscrip-
tons is being favOrably received and
acted upon literally throughout the
country and in the aggregate will
round up an immense sum that could
not otherwise be realized.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
The Congressional Campaign.

The congressional campaign for
the first district has been in full
bloom in Monroe county this week
with Messrs. Geo. T. Mitchell and
f. S. Gambler, Jr., candidates in
the primary election for nominal
ton, filling their several appoint
ments at our voting precincts.
There was an overlooking audience
at Amory, Monday, and a large
crowd at Hamilton Tuesday, where
the speakers and people were treat
ed to a sumptuos dinner.
At the court house in A berdeen
Wednesday night, a splendid as
sem blage of votes, with a mum Der
Of ladies', greeted the popular gen
tlmen, and this was probably the
the banner appointment Of their
campaign. The speakers were in
PRODUCED in brief terms by Senator
J. G. Leftwich, who announced
that Mr.. Gambler would open with
forty-fve minutes, followed by Mr..
Mitchell with similar time, and ten
minutes rejoinder III the same or
der.
Mr.. Gambler confined his remarks
to a rehearsal Of his service in Con-
gress during the last eight years in
Guiding the present unexpired term
and presented a most satisfactory
exhibit. Mr.. Mitchell, being with
out d congressional career, pointed
to his record as District Attorney,
and eloquently discussed national
issues insofar as they affect the
duties of a representative in the
lower house. The speeches were
entirely without friction or acrimo-
ny. good natured and heightened in
all respects, and were received with
rounds Of applause.
The appointments at Smithville
to-day and Nettleton Saturday viii
terminate their campaign in Mon
roe county, and on August 20 the
voters will do the rest.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
The Weather and the Crops.

New Orleans Picayune, July y.
With the month of July nearing an
end without the usual reports of de-
terioration the opinion is growing
that the present year is to he big
crop season. It is true that August
il still to be faced, with its high tenn
perature and not infrequent droughts,
but the fact cannot be escaped that
the crop is a very early one, and,
fortified a. it has been by the ideal
weather of the past two months, it is
in much better position than usual
to withstand heat or drought, while
the later danger of an early frost is
not nearly so much to be feared as
would be the case We're the crop late
instead of unusually early.
The past week has been a repiti-
ton practically Of the weeks that
have Immediately preceded it.
There have been frequent showers,
followed by hot sunshine and season
able temperature generally, Just
about the conditions best suited to
tAiN "A k'LAA w NAD k5tA4hAAt VI tA4C 1OtAOAt
plant All over the southern part of
the belt the crop is now maturing
rapidly and bolls are commencing to
open, Indicating that harvest viii be
under way in earnest some weeks
ahead of the usual time. In south
Texas not only has picking become
general, but new cotton is beginning
to be marketed in considerable lots.
While present conditions justify ro-
seate expectations with respect to
the harvest it must not be forgotten
that much may yet happen to change
the present outlook. The setbacks of
the late summer and early fall with
out doubt damaged the prospects of
last years crop and cut it down con
siderably from what it might have
been. The same.causes may bring like
effects again, although the present
crop is undoubtedly much more ad-
vanced than was that of a year ago
The corn crop everywhere is re-
ported to be promising, and a good
yield is confidently counted on.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
The Sin of Land Murder.
ply, we art
Chairman Legislative Com
BEN H. HOLDER, Pres.

The truth is that it is time now
TO see that a man who wears out q
piece of land sins-iust as a man
sins who wears out a human body
with drunkenness or dissipation
We are coming to the time when a
man will be as much ashamed of
owning a quilted hillside as own
ing a skin and bones horse. As
James J. Hill, than whom there is
hardly a greater American living
declared in Washington;
To-day as you ride through the
South you see land quilted by tor
rental rains, red and yellow clay
banks exposed where once was fer
tile fields; and agriculture reduced
because its main support has been
washed away. Millions of acres,
in places To the extent of one-tenth
of the entire arabic area, have been
so injured that no industry and
care can restore them.
And the seriousness of this land
murder is not appreciated by one
man in a thousand. You see an
acre of land ruined and you say,
well, there is a $40, $40 or $50
loss, according to the price of land
in your community.
But the truth is, that the merely
temporary estimate put upon land
values, as indicated by present
prices, does not indicate at all the
far reaching extent of the damage.
Three hundred years ago you could
have bought that land from the In
dams at 10c an acre. but if an acre
Of it had been ruined then, would
the damage, as we see it now, have
to only 10 cents? A
hundred years ago the land may
have been worth only a dollar an
acre; but we know now that to |
nave ruined an acre would have
meant more than a dollars loss. |
And so the price of land today is no |
by which to Judge the i
damage and the sin against posteri- |
y wrought by the man who muir
lers an acre of Gods heritage to
he human race-a heritage He
meant to last as long as time itself. |
The Nation does we'll tc give the
natter serious thought. Southern |
Farm Gazette.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Campaign Money Slow.

A special to the New York Herald
I Washington says;
Money for the campaign expens-
es of the two great parties is com
ing in so slowly as to arouse the
anxiety of those who have been ac-
custOmed to encourage the making
of contributions. How to get the
funds is one of the first questions
/ discussed with mem bers of the Sen
ate and House who come to Wash
ington to consult with managers
of the campaign. On the eve of
the opening of headquarters for
what is considered by both sides to
be a very close battle there is hard
ly enough money in sight to keep
moving the bare machinery Of the
campaign, to say nothing of frills
like moving pictures, speakers,
torchEght professions and other
propaganda.
Old campaigners of whom there
are few left in this era of young
speakers, speak privately with
great concern over the lack of en-
thusiasm as measured by the writ
ing Of checks
1t is claimed that the Republican
National Committee of 1900 ex-
pended 81, 200, 900 in election prop
uganda and that the money dis
tributed in various ways during
that election through national and
congressional committees came
very close to $40, 900, 900. The
campaign last year registered a drop
III contributions and was less expen-
sive This year does not however give
the promise Of reduced expenses
that was found four years ago.
Republicans the speech of
acceptance to be delivered Tuesday
in Cincinnati is expected to give an
impetus to the campaign and en-
thusiasm to more liberal spending. /
Plans contemplate a canvass of |
regular contributors immediately /
following this utterange on the part +
Of Mr.. Taft Democrats are obhg-
ed to wait for the speech of their
candidate. but are counting on the
Cincinnati speech 10 aid them also
with funds. Congressional COM
nittees are suffering from the
learth of money, and Chairman
lloyd of the Democrats is preach
ng missionary sermons" on his
rip through the West. The dis
condition of the Repub-
lean congressional committee with
is chairman nominated for Vice
PRESIDENT and no selection of his
if indeed he is to have
me, has delayed systematic fund
aising on its part.
The backwardness Of former con-
ributors is not attributed to the ,
citation in favor of campaign pub ;
lefty. Managers profess to see in
he determination TO make the re-
eipts and disbursements public no {
lndrance to the securing of funds.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
A Handsome Exhibit and Sale of
Record Books.

We were yesterday shown photo
Of collection of ty-eight full
Russia bound record books of the
largest size, manufactured by the
Foote 4 Davies Co, of Atlanta,
Georgia, for use of Fulton county,
Georgia. This is a single order
taken by a salesman. The books
are models of excellence being made
of Byron Weston's forty pound rec
ord paper and the coverings full
Russia imported leather, handsome
~ finished and gilded.
A year ago this enterprising firm
opened up a business in Mississippi
with Capt .E.L.Sykes Of Aberdeen. as
their Mississippi representative.
This business has grown and prosper
ed until now their connections ex-
tend practically to every county and
municipality in Mississippi, while
from a commercial standpoint they
are executing orders for the banks,
congresses and warehouses and
counting rooms throughout the
State.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Trouble for Mr.. Taft.

Washington, July 2S.-Tht
/ friends of Mr.. Taft are quite conf
dent that their man will win in
November, but they are frank ir
saying that hard and skillful work
viii be needed In their opinion
! the Republican VINO thinks the
/ fight is to be won with ease is an
exceedingly misguided individual.
Success is certain, they contend
with the display of energy and abil-
/ ity on the part of the leaders and
/ by the rank and file, but there
should be no let down from the
time the campaign IS seriously eL-
tered upon until the polls close.
William J Bryan, also, Is not
without his troubles but as the pol
iticians size up the situation, they
are not of the same Worrisome char
acter as those which beset Mr.. Taft.
Tom Watson Of Georgia is undoubt-
eddy causing the Democratic nomi-
nees some heartaches, and ". L.
Hearst with his Independence par
ty, is not contributing to the peace
Of mind Of the Denver nominee,
but even these inharmOnius chords
make scarcely as jarring a sound as
greets the ear Of the Ohio candl-
date. A little later on the clouds
will roll away, his managers say.
but while they hnger they cast
shadows over the presidential out
look. That the attitude of organ
lied labor is giving deep concern TO
the Taft management is not mat
ter of dispute. 1t is well enough
for out and out Taft men to pro
claim that the influence Of Samuel
Gompers is nil, but such protest
ings do not change the fact of
things. There is trouble in the
situation and the politicians real
ize it.
The great majority of working
men are willing TO accept the view
that the Democratic platform is
more to their advantage than Is
that adopted at Chicago Perhaps
a few days from now they may con-
clude that the Independence party
product is even better for their pur-
pose than the Denver plank In
either case, unless they can be
made to see a new light, the votes
represented by the average working
man will be lost TO Taft.
The negro element of the Repub-
lican party furnishes another cause
for perplexity to the Republicans.
If the present temper Of antogon-
ism to Mr. Taft which is evident
many Of the negroes Is not
or at least turned down,
day will find the Republi-
cans with a large amount Of worry
on their minds from this quarter.
1t may affect the result in Missouri,
Kentucky, Maryland and Tennes-
see, which are classed as doubtful,
and there is no guarantee that the
viii not spread to the
States farther north
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
WOodmen dwelling at New Hope
Cemetery.

Aberdeen Camp, No. 147, Wood
men Of the World, assisted by rep
resentatives of camps from Quincy
Splunge, Gattman, Bartahatchie
and Hamilton, unveiled the monu
ment of the late Soverei ign ". l.
Murff, Sunday, July Doth, with i'm
pressive remonies. Rev. O. p.
Armour Of Greenwood Springs,
opened and closed the exercises
with prayers.
Consul Commander, W. +. Ware
acted master of ceremonies and in
his easy and graceful manner CON
Quoted the proceedings without a
hitch.
Past Consul Commander ". T..
Ware, was Orator of the Day and
after paying a pretty tribute to the
memory of the deceased, impressed
those present with the solemnity Of
the occasion and the beauties and
benefits of Woodcraft.
The music furnished by the Alb
erdeen choir was well rendered and
was also well suited to the occasion.
DR.. L. d. Granlof read the poem.
the day way cloudy and
threatening a large number of peo-
pie were present, and a most
dinner was spread and
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
County Executive Committee.

Mem bers Of the Monroe County
Democratic Executive Committee
are notified and requested to attend
a meeting at the court house in Abb
erdeen, on Saturday, August 1,
1908, for the purpose Of appointing
officers to hold the approaching
congressional primary election, and
for such other business as may be
brought before it. A full attend
ance is urgently requested, so that
the best appointments may be made.
w. @. SYKES, Chairman.
5. A. DALTON, Secretary.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Sheriffs Sale.
state OF Mississippi,
Monroe County No. 2I245.
...-r-.1..- r.r.t...s.a

State of Mississippi
Monroe County. No. 2i245.
o. Armleder Co. Plaintiff
Amory Laundry Co. Defendant.
BY virtue OF am Execution which
ISSUED from the Office of J.. a. Wood
Circuit Clerk OF Monroe County. Mis-
sissippi, in favor of o. Armleder Co
and against Amory Laundry Co for
the sum of One Hundred and Twenty
four and two one-hundredth tSl2t 02J
Dollars, besides the interest thereon
and cost of suit, ! have this day
levied upon the following Land be
longing 10 the said Defendant. in the
County of Monroe, State of Mississip-
pi, tO-wit. Lots I, ., 3, and 4, Block
BOG according 90 the Syndicate Divis-
ion of the town of AmOry, Mississip-
pi Which ] viii offer for sale at tie
west door of the county court house
in legal hours on Monday the Bird day
Of August 1905. This 7th day OF July
1905 r.. O. JONES. Sheriff
july 10. 1905.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day and Saturday, August 14th and
18th, 1908, a competitive examination
viii be held in the public school build
ing, in the city of A berdeen, to de-
termine who shall be awarded certif-
icates of entrance into the Industrial
Institute and College of Columbus.
Applicants for entrance must not
be under sixteen years old, and must
provide themselves with paper, pen
and ink.
Examinations will begin promptly
at O'Clock, A. NJ.
Respectfully,
E. T.. CoWLEY,
Supt. Education.
July "a, 1908.-td
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Notice to Tax PAYERS.

State of Mississippi, Monroe Comfy
Board of Supervisors, july Term
1905
Notice lis hereby given DO an par
ties Interested that the Tax Assessor
of said county has filed with the
clerk Of the Board of Supervisor, the
Personal Assessment Roll for the fs-
cal year 1905. and that the same may
be inspected by application 10 said
clerk. Said roll viii remain ON file iu
clerk Office until the First Monday
of August, 1905, and any exception or
objections 20 assessments must be
made i'm writing and filed with said
clerk according TO law. Atthe meet
ing Of the Board in August. 1905, said
assessment RON viii Dee taken up and
all exceptions or objections thereto
will be heard and passed upon by the
Board at said meeting during the en-
tire week, beginning on Monday,
August Bird 1908.
BY order of the Board of Supervis-
Ors, this the 9Th day of July, 1908.
q. =. SMITH.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
July 10. 1905
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

William r. Hearst's Indepen-
dence League party held It's Nation
al convention in Chicago this week
and nominated Thos. l.. Hisgen OF
Massachusetts for president and
John Temple Graves of Georgia foI
viee-president The convention
was enthusiastic in denunciation OF
the live parties of the day, declared
for public ownership of railroads
and telegraph lines, imprisonment
for convicted heads of trusts, etc.
John T. Graves is the brilliant %
Georgia editor who proposed, while
in the party, that Mr.. Bryan should
place President Roosevelt in nomi-
ination for a third term.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
Catarrh Is blood or constitutional
disease. and In order to cure it you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not
a quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years and is a regular pre-
scription. 1t is composed of the best
tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in
curing Catarrh. Send for testimoni-
ais, free
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
Very truly yours
q , u W FONIof
MISSISSIPPI TRAVELLERS Ass n.
Per Ben II Holder, Pres.

JACKSON, MISS. July %, 1908
President Board of Trade. A berdeen,
Mississippi.
Dear Sir-On July 10Th the rail
road officials representing all roads
sotuh of the Ohio and east Of the
Mississippi Rivers, known as the
Southeastern Freight Association
and the Central Mississippi Valley
association, met in Louisville, KY. q,
for the purpose of revising rates.
It was decided at the meeting that
freight rates should be advanced in
the aforesaid territory from &c TO
10c per hundred pounds, horizont-
ally. A conference of the railroad
presidents was held about the same
time in New York City, TO advance
rates in the Eastern division, but
the advance was opposed by some
Of the high officials, and the meet
ing adjourned sine die without in
the rates; influenced no
doubt by political considerations.
In the recent case before the Su-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

I. A. Wright two years ago
wanted the Republican nomination
for Governor of Tennessee, but says
that he will not have it now when
importuned to permit its being
thrust upon him. There is an OBJ
vious reason for the place to go
Alleging among the Republicans,
yet the managers of their national
campaign have the effrontery to
place Tennessee in their column.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

On the basis of contracts now be-
ing made on the exchanges for cot
ton in the winter months. at about
sac at interior points. only the
distress cotton viii be marketed
The producers in this section of the
country may sell a portion Of their
crops at Zoe, but very few will ac-
cept a lower price. Interior
points. however. does not apply
to the Aberdeen market, where
cotton is purchased and shipped on
through bills of lading to any part
of the world.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

preme Court of the United States Of
the Central Yellow Pine Association
VS.. the Illinois Central Railroad
Co, won for the lumber interest,
in which case Messrs. Green &
Green, of this city, were of counsel,
it was shown that for years the di-
vision south of the Ohio and east of
the Mississippi had paid a greater
rate on merchandise than any 9TH
er division. 1t was also shown that
the southern end of the railroads
earned more profit on the freight
haul per mile than the eastern ends
of the same roads, Notwithstanding
the fact that time and facilities for
the other divisions are far better
than ours. The proposed increased
freight rates in our division is an
injustice and will work great
hardship upon our people; in fact
it means an increase in freight rates
in this section of millions of dollars
each year, and is an additional
burden imposed upon every man,
woman and child in the division.
An attempt has been made to ad-
vance rates in other divisions, which
have been fought vigorously. Our
division seems to be the only sleep
ing one. In accordance with the
requirements of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the rates
must be filed thirty days before be-
coming effective, and inasmuch as
the new tariff will not be in shape
for filing before August LIST, it can
not be effective before September /
While it Is not exactly the func-
ton of our Association To partici-
pate in such affairs, it is our inten-
ton to make immediate steps to
oppose the proposed increased tariff,
and with that end in view we de-
sire to send before the Interstate
Commerce Commission the General
Counsul of our association, Mr.. r.
2. Willing, together with Messrs.
Green & Green, of this city, to pro
test against this unjust advance in
this division and to take all neces-
sary legal steps to protect the rights
Of our people and the houses we
represent. Messrs. Green q Green
were of counsel in the case Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
VS.. the Illinois Central Railroad
Company, IN which suit the rail
road people were compelled to re
fund millions of dollars unjustly
collected from the lumber interests
of this territory.
AS our association is purely a
State business organization, with
small mem bership dues, We desire
to ask you and every Board of Trade
in the territory to cooperate with
US in this movement and contribute
toward the expense of this fight.
Without financial assistance and
concerted action, on the part of the
business organizations in this terri
tory, this advance may be accepted
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in default of protest. With
such concerted action as we suggest,
we hope to be able to defeat an adj
vance in rates.
We. therefore. earnestly request
you to send to our Secretary, Mr..
Jas. f. Noble, liberal check to be
used for that purpose.
Thanking you for a prompt re
ply, we are,
Yours respectfully,
F. L. CRADDOcK,
Chairman Legislative Com.
BEN H. HOLDER, Pres.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31

The republicans have decided to
at once open campaign headquar-
ters in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mich
igan, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana
Illinois and Iowa In this action
they show at least a solicitude
for several States that they
have been in the habit of carrying
about in their vest pockets. But
both parties seem to agree that
these States will afford the real bat
tleground. The Democratic South
balanced against the Repu blican
East, is about the way in which
the situation is accepted, with the
West to decide the contest.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-07-31
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Weekly is authorized to an
nounce the names of parties below
for offices indicated, subject TO the &C
tion of the Democratic party:
FOR CONGRESS-:
f. 5. GAMBLER, JR.
GEO. 7. MITCHELL.