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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
The OK a Neglected Resource.
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river freights to the plantation COM
missaries, barns ana warehouses,
fertilizers IN bulk to the fields, logs,
timber ana lumber in large lots to
points where such materials are used
and numerous other plantation jobs
where so much more expensive mule
power is wasted
In Cuba and almost every other
great cane producing land on earth the
bovine animal has the call over the
asinine beast In the transportation Of
the enormous quantities Of cane to the
tramways, plantation railways, or di-
rect to the sugar factories. In Cuba
they have great cattle ranges where
the plantation work cxen are reared
and broken for special use on the sug-
ar estates. There the fifty-dollar OK
is considered more essential to the
sugar industry than the two hundred
and fifty dollar mule.
In Louisiana, the small farmers OF
the rice industry mainly use the OK
as the pillow hauling animal. In every
one of our Gulf states oxen are the
main dependence for long and heavy
hauling, such as transportation OF
baled cotton, cottonseed in bulks, grain
sacked or in the shucks, and logs and
lumber.
In the halcyon days of the prosper
ity Of ST.. Bernard parish, when the
products Of the ripened canefields and
aromatic garlic gardens of Terre AUX
Boeufs were sent to market, there was
steady procession of ox-carts trans
porting them, which extended from La
Cinche to the river banks, the pro-
gressive creaks of which, like the
British drum-beat, might have been
heard around the world The noted
oxen Of that prosperous land Of
beeves" were in training and travel
ing speed equal to the average class Of
suger plantation mules.
In this article we mean no disre-
spect to the mule, and no depreciation
whatever of his admirable traits OF
industry and general reliability; but
when he is costing our planters about
four or five dollars for every vertical
inch of him, 1t seemeth that he IS
coming very high proportionate to the
appraisement of his utility in the pres
ence of possible substitutes for con-
siderable part of his labor.
This suggestion about the use OF
oxen in all possible forms of planta-
ton work where mules might be re-
tired, to be devoted to more advant-
ageous labor. is worthy of careful con-
sideration by the sugar planters OF
this state While we cannot grow
mules Of quadrupedal construction in
our sugar region or feed them below
the cost of reasonable human board,
we can rear the best breeds of oxen
and have them furnish their own
steam on wasted cane tops and the
cheapest forms of rough forage. Then
while the discarded mule goes to
final banquet for the buzards, we may
fatten the retired OK for feast for
ourselves, or sell him to the Beef
Trust to be embalmed, perhaps, for
our posterity. -Louisiana Planter and
Sugar Manufacturer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
our Need Of Water.

Psychologists tell us that the animal
body consists of almost 80 percent of
water. Admitting this to be true, it
would seem plausible that this guam
tity is necessary in order to carry on
the normal physiological processes of
the animal economy in proper condi-
ton. For similar reasons it would
also appear plausible that should this
quantity in any way be greatly re-
duced or diminished, either through
normal processes, this lost quantity
must Immediately be resupplied.
Should such a withdrawal of water
be permitted to be unduly prolonged,
the disorders will assume such very
grave dimensions that life itself may
ultimately be terminated by such
cause. Elasticity and pliability of
muscles, nerves, cartilage, tendons,
and even bones, depend mainly on the
amount of water they contain. Water
also serves as distributor of bodily
heat, and regulates the body temper
allure by the physical process Of alb
sorption and elimination. Under nor
NAL conditions, and in a proper degree
Of health, this supply is ordinarily
furnished partly by the food and part
ly by the drink we are daily consum-
ing. An over-indulgence in the use
of provided it is not carried to
excess-will seldom, if ever, produc-
tive of any deleterious consequences.
Medical Record.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
Easily Arranged.

The calcium was out of order.
II can't do my best without a glare"
averred the star.
81 can fix that" responded the i'm
pressario. I'm station one of the other
prima donnas in the wings" kansas
CITY Journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
Always Klckinu.

"a poet is up against it even when
paid 81 per word"
CAS- to how?"
HAS to stick to the meter. Can't
run in few extra words. Washing.
ton Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09

The average English woman has
the advantage in height over the
American of two inches.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09
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Radium Is still puzzling the French


scientists
Experiment shows mat with the ex.
ception of a small portion OF the an
near an open window and what mlghr
be called the leakage of air at the
rear end. or when both doors are Open
the draft of air through the car moves
with the car.
The tantalum lamp is very desirable
from the, fact that IL is OF high en-
cheney, bat it is not adapted for many
OF the fixtures at present In USE lol
the reason that it must hang vertical
~, whereas more often than not, tne
lamps in the existing fixtures hang AZ
an angle. An adapted has been re-
Gently invented by which the dlscrep-
ancy is overcome.
Professor Schiapareli, the head OF
the Italian expedition in Egypt, is
making Roadway in his Investigations
of the metropolis at Azint. Some wv
Egyptians are at work and great
number of funeral objects are being
constantly brought to light, besides
many Inscriptions which are OF great
interest in connection with the early
Egyptian history. In each burylng
place the explorers have found an
efigy of the oefunct carved in WOOD.
IN iYr
devised and had patented an air TUBE
for supplying air to tree roots. Inc
tube is made of ceramic ware and is
almost indestructible. Placed In the
ground beside tree, with the Top
slightly above the surface to admit
the air, the young roots find their way
through a number of holes. Expert
ments have proved, says Popular Me-
chanics, that the growth of vegetation
las been greatly advanced by its use.
Red lights have been proved to be
visible to a greater distance than
green. In recent tests on a clear dark
night, red light of one candle power
was clearly discernable at one mile;
one of three candle power at two
miles; ten candle power. through BIZ
nocnlar, at four miles, and thirty-three
candle power at five miles. On an ex-
ceptionally clear night white light
Of S.2 candle power could be distin-
guished at three miles; 172 candle
power at five miles.
The blue sky reveals itself as the
hemispherical vault of the armament
in the absence of clouds is the far
depths of the air sending back to the
otyerver some part of the solar IL
Elimination which they receive. The
light thus returned to the eye is blue"
simply because the particles of the
air are of such exceedingly dininutive
size that they can effectively deal with
only the smallest of the luminous vi
brations-that is, with the 'blue" un-
dulations. There are a few faint in
terminglings of the other colored rays
in the blue of the sky, but they are
in such trifiing quantity that the blue
swallows them up.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-09

Hicks Capudine Cures Women's
Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness,
and Headache. It's Liquid. Effects immo-
diately. Prescribed by physicians with best
results. lOc.. DC. and Soc. ct drug store.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

past and to Law aside the political
'preiudices' of their fathers; and l had
expressed qualification that the Re-
Duhlicans had at any rate become
ashamed of their past. I undertook
briefly to show why they should be
ashamed and on the other hand. WhV
the people of North Carolina could not
forget that under Holden and RUSSELL
the Republicans had not only proved
themselves unfit 70 conduct our State
affairs, but had plunged themselves
into corruption and brought the state
INTO humiliation. I added that While
he Democrats point with pride TO
their past. holding aloft the names OF
Vance, Jarvis, Fowle. Scales, Holt
arr. Aycocll and Glenn. the Repuhli-
and ask us to forget I went on to say
that all the Democrats claimed for w.
w Kitchin is that he will maintain the
noble record from Vance to Glenn, and
7 challenged the Republicans to prom
Use that Mr. Cox would maintain the
standard of Holden and Russell.
You may imagine my surprise
when in the presence of Mr.. Cox and
a courtroom full of Democrats and
Depuhlicane MIR. BROWN DID THAT
VERY THING.
at appears that the Republicans
have decided to make the worst of a
had cause and defend Reconstruction
unldens regime and Russellism It il
their load-let them carry it. They
ore responsible for these administra-
ton: the record is theirs. 1t was sale
Of old by their fruits We shall know
them and so are they known to NORTH
! Carolina"
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WHY HIS PRIVATE CHAR
ACTEa IS CONSPICUOUS
Qnterview with E. ]. Justice.)

Much has been said by Mr.. CoX's
ter do not think it would be proper
for me to say anything against his
private character, if l were disposed t"
do so. and. besides. know of moth
ing to say against it. I freely grant
that he is sober. pays his debts. is not
immoral, and contributes to his
church. l believe this to be true, not
withstanding the attack upon him by
the editor of the official organ of his
party.
If Mr.. Cox were Democrat thu
possession of Il good private character
would not make him conspicuous. II
is the rule of the Democratic party to
nominate decent men for office, ant
when the Republicans make so much
noise about the nomination OF Il man
who has Il good private character il
would seem to indicate that with that
parry it is the exception. NOthWith-
standing Mr.. COX'S private character
is good, there are few men in the State
who are, by their interests, environ
ment and views, so disqualified TO
serve the people in an official capacity
| as Mr.. Cox. He has for years been the
all-rOund "handy man. of the South
ern Railway Company in GuilfOrd
county. The arrangement has been
profitable to Mr.. Cox and, / have no
doubt. to the railway company also.
Mr.. Cox his given evidence of his high
appreciation of the faVOrS the railway
company has bestowed upon him, and
he is as prone to think with it as the
sparks are to fly upwards.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

Mr., ]. W. Bailey, Democratic candi-
date for electOr-at-large, returned
yesterday from Yadkinville, where he
spoke on Monday. He reported very
large audience and fine Democratic
enthusiasm He also brought remark
able evidence that the Republicans
have grown hopeless of lodging res
possibility for their past and have de
cided to defend Holdenism, Russell
ism and Reconstruction. This is borne
out by the notorious Montgomery
speech here.
"It seems" said Mr.. Bailey, in an
interview, that the Republicans have
decided to accept the responsibility fOf
the miserable records made by tn
two administrations they have had in
North Carolina.
AT Yadkinville yesterday (Monday
October 18th Mr.. Bart Brown intro
duced Mr.. Elwood Cox. candidate fOi
Governor on the Republican ticket
and declared with frenZied emphasi~
that Mr.. Cox. if elected. would main
tain the standard set by Governor w
w. Holden, adding that all that he and
his party asked of Mr.. Cox is that h
should make such a Governor OF
North Carolina as Holden made.
"Mr. Cox was present and by his ST
lence acquiesced in the Impeachment
Browns extraordinary declaration
came about in this waV: I was speak
ing ~ a large crowd of Democrats IL
the court house at Yadkinvi'le wher
Mr. Cox came in. ] had referred to the
fact that in his letter accepting the
Republican nomination. Mr. Cox haf
called upon the people to forget the
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

from the sworn reports of their OWE
officers, have been helped. instead OF
hurt, by the Cheapenin@ Of passenger
fares And while this is true and in
disputably true, how about the inter
ests of the people? How have they
been affected?
They have been saved an average
Of one hundred thousand dollars for
every month since the reduced far~S
went into effect. and this Is a savin-
that continues to them every month.
money which they now have in their
pockets, their banks, OF invested fur
their needs.
The Democrats are glad TO accept
this issue, and challenge the Repub-
Leans to say that. if again entrusted
with the power, they would restore
the old high rates and force the peu-
pie again to have to pay the % per
cent difference between the old AMI
the reduced fares.
Another enactment of the last Leg
is lature in the interest of the people
which was SO clearly Just and proper
that II passed almost without ODpOSl-
ton, was to make a reduction OF -
per cent from the local freight rates
on shipments between points in the
state over two or more roads from
| the total of two or more local rates.
Still another enactment in the in
| tereSt of the people of the State was
| the empowering of the Governor and
the Corporation Commission to us,
Iall reasonable means within their
lpower Of the State to correct the dis
ordinations against North Carolina
cities i'll favor of Virginia ard South
| Carolina cities, which are SO thor
| oughly outrageous and unjustifia BILE
| that in all North Carolina there has
been found but one man to defend
them. the Hon. ]. Elwood Cox, the
Republican nominee for Governor
| Governor Glenn and the Corpora.
| ton Commission, acting under This
authority, are now prosecuting suits
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission TO correct these abuses"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

The Democratic party, since its in
ception has been anchored near to
the hopes. hearts and happiness of
the American people, and this close
adherence to the welfare OF the
masses has enabled it to withstand the
devitilizing consequences of repeated
defeat in national elections.
In North Carolina it has been found
that the most effective way of reach
ing the people, high and low, small
and great, has been through this
splendid instrumentality of Club Or
ganization.
The present campaign has received
close attention along this line with
strong and sympathetic support by
the Democratic Organization and to-
day there is scarcely precinct, ham,
let, village or town in the State with
out an association of active Demo-
Gratis, militant and enthusiastic, loyal
and devoted to the principles of their
party. The underlying idea of Club
Organizations is to bring the Demo-
cratic men of the precinct. county,
State and Nation into closer union; to
harmonic differences, to arouse in
difference and TO have every voter
feel that he is an essential element
in his party's success.
There are thousands of these clubs
in the United State today: men of all
classes, businesses, occupations and
professions, bound together in one
common purpose and actuated by the
highest patriotism. You do not find
Democratic Clubs inspired, conceived
or dominated by men bent upon greed
or private gain, but that they are Of
hcered and directed by unselfsh citi-
zens, who place principle before pow
er and men above money.
The clans of Democracy are arising
and on every hillside and valley; by
seashore or by mountain brook they
are drilling and organizing for the
most momentous battle since York
town, when CORVALLIS surrendered
English tyranny to American liberty
This vast army of Democrats is de
termined to wrest from the hands OF
few what God intended for the
many, and on the third of November
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

They say now. I'VE did do those
things of which you charge III in Re
construction days, but il you will Icr
us back i'll power. VIC will De good ~
They want us TO forget the past. bus
we can only Judge of the future b.,
the past. When Moses was leading til
Children of Israel for forty year. 81.
the wilderness lac frequently found IN
people ready to forget their taSkIma-t-
erS in Egypt and the awful day uf
their bondage; but if you will go ha,l>
10 the history of this greatest OF Lead
CrS You will sec that when they 80 iar
forgot themselves and complained tla;
that he WAS leading them on to die.
he told them to Keep these thing
upon the frOntletS of thine eyes aua
wear them upon the fingers OF th>
right hand."-Cyrus Il. Watson.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

The one issue which the Republi-
n North Carolina and given the dig
nifty of of a position in their State plat
Orm is a criticism of the last Demo-
ratio Legislature for reducing rail-
road passenger fares in North Caro-
.ina-that they have made it possible
or the people of the State to buy
railroad tickets for less money than
hey formerly had to pay for them.
Bear in mind that the Democrats
have been in charge of our Legisla-
-ures for ten years. and in these ten
years they have legislated so we'll and
80 wisely for the promotion of the
interests of the whole people of the
State that in all this record the Re-
oublicans find nothing worthy of cri
icisnf in their State platform but this
me matter of railroad rates.
The Democrats gladly accept the
ssue they thus raise, and take pride
n defending their action in this mat
1er as one of their best accomplish
nents for the benefit of the people
1t large, and have the advantage of
being able to show, from the sworn
reports made by the railroads them
selves, that, while they have thus
cheapened passenger fares to all the
people, they have at the same time
increased largely the net earnings of
the railroads from passenger fares in
North Carolina.
The sworn reports made by the of
ficials of the Southern Railway to the
Corporation Commission show that
for the six months ending December
81. 1906, under the old high passen-
ger rates, their receipts from passen-
ger fares in North CarOlina We're
1857, 564. For the SIX months ending
December 81. 1907, under the -
cent rate. their receipts were $1.047,-
SIS, an increase for the six months of
$S0,024; an increase of $13,337 per
month and of nearly $500 per day.
Like reports from officials of the
Atlantic Coast Line for the same pc
riod show S432.065 under the high
rate and $4T5,0S6 under the low rate;
an increase under the low rate of
$43,021, or $7.170 per month and
$25S per day.
Like reports from officials Of the
Seaboard Air Line show passenger re-
ceipts of$226,SS7 under the old high
rate, and $500, 500 under the new low
rate for the same period of six
months; an increase of receipts I'M
der the reduction rate of S76,915. or
$12,Si9 per month and $427 per day.
These are facts. They show
beyond the point of Cavil that the sug-
gestion made by the Republicans that
the Democrats have done the railroads
an injury in reducing passenger fares
is absolutely without foundation. 1t
IS true that the railroads. in common
with every other class and form of en-
terprise in the whole country have
suffered greatly within the last cigh-
teen months, but their troubles are
traceable to the empty freight cars
with which the Roosevelt panic filled
side tracks from one end of the conn
| try to the other
AS shown above, the railroads
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29
TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
Keep the Democracy Close to the PeOpe.-Success of
The Club MOvement-ltS Importance and Value
Organization Aggressive and Active.-HOw to Be
Helpful.

1908, William Jennings Bryan, their
captain, with the high standard of
Equal rights to all and special priVi-
legeS to none, engraved on his banner,
will lead his army to victory, but po-
litical battles like actual ones, depend
upon the loyalty, courage and patriot
ism of the priVates. Oliver Cromwell,
with his IrOn-sides, changed the pO-
|itical destiny of England Why? Be
cause he had behind him the most de-
termined men of conviction the world
has ever seen.
Our clubs are mere squads in this
army, but they are the mud-sills upon
which rest this nations destiny. Their
| efficiency as units determine their
strength as a whole. No party is
stronger than the voters who supply
and sustain it We have got to win.
and we summon the Democracy of
| North Carolina to clean their guns for
the coming conflict.
The few days remaining for work
must be utilized along practical and
personal lines; that is, the clubs must
see that every Democrat capable of
voting votes. This is the essence of
victory. There ought to be a special
committee in every club for the sole
| purpose of seeing that Democrats get
to the polls; the old men who are
unable to come must be brought, and
the young, ii unmindful. must be re-
minded.
Democratic clubs offer every mem
Der opportunity to labor for his party,
and if the hundreds of clubs in North
Carolina do their duty as units, there
will be one of the completest Demo-
cratic victories North Carolina has
seen for years. Club members do not
rely upon your officers to do all the
work. You are an integral part in this
great fight, and the ideal club is that
club in which every member, regard
less OF his place or position, presumes
to be a leader. The Democratic party
has placed its destiny in your hands
and to you it looks for final vindica.
ton on November 3, 1908.
Respectfully,
o. MAX GARDNER,
State Organizer Democratic Clubs
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

No doubt a great many people have
been puzzled to know how the Dem
ocratic administration has been able
to make the extensive improvements
in the public school system, build so
many new school houses, enlarge the
asylums, largely increase pensions to
Confederate soldiers, etc, without
any increase in the property or poll
taxes for State government
The report of the State Treasurer
for the last year shows that only sc
per cent. of the revenues of the State
government are derived from the gem
eral property and poll taxes collected
by the sheriffs and that in forty-one
counties of the State an amount in
excess of this amount is actually re-
turned to the counties in the appOr-
tionment of the school fund and in
the pension payments, and in the 9TH
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

1t is a fact which may have been
forgotten by great many people, and
which deserves to be remembered,
that the author of THE Clansman"
and THE Traitor, Thomas Dixon, Jr..
was the author of the first Confederate
pension bill adopted by the State of
North Carolina, and which was the be-
ginning of the system of pensions to
Confederate soldiers in North Carolina
He came to the Legislature from his
native county of Cleveland in 1885, at
II years of age. and drew and intro
duced and championed with his bril-
liant eloquence the bill to pension Con-
federate soldiers, and the claims of the
old veterans were so well presented by
him that when the roll was called out
not single Democrat in the General
Assembly voted against it. This was
the beginning of the pension system
In the State, which has been so popu.
lar, and so generously recognized as
just and proper that every succeeding
Democratic Legislature has increased
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-29

State taxes collected are returned to
them for these objects.
The balance of ga per cent. of State
revenues is derived entirely from
'ronchise taxes, privilege taxes and
taxes on railroads. insurance cOmpa-
MES and other corporations.
This is a remarkable showing as
indicating the progress that has been
made under Democratic government
in cqualizing the burdens of taxation.
For a long time the State collected
most of it's income directly from the
citizens, while corporations, especially
railroads and insurance companies,
did not pay anything like their pro-
pOrtionate share of taxes and but COM
paratiVely little money was realized by
the State from franchises and privi-
lege taxes.