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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-04-15

class are less devoted to the uplift
than to the enhancement Of the price
of wheat. To be sure, the papers
tell Of a coming convention Of farm
ers in Oklahoma, with the study Of
social conditions prominent in its
plans--but the man calling 1t is a
school teacher. The Farmers Union
deyotes the greater portion of its de-
alterations to straight business.
Regardless of his interest in the
rural life of the nation or of his de-
sires to forward the better things of
life as possessions of the farmer, 1t is
difficult to see where the worker is
to take hold unless the farmer is SO
awakened that he will help himself.
II he is to sit back and wait for uplift
to come to him it will not be SO bad,
but If he is going to attend meetings
for the raising Of wheat prices or to
cut down the cotton acreage, 1t Is
difficult to see what the outsider
may do.
AS class he has been taught and
has practised independence and he is
showing 1t in this instance. He laughs
at the messages and stays away from
the meeting called for his benefit. 1t
comes as a rude shock to HIM to find
that there is a doubt concerning his
enjoyment of the highest privileges OF
life, and II we may Judge from the ex-
preston Of country editors is more or
less resentful. While in this attitude
he gives relief to his feeling by point
ed remarks concerning his well-wish-
ers.
Little difference exists between the
Eastern farmer and the Western
farmer in this respect--both appear
to dwell in an atmosphere OF self
satisfaction out of which 1t is difficult
to take them. The very fact that
somebody has undertaken to investi-
gate their surroundings and to sug-
gest means for their improvement
drives them to the other side of the
proposition-they have no desire to
be the subject of outside charity.
This summary does not perhaps APP
ply to every farmer. Some are quick
to understand the animus back Of
these movements for the uplifting Of
the tiller OF the soil. Occasionally
one realizes that there are some
things in the farmers house and way
Of living that might be improved, and
he is thankful to any one who will
give advice--whether or not he is to
follow It, The consciousness that
most Of his farmer brethren disagree
with him has no effect, and he is in a
position to maintain his place through
the very element that in other In
stances works to restrain individual
effort.
The conclusion is that the farmer
must do most for himself. Out
siders can do little for him-much
less in fact than can be done for
many other classes Of workers. His
widely separated dwellings, his indi-
vldual life and his independence are
a sense handicap to his receiving
the assistance that in other conditions
is possible. The farmer must help
himself more than any one can help
Independent, New York.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-24
To the Editor:


Sir-Your editorial in your issue OF
April Ord is timely. and you state cor
rectly the position which the Negro
NOW occupies In this country-a
position At once humiliating and de-
grading 10 race which has played
so important a part in working out
''our scheme OF government" At the
very beginning OF this government
the plan to eliminate the Negro was
hatched. and II has grown and do
ysloped 70 such proportions that 1t
eansoi ~ changed unless ALL tno
Negroes and the whites. who believe
In equal jus.ice for all men irrespec-
tive OF ra~.. begin NOW to unite in
universe protest against the present
unjust, unfair and unreasonable atti-
tude cl the governing race toward the
Neg-o-an attitude which says. as
pls,nly as words can say. TO every
Negro In this land: Though the con-
stitution says you are citizen, you
are not as good RS white citizen. we
do not regard you AZ an equal citizen
and we will not permit you TO enjoy
the same political rights and advan-
tages az ourselves"
This fallacy II no, contradictea in
time and removed from the intellec.
tual or political life OF our people,
must eventually totally corrupt their
spiritual life. because the spirit OF
democracy will take fight and in time
soon to come our democratic form OF
government will be either soulless
shell or an Illusion OF the past.
Prof. Kelly Miller. one OF the ablest
and most erudite scholars OF winch
either race In this country can boast.
has written book called Race Ad.
justment." which have not as yet
seen. but which assume. Judging
from what I already know Of Prof.
Miller's views on this question. as ex-
pressed in other writings OF his which
have read, is discussion of the
problem which Immediately confronts
US at this time. The Negro In America
cannot successfully discuss what ne
calls his rights until ne has some
rights to discuss. "A slave is human
being without human rights" writes
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-24
The Negro's
Citizenship.
Is O1ieh aid Growth Result Of chi War.
lbzae Position Of RepsbaCaa Co.
vestioa Of 1868 Miich Naa-
ssted GoaerA Grant.

In his Twenty Years Of Congress"
Hon. James G. Blaine gives the follow
ing sketch Of the origin and growth Of
Negro suffrage, which sketch Is inter.
esting at this time because Of the prop
osition to place such restrictions upon
the suffrage that thousands of colored
and others voters viii be disfranchised:
The Republican vietory u D1B ~
- - stncsxpocfs156 u ilh1sIt saf
mage in the constitution Of the United
States The evasive and discreditable
position in regard to suffrage taken by
the national Republican convention
that nominated General Grant in 1868
was keenly felt and appreciated by the
members Of the party when subjected
to popular discussion. There was some
thing SO obviously unfair and unmanly
In the proposition to impose Negro suf'
frage on the southern states by na-
tional power and at the same time to
leave the northern states free to de-
eide the question for themselves that
the Republicans became heartily
ashamed of 1t long before the political
canvass had closed.
When congress assembled imme-
diately after the election of General
Grant there were found to be com.
mon desire and a common purpose
among Republicans to correct the un.
fortunate position in which the party
had been placed by the national con-
vention, and to that end 1t WIS re-
solved that suffrage as between the
races should by organic law be made
impartial In all the states Of the I'm
ion, north as well as south.
= Various propositions were at once
offered both In the senate and house
to amend the constitution Of the Unit
ed Smtes In order to attain impartial
suffrage. 1t was both significant and
appropriate that the draft proposed by
Mr.. Henderson Of Missouri was taken
as the basis Of the amendment first
reported to the senate. In the preced
ing congress when the fourteenth
amendment was under consideration
Qn the spring Of 1860 Mr.. Henderson
had proposed substantially the same
provision and had solemnly warned
his Republican associates that, though
they might reject It then. II would be
demanded Of them In less than dive
years. This declaration was all the
more suggestive and crcditable cominS
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-24

a correspondent a man without
either political character. AS sucn
he has and can acquire no hereouay
rights. Now the problem OF heredi-
tary rights was the cause of enslaving
the Negroes. The whites needed
strong labor. But the estate Of the
country they meant to keep entaiIed
to whites. Neither Negroes nor In
dams could be employed as free men
without their ever increasing descend
ants acquiring the precious hereditary
rights.
Foreseeing that from natural In
crease OF population whites. blacks and
Indians in the course OF generations
would multiply In such numbers as
to become competitors for estate in
and business In the country. pro-
vision was made that neither Indians
nor Negroes should ever be such COM
peiitors with whites for possessions.
THIS PROVISION WAS SLAVERY
"a condition In which the black man
neither has nor can have anything
whatever. The Indian was offered
either slavery. exile or extinction
taking extinction. A free man he
could not be without his descendants
competing with whites. When the
question of bringing over the much
needed Negro slaves was first opened,
those who became slave holders were
as much opposed to slavery as any
Northern abolitionist was. But they
remembering the law OF Mathis and
the law OF entail. forced the question
OF what should be the future Of the
multiplied millions of descendants o'
the Negro slaves and Of the whites
when at some distant day both white
and black population should exceed
the means Of the country. They saw
that there was but one way to keep the
descendants Of Negroes from ever In
heriting In the land and that was to
hold them as SLAvES-and slaves
for this exclusive purpose they made
and held them.
The failure of the confederacy was
the greatest misfortune that ever be-
fell the Negro, but they are far from
yet seeing It. Had the South won 1t
would have been both at the domestic
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-04-24
SAMUEL SCORES HEAVIl
SOUNDING THE ALARM

mercy Of the Negroes, unable to keep
them enslave and politically depend
ent upon II I'm for strength. The
emancipation was effected by Lincoln
surreptitiousl as war measure.
After emanci ,ation the peace and se-
curity of the country against domestic
disruption n ade necessary the en-
franchisemen of the Negroes against
the natural ceilings even of most OF
those who vo ed for IT. This status OF
the Negroes was imposed upon the
Southern vi lie people against their
coasent
In denial the right of the nation
10 give theil country to strangers" +"
the Southern whites since 1865 nave
adopted a umber OF domestic poll
cies, the cor lmon object of which is
10 hold OF le Negroes in the charac-
ter of str niger without rights. so
journing In he land.
Upon beir : emancipated, however.
1t has been lie policy Of the whites OF
the South to hold them in exactly the
character tn y would have broken out
into from III confines of slavery. viz:
hostile strar gers in trespass upon the
land. The! have been determined,
too. that no amount of service, af1ec-
tion and de otion from Negroes shall
let them es ape from this dangerous
character lich at any moment could
precipitate estruction upon them.
Now let NE state the case simply:
A white amily owning a large cs-
tate has family of black servants.
The black servant could enter the
white fami and inherit the estate
only throue intermarriage. So ,ong
as he is nc married into the family
he can ha, no right in the estate
which is en- allied to white blood only
Hence to \ Yep him and his out of
hereditary lights in the estate, law
against m scegenation are passed
Miscegenati IN is purposely ridiculed,
DETAINED, tlawed and devised
against. A ingle drop of Negro blood
in the line of Inheritance, single
child of mi sed white and black blood
In white house or heir to a white
estate coul not be allowed. as such
Co ,tinued on page IS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
County News.
MARTINsRuRa.


Rev. Jos. stirmberger, Of EollaI
was here from Wednesday until last
Sunday night assisting Rev. ]. s.
Conner in the services at the Bap-
list church, which closed Sunday
night.
Mrs. Annie Walker and daughter
Miss Eunice, have moved back TO
their home in Wellsv1le. During their
few years spent here they have made
many warm friends who regret to
e them go.
Miss NJ. q. Rogers is row in St
Louis buying her spring stock Of
millinery which will be on hands
and ready for the Easter trade.
Mrs. Marion Walker is suffering
from a severe attack of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Stephens NOV
ed to their new home In the west
part Of town last week.
j. B. Holterman's sale last Friday
and Saturday was well attended and
everything sold quickly.
Among these who attended the
White Goods Sale at Blattner Bros
in WellsvilEe, last Friday were e. w,
Crane, Russell Martin and N. D. Mar
tin and wife.
Mrs. Butler, Of Martinsburg, who
has been visiting her father, E
Pritchett, returned home last satur
day.
Miss Lena DEFAULT, who has beer
here with her brother. J. B. Devault,
for the past few months, returned to
her home In New Florence Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

Perry Davis shipped out 1900 dozen
eggs last Monday. He got all those
in a weeks time.
A team ran away with Mr.. Tom
| Wilson last Monday while coming
from Mexico, and he was seriously
hurt.
Miss Nan Dull is on the sick list
this week. ~
Miss Bessie Paris is visiting her
| sister near Perry this week.
Miss Maude Sterrith entertained al
a league social last Friday night. Re
freshments were served and every
one had a good time.
Miss Bess Dashner spent from
| Friday until Sunday with Miss Ger
trude Davis.
Mr.. Jack Phillips, Of Joplin, Mo-, Il
visiting relatives here.
Misses Lizzie Rodgers and Alta
Dushenshun spent Saturday nigh
with Josie Thompson.
MIR. George Crump moved from the
farm to town lass Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
Oklahoma.

Oklahoma.
Mrs. schafer, of Clark, spent a
few days at the home of John Ess
last week.
Mrs. d. T. Johnston is i'll.
Mrs. Jennie Ahart has returned to
her home after a pleasant visit at
the home of her brother, Ebb Mai
lory.
Sash Juda and wife have been en-
PERTAINING Mrs. D. w. Dulany, of
Denver. Colo.
Walter Robertson is spending a
few days in Manchester, III.
N. 8. Mallory sold / pair of mules
to Hugh Todd for $3.50.
Jerry stricklin for $3.50 and one from
Jerre Stricklin for $3.50 and n from
j. ". Robertson for $500.
Mrs. Ed Jackson and Vol have re-
turned to their home in Centralia af'
ter spending a week with J. H. Toal'
son and family.
Ira Spratt and family, of Centraliat
are visiting at the home of Geo
Littrell. They will leave shortly fol
Texas.
Miss Lizzie Dean, Of Renick, spent
last week with her sister, Mrs. H
L~ittrell.
Miss Louisa Littrell visited in Mo
berly last week.
Mrs. Swartz, Of Centralia, is Wis
| iting friends in Middle Grove.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
SITE FOR NEW FEDERAL BUILDING
NAMED By SECRETARY Of TREASURERY
TOBE THE BASSFORD PROPERTY

business acquisitions now. This loca-
ton of the site will not only enhance
the value of real estate in that part
Of Mexico but will lead to many other
Improvements whose character will
soon be made public.
Just how soon work will be started
on the building cannot be positively
stated at this time but from every
indication it wild be shortly. Mexico
has many handsome structures and
the federal building will materially
add to their number.
The building will be Just east of
the new Christian church and make
the block in which 1t is to be built
one of the show places Of the city.
The appropriation was for 100000,
which leaves $4,000 for the build
ing. The contract will likely be let
Immediately and work rushed as
rapidly as possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
SOUTH BENTON.

whooping cough is prevalent here.
Most of the school children have 1t.
Bud Campbell has moved to Mex
leo. Charlie Mildred has moved to
Campbell's place.
Brown Owen and wife are Waiting
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. J. A. Clark and Mrs. Davis are
on the sick list.
Born, to Everett Kettle and wife, a
daughter.
Mr.. Hawkins, who has been visiting
his children, has gone to Kansas City
for a visit; will go from there to his
home in Greeley, Colo.
Mr.. Dick MacMahan has moved to
the Douglass place.
Sam Cox's little child is Ill with
pneumonia.
John Clark, Jr., bought a nice
young driving horse from Mr.. Byars.
Marion Cox has moved to the Bal
lew place.
The Starr farm is occupied by Mr.
Frank Brenton and family.
Mrs. Wayne is not expected to live
at this writing.
r. o. Guthrie sold TO Frank ia
cobb, of Martinsburg, a nice young
horse, at a good figure.
Henry Clark made a business triI
to Martinsburg Saturday,
Mrs. Robt. Offutt and little daugh
ter were the guests of Mrs. offutti
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, las
week.
r. o. Guthrie sold MI. Bob Trache
two calves for $51.25.
Albert Williams sold a good yount
horse for $149. Walter Wilburn wa
the purchaser.
Brent Erisrhan has been appointed
road overseer for this district. HI
will make an excellent overseer AM
the appointments is very satisfactor'
to the community.
Albert Williams bought a good age
work horse from G. Berry for $50.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
SKINNER.

Our Farmers are beginning to fix
to SOW oats.
MCGEE Bros. and w. H. Mallory de-
livered hogs to Centralia buyers Mon
day at $3.50 per cwh
Miss Iona Heller, of Molino is
here the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Chas. Tanner and family.
Miss Maude Heller visited Moline
friends Saturday.
Misses Frances Whitley and Flor
ence Carpenter were home visitors
the first Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camplin, of Moberly,
we're guests of J.. w. Holloway and
family a couple of days last week.
Mrs. Camplin is a sister Of Mrs. Hol-
loway.
Walter Holloway Is building a chick
en- house at present. B. w. Hill is
the contractor.
P. I. Bruce was in Kansas City
a few days last week visiting his
brother, F. L., and family.
Chas. Tanner was in st. Louis re
Gently and purchased $500 worth OF
new goods. The two Charleys dc
certainly keep a nice country store.
Lewis Galloway has been in Texas
the past fortnight sightseeing, etc.
The Gatewood School will give al
entertainment ON Saturday night o.
this week. "A good school entertain
menu is predicted in advance, thu
way Gatewood has, you know.
The Fox School with a lot Of yount
people in the district will give an EN-
tertainment on Friday night, Marcl
26. A rousing good program is ex
peeted.
This humble penciel pushe
has been away a few days and sicl
in house for a week, hence not get
ting around and a shortage of item
this week.
Rev. ]. s. Conner, of Mexico
preached at Bethlehem last Sunday
Next Sunday in all probability Rev
Mr.. Davidson will occupy the pulpit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

Washington, March f6.-The
Secretary of the Treasury to-day
selected the site for the public
building to be erected at Mexico,
Mo. The new structure will be
located at the northwest corner
of Jackson and Clark streets. The
property has been purhased from
j. C. Bassford for $4,000.
The above dispatch settles a much
mooted question, one which has beer
a matter of more or less interest In
Mexico for the past five months. Be
side the erection of a handsome fed
eral building 1t means the erec
ton of a new business sec
ton that will materially increase the
downtown district of the city.
In the section of the city near the
chosen site there r a number o.
vacant lots that will prove valuable
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
HARDIN COLLEGE GIRL
FROM OKLAHOMA REPORTED
TO HAVE LOPEDW WEDNESDAY

A report, not wholly Substantial
ed, Is to the effect that Miss Ellen
LaBrear, a Hardin College student
from Oklahoma City, slipped away
from the College Wednesday morn
ing and went to Kansas City with
Barney Stuart, also of Oklahoma
City, where they intend to be married
Wednesday afternoon. 1t is under
stood that the young couple will be
back through Mexico Thursday.
Young Stuart came to Mexico Tues
day and pursuaded Miss LaBrear to
elope with him, 1t is understood
though some of her friends say that
the young lady told Prof. Million
that she was going to be married
but before the college officials could
hear from her home she had depart
| cd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
NASAL cATARRH.
Otis Purdy Sells the Great Remedy
that Cured Mrs. karbers.

Here is a very simple yet wholly
sincere statement of a Michigan
woman, who was cured by using Hy-
omei-the no cure no pay remedy for
catarrh, asthma, hay fever. Group,
coughs and colds.
"A bad Ease of catarrh was cured
for me by the use of Hyomei. The
trouble affected my head, nose and
eyes, and was very annoying and dis
agreeable, and the cure, from the use
of Hyomei, was very gratifying. Hy-
omei has from me a strong recon-
mend and endorsement. - Mrs. e.
Karberg, 213 Kingsley St., Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, Nov. 16, 1908.
Thousands of just such letters are
in existence, and thousands more
would be but for the desire to avoid
publicity.
If you have catarrh, bestir your
self, and drive it out Of your sys
TEN. Kill the germs. You can dc
that easily If you use Hyomei (pro
nounced High-o-me.l
1t is a dry, antiseptic and very
/ pleasant air that, when inhaled
quickly relieves all forms of ca
tarrhaI inflammation, stops snuffles
hawking and blowing. The price TO
a complete outfit, including inhaler
is only $1.00 at Otis Purdy's.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

strain long enough and we shall
come to the rescue of a frightened
community. We have found u af-
finity, secured a new think cap" and
propose to meet our friends face to
face-as it were There is nothing
succeeds like success. In the words
Of the great editor Of the Ledger:
ITO our pride in the past and u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
M E. WILKERSON K.R. WILKINSON
Wilkerson Nursery
Mexico, Missouri

In presenting these testimonials for
your inspection we would kindly ask
that you read them over carefully.
You will find they are from the best
men of the country, and that some
of them have been buying nursery
stock from the senior member OF
the firm for over one+third of a CEN
fury. M. B. Wilkerson began nursery
business at Santa Fe, Mo-, in 1867;
has been a resident of Monroe coun-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
4 CARD FROM
REUBEN Dill

AS April list is All Fools Day, the
Owl is going to endeayor to try and
fool hundreds of Ledger readers by
again taking up the trenchant pen
and handing out to them a few facts
and figures along all kinds of lines.
A suffering public has STOOD the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

bankruptcies, two boys and two girls.
President Gomez sent his congratula-
lions to the mother as a woman de-
serving substantial assistance from
the Republic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
ST. LOUIS LIVE srock MARKET.
Ledger Special.

ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK MARKET u
Ledger Special.
Natl Stock Yards, ILL.,, Mar. 16, '09.
Cattle receipts $500. Market 10 to
zoe lower than the close OF last week
on all classes of beef steers and light
heifers, while good fat COWS and bulls
are 10c lower. No choice steers on
sale. Bulk Of the good to choice
steers selling from 5000 to $3.50; me-
dunn from s5.25 to $685.. Bulk of the
good fat heifers from $4.75 to $5.25;
medium from $500 ito $3.50. Bulk
of the good fat COWS from $4.25 to
$4.65; medium from 1925 to $S.4O,
Hog receipts 1850. Market high.
err. Shippers and butchers were the
best buyers. Mixed and butcher hogs
selling from $685. to $685.; good heay
les $3.50 to $685.. Mixed packing
$6.65 to $685.. Good pigs $5.75 to
$6.10; lights $3.50 to $5.25. Bulk Of
all the hogs $6.65 to $685.; top $685.
Outlook strong for the balance Of
the week.
Sheep receipts 5000. Market strong
Colorado lambs $40 to S7,35, with NJ
choice lambs on sale. Good to choice
Native lambs $7.25 I'd 500. Good t.
choice clipped lambs 1925 to $685.
Good to choice yearlings $500 t.
s6.75. Prospects steady for good fa
stuff.
Natl Live Stock Com. Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
WESTERN AUDRAIN.

Born, to the wife of Robt. Doyle,
a son..
Halleck Bland and Mrs. Elma Reid.
Of Sturgeon, were married Tuesday.
They will make their home near APP
pleman's Chapel.
Rufus Snellings has returned from
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

ty for over 70 years. His father was
a nursery man. Having nurseries at
both places-Santa Fe and Mexico,
Mo-, also orchards on u place for
test orchards, ETC., to the amount Of
one hundred acres, and men in our
employ some of them with years of
experience. We have the most inn
proved way of propagating budded and
grated whole root trees. With in
creased facilities and additional conf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18
If you think Paint
Think Of Llewellyn.
For Is years and more,
We've sid Vane-C alvert's
We Keep it yet.

j. Il. Hughes, wife and daughter.
E'sIs, have moved from Pataloma,
California, to this city TO reside, and
hare fooms with Miss Allie Ellis, on
N. 1Afferson street. Mr.. Hughes Is
much pIeased with this part Of the
xoantfy. and will likely buy a farm
i Aaffain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-03-18

EDITOR JACKS

is IMPROVING
Montgomery, Mo-, March 14.-John
w. Jacks, the well known editor of
this city, who has been dangerously
iii for three weeks, Is now thought
to be ON the road to recovery.
His condition has caused consider
able alarm. Mr.. Jacks was former
ly president Of the Missouri Press
| Association.