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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22

more uncertain occupations.
That these facts are being more
fully realized every day IS shown
by the increased amount of az
ricultural product raised every
year. We have right here in
Mathews market for many hun
dred barrels of corn every year.
Why..not raise it and keep ia cir
culation here the money which is
spent elsewhere for it.
We believe Mr.. Bryan'S project
TO be good one and will assist
its execution ip any way possible,
EDITOR OF MATHEWS JOURNALS
We have in Virginia the cli-
mate, the soil and the men. 1t
would seem. therefore. that there
eould be no doubt as to the wis
dom of irving by every means to
turn the time and energy of the
farmers to the best account. You
have doubtless potiCed that in
1900 the corn crop of Virginia
was only worth $40. ooo, 900, while
in 1903 IT was worth $50. ooo. 900.
There are some farmers in VT-
ginia who are raising I3o bushels
of corn to the acre. and many
who raise from Is to 100. But
these are exceptions. The aver
age farmer only produces twenty
six bushels in ViFgiDis, while if
he could be encouraged, led, slim
ulated or shown how to double
his average. $4,000, 900 more
per annum would be brought into
this State. with all that such an
increase Of of money would mean
in the general standard of conn
fort in life throughout the coun=
try.
1t has occurred to me that the
best way TO interest farmers of
the State in the development of
better corn production would be
to cffer large enough prize to
compel their attention and fire
their imaginations. To this end
| have enlisted the interest of
some gentlemen in Richmond,
who have already subscribed says
while have subscribed $Ioo for
The Times-DIspatCh.
The object OF this letter is to
enlist your interest and to see if
you, through your editorial inAu-
ence, will not receive and forward
to me whatever sums your read
ers may see fit to donate for the
purpose of raising a great corn
prize for Virginia farmers. These
sums will be acknowledged by
pane in the Times-Dispatch, and
the names of the donors will be
printed in the catalogue and prize
list of the State Fair.
l do not know. as a mere mat
ter Of business economy. how
money could be more proftably
spent. and / feel sure that if you
will lend the weight of your in
fiuence. both editorially and in
your news columns. to the furth-
erance of this project, you will
be satisfied with the results &C
complished.
l have not worked out any
scheme for determining how the
prize shall be awarded, being
content to leave that detail to the
State Fair Association, of which
the Hon. Henry Fairfax is presi-
dent. My sole object is to get
enough money to thoroughly
arouse the State of Virginia to
the Importance and significance
of the corn crop, and it is for this
purpose / wish to enlist your SYM
pathy and assistance.
I will be glad to hear from you
and remain, Faithfully yours.
JOHN STEWART BRYAN,
April 9th, 90.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22

We often wopder how any person
can be persuaded into taking anything
but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs
COILS and lung trouble. Do not be
fooled into accepting Town make" or
other substitutes. The genuine Son-
tains 10 harmful drugs and is in a vel
low package. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22
THE sEo-RocK OF SUCCESS

lies IN keen, clear brain, hacked by
indomitabie will and resistless energy
Such power comes from the splendid
health that Or. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitalize every organ
and build up brain and body ]. A.
Harmon, Lizemore, wv. Va, writes:
They are the best pills ever used. "
Csc. at all druggists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22

bladder remedy, be-
Cause Of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fuiGils almost
every wish ii over
coming rheumatism,
paIs /, tie back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
aid every part of the
urinary passage. Il
COrrCCtS INABILITY 10
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22

holdwater and scaling pain in passing it,
or bad effects following usS Of liquor, wine
or beer, and OvercoplSs~tl;at unpleasant
necessity OF being competed to 70 often
through TIE day, and 10 set up many
times during the night.
Sw2RP-RooS is not recommended fos
everything bat if you have iid,ler, live
or bladder trouble, ii viii be found ius,
the remedy YOU need. II hes been thoI-
oughly tested in private practice, aud has
proved so successful that c special ar
rangeinent Eas been made by which ali
readers OF this paper, WHO have not al
ready tried 1t, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also book telling
more about Swanp-Rcot, and how to
find outfit you have kid
ney or bladder trouble. ss<sssfs r--..,s.-es
When writing ,nention sssccss sSs.c.-s
reading this generous .ss $50 ss9..
offer In this paper and SSs El sf=ss: 7ss9i
send your address TO ss,s-sssstS -sSSSsg
DIR. Kilmer & Co., Hsras eisSsap- TO-.
B;ngharIton, n. y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-doliar size bottles are scld By
all druggists. Dent make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-R DOT, and the od-
dress, Binghamton, n. Y, ON evczy bottle.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22
WELL-MOORE.

A beautiful marriage ceremony
VS. performed at Old Baptist
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22
Do You Get Up
With a. lame Back?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROot, the great kidney. liver and
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22

Foley's Honey and Tar cures quickly
strengthens the lungs and expels colds.
Get the genuine IN a yellow package.
Sold by all druggists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-04-22
4 VIRGINIA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
FOR
VIRGINIA PEOPLE.

The Security Life Insurance OF
Company and have their books pocyhoers great
OF the leading Bankers,
and others OF the State To-day this
people OF Mathews County to investigate their policies
The Security Life Insurance Company of America being =
Virginia Company by
solid and safe particular What could one
expect than the State of old Vgia That get when
you buy policy in this Company.
he Security Ute Insurance Company of America selling
the most attractive and simple life
lowest possible consistent safety 40 in assets TO av
every dollar Of Liability -
If you contemplating buying life increasing
the amount will be to hear what
has when he will be
pleased to furnish you NAV
desire. ~ - N'
Trusting to have the pleasure of numbering you among
other good citizens cf the State we are
Very truly yours,
LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA
Virginia Headquarters, SeabOaTd Bank Bldg,
~ OTfO1k, Virginia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-09-30

ScUyGful OF his
limitations IS 4
StratC. .Et. is =
tcnaci"rS fighter.
Then his jaw set
hard. and b :
browS contracted.
II will not DO
anything. | can
not do anything"
he hesitated a
full ten seconds
but Jake Stein
ert can"
Stevens hands
twitched nervous
ly.
and" continue
pecting a phone c:
ment. I told hir
he might be able
fore night it,
The telephone
terrupted him.
Peabody leaned
clutched the recei'
The senior sena
jerked himself to
at q window and
roof tops Of the c
CONTINUED
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unlr..#9;ly.
rcabody. however. WIS thinking
oui, KY. He WIS never beaten until
the last vote WAS ccuN:cd on 4 roll
call He knew that. no matter how ap-
2ar,ntIy inSurmountahle IN opposition
WAS. = way {" overcome it might often
he found hy the man who exercises
strong self coutrol and a trained brain
This corrupt Vi. .l bitt,
political engage. ..tlclield
Of Washington W " II lis most
dangerous mood lie w"uiG marshal
all his forces. The man 10 defeat him
now must defeat lii" c!tirr senate ma
chine and the allie: i, could cain in IN
emergency; he r:u.' """"omc the
power of Standar.: :.!I;St fight
the resourccfu h@a.. n!&S, erful
Peabody himScN
Peabody whispered :, S'ryci$. We
must pretend to b. h"I al"
Then the Pennsylvania advanced.
smiling. TO I.angdon and held "ut his
hand
Senator LangdOn." he said. I'm
beaten. You've beaten the leader Of
the senate, something difficult TO be-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-09-30
TeStifieS after Four Years.

Carlisle Center,N Y,G B Burhans,
writes: "About four years ago l
wrote you that l had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by taking
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Rene
dy, and after four years I am again
pleased to state that | have never had
any return of those symptoms, and |
am evidently cured to stay cured. I"
Foley's Kidney Remedy will do the
same for you. ID G Scott.
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Notice 10 Farmers.

will b" a; the following place:
on and after September next, rep
resenting Mayhank < Go, cotton
buyers: Greelvville, SaI!ers Depot,
Lanes, Gourdins and all points on
the Georgetown 4 Western Railroad.
Will pay highes. market price for
your cotton.
J + SCOTT.
Kingstree. S c. July l, 1909.
Z 3nI
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Summons for Relief.
COMPLAINT NOT SERVED

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG,
Court Of Common Pleas.
SB Poston, Plaintiff,
against
Victoria Gainus sometimes called Vic.
toria Burgess), Dave Gainus, Dell
Gadsden, Allene Speights, Drucilla
Harrison, Susan NJ Rodgers, G L
Sauls and r L Montague, Defendants.
10 the Defendants above named
You are hereby summoned and re-
ouired to answer the complaint in this
action which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
for the said county land TO serve Il copy
of your answer to the said complaint on
the subscriber at his office in KingStree
within twenty days after the service
hereof; exclusive of the day of such
service; and if you fail to answer the
complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated September 8, A D 1909.
RoBT J KIRK,
s.9-6t Plaintiffs Attorney.
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Warning.

10 not be persuaded into taking
anything but Feleys Honey and Tar
for chronic coughs, bronchitis, hay
fever, asthma and lung trouble, as
it stops the cough and heals the
lungs. ID & Sc0Tl.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-09-30

II Is io' pe''e''' ''n''''' f'' -
HaiheS.
Man alive cried fc2pooE. We
been in washington so long 'iat
~" long you've lors''t''' 'i"' III.
American people really exist re'or'eo
l-anScoh. ana thefe are u'"'e iiNe YOU
in the senate, all because the voters
H"'c Ho 'na-'
senators. '.e ''N'.. a. ''''>' >''''',>
Has l" take ':i'' '''" 60 :. ''.''''t '''"
'i!e !'@N''''uit. ".''S - ..'''>''' VI
p"iIticLah$' i'''S axe '''''l"7 'i'."
rake l"". I'''''''' """'"" ne ~
Tie S":'.'" .. ~. ,. 80 voters i'''o any
thing I" "a '''''.'' IT,
Ia" !";h'' ''" .''''l >iir";-S'o HIS
sh"T:GcrS.
And DOW ! II 'r.! E"u h"ilot'''le syn
atorS. went Oh l-ah&u"h' 'h"rousi"!
aroused. something /" surprise !"u'
Eav" discovered 'iaI you were h''
working Tor yourselves aionc III 'he
:iHco".a deal. but lh"t You li'e." l"
,n"n your land over TO the S'ahoaro
:|'ccI company ut Il Dig prohI rs soo'i
Is tLiS naval base bill IS passed linen
thai company Will squeeze 1he govern.
meht for the best part ol 'he i'iiioieo
millions that are to De spent
The senator sank back III MS chaF
and gazcd 81 his two opponents.
Those two statesmen jumped I" their
feet.
CONE. Stevens. lct Eim q" what L.
will. We canAot stay here I" be i'll
suited hy th" rawlings If = madm;in.
cried the Pennsylvania. hnt lie
brought his associate to a stahdS'ii!
midway TO the door. ~ 'he ""!'
LanSdon. what l. il yol are %oihS 10
do i'll the senate TINS afternoon he
asked. You said you were gong L"
make us honest against our VIII. You
know you can't do anything.
Bud Haines turned his face toward
the speaker and grinned broadly. 10
the senator's intense discomfort.
I'll do more than that. announced
LanSdon, rising ana pouHulhs hS'
into his open hand. III make you
and stevens more popular 'nan W"
ever were III your lives peiore.
Bah" shouted PEABODY.
'1'll do even more YET. III gong 10
make you generous--patrlots. ANU
regret to say, Ill give YOU the chahee
to make the hits Of your careers.
The polished hypocrites looked at
him, too astonished to move.
How? What they gaspeo.
Swept on by his own enthusiasm
and the force ol MS own 'oui aseous
honesty. the voice OF the southeFner
rose to Oratorical helSnt.
This afternoon lie exclaimed,
"wh hen the naval base committee
makes its report will rise in my
place and declare that for once in the
history Of the senate men have been
found who place the interests OF the
government they serve above any
chance Of pecuniary reward. These
men are the members Of the naval
base committee.
With this idea in view, realizing
that dishonest men would try to make
money out Of the government, these
members of the naval base committee
after they settled on Altacoola, went
out quietly and secured control Of all
navaI ~. W hasa and these men secured
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A
Gentleman
from
Mississippi
CHAPTER NNNl.
THE RATTLES OF WASHINGTON

A T twenty minutes after - Sena-
~ tor Lan@,iHn and Secretary
~ IaineS were Sti! undi$tu"l,cd
L by any move az the part ot
Peabody anI Stevens. who la3iut3in"i
q silence that TO HaincS WAS distinctly
ominouS. His experience 1T the car!-
fol had taught him that when the sea-
ate machine was quiet il Was time for
some one 10 get OUT from under.
Miss Williams. the naval commit
tees Sterographer. entered.
Senator Langdon." she said. "Sena-
tor Peabody and Senator Stevens ara
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in com IL itter
ruurl G. ana the. =
told ne to tell
you that they'd
ll" l can't say
it. Please. sir.
"D-d." inter
rolatcd l.angdoD,
laughing.
Yes. sir. that's
IL. 1 ney !! Dc
{ n hat-if I Ii e Y
come in here ut
30. You must
come 10 he m,
they say
Tell the gen
tlemen I'm sitting
here with my hat
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nouement. To think that simple, old
fashioned planter from the cotton
fields Of Mississippi could originate
such plan to outwit the two ablest
political tricksters in the senate!
Langdon eyed his colleagues tri.
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Senator LGHJd0n, I'm beaten"
lieve. What's more. you've given me
the chance of a lifetime to become
known as a public benefactor. AS soon
as you've finished your speech in the
senate l will get up and make another
one-to second yours. Here's my hand.
Anything you may ever want out Of
Peabody in the future shall be yours
for the asking"
Langdon refused to grasp the prof
fered hand.
Senator Stevens made show Of pro-
testing against his superior's seeming
surrender.
But" he objected, "look here
Peabody turned upon him instantly.
"Oh. shut up. Stevens; don't be 4
fool. Come on In. The waters fine"
The pair of schemers, with Norton
at their heels, hurried away.
The Pennsylvania drew Stevens
into committee room 6 and, ordering
the stenographer to leave, drew up
chairs where both could sit, facing the
door,
We've thrown dust in that Old gan
der's eyes" whispered Peabody. Its
now ten after l. He is to be recos-
nized to make his speech at $50. That
gives us two hours and twenty min
utes"-
"Yes, but for what" asked Stevens
excitedly. I've been trying myself to
think Of something. What will you do
what can you do?"
1.-THE boss Of the senate smiled pat
roniEinCly on the senior senator from
Mississippi. rs though amused and
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I8RICK.

When you come to town put a
copy of The Record in your pock-
ct and consult it's business direc.
tory-the advertising columns
in making your purchases. t
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15

complete satisfactory census of all the souls IN the
country, no adequate plans were made when the
republic was planted on this side of the Atlantic.
For that reason every decade saw hurry and
scurry to count the population, great confusion,
distress in some sections and general prevalence OF
conditions bordering on chaos. So. for more than
century it continued thus each year, for the pre-
ceding administration it is stated, did not care
about giving the next successful party anything up
on which the caption Of "spoils' might be hung,
it is declared.
So nobody went after real census system very
strongly
But modern ideas have been injected into the
counting process and the gigantic move for per
manent bureau having succeeded, we are now to
have a census which will enumerate, speedily &C
curately and give results to the people In the
shortest possible time. The establishment OF per
manent bureau will also bring about the perfection
of more accurate faster and far better ideas at
later dates. Each decade will see changes for the
best it is declared by those in power at Wash
ington.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
Cultivate the Open Mind.

President Eliot says the open mind is fruit Of
culture. And it is likewise, Christian virtue The
man with an open mind is an agreeable person He
is just and kindly One talk with him with
pleasure, for one can be quite sure. if the mind Is
open, there is no prejudice, envy or iwill there.
The open mind is where the truth is welcomed and
where it is not tainted with meanness of any kind
AS general thing, the more ignorant person
is the tighter is his mind closed He thus becomes
exceedingly absurd, and consequently pitifu. He
loses influence and in time respect He likes to say
his mind is made up, which means that the doors
and windows of his soul shut and no more light
will be let in.
That is bad situation for a person to get in.
1t is full of cold gloom, pessimism, and malign med.
itations and stands in the way of the world getting
better. And who wants to be such an obstruction
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
7HE. Old S7-WE 7HRAIA709 W27H DI4LS H1A7
REOLH1ED ia BE- RESET 6yH,A/YD


even though the same persons were given the
care of the offices connected Herewith, they found
themselves at sea within few days. Now, how
ever, the permanent census bureau makes the
counting of the population business for all time
with Uncle Sam and this gigantic job will be
given the attention of his weather eye from day
to day. though the fruits of the work will be
thrust into the public gaze only once in ten years.
Men who are experts on taking the census of
countries declare that the system by which the
government will take the count in 1910 is admit
tedly model which the whole world should fol-
low, If it would be as uptodate as this corner.
Another project is on foot to-day which will great
ly facilitate this census program. That is the
erection of a permanent home for the population
counters If congress allows Director North to
erect such an edfce, it will be specially con-
structed statistics manufacturing plant. In
communication to congress Director North sets
forth his plans. He plans to expend the sum Of
S675,000 for the purchase of site and for the six.
story 1reproof building upon which he is laying
his program. This. he says will provide ample
accommodations for the 5000 persons who are
engaged in this work from year to year.
To-day, if you were to visit Washington, and
wished to see the census bureau you would be
led to one-story brick structure which was
erected for the tabulation of statistics In 1900
One great space problem which the government
faces is the storing of census reports and this
took up just about all the room of the old struc-
ture, so that most of the clerks and other help
had to be accommodated elsewhere. 1t was re-
Gently estimated that it would house just about
onefourth of the clerks needed for the census
next year.
The great army of houseto-house canvassers
who will count you and your family in 1910 are
not as yet even estimated by Director North, but
it is recorded that one man counts only about
10000 persons, many of them counting less in the
small space of time allotted to the tabulation.
Thousands upon thousands of extra men will
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
ave Have Many Similar"

The following is an extract from a
letter received from Mr.. II. H. Movers
of Stuttgart, Ark: "Ycu would gteat-
ly oblige me if you would introduce
Hunts Lightning Oil at Millidgeyille,
ILL.,, as | have many friends and rela-
tives there, in whom ! am much con-
cerned, and understand the Oil is not
kept there. | can recommend it as
the best medicine | ever had in my
house. 1t cured me of a bad case of
the Bloody Flux in less than onehalf
hour, and it cured my granddaughter
Of bad case of Cholera Morbus in a
very short time"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
a Toast,

The latest thing in toasts comes
from upstate" and was responded to
by the father Of - daughters, who
claims that he ought to know.
ITO the Ladies-to their sweetness
we give love- TO their beauty admira-
ton, and to their hats, the whole side
walk New York Times
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
GLOSSY L. mn Bur oon
CHIEE eS7H72S72cJAN I

census bureau and these do far greater work than
the old style counting devices in use when the
job was started nine years ago.
There are two styles of machines-one is the
card punching device and the other the tabuator
The first punches the holes in the census cards
which are arranged much as in the conventional
card index. The wonderful tabulating machine
then takes the pasteboards and solely by mechan
ical means adds, Classics and makes up totals
from the cards, which pass through the device
faster than the eye can follow Them Both ma
chimes are essential and each is dependent upon
the other for success
The new card punching machine, which is
great Improvement upon the old system, is an
electrical contrivance. Hitherto the operator was
compelled to play upon it like typist, but today
all that is necessary is to touch the key desired,
press lever and the machine keeps on punching
cards as long as the power is kept on The old
hand puncher was capable of sending out 900
cards each day while the new automaton attains
speed or $500 and saves the operators nerves
Another feature OF these new machines is that
the United States will soon know after the cards
have been turned in by the great army of Stats
ucs-gatherers. just where it stands on population.
Classification is also great feature divisions
being made of whites blacks, and other races,
along with females males natives, foreigners,
married and single persons
One hundred and fifty of these new machines
are in the process of construction for the census
taking of 1910. Three thousand persons will do
the clerical work in the government offices at
Washington. So you see there is something to
this census taking business
Director North of the census declares that as
soon as the incoming cards are punched he will
be able to give to the country the total The
tabuatng machines are now closely guarded
secret in little machine shop at the census
bureau offices in Washington and at last accounts
the experts at work upon it were perfecting the
details of its construction. 1t is a government
invention and no one person gets the credit for it.
but it win revolutionize the business of counting
noses.
In other years Uncle Sans work of taking
snap shot of his people was like man in the hay
and feed business jumping into printing shop
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15

Reading furnishes the mind only
with materials of knowledge; it is
thinking makes what we read ours
Locke.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-01-15
For Headache Try Hicks Capudne

Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liqud-pleas-
ant to take-Eftects Immediately, 10. 2s
and SOC at Drug Stores