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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21
INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM
 CURED IN 3 DAYS.

Morton L. Hill, of Lebanon, Ind, says: My wife had Inf1ammatory Rheumatism in every muscle and joint; her suffering was terrible and her body and face were swollen almost beyond recognition; had been in bed for six weeks and had eight physicians, but received no benefit until she tried pr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism. It gave immediate relief and she was able to walk about in three days. l am sure it saved her life" Sold by Curtis Pharmacy. 1149 Main St. cor.
 Elm. 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21

When blind account" in a brokers ofiice is traced to a prominent politi clan and 1t is then found that it has been "carriedn at a heavy loss for a year or two with no attempt at col1ec- stion, newspapers generally conclude that ca good story" is at hand. if the secrecy can only be dispelled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21
"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. 1909.

Senator Beveridge, (Rep., Ind), pro- poses that a tax of one-tenth of l pc rcent. be levied upon the incomes of interstate corporations. The Senator Is exceptionally sanguine in tempera- ment, but his knowledge of Senatorial afi1lfations should teach him that such a proposition stands not the ghost of chance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21

During the spring every one would be benefited by taking Foley'S Kidney Remedy It furnishes a needed tonic to the kidneys after the extra strain of winter. and it purifies the blood by stimulating the kidneys. and causing them to elemfnate the impurities from it. Foley's Kidney Remedy imparts new life and vigor. Pleasant to take F. B. Brill. local agent. *135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21
GLEDHILL & co.

Dealers in second hand iron and woodworking machinery, engines. boilers, motors, dynamoS. lathes, plan CTS. drills, anvi1s, band saws, vises, elevators. office fixtures. safes. desks, etc. etc. Telephone call 773-2.
 COR. WATER & UNION SITS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21

THE MAN WHO DOES NOT
 Advertise Is not Tn it.:' The names which stick in the public mind. ara those of the advsrtisars--.thoos WhS aof their light ahfaA
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
HAS NEVER SURRENDERED.

Marble Falls, Texas, March l, 1909
Mr.. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Enclosed find names for Weekly
Jeffersonian.
Well, Bro Tom, call that confer
ence, invite Debs. Gompers and
Mitchell, and all the reform forces,
and if we can not unite them there is
no use to fight plutocracy with ballots,
it will take bullets.
Some of these subscribers are
Bryan Democrats. [ told them that
after they had read your paper three
months and were not satisfied and had
not gotten the worth of their money,
to let me know and [ would give their
money back and have you to transfer
the paper to some other fool Demo
crat.
I think in a short time | can send
you more subscribers. / am now
past Is years old, fought in Confed-
crate army, belonged to the 18th Ten
nessee cavalry, and never surren-
dered After the war | went to Geor-
gia. [ love the old State and its good
people, and Tom Watson best Of ALL
Your friend,
A. J. Kinser.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
FROM THE ESTEEMED EDITOR
OF AMERICAN WHIP.

Lancaster, Pa, March %, 1909.
Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My Dear Sir: I am delighted with
your article in April number Of the
Jeffersonian Magazine, "Another
Word on Foreign Missions"
I hope you will have it printed in
pamphlet form If the wide-awake
element Of our population know what
is good for them and their country
they can do nothing that will be more
effective than circulating that article.
1t is, in my opinion, the most power
full blow that has yet been struck
against the Jesuitical schemes of the
papal hierarchy, as well as against the
deluded Professionalism which practi-
cally aids the purposes Of that hier-
archy. You turned that discussion
into this channel with remarkable skill
and Incompatible ability It is the
work of profound student Of events
and wise statesman and patriot.
Yours sincerely,
Ezra j. Weaver.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
Chas. T. Hopkins,
Chas. M. Voolfolk,
Chas. L. Davis, Secretary.
BOLTED REPUBLICAN PARTY ON
ACCOUNT OF NATIONAL
BANKING LAWS.
Hines, Ala, Route 2.

Mr.. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: Enclosed P. O. order for
$1.60, for which please continue to
send both Jeffersonians to J. M. AL
len, Hines, Ala, Route 2. | am an
old Federal soldier, immigrated here
eleven years ago. Was born in Clark
County, Ohio, September 9, 1881.
Polled my first vote for Mr.. Pierce.
Have voted every presidential election
voted for old "Abe," and am proud
Of it. Bolted the Republican party
for inaugurating the internal national
banking system. Was hardened in the
boiling by succeeding acts of Con-
gress, such as the refunding bill, the
burning Of the greenbacks, the en-
reimbursement Of the negro, and the
establishment Of tyrannical carpet
bag government in the South. A list
Of crimes the blacklist hell will ever
know if man stays on the earth
million years yet. Yours in the cause
Of true democracy,
j. M. Allen.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

The article is based on one Incl
dent Would it be just to judge
Christianity by one sample, and that
one the poorest you can fndq No!
Judge it by such men as John the
Baptist, Paul, Martin Luther, Spur
geon, Talmage and John A. Broadus.
Judge law by S. j. Tilden, Alexan-
der Stephens and George G. Vest;
poetry by Homer, Virgil and Byron.
| without hesitation affirm that
true manhood" can be found only
in the ranks Of labor, for when you
go out of her ranks in your search
there is nowhere to look but in the
ranks Of idleness, and God never put
such stamp in any such ranks, and
He never will
From labor ranks come our best
thinkers, our best statesmen, our best
historians, our best teachers and our
best preachers.
[ ask in all candor why it is that
O"A hou0Ah pupil anu IollSlOuS press
are so prone to criticise the faults and
extravagances Of the laborer and are
as mum as an oyster about the ex-
travagances Of the rich?
One masquerade ball in one Of our
large cities would swallow up the
yearly salaries Of a score of laborers,
one wine and champagne supper
would do the same. The trip of our
navy around the world at an expense
OF some twenty million dollars to
crafty the within of Root and Roose-
welt, banquet to Taft at New Or
leans cost something like $4,000.
They should open their eyes and begin
to talk and write about something
that is likely to wreck the Republic
extravaganza and class legislation.
Jno. P. Austin.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
LET US PRACTICE WHAT WE
PREACH.
j. M. Allen.
Cohutta, Ga.

Cohutta, Ga.
Dear Mr.. Watson: [ am so glad
you broke the ice on the Foreign Mis-
sion question. [ have been thinking
for the longest time that it was the
most holy farce that was being played
among the pious. Fearful and tear
full are the tales that are told in
mournful tones about the heather,
mostly by those that devoutly pray
for help Old Nick to rout,-but vote
the while to help Nick out.
One poor Parson whose head was
shaped little curious, urged his al
most pauper congregation to chip in
for the heather. If they couldn' It do
more than put in ''penny," he said,
a penny might save a heather. Now,
I submit that, if that logic be true,
the thing to do is to sell out and send
all the pennies resulting from the
sale at once, for numbers Of them will
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
A GAME LAW THAT WOULD BE
WORTH WHILE.

Warm Springs, Ca, March 10, 1909.
Dear Sir: After much study, the
gentlemen who last autumn appealed
to the Georgia sportsmen to consider
the necessity for more effective laws
for the protection Of game, have pre-
pared the enclosed as suitable Game
Law for Georgia. We ask you to ex-
anime it, as a measure for improving
present conditions, and write us your
judgment on it. Also, if you agree
with us, undertake to work up favor
able sentiment for this bill, especially
among the farmers, who will be more
benefited by it than any other class
and at less cost, the So licenses will
practically all be paid for by town
men and the SIS by non-residents.
We take the position, that in order
to have more game hereafter, less Of
it must be killed for awhile. There
fore some Of the shooting must be
stopped. This will be done: First,
by prohibiting the sale of game, mar
ket and pot hunters will be stopped.
Second, by requiring payment Of
license, those unwilling to pay for the
privilege will be stopped and the
funds arising from sale of licenses
will enable the Game Commissioner to
enforce this law. Third, by requiring
written permission to hunt on the
lands Of others, ninety per cent or
more Of the negroes and idle whites
will be stopped, and taking away this
temptation to quit work will help the
farmers to have their work go on more
regularly; and the land owners can
then decide who may hunt on their
lands; and the game wardens will
undertake the unpleasant duty of
prosecuting those who violate any
part Of this law Fourth, by shorten
ing the open season, cutting out the
month Of November when many Of
the quail are too young to fly fast or
far; in this month heretofore more
quail have been killed than in any
other of the open season; this will
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
ANSWER TO LABOR AND LIQUOR

Through the courtesy of the editor
| hope to be able to pay my respects
to an article which appeared in the
Baptist Advance Iittle Rock enti-
tied "Iiquor and Labor
Sam Jones said, eff you cast
stone in the midst of a pack of hounds
and one of them yelps, you may know
that you have struck him. but Sam
very cunningly withheld the informa-
ton that oftentimes the hound is I'M
justly struck. I have been struck by
the article referred to and am pre-
pared to howl. The article is based
upon an alleged incident Of recent
occurrence in Chicago and [ surmise
that it was an egregious exaggeration
of facts, for I am loath to believe that
people, who were as poor as they evil
IDENTIFY were, could have SO much money
to spend for anything, much less for
lager beer. However that may be, my
effort is in behalf of labor, which |
believe to be incorrectly represented
by the author Of the article. Labor
and liquor are not as inseparable as
labor and idleness. Permit me to say
in behalf of labor that it constructed
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the
Pyramids Of Egypt, the Colossus of
Rhodes, every city, town and village
of the universe, every railroad, loco
motive, every garment, every house
hold utensil, farming implement, tele
phone, telegraph, graphophone, in fact
every thing with which civilized
man has been blessed in all the
ages. In fact there was never any
thing made under heaven but what
labor made it.
Furthermore, my observation in
life leads me to conclude that the bill
lard room, pool room, dance hall, sa-
looms, gambling dens, and all imagin-
able devices are patronized by the
idle rich in the ratio of ten to one
more than by labor. For the laborer
is too tired, mentally and physically,
and has not the time, money nor the
inclination to seek such recreation,
but he is more inclined to seek repose
and recreation in sleep, "Tired ma
lures sweet restorer."
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PAGE
LETTERS FROW THE PEOPLE

also be better for the farmers as it
will postpone the driving and riding
through the fields until the crops are
mostly gathered; and the farmers
will also then have more time to join
in the sport.
We recognize that in order to Sc
cure the desired results, there must
be willingness among sportsmen to
give and take in the construction of
this law and they must sacrifice some
former privileges, which now amount
to nothing because of the lack of
game, in order that some of the shoot
ing be stopped, which is necessary to
insure an increase Of game birds and
animals.
We wish to have meeting, in May,
of as many of the Georgia sportsmen
as will join us in the organization of
a State Sportsman s Association, the
general purpose Of which will be to
secure the passage of this bill and un-
der it's provisions, promote the protec-
ton Of game.
Respectfully,
Chas. T. Hopkins,
Chas. M. Voolfolk,
Chas. L. Davis, Secretary.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

few other legal requirements in addi-
ton to the building of the ship in
the United States, in order that it be
sailed under an American flag. have
always understood that legislation had
been obtained touching the details Of
marine administration, such as sailors
pay, fare, ETC., which render naviga-
ton under an American register more
expensive than under foreign regis
ter. 1t is possible that these minor
burdens may be practically negligible
in comparison with that of the build
ing of the ship under a protective
tariff, but is it not a fact that they
exist?
Yours truly,
Wro = F1xrnn
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08
A FAIR QUESTION AS TO AMERI-
CAN SHIPPING.
Fort Ethan Allen, VT,

March 81, 1909.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
My Dear Sir: Although in address
ing you as I do on the subject of the
U. S. Statutes, 1 can not help feeling
like a one dollar Ingersoll attempting
to correct the transit at Greenwich in
the matter of the correct noon, never
theless I must ask if there are not a
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-08

Answer: It is true that our laws
require that an American vessel be
manned by certain proportion of
American sailors, but is stated in the
debates in Congress that this require
ment is easily and constantly evaded.
In money, the American sailor
seems to get a higher wage but on
account of the high prices of the
necessaries Of life caused by our
damnable tariff system, the European
sailor can buy more with his lower
wage than the American sailor can
buy with his higher wage.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04

ii
A
Christmas W. L.
building
is 0 be of this
the Mr. eton
in
coat
the
be
the first office tn right is the
left
of the
of
10 right
County w. A Bullock R. 40
Just tablet
offs by
q ing completed Mr. Iazeby
are elegant building
landing the
and the solicitors
efronsta
bev fomies
building
cover all
pie who had business with them
i the
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
Mistakes Drunken Man For a
Bear and Shoots Him.
hattanooea. Tenn. Dispatch, 26th,

chattanooga, Tenn, DlSpatcn, zoIn,
Mistaking a drunken man clad
in a long Buffalo overcoat for a
bear, Thomas Deckmar, a we'll
known farmer, last night shot
and instantly killed Thomas An
drews near Lafayette, Tenn. An
drews had been in Jail but was
paroled by the sheriff that he
might go home for Christmas.
Instead Of going home, he got
drunk and sat down to sleep in
the doorway of a house occu-
pied by a widow. Deckmar was
called, the family thinking An
drews was a bear. Deckmar
prodded the form with his gun
and getting no response fired. A
coronor's jury rendered a yer.
dict of justifable homicide.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
A Christmas Entertainment at
Union Sunday School.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Again we chronicle the items
from Union.
We celebrated the first Christ
mas in the history of this Sun
day school. The programme con-
sisted of songs, recitations, pan
tomimes. Miss Turner spoke the
welcome address. 1t made eve
ry one feel welcome indeed. 1t
was fine. The Misses Ivey, Bar
field and Bass recited some nice
poems, which were inspiring. Mr..
Editor you ought to have heard
the singing. The organ was
played while Miss Turner acted
the pantomime. After the reel.
tations were all over came Mr..
Santa Claus. He introduced
himself to the children, which
caused some of the little fellows
to hide behind their mothers
with great fear. 1t made the
writer think of making quicl
step and that towards the door
But we turn our attention to tn,
tree, which was laden with toy
of all description, fruits of ever,
; kind, and some very valuabl
presents from the girls beaux
J Santa Claus handed them aroun
7 as the names were called, so yo1
; see we soon became familiar wit
the old gentleman Tor at leas
y we thought we had better, fo
!, no one handed them out but hi1
: and there was a chance for som
e one to miss his presents. Afte
: our tree had thrown off her loa
IS the choir sang ''All hail the pow
e er of Jesus name", the benedi
ton was pronounced by our 81
r perintendent, Mr.. Foster Wa
q tiers, and everybody went O
Y loaded with presents of son
1t kind. Christmas comes but on,
J. a year, let everybody have the
h share. And all pomised to
a better pupils in the Sunday scho
DR. in 1909.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
A Year OF Centennials.
Charlotte Observer.

OheAA1OSSS
In centennial anniversaries the
year now at hand will be rich
beyond any on record. January
has Edgar Allen Poe, poet and
man of letters, February has
Abraham Lincoln, statesman,
Charles Robert Darwin, natural
ist-these two born on the same
day-and Felix Mendelssohn,
musical composer, March has
Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
poetess, August has Alfred
Tennyson, poet, and Oliver
Wendell Holmes, physician and
medical writer turned man Of
letters. The year 1909 produced,
in addition, many celebrities
notably William E. Gladstone,
British statesman whose careers
have less permanent interest for
the people of this country. Nor
will historic events of nature
other than birthdays be lacking
It was in 1909 that Robert Full
ton took out the first patents or
steam navigation. In 1909 Hen
drick Hudson sailed up the Hud
son river, and Samuel de Cham
plaign, exploring from the north
discovered the great lake whicl
bears his name. New York will
celebrate the Hudson-Fulton ar
, niversaries on a worthy seal
next fall.
. Nineteen-nine will afford in
: Vulnerable people an opportunit
= to become for the first time fl
miliar with, or to become familis
; with again after forgetting
: many things of which no or
should be ignorant.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
FOR A NEW COUNTY.
"North Robson" Proposed
Object of the Movement.

Tothe Editor of The Robesonan:
We have this day launched
forth the new county of North
Robson, and ask the kind con-
sideration of the citizens of old
Robson in this movement. The
territory embraced in the new
county consists Of about one-third
of the old county. The primary
object of the movement is eco
nomic, and is in obedience to a
cry that has gone up periodically
for over fifty years from the up
per portion of the county asking
to be released from the excessive
burden imposed upon them by
the great distance in travelling
to and from the court house.
We are asking nothing that
will detach anything from the au.
tonomy of the old county. Robe.
son has now new Jail and court
house, and the county is flourish.
ing in every respect as never be.
fore. So nothing stands in the
way of a friendly separation bu-
sentiment, and that must Civ
way before necessity. Think O
how many changes have taker
.. place since the war, how man,
old homesteadshave been desert
\ ed that were once sacred in the
.. hearts of their owners, but neces
! sity compelled the sacrifice. S
with many of us of the upper end
we depIore, we regret the depart
ing, but necessity compels it.
This is written in the hope tina
r Lnmberton and the lower en-
o will not fight us in this move
q ment, but will help us to the de
:, sired end.
al D. P. McEachern,
j Red Springs, N. c., Dec. 2:
- 1908.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
Rank EoOliShneS.

"When attacked by cough or a cold
Or when your throat is sore, it is rank
foolishness to take any other medicine
than DR.. Kings New Discovery" says
c. o. Eldridge, of Empire, Ga. 81 have
used New Discovery seven years and l
know it is the best remedy on earth for
coughs aid colds, Group, and all throat
and lung troubles. My children are
subject to Group, but New Discovery
quickly cures every attack. Known
the world over as the King of throat
and lung remedies. Sold under guaran.
tee at all drug stores. Soc and 800
Trial bottle free.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04
For a Glorious and Prosperous
Year-Rejoicing in Successes
and Deploring Faults.

Fer The Robesonian,
The events of an illustrious
year are folding their pages to
be deposited in the archives of
the worlds literature for the
instruction of generations to
come. We rejoice in every sue
cess with which it has been our
privilege to meet, and deplore
every fault in which it may have
been our misfortune to be over
taken, but, like Paul, we forget
the past and look forward to
the things which are before.
Now, as we come to the mar
gin of the old year and stand
upon the threshold of the new,
our best wishes are extended to
all the people of our beloved COM
monwealth for a glorious and
prosperous year, and pray that
each and all may have their cup
of happiness filled to overflow
ing. In this time of good cheer
may each tender bud of promise
| in the Eden of home realize in
the highest possible degree every
bright anticipation in peace, love
and and JOY, making each pass
ing moment gentle ZEPHYR
freighted with the spirit of
grace.
With reference to the small
part assigned us in the militant
Kingdom, we have to say thai
each of our six churches the
: past year bore rich fruit unt(
= the King, and we look back upoI
- our ministry among them al
with much delight. We hat
planned to serve only four thi
: year, but in the Providence o.
: God the number is just three
Beulah, East Lumberton ant
n Raft Swamp. The needs of GU
East Lumberton church becam
e so imperative and the proper
( tons so immense that it becam
It necessary to devote half our tim
= to her service, and this consldera
ton forced US to cancel our obi
- cations with the church at Hick
> ory Grove, in Bladen county
/, We regretted to do this and wer
e not more reluctant than were tn
# brethren of this good church, br
= in the name and for the sake {
~ Him whose we are and WhOl
i'll we serve, the severance We
10 made in the best of spirit an
70 brotherliness, and Rev. Ruff
nillhurn, of Bladenboro, VIZ
le called as OGr successor, and TO
tunate indeed is he who is :
g highly honored as to be the lead'
q of such a good and conservatiN
~ a people. We had paid them on
~ two visits, just enough to int
lie sify an eager anxiety to rema
7e with them longer, but we co
tent ourself with the thong
that the Lord has through o
L East Lumberton flock called
r there for the desired service al
C. humbly invoke the blessings
g heaven upon all who are strivil
j to honor their Lord. Brethre
pray for us.
Your servant,
lg j. M. Fleming,
he East Lumberton, N. c., De
ho %, 1908.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-04

The Alphabet in a Sentence.
Home Notes.
The following is the shortes
sentence containing all the lei
tiers of the alphabet: Pack i
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RS Statement.

rs Statement.
las afflicted with
I'D last winter !
with /: severe
was confined 10
nable to get up
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