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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
MAKES BETTER JUROR.

Gas / look at it. the newspaper
mans duty is to present the Iacts as
near as he may be able and leave
Opinions to others. Especially is it
wrong to indulge in too much theory
before the trial Even the most astute
editorial mind is liable to be mistaken
as to the facts and motives underly-
ing case and harm may be done by
jumping at conclusions not verified by
an exhaustive investigation. But
think the cases of deliberate attempt
to influence opinion by newspapers are so
rare that we can submit important issues
to the readers with greater safety than
to the man who does not read.
''You know that judgment is derived
from reading and observation. That
means experience, which is the great
factor in enabling one properly to
weigh the issues between one man and
another. To say d man ought not
serve because he has read the newspaper
accounts is saying, in effect that a jury
of intelligence is objected to. That is not
justice; neither is it the law" -Post-Dis-
patch special.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
HAIL TO THE HOG.

The most notable achievement of this
community in thirty years was the ship
ment last Tuesday of large drove of
hogs by ]. NJ. Mathis. We have been ac-
customed for over thirty years to witness
the importation of large quantities of
cured hog products, but to see the
turning of the tables and the shipping
of live hogs was something SO extraordi-
nary that we could hardly believe the
evidence of our own eyes. Who will
now have the temerity to say that this is
not hog country? The fact of the matter
is cotton and tomatoes have dcthroned
and demonetized the hog, as coal has de-
fuelized wood. But praise to the boil
Weeyil, the hog will take up his residence
here in the future and abide with us for
all time.s We extend cordial welcome
to the hog, for as sure as the sun rises
and sets the hcg will become next vcsr the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
PENNIES IN MAIL BOXES.
Public Harmed against the Habit-Car
riers Lose Time.

Postmaster Robert Burns sends the fol-
lowing communication:
MY Dear Sir-As a matter of informa-
ton to the patrons of the rural routes
of the county would appreciate very
much your printing the following in
your paper:
ssFrom a recent count made by rural
carriers in one or our counties in the
state of New York, of coins deposited
by patrons in their boxes for the pur-
chase of stamp supplies, it was found
that each carrier in the county was col
lecting an average of rs one-cent coins
each week. This average applies to all
the routes in operation throughout the
country, would give the enormous total
of about soo,ooo,ooo one-cent coins.
AS most of these coins are deposited
in the boxes loose, it is desired that pat
rons provide themselves with stamp
supplies in advance of their needs, and
TO equip their boxes with suitable coin
holding receptacles.
The picking of those coins from boxes
not only result in needless delay IL de-
livering and collecting the mail, but works
a hardship on the carriers in winter wealth
err; furthermore, when they drop them into
the snow or mud without recovery, the
carriers are required to replace the amount
our Of their own funds" Respectfully,
ROBERT BURNS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13

basis for credit, and the farmer who cannot
show good reserve to fall back on in the
shape of corn and hogs will have to
seek more congenial chimes, for the day
of reckless credit in this country has pass
ed to never return, we hope. We are adj
nonished by the boil weevil that self
supporting farms are the only ones that
can afford to experiment with cotton; as
basis of credit, cotton has been rele-
gated to the limbo of the "has beens."-
Crystal Springs Meteor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
HAD KILLED BENEFACToRS.

"Church had brutally slain his fos-
ter parents, who had been very good
to him. As a matter of course the local
and metropolitan papers had good deal
to say about the crime and some of the
newspaper stories were strongly against
the accused man. Numerous clippings
were in the hands of Church's lawyers,
which they presented as evidence to dis
qualify the jury. But asked this question
of each juryman:
notwithstanding the opinion you
may have formed by the newspaper
reports you have read, could you try
this case and render true verdict under
the law and evidence presented before
your"
"When the answer was in the affirm
alive I let the juror remain, over the
objection of the defendants counsel. The
action was squarely presented to the SUI
preme court in that trial and sustained.
"a man who doesn't feel enough inter-
est in the doings of the world to read
the newspapers would hardly be competent
to render justice in such an important issue
as murder. Of course, there is a certain
class of newspapers which publish highly
colored accounts of crimes for the effect
of sensationalism. The intelligent citi-
zen, howevsr, will discount statements
made for the evident purpose of thrilling
the reader and for his own conclusion.
Still there is certain percentage who are
influenced by all they read.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
SOUTH BEARS THE BURDEN.

A Chicago special says that with one
exception "every kind of meat has doubled
in prices in the last ten years, and some
items have trebled." To the people of
the south this advance comes harder than
to any other in the world, for they are
the only civilized people to whom the daily
meat ration seems an absolute necessity,
and who eat meat three times day
for 86s days in the year.-Aberdeen Ex-
aminer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
5or Sale, at q Barealn

Two store houses and lots dwellings with large lots
cant lots all in the thriving town of Pelahatche Also
cleared. Could be made an ideal farm Any one wishir
buy call on or write me at Pela latchie, Miss.
8 g. 0aNncr
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
INDIANA WINS CORN PRIZE.

Fred c. Palm, of Newton, Ind, has
the best single ear of corn the world
ever produced, while another Indianan, J.
r. Overstreet of Franklin, has the
best ten ears Of corn ever raised, ac-
cording to the judges at the National
Corn Exposition at Omaha, who last
week awarded the $4,000 offered in pri-
zes by the show.
G. Z. Kerlin, Of Franklin, Ind, won
the prize offered for the best busheI Of
corn. It is the third successive year
that the first prize for ten ears Of corn
has gone to Indiana.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-01-13
NOTICE TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

The News is very much need Of money
at the present time, and we will thank
those who know themselves to Be in ar
rcsrs, to come forward and pay up.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

had cast a reasonable vote"
The three congressional dis
tricts reclaimed are the tenth.
in which Jas. M. Gudger. Demo-
crat, defeated }. G. Grant, Re-
publican; the eighth, in which
r. L. Dougaton, Democrat, de-
feated c. H. Cowles, Republican:
the fifth, in which Maj. Chas.
Nj. Stedman was elected to sue
ceed ]. M. Moorehead, Republi-
can.
Congressman GOdwiss's Msj srity
Over 5000.
Congressman II. L. Goodwin,
Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in this district, carried
every county in the .district, his
majority over his Republican op-
ponent, Meares, being estimated
at present at over 5000.
The County.
A light vote was cast in this
county and returns from some of
the precincts are slow coming in,
but reports so far received lndi-
cate a Democratic majority of
], 300 Or more.
AS near as can be ascertained
at the time Of going to press the
congressional vote Of the various
townships in the county is as
follows, first figures being the
vote for Goodwin, Demo -rat:
Alfordsville =, =; Back Swamp
rs, Is; Burnt Swamp, lol, ::
Blue Springs -; Britt's Sc,
81: HowelIsville :, =; Lum-
berton 3O4, "a; Lumber Bridge
l30, SO; Maxton 123, IA; Orrum
l.; =; Parkton lG0, 5; Penn
broke 145; Is; Red Springs 158
L; Raft Swamp AZ, 40: Saddle
| Tree =. =; Sterling's =, =
| Smiths :, =; Thompson |,
1872, 2; Thompson 2. 87,1l; St
j Paul 131 So; White House l l54
Is; White House 2 100, /; Wish
arts II, 6S.
i Wishart's is ordinarily Repub
lican, and while it gave Goodwin
a majority of 9 the county ticke
was Republican by from l to 4
The county and State tickets ra1
about the same as the vote give
, above, Goodwin leading in som
townships.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Robson County Good Roads
Association to be Forme d
November 10.

DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State
Geologist and president OF the
North Carolina Good Roads AS
sociation, Will address a meeting
which viii be held IN the court
house in Lumberton Saturday Of
next week, the 10Th inst. at IL
O'Clock a. H., at which time a
Robson County Good Roads AS
sociation will be formed. It will
be recalled that at q good roads
meeting held IN Lumberton Sep
tember 3 last. a committee was
appointed. Mr.. A. Z. White Of
Lum bertoll, chairman. to call g
meeting for the purpose Of or
ganizing good roads association
for the county. Mr.. White has
just been able to engage DR..
Pratt for the date named above.
and this meeting will be a great
step forward for good roads ir
Robson county, for it viii result
in an organization that will have
for its sole purpose the securing
of good roads for the county ane
to that end it will co-operats
with the State Good Roads Asso
citation. Every citizen Of thE
county who is interested in tht
subject Of good roads is urged t,
be present at this meeting. DR.
Pratt is one Of the foremos
promoters of good roads in tn,
South and he Will make tn
meeting interesting and instruo
tive.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
Township And County Good
Roads Meetings.

The committee Of the county
Farmers Union on good roads,
Mr.. W. P. Barker, chairman,
asks that township meetings be
held Saturday afternoon Of this
week at 3 o clock, for the purpose
Of discussing the question OF
good roads and appointing rep
resentatlves to meet at Lum-
bertoH on the 17th inst, at II
O'Clock a. M. to form an associ-
alton. It is the purpose to or
ganize a good roads association
for the county under the plan
mapped out by DR.. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, and while there is no con-
nection between this call and the
call for the meeting on the 10th.
it is to be hoped that the two
meetings will get together and
form one organization for the
purpose of promoting good
roads.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 9. 1910
OUT SADDLE TREE WAY
Cotton Damaged bv Frost-Po-
tato-Digging Time-Personal.

Correspondence of The Robeson1an
Lunberton, R. F. D. 2, Nov.
Potato digging is the order
Of the day with the farmers in
this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Sanders.
Of Laurinburg, visited Mrs.
Sanders sister Mrs. J. L. Gray
last week. Mr.. Charlie Conoly
and Mrs. c. J. Biggs visited
their sister Mrs. Frank Smith
near Moss Neck Sunday. Mr..
Richard Humphrey anc son..
Master Walter, attended the fair
at Fayetteville last week. Miss
Docia BaXley and brother, Mas
ter Hartman, Of Red Springs,
visited their sister Mrs. w. H.
Powell Sunday.-Mr. Erwin
Humphrey, of Fayetteville, visit
ed relatives in this community
Sunday.
Mr.. J. L. Humphrey is tickled.
What is it? Nothing but an
other girl.
. Among those who attended
the Robson Association at Rae.
ford were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Humphrey, Mr.. and Mrs. M. G
Prevatt, Messrs. T. NJ. Davis
and Arch McDuffie.
] Jack Frost gave us a call lasr
week and it has been cold evel
since. He caught a lot of cottor
bolls which will never open
One farmer said he had los
three bales. All have lost some
Mr.. W. K. Culbreth gave tn,
F. E. and c. q. of A. a call las
Saturday night on his way hom.
from Parkton.
! Tucher's moving picture shoy
!. gave performance at the schoo
house Tuesday night.
Messrs. V. H. Taylor and W
. Fl. kinlaw wereto have spoken
the voters here Monday nigh
, but the crowd was so small ths
: they declined.
Mr.. D. B. McPhail was visi
, ing in the Mt. Tabor section Sa
> urday night and Sunday. :
Messrs. Lee and Latte Parnel
? OF St. Paul, spent Saturday nigt
< and Sunday in this vicinity.
0 Messrs. c. j. Biggs, W. H. Pow
j ell, F. P. Humphrey, ]. L. Grs
f and J. D. Powell were anon
i those in this vicinity that spe1
y Friday in Lumberton. -Messr
o c. J. Biggs and W. H. Powell a
tended the Farmers Unit
meeting at Mt. Tabor Frids
night. Juanita."
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
COUNTY SCHOOL MATTERS
Petition For Special School Tax
Election Regular Monthly
Meeting of Board of Educa-
rIon-

The regular monthly meeting
OF the county board Of education
was heLo last Monday, all the
members Of the board being pres
ent.
It vas ordered that the new
school building for district No. 5,
Blue Springs township. be 10
Gated on the old site. and J.W.
Wilkes. D-M. Currie and Thos.
McBrEde were appointed a build
ing committee 20 collect funds
and look alter work on the house.
Supt- Poole was instructed to
condemn one acre Of land for a
school site FOR district No. 5,
coiored, s.. Paul township.
Complying with a conditional
order passed by the board last
April, A. 5. Thompson was paid
$500 out Of the county building
. fund for building purposes, Dis
trlct No :. Back Swamp. was al
lowed S25 for repairs. No. ?,
Burnt Swamp. was al
lowed $3.50 1or painting house
on condition that the district
contribute An equal amount
District No. ,, colored. Smith (
| township, was allowed S25 fol
repairs. District No. /, St
Paul. was allowed $500 for the
purchase Of additional land, pro
vided the district furnish al
equal amount.
D. I. Mcintyre was trans
ferred from district No. 3. Britt
township. TO distri Ct No. Z
! lhompsons.
The following bills were order
| ed paid: Alex. McGirt. paint fo
! No, 2. Alfordsviile. s3l. 90; Nc
MILAN Hdw. Co.. paint for No
1. White House. S94. 90; People
How. Co., paint for No. 8
Thompson's 5, $50. e5: c. T. Tat
& Co., paint for No. 9. Thomr
sons, So Total s23e. So.
4 A petition was presented t
the board ard approved for
special tax election for No. [
!, Blue Springs township. for tn
), purpose Of voting special ia
:. Of 80 cents on the S1O0 and 6
cents on the poll. AS mentione
> in the report Of the meeting {
the county commissioners he
:, On the same day. the eiectic
, was ordered to be held on tt
: 18th of December.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
Residence Burned at Drum.

Mr.. w. C. Powell's residence
at Orrum was destroyed by fire
last night about 10 o'clock. The
fire is supposed to have started
from a heater on the second floor
and had made considerable head
way when discovered. Very
few things were saved out of the
house, and nothing from up
stairs. The residence was the
finest in Orrum and was probably
worth So, 900. The loss is thought
to be covered by insurance.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

have a route to advocate and will
give due consideration to all evil
dence furnished as to the advan-
tages and disadvantages of the
various routes proposed. the
committee desires to get all the
information possible in order that
it may select the best and most
satisfactory route.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
Clos. to $4,000 Maj ority In State

~ noon today The Robesonian
received the following wire from
State Democratic Chairman A.
Il. Eller:
Every congressional district
Democratic by safe majority,
tenth 1000, eighth. 800. DENT
cratic gain of 10 or II in State
House and 4 or 5 in State Senate.
Fifteen out of 16 solicitors, gain
Of one solicitor. Estimate of
majority for State ticket, based
oE unofficial reports from large
majority of counties, is around
ot, 600. Majority would be fully
his great if few of our strong
Dsm ocratic counties where there
Practically no Republican party
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
A Meeting. to Select Route for
Charlotte v ilmington High

way.
A meeting of the executive
committee OF the Charlotte-to-
Wilmington Highway Association
will be held in Maxton Tuesday
Of next week, the 18th, to hear
the report of the engineers and
any parties interested in the loca-
ton Of the route, and it is the in
tention Of the committee to decide
on the location of the route at
that meeting. Mr.. A. j McKin-
non Of Maxton. member of the
committee for Robson county,
a lvises that the committee will
be glad to hear any persons who
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

Joy cones not to him who seeks
it himself, but to him who helps
the contestants win the prize.
Work out your own formula
for taking subscriptions, but use
this asa guide: Just love the game
with all of your heart, and then
smile and hustle.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

~ l-iaTton Star.
Elections held throughout the
cantry yesterday resulted in a
political conyulsion Of far-reach-
lrg extent. similar al many points
tu the famous tidal wave of 1892,
and apparently more widespread
ir rs effect.
The national House Of Repre-
senIatves has been carried by
the Democrats. reversing the
present Republican majority of
i.
The United States Senate
probably will have a reduced
r.epubncan majority as a result
y legislative elections held in
many States.
In New York State, John A.
Dix. Democratic candidate for
Governor, is elected over Henry
L. Stimson, Republican, by a
plurality of about 55, 600, revers-
ing the Republican plurality Of
-, in 1903 for Governor
Hughes.
In New Jersey, Woodrow Will
son. Democratic candidate for
Governor. is elected over Vivian
NJ. Lewis. Republican, by about
3. 600 plurality reversing the pre-
vloas Republican pluralit t Y
q ZOO for Governor Fort.
II Massachusetts, Eugene \.
Foss, Democratic candidate, has
defeated Gov ernor Eben S.
Draper. Republican candidate for
re-eiection, by about 80, 900 plu-
rslity, reversing Governor
Draper's former plurality of g.
pl-I.
In Connecticut. Judge Simeon
I. Baldwin. Democratic candi-
cate, is elected Governor over
Charles A. Goodwin, Republican,
by about 1000 plurality, revers-
ing the previous Republican
plurality Of 5000.
IN OHIO, Governor Judson Har'
mon. Democratic candidate fol
reelection, appears to have
carried the State by about Is, OO(
over Warren G. Harding, Re
puoilcan candidate.
In New Hampshire, Robert H
Bass. Republican candidate fo
Governor, is leading Charles E
Carr, Democratic candidate, b,
about 5000 plurality.
N Pennsylvania the election
o. John H. Tener, Republican
candidate for Governor, is elaine,
BY large plurality.
In Rhode Island, Governo
Portheir, Republican candidat
Tor reelection, is slightly in tn
lead over Lewis A. Waterman
Democratic candidate, with
plurality much reduced from tha
Of 1909.
In Tennessee, the fusion car
didate, Ben. ". Hooper, is az
psrently elected by $1,000 pill
~al:ty.
Democratic Governors hav
been elected in Alabama an
South Carolina.
In Iowa the Democrats clail
me election Of Claude R. Porte
10y Governor. but this is not W
conceded.
!, Wisconsin the election {
Lle Republican candidate fl
Governor. Francis E. McGoverl
: Gained by q reduced majorit.
ana the return of Senator l.
Toilette to the United Stat,
Senate is assured.
IN Michigan Cnas. S. Osborn
t1e Republican candidate f
Governor, appears to have a sa
lead over L. T. Hemans, Dem
era.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

"A meeting of the county
teachers association will be held
in Lumberton on the 18th inst.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09

"A protracted meeting is in
progress at the Methodist church.
Rev. A. P. Tyer of Maxton as.
sisting the pastor, Rev. E. M.
Hoyle. Services are held at 3::3C
afternoons and at 7::3O evenings.
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
Notices of New Advertisements

A genuine bargain in watches
-Boylin's Jewelry Store.
A call to Presbyterians to aid
their college.
Caldwell! & Carlyle call atten.
ton to special bargains.
A. Weinstein tells in a page
Adv. of great bargains.
A gold bracelet has been lost,
The Robesonian., 1910-11-09
A SWEEPING DEMOCRATIC GAIN ALL OVER COUNTRY.

North Carolina Elects Ten Democratic Congressmen Re
claiming the Three Republican Dstricts-Most Com
plete Victory in Many Years-Congressnen God.ins
Majority Will Exceed 5000 $4,000 Majority in the
SateRobeson Gives 1900 to 1000 Democratic Major
ity.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-24
Another Clock Guessing Contest

M. S. Brown, the clothier and mems
outfitter, has inaugurated another clock
stop guessing contest.
This contest will be an exact duplicate
of the one held at this popular store dur
ing the past winter, and which attracted
much attention. In fact the contest was
so popular that very many have urged
Mr.. Brown 10 repeat it.
The big clock stands in the show
window with its face yelled. Every
purchaser of goods to certain amount
is given ticket with the face of clock
stamped thereon, the hands of which
point to certain hour, minute and sec
ond. No two tickets are alike. The
big window clock is only partially
wound, and stops before the time for
each weekly unwilling. When that
time arrives the ticket holder whose
ticket points the nearest TO the time
The window clock stopped, will re-
ceive prize of 8 silver dollars.
Mr.. Brown has fixed upon Tuesday
evenings of each week at 1880 for the
unwilling. The first will be at 1880
next Tuesday evening, June 18th.
These will continue for II weeks. On
the last week there will be three prizes
one of S., one of So and one OF 81.
In the former contest there was large
crowd in front of the Brown store al
each unwilling. The interest was great.
1t promises to be greater this time, as il
is better understood 1t is rather a re-
ward than a contest.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-24
Funeral of Engineer Morton.

The remains of Robert Morton, the
A. c. L. engineer killed at High Springs
last Thursday, were met on arrival in
this city last Friday by a delegation repre-.
senting ST. Johns Lodge, K. OF p, and
escorted TO Oak Hill cemetery for inter
ment. Rev. II. Dutill officiated at the
service.
There is a lack of particulars concern
ing the death of Mr.. Morton. Engineer
Hodges, representing the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and who ac-
companied the body TO Palatka, states
that there was a fued of some standing
between Mr.. Morton, who was night
yard engineer at High Springs, and
man named Porter, who was night yard
master. On the night of Morton's death
il is alleged that Porter came to Nor
tons engine and began quarrel; that
Morton got down off the engine with an
iron bar and in an apparently beligerent
attitude, when Porter fired and killed
him instantly.
A coroner's jury at High Springs has
given verdict which holds Porter for
first degree murder, and he is in Jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury.
Mr.. Morton is survived by widow
and four children, whom he leaves in
comfortable circumstances. Mrs. Nor
ton is sister of Alderman D. A. Mullis
of this city.
The Mortons only moved from Palat-
ka few weeks ago.
There has been nothing concerning
this reported murder in the daily papers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-24
The Origin of the Negro.

John T. Bond has Just issued from the
press Of the Palalka News little booklet
entitled Whence Did the Negro Origin
ate?" In this little book the author, Rev.
Noah J. Tilghman, seeks to solve the
mystery, as he says, 'by much proof
drawn from the Bible, and sustained BY
natural conditions. His arguments are
also sustained by naturaliStS who have
made a study of crosses among the lower
animals, among whom are George Comb.
Mr.. Tilghman has made an ingenious
and convincing argument, and his con
illusions will be found sufficiently sensa.
tional to create interest among both the
white and colored races.
Mr.. Bond will place the book on the
market Immediately, and the retail price
Is rs cents.