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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
HOW UNCLE Ions EDITOR TRIED
TO FOOL HIS READERS.

Dear Sir:-I write to bring to
your notice an incident occurring
four years ago, during the campaign
of "Mayson VS.. Livingston"
AS I remember the facts, at that
time 'The Douglas County Sentinel
came out in favor of Mayson, but,
later, Topped, going to the support
of Livingston, I was informed, after
a personal call from Livingston. I'M
mediately after that, this little by 4
editor mailed out great many cir
cular letters eulogizing the Colone1's
promises to secure appropriations to
build a Government macadamized
to Waco, Ca, and open up steamboat
navigation on the Chattahooche.
Has this been done? Owing to
physical disabilities, am unable to
get out, and when hearing the blast
of whistle can't well determine
whether it's from the promised steam
boat OR only the toot of a threshing
engine whistle; but, to resume, this
editor went on to cunningly state in
his circular that he had brought out
and mailed said circulars without
Livingston's being aware of it.
Strange he didn't think to mention
it during Uncle Ions visit, isn't it?
Personal acquaintance and bust
ness dealings with this editor re-
ferred to, makes us seriously doubt
that he was actuated by feelings Of
patriotism (unadulterated by dol
lars) to so extensively boot up Liv-
ingston's candidacy.
It was merely a case of a. bought
up editor, in the honest opinion of
yours truly.
Can we send such a man back to
Congress? l most emphatically an
sWer, no.
I will say, in conclusion, we are
for Howard over here. Also that
the Sentinel, at present, has an ed1-
tor we don't think SO purchasable.
A STAUNCH FRIEND.
Winston, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
A DISCOURAGED DEMOCRAT.

Dear Sir:-Seeing that you have
gone back to the Democratic party,
and say according to your Judgment
that is the only way we can hope for
reform or a better condition of af-
fairs, is by getting new brooms in
the Democratic party.
A great many of the old Pops who
have been following you for the last
twenty years, would like to ask if
you have any assurance that you can
accomplish anything that way. The
writer of this doesn't believe you can.
We are with you all right for new
brooms, but how about them when
we get them? We have no way of
making them sweep clean.
I am desperate right along this
line. We ought to have the Initia
tive and Referendum with a recall
and a law to proceed criminally
against an official who violated his
platform pledges.
have almost lost confidence in the
American people. I sometimes doubt
whether they are competent of self
government. When I note the cavel-
ing, groveling, ignorant dupes of the
politicians, sneaking and skulking
around to see what honest but poor
mans character they can blacken for
the purpose of killing his influence
with his neighbor.
An honest, poor man with good
character can be arrested by the po-
lice in Augusta for no cause, treated
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
ALABAMA VOTERS WANT TO SEE
RECORDS.
RECORDS.

Dear Sir:-I want you to allow me
space in your valuable columns to re-
ply to letter of one Mr. J. B. Sims,
of Addison, Ala
In a recent issue Mr.. Sims takes
two Republicans to task for asking
you to furnish Congressman Jno. L.
Burnett's record, and Mr.. Sims &C
tually accuses me of being a Repub-
lican, simply inferring same from
my letter because I said in my opinion
Hon. M. F. Howard would make a
good Congressman. Mr. Sims says
further that ask Mr. Burnett for his
record. Why, Mr.. Sims, didn't you
know that Mr.. Burnett wouldn't send
Republican his record? He won't
even send them garden seed Do
you always get your garden seed from
him promptly, or are you a Republi-
can and get left out?
Mr.. Sims also states that Mr.. How
ard was a 'stand-pat" Republican.
Now, Mr.. Sims, for your enlighten-
ment (and you need it, I will give
you few facts relative to Mr. How
ard. He was at one time a Populist
member of Congress from this dis
trict (7th). His name was placed in
nomination for President in an In
dependent Convention in Chicago,
ILL.,, in the year of 1908.
You, Mr.. Sims, may know that Mr..
Howard is "stand-pat' Republi-
can and stands for everything the
name implies, but I live in Mr.. How
ards home county and have never
heard of it until you undertook to
enlighten the public of it.
Mr.. Howard in letter to the daily
Age-Herald, of Birmingham, Ala,
some time this year, stated that both
Democrats and Republicans were
adopting measures that he stood or
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

and had advocated all along as an
Independent.
Now, Mr.. Sims, you must be woful-
ly behind the times about public
matters, as well as public men. And
as you mentioned in your letter about
my inquiring into the tariff question,
I kindly request you to come across
with the information. Put up or
shut up. And I kindly request you
to retract your accusation of my be-
ing a Republican. And do it through
these columns. Admit you don't
know anything of my views, politf-
cally, and in the future write facts,
and not imagine myths.
Respectfully, S. B. LLOYD.
Dawson, Ala.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
PAGE SEVEN,
CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

Send for my two splendid poems,
"Our Confederate Dead and "The
War Between the States. They are
a tribute of merited praise to the
living as well as to the dead soldier,
and close with beautiful and tender
expressions of love and remembrance
for those whose graves you annually
decorate with flowers. They are
beautifully printed and both of them
will be sent, postpaid, for fifty cents.
Address T. R. ARMSTRONG, Lin
coin, Nebraska.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

as a common fe1on for twenty-four
hours, then tried by a drunken judge
without evidence, convicted and fined
and he has no redress.
While high-up city official
charged with the most heinous crime
on our statute books, assau1ting a
little twelve-year-old child while her
mother is toiling in a cotton mill for
their support, can't be brought be-
fore the courts.
The most ignorant and vicious men
that can be had are the ones selected
for subordinate officers. What is the
reason of this?
This is the age when ignorance
dominates intelligence, and the in
telligent has not the manhood to de-
nounce it. The poor can't and the
middle class is afraid of losing trade
and pull
We would like to show you where
the A. P. A. knitted you in Augusta,
but it would be too long a story.
[ could go on almost Indefinitely
showing the outrages imposed on the
poor, but it would do no good, the
very ones we would emancipate would
class our effort as hot air, and go on
starving.
[ have never had any desire to be
other than law-abiding citizen, but
when view the situation I am al
most persuaded that there is cause
for Socialist, NihiIist, Anarchist or
any other Ism that would destroy
our present system of class legisla-
ton.
have followed you for twenty
years and am getting old now and
don't know that I could find better
leader, so give us a tip for Congress
or State-house officers and we will
fall in.
Hoping I am too pessimistic and
that your leadership may be wise
and successful one, I am
Faithfully yours,
F. RIGHT.
Answer.
Just take notice of the effect of
our methods. Haven't we got the
Deserters worried to FRAGILE?
Haven't we got the Do-nothings on
the jump? Don't be DISCOURAGED.
Things are coming our way.
IT. r. w
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

After you read ''Foreign Missions
Exposed, by Thomas Il. Watson,
you'll realize why so many feel
called" to the job of missiOnarying.
And there are some good photo
graphs which also explain. Twenty
five cents per copy. The Jefferson
ians, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

The safest investment is a bond
issued by some prosperous business
concern. JeffersOnian bonds, backed
by Thos. E. Watson, are gilt-edge,
and bear seven per cent. interest.
Write for particulars to The Jeffs.
Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28

and is subject which, believe. the
people at large know but little about,
and also one that the common people
should know better; as they are ex-
pected to leave their work and places
of business and go to the polls they
should at least know little about
the State Executive Committee rul-
ing. And as the Journal is Hoke
Smith organ and knowing as I do
that Mr.. Gray is Influenced by Mr.
Smith on all such subjects, I write
you if you think it not out of place
to comment on the subject in your
weekly Jeffersonian. Tell the peo-
pie what you think of the ruling. I
hesitate to write you, but the people
have no one else they can go to with
confidence on any momentous SUBJ
ject.
| assure you of my hearty APPROX
al on all subjects on which you write
Wishing you much success with your
publications, I remain your political
admirer and friend,
J. T. Raglan,
Cuthbert, Ca, Route 2.
Answer.
The new rules promulgated by the
Joe Brown committee in Georgia do
not take away from the country
counties their constitutional rights,
as the Hoke Smith committee pro-
posed to do two years ago.. Under
the new rules, Fulton County, for
instance, would only have three
times as many votes in the nomi-
mating convention as the smallest
county would have. In cases where
any one candidate received a ma
jority Of all the votes, he would be
entitled to the full vote of the coun-
ty in the convention. In those cases,
however, where no candidate re-
ceives a majority, the county's vote
in the convention shall be proper
toned to the number which each
candidate received
In my judgment, much simpler
and more satisfactory method of
solving the problem would have been
a provision requiring a second cleo
ton within two weeks, the race to
be between the two who receive the
highest vote at the first. T. E. w.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS ROY

Mrs. Cindy eagle wants to know If
any one can tell her where her little
ooy' Luther Forbes, is. He was
taken out of the Orphans Home at
Decatur last fall; will be eight years
old next September. Will thank any
one for any information Oblige
MRS. CINDY eagle.
Rome, Ca, RI, Box Sc, care B. F.
Camp.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-28
PL lain TRUTH
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 80 PAGES
By J. A. SCARBORO,
Son of Georgia, Minister and
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Missions in America" The cham
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is Treasurer of the General Asso-
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Thomson, Ga.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
RELIEF FOR STOMACHS
Indigestion, Dyspepsia And Stomach
Gases Relieved in Few
Minutes.

If your food sOurs on your stomach,
and you suffer from indigestion, go
to your druggist and get a 5ocent
package of Digestit. Take two cab
lets and you will get relief in few
minutes. The correct name for indi-
gestion is Food Fermentation-food
souring; the Digestive organs become
weak, there is lack of gastric juice;
your food is only half digested, and
you become affected with loss of ap-
petite, pressure and fullness after
eating, nausea, heartburn, gripping,
sleeplessness, belching of gas, bilious
ness, nervousness, dizziness or many
other similar symptoms.
Almost instant relief is waiting for
you. 1t is merely a matter of going
to your druggist and asking for a so
cent package of Digestit. Or we will
send you a package by mail upon re
ceipt of price. Address, W. L
BROWN CO., Jackson, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
tBy Associated Press.l

AsheviIe, N c., May S.-lnterest in
Methodist church circles now centers
IN the sixteenth general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, which
convenes in this city next Wednesday,
the hrst Wednesday in May, as pro-
vlded by law. This viii be the largest
denominational gathering to be held
in the South this year. The confer
ence will continue in session for at
least three weeks.
The fact that the general confer
ehce meets only quadrennially in
creases the interest attached to its
sessions, and owing to the many ques-
tons of vital Importance to the future
of the church TO come before the meet.
ing for discussion, it will be more
largely attended by non-delegates than
any of its predecessors.
The members of the general confer
ence will number a little more thar
three hundred, the delegates being
composed of an equal number of minis
tiers and laymen. Each annual con
ference in the church is entitled t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
DIDN'T GET IT RIGHT.
He Thought He Was a Student OF HUI
man Nature, but He Wasn't.

man Nature, but ne WASN'T.
"On this trip in," said the car con-
ductor about 11:30 o'clock at night,
well begin to pick up the beaus.
They commence leaving their lady
loves about IL o'clock. I've seen so
many of them get on the car that I've
got so | can tell who has said low
ing goodby and who has had scrap
with her. It's in the way they pay
their fare"
The car stopped. and a young man
stepped aboard.
There's one" continued the con-
ductor. "I'll get his fare and then
come back and tell you how | think
he got along with his ladylove."
The fare was collected, and the con-
ductor returned to the man with whom
he had been talking.
''They had a fight" he said. I'D al
most bet she told him to go and never
return. oh. I'm a student of human
nature, you bet you.'
lust then another fellow boarded the
car. He sat down by the ''beau."
why. hello. Johnr' the new passen-
ger said How are the wife and ba-
bies?"
"All well but the youngest girl" was
the reply. I'm going down to the
drug store now to get her some cough
medicine"
The conductor went to the other end
of the car and stayed there as much as
he coud.-Denver Post.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
He Sees Double.

His name isn't really Guzzler. but
1t will answer the purpose. and it Is
descriptive. Guzzler has habit OF
looking upon the wine when 1t is red
frequently to the extent that he can
see two bottles where only one exists.
Now, Guzzler is married. and recently
the stork paid a visit to his abode.
Several days after the event two OF
his friends met, and the following
conversation ensued:
Hello, old man. Hear about the
doings over at Guzzler's?"
NO. Another birthday partyF
ayes, in a way. Guzzler's wife has
presented him wit twins"
How do you know?"
How do know? Well, ought &c
know. Guzzler told me himself. q
well, | wouldn't place too muci
dependence on it. You know Guzzlel
generally sees doubler-New forl
Times.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
GENERAL CONFERENCE Of
THE METHODIST Church

one clerical and one lay delegate Tor
every forty-eight ministers that COM
pose the body.
Among the questions that are being
discussed most in the conference or
gans, and in the general organ of the
church in anticipation Of the general
conference are the episcopacy, the
time limit of pastorates, lay repre-
sentation of the women OF the
church, a change in the manner OF
appointing presiding elders, and the
order of worship.
The bishops in the M. E. church
are elected for life, this having been
the custom since the first bishops
were elected in the early days OF the
church. The opinion now exists in
the minds of some of the ministers
and laymen of the church that from
this time on the bishops should be
elected for only certain number OF
years, while others favor the aboli
ton of the episcopacy in its present
form.
| There is also a sentiment in favor
of abolishing the four year time limit
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03

FINAL gazette. which shall contain a
summary of the weeks proceedings.
In this official publication will ap-
near all calls for bids on contracts,
contracts let and every other item OF
the daily routine of the council. At
the end of the fiscal month, the full
REPORT of receipts and expenditures
will be published for general distribu-
ton. At the end of each year, pub
, lie accountants, not in the employ OF
the city shall examine the books and
make their report public.
After three months of study and dis
cussion of the charters of other cities,
the mayors committee appointed to
draft the new charter evolved the fol
lowing new features:
"The council of five shall meet daily
and all meetings shall be public eacf
commissioner, including the mayor
shall vote on all matters. The mayor
shall have no veto power; the com
missioner at the head of each depart
ment shall have power to appoint o.
remove all officers or assistants il
his department"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03

of the pastorate This has been at
tempted before, however, and failed.
and will doubtless fail again.
A memorial from the Women's
Board of Home Missions will be pre-
sented to the general conference ask
ing that the rights of the laity be
granted to the women of the church.
This will be the first time that such
request has been made to the con-
ference, and there is a marked and
very decided diversion OF opinion
among both the men and women of
the church on this subject.
There are at present only seven
bishops in the active service OF the
church, three having died since
the last general conference, and
the opinion exists that at least six
more will be elected at the present
conference. A number of prominent
preachers of the church are already
being spoken of for the episcopacy,
and the election will be an event OF
far more than ordinary interest to
the entire church.
The present order of worship does
not. it is said, give general satisfac'
ton to the church, and some changes
in this direction will doubtless be
recommended to the conference.
While the conference is in session
plan will be presented for grea
Chatauqua and assembly for Southern
Methodism. Three sites in the West
ern section of this state are beinl
discussed.
Among other questions of extraol
binary Importance to be determine
by the conference will be the owner
ship and control of the VANDERBILT
| University by the Methodist Episc'
pal Church South. The claim fc
the full and complete rights Of tn
church in the university are bein
supported by Bishop E. e. Hoss, a
sisted by DIR. H. M. DuBose. The o
posing view is maintained by DR..
H. Kirkland and DR.. G. B. Winto
both of whom are members of Il
Vanderbilt board of trustees, the fc
mer being chancellor of the unve
sity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
Free chiId's
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well building. Monticello. Ill.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
TAKE VOTE ON
NOVEL CHARTER
Citizens of Spokane, Washington, Are
Called Upon to Accept or Reject
the instrument
(By Union Associated Press.)

Spokane, Wash, May 3.-What is in
many respects the most novel munich
pal charter ever submitted to the vot-
ers of any city, will be accepted or re-
jected in today's election. Its trainers
allege that it is composed of all the
best features of the charters of all
other cities having adopted commits
sion form of government.
Among other radical features, the
charter provides for the publication of
an official weekly newspaper or NUM-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
A Rabelais Hoax.

Rabelais, being out of money. once
tricked the police into taking MIN
from Marseilles to Paris on charge
Of treason. He made up some pack
ages of brick dust and labeled them
"Poison for the royal family Inc
officers took Rabelais 700 miles only te
be told at the end Of their journey
that it was April and the affair was
a hoax. OF course, as Rabelals Wa'
the privileged wit of the royal family
he was forgiven.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

with It and keeping the other hidden
beneath her skirts. ut is very untdy
here" she said everything is out.of
place"
Then they called to the daughter to
come and put things to rights. But
the only new thing she possessed was
a cap. SO she kept putting her head
in at the door and holding and nod
ding.
For my part" she said. Il can't be
everywhere at once
Thus they all tried to make the
young man believe that the household
was well to do.-Detroit Free Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-03
THE BEST THEY HAD.
Put It All on Exhibition to Make
Good impression.

Good Impression.
The Norwegians are always trying
to put the best foot forward, and the,r
do it in reference to marriage as well
as In reference o other matters.
1t is said thai young man once
went out to seek wife and came TO
farmhouse where there was more
wit than money. The only thing of
which the farmer could boast was one
new sleeve to his coat. This must be
made the most Of. Pray take seat"
he said Hospitality. But this room is
shockingly dusty" and, so saying, he
went about wiping tables and benches
with his new sleeve. while he kept the
old one behind him.
His wife possessed one new shoe
and one only. but she made the most
of it by pushin0 the fnrnitnre in place