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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
PILES CURED AT HOME BY
NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

If you suffer from bleeding, itching,
blind or protruding Piles send me your
address, and I will tell you how to
cure yourself at home by the new alb
sorption treatment; and will also send
some of this home treatment free for
trial, with references from your own
locality if requested. Immediate re-
lief and permanent cure assured. Send
no money, but tell others Of this Of
fer. Write today to Mrs. M. Summers,
Box 400, South Bend, Ind.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
GROWS STRONGER IN FAITH.

Dear Sir: | must thank you for
what you have done and are doing
for our dear people. I struck the
chord several years ago that you fail
not to make me stronger in the faith
of your own labors.
l have just laid aside your Maya
zine to write you this short letter to
let you know that while I am old
and feeble, ] fail not to work for
your publications, and the grand
cause for which I feel assured we
are both espoused.
Jere Howard
StatesbOro, Ca, r. 3, Box a.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
WANT TO HEAR MIR. WATSON.

My dear Mr.. Watson: Your card in
answer to mine asking you to address
at an early date the people of Win
der and vicinity came duly to hand
/ want to thank you personally and
also in the name of Winder and vicin-
ity, for your promise to come Now,
fix whatever day will suit you and
the crowd will not be lacking. l en-
close petition (81 names) and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
THE TAIL CAN'T WAC THE DOG.
THE RULE-OR-RUIN CLIQUE is
IN THE MINORITY AND RAPID.
LY DIMINISHING AT THAT.

My Dear Friend The great bat
tie for liberty and freedom of speech
has been fought. and victory has
perched on the banners of Plutocracy
once more. The steam-roller clans
have been placed in power. The all
important question now is, what will
they do with the great power that has
been entrusted to them? Already we
near the mutterings of the gather
ing storm that is to break over the
heads of the 1900 voters who were
loyal to you and voted for Joseph M.
Brown for Governor. Threats are
freely INDUCED that we will be barred
from the next State primary, or be
forced to swear eternal allegiance to
Plutocracy. Which I, for one. will
never do. | care nothing for nv own
feellngs in the matter, for l realize
my insignificance. But what of you,
my dear friend? You who have
done SO much for a wicked and gain
saying people? You, who have
borne the tug of war and brunt of
battle? You have been nailed to the
cross OF public opinion. Oh. the
shame OF it! What will you do?
For the love Of right and home and
heaven, don't give up the fight.
know that you are right, and your
enemies know that you are in the
right, and, as sure as God rules the
world, the right will yet win and the
snoW-White banners of peace on earth,
good will to man, will wave DER all
the world. | copy and dedicate to
you the following lines:
Were you beaten to earth? Well,
well. What's that?
Come up with a smiling face.
It's nothing against you to fall down
fiat.
But to lie there-that's disgrace.
The harder you're thrown, why. the
higher you bounce:
BE proud OF your blaCkened eye
1t isn't the fact that you're licked
that counts
It's how did you fght-and why %
You made a noble fight, single
handed, against the combined forces
or church and State, for it's a fact
that both Catholic and Protestant
churches are fighting you with all
the venom and vituperation that they
possess. But fight on, noble captain,
fight on, the victory may yet be won
God grant it.
With best wishes for success and
happiness to you and yours, am.
and always will be, your true friend
and well-wisher.
Very truly yours,
DlXle, Ga. J. B. CRANE.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
DOES ANY ONE KNOW THIS OLD
CONFEDC
CONFED?

Dear Sir: Will you Arrow me space
in your valuable paper to make an
enquiry? Is there any one living in
Henry Robinson? He was in the 22d
Georgia Battalion Company D, under
Captain Manning and Lieutenant
Perry, stationed at Fort Barlow, in
the fall of 1868 and spring of 1864.
Was special chum of Charley Cope,
of Savannah. I am anxious to hear
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
PAGE SIX
HOW AND WHY WHITE MEN
WE'RE DISFRANCHISED.

EEAR SIR: In your Atlanta
h speeches recently delivered
III you made the assertion that
T. the present registration law
enfranchised 10000 to $4,000
whites. Now, Mr.. Watson, / have
been talking for you for the past
eighteen years, but since you said
this / have been unable to explain to
the people in this end of Fulton
county how this law DISTINGUISHES so
many whites. Please explain this tor
us through the weekly Jeffersonian.
When you do it will make you lot
of friends in this locality and else
where.
Awaiting your reply, | am,
Yours truly,
John w. Nance.
Dunwoody, Ga.
Answer.
The fact as to the disfranchise-
ment of over 100000 white men and
the registration of $4,000 negroes
was published in the daily papers
soon after the books closed in June
Under that new law, every negro
who can read and write and who pays
his taxes is entitled to vote in the
white primary. Unless the law is re-
pealed, there will be forty or fifty
thousand negroes voting in the next
few years. 1t is the greatest encour-
agement that ever was given to the
negroes to send their children to
school.
The way in which so many white
men were disfranchised is, that the
books were closed six months before
the election, and that each man was
required to go and sign his own name
on the voters book This had never
been required before, and it caught
out thousands of men who had really
desired to register
Instead of the old white primary,
in which nobody but white men vot-
ed, the Hoke Smith crowd have given
us a law which puts the balance of
power in the hands of the negro
The people should not submit to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

it. Petitions should be circulated in
every county demanding in every
county the repeal of the law. Nothing
more should be demanded of the
voter than white face and set of
tax receipts.
II, u Wy
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
WATSON'S ORATORY.

Tom Watson's hints on oratory.
taught by experience, not books, are
we'll worth reading. You will find
them in the pages from my Boy
hood Diary in Watson's Magazine
for October.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20
BAGWELL BUSINESS COLLEGE
GEORGIA'S LEADING BUSINESS
TRAINING SCHOOL.

TRAINING SCHOOL.
The splendid scccess of our grad
yates in securing and holding good
positions has made Bagwell Business
College the largest and most popular
Commercial School in the South, and
has won the unlimited confidence of
the business men.
Is calls for our graduates received
during month of August. the dullest
season of the year. Every one who
completes the course is placed in a
position.
Write for large illustrated catalog.
Address
j. 0. BAGWELL, President,
1913 Peachtree St. Atlanta. Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-20

EAR SIR: In your Atlanta
III speeches recently delivered
III you made the assertion that
the present registration law
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Association of the words "China'
and Parliament are SO incon-
gruous that it almost provokes a
smile. Yet China is to have par
liament,an imperial edict havingjust
been issued to that effect. 1t is q
singular fact that DEGREES for legis-
lative assemblies such MS begin an era
of popular freedom have frequently
come from monarchs. King Louis
XVI, convened the states general of
France. after it had fallen into dis
use hundred and fifty years. The
car convoked the duma. But the
disposition of potentates who seem
to ally themselves with the cause of
popular representation is generally
one OF bad faith. This il shown at
the very outset of the project for
Chinese parliament. That body is
not to assemble for three years.
Making all allowance, for the size
of the Chinese empire, for the diff
Guilty of installing new system OF
government in a tradition bound
nation, and for the novelty of the
scheme, three years is much too
long. This delay win put back gov
ermental progress in China for sew
raj years. Maybe it will also defer
the Yellow Peril for an equal length
Of time from the rest of the world.
There are dangers as well as benefits
in an awakened China. -BuffaloI
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
Let us Hear from the Schools.

We overlooked mention on last
Saturday OF Miss Mary Gilmer,
teacher OF 9th and 7th grades, AMI
Miss Katie Goodson, assistant to
the principal, of the verda high
school, who gave the Chronicle an
appreciated call two weeks age, while
attending the teachers meeting
ihey were interested in having mat
ters published relative to their -four
'shing school, which we shall be
pleased to receive. In this connec-
ton We will say that we would like
70 receive word from all OF the
schools OF the parish, in any and ali
matters that may be OF local or gen.
eral interest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
THE RESULT IN LOUISIANA
Complete Democratic Delegation Elec-
ted to Congress, and Constitutional
Amendments All Adopted.

The election on last Tuesday result
ed in the election of seven Democratic
congressman and the adoption of all
of the constitutional amendments.
The city of New Orleans cast 49,
738 votes for the Exposition amend
ments, and 1, 728 against, leaving a
clear majority of 1908 in their fa-
vor. The city gave a majority of
Is, 1874 for the Good Roads amend
ment, thus showing good faith tow
ard the country in this vital matter.
Hansome majorities are also report
ed for all the other amendments.
In the country several OF the par
ishes cast small maiorities against
the amendments, Grant being among
the number, but as whole all of the
amendments are adopted by the par
ishes by a safe majority, without the
help OF the city vote.
In honor OF this great victory and
the Democratic victories reported
from all over the country the Chroni-
Gle gets out it's Democratic rooster
and gives him a chance to crow over
the splendid result. We could show
up with our ''sick chicken" as rep
resentative OF our friends who voted
against the amendments, but we feel
SO good over the general result we
will forego that little pleasantly, and
take it out in lusty crow for the
biggest victory we can remember in
fifty years public experience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
Negro Woman Murdered and left as
sf00d for Buzzards and Hogs.

food for Buzzards and Hogs.
On Friday of last week Coroner E.
B. Gray, was called to view the body
of Cornelia Johnson, colored wom-
an, found in the woods near the
bridge over Bayou Darro, on the
road leading to the Bynum place.
The body was in an; advanced stage
of decomposition, having lain where
it was found five or six days, and the
buzzards and hogs had mutilated the
corpse SO terribly that it was only
identified by means OF the clothing.
The coroner's jury found that the
deceased came to her death by foul
means at the hands OF unknown par
ties. ~
Indications pointed to the fact that
she had been murdered in q vacant
house hundred or two yards away,
and then dragged to the place where
the body was found. Frank Hagan,
a colored man with whom she had
lived, but had quarreled and moved
away, has been arrested and jailed at
Colfax pending further investigation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
The Boomers Appreciate Their Recep-
ton While Visiting C0lfax.

The boomers of the New Orleans
Progressive Union Appreciate the fine
reception given them upon their visit
to Colfax ON Nov. 4th, and their Sec
retary writes to Mayor Carnahan as
follows:
New Orleans, La, Nov. 3, 1910.
Hon. c. N. Carnahan. Mayor. Colfax. La:
Dear Sir = 1t is my pleasure to
thank you on behalf OF our entire
party, and of this organize ton, and
pursuant to instructions from our
Mr.. Leon c. Simon, for
the magnificent welcome accorded us
at Colfax. The progressiveness dis
played by your city was revelation
to the members of our party, and
we are positive that a vast amount
of good for our State will be the re-
suit of this educational trip.
With kindest regards and best
wishes, we beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
A. Fl. BORDEN,
Executive Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
Flowing a Field With Dynamite.

According to an interesting ar.
ticle in the Technical World, Mr.
J. H. Caldwell, farmer, of Spar.
tanburg. N. c., is the first man to
make use of commercial dynamite
in blowing land. 1t seems that
the method of planting the car
tridges was quite simple, as one
man walked ahead with a crow
bar, which he stuck into the
ground to about a depth of about
three feet. The man following
fixed a percussion cap to the stick
of dynamite, and two feet of fuse,
and tamped it into tie hole with a
stick leaving only NE fuse pro-
truding.
After the planting;of the dyna-
mite cartridges, a large crowd of
Mr.. Caldwell's neighdprs gathered
at the scene of operations to wit
ness what they regarded as the
novel within of one of their most
progressive farmers. In exploding
the field four rows 5f cartridges
were set off at tine, one man
going down each rowtlighting the
fuses with red hot iron as he
went, hence the result was not un-
like the setting off of bunch of
giant filecraekers. The explosions
came thick and fast. Both the
sub and surface soils were thrown
into the air in clouds only to fall
on the land in a powdery mist,
leaving holes four feet deep where
the cartridges were planted.
Where the charges had been ex-
ploded the field looked like great
colander set with holes where the
charges were placed, and it was
found that the soil had been blast |
ed into unusually fine particles and |
we'll aerated. By breaking up the !
field in this way, going over the
soil once with cultivator is suffi- !
cient before planting the crop and
then the operation is like the or
binary farming methods.-N. o. !
States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

School Boards Must Print Proceedings.
The attention of the school board
Of Ouachita parish is called to the
new printing law enacted at the re-
cent session of the general assembly.
This law makes it compulsory for the
school boards Of all the parishes to
select an official journal, publish the
proceedings and pay a stipulated
price Tor the service. The people are
entitled to Be informed fully as to
Ehst the different boards are doing
and the only safe way to accomplish
this end is to have the full proceed
ings published over the signature of
the proper officer of the board
Monroe News Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Some people plant too many
flowers in the yard and on the land.
This gives the premises the ap-
pearance of an over dressed wom-
an. Plant flowers where they will
give charm to the house and lawn,
but do not crowd plants in order
that you may have variety
Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 7.-Grnvel
and sand men and railroad officials
are expected to flock to Baton Rouge
to hear the trial of the recent order
of the Railroad Commission calling
on the roads to adopt uniform rates
OF from l to 8 cents per 100 pounds
I'm gravel hauled in the State. The
commission says it found during the
Hearing OF the Thompson-Jahncks
case that gravel rates with most
r'ads throughout the State are not
equal, and are not ia accord with the
vmlue of the commodity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
The Best Christmas Gift For A Little
Money.


Sent as a years subscription &c
Inc Youths Companion, $1.75 will
buy the tifty-two weekly issues of The
Youths Companion for 1911.
1t will buy the two hundred and
fifty fascinating stories in the new
volume.
II will buy the fifty exclusive con-
trioutions to the new volume by ia
nous men and women.
1t will entitle the new subscriber for
1911 who sends in his subscription
now to all the issues of The Com
panlon Tor the remaining weeks of
1910 free.
twill entitie the new subscriberfor
1910 TO The Companion Art Calep-
dar. Autographed in thirteen colors
and gold.
II the subscription is a Christ,nus
gift it will entitle the donor Tn an
ira copy Of the 1911 Calendar.
The illustrated Announcement of
the larger and better Companion Tor
1911 will be sent to any address
Iree.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION 44l
St., Boston, Mass. New
subscription received at this Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

The VIM Parish Fair Associa-
ton reports n dividend OF ID per cent
tothe stockholders. Now. that is a
most satisfactory and encouraging
condition OF things. The people of
Giant can well afford to put $4,000
or $4,000 in their Parish Fair Assoc
citation, and, whether it proves to be-
paying investment or not, it will
be a creditable and progressive
movement.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Those newspapers that are so much
exercised as to whether or not Judge
j. r. Thornton il to be scented in the
u. 5. Senate will have their anxiety
in the matter relieved within the
next thirty days, Congress is to AS
semble on the first Monday in De-
ceuber, and very soon thereafter we
will all know all about it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

A few pretty flowers and hardy
shrubs are more to be desired than
a great variety not properly placed.
The landscape artist can beautify
a place with few plants because
ne knows where to plant them for
the effect desired Farm and
Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

The old. old story. told times without
number. and repeated over and over
again for the isst 36 years, but it is al
ways welcome story to those in search
OF heaith-TheRe 10 nothing in the world
that cures couR BIS as quickly as Cham
berlsin's Cough. Remedy. Sold by all
dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
The Election in Grant Parish.

In addition TO the complete official
returns of the vote on the Constitu-
tional Amendments in Grant parish,
which will be found in tabulated form
in another place in this Issue, we also
publish the complete vote by pre-
cincts for Congressman and Equalizer
in this parish, as follows.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

When a cold becomes settled in the
system, it will take several days treat
ment to cure 1t. and tho best remedy to
u is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t will cure quicker than any other,
and also leaves the system in natural
and heaithy condition. Sold by all
dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

The Fair Edition" of the Shreve-
port Times, Oct. Goth, was a most
creditable exhibition OF enterprise.
Ii contained 6S pages filled full of in
t-resting matter about the fair. and
advertisements of the progressive
merchants of thatcity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Rev. W. II. Ledbetter will fill his
regular appointment at the Colfax
Methodist church on Sunday, at IL
in the morning, and at Z ut night.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby warned
against limiting or trespassing IN
any manner on the Rock Island
plantation, X miles north of colfax.
Vfoiators of this warning will he
prosecuted to full ex tent of the law.
This Nov. 2, 1910.
e. W TACRnIY
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12

Lame back comes on suddenly and is
extremely painful. 1t is caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. Quick re.
lief Is afforded by applying CHAMBER.
lain's Liniment. Sold by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
Send us your job printing.


~AcSPoSS NOgfce.
Hunters and all trespassers are
hereby warned not to hunt or other
wise trespass ON the Bsnum and
Raven Camp Plantations in Grant
parish La. Violations will be prose-
cured TO the full extent of the law.
This Nov. II, 1910.
2J12s A. Al DEAN
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-05

have been held this afternoon.
Since both Mcdonald and Sexton
have died. there are some exceedingly
interesting stories being circulated
connecting the men with some mat
ters which would indicate that their
alteration of Thursday was not the
first disagreement between them.
Just what the nature of these
rumors are is not given to the pub
lie, but may be divulged later.
Walter Mcdonald was quite we'll
known over the central portion of
northern Minnesota. For many
years he had led the life of a
gambler, and was in the saloon busi.
ness most of the time. While he
was living in Cass Lake some six
years ago he shot and dangerously
wounded Thomas Dalton, brother
of J. A. Dalton of Bemidji, and was
often quarreling. He figured in a
gun display at Farley when living at
that place; and his general reputa-
ton was that of bad man" when n
drinking, and who was quite free
with a shooting iron" at all times.
Mcdonald had some good traits and
when not unduly excited or under
the influence of liquor, was a very
companlonable fellow.
Excessive drinking for the past
month had greatly unnerved Nc
Donald, and he was practically a
nervous wreck, irritable and ready
to perform almost any desperate act,
the details Of which occurred to him.
Howard Sexton was % years old
and was scaler by trade. He was
employed at the Chase hotel at
Walker as day clerk. He was a son
of the late Thomas Sexton of Du-
luth who was one of the earliest
residents at the Head of the Lakes.
His sister, Florence, lives with
the mother at the old family home at
GIG East Fourth street.
Howard Sexton was very we'll and
favorably known in Duluth. He
was educated in the Duluth schools
and was musician of no mean
ability.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1910-02-05

Walker, Feb. 5.-12 m.-(Special
to Pioneer. )-Preferring death by
his own hand to surrendering to
Sheriff DeLury and his deputies,
who had him bottled up" in his
own residence, Walter Mcdonald.
the slayer of Howard Sexton, COM
mitted suicide, at an early hour
this morning, shooting himself
through the head with a bullet from
a 45-caliber revolver.
Howard Sexton, McDonald's
victim, expired, in the Walker hos
pital, at II o'clock this forenoon;
and thus two lives have paid the
penalty of a desperate mans diaboli-
cal temper, the display of which was
brought on by ver.indulgence in
liquor and a trihlng dispute.
Barricaded in his house, and
uttering defiance to Sheriff DeLury
and his deputies, Mcdonald gave
no sign whatever of weakening in
his determination to kill the first
officer who tried to approach his
door to arrest him, nor did he
show any indication to give him
self up.
He allowed his wife to go to
Cass Lake last evening; and prior
to her departure, Mcdonald told
Mrs. Mcdonald and her brother,
John Sitter of Cass Lake, that he
would possibly surren der this
morning. That *<surrender" with
him meant taking his own l1feSand
escaping the vengeance of the law
was not thought of, but this morn
ing's events bear out that intention.
AS dark approached last evening,
Sheriff DeLury doubled the guard at
a safe distance around the house,
and gave instructions not to allow
Mcdonald to escape should he make
a dash from the house in an attempt
to gain his liberty.
Once during the early evening,
Mcdonald appeared for a moment
at one of the windows, but he did
not again show himself and gave no
sign of his exact whereabouts in the
house.