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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-30
Isn't Usury Preventable Disease.

the seeming coincidence with which
features of news will repeat themselves. We
will have an epidemic of fires; then will come
a series of sensational murders, running the
gamut before they begin to repeat them
selves; kidnapping goes in series, Also as do
sensational revelations concerning some of the
select" who not only Give double lives
but double up oftentimes on the money en-
trusted to them.
One of the series that we have seen much
of lately, is that relating to usury; it was
only when the matter reached national i'm
portance, that one of our Statesmen revealed
the practice of llsury in SO many of the States,
where it no uncommon thing for the
borrower to pay back, as ''interest," sums of
money ten times larger than the sum origin
ally borrowed.
Usury is one of the preventabe diseases; it
has grown to such an alarming extent, and
become so firmly intrenched in the States
which have harbored it. one wonders at the
ease with which it has fIourished and Won
ders too, "what will be done about it"
Like all other preventable Ills one has to
go to the fountain head to find the cause.
Illness and the bad luck which seems to
camp so closely on its trail, are of course the
been the victims of the lsurers, getting into
their clutches, but there is another reason, and
it is summed up in the word ''extravagance"
Some years ago, there was a very thrifty
colony of farmers in the northern part of
New York State; many of the landowners
were of the good old Dutch stock, who had
been there since the first ship load came over
from Holland, and they titled their land and
saved their money as their forebears did.
In due course of time, the old stock inter-
married; then the land was looked at with
favor by outsiders, and many Of these came
up from New York and other cities, to lay
out 'model farms, and fancy agricultural
stunts were INDUCED in, which cost the
owners what they had in plenty,
But new note was also introduced; some
Of the old timers had wives and children who
looked with favor on the ways OF the neWcom-
ers. In course of time, cupolas and pergolas
and fancy dewdabs under various architec-
tural names grew on old farm houses that had
nothing but clapboards and shingles to boast
of; and also the wives and children developed
other tastes that were like so many heart
aches to the old burghers, one Of whom sum-
med up the situation this way: "The Wander
bits initiated Queen Marie Antoinette, when
they build their farmhouse up here; the
Deutches" Zone of the old families of the
country" initiate the Vanderbilts; the Van
Benschotens not so rich as the Deutches,
initiate them, and my wife, who amt so rich
as the Van Benschotens, wants to initiate
them, and nobody is happy"
Which was exactly true. And to the end
that each might try and keep up with the
other, all along the line there was an era of
spending that, finally sent the son of the man
quoted to New York, to enter a "genteel
business" and in the end the mortgages did
for the old farmer, what that sort of living
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-30
The Good the Bad Otherwise Few Laconics By L. A. L.

they want, and not, really, the things they
need.
IF we will look at any of the lists that are
published from any of the big cities, say about
Christmas time, when the professional charity
broker is at his best and happlest, we note,
first, the tremendously foreign atmosphere of
the names who beg, in the name of The Little
Child, for special favors, in the shape of
gifts; it would be hard heart and sorry
one, who would deny the little children OF
any part of the country, the really Christ
mas spirit which is theirs by right. But
the demands put on these charity bureaus,
are indicitive Of the ideas that are really en-
couraeed, and from which the usurer reaps
his harvest later.
If we could get at this taproot extrava-
gance, we would soon have no need for special
laws to restrain the usurer, but will have to
get at work on the foundation, and that will
lead us squarely up to the question Of re-
strlcted immigration.
The Americans of several generations have
evolved, for the most part, a sturdlness OF
character that has gotten beyond the imita-
tive stage; we are, OF course, speaking Of the
middle class, and not Of the ultra rich and
foolish.
When the immigrant has outworn the suit
of clothes, and the Northumberland he and
his family wore on their arrival, he has not
learned any of the basic features on which
his title to American citizenship rests. He
has, like the New York Dutchman referred
to- gone the ways of his fathers, and been
satisfied with them The young people are
the ones who demand the new ways and the
new furnishings; wages are low, all the
family are listed as bread-winners, but the
stomach is neglected for the back, once the
bug for American fashions, bites.
The American farmer who is too ignorant
to know what is lawful and what is unlawful,
is, to a large extent, the victim of the usurer,
but not to the extent Of the foreign resident
of the big cities If we should teach these
people the rules for right living, the usurers
would not be the only ones put out of bust
ness.
The professional charity broker is usurer
at heart. He it is who acts as press agent for
the needy, and who exacts liberal salary,
with any number of clerks, expensive offices
and fancy stationery for the distribution of
other folks money New York has been hav-
ing showdown lately, and it has been
proven the charity broker and the officials of
the asylums, houses of refuge and the like,
have had fat and healthy time, which is
more than can be said for the inmates of the
charity homes.
Let's make usury impossible, and then de-
wise some way for the Government to look
after it's own, in the shape of the ignorant
foreigner, whom we have welcomed in such
hordes
One editor is worrying lest with the re-
turn of the hoop-slirt, men will again adopt
fri11nd cbirtc Q We'll whv not AT ln9ct that
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-30

rope being at the head OF the most elaborate
and heartless gambling system IN the world.
Mr. Willard, the redoubtable who has sue
ceeeded in holding on to the champ" title,
should be able to add little to his income
by teaching the political candidates how to
glad-hand for votes, without getting cramp.
Man named Looney has been appointed
treasurer of a theatrical stock company, and
for the good of the players, we hope ne
doesn't live up to his name the first time the
house has to hang out the S. r. 0. sign.
Nice hefty editorial on Enthusiasm on the
Farm;" the most enthusiastic thing we know
on one farm is a rooster, whose enthusiasm
begins at four in the G. ~, and we'd like to
wiring his neck.
One thing is certain, Georgia doesn't want
any more governors of the Jelly class,
and it behooves the voter to ask the candi-
dates for that high office, just ''where he is
at on all matter pertaining to the State.
Nashville, Tenn; Augusta, Ga, and Paris,
Texas, sympathise each with the other, in the
tremendous loss each has sustained by fire.
The absence of fatalities is the one comfort
ing feature in the whole distressing thing.
There's something in name, sometimes;
the second vice-president" of a Minneapolis
concern, has been rounded up by the Vice
Committee of that burg, on complaint Of
some young girls.
If Mr. Carnegie has any more medals to
spare, he ought to pin one on the buzzum Of
that bigamist in Missouri, who was trying to
support two wives, on six dollars week.
Nothing but the feminine mind could ac-
cept the summersault of fashion, which has
decreed the hoopskirt for this year, against
the sausage skirt of last season.
It would seem that the Mexican situation,
was as chock full of surprises, as the average
little boy hopes his Christmas stocking win
be.
Headline in Milwaukee papers screams,
milwaukee Redeemed" and we hadn't the
heart to read and find out who accomplished
the herculean task
The Colonel is back, and the painful silence
which has hung about him, will doubtless be
broken before these words ''see print"
If those retired European officers are the
heroes the retiring powers claim them to be,
one cannot but wonder why they are retired.
y
We have not had any record of any fresh
scraps of paper emanating from Washington,
of late, and Villa is still uncaptured.
Governor Rye, of Tennessee, seems to be
able to make as much trouble as the famous
beverage of the same name.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-03-30

Maybe if the average American could real
ize that there are Mexicans, and Mexicans,
and look at the forces behind the present up
heavel in Mexico, his sympathy would be with
the good, old Common People, there.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
Clear Water Notes.

Albert Turner spent the first of the week at McCrory on ac- count of the death of his mother.
 Brady Hayes. of Denmark, spent 9 few days with W. A. Sander.
 Several of the young people from here went to Helena, Tues day.
 Mrs. w. E. Leasure, of the Swastika neighborhood visitedl her daughter, Mrs. Maggie Hunt, Friday.
 D. $. Ferren and wife, of Beel- CT Ferry, took Sunday dinner at the home of J. D. Donnell.
 Rev. Ballard held services here Sunday morning and and at Sal em in the afternoon.
 Miss Vera Cullum, of Bald Knob, is visiting her grandma, Mrs. R. A. Hunt.
 MT. Hicks, of Doyleville, spent Sunday with relatives here.
 Prof. w. E. Leasure spent last Monday at Ada Hunts. He says their picnic at Robbins Spring was a glorious affair. Misses Ethel BeaIs and Elsie Cullom are spending the week at Gum Springs with their aunt, Mrs. Edna Joyner.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
Salem

Sunday School at Salem was well attended Sunday morning and a large crowd at preaching Sunday eve. Rev. Ballard con- ducted services.
 MT. and Mrs. George Carter and Gl andma Edwards spent Sat urday night and Sunday with John Carter and family in Searcy Born-To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller, July 3. a son.
 Jasper Hicks baby had con- gestive chill Sunday evening but is better at this writing.
 M, D. Hicks and family spent few days last week with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Edwards. T. H. Beals motored out to MT. Nier's, Sunday.
 Homer Grissom and wife spent Sunday at Burrel Hoofman's.
 Charley Huofman, Frank Ed- wards, Albert Hoofman, Henry Morris and Howard Hicks spent Saturday night on Little Red riv- CT at Sugar Tree crossing, fish ing. Ask them what luck they had.
 Mrs. Frank Edwards spent Sat urday evening at Mrs. Carry Thompson,s.
 Potato.
 District 46.
 Rain is badly needed in this neighborhood.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12

Ok- see the smile on Jess Hem- bree's face. It won't come off. A big 8 pound girl born to Mir. and Mrs. Hembree. July 5th.
 Miss Oracle Cherry spent Sat- }urday night at the home of Sam Roberts.
 Misses Veta and Clara Milburn spent Sunday afternoon with Mir. and Mrs. Jesse Hembree.
 Henry Parking, and Mr. Scho- field have gone to the Kansas wheat fields. June Apple.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
Local and Personal Items.

have good lot of Whippoor- will peas at $1.50 per bu. Get what you want before prices ad- vance. Ben Andrews.
 Mrs. J. V. Bonnette returned, Monday, from a three week. S visit with her parents in Mem- phis.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Bauer and son, James, Jr., leave Thursday for a short visit to the peach orch ards at Highland, Ark.
 MT. and MT. R. E. Powell, JIG. Wish and L. Vert Wish spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Pangburn, visiting relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Ferd Wood, of Corpus Christi, Tex, are guests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Woodward.
 Miss Lula Turner returned. Saturday, t. her home in Searcy, after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Overstreet.
 The Norris girls and Willie and Matte Robertson desire to express their thanks 70 those who contributed to their relief the past week.
 A special representative will show in Judsonia for the rest of this week the new 1917 model 6 cylinder Stakeholder automobile, and also a four cylinder model. Recital-Friday night by Miss es Dosha and Mary Dowdy, Vio- lin and Piano: Miss Cleona Qui- cit, Voice. Come everybody. Beals Hall, Friday night July IA. Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
 The F. w. W. club n ct at Miss Nellie Vonberg's Saturday after noon. Those present were Misses Mae and Cora Miesen, Lena Rose berry, Rose Larned, Eva Schmidt Grace Burkett and Ruby Chastain
 A hunting party left Monday morning, for three days hunt ing and fishing trip in the bot toms. Those in the party were, J. White, J. A. Bauer, G. E. Smith, Chas. Arnold, I. J. Quick, Allen Hulsey, Alpha Hulsey, w. M. Hulsey, Lester Hulsey and c. E. Wright.
 Young women students of the Springfield Business College do not pay out one cent for board, unless they wish to. President Taylor has arranged with scores of small famalies to board the girls for their help mornings and evenings. Any capable girl, will ing to render cheerful service, can be placed with a family at any time. Many of the best graduates got board free all the time they were in school.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12

co. Yingling spent Sunday across the river. Crops of all kinds are needing rain.
 Miss Eska Joyner was visiting friends here, Sunday.
 Racine.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
District l9

People Tn our neighborhood are about through digging spuds.
 Misses Lenora and Sallie Chas- tain have returned from a weeks visit with their friend, Miss Lu- cllle Garrison at Beebe.
 We had a fine singing at the
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12

Miss Rose Lerned and Grace Burkett took supper with Miss Eva Schmidt Saturday evening, and Eugene Skidmore and Floyd Barkett accompanied them to the picture show.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12

Miss Veta MilDurn returned Sunday from Argenta where she has been visiting her cousin, o. and family.
 Mrs. c Louks visited her son, Jotn, Saturday night.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12

Thompson school house Sunday night. We have arranged to meet Thursday afternoon, July 13, to clean off the picnic grounds. Don't foaget to come next Sum- day with well filled baskets. A fine program has been arranged.
 Mrs. Mahala Huff and Mrs. AL ice Davis spent one day last week with Mrs. Harrls.
 Mrs. Beecher is still unable to walk.
 MT. Alec Martin and family visited at the home of W. A. Ma ness sunday.
 Mrs. Harris visited at I. T. Thompson's Sunday
 Miss Minnie Statts, of Bald Knob, is visiting Mrs. Frank Gray.
 Little EIsle Schmidt is quite sick with tonsi!itis.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
Phone local news to B.

S1.3 barrel. Starr Lbr. Go.
 Ice cream freezers from gal. up at Glover's.
 The Judsonia Band gave con- cert, Sunday afternoon.
 Dr. Woodward has purchased a new Studebaker Automobile. Allkinds of cakes baked at KeI- ;, ley s Bakery, Phone us your order IA. B. White, of Augusta, visit I'd with friends here Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. W. c. North mo- {tored to Heber, Sunday.
 See B. w. Andrews at once if you need any more whippoorwill peas, the supply is about gone.
 Jack Gibson, Harold Van meter and Henry Brown are in Joplin, Mo.
 See c. w. Bell at Bassett's old stand, for watch and clock re- pairing.
 Mrs. E. M. Everette leaves to- morrow, to return to Marshall, Texas.
 Misses Fannie Gibson, Flossie and Marie Hansen and Mrs. Bruce Young spent Sunday in Bradford. Don't forget that Glover's is the place to get your Congoleum rugs.
 Aubrey Rawlings is spending the summer at Wilmot, playing ball.
 I will have car of fertilizer for potatoes in this week.
 A. w. Henson. Miss Dell Holmes, of Little Rock, is in Judsonia, visiting home folks.
 Mrs. T. H. young spent Sum- day, with relatives, at Clay, Ark.
 Otis Johnson, of Little Rock, was in town couple of days last week. John Arnold left Monday, for Carthage. Mo-, where he will be employed for some time. w. F. Bauer. of Highland, Kans., is spending the week here and at McRae, on business. Paul Dulin, of Little Rock, l spent the first of the week, in Judsonia, visiting friends.
 Mrs. E. M. Everett visited Mrs. R. M. Harrison in Bald Knob last Wednesday.
 J. c. Bauer left Monday for Nashville, Ark, where he will stay for the peach season.  l.. M. Culpepper, of Marshall, Ark, was in town on business a couple of days this week.
 MT. and Mrs. R. G. Dickinson spent few days the past week visiting relatives in Okolona. L. N. Hoskins has been spend ing the week in Des Arc, Heber and Pangburn.
 Tom Gibson resigned his posi- tion Monday at Glover's Hard- Store and has gone to Joplin, Mo. An extra fine line of FURNl- TURF of all kinds. Prices to suit the times. I
 FORBES BROS. J. H. Roth has started work on the erection of his new home on the lot just south of his pres ent residence.
 Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Hunt and children are spending a couple ot weeks with friends at their old home, Heber. Rev. Curg Spinks closed his revival at the M. E. Church. l
Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-07-12
Oeafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reacn he diseased portion of the ear. There is only way to cure deafness, and that IS by constitutional remedies Deafness ls caused by unframed condition of the mu- cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed you have rumpl1ng sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness is the result. and unless the inflammation can be taken oug and this tube restored to it's normal conC1- ton, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten caused by Catarrn. which is nothing but infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness fcaUsed by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
 F J CHENEY 2. CO, Toledo, Ohio
 Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Take HaUs Family PiIle for constipation-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-13
Section 8.
SGCClOn 8. .||
That the City Engineer be, and he

CGCtIOll Os t.
That the City Engineer be, and he
is hereby, directed to make u report
to this Council as soon as practicable,
showing the separate pieces OF prop
erty AUDITING on that part of said
streets to be specially improved as
provided above, stating the owners or
occupants of each lot or piece Of
ground abutting on that part Of said
street to be paved, the width of the
street in front of and adjoining each
lot or piece Of ground, together with
such other data as will enable the said
Council to levy a special assessment,
as required by law.
Section a.
That all proceedings hereunder are
in accordance with and pursuant TO
Chapter 260 of the Acts Of 1912, and
Chapter 211 of the Acts of 1914, Of
the laws of the State of Mississippi.
Section 5.
That for cause shown, this ordin-
ance take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved this Nov. 7, 1916.
G. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: S. H. Montgomery, Clerk.
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NOTICE.
Of Intention to Organize Abiaca
Drainage District.

Of Intention to Organize Abiaca
Drainage District.
No. 1865. In the Matter Of Abiaca
Drainage District, in Holmes,
Carroll and Leitore Counties, Mis-
sisslppi. BY j. l. Lundy, ct. al,
petitioners.
To the owners of the following de-
scribed lands situated within the boun-
daries Of the proposed Abiaca Drain
age District in Holmes, Carroll and
Leiore Counties, Mississippi, to-wit:
! All of Sections 2 and 3 and all OF
Section A South Of Alpaca Creek, ana
s. E. IA of Section 7, s. IL and N.
E. ia of Section g., all Of Sections 8,
10, and II, and w. ID Of Section IL,
| West of Bluffs, all of Section IL, West
Of Bluffs, all of Section Ia, all Of Sec
ton Is, all Of Section 16, all of Sec
ton II, E. IL of Section 10, all of
Section 20, East of Clear Lake, all OF
| Section Il, all of Sections % and %,
and all OF Section "a, West of Bluffs,
N. IL Of N. IL Of N. w. IA of Sec
ton rs, N. IL Of Section 26, all of
Section II, N. w. Ia and E. IL of
Section 20, N. +. IA and e. IL OF
N. IL of S. E. IA, Section 33, and N.
1-2 of N. l-2 Of Section "a, all in
Township II, Range ], East, contain
ing in the aggregate 1928 acres,
more or less.
Said proposed district to embrace
that part of said lands above describ-
ed subject to overflow from said
stream and other lands situated there
in to be benefited by said system of
drainage.
You are hereby given notice of the
intention of the Chancery Court of
Holmes County, Mississippi, to take
necessary legal action for the organi-
zation Of said Drainage. District com
posed Of lands above described at:1l
o'clock, a. m, on Monday, the 9th
day Of November, 1916, being the first
day of the November Term Of the
Chancery Court Of Holmes County,
Mississippi, at the Court House in
Lexington, Mississippi, where all OBJ
jections, if any, to the organization Of
said District shall be filed and heard
by said Court, as provided by Chapter
1876 of the Laws Of 1912, and all
amendments thereto, under which said
proposed Drainage District is to be
organized.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture this the 31st day,of October, 1916.
j. H. FUQUA,
Chancery Court Clerk Of Holmes
County, Mississippi.
BY John A. Weeks, D. G.
BOOTHE & PEPPER, Attorneys,
Lexington, Mississippi.
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If ANY CINE HAS

Died.
Married,
Left town,
Had a fire,
Sold a farm,
Come to town,
Bought a home,
Had an accident,
Been seriously ILL,
Committed murder, ,
That's news--telephone 80, or tell
The Daily Commonwealth editors,
They will appreciate the favor.
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FOR SALE.--1O acres land on II.
Carrollton avenue, three t%
buildings, good artesian well. South
ern Ry. sidetrack alongside land: cleo
for sale five cottages on cornersA Main
and Henry streets; also one dwslJinr
at <QS Dewey street.. For tti1tns II
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Southern Ry. Co.. IN Miss.
C4,ks \ re-


WEST BOUND TRAINS.
No. Destination. Time.
3 Winona to G~reeaville,, acc
leaves .................7:26 a.. n.
8 Columbus to G'ville, acc.
leaves .....".........12:06 p. m.
III B.ham to G'v,ile, thru. tr.
leaves .....r..~,".5:O5 p. m.
II {, wood to Webb, dly ex.
Sunday, leaves.....-..2:25 p. m.
EAST BOUND TRAINS.
IL G'ville to B'ham, thru tr.
leaves .-.-..,....... 9:2O q. "A.
20 G'ville to Columbus, ace.
leaves ..-... 1913 p. m.
4 G'ville to Winona, acc.
leaves .-...m........ 7:08 ., m.
70 Webb bch., dly. ex. Sun.
arrives ..............1O:36s q. m.
Connection for Belzoni brauEh lvu,
Greenwood TBS a. m, also lyg Erren-
wood 5:05 p. M, connecting st Itta
Bena 5:45 p. m.
Sunday service-Wehb- Belzoni bohs.
alternate, lvng. Greenwood As D.. b,
q. ". GAGE, Tck AT.
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All eyes are set for THE LILAC
DOMINO" attraction which is coming
to the Greenwood Theatre on Mon
day, Nov. Goth. Without q doubt this
is the biggest musical attraction that
is touring the South this season. Mgr.
Schilling' says the scale Of prices ap-
pears a little stiff for his Theatre but
when the Advance Agent produced his
contracts for other Southern cities, in
GLIDING Memphis, he was convinced
that the magnitude Of tho show war
saated tAN hisA asalA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-12-04
JUDGE PHELPS WINS
MEDAL GOLF PLAY

BROOK Dickson Takes Second Prize
IN Thanksgiving Day Piay-Dr. w.
ID, McNaFy Third.