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Newspaper Page TextL A Perdue 20etcU7 THE HERALD AND ADVERTISER VOL. XLIII. NEWNAN, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1908. NO. 39. POLITICAL STATISTICS OF A CENTURY AND A QUARTER. FARMERS, ATTENTION Here is what you can find at T. G. Farmer & Co/s— things you now need on the farm. Hardware i Guano Distributors'; Cotton Planters, Scovil Hoes, Handle Hoes, “Little Joe” Harrows, Barb Wire. Grpceries and Feed Stuffs 1,500 pounds Tobacco, different grades, at low prices. Georgia Cane Syrup in 5 and 10- gallon cans, and 35-gallon barrels. Pure Wheat Br'an, Cotton Seed Meal, International Stock Powders—saves feed for horses, mules and cows, and makes your hens lay more eggs. It also prevents cholera. Your money refunded, if it does not give results. Sorghum Seed, to sow for forage. T. G. FARMER & CO. Tuesday the Republican party nomi nated its candidates for President and Vice-President at Chicago. On July 7, the Democratic party will name its can didates at Denver. Next November 8 the people will choose their twenty- second elected President. Since the formation of the Union twenty-five citizens have occupied the White House. Five succeeded from the Vice-Presidency to the Presidency by the demise of the chief magistrate —Tyler in 1841; Fillmore in 1850; John son in 18(55; Arthur in 1881 and Roose velt in 1901. Nine served so satisfac torily that the electors entrusted the reins of government to them a second time. They were Washington, Jeffer son, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lin coln, Grant, Cleveland, McKinley and properly speaking, Roosevelt. Cleve land was the only President who, hav ing gotten down and out, got up and in again. Roosevelt was the first and only President who, serving an unex pired term, was continued in office for the succeeding four years by election. The subjoined figures and data em brace a general historical and statisti cal survey of the nominating conven tions and elections that will be inter esting for comparison in connection with the Republican convention at Chi cago, Democratic convention at Den ver, and at the election in November: LIST OF PRESIDENTS. Idaho 47,783 . is,480 . .... 20.303 R Illinois .632,04'') .327,006 .305,031) R Indiana .368,289 . 274.:146 99,444 R Iowa 307,907 .149,141 15S,7liO R Kansas 210,893. S4.SOO 120,093 It Kentucky 200,277 217,170 . 11.893 D Louisiana 5,205 . 47,747 13,642 D Maine Maryland Masaac'sett Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebrj ska Nevada NeW Mexico New York. N. Carolina N. Dakota Ohio Oklahoma OMB>n Penifs’Vanin Rhode S. Car S. Carolina S. Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia 47,880 Washington .101,540 W. Virginia .132,020 Wisconsin .280,154 Wyoming 20,489 109.497 109.440 .. 61 R .257,822 . 105.710 . . . 92,070 K 301,900 134.161 ...227,715 R 210,051 . .. 55.187 101.404 R 3,187 . .. 53,330 ... 60,139 D 321.449. 290.312 ... 25.137 R 84.932 . 21.773 . 13,169 R 133.658. 61.870 . 86.682 R . 6,807.. 3,982 . 2.885 14 e 54.177.. .. 33,992. . 20.136 K .246,104 .164,566 80,598 R .669.533 . .683,981.. . 176,662 R 82,442.. 121,121 41,070 D . 52,51)5.. 14.273 . . 39.322 R 600,095. . 344,674. . ..256.421 14 60!i&5 '' 17.621 .. 12,034 14 840,949 .335,430 . 605.519 R 41.005 2.554 . . 24,839.. .... 10.700 14 .. 52,503 .. .. . . 50,1)12 l) 72,083 . 21,909 . . . 50.114 14 s' J V. ...Fruit Jars... We are agents for the celebrated glass- top Fruit Jars. 1- Quart, per dozen, $1.25. 2- Quart, per dozen, $1.50. Tl^e old-time Mason Jars— 1- Quart, per dozen, $1.00. 2- Quart, per dozen, $1.25. Tin tomato and peach Cans, with wax strings, per dozen, 65c. Preserving Kettles, from two to four gallons, price 50c. to 75c. Milk Coolers 25c. to 40c. Large galvanized wash-tubs 75c. Small galvanized wash-tubs 50c. Everything in tinware. ’Phone us your orders. KIRBY-BOHANNON HARDWARE CO. P 2oT Name Qualified 1— George Washington April 30, 1789 George Washington. Mur. 4. 1793 2— -John Adams ... Mar. 4, 1797 3— Thomas Jefferson. - Mar. 4, 1801 Thomas Jefferson Mar. 4, 1805 4— James Madison Mar. 4, 1809 James Madison Mar. 4, 1813 6— James Monroe- .. Mar. 4, 1817 James Monroe Mar. 4, 1821 0—John Q. Adams Mar. 4, 1825 7— Andrew Jackson Mar. 4, 1829 Andrew Jackson ... Mar. 4, 1833 8— Martin Van Buren Mar. 4 1837 9 — Wm. H. Harrison Mar. 4, 1841 10— John Tyler - April (5, 1841 11— James K. Polk Mar. 4. 1845 12— Zachary Taylor Mar. 4, 1849 13— Millard Fillmore- July 10, 1850 14— Franklin Pierce ... Mar. 4, 1853 15— James Buchanan . Mar. 4, 1867 16— Abraham Lincoln. .... Mar. 4,1861 Abraham Lincoln Mar. 4, 1865 17— Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 18— Ulysses S. Grant ... Mar. 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant Mar. 4, 1873 19— R. B. Hayes Mar. 5, 1877 20— James A. Garfield Mar. 4, 1881 21— Chester A. Arthur . . Oct. 20, 1881 22— Grover Cleveland . . Mar. 4, 1885 23— Benjamin Harrison Mar. 4, 1889 Grover Cleveland . Mar. 4,1893 24— William McKinley Mar. 4,1897 William McKinley Mar. 4,1901 25— 'Theodore Roosevelt 'lyT 1 -. Theodore Roosevelt Mar. 4. Tmjv'* VICE-PRESIDENTS. John Adams 1789-93 John Adams ....... 1793-97 Thomas Jefferson - 1797-1801 Aaron Burr 1801-05 George Clinton 1805-09 George Clinton 1809-12 Elbridge Gerry . 1813-17 Daniel D. Tompkins 1817-21 105,369 51,242 . 62,446 . 41.459 131,653 .106,200 33,413 9,777 . 80.648 . 28,098!. 100,855... .124,107 8,930. . 26.284 U5.95S 29,033 30.682 32,768 156.057 . 11,559 1821-25 1825-29 1829-33 1880-37 1837-41 V. Daniel D. Tompkins John C. Calhoun .. John C. Calhoun .. Martin Van Bunin Richard M. Johnson John Tyler - 1841 George M. Dallas 1846-49 Mitlani Fillmore 1849- William K. King 1853-57 John C. Breckinridge. 1857-61 Hannibal Hamlin ... 1861-05 Andrew Johnson 1866- Schuyler Colfax 1869-73 Henry Wilson 1873-77 William A. Wheeler 1877-81 Chester A. Arthur.. 1881- Thomas A. Hendricks. 1885-89 Levi P. Morton... 1889-93 Adlai E. Stevenson — 1898-97 Garret A. Hobart 1897-99 Theodore Roosevelt ... 1901- POPULAR AND ELECTORAL VOTES. 1884. Cleveland Blaine 1888. Harriaon Electoral. ..219 182 ....233.... Popular. .. .4,911,017. . .. .4,848,334 .6,440,216 Plurality. .. 62,683 Cleveland .108 ..6,538,233 98,017 1892. Cleveland ...277 ... ...5,556,918 380.810 Harriaon . .145 ... .5,176,108 1896. McKinley. . .'271 ..7,106,779 . ... 005,354 Bryan ... .170. .. 6,502.926 1900. McKinley 292 . . .7,207,923 . . 849.790 Bryan . .. ....170 ... . . .6,502,925 1994. Rooaevelt.. ....356.... .7,023,480 .2.545.645 Parker ..140... ..5,077,971 Following is the allotment of the electoral vote in accordance with the apportionment under the census of 1900: Alabama 11, Arkansas 9, Cali fornia, 10, Colorado 5, Connecticut 7, Delaware 3, Florida 5, Georgia 11, Ida ho 3, Illinois 27, Indiana 15, Iowa 13, Kansas 10, Kentucky 13, Louisiana 9, Maine 6, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 16, Michigan 14, Minnesota 11, Missis sippi 10, Missouri 18, Montana 8, Ne braska 8, Nevada 3, New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 12, New York 39, North Carolina 12, Jvlorth Dakota 4, Ohio 23, Oklahoma 7, Oregon 4, Pennsylvania 34, Rhode Island 4, South Carolina 9, South Dakota 4, Tennessee 12, Texas 18, Utah 23, Vermont 4, Virginia 2, Washington 5, West Virginia 7, Wis consin 13, Wyoming 3. In 1884 Cleveland carried 20 States, Blaine 18. In 1888 Harrison carried 20 States, Cleveland 18. In 1892 Cleveland carried 23 States, Harrison 18. In 1896 McKinley carried 23 States, Bryan 17. In 19W McKinley carried 28 States, Bryan 17. In 1904 Roosevelt carried 32 States, Parker 13. THE ROOSEVELT-PARKEK VOTE. Alabama Arkanaaa California . Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia .. Roosevelt. 22,472. 46,860.. 205.226 134.687 . 111,089.. 23.7U 8,314 24.003 Parker. 79.857. .. 64.434 . 89,404 100,105. 72,909 19,360 27,046 . 83,472 . 59.460 AGES OF CANDIDATES AND PRESIDENTS. Folowing is the present age of the leading candidates arranged alphabeti cally : William Jennings Bryan, 48; Joseph G. Cannon, 65; Albert B. Cummins, 58; Charles W. Fairbanks. 56; Joseph B. Foraker, 61; George Gray, 68; Judson Harmon, 62; Charles E. Hughes, 46; John A. Johnson. 47; Philander C. Knox, 55; Robert M. LaFollette, 53; Leslie M. Shaw, 59; William H. Taft, 50. In the above alphabtical list of can didates it will be noticed that Bryan’s name comes first and Taft’s last. Following is the age of the former Presidents at the time of their election and of those who succeeded to the office by the death of the chief magistrate at the time of their taxing office: John Adams, 61; John Quincy Adams, 57; Chester A. Arthur, 59; James Buchanan, 65; Grover Cleveland, 47 Millard Fillmore, 60; James A. Gar field, 49; Ulysses S. Grant, 46; Benja min Harrison, 55; William Henry Har rison, 68; Rutherford B. Hayes, 54 ; An- d.rfew Jackson, 61; Thomas Jefferson, 57 ; Andrew Johnson, 56; Abraham Lin coln, 52; James Madison, 57; William McKinley, 54; James Monroe, 58; Franklin Pierce, 57; James K. Polk, 49 ; Theodore Roosevelt, 42; Zachary Taylor, 64; John Tyler, 51; Martin Van Bdren, 54; George Washington, 57. 'Vl.jb.V average age of the Presidents has been 54 years, 10 months and 6 days. SURE AND DOUBTFUL STATES —1884-1904 Republican—Iowa, Maine, Massa chusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Democrat—Alabama, Arkansas, Flor ida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina. South Carolina, Tenn essee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. Changeable — California, Colorado, Connecticut, Deleware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebras ka, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. In the six Presidential elec tions—1884-1904—California split its electoral vote in 1892 and 1896, and went Republican the other four times. Colorado went Republican in 1884. 1888 and 1904, Populist in 1892 and Demo cratic in 1896 and 1900.* Connecticut went Democratic in 1884, 1888, 1892 and Republican in 1896, 1900 and 1904. Del eware went Democratic in 1884, 1888 and 1892/ and Republican in 1896, 1900 and 1904. Idaho went Populist in 1892, Democratic in 1896 and 1900 and Re publican in 1904. Illinois went Repub lican, except when it went Democratic in 1892. Indiana went Republican 1888, 1896, 1900 and 1904, and Demo cratic in 1884 and 1892. Kansas went Republican in 1884, 1900 and 1904, Pop ulist in 1892 and Democratic in 1896. Kentucky went Democratic, except in 1896, when it split its vote, giving the Republicans 12 and the Democrats 1 elector. Maryland went Democratic in 1884 and 1892, Republican in 1896 a id 1900, and split in 1904, giving the Democrats 7 and the Republicans 1 elector. Michigan went Republican, except in 1892, when it gave the Re publicans 9 and the Democrats 7. Ne vada went Republican in 1884, 1888, and 1904, Democratic in 1896 and 1900 and Populist in 1892. Montana went Republican in 1892 and 1904, Democrat ic in 1896 and 1900. Nebraska went Republican in 1884, 1888, 1892, 1900 and 1904, and Democratic in 1896. New Jersey went Democratic in 1884, 1'88 and 1892, and Republcan in 1896, 1900 and 1904. New York went Demo ra‘. ic in 1884 and 1892, and Republican in 1888, 1896, 1900 and 1904. North Dakota went Republican in 1896, 1900 ■ir.d 1904, and split in 1892, g ; ving the Republicans 1 and the Democrats 1 elector. Ohio went Republican, ex- c;pt in 1892, when it gave the Republi cans 22 and the Democrats 1 elector. Oregon went Republican, except in 1*92, when it gave the Republicans 3 and the People’s Party 1 elector. South Dakota went Republican in 1892, ’H732 D W anc * and Democratic in 1896. u | Utah went Democratic in 1896, and Re publican in 1900 and 1904. Wisconsin went Republican, except In 1892, when it went Democratic. Wyoming went Republican in 1892, 1900 and 1904, and Democratic in 1896. POSSIBILITIES IN COLORED VOTE The colored voter easily holds the balance of power in a large number of the States. Where the vote between the two great parties is generally close the negro, if unrestricted in the exer cise of his right of franchise, could swing many a State from the Republi can column to the Democratic, or vice versa. For instance, Cleveland in 1892 carried Indiana by 7,125 over Harrison (his own State), and in 1896 McKinley carried it by 18,001 over Bryan. In diana’s colored population of voting age by the census of 1900 is 18,445, and its white voting strength is 701,761. Of the total voting strength of the State of 720,206 the vote cast is 664,094. Only 25 to 40 per cent, of the Republican Southern vote is east. In the doubtful States of the North the percentage reaches 90 to 95 per cent. This always embraces the full quota of negroes. Following is the colored population of voting age in some of the States where the November battle promises to be lively: California3,711, Colorado 3,125, Deleware 8,374, Illinois 29,762, Indiana 18,186, Kentucky 74,728, Ne braska 2,297, New Jersey 21,474, New York 31,425, Ohio 31,235, Rhode Islund 2,765, West Virginia 14,776. Plurality. . 57.386 D 17,574 D 115,822 It . 34,582 K 38. 180 R How We Have Grown Extravagant, Thu CraCtamnn. The small farmer, if he is ambitious to see his son succeed, does not encour age the boy to remain on the farm, nor does he often care to work it him- sellf—thut is, if he happens to be a man of energy and ambition. Instead of working directly to get the best re sults out of the means at hand and to put brain and energy into producing the utmost that can be gained from his farm, like the skillful farmers of some of the older countries, as a rule he ei ther has his mind on the big profits to be gained from a bonanza farm out West or else his dream is to go to the city, or to send his boy there, and take chances on being able to “make a for tune.’’ The same thing is true of the young wage-earners, especially girls, who fill our factories, department stores, and offices. Cases where their wages are required to meet u direct need at home are by no means the rule. Instead, it is usually a desire for more freedom, and for moneyrof their own to spend, that leads them away from home and home work. The work that under more normal conditions was done at home as a matter of course, to meet directly the need that existed there, is now given over to beexploited by factories and department stores. It is a truth now so universally recognized as hardly to need repeating here, that the most sol id mental and moral development re sults from leurning to use the hands dexterously and well in some useful productive employment. In earlier and simpler days our grandmothers spun and wove the cloth for the garments of the family, which were fashioned by their own hands with all the interest, taste and skill of which they were ca pable. Even our mothers made and mended their own garments, and the garments of the family. Now girls who go away from home and work in the factory, do for a corporation, un der infinitely harder and more cramp ing conditions, the same work that their mothers used to do at home for themselves, only there is more of it and it is not so good. Instead of using brains and fingers to satisfy a direct need, they sell both to be slaves of a system in order that their labor may be exploited, first by the manufacturer arid then by the department stores; that a cheap and inferior produdet may in time be sold back to them and to their people. And at the root of the whole thing is extravagance ; the de sire to have money to spend ; the pros pect of being able in time, if they are "lucky’’ to “get a raise’’ and so have more money to spend. It is urged by the women and girls who do this that it is not worth while to mend clothes or darn stockings because it is so much cheaper to buy new ones. This may be the literal fact, so far as the cheap stockings and garments are concerned, yet—what does it do to the moral fibei of the woman who, responsible for the use and control of much of her hu3- hai d’s income thus learns extravagance and utter carelessness in little things': Hers is Re iefjor Women. Mother Gray,, a nurse in New York, discovered an aromatic, pleasant herb cure for woman’s ills, called Austra- liar.-Lief. It is the only certain regu lator. Cures female weakness and Backache, Kidney. Bladder and Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by mail 50c. Sample free. Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeKoy. N. Y. James—“He’s a harmless fool.” Frank—“There isn’t any such thing as a harmless fool.” _ James—“This one is. He’s dead,” , The Art of Keeping Cool. New York Herald. When the hot summer days are upon us and it is impossible to change our environment the best help toward keep ing cool is to learn to adapt ourselves to it. But with all of us habit is so strong that few of us think of adaption, and as a consequence we suffer from it way of living which is suited only to the cold winter months. The cultivation of peace of mind is the first requisite. Next, the essential of a daily bath. A cool bath taken on rising is the best tonic to prepare one for the day’s labor and exposure. A tepid, cool bath or a short hot bath may be taken in the evening, and, if greatly fatigued, it is one of the most effective means of bringing refreshing sleep. Another necessity to keeping cool is not only in the exercise of body, but in the matter of diet as well. All bodily heat arises from the oxidation or burn ing of the food we eat. So when the temperature rises the body needs less fuel. A warm weather breakfast should be a very light meal. As four-fifths of our food is used for fuel it is easily seen that in summer we need only a small quantity to supply vitality for bodily and mental work. The ideal breakfast would be whole wheat bread or zwieback, with some wholesome ripe fruit, such as strawberries, plums, melons or apples. By giving ourselves the benefit of our store of common sense, many of us would go forth to the trials of a day in the heat prepared for it by a diet con ducive to health. How many a man prepares for such a day with a break fast made up of griddle cakes,- soda bis cuit, fried eggs and bacon, sausages, Worcestershire sauce and strong coffee 1 By noon he feels the heat to such an extent that he feels compelled to drink large quantities of ice water, beer or other cooling beverages. Contrast the discomforts of such a one in the tem perate zone with a coolie working bare headed in the direct rays of the sun in a climate twenty degrees hotter. The coolie is not uncomfortable because he has. adapted his diet to his environment. Any man who excites his heurt and ir ritates his nerves by a diet of flesh foods must expect to need all sorts of artificial means to make his life bear able in the hot weather. Cleaning Windows. Judge’;* Library. John S. Cox, Speaker of the Tennes see Senate, had an old negro servant who liked his drink just as well as the best Kentucky colonel in the Blue Grass State. One morning just after the cold spell broke, the darkey came to Senator Cox. “Marse John,” says he, ‘I’ll just up i’ clean dese winders dis mornin’.” “All right, Caesar” replied the Sen ator. “I'se got to hah a half tumbler of whiskey for cleanin’ winders.” The half-tumbler was promptly given Caesar, who armed himself with some rags and carried the whiskey to anoth er room to begin work. A few minutes afterward Senator Cox had occasion to enter his room. Caesar was busy pol ishing the windows. The tumbler was on the table, but no whiskey was in it. “Why, Caesar, what’s become of the whiskey?” asked the Senator. “I thought you used it in this work.” “So I does, Marse John; so I does,” was the answer. “Ye see, sah, I drinks de whisky an’ blows my bref against de winders !” Didn’t Tell Fish Stories. Philadelphia Ledger. One day last week a bookkeeper, who was taking a new position under con sideration, was visited by his employer to he. After arranging all details in regard to the position they had a friendly chat. “I believe, John, you were up in Maine last summer,” said the em ployer. "Yes, sir, I was,” replied the book keeper. “Go fishing?” “Yes, sir..” • “Did you catch anything?” “One little perch.” “Ha! ha ! ha ! that’s what I expected. Well, good-night,” said the emloyer. "John, how could you sit there and tell stories in that bold way?” asked the bookkeepper’s wife after the visit or had gone. “You know we caught over twenty fish weighing over five pounds each, and the biggest weighed nearly eleven pounds.” “My dear wife,’’ replied John sooth ingly, "you don’t think I would have my new employer think me a liar at the beginning, do you?” —The majority of Joseph E. Brown over Ben Hill in 1857 in this State was 1 ),f47, and the majority of “Little Joe” Brown over Hoke Smith was 10,857. a difference of only 90 votes.— Griffin News and Sun. Debts are about the only thing grow bigger by contraction. that

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