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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18

wATsoNs WEI es6K1ANl
its paper capitalization has been increased to
about $55,ooo,ooo
Poor old Central 1t has the same pitiful,
scant, ramshackle outfit of passenger accom-
modatlons that it had when Mr. Watson left
Mercer University in 1874 to go down to
Screven county to teach school.
Not an up-to-date passenger waiting room
IS to be found now any more than it was then
The Jeffersonian offers this advice to Major
Hanson and his Lieutenant Lawton:
Deal with the situation that cOnfronts YOU
in spirit of fairness to your own people. and
not altogether as bigoted partisans of the rich
Yankees to whom you have sold your services
Do not expect the people of the South to be
satisfied with system which plumbers them,
in violation of law for the further enrichment
of gang of rascaly New York mi1lionaires.
Have some regard for your own flesh and
blood, for your own kith and kin-and do not
arrogate to yourselves the privilege of de-
nouncing demagogues THOSE SOUTH
ERN MEN WHO STAND UP FOR THE
SOUTH AGAINST THE CHARTERED
ROBBERS OF THE NORTH!
DY1be the HighApaynen off the Public
Road.
Slowly, but surely the vast inert public is
waking up to the fact that 1T NEED NOT al
low New York Highwaymen to "hold up" the
people who travel THEIR OWN PUBLIC
ROADS,
Slowly, but surely, public opinion is crys-
tallizing on the proposition that THE HIGH
WAYMEN MUST BE DRIVEN OFF THE
PUBLIC ROADS.
By Highwaymen, The Jeffersonian means
those Wall Street rasca1s whose only thought
in the operation of the Railways is Dividends,
Dividends, DIVIDENDS.
These lawless bloodsuckers care nothing for
the lives and limbs, the health and comfort of
the passengers. They care nothing for the
convenience and the prosperity of shippers
If the corporation can squeeze every blessed
human being that dals with it-employes,
shippers, passengers and all-and clear a net
profit of SO per cent as The Coast Line Rail-
road did few years ago-What must be done
about it?
Shall rates be reduced, and employees and
patrons given a share in that marvellous pros
perity?
No, indeed
The thing to do is to issue more stock, d-
vide it around among the Wall Streeters, and
then go to squeezing everybody again, to earn
fat dividends upon this enlarged capitaliza-
tion.
That's exactly what the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad did and ONE OF THE FEEDERS
OF THIS GARNER OF 80 PER CENT
DIVIDENDS IS OUR GEORGIA RAIL-
ROAD, which the Coast Line has scooped, in
violation of the Constitution Of the State of
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18

privileges and exemptions our giftgBggaN
chises MADE THESE IRON HIGHWAYS.ss
What we gave, we can take away.
Our liberality has been abused, our conf
dence betrayed, our rights trampled upon, our
remonstrances scornfully ignored
LET US DRIVE THESE HIGHWAY
ROBBERS OFF OUR PUBLIC ROADS.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-04-18

ROAD, which the Coast Line has scooped, in
violation of the Constitution of the State of
Georgia.
The Jeffersonian is making fight against
this ruthless greed of the New York thieves
who are using our railroads to rob the South.
The Jeffersonian means to keep UP the fight
until these wrongs are righted.
Why should Wall Street rascals be allowed
to set aside the Constitution Of our state?
What right has crew of New York pirates
to say that our Constitution is wrong and
should be set aside?
That's for the people to say. The voters of
Georgia adopted the Constitutions they can
repeal it or amend it: BUT WHY SHOULD
WE SUBMIT TO HAVING 1T SET ASIDE
BY FOREIGN CORPORATIONS?
Let lis never rest until we clear our Public
Roads of the Highwaymen.
Let us take our railroads back into our own
hands
Our land, our cash donations, our grants of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
More Nature Stories.

Following close upon the killing OF
a ninety-pound rat at Glen Jean by
an enterprising citizen OF that town
comes the news of 200.pound mouse
seen by Halloween Dabney at Smith.
ers during the night.
The mouse. as described by Mr.. Dab.
ney, was pale gray color with mauve
trimmings, its eyes of sky blue with
borders OF vermillion. and its ears a
sunburnt yellow. stripped with fidl
dler's green.
Yesterday wagon left the local
wholesale house with quantity of
whisky and beer for a saloon at Smith.
ers, but broke down on the way. and
Mr.. Dlbney was left TO watch the load
until new wagon came this morn.
ing. Mr.. Dabney says he first saw
the enormous mouse shortly after 2
O'Clock coming down mulberry tree
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
SALAD FOR TIE SUMMER.
French Dressing a Requisite, and
Easy to Make.

French Dressing a Requisite, and
Easy to Make.
The first requisite of a delicious
summer salad is French dressing.
Boiled dressings or mayonnaise are
rather heavy to combine with fresh
vegetables.
The real French dressing sounds
like a complicated article, but it can
be made in qualities, poured into a
covered jar and kept on ice indefinite
ly. It's flavor is truly delicious and
far above the insipid mixture of oil
and vinegar which generally passes
under the title of French dressing"
In deep china bowl place a level
teaspoon of oriental curry powder.
half a teaspoon of French mustard. a
light saltspoon of English ground
mustard, a light saltspoon of cayenne
pepper one teaspoon of parsley, fresh,
finely chopped, washed and drained,
half teaspoon finely chopped fresh
chiyes two medium shallots, PEELED
and chopped, one fourth of a small
bean of garlic, finely crushed, four
teaspoons of salt, and one light tea.
spoon of white pepper, the rind of a
lemon, finely chopped Mix these in.
gradients together firmly with a sill.
yer or wooden fork, and then add a
tablespoon of olive oil that has been
chilled, and mash until this mixture is
a pulp. Add gradually four table
spoons of good white wine vinegar.
mix thoroughly again and add more
vinegar and oil in the proportion of
two.thirds oil to one-third vinegar. un
I'll you have a quart in all. Press
through a fine strainer into a stone
or glass jar and set in cold place
until ready for use. Always shake
the dressing thoroughly before pour
ing over a salad.
delicious mixed salad consists of
tomatoes, peeled and sliced thin, a
few slices of onion and one cucumber,
arranged in layers on a bed of crisn
lettuce with French dressing poured
over.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08

beware of hats that go up of her
face.
This KIND OF hat only tends to out
line her defects and she should choose
a hat that is brought well forward.
Her hair, too, should be loosely ar
ranged and never drawn back in a
plain fashion. Sharp or smart hats
should be almost avoided and fancy
edges adopted.
IL one has features that look good
at casual glance but win not bear
inspection hat crushed in and
pulled out with many corners and
angles viii be her most becoming de.
sign.
This tends to mystified and one finds
herself unwilling to investigate-the
effect is too good to unbalance.
A small face should deal warily
with the picture hat 1t is very
liable to have it's saving graces drown
ed in the depths of the enormity and
should never be attempted by any
, one who has not the height sufficient
to carry.
A welcomed face can show off
most any model and it is with this
sort-o face in view that most designs
are created
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Car Window Botany.

one of the keenest pleasures of he
railway botanist comes from his en-.
Joyment of the massed color of great
quantities of flowers of the same
kind. One morning our train was run.
ming along through the level JERSEY
country; 1t was that wretched hour
OF the morning when you have lust
taken Your place in someone else's
seat while the porter is getting your
own ready. and you have that all-over
miserable feeling that comes from n
nights ride in stufy sleeper. In
an instant all discomfort was forgot.
ten n the sight of a wide salt meadow
that seemed one mass of pink swami
Allows l'he gray morning mist was
turned silyery white by the rising sun
and giving color to it all were the
wide stretches % the pink swami
mailowS. 1t was one shimmerinp
mass of misty silvery gray. sunlight
radiance. and rose color as delicate as
that of the linips of some seashelis.-
Atlantic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
DIVIDE ON ToRRENs PLAN.
Building and Loan Leaders Disagree
on Title System.

Chicago. July 27.---The Operation of
the orrens System of Land Titles in
Cook County was discussed by many
of the delegates at the session of the
United States League of Local Build
Ing and Loan Associations at the
Palmer house. The subject was intro
duced by paper of Charles G.. Little
OF Chicago, in which he held for the
benefit of the law to all property
holders. In the general discussion
that followed the sentiment was about
equally divided for and against the
operation of the law as general pro.
position throughout the United States.
Some of the debaters contended that
II would operate advantageously in
certain states. and that it would be
failure in others.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08

backward. The enormous size of
the rodent frightened him. and he re.
manned quiet while 1t consumed a
quantity OF the whisky and beer. In
the midst of its feast 1t became fright.
ened at a passing X. and NJ. train and
ran back toward the creek. stepping
on Mr. Dahney and rendering him
unconscious.
Mr.. Dabuey's remarkable story is
borne out by the fact that quantity
Of the intoxicants had disappeared
and Mr.. Dabney was unconscious.
when found this morning, Charles.
ton Gazette.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
Ham Sroauetses.

One cup of good white sauce, sea.
soned with. lemon juice. one cup OF
soft bread crumbs, one-half cup of
deyiled ham, one-fourth teaspoonful
OF salt. Mix. and when cold form into
eroquetts. roll in bread crumbs. din
in beaten egg and again roll in
crumbs and fry in hot. deep fat.
These may De varied by using deviled
turkey. tongue and the like. Parsley
and celery tips are suitable garnishss
Good Housekeeping.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08
chooslna a Hat.

There is a set OF rules about hats
and their wearers that should he
rigidly followed
II woman has thin face and is
inclined TO be sharp featured let her
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-08-08

use Just the Same, while their losses
increase. TEsy expect to loose from
to is per cent. by starvation any
way If it becomes from rs to 80 per
cent it merely is a bad yer. The mum
Der Of skeletons dotting the great
plains is nothing to them, except
that they represent dollars and cents.
They make no efforts to improve con-
ditions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
WRECK oNTHE CENTRAL CAUSES
FIVE AND POSSIBLY SIX
DEATHS.
ORDERS OR SEMAPHORE
Express Was Making Up Time Lost
When II Crashed into An Ice Train.
Scene of Wreck and Death.

Michigan Central train No. 81, known
as the American Express" making
up time crashed into a light engine
on the dreaded Shanghai curve, two
miles west of Ypsilanti, at 1888 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, killing five men,
fatally injuring one, and strewing the
tracks for a quarter-mile with scraps
of the engine and cars.
Friday morning General Supt. Mutt
began a rigid investigation into the
cause of the wreck. Two causes seemed
to have contributed. the failure Of the
block semaphore to work and indetin-
lite orders.
The light engine was handling ice
cars at Shanghai and had received or
ders to run in on siding to clear the
main line for the big express train at
3:45.
The express train had orders for a
clear right of way without mentioning
the ice train, and was making up lost
time, running at nearly 20 miles an
hour. Believing that he had six
minutes leeway, Engineer Roe, Of the
light engine, pulled out on the main
line just as the big engine came whir-
ling around the curve dragging its load
of express and mail cars, Engineer
Scallen knowing nothing of the ice
train.
The engines met at the switch, the
express engine slicing cornerwise at
the light engine.
The semaphore east Of the switch
must have failed to work or else En-
gineer Scallen failed to see it. as the
advent of the ice engine on the block
should have set it against the express.
The express train was made up of
a big Pacific engine, mail car, five
express cars and a car for the train
crew. 1t ordinarily leaves Detroit for
Chicago at LOS p. NJ. but Thursday
a press of business made it necessary
to run two sections and the section
which was wrecked left the M. c. de-
pot in Detroit at 2:57, nearly two
hours late.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
One Judue Will Do.

That a bill has been prepared for
Introduction in the legislature provid-
'ng for submitting constitutional
amendment to permit Bay county to
elect another circuit judge has just
leaked out. The bill is said to be more
the interests of creating another fat
'ob than for the benefit of the taxpay-
ers. Bay county constitutes judicial
circuit by itself, and there are numer-
GUS circuits in the state having
larger population and getting along
nicely with single Judge. An amend
ment to the constitution some time
ago permitted Bay county to double
the salary of it's present circuit Judge,
and the general feeling is that there is
not the slightest necessity for any fur
Their expense in the administration of
Justice in that county.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
A LEGAL ODDITY.
Common Drunkenness Brings New
Form Of Sentence.

One year at diligent and industrious
service on farm was the sentence
imposed by Judge Adams. Of Kalama-
zoo, upon James Hawley, charged with
common drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
The sentence is a most remarkable
one, because of it's oddly, and as far
as known It is the only sentence of
the kind ever imposed upon pris-
oner:
IL at the emil &C the year Hawley
has obeyed every rule imposed by the
court, he will be at liberty to do as
he pieases, enjoying the same rights
as any one who has served sentence
for an offense.
Elves rules were imposed by Judge
Adams upon which Hawley must act
accordingly.
His behavior must be good and he
must do nothing to modest or cause
trouble to his neighbors.
He must drink no intoXicants.
He must not visit barroom, sa-
loon or gambling house, or associate
with any persons of bad character.
He must apply all OF his earnings
to keep himself and those dependent
upon him and must at all times be dill
gent and Industrious.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
NO LIVES LOST.
The Remarkable Features of the
Wreck Near Jamestown.

The remarkable feature Of the
wreck of the Pennsylvania flyer near
Johnstovn was that no one of those
who were on the train was killed out
right, although fifty Of the injured are
at the hospitals n Pittsburg, Altoona
and Johnstown.
1t was the unexpected that hap
pened, the railroad men say. A new
piece Of track had been put in at this
point. Instead of the ordinary cross
ties. the track was supplied with steel
cross ties to which the rails were
bolted.
One of these bolts, the railroad men
say, gave way, the tracks sprung and
the train running around the curve at
sixty miles an hour to make up it's
lost time. was thrown into the river
When the heavy train went over
the embankment, everything went be-
fore it, including the telegraph wires.
For that reason it was hours before
the outside world could be communi-
Gated with and assistance given to the
injured
In the meantime they were huddled
together, many of them devoid of any
clothing whatever and others with
what clothing they did have soaked
with the icy waters of the Cone
naugh, and still others with blood
rom their many wounds congealing
over their bodies.
Little wonder 1t is that when as
sistance did arrive and special train
was started for Pittsburg early this
morning with the survivors and those
Of the injured who were able to con-
.inue on their Journey aboard, that
Rev. Edgar Cope, rector of st. Simon's
Episcopal church of Philadelphia, as
7embled all together in one car and
here conducted one of the most
weird and solemn services of thanks
giving that has ever been held. Most
If the passengers were still without
clothing and were wrapped in blan.
kets and other bedclothing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
The White Elephant

Negotiations for the sale of Zion
City, the White Elephant Of the Dowie'
ties, may be called off because of the
publicity which has attended the nego-
tiat.ons. 1t was Wilbur Voliva's desire,
according to d. l.. Mckay, private Sec
rotary to Mother Elinor to get rid of
the city without publicity and Thurs
day morning when he learned that the
negotiations had been made public he
sent tart communication to Windsor
and limited that further negotiations
would not be entertained.
1t was the plan, Mr.. Mckay said, to
make the city the headquarters of the
Flying Rollers as it was the headquar-
ters OF the Dowieites, if the deal went
through. The transfer was not to affect
the religious standing of the two sects,
being chiefly a commercial transaction.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
STATE RIGHTS.
The Control of Corporations National
Matter, Says Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt, in an address
before Harvard students on state
rights, said in part:
There has been curious revival or
the doctrine of state rights in connec-
ton with the question Of the control
of corporations by the people who
know that the states can not with JUS
tice to both sides practically control
the corporations, and who, therefore,
advocate such control because they do
not venture to express their real wish,
which is that there shall be no COR
troll at ali.
Honest and fair dealing railway
corporations will gain and not lose by
adequate federal control. But those
who invoke the doctrine of state rights
to protect state corporate creations in
predatory activities extended through
other states are as short-sighted as
those who once invoked the same doc
trine to protect the special slave-hold-
ing interest. The states have shown
that they have not the ability to curb
the power of syndicated wealth, and,
therefore, in the interest OF the peo-
pie, it must be done by national ac-
ton.
Our present warfare Is against spe-
cial privilege. The men-many OF
them, am sorry to say, college men
who are prompt to speak against every
practical means which can be devised
for achieving the object We have in
view-the proper and adequate super
vision by the federal government of
the great corporations doing an in
terstate business-are, nevertheless,
themselves powerless to so much as
outline any plan of constructive states
manship which shall give relief. have
watched for six years these men, both
those in public and those in private
life, and though they are prompt to
criticise every affirmative step taken,
| have yet to see one of them lift a
finger to remedy the wrongs that
exist.
$50 it is in every field of public ac-
tivity. States rights should be pre-
served when they mean the peoples
rights, but not when they mean the
peoples wrongs; not, for instance
when they are invoked to prevent the
abolition of child labor. or to break
the force of the laws which prohibit
the importation of contract labor to
| this country; in short, not when they
stand for wrong or oppression of any
| kind or for national weakness or inn
| potence at home or abroad.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
IT'S FUNNY.
Mr.. Perry Writes Up the Trials Of q
First-T ermcr.

RepAJ. M. Perry. of Oscoda, has at
tackled the house in a two-column ar
ticle in the Tustin Times, his home
paper, which he owns, and the house
is boiling over with wrath at the au-
dacious first termer. His letter was
read Monday evening to an indignation
meeting of 30 representatives
One member has expressed the opin-
ion that Rep. Perry should be charged
with contempt.
The letter gives an account OF his
experience as legislator. He says he
came to the capitol, and after climbing
two flights OF stairs he found the Sec
ond termers had come up in an eleva-
tor. The second termers, Mr.. Perry
aims at particularly. He went by mis-
take through the main entrance, bvt
later entered by the cloak room,
where colored gentleman helped him
off with his coat, brushed him and
prepared him. Since then, Mr.. Perry
says, tlse colored gentleman has been
regularly appointed, and Mr.. Perry
now takes off his own coat, and the
says) the colored gentleman smokes
and reads a yellow-backed novel, and
has a white assistant.
Mr.. Perry says he has drawn pay six
times, though he has done only IL
hours work. For the legislatures II
hours work the people will pay $780,
900, he estimates.
He says his bill as made out for him
for his expenses to the Alger funeral
was in excess of his expenditures and
he wanted it corrected, but he was told
that all the bills were uniform. One
~f9
especially surprised him, as he, not
knowing the state would pay, had eaten
Is cents worth at lunch counter.
Bills presented by second termers,
Mr.. Perry thinks, are passed under
suspension of the rules. First termers'
bills go to committee. First termers,
he humorously says, may not intro
duce the three favorite motions OF
second term men; to suspend the
rules, to dispense with reading bill,
to adjourn. Ee even declares. to the
great indignation of Speaker Whelan's
friends, that the speaker once recog-
nizcd the motion to adjourn of mem
Der who was not in the house at all on
that day.
Mr.. Perry thinks the people would
be very indignant if they knew the
| alleged state of affairs.
Many members consider the Perry
outbreak as of no consequence except
as a humorous incident-others are
more serious, seeing that the immense
ly popular Speaker Whelan is criti-
cised Mr.. Perry is a banker in Tustin,
| and highly regarded.
Mr.. Perry is much astonished at the
| rumpus his letter has made. why, it
was ali big joke on me-" said the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Attacking the house
or showing contempt of it was far
| from my thoughts. Some folks in our
town joked me as to whether l was
doing my work, and just wrote some
stuff to the editor of the paper, max
! ing little fun out of the whole situa-
ton, and, really, | was joshing my
self more than anyone else. The house
must not take it seriously, it was all
| q Joke"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-02
THE ORDEAL.
Evelyn Nesbit ThaW Under a Great
Trial.

Trial.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has three days
to rest and prepare for a continuation
of the ordeal which she is undergoing
at the hands of District Attorney
Jerome. The Thaw trial was adjourned
Thursday night after little Mrs. Thaw
had spent the entire day on the stand
under a searching, flaying cross-ex
animation at the hands of the district
attorney.
1t would seem that the climax of
sensationalism had been reached
Thursday, but it is said the district at
torney expects to bring out incidents
of at least as sensational character as
those already known. No woman ever
before faced more terrible ordeal on
the witness stand. Although ic was
very evident that the slender, frail,
childish wife was under a great strain
only once did she give way to tears
That was when, after fencing with the
district attorney an hour. she was
finally driven into a corner by his al
most brutal questioning and took ref
uge in tears.