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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-07


States was 53.3, which is only little
higher than the percentage (50.6)
shown for selected families included
in this study. Of the number of chill.
dren ten to fourteen years of age in
these families, only 31.9 per cent were
at school, while the corresponding per-
centage for the total number of chill
dren of that age in the United States
was 1913. But after these children
reach the age at which the opportuni-
ty for employment as wage earners
begins, their school attendance suf-
fers.
In the families with child breadwin-
ners, schooling rarely extends beyond
the age of thirteen. Of the children
fourteen years of age, 97.4 per cent
were employed and only 1.6 per cent
were at school,
IIIiteracy Percentage Large.
Of the total number of children ten
to fourteen years of age in the United
States, IL per cent were illiterate, as
compared with 1873 per cent for the
child breadwinners of the same age IN
cluded in this tabulatiOn For the
messengers and errand and office boys
the per cent of illiteracy is compara-
lively small.
By far the greatest degree of illitera-
cy is that shown for the children in
cotton mills. In the south almost one
half of the cotton mill operatives ten
to fourteen years of age are illiterate,
and about one-fourth of those fifteen
to twenty years of age. The smaller
percentage in the older group of oper-
atives would indicate that a good many
of these children learn to read and
write after they are ten years of age.
But the percentage of illiteracy in the
older group is still very high, render
ing it probable that large numbers
of these children are destined to re-
main illiterate for the rest of their
lives.
We read in Greek mythology of
a mighty wrestler, Anteus, who
renewed his strength every time he
touched his Mother Earth, and there
fore he was invincible. This story,
SO beautifully told in the Greek hea-
then mythology, is but an allegory
of the farmer He has been the power
of every land and cline through all
the ages, and his strength comes from
the soil, from the kindly, generous
touch of Mother Earth. And this coun-
try needs to get back in closer touch
with it's vitality, the farmer classes.
We need more farmers in our law
making bodies, state and national,
that the great bodies polite may have
their spirit renewed and revivified
by coming in touch with the spirit Of
the plain, common people. We want
laws, state and national, more in ac-
cord with the wishes and hopes of the
people as a whole and not of this, that
or the other class. The people do
not go astray and if the farmers will
just assert their rights and run things
awhile, we will see our blessed coun-
try swing back into the old channel
and go on her way proudly honorably,
honestly rightly to worldly destiny,
grand, splendid, powerful and magnifi-
cent beyond conception.-Farmers' Un-
ion Banner, Winfield, La.
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-07

ter of mixing the two solutions to-
gether at the same time, rather IT,
to pour one solution into the other. aS
would appear to be the easiest way.
By far the best Bordeaux is made bv
the plan first mentioned.
Lime-Sulphur Wash is prepared as
follows:
Stone Lime (fresh, unslaked) 20 lbs.
Sulphur (four or fowers) ;. 16 lbs.
Water to make :. >. :. so gallons.
Directions: First mix the sulphur
into thin paste. Place this in ket-
tie containing Is gallons Of boiling
water. Add the stone lime, which
will at once commence to slake. While
the lime is shaking stir often enough
to keep the sulphur we'll mixed. Much
of the sulphur will dissolve while the
lime is shaking. Continue the boiling
for from As minutes to one hour, de-
pending on the degree Of heat. Time
of boiling should be regulated by the
appearance of the mixture When
properly boiled the lime sulphur wash
will be dirty, orange red color with
slightly greenish cast, and no sign
of the yellow sulphur will be evident.
When steam is employed for boiling
the proper color may often be secur-
ed in SO to 40 minutes.
After mixture is boiled dilute to
50 gallons, us ng cold or warm water.
The latter is preferable. When the
mixture is diluted it should still re-
tain the orange red color. IF the yell
low sulphur color appears in the di-
luted mixture the operator may know
that the mixture was not sufficiently
boiled.
The above specific directions are
given because it is assumed that the
lime-sulphur will be used only where
the San Jose scale is present. To de-
stroy the scale, as we'll as prevent
the leaf curl, the ime-sulphur wash
should be made strictly according to
directions.
Spray Now and Thoroughly.
Peach growers, whose orchards were
affected last year, will not need to be
warned further about the necessity
for immediate work. And from OBJ
servations made by the writer last
year, it seems probable that nearly
all peach growers in North Georgia
must have seen the effect of the leaf
curl disease. This article is intend
ed as a timely warning. It is hoped
that all fruit growers will heed this
advice and prepare at once, if they
have not already done so, to spray
the peach orchards.
When spraying be sure that thor
ough work is done. Cover the trees
entirely. Otherwise the result Of the
spraying will be disappointment.
Wherever orchards are infected
with the San Jose scale, and the prop
-er spraying has not been given, the
owners may be assured that one thor
ough spraying with lime-sulphur wash
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-07
MANY CHILD LABORERS.
Census Report Shows 1,75o,ooo Little
BreadWinners.


The extent to which child labor is
employed in the United States is set
forth in a bulletin issued by the census
bureau recently. The statistics pre-
sented are for 1900, and relate to the
employment of children as breadwin
ners, of whom 1,750,000, in round num-
bers, between the ages of ten and ff-
teen, were so employed. Breadwinners
are defined as those earning money
regularly by labor contributing to the
family support, or appreciably assist
ing in mechanical or agricultural in
dustry.
By far the most important occupa-
tion for children is that of agricul-
tural laborers, the number of children
ten to fifteen years of age so employed
being 1,054,446. About two-thirds Of
the total number of child breadwinners
were employed on the farm and most
of these children were members of the
farmers families. Next in importance
comes domestic service, or the occupa-
ton of servants and walters or wait
resses, in which 13S,065 children were
employed, most of them being girls.
About one-third of the children en-
ployed in gainful occupations were fif-
teen years of age, and more than one
half were fourteen or fifteen years
The number of fourteen was 79O,623. or
45.2 per cent of the total.
Bows Oufnunohar HirIe a.
Of the total number of child bread
winners ten to fifteen years of age.
1922 per cent were boys and 27.8 per
cent girls. Almost invariably the per-
centage of breadwinners is much great
er among fOreign-born children than
among native children. The percent
age of breadwinners among negro
children is much higher than among
white children.
The cotton mills furnish employ
ment to children to a greater extent
than any other manufacturing or me-
chanical industry. In 1900 the num-
Der of cotton mill operatives ten to
fifteen years of age was A 4427. Of
the II ,622 messengers and errand and
Office boys in the United States 62 per
cent were district telegraph messen-
gers and errand boys, 1913 per cent
were Office boys, and 147 per cent
were bundle and cash boys or girls.
Nine-tenths of the children employed
in such service are boys.
Children in Needle Trades.
The occupation of the textile work
er or the needle trades furnished en-
ployment to 35,070 children between
ten and fifteen years of age, of whom
5,136 were boys and 29,934 were girls.
The total number of children. ten
to fifteen years of age engaged
in the tobacco and cigar factories was
11,462. Of the 49,99S glassworkers
reported in 1900, 5,365, OF 1917 per cent,
were from ten to fifteen years of
age.
Of the 29,657 children for whom sta
tistics were specially compiled, 1886,
or 1853 per cent, were living in homes
with their parents; $3.50, represent
ing 14.3 per cent, or approximately
one-seventh of the total number, were
living with widowed mothers, and SIS,
or "a per cent, with mothers who
were living apart from their husbands,
and whose economic position was
Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-07

Remember the adage, 'An ounce
of prevention" etc.
Spray at once! Don't Delay!
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. "a. 1907.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
HELPING HIM.

certain politician Chicago to Washington during the
+ - he present administration armed with all manner OF
for position consular service The app,
had been 60 confident would the fat berth desired
he his Chicago friends before MS deP a'
he should be glad to them abroad at any time
To his great chagrn however, the Chicago Pocian soon
h t president was the least disposed to favor nm
with an appontmen either foreign or domestc NheIeuP"
Chcaoo man became respondent said ne: Il.
hen 7 left home had told all my friends that
was confident Won would something hate 10 go oE
-. Ldad / isn't so much Office that care Tor Dut
H. 20 have that Chicago crowd laughing at expense
The President is reported have smiled grimy al ms
- 1, 7 can make n the matter said he rs that you
~ friends that offered you the post OF consugener
at Paris and that YOU declined it
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24

There's rational for who not yet sixty years old
complaining his back stiffness his shout
eighty
things
lack the
That's electricity electricity vitality. Electro
vii restore
a Strong Ga
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Ringstone Nomoss-Don't let's here Dis woman keeps
a a9g Le. go ~ Ineos wood pie-Phiadelphia Record
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think Eeovigo is the wonderful thing in the world,
dropsy eatarh and weakness which
made life miserable
would be long but Eecrovigcr
has restored robust health aud credit for saving
my life
I'm years working a day now and feel
strong a small horse
ready to do to help get Electro
suffering that they receive the life from
the of this grand appliance.
1876 Cruz, Cal J. w. LUNBECk.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-24
ELECTRO-VIGOR


cell batteries which about waist while
troube-no odor
blister and guaranteed give
appliance
about waist when retire,
while this
pumping electric life into muscles and vitals
exhlarating
warming vtaizng blood and after have enjoyed
of youthful
with electric lfe
inactive
by health strength
When writing
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
THE END.
Happy Derivations.

There are some very funny stories
told about the derivations of words
since people are likely to twist their
language into strange forms. Thus,
the pope is even today called by the
name ''pontifex," which boys in the
Latin class all know Is taken by him
from the title Of the old Roman priests.
Now "pontifeA" means bridge builder,
and 1t is true that the Roman priests
in the early days Of the republic We're
in charge of bridges, but probably it
should be ''pomptifeX," meaning "mak-
er of ceremonies" Many of you have
wondered what the priest had to do
with bridge building, and this little
change Of mt" to mp" makes the
whole matter clear.
An astonishing derivation Is that Of
the word stranger which we are told
comes from the Greek word eX, or out
of. Absurd as this seems, it is easy to
understand. Elk means out, from or
away, the same word as the Latin eX;
hence comes extra. Then comes the
Latin eXtraneus, which means outside.
The old French word, from this,
fstrange, means an outsider, but
estrange gave us the word stranger
by dropping the and stranger by
dropping the e.
After this serious example we shall
not be surprised at the old joke that
derived the town name "Middletown,"
from Noses" by dropping the eddie
town" and adding "oses,"-St. Mich
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
CHAPTER XXX11.

MT T strikes chill through me
l8I even yet to recall the awful
F66TSnV horror of that instant. The
l5oHSS) fer-de-lance-death in a few
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19

utes' warning he may be able to get
rid of some evidence. He's probably
in bed. and we must get to the bed.
room door without his hearing us
How does the bedroom door lie, Les.
ter, with reference to this one?'
Straight ahead" answered hoarse.
ly.
"All right" said Godfrey. And he
threw back the bolt and opened the
door.
The room was in absolute darkness
save for the dim stream of light from
the hall. We entered cautiously, God
frey in the lead.
Have your lantern ready, Sim.
monds," he whispered. And l caught
the odor of heated metal as Simmonds
obeyed the order.
Two, three, four steps we advanced
feeling our way; then l heard a star
tied cry from Godfrey; an instant's
pause.
"Quick, Simmonds, quIckw he cried
in stifled voice. 1.-The lanternv'
Instantly brilliant band of light
shot across the room, wavered, wag-
ged to and fro, then settled upon God
frey bending above some shapeless OBJ
ject on the floor.
"What is it," 1 cried, running to
him, shlvering with horror.
cts Tremaine." And he knelt on
the floor and stripped back the cloth
ing from the breast. Hes dead" he
added after a moment.
Dead? But why? How
He was in pajamas-I can see them
yet-strlped blue and white.
Then heard Godfrey's voice again.
My God" he was saying, with an
accent of utter horror "My God!
Bring the light closer, Simmonds!"
I looked down too. The face was in
bright relief now-but was it Tremaine?
Could 1t be Tremaine, that staring,
distorted thing, with wide open mouth ?
Then my eyes fell on the hand, clasped
across the breast.
'What is itY' l asked again inarticu-
lately, frozen with dread. what has
hsppened?"
saw Godfrey stand erect with a
sudden movement of loathing.
Its the fer-de-lancev' he said
hoarsely. Hes been bitten by il.
And it's still loose in the room some
where"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
To Stop Many Reversals.

Senator Durham mas offered a
number of important bills relative to
court procedure, which will do away
with most of the reversals by courts
Of appeal, and all reversals based on
technicalities and mere errors. One
of the measures provides that there
shall be no reversal in criminal cases
except when the court is satisfied O,
the reasonable doubt of guilt of the
accused. Another measure provides
that no case may be reversed except
when the court is satisfied that sub.
stantial justice has not been accom-.
plished.
Say Railroads Want Shorter Hours.
The Marston bill, making 1t unlaw.
full for railroad companies to allow
or require their employees to work
more than sixteen consecutive hours,
came up for hearing before the house
committee ON labor on the 9th.
Besides the representatives of the
railroad companies there were also
present members of the trainmen's
organizations and State Labor Com
missioner E. d. Brigham, who was
also on hand to present facts and ar
guments in favor of the bill.
Tbs aisas,ag waa 2aasssssistnary to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
u heard the s,ctsn of Godtrey's cane"

~
l looked at it there seemed to be
something unearthly in it's beauty. 1t
seemed to be rejoicing.
THE snake bit him probably" add
ed Godfrey thoughtfully, "as he thrust
the necklace under the pillow 1t was
fitting punishment"
at was greater than he deserved"
protested hoarsely. HE was not the
man to meet a death like that"
"a man! He was vampirew said
Godfrey sternly. He lived on the
lives of others. Don't let your senti-
mentalism blind you, Lester"
"Oh, you didn't know himw I cried.
A hot resentment Of fate was sweep
Ing over me. 1 realized that, down at
the bottom Of my heart, l had never
really believed in Tremaine's guilt.
Even now hardly believed in it.
Godfrey turned to Simmonds, who
stood contemplating the scene with
staring eyes, his lantern still open in
his hand.
cts hard luck, Simmonds," he said.
you're not going to get the glory,
after all. But who could have fore
seen thing like this?"
Simmonds opened his mouth and
shut it again without uttering a sound.
you'd better notify the coroner"
continued Godfrey, land, suppose, to
be strictly regular, I'll have to turn
this necklace over to you for the night
Guard it well, Simmonds. It's worth
hundred thousand dollars"
"What" stammered Simmonds. as
1t the-the-the''-
eyes, it's the Delroy necklace. You'll
have to go with us to Babylon in the
morning to attend the inquest. fam
cy there'll be something Of sensation
when we produce the necklace there
eh, Lester?' And he laughed grim
little laugh Of anticipatory triumph.
Then lie glanced at his watch.
II must be going" he said. 1--WE
got to fire this story down to the Of
fee. What a scoop it will be! Till
tomorrow, gentlemen"
l heard his footsteps die out along
the hall; then Il sudden horror of the
place seized me, a deadly loathing, and
l CROPPED my way blindly from the
room.
THE END
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19

New Redstricting Bill.
A new redistricting bill, affecting
the congressman, has been prepared
and will be offered in the legislature
within a day or two. The bill con-.
templates the addition of Jackson
county, which is the home of Con-
gresham Dawson of the Second dis
trict, to the Fifth district, and the
addition of Cedar county, which is
the home of Congressman Cousins of
the Fifth. to the Second. The only
other congressman affected Is Con-
gresham Connor of the Tenth, whose
county is to be transferred to the
Ninth district. The change contem-
plated by the bill, as to counties,
make slight arrangements of terri
tory. But they would, it is believed,
very we'll equalize the population of
the different districts. The popula-
ton now is extremely large in some,
noticeably the Eleventh, which has
100000; or light, as in the First,
where the population is but about
100000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19

there - something bright, iridescent,
glowing.
Godfrey lifted the mangled body with
the end of his cane and threw it into
the middle Of the bed. Then he bent
over and picked up-the necklace.
Il was sure we should find it here"
he said. "But look at it. Isn't it beau
tiful?"
1t was more than that-it was SUI
perb; not dead white now, but warm,
full of life. Was 1t the salt bath, or
was 1T that the cloud h. / been remov-
ed forever from its owners life? AS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
Rising From the Grave.

A prominent manufacturer, VIM. A.
Fertwell, Of Lucama, N. c., relates q
most remarkable experience. He says:
50 fter taking less than three tottles
OF Electric Buffers. feel like one ris-
ing from the grave. My trouble is
Bright's disease, in the Diabetes
stage. l fully believe Electric Bit
tiers will cure me permanently, for it
has acknowledgement the liver and blad-
d, + complications which have troub-
led me for years Guaranteed at p.
A. Clemmer's Drug Store. Price only
so cents. Il
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
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NEg9 DIES MONIES LETTER ~
M#9 Items of Interest Correspondent at S@S
NaheH9n ~. the State @G4

action on the bill, but it is doubtful
If the committee will take it up for
final consideration for some days as
desire was expressed for more in
formation.
w. D. Eaton of the legal depart
ment of the Burlington was the leader
of the representatives Of the roads,
and the chief speakers were from
the operating departments of the
roads.
From the first, the railroad men
declared that they realized sixteen
hours day was enough for employees
of the road to work. and that they
favored such rule; they did not OBJ
ject to the spirit of the proposed
law, but were anxious for changes In
1t that would make it less severe.
At one time F. c. Rice of the Bur-
tington said: 'The railroads have
decided not to make runs longer than
sixteen hours"
"And the people of Iowa have
reached the same conclusion" said
Mr.. Marston.
The roads made every effort to
show that comparatively few Of the
accidents were in reality caused be-
cause of men working long hours,
and that the great majority of the
accidents could in no way be con-
nected with long hours.
Punish Desertion by Either Sex.
The senate judiciary committee vot.
ed to recommend for passage a bill
Furnishing family desertion, in this
state. 1t will not differentiate between
the sexes. Both men and women will
be punished for the desertion of their
families. The law, as formulated,
provides that when either man or
woman abandons his or her children
under 16 years of age, he may be pun
lshed for an indictable misdemeanor
or for a felony. However, if he is
able to give bond for the perform.
ance of the duties fixed by the court
which bears his case, the sentence
may be suspended, during the per.
Torrance of those duties. There have
been many efforts to reach legisla.
ton of this character in Iowa. None
has been successful. The senate
committee on Judiciary, in the last
session, killed bill which had been
passed by the house and which was
so drastic as to be impossible. This
year the legislation starts in mild
form in the upper body with the pros.
pect in favor of enactment,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
Committee for Amendments.

The senate committee on federal re.
lations voted to recommend for pas.
sage the Smith resolution asking the
congress of the United States to call
convention for the purpose OF
amending the constitution of the Unit.
ed States, for the election of federal
senators by popular vote. There
was no opposition in the committee
to the recommendation. 1t is under.
stood that when the resolution is pro.
posed for adoption in the senate there
will be a debate of considerable i'm.
portance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
New Temple Amendment.

TO prevent employers Insurance
benefits from being used as a means
of coercing employees into unfair set.
tlemept of liability for personal in.
jury, is the purpose of bill introduc.
ed in the house by Representative
Sparks of Wapello county. The bill
also provides that such insurance
must be paid within thirty days fol.
lowing the demand. 1t is an enlarg.
ed Temple amendment. Mr.. Sparks
introduced the measure by request
and it was referred to the house com.
mittee ON Judiciary
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-19
Require Cash for Stock.


Senator Peterson of Wright county
has offered a bill in the senate pro-
hibiting corporations from issuing
stock unless the treasury receives
the full par value of it. Senator
Smith offered bill providing that
railroads may only increase their
stock after approval of the state rail-
road commission. The Peterson bill
Is sweeping in character. 1t provides
that no corporation organized under
the laws of the state OF Iowa shall
issue any capital stock or any certi-
ficate or certificates Of shares Of
capital stock, or any substitute there
for, until the corporation has receiv-
ed the par value thereof. If it is pro.
posed to pay for said capital stock in
property or in any other thing than
money, the corporation proposing the
same must, before issuing capital
stock in any form, apply to the execu-
tive council of the state of Iowa for
leave to do so.