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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-30

&. K. Overstreet, or "Kinch,' al
known among his friends, was born
county, on March s, 1873. He +
education in the old Sylvania Ac
at the Nannie-Lou-W arthen II
Wrightsville, Ca, where his uncle,
Rev. R. B. Bryan, was at that time
principal. Returning to Sylvania,
and having decided to devote him
self to the profession Of the law,
he commenced his studies in the
office Of Black & Dell in Sylvania,
and then completed his course in
the law department of the State
University at Athens. He first
went into the law office of Erwin,
duBignon & Chisholm in Savan-
nah, remaining there for year,
and gaining much experience in
looking after cases for that firm
IN various parts Of the country,
and also doing practice on his own
account. In 1893 he was married
to Miss Lucy Garrett, Of Screven
county, and has one child, a boy.
He opened law Office and be-
gan, in 1896, to practice among
the people who had known him
from his boyhood. Only two years
after, he was appointed judge of
the county court Of Screven,
which place he filled with great
ability until the latter part of
1901.
In 1902 he was elected to the
Georgia legislature, being a mem
Der at the time the sessions we're
changed from October to June.
1t was during the next session aft
er this that Mr.. Overstreet came
prominently before the people of
the state, and showed the stuff
that was in him. The lobbyists
were infesting the Capitol, as they
had been for years. Many good
men had become accustomed to
their presence, and looked upon
it as necessary evil. But
not so the young legislator from
Screven. His sense Of right and
decency was outraged at what h
he did not hesitate to speak out
An investigation followed, in whi'
the lead-unmoved by fear and u
by power-and when it was over,
phere had become clearer, and tt
young statesman from Screven b
warm place in the hearts of all Geo
love purity in politics.
He was reelected to the lower
1904, without opposition, and in
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
WHAT NORFOLK NEEDS.

The fact that two or three industries
were started in Norfolk and did not
succeed, is not by any means an in
dicaton that manufacturing industries
of the right sort, rightly managed,
could not be made to prosper in this
city. AS a matter of fact there are
many reasons why manufacturing in
dustries of the right sort should, if
properly started and judiciously man
aged, thrive particularly in Norfolk at
the present time.
Because failure comes to a factory
operated by men who have had no fac
tory experience and no technical know
ledge of the business they are trying
to run, is no reason in the world for
concluding that industries of the right
sort. properly conducted, should not
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The legitimate industries of the
country began preparations for renew
ing or increasing their business upon
hearing this simple statement made
by MIR. Taft: Every business man
who is obeying the law may go ahead
with all the energy in his possession;
every enterprise which is within the
statutes may proceed without fear of
when acting legally; but all interests
within the jurisdiction of the federal
government may expect rigid en-.
est methods" No one can complain
of that.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
HOMES HOLIDAY.

Every day we celebrate has a
special character of it's own. Thanks
giving day is no exception to the rule.
1t is the day of days in which the
home is magnified and glorified. 1t is
the highest tribute which posterity
pays to those who on "a stern and
rock bound coast" laid the founda-
tons of civil and religious liberty on
this continent 1t is the greatest gift
contributed by New England to the
larger national life of today. The day
set apart in 1921 by the Pilgrims that
they might gather in family reunions
and to Him who had cared for and
spared their lives in 1921 has taken
deep and abiding root in the national
conscience steadily until on this Goth
day of November, 1908, nearly three
centuries afterwards, ninety millions
of people, who live within great free
republic, the best the world has ever
seen, at the suggestion of their presi-
dent and leader, assemble at their
homes and in their churches, in the
same spirit of thankfulness.
But 1t is as a day of home gather
ing that Thanksgiving gains the at
tention and holds the affection of the
people. While it has far out grown
its original confines it's spirit Of honor
ing the home and acknowledging Gods
goodness has permeated the lives and
hearts of the millions of every cline
and race and creed who in the larger
America swear glad allegiance to the
flag of the great republic.
Returning thousands will have
There has been no decided change
in the Democratic tangle over the hos
pital stewardship, for which several
local Democrats have been candidates.
An effort made by some Democrats to
induce all of the other candidates TO
withdraw in favor of Herman Gerecke
has not been successful in clearing the
| field of candidates. The situation
, therefore remains unchanged.
There are children in Norfolk who
attend two Sunday schools, so at
tractive are some of these Norfolk
Sunday schools. BY going to an early
morning Sunday school and later to a
IL o'clock school, the industrious
young ladies, for they are girls, are
able to possess a varied number of red,
white and blue cards. silver and gold
attendance pins and Christmas favors
Declaring that they had not been
treated so white" in any town visited
this season, the members of the Oak
land football team have been lavish
in their praise of the fair treatment
given them here. The visitors also
declared the local game the cleanest
they had played in Oakland has
played a. number of hard games this
season, playing tie games with Ban
croft, Fremont and Norfolk.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
Diphtheria Feared.

The death of little nine-year-old
Adelia Leu, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Leu, at o'clock Tues
day afternoon, created something of
a furry in school circles when it was
stated by the city physician that
death had resulted from diphtheria.
The little girl attended the third grade
in the Grant school taught by Miss
O'COnnor and was at school last Fri
day. She was taken sick Friday af-
ternoon. The attending physician
states that the disease was quinsy
with an abscess in the throat In
order to take no chances the Grant
school was dismissed Wednesday af-
ternoon and the entire building fumi-
gated, The funeral of the little girl
is to be held at 3 o'clock Saturday af-
ternoon and is announced from Christ
Lutheran church The child seemed
to be getting along well when she
suddenly choked and expired. This
is the third child in the family to
have succumbed within a few years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
NEBRASKA POLITICS.

Spencer Advocate: Marion Fos-
ter of Ainsworth is a candidate for
state game warden, which appoint
ment will be made by Governor-elect
Shallenberger, when he steps into the
executive chair, Personally we would
like to see him get the appointment
as he is thoroughly qualified and le-
gally competent for such a position
A loyal nimrod and true sportsman
such as Marion is, would fill the of
flee of game warden in a most credit.
able manner If the governor sees
fit to appoint him, 1t will meet with
the approval of every one who be-
lieves in the enforcement of the
game laws.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

General Viscount Torio one of the
elder statesman of Japan, out-Hobson' S
Hobson in his dire predictions. Ac.
cording to this prophet the United
States and Japan are to have hun
dred years of war and engage in q
conflict that will make all previous en-
counters between warning nations look
like thirty cents. There's nothing like
throwing a big scare when you throw
any. Meantime President Roosevelt
says that the relations of the two great
peoples were never more friendly and
the ordinary sensible citizens of the
republic pursue the even tenor of his
way. Some people were born to scare
children. Torio is one of them. But
we are not children.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

Herbert S. Hadley, the newly elect
ed governor of Missouri, said recently
in Kansas City, that he proposed to
make his administration a construc-
tive one; that the resources of the
state were as yet very meagerly de-
veloped. He believed that scientific
investigation of soil and crops would
show clearly that cereals, vegetables
and fruits would be most successfully
grown, what natural resources could
be developed, and open the way to
adding millions to the wealth of the
people of the state. What is true Of
Missouri is true of all the states.
Even the eastern part of the country
which has been settled the longest
and developed most fully, has re-
sources yet untouched The genera
tions of future years will not have the
boundless natural resources which
those proceeding us found waiting for
the hand of man to subdue and utilize.
They will have to apply this greater
knowledge to scientific research and
discover natures hidden treasures
which have not yet been revealed.
Each year discloses now values which
mean wealth to the discoverer and
added comfort to the people. 1t will
always be so. There is great deal to
learn yet.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
eggs per week at soc per doz.

eggs per week at soc per do2
Young men, young women who com.
plain that the day of opportunities Is
past and that the trusts crush out
private enterprise, just think of that!
Here is an avenue to wealth that no
trust controls. Anyone can start in
the poultry business for Under my
EggHi system you do not need even
hen to start with. Just n few eggs
and a domestic cat will do. Two cats
are better so they can set In relays.
Put your eggs in basket and cover
them with sofa pillow cushion or
other article that YOU have expressly
prohibited pussy from lying on and
set the basket behind the kitchen
stove and the cat or cats do the rest.
AS soon as one cat gets tired of rest
ing, in jumps the other cat and in
something over two weeks you are a
poultry owner. At this stage of the
problem the cat should be eliminated.
This system of raising chicks without
mother saves the trouble of wean-
ing them and also insures that no
chickens will be smothered by the old
hen lying on them. They are readily
raised by hand and soon learn to
drink without the finger.
or course this way of beginning the
poultry business yields no immediate
returns as the earliest you can expect
pullet to begin laying, even under
my EggHi system is six to eight
he oil bn ,,r IL, 20,
cheapnesS.
The most important part of my Egg
Hi system Is the secret of getting the
hens over the moulting period by
Sept.1 and getting them down to their
regular business of laying. This por-
ton of my system is still in the ex-
perimental form and will be made
public when complete data are at
hand
The second secret of Importance is
the art of preserving eggs in a fresh
or semi-fresh stage, /. e. fresh enough.
The simplest way, and perhaps the
Oldest as it sens to have been used
by Mrs. King Solomon (Which Mrs.
is not recorded) is to cover the eggs
in common salt. A barrel of salt, cost
ing about $1.75 will make three
barrels of preserved eggs worth
$175.00 at 30 cents per dozen. The
secret is to thus preserve eggs during
April May and June, when they are
worth anywhere from six to twelve
cents and sell them. during December
and January at 80 cents or more.
Could this plan be generally adopted
among all poultry raisers it would
have the very desirable effect of
making eggs worth eight cents in
January when they are most scarce
and 80 cents in June when most plen-
ty. If, in giving my Egg-Hi system
to the poultry world | succeed in
bringing about this dream of the early
masters of the art, my name will be
immortal.
Will disclose more of the secrets
of my Egg-Hi system as soon as dis
covered. Uncle Oscar.
Now amt that the most wonderful
skeme ever skemed? Just as soon as
graduate I'm going to give up type
writing and take up hens.
Yours, Johnny Bumper.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

Chicago News Pointed Paragraphs.
It's easier to fall in love than to get
out of debt.
A suspicious woman raises a large
crop of doubts.
How large a dollar looks to the man
who has but 80 cents.
The better you behave the better
you'll get along. Now try it.
Reducing the waits between the acts
will not tighten a heavy play.
A woman who has nose for news
usually has a chin for telling it.
Modesty is one of the things that
cannot be successfully counterfeited
And many a meek and lowly man is
known only as his wife's husband.
Two-thirds of the words in the aver
age school girls letters are adjec-
tives.
Every time a woman gets new
gown she goes around with a chip on
her shoulder.
Man usually INDUCES in a lot of
self praise when he has greatness
thrust upon him,
We realize that the world is grow
ing better when it begins to sit up
and look our way.
1t doesn't take girl long to catch
a husband after she begins to pose as
a man-hater.
The largest sinking fund in the
world is represented by the money lost
in the sea.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The lack of proper coaling stations
Is one of the weakest points in
Americas defense. In time of war,
it would be impossible for the great
fleet of which the nation is so proud
to make trip around the world. I'm
less our deficiencies of this kind are
remedied our national pride is to have
at great expense of money and human
life
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The Reformed Spelling committee
pursues it's endowed and supposedly
well salaried way apparently not at all
disturbed by the ridicule which is
launch upon an innocent public an
other list of mutilated monstrosities,
numbering about 800. They furnish
unlimited joy to the humorous para
grapher, but are otherwise total
failure.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

this city, where his father engaged
successfully in practice for many
years. DR.. Verges graduated last
spring from the Herring Medical col
lege in Chicago, having ranked high
in his classes. He starts out in his
Norfolk practice with a finely equip
ped office, furnished with a style and
taste equaled in few professional of
fees in Nebraska. DR.. Verges' suite
of rooms are No. u.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

We admire fine rhetoric and elo-
quent speech but our judgments are
convinced by sincerity. An exchange
aptly says: CLEAR cut logic and plain
statement have more weight than
florescence. We listen to verbal elo-
quence and linguistic pyrotechnics and
feel a charm as in the brilliant techni-
que of the musician but to move, to
convince, to bring action there must
be a man back of the words"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
: UucIe Oscar Would Relieve Poverty



Omaha, Neb., Nov. 21.-To the Edi.
tor of The News Went skating last
Sunday morning over to Hanscum
park and got in. Don't know wethcr
| got In heCaws 1t was Sunday or be-
caws the ice was too thin. Ennyway
I'm going TO stay on the safe side
after this and go to Sunday school
There's a rich yung Teller here doing
what he calls settlement work and
he's going to give pare of skates to
every boy and girl that comes to Sun.
day School every Sunday from now
till Christmas and knows the Golden
tex, and the superintendent SEES we're
having the biggest revival in Sunday
School interest he ever new. The ice
will be plenty solid by New Years
wont It?
Uncle Oscars got new skeme to
do away with poverty. It's dandy.
Here's sum extracks.
THE EGG-HI SYSTEM.
To you upon whom Dame fortune
has not smiled: to you whose stom-
ach and pocketbook are often empty;
to you who believe the good things of
this world are lily distributed Lis.
ten!!
There Is a solution to your troubles
and it is not Socialism; there is a
cure for your ailment, and it is easy
to take; there is a way to be comfort
able, to be Independent, to be rich and
g u al O.
| have new system of poultry rails
ing, the Egg-Hi system. 1t combines
all that King Solomon knew about
hens with all that has been learned
by later wise men viz. Christopher
Columbus, Napoleon, Charles Darwin,
and Farmer Bryan.
Under my EggHi system a hen will
average six eggs a week right through
the fall and winter, the slack season
with ordinary hens, the season when
eggs soar up to 25c, 3Oc and even Acc
per dozen in the cities.
With each hen laying eggs per
week (under my system the hens
keep the Sabbath, so it may be used
lawfully in South Dakota) it is easy
to compute that twelve hens kept in
goods box on the back porch, the
kitchen roof, or even on the fire.
escape, If there is no other room, and
fed on the scraps from the table, that
otherwise go to waste or are fed to
non-laying dog will keep small
family from starvation, at soc per
dozen.
Six dozen hens, kept in coop made
of goods-bOxes and barrel slaves at
the end of a small city lot will, at
thirty-six dozen eggs a week, pay not
only for the small amount of extra
grain it will be necessary to buy for
that number, but will keep an ordin-
airy family of six people in comfort
throughout the Winter.
If John d. Rockefeller had started
fifty years ago to raise hens instead
of oil he would have owned the
world by this time at SOC per dozen,
for, starting with twelve hens Ga very
modest starD and doubling your num-
Der every six months Ga seemingly
easy thing to do) and in even the
short space of twenty years you will
have hens enough under my system
to lay $3.50, $50, AGA, 26S.4O worth of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

One hundred and twenty-five years
is long time to wait for the public
declaration of a nations gratitude but
the Prison Ship Martyrs monument
was dedicated November IA at Brook
Ign in memory of the revolutionary
soldiers who died because of cruelty
of the most crushing kind on the part
of their custodians. President-elect
Taft spoke to $4,000 people in memory
of the unknown dead"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

the empire, the dowager empress, is
followed to the grave She has done
what she could for fifty years to pre-
serve China as 1t was, but she lived
long enough to know that China will
change She has seen 1t fairly seeth.
ing with changes in the three years
since the war in Manchuria.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The simultaneous death of the des-
potic, old dowager empress of China
and the emperor who was merely
a tool for her to use, causes many
surmises as to who will be the real
future ruler and what policies he will
advance. Meanwhile the American
fleet awaits results, ready for active
service in case any attempt is made
to dismember the Chinese Empire.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The attempt to mix politics and re-
ligion in an attack on Mr.. Taft be-
cause he is a Unitarian is an indica-
ton of narrowness and bigotry that
will not be tolerated. President
Roosevelt is entitled to the thanks Of
the people for the solar plexus blow
he delivered against it, in his recent
open letter. The days of "Knownoth-
ingism" in this country are happily
passed forever. Fitness for office eff
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
President Taft already gives out that

President Taft already gives out that
one great purpose of his administra-
tion is the winning of the south. If
this can be done and the solidity of
the south be broken up, politically, it
will make for development of that
great section and the welfare of the
entire nation. President Taft under
takes a great task but it's accomplish
ment will demonstrate the highest
kind of craftsmanship.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
Another Steward,

Local people, who have been afraid
that Governor-elect Shallenberger in
carrying out his promises in curtailing
expenses, might cripple the Norfolk in
stitution, have been somewhat relieved
to note that the list of prospective APP
pointments contains steward at the
Grand Island institution, where there
has not been a steward for two years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

Lord Northclff witnessed the Yale
Princeton game and pronounces our
football the old Rugby with such ted
ious delays that 1t ceased to interest
Englishmen long ago Strange that
cricket still remains popular in Eng
land is they have outgrown tedium.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

Anna Gould is really breaking the
record In the matter of changing hus-
bands, If the report that she is about
to be separated from Prince de Sagan
to whom she has been welded only
four months, is true. Her explanation
of the probable separation is that her
former husband will gain possession
of their children unless it takes place
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
Madison Square Garden. New York

Madison Square Garden, New York S
famous amusement place, built twenty
years ago, is to be torn down. The
owners claim that there IS no prospect
that the garden will ever be paying
proposition. The Garden has been the
scene of many great gatherings.
Many of Americas great men of the
past generation have made addresses
progress demand it's removal.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27
New BUILDINGS.

John McCarrigan, who recently built
a new house in Hayes addition, is
having new barn erected.
H. Weihr, farmer living five miles
northeast of the city, is about to build
a double granary and corn crib.
T. E. Barnhart, who has just finish
ed a new home east of the river, is
also putting up a new barn on his
premises
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

A woman has written to the mayor
of Grand Forks, N. d., wanting him
to find her a husband. She thinks he
could love a good kind husband who
would provide her comfortable
home and give her one thousand dol
lars in cash the day of the wedding.
There are others.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

Character is not obtained ready
made like a garment, but day by day
and little by little it grows with the
growth and strengthens with the
strength until good or bad it becomes
almost a coat of mail
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The dispatches from Venezuela say
that Castro has had his hair cut. And
now will they name cigar for him?
When they do this he can lie down to
sleep contentedly on flames eternal
camping ground"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

A Chippewa Falls, Wis, woman put
a notice in three newspapers that she
would like to get married, She has
already received over 800 proposals
She is firmly convinced of the power Of
the press.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

With the Commoner and the Outlook
each telling Mr.. Taft how to run the
government the presldent-elect will
show his sanity and good sense by
running it in the way that best
pleases him and the people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

A minister has lately announced that
property is disease. There are GER
tainly lot of sick people on earth if
this is true and the disease is contag-
iouS.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The prophet who knows It's going
to be hard winter because the musk
rats are building heavy nests and the
squirrels laying by big lunches of
nuts, Is discredited by the govern.
ment weather man, who points out that
these things come merely because
the season has been favorable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

To do your work well today, is IA
sure preparation for something better
tomorrow. The past is gone, the flu
ture we cannot reach. the present only
Is ours. Each days work is a prepare
tion for the next
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The latest dispatches from Berlin in
dictate that everyone in Germany, ex-
cept the kaiser, has right to say
what he thinks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

ficiency and high personal character
are the requisites for holding public
office. A mans religious views are his
own and he has right to cherish
them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

1.-THE saddest words Of tongue or
pen" are those campaign speeches of
presidential candidates that are yet
heard through the photograph.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-11-27

The man who speaks of Taft as "a
pocket edition of Roosevelt" must have
a very large opinion of the strenuous
occupant of the White House.