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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10
6be Jeffersentat,
Ut Interest TO Wealth Producers

ruin him. Suggestion? Let the Gov
eminent bank for the people and there
will be way out, if disaster comes,
as it does at times.
Nine. Are the sanitary conditions
satisfactory No. Why? Much of
the land holds too much moisture for
good health. Suggestionsq IF people
could get cheap money they could
drain the sunken lands, thereby i'm
proving the health and increasing pro-
duction.
Ten. Do the railroads give such SER
vice as they shouldq No. Why?
They give such service as they choose
and farmers submit because they can
not help themselves. What sugges-
ton? Let the Government own and
run them in the interest of the peo-
pie.
Eleven. Do the farmers and their
wives get together for their mutual
lAlPl oNeucHt, ENTERTAINMENT ana So
clal intercourse as they should? No.
Why? Can not tell, nor make sugges-
ton.
What general suggestion do you
makeg Let the Government put mon
ey in easy reach of the people, I'M
burdened by heavy usury and the
country will grow prosperous, will be
beautifed and will blossom as a flow
er garden.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10
Life and Speeches Of
ThoS. F.. Watson

Mr.. Watson tells us the story of his
life. His gallant fght for reform Is
told in his speeches, which cover ev-
cry social, political and economic cues
ton that has come to the front In the
last thirty years. The subjects that
are now prominent in the peoples
mind,-Child Labor, National Finance,
the Tariff system, National Banks, the
Government Ownership of Railroads
are treated exhaustively.
Bound in cloth, illustrated. Price,
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10

PoMDRoY is a large yellew Peach,
8 weeks later than alberta. The NEST
Fruit sold In Texas markets at &120
per bushel. The greatest money maker
Of the age. Write for prices ana fur
ther description Of this great Peach.
Fer sale only by Vine Hill Nurseries,
Good Hustling Agents Wanted.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10

Cne formation and maintenance or
monopolistic combinations.
4.-Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood receive from the railroads,
highroads, trolley lines, ETC., the SER
vice they reasonably should have7
Not from the railroads.
Why9 The railroads have gone in
to combinations and through the OPP
portunities afforded by these combi-
nations exact extortionate passenger
and freight rates from the farmers.
What suggestions, etc.9 Abolish
the combinations.
5.-Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood receive from the United
States postal service, rural telephone,
etc., the service they reasonably
should expect9 Not from the postal
service.
Whyq They are without postal saw
ings banks and the parcels post.
What suggestions, etc.? Establish
these needs
6.-Are the farmers and their wives
in your neighborhood satisfactorily or
gained to promote their mutual buy
ing and selling interests? Are not
organized in this section.
Why? Presumably prefer, as a
rule, to trade with their home mer-
chants, as they are now doing.
What suggestions, etc? None.
Are the renters of farms in
your neighborhood making satisfac-
tory living? No.
Why? Like the owners of farms,
they are working under the handicap
Of trust extortion.
What suggestions, etc7 Prohibit
the forming and maintaining of mo-
nopolies
Sis the supply of farm labor in
your neighborhood satisfactory? Yes.
Why? There are enough country
bred boys and girls willing to work
for what, under existing conditions, is
a fair remuneration.
What suggestions, etc.? None.
9.-Are the conditions surrounding
hired labor on the farms in your
neighborhood satisfactory to hired
men? No.
Why? Owing to trust domination
and exaction the farmers are not able
to retain enough of what they earn to
pay the men what they actually should
have.
What suggestions, etc. ? Abolish the
monopolies.
10.-Have the farmers in your
neighborhood satisfactory facilities
for doing their business in banking,
insurance, etc.9 Not in banking.
Why? Should have the postal saw
ings bank.
What suggestions, etc7 Supply the
omission.
11.-Are the sanitary conditions of
the farms in your neighborhood salts
factory? No.
Why's The under-remuneration Of
100000
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10
Editor The Jeffersonian:

which were sent me some time back
by the commission appointed by the
President to enquire into the condi-
tlons of the country and country life.
II you think my answers are worthy
of notice, will be pleased if you will
publish same. Will say, am in for the
war during my life.
Most truly,
Horace Hicks.
Ashford, Ala.
First. Are the farm homes in your
nelghborhood as good as they should
be under existing conditions? Yes,
under existing conditions" but not
as good as they might be.
Why? Money goes from the Gov
eminent to the banks at one-half Of
one per cent and reaches the country
burdened with II 1-2 per cent, too
much for production and labor.
What suggestion do you make? Let
the people have money from the Gov
eminent at 4 or 5 per cent, returnable
in SO many installments yearly, then
conditions would improve
Second. Are the schools training
boys and girls satisfactorily for life
on the farms? No, nor for anywhere
else. Why9 The appropriations are
insufficient and the system looks away
from fundamentals too soon. What
suggestions9 Better appropriations
and more careful looking to the fun
damental training.
Third. Do the farmers get the re-
turns they reasonably should for the
sale of their products? No. Why7
The money changers manipulate the
markets and control prices contrary
to the interest of the farmers. What
suggestions? Let the people have
cheap money from the Government
and the money changers then cannot
manipulate the markets and force
sales.
Four. Do they receive from the
postal service, rural telephones, etc.,
the service they should? We have no
rural telephone service by the Govern
ment here. The postal is the best
service we have Of any sort. Why?
Because it is run by the government
in the interest of the people. What
suggestions? Let us have postal saw
ings banks and the country will be
greatly benefited.
Five. Are the farmers and their
wives satisfactorily organized to pro-
mote their mutual interests9 They
are not organized for such purposes.
Why's They think it unnecessary.
Suggestion. With a money system in
the interest of the people there would
be no call for such organization.
Six. Are the renters making a sat-
isfactory livingq No. Why? Ans
wer to Question l applies in this case;
also suggestion.
Seven. Is the supply of farm la
Dor satisfactory? No. Why? Pub
lie works nav hatter WAGES than nricAs
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10
CURB TRUSTS TO UPLtFT FARM
ERs, HE TELLS PRESIDENT
COMMISSION.

The following has been sent to the
Commission on Country Life appoint
ed recently by President Roosevelt for
the purpose Of gathering information
upon which to base a movement for
the uplifting Of the farmers:
Berlin, Pa, Nov. II.
Herewith I submit my answers to
the questions you have addressed to
farmers and others. I am an ex-farm-
er, an ex-editor and at present a
postmaster. In the absence of a spare
blank I typewrite both questions and
answers.
l. Are the farm homes in your
neighborhood as good as they should
be under existing conditions? No.
Why? The fixing of the prices of
what the farmers sell and what they
buy, by the trusts and monopolies, de-
prives them of the means of making
their conditions any better.
What suggestions have you to
make? Abolish the trusts and monop-
olies. This does not mean the aboli-
ton Of the corporations, but of the
combinations formed by the corpora
tons and the possessors Of other bod
les Of capital.
Are the schools of your neigh
borhood training boys and girls sat-
isfactorily for life on the farm9 No.
Why? No instruction is given in
forestry, soil fertilization and studies
relating specifically to farm needs.
What suggestions have you to
make? Supply the omission.
3.-Do the farmers in your neigh
borhood get the returns they reasona-
bly, should from the sale of their
products No.
Why? Owing to the fact that the
trusts or monopolies fix the prices
at which the farmer sells his prod
ucts.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-10
PAGE THREE.
Gainesville Nurseries
OF
GAINESVILLE. FLORIDA.

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA.
Growers Of leading varieties of Pecan
Trees, Satsuma Oranges on Citrus Trtf6li-
alta stock. Fieid-grown Roses, PalMAs,
Ferns, Ornamental Trees, Plants Mnd
Shrubs. Send for Catalog.
q. S. GRAVES, Propr
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-21

awaken Inc sleeping parson at the
Nrwbcrry experiment somebody sug-
Gcstcd 4 hot iron. The iron was made
white hot and its point placed against
old llczckiah 5 ankle. IT burned all
right, but Ilczckiah kept on preach
ing. II did moi make him move a
muscle. Next somebody stuck pin
almost through his hand, but that had
no effect either, and Hezckiah kept
on cNhorting.
Finally came the supreme test.
That WAS nothin" more nor less than
the extraction of Il good tooth. Frank
Wilson and Marcus Spcarman, who
saw that test applied. said aflcrward
that it took all the strength of three
men To yet Shat molar out of old
lIezckiah's : jaw But Hczclliah did
not move an inch, and the sermon
proceeded as if nothing unusual had
happened.
'Thc tests more than half convince
cd many doubtcrs that the old negro
is genuine phcnomunon.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-21
A Great Dinner.

Cribs poem was written % wears
ago and the dinner was served 28
years ago. The poem is republishcd
with the addition of one stanza by
Mr.. j. II. Chappcll.-Ed. III. &. n.y.
The celebration Of Mr. NJ. S. Fps.
tins 2lst birthday and also in honor
Of Mr.. A. Koppcl's visit to Ncwbcrry,
was time long to BIZ remembered by
the many friends who enjoyed the
bountiful and delicious dinner pre-
pared and given to them by Mr..
Klettner.
Col. Mord Foot, who sat at the head,
Ate such amount to make dozen
men dead
Before he was half through he let
slack his strings
TO make preparations for other
nice things.
Next came J. B. Wheeler who sat on
his left,
Ate turkey wing until he was quite
deft.
He stood to his post like old Joe Ogum
But said, no, thanks, I'll not take So
gum.
The next in rank was our friend Pat,
Who ate much more than he could
hold in his hat,
He said we are sorry we cant do more
We will take walk, come back and
eat up the core.
You are all familiar with little Ed
King
Who is always ready for anything.
Tlc ate Klcttncr's dinner with great
distraction
Then asked If the cake gave satisfac~
ton.
NcXi came Policeman Buck.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-21
TEACHER WANTED.
j. II. c..

The patrons and trustees of the
Vaughnville school will meet Satur-
day, August 1st, at 3 o'clock p. M,
at the Vaughnville school house to
elect teacher for the coming term.
School to run 6 or 7 months. Salary
$40 per month. Applications to be
sent to the below trustees on or be-
icrc August 1sl.
c. \. Brooks.
Henry WorEmaIr,
Tu.trr,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-21

The next thin" for y"u is time baby
boy,
And when YOU get married let me
know,
If Klcttncr prepares dinner III be
sure to 90.
BE sure to have Johnnie to hand
round the things
For he loves the good news the fac
tory brings,
He rhattcrS and laughs with Miss A.
50 fair,
But he takes care to keep Wahford
from pullin" his hair.
Last but not least comes Otto we love.
WHO is gentle and kind as turtle
dove,
He spreads bountiful dinners for those
Of his choice
And says, boys, help yourselves and
rejoice.
Now, dear, otto we thank You from
our heart,
And hope that we may never depart,
From the ways of rcctitudc and right,
And if YOU get in trouble call on us
to fight.
Your humble servant, the writer,
wishes YOU all success
But thinks if he had been well he
could do the bcs,.
Especially to fried chicken, cake and
ice cream,
For on such things he is Il six horse
team.
Sequel.
Composed and written by our worthy
chief,
Who caught and had nabbcd many n
notorious thief,
Therefore, as frauo, If you hear the
rattle,
Follow quietly to the guard house
our friend j. II. Chappell.
The fair and square ecalcr is still on
hand
Is bound to his friends with an iron
band,
Though twenty-eight years is past
and gone,
A better man than Klcttncr has never
been born.
j. II. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-07-21
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\ better officer never stuck,
lie is also handy at such tables
For he ate until he WAS quite dis ,
ablcd.
We remember with pleasure our
friend koppcl
Who enjoyed the dinner but prefers
the bottle.
lie gets plenty to cat, or such is his
looks,
| wonder where is my friend Crooks.
You arc all acquainted with Jcwclcr
Scholtz.
Who ate so much he needed some
boots.
TO keep him from bursting in the
rear,
For he has TO have some room for
lager beer,
We must also mention old man jaeger,
Who said, boys, vot will you have bet
ter?
Although he is old he stood 10 the
rack,
Until he had filled the very last crack.
On this side Of the table SAT Alderman
Cline,
Who has very pleasant face and
He did justice to pntatscs, turkey
and cake,
And said, Mr.. Klcttncr, You arc good
on the bake.
Next came the other Wheeler Bro Of
course,
Who likes cake and brandy for toast,
Some think that in eating he beat
them all
With exception of Mord, whose mouth
is quite small.
Now Jimmie Thoma-on, my son, You
are quite small,
Many more such dinners will make
you tall.
l congratulate you for refusing the
wine,
But you made up on the turkey, so
you will not be behind.
Mr.. Alexander, sat a signing,
Ate all the cowcumbers Klettner was
buying
But when it comes 10 wine he never
refuses,
Says he can get goose whenever he
chooses.
Onr friend Ward at the low end of
the table
Ate all the good things he was able,
When he got through he wiped his
,nustachc,
And said, boys, this beats barbccucd
hash.
Now. dear Noses wish you much
joy.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
MOUNTAIN SLIDING.
A Hawaiian Small Boy Simply drops
Down the Edge of the Scenery"

Water sports are by no means the
only vigorous athletics INDUCED in by
the boys of Hawaii. Mountain climbing
is a favorite pastime, for there are peaks
1000 feet high within easy walking dis
lance of any part of Honolulu, and on
the island of Hawaii there are two
mountains fully $4,000 feet in height.
Sometimes the Honolulu schools give
picnics on the mountain sides that the
pupils may gather land-shells. 1t is on
these excursions in search of lan6-shells
that the Hawaiian schoolboys revel in
the once national sport-mountaln slid
ing.
A very steep mountain side is selected,
where the grass is long and sloping
downward. Every one gathers his own
ii leaves-the ii leaf is something like
the banana leaf, but not nearly so long
With a bunch of ii leaves in his hand,
the first boy steps to the edge Of the
side, grasps the leaves by the stems in
both hands, places the leafy part under
him and sits down, gives himself a start
and drops down the edge of the scenery
like a flash. l was assured that it was
an easy matter to regulate the speed of
descent, by merely grasping the ii stems
firmly and lifting them upward, this
acting as q brake. | lOnged for the
'l1L4Li VI hIOppIlIS IOHI1 over the 6uSc Oh
a mountain, and upon my brief sled of ii
leaves began the descent. | went like
the wind; 1t seemed as though my breath
would be taken away from me, or that
would plunge head over heels, to be
dashed to pieces among the trees below
thought of my brake and drew up on
the ii leaves with all my might and
came up with a jerk that pared every
bone in my body. There l sat, looking
downward almost perpendicuIarly, held
in position only by few ii leaves rest
ing on the smooth, slippery grass, but
the sliding grass is nearly foot long
and it is only after it has been repeat
edy slidden over and beaten down that
it approaches perfection in the eyes of
the Hawaiian small boy, and sometimes
leads to accidents, when, for instance
the thin layer of ii leaves wears out be
meath the slide, a gentle tug at the stalks
parts the sled and sends the slider down
ward in a most uncomfortable and I'M
graceful manner, all arms and legs.
Lucky is the victim Of such an accident
if he is not stopped i'll his downward ca
reer by the trunk of a tree.-St. Nicho-
las.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
WOMAN'S CLAIM ON GLACIER.
Mrs. Mary T. Hart. formerly of

Mrs. Mary f. Hart, formerly of Los
Angeles, who has just returned to Seat
tie after visiting Alaska, has the distinc-
ton of being the first person to stake
out 4 mining claim on glacier while it
was still in action.
Sidney Noise, with the local architect
firm of Hunt X Gray, was on board the
Seattle, which has just returned from
a trip to the Klondike, and he states
that for the first time in nine years pas
sengers were able to make landing IT
Muir Glacier, near Skagway.
The glacier is considered far from
safe, but Mrs. Hart, with natural love
Of adventure, stepped triumphantly
ashore and was followed by others eager
for the experience of landing upon the
forbidding ice field.
1t was found that the moraine. n de-
post freighted with precious ore, which
is always carried with the ice in this
section. had already become quite solid,
and Mrs. Hart forthwith staked out q
claim.
Mrs. Hart has passed a number Of
years in Alaska and is conversant with
the mining situation there, having owned
and superintended the work in several
! claims. In order to gain experience she
at one time worked with Il pick in her
own mine.-LoS Angeles Examiner.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
EYESIGHT WAS IN DANGER
From Terrible Eczema-Baby's Head
Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
h.

From Terrible Eczema-Baby's Head
Mass of Itching Rash and Sores
Disease Cured by Cuticura.
"Our little girl was two months old
when she got rash on her face aud
within five days her face and head
were all one sore. We used different
remedies but it got worse instead of
better and we thought she would turn
blind and that her ears would fall off.
She suffered terribly, and would scratch
until the blood came. This went on
until she was five months old, then
had her under our family doctors care,
but she continued to grow worse. He
said it was eczema. When she was
seven months old l started to use the
Cuticura Remedies and in two months
our baby was a different girl. You
could not see a sign Of a sore and she
was as fair as a newborn baby. She
has not had q sign of the eczema since.
Mrs. H. f. Budke, LeSueur, Mimi, Apr.
Is and May ., 'O7"
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Nitrogen from the Air.

detailed account Of the progress of
the works now in course of erection on
the falls Of the Syaelgios at NOrodden,
in Norway, for the separation Of atmos-
pheric nitrogen, on the system Of
Messrs. Birkeland and Eyde, is given
in La Nature. These works are the
property of a French company, and the
available power is stated at $4,000
horsepower. A second undertaking on
a far larger scale is now in course Of
construction to make use of the falls
of Rjukan, where not less than 250,-
600 horse power will be utilized. Pho
tOgraphs show that the buildings are
now completed, and that much Of the
machinery is in place. The factory is
contained in two separate divisions,
the hydro-clectric generating station
and the chemical works. Details of
the revolving furnaces, with the inter
nal electrodes and the flame arcs, are
given.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Too ObSerVant.

Much is said in these days about the
Importance of training the young to hab-
its Of observation. 1t is we'll to keep
ones eyes open, but as there are two
sides to every shield, so there are times
when ii is not a mans first duty to see
everything that is going on.
A farmer hired a man, the story goes,
and put him into his field to work. Aft
er a while the farmer came along and
accOsted the new hand:
Did you see carriage go down the
road a while ago."
Yes, | did. One of the bosses was
a gray boss and the other was a roam,
and lame in his off Leg
Il thought | heard some men shoot
ing over there on the edge of the
woods 2"
Yes; one of them was Col. Cotton:
he was the tall one. The second one
was Maj. Peters, and the third one was
Tom McSniffer. Col. Cotton had one of
them new-fangled breechloadin' guns
what breaks in two"
Did you see those wild pigeons fly
over just now?"
See 'em. Rather. There was nine
teen of them. They lit in that old corn
field down yonder."
Well, you see too much for q man
that is hired by the day. Here's your
wages. When | want a man to keep
watch of what is going on I'll send for
you. detroit Tribune.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
Under Suspicion.

For three Sundays in succession the
pastor of west side church was glad
dened by the appearance of a backslid-
ing husband in his wife's pew. Then
suddenly this gratifying exhibition of an
awakened conscience ceased. One day
car.
Il have not seen you at church for
some time" said the preacher.
No" was the candid reply. II had
to give it up. My wife got so suspicious
l couldn't stand it."
"Suspiciousw exclaimed the parson.
Yes" said the man; shes got it into
her head that l was up to some awful
deviltry outside that l was trying to
atone for by going to church. Nothing
l could say or do could convince her 9th,
erwise; SO, to show her that l was living
a square life l had to stay away from
church. New York Times.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
" buy F'urs X Hides. Write for catalog 1O5
n. w. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis, MINI.


Civil Engineer Il. E. Peary, U. S. n.
whose search for the north pole has
absence of six years, expiring in April,
1910, stands a chance of receiving the
fun pay of his relative rank of com
dander, $4,000 a year, from May IS dur
ing the remainder of his leave period.
1t has been discovered that the new
navy pay laws, which went into effect
with the approval of the naval appro-
priation act on May 10, provide no spe-
cial rate of pay for naval officers on
leave. Under the rate of pay which
.Peary has been receiving while on leave
his income from the government amount
ed to $4,000 a year. Under the new con
.ditions he will receive $1,000 more a
year, or the full pay of his grade, until
in the navy nearly two years hence.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-18

Please do not get the idea that the
incubator is SO eyerlastingly automatic
that you do not need to give it any at
tention. The result with the use of an
incubator is a great deal like the re
suits with the use of other things They
will be in proportion to the effort you
make to a great extent. OF course |
am not personally acquainted with you,
but as a long-Gistance proposition l
would 81 heap sight rather you would
turn your machine over to your wife.
The women folks have more natural
good sense in raising poultry, and you
can bet your boots they look after the
pennies and dimes in whatever they
undertake. While a man that is accus-
toned to dealing in big money often
oTerlooks seemingly immaterial things;
that go to make the use of incubators
and brooders n success.-M. NJ. John
son, Nebraska.