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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-04-23
THE JEFFERSONIAN.

then in the height Of his popularity, having
but just descended from the chair of the Vice
Presidency. He here received frontier ova-
ton, remained for several days, and returned
as guest to the log cabin Hermitage on Aug.
g. 1905. These visits put the suspicion on
Jackson of having been connected with Burr's
schemes, but he subsequently, successfully
proved his innocence. This old log cabin was
then more pretentious residence than
many of his well-off neighbors could boast.
In this old house domestic bliss, thrift, and
economy reigned, and the sturdy hero and his
charming wife were happy. They had no chill
dren, and, to supply this drawback in 1909
they adopted one of Mrs. Jackson s nephews
one Of twins, when three days old, christening
the boy Andrew Jackson, Jr His descendants
still live at the Hermitage. The other twin
brother became Thomas DOnelson Of Phila-
delphia, who was still living when we visited
the Hermitage. This baby boy became the
great delight Of the General and his wife
Parton says that Jackson loved his wife and
adopted child "with that entireness which be-
longs Of the love of men, and to them only
whose lives are pure from puberty to gray
hairs. - Gen. and Mrs. Jackson entertained
Hospitality in their log cabin, and often had
not only single person but whole family
in their four rooms or circHng about the capa-
cious fireplace, whose back log gave out ample
warmth Their neighbors were wont to say
that the Jacksons were royal entertainers, be-
cause the poor, belated peddlar was as well
come as the President of the United States.
The bricks for the new Hermitage mansion
were all burnt upon the place, and the build
ing when completed was one Of the most i'm
posing in that part Of the country, being both
substantial and spacious. This building was
destroyed by fire and rebuilt in 1886 upon the
old plan, and just as it now stands. The
main building has two large rooms on each
side, opening into the spacious hallway, and
upstairs the same, making eight large rooms
with pillared portico in front There are
wings on either side. The one on the right
was occupied by Gen. Jackson as an office
That on the left was the large state dining
room, where the General often entertained
distinguished guests at dinner parties, the
hero Of the Hermitage always being the light
and life Of the occasion. In 1929 when Jack
son was about to leave for Washington to as
sumo the Presidency, Mrs Jackson died
When the house was destroyed by fire she lost
her wardrobe and most Of her personal eff
fects. She had given many beautiful articles
to her relatives, who retained them as souve
Mrs, so that only a few Of her personal effects
are now at the Hermitage, but the old home
stead is now filled with souvenirs, relies, anC
furniture which the old hero had accumulated
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er~Gen. jackson s death the Ladies' Hermi-
tage Association was formed to have the care
Of the Hermitage and to keep intact there
all the historic relics and articles which he
had collected in his lifetime, which he had
used, and which were left in the Hermitage
at his death. All these relics are now at the
Hermitage, and the association will struggle
to raise $15 900 by the LIST Of July next to keep
them there forever.
How these relics have been kept at the Her
mitage, and how they now in danger Of
being sold and scattered should be explained.
We have mentioned the adoption of son and
heir to Gen. Jackson and his wife, who took
on the name of Andrew Jackson, Jr. This
Andrew Jackson, Jr., had grown to manhood
when the General was elected President. He
married in the first year of Jackson s second
term and took his beautiful young bride to the
White House, where, after the death Of Mrs.
Emily Donelson, she became the Lady Of the
White House for the rest Of his term, though
the histories Of that period have not fully ac-
corded her that position. This gentle Mrs.
Sarah Jackson greatly beloved by the
General, and he always spoke of her most af-
fectionately as Emy dear daughter" and her
children, his grandchildren by adoption, we're
the idols of his declining years. One Of them
is the present Col Andrew Jackson, now the
resident of the Hermitage, and the owner of
the relics, furniture, ETC., in the mansion. To
his adopted son, Andrew Jackson, Jr., the Gen
eral willed all Of his real and personal estate
except a few minor requests to nepheWs and
namesakes Thus Andrew Jackson, Jr., ac-
quired the Hermitage and it's belongings, and
lived there until 1856, when he sold to the
State of Tennessee the Hermitage and 500
acres Of the old homestead for $4,000 The
State intended to present it to the United
States Government for the establishment Of
branch Of the West Point Military Academy.
The unsettled politics of the country and
strife Of 1861 coming on, Andrew Jackson Jr.,
still kept on living at the Hermitage, waiting
for the State to take possession. He had plan
ned to remove to one of his estates in Louis
lana, but remained at the request of the Gov
ernor until some disposition could be made of
the property.
Thus the war found the Hermitage with the
Jackson family still there. All the young sons
of Andrew, Jr., went off into the Confederate
service and Andrew, Jr., while out hunting,
wounded himself with gun, from the effects
of which he died. This left Mrs Sarah Jack
widowed sister, Mrs Marian Adams, as a
companion and few faithful old colored SER
wants protectors. At this time Maior-Gen.
George III. Thomas, u. S. A., who now sleeps
his last sleep in lakewood Cemetery TROY
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JACKsON's HERMITAGE.
CONTINUED from Page Three

enough now IN it's construction to build small
village. There is but one bridge in the coun-
try that has more timber in 1.-THE railroad
bridge to Waterford, above Troy. Some dis
lance from the Hermitage stands the old brick
church, which we passed, which Gen. Jackson
built, and was in the habit of worshipping IN
when he lived at the Hermitage. After taking
a side road at the church and leaving the pike
we shortly arrived in front of the Hermitage,
which is reached from the road through a
long avenue, which is lined on either
side with great arching ancestral trees,
left there and cared for by Gen. Jack
son with special interest in his lifetime. The
Hermitage plantation originally contained sew
eral hundred acres Of beautiful and rich roll
ing land where he cultivated an extensive
plantation after he resigned from the SUI
preme Court in 1904.
When Jackson took up his residence there
in 1904 he named it the Hermitage. He built
the log house in which he went to reside which
is still standing at the present time. 1t
has been preserved from complete decay by
the Ladies' Hermitage Association, which in
augurated it's work by restoring and preserv-
ing this home of the old hero in which he
lived until 1919, fully fifteen years, when he
built the more imposing mansion, the site of
which he selected on an eminence 500 yards
from the old log cabin home, but near enough
to the old crystal spring to enable the young
dar'kies to "tote" water to the new grand
mansion. This they did arrayed in all the
glory Of the picturesque cotton shirts woven
on the plantation in the summer time, balanc-
ing the pals upon their heads. The original
log house contained but three rooms one on
the ground floor and two upstairs To this
house after a time was added a smaller log
house twenty-five feet distant and connected
by a covered passageway.
This was Jackson's house for fifteen years
Of his eventful life. The old cabin still stands
in all its primitive glory, but cut down one
story by Jackson, and after he removed into
the more pretentious mansion it was utilized
for negro quarters. The day before it came
to the care of the Ladies Hermitage Associa-
ton the chimney fell, carrying away the ga
bic end It was restored with all the stones
in the old fireplace, as they were when Jack
son passed so many nights before the blazing
fire that burned on his own hearthstone. The
old log cabin is delightful Renaissance
From here went forth Jackson to the war, bag
gard and anxious, and returning still haggard
but his face illumined by the light of great
historic victories. From these doors he went
to New Orleans, and returned through then
illustrious, and was henceforth crowned with
the laurels Of victory. Under the roof Of this
humble log cabin Gen. Jackson received many
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE kEARNY Sc
TUESDAY, JULY Z, 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

DISSERTATIONS; west wind; maximum
temperature 81; minimum, 81.
FORECAST FOR ToDAY-Fair; somewhat
warmer; light northeast wind, changing to fresh
west. Page Is
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'sHUNCH. LEADS MINER
TO RICH FIND OF STOCK
Shares of Leopard Stock Worth
$50, 600. Discovered Hidden -
as Result of Dream
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO. New, July 6.-A find OF $780,
5000 worth of Leopard stock was made
by Arthur Bender on the Comstock last
week, the discoverer maintaining that
he was led to the scene by "huncn.'
Bender says he went down the aban-
doned shaft after dreaming that there
was buried treasure there and that he
walked directly to the spot.
The stock was wrapped in mildewed
paper. Bender took 1t to the surface
after exploring the tunnel and carried
along ore from vein that he had un-
covered. In the home OF Mineral Sur
veyor Moran he opened the package.
The stock was issued in 1873 and
signed by the late Senator George
Hearst The name Of the man to whom
the stock was issued was not revealed.
Residents OF Virginia City say it Is
doubtful IL Bender ever cashes in, for II
the stock is marketable the Hearsts
will claim 1t. Bender is now on his
way TO San Francisco, where he will
ascertain the value of the stock.
Telling OF the occurrence, the dis
coverer said:
IT seemed to be led by instinct to the
place where the stock was cached under
a boulder. / showed 1t into my pocket
and continued the workings to pros
pect. I found three inch vein Of ore.
from which carried $3.50 to the sur
face.
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FIVE ARE DROWNED IN
FLOODS NEAR LINCOLN
Nebraska's Capital Isolated by
Downpour That Wreaks
Great Damage

LINCOLN, Neb., July 6.-Lincoln to-
day experienced what was probably the
worst food in its history, causing the
loss of FIVE lives. and possibly two
others; minor injuries to several; a
property loss which can not be even
approximately estimated; an almost
total suspension of railroad traffic to
and from the city, and misery to hun
dreds of families who have been driven
tered in public buildings and private
residences The known dead are: John
Metson, drowned while trying to rescue
stock; three children of Henry AIMED.
a boy aged and a girl aged IL (they
fell from a boat after being rescued
from the flooded home); Mrs Schues-
ter, who died from fright and exposure
after being taken from her home; a
young man named Willard Nichols.
who was caught in the food while re-
turning home from town about o'clock
this morning. He climbed a telegraph
pole, and citizens say they saw him.
after clinging for hours. fall in the
water. No trace of his body has since
been found.
A child OF a Russian family. name
unknown. was reported drowned, but
the report has not been verified. The
o'clock this morning. when the flood
was at It's height. The flood followed
the greatest downpour of rain known
here for many years. The Lincoln gas
and electric plant is flooded. The food
tonight Is subsiding. Acting Mayor
aid.
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TROOPERS HASTEN SOUTH
Mexican Soldiers Hurried to
Scene of Disturbances
SPECIAL DISPATCH no THE CALI

Ell PASo. Tex July s.-Sixty Mexi-
can .eayalrymen came up today from
Chihuahua and were sent south to
Casas Grandes on special train and
then hurried out to Ascension. q small
town south of Palomas which was at
tackled by revoluttonists near the New
Mexico border last Tuesday. Only so
gendarmes hold the place.
Mexican Consul Attolio ". Lomen Of
this city makes the announcement that
a band OF 40 revolutionists were ar
rested Saturday in the mountains north
OF Casas Grandes by Mormon volUn-
teers.
That the Mormons take rather
serious view of the situation is evil
denced by an editorial in the Nuevo
Casas Grandes El ProgreSso, published
by q Mormon. warning his people to
arm themselves.
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Many Clashes Occur in
State Delegation
Among the Most Active Agents
of Disc0rd Bell Is Far in
the Lead
BY Edward F. 0'Dsy
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO The CALL
DENVER, July 6.-If harmony be as
the poet AYERS. q concord of sweet
sounds, then the condition OF the Cali
fornia delegates here is best described
as a discord of sour. notes that would
jar the tympanum of a boiler maker.
The delegates were ironbound at
Fresno with Bryan instructions, and
they are going to vote for him solidly
as mater of course, frst, last aud all
the time Yet II the truth must be
told-and it shall be an impersopal,
anonymous truth--there are sinbads
among the twenty who would gladly
shake the old man of Lincoln from
their shoulders.
There are more active agents OF dis
cord, however, and easily first comes
Bell, who has tangled, the delegation
out OF tune beyond the power of mortal
man to remedy.
DENUNcIATIoN LoosED
To commend Bell ever so lightly be-
fore Tom Fox of Sacramento, Charles
Edelman of San Francisco and others
is like loosening the cap on a water
plug. The stream of denunciatfon
flows safely and interminably. The Ill
feeling in the delegation shows itself
in ugly flashes, and there have been
downright cat and dog fights between
members OF the arrayed factions. And
only two or three delegates who have
learned how to sidestep these waspish
chickering's are IN the comfortable po-
sition of being able to say "a plague
on both your houses
The days developments furnished
more fuel for the political bonfire. A
Bell vice presidential boom suddenly
sprang UP this morning somewhere in
the neighborhood of the Brown Palace
hotel. 1t looked well as it travelled
along Seventeenth street, but when II
descended on the California head
quarters it broke like a thunder cloud.
There were more unpretty things
said about the Napa man in the en-
suing half hour than the wire could
comfortably carry. He was roundly
scored by some. he was damned with
faint praise by others, and IL the boom
had possessed the property OF solid
matter 1t would have been dented like
a can trailing in the rear OF yellow
dog. But the boom never amounted to
anything. Everybody knew II didn't
Continued ON Pare q Column
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Mexican Troops ROut
Rebels In Battle
Thousand Regulars Meet 500
Soldiers OF ReV0lufiOniSt
Forces Is Texas Report
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

DEL RIO, Tex, July 6.-Reports
were brought into Las Vacas and Del
Rio today that a force Of nearly 1000
Mexican troops, commanded by Colonel
Dorantes. encountered one Of the main
bodies of the revolutionists about so
miles south of here at an early hour
today. 1t was said a battle had taken
place. in which the insurgents were
routed. The revolutionary force num-
bered about 500 men, They were we'll
armed and mounted and put UP a hard
fight.
When unable to longer maintain
their stand against the overwhelming
government forces the insurgents broke
in small bands and made a swift re-
treat into the mountains. They are
being pursued by federal cavalry and
rurales. No report OF the number
killed has been received here.
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night 1t was informed that Bryan OBJ
jected to the selection of. Sullivan as
a member of the national committee.
Bryan offered something by way OF
compromise in that he gave the dele
cation permission to select four candt-
dates, from among whom he would
choose the man to represent Illinois.
The list was to be submitted to Bryan
by wire and his selection returned at
once. The Bryan order was received
and placed on file, and Sullivan was
elected with only seven dissenting
votes out of a delegation Of 54
NOT IN SYMPATHY
The selection of Sullivan and Guffey
to the national committee and the tenn
per of hundreds of delegates are
prophetic of a national committee which
will be but little If any more in SYM
pathy with Bryan than Is the conven-
ton. Bryan will take a third demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency
under the two-thirds rule from a con-
vention of which one-half its constit-
uent delegates are opposed to his NOM
ination. Remove the calling instruc-
tions under which more than major
ity of the delegates are chafng and
William Jennings Bryan would. in my
judgment, receive not more than bare
be organized tomorrow and which, bar
ring miracles or the death of Bryan,
will give the common three-fourths of
all it's votes on the first ballot.
The situation as disclosed IN Denver
tonight is without a record parallel In
the annals of American politics. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that virtually
half of all the delegates, if. in fact, not
a clear majority. are opposed to the
a. - D,-rvo fe -rk al
in the New York, Pennsylvania and
Illinois delegations that the most saw
age but impotent opposition to Bryan
is exhibited. Delegates from the south
and the north wearing Bryan badges
and controlled by Bryan instructions
are walking the streets declaring that
Bryan cannot be elected and cursing
the instructions which bind them to the
peerless one.
The Georgia delegation, unhampered
by any instructions, and the Mime
sofa delegation, instructed for Johnson.
are wherever their members put In ap-
pearance, in the hotel lobby or on the
streets, surrounded by delegates, be-
wailing the instructions which bind
them to a candidate whom they desig-
nate as sure loser.
PLANT OF DELEGATES
Not even the Nebraska delegation is
free from the disaffection. Some of the
Nebraskans freely admit that they
have no hope of electing Bryan. but
pretend to believe that either johnson
or Gray could defeat Taft.
California's delegation. while not as
hostile to Bryan as some of the in
structed states. like North Dakota. and
Montana, is, so far as a majority of
its members are concerned, in an
equally uncomfortable position. A
majority of the California delegates
want to vote against Bryan. They will.
as a matter of course, respect their
instructions, but they are not Bryan
men, nor do they pretend to believe
that Bryan will run as Well as he did
in 1896.
Delegates are declaring on the
streets tonight: "Our instructions are
outrageous. we could elect johnson.
but are bound to nominate man who
cannot win"
The advent Of the Minnesota delera-
ton with the big band and trainload
of cheering Johnson boomers resulted
Continued on Page 2, Column a
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Have You Registered This Year!

I'm order to take part In the
August primary and the No
vember election you must have
registered since the beginning
of this year. Last years. registra-
tion NO longer counts.
To vote at the August primaries
you must register by July %. Go
to the registrars ofice now, be-
fore the rush begins. If you post
pone this duty you may lose your
vote in the primaries. Remem-
ber that it is just as important
to vote at a primary as at a gem
eraI election.
when you register for the pri-
mary be sure you state your party
anHIiation. If you don't do this
you Will not be entitled to vote at
the primary.
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FAILS TO NAME
THE NATIONAL
Committeeman
Bryan's Dictation Is Calmly Ig-
nored By the Illinois
Delegation
Victory of Sullivan and Guffey
Will Not Aid Nebraskan
in tie Future
Many Delegates to Convention
Curse Calling Instructions
That Bind Them
BY George Van Smith
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SIESlah OiSE alOI1 IL lf1E GALL
DENVER, July 6.-Ignoring Bryan's
request that he be permitted to select
its national committeeman and
over the protest of the commoner,
the Illinois delegation reelected
Roger Sullivan tonight by vote of
approximately seven to one. The
election of Sullivan to the national
committee was foregone conclusion.
That Bryan would interfere again
after his former disastrous perform
ance with Sullivan, coupled with the
fact that Sullivan has prevented the
Illinois delegation from breaking it's
instructions, was not expected.
When the Illinois delegation met to-
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-10-29

home Tuesday from West Su-
perior, where she has been visiting a
few days.
Patrick Clancy, of Fond du Lac,
who has been in the city on business
for several days, left for home Tues
day.
Frank Loock, machinist from Chi
cago, is in the city to spend a few
days with his parents, relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar HOLMAN of
Green Bay, are in the city the guests
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Claus
HOLMAN.
Some ten or twelve lumber jacks,
hired by DAILY and O'day loggers, left
for the northern pineriessFriday to BE-
gin their winters work.
Mrs. Jennie Stocking of st. Paul
who has been in the city the past week
the guest Of Miss Minnie Brown
Mrs. d. J. Cole of Rhinelander. who
has been the guest of Mrs. Henry
Mccain for few days. departed for
her home Friday evening.
Mrs Chas. White is very sick at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Fred Fail
on the south side with heart trouble.
| She is SiXty-nine years Of age.
Mrs. f. G. Schultz of Sheboygan
arrived Saturday to visit at the home of
her daughter Mrs. A. SeidenSpinner.
Mrs. F. Youngman of Wautoma
arrived Saturday to visit at the home
of her daughter Mrs. E. B. BEDFORD.
Mrs. G. NJ. Webb, who has been a
guest of DR., and Mrs. Harvie of Osh-
koSh during the past week, returned
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Sweetland, of
indianapolis, Ird., arrived Saturday
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Uehling.
Mrs. Louis Reichel and son who
have been visiting friends and rela-
tiveS at Necedah during the past
week returned home Sunday.
Chas. HalvorSen moved his family
Monday from the rooms occupied over
I the old First National Bank on north
Eirct RI bo CiHa
Mrs. W. III. Cochran and daughter
Mrs. Beulah Biron, who have been
milwaukee visitors during the past
week returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jordon of Plaintield
who have been the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. E. j. Clark departed for their
home Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Alpine and child OF
Ladysmith are the guests Of Messrs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-10-29
NUPTIALS
Guenther-Dupre

A very pretty home wedding was
Solemnized at Brokaw at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, Oct. %, when
Miss Elsie Dupre of that village and
Roger Carl Guenther of Knowlton
were united in matrimony, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. L. H.
Lewis Of TOmahawk. The bride was
attended by Miss Harriet Armstrong
of Necedah and Mark A. Guenther Of
Knowlton, brother of the groom,
appeared as best man. The bride
was daintilY clad in white organdie,
made up over white silk. trimmed
with lace, and carried yellow roses.
Her maid wore white silk null and
carried pink roses. The parlors were
very tastefully decorated with cut
flowers, smilax and plants, making a
very beautiful scene as the bridal party
took their places for the all important
ceremony, beneath bower Of foliage.
The ceremony was Witnessed by
memb ers of immediate families only
and was followed by a short informal
reception and O'Clock dinner served
by two grandmothers OF the bride,
Mrs. d. Bentley of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. NJ. A. Dupre of Chicago, who
were highly complimented on their
successful management of the entire
affair.-Stevens Point Journal.
Miss Dupre has many friends in this