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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-17

Forsyth, Ga, Nov. Is, 1908.
Dear Mr.. Watson: The volume
which is made up of story of your
life and a selection from many Of
your great speeches was received
promptly, and I prize it above any
gift I have ever received, and [ am
reading and studying the lessons
taught by it, and know will be
better boy and more useful man for
having learned from you.
It was like you not to think of ask
ing Mr.. Stephens for loan or aid
Of any sort. And I am glad you did
not, for you have made your own
way alone, and papa says more peo-
pie love and respect you than any
other man in the Union. And I be-
lieve it. Papa says you had rather be
right than to be President, and that
makes you greater than Bryan,
Roosevelt or Taft.
Our town gave you 172 votes. Papa
did all he could to make it go for
you, but could not.
[ hope God will help the people to
understand you, and may you live to
see your principles become law. I
thank you so much for the splendid
book.
Tom Watson Hollis.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-17
NOT DISCOURAGED.

Douglas, Ca, Nov. 16, 1908.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson. Thomson, Ga.
Dear Friend: I am not discour-
aged. I think I know that we have
the majority of the common people
with us. [ think [ can see how it was
in the Presidential election here, and
it was about that way all over the
State. Bryan got 223, Taft 155, Wat
son Fl, which made little over half
of the registered voters in this pre-
cinct. I am satisfied that Taft got
100 that would have voted for you
If they thought it would do you any
good; they said it would be throw
ing away their vote. They did not
want Bryan, so they cast their vote
for Taft. Having no organization
we lost some. You getting tangled
up In the Governor race, some found
fault. Not I. I will be with Won inst
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-17
A NOBLE SPIRIT.
Luther, Fla, Nov. 80, 1905
Hon. Thomas E. Watson,
A. o. Folsom.

Texarkana, Ark, Nov "a, 1908.
Hon. T. E. Watson:
/ heartily agree with you in calling
an early convention to organize, for
mulate plans, put speakers in the
field, and | would suggest that we
organize clubs, and that each mem
Der of such clubs be required to pay
twenty-five cents per quarter for
campaign funds. am almost eighty
years old, and very feeble, and poor
as the poorest, but [ can and will pay
that much.
Very respectfully, yours in the
cause,
J. M. Ramsey.
R. R. 4.
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ONE OF THE FINEST MEN IN
THE STATE.

LAGRANGE, Ga, Nov. %, 1908.
My Dear Friend: I write to ex-
press my continued affectionate re-
membranes of you, and my regrets
that it was not practicable for you
to be my guest during your recent
visit to LaGrange.
Our mutual friends, knowing of
my esteem for you, rendered me the
honor of introducing you, which COM
pliment gladly accepted, but later
was forced to forego this great pleas
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A. KIND WORD FROM ALABAMA.

Vineland, Ala, Nov. IL, 1908.
Hon. Thos. E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Mr.. Watson: When one care
fully considers the situation it seems
chat it would have been almost
matter of impossibility for you to
have carried the state of Georgia, but
1 could not help but sincerely wish
for you to carry the state, even
though you lost it. There were only
sixty votes polled here. Bryan re-
ceived thirty-four, Watson, TWEEN
ty, and there were SIX that
would not vote at all, that is, they
would not vote the national ticket.
With best wishes for yourself and
The Jeffersonians, I beg to remain,
your sincere friend,
Taylor j. Shields.
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CORRECTING AN OVERSIGHT.

Luther, Fla, Nov. 80, 1908.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson,
Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: After reading the last
issue Of The Jefersonian, [ find where
some little mistake was made in the
contributions.
While so cents isn't much, [ ought
to have the credit Of it. If you will
look back over your letters, you will
find that [ ask you to send j. II. An
derson at Ebb, Fla, a sample copy OF
your paper, and that [ enclosed 5O
cents in stamps for myself to help
distribute literature. Please correct
this. It was A. O. Folsom, instead
of J. HI. Anderson.
Wishing you great success,
Yours truly,
A. 0. Folsom.
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RESTRICT IMMIGRATION.

reorganization, permit me to add the
following suggestion:
7 believe the time has come when
some check should be placed on i'm
migration to this country, resulting,
as it has, in three-fold evil, i. e.,
unjust competition with our native
born labor, filling the country with
an uneducated class, not even speak
ing our national language-which is
in the teeth of our idea of an edu-
Gated people-and supplying the ma
terial out of which anarchists, Mill
lists and, generally, criminals are
made. All this is detrimental to our
government and, particularly, to the
caliber Of it's citizenry.
I believe that nearly all our intel
ligent citizens see the evil and would
gladly welcome a remedy. The labor
element, likewise, would gladly aid
in checking immigration, because of
its unjust competition with them in
their struggle for living and their
efforts to properly care for and edu-
cate their children.
IF I am right, then it is clear that
a party proposing to check immigra-
ton would 1--we a tremendous follow
ing, and, with a political platform
containing a plank to that end, sue
cess would be almost assured.
I would suggest the limitation
should be restriction of all over a
certain age-say twelve years-who
cannot read, write and speak the
English language. This would give
us an educated class Of immigrants,
and maintain the purity of our Ian
guage, and also tend largely to~pre-
vent an influx of foreign criminals
what we call Fthe scum Of foreign
countries"
It would also prevent unreasonable
discrimination against the Eastern
races, and, the law being universal in
its intendment and application, we
would need no protection against
them, but let them come il they
measure up to the requirement-that
is to say, ability to read, write and
speak English.
This would unquestionably do
away with all complaint by the East
ern countries against us and virtual
ly, if not actually, put an end to the
reasonable complaint Of China and
Japan against our immigration laws,
and consequent fear of wars from
that source. Lastly, it would reduce
immigration to an enormous extent,
say at least seventy-five per cent,
and we would soon get I'd of listen
ing to foreign jargon, instead of our
grand old language.
The time has come that this course
is absolutely necessary, IN my hum
BILE judgment, to save our country
from ruin at the hands Of anarchist
and nihilist. This evil menaces us
from indiscriminate immigration.
Our own foreign born cit zens recog-
nizn # and wOuld be as quick to an
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-17
PRESENTS THE CASE WELL.

olecC1On, reorganization, oCc.
Perhaps | am more familiar with
the ways Of the common people than
you are, being in the very midst Of
them myself. I am sorry to say that
I am thoroughly disguised with some
of the boys that call themselves true
Populists
On the other hand, feel both
proud and grateful to know that
there is still thousands Of true and
tried Jeffersonians who will always
stick to you, and these, I must say, |
believe are the best element Of peo-
pie to be found on the globe.
But the question now confronts us,
is there enough of this element to
keep up the fight. I think this ques-
ton to be we'll considered. I know
Of hundreds Of Populists that said
they we're too busy to go to the polls
and vote on election day, thereby
manifesting gross Indifference to the
Populist cause.
But we must not lose sight Of the
fact that there we're hundreds Of
good people that would have voted
for you, but were prohibited on ac-
count Of the rainy day. We know
it is impossible to conduct a cam
paign without considerable funds,
and I feel ashamed that our people
did not contribute more literally. Am
very sorry to know that the expense
out of your own pocket was so heavy,
and we realize the fact that to per-
petuate a thing like that would ulti-
mately ruin you financially, and to
ask you to make the sacrifice, that L
know you would make, to keep up the
party. I believe would be asking too
much of you.
I know you will never abandon the
principles that you have fought for
so long, and God forbid that any true
Jeffersonian ever shall, but for you
to conduct another campaign under
such trying difficulties as you did IN
the one just closed, I, for one, could
hardly demand it Of you.
However, if your ambition to see
your noble principles reach success
moves you to keep up the fight, L as
sure you I am ever with you.
In my Judgment, if we should or
ganize our forces again, we should
do it under a new name, and that
name should be the Jeffersonian
Democratic party, as there are thou
sands Of good people that would sup
port>you, but will not vote ticket
unless it has Democrat on it somehow
or some where.
[ was one of the managers in
Thomaston, Ca, November the third
and was requested to do so by some
of the strongest Democrats in thai
city. Am glad to inform you that
there was no effort made to treat you
unfair; and [ heard some strong
Democrats say, [ don't want to vote
for Bryan, but will have to do it fol-
the sake Of the party.
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ODe ~ &TIersofet011

best of health, | am very respectfully
your friend,
w. r. Stewart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Spoke to Crowded Auditorium Last
Evening and Held Audience
With Him All Through
Discourse.
A WONDERFUL SCHOLAR
is a Newspaper Man of Much Promi-
hence and is Making the Lar
ger Cities in Famous
Tour.

Those who attended the lecture of
Dr. Guy Carleton Lee last evening at
the Trinity NJ. Z. church felt much re-
paid for their visit to the fine large
auditorium last evening to hear the
doctor deliver one of his finest adj
dresses. victorious Woman.
The vast auditorium was packed by
S o'clock and part OF the large Sun
day school room was used to seat
many who were unable TO secure seats
in the large auditorium of the pretty
church.
The Introductory part of the even
ing's entertainment was especially
pleasing to the six hundred people
who were so fortunate as TO be able
to attend the affair.
An organ solo by Miss Wolcott, the
organist was we'll received, and a
beautifully rendered solo, Tho Invis-
ible Choir by Mrs. j. Hoyt Ruckins,
who is to leave soon for Des Moines,
was one of the pleasing features OF
the entertainment, as Mrs. Huckins'
voice was especially sweet and pleas
ing last evening. She was accompan-
led on the pipe organ by Miss VOL
colt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Bad Breath and
Sour Stomach
Stopped at Once With Pure Willow
Charcoal, the Greatest Gas
Ahsorher knokn

There is no necessity to suffer the
humiliation, c,lagrin and discomfort of
bad breath, biliousness, sour stomach,
gastritis, sluggish liver, etc, when
little lozenger of charcoal will cleanse
the stomach and make it pure and
sweet.
Do not drug yourself when simple
little natural charcoal made from fra
grant willow branches. sweetened with
honey, will add tone to your stomach,
liver and intestines, rapidly absorb
gases and stop foul cdors of all kinds.
Charcoal will absorb one hundred
times it's own volume in gas. A box
full of charcoal placed in a bed room
will keep the air of such room pure
and sweet.
little chacoal lozenge dissolved on
the tongue after meals will also keep
the stomach fresh and clean. Charcoal
is justly called the scrubbing brush
for the stomach. The old monks of
medieval times cured bad cases of
stomach trouble, cast out devils from
Lllt ~ otCili vi ny lttuluS Sucn
man charcoal.
Scientific men of today believe in
the great strength of charcoal for the
cure of human ills. Too much of it
cannot harm one. The system Graves
it just like an animal needs and
Graves salt every so often. Charcoal
goes into the stomach gently and is
welcome, it settles down through the
action of the stomach, and filters
through all the food, absorbing gas.
aiding digestion and giving tone to the
juices, so that when the food goes into
the intestines, and there meets other
/ digestive fluids, the charcoal holds the
Impurities and thus keeps them from
the blood.
Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges are
made from pure willow. They are
prepared fragrant by the use of honey
and sweetened so they please the
taste and are easily dissolved.
( They have an enormous sale. thus
stamping them with the approval of
the public. Every druggist sells them
25 cents per box. Go to your druggist
today and buy box; then after your
next meal take two or three of them
and judge for yourself of their merit.
Several taken at bed time will prove
to YOU in the morning that they have
been at work all night. for your bad
breath will not be sd bad after all.
Send us your name and address and
we will send you a trial package By
mail free. Address F. A. Stuart Co.
200 Stuart Bldg, Marshall, Mich.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The success of modern methods is
perhaps more clearly defined in the
practice of medicine than in any other
line of human endeavor.
For instance: Years ago remedies
of various kinds were used in treat
ing consumption, and nine-tenths OF
the patients died. Today little medl-
cine is prescribed and they recover.
The doctors have learned that the best
way to combat most ills is by the in
direct method of stimulating the
body's natural power Of resistance.
Consumption is much easier to pre-
vent than to cure. Neglect of COM
mon cold is often the starting point
of this dread disease.
At the first indication Of cold
every effort should be made to check
it at once. 1t is claimed that half
ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine compound
pure, mixed with two ounces of Glyc-
crime and a half pint of gooC Whis-
ky taken in teaspoonful doses every
four hours, will break up any cough
that is durable. Get the ingredients
separately an mix them yourself.
This formula has been N use for
years. 1t was the favorite remedy of
the old mountaineer, who would
macerate the shavings of a pine knot
in khisky. Modern science has COM
bined the active principles of the
Pine and Santalwood trees which is
known under the name of Virgin Oil
of Pine compound pure. This prepare
ton is put up for dispensing only in
half-ounce walls, each vial securely
sealed in a round wooden case, with
an engraved wrapper, showing plain
~ the name and guarantee of the
manufacturer, as follows: Virgin. Oil
OF Pine compound pure, guaranteed
under the Food and Drugs Act, June
so. 1906, Serial No 451, prepared
only by Leach Chemical Co., Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Membership List is Growing Steadily
and the Streets Are Light
as Day in Some
Places.
EVERYBODY is INVITED
A List of the Members Who Have
Hung Out Lanterns SO That
Pedestrians Can See
to Walk.

The Keokuk Lantern club is gain
ing membership right along and last
evening the streets of keokuk were
almost light as day on account of the
members hanging out their lanterns
or leaving their porch lights burning
until late hour.
Down at the cereal works, big
light is kept burning on the outside
of the building which Eliminates the
neighborhood in great shape.
Ex-Marshal Charles Henneman has
4 lantern hanging out in front of his
house which lights Up the south side
OF town in great share.
Between Ninth and Tenth on High
streets. q member of the club has d
lantern hanging from bracket at
tached TO q shade tree and the light
does great work these dark nights.
Mayor StrLmhaca has joined the
club and was lighting up the upper
end OF the third ward last night with
a lantern hung out in front OF his
home.
Membership List.
The membership list 10 date, is as
follows:
Some Light Spots.
The following Light spots were noted
last evening:
L. A. HamiIl. No. 7o4 Franklin.
John t. Hubinger. No. so Blondeau.
j. S. Ackley, No. 1907 Blondeau.
DR.. A. B. Hughes. No. 1116 Timea.
DR.. C. A Jenkins, No 1902 Timea.
Keokuk Truth. Nc. s17 High.
Peter Ayres, twelfth and Des
Moines.
John A. Dunlap, No. 9o2 Orleans.
No. 426 North Ninth.
H. A knights, No. oil franklin.
Franklin, between Seventh and
Eighth.
j. c. Hagney, No. s25 orleasn.
Louis Yaeger, Corner Fourteenth
and Concert.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Laxative for
Women Free

There is a great difference in the
purposes to which laxative should
be put. Tablets and pills, salts, etc,
are usually violent purgatives or
cathartics, and altogether too power
full for the average person.
A woman at all times needs only
mild laxative-in fact, none other is
needed by anyone, weak or strong though
they may be, for the object Is simply to
move the bowels, and II gentle laxative
will do it, what is the use Of violent
one?
DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin has earned
well-deserved vogue among women and
children and old follSs-people who must
necessarily be careful of what they take.
1t is a liquid laxative tonic and adj
bowel remedy before the American people.
The price is only so cents or 81 a bottle,
as it comes in both sizes. and all drug
gists sell 1t. It's pleasant taste and gentle
action make it an ideal remedy for women
in constipation, torpid liver, sour stom-
ach, sick headache, heartburn and such
like digestive complaints. Its use for a
short time twil remove the trouble en-
tirely SO that future medication will be
unnecessary. It's tonic properties build up
the stomach and intestinal muscles So
that they act naturally again. That this
is SO Is the experience of many heads OF
families, like Mrs. Brannan, of Alvarado,
Va, Mrs. x. l.. Stout, OF Louisville. KY.
and numerous others: in fact, way out in
of that place, writes, the whole town
seems to be using it.
If the remedy is new to you and you
want to make a trial of 1t before buying.
send your name to the doctors address
you. Then. II results are satisfactory
you can buy 1t OF your druggist
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Members Still Wanted.

Members to the Keokuk Lantern
club are still wanted and every citi-
zen Of Keokuk is invited to join.
At meeting of the board of direc-
tors held this morning, it was decided
that the membership list would be
kept open until Sunday night and all
who join by that time will be entitled
to charter membership
All that is necessary to do to join
the club is to hang out a lantern, or
have porch light burning these dark
nights.
The light inspector of the club was
out last evening for short time and
made note of several of the lanterns
burning. but possibly missed quite a
few Anybody who has been missed
should send their name and address
into this office, for Monday evening a
complete list of the members of the
club will be printed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
WHO EVER HEARD
OF THE LIKE?
Guess These Announcements are Tips
Good Hips, Too.

Some one suggested that may be
its friend giving out tip, good
tip, 30.
Might be; who KNOWS. Direct
from the Ostrich Farm to You"-May
be it's new breakfast food.
Some one is going to tell us some.
thing new that's certain for nothing
Just like this is known hereabouts.
Can it be title Of book? But
what's the use of all this guessing
when we can SO safely rely upon
time revealing all things. Let's take
our time about it and wait to see
what Direct from the Ostrich Farm
to You can mean.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24

DR.. Lee is a gentleman of personal
magnetism and many remained after
the 'ecture last evening t. shake
hands with the learned and pleasing
gentleman who delivered to the large
audience one of his most forceful and
entertaining lectures.
The doctor is an eastern newspa-
per man of much note and is known
on all the large dailies of the country,
especially on the Baltimore Sun, of
which he is editor-in-cn1ef and has
been editor of all the large California
dailies of note.
Before the lecture. DR.. Lee was de
lighted in meeting several newspaper
men of the city and telling of his
newspaper experiences which was
more of interest to men of the pro
fession than to an outsider.
The Lecture.
The lecturer after q pleasing intro
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Near to Home

An interesting note concerning the
picture is the fact that most of the
work was done at Jefferson, Iowa.
The artist, who in eleven years so
carefully and SO fully completed this
remarkable piece of work, is w. C.
Northway, a personal friend of Dr.
Sherlock, and who is now making his
home in Manitoba, Canada.
There is an interesting romance
connected with this great work of art
and the original is now one of the
works of art of the country. A mum
Der of reproductions have been print
ed and DR.. Sherlock was one of the
fortunate ones to be presented with
this beautiful picture and which he
has had framed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Struck By Train.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. Oct. 23-Tom
Burns, middle aged, died in the hos
pital He was struck by a train while
attempting to board it for Chicago.
He had been released from Jail twenty
minutes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand. or If you want
any medical advice, write
70 the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There IS
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. ". B.
Caldwell. SOS Caldwell bldg,
Monticello, I'll.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24

The lecturer alter q pleasing intro
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24
Dr.. Sherlock Of This City Has Receiv-
ed Copy Of Religious Ale
CORY in Pen and Ink Work
From Canada.
II YEARS TO COMPLETE
That Time Was Spent by Personal
Friends of keokuk Man and
Nova Smaller Copy Has
Been Sent Here.

DIR. w. P. Sherlock of this city is the
recipient of very beautiful and high
ly interesting piece of pen and ink
work representing religious allegory.
The original piece of work is thirty
square feet and represents what is
known as the Arcana Enigma, a relig-
ious allegory from hundreds of years
before the birth of Christ to the pres.
ent time. In the center of the repre-.
sentation is the God man in vision
upon the celestial throne, and just be-
low is represented in an interesting
descriptive but concise manner the
fall of Adam, to the right is the death
angel, and the precipice over which
death and folly are about to plunge,
to the left is the muck rakers and
the curse of the false gods, while Just
below is again produced in pen pic
tire what it would take pages to tell
the religious beliefs of prehistoric
times, when Fire, Idols, the Sun,
Moon and Stars We're the gods of the
day.
1t goes without saying that to any
one who has seen this production and
has even taken but slight glance,
cannot help but become enraptured
by the volume of story told in so
small a space
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-24

Hugh Dumenil, Corner Thirteenth
and Concert.
Edward G. Kiser No. 1916 Exhcange.
Concert between Seventh and
Eighth.
Henry Tebean. 419 North Tenth.
Mrs. A. G. Eaton, 412 North Ninth.
W. e. Strimback, 1908 Franklin
j. c. Hubinger Bros. Co., corner B
and Bluff.
NJ. Meigs, 511 North Third.
Anna NJ. Moody, 1927 Concert.
Harry D. Fleming, 1912 Bank.
Herman Hesse, 1928 johnson.
]. D. V. Mas, 1902 Johnson.
G. w. Eaton, ZIG North Eighth.
E. E. Walker. 500 High.
W. S. Sample, 407 High.
Geo. L. Stilwell, ZIG South Eleventh.
Palmer Trimble, corner Fourth and
High.
Chas. Dickinson, 317 North Fifth.
Mrs. A. w. Kilbourn, corner Third
and High.
A. E. tombstone, corner Third and
High.
Asaph Buck, corner Fourth and Full
ton.
D. ]. Ayres, $40 North Fourth.
Geo. G. Tucker, BIG Fulton.
No. 917 High.
G. H. Hennem2n, e15 Exchange.
DR.. Fegers. corner Seventh and Elk.
change.
E. F. Sullivan, 500 Bank.
c. NJ. Hart, 9GS Timea.
Robt. Grsaves, 500 South Four
teenth.
schouten's Bakery, corner Seventh
and High.