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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
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''Is she hill-climber? ''You bet!
This machine will get 'em unless they
take to trees. Louisville Courier
Journal
'T see that the man who invented
the stock ticker died wealthy = Then
he didn't play it. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
zone of my ancestors was a noted
pirate That's nothing. I'm the
direct descendant Of corporation
lawyer Life.
Jones-"Is your daughter a fin
ished musician?" Smith-"No; but
the neighbors are making threats. I"
The Club-FelIow.S
When people bore you be not swift Their
dizziness to condemn
For, ten to one, the chances are they think
that you bore them.
Chicago Record Herald.
If man quits smoking for
month and then begins again, does
it prove that he could quit, or that he
couldnt ?-Atchison Globe.
Jeweler Shall engrave the
brides initials on the inside?"
Fiancee-"B Better say, For my best
beloved. "-Fliegende Blaetter.
Even if men are descended from
the monkeys" said Miss Pepper,
have the monkeys any reason to
feel proud ?"-Somervill Journal.
Bessie What kind of powder
does your sister use on her facet"
Bobby From the explosions I
heard in the parlor last night, it
must be gunpowder. Life
The unhappier a mans marriage
is, the more he warns other men
against marriage; the unhappier
woman's marriage, the more of
matchmaker she becomes. Atchison
Globe.
''Macaroons and ice cream! You
ought to eat something more SUBJ
stantial for luncheon, Grace IT
guess l ought. Waiter, add some
mixed pickles to that order Pitts
burg Leader
lie told me the old, old story,
Until believed it true,
But after we were married
Then any old story would do.
Louise r., Monte Vista, Col, in Judge.
There is an art in putting things.
He never turned the hungry from
his door" sounds very well, but it's
different when you say. HE fed every
tramp that came along. "-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
'FWell, I d know" doubtfully said
Farmer Hornbeak, relative to the
proposal of his nephew, recent
graduate from an agricultural coll
lege. "Mebbe dere's money in cul-
twain mushrooms, but where could
we plant 'em? They require damp,
dark, dank place to grow in, don't
they?" YES" was the reply. And
I'll tell you what, Uncle Ezra; we'll
raise them in the parlor. Puck.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
THE SPIRIT OF THE FOURTH.

With guns and bombs and rolling drum
With MUSIC and with flowers,
And rockets soaring to the sky,
We keep this day of ours
For still the dauntless spirit lives,
The bright, the battle-born,
That on the field of Lexington
First saw the light Of morn.
1t rules beneath the messy oaks
Where Dixie plants her cane,
It's voice is heard among the pines
That clothe the rocks of Maine;
It keeps the starry flag unfurled
Above the Golden Gate,
And into one united land
Binds each and every State.
1t sows the wheat, and reaps the corn,
And picks the cotton's snow,
And lays the miles of shining r>ils,
And makes the engines go.
And as it rose and crushed its foes
Triumphantly of yore,
So on to victories it leads
The Nation evermore.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
THE MUSE AsTRAY.


Once in a q land where memories throng,
A poet sang little song
Of rhythmic ecstasy.
He caught Of thought he caught--the glow
Of rapt Italian wales. s-S"
The lustre OF unstained snow.
The thrill Of nightingales
And not alone it charmed the sense
Since on the theme was cast
The precious antique influence
Of longs storied past
snow" cried he, "for a magazine.
I'm puzzled as to which
NV brilliantly word-painted scene
Most fifty shall enrich. n
The dove returned; one tiny leaf
Dejectedly it bore
The singer stood transfxed with grief
Yet sent it forth once more;
And back it came, and back, until
So early trained to roam
If one but gave the thing its will
The carrier song few home.
MORAL.
Be good. sweet muse, and wisely choose
Some fresher, homelier strain:
Shall Kalamazoo, Metuchen, too,
And Oshkosh sue in vain?
From The Contributors Club Of the
Atlantic.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

asse aristocrat and the soundly
9Ralnaa Democrat.
B jefferson Did.
SHspn wrote the Declaration OF
Ian nee.
Ne posed the present system OF
1 nnd cents.
- Aaa the original Democratic
tAam tAa RepubMcan) party.
- STIMULATED the first national
nmsntary rules.
MA eoneluded the purchase of Lou
Aasana.
W worked constantly for peace
~ mmaon at home and wide markets
@Aammn.
Saannnn rs Boy and Man.
yaMsrsCn was born to easy circum-
naancass inherited slaves and land
ema nrauired more by marriage; got
. aoslage education; had a fine es-
aAaA nlnnticello; was poorest when
~ R9alTea from public life.
Ar seventeen he was tall, raw
u@n Hreckled, sandy-haired, with
&zmo 9saA and hands, excellent health,
Mramk strength and fine spirits,
10 vas a surprisingly good
mMnAnx.
NJ aaasT life he became courtly, Of
woa& Mgnre and almost handsome.
&nnaaBm never showed in his coun-
ennR, though the nobler emotions
Baaysn aAere freely.
@ns One Romance.
JaMnTBen married Mrs. Martha
NagaMs shelton, an auburn-haired
wnmng widow, in Virginia, in 1772s
I'D R1Strait of Mrs Jefferson is ex-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

Martha, the eldest daughter (three
other children dying), became Jeffer-
sons comfort and, IN his later years,
his nurse. She married Thomas Mann
Randolph, afterward Governor of Vir-
ginia.
"JeITersonian Simplicity
In 1924 Daniel Webster, who had
dined with Jefferson many times,
wrote Of him; His diet is simple,
but he seems restrained only by his
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

Equal and exact justice to all persua
SION religious poitical
with all nations enangng alliances with the support
State governments in all their rights
staons for domestic against
antepubcan tendencies the preservation of the
ment in its whole constitutional our
at home and safety abroad; religion.
freedom Of the freedom protection the
habeas and trial by jue mpartially
cpe form the bright constellation which has
guided steps through revolution
Jefferson in His First Inaugural Address, March A. 1901
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
AMERICAN FLAG HOUSE
The Place Where Betsy Ross Made
the First Star Spangled Banner
Under Washington's Instruc-

Under Washington's lnslruc-
tions.
1t Is believed by those who are
working for its success that the Amer
lean Flag House will soon become an
assured fact. Contributions are con-
stantly pouring in, and many earnest
men and women are giving their time
and money in order that the home OF
Betsy Ross shall remain as patriotic
landmark among the other Reyolu-
tionary scenes. j. Augustus Rice, OF
Bethlehem, Pa, has secured a large
number of members, and In addltlon
gave BETSY Ross certificates" as
Christmas presents to his friends, and
thus helped to swell the fund. The
directors commend this, and say they
see no reason why certificates could
not be fittingly given as valentines.
The Betsy Ross house, where the
American flag had it's birth, is at NO.
239 Arch street, Philadelphia. 1t is
a strange little house, nestled down In
busy street, and is quiet but
strong link between the past and
present. 1t was at the door of the
shop seen in the picture that Wash
ington presented himself one evening,
with She request that Betsy Ross, the
most famous upholsterer of the city,
should convert his coat of arms into
suitable standard for the Nation. :,
Sitting in her quaint back parlor
before the great blue-tiled fireplace,
with the light making its way
through the tiny window-pane, the
great man of America gave the gentle
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
sic latter bought often from bis
A Decoration for a Menu Card

the latter bought often from his
own slaves.
The Finish.
Jefferson died at his loved Month
cello July 4, 1895.
John Adams died on the same day,
but later. saying: Thomas Jefferson
still lives.
Jeffersons last days were made
comfortable by distinguished contri-
buttons to a national relief fund. His
own fortune had melted under his
generosity, his oyerconfidence in a
friend and the embargo on tobacco.
Philip Hone, Mayor of New York,
started the relief fund.
Jefferson was buried in his own
graveyard at Monticello under a
stone bearing this inscription, pre-
pared by himself:
Here was buried Thomas Jeffer-
son, author Of the Declaration of
American independence, of the Stat
ute of Virginia for Religious Free
dom and Father of the University Of
Virginia.
Though himself a man of faith,
Jefferson showed his breadth of mind
by acts of distinguished friendship
for unbeEeving Tom Paine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
CLAWS TRIBUTE no JEFFERsoN.

Neither his retirement from
nor MS advanced exempt this
saus OF party maevolence Sir
nano Of usurpaton the violated Constitution country
tnat is his crime He
stance and spra precious inheritance generations
and for this he be forgiven mpotent
party rage directed against
by MS lofty residence the
than ne k lifted by the serenity of his
Of wepen life above the malignant feelings
oi the day-Henry Clay to the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

eazA &As was very beautiful wom-
GA. mn6 the attachment between her
DsR and Jefferson, was romantic and
annp ID an unusual degree.
MuuAe played a great part in their
esmEaaAap. Both Of them sang, JEFF
@aaapm was a fine violinist and the
wSg widow played the harpsichord.
nm Jefferson, always frail, died
mRgBR
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
Keep an Interest in Life.

Do not live alone, but ask the in
diligence of your married friends who
have children BY this means you
will retain an interest in live things
and not sharpen your own opinions to
too fne a point.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

Korean railways laborers in Japan
get thirty-flve cents day, from which
the contractors may deduct tw6lVs
cents for food.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

,SaEEAnaa House OF Burgesses, and
xsaRS AnAer headed Washington's Cab
anaa he went to Congress In 1875.
HI snSessded Franklin as Minister to
wEmmsD IN 1885. He was elected Gov
ormsr - Virginia in 1879. He was
eAasBn President of the United States
an A@oU and reelected in 1904, hav-
en@ Hassiously been Vice-President
mmasr aAe first Adams.
Pr forty-four years, almost com
dAmmnmsAy, he was in the public
@eeVauR
AaA always, to the end OF his days,
no mas the typical American, the i'm
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
A Word From Josh wise.

'Mebby love makes tn world go
round, but it's tn stun in tn pay en-
velope Saturday night th't pays tn
bills. 80 - As.Ase 49, g
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

Behold it glowing in the flag
Whose radiant red and white
And consolidated stars outshine
The morning and the night
Behold it burning in the hearts as
Alike of South and North,
The love of home and liberty,
The spirit of the Fourth!
-Minna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
GREAT AMERICAN.
HOMAS MCPHERSON.

JONAS JEFFERSON,
If he were alive to
hear the Declara-
ton of independence
which he wrote read
on this Fourth of
July, would be 165
years old.
AS a matter of rec
ord, he has been dead
eig hty-two years.
And he was born and
died Ia Virginia.
Jefferson sat with
1Mnrhfnofnn IN tho
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03

So II ifr free! upon 5hy Breath N
Pr flag Is for the riq6t u,rofIco "
1sbmnD AND 6ruuc, as sShcrr It's stors
irE a. fEe 6df(o,Sco Eime Of 90.
s1r6slD stiff its fofos 5fad fly.
Car tlnnCr still its qforics 6urn,
lrsr lruthy religion, rofor qucro
lle patriots s'Scro dno Iportyrs III
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-07-03
A JEFFERsoNIAN SENTIMENT.

Damon.
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roro, the WICKED PRINCE.
tssw He Wss Finally cursd d His
Naughty Ways.


Prince Toto was probably the
naughtiest little prince there ever was.
He kicked and scratched and bit most
every one who came near. and became
Q terror to his nurse and others who
waited upon him.
OF course, he was given nearly
everything he wished. When he could
MT have what he desired. he became
unusually vicious and disaSroeable.
During bad weather no was At his
very worst. Then he would 90 up to
the roof Of the castle, where was A.
ways stationed = royal astronomer,
and command that oficial to have
good weather sent Immediately. When
the dignified gentleman would explain
that that was impossible the naughty
prince would pull the Astronomers
beard or throw away his cap.
Things came to such . pass, how.
ever, that complaints began to reach
the king himself. The king was very
much shocked at these reports of the
princes misbehavior.
He at once issued proclamation
offering . great reward to any one
who would rid his son Of such evil
traits.
For time NO one appeared. but at
last there came to the king an un-
couth giant, with great long nails.
tusks for teeth and long, pointed ears.
Il am = genie sent by the good
fairy who watches over your king
DOM" he explained. in answer to the
look Of wonderment upon the kings
face. Have NO fear shall take
good care Of your son and return him
to you completely cured"
So the king finally permitted the
giant to take the prince with him.
The prince wasn't the least bit will
ling to 60. but whether he would or
no. he was forced to seat himself
upon the hack Of q great goose. the
giant bestrode another, and in . sec
ond's time they were flying swiftly
through the air. Toto hung on for
dear life. fearful every moment that
he would take bad tumble.
Don't feel 80 much like kicking
and biting and scratching now. chr
asked the genie.
After = while they landed near .
great lake. Strange to say. across this
AXE there stretched q very marrow
lank.
Toto was made to walk across the
Re. the genie walking on the water
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string holding the ring, which, being
thus released. will fall into the hand,
with which you can quickly cover It
before 1t leaves the string to add to
the mystery.
The surprise of your stringholder
will now be doubled, says Philadelphia
Ledger, II you proceed to return the
ring to the string without removing
the ends from his fingers. Pass the
string, as in the FIRST trick. around one
Of his fingers, and drawing the loop,
as before. toward the other hand, slip
1t through the ring as shown at d:
then pass the loop over the finger.
this time leaving it near the end, q C;
with your two forefngers catch up
the string which was FIRST upon the
fingers, and slip it from them over the
part holding the ring, and you will
find the ring in place, as at the begin
ming Of the first trick.
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AN INTERESTING raIcx.
Il Il Performed With . Pjses ,
String and Z Ring.

One Of The most interesting string
mysteris II the marvellous ring tfiek.~
Having tied the ends Of your string
together. pass 1t double through : I'm
ger-ring. and ask some one to hold the
ends upon their two forefngers. You
may now proceed to remove the rins
without cutting the string or releasing
the fingers, which seem to hold 1t se-
curely.
First pass the string a second time
around one Of the fingers which hold
1t. then drawing the loop thus formed
toward the opposite hand as shown in
the figure, pass It over the string on
the other finger until it lies in the po-
sition Of dotted line b; then with your
two forenngers catch up at a and 4 one
Of the strings holding the ring and
sliding your fingers from each other.
quickly slip from the ends of your
companions fingers the part OF the
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Flying swiftly Through the All.
beside him and pricking him with his
sharp nails when he didn't move fast
enough. To poor Toto that bridge
seemed like a mere thread, and the
distance he had to go more than 100
miles.
When his feat was accomplished
the giant announced:
Nov we shall pay the old magician
visit. He'll cut of your head and put
another one on
Prince Toto pleaded and cried and
promised, but all in vain.
When they reached the cave of the
magician. the old man came out in re-
Spouse to the genie's call.
Eyes. indeed" said he. II have lots
Of boys heads left; and this little boy
Is 30 naughty that he surely needs an
other one. l only give the very. very
bad boys new heads. you know"
Down on his knees Toto begged to
be allowed to keep his own head.
promising that never more would he
be naughty.
At last the magician listened to his
entreaties and let him go.
The genie led Toto back to his faith
er's castle. As they approached It hi
whispered into the princes ear:
Nov, remember. II you should be
come bad again shall call for you
and take you to have your head cut
or"
But Toto kept all his promises, and
every one wondered at the delightful
change which had taken place in the
prince who was once 10 wicked.
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A Doubtful Compliment.

A cyclist in France overlook peas
ant with q donkey cart. The patient
beast was making but little progress,
10 the benevolent cyclist, putting his
left hand against the back of the cart
and guiding his machine with the
other hand. pushed 80 hard that the
donkey, taking fresh courage, pulled
tho load successfully up to the top.
When the summit was reached the
peasant burst into thanks to his bene.
factor. ut was good Of you. indeed.
monsieur" he protested. II should
never in the world have got ~ ths
hin with only one donkey
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physical limitations her field OF
tuny forced to undebd in order to
So women crowd empoyments where they be Of
USE by undertaking, and then compete against
each other until the drops point that sckens the
heart to consider.
In ali industries where women have wholly or partly
suppanted the reproach civilization and the
The wage received fixes the industrial condition ~
individual.
Az physical mpossbiy for woman to compete of
equality with all aaon. she must necessarily meet sharper
competition than he in field with low and poorer
economic conditions.
competition flexible and nexorab They know
neither pity respect weakness limitation The individuals
the fully equipped for the struggle prevail the weaker
suffer-
strong seleian capable every field Of work.
weak imid, seftrustfu capable in only few industries
So long she compelled compete with her industrial
condition must inevitably be far beneath his But it crime against
woanhood that she should be compelled compete for employment
what is known the industrial world.
It against motherhood childhood and manhood that
should be driven into fierce struggle for bread
robs the unborn child Of his natural brthrght of strong mind
n . strong body.
the large portion Of its rghtfu endowment of
strength WISDOM patience love- intellect spirituality
is unnatural, unchrsian, uncvlized.
It is mark Of barbarism, not sign Of progress.
From time to time the papers print glowing accounts of "new
industry opened and glory the fact that
nearly avocaon has been Invaded" by the new woman
Every Invasion" shame Instead Of story of womans
intelligence and stimulated enterprise tells tale of dire
and necessity that drives whittier she would not 1t
tells Of the ned opportunities Of of the inability Of thousands
upon satisfy the reasonable of
dependent Them It reveon to those barbarous customs
Of older countries when were beasts Of burden and
blood should Jingle y humiliation the thought that the
Of life Christian civilization great that weak and
little children struggle competition with to obtain sub
sisence.
natural place home That is where she delights to BE-
store MILL Office her pleasure found her ambition salts
fed Only compulsion sends her there.
larger opportunity what needed
attempt force industrial equality between the whose natural
activity separate distinct the
labor its natural opportunities abolish all forms
olygative, land money transportation paentand competition
will cease because will be high enough
the home where she will delight
remain. ~ .Eea/.
That il the only kind Of industrial /0<~,~.L
equality possible between man and II, q
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Then after I've busted
You to smither-eens
I'll Just break and run.
I'll just break and rum"
And the boy did the Job
That he said he would do:
But alas and alack!
He was \ strange sight
When at last he reached homo,
He'd been stung by the pAckl
He'd been stung by the packi
ANNIE JAMES
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A polite little girl was dining one
day with her grandmother. Everything
at the table was usually dainty and
unexceptionable. but on this particu-
lar occasion the little girl found q
hair In her fish.
"Grandmama." she said. sweetly.
what kind of fish is this?"
"Halibut, my dear"
"oh." replied the child. II thought
perhaps 1t was mermaid"
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While boy near Charlevoix, Mich,
was chopping wood for his mother, a
few days ago. he came upon hollow
in the log and an oyster can In the
hollow. In the can he found 300 silver
dollars. and he went about shouting
with glee for about an hour or 30.
Then the money was taken down to
the bank and found to be counterfeit.
The bogus dollars and the can had
been placed In the hollow Of the tree
long years before, and as the tree
grew they were sealed up ~ tight as
q drum. The boy is now looking for
an oyster can with good money in 1t.
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Arglrrtrh Dnty
6prlla Uragrnu
~ DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

passes the furnace cold and unydng coming quickly
and refuses the mold but midway
flows like water.
The brief plastic moment is the inventors opportunity
metal will take shape for beauty Similarly
strategic the husbndman February refuses
the pow the refuses heat the refuses the
growth In May opportune time when all forces nspre
ward the harvest then the lends warmth the clouds lend %
ardo the soil lends juices Then the 20
whispers that he negects June he will
ay
alike, failure blindness to the
readiness for action when opportune
When nature has fully rpened opportunity
stretch out his hand and pluck it. Inventions
detecting the strategic moment in
offers these opporune moments for discovery only
certain minds ready them As for the
nature while thy servant busy here and there the
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The genius Of oppoltu.
nifty lies in its strategic
element. In every oppor-
tunity two or more forces
meet in such a way that
the one force 80 lends
itself to the other as mo-
mentarily to yield plas-
ITCHY. Nature is full Of
these stratepic times.
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The following directions, II careful.
ly observed, will tell the fortune Of
your friends, young or old. Be sure
to try this:
First write the year Of birth. Add
age. Add 4. Multiply by 1000. Sub
tract 6ss433. Substitute the letters Of
the alphabet for the numbers end
read your fortune.
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THE SOY AND THE HORNETS.

A band Of gay hornets
Builded q nest
High up in . tree.
High up in . tree.
They said to themselves
by dwelling 70 high
We've got safety.
We've got safety"
But . boy passing by.
With . long fishing rod.
Looked up in the tree.
Looked UP in the tree.
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Unspeakably precious are these crisis hours Of
opportunity God sends them. Men should watch
for them, and lay out LIES course by them, as
captains ignore the clouds and headlands and steer
BY the stars for long voyage and distant harbor.
The treasure wrapped up in each strategic opportu-
oity il Of infinite value. Tomorrow can hold no joy
when yesterday holds this memory:
awhile. was busy here and there my OPP
postunity was gone"