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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-07-01

Robert T00mbs and the Railroads
The Washington Post in recent issue had
an appreclatlve and discriminating editorial
on Robert Toombs, and in the course of it
quoted William H. Seward as saying that
Toombs' was "the greatest intellect he ever
knew"
We have frequently taken occasion to ex-
press our own opinion as to the magnitude of
the mental gifts of this wonderful Georgian.
One of the most remarkable things about
him was that while personally an aristocrat
OF the proudest type, he was IN political prin-
clple thorough-golng Democrat. His heart
went out to the common, everyday people,
those who are unorganized, and who cannot
in the nature of things, be organized, to resist
the ferocious initiative of concentrated capt.
tai, corporate wealth and governmental
wrong doing.
The last fruitage of Mr.. Toombs' intel
lectual tree is to be found In the Georgia Con
stitution of 1877. In framing our corporation
laws, he took advanced ground endeayoring
to give to our people some of the advantages
enjoyed by the people of Continental Europe
The Federal Government today is struggling
with dltficulty,-and no very great success
to reach the high ground upon which Toombs
placed Georgia thirty-two years ago. Had
we lived up to our organic law, our condition
would now be practically that which blesses
the people of Germany and Switzerland in
their relations with their transportation com
panles. But In one way and another, our adj
vantages, secured by the adoption of the new
Constitution which Toombs made for us, have
been frittered away The people themselves
have either been ignorant or careless; they
have slept over their rights. The legislatures
have either been neglectful or corrupt; they
have allowed the railroads to tramp1e upon
the Constitution. The Executives have not
been vlgllant and courageous; they have al
lowed nonresident corporations to act pretty
much as the absentee landlords have acted to-
wards Ireland The State of Georgia has
simply been a distant estate in which the Wall
Street owners had no further interest than
that of merciless Unsuitable exploitation
One of the provisions of the Constitution
of 1877 went upon the assumption that it is
illegal for one railroad corporation to buy
stock in another. If this isn't the law. it
ought to be, for we have seen a railroad
king, like Hartman, use the securities.
the credit and the money of one railroad to
buy controlling interest in another; and
with first one railroad and then another made
his stepping stone, this giant has stepped
from ocean to ocean and from the lakes to the
gulf on his march of conquest. We have also
seen railroad companies, departing from
the purpose of their charters, buy up coal
lands and iron ore beds and thus become mo-
nopolists in other fields than those of trans
portation.
1t will readily be understood that if rail
road charter is the authority by which trans
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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
The Treasury Vaults.

The first question the average Wis
itor to the United States treasury
building asks is: Couldn't burglars
tunnel under the vaults and rob the
government Well, that is not likely.
An armed guard sits beside the vaults.
Every twenty minutes he is required to
ring an alarm just to show that he. Is
awake. An armed patrol makes the
rounds hourly. Secret service men In
plain clothes, with concealed weapons,
keep watch and ward outside and In
side the building. As to tunneling, the
officials hold that If a man by any pos
sibility should manage to bore under
meath vault the heavy metal would
crush him to jelly, thus administer
Ing lasting gold cure. Even If the
tunnel burglar should get away with
his life he could not get away with
much gold. Ten thousand dollars in
double eagles weighs thirty-eight
pounds. Forty million dollars in gold
certificates of the $4,000 denomination
weighs eleven and half pounds.
Even burglars prefer the gold certifi-
Gates to the real thing Buffalo Times.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

seasons of the year when insects and
worms are plentiful and the fowls have
the liberty Of the farm, little animal
food may be fed.
Another point about feeding grain
Should it be ground or fed whole? Il
is known that certain proportion oi
the food Of fowls is used to produce
energy to grind the food and from this
point of view it is cheaper to have the
food ground at the mill But it has
been found by experiment that fowls do
not do well when fed altogether on
ground food.
The final point in this discussion is
the laying capacity of the hen. If all
the three things mentioned above be
properly attended to- there will still be
a scarcity of eggs unless the fowls have
the laying capacity, and it is no fault
of the hen if she hasn't; the trouble
goes back to her ancestors.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

and he couldn't get In and I'm come Oh
to open 1t for him"
II told Jennings week ago. says
he, that he ought to get that lock
tixed. Where Is he?"
Hes been a-writing letters, and he's
gone up TO his house to get another let
ter he wanted for to answer"
"Well, why don't you go right ong'
says he.
"Ive got almost through, says l,
"and didn't want to tirish UP and open
the vault till there was somebody here. .
"Thats very credltable Of you," says
he; IA very proper sentiment, my man.
You can't be too particular about avoid
ing tine very suspicion OF evil"
"No, sir" says /, kinder modest like.
"what do sou suppose Is the matter
with the lockg' says he,
"I don't rightly know yet" says l !:
"but rather think it's little wore on
account of not being oiled enough
These ere locks ought to be oiled about
once a year.
"Well," says he. you might as well
80 right on, now I'm here: will stay
till Jennings comes, Can't help you
hold your lantern, or something OF
that sortgs
The thought came to me like a fash.
and turned around and says:
"How do know you're the president 7
| aln't ever seen You afore. ard you
may be a-trying to crack this bank. for
all know"
That's very proper inquiry. my
man. says he, ~and shows a most re-
markable degree Of discretion. I con-
fess that should not have thought OF
the position In which was placing
you. However, can easily convince
you that its all right Do you know
what the presidents name lsi"
''No don't says |. sorter surIy.
Well, you'tl tiid II ON that bill. : said
ne, taking bin out Of his pocket land
you see the same name on these let
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
A SONG OF FAR TRAVEL.

Many time some drowsy oar
From the nearer bank invited,
Crossed narrow stream, and bore
In among the reeds moon-lighted,
There to leave me on shore
No ferryman hath sighted.
Many time mountain stile,
Dark and bright with sudden wetting,
Lured my vagrant foot the while
Twixt uplifting and down-settling-
Whittier? Thousand mile on mile
Beyond the last forgetting.
Still by hidden ways | wend,
(Past occasion grown ranger)
Still enchantment, like a friend,
Takes from death the tang OF danger;
Hardly river or rod can end
Where l need step stranger
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
AWNING FOR CHAIR.


Canopy to Shield User Can Be
Attached to Back.
Sunshine has been robbed Of its ter
rors for the fair sex by the ingenuity
of Scotchman. This man has devised
9 chair canopy or awning frame, that
can be attached to the back Of any or
dinary chair and put up or down at
WILL The canopy, which is like an
,wnlng frame, is pivoted to the uprights
of the chair back. At the top is a
roller, on which the awning folds, and
the arms of the frame can also be fold
ed together and let down over the back
of the chair when not needed. The
roller on which the canvas folds works
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
Rather a Neat Job


MY profession isn't popular one
There is considerable prejudice against
It. | don't myself think It's much worse
than good many others However
that's nothing to do with my story
Some years ago me and the gentleman
who was at that time connected with
me In business--he's met with reverses
since then, and at present isn't able to
ret out---were looking around for job
being at that time rather hard up, as
YOU might say. We struck a small
country town. amt a-goin' to give II
away by telling where 1t was, or what
the name IL 1t was. There was one bank
there; the president was a rich old
duffer: owned the mills, owned the
hank. owned most of the town. There
wasn't no other officer but the cashier,
and they had boy, who used to sweep
out and run of errands.
The bank was on the main street,
pretty well up one end of it--nice, snug
place. on the corner Of a cross street,
with nothing very near 1t. We took our
observations and found there wasn't no
trouble at all about It, There was n
,ld watchman that walked up and down
the streets nights, when he didn't fall
,sleep and forget It, The vault had two
doors; the outside one was chilled Iron,
ana three wheel combination lock !:
the inner door wasn't no door 1T all ;
rou could kick 1t open. 1t didn't pre-
tend to be nothing but ireproof, and 1t
wasn't even that. The first thing We
ione, OF course, was to tlt key to the
outside door. AS the lock on the out
side door was an old-fashoned Bacon
lock, any gentleman In my profession
who chances to read this article will
know Just how easy that job was, and
how we did It.
This was our plan: After the key
was fitted was to 20 Into the bank
ana Jim-that wasn't his name, Of
,ourse, but let II pass-was TO keep
watch on the outside When any enc
passed he was to tip me a whistle, and
then doused the gllm and lay low;
after they got by, goes on again.
Simple and easy, you see. Well, the
night as we selected the president hap,
pened to be out Of town: gone down to
the city, as he often did got inside
all right. with slide lantern. a breast
drill. small steel Jimmy. bunch of
skeleton keys aud a green balze bag, to
stow the swag. tixed my light and
rugged my breast drlll. and got to work
on the door right over the lock.
Probably great many Of our read
ers are not 50 well posted as me about
hank locks. and may say for them
that three wheel combination lock has
three wheels IN II. and q slot In each
wheel. In order to unlock the door, you
have to get the three slots opposite to
each o. sr at the top OF the lock. OF
course. II you know the number tha lock
Is set on you can dc this; but II you
don't you have to depend ON your In.
genuity. There Is In each Of these
wheels a small hole, through which you
can put a wire through the back OF the
lock when you change the combination.
Now. y yea can bore hole through
the door and rick up those wheels BY
running wire through those holes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

by spring The convenience of such
a canopy can be readily seen. Persons
who are not so fortunate as to have
pOrches will be able to sit In the sun,
with no fear Of its effects and collapse
BILE chairs, equipped with these awnings,
will add to the comfort ofsoutings. For
use at the seashore alone this contriv-
ance should have big demand. Among
Its other merits is that of being easy to
adjust in place.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

why, you can open the door. | hope |
make myself clear was boring that
hole The door was chilled iron; about
the neatest stuff I ever worked on. I
went on steady enough only stopped
when jim which, as | said, wasn't his
real name whistled outside, and the
watchman toddled by. By-and-by, when
I'd got pretty near through, / heard
Jim--so to speak whistle again.
stopped, and pretty soon / heard foot
steps outside, and I'm blowed, IL they
didn't come right up to the bank steps
and heard key In the lock. was
so dumfounded when | heard that that
you could have slipped the bracelets
right on me. picked up the lantern,
and III be hanged IL l didn't let the
slide slip down and throw the light
right onto the door, and there was the
president. Instead Of calling for help,
as / supposed he would, he took a step
inside the door, and shaded his eyes
with his hand and looked at me.
knowed ought to knock him down and
cut out, but I'm blest IL could, was
that surprised.
"Who are your" he says.
"Who are your" says I, thinking that
was an innocent remark as he COM
menced 1t, and a-trylng all the time to
collect myself.
'I'm president Of the bank" says he.
kinder short; something the matter
with the lockT'
BY George! the idea came to me then.
Eyes, sir says I, touching my cap
"Mr. Jennings, he teiegraphed this
morning as the lock was out of order
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

Mrs. Larkin--l want little money
to-day, Fred
Mr.. lin very glad of that.
Mrs L (surprisedl Why are you
gladg Mr.. L.--Because generally You
want a good deal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
re Wedding nav

so she was led to the altar at last r
remarked the girl In blue.
Led" repeated the brides dearest
friend-"led. fancy you didn't see
her. She didn't have to be led. When
she Started down the aisle you couldn.e
have driven her OF with regiment OF
cavalry .'-Tit- Bits.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

Just before breakfast every morning
Saint Peter works hard and fast charx-
ing those with falsehoods who COM
plain that they never slept wink an
light.r
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
Old Fayorites
Flynn Of virginia.

Flynn of Virginia.
Didn't know Flynn
Flynn of Virginia
Long as he's been var?
Look'ee here, stranger,
Whar hev you beenl
Here in this tunnel
He was my pardner,
That same Tom Flynn
Working together,
In wind and weather,
Day out and in.
Didn't know Flynn!
Well, that is queer.
Why, it's a sin,
To think Of Tom Flynn
Tom, with his cheer;
Tom, without fear
Stranger, look 'yar!
Thar in the drift,
Back to the wall,
He held the timbers
Ready to fall;
Then in the darkness /,
/ heard him call:
run for your life, Jake!
Run for your wife's sake!
Don't wait for me-"
And that was all
Heard in the din,
Heard of Tom Flynn
Flynn of Virginia.
That let's me out
Here in the damp
Out of the sun
That 'ar derned lamp
Makes my eyes run.
Well, there--I'm done.
But, sir, when you'll
Hear the next fool
Asking for Flynn
Flynn of Virginia
Just you chip in,
Say you knew Flynn;
Say that you've been var.
Bret Harte.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

When man asks yaur advice. Ne
always tells you just how be expects
you to decide.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

The men who can give satisfactor,
explanations Of their failures are ths
ones who become loafers
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15

Boil four cupfuls Of water and one
and q half cupguls Of sugar twenty
minutes, Cool, add two cunfuls OF rasp-
berry Juice and two tablespoonful
lemon juice. Strain and freeze. using
three parts finely crushed Ice to one
part rock salt To obtain the rasp-
berry Juice wash the berries and str< u
through double cheesecloth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15
short snRnestiens.

All lard 10 Try frltters ana doushnuts
must be sizzling hot befnrs putting i
the batter.
Candles VIII burn slowly and steadily
through the evening If they are kept
on Ice all day.
To keep mold from pickles. In th@
top OF each Jar or bottle place a layer
or horse-radish roots. slicee thin
III you are unable to satisfy your.
self-and you eannot-how can you
hone to satisfy othsrss
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16
MADISON.

Mrs. William Bell and children,
who recently sold her farm ana
household goods, left town Tuesday
morning of last week for West Or
ange, where they will pass the Win
ter and in the spring they will go
to Washington to join Mr. Bell.
A. r. Moore of Escanaba, Mich, is
in town visiting friends and renew
ing old acquaintances Mr. Moore
was formerly a resident of this town
and this Ia his first visit east for 80
years and he notes many changes in
the place.
The semi-annual meeting of the
North Anson Campmeeting associa-
ton was held Monday afternoon in
the vestry of the Methodist church.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Judson Packard OF
Skowhegan. The treasurer reported
that all bills were paid and balance
of $21.91 on hand. 1t was voted to hold
a ten days meeting In 1910 the first
three days to be devoted to the Ep-
In charge of Rev. II. G. McGlaufiin OF
worth league These meetings to be
Lewiston The rest of the meetings
to be presided over by Rev. q. ID.
Holmes, presiding elder of the Augusta
district. Those in attendance were
Rev. d. G. Holmes of Lewiston; Leslie
E. Jacobs of Skowhegan; Walter Nc
Kenney, North Anson; L. E. French,
Solon; J. w. Foster and William Pre-
BILE, Anson; DR.. w. H. Kenniston. c.
A. Roberts, Rev. C. A. Brooks, Rev. c.
x. Evans, Samuel Vose and George
Gushing.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16

hlllis Of fruit and Vegetables. Ia
this department small cash preini.
ams are offered for firsi aud second
aud blue and red rihhons are at
tsebed to the winning articles. In
he Midway. part of the manual
training building there viii be the
usual freaks. takers and money
catchers. and also sales OF fruit and
confectionery.
On Tuesday evening IN Moody hall
Al eight O'Clock there viii be an en-
tertainment at which he winthrop
brass band will give the concert. On
"Wednesday evening at eight O'Clock In
the same place there will be an enter
taiument In which Collins. the trap
eze performer and magician OF Ban
cor. Will take the leading part EN-
hibition hall will also be open In the
day time on Wednesday from one un-
I'll four-thirty.
The Exposition is under the man
apement OF the Good VIII Boys !. NJ.
r. A and the Good VIII Athletic as
sociation and the proceeds from ad-
mission fees will be divided equally
between these two organizations.
The fall term of the Good VIII
schools closed Friday OF last week
for a two weeks recess.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16

iiae# AH8 FsseF Ths liusdss ua
.he HadssH CNasimes Ese oe
oneasms TAe Siefs - an aatoid
Love Prisoners al iiops 4 ks,e
Intianars Nsta The lloaa~ 81
aifth nichafd Eafsel lhs sloii=
era "Wheu knlEhtboea 49, r.
Flower The ctsis The squss
Nru. The White CenquefefE Run
ming Water. When Love is bone
u hr Orehlrd "Cseiuas Lovers.
The orange Girl. The Fighting
Chance. aGuenH The 1ranagreh
sion Of Andrew Nane franeeppa
The sherfods The Woman Wins
The Pride of Iennleo The Vine
srrd she Walks IN Beauty. Ca
frilie. The Warriors nf the Crescent.
Two Coroncis. iiarlaseh OF the
Guard. The ROYAL Road The
Handsome nfandons Mistress
Rranican Circumstances The
CAPTAINS Wife. "Harbnra's Heritage
David Harum.a Clayton Halo%ell
Revenge Count Hannibal. The
Captain in the Ranks. "A Dotted Cor
onct.s The Adsentnress No Other
Way The Grey Lady The Gun
Dweliers. The House Egremont,"
THE Mystics." The Last Leaf. The
Heavenly Twins" Jane Cable An
April Princess. The Simple Life,
The Crimson Wing" and "Dri and
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16
~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns -

seorEe Lewis. Of Hariiand were at
Frank Leuls's Saturday.
The play. Tags the Wait, re
Gently staged IN this town. was pro
iuced IN Hartland Opera hall Friday
night. Dccsmber 10. With good results
several aside from the play accom-
aanied them and shared in the enjoy
ment. especially In the dance which
followed
Frank Rowell our school superNis-
or. has the honor of shooting and
capturing two deer Thursday. When
Frank" does take day for pleasure
I means something
Sunrise chapter, o. +. S. held its
regular meeting Saturday night and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Mabel Harris, worthy
matron; Frank Rowell. worthy pa
tron. Merle Harris, associate matron. /.
Mildred Rowell. secretary; Addie Will
liams. treasurer; Mae Williams. con-
ductress; Belle Holt, associate con-
ductress.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Eaton of Show
hogan were the guests Sunday of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wey-
mouth OF this village.
Daniel Bowman OF Fairfield. was in
town Sunday.
The first and second degrees will
be conferred upon seven candidates in
the Grange Thursday night
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16
A TES.DAYS STAY.
Granted for {. W. Merse. the Last
Pause Before Federal Prison.

New York. Dec. 10-ln the United
States Circuit court today Judge
Noyes granted a stay of 10 days to
Charles w. Morse, the convicted bank
er, facing a term of Is years In fed
eral prison on conviction of misap-
preparation of national bank funds
and referred his counsel's motion for
a new trial for Morse to Judge Hough,
who originally tried the case.
Under the terms of the stay, Mar
tin W. Littleton, counsel for Morse.
will have until December 20 to argue
his motion before Judge Hough. The
date on which the argument was to
be heard was not indicated.
The present move is believed to be
probably the last possible one by the
convicted mans counsel to keep Mr.
Morse from beginning the service of
his prison sentence.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-16

aad holiday bsii prepared especially
Tor the Christmas seasoa. oae fea-
tnre uf II will be the distribution 81
presents 20 the thousands Of founE
folks who always 80 10 ksiths ~
Christmas issne. and nilif Will be On
hand ta do the honors. besidsa az.
peAring IN hls oan specially OF
singing and dancing with tnanY
changes of costume
The entire bill snl be In keeping
with this. including the hig musical
spectacle. -kris krinTle's Dream.
with the Top o. tn World Dancers.
aud the famous Collie Ballet; How
ard and North. the rural comedians
In Back TO Wellington" Frankie
Carpenter. New Englands famous
repertoire star: the Two Pucks;
Frank Morrell. the minstrel tenor;
the Juggling Normans. and that most
versatile OF all entertainers. Henri
French.