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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18
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Notice his candid admission that he did not
know that his money contributed to foreign
missions, was being used in the manner which
the Jeffersonian has exposed We think that
when Mr.. Greene gets through reading the
April number of the Jeffersonian Magazine he
WILDE grateful to us for having agitated the
question Of the present management of foreign
missions
Mr.. Greene finds it difficult to believe that
there are men who are out of work and unable
to get jobs He says that he would hate to be
IN MIR. Watson's place if it were necessary for
Mr.. w. to prove to Macon County Jury that
there are men who cannot find work.
Time and again, we have tried to explain
that labor like money, is congested. In the
big cities there are hundred men scramb1lng
for one job; in some rural communities there
hundred jobs clamoring for one worker
Time and again, we have urged that some
thing be done to better this condition. 1t
seems to us that Boards of Distribution might
be established and that these boards, keeping
themselves informed of actual conditions
could distribute the workmen in such a way
that the great law of supply and demand
would solve the problem Time and again,
we have argued that Florida, alone, could prob
ably absorb every idle 1aborer of New York
City. We have shown that the rural commu-
mites of the Southern states are short of work;
ers, to the extent of hundreds of thousands
Texas could today find homes and profitable
employment for million people,
Some strange, irresistible fascination keeps
the army of the unemployed investing the
great centers Of population; and it really
seems as though these poor creatures would
rather suffer and perish amid the noise and
glamour of Chicago and New York, than to
seek the certainty Of lonesome comfort on a
distant country farm.
There is another point made by Mr.. Greene
He thinks that Mr. Watson had better avoid
the domain of the church" AS a general
proposition, this is doubtless sound But af-
ter all, we Protestants have never been asked
to surrender the keeping of our consciences to
preachers. Our clergymen do not prefer
stagnant waters and tadpole congregations
Protestant ministers endeavor to stimulate the
minds of their hearers, as we'll as to elevate
their morals,
Consequently, when an editor, like the JEFF
fersonian begins to ventilate and agitate a
great big question like foreign missions, and
does it with urbanity and gracosity, the
greater number of the evangelical clergy are
not displeased. It gives everybody something
fresh to talk about.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18

he has plunged into nearly every question that
concerns humanity. During the whole of his
term in office he has kept closer to the people
than any President we have ever had And
as worker, not one of our Chief Magistrates
could hold candle for Roosevelt His de-
vouring and diversified energy was nothing
less than Napoleonic.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18
Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN z. SMITH.

Who could turn deaf ear to a courteous
appeal like that?
TO enable the Century Company to keep
its Dictionaries and Encyclopedias abreast of
the times, we are going to do what we can to
elucidate the full and true meaning of the
term 'Wiggle-tail Democrats
When man digs we'll, his purpose is one
of utility When the precious flow Of life-giv-
ing water is struck, and the shaft is sunk no
deeper, and the curb placed to hold the walls
in place, and the Windlass rugged up, and the
bucket attached to the rope or chain, the
idea is that the water will be kept constantly
stirred,-the empty pail coming down into it.
the full bucket coming up out Of it,-and that
this continual use, this unceasng stirring will
forever keep the we'll pure-a perpetual source
of life and health and strength
But the evil day comes in which the pitcher
goes no more to the we'll. The bucket is gone
or is idle. The rope rots, or is taken away
The waters below change their very nature
Stagnation sets in and foul creatures gener-
ate in the unwhoesome depths. Wiggle-tails,
bv the million. swarm and hideously rise to
the surface The we'll is alive with them,
They serve no earthly purpose. They do
nothing to justify their existence, The mere
fact that they there, is proof positive that
the we'll has lost it's utility. The bare fact
that the wiggle-tails infest the cistern shows
that it no longer serves the purpose for which
it was dug.
Now, our thought is that the Democratic
party was originally like we'll dug by earn
est people for a great purpose Once its wa
tiers stirred with the breath of life and it was
a great fountain from which inspiration, and
vigor for great deeds might be drawn. But it
has become stagnant The Democratic party
has no fixed faith, no definite purpose. Its lead
ers are assistant Republicans. In the South,
particularly, it cannot boast solitary states
man who offers any constructive scheme of
governmental reform. When they make
speeches, they roar like lions of Equal Rights
When they vote to make laws they are tame
well-broken dromedaries of Special Privilege.
The rank and file of the party does no
thinking They do the voting, and that is all.
They don't know how their public servants do
in Washington, and they don't care. They
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18
PAGE NINE.

Il have just read the current issue of your
magazine I assure you that, though Demo
crat of the Wiggle-tail stripe, [ both
amused and edited. There is this difference
between the Wiggle-tail you so mercilessly
ridicule and myself. I am not one Of those
who believe that the King do no wrong"
In the same number Of the magazine was
another letter, to the same effect; and Brother
Benjamin +. Smith became thoroughly
aroused over this new variety Of Democrat.
He is familiar with all the numerous other
kinds but not with this one.
With Smith, it is not only pleasure, inno-
cent and improving, to learn about new things,
but it is business. He is paid to do it. If
he should wilfully or negligently permit any
new word or fact to float by him, unobserved,
he would probably lose his job.
Consequently, the very first day of
Marchl Brother Smith dictated the following
letter:
Editor of Watsons Jefersonian Magazine,
Atlanta Ga
Dear Sir Will you kindly tell me what
the "Wiggle-tail Democrat" mentioned in the
enclosed cutting from your magazine, is? This
is bit Of political slang the meaning Of which
eludes me-
Very truly yours,
ID A
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18
Stirring Things Up.
Oglethorpe, Ga, March 4, 1909
Hon Thos. E. Watson,
Thomson. Ga

more time. Your article, "By What Right
and comment upon my letter, together with
some other utterances of yours since then, has
stirred up no little talk among Georgia edi-
tors, and | ain glad it has,
| am an advocate of Foreign Missions and
have always helped according to my ability,
and | do not think that money given for that
cause ought to be used to feed and clothe and
educate gratis anybody either at home or
abroad. / am not going to help feed and
clothe anybody, if | know it, who is able to
work and won't do it. IF any man wilt not
work, neither shall he eat" That's my relig-
ion
All this talk about men being out of work
and wanting a Job and can't get it, nearly
perishng, is almost inconcevabe to me
have good farm and make good living, and
though not rich, L can always get what
want if | do not want too much. You might
take my farm away from me, take everything
I've got, leaving me only "a shirt and pair
of pants, with not even coat or change of
clothing, and I would not freeze nor starve to
death either
have heard it said that you were lawyer
and good one, but | would hate to be in
your place if you had to prove to a Macon
County jury that charged with vagran-
cy could not find anything under the sun that
he could do to make living. You would
have the hardest job your hands that you
ever ran across in your life 1t seems to me
that man is fool to stay in place where
he can't get anything to do and nearly starve
to DEATH If such a state of affairs exists, as
you represent there must be some cause for
it, and to my mind two problems present them
selves,-one for you and other statesmen to
solve, and the other for the Church.
L.
| was raised up Democrat, and always voted
a straight Democratic ticket Until few years
ago when | voted for the Democratic nomi-
nee and rejoiced in my heart that the other fell
low beat him. Since then, | have voted as |
pleased voted for the best man regardless of
parties Will you excuse me, Mr. Watson, for
saying that for number of years | have sup
ported you from the very fact that | believe
you are honest and sincere and are among
the greatest Of Our statesmen? But when you
enter the domain of the church, you get out
Of your element and make some mistakes, Just
like the preacher does when he begins to dab
bic in politics. | know there is no use preach
ing repentance and faith to a man with an
empty stomach. [ think the Church and
State ought to go hand in hand for the up
lifting of men,-the State looking after our
temporal affairs, the church after Our spiritual
needs
| believe that you can diagnose the case and
give us remedy, and I hope in the future to
help give you the power to do SO by my vote
Your friend and supporter,
William A. Greene.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-03-18

We are glad to give space to another COM
munication from Mr. William A. Greene. He
writes like man who does a good deal of
thinking for himself
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
WINGS THAT WERE FINS.
Evidence That Penguin's Pinions Were
Once Used For Swimming.

Evidence That Penguin's Pinions Were
Once Used For Swimming.
pathological puzzles are the pen
gums, with their curiously shaped
wings and odd. unbirdlike. upright car
riage. The peculiarities Of their wings
suggest that the penguins are descend
ants of birds which used their wings
rather than legs in the pursuit Of prey
under water. and as the struggle in
tensified between the competing indi-
viduals the most expert at this sort Of
swimming would get the most food
and GUST less successful rivals. The
winners gained advantage over their
neighborS in proportion as their wings
improved as swimming organs and in.
versely and Of necessity became less
suited to perform the work Of fight.
: In all other birds the feathers, though
shed annually. are more or less grad
ually displaced. But in the penguins
the new feathers all start into being at
the same time and thrust out the old
feathers upon their tips SO that these
come away in great fakes. Whereas
in all birds save penguins the new
feathers as they thrust their way
through the skin end in pencil-like
points. formed by investing sheaths,
in the penguins these sheaths are open
at the tips and attached by their rims
to the roots Of the old feathers, and
hence these are held to their success
sors until they have attained sufi-
cient length toinsure protection against
cold.
The curious device for retaining the
warmth afforded by the old feathers
until the new generation can fill their
places is apparently due to the fact
that penguins are natives OF the ant
arctic regions. although some now in
habit tropical seas.-Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
AN OLD TIME HANGING.
The Dark Day When "OId, Jennie" Was
Executed In Maryland.

The Dark Day When ''Old, Jennie" Was
Executed In Maryland.
"As dark as the day when old Jen-
ME was hung" is one of the many
quaint sayings that for generations has
been used on the lower eastern shore
Of Maryland, but from the accounts
that have been given by those who
lived in old Jennie's day there never
has been day since that time as dark
as the day on which she was executed
for wholesale murder in the neighbor-
hood in which she lived.
The old murderess was publicly
hanged in 1916 in the old jail yard at
Princess Anne, and all those who re-
membered that particular day have
passed into the great beyond long ago.
The murderess was a white woman,
tall and angular, and it was said that
she resembled what was popularity
supposed to be a witch far more than
she did the up to date woman Of that
day. In fact. local history records that
she practiced witchcraft. No one ever
knew where she came from, she hay
ing dropped down" very mysteriously
into the neighborhood. where she killed
family Of four.
Old Jennie was not hanged on scat
fold. In those days murderers were
executed with as little trouble and ex-
pense as possible. The wien faced
terror Of all Somerset was placed in
cart drawn by two oxen and placed
directly under stout limb Of an old
oak tree which stood in the jail yard.
The rope was fixed in rude fashion
around her neck. amid the hurrahs Of
the crowd and the curses of the
doomed woman, and when all was in
readiness a bunch of fodder was
placed ten PAGES from the oxen's heads,
and they were given the word to start.
Obeying the command. they made
bee line for the fodder and left old
Jennie dangling at the end Of the rope.
That day, it has been told thousands
Of times. was the darkest ever known
In this section. Chickens remained on
their roosts throughout the entire day,
while candles by the score burned in
the houses that the servants might see
to do their work. The local scientists
Of that day were at loss to account
for the strange phenomenon, and the
graphic descriptions which they gave
Of 1t and which were recorded years
ago make interesting reading.
The darkies and superstitious whites
Of those days naturally thought that
the end of time had come. A great
many negroes declare today that the
ghost Of old Jennie may be seen stalk
ing around on the edge Of the woods
near where she committed her crimes
any time on dark, cloudy night, and
they are very careful not to encounter
her.-Oriole (Md.) Cor. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10

Man is made OF dust. but he,is usual.
~ out for. more4 -Exchmge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
The Stomach Cannot Rest.

1t is mistake to suppose the stomach
can rest and thus recuperate and by this
means dyspepsia is cured. The digestive
process begins in the mouth and does not
end until the food has reached the in
testines The salivary glands 10 the
mouth, the stomach, lower stomach, liver,
spleen. etc. lake part in the digestive
process This process is going on con-
tinously. Think of resting the heart or
the lungs for few minutes. or any other
organ. Pepsin pancreatin, etc. do not
rest the stomach. they digest the residue
of food weak digestive system cannot
digest and thus relieve the body of irri.
taxing acids or gas Rydale's Stomach
Tablets contain just enough Pepsin, and
Pancre attn 10 do this. They also con-
tain many vegetable tonics and stimulants
for the digestive tract Rydale'sStomach
Tablets cure dyspepsia the only way it
can he cured. Ask US about them. Eli
T. Reynolds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Looking Ones Best.

It's u woman's delight to look
her best but pimples, skin erupt
ions, sores and boils rob life of joy.
Listen! Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures them; makes the skin soft
and velvety. 1t glorifies the face
Cure Pimples, Sore Eyes, Cod
Sores, Cracked Lips, Chapped
Hands Try it. Infallible for Piles
$3.50 at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
HE WANTED A PARROT.
The Use to Which the Old Man Would
Put the Green Bird.


Put the Green Bird.
We are all striving for two things
success and happiness. To get these
many of us are struggling for a third
fortune. In striving to attain our
desires many of us need green par
rot. In little town in Iowa, In the
midst of great stretch of timber and
meadow, man built, castle. Some
thing over 5000 he spent in building
home. 1t was finished within with
the finest polished woods. The founda-
ton was of brownstone, the windows
of French plate, and every detail was
carried out in the best manner. He
had grown to be an old man. He had
always lived in a modest cottage of
six rooms This mansion had fifteen.
On one side there was a magnificent
stone arch over the paved drive that
led up to the house. He had just COM
pleted showing friend over the
place and reached this point when the
visitor exclaimed:
"Well, John, you ought to be happy.
This is magnificent home. Here is
everything one could wish for"
"Waal," replied the old man, who
was a cattle buyer, "a fellow always
wants something else"
"What on earth could you want?'
was the query.
"a green parrot to hang up thar in
the drive"
"Why green parrotT"
$50 every morning afore drive out
he would say, John, you're darn
fool "-C Cleveland Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this 81 want to go on record
IA saying that / regard Electric
Bitters as one Of the greatest gifts
that God has made to woman"
writes Mrs o. Rhineyault, of
Vestal Center, N. Y. ST can never
forget what it had done for me-"
This glorious medicine gives a
woman buoyant spirits, vigor of
body and jubilant health. 1t
quickly cures Nervousness, Sleep
lessness, Melancholy, Headache,
Back ache, Painting and Dizzy
Spells; soon builds up the weak,
|aiIipg and sickly. Try them. Doc
at Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
| Prescription For Lung Trouble

One Of Asheville. N c. most success
full Physicians invented Rydsle'sN Cough
Elixir and used it in the treatment OF
chronic throat and lung diseases with
remarkable success This wonderful
remedy will relieve the most stubborn
cough in a short while and soon stop it
altogether The prescription can he, re
lied on in all throat and lung affections
II is the best treatment for chronic lung
trouble ever discovered and no one aff1ict-
ed should fai! TO use it Trial Size 25c.
Large size, soc. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Man Eatinq Lions.

OF African lions Miss Kirkland In
her book on Africa writes: "As rule,
it is only old lions which attack human
beings. They grow too decrepit to be
able to catch the more agile antelopes,
which are their lawful prey; so, goaded
by hunger which age cannot wither
or lessen. they pounce on unwary NOR
falSn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Short and TO the Point

A coal merchant who was a man of
few words once wrote to an agent the
following brief letter:
Dear JONES'.
In due time the agents replyseame
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Sinclair-'':''
The coal dealers letter, translated,
said. ''See my coal on" which is the
semicolon expressed verbally.
The agent informed the dealer that
the coal was shipped by saying sim
ply, "Col-on. 'eScrap Book.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Can't Beat 'Em.

As usual, he was monopolizing the
newspaper.
please let me have the woman's
page" she said.
He carefully tore of page and
handed it to her.
It was full page advertisement Of
millinery opening, and he chuckled
at his own little joke.
Still, she was revenged. She went to
the opening, and he paid the bill.-Chi-
cago Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Responsibility.

Max ORell was once staying with a
friend at Edinburgh. Starting for a
walk on Sunday. he took up his walk
ing stick do you mind taking an
umbrellaT' asked his conscientious
host. cit looks more respectable"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
An Ample Test.

The Insurance Agent-Sure your
heart isn't weak? The Insured One
Oh, yes, yes. The Agent-Ever test
it? The Insured-Yes, indeed. ]
watched a fifteen inning ball game
with the score to cleveland Plain
DoalQr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Unless They Are Heiresses.

TITS hard to lose beautiful daugh-
ter" said the wedding guest sympa-
thetically.
TITS blame sight harder to lose the
homely ones" replied the old man who
had several yet to go.-Boston Tran
script.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Rarental Preiudice.

"But why didn't you consult your
father and me before you were mar
ried?'
Because, mamma. was afraid You
might prejudice me against him.
Life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-12-10
Not consistent.

what was saying whensI lodged
that autolnobIle?'
"You were saying that life is not
worth living But If you think 50
why did you dodge? Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-16
SOCIETY WOMEN'S HAIR.
A Simple Treatment That Will Make
1t Truly Fascinating-J. H. Hill
& Son Guarantee 1T.

Nowadays every up-to-date woman
has radiant hair.
What a foolish creature a woman
would be if she lost the opportunity
to add to her attractions.
Yet in America today there are hun
dreds of thousands of women with
harsh, faded characterless hair who
do not make any attempt to improve
it.
In Paris most women who use Pa
risian Sage have lustrous and luxur-
liant hair.
And any woman reader of The
Argus can have attractive and lus-
trous hair in a few days time by u.s.
ing this great hair rejuvenator, Pari-
sian Sage.
J. H. Hill & Son sell large bottle
for so cents and they guarantee it tt
Danish dandruff, stop falling hair ant
itching scalp in two weeks or none!
back.
Partisan Sage is an ideal hair tonic
mot sticky or greasys Ia !,
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-16
IN "BLEEDING KANSAS

Kansas has become fairly prosper
Gus. Wheat did it. But prosperity
could not keep the men of Kansas
alive, and today the state is full of
widows who own property. This
means widows with great rich farms
and much collateral on the side. The
poor widow has disappeared in Kan
sas, and in her stead appears many
we'll provided with this worlds goods.
The situation in Kansas has started
new sociological inquiry, and peo-
pie in that state are endeavoring to
ascertain why the number of women
who lose their husbands exceed SO
largely the number of husbands who
lose their wives, and the widows are
mostly rich! The Kansas City Star
arrives at the conclusion that as long
as men in this country go in for max
ing money the way they do, and strain
themselves to give their families as
good a layout as anybody else. there
are bound to be widows who own
property. The Star does not seem tc
regret the situation. It is a part o1
the prosperity Of Kansas, state that
has nothing at present the matter
with her. A state we'll supplied with
rich widows may be novelty, bu
when the fact becomes widely known
will there be any widows at all il
Kansas?
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-10-16
TO DEDICATE NEW CHURCH.
Magnificent 100000 Catholic Struc-
ture at Asheville.

Asheville, N c., Oct. 13.-Arrange-
ments are about complete for the ded-
ication here Sunday of the new st.
Lawrence Catholic Church, an edif1ce
that cost in the. aggregate possibly
more than 100000. The dedicatory
service will be in charge of Bishop
Haid. There will be many visiting
priests and other prominent Catholics
here to attend the services and to as
sist Rev. Father Marion, the beloved
head of the church in Asheville.
The greater portion of the dedica-
tory services will be held outside the
church, beginning about 10:45 o'clock.
The procession will move to the clos
ed doors led by the cross-bearer, and
followed by Bishop Haid and the
the procession will move down the
aisles while the litany is sung. The
musical program will be elaborate and
in charge of Mrs. o. C. Hamilton, of
Asheville. There will be choir of
twenty-five voices selected from the
best musical talent of the city.
The last portion of the church to
be completed will be the panel over
the entrance. This panel arrived in
sections yesterday by express from
and Friday. 1t will show figure of
Christ with His disciples and will be
a beautiful thing.