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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02
We want all you boys and girls to
hustle for your Christmas presents.
They will be worth having.
MADE AT ANDERsONvILLE.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I will come
again, to correct an error. I see my
name was spelled "Linnie Laura"
instead of "Annie Laura" NV
seventy grandmother has
an old chair here, which she has had
ever since the war The prisoners
at Andersonville made it. Grandma
calls it ''The Old Prison Chair" and
| made up poem with that title.
will send it to you, as I think you
will like it. [ received the book Mr..
Watson sent me, and l thank him for
it. | will get as many subscribers as
| can. We all like Mr. Watson, and
like his paper very much, better than
any other we take. I think Mr.. Wat
son is one Of the best men in Geor-
gia.-Annie L. Cheves, Pelham, Ga.
The Old Prison Chair.
My grandmother has an old prison
chair,
Which she bought from the Ander-
sonville prisoners who stayed
there.
She loves her chair, and she has a
right.
1t is not allowed to be kept out Of
our room at night.
You may hear the birds merry
songs;
You may hear iron tongs;
You may see sweets, and hear the
toiling bees;
But nothing will more please
You, and put you at ease,
Than this aged prison chair,
That has had many a care,
And was made by the Andersonville
prisoners there,
And that's why it's called "The Old
Prison Chair
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02
THE WATSON KNIFE.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I am little
girl, ten years old. I am in. the fourth
grade, go to school every day, and
like to go very much. My teachers
name is Mrs. Hansford. She is a
good teacher, | think. I have five
brothers and one sister. My papa is
subscriber to both JeffersOnians.
He has one of the Watson knives,
and it is just funny to see him in a
crowd, showing it to everybody; he
thinks it is so nice. I hardly know
how to write, but I wanted to write
so bad. Hope it will miss the
waste basket.-Your new cousin,
Rosa Nell Maxey, Mayey's, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02

Here I come again This is my
third time, and 1 would like to hear
from you boys and girls. Hope you
are enjoying yourselves at school;
am. | hope you are learning fast. I
am learning all can, for education
is the thing that boys and girls need.
these days. I am in the fourth grade,
and think there is nothing like school.
We live in the country. I don't
think that would like city life much,
for | have a brother in Athens, Ca,
and he says that country life is bet
ter. With best wishes to The Jeffer-
sOnian Postcard Club-Your friend,
H. L. Smith, Lexington, Ca, R. F. D.
No. g.
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WANTS SHORT STORIES.

Is there any room in your happy
band for little twelve-year-old Geor-
gia girl? I live in the country and
like it far better than the city. My
papa takes both your papers, and
likes them very much. Why not all
of us join in and help Mr.. Watson in
his noble work? I would like to
see some short stories in your paper
from the Postcard friends. I have
brown eyes, auburn hair, and a few
freckles. Success to Mr. Watson and
his papers.-Ruby Doris, r. F. D. 8,
Douglasville, Ga.
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THE FIRELESS COOKER.
BY an Expert Cook.

II you were to ask the average
woman to describe her ideal cooking
apparatus she would, in nine cases
out Of ten, answer: Something that
would make no heat, muss nor odor,
that would require no watching of
the fire nor stirring of food to pre-
vent scorching or boiling over and
which she could leave with the GER
talnty that a stray draft would not
cause confagration." A few years
ago this would have been termed
foolish dream" but today any one
who is familiar with the f1reless
cooker knows where she can turn to
find it's realization.
In the minds of many there is a
prejudice against the term ''fireless
COOKER" and in reality it is not a
fireless cooker, but merely one so
constructed as to retain the heat and
continue the process of cooking after
the food has been brought to the boil
ing point or heat been applied in
some other way.
The principle of cooking by insuIa-
ton is not new one and was known
and used in Europe before it became
common in this country
A farmers wife, writing in The
Journal of Agriculture, says of the
hreless cooker: cit is the greatest
help to women of the age and the
greatest saver of fuel, time and la
bor My dinner is all in the cooker
now, and it has been for three hours.
My kitchen is nice and cool and /
have taken a good rest No running
to see about fires, just leave it alone
and when wanted all will be piping
hot"
1t cooks such foods as meats,
soups, cereals and many vegetables
more perfectly than could possibly be
done on an ordinary stove, and, with
the Rapid, one can also have delight
full roasts, bread and buildings.
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PAGE ELEVEN
ANOTHER NEW MEMBER.

Here | am, new member of your
Postcard Club. | am little Georgia
girl, thirteen years of age. My papa
takes The Jeffersonian and the
magazine, and we all enjoy reading
them both. | saw so many nice let
tiers that the boys and girls have
written to The Jeffersonian, that l
thought would try my hand. I am
going to try to win prize this time.
Our school will start next January,
and won't I be glad? l have two
pets, one kitten named Tom" and
biddie.-Janie Robbins, R. F. D. /,
Sylvania, Ca
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PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

There are two letters this week,
which are not dated, and the ad-
dresses of the writer's are not given.
You must always be careful to give
your address, your age, and to sign
your name plainly. If you do not
follow these simple rules, your let
ters will find their way into the
waste-basket, or "Waist-basket," as
one of our young correspond calls
il
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02
NO ADDRESS AGAIN.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I like to read
the little folks letters so much. 1
go to school every day, and am in
the third grade. We will soon have
a new brick schoolhouse built. 1t
is very pretty. My teachers name
is Mrs. Hansford, and I like her very
much. She is a good teacher, too.
Your new cousin, Bertha Maxey.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02
FROM CURLEW. IOWA.

| will write you a few lines. My
uncle takes the Jeffersonian, and /
like to read it. l am eleven years
old, and have one brother and six
sisters. We live on farm. We
have breakfast at six o'clock. NY
birthday is December 25th. I go to
school every day.-Susie Stratton,
Curlew, Iowa.
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If you want Real enjoyment, send
ten cents for a copy of Humorist.
Address publisher, Humorist, st.
Louis, Mo. In ordering your read
ing matter, don't fail to include the
Humorist.
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BIOOdIeSS Method of Treating Cancer

We make speciality of treating and
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or do you know friend who has one?
If so, write us. NO CURE NO PAY
Scientific remedy in scientific hands.
No operation, no loss of blood. Can re-
fer you to many cases cured and now
well. NO FAILURE
DRS. MATTHEW'S & KING,
p. o. Box 30, Quitman, Ga,
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CAMERAS.

FOR SALE-One AXIS Folding Camera
with rapid recliner lens, copying
and charging lens, two plate holders,
one film pact adapter, one set multi
plying slides for six exposures on one
plate, one instruction book. Almost
new. Price, So cost $12. T. J. Steed
Buena VISTA Ga.
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AGENTS WANTED.

$500 A DAY. We don't want a man
VINO can't earn at least three dollars
a day at our work. The best and Invest
canVassing proposition in the South.
Big commission. The Jeffersonians.
Thomson, Ca
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Pictures of AZ beautiful girls and 997
- A~~sAA ~S babies sent free to farmers
wives and daughters only. No others need apply.
Central News Company, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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WHEAT.

SEED and Milling Wheats. Adapted
to Georgia and Carolina soils. The
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TOBACCO.
MEDICAL.

CANCER cured. No operation. No loss
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man, Ga.
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Veterans, subscribe now for The
Confederate Veteran and The Jeffer-
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POULTRY.

EGGS-S. G. White Leghorn, Is for
$3.50. Cervera, Deane and Collins
strains, best layers of large eggs. Ger,
vera White Leghorn Farm, Box 4O6,
Ocala, Fla.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-12-02

READ the Educational Department in
Watson's Jeffersonian Magazine, and
you Will learn things. A dollar year
Will give you liberal education.
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MACHINERY.
INSURANCE.
COMMISSION HOUSE.

WANTED-Ship your Fruits and Veg
etables to Hewitt & Co.. 10 e. Cam
den ST., Baltimore, Md. They will treat
you right.
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WRITE to Dr. B. M Woolley Co., At
lanta, Ca, for his treatment of ner-
vous diseases, alcoholic and drug ad-
dctionS.
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EDUCATIONAL.

TELEGRAPHY-Grea demand for On
orators. We guarantee positions.
RAPID promotion. Write for free il
lustrated catalogue. Southern School
OF Telegraphy, Box 49, Newman, Ga.
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BUSINESS COURSE-We will teach
you by mail, free, until you are ready
70 enroll. Read our offer in another
column. Draughon's Practical Rnsi
ness College, Atlanta, Ga.
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BEST Business Course in the South is
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lege, Milledgeville. Ca Seventeen
teachers. Discipline like West Point.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
 WHILE OUT HUNTING
(From Wednesday's Daily.l

One of the saddest occurrences that ever took place in this section was that of yesterday morning at Jerome Junction when Claude Aitken was ae- eidentally shot through both legs b. his cousin, Bryant Johnson.
 The two boys, who are only six teen years of age, were hunting hawks in that vicinity and through some miscaleulation not explained, the Air- ken boy got within range of the bull let fired by his playmate, Johnson. The wounds received are dangerous, the bullet penetrating the right leg, passing through to the left and lodg- ing in the skin, where it was later extracted. After the bullet passed through the right leg it left a large opening of an ugly nature and in its exit shattered the bone to splinters for an inch or more. He bled pro fusely and upon Arriving at the depot at 10 o'clock complained of weak ness. He was later taken to tke Mercy hospital, where his wounds were dressed.
 Whether it will be necessary to amputate the injured limb could not be learned, the attending physician saying that the wound is a serious one.
 Mrs. ". R. Johnson, an aun. of the boys, accompanied her nephew |" the city. She could give no details whatever of the accident, saying that as soon as he was shot her time was taken up in reaching the station where the train was waiting to bring him to the city. The boy who did the shooting is heart broken over the sad affair.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
LIKES THE PROPERTY.

Martin Anderson, well known in mining circles, is a recent arrival in the city from the Bodie, mine sec tion. He speaks enthusiastically of the development of that property and predicts that it will develop into one of the best mines in the county. The main work is in crosscutting to the old Bodie vein and 125 feet is com. pleted on this line, while in the drift an excellent body of ore has been opened up. The Arizona Power com pany is preparing to extend its line to that camp when the present me chanical services will give way to the new power. The Bodie work is under the management of George Hand, a capable mining operator, at tached to the Lookout Copper com, pany. MT. Anderson also reports 6 general revival of mining work al other camps adjacent and mentions the Charles Wallace operations es peeislly as attracting considerable at tention.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
LUMBER INDUSTRY IS
 ENJoYIN GPRoSPERITY
From Wednesdays Dafly)

NfTOm WeOntSudy DdllyJ
 A. A. Dutton, yardmaster of the Arizona Lumber company at Flag staff, while in Prescott yesterday, gave an interesting account of the lumber industry of northern Ariponr at the present time, saying that his company's plant is enjoying an era of activity that is unprecedente1 al the present time of the year The demand that is being made for soft pint for doors, sash and finish work is heavy and the cutting of from. 5000 to 100000 feet of lumber a day is necessary to fill the orders These orders will for the first time in many years necessitate the run ming of the full crew during the win ter months and in addition to that extraordinary event a night shift is now contemplated for several weeks in order to fill the orders that are urgent MT. Dutton fills a responsi- ble position with his company and is rated as one of the most capable men in the lumber service of the northern fields. He will visit the Capital City before returning to his duties at Flag staff. T. A. Riordan, the president of the Arizona Lumber company, is in Europe at the present time.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
WINDOWS BROKEN WHEN
 GIANT POWDER ERLoDRs
(From TAursdax,s pailYl


 Several hundred pounds of old and condemned powder were destroyed yesterday forenoon to the west of Prescott and one explosion followed that shook many buildings and broke several panes of glass in the western portion of the city.
 The method adopted to get rid of the giant powder was to set it on fire and this had proceeded satisfac- torily until a 5O-pound consignment only was left. Through some reason not known it exploded and the de- tOnatiOn that followed was visibly felt for a radius of several miles and in some homes eroekery was thrown from the shelves and the brick buildings of the city rocked to a pereeptible degree.
 Among those who handle this grade of powder, the custom is to annually taken an inventory of the stock and when a certain age is reached in the SbOCh OH hduu anu uuuSeu, lL IS gen orally set on fire and burned up. This practice is to prevent the possi- bility of any mine accident resulting from the use of this commodity and in this particular instance, the wis dom of the owners was eentered to that end. Among those who are con versant with the grade of giant used in mine work, one year is usually the outside limit of the age of this powder to keep in stock, after which time it is considered extremely dangerous to handle or transport. The effort of the owners of the powder that was burned yesterday was to clean up this particular consignment and to make room for larger shipment that is en route and had it not been for the un- foreseen explosion nothing whatever would have resulted to create the little eOmmOtion that prevailed for the time being. The men in charge of the work said they hardly felt the blast and a team standing close by was not disturbed in the least.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
DRY FARMING PRODUCT.
From Thursdays Daily)

During his visit to the city yester- day, Joe Drew of Juniper, gave an apt illustration of the possibilities of dry farming by displaying an ear of yellow dent corn that measures l2 inches in length and filled out com pletely. This was raised without ir- rigation whatever and came from his three-acre tract. W. G. Shook has also five acres planted in corn that is prolific in the yield without irri- gation. In speaking of the vast amount of onions, cabbage, corn, pota- toes and apples raised in that section this season, MT. Drew says there is enough on hand to supply this city for seven months, and the people are desirous to send it to this market if it is possible. Alone he has over 5000 pounds of the best apples raised and is perplexed at what to do with them.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
PRESCOTT WILL BE REACHED
 DURING PRESENT MONTH
CFrom Wednesdays DaIly)

October will signalize the compile tion of the Arizona Power eompany's lines to this city, is the statement made yesterday by R. L. Mason, chief engineer of that otherwise. The tower crew left Walker Monday morning and are building those struc- lures on the last lap of the long run from tSs plant on Fossil creek to Prescott. Eighty of these w;l b. built from that mining town to this city, each 45 feet in height. The last shipment of this utility hae reached the depot and teams are con veying them to the south along the Senator road at the most convenient points to be reached. Four of these constitute a load, weighing ir th: aggregate 5000 pounds.
 The final survey of the line brings it into the city east of the Otis ad- dition and the big crew can now b. seen at work cutting brush and dig ging holes from the Norris driveway, less than two miles distant from the courthouse. Two miles further awaI the crews are at work in setting tNs legs of the towers, making a COL tinuous string of wOrkmen for rea-iy four miles.
 At the Walker end the line has been strung to Poland and that camp will be connected up inside of week. The big sub-station has been finished and in a week will be road. for connection at any points to tho north or south of Walker that Is desired.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
ANOTHER PAYMENT ON
 YAVAPAI PROPERTY
From Thursdays DaIly)

Yesterday another payment was made by H. N. Coleman on the Sun nyside group of mining claims, the total sum paid 10 date reaching 5000, Enoeh Williams, formerly the owner, receiving the above amount. Other payments are to follow. This prop erty is located on the Groom creek road about two miles to the north of the Senator and has been under development steadily for several months by the new company of which MT. Coleman is the general manager.
 After completing a thorough pros peeting of the ground and with heavy ore output available, a five-fOot Hunt ington mill was placed on the ground short time ago and is giving sat isfaetory returns in free gold yield.
 This is the only method of treating the product and only the free ores of the mine are handled. Nothing as to the tonnage value can be learned, but the statement is made that it is more than what was anticipated. The Sunnyside is a close corporation and the men identified with its future are working practically and quietly, but make the statement that the in vestment is gratifying and the future of the proposition gratifying.
 Lester Jackson negotiated the sale for MT. Williams some months ago after an expert examination.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13

visit my residence it would afford
 me the happiest moment I have ever
 known. After he was elected pre.i
 dent, naturally sent ."y prayers and
 congratulations to him at Washing. ton.'
 G. A. R. Will be in Line.
 Those honored and gallant defend CTS of the nation g flag-the members of the G. A. R.-will turn out next Wednesday and take their place in line to welcome President Taft. A meeting of Barrett Post was held Sunday afternoon when there was an unanimous desire expressed to have place in the procession and later be introduced to the chief executive and commander-in-chief of the army A committee was appointed to con fer with the general committee and Major Doran appeared before that body last evening. His proposition met with unanimous approval and he was requested to confer with Sheriff J. NJ. Smith as to the assignment of position in the line of march, as cer- tain rules have been prescribed as to the arrangements to be followed in all parades in which the president participates.
 Captain Coykendall reported that  the authorities at Whipple had not yet received any instructions as to turning out to greet the presidential party and he thought it would be unwise to count upon the regulars. Company E of Prescott, under the directions of the governor, will be represented by about thirty-five men, quite a number of the members being out of town.
 There was a general discussion of the financial part of the affair, and the whole matter was turned over to Dr. Looney, the chairman of that committee being absent from the city. pr. Looney will appear before the supervisors Thursday and before the city council that evening and ask for assistance. This action was deem ed advisable in view of the fact that the city authorities of Phoenix have donated $1,5OO for a like purpose, not one-half of that sum will | be required here.
 Chairman Joslin of the committee | of arrangements, has been actively at work as shown by the complete report of the plans that he had perfected. | His committee expects to commence work the latter part of this week on the speakers stand.
 A. A. Johns of the decoration com mittee, reported that the extent of | the illuminations and the decorations | would depend upon the allotment of | finances. The question of burning | red fire along the line of march was brought up but as opinion was di- vided on the subject, it was referred back to the committee with power to act
 The meeting then adjourned until next Friday evening.