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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-10
Too Socialists Letters

Correspondents often tell us that we ''don't
understand Socialism," In fact, we have
never yet known a Socialist who, when
touched in tender place, did not finch, and
squeal, "You don't understand what Social
ism isl
For some time one of our Louisiana friends
has been teasing us for space to dissipate the
fog, dispel the clouds, clarity the horizon, put
uncertainty to the blush and let in sun
burst of light on this vexed definition and ex-
PLANTATION of Socialism. At length we init
mated to our Louisiana brother that if he
would be reasonably brief he should have the
space to acquaint all of us with the real and
true meaning of the Sphinx
Promptly came the response and the read
ers of the JEFFERsoNIAN may now read Broth
er Gurleys exposition of his creed. It ap
pears on another page of this issue.
At the same time, we reproduce another let
ter which another Socialist writes to another
paper. Read what Comrade Gurley says So
cialism is, and then read what Comrade Da
vidowsl1 says it is.
When you have finished both letters you
will be in big luck if you can tell where you're
Sat"
If had time [ would be willing to travel
long way to hear Gurleys opinion of David
owski's Socialism, delivered hot from the
fiery furnace of Comrade Gurleys honest in
dignation.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-10
6be Jeffersonian

to the number of factories, steel mills, ore
beds, and lumber companies that are In the
South
The corrupting suggestion is, "The South
will get some of the loot, therefore join the
robbers"
How will it profit the South to legislate in
the selfish interests of her fifty thousand man
ufacturing establishments to the injury of the
ta0eaaty and odd millions of her people a0hO
it right to create law-made monopoly for the
benefit OF few timber and saw-mlll owners,
at the e@pense of the millions ayho must bug
lumber? Is it Just to favor the owners of
Southern iron-ore beds by compelling every
body to pay higher prices for Steel Trust
products?
The capitalists who own the cotton mills
have their organization and their fixed prices.
The dry goods dealers have long had their
trust, and the newspapers announce the for
nation of another. The twins will rule the
market in which the retail merchants pur-
chase their stocks. Here is monopoly, all
along the line from spinner to retailer
In the South there are about 500 cotton
mills, 0a0raed largely By Northern capitalists.
The cute New Englander brings his capital
down South, to be nearer the raw material
and to tap the supply of pitifuz little e0hite
chatdre7, whose parents are so wretchedly
poor that they can't resist the temptation of
the weekly pay-check. These Northern CAPT
talists meet with less opposition in the South
than in the East a0heaa 1t comes to grinding
the children of Christians Unto 65 per cent.
dividemds
Therefore, we have our hazf-o-thousamd
fact0TaeS, and our Southern Congressman boil
ster with their enthusiastic oratory and vote
tariff system that victinaiges taoenty- foe MIL
lions Of Southern people. 1t IS fine patriot
ISM and far-seeimg craftsmanship WHICH
FLEECES 25,OOO,OOO CITIZENS TO EN-
RICH THE OWNERS OF 500 COTTON
MILLS
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-10
His Way and Ours

On another age will be found another COM
munication from Mr.. w. F. Way.
In regard to the publication of his first let
ter, we beg to say that if we have offended
him by so doing we hereby express our re-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-10

grets The communication was to an editor,
and the subject-matter was public question
which is now under general discussion;
therefore the editor assumed that there would
be no improperly in the publication. Cour-
tesy made some answer necessary, and editors
cannot be expected to thresh out public cues
tons In private correspondence.
Mr.. Ways statement of his views was force
full, and we realize that Protective sentiment
has come to stay, in the South; hence we
thought that no harm could result from Civ
ing the Protectionist his hearing and then
combating his views as unsound.
Mr.. Way thinks we treated him unfairly In
chasing him as champion of the Lumber
Trust" AS we now understand him, he is not
the champion of the Lumber Trust, but of
Mr.. Brantley, who voted for the Lumber
Trust. Well, we won't lose precious time over
a little thing like that But we qoM say that
where one advocates the measures out of
which grow the trusts, one should be prepared
to be dubbed a champion of the trusts.
Mr.. Way asks, 'What justice is there in
placing heavy import duty on cotton ties
and bagging?" There isn't any. They should
be on the free list. And if the Democrats in
Congress had made long pull altogether to
place ties and bagging on the free list, that's
where they would have gone.
AS to tariff duties on cotton, on wheat corn
and rye,-they have no more influence on
prices in this country than the bowling of the
dog in the back yard has on the changes of
the moon
Such duties are put into the bill to fool the
farmer The foxy politicians advocate such
duties for the purpose of being able to claim
that the blessed tariff protects the farmer
just as it does the manufacturer. Any Con-
gresham who seriously contends that the du-
ties on corn, rye and wheat affect the prices,
here or oISoW here needs 00od cell in some
asylum. Any Congressman who says duty
on short staple cotton will have the slightest
influence upon the price of common cotton, is
either a simpleton or a hypocrite
Readers of the JEFFERsONIAN do not need
to be reminded that we have never hesitated
to condemn the proposal to place tariff duties
on cotton. We have told the farmer that such
duties would be wrong in principle and dis
appointing in practice The suggestion of
Mr.. Way that we maintained "a discreet 81
lence" as to Mr.. Brantley's great speech in
favor of tariff duties on cotton, is comical In
the first place, we confess, with proper de-
gree OF shame, that we had not seen or heard
of Mr.. Brantley's great speech. There are so
many great speeches flying around, these days,
that we may be excused for not keeping up
with all of them. But if Mr.. Brantley did,
as his champion asserts, make great speech
IN advocacy of duties on cotton, the fact
shows nothing more than that Brantley has
joined in the glorious Republican game of
huno6ugging the farmer.
Where is the price of cotton registered? In
Liverpool, as all the world knows. WHY is
this SO! Because England is the greatest
buyer of cotton.
Why do zoe have to await the 'cables from
Liverpool" before we know what price to
place on our own cotton? Because cotton IS
nm
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-06-10
Ahrich, the Senatorial
MepiSt0bheles

MepistObheLeS
The Rhode Island steerer of the Payne
tariff bill must find satanic Joy in playing
tempter to the Southern delegations With
Ill concealed mockery, he appeals to them and
says, in effect, "C0nae along and help New
England capitalists loot the consumers of
manufactured goods; there are Southern cap
it0zists, a0hO a0iW get share. YOU CAN'T
PUT 4 STOP TO STEALING, THERE
FORE BECOME THIEVES, YOUR
SELVES"
And the Southern Senators, Grating So
norously about protecting the Southern in
dustries and giving to the South equal ad-
vantages with the North, flock like sheep after
Aldrich, the Republican leader, and give him
the votes without which the Republicans
could not violate their campaign pledges and
impose upon the American people most sta1-
pend0uS system of robbery.
Senator Gore quoted from the official report
on manufactures in Massachusetts, and aston
lshed the Senate by proving that the cotton
mills have been earning dividends of IS per
cent. The JEFFERsoNIAN took the Statistical
Abstract of the United States, three years ago,
and proved that, as a whole, the capitalists
whose money is invested in manufactures
reap net profit, annually, Of ta0O thousand
PER CENT. INTEREST ON THE MON
Ely INVESTED.
The same authority was used to demon
strate that the agricultural classes make no
profit at all, save In exceptional years. Even
when they are particularly blessed, and earn
something in excess of living wages, the prof.
ats of the siDteen millions of people engaged
IN agricultural pursuits do not equal the earn
ings made evea'y gear By the Steel Trust
The West, like the South, is farming Sec
ton; and the Western Congressman are be-
coming restless under New England DONNA
ton and spoliation.
Consequently, In each House, there are
Western members who are rebelling against
the East. These Congressman are known as
Insurgents, and their senatorial leaders are
Dolliver, of Iowa, and LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin,-both strong, pure, and yOung. They
represent the Western element which is the
hope of the South If we had in Congress a
single political strategist of national proper
tons, he would see at glance that oOe 710aO
haze such an opportunity as a0e have mever
had since the 7Gre-eaters disrupted the Charles
tom Conventi01a IN 1860.
BY herself, the South is utterly unable to
throw off the New England yoke. With the
help of the West, she could easily do it, But
at the veay Time o0hen the Republican Imsur-
gents se0ing open the golden doors of opportM-
mtty, THE SOUTH LOSES TO ALDRLCH
M6RE THAN HALF or HER OWN
DELEGATIONI
And how did this New England tempter
seduce the Southern Senator's? By pointing
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
French Authors Good Reason for Re-
placing Monkey with the
Harmless PuSs.

A Paris contemporary dealing with
the love of great men for animals
gives an amusing account Of Chateau
BRAND and hts monkey. When he was
engaged In preparing F0ntanes' works
for the press. on returning one day
lie was met BY his monkey.
"Ah, you rogue said Chateaubriand,
',your shamefaced look tells Of mis-
chief" The monkey was chained up
bat as things did not appear much
disturbed, Chateanbriand thought no
more of the matter until It was time
to resume work. Fontanes' manu-
scripts were mot to be found.
Al last chateaubriand looked into
the waste basket ana there were the
manuscripts. The monkey had watched
his master, and as he had seen him
fold a sheet Of paper and tear 4 into
four. SO be had dealt with Fontanes'
writings. with much labor they were
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
Arah Women LlttIe Priced.

There is, not much romance at,
tached to Arab courtship. Despite
songs and legends to the contrary, 1t
is often true that the Arabs don't
think much Of their women. Propos-
ais are made by intermediates, and
not necessarily on love basis. Lit
tie can be expected from q people
whose proverbs include. There Is
only one soul among ten women" Il
love thee as my soul and beat thee
as my cloak" and Marriage is joy
for a month and sorrow for a life
time, and the paying Of settlements,
and the breaking of ones back, and
the listening to a woman's tongue"
At the betrothal of a couple among
certain Arab tribes the old folk have
to be there, and the lover and his
sweetheart meet before them and
stroke each others faces. Hugging is
strictly prohibited. kissing Is not al
lowed, and at the ceremonial parting
the young man merely lays his hand
lightly on the young woman's head.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
Too MischieUOus for Pet

pieced together and afterward pub
lished.
Chateaubriand thought It advisable
to see what else the monkey had done.
His orders had disappeared from q
drawer which was always kept closed.
The servants searched everywhere for
them, but they were not to be found.
Nearly a week elapsed before they
were traced, and then domestic no.
lived that the Monkey had suspended
them to the cornice In a quasi avs
tematical way.
The monkey was given his congo
and chateaubfeiand replaced him BY
q cat, which was allowed place on
his masters writing table. and great
was the pleasure which he derived
In playing with puss.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

months use Of them. Mrs. s. A.
WILLIAMS, r. F. D. No. IA. Box 3d.
Gardiner, Me. -.
No woman should submit to surgi.
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia 3. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive.
" from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and remover OF
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing teSti-
mOny to the wonderful virtue Of Lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant buoyant female health. II you
are Ill, for your own sake as wei as
those You love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pink6am, at Lynn, Mass9
invites all sick women to write
herr for advice. Her advice Is trees
and always helpful.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

pleasanter to stay at home with his
beautiful wife than face the man he
had wronged. At last, urged by his
elder brother, Hector, Paris consented
to the duel. He and Menelaus fought
in the presence of both armies, Helen
looking on from the city wall. Paris
was overcome and barely escaped
death at the hands Of his foe.
Not long afterward while lowering
In the rear ranks of battle Paris was
struck and slain by an arrow. His
brother Deiphobus then married Helen,
who does not seem to have .grieved
greatly over Paris death. The Greeks,
failing to carry Troy by assault, re-
sorted to tragedy. They pretended to
sail away, leaving on the seashore a
huge wooden horse. The Trojans,
thinking this horse an idol. bore 1t in
to the town. Whiting the wooden an
III. e..k - imal several
"e o~oN Greeks were hid.
''"y' den. That night
they crept out and opened the gates
of Troy to their returning comrades.
The city was sacked and utterly de.
stroyed by fire. The Inhabitants were
massacred, men, women and children
alike.
Helen was rescued and carried back
to Sparta by Menelaus, who freely for
gave her desertion. But the other
Spartas were less merciful to the wom-
an who had brought such misfortunes
to their country. When Menelaus died
they drove her away. She fed to
Rhodes for refuge. The queen Of that
island, jealous Of Helen's loneliness
and fame, murdered her.
Thus ended the strange career Of q
woman whose beauty had destroyed
one nation and nearly ruined another.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
LIKE Medicine.

He is a very practical, serious
minded man Of business. The other
day he met friend, and related to
him an alleged joke, and at its con-
clusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for q
moment, and then said:
You'll have to excuse me, old man,
but | don't see the point"
"Why, to tell you the truth, ! don't
juRt see the point myself. But I've
made It a rule to laugh at all jokes;
I think it's good for the health"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
A BANKERS NERVE
Broken by Coffee and Restored by
Postum.

A banker needs perfect control OF
the nerves, and a clear, quick, accu-
rate brain. A prominent banker Of
Chattanooga tells how he keeps him
self IN condition:
up to ~ years Of age ] was NOT
allowed to drink coffee, but as soon a.
/ got out In the world / began to use
It and grew very fond Of 1t. For some
years noticed no bad effects from its
use, but In time It began to affect me
unfavorably. Ny hands trembled, the
muscles Of my face twitched. my men
tai processes seemed slow and IN other
ways my system got out Of order.
These conditions grew so bad at last
that / had TO give up coffee altogether.
my attention having been drawn to
Postum, began its use on leaving on
the coffee, and It gives me pleasure to
testify to its value. / find It delicious
beverage; Ike It Just as well as ] did
coffee. ana during the years that !
have used Postum / have been nee
from the distressing symptoms that ac.
eompanied the use Of coffee. The nerv-
BUSINESS has entirely disappeared, and
I am as steady Of hand as a boy Of
e. though I am more than 80 years
Aold. owe all this to Postum.
l1There's q Reason" Read the little
book. 'sThe Road TO WellyilIe," IN
pkgs. Grocers sell.
EVER rena the above lstterP a sew
olo appears from tine to time. ~
AZ Hsaulne, tFlos uno TN - AN-A
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
rransmIttIna Photouraphs.

A new method Of transmitting pho
tographs to a distance has recently
been devised. A gelatine negative Is
used, in which the picture is formed
in relief. A stylus travels over the
uneven surface Of the negative and
operates a rhe0stat in the main line.
At the receiving station luminous
ray plays over a sensitized plate, and
the Intensity Of its light Is varied by
the rheostat. The reliefs and hollows
of the original are thus reproduced in
light and shadow on the sensitized
medium, and form the picture. This
method Of transmitting pictures was
recently tried with success on the line
between Paris and Lyons.
williams Whlskers.
With most men. the beard IL
stronger on the right side.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
Nervousnose Help.

n you are suffering from nervous
ness do not overlook the value Of
deep breathing. Many persons have
warded on acute nervous prostration
by drawing IN deep breaths at fire.
quent intervals during the day.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
New eeyser in Yellowstone Park.


For few days past there have been
indications of an eruption Of some
kind near the Fountain hotel In Vel
lowstone park, says dispatch from
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo. Now q
new and magnificent geyser has bro
ken out in full force about 100 feet
north of the regular Fountain geyser
near Fountain hotel This new geyser,
which does not appear to affect any Of
the others in that vicinity, played to a
height Of $50 to 200 feet, throwing on
immense quantities Of hot water. mud
and steam. The new geyser does not
play regularly as does Old Faithful,
but at short intervals, the eruptions
occurring five or six hours apart, and
lasting about one hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

anda BeVero1em1lo
weakness. he
doctor saidI would
have to 60 to the
hospital for an
operation, but ]
could not bear to
think Of It ! de.
cided to try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound
andSanative Wash
and was entirely
cI1rad aftnP thrna
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
Exnanalva silence.

Little four-year-old Alice was lying
on the floor whining and crying stead
fly one afternoon, until, her fathers
patience exhausted, he called out to
her: "oh, stop, Alice. and I'll give
you a penny"
Alice stopped only long enough to
answer: IT can't stop for less than q
nickel! Boohool Boohoo!"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04
ANOTHER
WOMAN
CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been .
great sufferer from organic troubles
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04


Get after apple tree borers this fall.
Dig them out of their burrows. It is
an easy matter to ind their location
Inv the residue from their work. When
found Il can be dug out with.a sharp
knife. or killed with a small wire
the wire being inserted and forced
upon the insect where It Is working.
Do, not injure the bark more than is
necessary in cutting out the pest.
Roup IN fowls Is germ disease and
hence infectious. When It makes its
appearance In your flock separate the
: iFected birds from the well ones as
S6on as possible The symptoms Of
roup are slight cold. sneezing. wa
terinE Of the eyes, and wheeling at
nIrht Disinfect the quarters immedi
ately IN which the well birds stay to
ureVent the disease from spreading.
Bathe the head, nostrils and throat Of
The sick birds with coal oq.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

IT'S not an easy matter to cure COW.
uea hay, the vines. being 20 large and
40 full Of sap. cure slowly, and with
unfayorable weather the hay = apt to
damage badly. Il not spoiled before It
q cured enough 70 stack or put IN the
NOV. The dlmculty Of harvesting and
curing coWpea bay, rs tendency 70 -
coFDe woody and the lower yield per
acre make this crop for hay prodno-
t,on loss valuable than alfalfa where
alfalfa can be successfully grown
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

There is little cause for complaint
in regard to prices for cattle that are
well fitted for the market this year.
The man who markets the low-priced
stock is the one who is reaping his
deserts In low prices.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-11-04

FAN planting is strongly recon
mended for such important PERENNIAL
as peonies, German and Japan iris
and for many lilies. The German irii
Is one Of the best plants for coloniz
ing. holding its own finely, and admir-
ably suited to sdorn the margins Of
little stream or pond.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1909-03-16
Gn ~alpOrlig Stmno. Der fortelleS

Gn alDOrltg StnnO. Der fort9lle5
t 9ellig OlaOs Saga ON SlaOs 8an-
nerfprer, SbOrO 6olOien, at ban
lte0te 9annerltungen neo / Soroen,
laa ben ito0, Og ianf iaa UNDER 8an-
ntret naeO 8anelaur.
Oct ct set, ST. leergaarO Bat
giort for bort SANDS itore og ODre
Sag, itriper n9or6 9lmtst." 9an-
nerItongen Itaar Der MI, % BEN BIZ
per ltaaen0e. Nfan fan maaife l6ge
fOr cit SiO at ifiule 8anneret / lib,
men ogiaa finn for en- Sto. SlnD og
bans MenO tabte Stifleitaoilaget og
folOt, men Sa9en ieireoe / EN- n9r
6remtiO. Oct er be0it at ieire for
Gi goo Sag, men oet Ell nei theft at
fulOe for BEN.
&i peo go0t, at oenne Sale er Ser
mango, iom fife forltaar, og aoiftl-
lige, lom bill CRIME, fife le, men paa
mooerne Oanif Sis CRIME 40. Oct
foor pi finOe % /. Ser bill paa oen
dlOen SIDE life nere Ben 2un0s6D
/ 9unmarf, 6por Der bog fife ftnoes
en- euer no9le, iom fan ie 16 ober
0tanOatbeparelle r, gonle Soler og
an0en Onf, iom hi bar mer END NOT
al. Sg Bet er til oisie, Ser ifal ap-
pelIeres, til set beoite og itsrite !
ceres Sierter. geu Ifal BET III. a. FEM
res, ON De CODE Solfeb9iifoler bar
faoet Sc unge / Sale (for ri bar
Gespprre ogiaa AnltaGter, bbor ct
qoot Wunoleoer er Sfiolo for mo
oerne" 0ipspisoom).
Si mao og ifal gennem BEN Si0,
| lem fommer, pr6pe at reiIe set iio-
Ite SpbuO til Seb0elie al Danmarf
lpm ct peoparen0e banif Hige og al
rnrt Solf iom en- @nbe0 troos alt
pao national @runo.