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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
AS TO THE '.GIRLIE" CREATURE.

AS TO THE ''GIRLIE" CREATURE.
Dear Sir:-Please answer the fol-
lowing questions in The Jefferson
ian:
Cd Is it true that you were chal-
lenged by H. L. Gurley to argue the
matter SOCIALISM, and in a letter
replied: II do not care to go into
discussion of what Socialism really
is"?
CD What kind of a party is this
new political party that is being or
ganized to be known as the "Frater-
nal Party? It's declaration of prin-
ciples seems to be along the same
lines as those of the old-time Green
back party, with some additions.
Yours truly, POPULIST.
Answer.
Cd I have already explained that
the wording of the letter to Gurley
was due to mistake of my Secre-
tary. She was instructed to write
the tiresome and persistent man that
I did not care to discuss Socialism
with him.
One of my reasons was that it was
clearly evident that he did not un-
derstand the subject. To discuss it
with Gurley, would be waste of
time
Another reason was, that I was
quite occupied by the studies I was
making preparatory to writing the
series of chapters on Socialism,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
THE CATHOLIC FRIARs.

Dear Sir:-Please send the week
ly Jeffersonian, for three months, to
John F. Walsh, Station T, Los An
geles, CAL; inclosed find 25 cents
stamps.
Mr.. Watson, I wish you would en-
tighten me in regard to the article
in your Weekly, wherein you state
it is the practice of the priests to
spend the first night with the bride.
[ have been told that no priest is
allowed to cohabit with any woman
and must live a pure and noble life
like Christ; why, then, is the Cath
Ollie church SO lax against the priests
in the Philippines?
Yours very truly,
S. A SWANSON.
Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 10, 1909.
Answer.
Men do not cease to have the pas
sions of men when they become
priests. Most of the Popes had bas-
tard children. Plus TX left two
daughters, who are the beauties of
Rome. Cardinal Antonelli, who was
the power behind the throne for so
long a time, left daughter, who
put in her claim to his estate. The
man who can believe that thick
Tipped, bull-necked, fat-jowled Irish
man can go through life without
touching a woman, can believe any
old thing, whatsoever. Some Of the
Irish bishops in this country have
faces that are as sensual as any you
can find.
AS to Frenchmen, Italians, Span
fards and Portuguese abstaining
from women, whom the Church puts
i'm their power, the thing is simply
incredible. If those Latin monks,
friars and priests were all spayed,
the nuns could escape from the ere
treat parlor" without serious injury;
but nobody who is familiar with the
most prominent and universal trait
of the Latin character could posi-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

which have appeared in the Maya
zine.
Mr.. Brand, Mr.. Raoul and others
have been given a very liberal share
of space in The Jeffersonian, for the
purpose of airing their Socialist
views. Mr.. Brand wrote much more
forcibly than Gurley does.
CD I do not know.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

on the contrary, every position taken
by you was fully stated so that our
readers could know what points you
made. To publish your letter now
would necessitate the republication
Of mine, and this can not at present
do: we are too crowded. If you
choose to write a fejoinder to my
last editorial, and will mail it to me
with a request for it's publication in
The Jeffersonian, it will be publish
ed, but I can not put into my paper
long articles which have appeared in
other papers.
There is no similarity between my
attitude and that of DR.. Lovett. No
body has been allowed to attack you
in The Jeffersonian as DR.. Lovett al
lowed ToWson and Checker to attack
me in the Wesleyan Christian Advo-
cate. No one has published you as
a liar, and produced evidence in The
Jeffersonian pretending to convict
you of the falsehoods which it was
claimed you told. Had / allowed
this, as DR.. Lovett did against me in
the case of Cleckler and ToWson, I
would have been ashamed of my
self if I had not allowed you the
privilege of defence in our columns.
DR.. Lovett violated all the rules of
fair debate by allowing Mr.. Towson,
in his conclusion on me, to introduce
new matter, to which | have been
denied the privilege of rejoinder.
In your case, not only has no rule
of journalistic ethics, or of fair de-
bate, been violated, but I have strict
ly conformed to the highest stand
ards
If you want to be heard in The
Jeffersonian, you must send your
communications directly to me, as l
sent mine directly to DR.. Lovett.
When you do this, you will see that
I will not refuse you a fair fight, as
DR.. Lovett did me.
Very truly yours,
THOS. E. WATSON.
December 80, 1909.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
PROUD TO BE CALLED 'BROTH-
Err BY THIS MAN.

Dear Brother:-I will call you
brother, because I believe we are of
the same regenerated family. / sent
you this morning eighteen subscrib
ers to your Jeffersonians and post
office order for same. I did not get
them for the money there is in it, but
I am very much interested in the
principles you advocate.
/ have no education, have had to
dig out of mother earth what little
| have accumulated, so you know
how it came, and that the amount
is small, but I believe you know
whereof I am not cursed with the
care of fortune.
/ see some of your friends are adj
vising you not to expose certain
principles, for fear of your life. I
can only say that truth crushed to
earth will rise again, and I believe
you are chosen vessel endowed
with a higher power to lead the
children of God out from under a
sin-cursed Government. We find in
olden times, when Gods children
were in bondage, that God endowed
the right man at the right time to
lead them out Sometimes it took
Cl1O SdCl Hive VI p1OpO1C ~ dn0 I'll 1AlCS
and l see but little use of history
except that under like circumstances
like powers may fall to our lot. So
I firmly believe that revela-
ton such as has never been known
in the United States is but short
distance in the future.
[ never attempted to write for
publication but once, and then [ gave
the editors jolt for not publishing
but one side of questions. There
fore, it found it's way to the waste
basket, as I expected. You are the
only editor I believe I ever have read
after that would give both sides an
honest, legitimate consideration
religious papers are not excepted.
Yours as long as you stand upon
your present principles, and if [ OUT
live you, would be too glad to cast
some flower of honor upon your
grave.
r. E. HIGHSMITH,
Gainesville, Ca, r. F. D. 6.
AND BY THIS ONE, AS WE'LL.
Dear Brother:-I address you as
brother because it comes nearer ex-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
HERE is CUTLER AGAIN.

by me in that you differ from me
on prosperity, high tariff, and the
Republican Administration. Permit
me to say, if you will, that never
for one moment have / doubted the
sincerity of your purpose; | believe
you are as honest as the days are
long; there is, however, large ele
ment of people who do not believe
about you as I do. / have always
held that you were the personifica-
ton of honesty; you have in the
past, and doubtless will in the flu
ture, however, make a lot of mis-
takes. One of the mistakes it seems
to me that you have made is to not
publish my open letter in your paper.
You have made this mistake, | think,
inadvertently; however, the readers
of your paper know nothing Of what
I said in the Courier-Dispatch.
You say your columns are open
for any criticism Of yourself; had /
known this / would have sent to you
direct the open letter written by me,
and | ask you now to publish my
open letter to you in your paper, and
then follow same up with any sug-
gestions that you see fit to make
Ou nave uOu0 luSutl-
cally the same thing to me that you
accuse DR.. Lovett of doing to you.
The Doctor was undoubtedly wrong,
as you state, and you, too, are I'M
doubtedly wrong in answering an
open letter written by me without
printing that letter. I am as abso-
lutely certain as | am that I have life
that the Republican party and high
tariff are responsible for this UMPIRE
cedented prosperity.
In conclusion, let me ask that you
publish my open letter in connection
with your criticism, and I will be sat
isfied. I am sufficiently egotistic to
believe that / can take care of my
self in an argum ent of this kind and
all l care for is fair play, treating me
squarely, which | will certainly do
to you.
Yours very truly,
j. NJ CUTLER.
Dublin, Ca, Dec. %, 1909.
Answer.
My Dear Sir:-Your favor receiv-
ed. You sent your open letter ad-
dressed to me to the Dublin Courier
OASpdlCA 1OI puU1lCdLIOu, anu DIS you
did not even notify me that you were
doing so, had it not been that one Of
my friends in Laurens county cut the
letter out and mailed it to me, I
would never have known anything
about it. I had not seen that num-
Der of the Courier-Dispatch.
The rule on the subject of open
letters is perfectly well-known to our
profession. The writer of it chooses
his own method of communicating it
to the public. Whatever paper he
chooses is the recognized organ of
communication between the writer of
the letter and the man to whom it is
written. In other words, the writer
of such letter sends it to the per-
son to whom it is written, through
the channel of periodical chosen by
himself, instead of using the Gus
tomary method of transmitting
through the mails. There is no rule
of journalistic ethics which allows
you to first send letter to another
paper, and then demand that I pub
lish it in mine. I had as much right
l. L. L -. II
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

bly, entertain doubt as to what use
these unmarried men make of their
power and opportunity.
See editorial pages for information
concerning the Philippines.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

AND BY THIS ONE, AS WE'LL.
Dear Brother:-I address you as
brother because it comes nearer ex-
pressing my feelings toward you
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Address by Rev. ]. M. Pike

The union services at the. Pres.
byterian church next Sunday night
are to be under the auspices of the
w. G. T. u. The Rev. j. M. Pike,
President and Superintendent OF
the Door of Hope of Column "a, S.
c., is to talk of the rescue work
done there or some other phases of
the fight against "the white slave
trade" DIR. Pike was the founder
of the Door of Hope.
Standing over the open grave of
a poor unfortunate girl to whose
dying bedside this sanity man had
been called, the resolution was
made that led to the founding of
this institution of mercy. To get
money with which to build a house,
a home for his rescue work, was his
first but not his biggest problem.
Suffice it to say that through the
efforts of DR.. Pike and the Door of
Hope more than 600 girls have
found a way out of the drunkenness
and slavery and shame and sin of a
city's darkest life into lives of hon
est self-support and responsibility.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Missionary Societies.

In another column will be found
the program of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Union to be held at Reno
both church on Thursday. and Fri
day August 25th and Goth. Let
every Society begin at once to pre-
pare to send delegates, that they
may get inspiration from this meet
ing for,the coming year. The So
%cieties which are best represented at
these gatherings are the ones which
are most to be depended upon as the
year progresses. We hope that
every Society is making. a special
effort to have their apportionment
met, or nearly SO, before the meet
ing. Each Society and every one
who attends will also have an OPP
portunity to assist in the expenses
of the meeting as a collection will
be taken for that purpose, and it
will have to be a liberal contribu-
ton.
Mrs. j. L. Minis.
Assoc. Supt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Mr.. Wells Conects3a Statement
Made by The Advertiser.

Dear Mr.. Editor. You misun-
derstood me, when you reported me
as having said that I favored
abolishing the Communication tax for
roads. Ny position is that We can
not have good roads, without rails
ing more money, and if we are to
raise more money for road building,
I am in favor of raising it by a
general property levy for road pur-
poses, and l favored reducing, not
abolishing, the Communication tax a
little to offset in a measure the
property tax that the country PEG.
PIE would have to pay, as they are
the only class of people who have
heretofore paid any taxes at all for
roads. I think it an unjust law that
makes thu country people bear all
the burden and expense of the road
tax. To raise all the money necessa-
ry to have good roads from the
country people alone. Or from any
other class of our people. alone
would be a burden and an injustice,
but to levy a general property tax
on all would require a very small
levy. Nobody would feel it and it
would raise ample funds.
NJ. P. Wells.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Steadily Promoted.

MI. WA. Woodson has not on
ly steadily risen in the commercial
world since he located in Augusta
but has become very prominent in
military circle. For some time he
has been serving as first lieutenant
of the Clinch Rifles, and recently 10
was elected secretary and treasurer
of the association of officers, which
was formed for military instruction.
He will teach Georgia regulations,
military courtesy and the proper
keeping of records. Mr.. Woodson
is held in high esteem by the mem
beers of the Augusta militia. He is a
Young manzof4sterIing qualities who.
deserves to succeed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
The Best Hour of Life

when you do some great deed
or discover some wonderful fact.
lis hour came to J R Pitt, of
Rcky Mt, N. c., when he was
&fering intensely, as he says,
from the worst cold I ever had, ]
aen proved to my great satisfaction,
What a wonderful cold and cough
cure Dr.. Kings New Discovery is.
For, after taking one bottle, ! was
entirely cured. You can't say any
thing too good of a medicine like
It's The surest and best rene
dy for diseased lungs, hemorrhages,
lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, any
or lung trouble SOC. $500.
bottle free. Guaranteed by w
. Lynch, & Co., Penn d Holstein
B Timmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Missionary Barrel Opening.
Communicated

The Woman's Mission Society of
the Baptist church enjoyed a spe,
cial occasion on. Friday afternoon
last, at the hospitahle home of Mrs.
Milton Jones. Mrs. Jones always
makes q gracious hostess, and has a
most commodious and convenient
home In which to do the honors. The
program at this barrel opening was
most interesting and inspiring. The
Mite Box Convention given by thu
following eight little girls was full
of splendid sentiment, and was wei
done: Florence Pc; Ouida Pat
son, Margaret lorenzo Min
Willie May HaL., Gladys Padge
lHortensia Woodson and Ane
May Timmons. Miss Ruth Coer
who is always so heartily welcoed
to Edgefeld, for her own sakias
we'll as for the pleasure she yes
in song, on this occasion sied
greatly to the pleasure of the tn.
ering. The trio, The son of5od
goes forth to war;" by Miss:suth
Cooner, Miss Eliza Minis arMrs.
John r.. TomSkins was grey en-
joyed. Miss Jennie Pattisoneclted
in a most beautiful and imIesslve
manner storiette called "Nllam's
and my thank Offering" ger this
d elightful hour, another 'ason of
cooling refreshmept heganFhen Ice
cream and cake was SEED most
abqndantly to the numets guests.
Fruit punch was also seed before
the program began. T amount
brought in barrels as about
thirty-Gve dollars. e whole
society is much INDEED to Mr..
and Mrs. Jones for cir generous
hospitality and to tlsIs who with
such good judgmesAnd mercy ar
ranged the proara
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Rainfall Officially Reported by
Observer Long.

Edgefeld Advertiser:
Having heard of some dis
cussion about rainfall for this
year compared with last year up to
the first June.
I herein give the normal precipi-
tation to first of June and to first of.
August, and the actual precipitation
for 1909 and 1910 as recorded:
Normal precipitation
to first of June 20.S8 inches
Normal precipitation
to frstof August 31.43 in.
Precipitation 1909
to first of June 22.4s in.
Precipitation 1900 y
to first of August 31.2s in.
Precipitation 1910
to first of June 1879 in.
Precipitation 1910
to first of August 31.01 in.
Precipitation 1909 was 1859
inches more than the precipitation
for 1910 to first of June.
c. A. Long, Observer
S. c., Aug. 8, 1910
Latitude 33-45; Longitude Bl-45
Dr. E tH.Hnf ~. .
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Delightful Family Reunion.

For the first time in twelve years,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w Reese,
who have been married upwards Of
"a years, had all of their children
at home Tuesday, and he'd a very
pleasant family reunion. MIR. Reese
provided a most excellent barbecue
dinner, the best that he eve. cooked,
and invited some of his most init
mate friends to enjoy the occasion
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese lave eight
children and seven grandchildren.
Their children, all Of Yhom were
present., are; Mrs. Annie Yon. Mr..
George W. Reese, Mr.. NJ. w.
Reese, Miss Bessie l.. Reese, Mr..
Joseph Earl Reese, MrL Rena May
Morris, Frank Butler Reese and
Hattie p. Reese. Mrs. Ann Harris,
the aged mother of Mrs Reese was
also present. making four genera
lions.
Long tables We,p spread out in
the shade the trees and the happy
family and their friends gathered
around, Teasing upon the sumptu-
GUS dinner tht had been provided
in such greatabundance. After the
meats were erved, delightful cake
Of several kinds was passed, each
one being ured to partake freely.
The ocoasionwas exceedingly pleas
ant and all q the guests present
expressed the very earnest desire
that Mr.. and Mrs. Reese have an
annual re-uion Of their large
family.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
SIXTEEN REASONS
Why you should send your Sons and Daughters to the
SSouth Carolina
Co-Educational Institute
S. C. C. /.

j.. Because only a limited number of boarders is taken, thereby max
ing il possible for each student to receive the personal attention OF the
Faculty.
Q. Edgefeld is noted for its heath-being situated in a high, dry,
rolling country.
3. Handsome new brick buildings with modern Improvements and
u~ptodate equipments.
4. Extensive grounds-beautfu oak grove-ideal surroundings.
s.. Heightened, cultured, Christian men and women composeAthe
Faculty; fifteen teachers, each a specialist.
g.. Greatest care used in selecting teachers whose personal influence
over the students will be elevating.
T.. The President and ten teachers live in the building with students.
g.. From the time students reach Edgefeld until they take the train
for their homes, they are under the watchful care and close personal
attention of the President and Faculty.
g.. Regular studying hours morning, afternoon and night under the
direct supervision of the teachers.
10. High standard-thorough course of smdy-our work bears close
inspection.
IL. In competitive examinations for West Point, Annapolis and other
scholarships, our students have always been eminenty successful
70. On account of our thorough Literary Course, excellent training
in discipline and the general upbuldng of character, morally and rehg-,
iouAy, our graduates are always in demand as teachers, stenographers,
bookkeepers, etc.
l3. Table supplied with good, wholesome and properly prepared
food; eight teachers in dining room with students.
IA. Comfortable and homelike bedrooms. No crowdng allowed in
any of the departments of the Institution.
Is. Because for nineteen years our school has been in successful op-
Grafton under the same management, thereby proving itself worthy to
ask for your patronage. -
l6. Notwithstanding the expensive Faculty employed, the whole
some and abundant table fare and the other home comforts, the charges
are moderate.
The goth session begins Sept. 10Th. Write today for
illustrated eatalog and application blank to :
FIN. X. BAILEY, {
Edgefeld, s. 6,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Stuck a Gold Mine.

S w Rnds, of Coal City, Ala,
says he truck a. perfect mine of
health il DIR. Kings New Life Pills
for the,cured him of liver and kid
ney trdble after - years of suffer
ing. ley are The best pills on earth
for costipation, malaria, headache,
DYSPEPSIA, debility. 25c at w Z
Lyme q Co., Penn & Hoistein,
B mmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Lawyers VIII go TO the Limit.

Representative Nye of Minnesota
has much of the wit of his lamented
brother, Bill Nye. Himself a law
yer, Representative Nye saidiat a
lawyers banquet in Minneapolis:
Lawyers have grand regulations
for energy and perseverance. A lad
sale. to his-father one day:
Father, do 4 lawyers tell the
truth?"
"Yes, my boy, the father answer
ed. Lawyers will do anything to
win a case. "-St. Louis Globe
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Life ON Panama Canal

has had one frightful drawback
malaria trouble that has brought
suffering and death to thousands.
The germs cause chills, fever and
,ague, billiousness, jaundice, lassi-
tude, weakness and general debility.
But Electric Bitters never fail to
destroy them and cure malaria
troubles. Three bottles completely
cured me of a very severe attack of
malaria writes VIM. A Fretwe2l,
of Lucama, N. O., "and I've had
good health ever since" Cure stom-
ach, liver and kidney troubles. and
prevent typhoid. soc. Guaranteed
by w B Lynch q Co., Penn Il
Holstein,B Timmons.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Dissolution Notice.

The undersigned hereby give
notice that the business conducted
by them at Edgefeld under the
name Of the Edgefeld Garage has
been discontinued and the firm has
been dissolved by mutual consent.
w. A.. Strom,
G. w. Tidwell, Jr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10

She--I don't see why women
shouldn't make as good swimmers
as men. He-Yes; but you see, a
swimmer has to keep his mouth
shut.-Illustrated Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10

Fer Rent : 5 room residence de.
sirahly 5cated on Main Street
near dept. All necessary i'm
provemens. Gas lights
l.: B Jones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10
Ladies and
Gentlemen!

We have opened up Pressing Club
at the office of Mrs. Charlton on
Broad street, where we lake a
/ speciality of renovating carpets and
rugs and a fine finish given.
We dye garments any color de-
sired in a first class manner.
We want more club members.
We also clean and rcnovate hats
of all kinds, and we can please the
most %fastidious person. Ladies'
skirts and coat suits cleaned and
pressed nicely. We will appreciate
your patronage and guarantee salts
faction
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10

MEAL AND HUILs FOR SALE
Just received a Gar load of meal
and a car of cotton seed hulls. Can
fill your order for any quantity.
St j. w. Cheatham
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10

For Rent: Six room residence in
South Edgefeld. Desirahly located.
Apply to
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-08-10

Ice tea tumblers s1.oO a dozen at
w. E. Lynch & CO.