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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01
THE JEFFERS ONIAN

oth DAY OF November appears to have stunned
HIM. Well it might Never has a man who
had enjoyed such universal popularity been
SO crushingly repudiated It is not SO much
mat everybody whom he opposed was elected
ana that everybody whom he supported was
defeated; and that his Congressional District,
ms county, his town, and his home precinct
went against him: all this might have hap
Pened and left him with a political future
1t happened to Andrew jackson in one of
ms last fights that he lost his state, his dis
trlct, his county, and the HERMITAGE precinct
tie was not candidate himself, but he tried
to swing his following to Van Buren,-and
he s!gnally failed Jackson himself lost moth
ing by this defeat, for no one doubted his sin
certify.
With Roosevelt it is quite different his
loss Of prestige involves loss of the con-
hdence of the people in his sincerity. The
people could not believe it possible that he
meant what he said in his Insrgent speeches
out West, and also meant what he said in the
Saratoga Platform, where he indorsed the
Payne-Aldrich Tariff. The man who, in the
same campaign, supported the Insurgent Bev-
erldge and the Stand pat Lodge simply over
drew his account at the Bank of Public Con-
fdence
DeSlQeS, MS speeches. were not on high
plane, but were full of egotsm and personal
abuse. If his New Nationalsm had any mean
ING at all, it foreshadowed another step to-
ward a consolidated empire. His unfeeling
reference to the high Tariff, which to the
average man or woman applies to the high
cost Of living, must have been deeply resented
Moreover, the New York World made
merciless war upon him and did it in the
cleverest manner. With ''damnable iteration"
the people were reminded of the scandals of
the Roosevelt Administration the refusal to
prosecute the Sugar Trust when George III.
Earle presented the evidence of it's guilt; the
official sanction to the violation of the Sher-
man Antitrust Law, in the absorption of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the
Steel Trust; the appeal to Hartman for the
$2500O0 campaign fund, which bought $4,000
votes in New York-these were ugly facts
which the World hammered on, day after
day.
Inasmuch as Roosevelt was silent on these
matters while boisterously voluble upon less
important subjects, his failure to notice the
Worlds attack must have hurt him enOrm-
Ousy
Altogether it looks as though Roosevelt may
be just as much a member of the Down and
Out Club as W. j. B. himself is.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01

So far, so good. But it came to pass that
the Red-tonned One nnhlisbnd corto;n choruoC
against a Monumental Humbug, of New
Hampshire extraction. Said accusations as
founded the Average Citizen Good natured
creature that he is, the Average Citizen bucks
against the belief that public men are other
than they seem. He is slow to accept the con-
viction that a man who has always Posed as
model of civic righteousness can be q pro-.
f0und hyp0c11te, q hustfW beast qcho has Tired
IN the most disgyucefM mOyuI filth for t1iyt7J
gears, and ach0 has perpetyutod the most out-
Tdge0"S crimes IN the g}utlfc0tl0n Of his ani-
mai dppet5teS.
1t SO happened that Editor StovaI was one
of those who were wrapped up in the Monu-
mental Humbug. Consequently, it was his
OK that was gored, when LIE JEFFERsoNIAN
began to paint Hoke Smith in his true coors
Did he publish the charges, as he had done
IN the case of Edara3ds?
Not at all. On the contrary, he not on1v
shut them out of his paper. but he editorialIv
urged all the other papers to do the same
thing.
Whorounon Edwards hons ON Editor.
Stoval ackino IN offoct ssyyhv th;s di#or
ence-this odious discrimination AGAINST
me? Y0u 115uted the ch0y0es n00;0sf ,,our
0arn C0n0resszo0u and feU0,r- fo,rusmG,,-
qchy do vou refuse to print those a0ainst
Hoze SnHh?"
Sockdolaoer, Won perceive. Stovall had no
adequate reply to malze-no satisfying ex-
plantation of his Inconsistency
Letters flow back and forth and Editor
Stova1l waved extremely wroth So mich co
indeed that Il fna111 eoon,od to him 10 Ia
necessity tbat ho sbou1d nnncb FdTardc-
literally and nhvsca11vN ahont tbe on7v
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01
FIRST CHARTER MEMBER OF
THE JEFFERSONIAN PUB. co.

Mr.. George w. Threlkel, princi-
pal of Soperton Institute, Soperton,
Ga, is the first charter member of
The Jeffersonian Publishing Co.,
with cash subscription of $4,000
for stock.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-12-01
Calico Charley Makes the Point of
Inconsistency" Against
Editor StOVaII

CONCLUDED FROM PAGE NINE. J
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
MADE HIS APOLOGY AMPLE
Irish Legislator Even Withdrew the
Words That He Was About
to Utter.

There is in congress a western rep
resentative of Celtic origin who has
more than once STIRRED up the ami
mails by his propensity to bait the
opposition.
On n occasion he rose to de-
nounce the statements made in a
speech that had been delivered by a
member of the other party. His i'm
petuosity led him to phrase his re
marks rather strongly.
Order, order!" exclaimed the
speaker, pounding with his gavel.
Again, in a minute or two, did the
son of Erin return to his charge Of
wilful misstatement. Again was he
called to order"
1t "a a critical moment. His col
leagues, for motives of policy, did not
wish him to be put out of the debate,
ously at his coat tails.
Now, it's a very dangerous matter
to trife with the tails of an Irishman's
coat, save in the cause of friendship.
Nevertheless, the indignant yet good
natured member recognized the com
mand of his party and sat down after
delivering this Parthian dart:
Il obey the ruling of the house, and
/ beg to retract what l was about to
observed"
That n touch of Irish oratory took
the whole house by storm.-Lippin.
colts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
ASSAULTED MAIL CARRIER.
J. P. Swofford May Have to Face
Federal Court.

Jackson.-Mr. J.. p. Swofford, a
white man over 60 years old, and hard
OF hearing, who has the habit of strik.
ing any one with a heavy cane he car.
ries who happens to whistle around
him, probably will be called upon to
answer in the federal court for as.
sault and battery on an employe of
the Jackson postoffce in the discharge
of his duty.
The carrier had a letter for Mr..
Swofford. To attract the old gentle.
mans attention, he blew his whistle.
Mr.. Swofford goes anywhere
without his cane, and he was Just get.
ting ready to go down town when the
postman blew his whistle.
Rushing out of his front door, Mr..
Swofford made an attack on the post.
man, striking him several times over
the head and shoulders with his cane
before the man realized what was hap.
pening to him.
Mr.. Swofford will probably be called
before the United States district
court and grand jury.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
DAIRYING IN MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. B. n. RawIs Confers With Gov
ernor Noel.

DR.. A. D. Melvin, chief Of the bureau
of animal industry, is greatly inter-
ested in the tick eradication work that
has been in progress in this state for
some time, and sen Mr.. B. H. Rawls,
chief of the dairy division, to Jackson
for a conference with Governor Noel
on this question.
Mr.. Rawls went into the dairy bust
ness in Mississippi as we'll as cattle
tick eradication, with a view to learn
ing what conditions are in this state,
and was gratifed with the statement
Governor Noel made to him.
The bureau of animal industry is
greatly interested in the movement to
make Mississippi a cattle raising and
dairying state. and regards tick Grad
ication as Of vital Importance to these
interests. 1t is the opinion of experts
that, with this state free of cattle tick,
Mississippi will become one Of the
greatest cattle producing states in the
Union, as well as a hog raising coun-
try.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
COPIAH FAIR A SUCCESS,
Exhibits Embrace Whole Range Of
General Agriculture.

Crystal Springs-The exhibits at the
Copiah county fair embrace the whole
range of general farming, punctuated
with fine examples of advanced house,
wifery, exemplifed by the comprehen-
slve display OF pantry stock. In short,
every department of the farm, from
the Kitchen and field to the lanyard, is
SHOWN in a way and style to excite
wonder and to arouse admiration and
pride. Our farmers have demonstrated
beyond all doubt or cavil that they are
abreast of the times and iced only the
proper stimulus to accomplish what is
expected Of them. The boil weevil got
behind them with exasperating per.
~sistency, and energized by the neces.
sity which compelled a change of pol.
icy, they are now in a condition to
haunt defiance at the pest and go
ahead fortified by the consciousness
that with a s~elf-supporting farm they
can withstand all and singular the vi
cissitudes which appear to beset agri.
culture. In the matter of true and pro-
gressive farming, the present fair
dates an epoch in our history. for in
the change to the substantial and in
departure from the rainbow-chasing of
the past one sees the only and ulti-
mate salvation of the South and from
the exactions of an a~ll-cotton policy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
ENTICING LABOR AWAY.
Agents Operating in Natchez. Terri
tory Extensively.

The farmers around Natchez are
having a great deal of trouble with
labor agents who cross the river from
Louisiana and endeavor to induce the
negroes to leave the farms of this
state and go to Oklahoma and other
places.
The farmers of that section, which
is infested with boil weevil have been
taking no care of the negroes who re-
manned with them after the exodus
of about two years AGO., and all have
had work at good wages, but labor
agents have been operating in that
section, as well as in the weevil Sec
ton of South Mississippi recently,
with the result that some of the labor
has been enticed away.
The Natchez Chamber of Commerce
has taken the matter up and will see
that all labor remaining is properly
cared for.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
ARE BUYING LIVE STOCK,
Farmers Are Engaging In Industry
on Large Scale.

Jacksonville live stock men In
Mississippi are unable to supply the
demand for cattle and hogs for breed
ing purposes, according to Hon. ]. H.
Aldrich, a member of the Mississippi
live stock sanitary board, ard n OF
the foremost stockmen in the state.
Dealers in cattle and hogs for
breeding purposes have sold their
herds down to a stand" says Mr.. AL
drich, land are still being deluged
with orders. 1t is a striking; demon
stration Of the fact that the farmers of
Mississippi are going into the live
stock industry in earnest, and will de-
vote more attention to this branch of
farming and less to cotton growing
than ever before in the history of the
state.
"At my own place l have almost
sold out my Angus herd, and prospect
i've buyers are clamoring for the
calves that are not yet weaned. 9th
err stockmen are meeting with similar
experience. The farmers are buying
the best grades of cattle and hogs
~obtainable, and it is well-nigh impos-
sible to estimate the amount OF money
that has been thus invested during
the past few months, but it will total
up in the millions.
"The farmers are also awakening to
a realization of the Importance of the
cattle tick eradication work, III work
will be extended to a large number of
new counties during the coming year.
and we are securing active co-opera-
ton and assistance from the farmers
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
WAR ON BLIND TIGERS.
County Attorneys Write Attorney.
General for Information.

General for Information.
Jackson.-Several counties, follow
Ing the action of County Attorney O.
b. Taylor of Kinds, are making ready
TO open war On the blind tigers. Two
or three county attorneys have writ
ten Acknowledgement Hudson for in
formation on this subject, and init
mate their intention to proceed under
the same statute as Mr.. Taylor took
action under.
This act provides a penalty of ST.;
500 against each person convicted of
unlawful retailing, and is to be d.
vided between the state, county and
municipality. y
The tigers have become rather bold
in all parts of the state recently and
the prosecutors believe it is about
time to put an end to their operations.
In cases where the penalty is levied
by the ~chancery court, the same evil
dence may be used for presenting the
accused to the grand jury.
Some counties have fought the
tigers so p~ersistently that they have
been unable to get even a foothold,
but in others the law has not been
enforced to any extent, and the county
attorneys, it seems,~are getting ready
for a general cleaning up in the near
future.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
An Exciting Town.

LOS Angeles is a truly exciting town
to live in. To say nothing of its
heavenly climate and its bombs, there
Is always something stimulating in
the occult line going on. Just the
other day a widow of the angelic city
began to long for a sight OF one of
her schoolmates whom she had not
seen for 45 years. The longing brought
its fulfillment. A spirit told her to
look for him in Brooklyn. She obeyed,
met him on the street a few hours
after she arrived, and promptly mar
ried him. 1t is worth while to live
In a city where things like this hap
pen, even at the risk of being blown
up now and then.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
CONSIDER o TAX.
'"'nk tido Will Be Permitted TO Run
at Large UncoIIared.

'ackson.-One of the most nromi.
nen. questions that was before the
n,inas county board of supervisors at
tne'r sitting the past week Was as to
whether or not they would put a lit.
ne TAX on Fido," which under an act
Vi me legislative session of 1910 they
were authorized to do. In fact. the
SUBJECT has been up before the board
ior several months, as to whether the
oouhty assessor should levy a tax of
one dollar or more on dogs, which
mas Deen done to good effect in other
counties. The board has again passed
up the question, and it is quite prob
able that the Kinds county dog will
De permitted to run free and unim-
peded by tax license collar for another
year, at any rate.
Al the last session Of the state law
makers efforts were made to secure
the passage of a compulsory and state.
WIZ DOG tax law, but that measure
was emasculated to such an extent as
10 leave in its place the simple au.
'horlty of the counties to levy a tax,
the act being optional with the county
and not mandatory.
In some of the counties, especially
tnose In which the sheep industry is a
feature, such a tax has been levied
oy the boards of supervisors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
REGULATE PHONE CHARGES.
Discriminatory Rates Were in Effect
at Jackson.

Jacksonville railroad commission
passed an order directing the Cumber.
land Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany to abolish discriminatory rates
in effect in Jackson, and other like
places where similar conditions exist.
By this action a long-distance source
of complaint has been removed.
The rates of the Cumberland in
Jackson were made lower than those
in Meridian, for the reason thu. at the
time the rates were made jackson was
much the smaller place. The rates
originally made for Meridian were also
those that were made for and are now
being charged in. Vicksburg and Match.
ez, which were also at the time larger
than Jackson. Now Jackson is as large
as any of these places and the number
of telephones even larger than in any
of these places.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Praises tuberculosis Exhibit.

Daleville.-President H. N. Harring.
ton. Of the Mississippi Berkshire
Breeders Association, has sen a let.
ter to the tuberculosis Exhibition at
Jackson following his visit to the ex.
hibit while in that city. President Har.
rington says that he begs to c
mend the exhibition to each and every
citizen Of Mississippi. Il would like to
insist that every person who can pos
sibly do so will make a thorough in.
spection of your exhibit, as We believe
1t means much to our state and coun,
trY."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
MISSISSIPPI CORN BEST.
Wins Sweepstake Prize at the Illinois
County Fair.

Jackson.-If anything more were
need to prove Mississippi's claim as
the premier corr growing state in the
Union, that. has come from Illinois,
where corn raised in this state took
the sweepstake at the Ford county fair
recently.
Mr.. Charles O%pperman, Of Katzen-
myer, Miss, raised the corn that took
this prize. He owns a farm in Illinois
and n in Mississippi, and when he
made his entries at the Ford county
fair, he entered his Illinois corr for
county prizes, but when it came to the
chief prize for corn at this fair, MI.
Opperman entered his Mississippi
corn, which was awarded first prize
over corn produced on some of the
best lands in Illinois.
Mr.. Opperman planted only 50 bush
els of corn on his Mississippi farm,
but the yield was large and the quality
of corn of the finest. He says the re
suits on his Mississippi land, which
cost him $50 an acre., are much more
satisfactory than his Illinois land,
which is valued at 5000 an acre.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
TAKING OLD CLERKS BACK.
Giving Experienced Men Preference
Where Vacancy Occurs,


The old clerks of the Queen & Ores.
cent system, who went out on strike
some time ago, are gradually being
taken back. Many of them have been
given their old positions at points
along the lines in Mississippi. and IL
seems to be the policy of the road
to take all back in a short time.
The old men, it is maintained, were
trained in their duties and required
but little supervision, while the men
who took their places are new to the
work, and business became congested
at various points during the strike.
At Meridian, for instance, a great deal
of freight was detained there during
the strike, and many shipments to
Jackson were delayed, but since some
of the old men have returned to their
places business is moving at a lively
rate again.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
PROFIT IN SWEET POTATOES.
More Of This Product Consumed Than
Raised in State.


That sweet potatoes is a profitable
crop in Mississippi has just been
demonstrated by a negro residing neal
Natchez, who sold the potatoes from
one acre Of land for $40.
The negro made a contract to raise
potatoes on his acre of land for the
Natchez Canning Company at IS cents
a bushel. Before he had carried out
the contract the negro asked for a
better price for his potatoes, but the
company held him to it, and when
he carried the product of one acre to
the factory a few days ago he re-
ceived $40 for 200 bushels of fine po-
tatoes.
Not only was the crop a big one,
but the size and quality of the pota-
toes were excellent. The negro
could, he learned afterwards, have
raised other products on the land,
thus increasing its earning capacity
considerably, if he had thought of it
in time. He promises to do better
next year, and the prospects are he
will get more than double that sum
for his labors in 1911.
Potatoes, according to merchants of
Jackson and other cities, are in good
demand all the year, yet a large part
of this product consumed in Missis'
sippi is shipped into the state. Pota'
toes make a good money crop, and the
yield is tremendous. 1t requires but
little work to raise a fine crop OF
potatoes, and the business men Of
Jackson want the farmers to raise
more potatoes in future.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
All Amendments Garry.

Jackson.-Late reports from all
parts of the state indicate that the
three constitutional amendments car
ried. but by a small vote. There was
not more than 10000 votes cast in
the election, it seems, and a major
ity of these we're for the amendments.
The amendments voted on were to
make all judges and chancellors elect
i've; to allow the amendments to the
constitution to be inserted by the ses-
sion of the Legislature Immediately fol-
lowing an election, when amendments
are adopted, and making all sessions
of the legislature regular.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Demonstration Farms Proposed.

Jackson.-Special Agent G. H. AL
ford, of the agricultural department,
is going to ask the industrial agents
of the various railroads in Mississippi
to meet with him in Jackson in the
near future, to take up the matter of
establishing demonstration farms
along the railroad lines in all parts of
the state. The railroad industrial men,
working in cooperation with the
county special agents of the depart
ment, can establish demonstration
farms that will give more accurately
an idea of the productiveness of TIE
lands Of the state.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Election Mere Formally.

Jacksop.-The congressional cleo.
ton ,sissippi presented Il strik-
ing ( last to the stirring genes en-
acted in many other states, where
there were red-hot contests. In this
state the election was a mere for
mality, and not over 80 per cent Of
the voters went to the polls for the
purpose of ratifying the nominations
made at the Democratic primaries.
There was no congressional contest
except in the Sixth district, where the
Democratic nominee was opposed by
a Socialist, who managed to get his
name on the ticket.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
A Touch Of Family Life.

When the country youth proposed
to the city girl, he received the con
ventional assurance that she would be
his sister. 1t happened that this youth
had sisters at home and knew exactly
his privileges. So he kissed her. At
this juncture she awaited herself of
the sisterly right to call out to father
that brother was teasing her. Father
responded in good, muscular earnest.
Then the new brother-and- sister rela-
ton was dissolved by mutual consent.
Judge.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
,Iroe Erection Delta Hospital.

Charlottesville ladies of the town
have again taken up the campaign to
huild the Delta Hospital in Clarks-
dale. and the work is being done with
on interest and enthusiasm which
promises success of this enterprise.
Tho leaders in the movement are act
ivelv at work. The hospital already
owns a very desirable building site
IN the central part of town, and they
.ro confident that they will collect
sufficient funds by the latter part OF
1o1, TO erect their building.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Lumber Experts.

Gulfport.-The shipping record for
the month Of October shows that there
were sent out from this port 1862, 900
feet of lumber, having a value of S315.-
II. Added to this is miscellaneous
exports to the value of $224,OOO, max.
ing a total for all exports of s539.777.
The exports for the month of Octo-
Der in lumber were comparatively
liSnt. The total number of feet of
lumber exported during ten months
of this calendar year to November l
are 24G,979,956.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Not Even Mother.

Little Bob was much distressed be-
cause the birthdays of his sister AIDE
laide and his baby brother were going
to arrive before his did.
"All the burfdays before mine" he
mourned. Couldn't you make mine
come first. muvver?''
No" interposed Adelaide, decisive
ly, nobody can change your birth
day-not even mother"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-18
Planters victimized.

Vicksburg.-Labor agents and dis
honest farm hands have been getting
money under false p~retenses from a
number of planters. The plan works
something like this: The labor agent
promises to send a laborer to a plant
er. The negro goes to work and re-
ceives an advance anywhere from 81
to $40. After he has worked a day
or two he quits, and goes to another
planter, the path having been cleared
and arrangements made by the labor
agent. The labor agent and laborer
divide their proceeds.