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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

New York City has twelve thous-
and "weak-minded" children as in
habitants; this will not worry anyone
outside New York City, provided the
weaklings are kept there.
Virginia is wrestling the proud
boast of Illinois away from her: sta
tistics show that one-third of the
marriages in one county end in di-
vorce.
Necessity drives many man to
awful risk, but fat man in Brook
Ign, N. Y, who tried to be a private
detective and got wedged under bed
while listening to "evidence," will
probably seek a job as driver Of a
brewers wagon.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
American Awarded Medal
On a Rupture Device

Mr. +. J. STUART, an American residing
in ST, Louis, was recently awarded
of merit of the first class, by a London
Institute. Mr. Stuart is inventor Of the
STUART PLAS-TR-P PAD for rupture.
Letters patent have been granted by
many governments on this form of
Hernia support. and medicine appica-
tor. The purpose Of this support is to
securely hold the rupture in place, and
also supply a soothing and healing
remedy thereto, which will be taken up
and absorbed by the pores to heal and
relieve the parts Of pain. When pat
Stuart also obtained the Medal and
Diploma Truss Wcarers will no doubt
appreciate an invention of such ex-
ceeding worth as to merit such notice.
BY addressing Mr.. Stuart at ST. Louis,
Mo, those interested will probably be
furnished full information.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

E7SUALLY around the christmas
holiday season every city of
I'LL any size will find it's stores
~ demanding the services of
every boy, girl, young man and young
woman available as Sales-clerk, stock
clerk and in every department Of the
retail trade.
While the season is short, the
hours long and the pay small, it also
acts as a "try out" for the new ma
terial which every business prefers to
add to it's force from time to time,
but like the Bible story of old, "many
are called, but few chosen" also they
are weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
A manager of one Of the five and
ten-cent stores was bewailing the diff
ticulty of securing competent clerks;
the eXaCtiOnS were not great nor
many; to figure accurately and rap
idly, to write plain hand, to be
courteous and speak inteIligently of
the wares handled-and yet the man
ager found it difficult to supply the
demand in his store, even temper
arily.
Cornelia A. p Conner, in the At
lantic for February, has given
thought to the study Of this phase of
our young peoples lives and here is
an extract from her article:
The rising generation cannot
spell, because it learned to read
by the word method; it is hamp-
cred in the use of dictionaries,
because it never learned the al
phabet; it's English is slipshod
and commonplace, because it
does not know the source and
the resources of its own Ian
guage. Power over words can
not be had without some kn0WI-
edge of the classics or much
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
READ THE CARD OF THE JOHN
DEERE Pillow co.

Special attention is directed to the
card of the John Deere Pillow Co., of
Atlanta, in this issue of The jeff.
They carry large stock Of plows
and farming implements of all kinds
and are in a position to make low
prices and give good service. Call on
them or write for information.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09


fashion.
There are those of us who are so
hOpelessly OId-fashfoned as to prefer
the old "a-b-ab'' style, and the in
PRODUCTION to cat by the tedious but
unforgettable method of cat Arith-
metic was a fearful and wonderful
thing to contemplate as a whole, but
by the easy stage of one and one, two
and two, and so on, up to the dignity
Of tables" multiplication one reach
ed the secondary" stage and was
fortified against panic caused by Wis
itOrs of inquisitive propensities, by a
solid basis of spelling and arithmetic.
Geography was taught largely by
the GLOBE it wasn't hard to grasp
the fact of the earth being round,
and while a lighted lamp gave an i'm
perfect idea Of the movement of the
sun, it was easy to grasp that the
lamp couldn't throw its rays on both
sides of the globe at the same time.
History was a beautiful study if
one had nice teacher; such CORY,
blood-drippy stories as one learned
Of Indians; what thrills were felt for
the early settlers who were pOunced
upon and scalped: how one wept for
little kidnapped girls and motherless
boys whom the Indians raised"
And so those Of us who grew up
under this delightful regime passed
on to the college of our own or our
parents choice, fitted to cope with
the heavier problems Of higher,
broader education, or we went out
into the world, equipped with a good
working understanding of arithmetic,
writing a clear, legible hand which
could assume some wonderful curls
and tails of the "Spencerian" order,
on demand, and knowing enough Of
the history and geography Of our
own country to make us interested in
all pertaining to it.
The contrast between the products
Of the public schools of that day and
this is painful. When the lads and
girls "Graduate" now, it is either to
go into the mercantile world in absO-
lutte ignorance of anything which will
enable them to make living save
only as manual laborers, or else an
expensive course in "business' col
lege is imperative to fit them for a
business career.
Our public school system of edu-
cation is not only theoretical, it is
also superficial: the things worth
while are neglected and the poor lit
tie heads are added with a smatter-
ing of Greek, Latin, French, painting,
music, drawing, higher" mathe~
matte (When there isn't good bow
ing acquaintance with lower"
mathematics), elaborate system of
physical culture, debates and compo-
sitiOns aimed at the stars.
This is the condition of our public
school system in every state and
nearly every community outside the
distant rural ones, and we, as a peo-
pie, are paying tremendous price
for turning out a lot Of superficial
and deplOrably ignorant young men
and women who have spent half their
lives learning, but graduate without
having learned how to learn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

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.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

A special correspondent at Wash
ington has the nerve to tell us that
there is actually Senator who
lunches on crackers and milk! Go to
haven't we been reading that pub
lished account of specials required
by congressman and Senators?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
AGENTS ARE SURPRISED

At the great de-
mand for our Self
filling, elf-extin-
gushing, Non-ex-
plosive S a ( e t y
Lamp Burners. Fits
all house lamps and
lanterns, g / v e S
large light, has
nickel cone ref1ec-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

tor, lever puts it out, no blowing or
turning down wick, puts itself out If
upset. People come for miles around
for them. They are the only article
that make the agent welcome. Moth
ing sells like them or gives so great
satisfaction. Needed for years. Also
unbreakable glass ,chimneys, patent
made. To those meaning business,
samples free Phoenix Burner Mfg.
Co., Baldwin ST., Newark, n. j.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

When writing TO advertisers please
mention The JctTersOninn.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
The Good, the Bod, the Ofher1Vjse
and q Feyv LQcOnjcS

The Presidential bee has begun to
buzz earnestly in La Follette's bon
net, and he is anxious to be classed
as possible presidential timber.
Another Beauty Doctor went crazy
and acted foolish with gun. After
reading some of the questions a
Beauty Doctor has to answer, you
can't blame EN- for getting foolish.
Fewer and better laws, - is to be
the slogan of the Texas legislatures
and many other states might adopt
it with proft-a few laws for the
public good, rightly and righteously
enforced would simplify matters
nightly.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09

No, dear; the play, "The Woman
He Married" was not written around
Nat Goodwin.
Judging from the size of some of
the jobs it has to be on, we think the
Dove of Peace needs charging.
Timid men will undoubtedly invest
speedily in safety razors when they
read Of the man who went mad in
barber shop
It's becoming more and more easy
for man to find excuses for staying
home from church: few Sundays ago
three people were drowned in Ohio
while on their way to church
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
By [. A. L.

knowledge of the English Bible
but both are now quite out of
fashion.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
Just Do Ne a Good Turn

AOTEThe above is the Largest Mail Order Spectacle Ho
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-02-09
THE RESULTS OF IMPRACTIC-
ABLE TEACHING.

around the Christmas
I'LL holiday season every city of
I'LL any size will find it's stores
demanding the services of
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Ns1eva York, miercoles.-

Anteayer Italia ocup6 sin Iucha el
oasis de zanzur Sc dice que centena-
res de arabes Sc quejan de que los tur-
eos los tratan cruelmente. Los soldados
Stalianos destacados en- Tripoii han su-
ministrado alisnentos los arabes de-
sertores. Ell Gobierno de Egipto toma
possession de Sollum, distrito de Barca,
em' la Division Este de Tripoli. Tur-
quia cede este territorio Egipto has
ia que termine La guerra, decidiendose
entonces defnitivamente Ell status
del referldo territorio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Nueva York, microbes

Los periodicos de Pekin aseguran
que Waiting fang insto a los diploma
ticos extranjeros RESIDENCES en- aquella
capital, salir para Tientsin, a fin de
que los rebeldes pudiesen atacar Pc
kin Los preparativos para la guerra
contin1an mas activamente que nunca
pesar de estarse celebrando la confe-
rencia para tratar sobre la paz. Las
potencias pasaran una nota los comi-
sionados para la conferencia de la paz
expresando la esperanza de que Sc lie
que a un pronto arreglo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Nueva YORK, mi6rcoles.-

Aver tarde sc diseutia en- ell Senado
Americano Ia resoluci6n derogando el
tratado de 1882, celebrado con Russia.
El Senado aprobara los pasos dados por
es Presidente sobre esta question. La
Gamara los aprobara tambien. Russia
mo hara concesiones de ningi1n genero
sobre ell asunto de pasaportes a los jul
dios que viaien por su territorio-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Nueva York, microbes

El Presidente Gomez ha suspendido
la Ley del Servicio Civil Cubano, y ha
expedido una orden creando una comi-
sion para reglamentar los requisites
que deben reunir los que desempenen
cargos p1blicos. La comisi6n Sc com
pondra de un liberal, un conservador
dos veteranos y un Independence, que
asumira la presidential. Los conserva-
dores los veteranos Sc niegan NOM
brar representatives en- la comision, in
tiradas de los empleos todas las perso-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Nueva York, miercoles.-

Ell Consejo Nacional de Persia rehu-
sd avenirse a las proposiciones del Ca
binete de someterse las demandas
del Ear y exigir la dimisi0n de Shus-
ter, insistiendo en- que la permanencia
de este en- su puesto constituye la 1nica
esperanza de Persia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
mas que fueron contrarias la indepen-
dencia de Cuba.
Nueva York, microbes

Nueva York, microbes
Ell Presidente sale hoy para Ia ciudad
de New York, donde pernanecera dos
dlas Asistira dos banquetes: Ell ell
Club Automovilista Americana, y otro
en- el Club Republican, de Jovenes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
~
CABLEGRAMAS
Servicio Especial para
el s'Boletin Mercantll'
Servicio Especial para
ell s'Boletin Mercantil
Nueya York. microbes

Nneya York, fnlerc0IeS.-
Informes de SantO Domingo cOmunl-
can que Morales y sus acompanantes
huyeron a la desbandada, despues de
ANA batalla. Escaparon hacia ell mon
tie.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1911-12-20
Nueya York, microbes

Anteayer Sc hicieron en- Wall st. =
varias peqqenas apuestas, en- la proper
ci6n de l contra 5, de que Roosevelt
seria el pr6ximo Presidente, y de
contra 3 de que Harmon 10 serla.
Mr. John" Bigelow, diplomatico y au-
tor, murio aver en- su casa en- Nueya
York, 4 la edad de 95 amos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
MANY LOTS ARE SOLD
IN NEW SUBDIVISION
Putting In of City improve
mentS Attraction to Home
Builders.

The development of the property lying
near the northern terminus of the 14th
street line of cars and known as Four
teenth Street Terrace is described by
Robert f. Heater. who has charge OF
the property, as follows:
IF the spring building activity start
ing in Fourteenth Street Terrace may be
used as a barometer for the coming sea-
son, great development can be expected
there he said. Although this prop
er,y has been on the market but a
short time, all the streets have been
graded and macadamized. sewer and
water mains laid and the final work OF
putting in wide granoiithic sidewalks
started. making this subdivision complete
with city improvements. Seven homes
have been completed there and are now
occupied, three more are in course of con-
struction and the ground will be broken
during the coming week for as many
more.
In addition to these private residences,
the District Commissioners are erecting
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. school house
on Farragut street and work will COM
mence next week on the Dickson Me-
mortal Home. which will cost $1JOUOO,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
me contract having been awarded to the
Boyle Robertson Construction Company
Homes to Be Erected,

More than 100000 feet of ground has
been sold in Fourteenth Street Terrace
and fully 10 per cent OF this is either
now or will in the near future be i'm
proved by the erection of handsome
homes.
The subdivision of Sixteenth Street
Heights, recently placed on the market,
Is being developed. the contract having
been awarded for the grading and i'm
rroVement of all the streets, and a large
force is engaged in clearing up the trees
and underbrush throughout the entire
tract, including the 18th street frontage.
AS quickly as this work is completed the
streets will be graded and prepared tor
the other Improvements, which will i'm
mediately follow.
Owing to it's location and elevation
this subdivision has many natural ad-
vantages possessed by few sections in
the District Of Columbia. Although the
Improvement Of this property has just
begun, number of lots in 1t have been
Sold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
French Wealth.

Paris Correspondence London Telegraph.
I'm ten years France has lent $3.50,
100000 to the foreigner" So says NJ. Ed
mond Thery at the head of a noteworthy
article which he contributes to the Matin
Every one knows that France is a very
wealthy country. but all the same, this
figure Is extremely impressive for more
than one reason. The decade to which
NJ Thery alludes is comprised between
January 1, 1899. and December 81, 1903.
and this is an enormous sum to have
sent abroad. AS a matter of fact, this
exodus of French capital has given rise,
from time to time. to harsh criticism. and
the writer frankly admits that it is GER
tainly a cause for deep regret that so
vast a sum, instead of having been de-
voted to the development of the nation S
industry and agriculture. should have
gone to help the development of new
countries which at some future date will
be formidable rivals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
Early Opinions of the Potato.

From the London Chronicle.
The useful potato. although introduced
into England by Sir Walter Raleigh i'm
1854 was for many years little cultivated
or appreciated. In James Is time it sold
for two shillings pound. and IT did not
come into general use in many parts of
the country until the end of the eigh-
teenth century. Mortimer's Gardener
kalendar." published. in 1908, describes
potatoes as being very like Jerusalem
artichokes. though not so good" and
adds. they may perhaps prove useful for
swine"
And in Scotland religious writer's *
horted their readers to eschew the potato
because 1t was not mentioned in the
Bible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
Track Walkers Record.
no Mount Vernon Signal.

From the Mount Vernon Signal
Boone Bennett. the veteran Kansas City
track walker, has a record of which few
men, If any, can boast. He lives near
Dudley, this county, and has been walk
ing track for the Louisville and Nash
VILE Railroad Company on the Kansas
City division for nineteen years
For sixteen years he made the round
trip every night of twenty-one miles OF
track, and for the last three years he has
been going over a round trip of twelve
miles. During those nineteen years he
has walked over 49,, $50 miles of track al
night, besides the walking he has done
in daytime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
Business Property in Demand.

The record Of transactions in business
property during the past few months is
remarkable both on account of the num-
Der and the prices paid. Such buying,
while of course speculative to a consider
able extent, is for the most part due to
the demand on the part of those seeking
profitable investment. That a move
ment of this sort is going on at all is evil
dence of the esteem in which Washingt on
realty is held by shrewd investors.
Such buying is as rule followed by
the expenditure of money in improve
ments in order to place the property in
the best condition to earn d revenue.
There is no difficulty. brokers generally
say, to find men with money who are in
terested in investment propositions in
property in the business section of the
city. But 1t is not easy to reconcile the
ideas of owners and prospective buyers
as to values.
A change in a building so as to adapt
it for business purposes has just been
made by Wagstaff d White on the west
side Of 18th street between X and J.
streets and opposite Franklin Park. The
building has been we'll known for years
as the home of the Emerson Institute, a
famous school for boys, but in recent
years the character Of the locality has
changed from place Of residences to a
business section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22

!! FOR SALE
!: BARGAINS IN
! SLIGHTLY USED
+ HOUSES.

: We offer a number
: of we'll located houses
: which have been built
but a few years and are
practically as good as
: new; in fact, the most
careful buyers prefer to
purchase a house that
: has been built a few
: years.
!. We offer houses Oh Wash
. ington Heights. Mount
: Pleasant, Columbia Heights,
Bloomingdale and i'll the Vi
!: cinity of Dupont Circle at
: prices 50 low that they
should interest a speculator.
!. a " ashington Heights
. dwelling for S6,25o that sold
for S9,25o.
A Washington Heights
. dwelling with ten rooms and
. two baths for $500, that
sold when first completed
: for $3.50.
:: A Washington Heights
!. dwelling that sold within
. the last two or three years
. for $1,000. Price now So. 900.
!. A ten-room dwelling near
. Connecticut avenue and r
street for $500 that sold
when completed a few years
ago for $4,000.
. A ten-room dwelling near
!. Connecticut avenue for
$500. with two baths; sold
: when completed for $40, 500.
!: A ten-room dwelling near
!. 10Th street with two baths
: for $1,000; built to sell for
: $4,000.
!. One of those attractive.
. two-story houses near 10th
: street. Mount Pleasant. for
!. $4,000: sold when finished
. for $3.50.
; A three = story, ten room
dwelling in Mount Pleasant,
$3.50: original price, $3.50.
. A three-story, ten-room
: dwelling. with three baths,
. hot-water heat. two stair
!. ways. Price, $3.50. For
!: merly held at $1,000
. A nice house near 18TH
. and Lamont streets for
$3.50. Formerly held at
: $500.
BUY ONE OF THESE
HOUSES AND FEEL
SURE THAT YOU CAM
, NOT LOSE ANYTHING.
. IN CASE YOU WISH TO
RESELL YOU SHOULD
, MAKE A PROFIT.
STONE E FAIRFAX,
1912 New York Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
A Maine Industry Threatened.
from the kennebec Journal

Names great toothpick industry is
threatened. Phillips reports that the bot
tom has dropped out Of the market and
that manufacturing in the new concrete
mill of the International Manufacturing
Company viii be curtailed. Within a few
weeks the little mouth crowbars have
been worth SIS a case at wholesale and
today they are quoted at s., which is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22

less than the cost to manufacture. The
poplar stock now on hand will be made
into matches. To sum up. there is evil
IDENTIFY a glut in the market, but nobody
seems to know how it occurred. With
one mill at Strong and two at DiXfield,
all within a radius of thirty miles. three
fourths of the wooden toothpick industry
of the world is represented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
Presentation to Capt. r. S. Lavender.

Capt. r. S.. Lavender, secretary-man-
ager of Rescue Harbor OF Baltimore, of
the Association of Masters. Mates and
Pilots Of Steam Vessels, of which a large
proportion OF the local steamboat men
are members, was the recipient at the
last meeting of Rescue Harbor of a
handsome gold medal, suitably inscribed
from Volunteer Harbor OF Boston, of
which Capt Lavender was formerly the
presiding officer. The presentation was
made by Capt. Charles Beristold. Capt.
Lavender has many friends in this city