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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
FROM A TOM WATSON BOY.

Dear Daddy Jim: AS 1 my last letter did
not reach the waste basket, will try again with
much encouragement from Indus letter. think
we should all do our best every letter we
write, and do it with our own brains. How
many Of you cousins Corn Club boys? I am
and | am going to do my best for prize. what
do you think about the Corn Club, Daddy Jim?)
My school is out and | am having a jolly old
time on the farm Daddy Jim, it makes feel
so sorry for the poor shut-ins every time I think
about them. Mr.. r. G. Williams is my uncle and
ii anybody needs help it is him. He has received
$500 from the S. S. B., which a great help
to him. Mr.. John Keaton is my cousin who also
needs help. Yet there are many millions of
dollars spent for foolishness, (enough to make
every cripple of land and country comfort
able) such as for vote buying, Foreign Missions,
and countless other things. Would to God the
hearts of those people would soften and pour
forth, to the poor helpless humans of our country
the many comfortable things which they can
easily give and never miss it. Wishing Daddy
Jim and the Cousins much success and happiness
[ am, sincerely yours, WILLIE SHADY, a Tom
Watson boy, Winston, Ca, Route /.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
There Is i!

There's eye to watch and know each hidden
thing;
There's willing hand to draw each hidden sting;
There's q heart to feel each human beat of ours,
A mind to comprehend darkest hours.
We never stand to face the world alone;
Angles near TO touch and move each stone!
Our torch may smUdge, but yet the light is there
To make the Fit Of COubt valley fair!
We may not hear the music when it plays,
Nor see the shining sun beneath the grays;
The East is darkened by own COncet;
We crush the flower that grows beneath our feet.
The wise Creator dwells not far away,
Nor rObed in royal garments does he stray;
Truth fingers near to comfort and to bless,
Within the hut Of Love and humbleness.
Soul-love is great enough to lift and bear
The pent-up sorrows of this world of care
The law of contact Will remember me-
And send message to encircle thee
BY CLEMENT HOPKINS in National Mag
azne for April.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18

me free from suffering, but that is no reason
why L should go through life with a grow and
refuse to smile. l would only be cheating myself
out of what little enjoyment I can get out of life
Now, my unfortunate fellow sufferers, let me
beseech you to refrain from worry Keep your
mind Off self. Be patient. Trust God. All is
well! [ have long, hot lonely summer before
me, as will doubtless have to send my attendant
home to Georgia to recuperate her broken health
so won't those who afford to, send me an
order for my books? ''Twenty-four Years in
Mattress Grave" the story of my life, zoe.
Ideas of An Invalid" soc. plain Talks and
Tales 4Oc, and Cheerful Chats" soc. All, ex-
cept the soc one, contain picture of in my
mattress ave."-Cordially yours, TOM LOCK-
HART, Wellington, Mo-
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The Sunny South brotherhood
BY DADDY jim

What powerful thing the S. S. B. could be if
everybody would chip in just little bit. Suppose
we were to cut out the buying of whskey cool
drinks, cigars, chewing gum, and such things for
only six months and let it go for Home Missions.
Who is able to tell what blessing it would be,
or what power of good it would do in the Sunny
of it. How much do you think it would give to
the shut-ins and their little children? There
are scores of them who do not even get enough
bread to eat. Again thanking you for your kind
ness and wishing for Daddy jim long and happy
life, yours to the end, z. T. TOOLE, Lincolnton,
Ga. route 3.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
FROM A NORTH CAROLINA FRIEND.

Dear Sir You will find enclosed 1Oc for the
S. S. B. will try to give that much each month
through the S. S. B. 1 have been helping Burt
ney Barefoot. of -Four Oaks N. G. I get up
orders for his cards, besides helping him in other
ways have been great sufferer from rheu-
matism for forty-four long years. 7 know how
to sympathize with sufferer of his kind. I only
wish | was able to relieve their needs. I have
none of this worlds goods for I have not been
able to work in a long time but will do what
can as the Lord prospers me. That is all that
l can do and is all that promise to do. With
best wishes for the S. S. B.-Yours sincerely
JOHN M THOMPSON, 27 N. Kerr Street. Con-
cord N c..
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
''TWENTY-FOUR YEARS IN A MATTRESS
GRAVF'
GRAVE"

Dear Daddy Jim: Don't you think the ma
JOrlty OF we shut-ins whine and complain too
much? Several times before this I have in other
papers, spoken my mind freely on this subject,
only to be criticised quite sharly be some of the
unfortunates. Nevertheless, I am going to ham
mer away till 7 get them to "cut OUT the self
pity business. I am telling them this for their
own good Self-pity is disgusting to many, and
the world has no patience with wilmer and
complainer l think the shut-ns should state
plainly their condition, and let it go at that.
Don't dwell on pain and suffering. It's not
cheerful subject to say the least of it, Don't
write as if you were the only in the world
afflicted. Don't imagine we'll folks have no
trouble. They do. Everybody has their share
Don't exaggerate your condition. Tell the plain
facts; that's bad enough, God knows. If you
desire the sympathy of the world, try to look on
the sunny side of things and bear your troubles
as bravely and patiently possible. Keep your
mind free from worry. The mind has much to
do with the condition of the body. Life is what
we think it, as we'll as what make it. Don't
permit your mind to dwell on your own troubles
try to think of others worse off than yourself.
There are thousands of them, if you could only
be made to believe it. I have always tried to be-
lieve there nothing bad but what it could
be worse. There is humorous side to life
we'll as the serious, and it pays to look for it.
There is more good in hearty laugh than any
thing I know Of 1t does one good to hear it.
Man is the only thing earth in which is given
the power to smile and laugh. Why shouldn't
we shut-ins get much out of life as we can,
as we Journey to the grave? Pain is real enough,
] grant you, but many of troubles and
ries fancifu Force your mind out of the
old rut of thinking forever thinking and pity
ing yourself About year ago a friend pre-
sented me with an Edison photograph, and I
wish all the lonely shut-ins had one l find it
great source of amusement. Whenever am able
to purchase a record, | always pick something
lively and jolly, with few hearty laughs in it.
I have heard people wonder how I could ever
laugh or want to- hear others do so, after lying
in one position for quarter of century, with
no hopes of being we'll again. It's true,
death alone can unlock my prison doors and set
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
FROM ADMIRERS.

Dear Sir: I have been thinking of writing to
your paper for some time, but this is my first
attempt My husband and I great admirers
OF the Hon. ThOs. E. Watson. We have two
year-old boy named for him. and we are expect
ing him to make great fellow. Will send Csc
for Fred Smith, Bremen, Ga. I feel sorry for all
the shut-ins. Wish I was able to help all of
them. If this entities me to a button, will APP
preciate it. Am hoping to help more in the
future. Success to the S. S. B. and Daddy Jim
Mrs HOMER HILL, ByrOmville, Ca. Rt. 2.
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A FREE-WILL OFFERING.

Dear S. S. B.: Please find enclosed 81 90 for
the poor shut-ins. l hope that everyone who pro-
fesses Christ will send to their rescue such con-
trbutons they can freely give. God loves the
cheerful giver We church members have an
obligation to order but to help through the
S. S. B. is free will Offering. We are poor but
thank God it is as we'll with as it is. We are
able to work-Yours for the good work, Mr. and
Mrs. M, L. PATRICK, Watkinsville Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18

Dear Daddy Jim: I take seven papers, and
would give them all up before I would give up
The JEFF. I am poor cripple; have not done a
days work in ten years. have had rheumatism
for twenty years. that is what the doctors
call it, [ fear it is tuberculosis of the joints I
get about a little on crutches. My hand is
drawn so | hardly write. I am a poor man.
but have enough to support me and my wife.
enclose 75c to be sent to some cripple May
God bless Mr. Watson and all the shut-ins.-
Yours in Christ, w. K GAMBLER, Rockmart,
Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
WHAT A BLESSING TT WOULD BE.

Dear S. S. B.: 1 will try in feeble way to
thank you all for the kindness you have shown me
by sending me some money occasionally. 1t comes
in the most needed time, when money and every
thing else is scarce with me. Words cannot
press my feelings of thankfulness to you for it.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18
HOMES AND WORK DEPARTMENT.

eve are glad to learn that Mrs. Walter Heard
of Walden, Ca, has secured woman to DO gem
eral house work We will ask all those who are
interested in this department to keep us advised
closely as to wants, and Immediately when they
filled.-DADDY JIM
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-18

WANTED-Middle-age to wait invalid and
work around the house.-NIrs w. T. Stewart,
Buena Vista, Ca
HOME for middleaged lady. Two in family
MI and Mrs g L. Wilson, Rt. !, Doddvi1e, Miss.
WANTED-MiddIe-ag do general house
WOrk-Miss Eula Mobley, WaynesbOro, Ga.
Ga.
HOME for little gir-NIrs R. T. speights Rt J.
Buchanan, Ga.
WANTED-A willing boy to do farm work $40
month and board. J. Swain, Mountville Ga
WANTED-A girl of 10 to 16, to do house work
Mrs. Ola Bryant, Mountville. Ga
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
PARASITES. | | 7.
ATTACK A 8 CITY
!. SHADE / [: Trees 5
CAROLINA PoPLARs AND MAP.
4 LES BECOMES PREY OF THE
SCALE. INSECTS ARE NEW TO
LOCAL ENToMoLIGIsTs.

Falrmont people are very much ex.
erclsed over the fact that the shade
trees oi the city are being attacked
BY q, scale. that is. preying on the
naples and poplar trees. !,
The Carolina poplars are covered
with; q scale that is not familiar to
the local entomologists and ;twigs
covered with the parasites will be
sent to the State experimental sta.
ton to see what the. parasites are
and the Ingredients that are to be
used in. the solution to be used for
spraying .theitrees to protect and pre-.
serve them from the rayages Of. the
insects. x 4,
That these parasites are something
new is evinced by the fact that a
number Of New York lnurserymen
who are here on bushes with local
orchard men say that they had never
had never seen the scale before an
they took branches ofslocnl Carolina
poplars and sent them to the New
York experimental station. They
were eager to find out what the scale
is and the remedy to be applied to
protect the trees.
Fairmont has very few shade
trees anyway and II those that have
been planted are permitted to become
the prey OF the parasite. J: scourage
that Is threatening their lives there
will be no trees in the city. to ornate
theistreets and addsto the comfort OF
the. residents of the town. I.
|. .As.soon. as; the !lewes drop from the
trees the branches should .tbe spray.
ediwitE the solution that will destroy
the pests. BY. making the applica-
tlon after thes leaves. have fallen; the
spraying can be very tmuch more set.
fectiyelya done and so much. less of
the solution ] will be required to, do
the work. - ,.,:::.t m q
1T is evident by the way that the
shade trees are, being attacked that
owners Of the trees will have to resort
TO the, same means that orchardists
do to protect their fruit trees to keep
them healthy and free parasltical on
slaughts. :. !, ..S -: : :.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
IlEGz.EE|'IR.NlllN||I' | ! / !. ! ! !.
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DIR. c. 9. o.sh hENRY I IS NEW PREsI.
DENT SoEs{ STATE. oReANIzA'
TioN SoE PHYSICIANS. ~

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS: Sept
2a-Twosinstructlve and interesting
meetings Of the West Virginia Medi.
cal Association were held Friday The
morning session was devoted to dis.
oussion Of the physicians relation to
the public and the state. The hfter'
noon; session was on surgical subjects.
81 DR.. Frank Hupp. OF Wheeling, and
{ DR.. ]. A.. Cannaday, formerly Of
Wheeling. led the discussion. which
wns participated In by eminent Wis
itors, among whom were Drs. Rick
etts,i OF Cincinnati; Babcock, Of Phil
adelphla and Williams, Of Washing
ton, ID. C.
:iS The doctors Joined forces IN the
evening with the West Virginia SO
ciety OF Social Hygiene. which was
addressed by DR.. Jepson OF Wheeling
SAll- three meetings were presided
over by DR.. c. A. Wingerter. Drs
3Linsz and Qulmby OF Wheeling. were
prominent participants. DR.. Timber
lake, OF Baltimore and DR.. Stuart Nc
Guire OF Richmond took part in to
i days meeting.
DR.. C. o, Henry. OF FaIrmont. wai
elected president for tho next year
and Webster Springs was selected for
the next annual meeting.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
Mi MI ''|1IIllI|SII
JUDGE MASON q ] diVEs HIM a
SsEA ARcHlNa ;Es TON. HE
eRS ess@ sSs

1 Judge Mason today adjudsed Haf.
mon Travis d sane man. Travis Waa
an inmate OF the Hospital for the In.
sane at; Weston. He conducted him;
self in a manner that the authorities
at the institution thought him To- DO
Of sound mind and he returned TO his
home in Winfield district. II was;
thought by his .bondman that there,
were still evidences Of an unbalan9
ced mind and an effort was made to:
have him returned to Weston. This
was resisted BY habeas scorIus pro-
ceding today that came up for a
hearing. ii,. VI y ".
1t was plain that there was moth;
ing to Indicate that Mr.. Travis 80
insane. Judge Mason who is well
acquainted with The family submit.
ted Mr.. Travis to searching e1ami.
nation asking him questions concern.
ing things that went back as far as
fifty. years and all Of these were ans.
swered without hesitation and with
absolute accuracy. d z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23

1902: and in America he got up are.
citation Of "a Midsummer Nights
Dream" with the whole .of Mendel.
ssohn's music. He appeared at st.
Georges Hall on June Goth. 1898 in
an adaptation Of Hugo Muller's "Ade
laide. in which he played the part Of
Beethoven with success. Since 1897
he has divided his time between Eng.
land and America having been mem
ber OF the Grand Opera Company. obth
In London and New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
will BE. DEDIGATED1BYI1I
BISHOP JOSEPH BERRY
NEW FIRST METHODIST EPIsco.
PAL CHURCH TO BE coNsE.
GRATED TO THE USE AND SER.
VICE OF cHRisT,s KINGDOM.

a On Sunday evening the dedication
service of the handsome new church
edlflce recently erected by the congre.
CATION OF the First Methodist Eplsco.
pal church will be held. Bishop jJo-
seph F. Berry, D. ID. LII. D., Of Buf.
falo, N. Y. will preach the dedIcatory
sermon and formally dedicate the edi.
fee. DR.. E. w Howard president OF
the Board Of Trustees OF the church,
will present the church to the Bishop
for dedication.
Bishop Berry will also preach in
the morning. Several OF the city
churches will not hold the regular
evening service. in order that the va.
rlous congregations may be given the
opportunity OF attending the dedlca.
ton.
z Sunday morning the Sabbath school
will assemble at 9:15 for the first
session in, the new building The fol.
lowing is the programme for the Sun:
day services: 5S u Z 4 +
PUBLIC WORSHIP.
Organ Prelude "Andantino in
b. D. .................. Lemare
Hymn No. 661
Apostles Greed. -. By Congregation
Prnyer-Closing with Lords Prayer
-Glorip. t12th Mass)
Psalter Lesson-27th Sunday, Morning
Gloria Patri
New Testament Lesson!
solo--""saye Me, o4God.. Randegger
Announcements
Hymn No. 215 =. ssjf$t
&. KS Sermon S,.
Bishop Joseph f. Berry, D. D., LII. D.
~ Dedication Offering
Doxology ~. Benediction
:Postlude in D z. 9. Schneider
u iAFTERNOo oN--3;OO O'CLocK g,
Layman's Service-J. NJ. Jacobs, Pre-.
; 3'i;iy ~ 3tg siding ~ n 9t
Address ~. *: Gov William e, Glasscock
Is Y EVENING! ! 4 .a. ss
Epyort tt; q Leaguss 9: ae-EW: g. Smith,
PFeslde lent Z. ~ s &, 4
Public Worship 1880 a
Organ Prelude---Eyening Star" u
a.. 80. :. =. ..... Wagner
Hymn No. 656 +,
~ Prayer
AnthemAn'Zlon Awakes'"...... Costa
p Scripture Lesson n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
EDUCATIONAL
CONFERENCE
ssUPERINTENDENT W. M. KEN.
(; NED EATTENDEo MEETING AT
~ cLARKsBU RGE EyEeTERDAY. "

( County Superintendent William NJ.
Kennedy attended the educational
conference which was held yesterday
at Clarksburg. State Superintendent
NJ. F. sshawkey presided at the meet.
Ing which was held In the First Pres.
Sbyterlan church. "A. P. Morrison. Har.
sirlson county's.s superintendent Of
schools, acted as secretary. /
The occasion was the meeting Of
the county sand district superlntend.
jents Of this section. Besides Super.
intendent shawkey, three other mem.
bers of the State department Of
schools were present. t.:namely: F. J.
Marsh, assistant superintendent; L.
I u. Friend supervisor of high schools
and l. J. Hanltan. supervisor Of rural
schools. 49,.
Several important matters pertain.
ling to the schools Of this section
were discussed. +,
Eight county superlntendents were
In attendance as follows: A. P. Nor.
Z rison, OF Salem; j. H. Ashworth. Up.
Eshur county; W. D. Golden, Flat
4 woods; CO. Marsh, Phllippl; N. L
3. LInger, Of Weston; D. Newton
Grafton; William Kennedy, 5Falrmont;
II. u sadler, DoddrIdge county; ex-
County Superintendent A. W. CARR
4 co. Of Rowlesburg, Preston county,
and Howard \. iGaskihs, Of West un'
iop, were also present,
{: "a large number ofathe, district su'
/ perintendents were also present at
this conference. ii I, 4 Z Il, a.
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-lAYMER'.s i! MEETING. /.

Governor w. n. Glasacock, of
Charleston. Will be present tomorrow
for the dedicatory5 services of the
Methodist Episcopal church and VIII
address the -Laymen,s meeting which
will be held tomorrow at three
o'clock. This meeting will be presid.
ed over by Mr.. !. |. N. sJacp y. A;a
During his stay In Fairmont, Coy.
ernor Glasscock Will .Ie the guest OF
Mr.. J. NJ. Jacobs on Fairmont avenue;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
POWER PLANT
!. |S. CRIPPLED
SHORT CIRCUIT suRNsiouT TWO
|, GENERATORS w MANY MINES
ARE SHUTDOWN ON ACCOUNT
Of THIS.

The Fairmont- -and Clarksburg Trac.
tlon Company today had the mlsfor.
tune 10 have two of the big genera.
tors burned out at the Jnyenne power
plant. In some manner q short cir.
cult was formed and this resulted In
damages to the plant to consldera.
BILE extent and which cannot be re.
paired for four or five days and pos.
slbly longer.
The company has been able today
to hold up the traction service and to
give lights to the people but all Of
the mines In the district that receive
their electrical power and light from
the Jayenne plant are closed to-day
because OF this. ~.
During the summer several times
the plant was crippled by the light
ming causing some inconvenience and
much expense to the company.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
WANTSITlI[EID
..,.J|.A||||.[|.DE|DV|E|I1'. ] .A|||
OFFICERS DISCO OVER THAT MIKE
,M'co oRMlcl is eoTiATlNo8
FOR TOOLS STo EFFECT sHis Ess
CAPE. ~ Sssl,

Captain Thomas Tucksr has diacoy
cred that there has been 4 plan On
foot to haye another jail delivery:
The leader In the movement iii said
to be Mike Moe Cormick who was plac
ed in the penal Institution several,
days agoyior using q butcher knife on
hts landlord who attempted 10 re-
feet Mcc cormicE from his house VIA
et armis. Me cermick tried 10 cut;
the owner Of the property and did
succeed In slashlng him across the
arm. a., 4, h VA Y u \;
It is said that ever aimee McCornn:
lex has been In jail she! has been try
ing to get hold OF a saw 90 that he
might be able to saw the bars Of the
jail and escape from the windows.
No one seemed to take enough In Nc
Cormick's welfare TO furnish HIM
with the implement wanted. Hls last,
negotiations have been for ID butch.
knife. 4 He feels sure that he: can whit
tie his way to q rear room Of 4 the: Jail
and effect an escape from there II The
butcher knife IS furnlshed him.
The oiicars Sare ,onto the scheme
and all OF the bundles that go 10 the
county prison viii be- given q custom
house search before they are permit.
ted 10 ID the prisoners. No chan.
ces VIII be taken so that another aaati
aaiiSfse{ Ma AN ! nc III itat n 4 or,,iair'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
GOES To. PITTSBURGH.

Our genial friend w. E. Grace, who
has been managing the Manley hotel
in connection with Mr.. Irwin, the pro;
prletor; today resigned his position
at the Manley and left for Pittsburgh,
where he has accepted good posi-
tIon with one Of the large hostelrles
Initial city. @
1t:issnot yet known who his success
sor at the Manley will be. Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-23
PAY DAY
COMPANIES. IN FAiRMoNT DIS.
TRIBUTE LARGE AMOUNT OF
EMPLOYEES. ~

Today Is payday with the many
coal companies Of this region. 9th
,er3 concerns of the city distributed
pay envelopes. The work for the
past month was good and a very large
sum OF money Will be distributed to
day among the employees OF the var
ious corporations. Most Of tho mon.
!ey, will find 1t way into the usual chan
5nels of trade md Its circulation will
brighten the homes of many and Will
bring cheer to all that use It wisely