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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06

IVI stands aghast at the awfulness
of it-and when the reaction
sets in, the first question is Whose
fault was it,"
A few years ago, a rotten excur-
sion steamer caught fire in the waters
around New York, and hundreds Of
women and little children were burn
ed to death, or drowned.
Whose fault was that?
The horror of the fire in a Chicago
theatre will not soon be forgotten.
The building was new, handsome and
expensive, but men, women and chill
dren were caught like rats in a trap
and hundreds persisted.
Whose fault was that?
Last year mine horrors were re-
corded every week, and the sum total
of the lives lost went into thousands;
men went down into the mines, but
dead bodies came out.
Whose fault was that?
A few days ago, one hundred and
forty-fye women and girls were
dashed to death or burned to death,
while at work in a shirt factory in
New York.
Whose fault was that?
You may go back step by step over
the evidence offered in each case, and
you will come right up, every time,
to the politician.
Every city and town has inspectors
Of the Water-craft plying about their
waters. These men are appointed,
sworn into office, and paid to do their
duty
Investigation showed that the
General SlOcum" was a rotten tub.
that it was difficult to keep a crew on
her, but it was rented out year after
year to just such bodies Of picnickers
as went to their death on the SlO-
GUMS last trip.
Somebody had been bribed to be
blind to the defect of the old tub
Chicago has a very expensive bu-
reau Of building inspectors, whose
duty it is to investigate every building
erected in the city. It had been
known long that the fire ordinances
had been Violated in the arrangement
Of the IrOquois theatre, but somebody
had been bribed to overlook it.
In the mines, report after report
has been published by the Govern
ment as to the unsafe conditions of
many Of the mines; simple inventions.
meaning much for the safety of the
men below ground, had been adopted
in these reports as necessities Not
one Of them had been installed in the
mines where the tremendous losses Of
life occurred.
Somebody had been bribed to gloss
the reports or omit mentioning the
absence of the safeguards.
New York's system of building in
spectiOn is no less elaborate than that
Of Chicago, but the building quilted
by fire had one outside fire escape
and inadequate elevator service for
the enormous number of men and
women workers.
Had somebody been bribed to over
look the absence of these safe
guards?
1t is a horrible thing to contem-
plate-this terrific human sacrifice
which is made possible by the polit-
ical rule of our country
Are there no honest men to be put
in Offices of trust?
We know all the corporations
whose employees are the living toll
to MammOn, are heartless, soul-less
and pitiless-but the political CLIQUE
has made it possible for them to be
so.
And it is only when horrors like
those cited occur, that we realize the
tremendous power we have delegated
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06


ICES to the full, it's value, we will have
fewer slaughters of the bread-win-
ners.
"Publicity work taking place." says
a newspaper headline, and many an
investigated" politician knows it.
Richard Croker says he. will keep
''hands off, the New York situation
but it's a safe bet it hurts him to
do it,
Amt it shame? Nat Goowin is
denied the right to marry again.
What'll the photographic Bunch do
about it?
After Diaz-what? asks an editor.
Well, just now it looks as though the
revolutionists were after him a.
plenty.
1t has come at last: A Connecti-
cut pastor and his wife serve hot
cocoa and brown bread during the
services.
Score another for Boston: Sir Hud-
son Maxim, the British scientist, de-
clares pork and beans the best food
for humans.
Saloon-keepers take notice: A man
choked to death at Evansville, Ind,
the other day while eating a free
lunch in saloon.
Being Suffragette is Gust one
convention after another" The fe-
male body polite has gone to Sweden
to tell how it happened.
Chicago has had SO much to con-
tend with, the first wearer of the new
"pantaloon skirt was able to walk
the streets there, in safety.
Just to prove to you that times
have changed, we refer to you a news
paper article entitled Don't Correct
Your Husband in Public"
When you think of it-doesn't it
seem that U. S. is getting to be a
regular old busy-body? Cuba, the
Philippines, and now Mexico.
If Uncle Sam isn't too old to learn,
he might regard the expressmen's
strike in New York as a splendid ar
gument for the Parcels Post.
Well, considering all this revision
of the Tariff, 'tisn't to be wondered
at that some ones trying now to
revise the Ten Commandments.
"Diaz plans radical changes in his
cabinet" says news item; incidentally
some Of the MeXicans seem to be in
tent on radical change for Diaz.
Beer is King! The wife of Mil
Waukee brewer received gifts from
Taft, Roosevelt and Kaiser Wilhelm,
on her golden wedding anniversary.
The man who wrote a treatise on
'How to Be Happy" took poison the
other day, at Los Angeles. Well,
mebbe that was bis way to be happy
Higher education doesn't seem to
alter the national antipathy to "mix-
ing" the races; the women of Cornell
College draw the line at negro women
students.
Let's see-just how long ago was
it the Mexican Government was
gurgling love tokens at Uncle Sam?
And now the ukase has gone forth
that death is decreed for all Ameri-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06

Member those indictments against
the Beef Trust? Well, don't worry;
their plea for immunity has been
over-ruled, and they have to go tC
court again.
Notice to Cooking Schools: A
nineteen-year-old housemaid has just
married her wealthy employer be-
cause she made such excellent pies
Are you on?
Elinor Glyn, the English authoress
Of a nasty book, says Americans mis-
understand her; but they always I'M
derstand her books are not fit to be
put in the hands of young folks.
Well, anyway, after all the evi
dence in the coca-cola case was in
those who have classed it as a dope
had the satisfying privilege of say.
ing "I-told-you-so."
A statistic fiend is trying to get the
percentage of marriages and divorces
of blondes and brunettes: huh
doesn't that man know a woman may
be married as a blonde and be a bru
nette when she's divorced vice
versa?
Pure food sharps are ''investigat
ing the age of some hen eggs, sale
to have come into existence in 1903
in the state Of Missouri, and it's quite
possible Missouri doesn't want to bt
shown the contents.
Many a young man who never
smelled any other sort of powder
than the drugstore kind, is also max
ing his first real acquaintance will
Uncle Sam as host, in this ''Mexi
can War;
Queer, isn't it: just when the
American mothers were doing theil
best to remove the stigma Of race
suicide, comes Kansas, passing a Law
taxing every newborn baby So.
A newspaper paragrapher is worry
ing-says there1l be a dearth of so
ciety gossip when all the GOulds are
married: such ignorance! Amt thei1
divorces good for more copy?
But germs are not the only dan
gers lurking in Whiskers; a man fel
on the ice cup North" the other day
and his Whiskers froze tight before
he could get up. He had to cut him
self loose with pocket-knife.
Zone mans meat is another man!
poison" and other saws of the same
effect: the Pain Fireworks Manufac
turing Company has busted" OWNS
to the growing demand for ga sane
Fourth of July"
News item stated that, in the recen
effort of the New York Suffragette
to lobby their bill through, there wer,
present at the capitol "three wome1
for the bill against every one opposed
to it," Sure, the other women wer,
busy at woman's NORMAL work il
their homes.
If New York's city officials cal
spare the time from the very interest
ing political performance now goin!
thing by Investigating their polio,
force. One policeman locked a cir
in a room and beat her, while tive
others stripped a drunken man anC
wrote letters on his back.
Mr.. Bryan recently remarked tina
Editorials in papers do not Away
express the opinions of the writer's.
Dear Studs! No! Can't you recall a
least two editorial writer's" who's,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06
WONDERFUL.

My cure lasted days: if had relied upon
will power or faith 1would still be drunkard because
an alcohol slave has no will power while drink
ing. rejoiced so greatly at having found true cure
that decided to devote life to removing the curse
from others Ny success has been marvellous. During
eight years have personally attended ia
oyer 5000 men and women who were ad.
dicted to drink the list includes very many per.
brains and those of physical energy. If were per-
tted to mention names of those who have been saved
through TINS QW2ck, permanent care the public Would
be astonshed They include senators, congressman,
public officials, great lawyers, bankers clergymen'
noted merchants skilled mechanics trusted managers
ana clerks, farmers and others in all vocations
1 tell about the secret in NV book
which send FREQ to every person Cor relative or
TREND who takes alcohol in any form to excess.
TsJoiGe in every cure each victim has my sympathy
" nat promise is absolutely guaranteed MY remedy
Il TOT either steady or periodical drinkers.
rink OF ia complete and perm an emit home
cure between Friday night and Monday
nlght-or any other 70 hOGrsl
zen rs no or Mfomen, Any Age. Quickly Cured.
you want TO cure drnker in the quickest time
absolute safety read my book-changes despair to low
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WHOSE FAULT is IT?

~ HENEVER a great loss of hui
RA man life is recorded, the world
WI stands aghast at the awfulness
of it-and when the reaction
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-04-06
Mothers, Wives, Sisters

While drifting from bad to worse, as all
slaves OF King Alcohol do, unexpectedly found a
life; NY MY health was quickly restored. be-
OF freedom from the accused alcohol speedily and
naturally lost al desire for drink took less and less
began to prefer tea, coffee and other non-alcoholic
liquids; the craving for liquor ceased, could
sleep perfectly, my stomach became well and recov-
cred from other ailments which now know were Qua
70 my indulgence in strong drink ~
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24

"Oh, no; Fred and l were the only
children; but what shall l do? What
ought l to dor"
The Irish mouth of Kate Murphy
set firmly. her blue eyes burning.
IT'S not sthrong OF am oh advisin',"
she said. shortly, but II 1t was mo
Ord be fer foindin' out what all this
mix-up was about. There's somethin'
moighty quare in 1t. It's my notion
that Hawley's got hold av thin papers
av yer fathers. The ovid gint thinks
so, too, an that's why he's SO hot
afther catchin' hiE. May the divil
admoire me av OF know where THIS
Maclaire gyurl comes In. but Oill bet
the black divil has get her marked
fer some part In the play. What
would OF do? Be goory, Ord 20 to
Sheridan, an foind the Gineral. an
till him all I knew. Maybe he could
piece it together. and guess what
Hawley was up ter"
Hope was already upon her feet,
her puzzled face Frightening.
"Oh, that is what l wanted to do.
but l was not ire 1t would be best.
How can I get there from here?"
"Ye'd have ter take the stage bach
to Topeky; loikely they'd be runnin
thrains out from there on the new
road. It'll be aisy fer me ter foind
out from some av the lads down be-
/ low"
The only equipment operating into
Sheridan was a construction train,
with an old battered passenger coach
coupled to the rear. A squad of
heavily armed infantry rode along. an
protection against possible Indian
raiders. but there was 10 crowd
aboard on this special trip, as all
construction work had been suspended
on the line indefinitely. and most OF
the travel, therefore, had changed to
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith, q Virginian. now . bor-
der plainsman. Ia looking for roaming war
parties of savages. He sees a wagon team
ct full gallop pursued by men on ponies.
When Keith reaches the wagon the rNid-
ers have massacred two men and de-
parted. He searches the victims finding
papers and a locket with a woman's por-
trait. Keith IL arrested at Carson City.
charged with the murder, his accuser DO
ing a ruffan named Black Bart. A negro
companion in his cell named Neb tells him
that he knew the Keiths In Virginia. Neb
says one Of the murdered men was John
Pibley. the other Gen. Willis Waite, former
ly a Confederate officer. The plainsman
and Neb escape, and later the fugitives
come apo a cabin and find Its occupant
70 be a young girl, whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
that she Is In search of a brother. who
nad deserted from the army. and that q
MT. Hawley induced her to come to the
cabin while he sought her brother. Haw-
ley appears. and Keith In hiding recog-
nizes him as Black Bart. There Is a ter
rihc battle In the darkened room In which
Keith. Ia victor. Horses are appropriated.
end the girl who says that her name. Is
Hope, Joins In the escape. Keith explains
MS situation and the fugitives make for
Fort Larned. where the girl is left With
che is the daughter Of General Waite.
Keith meets an old friend. DR.. Fairbain.
Keith meets tho brother Of Hope Waite.
under the assumed name of Fred Will
Ioughby, and becomes convinced that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24

"Shure. honey. it's not so bad the
c~onsolingly. Nobody behaves now 1t
was yer father that got kilt. 1t was
two fellers what stole his outfit,
clothes IN all, an was drivin' of wild
EN- inter the sand hills. Divil a wan
does know who kilt 'em, but there's
some ugly stories travelin' about
Some says I%n1uns; some says the
posse I'll EN- down; an Black Bart
an his dirthy outfit. they swear 1t vas
Keith. Olive got me own notion. An
nyhow. there's bout three hundred
dollars, some mules, an . lot O. val
yble papers missin'."
But II 1t wasn't father, where is he
now?"
That's what Oi've been tryin' ter
foind out. First of he went out to the
Cimmaron Crossing. guarded by a
squad O. cavalry from the fort here.
Tommy Game whit along, an told
me all about it. They dug up the
bodies, but niver a thing did they find
on 'em-not a paper, nor a dollar.
They'd bin robbed all roight. The
ovid Gineral swore loike a wild mon
all the way back. Tommy said. an
the first thing he did at Carson City
was to start huntin' fer Black Bart
He was two days gittin' on the trail
av him; then he heard the Teller was
gone away trapsing after a singin' or
dancin' gyurl called Christie Maclaire.
She was supposed to be ayther at
Topeky or Sheridan. A freighter told
the ovid man she was at Sheridan, an
so he started there overland, hopin'
ter head of Black Bart OF reckon
We could a towld morn that"
What do you mean?"
Why shure, honey. what's the use
tryin' ter decave me? Didn't Jack
Keith, wild his own lips. tell me ye
was Christie M~aclaire?"
But I'm not! I'm not, Mrs. Muir
ply. l don't eve know the woman
1t Is such a strange thing; | cannot
account for it-both those men mis-
took me for her, and-and l let them
l didn't care who the man Hawley sup
posed me to be, but l intended to have
told Mr.. Keith he was mistaken.
don't know why l didn't. only | sup
posed he finally understood. But
want you to believe. Mrs. Murphy
l am Hope Waite. and not Christie
Maclaire."
ITS little the loss to ye not ter b
her, an Dim thinkin' loikely Jacl
Keith will be moighty we'll plased tel
know the truth. What's Black Bart
so ayger ter git hold av this Maclaire
gyurl fer?"
Il do not IN the least know. HI
must have induced me to go to thai
place in the desert believing me to bs
the other woman. Yet he said moth
ing of any purpose; indeed. he foune
no opportunity"
Mrs. Murphy shook her bead dis
paragingly.
1T was shure some divilment." sh,
asserted, stoutly. He'll be up Il
some trick wild the poor gyurl; o
know the loikes av him. Shure, tn.
two av yez must look as much aloik.
as two pages In a pod. Loikely now
tie a twin sister we've got?"
Hope smiled. although her eye,
were misty.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24
Xxx.
Hone Goes 10 sherld.

rope Goes to Sheridan.
The discovery of the locket which had
FALLEN from about Keith's neck made 1t
impossible for Hope to remain quietly
Tor long In the hotel at Fort Larned.
The more carefully she thought over
the story OF that murder at the Gin.
maron Crossing. and Keith's tale Of
how he had discovered and buried the
mutilated bodies, the more assured
she became that that was where this
iocket came from, and that the slain
freighter must have been her own fa-
Their. She never once questioned the
truth of Kelth's report; there was that
about the man which would not per-
init Of her doubling him. He had
simply failed to mention what he re-
moved from the bodies. supposing this
would be Of nc special interest.
Mrs. Murphy. hoping thus to quiet
the apprehensions of her charge, set
herself diligently at work to discover
the facts. AS her house was filled
with transients. including occasional
visitors from Carson City, and was
also lounging headquarters for many
OF the officers from the nearby fort.
she experienced no diff culty In pick
ing ur all the floating rumors. Out OF
these. With Irish shrewdness. she soon
managed to patch together a consist.
>nt fabric Of fact.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24
Declined to Swap an Old Vest for
Worn-Out Farm Full Of
Diamonds.

In this day Of great fortunes 1t 10
not unusual to read In the daily news
columns Of great fortunes being lost
and won in a day. and the following
anecdote 10 quoted to illustrate how
n man cast aside an opportunity to
become many times a millionaire.
Years ago q man named Saitzmann
owned an estate in Griqualand, and
adjoining his property was an old
worn down farm that had not been
worked on account Of its poor soil and
the lack Of necessary water. The
owner Of this farm met Herr Saltx.
mann one day and offered to trade the
farm for an old waistcoat he had seen
him wearing.
Az saltzmann did not wish to bur.
den himself with . piece Of WORTHLESS,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24
CHAPTER xix.-.(continued.)

The dead silence which ensued was
broken only by heavy breathing. Then
Scott swore. bringing his fist down
with a crash on the washstand.
That rather stumps yer, don't 1t,
Bart? Well, 1t don't me. tell yer
IT'S just as I said from the first. 1t
was Keith an that niger what
Jumped ye in the cabin. They was
hidin' there when we rode in. He
Just nat'rly pumped the gal. an now
he's UP here trailin' you. Blame 1t all.
1t makes me laugh"
81 don't see what you see to laugh
a. This Keith isn't an easy man to
play with. let me tell you. He may
have got on to our game"
"Oh, hell, Bart, don't lose your
nerve. He can't do anything, because
we've got the under holt. He's a fugi-
tive; all we got to do is locate him,
an have him flung back inter jail
there's murder an hoss-stealing agin
him"
Hawley seemed to be thinking
swiftly. while his companion took an
other drink.
We'll. pard. amt that SOL"
mo, that trick won't work, Scott.
We could do 1t easily enough If we
were down In Carson. where the boys
would help us out. The trouble up
here is that Wild Bill Hickock is
Marshal of Sheridan, and he and |
never did hitch. Besides. Keith was
n of his deputies down at Dodge two
years ago-you remember when Dutch
Charles place was cleaned out? Well,
Hickock and Keith did that Job all
alone. and Wild Bill isn't going back
on that kind of a pal. is he? | tell
you we've got to fight this affair
alone. and on the quiet. Maybe the
fellow don't know much yet, but he
sure on the trail, or else he wouldn't
have been in here talking to Willough-
by. We've got to get him. Scott, some.
how. Lord. man, there's a clean mil.
lion dollars waiting for us In this deal
and I'm ready to fight for 1t. But I'm
damned sleepy. and I'm going to bed
You locate Keith tomorrow, and then
when you're sober. weIl figure out
how we can get to hin best; I've got
to set Christie right. Goodnight
Bill"
He went out into the hall and
down he creaking stairs, the man he
wanted SO badly listening to his de
scending footsteps. half tempted te
follow. Scott did not move. perhaps
had already fallen drunkenly ASLEEP
on his chair. and finally Keith crossed
his W room and lay down. The dill
outside continued undated, but thu
mans intense WEAKNESS overcame Il
all, and he fell asleep, his last con
scious thought a memory of Hope.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-11-24

Front Elevation and Floor Plan.
II concrete is used in the construc-
ton of the foundation and floor It will
make a rat and waterproof floor that
Is sanitary and easily cleaned. The
rest of the house should be built OF
wood, as the forms for concrete would
cost nearly al much as the siding
itself. The frame is 2x4-inch mate
rial and the siding and roof boards
of yellow pine surfaced both sides.
II the sides are covered with roofing
paper, 1t makes a tight and very warm
house. The roof should be covered
with some good roofing laid accord
ing to directions SO as to make it a.
tight as possible. Shingles are not
suitable for a building of this kind. az
the roof is apt to be damp most Of
the time. The curtain front house ID
the driest and most easily regulated
In accordance with the weather. It is
cheaper to build. is easily cleaned
and the floor space Is more fully uti.
lized than in the scratching.shed type.
This house should be built tight so
that the ventilation is from the south,
therefore no drafts. With the scratch
ing-shed house the roosting room is
almost always sure to be damp. But
by removing the partition this is elm
mated and healthier hens are the re-
suit. II any n doubts that a flock
of hens stir up much dust Just let
him stand on the front side Of a cur
tain front house when they are fed.
Open the curtain and when he sees
the cloud Of dust they raise I believe
he will think fowls need more venti-
lation.
A shed roof is best. as 1t Is easier to
build. provides greater volume Of sun
light and has no peak to become filed
with cobwebs. The pens should be
deep rather than long and shallow.
This places the sunlight ON the floor
instead of on the back wall, therefore
a dried floor and happier hens. The
pens should be large enough to accom-
modate SO hens and two or more
cocks. One 20 feet deep and IL feet
wide will furnish the required floor
space.
The accompanying plans of side and
front elevations and floor arrangement
illustrate what l think Is the best
house. This contains pens 12x2O feet.
the front being 81 feet and the back
s feet high. This is as high as is
necessary to build and as low as Is
easy to work in. The front contains,
to each pen. n double sash window
with the upper sash hinged at the top,
This Is opened when too cold or
stormy to raise the curtain. A frame
bx5 feet. with the top hinged to swing
In. is covered with muslin or cheese
cloth. On the outside of this opening
is tackled woven wire to keep the
fowls in while curtain is open during
the day. except during a hard storm
and in very cold weather.
The platform under the roost Is 2H
feet from the floor, and the nests are
the same height, being entered from
the platform. This leaves nearly all
the floor space available to the hens.
and every nook and corner Is cleaned
with ease. The roosts are 2x2-inch
material rounded at the top. For a