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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12

lures upon La Toilette and, formerly, upon
Roosevelt. ROOSEVELT AND CANNON,
OR CANNON AND LA TOILETTE, DO
NOT INTRINSICALLY BELONG IN
THE SAME PARTY-BECAUSE IN
EVERY ANGLE OF THOUGHT AND
BELIEF THEY ARE AS FAR APART
AS THE POLES.
And who can mourn this process Of read
justnent? It is healthy symptom. It
means life and not death, progress as opposed
to stagnation, waking as against moral and
civic coma, political truthfulness, and non
political assimilation.
Where will it lead? Not the most astute
man knows. The situation is on the knees
of the gods. When and whence it will issue
is beyond the intuition of the present
This the most casual and disingenous
thinker knows: Since thousands of so-called
democrats NORTH south, each and west, and
more so-called republicans north, east, south,
and west, are absolutely and irrevocably
irreconcllable in bona fde conviction and
sentiment, it is to be inevitably forecasted
that
SHORTLY OLD PARTY LINES MUST
DLSAPPEAR, WITH THE POLITICAL
BATTLE-GROUND OF AMERICA BE-
ING WIDE AS THE NATION, NEW
ENGLAND NO LONGER SOLID OR
FORGONE, THE SOUTH NO LONGER
FOREGONE OR SOLID, AND PRO-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12
What the Doctors Say About Identification

ton papers, passports and various
documents, the imprint being made
close to the signature or being used
in place of the latter, if the person
be illiterate.
In France, as is we'll known,
every prisoner taken to the anthrop-
ometric department is asked to place
his fingers one after the other on
sheet of glass, which is covered with
a thin layer of black grease He
must then place them on a sheet of
white cardboard.
The resulting imprints stand out
as clear as an engraving and consti-
tute indelible marks of identity.
1t is maintained that the digital
design never changes in the whole
course of a mans existence, and
that wounds even cannot destroy
the delicate f1ligree patterns or
change the aspect of the finger i'm
print.
The invariability of the digital
designs in the same individual and
the infinite variety from one man to
another justify their use in forensic
medicine to establish human iden-
tity, to fix some distinctly individual
characteristic enabling an individual
to be identified and differentiated
from all others. Since the introduce
ton Of successful methods of CLASH
flying finger imprints they have been
used to classify descriptions of indi-
viduals dangerous to society, which
are Of especial interest to courts of
justice.
Just as anthropology furnished NJ
Bertillon of Paris with his long and
complicated system of osseous meas
urements for the purpose of CLASH
flying in a definite order all the
characteristics of a malefactor, so
also it suggested to DIR. Cation of
London and to Vucetich of La Plata
from the year 1890 the basis of a
new system of tabulating the crimi-
nal population.
But while the anthropometric sys-
tenn is applicable only to adults and
cannot be applied with exactitude to
women, the system affording only a
number of more or less exact
figures of measurements of bones,
which, even taken as a whole, are
completely insufficient to enable the
identity of the subject to be af-
firmed in the absence of other proof,
the imprints made by the fingers, on
the contrary, afford precise, simple
and absolutely personal description,
and the method is applicable to both
sexes. There is no possibility of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12

HUG THE SHORE-LINE FROM THOSE
WHO WOULD VENTURE FORTH
BOLDLY UPON THE FORWARD TIDE
OF PUBLIC EVENT THE TRUE LINE
SEEMS TO BE THE ONE DRAWN
THROUGH BOTH PARTIES, AND TO
THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT ARE
THOSE OF BOTH THAT THINK
NEARER ALIKE POLITICALLY THAN
DO THE WINGS OF EITHER OF THE
TWO.
What has Cannon in common with La
Toilette? And yet, both are republicans"
khnd both represent great party wings.
\ And if Bryan is right on the tariff, Bailey
Is wrong-apd vice versa. Yet custom CLASH
Yes both as democrats and behind each trails
2long line of believers, all calling themselves
democrats.
These two sharply defined elements, and
the thought and sentiment they represent,
are as incompatible as oil and water. They
are as irreconcilable as midnight and noon
day. They can no more blend or affiliate
In action than the lion and the lamb.
With them, as with the American people
at-large, evolution SENS to be working its
will.
+ When maledictions upon Cannon are
exhausted, it still remains that he is only
the representative of an idea and the scape-
goat of system growing DINNER, perhaps,
but none the less republican heritage.
Equally natural, yet illogical, are his stric-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12

81 existence of two series Of
lines and designs in the skin. Some
are more or less transversal to the
axis Of the limb, and are irregular,
bifurcated and more accentuated in
flexional movements. These are
muscular folds, such as are found
adjacent to all the joints on the
side where there is flexion. The ar
rangement of these larger lines has
scarcely any interest except in palm
istry.
But another system of lines is
perceived, much finer, more regular
and also deeper, says the New York
Herald In certain parts these lines
eonduce to form delicate and COM
plicated designs, for instance, in the
fleshy part of the end phalange of
the fingers and also at the base Of
the fingers.
These lines are known as papil-
larry lines, because they are pro-
duced by a lineal arrangement in
series of the papillae of the skin,
forming curves, breaks, bifurcations
and anastomoses.
Inspection of the designs of the
ten fingers shows that the designs
are absolutely different, either in
the general appearance of the de-
signs or in the detail of the indi-
vidual lines. The designs on the
end phalanges OF the fingers are the
most interesting.
Analogous designs are also OBJ
served on the sole of mans foot,
especially on the fieshy part Of the
toes, but these exhibit less variety
than the fingers.
These designs have been studied
for a long time past. Even in an
Gent times Importance was at
tached to finger imprints for the
purpose of establishing the identity
of an individual. In the seventh
century the Chinese utilized linked
finger imprints for the signature of
official documents. The same pro-
cess has been employed in all ages
by the Turks. During the nine
teenth century this method of sigma
ture was adopted in certain English
speaking countries and is still used
in Egypt, Roumania and many other
countries, where the -- custom has
long been observed of making
finger imprint on official identified
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12

He was just about exasperated
with the telephone, was Mr.. Bust
man.
Ten times that morning he had
tried to get on to a number, and
each time something had prevented
him from speaking. Either it was
number engaged" or the person he
wanted to speak to was out or, else
he had been suddenly cut off, At
last he got through.
"Hallo!" said he. ''Is Mr.. x
there?"
YES" replied the voice. DO
you want(to speak to him?"
That was0the last straw Back
came the reply in icy tones:
"Oh, no! Nothing of the sort. T
merely rung up to hand him o
cigar" ~,4--@f *Ga
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12
PAGE THIRTEEN

GRESSIVE AND CONSERTA1IVE
CONTENDfNG THE LENGTH AND
BREADTH or THE LAND FOR
GENUINE PRINCIPLE.
Politics in America is in the melting pot
Slowly, surely, the pot tits toward new
fashions and molds, the prevailing character
of which is
RULE BY THE PEOPLE! AMEN! b.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12
SUIT OVER A MIRACLE"

Clergyman Loses in Dispute Con-
corning Alleged LOurdes Cure.
The Berlin correspondent Of the
Journal of the American Medical
Association reports libel suit fol-
lowing an alleged Lourdes miracle.
He writes:
can Austrian clergyman, Pastor
Van der BON, published a pamphlet
with the title A Genuine Miracle of
Recent Times, describing the heal
ing at Lourdes of a laborer named
De Rudder, who suffered for eight
years with broken leg, which ply
sicians pronounced incurable and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-09-12
By Finger Prints

1XAMINATION of the palm of
IA the hand and the palmar sur
face of the fingers reveals the
- existence of two series Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
GOOD BUSINESS AIIEAp.
The Outlook I'm the South Looks r
IL InncnsIer NIflIInns


X. Lancaster Williams.
*. Lancaster Williams. active in financial
and business interests In Virginia and tho
south, IN a letter the general business
outlook says:
In my judgment. the political situation
- becoming less and less factor IN innu-
cncing general business conditions. / have
been carefully observing business conditions
for long time. and remember few
years whcn, at this season OF the year.
there were stronger factors working for
good business than are at present at woris
influencing business for the future. The
raiiroadI OF the country have been through
n trying period for a number OF years,
through political agitation and Increasing
control over their operations by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and rhc rail-
road commissiong OF the various STATES
They seem TO me TO have been more scared
than hurt and ! regard railroad invest
ments to-day sounder basis than ever
Vhc influence on the whole. seems 10 hayo
been good. rs II has influenced most OF
them toward more scientific management,
In operations and in expenditures of money.
Most all OF the railroads have economical
70 such an extent that now ali of the larger
lines are providing large sums o, money
Tor additional facilities and In dcvelopment
OF further tonnage and in proportion for
tho handling of increased traffic. both mas
senger and freight This Is going on 10
such an extent as must necessa rily he an In, :
portant factor in making active business
for tho coming twelve months"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

to behold. The mingling of the ten
der green OF the alfalfa and the red
blossoms OF the clover was pleasing
TO the eye. but the mass OF valuable
hay that stood at Its height and prime
ready for the mower was u s!ght that
would arouse the ambition OF any
farmer to produce.
Great Is Alfalfa.
The party went into this field at
four or five different uoin,s. The
growth OF Alfalfa and clover is very
heavy and ranges from to 3 fee,
In height. The first cutting Is now
ready. and from this Mr.. Judy expects
to secure about 100 tons. He has a
modern hay barn In one corner OF
this field ready to receive the hay
ting the second crop o. alfalfa VIII
grow rapidly. and In about six weeks
the second cutting will be ready. when
the entire, crop Will BIO alfalfa, as no
clover Will show in the second cutting.
After viewing the hay cutting opera
lions with Interest for some time the
party went to the trucking part OF the
farm. nearer the river, where Mr.. Judy
has growing. in thrifty state. a
number of acres In potatoes, English
peas. sweet corn for roasting cars.
WdteETHeIonS CanleIOupes, caDDa&e,
beets and numerous other vegetables.
many OF which will soon be ready for
market
How the Thing Was Done.
Dividing the truck field from ono Of
tho hay fields Is a picturesque ravine.
through which runs brook carrying
considerable water Mr. Judy will
clear up this ravinc, build dam and
establish hrst-class fish pond. from
which he VIII be able to get his sun
ply OF fish at all seasons.
Mr. Judy has r systamatized plan
LOT improving his land. On some fields
nc sowed cowpeas TO be plowed under
ana on others Will rotate crops. using
lime and stable manure and othcr
ihethods OF building up the land
IL Is needless to say that Mr. Judv,e
farm presents many object lessons
from which the most casua! observer
can get much Information.
rms Is demonstration OF what
De accomplished In farm!ng,ia this SOC.
ton. 1t is great benefit to the com.
MUMMY as even travellers along tbo
pubic road gather announcement
from viewing tho results and possIbII-
Ties which have been secured bv pron.
err management
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
soUTHEnS.s NEW SIGNALS.
Latest Electric Automatic system being In
stnlled in Virginia md North Cnrollnn.

Latest Electric Automatic System Bsins In
stalled in Virginia and North Carolinn.
washington. d. c., May "a most COM
piete and up-to-date electric automatic sig
nal system Will be installed by the South
ern Railway on an important stretch of its
Washington Atlanta line between Denim
~ C., Just north OF Greensboro, end point
Immediately south of Charlotte. practically
ninety-siS miles. nearly all double track
the contract Is lot. and will be completed
In few months. EectrlcsSy will also be
used 10 light all stations. switch and signal
lights between Greensboro and Charlotte.
one hundred and sixteen three position
upper-Quadrant automatic signals will he
erected and SO placed that tho blocks Will
be approximately two miles long. Aiternat-
ing electric current will be furnished from
main plant at Spencer. y. c., and aux
Hilary stations at Charlotte and Greens-
boro. II the Spencer plant becomes in
operative the power OF the Southern Power
company can be Immediately cut in with
out any interruption.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
CONTINUED from first Page.l

<Sonunued from First Pagel
Battery Court Addition, and in a few
months homemakers Will be offered
building lots there.
There ds much building activity in
Ginter Park. twenty houses being now
under construction, two or three OF
which are being built by the Lewis Gin
ter Company. BY tho way, the COM
nany is spending several thousand dol
lars in improving the water works, and
they are pulling down the old laundry
house. that cost about $4,000. in order
TO beautify the park grounds about the
water plant. SO many lots have now
been sold in Ginter Park the company
mas found It necessary to extend the
limits several blocks to tho northwa rd.
This necessitates the running of water
and sewerage pipes further on and the
building OF roads. etc. and this the COM
pary Is proceeding to do at an esti-
mated cost OF from $4,000 to $4,000.
Among the recent purchases at
Westham are those of Mrs. l.. II.
Meanly OF two acres; a. o. swink. five
acres; r. n. Stewart, two acres; Mrs.
L. NJ. Council is now building on
his four acres recently bought. Mayo
Binford is improving his four and
one-half acre plot. and ]. c. Smith
has added two acres to his present
homo site.
The company Is making extensive
improvements on all parts of the
property. Engineers and men are en-
gagged in improving roads and planting
trees.
The services of Warren Manning. the
noted landscape gardener OF Boston.
have been engaged To prepare land
scape drawings for the general ar
rangement of avenues. etc. Mr.. Mann
ing. it Will be remembered. was em-
ployed TO plan the campus of the new
Richmond College.
Extensive building Operations.
Building operations were never more
active in Richmond than at this time
The indications are that the record will
be shown TO be broken when the report
of building permits granted in May by
Building Inspector Beck shall be made
up for the month. There Is a very we'll
authenticated rumor that among these
permits will be one allowing the cree
tion of a twenty story apartment house
about the Lee Circle--thst is to say.
OH Monument and Allen Avenues
/ hear of considerable building activ-
ity about Fifteenth and Marshall
Streets. In that neiGhborhood many
old eyasores in the shape of wooden
structures of great age are being torn
down and manufacturing and business
houses being erected In their places
Several sales within the past few
weeks in that neiGhborhood, for the
purposes mentioned. would indicate
that manufacturers and warehousemen
have their eyes skinned that way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
King Corn Down South.

A special from Chicago to Financial
America says: b. w. Shows reports
to the Bartlett-Frazier Co. on corn
planting do not improve Only about
two-thirds Is planted in Iowa, and the
early planting is coming up with an
inferior stand on account of moor seed
ana rotting in the ground. In Illinois.
indiana and Ohio little corn is planted
and large share OF the blowing is
not done. The past week was wet and
httle progress was made. Farmers
are reported as being much discourage
cd. In Missouri the seuson is three
weeks late, large areas OF the best
Germ land in the overlooked bottoms
are not yet plowed, and the small per
eentage that was planted carly is
showing poor stand, Even Kansas
II Just completing corn planting, at a
cate when the crop should be worked
out the first time"
NOBODY should rejoice over another
misfortunes but 1t may be in order to
remark that this Is a splendid year for
the south, which is not behind in corn
planting, to make the ''pumperest''
corn crop in the history Of the coun-
try.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
The Soil is Inferior.


After these settlers had cut down the
trees and burnt out the stumps, they
found they had settled on an inferior
soil which has resisted efforts at i'm.
provement The land on the hilltops
is not fertile and the top soil is worn
quite thin. Wheat grows fairly well
on this soil and IN tina bottoms corn
can be grown successfully. On the
whole. this area is not as prosperous
due TO the poor character of soil and
the small quantities OF crops raised
The Poles own good houses and are
prosperous. but THAR prosperity is not
apparent as it would be in a more
thrifty farming community, Virginia
for instance.
The thirty-sIX families all own their
farms. the average farm being so acres
in area. The work that the Poles havo
done in the locality has caused the
land values TO increase about six times
over the original cost. Wheat and
corn.arA tbs chief crops. and these
Polish farmers raise crops that COM
pare faHorably with those raised by
men OF American birth. In times Of
drought. when the crops seem destined
TO prove failure, the foreigners cul-
tivate their fields continually thus saw
ing the crops.
Churches and Schools.
The Roman Catholic church in the
settlement was built several years ago,
and a priest comes ev,ry Sunday from
Washin gton and conducts services The
parooh!al school Is in his charge. and
about twenty-seven Polish and thirty
three German pupils are enrolled
The colony has bsen established SO
long That the majority of the children
OF the first settlers differ very little
IN any way from native born Ameri-
cans. and. in spite of difficulties OF
cultivation, the distance from the rail-
road, and all that would tend 10 make
the community q failure, the Poles
have succeeded in making their farm.
equal 10 the average farm of the neigh.
borhood. They are looked upon as de.
sirable citizens whose immigration
should be encouraged
Other Polish Colonies
Krakow. which lies q little southeast
or Glover Bottom. at one time had :
hou-shing settlement OF Poles, but thcy
have slowly moved away. selling theii
land 10 the Germans. Only three PolfsI
families arc now left. The poor oua,it,
of the land is given as a reason rcl
the failure of this colony. Owensvtlle
in Gasconade county, the county ad
Joining Franklin on the west. has :
N' io!i4H6 ioi'Sn settlement OF ~ fam
mes and few from Franklin count,
nave moved there, as the land is chcap
or and equally productive.
These three small towns contain,n,
total OF 81 families. illustrate WIZ
these people have done on poor Ian,
and without a large expenditure o
monsy. Their farming has been sac
oessfui, their crops fair and, in al,
they represent type OF farmer who's
Immigration numbers should be en-
couraged.
1t would be will for Virginia.
much Of her idle rich lands wer, owne
and worked by tho industrious Pole
and Germans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

sold week ending May II. 1920 pounds; in
crease this week. $500 pounds.
sold from September !. 1911. 20 May ~.
1872. !I.lS.1ro pounds. sold from Septembe.
!. 1919. May &C. 1911 "A. S.. SO pounds, In g.
crease for iJl.. 2,s4.spo pounds.
Receipts are larger than this time last
year, and the larger part OF the offerings
consists OF common and medium grades.
being tho WINDING up OF various crops. The
good grades are nearly all damaged 10
some extent, hence all grades are lower,
and as sales get smaller IL is expected there
Wal be further decline In prices Week $
quotations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
MODEL Farmer
SHOWS AN EDITOR

Continued from FIRST PaBe.)
He seeded his alfalfa last year and
secured q good stand. He sowed with
his alfalfa crimson clover, and that
too, seeded we'll. so that as the spring
opened he fund that he had prospects
for q magnificent crop OF hay. even
for the frst cutting.
Good Things to See.
Continuing the pleasing story Mr..
Rowe says:
Mr.. Judy showed us first where
was unproductive. water-soakod land.
a complete transformation. BY filling
and proper cultivation. no has changed
the whole face OF the land, and where
grew only wild grasses. now are grow
ing fine crops of potatoes. strawberries.
cabbage. and oats on the level land.
and on the hiliy part OF the farm have
been planted 1900 fruit trees OF vari-
Gus kinds. particularly apples of I'm
proved varieties.
From there Mr.. Judy conducted us
to his insignificant neld OF 1ob acres
af alfalfa- rhis L. q beautiful sight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
T0BACCOSALESON
RICHMOND FLOORS

The prophets on tho tobacco mar
ket VINO predicted that every pound
or sun cured tobacco raised In Viz
ginia would be sold before tho mid
die OF May, and that the loose Loaf
Warehouses would by that time be in
state OF innocuous desuetude, seem
10 nave prophesied far abaft the beam
somehow the dark weed keep com
Ing In from the barns OF the farmers.
Last week. the sales were not very
far from 100000 pounds. Surely this
is not big showing. bat 1t proves
that the prophets were wide of tho
mark. The market was rather dull
the past week. the buyers seeming 10
be still in an Indifferent state. Bid
ding was sp'ritless and there was
complaint of short prices among the
few farmers who placed their barn
scrapings" on the warehouse floors
Tho package dealers also had n
rather listless week, but few sales
beng made and such as were made
were on the small order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

Ing country. These forces propose TO
see to 1t that West Point shall soon
grow into one OF Virginia's best and
most active cities. OF West Point as
Virginia port. aye Richmond port.
intend to write later on. next week
perhaps.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

The Southern Tobacco Journal is In
formed by North Carolina tobacco
growers that there are fewer tobacco
insects so far this year than ever
known before. Perhaps there have
been years when these little pests
were scarce. but certainly not In recent
years. The unusual cold winter is
doubtless the cause OF the scarcity OF
the tobacco insects.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

The Raleigh News observer croweth
In this way.
North Cardinals blackberry crop
this year is going to be bumper
That means high living in the warm
months and plenty of jam and pre-
serves for the winter. Beloved, there
are good times ahead"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
CONTINUED from First Page)

N OoIeIIueo IrOn FIrst fa8e)
college says that the demand for his
graduates outruns the supply three to
one. Every member of tho class has
three Jobs awaiting him at a salary of
$1,000 a year. 1t pays to know farm.
Ing and to use your knowledge in Vir.
ginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-26

According to census figures there Is
now an average OF about one COW to
every five persons In the United 9s<es.
Until this number is increased. the
price of butter and milk will continue
to rise. Virginia should look we'll to
her good cattle and her alfalfa fields.