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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-25
BY MEMBERS
Presided over by AUNT ADDY

seeing your appeal for money to
help the old soldier. / am in this
letter sending you dime as you
asked of all the Cousins. Do hope
you will be successful in raising the
amount you want. Today / saw The
jeff, which came to Mr.. R. G.. Ed
wards, and will send you 10 cents
with the greatest of pleasure. | am
now visiting my friend, Miss Susie
Edwards, of Norwood, Ga. We are
having fine time. l left my home
at Jesup, Ca, at II o'clock Monday
morning and arrived here Tuesday
about 11:30. l reached Macon at
4:30 Monday afternoon and passed
the night with friend, Miss Tressie
Snipes, there. She lives at 202
Church street. Hurry up, Cousins,
and send Aunt Addy a dime. Why,
surely you ought to be able to give
that small amount to help a poor old
soldier who has fought for our dear
country. | will send the sond,
Casey JONES'" which one of the
Cousins, Miss Emma Blount,
wanted. Very lovingly, DEBA
DUKE at Norwood, Ga.
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AND THIS is FROM "THE GIRL
WHO MADE THE BOYS MAD"

Dear Aunt Addy: Here is the
girl who made the boys mad, back
again. Oh, boys, hope you never
got mad at my lecture. Why, my,
it was for your good, not mine. 1
hope some Of you took heed to it,
but here, I am about to give an
other lecture and 1 think the first
was enough for while. Aunt
Addy, read Mr. H. D. Wrights let
ter and am sending him IS cents
35 cents from grandpa, J. F. Kay,
and the other from me.
Hurrah for our corn club boys!
They are doing great work. They
will some day l hope, be prosperous
men. And our canning club girls
are doing fine, too. Hurry up, girls;
let's not let the boys beat us. Well,
l guess I had better bid all good
night and run away to Dreamland.
Good night. Pleasant dreams to all
the Cousins and Aunt Addy. IDA
KAY.
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COUSIN MYRTLE FINISHES THE
TALE OF HER TRIP.

Abbeville, S. c., July 8, 1912.
Dear Aunt Addy: Again do
come seeking admittance, but I'll
promise to put the remainder "of
my story in a nut-shell' as near as
l can. We crossed the Mississippi
river just as the sun was sinking,
which you know made a splendid
picture. The whistle blew, the
steamer stopped, and we again re-
sumed our journey. Here it grew
dark and l remember no more until
| was awakened by the sunlight.
The scenes were that which every
Southern boy and girl know of. The
next city Of much Importance was
Dallas, Tex. Here saw some of the
tallest buildings I have ever seen. I
did not enjoy this much for mamma
had such a dreadful headache that
papa had to get her some medicine
which to our great relief, relieved
her at last. For some reason of
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COUSIN MARY HELPS THE VET.

Dear Aunt Addy: Enclosed please
find % cents to help buy the old
Veteran his teeth. | do not see many
letters from North Carolina. live in
the western part Of the State, close
to the Blue Ridge Mountains. My
father is a dairyman and has about
forty Jersey COWS. I enjoy living on
the farm and like to ride horse back
/ will be 16 years old the 10Th Of
November. Who has my birthday?
AS this is my first attempt to write
/ hope to see it in print. Would be
glad to hear from some of the
Cousins. With best wishes, MARY
A. SHUFORD, Newton, N. C.
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TIE JEFFERSONIAN

Mrs. Jones was on her bedside
Just received the message that
Casey was dying,
Go to bed, children, and hush up
your crying,
You got another papa on the Salt
Lake line
CHORUS:
Casey Jones you got another papa,
Casey Jones on the Salt Lake line,
Casey Jones you got another papa,
Got another papa on the Salt Lake
line.
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COUSIN JOE SENDS A DIME.

Dear Aunt Addy: AS l see that
you have not got any money for your
poor old Vet, l will send you 10
cents for him. l hope you have gOt
more by this time. l would have
sent it before now but l did not
have it, If you don't get more soon
/ will send some more; so let us
know how much you are getting
every week through The jeff. / will
close for this time and write again.
/ am, as ever, JOE HAYS, Faircloth,
Ga, r. F. D. 2.
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CASEY JONES.

Come all We FOUNDERS if you want to
A story about a brave engineer.
Casey Jones was the FOUNDERS name,
On the six-eighty wheel
Boys, he won his fame.
The caller called Casey at half-past
He kissed his wife at the station
door,
Mounted to the cab with the orders
in his hand,
Took his farewell trip to the prom
Used land.
CHORUS:
Casey Jones mounted to the cabient,
Casey Jones with the orders in his
hand,
And took his farewell trip to the
promised land
Put in your water and shovel in your
coal,
Put your head out the window
And see the drivers roll,
I'll run her till she leaves the rail,
Cause I'm eight hours late with the
Western mail.
He looked at his watch and the
watch was slow,
He looked at the water and the
water was low,
He turned to the fireman and he
said,
We're going to reach Frisco, but
We'll all be dead.
CHORUS:
Casey Jones we're going to reach
Frisco,
Casey Jones but we'll all be dead,
Casey Jones we're going to reach
Frisco,
Going to reach Frisco but We'll all
be dead.
Casey pulled up the Reano hill, and
footed for the crossing
The switchman knew by the engines
means
The man at the throttle was Casey
Jones.
He pulled up within two miles of the
place,
No. Four stared him straight in the
face,
He turned to the fireman and said,
boy you better jump
There's two locomotives that's bound
to bump.
Casey Jones there's two locomotives
Two locomotives that's bound to
bump.
Casey said just before he died,
There was two more roads he'd like
to ride,
The fireman said what can they be?
The Southern PaciRe and the Santa
Fe.
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The "Short Talks to Young Men,"
One of the most successful of MIR.
WatsOn's Smaller Books. Is now off
the press, and ready for delivery.
Price, 25c. postpaid.
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THIS LOOKS LIKE A "GROWN
UPS" LETTER,

Dear Aunt Addy: If l am not too,
late, please allow me to contribute
a mite toward getting the old Vet a
set of teetch. Yours truly, J. w.
COACHMAN, Asheville, n G..
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which / know nothing we boarded
the interurban line instead of the
train. Oh! what jolly ride. In
stead of being SO hot and smothered
as we would have been on the train
we were allowed to breathe little
of Texas free air. We at last
reached Fort Worth, Tex. which was
also a lovely and large city. 1t was
about noon and we went to the Mo-
hawk hotel. Here we found nice
dinner and bed for mamma to rest
on. Papa went about the city and
we children had our own way for a
little time. l had ridden on the train
SO long that it seemed as if | was
running all the time. / would walk
around holding to the chairs and Ia
bles. Mamma leased me and told
me that l would never walk straight
again. The train came about
O'Clock that night. Of course can
tell you nothing of the country
along here as it was night. When
daylight came it found us on the
plains of Texas. Here and there we
would come to prairie dog town.
They would bark at the train and
then dart back into their houses.
They are cute little animals, so shy
and frisky. At last we reached
Memphis, Texas, our stopping point,
or rather our future home. We
went to the cottage Inn" that night
and the next day we went to our
home about IL miles from Memphis
on the northern banks of Red river.
Cousins 1 will give you glimpse of
it. One little lone cottage on the
wild, treeless plains of Texas, with
the wolves bowling and mourning
all around it. To hear them howl
makes you feel as if you had lost
every friend in the world. You can
those wild lands, but Cousins
spent two of the happiest years Of
my life here. [ could tell you
thousands of other things, but will
not as I think I have told you
enough. Thank you Aunt Addy for
being kind enough to wait so long
on me, but I will promise here not
to bother you again soon if ever
All Of you Cousins write to me.
Eyes, Cousin Vic, I know | cam"
as 1 do not know your name, I can.
only answer you through the Jeff.
Well Cousins my letter is finished
as we'll as my story, yet I beg to re-
main ever your Cousin, L. MYRTLE
NAPIER, Abbeville, S. c., Rt /.
Comment:
Wo OF ~,o1,n
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Let's hurry up with the rest of
that money, and ask our old Vet to
have his photograph taken for us,
after he has been to the dentist.
Affectionately,
AUNT ADDY,
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THE HELP ONE ANOTHER CLUB.

THE HELP ONE ANOTHER CLUB.
/ promise to help at least one per-
son, not always with money, but by
cheerful service whenever | can.
| promise to make a report to The
Help One Another Club, and tell of
any cases Of need which members of
the Club may help.
l promise to be kind to weak and
young people, and to all dumb ami
mails.
Name ..............
Age
Address ................
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ANOTHER DIME FOR OUR OLD
VET

My Dear Aunt Addy: I have
written to the Post Card Club few
time and would like to join the H.
o. A. c. Our subscription to The
jeff has been expired about six
weeks and l regret very much not
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AUNT ADDY'S LETTER.

Ely DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
fMt When our old Vet wrote us,
III asking for money to help pay
his dental bill, really hoped
ne would be able to enjoy some or
the fried chicken and roasting ears
that are SO fashionable" down
South, just now.
But I'm afraid watermelon will be
all he can manage for while, the
money has come in so VERY, VERY
slowly
Candidly-I am disappointed. A
dime is SO little, and | know the list
of H. 0. A. G.. members that [ have,
contains none so poor but that a
dime might be spared
There are some responses in this.
mornings mail, which makes me feel
more hopeful.
The list now stands:
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COMMENT:

We have all enjoyed your letter,
my dear, and would like to know
why you left Texas. Did everybody
get -homesick?-Aunt Addy.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Gets Nice Job.

Mr.. Clarence f. Thomas, of the
law firm of Nesbitt & Thomas, of
this city, has just been given a
nice position under the Insurance
Rating Board of the State. Mr..
Thomas has been sent to New
York to investigate the condition
of several companies of that State
that do business here. He will
retire from the practice of law
and will locate permanently in
Louisville where the headquarters
of the board is located.
Mr.. Thomas, who served as
County Attorney of Montgomery
county for eight years, has many
friends who will be glad to learn
of his good fortune, but will re-
greet his leaving our county.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Work On Tobacco Warehouse
Is Progressing Rapidly.

Work on the new tobacco ware
house is progressing rapidly and
when completed will be one of the
largest in the State. Mr.. V. B.
Shelburne, of Richmond, Va, son
of Mr.. Silas Shelburne, of Lexing-
ton, was in this city last week
looking over the new warehouse
site. Mr.. Shelburne, who is one
of the best tobacco men anywhere,
and who holds responsible posi-
ton with the American Tobacco
Co. at Richmond, Va, will broba-
bly, be made manager of the Farm
ers' Tobacco Warehouse Co. in
this city. 1t is thought that the
new company could not do better
than select Mr.. Shelburne for this
responsible position.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Farmers to Get
Balance Due Them.

The Burley Tobacco Society has
announced that over 100000
will at once be distributed to the
tobacco growers in Kentucky, In
diana and Ohio to close up the
transactions of the 1909 pool.
There are over $4,000 checks to
be given out. The four pools
distributed over $50, 900, 900.
AS soon as this is out of the
way the Burley Tobacco Company
will have full charge of the grow
ers' affairs and will handle all to-
bacco produced by its members
hereafter on the ten-year pooling
basis, which was adopted by a
vote in the three States named in
March.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
SIX GAMES
THIS WEEK
Locals Greatly Siren
gthened and Playing
Fast Ball.
Paris Here TOday--DOabIe-Ii Header
With Richmond Friday.

The Mt. Sterling Base Ball team
will play at home nearly all of this
week. Maysville played here
Tuesday, but up to going to press
we had not learned the score. Paris
plays here today. Richmond plays
a double-header here Friday and
on Saturday Richmond will again
cross bats with the Orphans.
Notwithstanding the home team
has been greatly strengthened and
is playing good ball they continue
to lose. During the past week
they have played number of ex.
cellent games and but for bad luck
would have won. Sunday they
were defeated by Maysville in a
hard-fought thinning gameby the
score of 5 to A. Knight, a new
man, pitched for the locals and
pitched a splendid game.
Monday Maysville again de-
feated the locals by the score of
to 0, the winning run not being
made until the last half of the
ninth. Friedly pitched for Mt.
Sterling and Sanford for Mays
vile.
Luck is sure to soon change and
then look out for the Orphans.
Let's continue to pull hard for
the home team and we will soon
have a winner.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Death of Mrs. John 7. Johnson.

On Wednesday afternoon at 200
o'clock, Mrs. Emma Lee johnson,
wife of John T. johnson, near
Judy, departed this life to join the
redeemed. Deceased was so years
old and was born and reared in
this county, being a daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Hurt near this city.
She was married to John T. John
son in 1884. Their union was
blessed with six children, three of
whom survive her. Funeral SER
vices were held at Somerset Church
conducted by Rev. H. d. Clark.
Mrs. johnson was a loving
mother, kind wife, good neighbor
end true christian woman. The
deepest sympathy of all goes out
to the bereaved husband and chill
dren.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
To Start Private School.

Mrs. j. w. Prewitt (nee Miss
Pearl Bruton) has rented the X. L.
Upton property on North Syca-
more street and has had same re-
modelled, reprinted and papered
throughout and will open her
school there September 9th. Mrs,
Prewitt is well known to the peo-
pie of this city and county, having
taught private school here several
years ago. She has engaged Mrs.
Claude HALEY as teacher in the
primary department, and in her
selection she has indeed acted
wisely, as Mrs. HALEY has long
been recognized as One of the best
teachers in this section for little
children.
Mrs. Prewitt will no doubt have
most successful school.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Death of Prominent Woman.

Mrs. Julia F. Evans died at her
home in this city, Friday, August
9, death being caused by pneumo-
MIA. She was 68 years old and
had long been a resident of this
city. Mrs. Evans was one of the
most beloved women in the county
and was a member of one of Mont.
gomery's most prominent families.
She is survived by two daughters,
Misses Sue and Mary Evans, OF
this city, and one son, who has
made his home in the West for q
number of years, all of whom have
the sympathy of many relatives
and friends in the time of grief
Funeral services were held at the
residence Sunday afternoon, con,
Quoted by Rev. H. d. Clark, ano
burial in Machpelah Cemetery.
Choice of any suit in our store
of half prica until MOndoy ni0ht
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Mr.. Theodore Booth Dead.

Mr.. Theodore Booth, Sideview,
this county, died at his home
Monday of cancer of the stomach.
Mr.. Booth was 81 years of age
and leaves a wife and several
children surviving him. Burial
took place at North Middletown
today wednesday, He had long
been resident of this county and
had many friends who will learn
of his death with sincere regret.
The ADVOCATE extends sympathy
to the bereaved family.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Moved to Missouri.

Mr.. j. F. Leverett, member of
the firm of Hainline & Leverett,
has disposed of his interest to Mr..
Hainline and left last week with
his family for Middletown, Mo-,
where he will engage in business.
Mr.. Leverett made many friends
while here who regret to see him
leave Mt. Sterling, but wish him
success in his new location.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
45-Yedr-Oid WhiSkey.

Mr.. Wells johnson is possessor
of a small bottle of whiskey which
is probably the oldest liquor in
Kentucky. 1t was distilled by a
man named Davis, in Owen county,
in 1867, making the whiskey As
years old, as shown by the label
on the bottle.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Big Apples.

Mr.. j. 7. Coons, of the Spen-
Ger neighborhood, brought us an
apple Saturday that is IA inches in
circumference and weighs II
ounces. Mr.. Coons said he had
raied some apples that were larger
than this one. He did not know
the name of the apple. Mr.. Coons
will send some of them to the
Kentucky State Fair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Tom Thumb WeddlnQ.

This attractive little entertain
ment, given under the auspices of
the Mission Band of the Christian.
Church, was enjoyed by a large
audience. The little folks deserve
lots of praise for their efforts.
About IS children from 2 to s
years old took part.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
New Stairway.

A new stairway has been built
in the Kennedy building on Main
street, leading to the offices of DR..
w. r. Thompson and DR.. S. E.
Spratt. The improvement was a
much needed one as the old stair
way was one of the worst in the
city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
MARRIED
AT fUSTIS
Stuart Mccormick and
Miss Frances L. IgOu
Surprise Friends.
Groom Is the Youngest Son of Mr..
JnO. L. Mccormick, This City.

The following announcement
from The Eustis Lake Region will
be of interest to many of our
readers, Mr.. Mccormick having a
large circle of relatives and friends
who will wish the young couple
the happiness and prosperity they
so richly deserve:
THE residence OF Hon. w. M.
Igou was the scene of one of the
prettiest home weddings last Tues
day night that it has ever been our
pleasure to witness.
The rooms were beautifully
decorated with asparagus ferns,
ivy, palms, potted ferns and roses.
Only few young friends of the
bride and groom were present.
Promptly at the hour, 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Irving Miller, who presided
at the piano, began the wedding
march from Lohengrin. The
groom with his best man, Mr.. Carl
L. Ferran, stepped into the parlor
from the side, and the bride on the
arm of her brother, who gave her
away, entered through the hall,
preceded by Miss Willie Igou,
maid of honor, who was lastly
dressed in white and carried large
and beautiful bouquet of white
roses. The bride and her brother
advanced to the bower of ferns at
the further side of the room, the
groom stepped forward and took
her arm, then DR.. l.. M. Stevens
asked those solemn questions,
pledging their lives, one to the
other, for good or ill, so long as
they should live; the groom slipped
the ring on the finger of the bride
as the token which sealed his troth
and DR.. Stevens pronounced them
man and wife, closing the ceremony
with prayer, in which he asked
the divine blessing to attend the
happy union, granting them long
and useful lives here on earth and
a final gathering in the heavenly
home above.
Congratulations followed and
the guests were ushered out upon
the wide and spacious porches,
where they were daintily served
with cake and cream. Delicious
fruit punch was also served in the
dining room.
The bride was dressed in a
handsome white chiffon trimmed
with shadow lace. and carried a
beautiful bouquet of BRIDES roses
and lily of the valley. The groom
was attired in the conventional
black.
THE bride came here few
years ago with her mother from
Cleveland, Tenn, and since the
mothers death has made her home
with her brother. She is a young
woman of sweet and loving dispo-
sition, with a large circle of friends,
while the groom is the son of j. L.
Mccormick. of Mt. Sterling, KY,
who with his parents have been
winter residents in our city. Mr..
Mccormick is a man of energy and
ability and is one of the young
business men of our town. The
presents were very beau
tiful and consisted of silverware,
cut glass, delicate china and linen.
The following morning the
bridal party boarded the train at
Mt. Dora for short wedding Jour-
ney. Upon their return they will
be at home corner of Magnolia
avenue and Dewey street. Their
many friends extend to them their
best wishes for happy and pros
porous life."
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Elected Director.

Judge Robt. H. VIM was last
week elected asa director of the
United American Insurance Co. f,
now being organized at Frankfort.
The new company will be capital
lied with one million capital stock.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Teacher of Manual Training.

Mr.. Ellis H. Salyer, son of Mr..
H. H. Salyer, of this county, has
been selected as teacher of Manual
Training in the Reform School at
Lexington.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
"MyStery Tea"

The Improvement League OF
Grassy Lick Church will serve q
Mystery Tea" August 2lst al
James Dunnivan's barn. A de-
lightful lunch will be served from
one cent to twenty cents. Every
body invited.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
Wins Prize.

Mrs. j. o. Hall won the first
prize for home spun CARPET at the
Winchester fair last week. Mrs
Hall is conceded to be one of the
best carpet weavers in this section
of the State, having won many
premiums wherever she has shown.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-14
New Clothing Company.
OVercOatS.

The Julian building, located on
the corner of Main and Maysville
streets, has been rented to tt Q
United Clothing Co., who will
open for business about September
18th, carrying a complete line of
gents wearing apparel.