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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-12-05
Marriage and Divorce Inn Old
England.

I n these days when lovely Woman has more
rights" than she knows what to do with,
it seems strange that the Common Law of
England could ever have degraded the wife
and the mother.
But it has not been so very long, historic
ally speaking, since the husband and father
was the absolute lord of the family
We read of a proud Duke of Somerset
who, when his second wife laid her hand
Familiarity on his shoulder, exclaimed indig-
nantly-
Madam my first wife was a Percy, and
she never took such a liberty!"
1t must have been somewhat tremendous
job for a self-respecting woman to have lived
with man of that sort.
Nevertheless, most husbands of old Eng
land regarded themselves as altogether supe-
rior to their wives.
1t was lawful for the husband to beat his
wife, and many Of them did it. The lower
class English do it, yet
The wife's property went to the husband,
and he could squander it to suit himself
The children belonged to the husband.
This was a violation of the law of Nature,
for in the jungle the cub follows the mother.
In England it was practically impossible
(CoNTINUED ON PAGE TwELvE.)
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PAGE MIME
AS tO the Order Prohibiting EHn-
bleEmS i'm National Cemeteries.

& BOUT a year ago it was called to my
attention that an order had been issued
by Mr.. Taft, then Secretary of War. prohib-
ting the placing of Masonic or other secret
order emblems, on monuments or tombstones
IN the National cemeteries
commented on this fact at the time and
have referred to it several times since
wrote a letter to the present Secretary Of
War, asking for information on the subject,
and received a. reply from bis secretary to
the effect that no Such order had ever been
issued.
[ have been asked scores Of times where [
had gotten my information, and what was
my authority for the statement.
L have just received a copy of "The
Masonic Herald" for December 1912. pub
hshed at Rome, Ga, and on page 361 is this,
part Of the Annual Address of Grand Mas
ter Napier, to the Grand Lodges Of Georgia:
AN UNJUST ORDER REVOKED.
Early in the year my attention was called
to the fact that the War Department at
Washington issued an order prohibiting, in
the future, the placing of any Masonic
emblem or insignia, on tombstones and monu-
ments III National Cemeteries.
l issued letter to the Master of every
Lodge In this Grand Jurisdiction, requesting
MN 10 write individually, and to have the
members of his Lodge write individually, to
our Senators and their respective Representa-
tlves IN Congress, and urge them to use their
influence to have this order revoked.
Certain Masonic bodies acted along the
same line, and the powerful influence pro-
duced by this concerted action had its effect:
and in comparatively short time an order
was issued by the Secretary of War revoking
the former order, and thus restoring the right
and privileges of families Of deceased Masons
to have appropriate emblems engraved on
monuments and tombstones in the National
Cemeteries.
No matter who inspired this order or con-
nlved to place this disgrace upon the honor
able institution Of Freemasonry, it was short
lived, and we sincerely hope that nothing
similar will ever again disgrace the history
of our Government
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Bethany, by Thos. E. Watson A Romance
of the Civil War with vivid pen pictures of
plantation life, before the war. Price, $10O,
postpaid. The Jeffersonian Publishing Com
pany, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-12-05
An Idle Day in Screven County.
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE. J


preacher, and of course HE couldn't fight;
her next brother was too young to fight, so
tnefe she was, crying her eyes out because q
rich mans son had heaped scorn upon her.
and the whole neighborhood knew it.
| said to her "Quit crying, my opinion
IS that you will receive written apology be-
lore the sur. goes down"
That afternoon | dismissed school some
what earlier than usual, and without saying
a word 20 anyone Of my intention, / walked
I several miles cut Of my way to find this rich
mans son.
| found him; he was in his fathers store;
his father himself being about fifty yards off
on the front piazza Of his mansion.
The old man looked up. when he saw me
coming and | had an idea even then that he
knew what | was up to: he afterwards told
me that he did
| called his son out of the store and looked
him over carefully: he was just about my size:
| said to him: II want you to apologize to
Laura t for what you have said about her"
lie answered IN very surly tone: Il
wont do It,"
Stepping back few feet, [ laid down nv
school bucket, took off my coat and said to
him: You will either apologize to that girl,
or one of us will get whipped right here and
now"
He wilted; he said: "What do you want
me to sign?"
My answer was: "The apology which every
gentleman makes to a lady, when 'he has in
suited her"
To my very great relief he said: "You
write it out and I'll sign it,
OF course [ wrote it out and without fur
Their ado, he signed it.
When / handed it to the young lady, an
hour later, she was the happiest girl in
Screven county, and all of her family were
correspondingly elated.
Somehow or other, the matter got limited
abroad that "the little school teacher" as they
called me, had blufed John b, and Of course
all his acquaintance began to guy him about
it.
/ had not heard of it, Therefore, when
there was a party at Jason Burze's, some
nights afterward, [ went along with the young
people of the household where [ lived, not
suspecting that [ was walking into trouble
Not experimenting danger, had no weapon
Of any sort on my person.
In the midst of the fun and frolic of this
old fashioned party at Jason Burke's, [ re-
celved message that some one wanted to see
me at the front gate.
I went out and to my utter establishment
there was gang of angry young men, in
the midst of whom stood John p.
The other young men had evidently been
firing him up.
At any rate, he approached me very COM
batively and accused me of having obtained
the apology to the girl on false pretenses
Very naturally, said to him: "YOu are
a liar"
He said: "You're another"
Then / laughed in his face and told him
up in our part of the State, when one Geor-
gian told another that he was liar, the next
blow
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THE FERSONIAN


That was enough: the whole thing quoted
down.
| learned afterwards that the noble hearted
George Zeigler had heard Of the runor that
certain young rowdies of the neighborhood
meant to "double-team0 on 'the little school
teacher" and to "do him up," that night at
the party.
He did not think that I had done anything
wrong; or that | should be denied fair fight,
and he therefore put revolver in the hands
OF crippled man named Mock, one of his EN-
ployees, and said to him: eff those boys
'double-team on Watson, give him this pistol
Mock was as game as they ever made them;
he waited till the very last moment, and then,
without saying one word to me, he pushed the
pistol into my hand.
That was many, many years ago George
Zelgler came to a violent end away back in
the SOS.
When his boys killed the man who had muir
dered hun, Boze Zeigler came up to Thomson
and asked me to go down there and defend
them.
It had been many years since I,tried case
IN the Court House, but | could not refuse to
defend George Zeigler's boys.
While | was down there, there was a Sun
day intervening between the trial and ac-
quittal of one Of these boys, and the trial and
acquittal Of the other
That Sunday [ spent in walking over the
old neighborhood where I had taught school.
| went to the home Of the kind-hearted old
fellow who bought me my first law book He
had heard me speak at his Preside of my am
bltlon to be lawyer, and he had asked me
what book [ needed.
Then, the next time he went to Savannah,
to see about the sale of his cotton he had
hobbled around on his wooden leg, till he
found a bookstore, and there he had pur-
chased "BIackstone's Commentaries"
When he got back home, and was making
the various presents to the members of the
family, he at length came to the package con-
tanning the book he had bought for me.
Very wildly [ remember how his eyes
sparkeled as he handed toward me the calf
bound volume and said, calling my name:
"Here is that book you need"
On that same Sunday I called on the lady
who had once been my innocent sweetheart,
and to whom [ had brought that note Of
apology from the rich mans son.
| also went over to the cottage where Glen
Thomson and [ had kept bachelors hall. Then
/ went to Jason Burke's and stood about
where [ had stood in 1875, when that girdle
OF angry young men was around me, and when
/ was rescued from grave danger by the
pistol which the golden-souled George Zeigler
had sent to me.
So you see I have spent whole day down
in old Screven county.
| have seen the frost upon the cane: / have
heard the crickets in the fodder stack. have
gazed into those deep, waveless pools that you
find beneath the pines; [ have seen the fox
squirrels leaping over the wire-grass. It seems
TO me that / have even heard Capt. Bill Hen
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couple Of terms, was largely interested
in sheep In the past. but late years has
turned his attention to crop raising in
connection with stock. The friends of
Mr.. Wilkin present him as a clean and
able man, a farmer and business man
capable of preventing graft and dispos-
cd to do so. The delegates from this
and the Keota precinct decided TO take
MIR. Wilkin at the estimate placed upon
him by his neighbors and the two pre-
cincts gave him their vote in the as
sembly.
Fo. county assessor our votes were
given to Frank l.. Palmer.
On Superintendent, the vote of this
precinct was given to Mrs. Churchill.
Keota divided between her and Mr..
Thomas, the present incumbent. We
feel that either will do the county good
service.
For County clerk We voted for Mr..
Weber. He has been deputy, his rec
ord is without reproach so far as we
know or were able to find out, and the
office is a very important one where
experience such as Mr.. Weber has
should be of inestimable value to the
county.
The above is given simply to express
our views, and seems to US a fair pre-
sentation of the situation as we see it.
II it helps our readers, we shall be
glad; and we hope it does not lead them
astray.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
xlts-a-xaie Reporters Dalngs Of People out
Of isva and 10 nea BY villages.
EAST ITEMS.


Mr.. and Mrs. Rugland. Pickerell Var
Duran and children. Grant Mercer and
family and Mr.. Evans visited at the
Schmeekle home Sunday.
Ed Seavy came up from Sterling Sat.
urdav and visited over Sunday with his
family.
john Tillson returned to his work In
Sterling last Monday.
School started in this locality Tues
day with Norris Bakke as teacher.
VIM. Schmeckie called at the Anton
Pischel home Sunday.
A fine rain visited this vicinity last
Thursday and Friday evening.
A large crowd gathered themselves
together last Saturday night at the T.
B. Rugland home. where they spent
the time in dancing and having jolly
good time until a very late hour, when
they gathered in the dining room to a
table set with good things to eat and
also to have hashlight picture Of the
crowd taken.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
AMERICAS GREATEST WEEKLY

The seventy-cighth year of its exist.
ence finds the Toledo Blade more pop
ular than at any period during its long
and successful career. 1t is read each
week by more than million people.
The Blades field is national and il
goes into every state and territory in
the United States, thereby giving it an
unquestionable right of claiming to be
the greatest national weekly newspaper
published in America.
The Weekly Blade Is distinctly a
family newspaper. The one object Of
its publishers has always been to make
it fit the American home. for the fire.
side, and Of interest to every member
of the family. To fulfill this purpose
1t is kept clean and wholesome. The
news of the world is handled in com.
prehensive manner, and the various de.
p plrtments of The Blade are edited with
plinstnking care. The House hold page
Is delight to the women and children:
current affairs are treated editorially
without prejudice. the serial stories
are selected with the idea OF pleasing
the greatest number Of fiction lovers:
the Question Bureau is scrapbook Of
information; the Farmstead columns
are conducted with the purpose of Civ
ing the patrons medium for the ex.
change of ideas and information on
farm topics. No department is neg.
lected, but every feature is taken care
Of with the idea Of making The Blade
worth many times the price of the sub.
scription dollar year.
Sample copies mailed free. Address,
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio.
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Pleasant Divide

MIR. and Mrs. Donnegan and sons at
tended the dance at Ruglands Saturday
evening reporting good time.
Harry McElwain and family. Mrs. A.
Anderson and Mr.. Sting!ey visited at
Geo. Melcers Sunday.
Chas. Hurshman returned from Far
nam one day last week.
Geo. Mercer went down to Fort Nor
gan last Saturday to have dental work
done. Mr.. McElwain came home with
him and will remain couple of weeks.
Andrew Stingley returned home from
near Sterlirg where he has been work
ing the past month.
John Donnegan cut his millet this
week which was very heavy, he could
take only short swath at time.
Ed Jones called on e. N. Mercer last
Friday evening.
School commenced in this district on
Monday with Mrs. Wellington as
teacher The enrolment was eighteen
and we understand that there will be
more TO come later.
Geo. Mercer cemented the walls Of
his sod house last week.
Messrs. Donnegan and Mercer have
been helping Ed Jones stack his millet
on Tuesday this week.
Mrs. W. G. Carter and Roberta called
on Mrs. Grant Mercer tuesday.
Chas. Beans finished cementing his
cistern Tuesday forenoon.
MIR. S. Smith is drilling in his wheat
this week.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Our Second Year

This issue commences our second
year as owner and publisher of The En-
terprise. 1t has been a year of much
pleasure, some disappointment. and a
good deal Of bard work.
Our readers have been uniformly con.
siderate of our short comings, and the
increase in readers Of the paper con-
vince Us that our hard work is not to
go for nothing.
We have confidence that the coming
year is to see many changes for the
betterment of this country. We be-
lieve that the homesteader is bound to
prosper. We hope the town OF Ray
mer will prosper, and as part and
parcel Of Raymer, we hope that The
Enterprise will have h share in that
prosperity.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Typcwr;ters Gwen away

The Emerson Typewriter Company
of Woodstock, ILL.,, have recently given
away over 4pO OF the highest grade,
wholly visible Emerson Typewriters
made in the world. They have gone
into every state and territory in the
United States. There may be some in
your town. They are giving them
away everywhere to men, women, boys
and girls, over Is years of age, on sur
prisingly liberal conditions.
If you could make any use of 500.
90 typewriter, providing it did not cost
you even one cent, then in a letter or
on postal card addressed to Frank l..
Wilder, President, Woodstock, H.,
simply say, Mail me al! your Free
Offers, " and by return mail you will
receive their Free Offers. the names OF
over 400 who have recently received
typewriters free. and you will learn on
what easy conditions you can get one
Of their typewriters free right away.
The Emerson Typewriter is one of
the highest grade, wholly visible type.
writers made in the world. Many who
have usedShe " Emerson" and other
makes pronounce the Emerson" sup.
erior to.any $4,000 typewriter on the
market. 1t is a holly visible machine
has every new, up to date feature,
looks like other high grade 500. 90
typcwritcrs. though It sells regularly
for less and on terms Of 81. 90 down and
10 cents a day until paid for. The
Emerson has every new improve
mcn,, universal keyboard. back spacer,
tabulator. two-color ribbon. everything
the best: is the ideal machine for be-
ginncr as well as for the most expert
typists and stcnographers: just the
typewriter for the smallest or largest
Office.
II you could possibly make any usc
Of II high grade typewriter. even
though IL didn't cost you one cent Of
money. then be sure. on a postal card
or in letter addressed to Frank l..
Wilder. President. Woodstock. H.. I"
say. Mail me your Free Offers"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Sow'3 This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls catarrh cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last l5 years. and be.
lievc him perfectly honorable in all bus
mess transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his finn. Nationa! Bank of Commerce.
Toledo. O.
Hall 5 catarrh cure is taken Internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucus suofaces Of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take
Halls family pills for constipation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Buckingham items

w. II. Lauer came down from Chcy-
cnne Saturday for an over Sunday visit
with his family.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Randall and Day.
id drove to the Buttes Thursday for u
pleasure trip.
/ S. S. Potter returned Wednesday
from trip to Windsor, Colorado.
Mr.. J. Stears is helping A. l.. Rupp
dig well out on his desert claim.
/ Miss Glsdys Morgan, who is to teach
at Baymer this fall, was guest at the
List home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Rupp and family
spent Sunday with VIM. Dennis and
family.
Mrs. S. S. Potter and son were en-
tertaincd at the Zelly ranch Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Misses Julia and Florence Robinson
and Wallace List attended the dance at
Mrs. Haak's Wednesday evening, and
report very enjoyable time.
Mrs. Meacham visited friends at Ft.
Morgan the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Jas. Amber and Mrs. Mattix
were Sunday guests at the c. II. De-
Ford home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Amber spept Sun
day with the latters parents Mr.. and
Mrs. II. W. Lauer
There are quite lew from Buck
ingham who expect 10 attend the S. 5.
convention at Stoncham Sunday.
Geo. Scribbens is helping Ed Potter
dig a cave this week.
Mrs. Montsinger returned from n
visit with relatives in Nebraska and
Kansas.
Miss Lola Hosford of Seward, Neb.,
was in Raymer last week where she
purchased what was formally known
AS the Williams homestead. The deal
was made by the Potter Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Livergood of Ed
gar, Neb. were guests at the Ed Pot.
ter home the latter part of the week,
and are much interested in land around
here expecting to locate in the near
future.
Mcssrs Cooper and Gillaspie depart.
ed Monday on trip to the mountains
where they expect TO get load Of
poles.
Mrs. Doric Palmer and Mrs. Frank
Hurst were guests of Mrs. Dinsmoor
Monday.
Misses Helen Whipplc and Myrtle
List were entertained in the Dinsmoor
home Tuesday.
School began Tuesday with au en-
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rollment of thirty with Miss Anna
Stowers as instructor.

rollment of thirty with Miss Anna
Showers as instructor.
The Misses Edna and Mary Mckee,
and Mrs. Lester Poush were, enter
tanned by Mrs. Wilmer Zelley at the
ldyIe Wilde ranch Sunday.
Miss Lula Verden OF Denver is teach
ing the Pleasant View school and
boarding at the Bennett home.
Miss Mary Bell Corbett left Friday
for her home in Harrisburg, Pennsylva-
MIA. after an extended visit with the
Miss Mckee and Mrs. Longworth. She
visits in Chicago en- route.
AR. johnson was a passenger to
Sterling Friday in company with Miss
Corbett.
Miss Rhea johnson left Monday for
Denver after few weeks visit with
relatives at Pawnee.
A party of youngsters went out for a
moon light ride Wednesday evening,
namely Mary Corbett, Mary Mckee,
Myrtle List, Fred johnson, Chet Sides,
James Trumbo and Hank Lauer.
There was big party at W. o.
Hughes Monday'right in honor of Mrs.
Hughes birthday.
There was celebration at the Chain
OF lakes Sunday. A party of five came
out from Denver in an auto and helped
to enjoy roast pig dinner.
The buckingham band by engage
ment goes to Groter Thursday. The
ball team also goes along to take part
IN the program for Farmers day.
A. l.. Potter is expected from Lin
coin today "Wednesday with Il party
Of land seekers.
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FOR SALE Seed fall wheat. T. v.
AddIngton. New Raymer, Colorado.
Please Settle.

The aceountsof Hurtgen & Hurtgcn
have been left with the undersigne,l
ior collection. As the firm is about to
dissolve, 1t is absolutely necessary that
all open accounts be settled at once.
II you are on thcis'books, II will save
trouble for all concerned to come in
and see me +he'ftst time you are in
town' &. K. Graves
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Time 10 Pay TaNcs

The first naif OF Zach years taxes
are due and payable January !. the
Second half due and payable July / .
OF each year and the First half be-
come delinquent Feb'y 2S. and the
2nd half become delinquent July 81.
OF each year and draw interest af-
ter said dates. All taxes a.e paid
TO County Treasurer,
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NOTICE rsu p,n,.,c,r,oy.

l.. AS. iPublisherJ SeriaI-O,r,a3
Department 0f the latrriUr.
United States Land Office Sterling. Colorado.
July 2j. 1912.
NoucE is hereby given tina, Elmer A. Ericsson.
Of Stoneham. Colorado. who on July 18th. 1919.
made Homestead entry. No. Ui3s,s for NWi.l.
Section TO- Township 4 NJ. Range 81 W.. 6th Prin-
eipai Meridian. has iiied notice Of intention tn
make final communication pruof. to establish claim
to the land above described before Register and
Receiver a, Sterling. Coorsio. on the 18th day of
September. 1917.
Claimant names witnesses:
Newton j. s'ra'Ic'. "f st"nclafn, Colorado.
Jake Shaw. of
Ole N. Olson. of 81
Carrie Bake. Of &c o.5
w. II. POUND. Register.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

In another place you will find dis
play advertisement under tho heading
Attention Republicans" and also
marked pad Political Advertisement"
Any paid for political matter in this
paper will come under the head Of :"
Announcement" or marked as above.
The matter which is found in the edi.
torials Of this paper will never be paid
matter. 1t is the opinion Of the editor.
In our own judgment the advertise
ment calls to your attention, points to
the persons, very largely. whom we
shall not vote for.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05

WANTED; A brood mare. have en-.
glne, COW or course Of lessons with
the Campbell Correspondence school
Of agriculture. to trade. If the an.
i'nal is worth it willing to put in the
whole shooting match. Enquire at
Enterprise office.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
Sabbath Schoo. RoiIy


AT Stoneham. Colo, Sept. 5th, 1912
1850 Praise Service, led by -.-.--
------- Raymer Sunday School
l0:i5 Growth the Law of Life
-------------- &C. X. Graves
Music
ll;W Growth the Law of Kingdam
------------.-R Rev. VIM. Force
ll:25 Inspiration unto Growth
-------- Rev. j. H. Ketchum
Basket Dinner
200 Praise Service, led by -----
Grand View Sunday School
2:l5 What may we Become, What We
shall Become Rev. A. j. Loveless
2:35 Make that Boy Grow .-.----.-
-------------------C. H. De Ford
$50 Make that Girl Grow -----.--
---- --- Rev. Mrs. l.. NJ. Swcigard
Music
3:lO Make the whole District Grow
-.---- .----- Rev. j. II. Ketchum
Presentation of Banner
$50 Make the Class Grow .-.--.--.-
-------- stoneham Delegate
S:i5 Make the Departments Grow
-------.- -.----.--- II. b. Mcmillan
100 Can Adults Grow? Mr.. Thompson
Evening Session
7i5 Praise Service. led By
Stoneham Sunday School
500 The Bible School Thermometer
--------.--R Reg Chas. H. Beans
$3.50 Tie Growing Bible School Of the
Future --.-.-- Rev. j. II. ketchum
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Bible teacher: you know. Lot S
wife looked back and turned into pill
of salt. "
Class leader: That's nothing. tne
of Growers leading citizens was walk
Ing up Laramer street, Denver. and
looked back. and he turned into Il
saloon. Grover Press.
We are awfuly glad that nothing of
that sort can be truthfully said of any
of Raymer's leading citizens.