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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-21
Her Feats of Memory.

'I have heard and read of wonderful
fen.v Of memory" said Mrs. A. H.
p - of this city, but not one OF
tE,, las 80 remarkable as i:hose ex.
h by my own mother at SO, the
q which she recently died In
{ Y. Y. That was her home fox
6 rs, but she was born In Phelps,
!
was an ardent reader Of tho
Sc. tures and, having an exceptional
ly l#ar, vigorous mind, she was able,
at even that advanced age, to repeat
word for word the entire, Gospels Of st.
Matthew, st. Mark, st. Luke and st.
John In ad 1ition she could recits
lengthy passages from books Of IA.
vorite auttaTs, and mary poems. in
cludiEg c1'.s s and extended lyrics. My
mother was also good Latin scholar.
She !:td sevc:. daughters, Of whom six,
including myself, survive, rs do six
teen g"e:trr.cc dchi,dre2 and twenty.
one grandchildren"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-09-21
Its suoosstion.

"When I asked our new girl II she
could do anything In the line Of put
ting up vegetables she replied, 7 can
can"
"My dear, that sounds 40 II abe was
French chorus girl"
Why Coat Lapels Have Nloks.
The following IL said to be tho story
Of the origin OF the nick in the lapel
Of mems coats: When Napoleon nrst
felt the sway Of ambition he tried to
implicate General Moreau In q con
splracy. Moreau had been Napoleon's
superior, and was exceedingly popular,
but in the circumstances, with the
Man OF Destiny In power, It was not
safe to express publicly sympathy with
Boreau. His admirers and supporters
quietly agreed to nick their lapels to
show their fellowship, the outlines Of
the coat, after the nick was made,
forming the letter M.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01
MERCER TELLS FOR WHAT HE STANDS

population. The population classed by
the Census Bureau as urban constituted
4o.3 per cent of the total in 1910 as com
pared with 40.5 in 1900. In view Of these
facts i believe it is the bounden duty Of
the government to study the causes Of
this decrease and SO to legislate as to stem
the tide that is flowing cityward. The
history OF the world teaches us that the
backbone of the producing power Of all
nations, and that when tillers of the soil
have ceased their labors, as in time of
wars and disaster, there have been sui
ierlng and economic cramp in every de-
partment of the national life | believe
that we should devote special thought and
study to the betterment of conditions for
the agricultural classes, and that we
should enact legislation that will not only
be beneficent but stimulating in its eff
fects.
| am in favor of laws that will prohibit
gambling in farm products, an evil that
is unquestionably responsible for the de-
preston OF prices and consequent inius-
tice to the farmer | am, as before stated,
strongly on the side Of good roads, bell
ewing that they are absolutely essential
to the general improvement of rural con
ditions.
PosToFFIcE BUILDINGS Fer Towns
! favor such legislation as would au-
tomatically provide postofice buildings
for all towns, based on their gross receipts
from $1,000 to $780, it should not be
necessary for special bill to be in
PRODUCED for each town when postoffice
building is needed. A general bill, such
as | favor, would automatically authorize
q building to cost the amount justified by
the gross receipts of the Office at that
a0int. The demand for labor and ma
terial thus created would givs rise to a
very desirable industrial activity. In
case of necessity the government could
float bonds for this purpose at 2 per cent.
At present, in many instances, it is pay
ing 10 per cent rental for buildings used
as postofices. Another desirable feature
Of this plan which advocate is the saw
ing of time to congress. Under the pres
ent system each bill must be passed on
and with considerable loss of
costly time
ONE-CENT LETTER POSTAGE.
| favor an increased rate of postage on
periodicals, pamphlets, cata-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

An Alabama subscriber asks to be
informed how to deal with staggers,
says Home and Farm. The symp-
toms of staggers are different in diff
ferent horses: Thus we get mad,
grass, stomach or sleepy staggers.
Stomach staggers is an attack Of
acute Indigestion, from overlooking
the stomach; digestion is arrested,
and the giving Of carbolic acid gas
distends the stomach and presses on
the space allotted to the lungs,
preventing proper blood action, af-
fecting the brain and producing
death in IL or 10 hours. Inject
warm water and soap, and hand
full of salt to clean out the bowels,
so that the gas can get free passage.
Arrest fermentation by dissolving 2
ounces Of the sulphite of soda in a
little water, and giving it at one
dose, the dose to be repeated every
hour. Mix s drachms Of powdered
aloes in a little warm water and
drench the animal with it to stimu
late digestion, and open the bowels.
Eek.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01
CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS MAKES
KNOWN PLATFORM TO VOTERS
OF THIRD DISTRICT.
win Of the People Supreme

Tariff ShOnId Not Protect the Glasses. Would
Drain Swamps and Aid in Road Building.
Erect POs;Ofiice Buildings Automatically.
One-Ceut Letter Postage. Regulate Cor
pOratiOns
To the Voters of the Third District: |
am plain farmer, but see no reason
why am not justified in asking my fell
low citizens OF the Third district to give
me their support to representation in the
Sixty-Third Congress. | have announced
for that office, and in order that the peo-
pie NAV know my views on public mat
tiers submit them the following sum
mary Of my political beliefs.
In the first place, | stand for and adj
vocate every principle set out in the plat
form of the democratic party. The
supremacy of the people is the chief
corner stone of our government, and that
supremacy should be maintained at any
cost. Hence, anything that savors of
class legislation is entirely foreign to my
ideas Of right Of right. The will Of the
people must control. In order that it
may do so it is the duty OF those men
whom the people elocG Sts 1ileit representa-
tatives to see to it that all expressions OF
the peoples will a.e enacted into wisely
constructed laws.
CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES.
| will advocate and vote for all reason
able measures that look to the improve
ment and conservation Of the natural
resources of the country, as forests, soils
and waterways. In particular, | believe
in such legislation as secures the con-
tinued public ownership of public lands
containing phosphates, ores, minerals
and coal. The interests Of the people
should be carefully considered in this
connection, especially where the landsin
question yield mineral supplies, such as
are used in the manufacture OF CONNER
cial fertilizers and other commodities
yielding profit.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01
The Menace Of Wood Alcohol.

~
The widespread discussion which
followed the series Of deaths in Ber-
lin as a consequence Of the drinking
of liquors contaminated with wood
alcohol has again attracted attention
to its poisonous character There
has been considerable difference Of
opinion as to whether the poisonous
effect Of this substance is actually
due to the alcohol itself or to some
impurities, which; are almost in
variably present in all except the
most refined products. There is a
scarcity Of facts regarding the actual
behavior of wood alcohol in the
animal body, SO that the underly-
ing causes Of its extremely poisonous
character are by no means clearly
understood.
With respect to ordinary grain
alcohol, the component of our al
coholic beverages, the facts are bet
ter understood. Ordinary alcohol
is, when taken in moderate guam
titles, rapidly burned upin the body.
This fact has been demonstrated by
numerous experiments. With wood
alcohol, however, the case seems to
be different, according to the recent
in the Institute for
the Fermentation Industries at Ber-
lin. It has been shown that when
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

ogs, ETC., which class of matter the gov
ern1nent is now carrying at a loss.
Through such All increase / believe that
a one-cent letter postage would soon JUS
tify itself. Based on the reductions IN
the past, which have brought us down to
the tWo-cent rate, | am of the opinion
that with an increase in the department
referred to a one-cent rate could soon be
made sell sustaining.
The rural mail service is one OF the
greatest and most profitable investments
ever made by the goyernmhnt. l favor
all such legislation as has for its object
the strengthening of this arm of our pos
tai department. IbelieVe that the highest
tefficiencg should be the aim; and that, as
a means to obtain it, increased compensa-
ton for the carriers, together with inn
provement of public highways, Will be
most effectual.
[ am in favor of g general parcelspost
but wsth this restriction: that it be
.operated by well-defned zone system.
It's object should be to help the local
merchrnt and farmer. | would oppose a
measure that would give undue advantage
to the big merchant at a distance and to
the far-aWay mail order houses.
REGULATE CORPORATIONS.
/ favor government regulation of cor
.porations. No thinking citizen can say
that corporations when operated accord
ING to the law are an evil. Tney are
necessary to the economic and lndu strlal
growth of the country. Properly main
tanned and le gally conducted they are a
benefcent agency rather than 9th erwise.
But the tendency of so many of these
heavily capitalized conceans has been to
operate solely for their own ends, and in
their own interests, rather than due re-
card for the public good and for the laws
Of the land, that the intervention of the
government has been necessary in many
cases. l believe that the government,
having taken the very wise step OF es-
EtabIisfing a Court of Commerce, should
not relax its vigilance but should see to
1 it that there is a rigid enforcement OF the
law.
7 am opposed to the dominance of our
legislrtive bodies by the special in
teTests." When we consider that IN
great majority of cases these special IN
I fetests are engaged in the utilization OF
public or natural resources for private
gain, that they are suppressors OF TAR
competition, that they pay unfairly small
wages to the workers who are IN truth
the producers of their wealth while they
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

To the voters Of the Third Con
gressional District: / have the
ambition to represent the third
district in congress. AS to my fit
ness, and worthiness, | promise t
submit that to the voters Of the dis
trict, along with other gentlemen
who may aspire to the honor in a
democratic primary. / am a
farmer and have contributed all
that / possibly could to the adj
vancement of the farming interests
of my section Of the county. AS a
member of congress | would be con-
trolled largely by the same desires
and purposes that have actuated me
as a private citizen in advancing the
farming interests of the country,
which ultimately is the interest of
every person, whether merchant,
lawyer, doctor, banker, mechanic
or citizens following other eallings.
/ shall be glad to meet the voters
face to face in every county of the
district before the dap of the cleo
ton JOHN R. MERCER
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

wood alcohol is administered to ami
mails it may not be eliminated com
pletely even at the end Of two days.
The repeated ingestion Of consider
able doses of wood alcohol may lead
to a dangerous accumulation there
of in the body. This factor has
heretofore not been duly appreci-
ated. These subtle dangers assoc
ciated with the use Of wood alcohol
deserve widespread notice because
of the increasing danger of its un-
suspected entrance as an adulterant
of the cheaper grades Of distilled
liquors and certain medicinal pro-
ducts. The Unsuitable demand for
heap liquors among certain of the
degraded classes, says the Journal
Of the American Medical Associa-
ton, and the difficulty with which
the admixture of the inexpensive
wood alcohol is detected provide a
constant temptation to the unscru-
pulous dealer and a menace to the
health of certain classes. However
adulteration may be
on general principles it becomes far
worse when some subtle danger is
hart ored therein. Elk.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

believe in tariff for revenue; that is,
in such taxes or tariffs as are necessary
to maintain a correct administration OF
the government am opposed to deriy
ing revenue from the necessities of life,
and | think that there should be such
regulation Of the rates and the sources of
re venue as will protect the masses Of the
people and not enrich certain classes at
the common expense.
favor the amendment to the Federal
Constitution providing for the levy of the
income tax, and believe that this tax
should be collectible on all incomes. of
$4,000 and over The ''unearned in
crement," as it exists in the case of
plutocrats and non-producers, should be
made to bear its share of the general
burden.
AID For PUBLIC HIGHwAYs.
am strongly in favor of the govern
ment giving its interested attention and
its actual aid to public highways and to
the reclamation of swamp lands, Ii it
should become necessary to dose ] would
favor the floating of government bonds
at 2 per cent for this purpose. The im-
provement of our public highways is, to
my mind, the key to the economic saiva-
ton of the rural districts These sections
would be opened up, they would become
SO attractive to those interested in agri-
culture and SO much more comfortable
and profitable to the farming classes that
there would of necessity follow in the
wake of road improvement the solution
of the problem OF the dwindling Farm
population. We should encourage our.
Young men to form partnerships with
nature by becoming farmers. The
quickest and most profitable way to. doit
is to give the people the best roads that
can be provided.
FoR BETTER AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS.
In this connection l would call atten-
ton to the fact that 10 years following
the census of 1900 the population Of the
United States increased 81 per. cent, but
the number of farms did not keep pace
with this increase IN population. Meas
ured by the number of farms agriculture
exhibits diminished rate of increase,
and in large areas of the country are
practically stationary. Yet, notwith-
standing this fact, there has been an in
crease of III. 4 per cent in the value Of all
land in farms The average value OF
farm land per acre increased, during the
ten wears period indicated, los. Z per
cent. In this connection it is interesting
to note that there has been mnch more
rapid increase in urban than in rural
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

WANTE D-A Florida Corporation
composed of Bankers, Real Estate men,
Capitalists want district manager fer
I.eesburg district. Duties consist in plac-
ing advertisement; managing sales depart
ment, collections, etc. Salary $3.50 per
month; extra commissions, office and
travelling expenses. Liberal allowance
for sub-agents.. This position will be
found pleasant, permanent, and profitable
for hustler. Address Sales Manager,
Pensacola Improvement Company, Pensa-
cola, Fla.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01
TO the Democratic Voters Of the Bid

TO the Democratic Voters Of the Bid
Congressional District:
hereby formally announce nv
candidacy for the office Of congress
man from said district to the 63rd
Congress, subject to the Democratic
primary to be held next summer.
Owing to my familiarity with condi~
tions in Washington (being the con-
fidential clerk to the speaker Of thk
Housed / believe'if the people viii
honor me with the great Office that
| can be Of service to them and |
will certainly strive TO faithfully and
intelligently represent all the people
Of the district. Their interest and
welfare shall regulate, control and
influence my every vote and act anc
at all times l. will be true to the
masses of our people. Before the
primary | will announce form
platform of | rinciples, address to
voters on the public questions Of the
day, presenting my views fully tc
them and endeavor to see as may
Of them i'll person as possible. II
you can give me you support and
influence | shall always be most
profoundly grateful,
Very respectfully,
CHARLES r.. CRISP
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

Subscribe for The Journal, and
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

Send to the LeConte Nursery, at
Smithyille, Georgia, for select list
field-grown roses. Do it now.
0. l.. Thompson, Prop.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

VOTE for E. S. Ferguson, Jr.,
a native son Of Lee. for the Georgia
State Senate in 1914.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01
Money 10 Loan

on land at per cent, and reasonable COM
missions, in amounts from $500 up. Call
on us If you wish loan.
LONG & SON.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-01

FOIeyyS Honey and Tar
Nar ehiIdnen.safe. Ne Qgaates.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-03


The catacombs At Rome were the
burial places Of the early Christians.
They are about $50 miles in extent
and are said to have contained 0,00o.-
900 bodies. During the prosecutions
Of the Christians by Nero and other
Roman smperors the oataoombs were
used for hiding places. Under Diools-
tian the catacombs were crowded with
those for whom there was no safety
in the face Of day. The art Of the
catacombs ID unique and most inter
esting. Simple designs are etched in
the slabs which seal the tombs. Now
and then are small chapels where
paintings are to be found. All are
Bible illustrations. so that the cata-
combs may be said to be . pictorial
Bible In sf1sct.-Christian Herald.
Kansas.
willie" said the teacher, who was
examining the class in geography;
You may name the boundaries Of
Kansas"
kansas IL bounded on the north
by William Allen White. on the east
By senator Bristow, on the south BY
Walt Mason and on the west BY ths
cyclones that amt been used yat"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-03
The Mem Who Succeed

as heads Of large enterprises are
men of great energy. Success to-
day demands health. To all is to
fail. It's utter folly for a man to
endure a weak, rundown. half alive
condition when Electric Bitters
will put him right on his feet in
short order. -Four bottles did me
more real good than any other med
icine 1 ever took" writes Chas B.
Allen, Sylvania, Ga. CATER years
of suffering with rheumatism. liv-
err trouble, stomach disorders and
deranged kidneys, am again,
thanks to Electric Bitters, sound
and WE'LL" Try them. Only SO cents
At N. N. McLean's, the Old Reli-
able Druggist.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-03
Notss From Lamar Register Of
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April 2, 1902

The Thirteen Club" held its first
meeting on Thursday night, and
were scarcely seated at the table
when small cyclone struck our
city.
H. w. Konkel has bought 100
1 u water rights and will make his
home there.
One of the principal events of the
week was the concert by the Gao
tus Club consisting of Mrs. w. C.
Gould, Mrs. S. M. Irwin, ]. X.
Doughty and J. A. Woodcock. as
sisted by w. c. Markham and
Heaton's orchestra.
That little breeze on Thurs
day night went to extremes in its
playfulness. It's all right SO long
as the wind toys with tempting
sheds and outhouses, and sets them
askew with the world. but that par
ticular blow raised the wind to
have a rafting time with tin
roofs, awnings. stables and the like.
1t tore the roof off the Alamo.
landed big rolls OF tin roofing
from Judge Deeter's building two
blocks away. and as for cover
ing over Herbert he hasn't got it.
The awning in front of the Holmes
block and a great many other orn-
amental and useful structures
mingled themselves with the at
and have been carried
away for kindling wood.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-03
POLAR NEEDLE MAKES SHIFT
Phenomenon 10 Called by soIsntIsts
the Secular Variation Of the
Garth's Magnetism.

How untrue II . familiar saying.
True - the magnetic needle to the
pole" may be found By studying . cur.
dstic survey which shows the changes
In the direction Of The needle from
17Bo to 1910.
On September u. 1893. oonstssna,
ton prevailed among the sailors On
Columbus' ship whom It was noticed
that the compass needle instead Of
pointing . little east Of the north star
pointed somewhat to the west Co
lumbus not only discovered . new
world but also the fact that the needle
does not point true to the pole.
The discovsrsr Of America passed
through one place. . little west Of
TAyal island. whore the needle pointed
70 The true north. and . few ysars
later Sebastian Cabot observed an
other such place somewhat further 70
the north.
About 1895 II was found that 1t Lon
don between 1880 (ths date Of the
FIRST declination observed at that
place) and 1884 the needle haA
changed to westward seven degrees.
This change has never been ex-
planned. The phsuomsnon is called
the secular variation Of the earth's
magnetism. Thus It II necessary for
the coast and gsedstic survey to OBJ
serve continually asd correct the mag
netic charts.
At Boston The nssdle has made. .
change of eA osUses in 1877 years.
Two streets. sasA . mile long. starting
from the same psint, laid out to fol-
low the compass, one established In
1875 and the otAsr now. would have
their northern saAs on4-tsnth of .
mile apart
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-03
What We Never Forget

according to science, are the things
associated with our early home
life, such as Bucklen's Arnica Salve
that mother or grandmother used
to cure our burns. boils, scalds, cuts
sores, skin eruptions, sprains and
bruise. Forty years of cures prove
its merit. Unrivaled for piles,
corns or cold-sores. Only 25c at
N. N. McLean's, the Old Reliable
Druggist.