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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
COUSIN ETHEL ANSWERS SOME
QUESTIONS.

Dear Aunt Addy and Cousins:
Here I come for the first time My
papa takes ''The jeff" and also the
Magazine. I like to read the Post
Card Club [ will answer some ques-
lions. Opal Merritt, the answer to
your questions is: The first English
settlement was made at Elizabeth
town about one year after New
Netherlands became New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
HERE'S ANOTHER BOY WHO
HELPS HIS SISTER,

Dear Aunt Addy: Papa takes
"The Jeff" and he thinks Mr.. Wat
son is great man. I am nine years
old and in the fourth grade. I
agree with you Cousins about boys
learning to cook. 1 haven't but one
sister and help her cook when I am
not busy. Well as this is my first
attempt, will ring Off for this time
I am your new Cousin, RAY AIKEN,
Farrar, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
COUSIN maurice EARNS SOME
POSTCARDS.

Dear Aunt Addy: I enjoy read
Ing the letters from the Cousins: MY
father takes 'The JEFF" and we, like
many others, like it very much.
wish to answer some questions.
Pearl Kersey, the answer to the first
one of yours in 1924. Second Alex
ander Graham Bell; in 1876 it was
improved by Thomas Edison. Now
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
WHO KNOWS ANYTHING OF THE
ARTICLES OF CON-
FEDERAfN
FEDERATION.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here comes
one that wants to join the Post
Card Club. Now I will ask some his
tory questions: 1. When was the
first telegraph line completed. 2.
Who invented the electric car. 3.
In what month and year did the ter
rible fire sweep over the city Of Chi
cago? 5. In what year were the
articles of Confederation submitted
to the States? Love to Aunt Addy
and Mr.. Watson. HINES KER-
SEY, West Point, Ca
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

Pearl Kersey, the answer to one OF
your questions is Lafayette visited
the United States in 1924. (2) The
telephone was invented by Alexander
Graham Bell, in 1876; improvements
by Thomas Edison, made it possible
to use the telephone at long dis
lance. / have one brother and five
sisters. With love to Aunt Addy
and all the Cousins. ETHEL BROWN,
Wrens, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
COUSIN PEARL IS A BUSY LITTLE
MORTAL.

Dear Aunt Addy and Cousins:
Here comes this country cracker
again. Please allow me little space
On the Cousins Page. I'll try not to
worry you long.
Aunt Addy you may think I'm an
orphan. [ don't think I have ever
mentioned my father and mother.
But I'll tell you now they are both
living. I help my mother cook,
wash, iron, clean up the house, get
water, wood and lots of other things.
In fact, everything she has to do I
help her, and I help my papa in the
field. What more must I do? I
am learning fast at school My
father sends me every day he can,
and I certainly appreciate it, and
try and learn everything I can. I
am at school today and have been
studying hard. Aunt Addy, you said
after the fifteenth of January you
wouldn't take any history questions
or riddles. But please let me answer
Willie Lang's question, and see if I
can't get that long letter he prom
Used. Now Willie, / am going to
answer them and I sure will expect
that letter and I'll try and answer it
too. CD In 1928 and 1882. CD
Yes. CD Rufus Brown Bullock was
born in New York in 1884. He
came to Augusta in 1850 to organize
the business Of the Adams Express
Company in the South Atlantic
States. His headquarters were at
Augusta. Here he formed the South
crn Express Company and became one
Of its managers. He was concerned
in the organization of the First
National Bank in Georgia and was
also president OF the Macon and
Augusta railroad. In 1854 he was
chosen delegate to the convention
called to frame constitution under
the then existing reconstruction laws.
After his return to the State he made
his home in Atlanta, and became
president Of the Atlanta cotton mills.
Well Willie is that enough about Mr..
Bullock? Send the letter right on,
for I am expecting it.
With best regards to all, I remain
your true Cousin,
PEARL GOLDMAN.
Loco, Ca, Lincoln County.
Comment:
We said we would "cut OUT
riddles-not historical questions
When you copy an answer to any
query, if you use the exact words you
copy, always give credit to the pub
LEGATION you take your article from.
ATTNT -ADDY
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
THE eJEFFERGONIAN

If these answers are correct I shall
expect a card.
I live in the country about three
miles from town and think country
life very pleasant.
With love to all, am your new
Cousin,
MAUREE JONES.
Richland, Ca, r. F. D. No. 4; Box
6.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

If you want real enjoyment, send
ten cent? for copy of Humorist.
Address Publisher Humorist, ST.
Louis, Mo. In ordering your read
ing matter, don't fail to include the
Humorist.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

In his Tariff Primer, Mr.. Watson
explains how the Federal Government
helps the Trusts to rob the people.
Price, 40 cents.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

Read the story Of the great battle
Of Waterloo. Price 81. Cloth bound
volume. Sent you postpaid.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

but we. can at least try for them, and
the success of all endeavor is bound
to follow. AUNT ADDY.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22

Ez.~J EAp Cls W i1CI ISllS vi Cu0 sue
cess of one Of our Cousins, Minus A.
Dickey, who has written us several
splendid letters.
Minus is a splendid example of
what a boy can do, when he makes
UP his mind he is GOING to do.
By his splendid results on the one
acre Of ground, he won a prize of $40
from the Board of Education Of his
town; $25 from the railroad that
goes through his town and 500 from
a firm in the town,
Here is the article:
sereven BOY Who Made 1903 Bushels
Corn to Acre.
Master Minus 4. Dickey, the fifteen
year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Dickey, and pupil Of Hurst public
school, made one hundred and three
bushels Of corn on one acre of land
and won the ten dollars offered by
the Board Of Education Of Screven
county, twenty-five dollars offered by
the Central Railway Of Georgia, and
one hundred dollars offered by the
NeWton-Hart Co., Of Sylvania, Ga.
"
five dollars in cash prizes in addition
to the one hundred and three bushels
OF corn.
This young man elected for his
corn contest an acre Of bottom land
which had been cleared, drained and
stumped, and cultivated long enough
to be in excellent condition. He
hauled in about twenty-five or thirty
loads Of rich soil from other parts Of
the place and broad casted literally
with we'll rotted stable manure.
He broke his land thoroughly
twice, the last time breaking the soil
to a depth Of fifteen inches. He then
bedded it out deeply and planted his
corn in the water furroW, the rows
being about four feet apart.
He planted his acre in Hastings
Prolific Corn, sowing it in the row
and afterwards thinning until the
stalks were about six inches apart in
the drill.
After the corn had come up he
barred it out running his ploW very
shallow and let it stand for several
days when he sided it with q small
sweep. He put 500 pounds Of IS
per cent. acid phosphate, 800 pounds
of cotton seed meal. and 200 pounds
Of muriate potash in these siding fur
rows and plowed it out with large
sweep.
Ten days later he plowed again
with same plows and put the same
amount Of fertilizer that he used
before.
The next week he plowed out
every other row with a medium
size sweep and put down 100 pounds
of nitrate Of soda.
Later he swept through it lightly
with a large sweep to keep down the
weeds and grass which fell late in
the season.
This is brief account of the
preparation, fertilization, and Guilt
walton OF the prize acre Of corn in
Screven County's corn contest for
1911, and we have written it up for
our county paper with the hope that
it may stimulate and encourage
others to go and do ikewis and in
that way demonstrate to the world
the wonderful possibility Of South
Georgia's soil.
The officers in many Of our large
cities, the railroads and school Off
Gals are putting forth great efforts
to encourage our farmers to raise
corn and make our farms self-sus-
tanning and in that way teach our
14 L1
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-02-22
PAGE EIGHT
AUNT ADDY'S LETTER.

Fly DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
INs ] This week l am going to pub
III d lish an article from a Georgia
paper. which tells of the sue
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Yesterday, Today and Forever, II 10 a
Delight for the Man Fond Of
Good Eating.

This is the punkin pie season
punkin pie, mind you, not pumpkin pie.
There Is q culinary product known as
pumpkin pie, and 1t arrogates this sea-
son to itself; but it is merely an imi-
tation Of the genuine article, a fash
Aonable fancy found on the tables OF
the cultured, who are more particu-
lar about their pronunciation than
they are about their pie. In the good
old days there were only punkin pies:
but with the advent of colleges, uniyer.
stiles. correspondence schools and
competitive dictionaries, society as
sumed the high-brow manner and an.
noumced that hereafter only pumpkin
pic was good form. OF course that SET
tied it for the punkin pie of our IA
theirs, so far as its social position was
concerned. But what is social position
10 pie when it is punkin? Nothing
whatever. yesterday, today and for
ever, 1t remains the same. The cu-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
III sEcRE ;I,IsP MESS


# Doughnuts and crullers. being
heavy and solid. as compared with
croquettes or other small fried foods.
must be cooked IN fat, which is at .
lower temperature. The best test 10
to put small piece Of the dough IN
the pan and cook It. II 1t sinks to-
the bottom and quickly reappears, In
creased in bulk, the fat is at the right
temperature. f., r.. ~. 55#.,... ~. {
Do not attempt to cook too many
crullers q one time, az they cool the
fat, and consequently absorb the
grease. Four or five are the most
that should be attempted at once.
After draining. shake them in a pa
per bag with a little sugar. y
After frying any dough mixture, the
fat will appear cloudy from the -four
that has fallen into 1t, but II one or
two raw potatoes are then cooked in
the fat this cloud1ness will disappear.
All frying fat should be strained
through a fine sieve or cheesecloth
before using. to; remove any foreign
particles that have fallen into it from
the food. II not removed these will
burn and cover the next article
cooked with black specks.-Deline-
atOr.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
HOW TO ROAST CALF'S LIVER
New Way Of Cooking That Provides
Delightful Change That Will
Repay Housewife.

Soak the liver In salt and water IN
hour to draw out the blood. Wipe
perfectly dry and stuff with a force
meat, made of bread crumbs, two
slices Of fat salt pork, chopped small.
shallot, pepper. salt and nutmeg:
sweet marjoram and thyme. and II
you choose, little sage: moisten this
with butter melted in a very little
hot water and two raw eggs well
beaten. In order to get this into the
liver make an incision with a narrow
sharp knife, and without charging
the aperture where the blade en-.
tered. move the point dexterously to
and fro, to enlarge the cavity inside.
Stuff this full OF the force meat, sew
or skewer up the outer orifice: lard
with strips Of salt pork and roast for
an hour, basting twice with butter
and water, afterward with the gravy
in the dripping pan. Pour the gravy
over the liver when done.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
SAVING ON THE DESSERTS
How One Busy Housewife Solved
Problem and Saved Time to
Devote to Children.

During my first five years Of house
keeping was able to manage very
we'll, doing all the cooking and most
OF my homework. When our second
baby came. however, I found I would
have to economize somewhere, as I
had neither the time nor strength to
do everything as before, nor could I
afford to hire extra help.
After thinking the matter over care
fully, it seemed to me that my sim
plest plan would he to dispense with
the fancy desserts on which I had
always prided myself, and which had
become a regular part of our daily
menu. BY substituting raw or cooked
fruit, quickly prepared gelatine and
sometimes merely dainty piece of
cake with tea. saved considerable
time in the kitchen and spent it, in
stead, in the open air with the chill
dren. This was decided gain to the
three Of us, and my husband and
were none the worse for the simpler
dessert at the end of our dinner.-H.
NJ. in Harper's Bazaar.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Fifth Avenue Baptist, John p.'s Place
Of Worship, May 30 Absc rbed
by the Calvary.

New York.-The wealthiest congre-
cation in New York. II not In the
world. probably will result from negro
tiations now on foot for the consoli-
dalton Of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church-John D. Rockefeller's New
York place of worship-with the Cal
vary Baptist church. Real estate to-
falling at least 100000 In value 10
involved in the proposed merger.
David C. Link, treasurer Of Calvary
church. heads, committee of fou,
which has been comforting since last
spring with like number Of repre-
sentatives of the Fifth Avenue organ
ization with view to uniting the two
congregations. At q meeting held last
Wednesday. according to Mr.. Link. the
project finally took the concrete shape
OF considering the advisability OF aban-
doning and selling out the Fifth Ave
nue. church property. valued at q min.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
TRIBE WANTS PAY FOR sQuAw
indians insist Upon Payment Of Ten
Ponies for Woman Put
to Death,

Lake View. Ore.-Bige Archie, who
WAS accused Of killing his squaw 1t
Plush. on the klamath Indian reser.
walton . few months ago, and who was
found not guilty by jury In tho CIR
cult court, will yet have to pay q PEN
atty for the deed, according to ru.
mors from the Warner valley. Bige
is q Pluto Indian, and his squaw was
Of the Pit, River tribe. The latter tribe
IL not satisfied with the result of the
circuit court trial s.... :: If
Tho Pit River. Indians are now de-
handing that Bige and his friends
pay over q suitable amount in pay
ment for the wife. and 10 case they
refuse to do 30 It 10 said that It win
be q case Of life for life and war, with
Bige In the leading role. .1z .@ S..
It 10 understood that Bigs and his
tribesmen are endeavoripg to raise the
money and valuablos 70 quist the
wrath Of the Pit Rivsrs, and hops sor.
IN carly sstt lsmsnt s5sss
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
MEETS Death IN WIRE FENCE
Wealthy Pennsylvania, Unable to
r 60 Himself, Freezes, While
Friends Search.

Pc1tsville. Pa.-Too weak to free
himself from a barbed wire fence that
held him captive on a mountain three
miles from here, Louis Stoffregen. so
yeurs old, wealthy resident Of Potts
vile. was frozen to death While his
b, dy was swaying about In the wind
hundreds of friends searched the val
a.y below.
Mr.. Stoffregen left home In the after
noon to take walk. He apparently
climbed the mountain, and was held
fast when his clothing caught in
barbed wire fence. The aged man
was probably exhausted by the long
climb, and his feeble shouts were lost
in the rush Of the wind.
Friends started the search when he
failed to reach home at dark. State
policemen who had been called in
climbed tho mountain and found the
body.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
SON GOO CI|PEs|||
HOW TO MAX z DDINo, BREAD.
Ss:@s &. .@E AND CAKES. 81 s. e L @ IS.
Simple Formulas for q Variety Of
\ Dishes That Will Insure Success
II Followed With Reason
able Care. - ( III 4! 5,4

Plum PuddIng-One cup molasses
warmed, one cup milk, one, cup suet
chopped, q pound of chopped raisins.
teaspoon each Of cinnamon and gin
ger, small one of soda, pinch of salt,
three cups of flour. Fill two cans
half full, boil three hours or steam;
eat with sauce; this will keep for sew
erai meals. ~r = ~
Doughnuts.-One cup sugar, one
cup milk, one teaspoon soda, table
spoon of cream, little salt, -four to
make stir enough to roll: a little Gin
namon or nutmeg to flavor.
Brown 7read.-Two cups cornmeal.
one cup flour, one cup syrup, two cups
sweet milk, one OF sour; one teaspoon
Of soda dissolved In a little water; a
little salt; steam three hours. IT,.
Cookies Without Eegs.-One cup
sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half
cup sour milk, one-half teaspoon soda,
flour enough to roll; add any flavor
ing that Is wished. These are very
nice if grated or. prepared cocoanut is
added. ~.
Drop Cakes.-Two eggs, half cup of
sugar; one and a half cups sour milk,
little salt, -four enough to make stih
enough to drop in boiling lard.
Cream Puffs.-One-haf cup, Of but.
ter melted in one cup Of hot water;
put in small pan on the stove to boil:
while boiling stir in one cup of -four,
take off and let 1t cool; when cold
stir in three eggs one after another
without beating; drop in gem pans
and bake in hot oven 20 or 30 min
utes.
FiIlins.-one cup of milk, one egg,
one-half cup of sugar; thicken with
cornstarch and flavor with teaspoon OF
vanilla.
Gingerbread.-One-half cup of short
ening, half butter and half lard; one
half cup Of sugar, one cup of syrup,
one cup of sour milk, two eggs, the
yolks and whites beaten separately;
two small teaspoons of soda dissolved
in milk, one teaspoon each Of ginger
and cloves, three cups of -four, half
cup of cocoanut. Bake in large
bread pan.
One Egg cake.-One cup sugar
(scant), one cup Of -four, one tea
spoon baking powder, butter size of
an egg melted in a cup. Beat one
egg light, pour in with the butter. fill
the cup up with milk; the -four. sugar
and baking powder is to be sifted TO-
gether. This is excellent fer a layer
cake or loaf cake
Salad Dressing.-One tablespoon of
-four, one of butter, warm and beat un.
I'll smooth; two tablespoons Of sugar.
one of mustard, one egg beaten with a
little salt, one cup of vinegar This
will keep week in a cool place.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
TO BE THE RICHSET CHURCH
imum Of $500. 900. at No. : FtSt Forty
sixth street.

imum Of $500. 900. at No. : R,St Forty
sixth street.
The joint committees AVA took up
the question Of transferring the mem.
bership Of the Fifth Ave1,e church
bodily to the Calvary church. which
has one Of the largest and most COM
plete edinces in the city on F1fty-sev-
enth street, near Sixth avenue. The
Calvary church Is valued ut more than
one million dollars.
A year ago when tho Rev. DR..
Charles F. Aked threatened to resign
unless an adequate church ediace
were provided. it took the Fifth Ave
nue. Baptist congregation Just TWEEN
ty-eight minutes to raise $4,000 for
the new building then telked OF. The
total was later increased to $4,000
within a few days. Il 5s*.s.. =. /. ~..>.@
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Princess Hassan Points Out Fatal
Mistake Aftov F'x,1 Years
Ttt1A.

New York.-"Nev! r<arry an Orr.
ental-it's a fatal r>is>a.xe." said the
beautiful Princess ?1askan. who. be-
fore her marriage to a cousin Of the
khedive Of Egypt, WI Miss Ola
Humphrey Of California an actress.
After i've years. ABSENCE from her ma
tive land, the princess has arrived
from her home in Londo'' and she will
remain few days at thr cknickersock-
er before going to jcin tdtr mother in
Oakland, Cal.
The princess spof:, eeelingly and
somewhat knowingly on TIE subject of
marriages between mert ers Of the
Oriental and Occidnnta' nations, for
her lie as a member of lie khedive's
immediate family was cfe that was
far from romantic ard hnrpy.
TO begin WITH" She said. AN
American girl is far TOO Independently
brcught up and too s7oilra by her own
countrymen to be Dom: ,@ted in the
manner an Oriental exratts his wife
to be. You see. my mee'f.g with the
Prince Hassan was so .tnantic and
was so overpowercd rs his great
manner and his magnificface that
married him impulsively After two
months courtship.
Il have always been Inv ulsfve and
shall always be 50. NJ marriage
with Prince Hassan should .aave taken
some Of that quality out q me. but it
hasn't
Il know, however, enouk:a to give
advice to other American g'<ss ans the
advice 10 never to marry peopas Of
Oriental origin or with Oriental strains
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
SAYS Cont WE'D ORIENTAL

in the blood. They can never under
stand each other and the woman will
be the one who suffers"
The princess was wonderfully at
tired in new Partisan frock and er-
mine toque trimmed with sweeping
aigrettes.
The skirt Of the frock by the way.
was made simply Of wide border of
lace over nothing but chiffon. No pet
ticoats were worn underneath.
"An the frocks are made in that
fashion in Paris and London now.
and no petticoats are worm" she
added.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Company Proposes to Raise
Tables for Their Fur.
Animal Society's Views-1reasurer
6ergh Frowns on Scheme, but
Fur Dealer Has Nothing but
Praise for Il.

Corona. L. This city is to have a
cat farm, to be run on the same plan
as chicken farm or any other kind
OF farm. The scheme originated with
residents Of Corona who foresee a
fortune in selling the skins OF the
cats. Judging by the sentiment pre-
vailing against cat farms. however,
the Corona Catskin company, as 1t is
to be called. will have troubles Of it's
own before very long.
The company was organized recent
ly and IT was said that application for
charter will be made to the secre-
tary Of state within a few days The
promoters are to pay nominal sums
for all stray cats that can be gathered
up within a reasonable freight rate
radius Having possession of these
cats. they intend to go into the bust
ness Of breeding cats on a large scale
Should this scheme become effec.
tive the first to oppose it will un.
doubtedly be the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals
Henry Bergh. treasurer of the So
ciety and a member of the board Of
managers, when asked about such q
scheme recently said that in his opin-
ion the society would be authorized to
interfere.
Il don't think the object attained by
the killing Of cats by Wholesale" he
said. would be justif1able OF course
1t raises a point which would first
have to be decided
THE promoters Of the catskin CON-
pany might argue that killing cats for
their fur is no more unjustif1able than
killing birds for their feathers. I
doubt whether It would be justi6able
to kill cats under any consideration
unless the flesh of the animal ia to be
used as food. OF course, realize
that some use might be made of the
flesh other than for food purposes. but
this, to my mind. would be unjusti-
liable cruelty to animals. The Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-07
Ever the Same Pumpkin Pie

tured society growing up about 10 and
pink-teaing out its frivolous existence
may snitf at the punkin pie and stick
its silver knife into pumpkin pic:
even the newspaper may quote the
word "punkin," as though the press
had Guaranteed against it; but lust
the same, a punkin pie is a punkin
pie. and all the pumpkins on earth
can't make it anything else. It is the
embodied piety Of the martyrs un-
changed by persecution or pronuncia.
ton; and one good, old-fashioned Dun.
kin pie is better eating than the proud.
est product of pumpkinized civiliza-
ton. The pumpkin may assume exotic
airs and graces and swing it's golden
circles in the autumn sun. but scratch
it under the skin and you will find it
is plain punkin and never was any.
thing else. That 10 the only reason a
pumpkin pie is fit to eat at ALVIN.
liam J. hampton, in Judge