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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06
Our COuntry's Perils Ro-
manism- An Ugly Rumor

does not want our children to begin
their days at school with heads
bowed in prayer for the blessing of
Almighty God, and his minions are
busy in this country kicking the
Bible out of the public schools, and
the papers and periodicals Of the
country are beginning a mighty pro-
test.
It would be a fine thing to put our
mail service under the control of the
Pope. The Romanists would chuckle
to get their hands on the mailbags Of
the socialistic press. Fine thing for
the great trusts, Jesuits and selfish
politicians to frame up combination
to own and control the country, close
up the Bible, silence the voice of
prayer and abolish free speech,
We have no kind of sympathy with
any sort of spirit of persecution of
the Catholic. We know that there
are many excellent people, good
neighbors and true patriots in this
country who are Roman Catholics,
and we have for them the kindest
feelings and wish them every bless
ing in this world and the next; but
we are not willing that Rome shall
undertake to put her hands on our
governmental affairs. She has be.
come insultingly ofIicious, aggressive
and boastful. It is time for every
true American to be wide-aWake, on
the alert and ready to contend to the
utmost limit for our religious liber-
ties
Mr.. Wilson has great opportunity
anl may God grant him grace to
make the most of it for the country's
veal Taft's toadying to the Roman
lists was one of the millstones about
his neck that dragged him to the
bottom of the ocean Of political OBJ
liVion. Get yourself ready for the
most powerful protest in the history
of our nation, if the worst should
come.--Pentecostal Herald.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06
THE JEFFERSONIAN

meet the demands of the case.
If a man is to be condemned for
using the literary knife, although it
be as sharp as a razor whetted in
oil-then every surgeon who ampu-
tates a decaying limb should be os-
TRACKED and punished.
No literary man should be held
responsible for facts, but only for
the motives that actuate him in the
use he makes of facts.
COMMON SENSE.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06
A MARRIAGE SCHOOL.

The business world is pretty good
sort of training school for married
life. There you can get many
practical hint for future use, if you
need it. Observation, on the other
hand, will tend to console you if you
never marry.
In the waiting time of a woman
client or customer, as the case may
be, lies your opportunity. Many a
clerk neglects this chance. not feel
ing it to be her province to listen to
the woes of the business callers. let
alone to draw them out. But many a
caller is Of a communicative sort and
voluntarily will unburden herself.
One side Of story is told you, but
sooner Or later you learn the other
as well, then can reason out to your
own satisfaction the causes leading
UP to separation and divorce. The
remedy suggests itself. This first
hand knowledge tells you better than
all the textbooks, or preaching, the
kinks in the skein Of married ex-
lstence that you might never learn
save through experience, and which
ought to save you from such expert
ence.
You will hear, perhaps, one side to
story, and half to another story.
No matter if you never find the parts
to match. You see where a kind
word or timely counsel or a ready
prop might have helped man dur
ing business distress, as we'll as kept
him from taking his first drink.
Where consideration would have pre-
vented temper. Where false pride
forbade a making up. You conclude
that the whole is traceable to small
beginnings, often. You realize how
foolish, as well as wrong, it is for n
injured wife to try to match her hus
bands actions. Those things sound
anything but smart when served I'D
in courtroom, and humiliation is
always the result. These things don't
sound we'll to the business ear.
Marriage itself is business promo
sition inasmuch as it should surely
be partnership, AS soon as men
realize that it adds to domestic peace
to make his wife real partner in his
business nerplexities as well as in his
business profits, just SO soon do we
approach the ideal marriage which
creates domestic happiness.
Business life will not cause YOU to
lose faith in married happiness. On
the contrary, it will point out on
what frail pegs such happiness
hangs; how careful couple should
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06

'The world had never known such
a nightmare Of Faith, of blind cree
dulity, of unquestioning obedience,
of ruthless cruelty, of unstinted
blood-shed as that which the Popes
inflicted upon it. No wonder that:
the Romanists of today are cxerting
themselves SO industriously and so
unscrupulously, to suppress the
dsInning facts of history
From ''What Brought About the
Dark Ages in Europe" Watson's
Magazine for March.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06

''All through literature of the Mid
die Ages, will be found the evidence
of the grOveiIing minds OF religious
fanatics, bigots and 1niracIe-mongers.
Whenever a Roman Catholic of supe-
rior mentality appeared, thinker
and an independent, he was silenced
or he was crushed. If too trouble
some, he was murdered"
From 'N!lat Brought About the
Dark ages in Europe" Watson's
Magazine fer March.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06

be to adjust little issues, that larger
ones may not arise. You will see
how necessary it is to marry for love
and that only; yet how ill-advised to
marry on no income. Some day you
will make the right man happier, |
hope, for this peep into married life
as seen in the business world.-Uncle
RemuS,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06

Ladies' Shirt Waist, With Two Styles
Of Collar and Sleeve, and With
Or Without Yoke Portions.
French flannel in pretty shade of
blue was used for this design. The
pattern is suitable for madras, linen,
1inene, cashmere, Eden cloth, velvet,
silk or flannel. The yoke portions
may be omitted. The pattern is cut
in five sizes: "a, 36, 50, 40 aud az
inches bust measure. 1t requires 3
yards Of 36-inch material for a Sc
inch size.
A pattern Of this illustration mail
ed to any address on receipt of loo.
in silver or stamps. Address,
JI1FFERSONTANP PATTERN DEPT.
Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1913-03-06

81 HERE is a report broadcast
through the land that Presi-
dent-elect Wilson will have a
Catholic in his cabinet, and
that a Catholic will be Postmaster
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
KAlSER'S PLAYING CARDS

The kaiser, who is fond of a game Of
cards now and then, has come to the
conclusion that ordinary playing cards
are scarcely good enough for 80 illus
trious a parsonage as himself. He has
accordingly had special packs design
ed for his own use. The four kings
are represented by King George v,
the car, the Emperor Francis Joseph,
and the king of Italy; while the queens
are, Of course, the respective consorts
of these monarchs, and the knaves are
the ambassadors Of the four countries
at the Prussian court. 1t was impos-
slble for France to be represented
among the picture cards." as she Is a
republic, but the kaiser has replaced
the traditional aces by portraits OF
four of the most beautiful leaders Of
Partisan society, so that even the most
ardent Chauvinist will not be able to
fabricate an international incident"
out Of the imperial pack Of cards.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

ing and interesting and elegant ana
beautifully tailored and know no end
Of racy little anecdotes about people
and have an annuity under his fathers
will and be able to order a dinner and
have good taste in neckties and the
very incest kind Of manners, but my
| gracious, auntie! He's too shaky to
even hook up a dress for me-"
Hooking dresses isn't all there is
to married life, Is 1t, my dear?" asked
Aunt Jane, gently.
"Poor dear Henry Merriwid used to
intimate that 1t was" replied her
niece. "Well, Henry couldn't order a
dinner intelligently, but he could eat
one all right, especially II 1t happened
to be corned beef and cabbage. He
was exceedingly partial to corned beet
and cabbage, poor Henry a You
wouldn't have called him interesting
and elegant, either, but he didn't have
any past and never raised enough wild
oats to make a dish of mush."
"Of course bad health Is an objec
ton" admitted Aunt Jane.
ooh, 1t isn't Mr.. U~isterbee's bat
health that I'm worrying about" sait
Mrs. Merriwid. "lt's the awful though
Of what would happen II by any chance
he got perfectly WELL"
Copyright, 1918. by w. q. Chapman.)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
STRANGE RACE OF cANNIBALs IN THE AUSTRALIAN ALPS

About two years ago Algot Lange,
ali explorer from Copenhagen, made a
trip Of 1000 miles up the Amazon riv-
err, wh he came upon a tribe OF Alb
orgines,, Agho were cannibals and had
never before seen a white nan The
entire tribe OF we 200 men, women
and children, lived in a huge dome
shaped matched hut, which was about
40 feet high and 1875 feet in diameter.
The people were Of the most print
tive type. The women wore no cloth
ing and the men little more-their ar
ticle Of apparel being a headgear OF
bird plumes. The chief alone wore q
girdle made of squirrel tails. Their
weapons consisted of bows and ar
rows. war clubs Of ironwood and the
deadly poisonblow pipes.
With these strange people Mr.. Lange
lived six weeks and was treated with
| the utmost kindness and nursed back
to health. During this time he made
many interesting observations Of their
mode Of living, ideas and customs.
The community lived on a co-opera-
tive basis, each man shooting game for
the use Of all the families. The chief
had supreme authority.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

thing is that he is reformed" she
added.
And they say a reformed rake
makes the best husband" Mrs. Merri-
wild supplemented.
Aunt Jane said she had always
heard so and was disposed to think 1t
true.
Mrs. Merriwid laughed. "You love-
" darling!" she exclaimed.
81 didn't think you knew how to
wink, and here you are futtering both
eyes at Mr.. Uisterbee's frailties. II O
bad. naughty mar wants a charitable
Judgment of his iniquities, his one best
bet is certainly the nice, innocent
lady who doesn't know what iniquity
is. l believe you would approve OF
our engagement. You would, wouldn't
your"
81 don't see any good reason why
should d%isapprove," replied Aunt Jane
81 believe that I'll take you down
town with me this afternoon and get
your eyes examined, dearie," said Mrs.
Merriwid, do you mean to tell me
that you haven't seen the bilious tinge
in Mr.. Uisterbee's complexion?
Haven't you noticed the lines around
his mouth and the dark pouches un'
der his eyes, and the little network OF
red veins in his handsome nose-or
how unsteady his hand is? My dear, a
rake never reforms until 1t has lost
all its teeth, believe me. When that
happens, you may use what's left of II
for some domestic purpose, but YOU
won't find 1t satisfactory. A rake /:
a rake Just the same as a spade Is 1
spade. AS for sowing wild oats, ina
wouldn't be so bad If a man had Il
harvest his crop himself. The trou
BILE is that his family and friends al
WAYS have to turn in and help ant
there's never any telling when the jol
is done. Another thing, there's neve
a year when a clump isn't apt t
spring up in some fence corner an
seed another patch somewhere else.
don't know much about agriculture
auntie dear. but ! understand will
oats are meaner and harder to get GU
of the ground than Canada thistles,'
81 don't know what Canada thistle
are, but | think If a man is sincerel
sorry for the errors of his past an
tries to lead q better life, it is on
duty to help him" Aunt Jane sal
this very seriously.
81 think he's sorry for the errors
the past" replied Mrs. Merriwi'
~Poor man! It's pretty hard on hill
10 be obliged to lead a strictly ten
nerate and virtuous existence at n
time Of life. II he had only been VIC
Gus In moderation. he wouldn't .
Obliged to adopt regular habits no,
why. aunte. just think OF the PIN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
Renaissance Of Poetry.

That there is today-whatever may
have been the case a few years ago
an increasing public which is eagerly
on the lookout for new volumes OF
worthy verse by present day writer's
is evidently recognized by those whose
business it Is to know what literary
wares are in current demand: and we
must no longer be asked to believe
that any bard Of really appreciate
talent need anguish in enforced 81
lence through inability to find a pub
Usher. AS for the cause of this agree
ably unexpected revival, l am myself
inclined to look for it-thougk this
may sound paradoxical-in the very
conditions which make 1t 80 surpris-
ing. What | mean is that l believe the
working Of the law of reaction to have
set up a revived hankering after
poetry as a kind of respite from the
ul~tra-prosaic materialism and "prac'
ticalism," If one may coin such q
word, of every day life In this ma
chine ridden twentieth century,
Bookseller.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

faced, bald-headed old repfobates that
you see in every thcater and restau'
rant sitting up to all hours OF the night
and d~issipating in the most perfectly
ridiculous way. And here's poor Mr..
Uisterbee condemned to absolute 80
briefly in his prime"
Il think you take a very cynical
view Of tho matter, my DEAR" Aunt
Jane objected.
perhaps | do" Mrs. Merriwid con
coded; but there are 80 very many
men who think it's awfully wrong to
drink because it gives them such per.
fectly terrible headaches, and who
daren't smoke because smoking Is a
filthy, disgusting and expensive habit
and gives them acute nausea. Mr..
Uisterbee may be truly r%epentant,
honey, but | suspect his liver has more
to do with his reformation than any
conviction Of sin.
Apart from that, l don't like people
with shady pasts," Mrs. Merriwid con-
tinued. "A shady past always sug'
gests to me a gloomy old swamp
slime and bad-smelllng mud and dirty
water with creepy! wiggly things in 1t
and malaria and jungle fever. l like
the sunlight and the open for past,
present and future, myself.
"And | don'L want any husband with
little red Veins over his nose and q
shaky hand" said the lady after a
pause. "He may be distinguished look
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

seem as if something we going to hap
pen. My blood was poor, my circula-
ton was so bad l would be like a dead
person at times. / had female weak
ness badly, my abdomen was r and
had awful pains.
81 took Lydia E, Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and used the Sanative
Wash and they certainly did wonders
for me. My troubles disappeared and I
am able to work hard every day. Mrs.
W. F. SAWYER, River View Farm, More
town, Vermont.
Another Case.
Clifford, Iowa.-"I was troubled with
female weakness, also with displace-
ment. I had very severe and steady
headache, also pain in back and was
very thin and tired all the time. Icom-
menced taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and I am cured Of
these troubles. / cannot praise your
medicine too highly. Mrs. INA MILL
SLAGLE, Clifford, Iowa.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
MELISSA WOULD NOT BE A HAIR
VEST HAND.

men are not angels, my dear Me-
1issa," observed Mrs. MerTiwid's mater
nal maiden Aunt Jane, threading her
embroidery needle with a strand OF
moss green silk and simpering a little
as she spoke.
"a little lower than the angels we
are told, ! believe" agreed Mrs. Merri-
wild, whose nimble white fingers were
occupied with French knots. Il should
say that Mr.. Uisterbee was quite a few
notches below the angelic standard.
That's what makes him so extremely
entertaining"
Exactly what | say" remarked
Aunt Jane, with an air of triumph.
"But considered as q matrimonial
proposition"
"Yes?" said Aunt Jane.
well, you know what people say
about him"
People ex~aggerate," said Aunt Jane.
eat all events, nobody can find any
fault with his conduct now"
81 suppose not" unused Mrs. Merri-
wild, land ] suppose he has been just
as much slnned against as SHINING"
mo doubt of It," said Aunt Jane.
"And it's natural that n man should
SOW his wild oats"
There are very few who do not, I'm
afraid" sighed Aunt Jane. 1.-THE great
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
ABOUT THE BIBLE

II win surprise many readers TO
learn that there are two chapters In
the Bible which are practically iden-
teal, these being the nineteenth chap
ter OF the Second Book Of Kings and
the t-hirty-seVenth chapter Of Isaiah.
There are 92s chapters with 692,4S3
words in the Old Testament, and ESQ
chapters and 1s1,253 words in the
New Testament. Asked off-hand, one
would probably say there were more
words In the Bible than In Shake
spea's works, but, as q matter Of fact,
the balance is In favor Of the Bard,
who has the respectable total Of S14,-
7S0, or 41,317 more than the Bible.
Altogether, his plays have no fewer
than 1877 characters, one Of whom
(Hamlet) has 1850 words to deliver.
Hamlet" indeed, Is the longest.
play, containing as 1t does, $3.50 lines,
while the Comedy Of Errors" Is the
shortest, with LIT lines. The longest
word is Observation-Disclosures"
which Is certainly a tongue-twister, and
might take the place of truly rural"
as a test OF sobriety, always provid-
ing the police officer was able to pro
nounce the word himself. The curl
Gus can find all the letters OF the al
phabet In the twenty-hrst verse Of the
seventh chapter OF Ezra, while refer
ence to the one hundred and seven
teenth psalm will show that 1t Is not
only the shortest chapter In the Bible,
but also the middle chapter Of the
book.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

life. Sam Is a native of st. Pauls,
N, c.. where he came into this world
on June %, 1885. He has a wonderful
memory, for he remembers distinctly
when the first boat came up the Cape
Fear river in 1899, but until a few
years ago he had eve seen a rail-
road locomotive. Sam Is the father
Of Is children, and his youngest child
is now sixty years old. His grand
children, great-grandchildren and
Observation-Disclosures are scattered
over the country from New York to
Florida.
When q child Sam helped the first
settlers, clear the land in North Caro-
lima. He has always been a user OF
tobacco and attributes his long life
to the fact that he never worried about
anything. This Is the first photo
graph Sam has ever allowed to be
made Of himself. He has always been
afraid Of a camera, thinking 1t was
some kind Of an instrument that would
harm him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
PRESERVING A H0BBLE SKIRT

Assuming that the hobble skirt, like
the dodo. is domed to extinction, and
also for the enlightenment of the mo-
diste of a few centuries hence, the
IN Of Larkspur, & small town In
California, hit on a novel plan to pre-
serve for the generations to come a
working model Of the hobble skirt.
This extreme bit of feminine apparel
has been consigned along with copies
of the San Francisco daily papers, the
Bible, a list of the names Of the town
trustees, and other mementos Of the
day, to a crypt in the cornerstone OF
the new hall.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

To have been taken Is a baby in the arms of Napoleon the Great and to
have lived to the age Of 1906 years, are 10 ordinary claims to distinction, writes
a Paris correspondent They arr made by M. Pierre SchameLRoy with Whom
had a most interesting conversation at NeuiIy. He was born at Versailles
on August rs, 1907, and his father was al orderly to Napoleon l. AZ a child
no MAS a playmate Of the prince imperial, later king Of Rome, and the old
man showed m G a doll given him by the Infant prince. He added that he had
never washed It since It left the princes hands. He lives m milk vegetables
fruit and Jam, and although at present he is not in the best OF health, when
he warns to his favonte topic-his recoIectons Of lie Petit caporaI"-his
ewes bruhten and he seems to possess the vgor of a man half his age. M.
schaneLRoy remembers seeing the emperor three times, aI OF them at 81
Helena, where he was taken to visit his father, who had followed Napoleon
Into exile. He saw the emperor oncem nor as he lay dead at St. Helena.
M. schameLRoy Is a handsome old fellow, Of strong features, though
sunken face, with a hooked nose and a flowing, silky snow-white beard. He
ws fol many years costumer at the opera. He has nw a pension from
the state of 81 cents a day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
Hard Luck, Indeed!

"How's your son, the lawyer, who
went to Texas, getting on"
BADLY, poor fellow. He's in jail"
"How's that?"
HE was retained by a horse thief
to defend him, and he made such a
good plea that the judge held him az
accessory."-Lippincott's.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
OF LIVING MEN

Looks like pappy won't neber die"
says the only living daughter of this
one hundred and Twenty-Five years
young" man. She speaks truly, too,
for although Sam McKoy has long
passed the century mark, he is hale
and hearty, has splendid eyesight,
never having worn glasses, good
health and looks as II he was good for
at least rs more years of contented
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
Talking.

81 hear Mrs. Binks is suffering from
kleptomania," said the good old soul.
Are you giving her anything for it?"
NO" replied DR.. Wise, but l under
stand she is taking Q uumber d
things"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

Beautiful scenery is to be found in
the great dividing range t~raversing
the entire length Of Victoria, Austria
liza, and known at different parts as
the Grampians, the Pyrenees and the
Australian Alps. There are at least
sixteen peaks over 5000 feet high, one
of these being Mount Buffalo, 5,645
feet. The illustration shows Egg Rock
In Buffalo Gorge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

years, and
was thin, weak and
When /
would lie down it
e as if ]
going right
down out Of sight
no some dark hole,
and the window cur
had faces that
would peek out at
me, and when l was
ort of doors IL wnnId
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

The great thing in the world is not
so much to seek happiness rs to ear
peace and self-respect.-Huxley.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

Trimmings. q
They say she's a luxurious DAME"
Very. Even her combs have gold.
filled teeth"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

Men say they are always losing SIS
umbrellas. But the only kind you v e
find are Accent ones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
No. SIX-SIXTY-SIX

This Is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for Malaria or Chilis and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and If taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
tion, allays ain,cures wind collie, Csc q bottle.Aas
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19
SUFFERED =
AWFUL PAIN
For Sixteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Moretown. Vermont. -"I was trou-
bled with pains and irregularities for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-01

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