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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-23
(COMMENT.)

[ heartily agree with Mr.. Jones' All prop
erty should be taxed alike. To exempt reli-
gious property, is the same as granting a
donation out of the public treasury for the
support of the churches
The one amazing feature of the State Con-
stitution of 1877 is that such statesmen as
Toombs Jenkins. Reese, &C., violated the Con-
stitution of the United States by exempting
religious and charitable property from taxa
ton.
In my judgment, that clause of our State
Constitution IS c1trcmely Uici0ms and illegal.
If all church wealth was taxed, there would
not be so much idle and n-Christian riches
piled up in our churches.
The Roman Catholic machine alone boards
enough idle gold, silver and precious stones
in the single country of AIexico-to say moth
ing Of South America-to double the circu-
lation of money, if that useless mass of
precious metal were put to work.
In all lands controlled by popery, there are
rags, poverty. beggary and hopeless ignorance
outside the church door, and untold riches
heaped up around the altar, and in the palaces
of the "Princes of the church"
Idle, untaxed property is no advantage to
true religion: it is a drawback, a vanity,
wrong.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-23
THOMSON, GA, July %, 1911.
What About This Subsidy TO
Religious Denominations?
THE following letter is timely and vel
interesting:

Interesting.
Dear Sir: I am writing you at this time to
learn if you have noted dangerous piece of
legislation introduced by Mr.. McWhorter of
Green County. 1t seems that to you, and to you
above all the Georgia editors falls the duty of
lighting the dark places and exposing corruption
and graft in high places. The legislation to
which call your attention is proposed in bill to
relieve all church property from taxation. AS the
Roman Catholic church comes as near owning
everything as it can, and as all the property of
bishop, archbishop, priest, ETC., is church prop
erty, this appears to fool farmer to be danger
Gus in the extreme.
There is another point of vital Importance the
land over and that is the quieting for all time
of land titles by State guarantee under the Tor
rens or some similar system 1t seems that the
present Legislature promises to kill this needed
legislation, while they feast water melons and
prepare to install few more counties so as to
elect few more lawyers, to kill more good legis-
lation and heap upon more bad legislation and
more burdens
Let us hear from you in your mastery manner
on this subject. Turn the light
There honest lawyers and I believe you are
one. The fight you are making for popular gov
eminent is the greatest of the day. You are lay
ing the foundation on bedrock by making the
first great assault the Roman Catholic HER
archy, for never have any true or real
freedom until it is forever banished from the
governing policy of. our land.
Wishing for you long life and success in the
great light you are making for the people, am,
Your friend,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-23
THE .JEFFERSONIAN

lished, know that he remembers how indig-
nantly dwelt upon the fact that the shoot
ing began before the Martial Lao proclnnatz-
ton could bare been hmoacn
With that part of the horrible episode,
Governor Brown had nothing to do.
OLeary, Obaar, Jowett and Levy were
responsible for the enforcement Of Martial
Law, after the Governor proclaimed 1t.
My censure of Governor Brown was based
upon two points:
(1) / contended that Mayor Barrett
should have made his demand in writing:
a. That Governor Brown erred in
approving what had been done.
The first censure involves all those who
believed at the time that the Governor was
right and the second involves Judge Ham
mond and Solicitor-G General Reynolds who
got into the same boat with Governor Brown.
Did Jerome Jones himself make any efforts
to bring those officers to punishment? It IS
not too late for him to do it, yet. IF he will
grapple with that task he shall have all the
help that I can give him.
Does Mr.. Jerome Jones know that the
military law under which those officers
claimed to be acting was introduced into the
Georgia legislature by one of Mr.. Hoke
Smiths partisans?
Does Mr. Jones know that the said law
was made by Hoke Smith legislature?
Does he know that Senator McGregor and
Major Van Holt Nash have agreed upon
a new law which will forever guarantee the
people against repetition of what those Off
GERS did in Augusta?
Does he know that the same partisan of
Hoke Smith is opposing this change in the
law?
Mr. Jerome Jones should investigate. IF
he can get day off from setting type, or
laying brick, or chiseling granite, or plaster
ing inside walls, or putting up iron fence, or
grading streets-whatever toll he is toiEng
at really would like to see him pay more
attention to facts, and less to controversial
literature.
Atlanta and Georgia has read great deal
from Jerome Jones and j. r. Smith: also
from Ralph Smith and other Smiths what
we would appreciate henceforth would be less
literature and more illumination.
The next time Mr.. jerome Jones Tugs my
name into one Of his attacks upon Governor
Brown, I will thank him to quote what /
said instead of using the vague language
that can be construed into whatever suits the
purpose of the Georgia poems who toll on the
political farms Of Hoke Smith and L. w.
Hardwick
[ stand pat on every line written by me
against the illegal use of the military to dis
place and subordinate the Civil authorities;
but I made no indiscriminate attack upon
Governor Brown, and Mr.. Jerome Jones
knows it. Let him therefore quote what /
said or leave my name out of his future acti-
vities, strenuosities, and literary effusions in
behalf of those battle-scarred champions of
Union Labor, Hoke Smith and T. W. Hard
wick.
And when Mr.. Jerome Jones quotes what
I said against the unlawful conduct of the
military in Augusta, [ invite him to quote in
parallel column what was said by the owners
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-23
MIR. Jerome Jones Is So Eager
To Injure Joseph nj. Brown
That He Almost CO1npli-
mentS Your Uncle
7. E. w.

Jones. Thank the Lord
/ had begun to fear that Jerome never
would admit, in writing, that such a person
as myself numbered this vale of tears.
But it is all right, now Jerome allowed
his cultivated distaste for Joe Brown to carry
him so far in his latest lengthy, laborious and
mastery literary effort against "the little
man from Marietta" that even the little man
of Thomson receives a share of Jeromian
attention.
Thus do we again obtain proof that all
things come to him who waits. I am the
man that waited; and, in the course of long
years. came the bouquet from Jones, who was
so eager to hit Joe Brown with brick, that
he struck your uncle T. E. W. with a nose
gay.
Thank you, Jerome!
Signing himself '"The Georgia Federation
of Labor" Jones pays tribute to some arti
cles written by me against Military Law, as
exemplified in the killing of Baker, Dorm and
Christie, in Augusta, Georgia, in 1912.
This tribute is a little behind time; and
like many other things that are behind time,
it is in hurry. So much so, indeed, that 1t
took me by surprise.
That the surprise was of an agreeable
nature, / need hardly assure you.
So far as my memory serves me, Jerome
Jones paid no tribute to those articles at the
time they we're published
So far as I can remember jerome Jones
left me alone, it still being part of his creed
that no such person as [ was in existence.
There is another thing that | seem to recol-
lect; and that is, the absolute silence of the
great daily papers that are now lending SO
much space to the Jeromian attacks upon
'the little man from Marietta"
Not one of those great dailies lifted finger
in behalf of the Laboring Man, when The
Jefersoneiaa was fighting his battle against
the usurpatlons of Martial Law.
Mr.. Jerome Jones may recall the fact that
the same officers who shot down the three
citizens of Augusta wanted to send detach-
ment of soldiers to Thomson, to arrest me for
having dared to criticise their lawless con-
duct.
Mr.. Jerome Jones may remember that these
officers demanded authority to invade Nc
Duffie-and that Governor Brown refused
his sanction.
[ feel quite sure that Mr. Jerome Jones,
my urban brother of toll, rejoices that Gov
ernor Brown did not allow that extreme
measure of military harshness; and that the
failure Of Jerome Jones to compliment ''the
little man from Marietta" on this point was
due to unavoidable inadvertence and to
momentary incoherence.
Does Mr.. Jerome Jones remember that one
Of the most rampant of those military officers
was OLeary Of Savannah, and that another
was Abram Levy, and that another was Thad
Jowett? And is not the latter gentleman also
one of our "urban brothers of toll? 2"
So far as [ can remember, Little Joe"
as Jerome Jones endearingly calls him, did
not 90 to Augusta and order anybody shot.
My recollection is, that the fragrant patriot,
BoyE1in Wright went to Mayor Barrett
demanding the troops, and that the Mayor
demanded them of the Governor.
IF T am WRONG about this T want to be set
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
slLEMcER FOR EVIL TONGUES
srraes it Back Club Of Albany, NJ.
", Has q Good Idea 60 %
Away With Gossip.

In Albany. N. T., they have an or
ganization called the Trace It Back
club. It was organized twelve years
ago 40 the outcome OF an inquiry as
to who had set . certain false Story
afioat. A party Of men were in a
cafe when q statement was made that
practically accused q well-known citi-
zen Of crookedness.
I'D like to see that story traced
back" said one of tho men at the
table, for there's not the slightest
truth In it, in my opinion"
Well, let's organize a club to do
It," said another.
So the club was formed and a COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
statement The story was run down
within two days.
The club. elated over it's success,
adopted bylaws and arranged to meet
regularly. Whenever a man opened
his mouth to accuse somebody the
president merely began: :" appoint
az Q committee Of investigation
and he seldom got further. The Trace
1t Backs have had many ups and
downs and the membership has
thinned out considerably, but there
are enough still on hand to practice
and preach their principles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
LESSON FOR CECIL RHODES
Arrogant "Emplrs Builder NET t,ls
Match When He Attempted %
Bully ciessk

Cecil Rhodes mAsterfulness and
sense Of importance met With little op
position a . rule. but q little German
clerk In the Transvaal government Of.
fees ct Johannesburg before The VA
once taught him q lesson.
please attend to mo ct ooee." thunr
dered tho Colossus, n can't wait"
when your turn CONES. mister" n.
Piled the clerk.
"Confound you. mani Don't you
know who I am3'' asked RhodA
"Oh. yes. I know you: but don't wor-
~ about me-" vas the clerks unYuf.
fed reply.
"If you were in Cape Town ia have
you discharged ct oncst" xoayed the
great man.
EYES," said tho clerk, very coolly,
I've heard they discharge people in
Cape Town for doing their duty. But
this isn't Cape Town-this IL . rspub
lic."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
TIMID LOVER SAW THE POINT
s%weetheart's Hint Surely Was Broad
Enough for Even the Most Back
ward Of siehins SWANS.

Horace was . devout but timid
lover. So timid was he that, though
the signs were favorable, he had never
yet summoned up sufficient spirit to
ask his adored one the allimportant
question.
Ono day. however. whilst walking
with her in the the garden. . wave Of
unexpected courage swept over him
and he begged for q kiss.
you may have just one!" answered
the maiden. But, remember. q kiss
may mean many things. On the lips
it signifies all or nothing; on the hand
1t shows respect, and on the forehead
friendship. Choose which you like!"
Horace. with his Dyes on the ground,
thought the matter over carefully.
though nervously. He was reused ct
last from his meditations by q soft
sigh.
Raising his eyes, he beheld his d.
vinfty with her hat pulled down over
her forehead. her hands deep in the
pockets Of her Jacket and her rosy
lips puckered a. she sighed.
Horace guessed-and guessed right!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02

Hover towards tho nnA. modQen-oaun
Ped farmhouse. What . contrast y
tween the lowly earthly hut Of yester
day and charming palace Of todayi
This contrast says enough Of the IN,
bounded possibilities. which this new
land offers to the willing worker. How
the poor emigrant on the open prairie,
through energy and activity. within !
years worked his way up to being .
well-to-do farmer and esteemed citi
zen! More, the farmer did not re.
Quire to say. Why did he emigratei
WHY? Why l saw the answer with
my own eyes."-Advertisement
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
ERUPTION DIsFIeuREo FACE

Lock Box IS. Maurice, Ia.-'In the
spring Of 1911 our little daughter. age
flve years, had . breaking out on her
lip and part Of her cheek that we
took for ringworm. It resembled .
large ringworm. only It differed in
that 1t was covered with watery blis-
ters that itched and burned terribly.
made worse BY her scratching It.
Then the blisters would break through
and let out . watery substance. She
was very cross and fretful while she
had It and had very little rest ct
night. When tho eruption was 1t it,
worst the teacher Of the school sent
her homo and would not allow her to
attend until the Disagreement Of her
fAoe was gone.
Il wrote and received . sample Of
Cutacura Soap and Ointment. which
We used according TO directions, and
they gave instant relief, 20 We bought
some moro. It gradually grew better.
We kept OF using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and In three or four months
the child was entirely cured"
(signed) Mr.. Henry Prins, Oct. 20.
1917.
Cuticura Snap ana Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
Tree. with SIP. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. I. Boston."-Adv.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
Rich .Alpaea..

A costly black silk smoking iachso-
the sort that is purchased for .fAthar
and after the holidays placed By hinh
the list Of desirables-was on -
play in q haberdasher's window.
shone, in all OF its silken glory 81
black braid trimming, against the 40
liant light of the incandescent LAM
Two negroes ere passing and ~
lSEdmmering substance caught thseR
eye. They stopped and gazed for q N.
ment, and then one Of them EXCHANGES
Good Lawd; JUS look at that alpaa
coat"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
Open tho Window.


He who sleeps with his windows
closed makes his bed In Q coffin.
There is no reason to be surprised
when tuberculosis comes along and
fastens down the lid. II all mankind
could live out of doors all the time.
and not too closely together, tuber-
culosfs would die out in one or two
generations. Since this ideal condi-
ton cannot be achieved, not even for
the sake Of battling humanity's worst
enemy, the next best thing is to bring
as much out Of doors as possible into
our houses. and especially into our
sleeping rooms.
There Is nothing which 20 quickly
lowers vitality to the point where the
tubercle bacillus can get in its work
al breathing stale, close, lifeless, I'm
pure air during the hours Of sleep.
There 10 aothing, which builds up the
resisting powers Of tho body more
quickly than an abundant supply Of
fresh air, particularly ct night. II
sleeping out Of doors will cure con-
sumption. as 1t has done many . time.
surely 1t will 90 far toward keeping
q healty person from getting con,
sumption. It is not always possible
for city dwellers to take their beds
out Of doors. but, ct least, they can
open windows and let ont Of doors
come In.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02

lana pays 1Or 1t6elt 0y the 0f0t harvest
Of IS bus. Of wheat bring in more than
the purchase price Of SIS per acre.
A. In some years I harvested more
than IS bus. you can reckon for your
self how quickly I paid for my farm"
Would you not prefer your own
farm In Iowa?" / asked.
NO" replied the farmer, never
viii I 60 back, in general very few
American settlers return to the old
home. In 1oHa . 100 A. farm costs
800 per A.. $4,000; In Western Can
ada SIS. only $500. For the same
money that you require to buy . 100
A. farm in Iowa, you buy here In
Western Canada . farm Of 1000 acres.
have money enough to buy . farm In
Iowa, IL I wished. But there my year.
II income would be : small one,
whereas here I work for . great gain.
There I would only be . small farmer.
here I am q large landed proprietor"
In q corner Of the farmyard I had
during our conversation noticed .
mound OF earth overyrown with
grasses and wild flowers. TO my In
quiry % to what It was. ! received the
reply: THAT II the ruin Of the wooden
shack covered with sods. which / cali
"a my home when I settled here 0ve
years ago"
rathered . Wild aster from H.
ruin and hung It into the air. In . puT.
plish1Giittering line the wind asovet u
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
Couldn't Blame Him.

One very cold day, Tommy. in his
arst trousers. was walking out with his
overcoat turned back to its utmost
limit.
'"Tom." said his father. button your
coat. Look at mine."
Eyes. but everybody knows you wear
:%rousers." replied Tom.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02
When He psspaIred.

WssOss ~ OOobossOSs
Wife (on her return home)-Have
you noticed that my husband missed
me very much while I vas away.
Mary?
Maid-Well, I didn't notice Il %
much ct nrst, but yesterday b seemed
to bs In despair.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-01-02

Most Of us live to be thankful spr
some of the things we neglected -
do in youth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

ing Paris. Brussels, Berlin and others,
making a close study of the fashions
and bringing direct TO Richmond Gus
toners tho exact things they would
purchase II they went abroad. In the
tailoring department a large staff ~
kept busy tho year round.
On the fourth floor will be found
the house furnishings. Here is to be
found a complete assortment OF rugs,
druggets and carpets, porch swings,
hammocks and all household neces-
stiles From the smallest mating
rugs to the most expensive Persian
rugs. this department Is complete. On
this floor, too, is the trunk depart
ment For travelling, one has but 10
visit this shop TO find every essential
for comfortable trip.
Complete in every line, J. r. Mos
by 81 Co. has taken It's proper
place in the front rank OF the depart
nent stores of the South, Quality
service and price are the three things
which have made this concern one oil
the best and most widely patronized
in Richmond. With Il capable stan
OF employees, always obiiging and pc
lite, the store has a reputation OF
which it can be justly proud and the
| young and efficient officers OF the
| firm have raised tho standard OF the
/ Richmond store equal to that OF the
| large northern cities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
BIG BUILDING FOB
OLD ROCKY MOUNT

ROCKY MOUNT, y. c. March n.
~-Building activities in the city for
the ensuing several months were Civ
en- added impetus this morning when
1t was learned that plans have al
ready been completed and that with
in the next few weeks there will be
a contract awarded for the erection
OF large office and store building
on the vacant lot. corner of Thomas
and Main streets. just opposite the
Elks' club. The building will cost
in excess of 10000. and is being
built by p A. Douglas. eolored
resident oE<~the city. and will he util
lied as store and office building
for some of the colored firms and
businesses of the city. including the
Fitzgerald Drug company, now To-
Gated on an opposite corner The
plans for the building include a
two-story structure facing eighty-one
feet on Main street and running back
forty feet on Thomas street The
building viii have four modern store
buildings on the first floor with stair
way entrance on the street for elev-
en- offices upstairs. The plans for the
building have been drawn by Archi-
tect Harry X. Wagner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22
MUST SPECIALIZE
It RAISING WEED


defined areas for the various types of
leaf 1t requires
AS tobacco grows readily over so
large an area II Is not strange that
many farmers experiment with II ana
often secure seeming success. That
Is, the plants grow readily. but when
II comes time TO market the crop the
farmer can find no market.
II have grown five acres OF tobac-
CO." farmer writes from IA district
where tobacco liz not grown for the
commercial trade. But there seems
to be no market Can the department
of agriculture help me %
The department can only advise
this farmer that conditions are such
that even though his product appears
to be of good quality he will probably
he unable to market It, as the trade
does not recognize his section as n
tobacco producing area Here we
have the difference emphasized be
tween tobacco and a crop Ike corn
for which q market may be readily
found. no matter where 1t is grown,
II the quality is good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-22

mouth means better health. and that
the compulsory school examination
by salaried dentist or dentists, will
be soon coming 10 the children OF
Hartford. In April the Connecticut
state Dental association Will have
the competent school lectures from
the New York State board of health
here to tell what is being done in
our sister state. Let the public come
TO this meeting and learn the vast
amount OF ssoori ttIIt is being accom-
plished. The lecture win be free to
all, especially school teachers.
would 10 not he a good idea to
have the coming city officials declare
themselves for the preventive dentis-
try and a dental dlspensary, under
city control, rather than dispensary
for two hours a. day and supported by
n few dentists? While the prevention
of tuberculosis, vaccination, etc, are
being discussed freely. why are the
pubic overlooking the mouth,
through which all these Infections
are sure TO find their way into the
human system r.