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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27
A VETERANS OPINION

(By Frank NJ Eddy.)
He was wrinked, gray and palsied;
His form was bent with age,
And his whole frame shook with passion,
AS he scanned the printed page.
His soft hat, tinsled braided,
And the button that he wore
Proclaimed he'd been soldier
In the brave old days of yore
His cane swung like sabre,
And in hot words, not choice,
He shrilly shrieked his statements,
In thin and piping voice:
sit makes me devlish tired,
All this rotten talk
That Uncle Sans weakling,
Just learning how to walk.
And if furrin' army,
Should enter either door,
Without the slightest trouble
Could march from shore to shore.
John Bull he had that notion,
Once on a time, tits said;
The Dons thought 'twould be easy
To stand our head.
So they just started scrappin'.
But they very quickly saw,
By Gum! that they had bitten off
Much more than they could chaw.
They say our boys are bully,
A follerin' of the plow,
But when it comes to sogerin',
They know but little how.
But should they start a fitin',
To show their spite and hate,
They'd find those gawky plow-boys
Can shute damned awful straight.
We are not seeking trouble
With yellow, black white,
But jest for entertainment,
We'd put quite a fight
Twould not be all one-sded;
In my old bones l feel
We'd get good sized nibbe
Before they got their meal.
And should their country call them,
One thing will be found true:
Our boys are just as willin'
AS they was in siXty-two.
And if ructions started
Well hear this little song:
We're coming, Uncle Woodrow,
Full fifteen million strong.
Then let the sissies tremble,
We veterans know full well,
Before they got Old Glory,
Them furriners would fill hell"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

Any business that man is asham-
ed to let his wife and daughter step
in and help him is not legitimate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

A dog never measures a man by his
faults but judges him by the amount
of dog there is in the man.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

A lover is like a frog, neither pa!
any attention to where they are going
to land before they jump.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

No boy ever tells lie until som,
one has first lied to him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

Counting is not like war, powder
no help to an engagement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

Make hay while the sun shines but
grind sickles while it rains.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

There is more pleasure found in
giving than receiving especially in the
case of a good licking.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

piano up and down the lines during
an engagement and playing for the
soldiers. If his music sounds like that
of some piano players, it is the SOL
diers that ought to have been decorat-
ed.
1t is a curious fact that those peo-
pie who are always talking about how
defenseless and feeble this country is
in military and naval way never
think of leaving the United States
and settling in Europe.
In those families where the children
are ruled only by love we notice the
kids seldom wipe their feet before
they enter the door.
All small boys believe that their
parents should remain strictly neu-
trail in the war between themselves
and their teachers.
There is no court record showing
that man applied for divorce from
his wife on the ground that she made
good bread.
The difference between war and
hell lies in the fact that in war it is
the innocent that suffer the most.
Any business that a man is asham-
ed to let his wife and daughter step
in and help him is not legitimate.
A dog never measures a man by his
faults but judges him by the amount
of dog there is in the man.
A lover is like frog, neither pay
any attention to where they are going
to land before they jump.
There is more pleasure found in
giving than receiving especially in the
case of good licking.
A girl will go long ways to avoid
meeting young man if she knows he
is coming that way.
The devil grins when a r1an makes a
charitable donation just to get his
name in print.
Make hay while the sun shines but
grind sickles while it rains.
Counting is not like war, powder is
no help to an engagement.
No boy ever tells lie until some
one has first lied to him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

The devil grins when a r1an makes &
charitable donation just to get his
name in print.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1915-05-27

A girl will go a long ways to avoic
meeting young man if she knows he
is coming that way.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14

friends enough behind you to protect
you safely to the extent necessary
against the gang who would destroy
YOU because they can't handle you.
They did all they could to kill all
the time and thereby squeeze me
out but l went there to make a
speech, and intended making it dis
regardful Of such tactics.
/ fiEalJ| turned loose on them with
the letters and statements from our
honest missionaries on the foreign
field, taking the facts and figures
you have SO often given, and demOl-
ished them into absolute silence
The brethren nodded, sanctioned,
and endorsed my speech, coming to
me after adjournment, shaking my
hand and commencing me for it.
The fact that the Board folk at
large, with q knowledge of the facts
evade the issue show that they are
rob our Baptist people of what they
know they could not get if they told
them the truth.
Brother Watson this report is to
commend you to all of our people as
an educator, and if they were half
as anxious to learn as you are to
educate them they would know some
thing and be worth something to
those among whom they live.
They should at once shake the long
fastened shackles off Of themselves,
religiously and politically, and be
free and useful men.
If there is a Board Baptist any
where in my reach who will tilt
with me on the question 1 want to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14
REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS.

l have been making my report on
missions to Rev. w. B. Crumpton,
the secretary of our Baptist State
Mission Board; but this time I make
it to you Brother Watson, and
want you to publish it in The Jeffer-
sOnian.
[ went to the Central Association
Tuesday after the 4th Sunday in
September at Macedonia Church in
Coosa County, where it assembled in
it's seventy-first session.
I have been in this Association
twenty-five years, working hard to
build up our Baptist cause on a
solid Baptist basis, and succeeded on
all the ground | stood.
At the opening of the session, Rev.
A.. S. Smith, and Rev. j. Henry
Bush, bounded on the rostrum, and
began to bray Justify in quick alter
nation, for the rotten mission propa-
ganda in operation by Our Boards"
They set in on me at once with
such expressions in an indirect way
as they surmised would cripple my
relation with our Baptist people.
In this way they said that | was a
fool; that had no right on the floor;
and prayed: Lord help us to turn
aside in disgust from the critic"
They did not know that | was we'll
loaded to the very brim with the hot
shot you had been furnishing me
Brother Watson, in The Jeffersonian,
and which l knew was absolutely re-
liable, because from the pen Of an
honest manly man, one not afraid
of every devil this side of the pit,
disregardful of name or form, with
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14
FRIENDS OF WAYCROSS SEND 4
TELEGRAM.

Hon. Thos. E. Watson We hail
you as a brave and true Georgian, a.
man with the courage Of his convic-
tons, true defender of the states
honor, unbribed and unbribable. God
speed you, sir.
W. E. Dempster, G. P. Cannon.
M. A. Thomas, T. S. Paschal, w. H.
Pollard, F. A. Christian, II. d. Ever
EFT, J. B. Stewart l.. L. Peoples, W.
C. Butler, B. T. F'urlong, w. e.
Bates, 1. N. Smith, J. L. Langford.
w H. Sauls, A. l.. Foster, J. G.
Pittman, ]. j. Pierce, II. l. Walden.
G.. M. Sweat.
Waycross, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14
THE JEFFERSONIAN

with a fair profit to author, pub
Usher, and distribution at % cents.
The American Book Company with
out any solicitation from any one,
cut the price of this book from 54
cents to 80 cents. So each child in
Georgia can now buy it at 80 cents
If the price of book is not printed
on the book as an adopted book, the
cost of that book does not go into
Professor Britton's statement. Ask
him! The book companies dare not
publish the sales of school books in
Georgia
Ontario has most sensible method
of producing school books, to-wit:
The minister of education secures
expert help and prepares the text
and submits the texts to experienced
teachers and after full examination,
the text is offered to the printer un-
der contract for ten years. If the
law could be enacted in Georgia, it
would cut the cost of school books
200 per cent | know that bunch
from Athens swore that after one
hundred and eighteen years of free
tuition at the State University we
had not produced one person in
Georgia who could write a primer,
not even Chancellor Barrow, but
we might get yankee as my bill
does not restrict the superintendent
Of education to Southern authors.
They swore a primer should con-
tain 100 pages, and 400 words and
that four new words should be added
n of in
Georgia could do it.
Ontario produces all school books
up to the 8th grade for 1924 per
pupil, while in Georgia the Basal
books cost $3.50 and the supple
mentals as much more. In Ontario
the illiteracy is less than l per cent.
while in Georgia among the native
white children it is 7.8, the same as
it was five years ago.
The illiteracy Of the negro is SO
per cent. or an average in Georgia
of over 20 per cent.
In fifty-one counties in Georgia the
illiteracy of the white children is
greater than the negroes. In sixty
five counties in Georgia illiteracy
increased in the last five years. In
Appling County, Professor Moons
own county they have over 200 white
illiterates.
Let us produce better and cheaper
school books and then we can supply
them free. You do not hurt the
book trust by supplying free books
if you buy from them, but if you try
to cut them off then you see them
flocking to the capitol in droVes to
defeat you.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14
PAGE ELFTER

get hold Of him as soon as possible,
that | may fix him as | did Smith &
Bush; or more properly, Brother
Watson let you do it through ME.
The more l know Of you the more
l love you.
Very truly yours,
w. r. WHATLEY.
Alabama.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14

Georgia
| propose just to notice fow
statements in the article.
Professor Moon says: ''Under the
Tree school book system the cost is
really less to the people because the
BOOKS are bought by large contracts
dlrect from publishers by boards or
education, with a saving of Is or 30
per cent. by reason of cutting ont
Dealers
Again he says, "there is now spent
IN Georgia for school books an aver
age of about thirty-five or fortv
cents per child
Again he says and to prove it
would be cheaper for Georgia to buv
the books and furnish them free as
follows:
Fitzgerald, Ca, supplies free
books to all of the. children of her
schools at cost of about a thou
sand dollars, for fifteen hundred
children or sixty or seventy-fiye
cents per child
Now ii it only costs, as stated bv
professor Moon, 40 cents per child
III Georgia now, where would be the
saving to do like Fitzgerald and
spend IS cents per pupil, a saving
OF nearly one-half
Now this brings us to the question.
what are we paying in Georgia an
nually for school books?''
Senator Moon sWore before the
school-boOk Investigating committee
that he and the superintendent of
schools had closely investigated the
question and the average in Georgia
per pupil was not less than two dol
lars.
Hon. E. L. Bridges, superintendent
of schools in Sibley County swore
before the same committee that after
close investigation and after an
experience of fifteen years as super
mtendent and from having to buy
books for several children in school.
that he was satisfied that the aver
age IN Georgia, per child was not less
than $3.50.
When | stated that we were spend
ing annually more than one million
dollars for school books, the school
book trust got busy and cited the
statement published by Professor
Britain, state school commissioner,
VI OCOcI1 OOOhO III CuS COInluO1 SCuOOI.
We have over 100000 children in
school and 100000 more that should
be in school, and even at $500 per
child the cost would be $1,2OO,OOO.
| doubt if an adopted school book
is used in Macon, Atlanta, Augusta,
Savannah, or even Bailey.
| will make this proposition to
Professor Moon Of Bailey. For every
one pupil he can find attending the
Bailey Public School, over which he
presides, whose books cost less than
$500 per year, l will furnish the
names of ten pupils whose books
cost over $500 per year.
You can say what you please about
high priced school books, but one of
the essentials of school book to
supply the needs of the poor child is
that it shall be cheap Pass a law
that all children shall attend school
by being transported in an automo-
bile and you will cut off others.
Last year the fight was made on
Peterman's Civil Government, be-
cause it cost too much, to-wit SAC.
It had been on the adopted list ten
years at 81 cents and it was proven
before the school book Investigating
committee that Foote & Davies would
print and bind it for 1872 cents, that
the authorship of all common school
books was per cent. and that the
distribution was 20 per cent.
This made the cost of a suitable
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-14
Hon. G. R. McCrory, Sena-
tor from 18th District,
Trying to Solve
the School-Dook
Question.

2 N q recent issue of the Tele-
graph was very lengthy
article from Professor Moon
- OF the State Board of Educa-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02

MIR. Ray, principal Of our city schools,
Is already on hand to fill his position
for the ensuing year. He comes from
st. 10, Michigan, with very good re-
concentrations. He is a fine scholar,
having graduated from both Beloit and
Knox colleges.
Mr.. John Dunbar of this city died
last Saturday, Aug. %, of consumption.
He came to this city 26 years ago and
was engaged in business up to six
months ago.
Mrs. Paynter, who was recently in
jured by the tipping over of the Lam
caster stage, died in this city last
Thursday and was buried on Saturday.
A meeting was held in Dodgeville on
Thursday for the purpose of getting
an expression from the people of the
village regarding the extension of the
Mineral Point railroad through that
place. A committee from Platteville
was also present and their proposition
to extend the narrow gauge from their
city met with greater favor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02
FROM the TRIBUNE FILES


Died at Blackjack. on the 10th day
of September. Mary Josephine Brown
daughter Of H. S. and Sarah Anr
Brown, aged Is months and days.
The Platteyille Academy opens Sept.
-, for another year. The same able
board of Instructors have been re-en-
gagged. Mr.. G. King is now added to
this number as teacher of vocal and
violin music.
The new U. S. Hotel is nearly com
pleted and will be opened Oct. l. MIR.
Hugh Phillips, proprietor, is now east
for furniture. The house is large, COM
modious and pleasantly located and the
service will be first-class.
The past few days the weather has
been unusually warm for this time of
the year. The mercury has stood 90 in
the shade for several days. Corn is
.aking advantage of the present tenn
perature and if Jack Frost does not in
terrier we will have an abundant har-
vest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02
Fifty Years Ago, 1865.

Married in this city, on the 18th inst,
by Rev Father Weinhart, Mr.. John
Schulz and Miss Catherine Fritz, both
of this city.
Married at the Wesleyan Chapel, in
Truro, Cornwall, England, Aug. 2, MIR.
Joht. Lanvon of this city and Miss An
ME Plunmer of former place.
A servant girl in the family of Fran
els Little Of Linden came near losing
her life few days ago by eating some
cherries from box that had contained
rat poison. Medical aid was secured
Immediately and the young lady will
recover.
Three of our former prominent resi-
dents, Gen. c. c. Washburne, Hon.
Cyrus Woodman and Moses NJ Strong,
were in our city last week. They are
in good health and glad to be hack to
the old place again.
Mr., Thos. Goldsworthy was recently
appointed postmaster at Linden. He
is one of the brave boys of the 18th
Wis, and will fill the place right.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02

Mr. and Mrs. w. Hood of Spring
Green are welcome guests at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. l.. c. Stair
Mrs. S. M. Hanson returned to
Milwaukee Thursday. after spending
three weeks at the W. r. Smith home.
Miss Gertrude Stude, teacher OF
piano and organ lessons. For terms
inquire at residence, phone 226.
Mrs. Henry Wiese returned Mon
day from Cassville, where she was the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Orville Treweek.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Unterholzner
motored to New Hampton, Iowa, last
Wednesday to spend week with rel
atives.
Mrs. Will Horn left yesterday for
Platteville to spend the remainder of
the week with her sister, Miss Hazel
Smith.
Ladies' and childrens matinee at
The World" Saturday at 2:SOp. m.
Ask for Glendel certificates. Roger s
high grade, guaranteed silverware at
advertising prices.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02

Miss Francis Stein Of Milwaukee
and Miss Roxy Wilkinson of Livings-
ton were guests Of Mrs. VIM. Molitor
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Reuben Ellsworth,
Jr, Miss Mary Stephenson and Reuben
Ellsworth, Sr., motored to Platteville
Monday
Miss Mayme Tyrer left Monday for
three weeks visit with her brother
at Milwaukee and with relatives at
Hartford.
- Mrs Lincoln Vivian and two chl
dren, Carlson Temby and George Wv
ian, spent the weekend with relatives
at Beloit.
\ Mrs. Mary Lick and daughter ar
rived here Saturday from st. Paul to
visit at the home of Mrs. Mary Mari
and with other relatives.
Miss Elizabeth KIM and neice
Miss Helen Gerlach, returned last
Thursday from visit at Milwaukee,
Waukesha and Elm Grove.
Miss Hulda Schroeder of Chicago
arrived yesterday to resume her du-
ties aa designer in the millinery estab-
lishment Of Mrs. A. NJ Kramer.
Raymond A. Mess arrived home
Sunday to celebrate his Gath birthday
anniversary with his mother. lie re-
turned to Milwaukee Wednesday to
finish his course in pharmacy at the
Marquette University.
Miss Eloise James returned last
Tuesday from visit with relatives in
Iowa and Nebraska and has resumed
her duties as stenographer in the ii. +.
d N. Ry. Office
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Suthers ar
rived here Saturday from Sturgeon
Bay. Mr.. Suthers returned Sunday
but his wife will remain for an extend
ed sojourn with relatives and friends
N J. Esch, bis wife and son Val
erie, accompanied by his sisters, Mrs
Peter Anton and Miss Josephine Eseh
Of Racine, motored here Thursday
from Union Mills and visited relatives.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02
Twenty-Five Year. Ago, 1890.

Married at the residence Of the brides
parents, in the town Of Mineral Point,
by Rev. w. J. G. Ralph, Mr.. Martin
Goldsworthy Of Linden and Miss Eliza
Temby, daughter of John Temby.
Geo. Harker, Linden, while working
on his farm last week, found cigar
box tied up and addressed to John
Jones, county Judge. Mr.. Harker took
it to the judge who opened it and found
inside about square yards of wrap
ping paper upon which was written a
mass Of personal grievances and family
history. 1t was signed David Jones,
an inmate of the asylum. The patient
is evidently a scholar Of good attain
ments, as the hand writing was very
neat and The grammatical construct; ma
correct.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02
Smoke Red Trunk cigars.


Charles Mccormick of Dodgeville
called on friends in this city Monday.
Order one of those delicious ten
cent cakes from Gorgens. Phone SO.
Mrs. Mohr and daughter of Galena
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Cora Quirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Groth and
Will Miller motored to Dubuque Satur-
day.
Perry Paynter returned Friday
from trip to Devils Lake and the
Dells.
Mrs. Jos. Aide visited her sister,
Mrs. Martin Anderson, at Dodgeville
last week.
Mrs. Ella Sims went to Darlington
last week for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. King.
Misses Mary and Hattie Stanek OF
Prairie du Chen are visiting at the
Libby home.
The Misses Gertrude and Marie
Schoenaman of Dodgeville visited rel
atives in this city this week.
Mrs. John Alvin of Belmont is
spending week at the Gerlach homes
and with Mrs. Bernard Fielder.
Mrs. Mary Treweek and Mrs. Chas.
Treweek visited at the farm home of
Milo Treweek one day last week.
Mrs. Clark Woodbury. and Mrs. A.
I. Williams of Dodgeville spent last
Thursday with Mrs. Fred erase.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccormick of
Madison visited relatives and friends
here and at Waldwick last week.
Frank Tyler has returned to Rich
land Center after spending a week with
his sister, Mrs. Andrew Whitford.
Thomas Goldsworthy returned to
Beloit last week after a visit at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. L. Vivian.
Miss Emma Schnenke arrived Mon
day to I'LL the position of trimmer at
Miss Kate O'Dowd's millinery store.
Mrs Phil Weidenfeller and son
Urban returned Tuesday from a four
weeks visit with their cousins at Gran
vile, Iowa.
Get your silverware at less than
wholesale cost by saving "The World"
certificates. A certificate with every
admission ticket.
Miss Dolly Gribble, who has been
visiting her mother in this city, re-
turned to Chicago Tuesday to resume
her duties as trained nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Whitford and
daughter Susan went to Jonesdale Tues
day far weeks visit at the hom4 of
their son and brother, Volney Whitford.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-09-02
Local Overflow.


= ray less and dress better. Buy
your clothing of G. Varlin.
VIM. Meyer spent the weekend
with his parents at Warren.
p. o. Vivian transacted business
at Richland Center Saturday.
Ed. Ellingen returned Monday from
a business trip to Janesville.
Mineral Point was well represented
at the Darlington Fair last week.
Miss Norma Hauser Of St. Paul is
the guest of Miss Marion Jones.
Miss Jane King of Cleveland is a
guest at the w. P. Gundry home.
Henrietta G. Hanscom, teacher of
music, piano and organ. Phone 70.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Vincent have
been visiting at Elgin the past week.
Miss Agnes Peter returned to Mil
waukee Saturday to resume her studies.
Mrs. Edward Curnow and son Rus
sci spent last Thursday at Darlington.
~ Sooner or later you will become a
''World" movie fan. Why not sooner?
~ For watch and jewelry repairing
call on j. J. Mauger. All work guar
anteed.
Miss Kate O'Dowd went to Chicago
Tuesday on business pertaining to her
millinery establishment.
Mrs. A. C. Clark of Minneapolis
was recent visitor with her mother,
Mrs. James Penberthy.
Miss Eliza Baxter has returned
from an extended sojourn with her
brother at Sibley, Iowa.
Miss Olive Forester Of Milwaukee
is visiting Miss d. Villa Caffrey at
the w. H. Osborne home
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Williams of
Dodgeville were guests at the George
Grange home last Friday.
Miss Mayme Luttren returned to
Madison on Monday, after pleasant
visit with friends in this city.
DIR. and Mrs. w. j. Morgan, son
and daughter visited his rlother at OAR
lington last week and attended the
fair.
Mrs. Micheal Smith, two sons and
daughter Eileen returned to Monroe
last week after visiting at the Metz
home.
Thomas Kramer and wife of Bak-
er, Montana, and Roy Kramer of I'M
perial Valley, Cal, who have been Wis
iting at the Ed. Gribble home, returned
to their homes Tuesday.