Transcriber’s Notes: Underscores “_” before and after a word or phrase indicate _italics_ in the original text. Equal signs “=” before and after a word or phrase indicate =bold= in the original text. Small capitals have been converted to SOLID capitals. Illustrations have been moved so they do not break up paragraphs. Antiquated spellings have been preserved. Typographical errors have been silently corrected. The Table of Contents was modified to make it agree with the page numbers. _WATSON BOOKS_ * * * * * _Story of France_, _2 volumes_, _$3.50_ In the Story of France you will find a history of Chivalry, of the Crusades, of Joan of Arc, of the Ancien Regime, of the French Revolution. _Premium for 6 Subscribers to either Jeffersonian, at $1.00 each_ * * * * * _Napoleon_ _1.75_ _Premium for 4 Subscribers to either Jeffersonian, at $1.00 each_ * * * * * _Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson_ _1.75_ In the Life of Jefferson you will learn what democratic principles are, and you will learn much history, to the credit of the South and West, which the New England writers left out. _Premium for 4 Subscribers to either Jeffersonian, at $1.00 each_ * * * * * _Bethany_, _A Study of the Causes of the Civil War and a love story of a Confederate Volunteer_. _1.25_ _Premium for 3 Subscribers to either Jeffersonian, at $1.00 each_ WATSON’S JEFFERSONIAN MAGAZINE Vol. III JANUARY, 1909 No. 1 CONTENTS FRONTISPIECE Sidney Lanier 4 EDITORIALS 5 An Estimate of Abraham Lincoln—Why Mr. Bryan can Never be President—Foreign Missions—Treasure Trove—The Passing of Lucy and Rollo. A SURVEY OF THE WORLD Tom Dolan 29 THE BELLS—A Poem Zarion E. Weigle 44 THE PIPE OF ZAIDEE Frank E. Anderson 45 EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT 53 MONEY IS KING Walter Eden 56 A DWELLER WITH THE PAST—A Poem Ricardo Minor 61 CLIPPINGS FROM EXCHANGES 62 THE LAMB AND THE RAIN—A Poem Ada A. Mosher 67 LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE 68 BOOK REVIEWS 72 Published Monthly by THOS. E. WATSON