Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1906 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Sinclair’s Home Colony. Upton Sinclair, Socialist and author of “The Jungle,” which was in part responsible for the meat packing investigation, is deeply interested in a home colony scheme that he proposes to to establish near New York city. The idea of the home colony, as explained

by Mr. Sinclair, is the founding of a cooperative colony, where ehildj’en will be reared on a community plan in a building “especially constructed for the purpose and free from all the dangers and discomfort which the little folk encounter In the homes of their elders.” At a preliminary meeting held in New York Mr. Sinclair outlined a plan of organization which, however. Is subject to change. What character the colony is to take in all details is to be determined democratically by majority vote. Fifty thousand dollars is the estimated sum needed to put the colony plan in operation. An entrance fee of $lO will be paid by each family joining the coldhy, hi which women will be.fillowed equal rights with men. Co-operation will govern all the affairs of the colony, such as cooking and serving of meals, housework, the purchase of supplies and the bousing of the members. How Governor Folk Sized Them Up. Not long ago Governor Folk of Missouri upon reaching his office at the capitol in company with a friend found a number of men waiting in the anteroom. He paused as he passed through and made a joke that was a decided chestnut. When the governor and his friend were in the private office the friend remarked: “Say, that was a fearfully old one you got off just now." “I know it” was the complacent re ply. “Then why did you do it?” the puzzled friend asked. “Did you notice which of those fellows laughed? Well, they are the ones who have favors to ask,” was the explanation.—Harper’s Weekly. The Wit of King Edward's Family. Queen Maud of Norway has the reputation of being the wit of King Edward’s family. On one occasion she was with her sisters at a public function and noticed a curious reporter gazing at their every movement. Accordingly she wrote something on a piece of paper and, making a pretense of handing it to one of her sisters, dropped it. The reporter, of course, In great glee picked it up, expecting to get a great scoop for his paper. Imagine his chagrin when he found written on it the commonplace remark. "My new boots pinch me horribly.”—London Tatler. Blackbarn of Kentacky. It is said to be not at all unlikely that Senator JoeC. S. Blackbum will be the next governor of Kentucky. One of the most popular men the state has ever known, he is the hope of the Democrats of the state, who are opposed to the so called machine Administration of Governor Beckham, who is trimming bls sails for the United States senate to succeed J. B. McCreary. For some time there has been growing a defection in the Democratic party

In Kentucky, and, while Senator Black burn declared when be was beaten through the Beckham machine for re election to the United States senate that he was done with politics, he lias since changed his mind and taken the leadership of the antl-Beckham forces. Senator Blackburn first went tctVashington thirty years ago as a ihem ber of the house of representatives. He la now serving bis third term in the senate, whiob expires next March. He la sixty-eight jraara old.

UPTON SINCLAIR.

JOE C. S. BLACKBURN.