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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
TO PROTECT FARMERS FROM
THE GUANO BUNKO GAME.
Sylvester, Ga.

My Dear Mr.. Watson:-I appeal
to you to expose the wrongs done the
farmers in this state by the law reg
ulating the sales of guano. Under
this law, if farmer has good reason
to suspect his fertilizer is worthless,
he has no redress. If he sends a
sample of it to the State Chemist, he
is required to send also the tag from
the sack from which the sample was
taken and the State Chemist has
nothing to do but look at the analysis
on that tag and write back that the
company's analysis is all right. I'm
der this law any amount of sand or
other worthless material could be
foisted upon the helpless farmers
with absolute impunity. For this
bogus stuff we have to give iron-clad
notes, making it impossible to evade
their payment. Thus we have a
State Chemist, receiving large sal
airy, and guano inspectors costing the
state over hundred thousand dol
lars, which we have to pay; for all
of which we not only get nothing,
but it all goes to legalize one of the
vilest and most glazing frauds ever
perpetrated upon people. If the
State Chemist did his duty, what
need of these inspectors all over the
State? Now, what is to be said of
legislature that would pass such a
law and of a governor that would
sign it and of State Chemist that
would be willing to work under it?
Some three years ago one Of our leg
islators had bill drawn up and in
trOduced into the legislature which
would have given the farmers real
protection against fraud. 1t was re-
ferred to committee that turned it
over to Commissioner Hudson, who
eoither destroyed it or pigeon-holed
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
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it. At least it has never been heard
of since. If there is anything wrong
in a bale of cotton we sell, it will be
sent back even from Europe and the
producer will have to make ample
lawmakers have enacted laws by
which unlimited frauds can be prac
ticed upon us without any redress
whatever. Is this right? Is there
no remedy? Will you not take this
matter up and expose it's corruption?
Make it a state issue. Surely every
farmer in this state will rally to
your STANDARDIZED, every man and
woman who has any regard for JUS
tice. Trulp your friend,
G. A. PENNINGTON.
Forsyth, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
LA FOLLETTE'S MAGAZINE EN-
IARGED
LARGED.

A new era has begun in the publ
cation of La Follette's Weekly Maya
zine. Less than two years ago Sena-
tor R. M. La Toilette, of Wisconsin,
because of the large number of re-
quests for his speeches and other
public documents, decided to publish
a magazine. Since that time it has
been issued weekly in sixteen-page
form, but this weeks issue is in
creased to twenty-four pages.
The magazine contains a broad
side this week by Harold L. Ickes. of
Chicago, upon breaking the Jack
Pot" in which he delineates the
election of Lorimer, declaring that
For a consideration, senators and
representatives sold, not their bodies,
but their souls" Lynn Haines, of
Minnesota, has characterization ar
ticle on Governor Eberhart. Brand
Whitlock, author-mayor of Toledo,
Ohio, writes of the Cure for NUM-
cipal Ills," and Judge Ben B. Lind
sey has stirring article on Putting
Principle Above Party"
LA Follette's was founded nearly
two years ago in the belief that there
was need for a fearless, uncom-
promising magazine, free at all times
to tell the plain facts about men and
measures asys Senator La Toilette,
in describing the growth of his maya
zine. THAT belief was we'll found
ed. Readers have come to us from
coast to coast. Business men are
coming to recognize the exceptional
value of La Follette's as an advertis-
ing medium. And because they are,
we have found it necessary to enlarge
this issue. Eight pages have been
added so as to accommodate adver-
tisers without injustice to readers.
This issue, therefore. marks the be-
ginning of new era for La Fol-
lettes. We are glad because of the
opportunity this will afford us to
give our readers a bigger and better
magazine than ever before. Sub
scriptions alone will not pay the cost
of getting out the magazine. 1t is
necessary to carry advertisements.
And this evidence that La Follette's
has grown into the national class
will, we are sure, give real pleasure
to the rapidly growing family of
readers who look to it for independ-
ent, unbiased information"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10

S797-A Stylish Model, portraying
some of the best features of the sea-
sons coat styles.
Semi-ftted coat for misses or
small women. The semi-fitted coat
is ever popular, and especially well
adapted for home sewing as the ar
rangement of the seams makes the
slight fitting that is necessary an
easy matter. The two-seam sleeves
may be finished with or without
cuffs. The sailor collar with it's
shaped revers over the open fronts
depicts the latest idea in collar ef-
fects. Satin, caracul, serge, cheviot,
broadcloth or other coatings are all
suitable for this model. The pattern
iscut in three sizes: IA, 6, Is years
1t requires 2% yards of 44-inch
material for the 16-year size.
A pattern of this illustration
mailed to any address on receipt of
loo in silver or stamps.
Address JEFFERSONIAN PAT
TERN DEPT, Thomson, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10
TARIFF EDITORIAL IN JEFF THE
BEST EVER.

Dear Sir:-Your tariff editorial in
this weeks issue of The JeffersOnian
October 27) is masterpiece. 1t is
the most forceful, because the SIM
plest and clearest, tariff editorial
have ever read. Filling only two
columns of The Jeffersonian, as it
does, it will mean more to the aver
age voter who reads it than will all
the tariff articles in all the maya
zines of the United States for this
month of October.
I sincerely hope that it will be
reprinted and circulated as cam
paign literature in every congression-
al district in the country where the
tariff is an issue at the November
elections. Sincerely yours,
G.. E. HAY.
Sylvester, Ga.
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Capital a Suffragette Stronghold

that the believer wore short hair, i'm
possible frocks. a mans hat and other
cranky accompaniments OF queer
views"
Time has changed all that. The
women who compose the committees
which have appeared TO demand the
vote at the last few sessions of con.
gress have been modishly gowned,
attractive and I'm most instances So
cially prominent The cause OF the
ballot for woman has swept the coun.
try To such an extent that many OF
the senators and representatives Of
the present congress are avowed sym.
pathizers and not few OF them have
put themselves ON record as favor.
ing suffrage. The votes for women"
agitation ia now discussed openly and
sympathetically at many a Washing.
ton tea table presided over by "a hos.
tess whose social prominence II uudls.
pUted aud whose eraces anI talents
are distinctly Of the most feminine
kind
II ls not safe 10 scoff az woman SUIT
fruge anywhere I'm Washington now,
for too many members at the set
which is really influential have do.
yeloped leau.ugs oi that kind.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
VIII Lead in War on the Opium Evil

means of international agreements
through which opium producing coun-
tries will protect, by means OF gov
ernment supervision, ports where the
importation of the drug is prohibited.
The first realization of the serious
ness of the opium traffic so far as the
United States is concerned came when
the government started to put the
Philippines In order. An attempt to
regulate the unlimited traffic there
called for the appointment OF a com
mission. The commission in tracing
the many Americans engaged in the
opium trade found that the United
States, with some 100000 American
users of smoking opium, to say moth
ing of the Chinese users here, pre-
sented almost as serious a question
as the insular possessions. Since that
time the United States has led the
fight among the powers against the
drug.
About year ago "A law absolutely
prohibiting the importation into this
country OF opium for any except medi-
cinal purposes was passed But there
are now about $50, 900 Americans using
the drug. and in spite OF the prohibit
tory statute about $4,000 pounds OF
smoking opium IL smuggled into this
country annually.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Lying About the Holy Word.

Every Republican ought to chew up
a morsel of righteous indignation and
spit it in the face of the erring Demo-
Gratis who are trying TO belle the party
for its vote on the Bible question. The
lie that caused Democratic Ananias
to turn up his feet was but an atom
compared with the lie going the
rounds that the Republican party
raised the price on Bibles. Hides are
free of any tariff whatever, but there
is n clause that makes leather bound
books imported TO this country pay an
ad valorem duty. This only affects
the high-priced morocco covered
Bibles printed in this country or
bound in this country and distrib-
uted throughout the land. Its pretty
low resort of the Democrats to lie on
the Holy Word to gain voters.--Clint-
wood (Va) Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Uncle Sam Is to Test the Open Door

When the recent convention be-
tween Russia and Japan was sprung
on the world American diplomats ex-
pressed little surprise. The govern
ment has believed from the first there
is a secret article in this convention
which has not been made public. 1t is
felt the unpublished portion is an
agreement on the part of the two ma
tions to support each other in barring
other nations from the territory in
question. The United States intends
to force Russia's hand and determine
whether such secret bargain exists.
The concession granted to the English
American syndicate was for the con-
struction of the Chin -Chow-Aigun rail-
road line. English capitalists were to
furnish the funds and the materials
were to be built In America.
There is one drawback to the situa-
tion from the standpoint of this gov
ernment England for some unknown
reason, is weakening Her enthusiasm
for the joint undertaking cooled per-
ceptibly after Russia had entered an
objection. Diplomats seem to think 1t
quite likely that the United States Will
have to make the fight single-handed
to keep Manchuria open with equal op-
oortunity to all nations.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

~ HE United States will lead the ma
tions in the fight against promiscu-
Gus opium traffic at conference to
be held at The Hague in September
according to statements of authori-
ties in Washington. The conference
was made possible through diplomatic
correspondence with the interested
powers by Secretary Knox. The ma
tions represented will be the United
States, Great Britain. Germany,
France, Italy, Austria Hungary, Por-
tugal, China, Siam. Persia. Japan, the
Netherlands, Russia and probably Tur-
key.
The work of the conference will fol-
low along lines suggested by the In
formation Opium commission, which
met last year at Shanghai, on the in
vitation of this country. The fight
against the promiscuous use of the
drug and other narcotics which figure
In international trade will be made by
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
SIX Dresses Are Cheaper.

Statistics secured by the govern
ment at Washington show that the
women of the United States are wear
ing more than ever American made
silk in preference to that from the
looms of France and other foreign
countries.
The value OF the silk sold in the
states last year is estimated at $685.
600 600. of which sum S132.OO0,O00
were paid for American silks. the bulk
of which, no doubt. were produced in
New Jersey. The silk industry has
been built up under protective tar
in: the price of n silk dress has been
reduced in consequence. so that the
multitude of women instead OF the
few can purchase and wear IL II they
choose-Camden On. j. Courier.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

r. HE United States is to test the sim
i cerity of Russia and Japan in their
recent claim of adherence to the open
door policy in China made recently CO.
incident with the signing of the new
treaty by the Car and the Mikado. 1t
has been announced at the state de-
partment that the government will
press at once for recognition from
these two powers of the railroad con-
cession recently granted by China to
an English-American syndicate.
This is the concession which Russia
blocked with an emphatic protest last
winter. Since then the negotiations
have been in the statu quo. Now they
are to be resumed at once. The gov
ernment Ia to find out whether or not
Russia and Japan intend to bar the
United States as well as other powers
out of Manchuria by raising unjusti-
fable objections to the admission of
other nations to that rich field.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

VIZ ASHINGTON.-Army horses are
w to become tattooed animals if
a suggestion made by Capt. Casper
II. Conrad, Jr., of the cavalry arm, is
adopted. Captain Conrad is detailed
for duty in the quartermaster's depart
ment, and is recognized as an expert
on horses required for military use.
Horses are now being purchased by
members of the quartermaster's de-
partment, who are making their selec-
tions in various parts of the country.
The success attending this effort
has been very gratifying to the quar-
termaster general who has estab-
lished an army remount system, with
a view to improving the cavalry
mounts and the horses furnished to
the field artillery. When a young horse
is purchased in any locality to be sent
to one of the two army remount de-
pots-at Fort Keogh, Montana, or Fort
Reno, Okla.-he is marked with a
numeral. The mark lasts about four
months, when it becomes obliterated,
and it is necessary to apply another.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Mlnht Make a Difference.

The Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Grim. made
this remarkable statement In his
speech the other day accepting the
nomination.: The election OF state
ticket In Pennsylvania is complicated
by no national or local issue. and
should | be elected am bound to
consider that this expression of the
people will have no bearing upon Ia
tional affairs" Yet Democratic lead
ers are everywhere saying cheerfully
that II is "a Democratic year" II Mr..
Grim should win. would he and they
then proclaim that rhe victory had no
national significance?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

As regards the matter OF high
prices. it Is believed that the highest
point has bocn reached for In many
lines of goods prices have already
been materially reduced. and II Is be
lieved that further reduction will take
place throughout the summer and fall.
But the people have al last learned
ono thine--that Is. that the high
prices In foods particularly were not
brought about because OF the tariff
IN fact. the tariff law is no longer
blamed for any at the high prices
which the people had to meet during
the early part Of the year
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Tariff and Cost Of Living.

1t is probable that the habit of
abusing the new tariff will go out of
fashion. That 1t is responsible for the
higher cost of living is contention
that will not live through the summer.
Foss of Massachusetts made the most
OF Il while he could That the tariff IL
not responsible is now established by
two Independent lines of proof The
first is that prices have gone up the
most on articles Of agricultural pro.
duction of which an exportable sur
plus is produced. The second is that
the new tariff is lower than the old
one, and hence could have no influ-
ence toward raising prices under any
Imaginable theory.-New York Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

THE increased attention which the
] suffrage cause Is attracting In
Washington has astonished the old
timers whose remembrance OF the
small body OF women who called upon
the Committee on Privileges and
Elections at the convening OF every
new congress is the last impression
OF few plucky women leading a des.
peratcly forlorn hope.
Timo was when the woman who
had suffrage lcanings was afraid 20
avow them In Washington. and whom
II was thought exceedingly courageous
of such we'll known society leaders
as Mrs. John u. henderson and Mrs,
John Il Mclean to entertain Miss
Susan H Anthony the most famous
apostle OF the cause OF woman's
rights. Bolief in the right of womou
To tho ballot WAS supposed 20 Imply
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
STATISTICS SHOW THE TRUTH
Complete Reputation of Democratic
Claims as to Tariff Re-
vision.

The completed statistics of imports
has been already shown of the actual
operation of the revised tariff. The
great increase in importations Is to
be attributed to the general revival
of business activity, rather than to
the effect of the tariff, though it is
evident that at least this did not re-
tard the revival. 1t was most directly
operative in the increased proportion
of goods imported free of duty, which
formed a larger percentage of the
whole than in any previous like peri
cd, except when raw sugar was admit
ted duty free.
The aggregate duties collected upon
all imports under the revised tariff
would average 20.95 per cent. ad
valorem Under the Mckinley law
this average was 2548 per cent; un-
der the Wilson law, 2192 per cent,
and under the Dingley law, 2212 per
cent. Thus it appears that the actual
taxation imposed by the present tariff
is less than under the Democratic
tariff which was denounced by Re-
publicans as favoring free trade"
Upon all dutiable mports-eXciud-
ing those admitted free-the average
rate of duty is shown to be 41.19 per
cent. ad valorem under the revised
tariff against 47.10 under the Nc
Kinley tariff, 1882 under the Wilson
and 45.76 under the Dingley law. Here
again there appears a very distinct
reduction of the average duties below
tuat of any previous tariff.
Whatever attacks may be made
against individual schedules of the
PayneAldrich tariff, the contention
that the duties were revised up
ward" and not downward" cannot be
maintained in the face of these fig
ures. Meanwhile the tariff has been
bringing in such excellent results in
increased revenues that there will be
less and less disposition to disturb it.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Tattoo Suggested for Army Horses

A third marking takes place when the
horse is sent from the army remount
depot to the troop or battery, and 1t
must be renewed from time to time.
1t is Captain Conrad's idea that
more enduring designation could be
accomplished by applying a mark to
the inside of the upper lip of the
horse. He has devised an instrument
for this purpose, and suggests the use
of India ink, with the result that the
numeral adopted will be indelible.
This will require, of course, a regular
system of marking so that there may
be no duplicates. By this means
horse accepted for military service
will keep its number. 1t may be nee
essary to have legislation to prevent
tampering with the designation or ma
king use of a similar mark in the case
of horses not used in the military
service.
Captain Conrad's quest is expected
to lead to several important acquisi-
tions during the coming year. BY this
method the middleman Is avoided, and
horses are obtained at much lower
price than under the contract system.
Besides, there is a better opportunity
of selection, and controversies are
avoided which SO often have prevailed
between the government representa-
tives and the contractors who fail to
comply with specifications in the de-
livery of military animals.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Another Bryan Nostrum.

Mr.. Bryan's announcement against
ship subsidies, coupled with an alter
native, is a charming illustration of
the irresistible disposition of the man
to jump at a new idea, or sometimes
an old and exploded one, as the solu-
ton of any given question. Instead of
subsidizing ships he would have the
government own merchant transports
for use in time of war and for lease
ito help trade" in time of peace.
They could be leased to carriers on
conditions which would enable the
government to train seamen,
and the policy could be stopped any
time If found Improbable.
That would produce the salutary re-
suit of stopping the policy before the
government put its money into any
transport ships. Running ordinary
merchant ships so as to make them
pay is a science not taught or pro-
duced by any civil service school. II
the profit is secured 1t is usually by
keeping the seamen under conditions.
both of wages and living that Ameri-
can youth would reject. The high
price of living has not yet brought our
population down to the standard of a
few dollars a month and maggoty
pork as q steady diet.
The policy which Mr.. Bryan so
lightly advocates is a tolerably short
cut to a subsidy. A very few years of
running tramp steamers for profit
would make any administration glad
to offer anyone a subsidy who would
take the ships off its hands.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08
Work for Party Success.

There are $4,000 Republican voters
In the state of New Yo'k. however.
and among them somebody Is likely to
be nominated who viii continue the
succession Of Republican Victories.
The president and his party friends
are planning for Republican victory
I'm the important states az well az I'm
the congressional campaign, and there
f. fair prospect that IN each field they
win succced.-St Louis Globe Demo
crat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

Those who think that aviation is
"Gying In the face Of Providence" may
find confirmation I'm tho fact that one
aeroplane has been struck by light
ming. although we have not stopped
building houses because one Is occa
sionally hit by a bolt
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

After New York man had shaken
pepper into his soup he was seized
with an attack OF sneCzing that killed
him. Evidently some of the New
York restaurants continue to serve
genuine pepper.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-09-08

A convention of dentists at Denver
have issued a number of "Don'ts" for
parents; among them a warning moi to
let a boy eat half an apple and give
the rest 10 a playmate The snail
boy win unanimously encore this Cag
gestion