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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08
FASHIONS AND FADS.
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The New Fashionable Tailored Suits.

Liz NOW IdSIIOHdOlc ldllOfCu SulCS.
No ripple Of fullness will be Wis
ible anywhere in the tailored suits
for autumn, says Grace Margaret
Gould in Woman's Home Companion
for September Skirts will be short
and very close cut But Paris goes
too far, she becomes very far off
when she advocates a skirt a yard
and half around. If the American
woman wore skinny skirt of this
sort, she would never be able to walk
gracefully, and hopping is not ex-
actly in her line. Paris makes
mistake when she dictates to Ameri-
can women the absurd
However, all the new skirts will
have the long, narrow effect. Even
the sleeves Of the tailored suits will
carry out this idea. They will be
long and plain and put in at the
shoulder without any fullness what
ever. And it is quite noticeable that
as they are near the wrist they will
widen out a trif1e just to emphasize
the straight line effect
The 24-inch length coat will be
more fashionable than the 3O-inch,
and the 26-inch and the 2S-inch
lengths will undoubtedly be the
most popular of all A number of
the new short coats suggest the box
coat of other seasons. Since the coat
of the tailored suit is to be short,
lhis brings into fashion again the very
long separate coat, which is here and
here to stay throughout the fall and
winter, for in dress. like many other
things, variety is welcomed by the
American woman.
Small buttons are now in favor.
Bead embroideries are highly fash
ionable.
Fringe is in great favor for dress
trimming.
The bag of black patent leather is
again seen.
Black satins are in highest favor
for tailor-mades.
Evening wraps for the coming win
ter are likely to be very elaborate,
intricate structures of scarves piling
upon a foundation of overlaid or fill
ed in with lace, and caught here and
there by large ornaments
Stiff plain and plated chemisettes
of linen with or without collars, to
wear with Wrecked tailored blouses,
are promised an early vogue.
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SONG LOVERS.

sing and play on your piano these
two beautiful songs, composed by the
only living Cowboy Songwriter:
Down in Sunny Texas on the Rio
Grande''.
She's the Right Kind of Grip.
1000 Copies sold first week; fine
Autograph sheet music. Order now.
Special summer rate, per copy, 15c;
both songs Csc. Address Sunny Texas
Song House, San Antonio Texas
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08

That is the question to which I am
so curious to know your answer.
For my part, | believe that woman
should still be the weaker and that
man should still care for her, protect
her, work for her, love her, until
death do them part
SAM WELLER
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08
PIanked Steak.

'The plank" must be of oak or
hickory, and thoroughly seasoned
wood. 1t should be from two to two
and one-half inches in thickness,
planed smoothly, and of length that
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08

Cream teaspoonsful of butter
with 1 IL cups of powdered sugar,
add l IL cups of milk,3 eggs, beat
en- light, and 3 cups of flour, sifted
with teaspoonsful of baking pow
der. This will make four cake
layers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08
POS tai CEIPES.
Aunt Sarah's MoIasses Cake

Half cup molasses, small half cup
lard, half cup sugar, with two tea
spoonsful of soda; fill cup up with
boiling water, teaspoonfuI of gin
ger, two cups of -four, spice to taste.
This makes a very thin batter and
it is fine. Try it and repeat.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08

A. W. l..
Will the fair feminine forces who
guide and control the Woman's Page
allow mere man to say word? [
confess to a certain curiosity-an ad-
mission which may perhaps win me
entrance to your charmed and charm
ing circle. 1t may not be out of
place to state my belief that the
readers of The JEFF, taken by and
large, have within them more good
common everyday horse-sense than
the average reader of papers and
magazines, and therefore I appeal to
them for answers to two questions
which are now being asked all over
the English-speaking world.
Is a woman in any respect, equal
to man?
Some women, [ know, are better
than some men. Thank God for
that! But [ take the position that
women are inherently, from the be-
ginning, weaker than men; their
education and training have made
them weaker; their millions of years
of subsection to men and protection
by men have made them weaker;
and weaker they will continue to
be, until a new type of woman
save the mark lis evolved from the
present Heterogeneous bundle of blue
stockings, shirt waists, stiff collars
and filmy lace, decollete dresses, bar
barrie iewelry, plumes, boomers, with
a few other things whose names | do
not know.
The scientist and psychologist will
tell us that the story of the creation
of woman embOdies in poetical form
a hard fact-that the female is
structurally inferior to the male. In
the dawn of history, men recognized
this, and protected the woman. Back
in old Akkad, some 5000 or 1000
years ago, especial honor was shown
to mothers of families, and a wife
could own property apart from her
husband. There were queens in
those days, both in heaven and on
earth, and they were always in love
with some man. Ishtar goes down
into Hades to claim Dumuzi from
her rival the dread Queen of the
Dead. There was always a man in
the case Semiramis ran away with
Sarchedon; the Queen of Sheba bow
ed before King Solomon, "and there
was no more spirit in her.; the moon
is subject to the sun. Even in mon
key days, according to Jack London,
the males fought among themselves
for their mates, while the female
part of the population applauded
and rewarded the victors. Among
the Aryan folk on the eastern plains,
and later in the west, the women
were always petted, protected and
cared for; and in the days of west
ern chivalry, the warriors, like their
Simian progenitors, fought among
themselves for the ladies of their
love.
All this care and coddling made
the woman weaker than she was at
the beginning; it made her depend
ent upon man. How are you going
to overcome the slow development of
the many centuries past? How do
you propose to elevate woman to the
mans standard Of physical and in
tellectual strength, so that she may
fight on an equality with man in the
murderous battle Of life?
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Never Failing Layer Cake. No. 2

Cream IL cup Of butter with 1 ga
cups Of sugar, add eggs, beat hard
and stir in cup Of sour milk in
which pinch of salt has been stirr-
ed. Sift cups Of -four with 2 tea
spoonsful Of baking power and whip
this in at the last. Bake in layer
tins.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-09-08

One very interesting letter has
been misplaced, but we assure you
each letter is appreciated.
Let us have your opinion as to
Sam Weller's ideas of ''The Weaker
Sex" We hope you are all inter-
ested in our page and if you can sug-
gest some way of improving it and
to create more interest, do help us
by telling us. Does it help you? If
so, tell us. We need your co-opera-
ton to make the work a success. We
hope to have many letters next week.
A. w. l..
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Thos. II. Watson will speak to the
people of Lincoln County, at Lincoln
ton, Ga, Thursday, Sept. 8, at 10
a. m.
In Glascock County, at Gibson,
Saturday, Sept. 10, at 10 a. m.
At Norwood Saturday afternoon at
3 O'Clock (WarTen County.)
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PAGE TWO
WO.WeHN'tS PAGE

lE are delighted as we'll as
greatly encouraged this week
by the letters we are receiv-
ing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

DIAMETER MFRWN
Z~ZEN/ZRAZYONC III
RAY WAITERC
1909 y: Doon rasAo 9 oor<RAsS,~

he was to be found-a place sufficient
ly indicated by the letter. Now as to
the Twas 1t treasurer" Or was
it timer" Or "true?" Orme had NO
way of telling. 1t might even be the
initial of the person who had penned
the instructions.
Without knowing where "A" was,
Orme could make nothing of the
cryptogram. For that matter. he
realized that unless the secret were
criminal it was not his affair. But he
knew that legitimate business in"
formation is seldom transmitted by
such mysterious means.
Again and again he went over the
authorizations, but the more closely he
studied them, the more battling he
found them. The real meaning ap-
peared to hinge on the "a" and the
at" Eventually he was driven to the
conclusion that those two letters
could not be understood by anyone
who was not already partly in the
secret, if secret it was. 1t occurred to
him to have the city directory sent
up to him. He might then find the
address of rs. R. Evans" If that per
son happened to be a Chicagoan. But
it was quite likely that the Chi"
might mean something other than
that Evans" lived in Chicago. Per-
haps, in the morning he would satisfy
his curiosity about IS. R. Evans" but
for the present he lacked the inclina-
ton to press the matter that far.
In the midst of his puzzling, the
telephone bell rang. He crossed the
room and put the receiver to his ear.
"Yes?" he questioned.
The clerks voice answered. $50
nor Poritol to see Mr.. Orme."
"Who?"
"S-e-n-o-r-P-o-ri-t-ol," spelled the
clerk.
II don't know him." said Orme.
There must be some mistake. Are
you sure that he asked for me?"
There was a pause. Orme heard a
few scattering words which indicated
that the clerk was questioning the
stranger. Then came the informa'
ton: "He says he wishes to see you
about a five-dollar bill"
"Ohl" Orme realized that he had
no reason to be surprised. well SEND
him up"
He hung up the receiver and, re
turning to the table, put the marked
bill back into his pocketbook anC
slipped into a drawer the paper OF
which he had copied the inscription.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
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CHAPTER 1.
The rhreshoId Of Adventure.

The Threshold Of Adventure.
The roar Of State street filed the
ears Of Robert Orms not un~pleasantly.
He liked Chicago, felt towards the
western city something nor than the
tolerant, ~patronising interest which
so often characteriEes the eastern
man. To him It was the hub of gem
uine Amsricanism-young, aggressive,
perhaps q bit too cocksure, but ever
bounding along with eyes toward the
Future. Here was the city Of great
beginnings, the city Of experiment.
experiment with life; hence its incom-
p~leteness-sn incompleteness not dis
similar to that Of life itself. Chi
cago lived; it was the pulse Of the
great middle west.
orme watched the procession with
clear eyes. He had been strolling
southwark from the Masonic Temple,
into the shopping district. The
clangor, the smoke and dust, the hur-
rying crowds, all worked into his
mood. The expectation Of adventure
was far from him. Nor was he a man
who sought impressions for amuse-
ment; whatever came to him he weigh
ed, and accepted or rejected according
as 1t was valueless Of useful. Whole
som he was; any one might infer
that from his face. Doubtless, his
fault lay in his overemphasis on the
purely practical, but that, after all,
was a lawyers fault, and 1t was
counterbalanced by a sweet kindness
toward all the world-a loveableness
which made for him a friend Of every
chance acquaintance.
1t was well along In the afternoon,
and shoppers were hurrying home
ward. Orme noted the fresh beauty
of the women and girls-Chicago has
reason to be proud of her daughters
and his heart beat a little faster
Not that he was a man to be caught
by every pretty stranger; but scarce
ly recognized by himself, there was .
hidden spring Of romance in his prac
teal nature. Heartfree, he lever met
a woman without wondering whether
she was the one. He had found
her; he did not know that he wal
looking for her; yet always there was
the unconscious question.
A distant whistle, the changing o
gongs, the rapid beat Of ~gallopint
hoofs-fre engines we're racing dow
the street. Cars stopped, vehicles o
all kinds crowded In toward the curbs
Orme paused and watched the fir
horses go laundering by, their smo
king cnariots swaying behind then
and dropping long trails Of sparks
Small boys were running, men an
women were stopping to gaze afte
the passing engines, but Orme's al
tention was taken by something tina
was happening near by, and as tn
gongs and the hoof-beats grew fainte
he looked with interest to the stree
beside him.
He had got as far as the corner Q
Madison street. The scramble to &c
out Of the way OF the engines ha
here resulted In a traffic jam. Tw
policemen were moving about, shou
ing orders for the Acknowledgement {
the street cars and vehicles whic
seemed to be inextricably wedged Il
gether.
A burly Irish teamster was bellov
ing at his horse. The hind wheel
q smart barouche was caught In tn
fore wheel Of a delivery wagon. an
che driver of the delivery wagon wa
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

grew stronger, and within three months
I was a perfectly well woman.
az want this letter made public to
show the benefit women may derive
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound."-Mrs. JOHN G.. MoLDAN,
2115 Second St., North, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and genu.
inc testimonials like the above prove
the efficiency Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which is made
exclusively from roots and herbs.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not lose sight of these facts or doubt
the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to restore their
health.
Ifyou want special advice write
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass
confidential. For 20 years she
has been helping sick women in
this way, free of charge. Don't
hesitate write at once.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

I'm SO sorry. We're going out with
SOM new friends. Wish l knew them
well enough to ask you along. Can
you have some golf with us at ARA
dale tomorrow afternoon"
Delighted! Say, Bessie, do you
know a girl who runs a black touring
carr"
"What?"
do you know a tall, dark girl who
has a black touring carr"
81 know lots of tall, dark girls, and
several Of them have black touring
cars. Why?"
"Who are they?"
There was a pause and a little
chuckle; then: NOW, Bob, that won't
do. You must tell me all about 1t to-
morrow. Call for us in time to catch
the o%ne-four."
That was all that Orme could get
out of her; and after a little banter
and a brief exchange Of greetings
with Tom, who was called to the tele-
phone by his wife, the wire was per-
mitted to rest.
Orme pushed a chair to the window
of the sitting and smoked lazily,
looking out over the beautiful expanse
of Lake Michigan, which reflected
from its CLASSY surface the wonderful
opalescence of early evening. He
seemed to have set forth on a new and
| duantyroYIo rnod Hpu GIRO n UolU the
girl of the car had come into his life!
Then he thought Of the f~ive-dollar
bill, with the curious inscription. He
took it from his pocketbook and ex.
amined 1t by the fading light. The
words ran the full length of the face
Orme noticed that the writing had q
foreign look. There were tlourishes
which seemed distinctly un-American
He turned the bill over. Apparent
ly there was no writing on the back
but as he looked more closely he saw
a dark blur in the upper left-hanG
corner. Even in the dusk he coul6
make out that this was not a spot o.
dirt; the edges were defined too dis
tinctly for a smudge; and it was no
black enough for an iuk-blot.
Moving to the center table, HI
switched on the electric lamp, ant
looked at the blur again. 1t stood GU
plainly now, a series Of letters AM
numbers:
Evans, s. R Chi. A. 100 N. 21O E
T."
The first thought that came to Orm,
was that this could be no hoax. 1
Joker would have made the curiou
%cryptogram more conspicuous. Blu
what did it mean? Was it a secre
formula2 Did it give the location G
a buried treasure? And why in tn
name Of common sense had 1t bee
: written on a f%1ve-dollar bill?
More likely, Orme reasoned, it col
cealed information for or abou
: some PERSONS. R. Evans" probabl.
= And who was this s. r. Evans? "
. The better to study the myster,
4 Orme copied the inscription on a shet
of note paper, which he found in th
\ table drawer. From the first he d,
), cided that there was no cipher. TIL
letters undoubtedly were andrews
lions. Evans" must be, as he had a
ready determined, a mans nam
|, "Chi" might be, probably was, "Ch
cago." 100 N. 210 e." looked lii
100 (feet? paces?) north, 210 (feet
i" paces?) east"
The "a" and the "T." bothered hir
"A" might be the place to which ="
r. Evans" was directed, or at while
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
Retort Courteous.

Two men were occupying a double
seat in a crowded ar. One of them
was a long-distance whistler and the
other was evidently annoyed.
you don't seem to like my whist
ling?" said the noisy one, after a FIVE
minute continuous performance.
mo, l don't" was the frank reply.
WELL" continued the other, maybe
you think you are man enough to
stop it?"
mo, l don't think I am" re1oined
the other, "but l hope you are"
And the whistling was discontin-
ued.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

his opinion OF the situation
in terms which seemed to embarrass
the elderly gentleman who sat in the
barouche. Orme's eye travelled
through the outer edge Of the dis
turbance, and sought its center.
There in the midst of the tangle
was a big black touring car. Its one
occupant was a girl-and such a girl!
Her fawn-colored cloak was thrown
open; her face was unveiled. Orme
was thrilled when he caught the
glory of her face-the clear skin,
Drowned by outdoor living; the de-
mure but regular features; the eyes
that seemed to transmute and reflect
softly all impressions from without
Orme had never see any n like
her-so nobly unconscious Of self, so
appealing and yet SO calm.
She was waiting patiently, inter-
ested in the clamor about her, but
seemingly undisturbed by her own
part in it Orme's eyes did not leave
her face. He was merely n Of a
crowd at the curb, unnoted by her,
but when after a time, he became
aware that he was staring, he felt the
blood rush to his cheeks, and he NUT
tered: What a boor l ami" And
then, But who can she be? Who can
she bel"
A policeman made his way to the
black car. Orme saw him speak to
the girl; saw her brows knit; and he
quickly threaded his way into the
street. His action was barely con.
scious, but nothing could have stopped
him at that moment.
you'll have to come to the station,
miss" the policeman vas saying.
But what have I done2" Her voice
was broken music.
you've violated the traffic regula
lions, and made all this trouble, that's
what you've done"
I'm on a very important errand,'
she began, "and-"
II can't help that, miss, you ough'
to have had some one with you tha'
knew the rules"
Her eyes were perplexed, and sh'
looked about her as If for help. Fol
a moment her gaze fell on Orme, whit
was close to the policeman's elbow
Now, Orme had a winning and dis
arming smile. Without hesitation, h
touched the policeman or the shoul
der, beamed pleasantly, and said
Pardon me, officer, but this a wa
forced over by that dray."
"She was on the wrong side" re
turned the policeman, after a glanc
which modified his first intention t
take offence. "She had no bushes
over here"
1T was either that or a collision
MY wheel vas Jscraped, as 1t was
She, too. was smiling now.
The policeman pondered. He like
to be called Officer" he liked to b
smiled upon; and the girl, to Judg
from her manner and appearance
might we'll be the daughter of a ma
Of position. WELL" he said after
moment, "be more careful anothe
time" He turned and went back I
his work among the other vehicle
covering the weakness Of his SUI
render by a fresh display Of angry a
thority.
The girl gave a little sigh Of relic
and looked at Orme. THANK you
she said.
Then he remembered that he di
not know this girl. Can I be
further service?" he asked.
mo-" she answered, Il think no
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
The Sargasso Sea

hama and Florida shores, and to have
drifted to its present position. 1t Is
now, however, known to grow and
propagate itself where 1t Is found. In
IT are found globular masses Of weed
containing Ash eggs and known as fish
nests.
Recent Investigations show that ths
ioating weed ~ me Sargasso sea "
The chosen trSrd .sare u srccic
Of Tying
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

In the middle of the North Atlantic
there is an area Of comparatively still
water almost equal to continental Eu-
rope in extent and more or less COW
cred with floating seaweed. II was
known as the Mar de Sargaco to Co
lumbus and the early nayigators and
is the Sargasso sea Of modern
gcoaranhcrs.
The floating spag sea MAS formerly
supposed to have fr9wn near the Ba'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
is Need For Definite Rule

are not governed by the rules laid
down by Madam Grundy. There seems
to be a tendency toward expensive
gifts among the young people Of to-
day. Should a young girl be allowed
by her parents to accept gifts other
than candy, flowers, music and books
from her boy friends? The question
often comes up In the homes when
some boy. all in good faith. gives the
girl friend a bit Of expensive jewel
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

ry. Some mothers, at once, compel
the girl to return the gift and that
ends the friendship and causes an EN-
barrassing situation. OF course. there
are girls, without conscience or that
innate refinement which every good
wholesome girl possesses, who just
go with a boy for the sake Of the
gifts layished upon her.
Now, does the responsibility Of in.
discriminate giving rest with the
parents Of the 10y on the girl? II the
boy was trained BY his mother not to
offer expensive presents to the girls
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
Writer In Woman's Publication De
pIores custom of lndlscrlminate
Gift Giving.

Just how much are the parents re-
sponsible for the indiscriminate CIV
ing Of presents between boys and
girls? OF course, certain rules Of eti-
ouette obtain In certain classes Of
society. but there is q ass outside,
fnefhe country and small towns. who
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

until Miss Right m along, It
would save many a heartache. II the
girl has been properly instructed,
could not she. in an unobtrusive way,
give the boy to understand that such
gifts were not desirable? Indiscrim1
mate giving between boys and girls
often causes an innocent friendship 70
degenerate into mawkish sentimental
ism-The ~Housekeeper,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
The PHILOSOPHER Of Folly.

Don't marry your s~tenographer,"
advises the Philosopher of Folly. "She
belongs to the union and knows the
rules and she'll never let you hire
another one"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

caused q
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read so
muchofwhatLydi
E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women l
felt sure it would
lpm me, and must
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
Mains all left me, |
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01

No Real Value IN Unjust Gains.
Do not make unjust gains they are
equal to a loss.-Hesiod
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-12-01
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a great
Fufferer from female troubles which