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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28

If man goes to another and represents
himself as the owner of something he is de-
sirous of selling; and if the second party
buys, paying real money, only to learn that
the seller had nothing but the hope or ex-
pectation of acquiring what he had sold-you
can see how simple a case it is to have the
buyer arrested as a cheat and swindler
But speculation is different-because it's
bigger, and those who engage in it are so we'll
known, and such important folks, and so on.
So the planter who secures only ninety bales
of cotton where he expected one hundred
bales, is simply "out" the ten bales but the
cotton broker or speculator, who thought the
farmers chances good for bringing in the
hundred bales, HAS SOLD THEM BE-
FORE THEY WE'RE GROWN, with a SUI
preme Indifference to too much or too little
rain, the boil weevil-or the thousand and one
ills Of cotton planting,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28

EVERY stock exchange, bourse and bucket
shop in the civilized world is keenly alive to
the possible disastrous re-
THE CRIMES suits which may follow the
OF COTTON recent disclosures of cotton
SPECULATION spectators The enormous
''sales" that have been made,
on paper, with.not bale of cotton to back them
up, is going to result in wholesale failures.
And then, when millions of dollars have
been irretrievably lost when the dozens of
suicides which always follow failures Of this
sort, are chronicled, this benign Government
may sit up and do some tall thinking.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28

We are prating long and loud of our trust
ridden country: we are bowling for the in
designations which are to reduce the cost of
living, but we are ignoring the reckless X ,th-
DDS of corporations which exact such trel n
dous toll of working peoples lives.
There are shops employing hundreds Of
girls, and if fire or panic from any cause
should occur, the loss of life would be enor-
nous.
Every State, and nearly every county, has
passed laws enforcing fire escape ordinances,
and the property Owners continue to erect
buildings conspicuous for their .stucco and
jig-saw decorations, but innocent of fire es-
capes
The laboring people of all classes will one
day recognize their worth and their power
they will realize the unnecessary risks under
which they work for enormously rich cor
porations- then may come catastrophe
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28

naQ IOunQeQ ceases
THE ENDoF ist Brave to the
"NIARK TwAIN's' though grief stricke
LIFE WORK. the loss of his dau
and two of his d
friends. whose deaths occurred within
periods of each other, the gifted, genial,
~ life ended as all his admirers hop
would-painlessly and surrounded by h
mediate family and the friends deare
him.
In all his long life, the name of S;
Clemens has never been connected with
scandal nor questionable business meth
DDS.
Honest earnest, believing mans duty
to man was always to help, he had filled
peculiar niche in the world of letters
The popularity of his works has been
continued throughout his career as a
writer. This is an honor seldom &C
corded an author, and was the source
of keenest qualification to him.
Genial. kindly, his memory will be
treasured by those who knew him, and
many who benefited by his generosity
will miss the benefcence which had so
often made smooth their path of adj
versity "Reqmescat IN pace"
ONCE on time the United States
had a man in her employ whose duty
it was to look after for
AVERY est reservations.
sAvORY He was to see to it that
KETTLE OF no great trust was form
FISH ed whereby timber grants
or water rights could be
controlled by only a few. His name
was Pinchot. He was a good man on
the Job, too: loved his work, and was
rich enough not to have to worry about
his salary.
Comes then one who was high in au-
thority and lays aside a nice little strip
of land for big concern that was rich
enough to pay dollar an ounce for it,
but they had been given it at regular
rainy day bargain price.
Mr.. Pinchot objected and was told to
mind some more of his business and let
this little realty deed alone.
Naturally, he objected, and carried
his case to the President of the United
States
Was he greeted with "Well done,
thou good and faithful servant, here's
a raise for you?" Not much. He was
fired; he was told that there is such tn
being too good a workman, and his !
knew him no more.
And some Investigations began which
most interesting reading.
Ballinger, the man who made the dea
exonerated by the President; another
named CLAWS, who also told more tina
wanted, also got the twenty three sign.
And now it is stated from Wash
that the investigation into the conditi
affairs in the Forestry Department cou
be made public because it went too ne
throne.
The charge is openly made that Pre-
Taft was in collision with Ballinger; t
L Il. Il
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-04-28
& SUMMARY OF EVENTS &

) farmer gets the money for his ninety
but the promoter doesn't turn any loose
Sc of the lack of the ten: he 'squeezes"
number from another lot, trusting In luck
Ike up the shortage or sell his option on
sales before he reaches the end of his
only one or two were engaged in the ma
alton, it wouldn't be SO bad, but with
reds Of firms and individuals engaged in
ling with Nature as to how much she
II will not produce, the condition of the
| markets just now may be imagined,
the crop millions of bales short
But some day old U. S. will wake up
and give us some real legislation which
will prohibit gambling in futures, not
only of cotton but wheat and every
other product.
The tragedy in Atlanta last Satur-
day night, when an electric car motor
man was murdered and
PROJECTING the conductor mortally
THE LIVES OF wounded by negro des-
EMPLOYEES peradoes, draws the at
tention of many for the
first time to the dangers of this sup
posedly peaceful and safe calling.
The development of inter-urban car
lines takes the crew of each car some
times beyond the limit of human habi-
tatlons 1t is almost always certain
that at least the conductor will have
sum OF money on his person, and, un-
armed, he is at the mercy of Just such
murderous thugs as killed the two car
men Saturday.
The road for which they worked is
an enormously wealthy corporation.
and it is likely the widows and orphans
of the two men will be provided for,
but the tragedy will draw attention to
the fact that railway men are the most
exposed to danger and have absolutely
no safeguards thrown around them for
their protection, by their employers.
1t list could be made of all the mail
clerks who have been killed like rats,
IN their traps of mail cars; if all the
engineers and firemen could be named
who have died at their posts, the list
would be appalling.
Another mine horror, this time in.
Alabama, has added it's mede of horror
to the casualties of the year, and again
has it been found that the employers
have made no effort to install methods
nor machinery to safeguard the lives of
their employees.
, are prating long and loud of our trust
n country: we are bowling for the in
cations which are to reduce the cost of
9, but we are ignoring the reckless ,th-
# corporations which exact such trel. n
toll of working peoples lives.
ere are shops employing hundreds Of
and if fire or panic from any cause
Id nccnr the loss Of life would ho onor
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
SIR John soANE's wHIM.
The Practical Jcis . Celebrated Ma
Played on Posterity.


The Practical Jois . csIebratsd Man
Played on Postsrity.
One Of the most famous or postmor-
TEN jokes was thu perJ'etrated by the
donor of the ceiebrs:"i Soaue museum
of pictures ana 6ther vulua BILE objects
dart to Engiahd. the late Sir John
Some, who died In 1897. In his viii
Sir John made provision for the open
ing of three sealed cupboards on GER
tain specified dates IN the presence OF
the trustees. In lS6Cj-that Is TO say,
almost thirty years after the death OF
the testator-she FIRST OF the mysterious
receptacles was With much ceremony
and breaking OF seals opened In the
presence OF a committee of men, with
the then president OF the Royal acad-
envy. Sir II. Grant. at their head In
stead OF priceless treasure or some
evidence that would throw an entirely
new light upon some doubtful incident
In political history the contents of the
cupboard proved 10 be worthless ac-
counts. letters aud stationery.
Twenty years passed by. and the in
terest that had smoldered after the
disappointment OF 1856. was again
famed into flame at the prospect OF
breaking the seals OF the second cup
board. at which rite there were pres
ent. among others. DR.. Alfred Water
house. II, A., and Sir chen DrJ Il. w.
Richardson, Like the cupboard men,
toned In the well known nursery
rhyme. Sir John's second cabinet
proved bare" of any sensation, the
contents being chiefly composed OF let
ters relating to certain long forgotten
family quarrels thar had not even the
merit OF being interesting. Iflsome of
those authorized to be present at the
opening of the third and last recepta-
Gle OF mystery were dubious about the
profit that would accrue by letting the
light OF day fall upon the contents
thereof after sixty years darkness, one
at least Sir b. W. Richardson, looked
forward with u1abated Interest to that
day In 1896 when the last seal would
be broken and the mystery solved. hut
he. alas. died Just two days before the
ceremony was performed. and the fact
that Sir John had played practical
joke upon posterity was duly confirm
ed by the presence of n collection of
perfectly worthless letters and papers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

schedule in effect Saturday. Mry 18th, Ioe
Washington. ""
Leave Baltimore. Pier 3, Light S,rect
,Wnea,ner permitting ats y. m every Monday
;, eunfSS 'l and saturday. for the following
RIVER landings. Alexandria and Washington.
?, baItlmore y. M. Millers. proorurs Porte
Be'io, Grasons. Coan n. m. Bundicks lakes
walnut Point, Cowarts. Levi. eta Kinsale'
Lodge. Muudv Point. &c mira. Pinev Point m
=. M. Leonardtown Il noon, Abells Cobrums
stones bushwoOd. Lancaster D. m River
s 3, liverpool Point, Glymont, Alexandria.
stops only on signal
Leave Washington. ID c.. fo,t of Savar,h
street.. weather crwitting. at 4 ID. m everv
Monday. Wednesday and SATURDAY. for the fol-
lowing river lsndings and baltimore.
washington. AlcNand ria. 4:45 d. m C,Iymont
Liverpool Point. Rivers Bush wood Ian
fstSr. Iobrums. Stone Leonardtown q n m
nociis, flney Point. aCintra, Lodge no n M
Muhdy Point kinsalc IL noon. Coau Run
uicks LAKES, walnut Point. Cowarts. Lewis
S,t Miliors p. m. rasons u. M Broomes
~ 81. peLo D. M. baltimore.
stop only on signal
Arriving in Baltimore carly Wed esdav r.,
onysnu Monday mornings.
Freight received in Baltimore on sailing
days until 4p. IN. WI ''s
This timetable shows the time nj which
steamers may DC expected to arrive nj and
ucPart from the several wharves but their
arrlNaIs ordeparture at the times stated IA NOT
Guaranteed. ordoes the Company hold itself
arising thcrefrom. '-'0tUe"0e'
TEPHENSON Il BRO. ACTS. washington
hAhDoN ana GRIMES, Agts.. Alexandria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
LISTENi

Opportunity knocks at your door.
Did you hear?
No? Then certainly you did not lis.
ten or you must be deaf 1t was no
fault OF hers that you did not respond
And will she knock again?
4 Certainly.
Do not believe the fallacy that OPP
portunity knocks but once at every
mans door You might just as we'll
believe the sun shines but once on
every mans head.
Opportunity is impartial
II you say you have had no chance
in the world you are mistaken. You
have had plenty OF chances. Maybe
ycu We're asleep when Opportunity
knocked or too impolite to pay atten-
ton or too lazy.
Opportunity is persistent
II when she calls and knocks YOU
sneak behind the curtains and pre-
tend you are not lat home" she will
even slip her card under your door In
viting you TO make the return call.
Every day men and women will tell
you they had a chance. perhaps a great
chance, once on time. but they didn't
''see It," They let 1t slip.
That's II,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
BURIED HIS OPPONENT.
sSunset" Cox Pronou ced the Eulocy
and Wrote the Epitaph.

and Wrote the Epitsph.
Adiai Stevenson In MS reminisceuces
tells some stories of the witty New
York congressman. "Sunset" Cox. One
relates how Cox got even with a new
member WIN tried to crush him. and
another gives Cox's retort TO Samuel
j. TildeDs effort To win the dyed I'm
the wool Republican state OF Vermont
In 1919
new member from sparsely set
tied district entered the house. His
avoirdupois was In keeping with the
vast territorial area be represented
AS wit be was without rival In his
section. The admiration of his cou
stituents over the marvellous attain
ments of the new nIember scarcely
exceeded his own. Only the opporiu-
nifty was wanting when the star of the
gentleman from New York should go
down and his own be in the ascendant
The opportunity at length came. In
the great speech made by the new.
| member Mr.. Cox was the victim of the
hour. the recipient of many compli
| ments much more fervid than kind
The seven vials OF wrath were opened
ancient and modern. was literally px-
hausted for the occasion. Even the di-
minutive size Of the New York men,
Der was mentioned in terms of dispar-
agement
The speech caused much merriment
| in the house during its delivery. and
its author. with an air OF self satisfac-
ton rarely witnessed even In that
| body. resumed his seat. Mr.. Cox at
! once took the floor. No attempt will
be made to do justice to his speech.
The manner. the tone Of voice. which
caused an uproar upon the door and In
the galleries, can never End their way
TO priut Referring TO the Ill hammered
allusion to his size. he said THAT his
constituents preferred a representative
| with brains rather than one whose
only claims to distinction consisted In
an abnormal abdominal development"
In tragic tones be then pronounced a
| funeral eulogy over bis assailant ard
| suggested as a fitting inscription for
his tombstone the pathetic words OF
Byron:
"'Tis Greece. but living Greece no
more"
Soon after the nomination Of Tilden
for president Mr.. Cox was invited to
attend a political meeting at the state
capital and address the Democracy OF
Vermont When the scarcity OF Demo-
Gratis In the Green Mountain State Is
taken into account the significance Of
Mr.. Cox's reply will readily appear.
His telegram was TO the effect that
pressing engagements prevented his
attending. but If the Democracy OF
Vermont will drop into my library any
afternoon about 4 o'clock ] will ad-
dress them with great pleasure"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
How Paper IL "Marbied."

The process by which paper is mar.
bled" In the bookbinding craft IL very
Interesting. A shallow bath OF gum
tragacanth. or goats horn. In prepared
and upon this the workman sprinkies
from fat brush the colors required
for the desired pattern. When the
whole surface IL covered with spiotc hes
or color the workman takes huge
comb. which he draws with wavy
motion the length OF the tub. An ex
pert marbler can 80 arrange his colors
as to copy any pattern, Next the man
takes sheet of paper and lays IL def.
iy upon the surface of the bath. allow
Ing II TO remain for moment. When
the sheet Il lifted the entire tilm OF
color comes with IL. and IL Is neces-
sary TO respripkle and reconb the bath
for the next sheet. In marbling the
edges OF the leaves OF a book the body
OF the book. without the covers. IL so
held that the edges may be quickly
dipped into the bath. In this case. of
course. one prepared bath will serve
for a number OF volumes. as each vol
ume removes but a small area OF the
colors.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
THE EVIL EYE.
To Praise Turkish Baby Is to Terrify
It's Mother.

To Praise 3 Turkish Baby Is to Tsrrify
It's Mother.
Turkish women. even the most en-.
hghtened Of them, are very supersti.
tious. To praise baby TO It's mother
is all your life Is worth should the
baby happen to fail III afterward.
The evil eye is the most common be-
lief, and little children. who may be
dressed In the height OF European
fashion otherwise. will wear under the
brim OF their hats "a piece OF garlic OF
other potent charm against the evil
eye. Nifsay Hanoum. u woman moi
only well educated. but possessed OF
an unusual mind. had four children.
They were faultlessiy dressed in i'm.
ported English clothes. but each OF
them wore some trinket against the
evil eye. ! leased her about IL. and
she protested that II was not her do
Ing. The slaves put them on. and |
do not wish TO hurt their feelings by
taking them or" she said.
resolved to test her enlightenment,
and the next time saw the baby with
her exclaimed. "What lovely little
creaturer
You wretch she cried. spit on
that child at oncer'
laughed ut her manifest terror. but
FASTENED 10 add. II do not think her
lovely in the least. for she has red
hair and freckles and a pug nose. but
! wanted TO lind out whether was
you or the slaves who put that garlic
on your babIes.'
She shrugged her shoulders 1.-The
slaves did IL. but ! suppose 1 do In the
bottom Of my heart believe IN the evil
eye. II is In the blood."-Mrs. Ken.
Neth Brown In Metropolitan Magazine
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
Why He Didn't Elirt.

Napoleon when lieutenant was
quartered With his fellow officers al
the house OF O barber In Auxonne
Most OF the young men spent theil
time flirting with the BARRIERS pretty
wife. but the little Corsican was al
ways busy with his books. A few
years later. as Napoleon. then com.
mnnder Of the army OF Italy. was Oh
bis way to Marengo. he paused at the
door OF the barber shop and asked his
former hostess II she remembered q
young officer OF the name OF Ronaparte
who was once quartered with, her fam.
lily.
Indeed ] do" was the pettish reply
"and a very disagreeable inmate ne
was. He was either shut up IN his
room or If be walked out he never
condescended TO speak to any one"
"Ah. my good woman" said Napo-
leon. had ! passed my time as you
wished to have me do should not now
have command OF the army or Italy"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
A Powerful Waanon.

They were examining an old fash
Toned shotgun OF murderoas build. 1t
looked as If IT would be an effective
weapon against anything short OF an
elephant. and its owner was boasting
with that scorn Of fact which is allow
cd the successful hunter OF its power
Doesn't 1t kick like anything?" ask
ed one.
"Oh. yes. 1t kicks some" said the
proprietor. "but that's the beauty Of 1t.
Why' once j shot at grizzly that was
charging me. / missed him, and on he
came. II 1t had not been that the gun
kicked me so far back that had time
10 reload l shouldn't have been here
10 tell the story."-Youth's Companion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
A MOTHERS CRUELTY.

This girl married for love.
And the one person most difficult TO
convince Of the wisdom OF her step
was the girls mother.
What
You see. the girls mother had dotted
on her desire OF making brilliant
match for her daughter. She had a
proper husband picked out and was
greatly grieved because her girl had
fallen in love with another man.
a mothers love may be cruel.
Ever think OF that? IL Is not that
the mother does not love her daughter.
II need were. she would die for the
girl In this particular she loves TOO
well and unwisely.
The mother knows what married life
means. She knows It's heartbreaking
triais4 its petty economies. It's actual
hardships, and she wants TO save her
daughter from the privations and cares
q, and worries which cause the mother
quite as much distress as the girl her
!. self.
II is not sordid love OF money.
But in her mother plans to shield her
fate. Not by infiicting physical pain.
you understand. but by the soul tor
turing pressure OF moral obligation.
49,, suppose the family occupies good
Position In the community. but Is ham
3 peted. financially. How easy for the
mother to keep before her daughters
eyes the little necessary shifts OF econ
omy. the bent shoulders and shabby
clothes OF poor dear papa
These things strike deep into the
heart Of an affectionate child.
The daughter knows we'll enough
that her mother expects her to help
along the family fortunes by welt to
do marriage. And the mother ma
neuvers night and day for the doubly
benetcent purpose OF helping along
the family and providing for the girl.
1t takes courage TO fly In the face OF
fond mothers plans. The trouble
with these plans is the uncertainty OF
them. Some brilliant matches turn
out any way but brilliant The mot her
has laid a false emphasis on money.
and money marriages often result bad
ly.
The mother forgets that character is
the one desirable thing In son-in- law.
Given a young man who has good
health. good ability and clean life.
aid you can almost certainly predict
success for him.
1t may be slow for the young couple
at first. The young wife may be oblfg
ed to sacrihcstand economize. and put
up with some privations. but there la
happiness in 1t for her and good
chance for ultimate prosperity.
T. the mother will remember. she
probably began her own married life
In that way. and she ought TO be very
careful how she opposes the daughter
who wants to marry the man she
loves.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-05-20
Sour Milk.

Most housewives do not know that
sour milk Is preservative Even oys-
tiers will keep In II for some time. A
piece or beefsteak was found 10 be per
fectly fresh after an immersion OF four
or Eve months. Professor Ellie Metch-
nikoT OF the Pasteur institute. Paris.
explains that the sugar In the milk en-.
courages the growth OF certain germs
which form Tactic acid This acid de-
stroys the germs of putrefaction. For
this reason sour milk and butiermilk
are often beneficial In nlimentsry dis
orders which are accompanied by bac
terial Infection. Sweet milk will not
serve because the sugar Is promptly
assimilated aud the friendly germs are
without sustenance. On the other
hand. the oase;n OF the milk remains.
and I'm II the bacilli OF decay multiply.
1t Ii they which cause the class of
symptoms known as biiiousness.