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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
Shirt Waist Hats.

the brim with a wing. This same shape
Is also very smart with two coques'
breasts dropping on the side.
The second hat is none other than
our old friend the American sailor,
which is being revived this year. These
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12

my eye. 1t was What Shall
Do to Succeed ?'' The article be-
meath was written by Mary E.
TiIlipObaSf Rl1t the 1adV her
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
Crete, ". Va.

Since our last writing the small.
pox has visited our neighborhood.
Thomas Goodman, of Wilson's
creek. came home few DAYS ago
with bad case of the malady lie
bad been up the n. & w. working
in the mines near Dingess.
Charley Cyrus and family, Of this
place, are talking of moving mp on
Drag creek in this county to Join c..
Jackson in his sawmill business.
Charley is a hustler and understands
sawmilliDg.
Elmer Stephens and Ezra Hatten
went out rabbit hunting the other
day and the boys lost their gun.
The boys think it is high time TO
quit when a fellow loses his gun.
Joseph Mills went up to the rock
mot the East Lynn rock a few days
back, and was deprived Of pair Of
felt boots. Poor Joe!
Fred Hatten and George Vandike.
both Of Docks creek, were visiting
relatives on Newcomb creek, in
Stonewall District, this week. They
were out sleigh riding.
Thomas Goodman, who is mention
ed above, as having smallpox, is
dead. He leaves a wife and seven
children to mourn their loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, Of Will
Hanson, are moving back to Ceredo.
They stopped off at Wayne and
tarrie@ few days with their broth.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
timber into ,railroad ties.
Mrs. Il. Workman made . busi-
ness trip to Lavalet,e::last Monday
y. Y. Y,
Dec. IL, 1908. 1
DinOess, W. Va.

Ep. ApvANCE:--In perusing the
columns of your paper i see no
communication from Dingess. This
city is located on the n. ,tS w. p.
X. "a miles east of Ceredo and 10
quite business place. There 10
two large stores of general mercffanz
disc here both ing good businc
This is a great farming countryj
We have the advantage of You peo.S
pie on the Ohio river bottoms. Our
land lays ON it's edge and we can
farm both sides of it, while You can
only form one side. This land is
very fertile. 1t produces from four
to five bushels of corn per acre.
This is also mining country.
There is enough coal mined here to
supply town as large as Dunleith.
The people ATE sociable and courte-
ous and one cannot help but feel at
home when he is with them.
They have new kind Of hogs
here called The Improved Wind
Splitters. They can drink butter
milk out of Jug and can trot a
mile In three minutes. The first
time i was on Garth | was citizen
OF Wayne county, near Ceredo, and
took n notion TO explore some new
country and when | struck Dingess
l saw so many natural curiosities
that | have been gazing upon them
ever since. | don't know when I
willexplore further. When do | will
write again if don't become 80 alb
sorbed in the beautiful scenery that
| will forget that / ever was on earth.
Cook.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
Bowen and BOOten, w. Va.

There was "A wedding on Miller's
Fork last Tuesday afternoon, the
contracting parties being Mr.. Clar-
ence Morrison and Miss Myrtle
Preston. The groom is the son of
Allen Morrison, prominent tobacco
dealer of Bowen, and is most ex-
emplary young man, and the bride
is the daughter OF Mr.. Preston of
upper MiIler's Fork, aud * hand.
some and accomplished young lady.
The young couple will make their
future home near Bowen.
The people Of Booten were badly
frightened last week 1t was re-
ported there was case Of smallpox
bout one mile above. But il proved
to be a mistake. There is said TO
be case or two above Bowen on
Beech Fork.
Mr.. Will Adkins, Of Booten, who
has been at work in Logan county
for some time, came home last FRI.
day. He was the guest Of Miss
Roxie Adkins Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Anthony Osburn's smiling
cOuntenance is seen almost every
Sunday afternoon in the neiehbor.
boOi Of Booten.
The Rev. Mr.. Nutter preached a
most eloquent sermon at Booten
chapel last Sunday morning the
services being we'll attended.
Miss Bertie Newman, Of Lavalette.
and Mr.. f. NJ. Davis, of Bowen.
spent last Saturday with Miss Mollie
Workman.
Mr.. Walter Adkins gave dance
for the young people of the neigh
borhood last Friday night which
was enjoyed very much as dances
and parties are rare in this neck of
the woods.
The Blankensbip boys with their
oxen are hauling logs TO the saw
mill at Booten for Workmen and
Carson this week.
Miss Verbie Adkins visited Mrs
Ollie Bowen at Booten last Monday
Miss Mollie Workman will leave
next Saturday for Moundsville to
spend the holidays with her friend.
Mrs. Dexter Barbour.
An infant child Of G. G.. Garson
is very sick at present.
Mr.. jeff BoIden, who bought a
large boundary of timber on the Mary
Davis Branch recently, has put in
saw mill and is converting the
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
low with malaria fever, but is i'm
proving now.
Mr.. w C.. Par3na aaua ha nil

low with malaria fever, but is i'm
proving now.
Mr.. w. G. Perdue says he will
buy rabbits aud won't lot them
get under ten cents a piece. Mr..
b. +. Gibson says he will still pay
tan cents, and wish the winter
would stay on all summer, as he
has n large trade-yes in rabbits.
Benuie lie o. X.
On Friday morning very early
the little 4'year-old child of Jas
Smith gave the alarm that J. NJ.
Fuller's house, which is occupied
by j. Smith, was on fire. Soon
very large crowd was called and
the fire extinguished. The dam
ages is not known.
Maxwell Owens, of Lavalette.
came down to our town on Friday
evening, and then boarded No. III
for parts unknown.
Mr.. William Watts, one of our
nearest neighbors, has moved his
family to Lavalette, close to his
work.
Millard Johnson is seen on our
streets again.
We understand that our mail
carrier, G.. III Gibson, is now a sin.
gle boy, as he has IA divorce from
his wife.
We are glad to learn that w. A.
DeFoe and wife, our next door
neighbors, have been converted at
the big revival meeting at Lava
lette, which is still going on. 1t
has now GA conversions and no
thought of breaking up. May 1t
still continue until as many more
are converted. w
James X. Workman is seen on
our streets again aud the girls are
wearing pleas mt smiles.
j. K. =. Workman and Col. III
b. Gibson, our weather prophets,
are seen every now and then stand
ing near our post-office arguing
about the moon. One says 1T will
rain, the other says it will snow.
We gusss both will hit it some
dav.
We all would like to take dinner
on Christmas, with Joe Heugel,
as he is now on b g way home from
the mountains, with car load of
dressed turkeys and ducks.
SUIT ALL.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
DunlOW, W. Va.

Well, Mr. Editor, as it has been
some time since | have written you,
IT came in my mind today TO give
you round. -
Our little town is still in -pros. .
porous condition. Times are always
good here in good old Reput lican
times, but still we remember the
soup houses. | mean 80; but we
think there will never be another 'D6.
Sull there are people crying ont
Democracy % to |; 9 soup houses
to one good hotel; I6 patches to one
good piece of cloth
The way we tell up here the diff
ference between a frog stool and a
mushroom is TO eat a piece Of both
and if it kills you it is the frog stool;
also we tell which ticket you vote
the same way, if you vote the Demo
cratic ticket you are dead next day.
This makes me remember a boy
whose mamma had always tried To
raise him right. She told him W hen
he thought he was big TO think nf
something mean he had done; so he
got after a rabbit. The rabbit ran into
d hollow log and the boy crawIed i'm
after 1t; 40 when he got in there he
soon found he could not get out for
spllDters. lie then began to think
of all the mean things he bad ever
done. He knew he had stolen, he
bit fellow with rock aud he soon
died, so he was sure be killed him;
still be didn't get any less; bat be
remembered once of voting the
Democratic ticket, and the next
thing he knew he was on the other
side Of the log, with the rabbit in
his hand.
Well, the old Squire j. II. Mar
cum is still acandidate for Prosecnt-
ing Attorney and We still think him
all right, too. The statement that
Squire J. g. Webb was going to he
a candidate for the Legislature is
false as far as we know, still we
think him able TO get the office, and
competent to fill il.
Well, we are having lots of fine
cold weather up here, still work is
moving on.
Our merchants are still busy be.
hind the counter dealing out justice
TO their customers. Henry Copley
is doing fine business. He sells
lots Of goods and votes the Repub-
lican ticket, Of which we are proud.
Mr.. Dan Walker, who was i'll all
summer, has thoroughly recovered
from his illness and is looking fine.
The most Of the people up here
have learned that smallpox kills and
are being vaccinated.
Well, it will not be long till az
other election and of course the
good Republican party will march
on TO victory again; and the Dema-
Concluded on fifth page
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
CORRESPONDENCE.
Newsu Letters from Different Parts
OF the County.
Dickson, W. Va.

Our weather continues cold, and
coal is scarce and the roads are bad.
1t would be well to remember these
conditions about year and aci
"more WISER"
Lee 5. Dick received a pair of
fine Yankee chickens from Willim
antic, Conn. They are of the variety
known as "Rhode Island Reds. -
They are fine specimens.
A gracious revival of religion is
in progress at Amasetta church un-
der the pastorship OF Rev. George
Richardson. There have been over
fifty conversions and quite a number
of accessions to the church. Nav
the good work go on.
The bad weather and icy roads
have temporarily stopped +. NJ.
Bloss' timber job. He has quite a
lot of timber on the creek bank now
and expects, as soon as pos ible, TO
add more TO it. Mr.. Bloss has about
recovered from his fail off the car.
Mrs. Amasetta Brown, who was
reported sick some time ago, con
tinues poorly. Mr. w. w. Porter
and wife, of Dunleith, are here now
10 see Mrs Brown.
Mr.. +. A. Childers, an old citizen
of this place, who has been ailing
some four years, has lately become
very much worse. Mr.. Childers is
well known and has a great many
friends throughout this and Cabell
county who will regret TO hear of
his illness.
We have quiue mad dog excite
ment here at present. Mr.. :. A.
Bloss' dog went mad, one day last
week, and began To snap and bite
everything that came before him.
Mr.. Bloss' son, Floyd, undertook to
tie him and was slightly bitten. Mr..
5. A. Bloss himself then undertook
TO tie the dog and was severely bit
ten on the wrist. The dog made his
escape and went through the coun-
try fighting and biting everything he
met. He was finally, after hard
chase, killed at Ardel. The dogs
head has been sent TO New York for
examination. Mr.. Bloss' arm is
very sore and he is very uneasy.
Chas. A. Dick, who has been at
work in the Booten coal mine, is at
home on "A furlough. He has quite
lot Of coal dug, but the roads are
so icy the people can not haul it.
Our schools are drawing to a close.
Most OF them will close within three
or four weeks. The children are
preparing pieces Tor recitatIons the
last day.
Corn is scarce and is becoming
scarcer, and by spring will he the
scarcest article you can think of. !
am afraid that some of our people
in trying TO save their corn will lose
their stock. I'm their economy they
should watch both sides of this
thing. j told Peter Tumbledown
that he should build a stable, but he
didn't.
SQUIRE SQUAREToEs
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
,EDO. WAYNE CO., w. VA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER % 1908
ers Lafe and S. F. Hatten at this

ers Lafe and S. f. Hatten at this
place.
We notice in the Wayne News
that }. M. Fuller, of Huntington,
whom the News SAYS is running
things for the Republicans in this
county, came over a few davs ago
and started the wheels to rolling
and named w. II. Hunt, for Sheriff
Tha, is good selection and a wise
choice. The Colonel could not
have suited the people of this coun.
ty any better nor found better
man than w. II. Hunt. Come AGAIN.
Mitch, and put all the belts on and
we will do our best to elect the
whole ticket.
Sanders Goodman, brother of
Thomas Goodman, who died with
the smallpox few days ago we
learn is dead with the disease, both
being exposed at the same time.
COMING.
Dec. ~, 1908.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
Shoals, W. Va.
Dec. ~, 1908.

Whlie our neigh borhood is gen
orally healthful, there is an occa-
sional death.
Last Sunday little two-year-
old daughter of Flem Stanley
died with brain fever. Rev. &. c..
Watts conducted funeral services
at the grave.
Mrs. Cora Plymale is very sick
and not expected to recover.
Quite a number of our neigh
bors have begun to lay in their
supplies for Christmas, among
whom are William Lunsford and
wife, preparatory TO jolly time.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Carroll, December 18th, an eight
pound daughter, and one would
hardly wish to m.et prouder
man than j. T., although he
thinks a dollar a pound rather a
high price to pay for girls.
Smallpox broke out again on
Wolf Creek and DR.. Geo. Burgess
came there Thursday and caused
Mrs. Era Ward and child TO be
removed again to the Brownstown
Hospital, from which place she
quietly took her departure between
two days, not long since, claim ing
insu iiicient food aud attention.
III. B. Gibson's corn has proved
to be even finer than reported by
"Sweep Stakes" as he saws if you
don't think it will average a
bushel to every seven shocks Just
come up and help pick awhile He
can show you better than tell it.
There is very little political
talk here of late, but we hear it
quietly whispered around that
the Democrats are going to ruu
Hon. A. w. Plymale for Commits.
sioner of the County Court. They
certainly are getting scared to
put up one of the very best men in
their party for Commissioner. We
want TO elect Repu ublicaD, but in
case we can't, we wouldn't care to
bother alb )ut hunting for a better
man than A. w.
Some time ago we noticed that
DR.. Barbee, IN all OPINION on vac
cination, was III favor of allowing
no pupil to attend school without
first exhibiting a certificate from
some physician that such pupil
had very recently been effectively
vaccinated. We are sure the Doc.
tors intentions were good, but to
require our children 10 90 to doc
tor and pay five times what il costs
the persons who vaccInate them
selver and families, would hardly
be treating the ]aboring class as
one would be done by. We think
that if anything, more than a state
ment by some credifable person is
required that an affidavit from
them would certainly be sufficient.
David H. Luther, all aged and
respected citizen of tins place, fell
out of the door Of his residence
to-day, December 18th, and broke
his leg above the knee. DR.. J. r.
Elder was summoned to render
the necessary aid
KOssfN SEQ.
Dec. 19, 1903.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-12-23
From Another Correspondent.
Dec. 19, 1903.

Holidays are now on hand and
here / come again.
Mr.. James Luther's shop doors
are thrown wide open early and
closed late, as he is very busy
turning ice corks for Santa's rein
deers.
Mrs. Lindsey Plymale is very
low at her home near Wolf Creek
Mrs. John Gibson has been yery
Holbrook argus., 1903-07-18

The ARGUS force has decided to conduct a bachelor hall in order to prevent embarrassing scenes such as facing the landlord of a boarding house without a cent in our pocket. We have hereto fore told him that we expected d few subscriptions in soon' ana would promptly pay our board but the subscriptions never came and we were only disappointed for we longed to pay up ana oe able to face people again, know ing we were square. But what does it matter if we don't get any subscrsptions paid up 10
 1903? We do not need to eat any more food prepared tor hu
 manity, because we nave ha' some nice rains this week ant
 grass will grow upfresh, and w
 can go out and graze.
Holbrook argus., 1903-07-18
FEAT OF INDIAN JUGGLER.
It Consisted in Winnow": from Grain b. Rapidly Whiri-
 ing Himself AbOut.

"One day in the market place or an inland village 1 saw curious perform ance." Nri1es an East Indian traveller in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Ut was conducted by two men-one old ana emaciated. carrying d native drum; the other young and well fed fan'"S''ra''y gowned with an overskirt O! colorcu handkerchiefs and multitude of bells which tangled noisily at his slightest movement; long, ragged halr-ai'o- gether hideous figure.
 1.-The drummer began weird tom toming and the other man an incan'a tion. Then he extended supra "a bamboo tray used by all natives~oh on which anyone who pleases places Il large handful of rice and the same quantity of grain The two ingredi- ents are thoroughly amalgamated, so that 1t would in the ordinary way ta- 7 hours to separate them.
 "Now the fantasti, man with his tray begins He turns around slowly, grad ually quickening his, pace (the drum mer also keeping time), faster ana
 faster, in a giddy vortex, the tray at times almost out of his hands, yet SC cleverly handled that not gram faliS } out. It is very tryi"g to watch but 1T
 a couple of minutes both stop sim'h taneously. and the man shows to i"' l wondering spectators two little heaps f one of the rice and the other gra'n, q
 different ends of the tray, which in h sickening gyrations he has been api t to separate by some extraordlnar.
 manipulation"
Holbrook argus., 1903-07-18
] NEIGHB0RING NEWS
Snowflake.

July IL, 1903. Messrs. Wood and Witten left on Saturday for Colorado.
 Pre-. Jesse N. Smith and S. D. Roge.s 5 went to Plnedale and spent Sunday. They were ac- companied by Mrs. Smith and Miss Rogers.
 Hay hauling seems to be the principalavocation of our towns men just now.
 Lewis Hunt A. H. Smith, Pratt Larsen and party left Tuesday for White River, where they vii spend a week or ten days in hsh ing.
 Dr. Gregory passed througf Sunday going to Fort Apache
Holbrook argus., 1903-07-18
Night Was Her Terror.

"I would cough nearly all night long" writes Mrs. Ghas. Applegate, of Alexandria, Ind, and could hardly get any sleep. I had consumption so bad that if I walked block would cough frightfully and spit blood, but when all other medicines failed three $1.OO bottles of Dr.. Kings New Discovery wholly cured me and l gained 5s pounds" It's absolutely guar anteed to cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Troubles. Price soc and $1.OO. Trlal bottles free at all drug stores.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
New "Instep''
Walking Suits,
$500 to $500.

Decidedly nove1-the innova-
tion of the season. They will
be in great vogue. All who
have seen them are enthused
over the instep-leugth skirt.
And the materials are the lat
est, including the most i'm
portant suitings of the season.
You will recognize the follow
ing values to be exceptional
for crisp, new-style goods.
For instance:
At $25.OOEWe offer two styles
Suits; one with long fly front coat,
the other n long blouse; these are
Of all-wool cheviots, in black. blue.
brown; coats are nicely tailored and
taffeta silk lined; have velvet col
lars, new sleeves and-most impor-
tant of all-"Instep" skirts.
At $27.BO-Long blouse style coat
Suit with new fancy sleeve; blouse
is taffeta lined; made of handsome
black, blue and mixed tweeds.
At $35.OO-Two very handsome
styles Suits; one the new military
long blouse, in black, blue and
brown cheviots, trimmed with con-
trasting colors Of gilt buttons; the
other style is a new long box-plaited
Norfolk style. skirt to match of
black, blue and brown cheviot; coats
are silk lined.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
New Trimmings
for Autumn.

Many are interested in know
ing what the new styles ara
Ones curiosity may be easily
satisfied to-day by an examina-
tion of the quantities of new
trimmings on disp1ay-includ-
ing our own importations of
French novelties. mong
them you will see
A decided novelty = Persian
band effects with motifs to
match, embroidered on cloth,
to be cut out and used as sep
arate decorations.
Handsome silk and chenille Fringes,
both in black and white-they will
be among the great factors In trim
ming this season-widths shown are
6 to IS inches-at, a
yard. .S2.25 to S11.60
Silk Ornaments and Drops are to
be very fashionable: we show AL
most an endless variety of new de-
signs, 2 TO Is inches deep
prices. observation-disclosures SOC to $500
For the bridal costume, pearl drops
and bands in the newest Partisan
ideas-beautiful in the extreme.
French Dress Garnitures, in cream
and black. the newest collar effects
of heavy silk lace applique in con-
binations Of broadcloth and taffetas
some have tab ends with drops
from. ........... $3.50 to $4,000
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
light to Bristol. Tenn. with Mark E

night to Bristol, Tenn. with Mark E.
Pritchett. a liveryman.
Mr.. Browniow strenuously opposed the
wedding and for several days had kept his
such an elopement.
Pritchett's home is in Jonesboro. He is
quite well-to-do
For some time It has been known that
Pritchett desired to pay his attentions to
Miss Brownlow, but the effort in this d.
rection. 1t is said. resulted in the young
lady's being forbidden to speak to the
young man. But she saw Pritchett often.
A few weeks ago Congressman W. p.
Brownlow departed for the West to inves-
tigate the management OF the different
branches OF the National Soldiers Home,
with view of being posted on the OPEN
ing of the institution at johnson City, of
which he is Commissioner.
This gave the daughter an opportunity
to communicate with the Jonesboro young
man. and the result was that the arrange
rrents were made for the trip to Bristol.
They met at Johnson City and last night
went to the home Of the Reverend w. D.
Cochran OF Bristol and were married. They
spent Sunday night at a hotel at Bristol
and returned TO Jonesboro to-day.
The bride last winter made her debut in
Washington society, where she attracted
much attention on account of her rare
beauty. The bridegroom Is a young man
from one of Jonesboro's Oldest established
families. He is second cousin of former
Senator Jeter II. Pritchard OF North
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
Linen Sale
To-Day

Of new, fresh goods. received
within the week, bought on
extremely favorable terms-at
least a quarter under value.
Lot 1-294 dozen 2O-inch all-linen
bleached Irish Damask Napkins.
regular s1.75 value. for
Lot 2-About $50 Cloths of silver
bleached dice-pattern damask-
Size 2x2 yards, worth S1.75. for
S1.35
Size 2x21t yards, worth $500. for
31.66
Size 2x3 yards. worth. $3.50. for
$500
Lot 3-Genuine Dunfermlipe oil boil
turkey red fringed Table Cloths, alb
solutely fast colors-
Size 2x2 yards, worth s1.75. for
S1.25
Size 2x21s yards. worth $500. for
S1.5O
Lot 4-All-linen Damask Scarfs,
with hemstitched ends, 2 yards
long. worth 75c each. for 49,. 500
Lot $50 pieces 1S-inch all-linen
Crash, for roller and dish toweling,
worth lie yard, or. g 1-3o
Lot 6-About 100 heavy washable
fringed Table Covers. fast colors-
Size 11x1h yards, worth S1.75. for
$1.25
Size 2x2 yards, worth S2.25. for
Sits
Size 212h yards. worth s2.75, for
S2.2S