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that it is but justice to speak good word
for it because 1 have found it to be such
rare exception.
81 have known several women who were
little better than physical wrecks, mothers
who dragged out a miserable, painful eX-
istence, but were made well and strong
through the use of Peruna. I have known
of cases OF chronic catarrh. which were
cured in a short time, when dozen diff
ferent remedies had been experimental
with and without good results. I use it
myself when I feel nervous and worn out.
and I have always found that the results
were most satisfactory"
JULIA M BROWN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11

Protected Home Circle Catholic Ladies
Ohio, writes from Gallon, o, as fonows
months
afraid
orle about It, One day
MY
daily
blessing
MRS HATTIE Ia FOUNTAIN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11
Plum Color to the Fore.

Plum color has come to the fore
again. 1t combines we'll with pale
blue, and when used on hats forms a
good background for pansies. One
model of plum-coloTed rice straw IS al
most covered with small pansies In
different shades.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11
Secretary Woman's State Federation
Says: "Pe-ru-na Does More Than
is Claimed For It."

Mrs. Julia M. Brown, Secretary OF the
Woman's State Federation of California,
writes from 1919 Fifth St., Los Angeles,
CAL, as follows: :.
II have never known of any patent
medicine which did what it professed to
do except Peruna. This remedy. does
much more than it claims, and while !
have never advocated any medicine l feel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11
a The Ribbon Round Her Slender Waist

The suede belts, wide in the back,
so as to drape prettily around the
waist, are the newest thing. Large
silver or gold rings are used to join
the back to the straight front pieces.
These belts are in all colors, but with
blue serge the natural suede color is
prettiest. In soft kid are some of the
newest belts. They may be drawn
tight around the waist or left straight,
for they are broader in the back than
in the front. Belts CT ribbon should
be made on boned frames and broad
in the back.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11

but III find out tomorrow what he
means"
Mrs. Fletcher trailed across the
room and beamed upon her husband
with smile of superior wisdom. Il
think" she said, that I may he able
to set matters straight. I made deal
with the man before I went away.
That will probably explain what seems
mysterious to you"
Fletcher handed her the letter.
Perhaps" he said. "See what you
can make out Of it,
Mrs. Fletcher read the communica-
ton through three times before speak
ing. Then she said. Dear me"' Pres
emily she read the bill aloud.
To board of one cat and dog for
TWO lNOllluS .SOO.Vo
To cash expended for newspaper
advertising .................. 6oO
To cash expended for typewrit-
ing ........ f.oo
To cash expended for postage
stamps Observation-Disclosures. 4.Oo
To cash expended for miscelan-
eous clerical work. .:........ 5.OO
Total .fto.oo
Money earned by cat and dog by
posing as artists models. ..... zoo
Balance due. $4I.oo
Please remit.
When Mrs. Fletcher came to she told
Fletcher all about her little plan to
help him along. "That man." she
cried. in conclusion, "is a gigantic
fraud. He has cheated me most un-
mercifully. He didn't work Jerry and
McGinty up right"
ut strikes me-" said Fletcher. With
another glance at the bill for extras,
that he worked them up little too
we'll"
Then possibly the artists were to
blame" sighed Mrs. Fletcher. Yes,
feel sure it was the artists. They
did not respond properly. But no mat
ter who was at fault I still have faith
in the idea, and 1 am going to try 1t
again some day"
IF you do" said Fletcher.
His pause was ominous, but after
little he sat down at the writing desk
and signed 4 check for $4I.50.-New
York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11
Evening COnts.

Evening coats are very voluminouA
and have enormous sleeves of more or
less eccentric tendency. They are col
Iarless and the edge Of the lining is
trimmed so that the fronts can be
rolled back ell revers.
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A Becoming Color For Gray Hair.
Pale blue is considered 4 becoming
colo- to wear with graz hair. A black
velvet bonnet in a sort Of toque
shape has a decoration Of pale blue
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11

orchids on one side and q twist OF
blue velvet where the lace strings are
attached.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11
IMPROVEMENT of the Low Hat.

The days of the plateau and pan
cake" hat are numbered, if one eap
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11

half yards twenty-onc inche5 wide,
three and three-fourth yards twenty
seven inches wide, Or two and ole
feuru wards forty -four inches wide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-11

I8cE~ HEN Mrs. Fletcher went
@ :;;: !; :;:: 4; : !; :: =;
Tc~ and McGinty for the sum-
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

Two are company until they're made
one.-Baltimore American.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Drive with the Heel.

A golf beginner almost invariably
either toes" the ball or cuts 4 cIod
from mother earth. If, instead of try
ing to hit the ball with the middle of
the club face, he aims at 'heeling" it
that is, striking it with the heel "a
club head, being a freak, possesses a
face, toe and a heeD-he will general
ly make a better shot \ practiced
golfer unconsciOusly makes the neces-
sary allowance for the bending of the
driving shaft, but had he known dur
ing his novitiate why he so often
"struck Scotland" as the caddie re-
marked to Balfour, he would probably
have made more rapid progress.-Frank
Broadbent in Strand.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
The
new YORK WORLD
THRlCE-A-WEEK EDITION.
THE
Read Wherever the English Lanpu,go
Is spoken.

Inc Ihuce-a- Week World was brilliant
success III the beginning and has Lsan
steadily growing ever since. Time +. tba
TEST OF all things, and has set its seal of nm
ProEaI on the Ihrlce-a-Wee World. which
Is widely circulated in every State and Ter
HtorX OF the Union. and wherever there are
people who can read our mother tOn0ua
=. Ihs paper for the year 1903, will make
us news service, if possible, more exten-
slVe than ever All events of importance
no matter where they happen, are renorted
accurately and promptly
Inc subscriber, for only one dollar a year
gels three papers every week and more
news and general reading than most GREAT
dailles can furnish at five or six times the
price. 'lle
The Thuce-a-Week World is absolutaI,
falr IN its political news. Partisan bias i
never allowed to affect its news columns
ana Democrat and Republican alike can
OBTAIN IN Its pages truthful accounts of ali
the great political campaigns.
In addition to all the news, the Tbrice-a-
week World furnishes the best serial fiction
elaborate market reports and other features
of interest. -0 "a g
The Ihrice-a-W Week Worlds regular snb-
ssIcrlptlon price Is only $1OO per wear and
thls pays for 156 papers We offer this nm
equaIed newspaper and THE SMYRNA TIMES
together one year for S175. The regular
subscription price of the two papers is 80 90
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
The Black Bottle.

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, the great tenn
perance advocate. once met a Iaborer
walking along the road with the old
FAMILIAR black bottle protruding from
his pocket
Empty that cursed stuff awavr
said Sir Wil;rid vehemently. pointing
TO the bottle. Drink something better
than that poison"
The man was so overcome that ha
TOOK out the receptacle and emptied the
liquor into the road.
Sir Wilfrid's face beamed with pIeas-
ure, and, handing the man a shilling.
ne said; Take that, my good fellow.
II VIII buy you something Better"
Inc man, to the intense disgust Of
Sir Wllfrid, Immediately entered a pub
Tic house and spent the shilling in beer.
On coming out Sir Wilfrid accosted the
laborer and asked why he had spent
the money for beer.
Faith. your honor. twas that I
thought you wanted me to drink, for
the bottle Of poison I was after throw
In away was cold tay"
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
What to Make Of the nov

There is an old Lancashire custom of
putting a number Of articles before a
child and prophesying by the article
which the child touches what he NAV
become
The story goes of a Lancashire man
who was at his wits end to decide
what to do with his offspring. So he
placed on table a sword, a Bible. an
apple and box of pills. If the child
touched the first he was to be a soldier.
the second a clergyman, the third a
greengrocer and the last a doctor. It
was a somewhat heterogeneous mess
OF professions. true enough. but il Of
fered the advantage of a wide range of
choice. After the experiment was over
he met a boon friend.
We'll, Jimmy, how did it get op?''
asked the friend. did he take the
sword or
HE took tn lot, so I'm goin' to make
him a lawyer"
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Burglary In England.

Burglary cannot be committed in the
daytime. The English rule is that If
there is light enough to see the face OF
the intruder there is no burglary. This.
however, does not include moonlight.
for hOusebreaAer entering after night
fall, however brightly the moon NAV
be shining, Is legally a burglar-that is.
II 1t is reasonably certain that he has
entered with the intent to commit fell
Ony, for while a tramp breaking into
house to sleep may be housebreaker
he is not in the proper sense of the
word burglar. Burglary, however,
may consist in breaking out as well as
breaking in. for one who hides in q
house before nightfall to steal and aft
er stealing breaks out to get away is
just as much a burglar as he who to
effect his purpose breaks I'm.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
7kNA YlMEs. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LrNE 2 1ona
The Size of the wbite p,.n..,,

The site for the presidents noiaoo
aS tlle Drst maps name it. was selected
oy President Washington and Major
L Enfant when they laid out the fed.
eraI city in 1892. They proposed to
nave the presidents house and the can
ltol reciprocally close to the long vista
iornled by Pennsylvania avenue, and
they also laid out a parklike connection
between the two great buildings. The
pans for the house, selected by Wash
lhgton and Jefferson as. the result of =
competition in which L'Enfant took
part We're drawn by James Hoban. =
matiVe oil Dublin and a medal man of
Ine Society of Arts of that citv-
Charles Moore in Century.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
where "sterIIngv Came From.

Sterling signifies money from the le-
galized standard Of coinage of Great
Britain. According to one theory, the
term originated as follows: 1t is a cor
ruptiOn of Easterling, a person from
north Germany. on the continent of
Europe. and therefore from the east in
geographical relation to England. The
Easterlings were ingenious artisans
who came to England in the reign of
Henry Ill to refine the silver money,
and the coin they produced was called
mOneta Easteringorum, the money Of
the Easterlings.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Produced the nesiron ,,sr..-..

Kate when two years old. was fond
oI cilmDlhg. One day when her moth
er was lR an adjoining room she called
excitedly:
"Oh. mamma, mamma. come ouicl, -,
1er mother, thinking she was in dan
ger fastened to her to find her stanu-
ing quietly beside the table.
Why did you call that way?" she
sald. Il thought you were falling"
wanted that cup, and | called vou
that way SO you would hurry."-Lfttle
Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
FOOfnrfnfa.

There's a deal of character in the
wear of shoe. Every clever detective
knows that. Give a good detective the
imprint of criminals foot on yielding
soil and he can size his man up pretty
well, especially if the shoe be rather
worn. That's the only thing a man
can't disguise. Lots of first class de-
tective stories have been written on
this, but there is nothing remarkable
about it. The individuality in foot
print is the individuality of the wearer
of a shoe.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
ASSORTED LAUGHTER
The Sta1a That Is Good ,na ,h.
EbFondS That Are. Rzd

Ahe F%AAa That Is Good .na 81.
Strands That Arc BAD
Is lau2hter a good thing-tbe 1grpb.
Ter Which is directed to sonat1ino
which fails to comply with q socioI r@
quirement'" which is compelled bv the
slgnt OF tncongluity or by Sudden snI..
prlSe' An laughter, at all events 10 nor
soou. The giggle and tho titter aro
laughter 'debased. People who triAa
WIN laughter, wrote CARLYLE "onIv
bnlH ana litter and snigAle from tho
tI eIl oat outward, or at best produce
some ~hlttiing, husky exclamation as
- tney Were laughing through wool"
but though the snigger is detestabIo
you can still have too much of beor+v
hushteT- of the roar of Teufelsdroeckb
II Is only the unrestrained or the irra-
spOnslDle man who laughs +emnos+,,-
ouSIy oIIen; and, indeed, as a man
sro"S older and gets wider view of
.ne "oFld he laughs, no doubt less
i'uuiy' PROFESSOR Sully thinks that rs
HatIOn we have lost some of the mirtb
VI our Iorefathers. If by that he means
tue hOlSler, self abandoned mirtF of 0oO
! !eaIS ago 1t is not perhaps to be re-
eretseu. q se 1t is true that hearty laughter
Is oIten ar index to an honest soul
Carlyie was probably right when he
Salu that no man who has once hearth
~ ana wholly laughed can be aItogeth-
er pad. But there is a better laugh
thah Ieufelsdroeckh's, and that is the
deep found phuctylo of i-;,,lI=
experience together. Perhaps we laugh
more more wisely, even if more rarely, than
our Iorefathers.-London Spectator
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Why JOHNNY Wont to po.,

Why Johnny Went to Bed SupDerIess
What is the matter with this horse
radish, Maria?'' asked the father Of tbe
family 1T looks mussed up"
What's the reason they call It horse
radish, papaY' inquired Johnny. q Of
Tered it to the horse a little while ago
an he wouldn't touch it."-Chicago
Tribune
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
Her Gfnfinn.

A little boy and girl were playing at
trains, says the Western Mail, and the
boy was calling out all the station
names he knew. The first stop was
Cardiff. the second Newport, the third
Swansea, and then he paused for a
name At last, with a rush. he came
out triumphantly with "Heavenw
Top" cried the sister. Il t'ink I'll det
out here"
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03

In order to be a gentleman many .
man has to forget himself.-Saturday
Evening Post.
Smyrna times., 1903-06-03
The Faithful Retainer.

why do you always refer to your
valet as your 'retainerP"
Because he always keeps everything
he inds."-Portsmou News.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

While Mr.. Boner was not a membCI
of any church, he was at heart a Mora
Wan. Another Of his final contribution
viii serve as a fitting close, for from
it we NAV gather his beliefs and hopes
concerning that shaGoWy border-land
wnose vast hush he has entered.
Pamphlet PIP. 10 and II, Immortal
ity."l
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

room is q bronze elsek Of Sc Tsres
Gracez
Opening from Mrs. rIaxle- azmhsr Is
a bathroom = hv II feet To nrst tstn~
sa this room - estca TIC eye ao41s
toilet stand e cETx Thr eslluE an
walls are made . hsruuonize vita tbs
chamber The Hoc- Is l2&3 ~sa uArbls
tile THIS room Is "a laxa-y n every rvs
Speet. haYIas a tua col@tersuak ia ,he
floor and q needle shower aata.
FROM the bathroom opens a clothes
! closet With automatic lighting. So shat
when The doors open The electric lrhts
are turned on. Tais clotass closet i
4tted with armosres having glass doors
10 sho~ the gowns also compartment
~arranged with sliding trays for
ohapeaux. ani e%hlroniers FOR yewe,ry.
laces and lingerie. There IL also "a
dressing room for Mr. Fiasle- il this
suite.
The second story hall i s.a-.ous. with
walls finished in two shades Of green
Spanish dauask. Midway. looking out On
The court, Is a lourginr place furnished
with Italian pieces and having a hand
some sedan chair. which has been con
verted into a cabinet. On either side
OF the archway IS Z carved Italian
standard. \ rich bronze haIust-ade over
looks the marble staircase. ana IA,
principal decorations, as one des>.nds IS
the hall. are some rare silk rugs hansn-
over The balustrade. 4 byzantine ant!-
que fount stands on the arst landing.
t!led with growing ferns. IN passing
from one room 70 another there is uoth-
ing TO jar ones sense OF taste in the
color schemes OF adjoining rooms TIL
fTe-Ilaces. andiroas lock- and fixtures
for lighting have all been carefun de-
signed TO b in keeping with tie various
rooms they are intended for.
Joseph ). Mcdonald. OF III. firm ar s.e-
Guire AID Mcdonald. builders 81 The
Ponce d. Leon. built whitehall from The
designs ana under the personal super
vision or Messrs. Carerc aal Hastings.
the architects Ct the Ponce q Leon.
In the interior the grand hail. stair
case and second story hall were executed
by the Potter ana Stymus Co. from tho
designs and under the supervision Of
Carrere ana Hastings. All the other i'm
terror work and furnishings were exc
cuted from designs OF VIM. 7. Stymus.
Jr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17
Funeral of Mr.. Boner.
(Snecial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Washington, March 10.-A number Of
the personal friends of the late John
Henry Boner assembled at No. 21S
Street, n. w, on Monday, March 8, to
pay the last tribute of respect to that
talented and estimable man. This was
the late residence Of the deceased, and
most of those present were perhaps from
the Government printing office, at which
Mr.. Boner had been employed. The deep
feeling interested was almost unusual,
since all except the widow were unre-
lated by blood or marriage to the dead.
There We're probably thirty individuals
in the room or corridor or in the adjoin-
ing bedroom with Mrs. Boner. The lid
Of the coffin was opened, and all were
invited to see the features of the beloved
departed The funeral services, which
began shortly after 2:30 p. M, were con-
Quoted by Rev. DR.. ]. Edwin Amos, pastor
Of the North Capitol Methodist Episcopal
church, of which at one time Mr.. Boner
had been a member. His address COM
prised, besides obvious and touching al
~lusions to death and the character of the
lamented dead, a Biographical sketch
which had been prepared by a friend and
handed TO him It dwelt as much on the
Christian faith and deeds of the deceased
as on his career as a literary man and
his force and value as q reform influence
in the world. The eulogist had not known
Mr.. Boncr in life. Interment followed
the funeral at the house, and took place
at the BoneT's request in the old historic
Congressional Cemetery.
ut was the last of earth" in the sense
only Of the consignment to mother earth
Of the remains of q cherished son. His
memory his p%oetica1 works his example,
his devotion to duty, his refinement Of
nature, his noble gifts of heart and mind
abide with his friends and his place N
literature is secure.
Mr.. Boner leaves only the widow, long
his loving and efficient helpmate, Of his
Immediate family.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

the merits Of Mr.. Boner's ~poetical Ia
beTs. At some other time some one more
competent VIII write COZ amore on the
subject.
Mr.. Stockard's recent appreciation was
in te right direction, and I have reason
III the right direction. and ] have reason
ne lay dying. But I wish TO call attea-
ticn 10 some features q Mr. Boners
poetry ca this sad occasion Of lamentin9
his death. Besides q description poem
Of high capacity. he had a lyrical ring
when at his best, which proved his kin
ship with the Southern singers named
above and others, such as Randall.
Requicr, Ticknor and Father Ryan. He
also wrote a few very creditable verses
in Gialect-negro dialect, l mean. But
in my opinion his entimenta short
poems and his descriptions Of the Whisp-
eFfng Pines, Will live longest OF all his
efusions. In later years, like that gifted
Georgian, James r. Randall, he
wrote but little.
Excellent as his poetry and as solid as
his labo-s on the Century and Standard
Dictionaries, the Sunday World literary
supplement and the Literary Digest, it
is to the noble, steady tenor Of his pure
and gentle and refined Christian life that
his closest friends and admirers choose
to dwell at this hour of their bereaye-
ment. God loved him and He took him
away into the land Of Eternal Efolgence
and Bliss Superval. Let the blameless
life Of the poet long be an example TO
the people of North Carolina and the
South-the land he loved so well and
~-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

rherc i ? hone Of heaven in every human breast
4 hope of life supernal in some far region ple5t,
OF an immortal vesture, OF an eternal TEST
There is hope undying that LIES inglorious SPAN
The travail strange and painful, and deaths UNI
Nav not not compiete the miracle. may not be all
Of man.
There is a hope unfounded in myth or creeo or
That rgcompense for mortals awaits them at the
door
Where they lay down their burdens and pass
and are no more.
There is a hope inspiring the spirits OF the brave
Who conquer Iegioned evils and deaths leIhe'n
With fortitude undaunted by darkness OF the
grave.
There is hope whose radiance unto the weak
appears
A light upon their pathway throughout the dol
orous years, ~
And promises deliyerance beyond their vale OF
tears.
There is a hope uplifting the weary head OF pam
Which, crowned with thorns and bruises ~
agony has lain -
That though man die and vanish. yet shall he
live again.
Tlis hone imperishable ,coeval with the race.
Makes ePochal existence in this abiding place
A date of incarnation in spiritual space.
40 pSNcllc evolution cOnlflDuLeu Ills ltu2s
In conscious resurrection to him whose body must
As ashes 90 to ashes, as dust return to dist.
tie who first saw the myriad Of stars IN order ron,
Dr marked the tide of ocean, or the dlVlne coh'iOi
OF universal beauty, proclaimed himself a soul
On what primordial mountain he hailed a rlSih5
sun,
Or in what vale ambrosial walked when the Gay
was done.
o. what his certain feature, or what his cculS'
to run
He who first sang in gladness of spirit to the SKY
On who with lamCntation first closed a teaflul eyt
Conceived the faith which teaches that MAJ
shall never die.
NO fabulist had painted the vision of a dream
Preiguring existence beyond the mystic stream
Whose melancholy darkness became a happ-
theme.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17

No oracle had given to man a secret deep
70 gracious mediator had promised those who
weep
\ jubi!ant revival alter tie dreaded sleep.
No altar had been builded. 50 sacrifice been laid.
No prayer and no thanksg ing 70 Deity been
made.
And yet man fe!t assurance = s-upramortal bliss:
Faith symbolized survival beyond his grave
And for his holy spirit an apotheosis
That noble faith. that credence Which gives ex-
istence worth
And with faith a sense e|xultant Of q celestial
EntaDiatur::s with triumph the scpulchers Of
earth.
Through cycles cataclysmic the changing world
Through cosmical translation its beauty has
been shed;
Through marvellous transition mans destiny has
led.
From rites and mounds barb4rc Inc primal alrar
came,
Whose garlanded inscription declared a higher
name
To deyotees whose incense hallowed a finer flame.
The coloanaded temple in wales Arcadian rose,
And Pagan art, for emblems Of a divine repose,
Types OF majestic beauty interpreted and chose.
The simply %tuncful tinbre Of sylvan oat and
Sweet soIaee Of the prophet whose lips were
Preluded the rich organ and the symphonic choir.
The pocsy that numbered a madrigal refrain
For noInad OF the desert or shepherd of the plain
Nodded a loyelier language inspired a loftier
strain.
50 qniekencd the forescence Of manhood, and