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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
WASHING TALLlES.
Tho Way They Kept Laundry Lists
In the Olden Dayr.

In the Oldeu Day..
The washing tally, dating back to
the times of Charles l., was formed of
a piece of beech wood five and half
inches long, four and half inches
wide and half an inch thick and Gov
cred with linen ut the back and sides.
In front she names of the different ar
ticies, such as ;'ruffes, 'bundes.
"cuffes." "bootehose," ''pillowberes. ''
handkerchief" "sockes," were printed
from copperplate and protected by u
sheet of horn.
The tally was divided into fifteen
squares, in each Of which was n dial
numbered from o to II and circular
brass indicator fastened by small
central pin so as to revolve. Each of
these indicators was pierced near its
outer edge with n round hole, through
which one number OF the dial was visi,
bic. BY this very simple method the
number of each article sent to the
wash was easily shown, so that an ac-
curate account could be kept.-London
Standard.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
ORIGIN OF A PHRASE.
"Getting Into n scrape" Comes To Us
From the Game of Golf.

From the Game of Golf.
Not till quite recently has the true
explanation of the phrase. getting
into scrape," been popularity known.
1t has long puzzled dictionary makers,
one suggesting that it IS Il corruption
of escapade. another connecting it with
Swedish word skrap, to draw into
difficulties.
Golf, the royal and ancient game at
one time peculiar to Scotland, has OF
late become such Il worldwide amuse-
ment that the mystery of this phrase
has practically disappeared. In Scot
land many of the golf courses are laid
out on sandy downs bordering on the
sea. These are the very places where
rabbits abound.
One of the perpetual troubles of a
golfer was that his ball constantly
found Il lodgment in these rabbit
"scrapes," from which it was diff
cult to drive it with accuracy; hence
special rules were framed ut st. An
drew's, the Mecca of golf, fixing what
was to be done when one got into 4
scrapc. The phrase thus started from
the golfers in the north and spread
southwark without its practical bear
ing being known.-London Chronicle.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
CCNSTIF ATICN.

Heal h is abs i'u rly mro-Si'l.. ~
ms" A'i"" rr -.ut IAN
rlouS caes Cf liver and kidnev COM
plaidt have sp~ neg from r. ~ c'rd
constipation. Such deI rab'e COZ
diti'n is unn"cess ry. 1h,rr j. .
cure for 1t. III .rdIre Will sJeeri y
remedy matters c. A LiuI ny. =.
NJ, Bronson Fla, writes. Frt. u,
1902: Having tried Her5ine, L find
it fiGe medicine for constipation. -
GOO bottle, Sold by o. j. Harris.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
CAIN COLORED HAIR.
Yellow or X ed Heads or Boards Once
looked Upon as Deformitics.

Yellow or X ed Heads or Boards Once
looked Upon as Deformities.
Yellow or red hair was anciently in
England esteemed deformity, and Ii
red beard was especially odious and
an infallible token of an evil disposi-
ton. This foolish prejudice possibly
originated in an aversion to the red
haired Danish invaders.
The common tapestry representa-
tions of Cain and Judas. to whom rcd
hair and boards were invariably al
lotted, probably for no better reason
than that the color was thought ugly,
intensified this feeling. The devil him
self was sometimes thus. represented.
Dryden, i'm fit of spleen, described
his publisher, Jacob Tonson, with two
left legs and Judas colored hair" and
In the same attack he speaks of him
as "freckled fair" where red is evi.
IDENTITY meant,
Shakespeare's reference in the 'Mer-
ry Wives of Windsor to "Cain col
ored' hair is in later copies cane col.
ored," just as his Abraham colored'
In the folio "Coriolanus" becomes "au
burn" from which, indeed. it was
doubtless corrupted. Halls "Satires'
speaks Of
A Eoodly. long. thick. Abraham colored
beard.
Liverpool Mercury.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
BERLIN nnd Il Noises,

Berlin is by far the quietest of the
worlds big cities. No railway engins
driver may blow his whistle within its
bounds. and the driver of road We
hicle with squeaking or rattling wheels
Is promptly apprehended and fined
Street hawkers are forbidden to howl,
bawl, yell or emit other strange and
startling sounds, and pianos may be
played only during certain stated hours
OF the day.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
A po.htful Compromise.

"Pve worn out six pairs of shoes"
said the collector. coming after you
with this BILL
Don't let that bother yon,r replied
the editor. 1--WE got an old pair. that'll
just fit YOU"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Sweet Revenge.

Aunt Hannah-Have you told any
one of your engagement to Mr.. Sweet
ser? Edith-No. l haven't told n soul,
except Bessie Miller, who thought he
was going TO ask her.-Boston Tran
script.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Jared Him.

Mrs. Ienpeck-This paper says that
married women live longer than single
ones. Mr.. Henpeck-Heavens woman.
Can't you think of something pleasant
20 talk about.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
InfREnrcIRd.

] "she told me-" said the young man
who had consulted fortune teller.
that was born TO command"
Well. well" exclaimed Henpeck.
''she means. then, that you will never
be married"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

"You hear so many people talking OF
the pace that kills ! wonder what
they mean exactlyT
Well. 1t depends. There's the mes.
senger boys pace, for instance. That
merely kills time" Philadelphia
Press
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

"Say, par
We'll, whatY'
why does that man in the band
run the trombone down his throatY'
Il suppose 1t is because he has a
taste for music. Town Topics.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Pretty Good sign

How do you know that they are not
married.
Isn't he carrying all the packages =
Detroit Free Press.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
Making himself Agreeable

Uncle George says was born with
q silver spoon In my mouth"
"a spoon iB that little mouth, oh,
sect was one of those after dinner
coGee spoons, s,"-Clevelan Plain Deal
er
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

II 10 better for young man to blush
HaHn TO tuxn pels,--Cicsro.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

one-half OF our life Is spent in max.
Ing experiments; the other half In re-
GREETING them.--Brown Book.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10

Dead counselorS are the moe iH.
s:;uct.ve, lecaCsc they are heard w..h
patience and reverence ohnson.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-11-10
WILL EVANS.
Haberdasher,
i43l Maiu St..
COLUMBIA. S. c,

tf you want the new
stJies in HATS and
FURNISHINGS, cor-
rectly priced, look in
at our shop.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-08
Have You Seen Recent
Issues of the
Dakota
Farmer?

Why take agricultural papers pub
lished in outside states, whose editors
have no proctial knowledge of Dakota
conditions whensyour home farm pa
per deabs EXCLUSIVELY with these sub
jects and givesyou the very best and
latert information along all these
lines?
Ask for free sample copies ard be
your Judge of its merits You will
find the paper thoroughly practical,
helpful and clean, even to the adYer-
tising.
1t is brighter and better than ever.
1t is one of the best edited agricnlt-
ural papers in the country, and COW
ers every phase of Dakota Farm life.
It's editor, Hon. NJ IT, Gfeef ey,i
aided by large staff of assistant spe-
Girl editors, each each an expert in his
line and by a host OF valuable contris
utors
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-08
Locals of a
Wider Nature.

class Of thirty 9Th grade pupils will graduate from
largest class to graduate at one time in Hand county
The exercises will in the opera house-here
The first 18th grade graduation exercises in the
Miller high school occurred last night in the opera
house. The principals were Alice Carroll, Elizabeth
Woodruff Anna May Bushfeld Florence Merle Wood
ruff, all of whom graduated with high honors.
two weeks session of the county normal institute
will convene Monday, conducted by Prof. j. Jones, of
Springfield The instructors will be Miss Harriet Grant,
of Sioux City, Prof Harry Fross of ST. Lawrence Prof
Bruce McVay, of Highmore, Prof G. L w. Smith, Rec
Heights.
Nebraska colony, headed by H. L. Johns, has
Just located southwest of Pierre. minister Rev A
O. Swartwood of this place, and editor, W. A. Johns
of the Wolsey Journal members of the colony Those
of the colony who built houses there last
the editor and preacher-were greved to learn while
temporarily absent that the cowboys had carried off their
houses and fences The head man of the colony and Mr.
Swartwood started from here today replace the stolen
houses. Mr. Johns, has farmed in Indiana Ohio and
Nebraska He states that he saw better soil any
where than west Of the river and feels confident thatt
will produce great crops of grain Plenty of water at
moderate depth the rule Rev. Swartwood says that he
dug down the last time he was there to examine the soil
aud found it rich mellow and moist like the soil of any
grain raising country. The members of the colony
pect large additions to their numbers from Nebraska
whowil build many houses and such solid ones that
the cowboys will be discouraged if they come again
to take them
Power that will generate electricity light the cities
to crush the the Black Hills as well as to operate
the machinery in packing plants of sufficient capacity to
handle 1.-The killing stock of the west furnish the
power for electric railroads, lies hidden new
from view Of the world in the Big Bend of the Missouri
river about Is miles from the southwest edge OF this
county. There it is, il by nature bidden that the
nervous old stream suddenly east then north fl
nay after making so mile circuit coming back to with
in two miles Of ITSELF then to start on south 10 dig
canal this two mile strip so foot fall some
who have examined the land claim 60 feet but ms
to be conceded that immense fall is to be had there
by making ditch The possibilities of for general
good compared the power gotten Niagara Falls
a railroad to il from the Black Hills would mean the
crushing of there that are now taken to Omaha and
Denver. But whether not the friendly Indians who
now fish from the banks of this mule shoe shaped bend
discussing amamong themselves the probable reason the
Great Father had in mind when he fashioned mighty
stream to make 30 mile circle the water 20 feet lornr
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-06-08

Dlpen SIX days TUESDAY morning
TO Saturday night the third week
sof each month. Oyer.Sutphen's.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
The Good Old Way.

A severe cold or attack Of la
grippe is like a fire, the sooner you
combat 1t the better your chances
are to overpower it. But few moth
ers in this age are willing to do the
necessary work required to give a
good old-fashioned reliable treat
ment such as would be administered
by their grandmothers. backed by
Boschee's German Syrup, which was
always literally used in connection
with the home treatment of colds
and is still in greater household ia
vor than any known remedy. But
even without the application Of the
old-fashioned aids German Syrup
will cure a severe cold in quick time.
1t will cure colds in children or
grown people. II relieves the con-
gested organs. allays the irritation,
and effectively stops the cough. Any
child will take 1t. 1t is invaluable in
a household of children. Trial size
bottle, Csc; regular size. 75c. For
sale by Dubois. Kolb @ Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
NEW METHOD.
Has Not Been Used in Paducah Thus
Far, Although II Is a Good One.

The new postal regulation allowing
the posting In bulk of similar pieces
OF third or fourth class mail is in
effect. but Paducah people have not
yet taken advantage Of IL. It is said
by one that II is more trouble TO fol-
low the instructions of the depart
ment than to put on the stamps,
hence the latter is still in vogue here.
The department, however, is send
ing out the following explanatory let
ter:
THE individual, firm or corpora
ton granted without cost upon appli-
cation to must first secure a permit,
which is this Office. Each mailing
must be constituted of noteless than
1000 Identical pieces. The weight
Of each piece is ascertained, and the
amount OF postage due is then com
puted by gross weight. Receipts are
then issued 10 the patrons for the to-
tai amount collected. The labor, cost
and annoyance Of afixing stamps are
wholly obviated. and the patrons al
so secure more prompt service. as
matter mailed under these regula-
tions is not required to pass through
the canceling machine. All heavy
users Of the mails-and particular
ly these who mail large numbers Of
circulars, trade catalogues, calen-
dars. etc, will find these new regu-
lations OF decided benefit in the. mat
ter of saving time and labor and Sc
curing more expeditions service"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
WRITTEN AT RANDOM.

A Paducah locomotive engineer
caught a scrceoh owl several nights
ago while out on the road. and came
near causing general panic in his
boarding house when he brought Il
home that nigh, and attempted to
play a Joke.
The owl blinded by the headlight
OF the locomotive, Flew into the cab
and was partially stunned by the
contact with the timbers The bird
was picked up by the fireman and
tied to prevent escape. and when the
end OF the run was reached the en-
gineer took the bird home to his
bording house.
He arrived home early in the might.
and while passing one OF the rooms.
noticed the transom open and pitch
ed the bird through Il and hastily
got out OF the way. The occupant OF
the room happened TO be the land
lady's daughter.
The engineer waited and about
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
PADUCAH DOCTORS
PROPOSE A PLAN
For the Management Of the New
City Hospital.
Will Suggest II to the General Coun-
cil--Doctors 10 do All the
Work Free Of Charge.
MEETING OF MEDICAL SOCIETY.

The McCracken County Medical
Society held a very Interesting meet
ing last night in the Offices of DR.,
Frank Boyd, the chief subject of the
meeting being the new city hospital
which is now nearing completion.
The doctors discussed the forms
Of management OF hospitals and ap-
pointed a committee composed of
Drs. Brooks, Boyd and Reddick to
formulate plans for the management
OF the hospital and to confer with
the municipal boards to have the city
adopt the idea of the medical fra
ternity in managing the hospital, the
doctors being in a better position to
suggest successful plans than the
councilmen, who can hardly be as
thoroughly acquainted with the sub
ject as the doctors.
Several plans were proposed las:
night. but the best one came from
DR.. j. G. Brooks. who was seconded
by a majority of the members pres
ent. DR.. Brooks plan is the same
adopted In all big cities. The hos
pital is run by a board Of directors
The hospital may have an inferno. a
young doctor who wants practical ex-
perience. and who is permitted to
remain at the hospital free of charge
to get 1t. but the chief part OF the
work is TO be done by the members
Of the medical fraternity. gratis.
II suggested that four physicians
proper and four doctors who make
surgery a speciality. volunteer their
services free of charge for a period
Of three months each. This plan will
give the city the best Of service the
year round. free OF charge, our prom
Use TO the city when we were attempt
ing TO secure the bond issue and hos
pital." DR.. Brooks explained. zone
surgeon and one physician would
start in January ist, say, and the two
serve until April LIST. when the sec
ond squad comes in and serves three
months and so on until the four
squads have served the year. This
does not make It hard on the doctors
and will give the city the best serv-
ice possible to secure"
The committee will get to work
drawing up the plans and will sug-
gest them to the council as soon as
completed.
Another matter acted upon by the
association was that of appointing a
committee on credentials to examine
applicants for admission into the as
ISOLATION. Hereafter every doctor
who applies for admission will have
to go before this committee and be
examined to see If he is competent to
belong. The committee is composed
of Drs. Hearn. Coleman and Sanders.
The other matters acted on were
routine. such as the discussion of
cases. etc. The meeting was large
ly attended and one of the most
important held this year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22

81 was much afiicted with sciati-
ca" writes Ed C. Mud, Iawaville,
Sedgwick Co., Kan, going about
on crutches and suffering a deal Of
pain. ! was induced to try Billiards.
Snow Liniment, which relieved me.
| used three soc bottles. 1t is the
greatest IMMINENT l ever used; have
recommended II to a number Of per-
sons; all express themselves as be-
ing benefited by 1t. now walk
without crutches. able to perform a
great deal Of light labor on the
farm" SOC, 25c and 800. Sold
by Dubois, Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
CALL A PASTOR.
Second Baptist Congregation Wants
Rev. Il. II. Cunningham.

The Second Baptist church con-
gregation held a business meeting
last evening and called Rev. e. II.
Cunningham. who preached there
Sunday. to the pastorate. Rev. Gun
ningham lives at Cadiz. Trigg coun-
ty and 1t is expected will take charge
of the church about January 1. AL
though a native of Trigg county
Rev. Cunningham has lived in Pa
ducah, and attended the schools here
several years ago. having a number
of relatives here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
KENTUCKY ROADS
TO MAKE REFORMS
Sweeping Changes in Cleaning
Railroad Cars.
Recommendation OF the State Board
of Health Are Accepted
by the Roads.
WILL MAKE CHANGES AT ONCE

Following the investigations made
three months ago by a committee Of
the state board OF health, during
which II was found that railroad cars
OF Kentucky were only specifically
cieansed. which brought the charge
that they were common carriers of
disease, the board has drawn up a
set OF rules regulating the cleaning
and care OF the cars used IN the
state, which have been accepted by
the railroad companies. and which
will go into effect at once. The rules
are the result Of four months spent
Ia investigation. and are somewhat
modified from a similar set, which
was proposed four months ago, when
the investigation had Just been com
pleted.
Practically all the railroads COM
panies operating In the state have
decided to accept and abide by the
regulations and those companies
which have not actually signed the
agreement will do so within a week.
The regulations provide for the
cleaning OF the passenger cars in use
no less than once In three days. and
where the facilities are possible. at
the end OF each trip. BY cleaning.
the regulations impress the actually
signed agreement will scrub with hot
water and rugs. mattlngs and up
holstered seats are TO be exposed to
the sunlight and thoroughly disin-
fected.
The most important regulation.
which has been omitted from the re-
vised rules. and which caused 30
much trouble with the railroad com
panies. was that which made II I'M
lawful to use plush or cloth seats in
railroad cars. This regulation provid-
ed for hangings in sleeping cars.
which would not catch dust or prove
n harboring place for germs. With
this regulation adopted It would have
been necessary for the companies al
most to reconstruct their rolling
stock. and they threatened to go into
the courts before they would accept
the rule.
Realizing that the antagonism of
the roads meant a fight of several
years in the courts. the board decid-
ed to accept a compromise.
Every road of any importance in
the state has accepted the regula-
tions. which were given out for the
first time yesterday afternoon by DR..
n. Mccormack. president OF the
board. The Louisville and Nashville.
the largest road in the state. which
passes through twenty-three coun-
ties, is the most important and heads
the list. The Illinois Central. the Mo
non, the L.. II. and st. L., the C.
and o. and Big Four. Pennsylvania
and the Southern follow. and last,
the Pullman Car company. has decid-
ed TO abide by the regulations so far
as their cars which operate in Ken
tuckV are concarnad
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
$40 TO TEXAS
One-way Colonist Rates December
13 and %.
VIA COTTON BELT ROUTE.

On December 10 and and 9th,
1904. the Cotton Belt Route will sell
one-way Colonist ticket from Mem
phis to points in Texas at rate OF $40,
tickets good in chair cars and coach
es.
The territory to which these rates
apply includes Texarkana. Green
vile. Paris. Bonham. Sherman. Dali
las, FIT. Worth. Wichita Falls. ANA
rilla, Tyler. Corslcana. Waco, Mar
shall, Palestine. Longview. Hills
boro, Brentwood, San Angelo, Aus
tin. San Antonio, Corpus Christi.
Houston. Galveston, Beaumont and
intermediate points.
Write for map. descriptive litera-
ture and any information concern
ing rates.
w. G. PEELER, d.. =. A.,
3O7 Main ST., Memphis, Tenn.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
Cured Paralysis.

w. s. Bail7, p. o. True, Texas.
writes: my wife had been suffer-
ing FIVE years wit hparalysis "a her
arm, when I was persuaded to use
Billiards. Snow Liniment, which
cured her all right. have also used
1t for old sores. frostbites and skin
eruptions. II does the work" 35c.
soc and 800. Sold by Dubois.
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
ALMOST FINISHED.
New Street Car Line to BE Opened
the Middle of Next Week.

The Paducah Street Railway COM
psny's new line to Rowlandtown is
about complete, and will be open for
traffic about the middle of next
week. The work has required sever
al months. and II is an extensive i'm
provement, the new line being al
most mile in length. 1t will be a
great thing for the people in that
r; pidly growing section of the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
CouzhIng spell Caused Death.

coughing spell Caused Death.
Harry Duckwell. aged rs years,
choked to death early yesterday
morning at his home. 1 nthe pres
ence Of his wife and child. He con-
tracted a slight cold a few days ago
and paid but little attention to II.
Yesterday morning he wos seized
with a ut of coughing which con-
tinued for some time. His wife sent
for a physician but before he could
arrive. another coughing spell came
on and Duckwell died from suffo-
cation.-St. Louis Globe-De mocrat,
Dec. 1, 1901" Billiards. Horehound
Syrup would nave saved him. Csc,
SOC and 800. Sold by Dubois,
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22

John c. Cutler. the newly-elected
governor of Utah. was born In Eng
land, and was brought to this coun-
try by his parents. They Joined the
Church Of the Latter Day Saints. and
he is now a stakeholder in several
Mormon companies.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
Heart Fluttering.

Undigested food and gas in the stom-
ach. located just below the heart,
presses against 1t and causes heart
palpitation. When your heart trou-
bies you in that way take Herbine
for a few days. You will soon be
all right. zoe. Sold by Dubois
Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-22
WILL RUN.
Mr.. l.. r. Head, as Forecast, VIII
Make Race For Representative.

Mr.. l.. p. Head, the printer. as in
dicated in the Sun several days ago.
will make the race for the state legis-
lature from McCracken county to
succeed Capt. w. C. Clark. Mr..
Head has received much encourage
ment since his name began to be
mentioned for the democratic nomi-
nation.