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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07

n gate We're aflame with the
kESSS,SNy scarlet and gold OF autumn
&zGy before life seemed quite as
usual to Alice Page. The summer idyl
had passed, and though 1t left II scar
on her heart she had resolutely de-
tefmlned to put the sweet illusion out
OF her MUD. 81 was very foolish to
let him see that 1. cared" she thought,
"for it can never be, and by and by
he Will forget me, or If he does think
of me IL Will be to recall me us one Of
his summer girls who had Il fit OF sill
llness."
Her heart ached at times, and in
spite of all resolution her fingers would
once In awhile stray to the chords of
"Ben Bolt" She answered his letters
In q cool, matter of fact way. Occa-
sionally, when he referred to his heart
hunger and how hard he was studying
In hopes that she might think better
Of him, she wished hat he had no
purse proud and naughty mother to
stand between him and Il poor girl, and
her next letter would be more chilly
than ever What perhaps was II bitter
sweet thought was the fact that the
colder she answered him the warmer
his next letter would be. He happened
to mention once that his mother had
spoken of n certain young lady, who
belonged to the cream of Boston So
ciety, as an eligible match and advised
him to show her Il little attention. 1t
did not help his cause.
How grateful she was all through
those melancholy autumn days that she
had q large school to absorb her
thoughts. She was having Il long and
hard fight with her own feelings, and
imagined she had conquered them
when Thanksgiving time drew near
and her brother announced he would
run up and spend the day with her.
Sine almost cried for joy at the news,
for proud spirited Alice Page was feel
Ing very heart hungry when the letter
came. Albert was just n little surpris,
ed ut her vehement welcome.
"Oh, L have been so lonesome, Der
tie" Ii said whcn they We're alone,
land the evenings drag ~ SO slowly!
Then you do not write me as often or
such nice letters as formerly, and Aunt
Susan never seems to notice that | am
piuN' ~ vi hVl W MY oNhoo i
should go crazy, 1 think"
~ am very busy these days, SIS"
Albert replied. "and my mind is all
taken up with work Mr.. Nason's
business is increasing, and l have many
clients besides him" Then he added,
"IIow did you like Blanch Nason?"
"Oh, she was very nice" replied
Alice coolly, "nnd If she were II poor
girl and lived here / could easily learn
to love her. AS it is, it is useless for
me to think of her rs n friend. 1t was
good of her to pay me n visit, though,
and / enjoyed every minute of it,"
and what about Frank? Did he
not say II lot Of sweet things to your"
Alice colored.
"Oh, he IS nice enough" she answer,
cd, land tried to make me believe he
had fallen In love with me, but it won't
do any good. j am sure his managing
mamma Will marry him to some thin
girl with n fat purse"
$50 that IS the way the wind blows,
my sweet sister, is II? And yet my
possible future law partner has been
humming Bcn Bolt nearly every day
for the past TIVE months. You must
J have smiled on him very swcetly when
he vas here"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07
Furious Fighting.

"For seven years." writes Geo. w.
Hoffman, Of Harper, Wash, 81 had q
liver trouble, but at last | won, and
cured my diseases, by the use of Electric
Bitters. | unhesitatingly recommend
them to all, and don't intend in the flu
ture to be without them in my house.
They are certainly a wonderful medi-
cine, to have cured such a bad case as
mine" Sold, under guarantee to do
the same for you, by Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto at SOC a bottle. Try them
to-day. Aft
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07
Gro BE C~oNTINUED.)
Sweet Pea Contest.

The beautiful gold mounted fountain
pen offered by the Union Drug Com
pany for the prettiest, most perfect and
luxuriant bunch of sweet peas brought
to the Union Drug Company by May
3lst was won by Mrs. j.. w. Clark,
Hotel Union. The seed were given to
any and all applicants who desired to
enter the contest. Quite a number of
ladies got seed and planted, and there
were a number of blossoms brought in
on time, but one quite so fine as Mrs.
Clark's Union Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07
Notice.

l have sold my interest in the bust
ness of Clary, Adams and Co. Laurens.
S. c., to j. j. Adams and S. h. Todd
who will continue the business and who
have assumed all liabilities.
42-3t j.. r.. CLARY.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07

When her misty eyes could no longer
see the boat that bore her heart away,
she turned, ana all the long, lonely
way back loves tears fingered on her
lashes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07
CHAPTER XNXVI.

IN A PIE will go In my boat" said
Wv Tclly the next afternoon
fEsSSygI when she and Albert were
ES&y ready to start on their trip
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-06-07
CHAPTER XXXy.

"1tNY1M goin' to give ye n taste o.
t&N mackerel hshin'," said Uncle
EaSMS6d Terry the next morning aft
g2SYSSJ or breakfast. "Wc'I 90
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Saved by Pe-ru-ua.
Kiwi the Oldest of Birds.

In New Zealand is found the kiwi.
strange bird of the ostrich family.
Ostriches have two toes, but the ex-
tnct moas had three toes. SO also have
the existing emus, cass0waries and
rheas or South American ostriches.
The kiwi, however, differs from the
other struthious birds in having four
toes. Further, the kiwi cannot be said
to be quite ostrichlike, for In size it is
not larger than an ordinary barnyard
fowl. 1t has small head, with large
and muscular. neck and long, slender
bill. with the distinguishing feature
that the nostrils are placed close to its
tip. The legs are short, but the mus
cles on the thighs are well developed
and the feet are strong and powerful
and provided with sharp claws.
The kiwi Is bird devoid Of any ex-
ternal trace of wings. and there Is no
trace Of tail visible. while it is COVE
ed with long, narrow, hairlike feathers,
and on the fore part of the head and
sides of the face are struggling hair.
like feelers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Japan's Sacred Mountains.

Travellers in Japan are astonished to
find the grandest shrines throughout
the land situated on the tops of high,
precipitous mountains. This is because
every mountain in that country is
dedicated to some deity who is be-
lieved to be its guardian. These tenn
pie grounds are covered with the old
est and largest forest trees, and to
the eyes of the people below the effect
Of the clouds which hover around the
peak has originated the belief that
the gods hold the power over the
clouds to give or withhold rain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
UUeVRn Pairs.

A certain gentleman was DOMINIC
his outfit one pleasant day, prepare
tory to taking a horseback ride into
the country. After while it occurred
to him that his riding boots had been
left in another part of the house, and
be accordingly Informed servant, a
young Irishman. of their location, re-
marking at the time that there were
two pairs together in the closet and
he should be sure to get mates. In
q few minutes the servant returned
with two boots, but odd ones.
why, don't you see these are not
alikeT said the other, out of patience
with the fellow. lone has a longer
top than the other"
You are right about that" replied
the Irishman. apologetically; "but then
the other pair was just so. too"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Long Heiens or Kings.

Although the King of Denmark re-
Gently passed his eighty-sixth birth
day, and is, therefore, twelve years
older than the Emperor of Austria, yet
the former has only reigned forty
years against the fifty-five that the
Austrian king has occupied his throne.
The Prince Of Montenegro, as a matter
Of act, occupies second place among
monarchs in point Of length Of reign,
having been forty-four years on his
throne, and the King Of Greece, though
only SO years of age, has reigned forty
one years. Thirty years have
passed since Leopold became king Of
the Belgians, and he is now 50 years
old-that is to say, six years younger
than the King of Sweden, who has,
however, only been king for thirty one
wears.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
A Norra Dame Lady.

will send free. with full instructions
some Of this simple preparation for tn,
cure Of Leucorrhoea, liberation. Dis
Falling of the Womb, Scant.
or Painful Periods. Tumors or Growths
Hot Flashes. Desire to Cry. Creeping
Feeling over the Spine. Pain in the Bacl
and all Female Troubles. to all sendins
address. To mothers of suffering daugh
ters | will explain a Successful HON,
Treatment. If you decide to continue j
will only cost about II cents a week t,
guarantee cure. Tell other sufferer,
of it. that Is all | ask. If the above in
terests you, for proof address Mrs. NJ
Summers. Box los. Notre Dame. Ind
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
SPANS decomposition.

The German consul general al
Barcelona reports that Spain is rapid.
ly regaining her prosperity and the
economic crises have vanished. Hel
commerce last year reached a total oi
1897 GA 200. All her colonies have
been stripped away and she has de
voted her energies to developing do
nestle resources. The financial con
dition has thus been improved and
taxation lessened. Useless attempt.
to maintain imposing naval and mill
tary establishments have been abau
doned. Foreign capital is being in
vested within her boundaries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
ULCERS FOR THIRTY YEARS.

Painful Eruptions from Knees to Feet
Seemed Incurable Until He Used
Cuticura.
Another of those remarkable cures
by Cuticura, after doctors and all else
had failed, is testified to by Mr.. NJ. @.
Moss, Of Gainesville, Texas, in the
following letter: For over thirty
years l suffered from painful ulcers
and an eruption from my knees to
feet and could find neither doctors
nor medicine to help me, until 1 used
Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills,
which cured me in six months. They
helped me the very first time I used
them, and l am very glad to write
this so that others suffering as I did
may be saved from misery
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
La Grippe Is Epidemic catarrh.

II L spares no class OF nationality. The
j cultured and the ignorant. the aristo-
crat and the pauper, the masses and
the classes are alike subject to la grippe.
None are exempt-all are liable.
Grip is well named. The original
French term, la grippe, has been short
ened by the busy American to read
grip"
Without intending to do so, a new
word has been coined that exactly
describes the case. As if some hideous
giant with awful grip had clutched us
In its fatal clasp.
Men. women, children. whole towns
and cities are caught in the baneful grip
of terrible monster.
Have you the grip? Or, rather. has
the grip got you? If so. read the follow
Ing letters.
These testimonials speak for them
selves as to the efficacy of Peruna in
cases of la grippe or its after-effects:
A Southern Judge Cured.
Judge Horatio j. Goss, Hartwell, Ca,
writes:
'Some FIVE or six years ago 1 had a
very severe spell of grip, which left me
with systemic catarrh.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Among those who have received the
highest award-the Grand Prize-at St.
Louis Worlds Fair. was the A. ]. Tower
CO., the makers of the FISH BRAND
SLICEERS. Many of our readers who
went to the Fair will recall their fine
exhibit in which waterproof garments
were shown adapted to so many uses that
almost every department of the worlds
work was suggested. The Grand Prize
was a deserved tribute to one of the old
est manufacturing concerns in the coun-
try
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
A GREAT SUFFERER
LAY HELPLESS AND SPEECHES.
FOB HOURS AT A TINE.
Sinking Spells, Headaches, Rheumatism,
All Caused by Poor Blood-Cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.

Sinking Spells, Headaches, Rheumatism,
All Caused by Poor Blood-Cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
When Mrs. Williams was asked for
some details of the fearful illness from
which she had SO long suffered, she spoke
as follows:
Ever since had nervous prostration,
about thirteen years ago, I have had
periodical spells of complete exhaustion.
ANY excitement or unusual activity
would throw me into a state of Efeless-
ness. AT the beginning my strength
would come back in a moderate time,
but the period of weakness kept length
ening until at last would lie helpless
as many as three b ours at stretch"
"You were under medical treatment,
of courss?'
Yes, when I became SO bad that I
had to give up my homework, in May of
1908, was being treated for kidney
trouble, and later the doctor thought my
difficulties came from change of life. I
was not only weak, but I had dizzy
feelings. palpitation of the heart, misery
after eating, hot flashes, nervous head
aches, rheumatic pains in the back and
hips. The doctor did me 80 little good
that gave up his treatment, and really
feared that my case was incurable."
what saved you from your state Of
hopelessnessa
"In July Of 1908 I had q very bad
spell, and my husband came in one day
with little book which told of remark
able cures effected by remedy for the
blood and the nerves, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. He bought box for me, and
that was the beginning of M return to
health. My appetite grew keen, my food
no longer distressed me, my nerves were
quoted, and my strength began to re-
vive."
How long did you take this remedy?s
:" For two months only. At the end
OF that time had regained my health
aud cheerfulness, and my friends saw
that am looking better than I have
done for the past fifteen years."
Mrs. Lizzie Williams is now living at
No. 416 Cedar street. Quincy, Illinois.
The pills which she praises SO highly.
cure all diseases that come from i'm.
poyerished blood. If your system is all
run down, DR.. Williams Pink Pills are
the very best remedy to take. Any drug
gist can supply them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

to settle in my kidneys. Doan's Kid
ney Pills rooted it out. 1t is several
months since used them. and up to
date there has been no recurrence of
the trouble"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents per box. Eos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

"a friend advised me to try your Pc
runa. which l did, and was Immediately
benefited and cured. The third bottle
completed the cure''-H. ]. Goss.
Cured In Few Weeks.
Miss Jean Cowgirl, Griswold Opera
House. Troy. n. Y, is the leading lady
with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the following:
During the past winter of 1901,
suffered for several weeks from a severe
attack of grip, which left a serious ca
tarrhal condition of the throat and head,
Some one suggested Peruna. As q
last resort, after wasting much time
and money on physicians, / tried the
remedy faithfully, and in a few weeks
was as well as ever."-Jean Cowgirl.
Saved by Pe-ru-na.
Hon. James r. GULL is one of the old
est and most esteemed men of Omaha.
Neb. He has done much to make it what
it is. serving on public boards a number
of times. He endorses Peruna in the
following words:
Il am 6S years old, am hale and hearty
and Peruna has helped me attain If.
Two years ago l had la grippe-my life
was despaired of. Peruna saved me-
j. x. GULL
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Presence VS.. Presents.

The angry maiden stamped her foot.
Consider our engagement at an end,
sir" she said, "and leave my presence
at once and forever"
"Oh, very WELL" answered the young
man calmly, "Tll gladly leave your pres
ence, but / shall take my presents with
me when l go, and don't you forget to
recollect to remember that"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Kidney Pills re
lieve and cure it.
III. b. McCarver,
of POI Cherry St,
Portland, Ore, in
spector OF freight
for the Trans-COn-
tinental Co., says.
81 used GA n s
Kidney Pills for
back ache and other
symptoms of kid
ney trouble which
had annoyed me for
months. l think a
cold was RESPONSE
bic for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
AR Evnlained

Judge Lueders-Officer, why didn'r
you go to the aid of the defendant in
the fight?
Policeman-Faith, an Oh didn't know
which av thin wuz GIN to be tn de-
'6ndint, yer Honor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Now They Don't Sneak.

Mildred-Congratulate me, dear. Mr..
Higgins proposed to me last night and
accepted him.
Elvira-COngratulate me, also, dear.
Mr.. Higgins proposed to me night be-
fore last and refused him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Gettysburg BATTLEFIELD.

The battle of Gettysburg is still q
very live subject in the minds Of the
masses Of the American people, as Is
shown by the constant stream Of Wis
itors to the historic spot They 60 In
separate parties daily, while organ
lied excursions, often numbering hun
dreds and even thousands, are Of more
than weekly occurrence.
1t Is an education In American his
tory and still more in American pa
triotism to Join one Of these. The bat
tlefield stands now as it stood In 1863
in all its essential features; what was
woodland then Is woodland now, and
what was farmed then is farmed now;
the government has constructed some
admirable roads and a number Of OBJ
servati0n towers, and various regi-
ments and associations have erected
splendid monuments, which add i'm
mensely to the beauty Of the scene;
but in all historic respects the field
is unchanged.
The visitor can stand now where
Gen. Meade sat on his horse In the aft
ernoon Of the third day Of the fight
and watched Pickett's division Of the
Confederate army cut the Union army
In two at the center. He can see the
woods In which Pickett's men formed
AMI the mile-wide field over which
they marched, with splendid bravery,
through an inferno Of shot and shell
and rife balls: he can see the low
stone wall. scarcely more than a foot
high, where the few survivors threw
down their arms after a short hand-to-
hand fight, and If his imagination Ii
worth anything, he can reconstruct
for himself the whole dramatic scene
from the data before his eyea
And the monuments! Thtre are
more monuments, most Of them elabo-
rate works Of art, on the Gettysburg
field than on any other in the world
more than on all the other battle
fields Of the world put together. 1t is
said. There are more than Ave hun
dred Of them, without counting the
markers" the inscriptions and the
long lines Of cannon on the sites of
the contending batteries. The archi-
tectural adornments Of the field are
said to have cost total Of $1,000, 900.
Inquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

The Chicago board of health asserts
that large percentage of sufferers from
Bright's disease are those who indulge
In what is called high living. People
who live on plain food and lead temper
ate lives rarely have the disease
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Seventy men had fishing competition
at Dover, Eng, under the auspices of the
Sea Anglers Association. They fshed
i've hours, and the prize for the heaviest
fish was taken with a whiting, turning
the scale at six ounces.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Pins High This Year,

Pins High This Year
Wife-My dear, want $500 for pin
money.
Husband-Humph! Pins must be high
this year.
Wifs-Yss. Diamond pins are.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Many School Children Are Sicl1y.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
used BY Mother Gray. nurse in Children's Home,
New York. Break up Colds In - hours. cure Con-
sipatton. Feverishress, Headache, Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, move and regulate
the bowels and Destroy Worms. Sold By ell
druggists or by mail 25c- Sample mailed FRER
Address ALLEN s. OLMsrED, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Stringer-Christmas should be a busy
season for the pawnbrokers.
Nil bles-Because why?
Stringer-Recause so many stockings
sre hung up about that time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
How 1t Rappened.

Geraldine-Did you hear about Nisi
Elderleigh's elopement?
Esmeralda-Elopement
Geraldine-Yes. Her horse ran away
with her yesterday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children.

Successfully used by Mother Gray nurse In
the Chi.dren's Home In New York cure Con-
stipation. Feverishness, Bad Stomach Teeth
Ing Disorders. move and regulate the Bowels
and Destroy Worms Over 10000 testimonials
At al Druggists, $50. Sample FREE Ad-
dress A. S. OLMSTED Leroy, N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption promptly
relieves my little 5-year-old sister Of
croup.-Miss L. A. Pearce, q Pillirg
street, Brooklyn, N. T., Oct. 2. 1901.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
1t Would Seem So.

II you tire OF buckwheat, try Mrs. Aus
tins Pancake Flour for a change. Made
from the great food cereals
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
CONSTANT ACHING.

Back aches all the time. Spells your
appetite. wearies the body, worries the
mind. Kidneys cause it all and Doan's
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Josh Billings, the quaint
philosopher whose max
Inns are full of homely
wisdom, once said: "The
longer / live the more /
believe a good set of bow
els are worth more than q
good set of brains" Celery
King helps make good
bowels 25c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Your druggist win refund money II PAZO ONT.
MENT fails to cure you In to II daya 500
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
stu Able to Attend to Business.

Still Able to Attend to Business.
II told Uncle Simon that he was get.
ting too old and feeble to attend to bust
ness"
did he take it kindly pr"
HE threw me out of his ofice."-Van-
fly Fair.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

A word Of kindness Is seldom go
ken In vain. while witty sayings are
a. easily lost a. the pcarls slipping
from q broken stream.-PfsnticoL
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Insist Upon your printer using Eagle Linen
Pecer tor your Letter Paper. This 10 the
proper thing. Take no other.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, l :.

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of the firm of f. j. CHENEY &
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my pres
ence, this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1856.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

All the leading hotels. restaurants and din
Ing cars serve Mrs. Austin's Pancakes for
breakfast. Much better than others.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Five women at Washington, D. O.,
are still drawing pensions as widows
Of soldiers who served In the War Of
the Revolution. which ended one hun
dred and twenty years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

Do you want Self linking Dating Stamp
for IS centsf Address. Lock Box 2fo. Port
Wayne. indiana
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Cuinine Tablets An
druggists refund the money il 1t fails to cure
L w. Groves signature Is on each box ESQ
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-26

The general introduction Of street
cars In English towns has diminished
the consumption of beer. Working
men. on their way home to the suburbs
In the evening are now carried past
saloons at which they used to linger.