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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-22
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: female bandit II the BaianFes .
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: caHdinR TO adrtees recefYed .
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-22

Manager Ricketts,. a. TIE Vancan-
yer opera house. celebrated the pho.
Normally successful enlargement of
f--Iue Earl II rawtuekct In The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

DID a Friendly Turn.
.ooTH HARRINGTON was, talking
l about Burns. whose poetry he adj
mires.
~ I'm beer hall, one night" he
~ said, u saw a bust of Burns
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

are worn more than the sweater or jersey
The high neck of the latter is too warm.
while a knit jacket with V-shaped vest
is just as snug.
The little fellows indoor wardrobe may
be as elaborate as his fathers. Pyjamas,
buckskin moccasins and bathrobes always
must be included in his clothes press, The
factories are making his stockings stronger
than ever this year. They are coarse
ribbed and finished with a double set knee,
He can wear out one pair of knees playing
with his tin soldiers and still have an
other pair of knees when Sunday comes.
His outdoor costume includes a pull
down" cap for golf or snowballing and a
three-quarter length REFER. The old style
long overcoat is not being worn so much,
as the skirts drag I'm the snow, and the
boy Is liable to catch cold. These coats
are. made I'm cheviots and tweeds. He will
wear neece-lined or velour gloves for
skating or polo, while buckskin gloves OF
gauntets also are popular. The boy doesn't
put on style In gloves, as his chief object
is to keep warm. Instead of the copper
toed shoes that his father wore, or the
top boots that were the delight of his
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

suits blues and black and white checked.
in serges and worsteds. Kniekerboekers.
preferably of blue flannel. are very popular
with young girls this winter, They are
close-ftting at the knee and help wonder
fully in keeping the body warm.
Mothers are buying MILDLY suits for their
boys this fall. perhaps as much as ever
before. The winter patterns are beautiful
and varied and the tastes OF every one can
be satisfied. A Russian style also is very
popular for small boys. II IL belt suit,
practically a Buster Brown suit, except
that the collar is smaller, KniokerbOcker
suits OF all colOrs are in style for the boy
who considers himself too old for the
Buster Brown sort.
There is a heavy demand for sweaters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

grandfather's boyhood days, the modern
youngster will select heavy enameled
leather or tan shoes with extension soles.
When she has outgrown her little poke
bonnet, and her pink and green kid baby
shoes the little girl is ready to assume
the airs of her big sister. She, even II
she is awful young can be a Peter
Thompson girl, too. Camp dresses are
good for little girls in school, and Scotch
plaids will do well for dress occasions
When she wants to put on style even
little sister" can appear to advantage in
the world Of fashion. She can make a
jaunty street effect in three cornered
hat n red cloak, lined in squirrel fur or
ermine, and a fur muff. All bundled up in
gray furs, she will resemble Pussy Willow
Drawing the cold winds OF March.
She can wear white kid gloves-4-O is
the smallest size-and the gloves are made
with outside seams, like papa's." On a
cold day white angora mlttens will help
some.
Her party dress" may be of white. like
party dresses have been from time Inn
memorial. and she can wear a pink sash,
or a blue one, as her little heart desires.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

for boys and girls. and the large number
sold for very small children is one OF the
wonders Of the juvenile trade. No Eadays
every child must have sweater when he
goes out to play on a raw day
Baby clOaks are made of bedford cord,
white silk and cashmeres, and most Of
them are daintily trimmed with lace and
braid. Imitation bearskin and velvet are
popular materials in coats for children
two or three years old
A dainty assortment is shown in bibs,
pillow slips, caps and sacques for babies.
Some are plain, and others are trimmed
with lace and hand embroidered for the
little ones whose parents can afford such
things.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
A Woman's Nature.

Prof. d. p. Crop of the University of
Colorado has invented a machine that in
creases the height from one to five inches
and the chest girth from one to four inches.
1T is amazing" said Prof. Cropp the
other day, what an interest people take
in any change in their physique-the gain
of an inch around the chest or forearm, the
loss of an inch I'm the neck or stomach.
II know a fat woman who spent July at
the seashore. taking an ocean bath and a
hot bath daily, so as to reduce her weight
The day she was to leave for home she
entered a butcher shop and told the old
man TO cut her of twenty pounds OF pork
He cut and weighed this great chunk OF
meat and then said:
" Where, madam shall l send it,.
But the woman, as she feasted her eyes
on the pork, replied
Oh don't send it anywhere dom
want TO buy it. You see, have lost twenty
pounds since have been down here and
just wanted to see how much IL was -
Philadelphia Inquirer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
The unnattering BARRIER.

John Drew, as he lunched, talked about
BARRIERS.
They are so uncOmplimentary," he said.
They tell you such unfattering things.
"A friend OF mine went to be shaved
at the Dark Harbor hotel one day last
summer, and the barber said to him:
Your hair is getting thin, sir
Yes, my friend answered tartly. 4
have been treating it with anti-fat never
did like stout hair New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12


Sk1W said, u saw bust of Burns.
II turned TO a young man and said
who Is that?
't'BprHs. he answered, without iresita-
tion.-t +. -
"'And what said I, did Burns do TO
entitle him to bust?'
Why. he-he-oh. he died. said the
young man, yawning -
But his companion was Scot. This
scot, as he Allied his whisky glass. sneered
and said: ,l,t. 49,. .9,
Burns death alone wouldn't have suf-
feed for his commemoration In bronze and
marble. Burns was a poet gentlemen.
Furthermore. he was good fellow. Let
me tell you something that should endear
him to such minds as yours.
." Once, in Dumfries. Burns had the job
OF gauger He went about from public
house TO house. seeing that a good, pure
grade Of whisky was served. And he was
supposed, too, to keep his eye open for un-
licensed houses-to see that no speak
easies'' as we call them, fourished in Dunn
fries.
. And did he do it? Did he, indeed
There's a fond Dumfries tradition that
sneaking hurrtedly into the back door of a
prosperous speak easy" one afternoon,
Burns whispered excitedly to the owner, a
widow:
Kate. woman. are ye mad? The
supervisor and me will be raidin' ye in halt
an hour" New York Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

George w. Perkins had been testifying
before the insurance investigating commit
tee. II hope that was taken literally,
he said smiling, as he put on his hat. II
desire to be taken literally always. 1 am
not like the poet. Poets, you know, are to
be taken hguratively. larmer west OF
Chicago was not aware of this. He came
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
TerseIy Told Tales Both Grim and Gay

letter closed with, Mr.. Aston is a fat
goose; pluck him heavy
THAT was enough for the rich old farmer,
and. seizing a pen. ne wrote:
Up. S.--The goose has flown, feathers
and ALL
1T took him about three seconds to amble
down the stairs and into the street and he
has not had anything TO do with lawyers
from that day to this preferring to pluck
his own ese"-Philadelphia Record.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

into town one day in my boyhood to buy a
horse. He sought out dealer and haggled
with the man for several hours Well,
said the dealer finally, rather worn out,
take him or leave him. There he is, with
all his imperfectlons on his head as the
poet says. It's plain to be seen your
friend the poet can't have looked at his
legs, rejoined the literal old farmer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
Bryan and the Youngsters.

+ A reporter interviewed William Jennings
Bryan a few days before he set out on
his years tour of the world.
Mr. Bryan said that he was taking his
family with hin-that IL he had children OF
only or 8 years he would take them, too
because he found that little children were
often more observant than older people.
why" said Mr.. Bryan, II was talking
TO little chap of only the other day
and when l asked him what he was COINS
TO be when he grew up he showed a fairly
Intimate acquaintance with the insurance
situation in New York.
What are you going TO be, Jim?' said l
And the youngster answered.
:" I am going to be a syndicate. They
make all the money nowadays. New
York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

Representative Smith of Pennsylvania
was recently in one of the departments at
Washington looking after" one OF his con-
stituents. II wrote you letter" said the
representative. and am reminded of what
happened in my state about letter Of in
PRODUCTION.
"A rich old farmer who lived near PhilR.
delphia got tangled up in a money matter
with one Of his neighbors Mr.. Aston. for
that was his name, sought an attorney
who gave him letter OF Introduction to a
brother lawyer in Philadelphia, at which
place IL was necessary to enter the suit
The letter was delivered to the lawyer. and
while he was reading it he was called out
OF the ROOM leaving the letter on his desk
Mr.. Aston let curiosity get the best OF hin
and picked up the letter and read 1t. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

old-fashioned short pants were good
enough for his father when he was a boy,
but are not the. thing az all for Buster
The suits for boys this year embody quail
ties which combine nannishness and en-
DURANGO With the dash and softness that
always goes straight to a mothers heart
The ltrosissrs may be full and baggy. like
the kind zousves wear-and the boy can
wear fancy collar and a bow neektie. The
suits are made OF strong material. wash
able, and built to stand the wear and tear
of a boys service. Buster can play mar
bles OF ny kites, build snow forts and snow
men. and needn't be afraid of getting
spanked because he has simply ruined
his new suit" As he grows older he can
wear Norfolk Jackets with the bloomer
trousers or a two-piece suit. The knees
OF the boomers are made double and are
sewed with silk. and will wear twice as
long as ordinary knees.
Sweater jackets. buttoning down in front,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

named that cannot be found ready made.
dainty and Violating. II is a big sur
prise to the mere man to so into y
childrens bazaar and note the thousands
OF things in babies and children's gar
ments shown there. Everything a baby
wears. everything a girl wears. everything
a boy wears. can be purchased there.
Dresses are worn OF many styles this
winter Some OF the girls from ten TO
ffteen wear dresses Of Scotch plaid and
cashmere and In these there is a great
variety Of design. Others prefer sailor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12
Mothers No Longer Sew for Their Children

USED to be that women had to
make all the clothes for their
children, especially the babies.
Now that is changed, and no
article of children's wear can be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-12

Buster Brown" boy is in style
this season. But IL Buster rebels
and begins to want something
f3SSlsIlI more dignifed than Russian suits,
lzeseel nut him In hinon1er tronaers The
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE

1t is a bad habit to borrow any
th'ng,, but the worst thing YOU
can possibly borrow, is trouble
When sick, sore, heavy, weary
and worn,out by the pains and
poisons of dyspepsia, biIlousness =.
Sright's disease, any similar in
ternal disorders, don't sit down
and brood over your symptoms,
but fly for relief to Elec.
trio Bitters. Here you will find
sure and permanent forgetfulness
OF alliyour troubles, and your
body will not he burdened by a
load of debt disease. At Craw-
ford Bros j. +. Mackey & Co. i,
Funderburk Pharmacy. Drug
stores. Prices soc. Guaranteed
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10

sent all night, and about 8 o'clock
this morning his dead body was
found in the gasoline house, with
the flesh Of his hands and arms
cracked and pealing off, where
they had been lying in the water
saturated with gasoline about the
bottom Of the tank, which extends
several feet under the ground. He
had filled his vessel half full Of
gasoline before becoming uncon-
scious.
At the inquest held at 10
o'clock, Il verdict was rendered
that he came to his death "by
natural causes and inh,ling gaso-
line" The phrase natural
causes" was used, as the young
man suffered from heart trouble,
and it is possible that heart fail
ure caused his death before the
poisonous fumes Of the gasoline
did their work.
MIR Howe was the son of Mr.
and Mrs E c Howe, and was
but 10 years old, and a young
man of lovable disposition and
fine character.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
FULL OF TRAGIC MEA NG

are these lines from j. Fl. Sim
mons, of Casey, la. Think what
might have resulted from his ter
rlble cough If he had not taken
the medicine about which he writes
81 had fearful cough, that dis
turbcd my nights rest. | tried
everything, but nothing would re-.
lieve it, until 1 took Or. Klng's y
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs ano Colds, which com
pietely cured me-" Instantly re-
lleves and permanently curee all
throatand lung diseases; prevents
grip and pneumonia. AT Craw.
ford Bros, j. F. Mackey & Co..
and Funderhurk Pharmacy. drug
gest; guaranteed; soc and $1.OO.
Trial bottle free.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Charter to a Railroad
The Charleston, Virginia & Ohio
River the Biggest Corporation
Chartered IN Some Time.

Special to Charlotte Observer.
Raleigh, May 6.-Tho biggest
corporation chartered in North
Carolina in great while was to
day given corporate lie, it being
the Charleston, Virginia & Ohio
River Railroad Company, with
principal offices at Morganton.
Thccapital is So, 200, 900, the char
ter tax paid the State amounting
to $40. 1t is chartered for 90
years, and proposes to construct
and operate a road from Charles
ton, s @, $50 miles, to Mutton,
Va. There is to be l3O miles of
the road in North Carolina, 70
miles in Tennessee, and SO miles
in Virginia. The counties TO be
traversed in North Carolina are
Gastonia, Cleveland, Burke,
Caldwell, Mitchell, and Watauga.
In South Carolina are Berkley,
Charleston, Clarendon, Sumter,
kershaw, Chester, York, and
possibly Lancaster. Also johnson
and Carter counties in Tennessee.
The company is to begin business
when $500, COO is paid in for the
capital stock, and the lnCorpora-
tors and stock subscribed are: w
G Erwin, 2 shares; H l. Millner,
10 shares; E p Tate, Q sharee;
Morganton; w T Hunter, 1900
shares; ] F Cowan 1000 shares;
and Robert Rogney, 1885 shares
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Much Damage by Storm
in Indian Territory.
Town of Owl Nearly Wiped Out
Two Persons Killed and Ten
Injured.

Fort Worth, Texas, May s.
A special 10 The Record from
Oklahoma City says:
A tornado struck Owl, l. T.,
this evening and damaged the
business part of the town to the
extent Of ever $50, 900. Two per-
sons were killed and 10 injured,
four fatally. Nearly every busi-
ness house in the town was de-
stroyed and about SO dwellings
were carried away. Trees were
blown in from a distance and dis
tributed promiscuously through
the town. The storm covered 9
path about 700 feet wide and de.
stroyed everything in its way.
The only school house in the
city was demolished and it was ir
this building the principal in,
juries took place.
The building was filled with
children who had taken refuge
from the storm, and nearly all o.
them were injured.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
NOTICE.

The board of county commls-
sioners in their meeting Monday
passed resolution 10 the effect
that hereafter no magistrate in
Lancaster county will he paid for
holding an inxuest unless it is I'M
possible to get the coroner, and
then the magistrate must comply
with the law by securing affidavits
from three citizens of the i'm
mediate community that it il i'm
portsnt Chat an Inquest he held in
the particular case under consider
alton. NC Gardner.
County Supervisor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Losses to Truckers
Great at ChadbOurn.
Carload After Carload Of Berries
Hauled to Garbagc-Loss Now
Reaches 100000.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Charlotte, N. CA special
from Chadbourn, N. c., says:
There has never been anything in
the history Of this State that COM
pares with the railroad block
here. More than 5000 900 worth
of berries have rotted at the de-
pot here since Monday morning.
The railroad company is at this
moment hauling carload after car
load Of fine but spoiled berries to
the river and dumping them as so
much garbage. The loss to the
truck growers Of this immediate
section will be at least $ooo,ooo
These ngures seem absnrb but
they are absolutely reliable. The
Fruit growers. Express company
has failed to supply the refrigerator
cars. The farmers are picking
their berries as rapidly as they
can and turning them-over to the
station agent here, but the situa-
tion is growing worse. The ex-
press company is held responsible
and claims for more than S2oo.-
900 damages have been filed.
More than 100 northern commits
sion men are here ready and eager
to pay So to $3 a crate for berries
if they could ship them. The
situation is unique and interests
ing. Thousands of crates of the
prettiest sort Of fruit are on the
yard here. The ro.ting berries
smell from one end Of the town to
the ether. Cars loaded with the
decaying fruit give forth juice and
steam. Ten thousand hands are
at work picking the berries.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
NOTICE /!

The BoarG of Control for Ian.
caster County will meet at Ian.
caster q. H., S. c., on Tuesday,
June 9Th, 1905, for the purpose
of electing dispensers for the dis
pensary at Lancaster G. H., and
the dispensary at Kershaw for the
ensuing year beginning July Is,
1905. Applications for these
positions must be filed with said
board at least twenty days before
said 9th Of June 1905.
j E w Halle.
Chr Board of Co Control l. G..
May 5, 1905-1m.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Little Girl Rescued
by Charlotte Preacher.
a Spectacular Scene on CITY 5
Crowded Streets Saturday
Attcrnoon-Dr Hardin Stop
ped the Runaway.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Charlotte, May GA sensa.
tional runaway accident in which
Rev DIR M d Hardin, pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian church
with rare display Of heroism
saved a child from probable deatl,
occurred here this afternoon.
AS DR. Hardin was returning
from horseback ride, buggy
containing I3-year-old Laura
Orders with the horse at mad
gallop swept by him. The min
lister, the best equestrian in this
section, took in the situation at q
glance and started in pursuit.
After a chase Of two blocks he
overhauled the team and made
several efforts to catch the bride
Of the frightened horse. The
maddencd animal repeate dly
!evaded him, and realizing the
the constantly increasing danger
to the child as the team approach
ed the crowded business district,
the plucky preacher by a desper-
ate effort dashed squarelyin front
of the runaway team. The run
away collided with horse and
rider at terrific speed, completely
wrecking the buggy and injuring
b,.th horses. Quickly the minis
ter alighted and extracting the
child from the wreck, bore her
to a neighboring house where she
received medical attention. She
escaped with severe bruises.
DIR Hardin rode a thoroughbred
Kentucky animal. He is a son Of
the former governor Of Kentucky
and his wife is daughter of the
former vice president, Adlai K
Stevenson.
The sensational rescue was wit
messed by hundreds.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
NEW CURE FOR CANCER

All surfnce cancers are now
known to be durable by Buck
lens Arnica Salve. Jas Walters
of Dufield, Va, writes: 81 bad
cancer on my lip for years, that
seemed incnrahle, till Bucklen's $
Arnlca Salve healed it, and now
it Is perfectly WE'LL" Guaranteed
cure for cuts and burns. Csc at
Crawford Bros, j + Mackey e
Co.'S, and Fundarhurk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
"McCLaurin Abe, ,d of the Times

(From the Sumter uerald.)
The following is from the hotel
lobby column of the Washing>
ton Post:
"Ex- Senator John l. MeLourin
of South Carolina, who is at the
Raleigh, might yet be occupying
seat in, the greatest legislative
body in the world hut for his
.turdyiness in adyocating opinions
that were not in accord with the
views Of majority Of his people.
Senator MeLaurin's independence
has caused him loss of political
power, a result that he accepted
with characteristic fortitnde, and
yet today he is again in high favor
at home, for many of those who
opposed him are now his Jealous
followers. "
That is true Had he drlfted
with the current Mr. McLanrin
would today be holding The Sen
atoriaI sea- now occupied by AS
bury G Latimer. That he chose
not to DRIFT will, however, always
be to his credit, no matter what
the future has in store. Char
lotte Observer.
Exactly. Many Of those whowero
willing to cruelty McLaurin sew
eral yenrs ago are now among his
most ardent admirers and are now
firm believers in the soundness of
his economic views. 1t needs but
the test of time to prove that he
was right and that his critics
didn't know what they were talk
ing about. We have always be-
lieved in the absolute honesty and
sincerity of Mr. McLaurin and IN
his devotion to the interests of
his people.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Faced Death SmiIingly.

Newman Ga, May 5.--Greely
Phillips, negro murderer, was
hanged here today and the exc.
cution was the first that has taken
place in the county in 80 years.
Greely smiled and said: "Fare.
well, my good white friends. ="
He thanked Sheriff Brown and
Jaller Aleabook for their kind
ness to him and shook hands with
the preachers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
PLANS TO GET RICH

are often frustrated by sudden
breakdown, due to dyspepsia or
constipation. Brace up and take
DR. Kings New Life Pills. They
take out the materials which are
clogging your energies, and give
you new start. Cures head
aches and dizziness too. AT
Crawford Bros, j + Mackey &
Co.'S and Funderburk Pharmacy.
25c, guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Notice to Road OYerSeerS

All overseers of the public
roads of Lancaster County who
have not worked their section of
road will please warn out their
hands and work same at once, as
the roads have now dried off so
they can be properly worked. If
there is any section that has not
an overseer, please report same to
me at once and l will appoint one.
M 9 Gardner,
It. Co Supervisor.
Pay for The Ledger.