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nesday in Kensington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinney Barton, who
spent ths summer months i'm Capitol
View with Mrs. Fred Page, have re-
turned 10 Washington.
Mrs. Julia It. Bodhsh, of Washing
ton, was the guest over Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall B. Cushman
moved to Washington on Wednesday.
James b. Proctor has purchased their
house on Fawce.t avenue and viii
shortly occupy it with his family.
Capt and Mrs. Arthur Hendricks. Of
Baltimore street, have had as their
guests, Mrs. Ralph Hendricks and two
children, of Baltimore.
Fred Page. of Capitol View. has re-
turned from a trip 90 Arizona in the
interests of a mining company.
Miss Behming. a recent~guest of Miss
Ruth Armstrong. has returned to her
home in White Plains. \. Y.
Mrs. Chance, who has been spending
the summer with her son. Merritt o.
Chance. and his family. returned TO her
home in Mt Vernon, H., on Thursday.
Miss Katie Kiefner. Of Baltimore. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Philip
Hermann.
Mrs. o. II. Briggs and Mrs. Cochran,
OF Washington, were the guests Mon
day Of Mrs c. w. Cmm
Benton G. Ray. son Of Mrs. Alfred
Ray, Of Highland Farm. near Ken
sington, who lately returned here with
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DIT. c. F. HaddsheId. of So New York
avenue northwest. has left the city for
Boston, Mass.
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Mss Irene Dieterich, Of East Capitol
street. has been engaged as the soprano
s0lOUst OF the concert of the Germania-
Harmonic III Baltimore, November z.
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BOollin6da1e>

Miss Bessie Sweet. Of North Caritoi
street, has returned home from New
York city and Albany, via the Hudson
river.
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Mrs. O'Neu, 10 New York avenue
northeast. has left her home 10 join
her husband IN Atlantic City, where she
expects 70 remain permanently.
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Mrs. d. c. Locke. of Capitol Hin, has
with her as her guest her daughter,
Mrs. Hickey. Of Fort Defiance, Va Mrs
Locke IS rapidly couyalesclng rom her
recent illness.
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Following q stay at Asbury Park Mr.
and Mrs. William Sholes, Of Capitol
Hill, have returned 20 the city.
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Mrs Charles T. Young. Of Is Rhode
island avenue northwest has returned
aiter delightful visit at Camd,a. n. J
Thomas SaNton has gone 10 Columbus.
Ohio.
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Miss Bessie Sweet Of North Caritoi
street. has returned home from Vsvy
York city and Albany. via the Hudson
river.
Mrs. l. T. Wntberger, of 100 First
street northwest. has returned from
Weehawken, n. j., where she has BEEN
spending a month. visiting relatives ana
friends.
Mrs. J. HaggCtby, OF 1912 Third street
northwest, has returned from New York.
Mrs ". j. Torrance ana daughter
-llidred, of Savannah. Ca. are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. JaMcs q. Roberts. OF IN,
First street northwest.
Mrs. Charles 7. Young, Of 70 Rhode
lsiand avenue northwest, has returned
aiter a delightful visit at Camd,1. n 7
IAoHlas SaNton has gone 10 Columbus
Miss Rene Davis. Of zzl2 First street
northwest, has left Tor Ohio. 10 enter
q college.
George Ray, EIkin Powell and J t1al-
Ter have resumed studies at Ge3rga
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs George P. Sacks and
family, OF POI First street nortbwest
have returned after a three months,
stay AT sunnapee, n. il.
Mr.. Sacks has purchased a fine cot
lage AT that resort, and expects 10 spend
the summer months there.
Miss Eva Hartman. Of Norristown.
Pa. Is visiting ". II. Lewis and fam
lly. OF $40 North Capitol street north
west.
Mrs. T. Mazzie. Of North Capltol
street. has returned. after a six weeks
visit in Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. John WeIden. Of 62 Sea
ton street northwest. entertained a eu-
ehre club last week
Willard Steward. Of 21Z7 First street
northwest has recovered from a long
illness and VIII take a course in archi-
lecture al George Washington Institute.
Mrs Bessie Wild. OF % Rhode Island
avenue northwest, has returned and will
resume her classes in music.
Miss Janet AIattox. Of North CapitoI
street northwest. is located for the win
ter in Blueheld, ". Va, and viii have
charge Of the millinery department IN
one Of the leading stores.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinney Barton, who
spent tho summer months i'm Capitol
View with Mrs. Fred Page, have re-
turned TO Washington.
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! Mrs. T. Mazzie. ef North CAPITOL
/ street. has returned. after a six weeks
visit in Maryland.
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Ar and Mrs. John Welden, of 60 Sea-
Ton street northwest. entertained a eu-
chre club last week.
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A G. tldgeWdy has made his peTman-
ent home at 626 Park road
Private Rock, Of the Tenth precinct.
has returned TO duty after a leave of
ten days,
Fireman Burnheart, who yas formerly
at truck house +. is now holding high
er position al truck house No. ..
Mrs. Glascoe. OF LongfeIlow street.
visited friends In the city last week.
IT. T. Warren and wife are enjoying
themselves in Arundel. Nd.
Mrs. Hungerford and family. OF La
mont street are visiting friends in Nash
vile, Tenn.
C. Cambell, Of Harvard street. is at
University Of Pennsylvania.
B. F. Thorner. who played halfback for
the Brightwood Athletic Club football
team, is laid up from a1 injury he re-
ceived in the game with the Virginias.
Morris Schultz, of sl3lk Park road, is
very i'll with typhoid fever.
Don Carlos Ellis Is now teaching at
GOnZaga College.
his family. after several years resi-
dence in Texas. has purchased the
Burr Farm, about four miles from
KensingtOn, and is now located there.
Mrs ALE II. Dobson AID her two
children, who have been spending q
couple of weeks with relatives in Wash
ingtOn, returned TO KensingJon Thurs
day.
Misses Edna Forbes and Helena
Webster, of Kenslngton. are attending
Chevy Chase College.
Miss Hattie NJ Bowie. of Washing
ton, was the guest recently Of her
brother and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. 5. Bowie. of Fawcett avenue.
Leland Hendricks viii spend the win
ter in Washington.
Mrs L. Elizlbeth Geddes is occupy
ing the house on Connecticut avenue
recently vacated by r. s Sheperd.
John Mcqueen, or Forest Glent has
removed TO New York city. where he is
in the employ of the Neale Publish
ing Company. Of that city. Mrs. Nc
Queen and the children viii follow him
as soon as their property and other
affairs in Forest Glen are adjusted,
Mrs Kate Sweeney is entertaining a
couple Of guests at St Johns parson-
age. Forest Glen. They are Misses
Dorothy ROweH and Marguerite Fennell,
of Falls Church. Va.
Miss Clara Harrison has returned to
Kensington after a months visit in
Baltimore
Mrs Bushnell, of Forest Glen, gave
a luncheon on Thursday in honor of
Mrs John Mcqueen.
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Fireman BurnhearL who gas formerly
at truck house +. is now holding a high
er position az truck house No. ..
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Miss Eva Hartman. OF Norristown.
Pa. Is visiting ". H. Lewis and fam
lly. Of 1910 North Capitol street north
west
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Mr.. and Mrs. George p Sacks and
family, OF POI First street northwest
have returned. after a three months,
stay AT sunnapee, n. IT.
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Mrs. William spiIman, Of Fifth street.
accompanied by her little daughter,
Madeline, is visiting her mother AIRS.
Winship IN Arkansas.
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Miss Rene Davis Of zzl2 First street
northwest, has left Tor Ohio. 90 enter
q college.
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Benton c. Ray, son Of Mrs. Alfred
Ray, Of Highland Farm. near Ken
sington, who lately returned here with
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Mr.. Sacks has purchased a fine cot
lage AT that resort, and expects 10 spend
the summer months there.
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Mrs. o. II. Briggs and Mrs. Cochran,
OF Washington, were the guests Mon
day OF Mrs c. w Clum
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Mrs l. T. Wntberger, Of 100 First
street northwest. has returned from
Weehawken. n. j., whore she has been
spending month, visiting relatives and
friends.
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Mrs. w. d. Hudson has removed with
her family from this city TO Washing
ton.
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Mrs. J. IIaggcthy, OF 1912 Third street
northwest, has returned from New York.
Mrs W. j. Torrance ana daughter.
mildred, OF Savannah. Ca. are VISITING
nf. and Mrs. JaGcs q. Roberts. OF 55
First streat northwest.
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George Ray EIkin Powell and J. KaI-
lef have resumed studies at GEORGE
Washington.
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his family. after several years resi-
dence in Texas. has purchased the
Burr Farm about four miles from
KensingtOn, and is now located there.
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Mrs ALE II. Dobson and her two
children. who have been spending a
couple of weeks with relatives in Wash
ington, returned TO Kensington Thurs
day.
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Miss Katie Kiefner. of Baltimore. is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Philip
Hermann.
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Misses Edna Forbes and Helena
Webster, of KensingtOn. are attending
Chevy Chase College.
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Carroll ID. Wooif last week paid a
visit to Rapidan on account of the death
of his uncle.
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Washington, after spending the summer
with Mrs. Barl<er's mother, Mrs. c. +.
Newman. on washington street
Miss Helen Gil, Of Washington. was
the guest of the Misses WeisingeF for
a few days the past week
Miss Caroline Lothrop has returned
from a trip to Europe
Mrs. Leo Parker, Of Washington. was
the guest Of Miss Ada Rhodes, on Mon
day afternoon.
d. A. Irwin has returned from a trip
to Marietta. Ga,
DR.. George T. Mankin has been at
tending the State board of pharmacy,
which met in Richmond.
j. r. Blackburn, Of Denver, Col, has
moved into the house recently vacated
by ]. NJ SmoOt.
Major and Mrs. w. l. Swiggatt. who
have been boarding with Miss Nellie
Green for the past month. have return
ed TO their home in Washington.
Miss Nay Ballard. who has been visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Lyman Ballard.
has returned 90 her home in New YCri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne and daug =
ter, Miriam, Of Long Island, are board
ing with Mrs. J. NJ. Smoot.
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The Rev. W. J. Morton of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church. last week
paid a visit TO friends in FrederlCks-
burg,
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Mrs Chance, who has been spending
the summer with her son. Merritt o.
Chance and his family. returned TO her
home in Mt Vernon. H., on Thursday.
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Mrs. Julia IT. Bodhsh, of Washing
ton, was the guest over Sunday of
Ar. and Mrs. James b. Cook.
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( +. Z. DDwnham last week paid a visit
( to Petersburg. where he inspected Apo
mRtox Commandery, +. T.
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Don Carlos Ellis Is now teaching at
GOnZaga College.
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northeast, has left the city for SaTanac
Lake. y. Y, TO visit her daughter.
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f. p. Russell and family. who have
been spending the sUmmer In the New
England Sta.eS, have returned home.
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Morris Schultz. of sI3Is Park road, IS
very i'll with typhoid fever.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

B. F. ThOner. who played halfback for
the Brigh twood Athletic Club football
team, is laid up from an injury he re-
ceived in the game with the Virginias.
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Edgar A. Spruce. OF st. Adams. W.
Va, and Miss Clyde n. Wilson. Of
Washington. were married II tns par
sonage OF the Methodist Protestant
church. by the Rev. J. II. S. Ewel. last
week
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Mrs. Glascoe. OF LongfeIlow street.
visited friends IN the city last week.
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Miss Mary Moncure, who last week
paid a visit 10 the Misses Smith. IN this
city, has returned 10 her home in
Fredericksburg.
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Miss Nay Ballard. who has been visit
ing her mother. Mrs. Lyman Ballard.
has returned TO her home in New YCfi
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C. Cambeil, of Harvard street. is at
University OF Pennsylvania.
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Miss Hattie NJ. Bowie. of Washing
ton, was the guest recently Of her
brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
j. NJ 5. Bowie. of Fawcett avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Payne and daug.-
ter, Miriam, Of Long Island, are board
ing with Mrs. J. NJ. Smoot.
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Ruth ArmstrOng. has returned to her (
home in White Plains. \. Y.
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Major and Mrs w. l. Swiggatt. who
have been boarding with Miss Nellie
Green for the past month. have return
ed 10 their home in Washington
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Mrs. Bushnell of Forest Glen, gave
a luncheon on Thursday in honor OF
Mrs. John Mcqueen.
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Mrs. William c. FounsaIae. OF Char
lottesville, last week paid a visit 20
friends IN this city.
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Mrs. France, y. Ewing. 81 1tis city
had as 1cr guest last week aer dausn-
ter. Mrs Edmund Harvey sY1nonds. Of
New York
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Jonathan Matthews has bought from
Henry STRAUSS two houses anj lot on
the north side OF Prince street. be-
tween Union and Lee streets
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Harvey Summers. Joseph Gates and
Frank Martin last week paid a visit
to Richmond.
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Mrs Hungerford and family. OF La
mont street are visiting friends in Nash
Vile Tenn
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Fred Page. of Capitol View. has re-
turned from trip 20 Arizona in the
interests of a mining company.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

Mrs. r. c. Y. Thomas last week paid
visit TO friends in Charlottesville.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

J. r. Blackburn, Of Denver, Col, has
moved into the house recently vacated
by J. NJ SmoOt
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Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander, OF 49 NJ street
northwest, are in the AdirOndacks.
The Washington times., 1906-10-14

J. F. Honey. formerly of Alexandria
county. Iut IVY "a New York. was a
visitor / Alexandria during the y2SJ
week
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NJ s. Harlow & Co.. agent for II. c.
Linn. a handsome brick dwelling IN
South Pitt street, oposite st. PauTs
church.
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Mrs. India Henderson last week had
as her guest, 7. Albert Henderson, OF
New York
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Miss Clara Harrison has returned to
Kensington after a months visit in
Baltimore
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r. II. Warren and wife are enjoying
themselves in Arundel. Nd.
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j husky richness, OF such merrlment and
JUNCTION Of delight, that it fell upon
Miss Betty's ear with more Of the
quality Of sheer gayety than any she
had ever heard. Beautiful child!
What beautiful child you are!''
She kissed the girl resoundingly on
both cheeks, stepped back from her and
laughed and clapped her fat hands,
1 which We're covered with flashing rings.
''Oh, but you are true blue beauty!
You're princess! I am Mrs. 'Tanber-
ry, Jane Tanberry, young jamie Tan
berry. haven't seen you since you
were baby and your pretty mother
was girl like us!''
| "You are so kind to come" said Bet
ty hesitatingly. II shall try to be very
obedient.''
"Obedient" Mrs. Tanberry uttered
the word with a shrek. you'll be
nothing of the kind. I am the light
mindedest woman in the universe, and
any one who obeyed me would be en-
broiled in everlasting trouble every sec
ond in the day. You'll find that I am
the one that needs looking after, my
charmer." IT,. ... -.-5s.#
She tapped Miss Betty's cheek with
her jeweled fingers as the two mount
ed the veranda steps. "It'will be wor-
ry enough for you to obey yourself. A
body sees that at the first blush You
have conscience in your forehead and
rebellion in your chin. Ha, ha, hap
Here Mrs. Tanberry sat upon and OBJ
liberated large chair, Miss Carewe
| taking stool at her knee. ..
people of our age oughtn't to be
bothered with obeying. There'll be
time enough for that when we get old
and can't enjoy anything. Ha, hap
Mrs. Tanberry punctuated her obser-
vations with short volleys Of husky
laughter, so abrupt in both discharge
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and cessation that, until Miss Betty
became accustomed to the habit, she
was apt to start slightly at each salvo.
II had husband-once," the lady re-
Sumed, 'but only once, my friend! He
had ideas like your father's-your IA
ther is such an imbecile-and hs
thought that wives, sisters, daughters
and such like ought to be obedient-
that u.s. the rest Of the world was wrong
unless it was right, and right was just
his own little teeny squeeny prejudices
and emotions dressed up for a crazy
masquerade as facts. Poor man! He
lasted only about year!' And Mrs.
Tanberry laughed heartily.
"They've been at me time and again
| to take another She lowered her
| voice and leaned toward Betty conf1.
dentially. Not I! I'd be willing to
engage myself to Crailey Gray Though
Crailey hasn't got round to me yeti, for
I don't mind just being engaged, my
dear, but they'll have to invent sozss
| thing better than a man before marrr
any one OF 'em again! But love 'em,
| do, the charming Billies! And you'll
see how they follow mev' She pattel
the girls shoulder, her small eyes
beaming quizzically. We'll have the
gayest house in Rouen, ladybird! The
young men all go to the Bareauds', but
they'll come here now, and We'll have
the Bareauds along with 'em I've
been away long time; just finished
unpacklng yesterday night when your
father came in after the fire. Whoo!
What state he was in, with that TEN
per of his! Didn't snap him up when
he asked me to come and stay with
you! Ha, ha. I'd have come even if
you hadn't been beautiful, but I was
Wlld TO be your playmate, for I'd heard
nothing but Miss Betty Carewe, Miss
Betty CareWe,' from everybody I saw
since the minute my stage came in.
You set 'em all mad at your ball, and
knew we'd make glorious houseful,
you and |! Some of the vagabonds will
turn up this very evening, you'll see
it they don't. Ha, ha! The way they
follow me!'
Mrs. Tanberry was Irresistible. She
| SAASA SAA> "AOAS pace OluoiW1Sc IuIu
by the mere material voluminousness
of her, bubbling over with froth of
nonsense which flew through the house,
driven by her energy, like sea foam on
spring gale, and the day, so discord-
antly begun for Miss Betty, grew mu-
steal with her own laughter, answer
ing the husky staccato of the vivacious
newcomer. Nelson waited upon them
at table, radiant, his smile like the
keyboard of an ebony piano, and bis
disappearance into the kitchen were
accomplished by means of surrepti-
tious double shuttle and followed by
the cachinnating echoes of the vain
Mamies reception Of the visitors sal
les. which Nelson hastily retailed in
passing
Nor was Mrs. Tanberry's prediction
allowed TO go unfulflled regarding the
advent of those persons whom she had
designated as vagabonds. It NAV have
been out of Difference to Mr.. Carewe's
sense Of decorum or from cautious
regard of what he was liable to do
when he considered that sense outraged
that the gallants Of Rouen had placed
themselves under the severe restraint
l 80 Z :
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6-aa family Returning with a sad
heart, she was walking the
colt slowly through the carriage gates
when an extravagantly stout lady in
green muslin, illustrated with huge red
flowers, came out upon the porch and
waved a fat arm to the girl. The Wis
itor wore dark green turban and a
cashmere shawl, while the expanse of
her skirts was nothing short Of mag
nificent. Some cathedral dome seemed
to have been misplaced and the lady
dropped into it. Her outstretched hand
terrified Betty. How was she to ap-
proach near enough to take it?
Mrs. Tanberry was about sixty, look
ed forty, and at first you might have
guessed she weighed nearly 300, but
the lightness Of her smile and the
actual buoyancy which she somehow
impaired to her whole dominion lessen
ed that by at least ,hundredweight.
She ballooned out to the horse block
with billowy rush somewhere be-
tween bounding and soaring, and Miss
Betty slid down from the colt, who
SHE'D violently, to find herself envel-
oped, in spite of the dome, in vast
surf of green and red muslin.
''My charming girl!' exclaimed the
lady vehemently in voice of such
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CHAPTER TX.

lETTY never forgot her first
sight of the old friend of her
: family. Returning with a sad
u heart, she was walking the
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II IRA NC + ADVICE!

LIZ. y. g. Green gives alert personal attention
to his great humanitarian contract.
Gin our Almanac for many years past we
have given unusual advice to those Attic
ted with coughs, colds, throat or lung
troubles or consumption. We have told
them if they did not receive any special
benefit after the use of one 75-cent size
bottle of German Syrup, to consult their
doctor. give did not ask them or urge
them to use large number of bottles, as
is the case in the advertising of many
other remedies. Our confidence in Ger
man Syrup makes it possible for US to
give such advice. owe know by the ex-
per1ence of over IS years that one 75-cent
bottle OF German Syrup will speedily re-
!1eve or cure the worst coughs, colds,
bronchial or lung troubles-and that,
even In bad cases of consumption, one
large bottle of German Syrup will work
wonders. QNew trial bottles, 25c.; reg
ular size, 75c. At all druggists.
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Peterson & Nelson

Can set your buggy tires cold while
you are waiting without taking the
wheels off from the buggy or the
bolts out of the wheels.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-08
WAS INFORMAL
r.. f. POWERS SELECTED TO VS.
1T PROSPECTIVE TOWNS.
The Meeting Called for the 27th
May Be Postponed Until He
a Is Ready.

r. e. Powers, of Cairo, was Sc
lected yesterday at an informal meet
ing of the Kitty league at Cairo, to
visit East st. Louis, jacksonville and
Danville. ILL.,, for the purpose of or
ganizing those cities preparatory to
coming into the Kitty league He was
supplied with $3.50 expense money
with which to make the circuit, the
towns of Cairo, Paducah and Vim
cennes being represented at the
meeting. Paducah by proxy.
The meeting of the Kitty league,
for the purpose of organization will
probably be held at the Jefferson ho-
tel in st. Louis, the meeting to be
called as soon as II. E. Powers has
reported the result of his circuit
work. Powers is given authority to
have the meeting postponed from the
9th If he has not completed his
work.
The Cairo Bulletin is starting out
early to boost the Cairo team and
talks of calling Angelo Marie, of
Little Rock. formerly captain of the,
Egyptians, to Cairo to arrange for
his team the coming season.
Lew Whistler, who was manager
of the Memphis team last season. is
living in st. Louis and is married,
and because of the latter condition
will have to quit baseball. He had
signed to manage the Terre Haute
team but his family desired him to
quit the game and he has withdrawn
and will get position in st. Louis.
Whistler was at one time national
league star.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1906-01-08
We4tricGl Notes
A dispatch says:

Syracuse, Jan. S.-Two audiences
that packed the Wieting opera house
to the doors attended the Northern
premiere of Thomas Dixon's THE
Clansman," and cheered play and
author At the end of the third act
Mr.. Dixon was called before The cur
tain and explained that the play had
a mission north as well as south.
..The Clansman" proved to be the
most massive production seen in this
city since ben Hur." Five sets show
ed the mountain village of Piedmont,
S. c., and its vicinity, home of the
broken-down white arlstocracy, the
library Of a reconstructed" mulatto
lieutenant governor of the state and
a mysterious cave where at midnight
the Ku Klux passed judgment upon
negro criminals. There were 125 PEG
pie in the east.