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The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13

for about ten minutes and then I said
to the rlerk behind the counter who was
| -eiereeing the match: Can you tell
n.a where can buy a sterling SILVER
| birthday present for my wife which l
| could use afterwards as night key CT
bath sponge?"
Fifth floor; TO the rear; take the elo-
vator.' said the clerk.
On the fifth floor | went over to ia
bic where a young lady was selling THE
| Life and Libraries of Andrew Carnegie
at four dollars a month and 80 cents 4
week, and in three years il is yours il
you don't lose the receipts.
She gave me a glad smile and felt
a thrill of encouragement
Excuse me-" said, but | am looking
| for birthday present for my wife which
will make all the neighb bors jealous, and
which | can use afterwards as an ash
receiver or a pocket flask"
! The young lady cut out the gigges and
| pointed to the northwest.
| | went over there.
To my surprise found another coun.
| ter.
| A pale young woman was behind it.
| | was just about to ask her the fatal
question when a young man wearing
ragtime expression on his face rushed
up and said to the young lady behind
the counter: Il am looking for suit
able present for young lady friend Of
| mine with golden brown hair Could
you please suggest something?'
The saleslady showed her teeth and
answered him in low, rumbins voice,
and the man went away.
Then came an old lady who said: T
bought some organdie dress goods for
a shirt waist last Tuesday and would
like to exchange them for music box
for my daughters little boy, Freddie, II
you please!"
The saleslady again showed her teeth
and the old lady ducked for cover.
After about 30 people had rushed up
to the saleslady and then rushed away
again. went over and spoke to her.
Il am looking" | said, for birthday
present for my wife | want to get some
thing that viii! give her great amount
of pleasure and which can use later on
as pipe cleaner or pair of suspend
ers."
The saleslady tainted, so moved over.
At another counter another young
lady said to me: Have you been wait
ed On?'
No" replied; 81 have been stepped
on, sat on and walked on, but have
not yet been waited on"
"What do you wish?" inquired the
young woman.
Il am looking for birthday present
for my wife, I said. Il want to buy
her something that will bring great JOY
to her heart and which might use after
! wards as a pair of slippers or shay
ing mug
The young lady caught me with her
dreamy eyes and held me up against the
wall.
! "You." she screamed; you complete
a total of 23,i93 people who have been
in this department store to-day without
| knowing what they are doing here and
| refuse TO be a human encyclopaedia for
the sake Of eight dollars a week. On
| your way for yours"
| I began to apologize, but she reached
| down under the counter and pulled out
a club.
This she said. with a wild look in
her side lamps; this is the happy sum-
mer season, but. nevertheless. the next
guy that leaves his brains at home and
tries to make me tell him what is a good
. birthday present for his wife will get a
| hitter swine across tho fOreheoI'"
1t was up to me, SO | went home with
| out a present.
! Copyright, 1901 by C. w. Dillingham; Coz
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
The Daintiest of Little Summer Coats

by lace insertions and finished with
New arrangements of velvet ribbons
are alsc used in these jacket forma-
tiOns, and are combined with inser-
tions OF heavy Cluny or other laces o,
coarse mesh. the whole Idea a little
newer in thought than the silk-ribbon
jacket. The making of these confec-
tiOns Is the most fascinating kind Of
fancy work, and as piazza work to ocSa
cupy ones leisure at summer hotels.
will prove an irresistible occupation,
having more practicability attached
to 1t than accompanies the making OF
dOiies and the like.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
COULD NOT COME BACK.

dogs return. He offered a reward OF
- thought, said friend to him
that you hated that dog
81 do the man admitted.
Why, then. do you offer such a
large reward for its return
ITO please my wife
But you're foolish, said the
other. Such large reward will be
sure to bring it back
mo, no. said the man. with a
smile. You see it's dead"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13

| (once Queen Liliuokalani's palace and
for Judiciary building. A cleared
space will open to view, from Union
, square, revered old kawaiahao church.,
fifty placed in the historic group.
In Hawaii, where every property
holder may make for himself a bow
er of beauty, where it is summer all
the year long, public parks have not
been emphasized as in the States"
But there are wonderful park posi-
bilities, and park development carried
on as suggested would add greatly to
| the beauty Of Honolulu. Out by rugged
old Diamond Head lies Kapiolani park,
where more or less radical changes
are proposed; the establishment of
golf links and Fairgrounds; the max
ing OF newly purchased beach lots a
water playground for the public; Wis
tas opened through the trees to give
views Of ocean and head,and.
Most earnestly does the planner OF
the new Honolulu urge that Tantalus
forest-clad height, become great
public park preserve, and calls atten-
ton to notable precedents of large
park areas: to MiddleseX Falls and
Blue Hills that Boston has given her
people; to New York city's Bronx
park; to the great park-belt Chicago is
planning: that the state of New York
is reservins the Adirondacks and the
Catskills. Think of these says Mr..
Robinson to the people of Honolulu.
'and ask yourselves how their park
availability is to be compared to that
of Tantalus, with mountain, sea, and
tropical forest, all close to the city"
In the plans provision is made for
verdant resting places and playgrovnds
in the poorest districts: and charm
ing scheme given of a japanese garden
suitably situated close to the oriental
quarter.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13

middle, loop. chain | treble in each
of the remaining loops of the scallop.
, cham in foundation loop turn. )
chain treble in each loop with in
the middle One) round the scallop,
join 10 foundation. turn: =, 3 chain /
treble in nearest loop, > loops of
chain on the treble just made, > chain
! double crochet on the nearest treble
or previous row, repeat from round
the scallop, join to foundation and
proceed as before.
Work row of chain-stitches from
loop to loop along the upper edge OF
the insertion.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
The Seasons Trimming.

For trimming this season handwork
and self-trmming is much in vogue.
Ribbons and braids will be used large
ly, and In many cases the braiding
designs will be carried out in folds
or bands OF the material. or OF silk.
The wide bias fold is used with good
effect in graduated widths on the bot.
tom Of the skirt
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

double crochets along the loop just
made. 10 chain into the center COR s
chain) loop. double crochets along
this last loop, 10 chain into the cen
ter loop. II double crochets along this
last loop, 10 chain into center loop,
ii double crochets along last loop, l6
chain into center, IA double crochets,
II chain in center. II double GRO
chefs, 10 chain into center, 8 double
crochets, chain, 5 double crochets.
chain in first loop of row. turn and
work chain l treble into each of the
first loops of the scallop. ) chain
and another treble in the fourth Tor
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Fearful and Wonderful Product

The trial of case that involves
the important question, What is
whisky?' is greatly interesting the
British at present. 1t presents many
problems. Suppose asked one OF
the counsel. the other day, that a
merchant has a blend Of spirit three
months old and spirit ten years old.
what is the age of that whisky"
Five years and half,' replied tAA
witLess.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-07-13
Floating Bottle.

A floating bottle dropped in the Gulf
stream as it leaves the Gulf of Next
co will cross the Atlantic in about 13O
days.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-21

find a bewildering array of flowers,
mostly perennial plants. Though
seemingly planted without intention of
regularity yet there surely is an idea
arrangement. The most noted of these
perennials are PaeOnies, single and
double kinds, Papaver Orientale, Arte-
miSia AbrOtanum, AcOnitum in va
rieties and in most beautiful colors,
Delphiniums in varieties, Aquilegias
in varieties, Campanula Media, Cen
taurea in varieties, Dianthus (Hardy
PinkS), Dicentra spectabiliS bleeding
HearD, Gaillardias single and double,
Veronica Montana, Hemerocallis f1ava,
Iris pallida, Lychnis chalcedOnica, Ly-
simachia, PlatycOdOn Mariesi, Eupato-
rum, BoltOnia, Gypsophylla panicula-
ia, HOllyhocks, Lythrum japonicum,
PentstemOn in varieties, Echinopsis in
varieties, Violets i'm varieties, etc.
Gradually we come nearer again to
the house in following the walk along
the wall. A sweet fragrance prevadeS
the air and we come to a bed of Ger
aniumS, but Geraniums such as we do
not see any more. Flowers are nearly
all small and insignificant, yet the
fragrance of the foliage is so pleasing
that you do not mind the flowers at
all. There is the old ROseleaf Gera-
mum, the Skeleton, the Oakleaf, the
Peltatum, about II species of Gera-
NUNS with strongly perfumed foliage.
AS we stand and look at those
strange plants we hear a gentle cooling.
Listening more attentively we follow
to the end of the path near the house.
large Shrubbery is planted in the
angle formed by the house and the
wall, a small path leads through it
and all of sudden we stand before
Il large cage. Small trees are planted
in it and right enough there sits in
one of them pair of doves, pheasants
are strutting around on the ground
showing their beautiful plumage, all
kinds of smaller birds fly past us from
one tree to another, all mingling their
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-21
Box H..

planted with Hybrid Perpetual Roses.
Just in front of us we come to a
large circular bed in the center of
which is fountain throwing its
water in a basin 10 feet in diameter
The whole bed is about 20 feet in
diameter and is edged with Box. 1t
is planted out in Perennial PhlOXes
of very dwarf kinds.
Going halfway round the bed we
cross a walk in rectangular direc-
ton to that from which we started.
But we do not take this walk but
keep right ON till we are opposite our
starting point and once more we go
through the arches of Roses and final
ly we stand before a beautiful bower
This is all OvergrOwn with Clematis
f1ammula and Trumpet Vine. Inside
convenient tables and seats are pro-
vided. The bower has a substantial
roof SO it can give shelter in stormy
weather. In front of the bower is a
sun-dial, consisting of a large block
of marble. This is Overgrown with
evergreen Ivy.
Right behind the bower the garden
ends and the paths lead away on each
side in a rectangular FORM The gar
ueH is eHclOSeu Dy low wall about
four feet high. This is all over-grown
with Ivy. All around the wall is a
Towering bed about six feet wide
which is bOrdered again with Box.
Here now we find real treasure in
beauty. Round the bower, which is
not shaded by any trees, is bed of
the scarlet Papaver Orientale i'm front
of which is border of the white
HemerOcallis. Then
comes a fine patch of Lilies, of which
Lilium Candidum is predominant.
We are nearing the corners of the
wall and there on each side are large
trees and shrubbery. Right i'm the
shade of the trees beautiful bed is
made of the O1d-fashioned Foxglove.
Now we turn round the corner and
following the path along the wall we
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-21
Grandmother's Garden.

Florida is truly a land of flowers.
there is seldom a day in the year
when wild flowers may not be found
in the woods and on wild uncultivated
land. Yet even here there are draw
backs. One is that we can not grow
were SO dear to our hearts i'm our child
hoods homes. A contributor to the
MayfiOwer describes such a garden as
follows:
Some of our readers in glancing
over this article will remember the
days of their youth when they were
allowed to go into their grandmOthers
most cherished place of the home
stead, her garden. How beautiful it
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-21
The Trumpet Flower.
CTecOma RadicanS).

Editor Floral Department:
This magnificent wild, American
vine is also classed as Bignonia. The
TecOma is a native of Mexico. Bigno-
mia capreOlata is native of the states
south and west of Virginia. The diff
ference in them is in the time of
Towering, rather than in the gorgeous
orange-scarlet trumpet-shaped flowers.
Bignonia capreOlata blooms in spring.
Tecoma radicans blooms in late sum-
mer
Some botanists call them shrubs;
l only know them as luXuriant, high
climbing, and far-reaching vines. The
long tubular flowers are red outside
yellow inside. forming dazzling
blend of Orange-scarlet. The corollas
are beautifully scalloped. and outward
twined The flowers of both vines
are born i'm heavy abundance.
There is an impression that the
Tecoma or Trumpet flower that blooms
i'm August and September, is poisonous
1t is an erroneous belief. The blooms
are fieshy, and if they fall upon the
ground and are trOdden upon and
bruised, by bare-footed boys; or if the
blooms are crushed and torn to pieces
in the hands, irritation will result
from the volatile oil This is only
temporary Bathing the feet and
hands i'm soap and water gives relief.
Gray and Torrey distinctly state that
the BignOnia and TecOma have no
toxic properties. These native varie-
ties are very popular i'm cultivated
gardens. The main consideration is
a place to climb. They cover tall
forest trees; and festOon themselves
from tree to tree; Indian mounds.
bOulders and fallen trees are covered
with the vines, in their wild growth.
In some large gardens whole sides
of many-StOried brick and stone build
1ngs are covered with the vines. 1t
is not uncommon i'm cities to see the
entire ell of large houses, with a lat
tlce from end to end screened from
public view by luxuriant Trumpet
vine.
In New Orleans, many old gardens
nave brick walls around them. IT is
not uncommon to see them covered
ON the inside, so denSely with the
trumpet vine that they appear, from
the inside view, to be a compact, tall
growing hedge of green, i'm its season
blazing with Orange-Scarlet flowers
(The Calidium is another plant that
contains the highly volatile oil that
lrritates the hands, when the tubers
are cut. 1t may not be generally
known that the Caladium will grow
beautifully from pieces, like Irish DO
tatOes, if the tubers are cut with an
eye to each piece.
Mrs. G. L. brennan.
tMrs. brennan is usually very cor
rect in whatever she writes abeut
flowers and Towering plants. But
this time she has made a slight mis-
take. TecOma radicans is a native of
this country, being very common in
thls state and found as far north and
west as Illinois and Indiana.-Ed.)
The bee., 1906-03-08
DIED TRYING TO SAVE DOGS
william Christ, After saving His
Family, Tried 10 Save His
DOGS, and Died with Them.

st. Louis. March IA report by long
distance telephone from Ironton, Mo-,
says that William Christ, after saving
his wife and children from fire which
was destroying his place Of business,
early Tuesday morning. returned 10 the
building in an effort to save two dogs
and died with them. His charred body
was found in the ruins.
The fire, which was discovered at i
a. M. for time threatened to sweep
the business district Of Ironton, which
is IS miles south OF ST. Louis.
Four buildings were destroyed, and
only by the hardest work on the part
Of the volunteer firemen and bucket
brigade were the flames kept from
spreading to the Commercial hotel, re-
Gently opened, and to the Register Office
across the street.
II was not until after a stubborn
fight, lasting three hours, that the fur
ther spread Of the flames was ayerted.
The loss was over $4,000 and $1,000
insurance.
Christ went to Ironton from st. Louis
a year ago and went into the bakery
business. He was 81 years old.
!
The bee., 1906-03-08
= p PERSONALS Z


Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Walton were
in Madisonville shopping Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Mitchell were
in Madisonville Saturday.
Misses Agnes Lynn and May Old
ham visited in MadisOnville last
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Keith visited
her parents in Nebo Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Dean was the guest OF
friends in Madisonville Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Gill, VINO visited here
last week, returned to her home in
Evansville Saturday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Victory and Miss Eliza
beth were in Madisonville Saturday
Miss SybIl Ashby visited in Madi-
sonville Saturday.
Mrs. Walter McGary and Miss
Mabel Browning went TO Hopkins
vile Friday night TO hear Sousa's g
band, returning Saturday. While
there they were guests of Mrs. Jno,
Twyman.
Mrs. Carrie Frakes, Misses Celeste
Moore and Nell Carlin attended
Sousa's great concert in Hopkins
vile Friday night.
Mrs. Alice Blair and children are
visiting relatives and friends near
Keysburg.
MI. and Mrs. Barbero are visiting
in Hopkinsville.
Business Manager Adams, IF the
Graphic, was here Friday and called
on THE BEE force.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Atkinson were
in Evansville one day recently.
Mr.. Prnitt, the sales agent of the
Harding and Miller Music Co was
here several days this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Gordon, OF
this city, were in Madisonville Sat.
urday shopping.
Miss Rose Scheller, who was the
popular st. Bernard nurse at this
place last year, has returned TO hel
home IN Evansville, after a visit ia
friends here.
Miss Nolan, of Madisonville, Wis
tied the Misses Whalen Sunday.
Mrs. M. Cam, OF MOrtOns zap, was
in Madisonville Monday.
Mrs. Dan M. Evans and Miss Rose
Scheller spent Monday afternoon IL
Madisonville.
Mrs. Sadie Lindell was in Madi
sonvilie Monday.
M. Sargent made his weekly visi
to Evansville Sunday.
Chas. DeVylder and Buck Shavel
were in Madisonville Monday.
Mrs. w. l.. Gordon, Jr., was visit
ing in Madisonville Monday.
r.. L. Ferguson, editor of th'
Madisonville Journal. was in the
city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blanks an(
son George of Morton's Gap visited
( Mr.. and Mrs A. r.. O'Bannon of thu
city Sunday.
The bee., 1906-03-08

". L. Toombs, the popular COM
mercial traveller. was in Madison
vile Monday on business.
Miss Ola Morgan is visiting in
Mortons Gap.
Mr. Downward of the Louisville
Paper Co.. was in the city Friday.
Miss Willie K,ngton of Morton
Gap visiting friends in Darlington
last week.
Mr. Garlan Kinnett of Morton Gap
visited Kirby O'Bannon Saturday
night aDd Sunday.
Posey Littlepage visited his moth
er in Madisonville Sunday.
Miss Richie Stone visited Miss
Bonnie Pritchett in Madisonville
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Barnett were
in Madisonville Saturday.
Tom Scott was in MadisonvIlle
Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Ashby spent Sunday IN
Madisonvllle with her parents.
B. S. Todd was in the county seat
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul M. Moore spent
Monday evening in Madison.ville,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will 9. Nor
ton.
G. F.. Blackburn was in Madison
vile Saturday.
Dan Umstead spent Monday in
Madisonville.
Henry Jones was in the county
seat Saturday.
simon Fegan went to Madison
vile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Chas. Barnett were
in Madisonville last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dawes visited
relatives in Madisonville Sunday.
w. G. Barter was in Madisonville
last week on business.
Miss Essie Trent, of near Dalton,
has entered school here.
Garcia Sisk, of the Bethlehem
country, was in the city Tuesday.
Miss Rebecca Hobgood visited her
parents in Nebo Saturday and Sun
day.
Lee wilkey, of MadisonvilIe, was
here Sunday.
Miss Matte Wilkey is visiting In
Bulah.
Elvie ChandIe-, of Madisonville,
was here Sunday.
Jesse Sisk, of Dalton visited here
Tuesday.
Ham Coleman, of Madisonville,
was here Wednesday on business.
Jno. Il. Karnett made a quick trip
to Madisonville Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed. Heater, of Hopkinsville,
visited friends and relatives here
Sunday.
Miss Nora Hummel, of Johns
town, Pa, was in the city this week
in the interest of the Union Depot
The bee., 1906-03-08
rlADE FROr1 NATIVE ROOTS.
SAFE AND RELIABLE.

That the roots Of many native plants,
growing wild in our American forests,
possess remarkable properties for the cure
Of human maladies is well proven. Even
the untutored Indian had learned the
curative value of some of these and
taught the early settlers their uses. The
Indian never liked work so he wanted his
sQuaw to get we'll as soon as possible that
she might do the work and let him hunt.
Therefore. he dug "papOose root for her,
for that was their great remedy Tor fe-
male weaknesses. DIR. Pierce uses the
same root-calIed Blue Cohosh-in his
rFavorite Prescription" skillfully com
bined with other agents that make it
more effective than any other medicine IN
curing all the variAis weaknesses and
painful arrangements peculiar TO women.
Many afflicted women have been saved
from the operating table and the SUR
geon's knife by the timely use OF Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Tender
ness over the lower pelvic region. with
backacbe. spells of dizziness. faintness,
bearing down pains or distress should not
20 unheeded. A course of "Favorite Pre-
scription- will work marvellous benefit
in all such cases. and generally effect
permanent cure II persisted in for rea-
sonable length of time. The rEavorite
wholly prepared from native medicinal
roots. without a drop Of alcohol in its
make up. whereas all other medicines,
put up for sale through druggists for
woman's peculiar ailments, contain large
quantities of spirituous liquors, which
are very harmful, especially to delicate
women. rFavorite Prescription con-
tains neither alcohol nor harmful habit
forming drugs. All its ingredients are
printed on each bottle wrapper. 1t Is a
powerful invigorating tonic, imparting
health and strength in particular TO the
organs distinctly feminine. For weak
and sickly women. who are rworn-out,"
OF debilitated, especially for women who
work in store, office, or school-rOOm, who
sit at the typewriter or sewing machine,
or bear heavy household burdens, and for
nursing mothers, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will prove priceless benefit
because of it's health restoring and
strengthening power.
For constipation. the true, scientific
cure is DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
Mild, harmless, yet sure.
The bee., 1906-03-08

Edmund p. Grove, of Murray.
KY, temperance and good gov
ernment" advocate and editor OF a
pungent publication called The At
truist, was heard at the NJ. II.
Church. South, Sunday morning
and afternoon. In the morning be
preached at the pastors request and
in the afternoon delivered lecture
devoted chiefly to temperance and
against the liquor traffic. Mr..
Crowe's lecture contained many Wig
orous, striking and unique utter
ances borne along in a humorous
vein that was at times irresistible:
The lecture and sermon were we'll
received.
The bee., 1906-03-08
How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars for
anv case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f. ]. Cheney for the last 10 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
IN all business transactions, and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by his firm.
WALDTNG, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. 3. Testimonials n t free.
Price, 75c, per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halrs Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The bee., 1906-03-08

G Herbet Kerrls musical farce
comedy "A Trip To Egypt his lat
est work comes to the Temple Thea
ter March 9Th.
This attraction Will be superior to
any other of it's kind including "The
Deputy Doctor company, being lar
ger production, etc. The entire pro-
auction is carried by this company
and property complete. The theater
going people remember the great bit
made last season by Mr. KerrIs "The
Beauty Doctor. Mr. Kerrls has cer-
tainIy done himself credit in this
production IN every way. This pro-
duction is one Of the greatest sue
cesses Of the season.
The bee., 1906-03-08
ALABAMA RESORT BURNED
spring Hill Hotel, Near Mobile,
FILLED with Northern Guests,
Destroyed BY Fire.

Mobile, Ala, March Fire Tues
day destroyed the Spring Hill hotel, a
winter resort, seven miles west of Mo
bile.
The hotel was filled with guests from
northern cities. and many had narrow
escapes. Nearly all of them lost their
effects, including jewelry and dia-
monds.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.