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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
MARK TWAIN SAW PAPA

Mark Twain. while yet only an
ing Journalist on Torrlngton
newspaper, was injudicious enou
fall in love. The lady afterward h
Mrs. Clemens, Being anxious to
his prospective father-in-law on th'
ter and though fearful of consequ
he approached him one evening.
"Ah. Good evening. Mr. Blank,
the embryo humorist blandly, ms he
cigar at the others elbow, "Wh
wished to say is-was-er--er-We
YOU noted anything unusual betweel
daughter and me?'
Il can't say that | have sir, car
stern answer from the amazed pal
We'll. keep your eyes open al,
will" replied Mr., Clemens and frig
at the dire possibilities, he fled
through the door.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foy
any case OF Catairh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY g. CO.. , Props Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known +. j. Che
ncy for the last 10 years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tons made by their firm.
WEST TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists Toledo, O.
WALDiNa, klssAH g. MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. sold by All
Druggists. Testimonials fzee.
Halls Family Pills arc the beat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
Many School Children are Sickly

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray. a
nurse in Children's Home, New York,
Break up Colds in "a hours. cure
Fever shness, Headache. Stomach
Troubles, Teething Disorders, move
and regulate the Bowles, and Des-
troy Worms. Mrs. Emily Maronn,
Meriden, Ct, says: TT is the best medi-
cine in the world for children when
feverish and constipated." Sold by all
Druggists or by mail, csc, Sample
sent FREE Address, Allen s. Ohm
stead. Leroy, N, Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
The Old Bee Hive
CLEARANCE SALE.

We have scored the biggest success ever
recorded in Burlington for the first week of
our JANUARY SALE.
Customers acquainted with sales events
for twenty-five years state that we are Civ
ing better values than advertised by any
other house, not only in DOMESTIC GOODS,
brands, but in every class of merchandise
i'll this big store
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-10
GAMEWELL SYSTEM ADOPTED.
G. A. BARBER.
j. W. COFFEY,
j. +. MEAGH Err.

Police Committee.
A resolution was introduced authorizing
the police committee to contract for the
Gamewel system as recommended. the
system to consist of not less than -
boxes and one cabinet and the total cost
not to exceed $500 The resolution was
opposed by Alderman Courtney, who
called for an aye and nay vote. The
resolution was carried by Il vote of nine
to one. az follows: Aye, Aldermen Kid
der Reeves Pine, Parker. Meagher, Bar
Der. Morgan. Cohey and Stone; nay, AL
derman Courtney.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

waist At one side the ribbons may bs
nearer the waist than on the other
They must be tied in bows with long
loops. A trimming Of lace will hide
imperfections round the neck and very
narrow. soft ribbon may be added in
the hair.
For using up odd lengths OF ribbon
about half an inch wide there are few
things more convenient than is the
letter or card-holder. A piece of very
Arm cardboard is required for the
foundation II this is not at hand. pos
sibly two thinner pieces are to be
had. They will answer as we'll II
they are firmly gummed together Any
size and any shape may be chosen.
Some workers may not care about the
straight form of the model and. II
this is the case, they may cut the
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

Turn up the ribbon beyond the bottom
Of this small pocket. and, after hem
ming the cut end. overssw the sides
together to make the larger pocket
Sew the sides Of the smaller pocket In
with this seam. The upper edge should
set about an inch below the top Of
the shallower pocket already made
The front OF this part Of our bag
may be ornamented In any way the
worker pleascs 1t IL = good plan to
sew a lace applique in the center.
using fine cream-colored cotton to
match II exactly. The top OF the pock-
ct may be either bound or hemmed. A.
preferred. 1t must be plented vp a.
narrowly as II can be and finished
with a bow or rosette. At the back
large hook should be sewn on by
which the pocket can be attached to
the waist.
Similar rccoptaclcs for. handker.
chiefs. keys and other trines may be
made. II preferred. with one division
instead OF two. Also ribbon Of . mar.
rover width may be employed II the
pocket In to contain nothing more
than . handkerchief
ELLEN T. MASTERS.
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bon being extra thick, that when II is
in use 1t Is firm enough to stand up
right upon table. This adds greatly
to Its general convenience.
To make the bag, fold nine inches
Of the ribbon over at each end towards
the center Take needle threaded
with silk to match the edge color and
sew the sides Of the ribbons together
for 4 distance Of six inches and q half.
starting from the fold at each end.
There will. of course. be four seams
in all. These make the two divisions
of our double bag. The few inchee Of
ribbon that are left free must be fold
cd In SO as to form two hens. each
nearly two inches and three-auarters
In length and having . half-inch wide
casing in each to hold the draw
strings of halfinch ribbon Of some
suitable color. These strings are run
through the casing in the ordinary
way, the heading OF the bag being
considered as IL there were nothing
at all uncommon about II. The rib
bon should be tied together At the
ends into . crisp bow. which can be
held in place with = few stitches hid
den away In the center.
Dolls are often made to serve as
the foundation for needlecase or
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

foundation as a shield, star, triangle,
shape.
Serge is good material for the GOV.
ering, but, If thinner fabric only is
available, 1t is as well to line 1t first
whit thin flannel or even with calico,
or something left over from the family
dressmaking The narrow ribbons are
arranged in lattice.fashion, as evenly
as possible, across the front OF the
holder after 1t has been covered. 1t
will be seen from the illustration that
the bands are so arranged as to inter
lace and, at every point at which
they meet brass paper fastener is
run through them and to the wrong
side OF the board. where 1t II secured
In the usual way. As much trimming
as the worker pleases may be added
In the way Of bows OF rosettes of rib
bons.
The absence OF a sensible pocket in
the skirt of fashionable dress 10 q
sore grievance with many people.
Rather than be without pocket. they
would be pleased enough to have =
costume Of less modish cut, but such
a thing is beyond the powers Of .
good dressmaker, part Of whose busi-
ness II is to run with the times and to
make costumes as demanded by the
fashion, whether they are practical or
not This is apt to press hardly upon
middle-aged and elderly ladies', and
they are obliged to resort to the expe.
dent OF attaching a pocket to the out.
side Of their skirts In which to keep
the various tribes that are in most
frequent use.
The making OF such pocket Affords
an opportunity for turning to account
about three-quarters Of q yard Of soft
black satin reversible ribbon Ave
inches and a half wide. The pocket
has an inner compartment In which
a small purse may be slowed away.
the handkerchief being carried In the
outer division. Cut OF five inches and
a half Of the ribbon. Hem 1t along
each Of the cut edges. and lay It on
the main piece Of the ribbon. 80 that
Its lower margin is 10 inches and q
half from one end. Stitch II down
along the bottom edge and. for the
present. tack 1t to tho sides Of the
foundation ribbon, a. we may call II.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
RIBBON REMNANTS
THEY MAKE THE VERY DAiNTs-
EST OF CHRISTMAS PREsENTs.
May d Easily Fashioned Into innu-
msrable Pretty and Useful
Article That VIII Be.
Appreciated.

In all the wide range of Christmas
present making there is nothing that
offers 70 many opportunities as the
pretty piece Of ribbon found on the
remnant counters Of the stores. They
are comparatively inexpensive, and
the ingenious woman easily fashions
from them many dainty and at
tractive article of personal adorn-
ment or home decoration that will be
all the more appreciated for the rea-
son that 1t represents her work more
than It does her pockethook We give
here suggestions for number OF
pretty articles that may be made
from ribbon of different colors and
widths.
1t is far easier to contrive smart
little knick-knacks from the wide rib
bons than it is to turn to account
those of narrower make. This is In
great measure due to the readiness
with which they may be converted into
charming little bags for holding hand
ksrchief and purse, or for work. and
ether odds and ends. One OF the most
uncommon models that requires only
= yard Of ribbon Ave and a half to six
inches wide is the double bag shown
n the illustration.
The bag from which our picture was
eAken was made OF an exceedingly
handsome ribbon of striped design
2sliotrope, white and black velvet
bands we're effectively combined. A
thinner kind. OF ribbon. such as a
chine taffetas. could well be chosen
and might well be sought out because
4 IL generally to be had in specially
beautiful shadowy designs. with plain
oolored stripes running down the
edges. Our bag Is so solid. the rib
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

for the dolls head to slip through.
The two ends should be fringed out
to the depth OF half an inch. The
under part Of the pinholder, which
does not show when tho whole thing
is hung up. consists OF strip OF thick
flannel. both narrower and shorter
than the ribbon. It should be either
yandyked at the edges or should bc
ovsr-sswn with fancy buttonholing.
The dolls head In slipped first
through the hole In the flannel. then In
the opening in the ribbon. Take three
yards Of three -eighths Of an inch white
satin ribbon and cut the length in
three. Tie one piece round the dolls
waist TO make . sash. arranging part
Of this ~ loop by which the holder
can be hung up. Sew the other two
pieces in the center. one on each side
Of the dolls ribbon dress In such
way that the edges are caught to-
Gsthsr about two inches below the
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

cants have put their holiday goods on
display and since times are beginning
to show Improvement. more people
visit the business section of the city
in the evenings. Last Saturday night
numerous citizens were up town tax
ing In the sights and shopping. II
Florence continues to improve some
of the dead ones will some day wake
up and find that the town il mp and
acoming at n 2 80 gait.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
A FINE sHow-About one of the

A FINE SHOW-About one of the
best shows chat has made it's appear
ance here so far this season was the
Little Prospector which WAS staged
in the Houston opera house Saturday
night. The play was exceptionally
we'll put on by the manage ment and
the actors and tbs audience was very
we'll satisfied.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

BOTTLING BEER - In another
column will be noticed the advertise
ment of Outhier and McGee who
bought the beer bottling works of
Westenrider and Lehman after they
closed thier saloon. The local finn is
bottling beer now and is selling it to
the residential districts of the city.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

DiuiioluNis IL 10
by no means a
bad plan to buy
one Of these pin.
holders by way
OF a pattern and.
for a sale of work.
to dress up sew
eral of them with
ribbons OF differ
ent colors. The
dolls. small china
ones, with long
fair hair. can be
purchased for a
few cents each.
For the outer part
OF the case. half
\ yard OF satin
ribbon about two
inches wide is re-
Ire d . T h ! s
should be folded
In half and a
round hole cut In
the center OF the
fold large enough
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

CONTINUE EXCURSIONS = The
Florence and Cripple Greek railroad
has decided to continue running their
popular excursions to the Cripple
Greek district every Sunday during
the present month. The rate and
time of leaving will be the same as
in the past.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
TAKES SWITCH ENGINE-w.

TAKES SWITCH ENGINE-W. W.
Burnett has returned from Cripple
Greek, being transferred from that
place to take the local switch engine
of the F. and @. G. railroad. His
family will come down from the dis.
trict in few days. The road is re-
ported to have put Oh two extra train
crews in the last mouth.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

MARRIED. According to an an
nouncement in the Pueblo Chieftain.
Miss Katherine b. Gates, formerly
teacher IL the primary department of
the Florence public schools, was
recently married to Mr.. Hutton in
Minnesota. Miss Gates left Florence
several years ago.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
PLENTY OF oRE-Therelis plenty

PLENTY OF ORE-ThereIis plenty
OF ore coming down over the Florence
and Cripple Creek railroad these
days for the Union mill and the COM
pany has contracts on hand which
call for sufficient ore for some time
to come. There seoms to bc no ques.
tion but that the mill will work reg-
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

The Florence and Cripple Greek
railroad will run excursions to Grip
pie Greek every Sunday during De-
sember. Rate 81. 80 for round trip.
re,
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

ularly now and II II does things will
get in good shape In very few
weeks.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
JOTTiN0s ABOUT TOWN
!. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE
Tuesday night Pioneers oper ahouse

SPECIAL MEETING-S st. Alban' IS
Guild will have special meeting to-
morrow at the rectory at 3 O'Clock for
business in connection with the
Christmas Shop. Every member
should be present.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

For Sale Stewart hot air blast
heater. zinc elbow and Ave joints
OF pipe. Inquire 1924 West Thir,l
street. 77-s2x
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

Reserve your seats for Pioneers a
Stewards drug store.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02
IN THE DANIELS BLOCK

WILL CARRY THE LARGEST LINE OF HOL-
IN FLORENCE.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

1t will be "the same old story in
the Same old wsy"-low prices
and quality will get the business,
and our reputation in both OF
these points is already established.
The daily tribune., 1907-12-02

foundation as shield, star, triangle,
octagdh, or. indeed, of almost any
shape
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09

There is a widespread prejudice
in India against the birth Of twins
or triplets. which ia supposed to be
natural among animals, not among
human beings, saws the Dundee Ad-
vertiser. In former times such
children were killed, though in
some places this was avoided b.
making them over to some wander.
ing fakir as disciples. For an In.
dian baby the sixth day after its
birth is the most dangerous: hence
Shashti. the goddess Of the sixth, Sc
is specially worshiped. This is rath.
er curious when taken with the fact
that surgeons tell us that this is
just the period when infantile lock.
jaw, caused by want Of care and
cleanliness, is likely to attack the
child. On this night a fire Is kept
burning to light the room, and the
infants bed is surrounded with iron
and other things which are said tt
scare evil spirits.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09

They were enjoying a quiet stroll
out under the star strewn veil OF
evening, and he, bashful youth,
eagerly grasped a stray opportunity
to keep alive the languishing con-
versation.
"Yes, Miss Georgiana. that star
over there is the planet Jupiter,
which, they say, is about 100000
600 miles from the earth, and that
bright red planet overhead is Mars,
which just now is only little over
10000, 900 miles away. It's a great
question among scientists whether
or not there are inhabitants on Ell
Their Of them"
"Well, George" said the fair lie
tener, in her thirst for astronomical
knowledge drawing Il little closer tc
her informant, iii there really are
it doesn't seem to me they're near
enough 50 that they could see Us on
a dark evening like this, even
though they were looking this way"
Judge.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09

"a balky horse is the meanest
thing this side Of Memphis. said 4.
L. Nichols Of Brentwood, Tenn. Il
had horseIons time that baked on
all occasions. He would balk il YOU
whistled, baked il YOU laughed and
baked if you looked from the cor
ner Of your eye. One day he baked
and | could not make him move
forward TO save me. An old negro
man happened along and supplied o
remedy. Going to the side Of the
road. he pulled a handful Of dog
fennel weed. Taking this, he rub.
bed it under the horses nose. The
animal shook his head once OF
twice, raised up his tail and started
down the road in the merriest trot
YOU ever saw. That treatment Of
dog fennel cured the horse Of balk.
ing. He never made another at.
tempt to act ugly after that. y
Nashville Tennessean.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09
ORIGIN or THE HALO.
Conventional Emblem Of sanetity De.
signed as an Umbrella. ..

"Few people-few even among
urtists-have any idea Of the hum.
BILE origin of the halo, that conyen-
tional emblem Of sanctity in all
artistic portrayal" said a well
known painter just returned from
"a sojourn in Europe, at is COM
monty accepted as the badge of holi-
ness on the part of the figure whose
head it crowns. The old masters
used it generally as the hall mark of
a saint regularly canonized as such
by the Catholic church. My atten-
ton was first attracted by the fact
that the earliest paintings of Giotto
did not represent even the members
of the holy family with the con-
ventional circle of light above the
heads of the figures, but instead a
fiat, opaque disk, somewhat like a
rnortarboard cap, was limned upon
the head of each. This led me into
an investigation of the strange head
gear. The result was interesting.
,"In the eleventh and twelfth CEN
turtles, years rich in the building
of churches and cathedrals, there
were erected around the outside Of
the sacred edifices statues of the
saints, long rows of them sometimes
stretching the length of the build
ings and placed for the most part
just under the caves. In time the
caretakers of the buildings perceiv-
ed that the droppings of birds and
the discoloration from the rains
falling from the roofs disfgpred
the images. Accordingly they placed
over the tops of them fiat wooden
disks of sufficient size to protect the
statues, embryo umbrellas, as it
were. Giotta began to paint holy
pictures when a mere country boy,
and his ignorance assumed the pro-
tecting disk as an essential part of
the saint; hence his earliest paint
ings represent each sacred figure
topped off with what looks much
like the bottom of barrel. Lat
terly he idealized this into a circle,
dark at first, but growing more
luminous with each successive pro-
duction of his artistic fancy, until
he developed the circle of light that
has come down unchanged through
generations of painters as the badge
Of sanctity. An artist would as
soon think of leaving the rays of
light from the picture of setting
sun as the halo from the head of a
saint.
But" concluded the man of col
ors, ''that celestial sign, emblematic
Of all that is supernal, began bust
ness merely as an umbrella" -
Washington Post.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09

Great fear suspends the action o!
the calvary glands, and this fact
is utilized for the detection Of Grim.
inals BY the officers Of the law in
India. When a man is suspected Of
having committed q crime he il
Obliged to chew dry rice in the pres
ence Of the court. So intense i thu
influence Of fear on the glands Of
the mouth and throat that IL tn,
person is guilty there is no flow o,
saliva. and mastication il impossi
bic. Such culprits usually confess
On the other hand, IL the person il
innocent there is no fear, and the
saliyary. glands secrete enough sail.
va to soften the rice.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09
His Mistaken Idss.

The misguided young man in the
check suit had disturbed the audi
ence by snickering audibly while thu
gifted actress was playing the par
of Mary, queen Of Scots. and tn,
big policeman was leading him GU
by the ear.
"1've found out, ANYHOW" NUT
tered the young man, "that 9augl
and the world laughs with you il
the biggest lie that ever was pub
'lished p--Chicago Tribune.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09
SPECIAL TRAINS.

To accommodate the travel to
the Exposition North Carolina
week, the Seaboard Air Line
Railway will operate special train
from Hamlet, Raleigh and Dur
ham Tuesday. August 18th, and
Raleigh and Durham Wednesday
August 18th, and will also sell
Low Coach Excursion Tickets ON
Wednesday August 18th. In ad-
dition to Tuesdays and Fridays
of each week and the low rates
sold every day and limited 10
days and 60 days and season
tickets will also be sold for these
trains.
Special Tuesday August ID:
Leave Raleigh 10 a. m. Coach
rate 81, 10 day tickets $3.50.
Leave Durham 10 a. m. Coach
rate 81, 10 day tickets $3.50.
Sspcial Train Wednesday
August 14th:
Leave Raleigh 9 a. m. Coach
rate 81, 10 day tickets $3.50.
Leave Durham $3.50 a. m. Coach
rate $4, 10 day tickets $3.50.
Arrive Portsmouth $40 p. m.
Governor Glenn and staff will
use special on the 18th, and this
date and the special on the 18th
is the time for all North Caro-
linians to go and visit the Big
Show and assist in making Thurs
day, August 18th, North Caro-
lima Day, the largest d6ring the
Exposition.
Rates on same basis from all
other points and trains will make
allilocal stops. Coach tickets not
good on Pullman cars.
Special coaches will be provid-
ed for all regular trains and ex-
ira sleepers where necessary and
everything done to give satisfac-
tory service in both directions.
An elaborate program has been
arranged and a grand military
and naval display will take place
on this date.
For detail information see
large flyers, your agent, or adj
dress,
C. H. Gattis, T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. C.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-08-09
County Commissioners Busy.
Wednesday after the mornin,

Wednesday after the morning
session the county COM
missioners adjourned. During
the brief time they considered
many matters and passed several
orders that will be put in force
at once.
]. w. Carlton was appointed
to investigate all the unlisted
property in the county and autho-
rized to make lists of such and
and furnish same to the clerk of
the board.
The clerk was authorized to
place all such unlisted property
on a list; designated allowed
list. " ]. w. Carlton and the
clerk were further authorized to
enter upon the said tax lists all
real estate that has escaped tax
alton for five years or any period
Of arrears less than said term.
Another order was passed that
the county attorney be autho-
rized to correspond with the
Vance county, authorities in re-
gard to Mrs. Hattie Walker, who
is now sick at the Watts hospital
and is soon to be discharged
from that institution, that she be
allowed at the county home UNI
til the matter of her residence is
settled.
The superintendent of the
roads was ordered to plant mile
posts on all macadam roads lead
ing out from the city of Durham.
Also to place guide posts at all
cross roads in the county.
The chairman and the clerk
were ordered and authorized to
borrow such funds as deemed
necessary for the road work.
The county attorney was in
structed to take up with the
state geologist and members in
congress and urge that a topo-
GRAPHICAL map of Durham county
be made. .
The road committee were re-
quested to inspect the proposed
road from the end of the Terrell
road to the Fish Dam road with
view to opening same.