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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30
THE GENTLER SEX
YOUNG AND OLD

Aprons in the 18th century must
have been very stylish or exception
ally becoming. for such was their
beauty Stephen Gossom wrote the fol-
lowing little verse for 1.-The New
Tangled Gentlewoman:"
"These aprons while OF choicest thread.
SO choicely tied. so dearly bought
SO finely fringed so nicely spread,
SO quantity cut. so richlie wrought;
Were they In work to save their cotes.
They need not cost so many grotes.
Some OF the quaint aprons were al
most as wide as skirts and beautifully
embroidered with brilliantine colors.
II was quite fashionable to make oval
wreaths which concealed the pocket,
while some of the filmy affairs did not
look unlike sash curtains. White mus
lin formed the foundation of these
Affairs and they were primly starched
and made to look glossy and I'm
maculate.
All in Gray
A striking costume seen this week
was OF finest gray voile over gray
silk foundation. The dress. while plain
ly fashioned was quite dainty with
-
fabric in the dress. The waist was
made with a pointed front yoke, high
collar and imitation bolero Jacket with
all edges in notched effect. The tunic
skirt showed but very narrow border
of gray lace below the upper skirt
portion, while medallions and bands
OF gray lace looked neat on the rippled
portion OF the skirt, above the hem
Small silver and gray buttons were
used as ornaments.
To Keep Eggs
Line small berry boxes with paper
and fill the boxes with eggs covered
with dry bran. In this manner only
| two eggs are in each box, and II is
| easier to get them than when all are
pHcKpu IN one box Hnd tess danger or
breaking them. IL is a splendid method
for keeping eggs for home use. They
must be kept in dry, cool place.
Italian Proverbs
The born beauty is born betrothed.
Women and hens are lost by gadding.
When woman reigns the devil
governs.
In craft woman can give points to
the devil.
A woman's in pain. woman's In
| woe a woman is I'll when she likes &c
be so.
woman who loves to be at the
window is like a bunch Of grapes al
the wayside.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30

If the stories told by Ward politicians are true
be easy to retire Alderman Dunn this year.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30

That fsticuff seance Wednesday, among railroad {
Fish story which many believed.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30

Did one of those sizzling Watterson editorials play
Courier Journal fire?
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-30

What does Alderman Parks think OF the Reynolds mayoraly
boom?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

Even the man with a loaded re-
volver in his hand is about as easy
to approach as the frozen face that
the more advanced society of today
sometimes puts on" asserts the Ma
pleton Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
TERMS:
IN THE MATTER OF PENSIONS.

An officer of the civil war comment
ing on the proposition to place all or
ficer veterans of that war on a pen
sion amounting to tWo-thirds OF tine
lpay allowed them during their incum-
bency of office in the army, spoke the
mind of the majority when he con-
demned the proposal as discriminatlve
| and unjust He would give the eN-of-
+ ficer whatever is given the enlisted
man as pension and no more.
n Most persons will agree with him,
not because they desire to keep down
pension expenditure, but because they
1 can not understand how the needs OF
4 one aged man should be greater in the
aggregate, than those of another The
enlisted man has appetite, munger
feels cold and his deserts are not less
than those of the officer. He fought
/ for SIS a month and a principle. The
officer fought for higher pay and the
same principle. He Jared harder, sui
Tered more and did his duty as we'll
1 as any Of the men who commanded
i him. The country is under the deepest
obligations to the men who defended
tits integrity but the average man finds
1 1t hard to see where it is under deep
| err obligation to the man who wore q
sword than to the other who carried
musket.
Special cases there are that deserve
most. Some men We're more useful
than others. In most of these cases
the obligation has not been forgotten.
The soldiers Of the civil war came back
to grateful country. They had first
call on all elective offices. The coun-
ty court houses, the legislatures and
capitals of states and the congress of
the nation were filled with lieutenants,
captains, colonies and generals. As in
the service the officers took prece
.dence. The rank and file rallied to
their support. To have been q brave
officer in the civil war was to have
an organization ready made, unselfish
and ready to vote as it shot. The CIV
iilian was at discount for many years
succeeding the war. There is no fault
to be found with the conditions as they
then obtained. 1t was a process of nat
ural selection. The men who had
AL,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16

ment cost the city about 100000. IL
all there were 1859 fires. an average
of a little over three day. OF thess
81 were classified as large, 156 as me-
dunn and 976 as small fires Thirty
four were in public buildings, 426 il
private houses and 100 in the streets
The small loss is due not only to the
activity of the fire department but alsl
to the solid construction of all build
ings in the city, public and private
alike.
Mrs. NewWed-Are these eggs a.
fresh as the ones | got from you last
week?
The Grocer-Oh, yesm. Some of the
same lot, ma'am. I've been keeping
'em for you.-Pick-M e-Up.
Just now the president is more in
terested in fourteen foot bear than
in a fourteen foot channel.
Toni don't see how Fred ever
up sufficient courage to pro-
pose; he's so bashful you know.
Jack-The girls father helped him
along, l believe.
Tom-Sort of paved the way, did
he?
blackwell, he didn't exactly pave
the way. but he furnished the rocks
Chicago News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
Fimrs- Rrpublra,, 3llarsratnu Jnua cruhrr ID 19u1

kind of bill issued by each bank was
azine. An inquest was hourly held in
every store over some BILL with a
magnifying glass, and the various per-
sons present, after reading The Coun-
terfeit Detector," would pass Judgment
on the bill
| My father lost considerable money
| from time to time in the value
of money depreciating overnight. so it
was his wont to deposit every dollar he
had in some bank overnight; and the
bank book had double column; one
column for Specie" and one for eur
rency' The depositor had the right
to get out of the bank as much specie
as he had put into it and no more.
American silver was quite scarce and
Mexican dollars We're q very common
currency. The Mexican dollar was cut
up into eight pieces with chisels and
these pieces were called bits y This
was q portion of the subsidiary coin
age. Mexican half-dollar was cut
into four and Mexican quarter-dol
lar was cut into two. SO that every
thing went by dollars and bits" and
four bits and six bits We're much easier
expressions than fifty cents and sew
enty-f five cents. l remember in my
boyhood to have seen many of these
bits but the United States endeavored
to supply the people with fractional
coinage. and finally succeeded. After
wards the habit of using bits" in
matters of price remained in express
sion, and probably will for many years
to come. There used to be people
pointed out of whom 1t was said that
they had cut dollar up into nine
bits instead of eight.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16

Don't be niggardly in the matter OF
the preachers salary" advises the
Monticello Press. These are good
times, and everything seems to have
gone up except the minister's salaries
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
OUTSIDE POINT OF VIEW


I'll H. Rogers, of the Standard OH
Company, portrayed in the magazines
as a relentless monopolist, is regarded
by the people of his native town, Fair
Haven Mass, as a democratic, public
spirited citizen. A list Of his gifts to
Fair Haven. printed in the New York
Tribune, shows that his philanthropies
have been many and generous. In Fair
Haven the investigator learns that Mr..
Rogers gave more than $4,000,0O0 for
the erection of municipal buildings, the
laying out of streets and parks, to say
nothing of the gifts to poor and needy
residents. In 1886 he gave the Rogers
school, built at a cost of 100000, and
more recently a new high school build
ing, which cast s75O,0O0. Mr.. Rogers
decided that it was time they had a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
LIVING OVER 4 POWDER HOUSE.

Yesterdays Times Republican told
! the fateful story Of a powder mill hor-
ror in an Indiana town where a city
of / 900 population was leveled to the
ground, fifty people killed, and nearly
J the entire population injured. Tons Of,
powder exploding as one mill after an
lother caught the spark swept Fontanet
as by an earthquake. Today and to-
morrow and for days to come the lit
tie city will be a place of mourning
I and the doleful professions that Wend
their way to the burial places be seen
land sympathized with by the eyes and
hearts of the world. 1t. was horror
| and drew attention.
Still, of all the powder mill explo-
sions, all the earthquakes, railroad and
ttheater horrors, all the ocean disasters
and even all the wars Were to count
their victims against the death list Of
tuberculosis their horror would be
ninimized Where violence kills its
tens tuberculosis Stays its ten thou
sands. While the common causes of
tuberculosis exist as they do almost
unrestrained. every person must live
over powder house.
If the books of any packing house in
lie they would show hundreds and
thousands of carcaSses condemned an
nually One of the smaller packing
houses of Iowa pays out between $1,000
and $4,000 yearly for animals that
upon examination are condemned by
the government inspectors who are
kings in every packing house. The con-
demned carcasses go into fertilizer,
wagon grease, etc.
But where do they go when they are
sold and butchered and retailed with
out passing under the trained eye of
ordinary slaughter house where COM
mon butcher operates with knife and
cleaver? He wouldn't know a micro
scope if he met it in the road. He is
not a miscroscopical expert. He is
there to perform his bloody work and
get the product to the block. 1t is not
to be expected that he will detect tu-
berculosts. In some cases it may be
expected that he shall not detect any
thing however obvious. The slaughter
house whence unexpected meat 10
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16
Topics Of the Times

The pension list is beginning to de
cline. During the fiscal year endins
June 80, 1906, almost $6,000,OOO les:
was paid to pensioners than was pait
in the previous year, $1O,000.000 les:
than was paid in 1898, $22,0O0,00O lest
than was paid In 1898. The lengthen-
ing ranks in the cemeteries are cutting
down pension expenditures and ancth-
err generation will find the burden g
/ light one.
Secretary rafts friends want Roose-
welt to ask for cards or get out of the
game.
1t is an ill wind that doesn't blow
Ianywhere. Would Rockefeller have
made his latest 100000 donation it the
s29 ,OOO, 900 fine had been collected?
The farmer is still in the saddle and
is pushing things. The prospects are
that all farm food products will stay
high and go higher. What this must
do to the wage worker and salaried
man is pretty evident. The cost of
| living makes higher wages cheap.
However we are assured that prunes
are fattening.
| Des Moines aldermen and business
men are demanding suppression Of the
photographic riot in front of and 10
cent amusement houses. Something Of
the sort should start in every town
where the annoying caterwauling is
kept up.
| Alfonso of Spain is said to have
consumption, the one thing kings and
paupers have in common.
A news item says that typewriter
girls may find their occupation gone if
what is said of a new invention turns
out to be true. 1t is exhibited at the
business show now in progress in
Madison Square garden, and is an au-
to matte typewriter, run by compressed
air and capable, it is said, of writing
from 5000 to 10000 words an hour for
four hours at stretch. However, the
machine has it's drawbacks. 1t may
spell all right, dispense with patchouli
and general Fluffy Ruffles style, but
it can't be bluffed into admitting that
it is invariably to blame for every
mistake made.
1t is particularly noticeable that the
sentiment against hunting wild game
for sport obtains strongest in sections
Where wild game has become SO
scarce.
In his speech at Norfolk Governor
Hughes applied the principles of the
Sermon on the Mount to politics. No
matter where he stands on tariff, this
marks the governor as rank political
revisionist.
For city of more than two million
inhabitants Vienna certainly enjoys an
amazing immunity from fires. The re-
port of the city fire department shows
that the total losses from fire in 1906
were less than 100000. The depart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16

brought for food, no matter how care
fully it is conducted is powder house
and we are all living over 1T.
What are the nation, the state. and
the cities going to do about it? Is 1T
worth while building state hospitals
for the treatment of tuberculosis While
the common slaughter house and the
sale of milk products continues unre-
strained and unrestricted?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-10-16

4
i volver in his hand is about as easy
| to approach as the frozen face that
| the more advanced society of today
/ pleton Press.
| "Don't be niggardly in the matter OF
| the preachers salary" advises the
Monticello Press. These are good
times, and everything seems to have
gone up except the minister's salaries.
The Humboldt Republican thinks 1T
would be we'll for the standpat press
to remember the cause of Speaker
Henderson's withdrawal" and says:
THE cause lies at the door of the
Waterloo Reporter-one of the most
rabid standpat papers in this section
of the state"
The Valley Junction Express argues
that the progressives shall prove to
have the majority they will be entitled
to control "if the standpatters shall
poll the majority in the primary and
elect majority of the votes to the
state convention, they will assuredly
name the delegates and write the
PLATFORM The nervousness of stand
patters on these subjects betrays their
weakness"
Strange. isn't 1t, that the men who
go down into their jeans every little
while and dig UP from S. to $500 to
help public enterprise, or to give to
thyyn tho yyhn
are not constantly kicking about taxes"
inquiries the Audubon Recorder. "The
fellows who never give cent are al
ways making a great fuss. All small
towns and cities are alike in this re-
specific names of few men in bus
mess may be found on every subscrip-
ton list, and many who are worth
again as much are always conspicuous
by their absence"
THE man who does not occasionally
go into executive session himself and
take a careful survey of his situation
to discover what mistakes he made,
makes one of the greatest mistakes of
ALL" says the Grand Junction Globe.
The Emmetsburg Reporter says:
There is a great deal of unnecessary
talk about the primary law and the
candidates for positions under that
law abiding by the results. The law
is crude to say the least, and will work
in the interests of the minority party
in Iowa, but as 1t is the law the only
thing to do is to make the best of it, A
candidate that is not willing to abide
by the results Of the primary election
on the senatorial matter would not
stand ghost of a show before the leg
islature."
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-08-03

brother.
Miss Carrie Cook. of Fort Thomas,
was the guest of Miss Sarah Vaught
this week.
Mrs. A. C. VanWinkle and children
have returned from a visit to Dan
vile.
Miss Ruth Bryan, of Lexington, is
the guest of Miss Jennie Gaines, Clin-
ton street.
Mr. H. X Ward and daughter, Miss
Dorothy. of Versailles, were in the city
Tuesday.
Mrs. George Darsie, of Boulder, Col.
was the guest of Mrs. Ellen Thomas
this week
Miss Matte Norris and Miss Mar
garet OConnor are visiting the Nam
moth Cave.
Mr.. Mason B. Barrett, of Louisville,
visited his mother, Mrs. w. F. Barret,
on Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie r. Thomas and son are
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Bailey,
at Bagdad.
Mr.. E. E. Albeit, Jr., leaves Sunday
morning for Covington to visit friends
and relatives.
Miss Charlotte Wilson, who has
been at Battle Creek, Mich, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Hannah Hardin, of St. Louis.
Mo-. visited her sister. Mrs. Orlando
Brown, this week.
Mr.. ]. p. VanWinkle, of Louisville.
is the guest of Mr.. A. c. VanWinkle,
Conway street.
Miss Dora Jones. of Eutaw. Ala,
is the guest of Miss Josephine Kava-
naugh, Todd street.
Mrs w. L. Cannon, of Midway, was
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Hiram
Berry, on Monday.
Miss Irene and Miss Maude Keene,
of Shelby county, are guests of Mrs.
Kate Nj. Williams.
Mrs. George W. Long was called
here by the serious illness of Mrs.
w. w. Longmoor.
Misses Eleanor and Marguerite
O'Donnel have gone to Washington
City to visit relatives.
Mis- Mayme Douglas and Miss Jen-
ME Rumpf are guests of Mrs. John
Rumpf. in Versailles.
Mr.. P. NJ. Peed who has been VISIT
ing relatives at Indianapolis, Ind, has
returned home.
Miss Sadie Tanner and Miss Mar
garet Canty have returned from a trip
to Ocean View, n. j.
| Mrs. Ike Sallee. of Danville, was
the guest of her father, Mr.. r. d. Arm
strong, this week.
Miss IZetta Wright, who has been
visiting relatives in Louisville, has
returned home.
Mrs. Z. C. Stephens. who has been
visiting relatives at Aberdeen, Ohio
hoe raturned home
Editor ]. o. Cooper. of the Midway
Clipper, was in the city Saturday and
made us a pleasant call.
Mr.. Oliver Farra and wife, of Pts
gah, were guests of her aunt, Mrs. w.
H. Posey on Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. Overton left Wednesday
for visit to relatives at Frederick
Hall, Va, her old home.
| Col Ed. E. Albeit and wife attend
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-08-03
PERSONAL

Rev. Edwin Kagin left Thursday for
Korea.
Mr.. Carl Kagin left Tuesday for
New York City.
Capt. w. T. Barry South left Mon
day for Jackson.
Miss Cara Lee has returned from
visit to Midway.
Mr.. Pruett B. Dryden spent Sun
day in Shelbyville.
Mr. VIM. Cromwell went to George
town on Wednesday.
Miss Charlie Wilson. of Lexington,
visited here this week.
Mrs. Lyman S. Graham visited in
Cincinnati this week.
Miss Willyun Shipp is visiting rela-
tives at Eminence.
Miss Coranel Crutcher is visiting
friends at Cynthiana.
Judge Ira Julian has-seturned from
French Lick Springs.
Miss Elise Kidd returned Wednes-
day from Louisville.
Mr.. Cecil Farmer visited relatives
at Danville this week.
Judge Jere R. Morton, of Lexington,
was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. |. 7. West returned from IT.
vine on Saturday night.
Mr.. Howell Scott, of Lexington. yas
o visitor here this week.
Mr.. Sam D. Johnson and wife have
gone to New York City.
Mrs. ELMER Vreeland is spending
August at Estill Springs.
Mr.. A. Logan Mckee, of Cincinnati,
was in the city Sunday.
Capt. Julian Kersey, of Louisville,
was in the city this week.
Miss Aubyn Chinn has returned
from a visit TO Louisville.
Judge S. w. Hager and wife went to
Lexington Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. John C. Sower visited friends
in Jessamne county this week.
Mrs. l.. B. Marshall has returned
from a trip to Martinsyille, Ind.
Mr.. Jas. Heeney and wife left
Thursday for Atlantic City, n. j.
Judge ]. NJ Lassing, of the Court
of Appeals. was here this week
Miss Eloise Booze left Saturday for
Boston. Mass, to spend a month.
Miss Mayme Douglass is the guest
of Mrs. John Rumpf, in Versailles.
Mr.. J. B. Lewis of this Office. spent
Sunday at his home in Versailles.
Mr. las. p. West went to Estill com
ty on Tuesday on business TRIP
Miss Ella Stephens has gone to
jamestown to visit the EXpositioh'
Mr.. Frank Chinn has gone to var
mouth. Mass, to spend his vacatloh l.
Mr.. John l. Jacob, OF Louisville Is
the guest of Mr.. u. J. Montgomery ana
wife.
Miss Lillian Barnes has returned
from a visit to Mr.. Hiram Cannon al
Midway.
Mr.. w o. Davis of Versailles, was
in the city this week on legai pusi'
ness.
Mrs. W. G. Goodwin went to Jetts
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-08-03

ed the funeral of Mrs. Abbett's niece,
in Winchester. on Sunday.
Mr. J. Hampton Price. Jr.. who has
been at jamestown. Va. for some
months, returned Monday.
Mrs. A. Logan Mckee, of Cincinnati,
is the guest of her mother, Mrs Mar
tha French. this week.
Miss Joe Murphy. of the Postoffice,
who has been away on her vacation,
is again at her post of duty.
Miss Anna Albeit leaves today for
Georgetown to visit her uncle, Mr..
VIM. G.. Albeit, and family.
Mr.. Frank G. Stagg and Mr.. John
P. Selbert have returned from Phila-
delphia and New York City.
Mrs. Ben Hardin Helm and daugh-
ter, Miss Kate, are guests of Mrs.
Waller H. Lewis, at Woodlake.
Mr.. Tarlton G.. Julian and family, of
Clear Water, Fla, are guests of his
sister, Mrs. George w. Chinn.
Misses Ruby Pierson and Elizabeth
Craig, of Marshall, Mo-, were guest,
of Mrs. CSSe Rupert this week.
Dr.. Paul Weitzel, of Lexington, was
the guest of his parents, Mr.. Louis
Weitzel and wife, this week,
Miss Margaret ]. Page returned
Saturday from a visit to her niece,
Mrs. w. P. Williams, in Irvine.
Mrs. Phil Egbert and son, of Pitts
burg, Penn, who have been guests of
relatives here, have gone home.
Mr.. w. A. Brown, and wife, of
Louisville, are guests of her father,
Mr.. Henry Wright, at Farmdale.
Mrs. George w. Lewis and son. AL
of Mrs w. c. Phythian this week.
Mrs. Geo. F. Berry and niece, Miss
Cornelia Gordon, have gone to MagnO-
liza, Mass. to spend the heated term.
Mr.. w. j. Steele, of Versailles, was
the guest of his nephew, Mr.. John C.
Davis, on the West Side, Sunday.
Messrs. Allen and Jesse Bond, of
Lawrenceburg, were guests of their
aunt, Mrs. j. S. Collins, this week.
Mr.. Lawrence Cowing and Miss
Ruth Cowing, of Wyoming, are guests
of Mr.. z. j. Montgomery and wife.
Miss Florence Heat, of Bagdad,
who has been the guest of Mr.. X. c..
Heat and wife, has returned home.
Mr.. w. p Hudson, wife and son,
Master Hugh, have gone to Haines'
Falls, n. Y, to spend their vacation.
Mrs. Rankin Mason, of Washington
City, who has been the guest of Mr..
l-eWlS II. SOA duu WllC, HdS lClul lieu
home
Miss Mary Keith Miles, of LeXing
ton, who has been the guest of hel
father, Mr.. John e. Miles, has returned
home.
Mrs. Jerome Weitzel and daughter
Miss Amelia, have returned from {
trip to Germany and other European
points.
Mrs. ]. w. Marsh. who has beef
in Indiana for some months, in searcl
of health, has returned home, mucl
improved.
Mr.. Edward McChesney returned t
his home in Mckinney, Texas, yester
day, after a three weeks visit to his
old home.
DR.. Franklin w. Major and wife, o
Bellevue, KY, were guests of his