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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
Break Camp Today.

In celebration OF the breaking OF
camp, the artillerymen at Fort Mon
roe. who have been encamped near
the new batteries. last night held a
big bon fire. The occasion was the
burning OF the trash that had &C.
cumulated during the two weeks the
men were in camp. This morning
the soldiers will again take up quar-
tiers in the regular barracks in the
fort enclosure.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mrs. Nina Courts. Of Clifton Forge.
the head Of the Rebekah order IN
Virginia, paid . visit to Ruth Reoe-
kah Lodge in Phoebus last night. The
Rebekaas are an auxiliary to the Odd
Fellows OF Virginia and Mira Courts
was given . royal reception. she
lis q guest in the home Of Past Grand
Master W. F. Larrabee during her
visit here.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
HAMPTON NORMAL SCHOOL
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Or. ard Mns. Frissell to Sail fol
Home October - and viii Ar
Rye Here In November.

Major X. X. Notion. commandant OF
cadets at the Hampton Normal school.
delivered an Interesting address in
Cleveland Hall chapel, on Sunday
might, before large audience OF
white and colored pfople on The
marked industrial progress which the
ne sroes of Mississippi have made
during recent years. Major Motion,
Booker T. Washington and some ten
other representative colored men re-
Gently travelled through mississippi
al the suggestion of Charles Banks,
cashier Of the Bank, OF Mound Bayou,
to inspect negro farms. schools and
business enterprises. They visited
the principal cities Of Mississippi. In
GLIDING Vicksburg. Jackson and
Natchez. Everywhere Booker WASH
ington was given a very hearty recep-
ton.
Major Notion spoke Of the excellent
industrial conditions which prevail IN
Mound Bayou, Miss, which was found
ed some sixteen years ago by Isaac
Montgomery, an ex-slave OF Jefferson
Davis.
Mound Bayou, which is governed
and managed entirely by negroes. Is
the distributing center for the cotton
which is grown in district Of forty
thousand acres, all OF which is owned
and operated by negroes. The CITY
with over one thousand Inhabitants
has bank. two schools. thrse cotton
gins. a sawmill and other business
Dr. and Mrs. H. b. Frissell will sau,
On October "a, from Bouloque.
France, on the "Staatendam" OF the
Hamburg-American Line. They are
expected at the Normal School early
in November. DIR. Frisselfs heaith
has improved considerably as a result
OF his restful vacation in Geneva
switzerland.
Miss Ruth 'Purres has entered Miss
Wilson's Collega Preparatory school,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

All prescriptions filled at D. w.
Mahone's store, the R. L. Gardner =
Company and Gardner 4 Hudgins
drug stores at 10 North King street.
are on files and can be renewed here.
CABELL's . PHARMACY. 4 South
King street. l0-l'-St"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
Bids Opened At Fort Monroe.

Bids wsre opened at Old Point yes
terday by Capt. Ernes, r. Tiiton, the
constructing quartermaster at Fort
Monroe, for repairs to the hospital
building and the plumbing and wiring
in two barracks. Messrs. X. II.
Richardson & Son were the lowest
bidder on the repair job; Mr.. S. j.
Watson. Jr., for the electrical wiring
and The Sanitary Construction Com
pany. of Newport News. for the
plumbing and heating.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
ss,s Man in the Yard.

Last night about o'clock the men,
bers of the family Of Mr.. W. J. Wey'
mouth. chief Of the Hampton fire de-
partment. saw a man hiding In their
back yard. The intruder. when dis
covered, ran through the play grounds
OF the Syms-Eaton academy. The
police we've Informed Of the presence
of the man, but he had made good bis
escape. Mr Weymouth lives in Carey
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
ATTENTION. ODD FELLOWS!

All members of Old Point Lodge
No. IA, /. o. o. r., are requested 10
be present at the meeting "Wednesday
night, October q, as business OF I'M
portance will be presented.
BY order Noble Grand.
c. H. WARREN.
10-1S-2t. Secretary.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
,,ln Mss Aurbaek,s Homer.

] x
Hiss Mamie Aufback vas rendered
i surprise party Sunday night in cele.
1kation of her sixteenth birthday. al
~ home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rapeport'
q West Queen street. Musical Sc
3eettcSs we're rendered. Among those
6fssent were lir. and Mrs. Rapeport
inss Fannie Glickmam. Of Phiiadei'
Shia; Miss Hoffer, Mr.. Hotter. Miss
ANA Fisel, Miss Annie Fivef. Mr.. A.
a4vea, III. A. Lebo&it., Of Baltimore;
1f0rris Friedman. Mr.. Saunders. Mr'
&b0per. Samuel Auerback. Max busch
lfer, Lena Kisner. Fannie and Rose
t3olaman, ida Hankins, Frances Auer'
Saek. Bunnie Auerback, Mr.. and Mrs
y. Rice. OR. and Mrs. Auerback, Col
HI Reisneid.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
Orqanized Whist Club.

A number OF prominent whist play
ers met last night and formed a
whist club. which will be made up
of men, and which will afford con-
siderable enjoyment to the members
MIR. F. l.. Marshall was chosen the
president and Mr.. L. NJ. Won Scnii'
ling was elected the secretary-treas-
urer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

MIR. Jack SUDDEN has been ~nroiiea
in the electrical engineering depart
ment of Pratt Institute. Brooklyn N.
Y. His brother. Mr.. Charles Sugden,
a cadet In the United States Revenue
service. is now At home for a weeks
furlough.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
To Attend Pimsieo Races.

NSessrs. John E. Tignor. J. s.
Neber. J. 8. Brinkley. J. 8. Noting.
ham. g. G. Gillette. w. =. Phillips
and John Catheil left last night for
Baltimore. where they will attend
the races az Pimlico track.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
cojored oeathS.

Henrietta Phillips. IS years. dfed
I'm the Dixie Hospital yesterday after
noon.
George Smith, 80 years old died
in his home in East Hampton. Sun
day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

r. "a GARDNER, druggist. is now
= business at Is e QUEEN STREET.
where he viii be glad to see ali OF
M old friends and patrons. 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
will In Probsted.

The viii Of Alexander Webb. color
ed. was admitted to probate before
Clerk OF the Courts Harry II. Hos
yesterday. The dad man left MS
property TO his widow.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

The Hampton chapter OF the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union
VIII meet this afternoon at $40
O'Clock with Miss Lille Wood. IN
Mallory avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

psoehus Ffremen fenioht. -.
q he sPhoebus IRE department Will
s1Rset this evening. when the reports
u he trip to Pennsyavania Win d
Nade.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
co,ored Man insane.

Andrew Wright. cclored. was pick
ed MP At the Hampton Normal school
Sunday. and Is being detained at the
county Jail as a Iunitic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
Matters Personal

Mrs. John Weymouth. Mrs. C. w.
Fadsley and Mrs. Daisy Fadeley will
leave today for visit Of several days
in Richmond. -
Colonel Nelson 8. Groome 10 expect
ed to return to the city this morning
from a short visit to New york city.
Miss Virginia Collier Is detained In
her home in Wine street with an at
tack of fever.
Miss Mary McAIinamen LEFT last
evening for Washington, where she
will visit Miss Florence Booker.
Capt and Mrs. Alternately, Of Old
Point, have as their guest. MISS
Florence Stewart, Of Washington.
Mrs. Henrietta Herbert has return
ed from Manassas, where she attend
ed the annual session OF the Virgil
MIA Chapter, Daughters Of the Con-
federacy.
Messrs. Howard Collier and Charles
C. Curtis are back from o visit 10
Baltimore and Washington.
Capt John N. Smith. the union
ticket agent at Old Point. has LETT
for a visit to his former home In
Norway.
Capt. and Mrs. Noah Raynor will
leave tomorrow evening for Wood
bine, N. J.. where Mr.. 8. c. Tyler.
Mrs. Rayro.'s brother. is very III.
Kocoughtan Literary Circle Will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. c. E.
Hewins. on the Boulevard. when the
members will continue the study OF
the flaming OF the Shrew."
Mrs. NJ. F. Andrus, who has been
spending the summer at Saratoga
Springs, N. p, is expected to arrive
in the city tomorrow to spend the
winter with her daughter. MRS.
Charles r. Hewins.
Cant. Frank w. Darling. who has
been visiting in Vermont. viii return
to the city tomorrow.
After a visit to Arlington, N. j..
Mrs. Charles H. Hewins Is expected
to reach her home in the West END
tomorrow.
Mrs. ]. 8. Young, Of Woodbine, N.
j., has returned home. after VISIT
Ito Capt. and Mrs. N. Raynor, In Mel
rose avenue.
Mr.. and Nrs. Stuart c. Rees will
leave today for Mathews county,
where they will visit several days. Z.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mr.. Spencer Phenix recently enter
ed Harvard University, Cambridge
Mass.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Every housewife .s in business
Is buyer OF homc-supp'ies-and
shosld watch for buying opportunities
- esusely ss thoass she we're buying
- cell aeasa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Get your prescriptions flied at
GARDENERS. Is z. QUEEN STREET.
You viii always fisd him In. u.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Try HuII's LNue liver Pills Al
Hulrs Cut Rate Drug Store. 7-s-t'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Real Essats Transfer.
lrr. II NJ. Morgan has sold the
1lnnikon property. on Back river
rod. to w. H. wSche.' for $500.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mrs. Henrietta Herbert has return
ed from Manassas, where she attend
ed the annual session OF the Virgi
MIA Chapter, Daughters Of the Con
federacy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
FOR SALE.

THOROUGHBRED 9. Z. WHITE
Leghorne Cocks for sale. from 81.
up GEO. w. ROWE. 10-14-5t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
WANTED.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
The annual meeting Of the stockhoi
ders of the Peoples Building AMI
Loan Association, OF Hampton. Va,
will be held in Bassette's Academy OF
Music, In the City Of Hampton. on
Monday evening, october rs. 1908, at
8 o'clock, for the election Of directors
for the ensuing year. and for the
transaction of such other business az
may properly come before the meet
ing.
HARRIS BARRETT. Secretary.
1013-12t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Miss Mary McMinamen len last
evening for Washington, where she
will visit Miss Flors nee Booker.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
Boston.

Miss Louise Sugden has been ad'
mitted to the freshman class OF vas
sar College. Poughkeepsie. N. Y.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20
II Your Physician.

Writes charity on your prescription
we will fill them free Of charge.
CONGDON PHARMACIES. 10-16-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Capt. and Mrs. Alternately. OF Oif
Point, have as their guest. Mist
Florence Stewart, Of Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Miss Virginia Collier is detained In
her home in Wine street with an at
tack of fever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Take your prescriptions to HULL'S
CUE RATE DRUG STORE. 1t.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Colonel Nelson 8. Groome 10 expect
ed to return to the city this morning
from short visi, to New york city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mrs. John Weymouth. Mrs. C. W.
Fadsley and Mrs. Daisy Fadeley will
leave today for a visit Of several days
In Richmond.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Messrs. Howard Collier and Charles
C. Curtis are back from q visit &c
baltimore and Washington.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Capt. John N. Smith. the uniol
ticket agent at Old Point. has lei
for a visit to his former home II
Norway.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mr.. and Nrs. Stuart c. Rees will
leave today for Mathews county,
where they will visit several days.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Mrs. ]. 8. Young. Of Woodbine, N
H.. has returned home. after a visi
to Capt. and Mrs. N. Raynor, In Mel
rose avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

Miss Ruth 'Purres has entered Miss
Wilson's Collega Preparatory school,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-20

After a visit to Arlington, N. J.
Mrs. Charles H. Hewins Is expected
to reach her home in the West End
tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01

There is now lying in the Paris
morgue a mummy that is the cause
of dispute between the police, who
insist that it is an unidentified corpse,
and the owner, who is quite sure that
1t is piece of furniture. The dispute
is the sequel to a fire in a fat The
firemen found the mummy amid the
ruins of cupboard. 1t was placed in
a sack and conveyed to the morgue
''for Identification" The owner of the
fiat has done everything possible to
get it back. But the police reply to all
representations with the question, rs
a mummy a corpse--yes or no?"
yes" says the owner, but" There
is no but" declare the police; "a
mummy is a corpse, and this is the
place for corpses."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
wHAT SIC wouLD Have sAIO
Lucky for Poet That American WON.
an Was Not His Spouse.

A witty and popular American lady
was recently dining with a literary
coterie in London, when some one
started a conversation about the meth
DDS of working adopted by authors.
Among the many instances given was
that OF a welI-known poet, who, it
was said, was in the habit of writing
at night and in the early morning, and
who was wont to rouse his wife and
exclaim about four o'clock: Maria,
get up; have thought of a good
world" Immediately on receiving this
signal, the poets obedient helpmate
would arise and make a proper note
Of the thought-of word. About an hour
after a new inspiration would seize
upon the bard, and ne would then
call out: Maria, get up, get up!
I've thought of a better world" The
company generally listened to the
story with admiration, but the bright
eyed American remarked: well, if
he'd been my husband, l should have
replied: Alpheus, get up; I've thought
Of a bad word = London Tit.Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
LOST ART OF LETTER WRITING.
Men and Women OF To-Day Have Nc
Time for Such Occupation.

1t is a well-known fact that nobody
writes letters nowadays. 1t is true we
spend a vast deal of time at our writ
ing table, that we consume untold
quantities of ink and nibs, while our
stationery bill is by no means the
most modest item Of our ever-increas-
ing expenditure. But we neither
write nor receive letters. The utmost
we do is to dash off notes in an
swer to invitations, to "scribble few
lines" of congratulation or sympathy,
as the case may be, with friend; to
express. briefly but forcibly our salts
faction with our dressmaker, or our
surprise at our milliners account. AS
for our absent relations, on the rare
occasions when we remember their ex-
istence at all, we send them our love
on a post card with a few details
about the weather, ending in tearing
haste" with the nope that they will
write soon and tell us all their news.
OF course, they never do, which is just
as WE'LL, as if they did we should in
all probability never have time to
wade through their letters.-L'Incon-
nue., in Ladies' Field.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01

Each year the people of the United
States smoke nearly S,000,OO0,000 CT
CARS, cheroots, stogies and all-tobacco
cigarettes, $500, 100000 cigarettes with
paper wrappers and consume 100000
900 pounds of smoking and chewing
tobacco and snuff. Every day we smoke
100000 cigars and 100000 cigar
cites, and either smoke or chew 500
tons of tobacco, all of which costs
100000. Every minute of the 16
hours day that we are awake we
make ourselves poorer by sS00-for
$4,000 cigars, 10000 cigarettes and a
half ton Of plug and fine cut 1t is
estimated that there are 100000
devotees of the weed, or about. as
many smokers as voters. This esti-
mate is based on the assumption that
one person in each six of our popula-
ton is puffer of smoke.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
CRUDE METHODS or SPINNING.
Which Were Lonu in DISPLAYING the
Spindle and DIstaff.

The invention Of the art Of spinning
was ascribed by the ancients to Mi
nerva, the goddess OF wisdom, says
writer in The Housekeeper. The date,
1900 B. c.. is given as that OF the be-
ginning OF the art in Greece, under the
direction of the king of Arcadia, but
pictured inscriptions on Egyptian mon
uments show that the use of the spin
die and distaff was known In that
country much earlier. The first dis
taft was simply a stick, around which
the fiber to be spun was loosely coiled,
held in the left hand the spindle was
sort Of top set in motion by twirl
of the hand, the fiber passing between
the finger and thumb of the right
hand. This invention was improved
upon in the course of time by placing
the spindle in frame and making it
revolve by mechanical action of the
hand or foot in connection with a
wheel or treadle-thus giving the true
spinning wheel. The first recorded
use Of this was in the early years Of
the sixteenth century but it was prob
ably made and used long before this.
The first spinning jenny, a machine
working eight spindles, was invented
in 1867.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
Mahometan Graves.

The Mahometan may be uncertain
of many things in life, but in death he
is sure of one thing-that his grave
will never be disturbed on any &C
count whatever. With a view to re.
moving the slightest chance of any
grave being defled, a cypress tree is
planted Immediately after the inter
ment which makes the Moslem GEM
eteries resemble forests. In the island
of Timor burials are much delayed
owing to the necessity of gathering
funds for the burial feast, which in
most cases means ruin to the family.
After the feast, the burial Directly
the grave is filed in, a young cypress
tree is planted on it,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
Shorter Dinners.

Nothing has done more to shorten
the over-elaborate dinner than the Gus.
tom of restaurant dining. In a cafe
one feels easy at inviting people to
steak with two vegetables, a salad and
cheese and coffee. At home oysters
and soup, entrees and dessert would
also have been deemed necessary. So
many people dine in restaurants now
that this simplicity is creeping into
the cheerfully selected little home din
ner. One may invite even ones formal
acquaintance to dinner without tax
ing, as someone puts it, either the
limitations of the cook. the hostess.
the family purse, or the patience of
the guests"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
But Seeing Is BELIEVING.

Three business men Of Chicago, one
of whom is said to be rather CLOSE"
In financial matters, were on their
way to luncheon one day, when they
were stopped by several sisters Of
charity, soliciting aims Each one OF
the three men contributed something;
but when one of the sisters inadvert-
entity solicited from the close" man
a second time, he protested politely
''at he had already done his part AS
re three continued ca TER way, one
his cred in the ear Of the other, 81
l'eve him, but did not see IT," Il
BIN Do IT," whispered back tho
,-tcl nan "bDt J don't believe it,
Pa atcl sGa1ay Mocgzire,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
wANrs kINpNsas N eRsErINe.
Poet Objects to saIutatlon Without
the Proper Spirit.


The poet was quite cast down. A
friend met him and asked after his
health, and this is what he said: Why
do people persist in saying Good
Morning when the spirit Of Good
Morning is not there? Why not give
a blown Then one could offer some
resistance to this Monday morning
sanitation from people who care not
whether the morning is good or not;
who only want to thrust themselves
upon you. Better, far, silent en-
trance than a greeting from which the
life has fed. What does Good Morn
ing mean unless it carries sympathy?
So many Good Mornings, and not
one little bit of kindness--how hard
and metallic most of them are! The
first one l got was from a gruff man
with a harsh voice. He has set all my
nerves to jangling, why could he not
leave me alone? Then, in a moment,
a girl came and bent over my shout
der. Her voice was sweet and woman
ly Her Good Morning soothed me.
One day / came along Broadway
ub neluOIy VI luC OOOua
/ received will never leave me. I
looked into eyes upon which the dew
of the morning had fallen-out of
which the light of heaven had
streamed. 1t made the whole day diff
ferent i believe l could have smiled
back at the gruff man if had been
so greeted today But, my good
poet" said his friend, in a hurt tone,
rs that meant for me? Have ] set
your nerves to iangling?" God be
thanked, no! You are the first man
I've met whom l haven't felt like
numbering. Here, give me your hand,
let me shake it again. and get into
sympathy with my kind" What an
odd fellow" said his friend. as he
watched the poet walk away.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
wnrkad He Wav ur.

Col Clowry, president Of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, en-
tered the companys Office at Joliet
ILL.,. So years ago and offered TO work
six months as messenger without
pay If ne were allowed to learn tele9
raphy. At the end Of that time he
was an expert operator and was CIV
en- an office at Lockport. He won his
military title in the civil war.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
Very Iinportant.

'7,yeryb1dy rowadays seems 90 DO
wo2~.ug uniforms. saiO Mr. Sirius
Barker. ENORMOUSLY. The army the
TaYy. the pnl'ce, the railroad men he
theater emplOyes--everybcay has
One kind of special costutsa," That's
So" answered the poieemGa 70 when
he was relating his troubles. Wei.
what ! want to know is this What's
the use of having any plain citaenS
clothes at all?" Great Scott. man.
There must be something for the dc.
lectives to disguise themse.yes n
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
High Character Counts.

High character counts in this, as in
all other communities A good man
dies in the prime of life, and in the
midst of multifarious activities, and
the representative men of the city
hasten to show their appreciation OF
his lifework, for no man of brains and
conscience works merely for himself
He helps build up the community, and
raises the standard of conduct for all
other men,-Mexican Herald.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-01
When He Wore His silk Hat.

Il was spending my vacation a couple
Of summers ago in a little Vermont
village and my favorite loafing place
was in front of the Town Grocery
talking to the general grocer" says
a traveller. eve were sitting in front
on couple Of egg crates one after
noon when an old man wearing a silk
hat passed on the other side OF the
street I don't see how them fellers
wear them hats observed my friend,
the grocer. Now, I've had one for 80
years-left to me by my father-and
I've never wore it but twice-once to
a funeral and once on campin' trip. I"