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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
popular Members Of Astor Family.

Following a long series OF social
triumprs in Europe, Mrs. John Jacob
sstrr settled down in Newport and
f-vnd herself more popular than ever.
,tparly all of her costumes are Of Eng
gsh make. having been designed and
constructed by court dressmakers.
Mrs. astor has an ideal figure for the
display OF such finery.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
Co,fesslon-Consolatlon.

Let friendly heart divine our sor.
rows and force us to confess them,
and we find in this confession a con.
ISOLATION thousand times sweetei
than the absolute silence which fat
tered our pride-viscountess De Lar
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
obeyln0 InlunctIons.

MY son. have you obeyed my "a
vice to be up and doing?"
Yes, father
How have you followed 1t out?"
i've been up against It and doing
everybody can.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-03-06
- eohlel hIlosopher.

, 1onioi 'hllosopher.
hunlgg dollars per an.
nu.. marks u chick philosopher.
won; buy mucl lebauchery. but II
will purchase lifetime chock full Of
the finest happiness that God ever
granted TO man Louisville Courier.
Journal
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

young lady whose beauty is equal
TO her bluntness In conversation was
visiting house where other guests
were assembled. among them the eid-
est son Of rich manufacturer. The
talk turned on matrimonial squabbles.
Said the eligible 'parti." Il hold that
the correct thing for the husband IL
to begin as he intends to 60 on. Say
that the question was one Of smoking.
Almost Immediately would show my
intentions by lighting q cigar ard set.
Ting the question forever" And !
would kpock the thing out OF your
mouth cried the imperious beauty.
DO you know" rejoined the young
man, Il dent think you would hs
there! Argonaut.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Mr.. William ?. vahibssg. Oklahoma
City, Okla. writee:
~One bottle of peruna which have
taken did more toward relieving me OF an
seGfavatsd csss Of catsrs of ike seoM-
ceA tAae ysars Of trestn.cn. With the
best physicians.
had etrsn wp hopes Of relief, and
only tr'ed feruna a. . last resort
shal continue using il. ~ ! feel sat-
isGsd u WIN effect IN eNtSre AID per-
WG VENT ewse.
II NEST rheerfmlly recommend Peruus 10
all Who may read this"
PerunA y usually taken = . iasl resort.
Doctors have bssn tried snd failed. Other
remedies have bssn used. 'ianitariulns
have been Visited. Nsvd hss bssn ro.
sorted 70.
A. last I'sruna = tried. Reriei i found,
ss:in. ever. Day in t6s year. j: : saeh r..
ssissble. hold upon he people W. could
~ nothing that would odd lcers to such
te.t':noniA6 o. The above. That people
who have bed catarrh and have tried
evssy Other remsdy available. lind relief 10
Psrype. constitut@ tbs bsst argument that
could b made.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Many sets OF underIincn made for
the brides and dsbutantes are trim
med With real torchon iScc. This IL
durable. sergiceablc face that should
never have gone out of fashion.
Our mothers used IL on all fine un-
derw'ar. and IL only went out when
masses OF cheap and unreliable laces
were invented by the manufacturers.
In those days hand made lace. even
II II was home made. was necessity
Tor nice underwear. but the modern
method has been to use cheap ma
chinc.made lace that fells at small
price BY the dozen yards and drops
into holes whenever II is put TO the
test
Now that the torchoD has been re-.
yiyed u h TO be expected that some
OF the dainty. oldfashioned home
made lnccs Will come back into favor
serponiine braid would not be
bad addition TO the edges Of simple
underwear, especially on the ankle
length pciticoats.-Public Ledger.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
The Violet In History.

r'ns nso1yat vvssro- -sssss, nAs -rrsr,s
ical associations connected With the
first Napoleon. with whose dynasty II
is now inseparably known as a badge.
When the Emperor was exiied to
Elba. he promised to return with the
violets. and his adherents tonsted him
as Corporal Vioette." wore purple
rings engraved with the words. ''Ellc
reparaItra au printemps' Ut will re.
turn In the spring., The question
"Aimez-vous Ia violette?.. (Do you
like tho violet?) was tho shibboleth
Of adherents OF the exile. II the per
son interrogated was Bonapartist he
replied. "Eh. bien." and the question
er continued, "Ellc rcpara!trn an
rrintemps." In allusion to the Emper-
or's nickname OF Corporal violette," :"
says Home Notes.
When the exEmprcss Eugenic de.
cidcd to accept the offer OF marriage
from Napoleon III. she appeared one
evening with violcts In her dress and
hair. and she carried a large bouquet
Of violets. to show that she had al
ready adopted the flower OF her future
husbands dynasty as her own.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Bad Luck Got on the Nerves Of Wayne
County Citizen,


The meanest fisherman I ever knew
was one who ate his bait" said Judge
Tom, the wisost of all the wise nshcr-
men OF Wayne county. Pa. Besides re-
Semhling Buffalo Bill. Judge Tom ID
famous Tor an encyclopaedia knowledge
or the men and fish of the county.
This fellow I'm telling you about
was a Kind OF half horse and half al
ligator sort OF fellow anyway, he was
Just naturally mean. that's all lie and
went after bass over In Lake 1Adore
one time and II WAS then I learned
lust how mean a fellow he was.
u never was SO shot with bad luck
as on that day First Oh ono Of our
hYrtsH went lame before we'd gone
cuggin's team to do the rest Of tho
trip To the lake.
Then We went out and borrowed a
net OF Joe Peters and waded out for
live bait, these little nngcrling perch
and sunflsh the bass like. Well. sir,
this fellow I'm telling you about
stepped on the sharp edge OF a sardine
can before we'd been wading Ave min
utcs and he cut a deep slash In his
foot. That started his mad. M
We borrowed Joe Peters boat and
rowcd over 10 corner OF the lake
where We knew the bass lay. Before
we started this fellow filled his pipe
and laid ais paper package OF tobacco
under the seat. Later when he started
To take a smoke no found that the
boat leaked and his tobacco was fluat-
Ing on about half an inch OF water.
| never did hear . man curse like this
man cursed; II really was something
unique.
We'll, sir. We nshcd for three hours
ana al we caught was an eel The fel-
Ter I'm telling YOU about caught the
eel
When he pulled Il In the thing
Hoped all over his coat which was
piled up on scat. snArled his line and
knocked over his bottle OF whlakey,
which was uncorked. The eel had
swallowed the hook. This fellow cut
that eel in scctions with HIS knife and
s~ore at each chunk as he threw It
overheard.
when we decided to give II up we
dumped all OF cur minnows overheard
All OF them swan away but one bis
one. and he did nothing but swim
around In a circle.
We'll. believe me, this rhinoceros
got so mad because that one minnow
wouldn't swim away that he reached
out OF the boat. seooped up that min
nov and bit It IN half. Then he threw
the two halves back In the lake.
Now viii! you sink. you hell devil7
said that fellow. New York Sun.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Ard never wiIl be. I shAll Always
have the very kindsst thoughts q
you"
- don't want the very kind~St
thoughts Y0u talk ~ II you Wsrs 20
ing TO China and didn't ever Intend To
come back
Jennie smll~d sadly ''Ths<s q
mighty near guess" hs ssid. The
Phiilppinea'' Hs
Miss cAIlonby ga~p~d . Ilt,ls. You
sTs Joking" shs said
Never joke declared Bennie
'tYc good chance ~ a good thing
out there and ! made W my mind that
II you said No tonight I'D take II.
And Shcn I really do mako up my
mind"
Change IT, said Mas Calionby.
Change Il to please me. 1 don't want
You To 20 TO that wretch~d place You'll
nav" fever and all sorts u horrible
things"
Ernni~ shook his head Il guess |
might ~ well kay Eoodby now" he
said
Tie held out his hand Miss Callonby
took II and stood with her forehead
~rinkled though,iully
IN miss you horribly" she xald at
last.
"Jusi little at nrst." said Bennic.
No. all the time You won't change
your mind7"
no"
The thoughtful ffown on the young
woman's face deepcncd az the clock
licked on
"coodby." said Bennie.
Sh" raised her cyea TO hig. and
found them ssd. but inNcxihle In ex-
preafion.
'Benni'. she said. hesitatingly. n
Heh'1 you 10 ask me again what you
asked before. would your You prom
lscd not to. but would your Wait u
moment said no this evening. and
you haid II ! Raid mo- you'd 10 to
the Philippines. and you wouldn't
change your mind. Would II make any
difference " ! said 'yssy'
Are you asking oui VI curionity?"
demanded Bcnnie stcrnjy. But he saw
that she was not.
1T was blamed mean trick" Ben
ME said Ia himself as he left the house.
Still I'm mighty sorry ! didn't think
OF II before. n she ever finds out !
was bluning "--Cbicaso News.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
The UnseiSjsh Bachelor.

Bachelors are cultivated in all large
cities. They live In bachelor apart
ments and bungalows. They can be
seen during the day In counting houses
and on the golf links. ald in the eve
ning at dinner parties and poker
games
Bachelors at one time were easily
caught with almost any kind of bait.
and swallowed bait. hook sinker and
all, often at the first throw. Now,
however, they are becoming much
more wary. and hide In the depths II
their bachelor apartments or in deep
poolrooms from which they cannot be
lured.
they are gregarious In their habits.
running In schools, but they stand by
one another. and IL Is very unusual to
hnd solitary one. Occasionally.
however, a more foolish and over-on.
hdcnt specimen will poke his nose In.
TO Summer resort. when lie is
promptly landed
Bachelors are In reality the bulwark
OF the nation. BY not getting married
they do not raise families. Families,
as we know. are constantly consuming
our natural resources. Bachelors are.
therefore. really providing more nat
ural resources for the few. Their
conduct, 1t will be seen, is thus quite
unselfsh.-Llfe.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The latent volume issacd BY the
board u a. iculture and fsherfes con-
ta.as interesting figures Br,a1R'y ex-
gendl;nre for Imported food for 1901
vas over &l7zlso.ooc. while for i'm
ported sooi and agricultural produce.
fvch ~ hay. etc. she spent we'll over
4 200 900 900.
The percentage OF imports 10 popu-
iaiion rises ali round. More than four
fifihs Of the wheat consumed In the
United Kingdom comes from abroad.
In the seven years 1S59-65 Britain
imported oman average l26 pounds OF
wheat and -four per head Of the pop
uiation each year. In 1907 that amount
Is nearly doubled.
During the same seven years. 1859
c5. the total expenditure per head OF
population on foreign food averaged
& 2s. I'd. year. During 1he last
seven years it has averaged G34s. lid.
nearly treble the amount. che foods In
clnded being wheat, meat. butter.
cheese, eggs. fruit and vegetables.
Some OF the figures quoted seem
enormous. For instance, in 1907.
Britishers consumed 2.22S. .l4S.00o for
eisa eggs.
X. u. Rev. who writes the preface
TO the report. allows himself one pro-
phecy. In calling attention to the as
loundlng Increase in the dead meat
trade he attributes 1t to the advance
OF science. which now enables dead
meat. even when II has to pass through
the tropics Ito compete on almost
equal terms with much Of the meat
killed in this county, and prophesies
that In a few years the iiansit Of live
animals Will disappear "as relic OF
an age OF imperfect economic develop
meLt."
noticeable feature was the great
export during the year Of British
horses 10 Canada. Canada purchased
from Great Britain no less than 6l,-
1s3 horses. the biggest export ever
known. though the total value OF
20 900 was exceeded in zoo. The
principal purchasers weic Belgium and
the Netherlands.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
E!;!&5A AgN.pHlEx8 AgN.H +
&&8WOMErE@

ctssed a. disloysity 10 my country
vomea when say this England
women are smart in dress an,
thooght and there II about them {
certain definite air of breeding tha
In lacking In the. women Of many 9th
cr countries.
The German women are gracious
and sweet. but are bound by conven
fionality. In Italy there In much o
this conformance with established
custom. France. which II famed fo
its disregard OF convention. is one o
the most arbitrary countries In ths
world when Il comes to the standards
applied 10 its women.
Paris. commonly known as III,
most daring city In the world. Il
largely made 80 by the eternal tour
is' in search OF limellgh'. sin and ex
element. He 1, In who makes mos
OF the noiorIety Of the city. besides
bringing millions to hotels and the
atrcs. etc. The American womer
seem TO possess the style OF The
French. the dignity of the Germans
and the intelligence OF the English
Il am. OF course. speaking OF the
best families. since II IS by them that
a country's women are Judged
New York Tribune.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The phrase human solidarity" !,
20 much on the lips OF every man nov
that II almost shames one TO repeat
II, and yet the evolution OF human so
ciety Is rolling us 50 swiftly and lney
itably toward the fact that he mus
be half asleep who is unaware OF u
Genius and sanctity have always seer
humanity as "A linked whole, but now
the thought IL in each mans mind
Each looks about and knows In his
heart. Il cannot separate my fate
from my neighbor's. II he Is Grip.
pied. ] am manned; II poverty an1 ig.
norance blight him. the national econ.
omy Is lacking' II he suffers from dirt
and disease, the civic forces are at
fault. and my family endangered II
he sins. ! suffer"
81. Cathcrins OF Sienna long ago. In
those troubled and tumultuous days.
spoke to her listening people OF just
this dawning sense. For the Lord
spoke TO her, saying:
II would indeed have been easy to
have given to each man all tat II
necessary for his body and HIS soul
but ! willei that men should need
each other, and that they should be.
come ministers and dispensers OF my
gifts. Whether a man Will or not, |
force him to cxorcIre charity toward
his neighbor. See. therefore. It is to
increase charity that have made
men my ministers and placed them Ia
different States. There are many
wcys Of living in my mansion. bu,
'i---s"~ ~ 49, ysfy~~-av r->sr rsend. For
who loves his syneighbor loves me. and
fulfils the .,wy And who 80 possesses
love renders 70 his ncighbor all pos
sible service.
In this life. where ye pass as strane
ers and AZ pilgrims. I have bound you
together by inso,ublc ties OF charity:
each man is forcibly united TO his
kind. Should he Wish to separate
himself. he is yet held by necessity
For l have bound you by your works
as well as by love. have not given
to each what Is necessary for his ex-
istcnce. so that should man lose the
love OF his brother, yet shall his ac-
tual needs enforce him. You are cacn
bound to the other by the DEGREES OF
charity. Fer the tradesman needs
the farmer. and the farmer the manu-
facturer. The raligious needs the sec
ular man. and the secular the reiig
lous. The one cannot act without
the other. And so 1t is with all men
-Ilarper's Weekly.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

T. Il. Sweet, Topeka capitals,
stopped at Abilene in the early days
at the best hotel in the city. II,
asked for his breakfast The walters
took no special notice OF his appear
ance. or at least did not gucss thu, his
appetite was different from the aver
age patrons,
Give me some eggs" said Mr.
Sweet. and waited.
In little while the waitress came
back. In bowl she had a full doxer
eggs. all hard boiled.
Sweet Easpcd and ate what hs
could. protesting thai she had brought
him too many and that he didn't Just
know how hard boiled eggs wouit
strike him for his Arst meal Of the
day.
why. that's regular cowboy
breakfast" responded the waitress.-
Kansas City Journal
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

In camp under the moonlight on sc
desert the travelling Arabs sit around
their fire and tell good stories. Some
times. too. a socalied magician among
them will perform tricks Of hand
Most marvellous Of pastime. as Nor
man Duncan relates In the llarpers
Magazine. these stately Fasteners
brimming with moon madness, will
plunge into schoolboy games-tag
played with man mounted on each
shoulder. ring-around-a-rosy, bull-in
the-rtng, and then whip-she
climax Of their abandoned Joy. MIR
Duncan. in describing the remarkable
scene. says 1t endures until fatigue de
scends and the campfire is burne1
out.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

How much Of the success and In.
nuencc OF Count Tolstoy has been
due to his wife? The Countess has
been content to remain In obscurity.
while she has watched her husband
progress from rake to recognition
as one OF the few really ruling minds
of his day She was only slip OF
a girl. the daughter OF Moscow ply
siciau, when she was married to Tol-
stoy In 1861. He then was s3 years
years old. and his life up to that time
ha dbeen one OF dissipation. His wife
must have been the steadying power
for his first serious work In the up
building Of his fame was hegun i'm
mediately after his marriage. Ne took
his bride to the family estate in
Pollania. He had run the estate into
bankruptcy. and the couple made their
home in peasants hut. Twenty
years passed before she returned TO
Moscow She raised family of sew
enteen children and educated them
herself. Today. vita her hair white
she acts as her husbands secretary.
typcwriting his manuscripts some
times half dozen times. In more
than one way this woman Is more re
markable than her iliussrious husband
aud a multitude Of persons will be-
lievc her life carries deep rebuke
to those women who live alone for
the frothy pleasures Of society.--New "
York Press
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
A. r.


.t< ,sn fs,inrN~s 20 sre rspi~, cc~
AZ sfc cerssrd her drils int,4
Chat IL. TIE hen cstklcIj "its funny
rm rood for an osp day.
Tn fool ~ 30 II. ipf SHAT Do | gsi7
nv food sfsa NJ i"1vinr NJ
Dot ~ roudie acts thai~hes she house
And hs hse never aid = sinsi. ezx se,-
Not even when erss ere h'sb.
Tho nuiey ccs ieuA mod a. tho hen.
hs shr u.asticsied her cu1.
fThst ir f1r go 1i1, We'll. What then 7
You GuIi .nt Jouf maine ,s mud
Tn good flr eight salons ~ mik each
dar
Ana fii given ~, static sni grub.
ilIt one parrot gets that much. anyway
Al she ga r1btieu ~i.Ai does Fl~
not = dfihhis Of MILK the DUR
hot The hired man remarked 10 the pair.
You set nu that's rnmin' % you
Ife poodle does Tricks. an the parrot kIa
r~caf.
witch ls b-'fer TIM sou hin do
rou'ro necessary. bot ehafr the use
o hs~ailin' your daily lsrif
You're bourgeois sofhin's your only ss-
ruas
rou can't % n0ftin' bit just rros.cs--
What them fellrrr does 10 Art"
-aThe Musicians throniole.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Black will be much seen both In
dress and In everyday gowns.
Modified Corday caps are a popular
hoad-covering for little folk.
Silk-covered hats the color Of the
suit are neatly trimmed with brigh,
plaid silks.
Scabiuse. a nondescript hue OF lilac.
will be very much seen, especially in
accessories.
A soutache braided coat is charm
ing garment and not di:ncult Of ac-
complishment.
A Directoire stock is made up OF
wide Irish crochet band edged top
and bottom with hemstitched lawn
frill.
knickerbockers Of igured one-,one
wash silk In closely fitted models ior
the sheath skirt come in white pink or
blue.
II the waist fas:cns down the front
beneath a plated frill. a neat finish
gor the collar is \ similar frin at the
Ease.
Shapes covered with satin. velvet,
and heavy corded silk rival the fel.s
and beavers.
1t Is a fancy among the designers
this season to place = row OF six or
velvet covered buttons along the EN-.
lire length OF the empire gown.
Sensible women will hold to the
sleeve Of only regulation length ir
ished with link cuffs for morning ani
business; the long sleeves are no.
suitable.
Ribbon with knotted or ornament
finished ends, failing from the col
lars OF new confs fully to the wais>
line. Is = feature in accessorial styles
OF the moment
The petticoat must At perfectly SC
as not to interfere With the perfec
ton Of line Of the gown. II is likely
that petticoets having Jersey top
will take a new lease OF )ifaL
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

A French automobile that took part
In the New York-Paris run was taken
over recently In China. when the DUO
de Montpensier happened to come
across It. He liked the looks of the
car as It was taken from the steamer
and Immediately bought 1t for his own
He had the chau6eur drive the chi
up a steep incline to the top Of tn!
wall that runs about Pekin and then
drove the car all the way around o.
this van. 1t was the nrst time that Z
Seeing Pektn trip OF this kind had
been tAken.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

There is no prcttier token for a
hiancec than bracelet, aud every girl
Will feel grateful TO Prince George of
Greece for having revived this fine
old custom. He bestowed betrothaI
brMelet upon the Princess Marie
bonaparte at the time he slipped an
engagement ring upon her finger. and
since then his example has been fol
lowed by young men all over Europe
The fashion has come In here. and no
young woman's engagement now will
be complete unless sealed by both
ring and bracelet The bracelet that
now enclrcles the princcss's wrist Is
a beautiful example Of the gold
smiths art. II consists OF two bands
OF gold chased In an antique design.
The bands are studded with diamonds
and sapphires. and the clasp OF each
IL heart OF diamonds. To a young
woman who thinks u lone diamond
ring all too small gift to mark 80
important an event In her life as the
engagement. the bracelet will come
AS welcome addition.-New York
Press
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Marie HsiIbran. Of Chicago. has In.
vented mechanical device which
VIII throw ihousands OF her sex on.
Of employment. letter opener that
VIII open +0c letters In = minute. or
10000 In day. the number that had
TO be opened at the house in which
she formerly worked Her machine
IL said TO fairly Eobbse up the letters
put into II. No virl can open more
than thirty inmate by hsnd--New
York Sun.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The rediscount bank provided for
By Cougress recently was orunntxed
In M~sicc With = capital of Slo, ,oeo. ga,
one-Aalf of which wos furnished b
trondA caDtt1lfsts and oae-hale b
Mexican hanks.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

no cure for me and vas given up to,
die. bsins urged. I used Doan's KID
;usy Pills. Soon ! was better and In .
lev weeks vas about the honse. well
and strong sgain."
Sold BY oil dealers 50 cents . box.
Foster-Nilburn Co. nnf'alo. y. Y.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Gan the world" says MIR. u. A.
Rudman. Of st, Petersburg. who Is
stopping at the Hotel Astor. ''loves
woman. have travelled In many
countries. and | have seen many wom-
en-, but the American woman surpass-
- them all trust shall not be Ac-
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
PILES q: ); ); 4; q :: : : :

He who snecrs at enthusiasm is
past the dead line Of any great use--
fulness.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

No heart Is happier than the one
that love leads to take = dradgery
with Joy.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
BED-noUNp FOR MONTHS.


Mrs Enos Shsarss. Ysw and Wash
lngton Sts.. Csntralia. Wash, says:
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Capudine Cures Indigestion rn1nA.
Four stomach and heartburn, no matter
from what cause. Olives immediate roHo(.
Prescribed by physscians because l. h sure
and effective. Trial bottle ill., Regular
dzss Nc. and SIC, It Ill druggistA
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

No ono finds happiness without Of
ten turning his back on pleasure.