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Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
OLD DRAWERS Is 200 YEARS OLD

Old Drawers Presbyterian Church,
near Odessa, is arranging to celebrate the
two.hundredth anniversary of the found
ing of the congregation which is said to
be the oldest Presbyterian congregation
in America. The anniversary day is
June 7th.
It is the intention OF the committee
having the anniversary exercises in charge
to have distinguished Presbyterians, as
well as State officials take part in this
years celebration at the old church.
Meetings are held in the church annually.
George Janyier, deputy clerk, OF the
peace, is secretary of the congregation
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EXPLOSIVES
Dangerous Substances That are in Almost
Constant Use

1
Among the many things in almost con-
slant use are some that are more or less
dangerous from their explosive properties,
properties often entirely unknown to
their users.
For examples, chloride of potash loz-
enges if accidentally brought into contact
with an unlighted PHOSPHORUS match
are dangerous. Bicarbonate of potash if
mixed with subnitrate of bismuth, the
latter a remedy for indigestion, will ex-
plode.
Iodide of nitrogen is highly explosive
and is often combined with other drugs.
Its use by those igorant of its danger is a
menace.
Sal volatile and chloral hydrate are,
under certain conditions, as dangerous as
dynamite.
Tincture of iron and dilute aqua regia
when mixed, as they often are in medi-
cine, throw off a highly explosive gas,
which has frequently shattered the bottle
in which the mixture was kept.
One often finds bottles of medicine in
which the cork has not been tightly
pushed minus the latter or has had
cork pop out of bottle while held in
ones hands without any attempt to re-
move it on the part of the holder. This
always shows that gas is forcing the cork
out.
Danger in combs.
Every now and the one reads of cellu-
loid articles, from fancy hair coiffure
combs down, catching fire and serious
burns or accidents resulting.
\ 1t would seem that everyone should by
this time know that celluloid contains in
its composition gun cotton and also cam
phor, both highly infammable. No
woman wearing celluloid combs or hair
ornaments should place her head near an
uncovered gas jet or other unprotected
light, as ceIIuloid catches fire so quickly
and burns so rapidly that it would hardly
be possible to avoid serious burns.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02

When ice is broken in small pieces,
ready for use in the sick room, it meIts
rapidly. Keep large piece in basin OF
pail and cover with several thickness
of newspaper and break off the pieces as
needed. They can be broken any size
desired and with little noise, simply by
sticking the point Of darning needle in.
to the ice and tappingit with a thimble.
Closely woven wool goods, Ike silk,
should be loosely rolled around a paste.
board tube and covered with thin paper
when laid away for time. This will
avoid the deep creases sure to accumulate
from the weight of the folds. Silk will
crack if left long in folds.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
Visions and Ideals

Carrying with us a sense of divine COM
panionship, conscious of our heritage
from generations past, may We never
stand bewildered between our visions and
our tasks, but find in them and in every
opportunity for human help the heavenly
call to US to be artists in divine things,
making real in human lives and institu-
tions our visions and our ideals.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
Think no Evil

Remember that charity thinketh NO
evil, much less repeats it. These are two
good rules which ought to be written on
every heart-Bever believe anything bad
about anybody unless you positively
know it is true; never tell even that unless
you feel that it is absolutely necessary,
and that God is listening while you tell
it.
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DIVORCE MAKES AMERICANS HAPPY

CHICAGO, April 27th.-"Divorce appears
TO be the institution that makes you
Americans the happiest people on earth
More divorces are granted here than in
any other country. Three times as
many divorces are granted in Chicago as
in any other city. Therefore Chicago is
the happiest city in the world"
This is the conclusion at which Mrs.
Eleanor Glypn, the English woman who
wrote "Three Weeks" arrived at after a
stay of "a hours in Chicago. She leaves
for the West tonight.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
Danger in combs.
Cures Blood, Skin Disease, Cancer Greatest
Blood Purifier Free

If your blood is impure, thin, diseased
hot or full of humor. if you have blood
poison, cancer. carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and
bumps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism or any blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm I B. B
b.. Soon all sores heal, aches and pains
stop and the blood is made pure and rich
Druggists or by express 81 per large bot
tie. Sample free by writing Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. is especially
advised for chronic, deep.seated cases, as
it cures after all else fails.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
Barred Plymouth Rock SETTINGS

Secure your EGGS of the standard va.
riety now for FALL LAYERS. Do not
buy eggs from distance, as you always
run risk. Settings only rs CTS:
Write to Miss MARGARET OEHR1ErN.
/. B. Al, Elkton. Nd
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Funeral Director and
EMBALMER.
LEARN TELEGRAPHY !!

Graduates OF this school are in greatde-
mand by the big railroads. Now have
advance calls for over 1000 operators. We
teach and place you in an easy, good
paving position in 10 to 20 weeks.
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPHY INSTITUTE,
Laurel, Del
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02

President Roosevelt has signed the en-
ployers' liability bill which makes rail-
roads or other common carriers, while en-
gagged in interstate commerce, liable for
the injury or death of an employee, if the
injury or death results in whole or in part
from the negligence of any Of the officers,
agents or employees of such carriers or by
reason of any defect or insuficiency in
equipment. This provision is made ap-
plicable also to carriers in the territories,
the District OF Columbia, the Canal Zone
and other possessions of the United
States.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
WASHINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 18th, 1908.
IN spite of the vigorous protests of the
American Newspaper Publishers As
sociation against the inaction of the House
of legislation looking to the free listing of
wood pulp and print paper, no such action
will be taken at this session of Congress.
Speaker Cannon is master of the situation
and has successfully obstructed all legisla-
ton OH this subject by the appointment
of special committee, "to make full in
vestigation touching the alleged combina-
tion of the manufactures of print paper.
Middletown transcript., 1908-05-02
What Stove
fOrSummer?

= Nothing adds to kitchen
convenience in summer weather
like a New Perfection Wick
Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove
Anything that any stove can
do the "New Perfection" will
do, and do it better: Bakes,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
In Qolldom.

MY dolls are all great magic folks.
They live in Wonderland.
ana they can turn to anything
=, hen ] just wave my hand.
most all the time | live there too,
And sometimes I'm queen,
sometimes fairy godmoIher.
o., VII. but never mean.
though ! do have to turn some dolls
-, 10 bad men. for in plays
They have to have one truly bad
50 good can get more praise.
MY dolls all have matinees
-, And lovely concerts. too.
The prima donna always is
My singing dolly. Lou.
punch her. and she sings so sweet
4 he others a.. admire
And often when we're playing church,
We two make up the choir.
Doll Vernon always making love
To little Florabel:
She laughs and turns away her head,
Just like nv Auntie Nell.
And all that | see grown folks do
| let my dolls do. too:
1t seems so real in Wonderland
quite believe it's true.
I'm always mother just at dusk
And rock my dolls to rest,
For they az turn to babies then,
And chen | love them best.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
The Tombstone Ce:,sOr.

tombstone censor is employed by
most large cemeteries. 1t is the duty
OF this man to see that nothin. un-
seemly in the way of tombstone is
put up.
A young engineer in n Norristown
mill was killed by the explosion of a
boiler. and the family of this young
man. believing that the mill owners
had known all along that the boiler
was defective. actually had carved on
the tombstone the sentence. "Murdered
by his masters The tombstone cen.
sor, Of course. refused to sanction such
an epitaph.
On the death of a. certain noted prize
hshter, the Survivin. brother of the
man wanted to put in a glass case be-
SIDE the grave a championship belt.
four medals. a pair of gloves and other
trophies of the ring. But the censor's
negative was firm.
A widow who believed that tho nhv.
Stefan was responsible for her his
bands death wished to put on the
tomb. He employed a chcaD DOCTOR"
but the tombstone censor showed her
that such an inscription would Law her
open to heavy damages for libel
Atheists sometimes direct in their
wills that shocking blaspheries be
carved on their monuments. The cen.
sor, however, sees to it that these bias.
phemies do. not disfigurc the cemetery.
philadelphia Bulletin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
What Would You Do?

Do YOU ever think. when studying
your history, what you would have
done had you been this person or
that? 1t is an easy thing to see where
certain persons made serious mis-,
takes, and we naturally think we
should have done differently. If Ju-
Illus Caesar had stayed at home that
day instead of going up to the capt.
tol-if Napoleon had been content
when he was ruler of France, instead
Of trying to control all Europe-if
Benedict Arnold had remained loyal
to his country instead of trying to be-
tray it to the enemy
The idea suggests a good game,
says the Washington Star. Let each
player write for 10 minutes on the
subject: Some Things I Would Do
If l Were President" or Some
Things | Would Do If l Were Car of
Russia" In similar way it may be
supposed that you were a school
teacher, policeman, a tramp, a dog
chasing rabbit, man wit a hun
dred million dollars and no relatives,
boy in runaway balloon drifting
away over the ocean. a sailor ship
wrecked on a very small desert island,
etc.
When all have written about a
character the fancies are read and
talked about.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
One Squirrel.

! In the neighborhood of our home is
female squirrel that is general
pet, and one that we and all the
| neighbOrs feed. Last winter where
the snow was six or eight inches
deep, we saw her go down through
the snow to the ground and get a
walnut that she had deposited there
last summer. This we saw her Go
inc by what way she knows how to
get the nuts she deposited there
months ago, with snow eight inches
deep, they can do more than we can.
Last fall neighbor gave her a
few nuts out of a basket, and hung
the basket on a nail driven into a
rafter in summer kitchen. Short
ly after he was working in the gar
den: the squirrel came to him, ran
up on his shoulder and then down
again several times. each time start
ing towards the summer kitchen. FL
nally he followed the squirrel that
ran in the summer kitchen. sat down
on the floor and looked up at the
basket OF nuts. Of course she got a
good feed of them. If the work OF
the squirrel in this instance was not
reason. what was it? Fact,-if you
want further testimony, ask John L.
Mathews Newton Qowa) Journal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
Seeing the Country.

"Well, little folks, how do you like
the country?" asked the big girl who
brought the milk
I'VE don't know yet" Tony an
swereS. We only came last night,
and we haven't been up long enough
to find out. But we're going to find
out after breakfast"
Then you can tell me at noon.
when l come over to bring your grand
ma some butter returned the big
girl. with a smile, as she went away.
swinging the empty pail
So after breakfast Tony said to lit
tie Christina, Now, Crystal, we've
got to find out about the country !"
How" asked Christina.
go and see. of course" replied
Tony, with his big-brother air.
do where?" asked Crystal, who
could not spe;Anl plain, but who always
wanted to know the why's and hows
and where's of everything.
Tony did not answer right away. He
thrust his hands into his trousers
pockets, and took look at the land
scape. OH at the right lay the gar
den; in front Of the house were the
lawn and the road; at the left was
an orchard, and behind the house
were pasture and wOod-lot. Lets
go in there he pointed to the woods.
"XeG." Crystal responded. readily,
putting up her hand for him to take.
''Ium, Tony, lets do tee UNI tountry."
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
A BOYS VACATION TIME.

Hail. that long awaited day
When. the school books laid away.
All the thoughts OF merry Youngsters turn
from pages back to play.
Done with lesson and with rule.
Done with teacher and with school.
STRAY the vagrant hearts OF childhood TO
the tempting wood and pool!
Who will tell in rune and rhyme
Of the CORY and the CRIME
In the dusty lanes and byways OF boys
vacation time.
~Hark. the whistle and the cry
That j. piping shril and high
From the chorus of glad youngsters troop
ing riotousy BY
Say. did sun eer brightly shire
As when. with his rod and line
Tramps the barefoot lad a fishing, and .he
water clear and fine,
Sweet the murmur Of the trees,
And what glory now he sees
in the clatter Of the wild birds and the
buzz Of humble bees.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11

Hear the green woods cry and call,
through the summer to the fal.
We are waiting, waiting. waiting. with
welcome for you ALL
Hear the lads take up the cry.
With an echo. shriI and high:
We are coming. coming coming, for vaca
ton time IS nigh"
How the skies are blue and fair.
10" the clover scents the ain
With wltchery OF fragrance that is del
cate and rare.
low the blossoms bud and Glow
And the great waves food and flow
IN 'ht ocean Of boy happiness, like pillows,
to and fro.
Al, my heart goes back and signs
y hen the piping calls and cries
From the hearts Of merry youngsters Ike
4 song Of triumph rise.
And would that rune and rhyme
Night be splendid and sublime
IN my heart to tell the story Of BOYS
vacation time.
y. W Foley, in the New York Times.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
Japan's Patent Business.

The Japan patent law came into Oh.
Grafton in 1885, when ninety-nine nat.
ents were granted. In the following
year the number increased to 2O5. in
1891 to Cos and in 1908 to 1904. The
author. Tomita Tanadori, complains
that his countrymen do not turn their
inventions to practical account, but
allow them to be appropriated and
worked by foreigners.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11

the last one was fairly down seq to
Willie:
Gould We by eny means break loose
FROM yer bands:'
Tie struggled desperately, but they
would not give way, and then his cOur
aga deserted him. When death had
| stared him in the face he had been
resoloot. but when life he'd seemed
about 10 interfere with the grim mon
ster in the boys behalf. anG then he'd
backed out ag'in. Willie couldn't be
blamed fer takin' Oil bit:
II can't break EN- he said. viii. :,
kind o sob and vail thot bctokerru
now his hopes had riZ only to fail
a.'in. / am bound rs fast as yondcr
rocks tlet has stood up agin' the
| nntin side fer ages"
Now tell us what YOU did said
Bessie. seeing the mountainepr hest
tate before going on with the story.
WAL. l seq. Take heat. Willie. IN
see what l kin do And ! begins to
saw away upon the bark bands on nv
wrists
Don't show us the scars, nor tell
now much You suffered while you were
doing that Grace said, covering up
her eyes and shuddering.
WAL, it's enough to say twas a
Tough job. but l want quite ready to
be roasted. and Willie had mother
waitin' for him back beyond the
praires. SO parsevered till tie bands
COVE way. and when my hands was /
free l didn't lose no time in getiin'
out my knife. which the Injins had
forgot to rob me of. and cuttin' off the
rest o H.: letters. Then l walked over
TO Willie and set him free.
And now comes the most tccl,in'
part o the hull story. The boy dropped
upon his knees. and sich 4 sublime our.
pourin' o pure tllankfuiness l never
heard. TWAS enough to hist one right
up into glory. But l was obliged to
say:
Come. Willie. We kin finish up ycr
niaisin' when we git safe under old
Pixies pertectin' ribs: faint best to
stop here eny longer
so we hitched up the mules anu
lorses. and started on our way"
You've skipped the hes. part: how
'ou fixed the rascals before You left
hem. Dick said, with boyi.sh antcipa.
ion of a tragedy.
1 cont know about putin that in
very time returned Deerskin Bill.
effectively. faint best to indulge
KILN sporit when Tiers way q
ettin' Off without it. It's enough to
ny | had a good revolver, and they
ever know'd what hurt en-. WAL,
| was goin' to say. We started on
ur way, and reached tie mines in
lfety." t
"Now please tell cousin whether
Willie ever found his father Bessie '
I'D. drawing long breath of relief
) Bill finished his story.
NO; he found out from. some old
liners tibet his fathe: had died o. camp
yer shortly after writin' home the y
st time. He dropped Off suddint like, d
I'd no one knowed wher to direct t
tier to his family. Willie went back c
his mother with the first wagin train t
ct crossed the plains fer home" S
Did YOU ever hear anything more of Ii
n.y. I asked. having felt deep in
rest in the story of the Boys devoted tt
lgrimage in search OF his absent "
ther O
Yes; he was out this way two years ,
% with lot o college boys. He t.
me in palace car over the Kansas II
e way he travelled the fust time. s;
lille told me- He is now perfesser p
the same line his father tracked S,
ore him. but he hasn't lost his ill., If
rcent-leokin' face and heavenly-blue T
es, not yit.'-New York Weekly. r
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11
l;berty's Final Fate.

Liberty" says the Aocnes's' 49,,
aid, was horn in boston, - Al
tn manhood in Philadelphia. =" .,a
then turned matters over ~ ,,M
boss, eh.-Chicago heeo
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-04-11

A thin parchment, called sp .as
has just come into use a
to the covers Of bOoEA
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

668a10s6ssssssas66Eat OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DENVER AND IT'S PEOPLE


maybe-of course they are just as
| dear and good-but-bu you know
| an invalid is lot of trouble, and
and maybe they'd rather I'd stay
away"
And thus. all the seif-denial AT
home, like so much of the weIl-in.
tended acts of life, really helps to de
feat its own object, for once that sus-
picion enters the inyaitd's mind, the
decline is rapid unless some good
Samaritan detects it and notifies the
folks at home"
Most invalids are sensitive and
most poor folks are proud and when
an individual is both sick and poor
the pride becomes abnormal and the
sensitiveness become ssupersensitive,
and his mind seethes with alternating
hope, despair, doubt and suspicion,
| (which unjiyerted leads to death or
mental disaster.
Happily Another Side.
Happily there is another side to the
picture of Denver and it's people. II
is not only a place of picturesque
beauty and of intense human interest,
but in their normal condition the peO-
pie are fairly bubbling over with the
very joy of hving So that, notwith-
standing or because of these striking
lights and shadows, both city and peo-
pie are among the most fascinating,
inspiring, inyigorating and delightful.
|, There are innumerable free attrac,
tions that have cost the people mil
lions of dollars. Among the newest
are the half anilliOn dollar auditorium
where free concerts are given every
Sunday night, to continue the year
around; a public bath house said to
be one of the most completely equip
ped in the world; the Carter museum
In City Park, which recently was made
free every day instead of on Thursday
only Here are the Campion collec-
ton of minerals with bullion value
of $4,000, and the greatest collection
OF beasts and, birds OF the Rocky
Mountain region ever assembled,
mounted in natural poses with natural
surroundings. In the basement OF the
capitol is another collection of mar
yelouslx preserved fora OF Colorado
and a museum of historical relies OF
the cave dwellers, Indians and white
pioneers that are invaluable.
Hint to Pensacola.
In addition to the great system OF
parks and boulevarjs already com
pleted. there is now under way a plan
for beautifying the city generally
which began with the purchase of sew.
erai blocks OF Improved property adj
joining the capitol grounds to be
cleaned d made into an exquisite
park The plans for this magnificent
civic center were formulated by
Frederick MacMonieS and require an
expenditure of two millions or more.
Pensacola WILL Of course, take the
hint and secure ample publie space
now and save million or two.
The federal government has psir-a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-20

By E. NELLIE BECK

educated men and women of the
South
Like prohibition, as it is in the
south, where it is most needed, in the
south it viii find its first general &C
ceptance. Southern men more than
others need and must have the prac
teal political cooperation of theii
mothers. wives, sisters and daughters
to peacefully carry out the wise legis
lation, and the fair enforcement OF
law and order, necessary % harmony
progress and prosperity.
While the ignorant woman may be
more stupid in her blind prejudices
than the ignorant man, she is less
brutal in Illustration. And, however
ignorant she may be Of scholarly at
tainments, if her wealth, her family
Or her. family's business connections
enable her to socially mingle with
more intelligent, broader minded wo
men she is bound to acquire some am
bition to at least seem Intelligent.
The ignorant man, on the other
hand, is in such mortal dread of ap
pearing to be led. that he shows his
independence" by an exaggerated
contrariness so noisy in expression as
TO drown any access OF knowledge
otherwise possible to him. And there
is no essential difference in the life
aim of the really intelligent woman in
Florida and in Maine. Alaska or Pana'
ma. though their different eviron
ments require different methods.
In connection with the terms lin
telligent'' and ignorant, it should be
remembered that some of the most
painfully ignorant women and men
somehow, have managed to .'gC
through" school and college. While
on the other hand, there are women
and men who, deprived of those adj
vantages have studied nature, have
read men and women and those great
educators, the newspapers, until they
are more thoroughly educated in the
knowledge of human interest, are cap
able of fairer, more critical judgement
of human affairs than thousands of
their contemporaries who treasure the
bits of parchment that marks their
graduation from, not their commences
ment of. studious thinking.
Poverty, with it's vivid sense OF in
justice, when doubly enslaved by
ignorance and envy. leads its hopeless
victims to sncf depths of degradation
as to bar them from all but divine
justice.
But ignorance enslaved by greed
for wealth and social power. is the
more formidable barrier to the gen
eraI intelligence which must precede
general progress and prosperity, be-
cause it is too densely self-satisfied to
realize any need of a greater knowl
edge than how to accumulate money
and hold on to it.
Encouraging Light.
However, things are moving with
increasing momentum Where, little