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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
PALtSADiAN

of six months she entertained at her
home in Brookwood, an Atlanta sub
urb named in her honor after her
home there, many of the Worlds no
ia bleS. 1t was at one of her Brook
wood receptions that she entertained
Mrs. Potter Palmer who pronounced
it the most elegant social function she
had ever attended praise from
social leader of two continents. Mrs.
Thompson had the wit and tempera-
ment of the typical society woman,
with rare graces which won her
friends everywhere. Some seven or
eight years ago her health failed, and
she gradually went down under the
strain till finally she gave up the
struggle as an unequal contest against
the iron hand of destiny and so ended
a brilliant career at the early age of
forty-four years. Her Step-mother,
Mrs. Sue Minis, is we'll known to many
Palisadians. She is now past sixty,
marvellously well preserved, and gift
ed with rare intellectual vigor and
grace of expression. For many years
she was confirmed invalid, but took
up Christian Science over twenty
years ago, and was made whole. She
formerly had been unable to leave her
house except in a carriage, but the
new faith made her a great walker,
and five miles never fatigued her in
the least. Her restoration was one of
the marvels of the day and was com
mented on everywhere.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01

The supposed suicide of Mrs, Joseph
Thompson, Jr, in Atlanta, July 20,
was a gre t
Noted Society shock to her
Woman Supposed many friends all
Suicide over the coun-
try. Yet there
surprised, knowing of her long illness.
Mrs Thompson was Emma Minis,
daughter by the first wife of the late
Major Livingston Minis, widely known
for years as the president of the Capt.
tai City Club. and for two terms
Mayor of Atlanta. He was gentle
man of the old school of SouthernerS,
as typically grand and good and noble
as any ever born. He was Mississip-
pian but moved to Georgia after the
great unciyil war, where, in connection
with General Joseph E. Johnston,
brother to Albert Sidney Johnston, the
latter killed at Shiloh, he established
the business of the New York Life In
surance Company for the South.
The Major was of commanding
presence, tall. gray and handsome as
a prince, with
Major Livingston figure admired
Minis Distinguished for its classic
Host. grace. He was
the most genial
host in the world. and out at his beau
tiful home in Peachtree street at
Ponce de Leon Circle. he had enter
tanned many of the leading men OF the
country. including Cleveland and Nc
kinley. Scarcely man of fifty OF to-
day who lived in Atlanta in his early
manhood fails to recall Major Minis
princely hospitality With ample in
come. probably $4,000 a year. he
spent the most of it on his friends. He
kept open house at all times, and no
matter who or how many, who hap
pened to be in his parlOrS at meal
hour they were invited to his board.
where he and his remarkable wife and
daughter gave all the most gracious
welcome. He kept a chef who pro-
vided the most tempting Viands, and l
believe the MimseS never served an
Indifferent meal. His garden was one
of the Majors hobbies. His property
covered perhaps two or more acres.
and in his garden he had every known
variety of fruit tree that would grow
in Georgia climate. besides all the nut
trees. with berries loading the trel-
leses in season of the choicest kind.
No such garden was ever known In
the South.
AS the years went by and the Major
grew older his fame as host in
creased. Up to
Generosity of An his death he
Old Time Host. was the only
president the
+, Capital City Club ever had, and he
filled this post of social honor for over
twenty years Gifted with brilliant
wit and cordial manner. this wonder
full man was loved and honored and
admired till the day of his death. He
was a friend of varied qualifications.
and the Lord alone knows how many
poor devices he helped along in the
world. His eXtravagant generosity
was one of his whims, and as far as
his purse strings would permit. he
kept this dominant trait green TO the
END He died not a rich man. leaving
enough. however. TO support in COM
fort his accomplished widow, the lat
ter widely known Christian Science
healer and lecturer.
The Minis family consisted of the
Major, his wife and daughter the
latter reigning
Mrs. Thompson for many years
Great Society Leader. the undisputed
social belle OF
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
MUSINGS


Atlanta Mr.. Thompson was consid-
cred rich, but was nearly old enough
to be her father, and so society stood
aghast at the match. Her ambitions
to continue leader never waned
after her marriage, but rather in
creased. 1t was at her famous char
acter ball given in the middle eighties,
before her marriage, that Emma Minis
gave her first distinguishing right to
rulership by appearing at that func-
ton as ''Iolanthe." Her gown was of
white cream cashmere, trimmed in
gold, with a moderate train and de-
coilette 1t was the skirt, however that
caught the beholder. 1t was parted
on the left side, caught at the waist
line with cluster of diamonds. re-
vealing the outline of her figure so
clearly that as she walked the white
silk tights she wore We're plainly Wis
ible. This costume made her much
talked of, and Sam" Small, the evan
gelist. who was the Atlanta correspon-
dent of the Augusta Evening News at
that time, wrote it up after his ever
brilliant fashion. and the Minis ball
became the sensation of the day,
though only among the rehgionists
was it stretched into a scandal.
And so on down through the years
loved socia l
Worldwide Fame pleasures. She
of am Atlanta Social was a generous
Leader. creature. how
ever, and dis
pensed many charities. In all her
twenty odd years of married life she
remained the same ambitious woman
socially She had friends everywhere
among the noted men of this country
!
a tour of the world on the yacht of
James Gordon Bennett owner of the
New York Herald. on that famous
voyage Mrs. Thompson had as one of
her companions Mrs. Andrew SIM
onds, who as Daisy BreauX, of New
Orleans, had been an intimate social
friend. The latter's marriage to
young Andrew Simonds. the son of
rich Charleston, s. c., banker did not
turn out to be the happy union con-
templated. Simonds finally ended his
days the victim of drink.
Mrs Thompson was bold, interest
ing writer, and contributed series of
letters to the
Touring The World Atlanta Journal
On Benefits Yacht. while on her
voyage in the
Bennett Yacht 1t is said that the
party was a congenial one, and had as
a member an English duchess and
others of note. Mrs. Thompson gave
in one of her letters a spirited descrip-
ton of the strict discipline on the
Yacht, and no admiral ever gave more
systematic orders subject to obedience
and carried them out than James
Gordon Bennett.
There are those who were the bene-
ficiaries of Mrs. ThOmpsOn's generos-
ity who will mourn her end. There
are thousands of close society friends
who wept at her death. There are
others who regarded her as some
thing out of the ordinary in character
iSticS.
Following the close of the World 5
Fair at Chicago, Atlanta gave very
pretentious ex-
Filling the Post of position. d
Honor at a Great Mrs. Thompson
Exposition. was placed IN
charge of the
WOman's Department, where she
made a national name for herself on
account OF her executive skill and
original methods. During this period
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Net Results.

The Logan boy was allowed to hT7
own way. with a little of papa's q
now and then. At the end Of t4.
year a balance sheet was struck T8E
amaZement the boy. instead of l0Sl.
$4,000. showed a net profit of slA
paper is published in New YORK. ta
editorial work is done in Palisade.
is considerable amount of adyertls19
the people of the village stand by TIE
which is intensely local. as every
paper should be. The Palisadian Is a.
for Palisade. At the same time it s a
little paper. hundred times oelJS
the average suburban street. NIL
fool who tries TO buck up against l
York papers with a local suburban,
zeal in the matter of general news. Ht-
TO make a success, be intensely person.
provincial. He must print columns
about the movements of the no4F
Mrs. Marietta Samanthy Jones aa
a yellow egg last Monday. and Bill
fan said it was a turtle egg. LII
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01
THE PALISADIAN HONOR

Victor Smith, who writes
wonderful column in the New
Press, The Tip of the Tm5
paid a pleasing tribute to "Th. !
sadian" in that paper AuggsH
Praise from such a source ia
gratifying, and is praise fr0r
Hubert indeed. If being naturs
met the public approval, then
Palisadian" has tried to be VII
and, more or less, modest. But
Mr.. Smith:
The Pahsadian.
One of the new suburban hamlets Il
SADIE, which takes its name from thsI
sades of the Hudson. 1t is situate
Fort Lee, is somewhat restricted. q
growing rapidly. Charles Toag,
Logan lives there. He has a si1t7a-
old son who is over six feet in i
Logan is one of Henry Grady's 10
pers. There are three of these 4
York. They expect to vote for Ha
long as they live. just as some Fra.
are voting for Napoleon. and sOme
cans are voting for Jackson. Logn
is descended from Lo. the poor India
fishes a paper called the PaliSadal
a gem. He wants To make his bog 4
editor. and started him off as bushes
ager. expecting 10 stand dead loss
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-08-01

up Christian Science over twenty
years ago, and was made whole. She
formerly had been unable to leave her
house except in a carriage, but the
new faith made her a great walker,
and five miles never fatigued her in
the least. Her restoration was one of
the marvels of the day and was com
mented on everywhere.
Angling is somewhat like poetry,
men are to be born so.-Izaak Walton.
All of which
Fishermen Are Born, must be strictly
Not Made. So l spent one
summer at Nj
agara Falls. and used to try my luck
fishing in the rapids and grades there.
l never had great deal of luck.
somehow, though the native fishermen
used to come by my hotel with long
strings of fish. There was one fishing
hole under a little rustic stone bridge
near the rapids above the falls where
horny-heads used to bite all day long
with tremendous ferocity. They would
nibble. then run away with the bait.
and when l tried to land one he wasn't
there. | played every cOnceiVa bic
kind of trick on them, but they
wouldn't get caught. They would
pull. and pull. and pull, then
when l ierked. up came the sinker
and hook fshleSs. had spent
this kind of luck when a man walked
by with five pretty fishes dangling
from a line. He readily parted with
them for a quarter. then took my line
at my request and in five minutes
pulled out six as pretty horneys as l
ever saw. They weighed half pound
each. and the crowd laughed at the
f1TI - oh 80 - 4
horney-head isn't much of a fish to
eat. but that night we had fish for
supper and / was cOmplimented on
having had such good luck.
The patience of Mayor Abbott. of
Fort Lee, is proverbial- Not long ago
when small
Interrupting Mayor delegation went
John c. Abbott. of down to visit the
Fort Lee. town council
there sat an or
binary chap. who appeared TO be in
his cups. The Amusement Park came
up for discussion and up jumped the
inebriate and yelled, Mr.. Mayor.
Sit down. John. came the Mayors
mild reioinder The discussion was
resumed. but didn't proceed far be-
fore the fellow bObbed up again and
bIurted out, Mr.. Mayor" This time
the Mayor paid no attention to him
and he sat down. After bit, how
ever. member spoke rather dispar-
agingly of the park, and this was too
much for him of the beers "Mishter
Mayor" he exclaimed, faint nOthin
o. the kind now. l been to the park
the parks all right-becher life's
s all right. FIR / know all bout it
know all bout it-bacher life / do
He then added that he had worked
six years for Mr.. Abbott, and the
Mayor merely rebuked him mildly by
saying That will do now. John, you
may go" And out the fellow went.
but in great Indignation. while the
council resumed its deliberations.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
IT SEEMED INcURARLE
Body Raw with Eczema--Discharqe
from, Hospitals az Hopeess-cutl-
Sura Remedies Cured Him.

"Fsom the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Ovens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part Of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony & he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted.
From each he was discharged as in
durable. We kept trying remedy
after remedy, but had gotten almost
past hoping for cure. Six months
ago we purchased set of Cuticura
Remedies. The result was truly mar
velous and today he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green,
England, Jan. IL, 1907"
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
Too interesting to Bury.

There is a certain little southern
girl who is very fond of her negro
nanny. The nurses name is Sally,
and she is large woman, SO she is
known as Big Sally. Ethel, however,
calls her "Biggie" for short. One day
her mother took her to museum,
where, among other things, there were
some stuffed animals. Ethel was
greatly interested, and for many days
she did not tire of talking about them.
Perhaps week later, at the supper
table,, after a preoccupied silence, she
said:
Mamma, when Biggie dies I'm not
going to have her buried; I'm going to
have her stuffed"
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
AGREEING WITH THE ASSESSOR
His Reason for Building Unneeded
Addition to House.

Representative Birdsall OF Iowa OBJ
jects to the high rentals charged in
Washington during the congressional
season. He says he feels like an
Irish farmer he knew out in his dis
trict. The farmer had bought place
out Of savings as a farmland and
renter. The tax assessor came around
one day and put valuation on Pats
new property which Pat thought ex-
cessive. His protest, however, was
unavailing.
One day a neighbor visited Pat and
found him building an addition to his
house, and obviously the house was
plenty big enough without it.
isn't that a piece Of extrava-
gance?" he asked Pat.
think agin 1t moight be" said
Pat, "but I'm after havin' the ould
place warth phat the assisser says it
is y"
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
A BaffIed Palmetto Journalist.

There is a chewing gum slot ma
chine in the waiting-room at the Sea-
board Air Line depot in Cheraw that
is either out of fix or has no gum in
1t and should be removed. We de-
posted two cents in it Saturday night
and got no gum. OF course two
cents is small amount, as for that
matter, but the machine should be
looked after carefully or it will be-
come a public imposition Chester
field Advertiser.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

me, and for fifteen years the frequent
passages of kidney secretions an
noyed me. But Doan's Kidney Pills
have given me almost entire freedom
from this trouble and I cannot speak
too highly In their praise"
Sold by all dealers. so cents
bex. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Character is oftimes best shown in
the shade of adverse circumstances,
and the true worth of man is gen.
orally revealed in the moment of de-
feat.-F. P. Williams.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

thirty years / suf-
fered with kidney
troubles, and the at
tacks laid me up for
days at a time with
vain in the back and
rheumatism. When
/ was up and around
sharp tWinges caught
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Above is sufficient seed to grow 35 bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands of bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed TO you
POSTPAID FOR 12c,
or if you send l6c, we will add package
of Berliner Earliest Caulihower. John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. X. & w.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Little wonder that Garfield Tea meets
with approval everywhere-it is the Ideal
Laxative; pure, mild, health-giying! 1t reg
ulates the liver ard oyercomes constipation.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUINIEE. Look for
the signature Of 10. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure Cold In One Day. 26c.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Experience begotten of matrimony
Is a great teacher.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
Tia RTY YEARS OF. 1T.
A Fearfe.Iy Long Siege of Daily Pain
and Misery.

Charles Won soehnen of 21O A ST.,
folfaX, Wash, says: For at least
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

A vlrtuous deed should never be
Delayed. --Alexander Dow.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

and this notice the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, in order to gaip
250,000 new customers during 1908, win
mail you free their great plant and seed
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

TayIor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy--Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con-
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
AT druggists, 25c, Soc and Sl.00 per bottle.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
nammation aays pain. cures wind coC. Csc bottle.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Probably the best salve for healing
the broken heart of a woman is a
mixture of time and another man.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

The trouble with a jealous woman
Is that she can't keep the lid on.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Some men just cant foot bill with
out kicking.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

PILES CURED IN no IL DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any ca,c
Of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles In
to IA days or monJJ refunded. b0c.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

No, Alonzo, nervous woman isn't
necessarily nervy.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Browns Bronchial Trocfes
have worldwide reputation for cur
ing coughs, sore throats and relieving
bronchitis and asthma.
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07
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Nsl 90 ~

!. was st. Valentines day
and Freda Traumer was
bustling about the kitchen
making great preparations.
Prof. Max was coming to
tea. and, in Freda's opin-
Times-promoter., 1908-02-07

Keep Tobacco at Home.
The Turkish government absolutely
prohibits the exportation Of the seed
Of Turkish tobacco.
The newspaper., 1908-06-05
Paonia and Vicinity in 1912.
BY MAUD LAMPsON.

From now until 1912 four years and there is so
much that should and will be done for our valley,
that it is difficult to estimate conditions then
But all things considered there will be population
OF two thousand inside the city limits while proba
bly, twenty-seven hundred will get their mail from
the Paonia postoffce. large population will call
for growth and Improvement in all things.
There will be more private dwellings built, great
many of them OF the better class. While well kept
lawns Will take the place Of alfalfa fields and dande
lion patches. Also rail wire fences will be replaced
by good picket or iron ones.
Not on private premises only will there be improve
ment, but the streets well, which will be kept
well graded and trees will be planted along the
sides, casting good shade on the cement sidewalks
that to a large extent will take the places Of
present board ones.
And as every up to date town recognizes the good
effect of schools and churches the charac
ter of place, because intelligent honest people
will have high standard of business and morality
and will strive to attain it,
We recognize these facts and try to keep chill
dren and young people in school until they have pos
sessed themselves of all the public schools have
offer. So far present school facilities will not
long be large enough either for the grades the
High school. Both buildings will have be n
larged, and will then be equipped and arranged in
the most modern and convenient way. The grounds
will also be greatly improved by grass being
and shrubs set out, thereby adding largely the
beauty OF the town.
Then the completion OF the Christian church will
add one of the most beautiful edifces the Slope
our tOWn An0 a new MetnOulst EplscOpal churcn
will also be built which undoubtedly will be fine
structure. Buildings like these speak well for a
munity. showing that the citizens interested
enough in the appearance and reputation OF their
town to furnish the funds with which build them.
Last, but not least in the improvements which
citizens Will make, working for the benefit OF the
place have chosen for homes, is the laying
OF park and keeping 1t well cared for.
Added to all Of shese things that do. the
Government will build government building be
used for postofice.
The growing population VIII also stores
to be built in order to supply their needs. And
establishments for taking OF our fruit will sup
ply them with work. There will he two more pack
ing houses in town. another canning factory and the
evaporator will be greatly enlarged.
While to insure the shipping OF the output Of
fruit establishments. there will be through railroad
which viii bring with 1t the many advantages and
the large Increase Of business which always comes
The newspaper., 1908-06-05
E MAXVILLE BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE.

The state guaranty banking law
of Oklahoma has had an oppor
tunity to show its working value
and it has proved a success. H.
H. Smook. state banking commits
sioner, took charge of the Inter
national Bank of Colgate last
week for gross violation of the
state banking laws. Within one
hour after he took possession he
was clothed with authority to pay
depositors in full, although the
funds in the institution and avail
able cash in other banks fell
$4,000 short of the deposits.
When the cash had been eX-
hausted the commissioner drew
checks upon the state guaranty
fund. Under the operation of the
Oklahoma guaranty banking law
a tax of l per cent. is levied upon
the average annual deposits of all
state banks, and the money thus
raised is used in payment in full
of all depositors of an insolvent
state bank after the funds of the
bank have been exhausted.-Lead
vile Press.
The newspaper., 1908-06-05

ONE of the strongest character
istics of VIM. Bryan is that it is
not necessary for his opinions to be
popular for him to express them.
What he believes to be right and
needs to be spoken he speaks. no
matter whether it is popular or
not. Several years ago his utter
ances were called fanatic, hair
Drained, but he continued to ex-
press them and has lived to hear
the very same ideas expressed by
Mr.. Roosevelt and to see that
they make the president the
most popular man in his party.
The newspaper., 1908-06-05

OKLAHOMA is having much fun
poked at it because of alleged
freak laws, but it evidently has
some good ones, as we'll. Recently
a bank at Coal Gate failed. The
state at once took charge and the
first thing done was to arrest the
president and cashier for loaning
the banks funds to themselves,
which is contrary to law. If this
is sample of the freak" legisla
ton of that state, it is pity that
others do not also get into the
funny column. 1t might be disa-
greeable for some bankers, but IT
would be pleasant relief tor
long suffering depositors.-Ava.
lanche.