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The Washington times., 1908-07-07

During the assembling and seating OF
Ire delegates and spectators, the IA
N ous cowboy band" OF Pueblo and
Alamosa. perched up next the roof in
the rear OF the hall, rendered q mixed
program Of patriotic, classical, and rag
time airs
As the audience edged its way into
the building il was greeted witha kale-
diOscOpic panorama OF color. The deco
ratiOns were probably the most elabo-
rate, as well as the most artistic. ever
attempted for a similar function Up
above the stage OF the chairman, drop
ped from a steel ratter. was d maguifi-
cent oil painting Of George Washing
ton. framed in gilt. and measuring
eight by ten feet Draped behind IL
were two huge American flags. while
festooned about Il were yards upou
yards OF tri-cOIored bunting. To the
right was a similarly drapej picture OF
Andrew Jackson, and 10 the left one OF
Thomas Jefferson On the opposite
wall was a portrait Of the last Demo-
cratic President OF the United States,
Grover Cleveland, bordered with black
in mute evidence Of the prevailing feel
ing OF sorrow. both party and national.
over his recent death
Back Of the platform upon which
were seated the members Of the nation
al committee was a row Of California
palms. Twenty stuffed American eagles.
carrying in their beaks icaS streamers
Of red. white. and blue, were suspended
from the ceiling Immediately over the
stage Around the front OF the bal
comics and galleries were strung $500
yards OF bunting. while at intervals OF
ten feet had been placed American
shields. StUddIng the ceiling were tri-
colOred stars, each ten feet in diane
ter. representing the various States.
Territories, and insular possessions In
the corners and about the sides OF the
main floor we're more palms.
Io,5oo Are Seated.
The total number Sf seats was Io500.
The space Immediately in front and az
the sides OF the platform had been
equipped for the use Of the 100 newspa-
per correspondents who have come TO
tell the world al about H. AS IN the
recent Republican convention at Chi
cagO, the press associations were per-
mitted 10 install IN their reservations
telegraph operators with soundless keys
for the Aulletining OF important fea-
tures OF the proceedings Down below
the stage, reached by stairways lead
ing from the press section. were rooms
set aP1rt for the use Of telegraph com
panies and press associations
In the center OF the hall were the :. .002
comfortable opera chairs occupied by
the delegates. and back OF these ID
The Washington times., 1908-07-07
GARFIELD Returns.

SAN FRANCISCO. July Secretary
Garfield returned today from his Ha-
waiian trip on the steamer St. Louis
Conditions on the islands, he says, are
exceUaP'
The Washington times., 1908-07-07
DEMOCRATS OPEN
BIG CONVENTION
Ten Thousand Persons Throng Denver's Great Audi
torium at Noon, When Chairman Tag
gart Calls for Order.

Enthusiasm Runs Riot as Preliminary Work Is Begun
Applause Divided Between Party Leaders
and Distinguished Guests.
The Washington times., 1908-07-07

Low water today. 49,. S:4l p. m.
Low water t'm'r'w, 9:33 a m, $50 .. m.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
From Coughs, Colds, Sore Threats
and lJ0urSpupSS by Using UyOmri

From Coughs, Colds, Sore IhrOntS
and lIOarScncsS, by Using Hyomci
When you catch cold you want to
get rid of it as quickly as you can.
Yon don't want to lie around the
house for a week swallowing nau-
seating drugs. You konw when you
do this that you are not only making
your own life miserable, but are Il
nuisance to everyone about you.
Why not avoid all this? Why not
relieve your cold in five minutes?
Why not cure it over night? You
can do it by using llyomei, the sure
and guaranteed cure for colds, coughs,
sore throat. catarrh, bronchitis and
asthma.
IIyomei CprOnuonccd IIgh-o-me) is
mcdcatCd and antisCptic air, You
breathe it into the lungs through Il
small pocket inhaler. and its sooth
ing influence as it passes over the in
famed membrane OF the respiratory
tract stops The mucous discharge. al
lays the inflammation, and the cold is
cured. \ complete llyomei outfit
costs $l.00, and the Laurens Drug
Company will refund your money if
it fails to cure. 1879
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
The Chicken Joke Arrives.

The Methodists OF South Carolina
have had their honor vindicated. They
did not meet and adjourn without the
| annual chicken joke having prom
inent place in the annals OF the meet
ing. rs Il South Carolina paper so
baSely stated Il few days ago. A visi-
tor to the city stated last night that
this is mistake and reflection on
the Methodists of South Carolina, for
which he, for one, will not stand As
Il fore runner for the joke, the unfor-
tunate and misguided reader hereof
must know that the Methodist breth-
rcn lave a Conference song that is
sung ON their convening in annual
Conference. This hymn starts, "and
are we vet alive and see each others
facc?' This. OF course. was enthusi-
aStically sung in Laurens and was
quite generally known throughout the
town shortly after When the Con-
ference had adjourned and the last
tranload of delegates had disappeared
around one of the curves of curving
old LaurenS a big rooster stepped out
from behind a large rock near the
station and crowed Justify. This eX-
ultant crow upon the quiet Laurens
air brought forth another satisfied
crow as another stepped out from his
hiding place behind a friendly lumber
pile. The two naturally met and
said, (no not the governor jokeD and
are we yet alive and see each others
face?" This is labeled as the only
original joke of the 1908 Conference
and will be safeguarded as such un-
der the laws for the protection OF
dealers in rarities and curiosities. 1t
is said that this alleged joke is quite
timely on account Of the fondness for
chicken claimed to exist among Meth
odist ministers and lay" delegates.
| This could not he confirmed. however.
and the presence Of the two rooSters
still in the land OF the living would
! tend TO contradict the allegation
which has long been accepted as au-
| thority. The matter will be taken
under advisement at the next meeting
! of the Conference. The State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

The fowls and turkeys of Laurens
which sought refuge in this county
during the Methodist conference, have
apparently decided that the wisest
thing for them to do is to return to
their roosts in Laurens before the del
egates to the State Baptist conven-
ton reach here.-Union Progress.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
pnint RnnnN for ISn-

H. e Nj. Pure Paint semi-miNcd is
sold for $l.G5 per gallon. LinScnd
oil is sold from the barrel for 60 cents
a gallon. Buy gallons l.. & VI.
Pure Paint and mix with it > gallons
linSeed oil. and YOU then mako ! gal
Ions of paint at cost of only $l20
per gallan Done in two minutes.
J. II. & NJ. l.. Nash. Laurens,
Clinton Pharmacy. Clinton.
l.. 4 NJ. Paint AGENTS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
For Lame Back,

When YOU have pains or lamcncss
in the back bathc the parts with
Chamberlain Liniment twice day.
mnSSaging with the palm OF the hand
for five minutes AT each application.
Then dampen a piece OF flannel slight
ly with this lniment and bind ii on
over the seat of pain. and YOU may be
surprised to see how quickly the
lameneSS disappears For sale by
Laurens Drug Company
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
Notice tunuuI Meeting,

The annual meeting of the County
Board OF commissioners OF IaurenS
County will be held at the Supervi-
sOr's Office, on Thursday the 9Th, day
of January, 1909. All parties hold
ing claims against the County will file
them with the County Clerk on or be-
fore the LIST day OF January, as re-
Quired by law.
MeSSer Babb,
iSit County Clerk.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
Divided Sentiment.

Methodist sentiment seems TO be di-
vided on the matter of Sunday eNcur,
sions. The Methodist Conference
in session in Laurcns last week
adopted resolution strongly con.
demning Sunday excursions. and now
the Methodists OF Greenville are a>
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
Oh, No!

The Methodist Conference at Lau-
ronS got by, so far as we have OBJ
served, without any reference TO the
old fried chicken joke. Surely we
are coming on better times Spartan.
burg Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

mad as tucker because the c. & w. G.
Railway wouldn't run an excursion
over TO Laurens for them on Sunday.
Which merely shows. among other
things, how impossible 1t is for the
railroads to please all the people
HOnea Path Chronicle
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
sEG'EE44'axxa1'I IsEKaE &sgibE4I%s
ECHOES FROM CONFERENCE.
Observation-Disclosures, 4,s,z H4nH%H49
4 Grcat Conference.

We have never attended a more
Laurens just closed Everything was
the best-the hospitality, the weather.
the brotherly spirit, the sermons, the
speeches, the proceedings generally.
And the Laurens church is thing of
mfortable.-Southern Christian Ad-
vocate.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
Real Estate.

5I7 acres land miles of Laurens,
bounded by lands Mrs. Burgess, Bob
Brown, Jno. Madden and others; ten
ant houses; horse farm in cultivation.
Will be cut into lots of 100 acres each.
Price $50 per acre.
81 acres land bounded by lands of w.
r. Cheek, Jno. Smith, d. Woods and
others; has good dwelling and out build
mgs. Price 81, 800.
j. n. LEAK
GRAY COURT, S. C.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

PreventicS. the new Candy Cold
Cure Tablets, are said by druggists TO
have four special specific advantages
over all other remedies for cold.
Fisrt-They contain no Quinine. moth
ing harsh ov sickenius Second
They give almost instant relief. Third
Pleasant TO the taste like candy
Fourth-A large boX-fS Preveutics
at 20 cents. Also fine Tor tcyerish
children. Sold b. Palmetto Drug
Company.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
Many a mans awakening is due to
his wife's dream of Il bonnet.
UpnltlIy Family

Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using Dr..
Kings New Life Pills, three years
ago" says l.. \. Bartlett, of Rural
Route !. Guilford. Maine. They
cleanse ANA tone the system in Il gen
tic way that does YOU good. % cents
at the LaurcmS Drug Company and at
the Palmetto Durg Company.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

y girl who is always fishiuE for
for compliments seldom hooks one
worth while.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
1920

Lynchburg. Virginia. voted dry" in
her election Saturday between option
and license.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

Have YOU bought that new Cooking
Stove or Range yet? If not be sure
10 see our line before you buy.
S. Nj. & F.. II. Wilkes e Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

Laurens is now probably the best
market III the State for chickens and
eYgs2Anderson Daily Mail
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09

S. NJ. & +. II. Wilkes & Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-12-09
j. n. LEAK

GRAY COURT, S. C.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

NEW YORK.-The free lunch habit
~ is breaking into New York soci-
ETY., according to proprietors of we'll
known hotels, and as result men
worth millions, who, five years ago,
would have hesitated to be seen talk
ing bite at the lunch counter in
the cafe, now think nothing of get
ting their midday luncheon at these
priceless restaurants. The panic
has nothing whatever to do with this
practice, nor is it plan to save
money. The hotel people regard it
as another development in the split
second method of American business
another chance which the fnancier
is Selling to save minute or two for
stocks or deals in the middle of the
day. Frequently the tips given by
these men to the walters in the free
lunch department would serve, with
the additional sum spent for bever-
ages, to purchase a very good lunch
con in a nearby dining-room
There is another factor, however,
the hotel men believe This is the
fact that the meats and other dishes
served at these counters are common
ly cooked in plain American fashion,
and many men whose palates are
wearied by the foreign dishes served
to them by the hotel chefs or by
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
Women Adopt Waltz to Improve Figures

Brian complimented them, and showed
them some of the intricacies of the
dance which they had not acquired.
There. was another tea a few days
after, at Mrs. Whitney's, and another
waltz rehearsal.
Brian has had so many requests
from people who wish to be taught the
dance that he is half inclined to con-
slider leaving the stage and opening
a dancing school. 1t would be a kind
of gymnasium. too, because the Merry
Widow dance is a strenuous affair.
If one is at all in need of figure devel-
opment he should try the dance II
is more effective than dieting or
treatment and much pleasanter.
1t reduced Brian nine pounds, he
says, and keeps him so fine" that he
had to have an attack of the grip
some time ago to rest and gain little
weight.
Ethel Jackson finds that she doesn't
need any massage to improve her fig
ure while she is doing the Merry
Widow" dances.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

COClETY is eagerly discussing re-
~ ports that the honeymoon of Mr..
and Mrs. w. Gould Brokaw has gone
into eclipse. Brokaw, who was di-
vorced from his first wife, Corallie Ed
munds Coudert, in 1898, was sued
five years ago for $25O,0O0 for breach
of promise by Katherine Poillon, and
was mentioned by George Lederer,
now of Chicago, in his divorce suit,
denies that there is separation.
Mrs. Brokaw was Mary Morris
Blair, daughter of Joseph A. Blair,
a broker of this city. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Brokaw September II
last at the Blair country home in
Chittenango, N. Y.
The couple parted few days ago
at Mr.. Brokaw's country estate, Fair
view, Highpoint, N. c. They came
north separately. Mr. Brokaw is sup
posed to be in this city and his wife
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

TT is said by some leading tailors that
i striped suitings for men will pre-
vail this spring and summer, as they
are now all the rage in Paris and Lon
don, and New York is not much be-
hind those capitals in styles. There is
a class of wellgroomed men who have
in most seasons affected perpendicular
stripes; l mean the gamblers. Tom
Could of all divekeepers the most
dangerous, was Beau Brummell in
attire. Hungry Joe" was as natty as
a fairy princeling. There is not
banker or broker in New York who UNI
derstands the art of dressing as well
as some of the racetrack touts. These
fellows wear 81 cravats and have
knack of adjusting them that bewild-
ers the gentleman of refinement.
Who sets the fashions in New York
to-day for the young swells? There
is no king of the dudes. Evander
Berry Wall is in total eclipse and
Freddie Gerhard is altogether de trop.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
Well Groomed Sports Wearing Vertical

Louis Onativia never amounted to
much. Lee Taller might have. walked
in Wallis shoes, but he wears a No. 6
hat. Al Claggett's stomach killed his
chances. 1t is evident that there is an
effort among the gay young blades just
now to find a leader. Young Fish, who
was killed in Cuba, was the very youth
for the kingship-a youngster of fine
breeding, fine tastes, fine features,
fine front, fine deyiltry, fine courage,
fine stature and fine indifference
There was not his like in all Man
haitian. Several of his admirers met
in solemn confab in a chophouse near
Forty-second street and Broadway the
other night and discussed the spring
fshions. Some wagers were made on
stripes.
These gilded youth determined to
make test of courage. Anybody could
wear the horizontal stripes in Jail;
and all could wear the vertical out of
jail; but was any one brave enough to
wear the horizontal out of Jail? One
in the party bet $500 against $1,000
that he would within two months ap-
pear in Broadway in a suit of hori-
zontal stripes, strolling from Forty
seventh street down to Fourteenth on
the east side of the thoroughfare and
back again to Forty-seventh on the
west side.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

cent. of its gross weight, a mixture
of crop and rape SO per cent. and rape
alone 81 per cent. The material was
placed in the silo in September and
taken out in March.
Excessive fermentation produces ST.
lage with a high acid content, in addi-
ton to causing a large loss of nutri-
tive material. We have studied the
effect of checking extensive fermenta-
ton by treating silage with steam for
a number of years. The silos were
filled in the usual way and steam gen.
Grated in a boiler was passed through
a pipe into the mass until 1t was thor
oughly heated III to IA hours at 20-40
pounds pressure) in case of silos five
feet in diameter and IL feet deep.
Large as well as small silos were
used. The method Of piping to intro
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
Latest Romance of w. Gould Brokaw

is said to be at the home of her ia
Their in Chittenango
1t is announced in Highpoint that
Mr.. Brokaw has sold his mountain pre-
serve to his uncle, William Gould, of
New York, for $25O,00O. He told
persons to whom he talked before
leaving Highpoint that he would
never return to that part of the coun-
try.
Following the departure of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brokaw most of the servants at
Fairview started for New York. From
their gossip it. was gathered that the
honeymoon of the millionaire and his
wife was a stormy period.
During the Christmas holidays Mr.
Brokaw gave house party to a
crowd from New York. The servants
told of a scene one night at dinner
before the guests, between Mr. Bro
kaw and his wife, because Mr.. Brokaw
insisted that she should drink ginger
ale instead of champagne.
After every one in the house had
retired, the servants said, Mrs. Brokaw
got up, dressed, and made her way
to Highpoint, where she engaged ac-
commodations at little hotel The
next day guests at Fairview persuaded
her to return to her husbands house
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
The
ManIeSS
Ball
Room
By BERTHA v. O'BRIEN.

things that occurred to the pretty girl that she
making humiiating confession.
social affairs has to be almost thread
Society makes secret of and society DANES confess
the vexng problems they have to deal with
talked this much-amened dearh Of
parents society folk but when it to
place the world found that I'd have the
ce gne It's expensive that fellow with decent
pride wouldn't take part anything unless he could
play right 1t takes And then suppose should fall in
girl who had been brought luxury and you'd have ask
down peg I'd hate to ask woman TO do that for me-
81 believe that don't balls simply be-
Social functions aren't quite the masculine
They don't appreciate the privilege of standing around
ensed sy linen and tight pumps trying TO be agreeable
pretty girl alurng but by of them dsconeerng and it's bad
form pick your and yourself think popular
in society martyr.
People general free place wealth at the top Of the quail
make eligibility But society rich bachelors
scarce hand there hundreds of girls being brought
keeps their families Juggling braye at refractory ends
the egb may be caught The poor
this and he wary
all said the fact that back OF the man ball
grave problem that sheds much light the question: "Why
are there many old maidsP
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
GRAIN FEED FOR HOGS
WHEN FOLLOWING CATTLE
Iinseed Meal Tankage Midd1anss in Small Amounts
VIII Increase Profits-By H. j. Waters Director
Missouri Agricultural College.

The profits from the use of some
such supplemental feed as mlddlings,
linseed meal or tankage will be al
most as striking with hogs following
cattle as when given to hogs fed the
grain direct. 1t is never profitable to
feed straight corn to hogs except
when they are running on alfalfa,
clover or sofa bean pasture. When
following cattle on the ordinary blue
grass pasture, therefore, and particu-
larly when following cattle in dry
lot, small amount OF old process lin
seed meal or of tankage, or if these
are not available, limited amount
of middlings, will invariably add mate
rally to the profits to be derived from
the hogs. This is very clearly shown
by the results of recent experiment
in Ohio, when one-third Of pound of
digested tankage was given daily per
head of hogs following cattle on corn
and mixed hay, in contrast with hogs
following similarly-fed cattle without
the tankage. The hogs having no
tankage gained sos pounds, while
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

the maximum hog gains in connection
with the steer feeding operation.
For the best results it requires an
active hog to follow cattle. OF late
years the feeder has not had the OPP
portunity of discriminating as he
would like, but, other things being
equal, he prefers a well-grown hog
weighing from 100 to $50 pounds, thin
in flesh and of good bone. 1t is not
advisable to put shoats weighing less
than so or 80 pounds after cattle if it
can be avoided, and under no circum-
stances should sows in pig or with
young pigs at their side be used for
this purpose.
Frequently someone, usually be-
ginner, writes to the station for infor-
nation as to how to prepare the grain
so as to be able to feed cattle profit
ably without hogs to follow. In such
case the writer usually reports that
it is inexpedient to use hogs on ac-
count of a previous outbreak OF
cholera on the farm or because of the
scarity of hogs and the difficulty with
which they can be bought Our in
variable answer is not to feed the cat
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
| Musings Of the Metropolis 4
il News of New York Town I&
81 Outlined in Brief Form. l@
Gotham Getting the Free Lunch Habit

their own Gordon bleu at home are
glad to get ham American style with
cut champagne sauce or roast beer
without mushroom fiXings or rich
gravies.
The evolution of the free lunch,
which, it is figured, now costs cafe
proprietors over $1,500,000 year in
New York city alone, has brought
about a reversal in caste for all free
lunchers. Not many years ago the
free lunch was to be found only in
little drinking places, where beef
stew or potato salad. served in huge
platters, was eaten with commercial
fork taken from glass of water. And
the man who patronized it was looked
upon as broke and sort Of graft
err. To-day the free lunch is a regu'
lar institution in many of the lead
ing hotels. It's menu is prepared by
the head chef and its dishes are as
daintily prepared and served as is
milady's luncheon in the palm room.
Frequently the lunch is presided over
by an assistant chef and has its own
corps of walters, just as attentive as
those who serve turtle and canvas
back.
The free lunch also has progressed
in the smaller places, and probably
three-quarters of the 1000 cafes in
New York now serve fairly elaborate
lunches. consisting of soup or meat
and q variety of reiSheS.
The free lunch is an American in
stitution. Beyond the confines of the
United States you will look for it in
vain. 1t is a development of condi-
tons which exist nowhere else in
the whole world.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27

BECAUSE it is reputed to be the
ID greatest discovery of twentieth
century days for the development Of
the human figure, New York's 400"
have espoused the Merry Widow"
waltz.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney are most en-
thusiastic opponents of the waltz. 1t
has become the rage" among other
society peaple and is the latest draw
ing-room amusement.
Young Donald Brian, who takes the
part of a prince in the opera, was in
yited to the Vanderbilt home to tea
recently. After the tea the society
leaders present tried the famous waltz.