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| WAS FAT
At Twenty
and HAD AN UGLY
DOUBLE CHIN

Al the very beginning Of life | was carrying
the burden OF one past middle age. realized
that l must do something or resign myself TO
people cannot he attractive-it's simply i'm
possible. and everybody admits ii. For a
woman TO lose her personal attractiveness at 10
Is calamity. The thought is absolutely in
tolerable 10 any woman Of ambition resolved
to fight my tendency TO superfuous flesh with
all my energy and all my strength consulted
my physician: he gave some medicine that
made me hungry, aud told me | must not eat
the things that like. He prescribed q dict of
torments of rehabilitation. I saw others at the
same table-my brothers and sisters and friends
-est the things I craved while + ate morseI
Of fish and tbimbleful of tasteless vegetables
hardly enough for healthy sparrow, and the
Kind or food sparrow would disdain to eat.
Every pound took of cost me torture no
shylock could have conceived. no human being
could have inflicted on any one but himself.
And when sheer starvation or social obligations
drove me TO eat one good meal l put on more
flesh than whole week of misery took OF. But
stuck 10 II. 1t took months to reduce to
something like normal. but even then I still
had my double chin: II chung 10 me like a
thing OF evil. l was determined to be rid Of It.
1 starved myself determined to win at any
cost. When did win / still carried the marks
OF a double chin-loose. fabby skin that hung
In folds and wrinkles. Ii ! could have kept on
starving Nature would have overcome this In
time, but ! was weak and famished. and I saw
| had TO cat or die. ate. In two months
was fat again. I say fat because il is the
only word that expresses it. Other words are
too weak and too gen,ecl. had given up diet
ing and internal remedies, but | had not sur
rendered. ! began the study of chemical com
that would conquer fat. spent time and
money-ali could spare. | experimental on
myself. More than was in despair the
task seemed hopeless. At last almost by acct
dent. found what ! sought-a preparation that
applied to the surface OF the skin took away
superhuous flesh like poultice takes away a
swelling. used IT on my face and To- my
double chin disappeared as If by magic I used
1t on my body and reduced much ms | wanted
70. ] recommended it TO my friends-thcy got
the same results. I tried il abroad-it was a
success. | exhibited il at international eSposi-
tions-t took highest honors everywhere diplo-
mas. gold medals. highest awards at Paris
Vienna, Brussels. have written the story and
bound 1t In book. This book Is free to any
one who wants TO reduce quickly. surely, safely
and comfortably. and stay reduced without suf-
ferng starvation and torture Write in conf
dence to Mae Edna Wilder. Dept. $50 f, Roch-
ester n. y. If You carry your load of flesh
another month it's your fault.
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DIES OF FRACTURED SKULL.
Miss Robinson Falls From Porch at
Home Near Soldiers Home.

Miss Elizabeth Marshall Robinson
sixty-seven years Of age. accidentally fell
from the second-story porch at her home
on the Hardwood road. near Soldiers
Home. yesterday morning. and sustained
a fatal injury to her head. She died later
in the day. DR.. Webb attended her.
Miss Robinson had done some busting
In her room and she went to the back
porch to throw the dust to the yard. The
porch was being repaired. the rail having
been removed, and when Miss Robinson
made the effort to throw away the dust
she lost her balance and fell
She was unconscious when picked lip
and carried into the house. Her skull
had been fractured. Coroner hewitt
learned Of the circumstances under which
the fatal injury was received and gave q
certificate OF accidental death.
Leigh Robinson brother OF tho de-
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ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY MEETS.
Address by President Ramsey and
a Musical Program.

The St. Andrews Society of Washing
ton held a meeting last night at Rausch-
ers, the features OF which were a short
address by President William Ramsey and
a musical and dramatic program. The
meeting concluded with buffet supper
President Ramsey spoke OF the love of
sons and daughters for the traditions and
memories of the homes of their fore
fathers and the causes which made the
existence of the st. Andrews Society in
America possible.
Among those taking part in the even
ings program were: George II. OConnor,
in songs; Warren Stoll, Minor Ellis and
Miss Edna Wilcox, in character dances:
NJ. So Leona Callan, song and dance, as
sisted by Minor Ellis and Miss Edna Will
cox; q recitation by Miss Mary Lamond,
and songs by e. H. McLachlen and Angus
Grant.
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ceased who is a member of the bar. had
an. undertaker take charge OF the body
and prepare X for burial. Arrangements
have been made to have the body taken
TO Richmond. Va. for interment Thee
funeral will take place in that city Mon
day afternoon.
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MARRIED.

HUIZINGA-- MATHEwsoN. On Wednesday. De
cember s. 1909. at Der fathers residence.
Argyle. Washington, II. g. by Rev. Jobu
Henrik DeNries. u. D.. FAITH TRUMBUfl.:
only daughter of nr. Arthur Mathewson aud
Harriet Siiliman Biagden and niece OF Thornss
Rlagden OF Argyle. Washington, u. O., 10
Rev. Prof. ARNOLD IAN z. II. HUIZlNGA
Of GFonngep, N-sheflands
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Justice George w. Atkinson and Mrs:
Atkinson have had with them for severai
days a party of West Virginia trienos.
Mrs Atkinson will not be at home again
formally until after the holidays.
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Miss Ida c. Sonner. who has been Wis
iting friends here for the past two weeks.
has returned to her home In stephens
city. Va. accompanied by Mrs. X. NJ.
Shaw
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kILLEEN. To Mr.. and Mrs. George T.. EiIleel,
at Pittsburg Pa. on Friday. December 10.
1902 son.
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Miss Adelaide r. Graham of No. 1913
G street has removed to New YORK 10
make her home with relatives
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In Memoriam.

FARRELL In sad but loving remembrance nt
my Gear daughter-in-law, MAMIE F. FAR
RE,II. who died one year ago tomorrow. De-
cemb.r II, 1905
Anniversary mass at ST. Aloysius Church Satur-
Mrs JAS. J. FARRELL
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Mrs. Letter gave a luncheon today in
honor of Miss Margaret Cotton Smith.
doughter of Rev Roland Cotton Smith.
rector of ST. Johns. and Mrs. Smith.
There were present Miss Nagel. Miss
Marie Kinen. Miss Marjorie Bryce, Miss
Elizabeth Parker. Miss Lillian Chew, Miss
Dorothy Williams, Miss Sophy Johnston.
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Frances
Moves Miss Boutell. Miss Boyle, Miss
Schroeder Miss YvoIne Townsend. Miss
Cecilia May and Miss A. Nandergrift.
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Massachusetts. Mrs. Amos G. Draper.
chairman of the conservation committee
of Washington: Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. chairman OF the national legislative
committee of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs.
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The December meeting of the Martha
Washington Euchre Club was held at the
residence of Mrs. A. Schmidt, at LOO
L street. The prizes were won by Mrs.
Henry Alschwee, Mrs. Charles Dlsmere
and Mrs. L. Muehleisen. Those present
were Mesdames. Dauterich. Brill. Alsch-
wee, Dennison, Helmuth. Helmus, Hocke-
myer Jacobsen. Buscher. Schmidt, Dis
mer, Schuler Schneider and Fischer.
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Mrs. J. c. Fremont was another hostess
last night her guests of honor being Mr..
and Mrs. Henry s. Grove of Philadel-
phia There were also present Mr.. and
Mrs Truman Newberry. DR.. and Mrs.
Chatard Mrs. Cromwell. Miss Juliette
Fremont Mr.. de Thai of the Russian en-
bassy Mr.. Henri Martin, secretary of the
legation of Switzerland, and Lieut.. FIRE.
mont.
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BCRtG. On saturday, December il. 1909 AZ
$40 am. at her residence, 23e e street
Tortheast ELIZABETH T. RURCH, widow
}county.
Funeral private. Lconardtown papers please
| copy
Dickson. suddenly. on Wednesday. December
., 100, ROBERT DICKSON. beloved bus
band of Mary Dickson and father OF william
Thomas. Robert. jr,; Albert. Alexander.
\ Clarence. Estella and Ciemat,ne
uneral sunday, December IL. from Zion Bar.
fist Church. L street between Sd aud ~
I southwest. at ] o'clock
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Mrs. John l.. Morehead gave dinner
of eighteen covers last night ito meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav II. Schwab of New
York and Gen. and Mrs. Charles l.. FftZ-
hugh also entertained a number of guests
at dinner last night in honor of Col. and
Mrs. Thomas Symons
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I The members of Social Lodge. No. L. r. A. 4
IN. are hereby notified TO meet ar the lodge
rooms 9th st. and Va. ave. Sc. Sunday. Decem
Der IL, 1909. at 11.30 am. for the purpose Of
attending the funeral OF our late brother ROR
ERT DICKSON. who died very suddenly on the
evening OF the Sth instant. Funeral will be
from Zion Baptist Church. street between "a
and ~ southwest. at o'clock pm. Sunday.
BY order OF the W. "
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Representative and Mrs. ID. r. Anthony
have again taken an apartment in Wen
dell Mansions, $3.50 Massachusetts avenue,
Sheridan Circle, for the season.
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Miss Josephine T. Gould of 3O4 18th
street southwest is rapidly recovering
from a serious operation at local hos
pital several weeks ago and is now at her
home conya lescing.
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Mrs. Leon A. Matile has returned TO the
cairo after a visit to her son, Lieut..
Iatile, at Fort Ontario, n. y. Miss Matile
will spend the holidays with her sister.
Mrs A. H. Adams, returning TO Wash
ngton soon after.
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AIRS. Job Barnard will not receive until
the first Monday in January.
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mediately to Detroit by the illness and
death of her mother. has now returned to
the city but will take no part in social
affairs this winter.
Miss Louise HowSer gave a luncheon
today in honor of Miss Marjorie Weber
of New York, who is visiting Miss Lauck
The other guests were Miss Carusi, Miss
Nina Van Arsdale Miss Carpenter Miss
Walsh Miss Pennebaker. Miss Daniels
Miss Lauck and Miss Robyn Young.
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott, president gen.
eral Of the ID. A. r., entertained at a
beautifully appointed luncheon at the Ar
lington yesterday for the women of the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
and the officers of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs. The floral decorations
of the table were elaborate, the center
piece being of pink roses, ferns and car
nations. Her guests we. Mrs. Philip n.
Moore. president General Federation of
WomenS Clubs: Mrs. Tonkies of Shreve-
port La, president Women's Auxiliary,
Rivers and Harbors Congress, and the
following members of the cong ess: Mrs.
Shuttleworth of Louisiana, Miss Lafon Of
kentucky. Mrs Dearborn Of New Hamp-
shire. Mrs. Avery. Mrs. Ellison and Mrs
J. Eakin Gadsby OF Washington: also the
following members of the board Of di-
rectors of the G. F. w. c.: Mrs. j. E.
Cowles OF Los Angeles, Mrs. Philip Car
penter, president of the Sorosis of New
York city. Mrs. Henry Fl. Dawson Of New
Jersey, Mrs. Frank II. Shiek of Wyoming
Mrs. George r. Hancock of Utah. Mrs
William A. Johnston of Kansas, Mrs
George O. WEIGH of Minnesota Mrs. L. L.
Blankenberg OF Pennsylvania, Mrs. Harry
L. Keefe of Nebraska, Mrs. O. p. Kin
sey Of Indiana and Miss Louise Popen-
helm of Charleston, s. c.. and the follow
ing officers of the D. A. RI Mrs. Theo-
dore G. Bates, vioe president general from
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Miss Sophy Johnston, daughter of Mr.:
and Mrs. James Marion Johnston, will
make her debut at a tea today. Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Miss Eudora Clover.
Miss Margaret Draper, Miss Laura Mer-
Ram, Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss Mary
McCauley and Miss Frances Noyes Will
be among the youthful assistants.
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Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson en-
tertained at dinner last night. With
Miss Brownson they will go to California
next week to spend some time.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
A ContemptlbIe Character.

The most contemplate character
which the Farmers Union meets to-
day is the farmer who taunts the
member of the Union for not selling
his cotton at Il cents, as Mr.. Wise
acre. did. Ungrateful and ignorant
wretch If members Of the Farm
ers' Union had dumped their cotton
on the market when these robbers of
their brothers were doing it, the prices
of cotton would have reached eight
cents months ago and would be sell
ing today at five and six cents. In
stead of being honored for their self
sacrifice by the their non-union neigh
bors. as they should be, their self-sac-
rifice has been coined into money by
taking advantage of the good market
made by the holding movement 1t
is like drowning man, who has been
rescued by a friend, jeering that friend
because he did not have sense enough
to remain on land and take care of
his health. 1t is like a man whose
property and loved ones have been
saved by the sacrifice of another ridi.
culing the friend for not having judg-
ment to take care of himself Even
the cotton buyers and spectators adj
NIT that the holding movement saved
cotton from dropping to the lowest
prices ever recorded. This is the uni
yersal verdict OF the business world.
Imagine, then, the contempt in which
the business man and cotton buyer
must secretly hold the farmer who is
so ungrateful and SO selfish as to reap
the benefits of another's efforts and
then upbraid him for his unselfish
work Co-ODerator.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19

have outlined plans for handling these
various product which will. no doubt,
prove advantageous.
The system for marketing cotton
seems to have been advanced material
ly and with the cooperation of the
membership the way is being opened
for direct sales TO the mills, which
has been the desire of many members
for sometime past.
Partisan politics had no place in the
convention and yet it was evident that
the farmers now realize that much in
jury has been done them by the ma
tional and state law making bodies
and that these injuries must be re-
NEEDED. This, however, is recommend.
ed by direct appeals to the congress
and legislatures and not through the
endorsement Of. any political party.
All in all. the national meeting has
added strength to the Farmers Union
movement.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL !
COOPERATIVE UNION
or AMERICA =---.==z.
A Country ldyI.

A Country ldyI.
Have you dug your grass?" asked
the city chap
OF the staring farmer man:
For he thought he would not crush
the swain
Beneath his social ban.
How was the crop when you dug
your grass?
Did the weevils hurt your peas?
And did the canker worms destroy
Your young cucumber trees?"
Il love, good sir, the country air;
From the town | fain would fee,
And lose myself in rural dreams
Meath the potato tree.
l would pluck the turnip from its
vine,
Thro the parsnip meadow push,
And rest beneath the grateful shade
OF the onions bending bush.
"Oh! l fain would be simple swain
And drive my yoke of cows,
And rest at noon beneath the shade
OF the rutabaga boughs.
I'd hunt the woods where the co
coanuts grow
The whole of the liyelong day,
Or start at morn with the rustic hoe
To dig the hills for hay
And if at MONDAY | grow faint
With my labors strain and rush,
| would mix the milkweeds lucious
milk,
With the mushrooms lucious mush.
/ would pluck the pineapple from the
pine
But why has your color fled?"
But the good man fell with a sicken-
ing thud;
That farmer man was dead.
Selected
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
The National Meeting.

The national convention of the
Farmers Educational and Cooperative
Union of America, held in Fort Worth
recently, showed the organization to
be in excellent condition and capa-
Bile of doing effective work in the in
terest of the farmers during the com
ing marketing season.
With the spread of the Union to
grain, tobacco and fruit growing
states, the work has naturally divided
itself into different departments and
he committees representing them
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
SCHEMES TO OEFRAUD.
Some of the Plans to Secure Money
Without Adequate Compensation.

Plans to secure money from the
people without giving adequate re-
turns are numerous. Not alone are
the residents of country districts
made the victims of schemers, but
city people as well are now and then
humbugged by shrewd fakirs. Within
the past year or two it was announced
in the columns of magazines and the
farm papers of a seedless apple being
evolved. A few months later seedless
apple trees were widely advertised
from different parts of the country.
One concern which started in to OPP
crate on an extensive plan organized
seedless apple companies in different
states of the western country. Within
a few months hundreds of thousands
of dollars We're taken from the peck
cts of the people for seedless apple
trees. These trees were just the
ordinary kind, and poor stock at that
So bold were the operations of the
seedless apple tree schemers that the
secretary of agriculture found it nee
essary to issue bulletin warning the
people of the fraud, and later the post
office department issued fraud orders
against those engaged in the nefarious
business. There are nurseries located
in nearly every state. 1t is a good
plan for the residents of farming and
fruit growing districts to carefully in
vestigate concerns selling fruit trees
and similar lines before they are
given patronage.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
City Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

Mayor, r. r. Ration
Recorder, E. w. Magness,
Treasurer, Il. X. McHenry
Marshal, J. w. FetZer
Aldermen, f. G. Hoyt, ]. w. Sisk,
G. NJ. Edwards, E. II. Williamson
and |. II. Holderby.
Council meets first Monday night In
each month.
Christian church, services first ano
third Sundays in each month at II a
III. and 100 p. m. Rev. J. II. Melon.
lei, Pastor.
Baptist church, services second SUM-
day at IL a. m. and 1880 p NJ, Satur-
day before fourth Sunday at 7:30 p III.
fourth Sunday at IL a. II. and 7:30 p.
m. Rev. J. L. Brown, pastor.
Methodist church, services at II, a
M, and 1880 p. N. every Sunday. Sun
day school 10 a. m Epworth League
every Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Prayer meeting Thursdays at p. IN.
Rev. Jas f. Jernigan, pastor.
FRATERNITlEs
Dannelly Chapter r. A. M. meets
third Saturday night. |. G. Nuckolls,
E. III. P; T. II. bearing, Sec.
Newark Lodge f. g. A. M. No. 24s
meets second Saturday night. T. II.
bearing, w. NJ; r. X. McHenry, Sec
Newark Camp WOW. No. 2SS meets
second and fourth Tuesday nights 10
month. Geo. w. Price, G. c.; B F..
Adams, Clerk
Newark Grove w. G. No. 81 meets
first and third Tuesday nights. Mrs.
H. e. Hawthorne, Guardian; e. w.
Magness, Clerk.
Newark Lodge I. o. o. F. No. 263
meets the first and third Wednesday
nights. F. G. Hoyt, N. G; Will
Duvall, secretary.
Independence Lodge No 2379 X. &
L. OF II. meets first and third Monday
nights In each month. O. f. Craig,
Protector; e. Fl. Williamson, Sec.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19
COUNTY OFFICIALS

Circuit Judge, Chas. Coffin
Prosecuting Attorney, r. r. jeffrey
Circuit Clerk, George BevenS
Sheriff, A. L. Dunlap
County Judge, Cul. L. Pearce
County Clerk, Albert Sims
Treasurer, Franklin Perrin
Tax Assessor, 9. M. Finn
Collector, w. 7. Gray
Surveyor, Oscar Warren
Coroner, r. L. Finn
County Examiner, Sidney Pickens
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19

One of the humbugs that is perpe-
trated upon the people of many com
munities is the selling of stock in CO.
operative mercantile companies Dur
ing the past three or four years the
residents of many small towns and ag-
rieultural districts have lost hundreds
of thousands of dollars, if not mil
lions, through the buying of stock in
alleged cooperative establishments in
large cities One company with head
quarters in Chicago, doing a mail
order business, sold stock in excess of
81 ,000, 600, and when the concern went
into the hands of a receiver about a
year ago there was not ten per cent.
of assets to return to stockholders.
Other alleged cooperative deals in
yolye what is termed a profit sharing
plan. This plan does not require the
purchase Of stock. but the cooperative
part is purely scheme devised for
the securing of trade.
The Newark journal., 1909-02-19

A number of petty CRAFTS have late
ly been worked throughout the coun-
try. One of the common ones is the
hiring of agents to sell soaps, per-
fumes and other commodities on the
premium plan. The concerns which
operate games of this class generally
have their headquarters in some large
city and through advertising secure
the names of people desiring employ
ment as canvassers and agents. To
such they send letters holding out ex-
traordinary inducements. Those who
agree to act as agents sign a contract
which is an agreement to pay for such
goods as may be sent to them on con-
signment. The sample outfits which
are forwarded, or the small stock of
goods, are billed In such a way as to
allow the concern an exorbitant profit
II the agent succeeds in selling the
goods and RENTS promptly there is
not likelihood Of being any trouble.
but generally the goods are so poor in
quality that they remain dead stock
in the hands of the canvasser, and
he will find that the agreement he has
signed will hold him to pay for the
goods.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-03
cuLeERsoN FOR PRESIDENT.

Senator Bob Taylor, evidently de
termined to be abreast Of the game
has already nominated candidate
fcr president in 1912. Mr. Taylor
never waits until after the election
10 bring out his man, and this time
has displayed all the energy in voicing
his preference that the occasion de-
mands. Senator Culberson, of Texas.
is the man whom Tenuessee's senator
would see succeed Mr.. Taft. There is
no doubt that Senator Culberson
would make a strong candidate
There is just as little doubt that he
will not be nominated It has been
q long time since the Democrats put
Southern man forward as the party
standard bearer, deplorable though
that fact may be. And there is moth
ing to indicate that the party is any
more willing than usual to reward the
South for being solid. The only new
to advance in favor of the
southern candidate is that Mr. Taft
has decreed that the South shall not
solid, and this Decessitates &
bigger effort to bring out the Southern
Democratic vote. But next time the
Middle West is destined to be the bat |
lie ground, and the manipulators o.
Democracy will no doubt see that thu
j residential candidate halls from the
lection.