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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-23


81. 90 day house on the bank of
the Cumberland, under manage
ment Of genial J. |. Hill. is al
ways ready TO receive and care
for the famished traveller.
Mrs. Josie Reynolds is pro-
prietor Of the popular $500 a
day hostelry and particularly re-
quests the patronage of the
drummers.
+. ID. Ramage owns the
Livery Barn and is a clever
courteous gentleman.
Cassidy & Dewey are owners
Of the towering and grist mill
and are popular as millers with
a name for fair dealing that
means much for their future.
They are improving thor mill
for the new crop Of wheat and
deserve a liberal patronage for
their. psins and sxns~Sss
The Canning factory is owned
and operated 10y Smith and Wells
= no will now soon open opera
ton for the season.
Clever /. +. Martin owns the
ferry and for reliability and
courteous treatment, has no
equal on the Cumberland, from
its source 20 its mouth.
Ed Henry is the proprietor OF
the blacksmith and repair shop
and is counted the best horse
sheer in the "pennyrile".
f. VI. Dalton is the polite and
very accommodating Postmaster
and owner of a grocery and con-
. fectionery.
J. b. Wadlington is one of the
contractors and builders of the
town and is well employed all
| the time.
c. A. Hill is owner OF a first
class harher shop and is popu-
I lar artist. He is a true Ken
lucky gentleman and good friend
10 the old Record-Press.
The town has a nice City Hall
and three churches and will
soon vote the question OF a
| Graded School, that, from all re-
ports will carry Overwhelmingly
We were treated while there
TO the following list of new sub
scribers:
Ed Henry, Cassidy 4 Dewey
Dycus Bros, J. r. Padon, F, d.
Ramage. c. II. Hill, Miss Laura
Roster. J. f. Bell, J. X. Holder
F. H. Glenn. Mrs. Josie Reyn'
Odds. J. b. Pope, c II. HILL T.
r. Doom. ]. |. Hill, |. F. Martin
w A. Smith, J. W. Guess }. H.
peek. f. j. Brashier. 6. W.
Travis. c. NJ. Tabor, }. " slmp-
son. with J. c. Bennett fancy
Bros. ]. c. Griffin as renewals
M course we received many
other subscribers there where
names appear in Fredonln hSt
ON account of the Rural Route
Thank YOU gentlemen for the
now list of subscribers and Tor
tha many kindnesses shown me
wbilAthere. appreciate them
and will soon be with YOU again.
+ have arranged for news to be
furnished from your good town
regularly and in addition you 10
send me any news note OF interest y
TO yourself or friends even Il II
he about your fine stock or your
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-23
VISIT TO CRAYNE, FREDO.
MA and DYCUSBURG.
Our Way Were Proud TO Find The CrOps
Looking Well and Some Wheat in
The Shock

ON Friday evening just in
me- for supper We drove into
,cusburg one of the oldest,
rd al one time. one Of the most
-o,perous towns in Crittenden
lnty. Having heard my good
ather speak of the town and
be- friends of his early life, who
yed there sixty-fye years ago.
no with him have long since
a,,cd 10 their reward. | felt
strong desire TO visit the town,
! hose people and the high class
farmers surrounding il are
ing such loyal support to my
per- as
rI.a picturesque old town,
begd Of the beautiful Cum
rd and full of as big heart
oal citizens as ever lived
dor the flag Of the proud old
nonwealth. And while the
! .a has met with manS re-
We f~~i-tAat~thh God
@ The power to take away
easily give and with the
lass OF citizenship and
cs, men. she will soon,
than regain her old pres
a, a business point.
.. merchants of Dycusburg
a.. stood the testof two fear
Obstructive fires in the last
Joss years: one destroying Il
business houses and the other II
land I'M spite of all this the town
RAPIDLY being rebuilt and IN a
.rN Years will have the old town
I'M new garb, with the flag OF
peace and prosperity waving 70
the breeze from off the beauu-
ta, Cumberland.
Notwithstanding all the re-
verses striking the noted old
town. we name the following
business houses receiving a nice
trade.
i. G.. Bennett, Dealer in
STAPLES and fancy groceries,
Glassware. Tinware, etc. Also
serving delightful cold drinks.
Mr. Bennett is a clever gentle
man and a safe business man.
Dycus Bros. have a nice store
and sell Staple and fancy Grocer
les, cigars tobacco and post
cards. They also dispense soft
drinks and are enjoying a splen-
did trade.
Yancey Bros. are proprietors
Of a splendid Dry Goods pusi-
ness and are enjoying an enVi-
able trade, won by fair dealing
They keep a high grade of fine
goods that show a care for their
trade that is appreciated.
j. D. Jones is proprietor of a
large Hardware business ana is
ranoiying a liberal patronage.
j. G. Griffin is owner of a Dry
Goods business that a hrst
glimpse of his neat store is sui
icicnt guarantee that he knows
hi, businesc' He is a clever po-
lite gentleman, full of apprecla-
ton for the large trade given
him.
W. B Groves has a nice Dry
Goods business and for the next
two weeks will offer special bar
gains to his customers. Al
kinds of Dry Goods AID shoes al
cost. You can do no better than
to see him if you want to MAKE
your dollars last longest.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-23

crops and though it may smack
of an advertisement, send it.
The Record-Press wants you as
a well satisfied subscriber and
desires to be your friend. This
invitation is extended to all Of
our subscribers everywhere.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-23
FOR SALE

One Piano Mower foi $500
cash. Come at once.
ESKEw BROS.
Marion, KY.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1910-06-23
FINE HOG

+. S. Love has a fine male
Poland China hog. Rate S1.00.
In care of Chas. Lewis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

Major Willis and several other Sal
vationists have been hard at work for
a day or two. preparing and filing bas-
kets for the free Christmas dinner. to
be sent to the homes Of the poor to-
morrow 1t has been a busy week for
ne ior. who has been looking after
the commissarv department, in an
ticipation of feeding some SIX or seven
hundred people, as we'll as securing toys
and gifts for the Christmas tree fol
poor children.
Besides the baskets. to be sent to the
homes Of the poor tomorrow, there viii
be a table dinner for some twenty-five
or thirty homeless men at the Reading
Room on Nuuam avenue on Christmas
day. and the usual distribution Of gift
for poor children on Tuesday next. Al
together there will be no idle hand,
among the Salvationists. 1t is many
wears saws Major Willis, since he spent
a Christmas at home but, Judging from
his appearance and his smile, he en-
Joys his holidays as well as the stay
ers-at-home, and probably little bet
ter
But about this free Christmas din
ner-have yoI helped? If not, woulc
vo1 not like to do 500 There is still
time. Address Major Willis, P. Q. Bon
DIS. or eI4 Nuuanu avenue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
NlUiHERS

should know. The troubles with
multitudes Of girls is a want Of
proper nourishment and enough
Of it. Nowadays they call this
condition by the learned name Of
Anemia. But words change no
facts. There are thousands Of
girls Of this kind anywhere be-
tween childhood and young lady
hood. Disease finds most OF its
victims among the2. Some Of
them are passing through the
mysterious changes which lead
up to maturity and need especial
watchfulness and care. Alas,
how many break down at this
critical period; the story Of such
losses is the saddest in the his
tory of home. The proper treat
ment might have saved most Of
these household treasures, if the
mothers had only known of
WAMPOLE'S PREPARATION
and given it to their daughters,
they would have grown to be
strong and healthy women. 1t
is palatable as honey and con.
tains all the curative prop
critics Of pure Cod Liver Oh,
extracted by us from fresh cod
hyers, combined with the Com
pound Syrup Of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts of Malt
and Wild Cherry. Search the
world over and YOU viii find
nothing to equal it. Taken be-
fore meals it improves the nutri-
tive value Of ordinary foods by
making them easier to ass.mi-
late, and has carried hope and
good cheer into thousands Of
darkened homes. The Abig2ji
kindergarten says: - Your prep
arati0n is a sure cure for Il G
most violent cod, if properly
taken. In treating children. it
mas proved in many cases under
our observation a sure proven
tive Of the progress Of puImo-
nary affections, and has in every
case of iEcjpient consumption
acted as a stay Of that dreadful
disease" 1t win not disappoint
5Gu, Sold by all chemists here
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
OAHU RAILWAY TIME TABLE.
Outw ard.


For Waianae, Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Stations-*9 a. m, *3:2o ?. m.
For Pearl City, EVA Mill and Way
Stations-t7:30 a. m, *9:l5 d. III,
~ll:30 a m, *2:l5 p. m, $50 p. m,
*5:15 p. m, $3.50 2. m, tll:l5 ?. m
For Wahiawa and Leilehua -F10:20 a.
M, *5:l5 ?, m, 1870 P, m, tll:l5 p, m.
Inward.
Arrive Honolulu from KahIku, Waia-
lua and Waianae-*S:30 a. m, 1911
?. N.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-t7:45 a. m, *8:26 a. M
HOP a. m, *1:40 P. m, *4:26 P. m.
'j.31 p. m, $50 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa and
Leliehua-+9:15 a. m, t1:40 P. m, $50
p. m, +10;1O P. m.
The Haleiva Limited, two-hour
train (onlv first class tickets honoreD,
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at $50
a. NJ; returning arrives in Honolulu at
1910 .. M The Limited stops only al
Pearl City and Waianae outward and
Waianae, Waipahu and Pearl City IN
ward.
Daily. Except SUNDAY. Sunday only
q. j.. DENIS0N, /. {. SMITH,
Superintendent. G. 7. A
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23

There is plenty of art there, too, and it
is art that counts with many.
Many persons have arrived at a time
in life where they believe in the use
ful rather than the ornamental for
Christmas. Those persons will be found
selecting their gifts in the store of ".
W. Dimond & Co.. near The Advertiser.
The finest crockery as well as the
sturdy break-pro Will be found in the
store and some beautiful pieces of cut
glass. There is statuary. lamps and
fancy syrup jugs ana stems. The stock
is so large and varied in character that
it would require more than an ordinary
amount of space to specify.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE CHRISTMAS


are the most familiar lines in the ken
| of Young America. 1t would appear
that they have no effect upon some of
. the older heads. however, or the newt
able would not be put off till the
last growing of the cock. Were it not
for the fact that the stores are so well
supplied many would 90 hungry for
good things to wear this Christmas.
The tardy ones would get left and
would have to content themselves with
something not ''iust as good. Ii one
inspects the big stock at the Toggery
on King street an array of goodness
viii be found IN sufficient quantity TO
open the eyes OF a Diabursu to the pur-
chasing ability Of the management. It
is there one may 90 and be satisfied
even the Night before Christmas" or
the morning after the night before.
There is everything for the man or boy
who wants to dress well.
No less is to be said Of the admirable
selections at Wichman 5. 1t comprises
everything man or woman Graves in the
line of ieweIry aud no better goods, no
article in the big shops on Broadway
or Fifth avenue, is more charming or
more dazzling to the eye than some
that are shown in the local Tiffany 5,
And the stock IS not all jewciry and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
# You Are SickIy

lust IeL I10oVoV0V1 . AoV0I1a'0"
Bitters build up and renew the
entire system, make the stomach
strong and healthy and keep the
bowels free from constipation.
Il has done so in hundreds of
cases in the past 81 years and
most certainly will not fail you.
Try it today for Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Bilious
ness, Headache and Malaria,
Fever and Ague. Ask for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23

The total number of cases so far on
the entire island has been one hundred
and eighty, about half of which have
been in the town of Funchal.
Thirty per cent of all the cases have
proved fatal.
There has been a great deal of want
and restitution, owing to the cessation
Of all business, but there is no truth
in the report that there has been riot
ing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23
Authorities Have the SCourge
Well in Hand, and There Has
Been No Rioting.

FUNCHAL, Madeira. December 10
Since the middle Of October the au-
thorities have been combating the cpl
demic Of cholera.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-23

FOR SALE BY
Benson, Smith Co., Ltd.
HOLSTER Drug Co., Ltd.
Chambers Drug Co., Ltd.
Hilo Drug Co.,
and at all Wholesale Liquor Dealers.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
COLLECTS BIRDS EGGS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Every bird season always get a coli
lection of birds eggs. Lloyd and
went into partnership. We got about
800 kinds of eggs
One day 1 went up to the Soldiers
home ] saw rabbit. but he saw me
and ran in a pipe. I.told Lloyd to get
at one end and would get at the 9TH
er. He got there to block the hole up
and got a stick to punch him with.
He ran out the hole where Lloyd was
and got away from us. / quit getting
eggs because 1t was cruel. Mamma
said that ii was not nice. The old bird
would cry and maybe it would kill her
to think OF the loss of the eggs.
HUBERT BRYANT,
OF the Sawtelle City School, Grade 6.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
Letters to ANN Laurie From Nephervs and Nieces
MAKES STAMP COLLECTION
Stamps Of Many Countries Gathered
by This Junior
(second prize


Dear Aunt Laurie:
Ally favorite hobby Is collecting
HH stamps. i have several cana
A dian stamps; some have pic
lures of King Edward on and some
Queen Victoria l have an Austrian
stamp with picture of the Emperor
Francis Joseph on. q one-cent Mcxi4
can stamp, one-cent United States
stamp showing Marquette and the In
dams on the Mississippi; one of the
eommemoration series of 1901, showing
a large steamship representing fast
lake navigation; a 4-cent stamp with
Llncoln's picture on 1t; an Scent
stamp with Garfied's. picture; several
Scent stamps OF both Canada and
United States; 2-eenl stamp, COM
memoration series 1897, founding OF
jamestown; an Internal revenue stamp
from bsfore the Civil War; 10-ccnt
stamp from Germany; one of the Alae-
ka-Yukon- Pacific exposition.
| have several of the commemorative
series 1904 with Jcfferson's picture and
giving the date of his birth and death,
1743-1s24 / have 2-cent stamp with
the dates 1492-1832, showing Columbus
In sight of land. and an Scent stamp
with Martha Washington's picture
on 1t.
l have Cuban stamp Of 1919. Syr-
ian stamp. X proprietary stamp, q
z1s-cent revenue stamp, a Hudson
Fulton celebration stamp. Accent
stamp showing the fleet OF Columbus,
a 25-cent stamp of France.
/ have a 10-cent stamp with Daniel
Webster's picture on 1t and a 15-cent
United States stamp with Clay's pic
tureron 1t.
Now, do you not think I have a fine
collection of stamps, Aunt Laurie?
| remain your loving niece,
LORETTA FRY.
1876 Croclker street. ST. Joseph's
school. age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
PLAYS TEACHING SCHOOL

Dear Aunt Laurie.
My favorite hobby is school. I ex-
pect to be teacher. don't know
why, but have always wanted to. On
rainy days my friend and go into the
first grade room at noon and recess
and get them to spell words and read,
I have them try to read everything in
their books. My friend has the A class
and have the B, so that we will not
quarrel
OF course they don't mind us like
they do their teacher, but they mind
pretty we'll
Little folks work we'll because they
enjoy it, / would nUt want any higher
grades than the fourth or fifth.
GLADYS TURNMIRE.
Grade Sixth. sawtelle, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
THIS BOY HAS COLLECTED
FOUR THOUSAND STAMPS
(HonorabIe Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie
MY FAVORITE hobby Is to collect
V stamps. One day I was piaylng
AsA with my playmate out in his
yard when 1 found a common two-cent
stamp under a tree / showed 1t to my
playmate. Then he asked me If had
seen the new stamps he just got from
Chicago, so went in to see them. He
had some from foreign lands. He gave
me some stamps and told me to start
a collection of them. I took the stamps
home and put them in cigar box and
kept them.
AS I was reading Golfers Weekly
one day I noticed 1t said a stamp COM
pany would give foreign stamps for
good American stamps. so ! wrote and
got one thousand stamps ! have been
collecting ever since, and have four
thousand stamps now. Your friend,
GEORGE CLARK.
Age -. Logan Heights school, grade
ga San Diego.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
ENTHUSIASTIC JUNIOR
TELLS or HER PETS
ftionorabIe MentIonl

Dear Aunt Laurie:
HvER since l could walk I have
always been very fond OF cats.
~ / had a beautiful white cat Wllor
In the east When my grandmother
and / decided to come to California 4
did not know what TO do with T..
Grandma said that we would have to
give il away. When we arrived In Cal
ifornia / soon found lots Of stray cats.
and / always picked them up, Ted and
petted them.
I had at one time about sixteen OF
them, and among them was a Maltese
cat that ! took special care of. One
time I took il TO a cat show and 1t
won the second prize.
We let all the rest of the cats go on
account of this one. We had 1t about
three years and took very good care
of it. When 1t died it had a. real
funeral instead of just burying IL
without a word, and / am sure every
one in the house missed 1t.
GLADYS WATERBURY,.
Sawtelle city school, grade GIL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
STAMPS ANp PosrGARps

Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY favorite hobby Is collecting
stamps and postcardss have now
over 100 postcards and 1i0 stamps of
rare kinds. have stamps from
France. Germany, England, Mexico,
Belgium and Russia.
j sent away and got some very rare
Stamps for 25 cents. There were
twenty In the packet. / have some
Austrian stamps which / got for saw
ing Bixby labels. l expect to get d
good many more.
Now, as ! have told you all about
my stamps, win tell you little about
my postcards. / have one album for
my pretty postcards and one for my
comic ones. sent away and got d set
of postcards on which were twenty
four different rulers Of the world. Be-
low 1t tells the area, population, pro-
ducts, industries and square miles of
the countries. Most of them are of
Europe. They are very hard to get.
CLARENCE SHEPARD.
Grade ga. Age IL years. Logan
Heights.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
IS FOND OF NATURE STUDY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorIte hobby is reading. / have
been given a great many books and
the woods is my favorite reading place.
One day / had book; it was about
robins and wrens. / happened to look
up into the tree and there was q
robins nest. The old birds were flying
around in great despair. After think
ing a while thought their young birds
or eggs may have been stolen.
One Of the birds few to the other
side of the tree There was young
robin. In it's attempt to fly 1t had fall
len from the nest. picked It up, went
to the nest and tried to reach 1t, but
found the nest too high.
1 went TO the edge of the woods
and called my brother. When he came
he climbed the tree and put the young
birds back
The robins were very thankful for
they sang their sweetest songs.
MAUDE SH1PTON.
IL years, ga grade, Logan Heights
school,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
OUTINGS WITH GUNS
AMUsE THIS JUNIOR
(I4onorabIe MentIon)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
HT HAT like to do best is to go
w down to the Maiibu ranch with
some other boys and q rife and
go hunting. got rabbit and ave or
six quail the last time.
When we got tired riding we liked
to lie upon the sand and watch for
quail, rabbits or any other animal
which was wild. I liked to kiIl and
skin rattIesnakes. wildcats and coy
otes Their skins were so pretty and
nice that they were made into rugs
and ornaments.
When noon came we ate our lunch
and shot at targets and dug big holes
In the sand. After we were rested
we cleaned our guns and got all ready.
We got on our horses and rode home.
All of a sudden all the horses came
TO a standstill. We looked In front of
us and there was big rattlesnake.
We all shot at 1t together. aiming at
It's head. 1 tied It to my saddle and
we went on. We got home about 3
o'clock. HENRY JENKS.
Sawtelle school, grade 9.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
COLLECTS SHELLS AND STONES
Taor A.,7,f otsrfAs

MY favorite hobby Is picking up
shells and pretty stones along the
beach. Every summer vacation go to
the beach. When 1 am through bath
ing 1 go along the beach and pick up
the shells and pretty stones.
One day while was walking on the
beach found very pretty stone with
something in 1t which looked like gold.
/ kept that stone for about two years
and then lost 1t.
One day when was tired of walking
I sat down on the sand. and before l
knew II l was asleep. When awoke
1t was dinner time. When had eaten
my dinner / started to hunt for shell.
for already found a stone. Before
had gone very far found a beautiful
shell of all colors. I kept that shell
about as long as did the stone.
RUTH LARSON.
Sawtelle city school, sixth grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
DEVOTED ro BABY slsTgR

Dear Aunt Laurie: "A FtN
MY favorlte hobby IS to play with
my baby sister. l try to get her to
walk alone. but she always falls down.
When take hold of one hand she will
walk all over the house. Sometimes
she kisses me, but she likes to bite. I
can put her into the baby walker, then
hide, and she will come and find me.
When she hears music she makes her
feet go like she was keeping time.
Sometimes when we ask her to say
mamma or papa she will say some-
thing that sounds like / can't. One
day she saw some boys quarreling and
she yelled at them. When she sees a
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
MUSICAL TALENT IS EVIDENT
From Infancy This Junior Has Shown
Liking for Melodies
(Flrst PrIzel

Dear Aunt Laurie;
RTY FAVORITE hobby Is music 1t
seems to me have always loved
ASA music.
When I was not quite one year old
I liked to sit on the floor down beside
my rocker and sing ''Ta-ra-ra-ra-
boom decay" and even before that
used to rock my body back and forth
as / sat on the floor to keep time II
anyone was singing.
Before was 3 played tunes on the
harmonica SO we'll that mamma could
tell the name of the song.
My next musical instrument was an
autoharp. that my Aunt Florence gave
me when was 6. / had both my
autoharp and my harmonlca on the
train when came to California from
Massachusetts the next fall and I used
to amuse myself when / got tired Of
looking out of the window or playing
with my brother.
The porter was very much pleased
by my playing and liked to have me
play yankee Doodle and Home,
Sweet Home for him. Mamma said
she believed he-was especially kind to
lis because he was interested in my
music.
After we reached Los Angeles my
father bought me mandolin and 1
began to take lessons on that. Now
can read music very easily, SO en-
tertain myself when I get lonesome:
Sometimes when feel cross play till
my heart is all full of music
Later I hope TO have violin. NY
grandfather had a very nice one and
told me that 1t was to be mine as sooz1
as I could play 1t. SO my next les
sons will be on the violin. t{
ISADORE BROWN.
Gil Manasquan avenue, age ., Cole
grove school. grade 4. ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-03
TELLS OF FRIENDS HoBBY

Fanny Olestrom, one of my girl
friends, has hobby for collecting
postal cards. she writes to friends all
over the United States for cards of
scenery. flowers, comic cards and
greetings which she keeps in albums.
One time her aunt in Nebraska sent
her a box of cards she had collected
while there on a visit. They filled two
albums.
Her mother went ON a visit to Day
ron, Ill, and while She was there she
sent my friend two or three hundred