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CLEAR-HEADED
Head Bookkeeper Must be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper in large busi-
ness house in one OF our great West
ern cities speaks of the harm coffee
did for him:
My wife and 1 drank our first cup
Of Postum little over two years ago,
and We have used it ever since, to the
entire exclusion of tea and coffee. 1t
happened in this way:
About three and a half years ago
had an attack of pneumonia, which
left memento in the shape of dyspep-
STA, or rather, to speak more correctly,
neuralgia o. the stomach. Ny cup of
cheer had always been coffee or tea,
but became convinced, after time,
that they aggravated my stomach trou-
Bile. ! happened to mention the mat
ter to my grocer one day and he sug-
gested that give Postum a trial.
Next day it came, but the cook made
the mistake Of not boiling it sufficient
~. and we did not like it much. This
was. however, soon remedied. and now
We like it so much that we will never
change back. Postum, icing a food
beverage instead of q drug, has been
the means Of curing my stomach trou-
BILE, 1 verify believe, for / am a well
man today and have used no other
remedy.
MY work as chief bookkeeper in our
Co.'s branch house here is of a very
combining nature. During my coffee
drinking days was subject to nerv-
BUSINESS and the blues In addition to
my sick spells. These have left me
els Z =
conscientiously recommend 1t TO those
whose work coAtines them to long
hours OF severe mental exertion."
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fuse He therefore wrote on a sheet
of paper:
c. Volney
needs no recommendation from
GEO. WASHINGTON.
It is from the home life of the first
president that the people to-day get
their best view of Washington the
man.
There was no federal mansion for
him When he came up to New York
from Mt. Vernon to take Office,
house was hired for his official resi-
dence, at the corner of Pearl and
Cherry streets, a neighborhood long
since swallowed up in the business
section Of lower Manhattan island
Here the Washlngtons lived Tor the
first year of their official life They
then moved to larger house. on
Broadway. near Bowling Green
Mrs. Washington followed the pres
ident from Virginia a few weeks after
his Inauguration. Together they de-
cided the social program BETTING the
president of the republic. striking a
judicious mean between republican
simplicity and refined elegance.
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Holland is a little hamlet In Vir-
ginia which does not amount to much
In itself. But 1t is a sort of store
house and shipping point for the crop
OF peanuts which is one of the prin-
cipal sources of wealth in that local
fly. So when fire destroyed most of
the town and $4,000 worth of peanuts
went up in smoke. It was a calamity
OF considerable proportions. And
doubtless the attendants at the cir
Gus and the habitues of the peanut
gallery" will have cause to mourn.
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epistle had been treasured as one Of
his most precious possessions.
The Thatcher family is Of old New
England stock Thatcher's island. at
the end of Cape Ann. known by all
mariners for its two huge lighthouses.
was named for one of the family.
Samuel Thatcher. grandfather of Mr..
.. d. Thatcher. was for many years
the Oldest graduate of Harvard. the
Oldest Mason and the oldest former
member of congress. Mount Auburn
cemetery on the outskirts of Boston,
was the old Thatcher farm. settled by
passengers of the Mayf1ower.
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Simplicity and ELEGANCE.

GiSSdHSCs
Washington. who delighted in such
matters. gave much time to the ar
rangement of a code of etiquette for
the presidents household and social
functions. In this he was ably sec
onded by Mrs. Washington, whose Vir-
ginia training in social matters stood
her in good stead.
The president held a Ievee every
Tuesday afternoon. of a formal char
acter, at which ne merely bowed to
the persons presented to him. without
any handshaking.
On Friday evenings Mrs. Washing
ton gave a reception. when the presi-
ddent chose to be present as "a pri-
vate gentleman" mingling with the
guests informally and talking on any
topic that was congenial to him.
His costume on one of these occa-
sions was described as including a
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Mrs. AUGUsTE VESPERMANN, De For
est, Wisconsin. -.
Another Operation Avoided.
New Orleans, La.-"For years suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally was confined to my bed and
the doctor said an operation was neces-
sary. I gave Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound trial first, and
was saved from an operation Mrs.
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlerec ST., New
Orleans, La.
Thirty years of unparalleled success
confirms the power of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to cure
female diseases. The great volume of
unsolicited testimony constantly pour
ing in proves conclusively that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
a remarkable remedy for those dis
tressing feminine ills from which so
many women suffer.
If you want special advice about
your case write to Mrs. Pinkham.
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice ia
free, and always helpful.
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A Connecticut chauffeur has been
sent to jail for killing man by his
speeding. If the speeders cannot over
come their mania. they should be put
where they will have no opportunity
to endanger tho lives OF the public
BY yielding to temptation
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A Peoria Judge has decided that q
man has a right to punish his wife If
she refuses to have his breakfast
ready for him at four a. m. Forum
ately, the rest Of the world does not
follow the Peoria example in the
matter of wives. husbands. breakfast
hours or judges.
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the evils and dangers which at times
seem to be so threatening. The hum
blest of1ceholder will be the better
for studying the life of the great pres.
ident, for there are lessons in it for
all of US.
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An esthetic couple in New York are
IN trouble because they insist on
dressing themselves and their young
son In ancient Greek costume and so
going abroad in modern American win
ter weather. This shows what diff
culties attend the attempt at practical
study Of the classics and classic cos
tunes in these days OF what the
ancient Greeks themselves would like
" call foolish fashions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

A Jury In Long Island City found .
man not guilty Of carrying a con-
cealed weapon. but asked the Judge
to warn him not to do SO again This
win confirm those critics and cynics
who maintain that the average intel
ligent American jury is . joke.
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office we commend the rule OF conduct
by which he guided his life. There
can be no better basis of success than
to ''persevere In ones duty and be 81
lent"
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PITCHING = Curve

Game Warden.-This deer was found.
dead on your premises, and yet you
deny that you killed it?
Farmer.-Waal, it happened like
this: My wife was THROWN stun at
the hens, an some way the deer.
which, was feediH' round back o. the
barn, got hit
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Once again some western doctor
arises to say that the use of apples
rs a diet will eliminate the desire for
liquor and tobacco. But think of the
awful apple habit that would be Gre
ated In place OF the others!
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ceived from the first president of the
United States. The present possessor
of the document is Orville Dewey
Thatcher a veteran of the civil war.
now in the division of the auditor for
the postoffice department.
Mr.. Thatcher received the letter
from his uncle. Rear Admiral Henry
Knox Thatcher. a member of the So
ciety of the Cincinnati. by whom the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Emperor William would like to stop
the people from deserving the farms.
He might establish some rural FIVE
pfennig moving-picture shows.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Wall street reports a brisk demand
for money. Sometimes Wall street
news has wonderfully human and
universal note.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

A cargo OF silk valued at 81 900. 900
was recently shipped from Japan to
this country. The cost of living is
likely to go on increasing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Scranton, Pa, wants special men,
ton because OF a hen that lays eggs
worth $400 a dozen. Out west they
merely give such news a line In the
miscellaneous market reports.
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"fancy-colored coat and waistcoat and
black small clothes. without hat or
sword" At his own levees he wore
"a black velvet coat and breeches, his
hair in full dress. powdered and gath
cred behind in silk bag: yellow
gloves, and holding a cooked hat with
cockade on it, and the edge
adorned with a black feather about an
inch deep.
This may be accepted as correct
dress for the period, as Washington
knew the fashions as well as any man
of his time.
Both President and Mrs. Washing
ton liked to give dinners. Some were
small and plain. and others more elab-
crate, according to the Importance OF
the occasion. The dinner hour in
New York was four o'clock
Once a week a state dinner was
given, at which the president. with
great formality. followed his usual
custom of drinking the health Of every
person by name around the table.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

New York wants to make Fifth av-
enue the greatest highway in the
world. Broadway. it is claimed. is
the greatest buyway.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Fine winter weather. but little too
much Of it,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

From a rough description Of its
operations. we conclude that the gyro-
scope train is safe from spreading of
the rails
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

A Missouri professor claims that
Shakespeare used slang. But he never
interpolated Observation-Disclosures
he-did-say" song in any OF his produc-
tions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

II the monorail car is to be COM
mercial success II should hurry to the
task before the airship pre-empts the
field.
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Then. again, If $2o,O0O,0O0 was sent
down into Central America to secure
peace. think of the fighting there
would be for each man to get his
share OF It!
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st. Louis man is seeking a d.
vorce because his wife has not spoken
to him for five years. Wait Perhaps
he has reason to believe she intends
to break her long silence.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Very likely the st. Louis Judge who
wept when he sent two embezzling
bank clerks to prison did not have
any money in that bank
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Prof. Lowell has not told us whetL-
er Halley's comet was looking pleas
ant when he took its picture the other
day.
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Golf balls are going up in price and
there threatens to be much privation
on the links
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

For the leading nations of the world
to go bankrupt on Dreadnoughts is a
costly way of providing themselves
with a worlds peace court.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Now a French warship has gone on
the rocks Some of the navies OF the
world do not seriously miss war.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

In addition, to life belts lake steam
ers should carry complement OF
skates
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You can hardly blame the man who
turned to the sporting page expecting
to find there the news of the British
political campaign.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

Pigs are suggested as pets for chill
dren. They are particularly charming
In the form OF breakfast bacon.
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Like all well-regulated great fairs
the Berlin exposition of 1911 is prepar-
ing to ask for a postponement
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Uncle Sans battleships are display
ing too great fondness for the mud
banks OF the Delaware
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Oleomargarine is in wrong when IT
is artistically colored and boxed up
and shipped as cheese.
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Lake Michigan resists all tempta-
lions to become a skating rink
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SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia E. Pinkhal11's
Vegetable Compound

De Forest, Wis
'sAf ter an opera
ton four years ago
[ had pains down
ward in both sides,
backache, and a
weakness. The doc
tor wanted me to
have another opera
ton. I tookLydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound and
[ am entirely cured
of nv fron6Ioo %
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WHERE WASHINGTON WAS born

According to the old style Of reck-
oning time. Washington was born Feb
ruary IL, 1882 Not long after George
was born the house was burned and
the family moved to Fredericksburg.
The above picture shows the slab
which marks the location Of the house
which was burned down.
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There is a prospect that the earth
will step on the tail of the comet
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Several other things besides college
football need reforming
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1t is easier for men to get on finan-
cially than it is for women to get of a
car forward
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His "Raise !"

'1 don't dare face my wife,"
whats the trouble?"
81 told her 1 expected a raise"
'Well?"
well, the raise 1 expected and
the raise / got were two different
kinds"
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Fac-Simile of the Letter.

HE above letter from George
Washington. expressing sor-
row for the death of Gen.
Knox has been in the family
of Can Knox cinnn IL mac 70
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Feet are growing larger. Another
reason for the increased cost of liv-
ing.
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ward. to adorn the arch over the west
entrance to Washington square. Sa-
lem Here the effigy remained from
1902 until 1850 when the arch was
taken down to give place to an iron
fence. still in use
This Washington relic is kept in the
fire-proof room at the Essex institute,
Salem, where it is frequently studied
by artists and others as an odd and
striking likeness of the great Ameri-
can whom no two artists pictured
alike.
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life The same artist executed both
sketch and carving. which gives the
relic added value. He was Samuel
McIntire, native genius. with a gift
for portraiture. He studied Washing
ton when the Father of His Country
visited Salem on his tour of the east.
and made the medallion shortly after
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

A girl Is never satisfied until she
has hypnotized some young man into
telling her how handsome she il.
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but. when in it, to the best of my
judgment to discharge the duties of
the office with that impartiality and
zeal for the public good which ought
never to suffer connection of blood or
friendship to intermingle so as to
have the least sway on a decision Of a
public nature"
In this way Washington, without a
precedent to guide him, set up the
standard that "a public office is pub
lie trust"
NJ man has influence with the
president" wrote John Adams to an
office seeker He seeks information
from all quarters. and judges more in
dependently than any man ever
knew"
In the presidency. as in the army,
Washington labored to build up a ma
tional spirit by securing the best men
for Office. without respect to their
party.
He was astute in gauging public
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

And the more woman knows abouts
men the less she has to say On the sub
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-19

NE OF the most interesting rel
les of George Washington is
owned by the city of Salem.
1t is a medallion in wood.
carved after a sketch from
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COULDN'T DO IT.

"ThatIl do! Dry up this minute!"
Il c-c-can't, pa. Willie just soaked
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Stories Told
of the
First
President

WILL go to the chair"
wrote George Washington
to his friend, Benjamin
Harrison, after his election
to the presidency. under
no pre-engagement of any
kind or nature Whatsoever:
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-20
SINGLE TAX VIEW
OF HIGH PRICES

Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL.
The high prices Of the necessities of
life have been agitating the. public for
some time and while the many have
endeavored TO solve the problem few,
indeed have gone to the root of the
question.
AS a matter of course you will know
that this letter is written from the
viewpoint of single taxer, but, dis
regarding the political faith of any in
vestigator, it is not, after all who says
IL, but. rather. has the truth been
told
This high cost Of living. forsooth
does not amount TO row Of shucks in
comparison to the low cost Of labor
If those who work received just com
pensation for the effort expended we
would not be so likely to hear so much
If any, about the high cost Of liv-
ing
It is perhaps true that the single
taNer lays all the ills of cur economic
system to the door of privilege-cspeci'
ally the vested rights in land and. the
attendant ASSERTION Of land values b,
the owners Of land; but, for the once
leaving this aside. the greed Of the in
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-20
REVENUE TAX
DUE JULY |
Liquor and OIeOmargarlne
Dealers Subject to Fines
if Delinquent
TAX RANGES FROM
$500 TO $500 YEARLY

Special taxes Of the United states
Internal Revenue Service. are due be-
fore July for tho year beginning on
that date.
In the local collection, district there
are nearly 400 retail liquor dealers each
Of whom must pay an annual charge
TO the Federal Government OF SOS. Be
sides there are many wholesale liquor
dealers. roctihers. brewers. Wholesale
and retail malt liquor dealers and deal
crs In oleomargarine liable to annual
special taxes ranging from 5000 20 $500
per annum.
Such taxes for tho new year are now
being received by the local collector.
Colonel Leitch.
Any dealer failing to pay the tax and
found doing business without using on
products the special tax stamp. is
liable To prosecution i'm addition TO
penalties Of fifty per cent. and interest.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-20
TELLER MAY
HAVECOME HERE
Missing Bank Cashier Said to
Have Been Seen in
Wilmington
DETECTIVES KEEP UP
SEARCH FOR FELLOW

MOUNT HOLLY. n. j.. June 2o.-frcd-
erick H. Lee, cashier Of the Mount Holly
National Bank feels sure that he has got
to the bottom of the alleged embezzle-
meut Of his assistant cashier clifford
Heller. who IL is charged. abscounded with
funds amounting to $iS.5l0 Mr. Lee said
that there were new developments In the
case that he knew OF.
Detective on the Trail.
Running 20 the Union National Bank and
hastily making out check. County De-
tective Ellis II. Parker grabbed a bunch
Of money and before boarding a west
bound trolley car. said:
am going or ,on business in connection
with this case. but Il would not be prop
or for me 10 tell the particulars. un-
derstand Heller has been seen OF VIII
mington. Del, and Atlantic City
II is probable that In the future no
person intrusted with the combination Of
the safe In that bank will be permitted
to live IN the residential portion Of that
building.
Henry G. Buckley. president Of the In
dustry Building and Loan Association,
said:
The first intimation we had that Heller
was not performing his duties "a treasur-
err In a satisfactory manner was when
complaints were received from stockhold-
ers that their checks given for dues did
not come back 10 other banks for thirty
days or more.
When We elected him treasurer we con-
siderod the fact that his reputation ana
standing had been fully Investigated by
the officials Of the Mount Holly National
Bank 10 whom Heller was strongly re-
commended by the Girard National Bank,
Of Philadelphia, his former place Of em-
pioyment That was accepted as being
good enough for us.
with regard 10 the gold mine in Mex
leo IN which it was thought Heller might
have been specializing. an officer OF the
company said that Heller gave him adj
vice and encouragement pushing the
business. which he believed would result
prohtabiy. He did not buy any stock
IA the concern.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-20
ROOSEVELT HUGS
ALTERNATELY KIDS
Glad to See Children Who
Rode From Oklahoma to
Welcome Him Home
BOYS LED ROUGH
RIDER VANGUARD IN PARADE

NEW YORK, June 2O-No pair Of
faces among those who were privileg-
ed to board the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
torirar to welcome Mr.. Roosevelt wore
more expectant look than those Of
the two Abernathy kids" who. with
their father, Captain Jack Alternately,
were guests on board the Seneca.
The kids" as they like to be called.
and as their father prefes II, were
logged out in khaki uniforms. with
red leather leggins and sombrero hats,
Temples leggins were too long for him.
and he walked the deck as If he was
wooden doll The boys were the CEN
tire Of popularity the minute they
stepped on board. The day before
they had enjoyed the mysteries Of
Coney Island.
The boys time all during the marine
parade was pretty well taken up with
signing autographs for their admirers.
Louis at least went on strike and de-
cared i'm disgust Il amt goin' to
write my name any more; let Temple
do It."
In the land parade the kids led the
vanguard OF Mr.. ROOsevclts Rough
Rider escort, riding the ponies that
carried them all the way from Okla
homa, The boys were almost as popu-
lar as Mr.. Roosevelt himself and they
were loudly applauded all the way up
Fifth avenue. Louis. the elder DOTTED
his hat at times very manfully. but
Temple. a very serious youngster when
/ o"@'sion demand IT, kept his gaze
straigh oyer his horses ears.
No children could have been happier
than the Alternately boys when Mr..
! Roosevelt leaped from his carriage at
| Fifty-second street and grabbed first
one and then the other from his horse
and embraced them. Both sides Of
Fifth avenue were black with people
and they cheered and cheerd again
WIN they saw the ex-President's act.
1t was the browning feature Of the
boys 2000-mile trip from Oklahoma.
They made the trip at their own Volt
ton and it is safe TO say that they
were amply repaid for all the hardships
that the two youngsters would be
forced 10 go through on such a cross
country iaunt