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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14
Probably He Wouldn't.

a country rector, coming up to
preach at Oxford In his turn, complain
ed to DR.. Routh, the venerable princi-
pal, that the remuneration was very
inadequate, considering the travelling
expenses and the labor necessary for
the composition Of the discourse.
@How much did they give youY In
quired DR.. Routh.
"Only f5,n was the reply.
"On1y f5?" repeated the doctor.
"Why, would not have preached that
sermon for fftyw-Bric-a-B -Brac.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14
Hens, Teeth.

AYour composition, as a whole" said
the professor Of literature, deserves
a great deal of praise, but must OBJ
feet to the expression, as fine as hens
teeth; it is not merely uncouth, but
also suggestive Of nature taking, for
It is common knowledge that hens
teeth do not exist"
81 do not see why they don't exist" !"
muttered the composer. "Don't combs
have teeth, and don't hens have
combs Chicago News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14
A piq at May.

@I thought you said May Nagget had
married a good natured man?"
$50 she did"
'NonsenseI met him jsst now, and
he's beast.'
AWell, he's been married to May
nearly four months now, you know"
illustrated Bits.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14
Precautionary.

The Millionaire-Doctor, is 1t abso
lutely necessary to remove my appen'
dix?
.Not absolutely, but 1t is safer to, be
gin with some simple operation like
that."-Life.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14
An indication.

.Is your daughter getting on well
with her musicY
aI guess So The neighbors are get,
ing so they speak to me ct7tlly again"
Toledo Blade.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1910-12-14

For Sale: Lumber of all kinds.
Bills cut to order.
David Strother,
r. 3. d. 8. Edgefeld, S. G.
For the best we'll known standard
shoe manufacturers goods make for
Rives Bros. where you will find the
best selection in the county and
warranted all solid leather.-Adv.
Seed Wheat, red rust proof and
Appler oats.
May & Prescott.
Fresh shipment of Cranberries at
May & Prescott's.
Car load of stoves and ranges.
This is the season for refurnishing
your kitchen. We can make prices
that will interest you.
Ramsey O. jones'
Our millinery department has a
competent milliner from Baltimore
with experience and can please the
most fastidious in her line. We re-
ceive new millinery twice or three
times each week by express and our
stock is always fresh and new. We
still have good line of ladies coat
suits and misses and children's
cloaks on hand. Rives Bros.
We now have the strongest line
and largest assortment of buggies
that we have ever carried. We sell
Columbus, Babcock, Tyson d Jones,
.Sandford, Rock Hill and Hackney
buggies. Any style you want in
steel or rubber tires.
Ramsey & Jones.
Beautiful china closets in oak
and mahogany,
Ramsey 6 Jones.
Our stock of centre tables, dining
tables and library tables was never
more complete. Large assortment
of styles. Ramsey d. Jones.
Full assortment of Blue Ribbon"
extracts, the best on the market.
B. Timmons.
Umbrellas re- covered, at Mertins
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
A NOTE OF SYMPATHY

Immediately knowing of a death in the
family of friend one should show formal recog-
milton Of the fact even though the acquaintance
be slight. Only if is really an old friend does
one send note go to the house, but unless
some attention is paid to the affection those who
are undergoing it have no way of knowing
whether the others from whom they have not
heard are aware of 1t.
To post ones visiting card or, better STILL to
leave it at the house in person is the most formal
way one may do. Something may be written on
the card or not, as one chooses; but, generally
speaking, If one writes at all the form should
take that of note and not line on a card
which may always be considered casual saving
the bother of note. The card, which should be
accompanied also by that of the husband when
a woman is married is addressed to the widow
widower, the case may be, or to the parents
when the death has been that of child.
Flowers which may be sent addressed to
the head of the house and visiting cards are
placed in the box. 1t is not good form to send
them when funeral notices request that flowers
shall be omitted. If one is keenly DESTROYS Of ex-
pressing a sympathy which is felt, may wait
until after the funeral services and send flowers
to the person most deeply bereaved the wife,
or widow. Only at that time blossoms re-
ceived by an Individual; that is, any sent before
funeral are supposed to be for at the SER
vices and are not retained in the house. Those
sent several days afterward are undoubtedly
meant for the use of the individual to whom they
are addressed.
1t is a very pretty thought to show such an
attention week after funeral for those
in affection are more than apt to feel that their
grief is quickly forgotten by their friends, who
all sympathy at first, 1t is not necessary that
any note shall accompany the box, but the recipi-
ent is required to send note of thanks, written
eitheg by herself or another member Of the fam.
lily o. friend for ner
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

TT HERE is a determined effort being
made in Washington to have old
Representative hall in the capitol
cleaned out. This is the room now
known as the Hall of Horrors to those
who have seen the statuary in it, but
which is aristocratically titled the
Hall of Fame
There are lot OF statues that are
freaks from way back. There is only
one piece of really good sculpture in
the whole bunch Of some IS or 40, and
that is Father Marquette, which was
presented by Wisconsin. 1t is an ex-
quisite piece of work. The rest of
the statues are practical caricatures.
There is one of Fulton, who is seated
in a chair with a piece Of machinery
in his hand. He lops all over the
chair, his legs are sprawled in all
sorts of ways, and it is about as woe
begone a piece Of marble as can we'll
be imagined. There is a marble Of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

THE Postoffice Department daily re-
/ ceives hundreds of complaints
caused by the losses Of packages and
money. Mails are easy to rob, but few
postal thieves ever escape final de-
lection; they are sure to be entrapped
and punished in the end While speak
ing of these numerous complaints, an
Old detective, called inspector, of the
Postoffice Department said: NO
thief is harder to catch than the one
who rcbs Uncle Sans mail. The
methods of such thieves are ingenious,
the plumber is easily hidden or de-
stroyed, and their rascality is we'll
masked by the honesty and integrity
of associates.
: "Postoffice thieves are not arrested
every day, although valuable letters
and other articles are stolen almost
daily and an army of shrewd inspec-
tors are on the alert. Positive proof
of guilt must be in the possession of
the inspector before an arrest is made.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
Postal Thieves Comparatively Few

Circumstantial evidence does not 20
at any time with us. 1t is an estab-
lished rule that the evidence must be
positive and direct. In almost every
case an arrest means conviction.
From one point Of view it is won.
derful that there are SO few thieves
among the many thousands of clerks
who handle the mails first and last,
for great temptations surround them,
as they handle millions of valuable
parcels. 1t is known that these clerks
soon learn to tell by the very touch
Of letter whether it contains money.
If SO inclined it would be an easy mat,
ter for the dishonest clerk to slip
letters into his pocket and open them
in the privacy of his room. That the
cases of dishonesty are comparative
ly few is a high tribute to the moral
qualities Of the postoffice clerks.
There are but two successful ways
to catch a postoffice thief-constant
watch and decoy letters. With these
and a large supply of patience, the
game will be landed, though it often
requires months, and sometimes years
1t is one of the most annoying and diff
ficult lines of detective work, and re-
ouires the most earnest application.
Not a single circumstance or detail
must be overlooked"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
Much-Read Social Science Bulletins

stated, when the Department of Agri-
culture recently issued the book on
the use of cheap cuts of meat, that it
was the first government cook book
ever printed.
The social science series has been
running for more than a decade, and
has, incidentally, taken in various do,
nestle problems in the food line I'M
der the head of Nutrition Investiga.
tions.' The earliest of these was one
on the composition and cooking of
meats, issued nearly IA years ago. Of
this there has been something over
half a million copies distributed.
But the most popular of all the bull
letins was the recent one on "The
Economical Use of Meat in the
Home" This has been out only "a few
months, and there have already been
distributed 100000. Calls are still
coming in rapidly.
The series comprises books on all
sorts Of subjects-the preserving of
fruits and vegetables, fish as food, the
care of milk in the home, the value Of
peas, beans and legumes in general as
food, the cooking of vegetables, and
more than a dozen other subjects.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
Hall of Fame Statuary Not Artistic

Webster, whom everybody knows was
not a large man, but the statue makes
him a regular giant. There is a
statue of John J. Ingalls,, the only one
as yet sent by Kansas, and excepting
that it is like a line, has neither
breadth nor thickness, which was a
good description of Ingalls,. 1t is the
limit for ugliness. There is statue
of Frances Willard in a basque and
in-hanging dress, which bears not the
slightest resemblance to that dainty,
sweet-faced woman. There is statue
of Phil Kearny in bronze, which is
very pretty to look at, but has very
little artistic merit, and there is one
Of Shoup, of Idaho, which looks as
though it might have been sandpa-
pered out of a piece of marble. And
then there is Washington, a dapper-
little darling with slipping brow, as
fashioned by Houdon.
The Washington newspapers some
time ago began a crusade to have
the law placing statutes in Statuary
hall by the states repealed. 1t is to
be repealed on the ground that the
hall is already damned to overflow
ing, and if any more statuary is pre-.
scented it will be necessary to make a
second and inner row.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

NAY ASHINGTON.-One of the mighty
w few instances on record of the
United States having been done" in
It's cash accounts came to light at
the treasury department the other day
IN decision handed down by the con-
troller of the treasury. In this par
tlcular instance the government is
short more than $4,000 and has no
way of helping itself 1t became a
victim through the carelessness Of it's
own officers, and the victimization,
too, was not criminal in it's nature.
Prior to 1879 the late Samuel j.
Little of Georgetown owned four GER
tifcates of 6 per cent. stock of the
old corporation of Georgetown. Upon
his death he left a life interest in the
stock to his sister, Mrs. Eliza A..
Ricketts,, and the residue to his minor
children, ]. G. Little and Julia A.
Little. In the settlement of the case
before the probate court the actual
possession of the four certificates of
stock was passed to Mrs Ricketts,, so
that she might collect from the treas
urer, from time to time, the interest
due her.
Shortly after this United States
Treasurer Gilfillan issued a circular
calling upon all holders Of George
town corporation stock, which was
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

the bodices. Shoals of brown children laugh and
dance about the shining heaps. thrusting out,
here and there, little bare feet to touch and make
leap some strangely shaped, brilliantly hued fish.
All is swift movement, glowing colors and vi
vacous sound, the whole picture backed by the
cottage walls, which themselves display many
soft, weather-staned tint, for the Buranelli are
fond of washes of pink, light green and primrose
color.
There 1 first met old Pietro, with his crisp,
white curs, ruddy bronze, and merry laugh, de-
spite his ninety years and many seasons of toll
in the boats, still cheerfuy making his daily cast
Of nets. Old Norma, his wife, was herself only
few years younger, but possessing a head of
thick, wavy white hair, of which any woman
twenty years her junior might have been proud.
Always busy she, mending cooking, clean
ing, and always it seemed, happy, with smiling
word for every passerby.
There, too, dwelt little Adele, their grand
daughter, incarnation Of youthful loneliness
and delight in life. Merry, gracious, tender-heart-
ed Adele with your great brown eyes, tossing
curls, and flash Of teeth, with your dancing feet
and quick, helpful hands, how many pictures and
memories you gave us, little one! l recall how
when first we landed from our gondola, and the
bandit horde of village children flying down
the shore, leaving their games to crowd around u.s.
with their cries of "Sold sodi, sgnore!" you, like
a proud little princess, remained behind by the
ruined wall, tying your bunch of rosy flowers.
Yet you did beg; it when you took
us to see that poor, wasted little friend of yours
sitting at her cottage door, bending frailly
over her pillow lace; then you took her small,
thin hand and drew it toward me, whispering
shy "Sodi" in my ear, and l felt proud of my
little friend and her way of begging.
And again | see you, with your young rogue of
a brother, Beppo putting out in the small light
gondola-sandola, did you call tone May
ing at moonrise, to take the little friends
bunch of pink Judasblosson across the lagoon
and lay it before the shrine of the Fisherman's
Madonna, that stood up solitary out of the shad-
owy waters, there to offer up your simple prayer
for her recovery.
The Burandel independent spirited,
hardy, strongly marked race, but their dialect is
one of caressing softness slurring and half
singing their words, they dwell on the vowel
sounds till the consonants well-nigh disappear and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

WV HETHER the high price of food
w is causing the public to take an
uncommonly keen interest in domes-
tic problems now, or whether the
cause is something else. the officials
of the Department of Agriculture do
not undertake to say. The fact re-
mains that there has been greater
run up to date on the so-called social
science" series of bulletins than on
any other pamphlets the department
has ever produced.
Up to the present there has been a
total of 16,672,000 bulletins distribut-
ed. Some now out of print have been
applied for so often that it is prob
able the estimates for next year will
include provision for reprinting.
This government is the only one in
the world that has gone into the bust
ness of printing cook books. 1t was
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
A FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment.

A lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs, I will not deny myself the
pleasure of taking few minutes to
tell of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup of Postum. 1t
Is a food beverage, not poison like
coffee.
IT began to use Postum eight years
ago, not because I wanted to, but be-
cause coffee, which / dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods to
be dreaded and uniting me for bust
ness during the day.
"On the advice of friend, I first
tried Postum, making 1t carefully as
directed on the package. AS had
always used cream and no sugar.
mixed my Postum so. 1t looked good,
was clear and fragrant, and it was
pleasure to see the cream color 1t as
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee to look-like a new sad
die
Then tasted it critically, for had
tried many substitutes for coffee. l
was pleased, yes, satisfied, with my
Postum in taste and effect, and am
yet, being a constant user Of 1t all
these years.
81 continually assure my friends and
acquaintances that they will like it in
place of coffee, and receive benefit
from it's use. I have gained weight,
can sleep sound and am not nervous"
There's a Reason"
Read "The Road to Wellville" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

each sentence ends in sort of grooming dimnu-
endo
One is loath to leave the little island and row
home at last. But the lagoon is quieting down
to pearly gray in the evening light, though still
flushed to westward with faint rose, which
touches also the far-away peaks Of the Euganean
hills. Presently the moon rises behind Murano,
and ere long a welcoming path Of reflected lamp
lights shines on the water from Riva and Piazet-
ia, and Danielli's landing stage receives one
again. But that first glimpse of the brilliant, WV
i'd scene in the fishermans canal at Burano, of
the healthy, handsome old faces and the laughing
young ones will haunt grateful memory for
many day.
And Adele herself may still be found there,
only two years older, and still, one may hope,
wreathing her flowers, tending her old folk and her
little friend, working busily at her lace, and af
fording in her gracious being recompense for
many establishment of travel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
Uncle Sam Is Loser In Cash Account

one Of the old forms of obligation by
the District of Columbia, to present
the certificates for redemption Mr.
the treasurer's office, Endorsed II here
by assign the within certificates to
the treasurer of the United States for
redemption, on account of Eliza A.
Ricketts,"
The treasurer refused redemption
upon this Endorsement. Mrs. Ricketts,
then asked the first auditor of the
treasury, as he was known in those
days, to approve the Endorsement, but
he refused She appealed to the Of
flee of the then first controller of the
treasury and obtained the desired ap-
prevail
Accordingly the treasurer paid Mrs.
Ricketts, $4,012 principal and 1928 in
terest.
In 1894 Julia A. Burnell, formerly
Julia A. Little, the daughter Of Sam
uel J. Little, made claim for the $4,-
O21.23, alleging that it had been err
roneously paid to Mrs. Ricketts,, who
had a life interest only. The claim
was disallowed by the treasury. Mrs.
Burnell and her husband then entered
suit for the amount before the court
of claims A year ago they obtained
Judgment for the amount, and in the
deficiency act of June %, 1910, ap-
preparation was made to pay this
claim, along with others.
Mrs. Burnell has been fighting for
sixteen years to secure the money
she thought was hers and is just now
coming into her own, while the gov.
eminent is out over $4,000.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
Good Advice. but

A traveller entered a railway car
occupants of the compartment con-
sisted of an old lady and her son,
about twelve years old. Nothing Of
note occurred until the train steamed
into the station at which tickets were
collected. The woman, not having a
ticket for the boy, requested. him to
"corrie doom"
The traveller interviewed and sug-
gested putting him under the seat.
Man." said the excited woman, "it's
as shair as daith; but there's twa un-
der the salt a'ready!"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
The Weeds Return.

"Confound these election bets, any
way!" grumbled Harker.
Lose heavily?" inquired his friend.
mo, l won ten boxes Of cigars and
they were so rank l sold the whole lot
to the corner tobacconist for dollar"
well, you made dollar, anyway"
Eyes, but that is not the worst of
It, My wife saw the boxes in the
window marked "A Bargain, ST. and
bought the whole lot to give me as a
birthday present"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
IIIiterate Immiurants.

Ellis island records show that OF
62,7 immigrants who arrived here in
July 1885, or about rs per cent, are
illiterates. Illiteracy is no bar to an
so long as he appears phys
ically able to care for himself. Only
1,127 persons who sought to enter the
country were barred at this port last
York Press.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07
STATE OF OHIO CITY OF TOLEDO. I .

LUCAS COUNTY. es'
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is senior
partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co. doing
business in the City of Toledo, County and STATE
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence
this 9Th day Of December, A.. D., 1886.
SEAL A. w No aLnA SGsIio
t~~c-' -'0AN"A oHAAS'
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O
Sold by all Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

When young man admires a girls
hair she thinks he is hitting for
bunch of it to wear in his locket
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

DR.. Perce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated
tiny, granules, easy to take. Do not grippe.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

1t must be a lot of trouble to hunt
for trouble all the time.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

HOUSANDS of travellers
hopefully seek Venice year
ly, their imaginations long
fed by the painters and po-
cts who have pictured the
beautiful city in hues and
terms which, though it may
be true to their own highly
cultivated senses, tend to
bring no little disappofnt-
ment to the ordinary be-
holder. For Venice, but too
often, proves to the latter
not quite the fairy Venice
of his visioning, his chief dis
appointment being, perhaps,
it's lack Of those glowing
colors which he has been
led by books and picture
The Falls City tribune., 1910-06-10
USES FOR FAN IN WINTER
Almost as Necessary for Comfort Dur
Ing the Cold as the Warm
Summer Months.

There is an old story of a monk who
would have nothing to do with a stran-
ger who stopped at his cell, because
the fellow blew on his hands to warm
them and into his teacup to cool the
beverage. Away with theei" ex-
claimed the monk. Il will have no
man about me who blows both hot
and cold from his mouth" But that
monk didn't live in the twentieth eel
fury. Had he done SO and thrown
away his electric fan because it did
as the stranger did, he would have
lost an invaluable aid.
There are many uses to which the
electric fan can be put in the winter,
rs, for example, the man who has a
heating plant in his house a use
1t for creating a forced draft, thus
aiding much In getting the house
warm on a cold morning. The fan
can also be made to blow through a
radiator and distribute the warm air
more evenly. Merchants are now us
ing fans for circulating warm air in
the show windows to prevent the &C
emulation of frost. OF course they
assist materially In ventilation in
both summer and winter.-The Path
finder.